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a much longer postponement of their Masonic rights could not be expected . " And again there are such passages as these : " Many now think that the time has arrived when the Grand Master of Quebec must assert his prerogative , and insist upon all Lodges within the territorial

jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Quebec obeying the Constitution of that Grand Body ; " " these Lodges are only existing on sufferance , and really have no legal status "—they date from 1824 , 1836 , and 1854 , or 45 , 33 , and 15 years repectively , before such a body as the Grand Lodge of Quebec

was ever dreamt of— " and that by a scratch of his pen M . W . Bro . Graham could place every one of their members in a most unpleasant position , namely , that of suspended Masons ; " " they cannot imagine they will be permitted for ever to defy the oft-repeated and express

wishes of the Grand Lodge of Quebec . " Tall talk of this kind on behalf of a little Grand Body which is only just in its " teens " is highly amusing , while it shows that our contemporary ' s idea of coercion harmonises with the familiar expression , " I have no desire to force you , only you

must . " The notion that " by a scratch of his pen " Grand Master Graham could place the members of these Lodges in the position of " suspended Masons " is grotesque . Grand Master Graham may be able to do a great many things , but as long as our Lodges prefer to remain as they

are , not even the most terrible denunciations he can hurl at them will have the slightest effect , though it is quite possible they may succeed in making himself and his Grand Lodge look most supremely ridiculous . There will be nothing to prevent candidates coming

forward if they are so minded . There are two Royal Arch Chapters governed by a District Grand Superintendent , and as it was a condition of the treaty between the Grand Lodges of England and Canada , when the latter was recognised by the former , thafc these Montreal Lodges should

retain their old allegiance as long as they desired to do so , there is nothing to prevent "' English' Montreal Brethren " from visiting Canada , and taking , if they wish , the other degrees outside Craffc and Arch Masonry . We close these remarks with a few scraps of

muchneeded advice , and we trust our contemporary will accept them in the spirit in which they are offered . Remember the frog in the fable , which burst itself in its attempt to become as large as the ox . Don't labour under the false

impression thafc in Masonry Quebec is everything , and all the rest of the world , especially the three oldest Grand Lodges , are nothing . Undue exaltation generally ends in signal abasement . Lastly , avoid attributing " unwarrantable and meddlesome officiousness " to brethren who are

merely doing their duty , when all the time it is yoursel who are unwarrantably and officiously meddling with them . We trust these suggestions , and a former one , that the Craftsman will lose no time in becoming acquainted with , at least , the elements of Masonic history , will nofc have been made in vain .

The Late Election—R.M.B.I.

THE LATE ELECTION—R . M . B . I .

THE election of Friday last , to fill up the vacancies on the Male and Female Annuity Funds of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , was marked by one or two features of a novel character . The ballot determined not

onl y who should be the twenty-five male and ten female candidates to fill the vacancies that have actually occurred , bufc , in addition , the three male and three female candidates who , under the new arrangements , are to be permitted to fill

up a corresponding number of vacancies as they may arise . Then , for the first time , were experienced fche benefits of the Memorial Fund , which has been raised to our late fin y e 8 teemed Grand Secretary , Bro . John Hervey , and *« 0 and odd shilling's have already been handed over to

« ro . Terry for distribution among the four highest unsuccessful candidates on the poll , two male and two female . .. As to the actual ballot , a fflnnnfi at . t . TiA -KPttiiria -ma TYIIVI .

df tiT * 8 Sfc Week * n oor advertisement columns in respect oi the successful candidates , as well as the votes polled for « J « unsuccessful candidates , which we give below , will demonstrate that those who took an active mrt in the ballot

hut DOt * 01 Qi y have gone thTon S P lent y of hard work , nol )^ * llkew i have laboured pretty successfully to have £ o- 'ed so many votes . For the Male Fund Bro . Hubbard bein oro a * head of a 11 his rivals > the votea be secured on ? £ v ' within two « f 1000 higher than the second we hst , who scored only 1632 . The lasfc of the successful

The Late Election—R.M.B.I.

polled 880 votes , while the three who will be appointed to vacancies as they occur had respectively to their credit 864 , 854 , and 805 votes . The two highest unsuccessful candidates , to whom are given certain sums out of the

Hervey Memorial Fund , scored 628 and 536 votes . Nos . 3 and 4 obtained , each , 509 votes , and No . 5 was only one vote less well off . Thon tho numbers gradually diminished , the lowest of all securing onl y 11 votes in support of his candidature .

For the Female Fund the number of candidates was out of all proportion to the number of vacancies , there being no less than sixty-three of the former , while , aa regards the latter , there were ten actual and three prospective , or altogether thirteen . It may easily be imagined , therefore ,

that the poll was a heavy one , No . 1 of the successful candidates securing 2096 votes , and No . 2 1841 votes , while the lowest of the ten who will be immediately taken on obtained 1407 . The three who await appointment as

vacancies arise obtained 1403 , 1388 , and 1373 respectively . Nos . 14 and 15 , the highest unsuccessful candidates , who receive their respective proportions of the interest of the Hervey Memorial Fund , were remarkably close up , with 1358 and 1348 votes .

MALES . No . on Brought Polled Total Voting NAME forward to-day polled Paper 25 Caffe , Samuel L . 628 28 Lewis , Joseph 536 33 Bennett , Charles Benjamin 509 46 Langley , James L . 609 34 Knott , Frederick John 508 45 White , Richard 425 27 Sewell , Thomas William S 7 fl

30 Wirtzfeld , Francis Joseph 369 21 Dyer , George Henry Talbot 367 6 Hayter , James ... 78 205 283 1 Ensell , George 32 206 238 4 Patterson , John ... 45 113 158 13 Inwood , John 158 43 Heigho , Daniel 43 24 Sari , Charles 30 35 Reid , Alexander 21 17 Cole , George 13 47 Harrison , William H

FEMALES . 49 Watson , Mary Ann 1358 13 Lafittan , Eliza . . . 724 624 1348 48 Morrison , Ellen 1342 22 Pearson , Elizabeth . - 451 828 1279 61 Golding , Caroline 1174 37 Nowlan , Mary . . . 291 780 1071 31 Greig , Lilias - . . 428 514 942 36 Roberts , Ann 15 909 924 2 Wakefield , Ann - - - 735 184 919 55 Davis . Amelia Wallis onK

1 Elliott , Isabella - - - 648 116 764 62 Beattie , Ellen Q 696 32 Emmerson , Zelie . - - 271 407 678 30 Rumsey , Phoebe Ann - - 56 538 594 , 39 Mnrnss , Charlotte - . 93 501 594 42 Bttckley , CarolineCH 7 - 90 501 591 33 Thomas , Elizabeth Mary . 229 342 571 44 Haynes , Eliza 522

40 Wood , Annetta T H . . 205 307 512 34 Stnbington , Fanny - - 29 45 486 46 Pratt , Caroline Sarah Louisa 450 6 Allen , Sarah Ann - . 432 7 439 3 Child , Elizabeth Mary Ann •204 226 430 41 Chappie , Elizabeth - - 99 277 376 7 Rowell , Margaret - . 317 .. 51 368 16 Greathead , Sarah . . 1 362 363

52 Bowen , Emma 275 25 Hill , Elizabeth ... 95 178 273 54 Russell , Mary 263 57 Evans , Harriet 252 18 Geary , Mary ... 24 219 243 17 Smith , Mary ... 63 109 172 14 Crisp , Sarah Ann . . 135 2 137 4 Gambell , Naomi - - - 100 17 117 23 Pelton , Mary ... — 94 94 38 Rodgers , May Marianne - 8 58 66

60 Potter , Ellen 52 9 Maddick , Jane - - 12 1 13 21 Copeland , Charlotte 4 8 12 56 Crisp , Mary g 19 Penning , Sarah ... 2 5 7 53 Cathcart , Louisa * j 24 Rigailsford , Sarah 6 — 6 27 Madeley , Harriet Matilda - 2 45 6 35 Greenwood , Jane ... 2 4 6 15 Coates , Sarah ... 4 1 5 51 Caswell , Harriett 1 45 Penman , Jane 50 Parker , Annie ;¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - __