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and joining woro handed in to the Secretary , and the Lodge was closed , until the 2 lst March . The brethren afterwards sat down to an excellent banquet , provided by Bro . T . Butt , personally superintended by his sons . Bro . J . Smith presided , and proposed the nsual Loyal and Masonio toasts , which wore duly honoured , and au agreeable evening passed . The visitors were Bros . E . Clark 1 586 and W . Morton 1423 .

Earl of Carnarvon Lodge of Instruction , No . 1642 . — A meeting was held on Friday , 18 th Jannary , at the Mitre Hotel , Goulborno-road , Notting Hill . Present—Bros . Smout sen . W . M ., Murlis P . M . S . W ., Penn W . M . J . W ., Smout jun . Sec , Tettenborn S . D ., Poulter J . D ., Spiegel I . G ., Savage P . M . Preceptor ; Bros . Lichtwitz , Hatton , Wood , DeHaye , Bartle jun ., and others . After

preliminaries , the ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro . Bavfcle candidate . Tho Secretary read the report of the Committee appointed to arrange tbe Bye-laws , which were approved by the members of the Lodge , aud ordered to be printed . Tho W . M . then banded to tho Socre'ary , for distribution , the announcement circulars for tho Earl

of Carnarvon Lodge Ball . A Committee , to be presided over by Bro . Penn W . M ., was appointed , and the 22 nd February fixed for the Ball to be hold . Tickets can be obtained of tho Stewards , or of Bro . Murlis P . M . Hon . Seo ., 154 Lancaster-road , W . 10 s 6 d for a gentleman ' s , 7 s 6 d for a lady ' s , and lGs for a double ticket ; to include supper .

Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .

A SECOND meeting of the Board of Stewards for the approaching Festival of tbe Royal Masonio Benevolent Institution was held on Thursday last , at Freemasons' Hall . Tho minutes of the previous meeting having been disposed of , it was announced that permission had been received that the Grand Hall might be used for a concert

on the evening of tho Festival . The thanks of the meeting were recorded for such gracious permission . The other business of the meeting comprised tho discussion of musical arrangements , the

appointment of special Stewards , and the ballot for places at tho Festival , & c . The work being completed , the meeting was closed by a vote of thanks to the chairman .

Tho regulations to be observed ou the day of tho Festival are a follows : — 1 . —That each Steward do attend on tho day of the Festival at Five o ' clock , that proper arrangements may be made for the reception aud convenience of the Brethren .

2 . —That each Steward remain at his own table , and endeavour to prevail on the brethren under his banner to cease all conversation during the speeches and singing . 3 . —That during the speeches , each Steward keep his seat , so as not to interrupt the view of the speaker .

4 . —That each ladies Steward do appoint a brother of his own Lodge to act for him at the table during his necessary absence , with a request to conform to the preceding regulations . y . —Tli . 'H no brother be allowed in the Ladies' gallery , except the Inilit's' Stewards .

(> . — - i ! t ; it no lady be permitted to be introduced into the dining hall . 7 . —That for the sake of convenience the Stewards are requested

to prepare thoir ] several lists in the early part of the evening ( if they have not previously sent them in ) , and deliver them to the Secretary or Collector of the Institution . This arrangement will save much confusion .

How TO PROVE A Win . —Now the first step to be taken in " prov ing " is to ascertain who is the executor . There may be two or even more executors ; they will probably be expressly named by the document itself , but not necessarily so , for there is sometimes an " executor according to the tenor " of the will . Let us suppose that two executors have been so appointed , and that both are willing to

undertake the duties . The title of the executors is founded upon their testator ' s written will , and the latter also contains tho specific rules and limits of their conduct in administering the estate ; so that some act obviously requires to be done to give the will a legal stamp aud currency , and to afford evidence of the authority of the executors . This act is called " proving a will . " The executors have to be

sworn to a document called an oath , which identifies the " paper writing" annexed to it as the original will of the testator , and which declares that tho deponents ( or the persons taking tho oath ) are the executors named in such will , that they will well and faithfully administer the estate ; that the testator died at such a place on such a day ; and that the personal estate does not exceed so much . They

also make an alfidavit for the purposes of tbe Inland Revenue Offictas to the amount of tho testator ' s gross personal estate , so that the proper ad valorem stamp-duty may be paid . Tho original will is then deposited in the Court of Probate , and a compared copy of it , written on parchment , with the official seal attached , called the probate copy ,

is given to the executors as their title deed , so to speak . Before probate , however , the executors may perform all the ordinary acts ol administering a will , such as receiving and giving receipts for debts clue to the testator , paying his debts , and selling and assigning anj part of his personal estate . —From " Popular Papers on English Law , " u Cassll ' s Magazine ,

Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

The drawing ( in connection with Bro . W . W . Morgan jnn . 's ballot ) for Life Governorships of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will take place on Tuesday , the 12 th February , at Bro . Maidwell ' s , the Hercules Tavern , Leadenhall-street .

Tho Fifteen Sections will be worked in the Salisbury Lodge of Instruction , No . 435 , ou Thursday , the 31 st inst ., at the Union Tavern , Air-street , "W . Lodgo will be opened at 7 o ' clock , by Bro . E . Farwig as W . M ., with Bros . Woods S . W ., Belfrage J . W ., and Mander Preceptor .

The banquet of the Tredegar Lodge of Instruction , No . 1625 , will be held on Monday , 28 th inst ., at 6 . 30 p . m ., at the Royal Hotel , Mile End-road . Bro . Geo . Huggett , the W . M .

of the Tredegar Lodge , No . 1625 , will preside on the occasion . Tickets , price 4 s each , may be had of Bro . G . Hollington , 87 Mile End-road , R , Hon . Sec , or of any Member of the Lodge .

In future the meetings of the Doric Lodge of Instruction , No . 933 , will be held at the Duke ' s Head , 79 Whitechapel-road , on Friday evenings . The proceedings will commence at 8 o ' clock .

Miss Fanny Albert , a favourite pupil of Sir Julius Benedict , and daughter of Bro . H . Albert P . M . No . 9 , has received from Sir Julius a certificate of merit , which testifies her thorough proficiency . We feel justified in predicting that this talented pianiste will eventually take foremost rank in her profession .

It was rumoured on Thursday evening that the Earls of Derby and Carnarvon had tendered their resignations to the Prime Minister , but nothing confirmatory had been heard up to the time of going to press .

It is reported that the sum for which the Chancellor of the Exchequer will ask the House of Commons to vote for the necessities of Her Majesty ' s Naval and . Military Services will be ten millions .

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