Girls' School Election.

N list ° Namo Forward Polled Total 29 * Williams , E . E . - — 305 305 20 * Deeley , A . A — 300 300 8 * Koighly , H . G . ... — 248 218

23 * Hart , Eva O . H . ... — 198 198 10 * H bblethwaite . K . . . - — 163 163 14 * A'lison , E . P . W . ... — 158 158 25 * Priestley , J . S . H . — 141 141 28 * WilIiam 8 . E . C . — 83 83

12 * Cook , A . M — 43 43 21 * Brown , Edith .... — 28 28 6 * Parker , E . M . — 22 22 11 * Senior , Ellen .... — — -

Boys' School Election.

BOYS' SCHOOL ELECTION .

THE half-yearly election to fill the vacancies that have occurred in this Institution since April last , took place at the Quarterly General Court , held at Freemasons ' Hall , on Monday . The number to be elected was originally eleven , but bad since been increased to thirteen . A . W . Gardiner who , as will be seen , heads the list with 2 , 373

votes , of which 489 were carried forward from April last , is one of two candidates hailing from Durham , ancl had he not succeeded on this occasion would have beeu ineligible for admission at the next ballot . Miles Coverdale , who is said to be descended from the distinguished Biblical

scholar of the same name , stands second with 2 , 119 votes , 687 of which were cast for him in April . Coverdale is one of the two Essex candidates . A . E . Reece , of London , who comes third , polled 1 , 813 votes , of which 602 stood to his credit from April . W . E . Furze , one of the three Devon

candidates , had already made six previous attempts to get in . He had 634 votes to his credit when the poll opened , and this was fortunately increased to 1 , 777 votes—we say fortunately , as this was his last chance . Fifth in order is A . T . White from West Yorkshire , Avith 1 , 745 votes , all

polled on this occasion . Of the seven East Lancashire candidates , W . R . Roberts stood sixth with 1 , 667 , and then came a second West Yorkshire candidnte with 1 , 652 votes . No . 8 , A . H . Day , who had tried at six previous elections and had this one remaining chance

left him , hails from Essex , and increased his score from 504 to 1 , 610 votes . E . A . Browning , of Monmouthshire , and a candidate last April , raised bis total to 1 , 533 votes . T . E . Evans , of Warwickshire , a candidate for the first time , was tenth with 1 , 531 votes . H . A . Simmonds , of London , who

scored 783 votes last April , increased his total to 1 , 476 , ancl secured the eleventh place , while A . L . E . Rossiter , of Cheshire , and A . C . Balcombe , of the Western Division of South Wales , were twelfth and thirieenth , with 1 , 375 and 1 , 370 votes respectively . Rossiter had to his credit 849

votes from April ; in the case of Bnlcombe this was his first , and , had he failed , would likewise have been his last attempt . F . C . Watkins ( last chance ) , a Londoner , beads the list of the unsuccessful with 1272 , followed by James Ward from N . Wales and Salop , fifteenth in order , with 1 , 221 votes ,

A . J . Chandler ( Norfolk ) , sixteenth , with 1 , 153 votes ; C . W . Green of London ( last chance ) , seventeenth , with 1 , 064 votes , and R . H . Nicholls ( London and Essex ) , eighteenth , with 1 , 013 votes . After this the votes goon diminishing more and more rapidly , as we get lower on the list , till in due

time we reach No . 41 , with under a hundred votes , then No . 54 , with under ten votes , and No . 65 , with no votes whatever . Of these , No . 46 with 23 votes , No . 55 with 7 votes , and No . 38 with 3 votes , will have their names removed from the list , as it was their last chance . No . 45 had

been withdrawn before the ballot was opened , and No . 43 , though a candidate for the first time , turned out to be disqualified by age . Of the nine candidates who had this chance only of success , four are among the successful , and five among the unsuccessful , so there are already

fortyseven candidates , with more or fewer votes to their credit respectively , who are eligible for election in April next . Of the fourteen London candidates , two only were successful ; of the fifty-two Provincial , eleven—a result which proves decidedly the superior organisation of the latter . As regards

the proposition to admit a son of the late Bro . Charles Jardine without the formality of a ballot , it will be seen elsewhere that the Mansion House Relief Fund intend purchasing an admission for him , as well as om 3 for a sister of his into the Girls' School . We subjoin the full result of the poll : —

Boys' School Election.

SUCCESSFUL .

N list Kamc Forward Polled Total 32 Gardner , Alfred Welsh - •- 489 1884 2373 33 Coverdale , Miles .... 687 1432 2119 28 Reece , Albert Edward C 02 1211 1813

2 Furze , William Ernest - - . 634 1143 1777 61 * White , Arthur Thomas ... — 1745 1745 41 * Roberts , Walter Robert - - — 1667 1667 46 * Keigbley , James .... — 1652 1652 1 Day , Arthur Harris ... 564 1046 1610

23 Browning , Ernest Albert - . 530 1003 1533 48 * Hall , Thomas Evans ... — 1531 1531 27 Simmonds , Hebron Albert . - 783 693 1476 36 Rossiter , Arthur Lewis E . - . 849 526 1375 50 * Balcombe , Arthur Charles - . — 1370 1370

UNSUCCESSFUL . 18 Watkins , Frederick Charles - - 209 1063 1272 17 Ward , James - ... 133 1088 1221 16 Chandler , Arthur John - - - 323 830 1153 5 Green , Charles William - - 386 678 1064 21 Nicholls , Richard Howell - - 216 797 1013 6 Wilkinson , Percy Charles - - 689 230 919

29 Keisjhley , George Norman C . - 72 662 734 13 Parker , George Shadwell - - 125 583 708 56 * Allison , Tom — 706 706 60 * Green , James Baker ... — 554 554 7 Wait , Emanuel - 447 30 477

12 Barclay , Henry G . Hackett . - 278 188 466 19 Spalding , Edmund Pnrcell - - 229 208 437 54 * Tborn , William Richard — 418 418 10 Allin , Charles James Pox - - 347 28 375 62 * Warner , Richard John ... — 347 347

57 * Norrisb , Herbert ... - — 340 340 51 * Brooks , George Bertio ... — 290 290 55 * Beckett , Ernost George - - — 272 272 47 * Sontham , George William — 254 254 53 * Houuslow , Herbert Rich — 231 231

8 Ridpeth , Lovell Hope - - - 169 147 216 49 * Gauntlett , George Frederick — 212 212 30 Laslett , Alfred John . - - 186 75 211 26 Scott , John Sheppard - 49 154 203 52 * Grave , Richard Arthur- — 195 195 20 Gibbs , John — 117 117

45 * Bazley , William Henry — 94 94 44 * Tracy , William .... — 93 93 35 Marshall , Phillipson ... 28 22 50 66 * Wilton , Ernst Colville C . - - — 34 34 3 Newboult , Harry ( withdrawn ) 27 — —

11 Minshull , Sam Bradford 11 12 23 37 Jones , Ernest Handel - - - 9 14 23 63 * Thomas , John M . Alexander — 19 19 14 Bell , James Herbert 11 4 15 25 Clark , Thomas John ... 14 — 14

31 Gay , George John ... 9 5 14 4 Cole , Alfred Thomas ... — 10 10 9 Frost , Christian Frederic - - 10 — 10 40 Bartley , William James - - — 8 8 24 Pike , John Henry .... 4 3 7

58 * King , Henry Hngh ... — 7 7 67 * Fcllows , Herbert M . — 7 7 43 * Wobb , Uenry { disqualified by age ) — 6 6 59 * Henderson , John .... — 4 4 15 Giles , Frank Arthur ... 3 — 3

38 Cowlintr , John Edward ... 3 — 3 64 * Land less , John Greenwood - - — 3 3 39 Read , John — 2 2 65 * Crane , Harry Samuel J . - - — 2 2

22 Black , William .... — — — 34 Winter , Richard Thomas - — —42 * Bowman , George Frederick . - —* Indicates first application .

The Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham will be holden in the Masonic Hall , Durham , on Tuesday , 22 nd October , at 2 p . m ., by command of Bro . John Fawcett , J . P ., R . W . Prov . G . M . Banquet at 4 . 30 p . m . in the Town Hall . The Fund Committee will meet in the Masonic Hall at 12 o ' clock .

The Rev . H . B . Tristram , Canon of Durham , Prov . G . M . M . M . has issued instructions for the annual meeting of Prov . Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Northumberland ancl Durham to be held in tbe Masonic Hall ,

Park-road , Sunderland , on Wednesday , 30 th October , under the banner of the Union Lodge , No . 124 , at 2 . 30 p . m . Banquet , at the conclusion of the Lodge , at the Queen ' s Hotel .

The Annual Meeting of Royal Arch Chapter de Burghi , No . 424 , will bo held on Thursday , 24 th October in the temporary hall of the Lodge of Industry , No . 48 , at 34 Denmark-street , Gateshead , at 3 p . m ., for the installation of Principals and investiture of Officers , after which the Companions will dine together at the Grey Horse Tavern .