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hi stated that somo -12 , 300 votes had to bo examined , together w , th somo 22 , 000 and cdd brought over from former elections . Twelve biys were elected , and twelve mothers mado happy . When it is stated that in tho last seven years over a third of a million has been co l - lected for the Charities , and that a very considerable staff has to bo looked after , it will readily bo conceived that the work could only be

done by continual aud sustained exertion and self denial ; tho burdens of which , however , was lightened by the reflection that , as was taught in tho ceremonies , "Blessed is he that giveth , as well as ho that receiveth . " Bro . Bloomfield P . M ., who responded for tho Past Masters , could scarcely realise his position ns one of the senior P . M . ' s . Tho AV . M . was courteous enough to speak of the assistance those

wbo had passed the chair were always willing and ablo to afford to the presiding Master ; but unfortunately , or ho should rather say fortunately , for the Lodge , since ho himself occupied tho chair , which was now a good many years ago , there bad never occurred aa occasion at which any help from them was required . He could assure the brethren , shonld opportunity arise , it would be found tho Past

Masters wero ready and willing to prove iu acts what was so kindl y said of them in words . Bro . Phil Levy , Secretary , in thanking tho AV . M . aud brethren , feelingly regretted tho absence of Bro . J . Constable , Treasurer , with whom ho had so long harmoniously worked . He had no doubt that their Treasurer was with thorn that night in spirit , ami that each expressed a silent wish ( hat the worthy and est'emed Brother might he present at the next period of

eleeiion , to resume the dupes which he bad perform ' d with so much nbil ' ty , to tho advantage < '' the Lod < _ e . Bro . Sia ' ey S . W . having replied for tho Officers , iho Tvh'r ' s tor . t brought the proceedings to a c ' ose . Tho Officers wore Stn ' ey S . W .. S . Barnett . J . AV ., Boia S . D ., Peartree J . D ., Lyons 10 ., Tipper M . C , Potter Tyler . Tho Past Masters present Wfre . Croaker , Bailov , Rloomficld , J . D . Banter t . N . Moss , S . Moss , X . Glnckstein , and E . Gottheil .

Joppa Lodge of Instruction JNO . 188-On Tuesday , at a meeting of ihe above Lod rro of Instruction , he'd at the Champion Hotel , AldrrsgatP-streor , under the presidency of Bro . Isaac Botibol , an interesting ceremony took p lnop , in tbo sbnpo of presenting a set of diamond studs to Pro . A . G . Dodson , tho Precpirov . nnd a service of plate to Bro . Dotlds , the Honorary Secretary . Tu

presenting tbe testimonials Bro . Gardner , chairman of tho lest imv . , ' iv Committee , said , the p leasing duty had devolved npon him of c nveying to Bros . Dodson and Dodds an expression of the respect in which they were held by the Lodge , and appreciation of the vnlnnhln services they had rendered . Ho need hardly remind the members of the able , courteous , and urbane manner in which Bro . Dodson had officiated as Precentor of the Lorlge since it was established , and of the vprv

beneficial instruction Vie bad imparted to the bret ' iren nt tbo ' r regular weekly nsypmbl ' esj . Their p . siiniarlo'i if his kindness nnd nb lity at all limes had found tangible expression in this slight toh-o ¦ , of their regn'd and esteem , and , in the names of all tho member- * « f the Lodgo , he asked Bro . Dodson to accept this ser , of diamond s- re ' s , which , thongh valuable in themselves , represented oulv in a si gV

degree the motives whicb prompted the gift , avd which were those O ? Sncei'P affection and psipeni , and of their cordial 'ecogoiron of the admirable services B < o . Dodson bud rendered to the Lo . lcn The pr rro remarks app e nd to the ! ' excellent Hon . Seorebi' y ( Bro . Dodds ) . at '' . in berg ' ng his ncoenuirco of the service of nbo r » . soVv-ci Hied ; : •n--the bietlueii , he ( iho speaker ) assuied that r . ciifleman oi' i ' -ov heart y and iVatenia 1 ' . 'rod wi . s !; . ? . s , and thanks for t' - 'o servVes ho bud

acceded to their Lodge of Ins > notion . To both InT . ' ni en thc ' thanks were eminently due ; and if the gifts they tendered wore of no g > cnt hitrns ' e . woi ; b , he trusted \ ' irv wou'd lie accept ed i n ( Inspirit in which they were r'fibred , namely , r ,. i sonn : slight mark <'' their esie'tn and recognition o services (' aiibi ' iilly and ab'y rendon 1 to the Joppa Lodgo of Jus-met ' on . The gi vs . were suitably acknowledged by tho recipients , wdio received tho coo-: ; r . i-ulations of i : c brethren , aud subsequently an ngreeab'o evening was passed .

Eoyal Union Lod : > e of instrnction , No . 382 . — Mce b'g beVi on Mr-aday , 10 th i si ., n ~ . the Cot quers' Motel , TJxbv'dge . Bros . Brooks AV . M ., Howies S . W .. Cotton J . \ v ' ., Taplin S . D ., Phi ' ns J . D ., Dtiffiu I . G . and T / ' er . Lodge was opened in dm fo : m , r . \ d af i ; r the usual preliu ' naries , tbe ceremony of ini . iaf ion was

rehearsed , Bro . Dnffin candidate . Bro . Phillips showed pioficency in the first degree , and was entrusted . Ledge was advanced to the secjnd degree , and tbo ceremony of passing rehearsed , with Bro . Phiiiips as candidate . Bro . Howies was elected to fill the chair nt tho next meeting . Lodge was closed and adjourned until Monday , the 32 rd of October .

Grey Friars Lodge , I » o . 1101 . —A regidar Lodgo was lew fit tho Mast , ni ( . 3 f nl f , Beading , on 11 th October . Present—Bros . E . J Blackwell P . G . J . D . Berks and Bucks AV . M ., It . C . FInrloy P . M . ; : c ! irgns I . P . M ., lid . Dowsott , S . AV ., Edwd . Matviett P . M . P . G . S . B Berks and Bucks acting J AV ., Strnnsom Treasurer , IT . Creed nehV

Secretary , Hawkes S . D , Prick-oft J . D ., Hickie Oivanisr , Tfemming .-Ty ' er ; also Bros . Pniley , Or- ruaway ,. Slaughter , Whitfio'd . Weather , head , Collins , T . Ma-grott . Lodge wns opened and the minutes ol last , regular tnoF-ting v . ere read and confirmed . Mr . AV . Miv . gieit was initiated into the myrv . i .-s of Fioeronronry , 1 . 1 . e Chaigo , ; , f ( : r ?¦; - it !> . tio > . i , was delivered bv iho W . M . in hi-.-, nsiivvl cornet iiud - ;¦ .., •, ¦ - . .

sivc manner . The elect '•< o of Merger for t o ensuing year r-- ' i ; l ! r , ! unanimously in favour of B . - --. 1 ! D . ws < it S . AV .. v » - ! .., rcluvni d ibv , ! : * for the IK nocr confrircd i : ; , n him ; hi' would do hi . s uf . uie .--i . [ ,, | .:-n . mote and nrd'ohl lb . ' lime . II and infr--, ¦] :- .- c ! ' tee L- ,-b ; , h , wnVrh-rr

in the fco ' s ' op . ; of the prcreut M .-. STV , win e- woikiug has keeonei n proverb in the Province . Tie , AV . M . c > ai > : intiiVio -d l ho Lode ,, „ ,. having Siicii iiM eflieiont Tionstti or as Iho . P ; :, msi to P . P . O . S . I ! . H rkand Bucks , who I . p . s kindl y onuson'e ;! to fill the office if a-- do elected ; he hud much i-ititfu .-jiion iu propr .-Jug Liui . P . M . Margrett

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seconded , and Bro . Stransom was nnauiniously re-elected Treasurer for tho ensuing year . Bro . Stransom , in a few suggestive and appro . iv ' ito remarks , returned thanks for the honour . Tho W . M . pv 0 . p i ? od . ard P . M . Hurley seconded , tho re-election of Bro . Hemniinna n 3 Tyler . This was agreed to . Tho AV . M . brought before tho Lod « o the motion of Bro . J . M . Clabon , in accordance with a resolution

Pissed at tho last Prov . Grand Lodge , and asked for opinions of mem . bit's on the question . P . M . Hurley said he thought it best to keen any surplus tho Lodgo might have for its own distribution Past Master Margrett said that Grand Lodge should certainly ho supplied with funds to properly support it ; but as the increased quarterages wero required for tho Fund of Benevolence alone , which

was administered by tho London brethren almost entirel y , and as ho objected to the system of raising money by taxing Masonic Lodges , be thought that if any increased amount were required it should be given voluntarily , and ho proposed , " That , in tho opinion of 1 his Lodge , it is not desirable that Bro . Clabon ' s resolution be passed by tho Grind Lodge . " This was seconded by Bro . Dowsott S . AV

and AV . M . elect . Bro . Bailey offered a few remarks in support of P . M , Margrott ' s proposition . The W . M . stated that many Ledges had negatived tho motion , whilst rnly a very few had affirmed it , he thought the motion of Bro . Clabon could not be supported . Bro , P . M . Mnrgrett ' s proposal was unanimously carried . Bio . P . M . Margreit uimonrerd that his list for tbo R . M . I . B ' . amounted to £ 15 ; he

thanked the hrethren for their support . Tho W . M . read a letter from tho Grand Secretary Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Gierke , aud stated that ho had received a draft copy of tho Revised Book of Constitii . tions nnd Synopsis of Rules , with a short sketch of pronosed alterations and amendments , and said he would be happy to show tbo satno to nnv member . At tho suggestion of Bro . Straisom Treas . and P . M .

' nrgrptt , the AV . M . undertook to procure fot . r copies of the proposed i iilos for tho pso ( f the brethren . Tho AV . M . also read a letter from t' . ip G . Secroinrv on behalf of H . R . H . tbo Prince of Wales "M . W . G . M ., with reference to tho Royal College of Music , inviting subscriptions Up . eio . P . M . ITn ' ev proposed , "That the thanks of the Lodge be given to the AV . AF . ' or the very able manner in which he had fulfilled

the duties o bis office during the year , and that a Past Master ' s jewel hi p"os -nfi -. fl fo lent ns a slight recognition of his valuable serv i ces . " Tn making this py . ino-sif ' on P . M . Hurley said , be had great p l easure in doing so r , ,, i 0 } ,.,, ] n >! e ' y srr-o the work done so well as it bad been b y Bro . Blackwe " . P . M . Margrett , in seconding tho proposal , desired fo express h ' s ndmbrt ' on cf ihe manner in which Bro . Blackwell had

conducted the ceremoires and performed the duties of his office ; it was passed unanimously and with acclamation . The AV . M . suitabl y returned thanks . Tho AV . M elect nominated as Banquet StewardsBros . Ferguson P . M ., W . W . Ridley , W . Ravenscroft I . G ., and W . Collins , T"p . labours of the evening beine ended , tho Lodge was closed according to fivcic . nt form . Wo congratulato Bro . Blackwell on bis successful

y < ar of offsee , and on the mini Ira bio manner in which ho has cone 'opiT the ceiemr , 1 'ps . les litual baying been pronounced by the P nv . G . . SVci'ota ' v ; ts : l ' ' '; , ' porfecr . " Tho venerab ' e Secretary B . 'o . Tvey P . M . was nb = o 'r . on a mar in Devon and Cornwall , to visit his child , en and gvaneciiilo-c ) . lint it is nnt ' eiputed bo will return iu ti'iie fe" the insiallation on tho second Wednesday in November .

Loughborof . g'h LorT ^ e Instruction , No . 22 . —A mer- ing was helil on Moni-v , ] f ! h inst ,, afc baT-pisfc seven o ' e ' ack n . vn ., nt Bro . MeDin' -mn'd ' s , Ctunb- ' a Tavern , Loughborough Junction . Bros , 'faffs W . M , Sherriug S . W ., Wnrvcn J . W ., Perkins S . D ., AVestley J . D .. Wnstmoi'o I . G ., Johnson Preceptor , and tho following brethreu : IToinrich . Keyso , MeDiavmnid . Hayward , Banks , nnd Denning .

After p-r- 'iminnries , the £ cco"d section of the first lecture was worked by I ' i'o . Sberrirg . Lodge opened in second degree , when B o . Danks offered himself as a candidate to bo raised to the ibird degree , answered tbo usual questions , and was entrusted , Lodge opened in third , when tbe ceremony of raising wns ably re . henrscd , and tho traditional history given by tho W . M . Lodge resumed to first degree , when Brother Denning , of Lodge

1772 , was elected a member . Brother Shewing was elected Worshipful Master for ensuing week ; ho appointed the Officers in rotat ' on . A vofo of thanks was unanimousl y accorded to Bros . McD ' armaid , Miller , Perkins , and Philps , for their presents to the Lodgo . It was announced that the annual supper would take p lace on 13 th November , on which occasion Bro . Taffa S . W . 186 , Lodge of Industry , will preside . All bnsiness being ended , Ldge was closed in ancient form , aud adjourned till 23 rd instant .

United Pilgrims Lodge of Instruction , No . 507 . — The -weekly meeting , held nt tbo Masonic Hall , Camberwell , S . E ., on Friday , tho 13 th instant , was presided over bv Bro . J . N . Bato as AV . M ., and tho Officera were Bros . R . Poore S . AV ., IT . Stokes J . W-, C . II . Nevill S . D ., James J . D ., Pooler I . G ., John S . Terry P . M . Sec ,

Jumps Stevens P . M . Preceptor , E . A . Francis , and others . The Lodge worked , in F . C . degree , tho ceremony and charge by the W . M ., end th" lecture on too second tracing board b y Bros . Jas . Stevens and K . A . Francis . Lodgo was closed down , and Bro . R . Poore W'S elect ™ W . M . for the ensuing week , when tho Lodge will be opened in M . M . degree .

Brhdon Lodge of Instruction , No . 1949 . -Tho weekly e . ioe . ting wn . H boiil on . Tuesday evening , at Bro Monk ' s , I nnce flogoiit , Dnl ' . vi . h-rond , East Brixton , when Bro . James Warren . " V . ' . M ., was supported by the followinc brethren : —ff"iiry StokcS S . W , W . Moss J . W , If . Hooper S . LV , Richard Poore J . D ., E- A-

Alhe'l in ., E . A . Francis Preceptor , Henry M . Williams Ser . re ' ni ) , also I ! . W . Pooler , J . A . Dank ? , W . Cnumber , J . W . Pbimmcr , J « n ; » Am .- 'dcn ; ::. d oikr-, " .--. Al ' t . ' -r pielijiiiunriev , tbo ceivmony of rnisinf , wns r . io-f imprcsro ' rolv rehearsed by tho W . M . Lodgo was regu'avty . ••losod to ( ho first degree . BITS . J . W . Pbimmer . Duko of Conr : nur >''

1 , dgo , [ , nd Jnmns A'nsdon , Eclectic Lodge , were el' -ctcd m " ' ^ l ! : o . Ilnnty Sfokep having b een elected W . M . for the cmitin ^ Lodge was closed in due form in perfect harmony , aud adjonrnet-