Quarterly Communication Of United Grand Lodge .

A Brother of the St . Mark ' s Lodge , No 857 , London - 50 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the Northern Counties Lodge , No . 406 , Newcastle-on-Tyne - - 75 0 0

A Brother of the Camden Lodge , No . 704 , London - 50 0 0 A Brother of the Lebanon Lodge , No . 1326 , Feltham - 50 0 0 A Brother of the Sir Charles Bright Lodge , No . 1793 ,

Teddington - . . . . . 100 0 0 A Brother of the Whittington Lodge , No . 862 , London - 50 0 0 A Brother of the Royal Albert Lodge , No . 907 , London - 50 0 0 Tho Widow of a Brother of the St . Tudno Lodge , No . 755 , Llandudno - - - . . 50 0 0

A Brother of the Leopold Lodge , No . 1669 , London - 50 0 0 A Brother of the Sir Franois Burdett Lodge , No . 1503 , Twickenham - . . . 50 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the New Concord Lodge , No . 813 , London - . . . - 50 0 0 A Brother of the Lindsay LodgeNo . 712 Louth . 100 0 0

9 . REPORT OP THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The attention of the Board having Seen called to the wording of Artioles 304 , 307 , and 308 of the Book of Constitutions , the Board think it advisable , in order to avoid any misunderstanding , that the Articles in question should be altered to read , as follows : —

304 . The Officers and Past Masters of the Grand Stewards' Lodge wear collars of crimson ribbon four inches broad . 307 . The collars of the Officers and Past Masters of private Lodges to be light blue ribbon four inches broad ; if silver chain be U 3 ed , it must be placed over the light blue ribbon .

308 . The Collars of the Officers and Past Masters of private Lodges are to be worn only in their own Lodges , or when attending the Grand Lodge or their Provincial or Distriot Grand Lodges as Masters , Past Masters , or Wardens .

( Signed ) THOMAS FENN , President . FREEMASONS' HAIL , LONDON , W . C . 16 th November 1886 . To the report is snbjoined a statement of the Grand Lodge

Accounts , at the last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 12 th day of November instant , shewing a balance in the Bank of England of £ 2 , 511 0 s 4 d , and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for Petty Cash £ 100 , and for Servants' Wages £ 100 , and balance of annual allowance for Library , £ 9 12 s 3 d .

10 . NOTICES OF MOTION . By Brother William Nicholl P . M ., Lodge of Affability , No . 317

Manchester . Tbr Article 288 of the Book of Constitutions read as follows : — The following clothing and insignia may be worn by the Craft , but no brother shall be admitted into Grand

Lodge or Provincial or District Grand Lodge without the proper clothing pertaining to his rank , or into any subordinate Lodge without proper Masonic clothing . That the following addition be made to Article 307 , or embodied otherwise : —

Past Masters being subscribing members of any Lodge under the English Constitution may wear a collar of light blue ribbon four inches broad , with a silver cord in the centre .

That in Article 308 the following alteration be made , viz .: — In HDO 1 , after the word " officers" insert the words "below the rank of Wardens , " and omit the last three lines beginning " or when representing their Lodges , " & c . 2 . By Bro . Raynham W . Stewart P . G . D .

That H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Most Worshipful Grand Master , having invited the co-operation of Her Majesty ' s subjects in the formation of an Imperial Institute of the Colonies and India , as the Memorial of Her Majesty ' s Jubilee ,

It be resolved : — " That this Grand Lodge do hereby vote the snm of Ono Thousand Pounds from the Fund of General Purposes towards the proposed Institute . "

Names of Brethren nominated for election to the offices of Senior and Junior Vice-President of the Board of Benevolence .

Brother JAMES BRETT P . G . P . as Senior Vice-President . Brother CHARLES ALEXANDER COTTEBRUNE P . G . P . as Junior Vice-President . And none others were nominated .

Names of Past Masters nominated to serve on the Board of Benevolence . Brother BRITTEN , GEORGE POLE 183 BROWN , WILLIAM PETER 90 CULL , THOMAS 1446

Quarterly Communication Of United Grand Lodge .

CUN'in ' , GEORGE A . 901 DAIRY , CHARLES LU II A : * LIP , LEWI .- ! CHRISTOPHER 813 1 IOGARD , CHARLES F . 205 MERCER , DAVID D . 1641

READ , GEORGE 511 SPAULL , FRANCIS R . 1768 TAYLOR , ROBERT J . 144 WOODWARD , ALFRED COOPER 1538 And no more than twelve were nominated .

List of Lodges for which warrants have been granted by the Most Worshipfnl Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge .

No . 2174 . —The Ionio Lodge , Tnngamah , Victoria . 2175 . —Tho Austral Lodge , Melbourne , Victoria . 2176 . —The Lord Carrington Lodge , North Fitzroy , Viotoria . 2177 . —The North Suburban Lodge , North Carlton , Victoria . 2178 . —The Rnahine Lodge , Woodville , Hawkes Bay , Wellington ,

N . Z . 2179 . —The Paddington Ionic Lodge , Woollahra , New South Wales .

2180 . —The Lodge of Harmony , Otahuhu , Auckland , N . Z . ' 2181 . —The Unity Lodge , Knysiia , South Africa ( E . D . ) 2182 . —The Sterndale Bennett Lodge , Catnberwell .

The " Freemasons' Calendar and Pocket Book " for 1887 , with additional information , is now ready , and can be had at the Grand Secretary ' s Office , Freemasons' Hall , London , price 2 s , bound in roan , or post free 2 s Id .

N . B . —The Book of Constitutions , edition 1884 , can be obtained at the Grand Secretary ' s Office , in 8 vo and 32 m . o , price Is 6 d a copy , bound in cloth .

Consecration Of The Osborne Lodge

CONSECRATION OF THE OSBORNE LODGE

No . 2169 . THE increasing number of members of the Ancient Medina Lodge at West Cowes , and the difficulty and inoonvenienoe often experienced by members residing on the opposite side of the river in attending and returning from its meetings , have led to the expression of a strong desire for the formation of a Lodge at East Cowes .

The accomplishment of the object in view was assured when the project was actively taken np by Bros . R . L . Roberton , G . A . Mursell , T . W . Faulkner , Halliday , J . C . Airs , L . T . Wilkins , and other energetic and influential members of the Craft ;; and on the 15 th insti the Provincial Grand Master and his Officers visited East Cowes to

perform the ceremony of consecrating the new Osborne Lodge , and to instal the first W . M ., Bro . R . L . Roberton . The Lodge was close tyled at 1 . 30 p . m ., when the P . G . M ., the Right Wor . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., took the Master ' s chair , and appointed Bros . Francis Newman P . P . S . G . W . and T . W . Faulkner P . PJ . G . W . to the Wardens' cbairp ,

and other Provincial Officers to their respective posts . Bro . the Rev . R . S . Wood was the Provincial Grand Chaplain officiating . About 100 brethren attended . Amoagst those present were the Right Wor . Bros . W . W . B . Beach P . G . M ., J . E . Le Feuvre D . P . G . M . G . J . D . Bag .-, Ed"ar Goble P . G . Sec , H . E . Loader P . G . S . D ., G . F . Lancaster P . G .

Reg ., James Lowe P . J . G . D ., W . Farrance P . G . St . B ., John Bailey P . G . A . D . C , H . Lashmore P . G . S . D ., J . Jackson P . G . P ., the Rev . R . S . Wood , M . A ., P . G . Chap ., H >< nry Pigeon jun . P . G . Org ., G . Clarke P . G S ., H . Kimber P . G . S . B ., Francis Powell P . G . D . C ., J . Exell P . G . Tyler R . Eames , G . A . Mnrsell P . P . G . S . D ., T . W . Faulkner

P . P . J . G . W ., George Pack P . P . J . G . D ., tho Rev . P . G . U . PickenDg P . P . G . O , A . Barfield P . P . J . G . D ., James Stevens P . M . P . Z , S . Wheeler P . P . J . G . D ., R . L . Roberton I . P . M . 35 W . M . designate , George Brown 328 , S . S . Wheeler and Edwin Poland 35 , and Joseph Reecf 487 , F . OAorne , H . F . W . Stallard , and R . James 35 , Col . C .

P . Cramer 234 , H . Barlow 35 , R . W . Roberts late 35 , J . H . Wavell S . D ., G . R . King S . W ., J . G . Garnham W . M ., A . Aiillidge J . D ., 0 . KQell Treasurer , G . A . Brannon I . G . 151 , C . Gregory , W . Pryer , J . C . Airs P . M . D . C ., R . CnlHngford I . G ., H . H . Wheeler P . M . and Reg . j E . Matthews , J . Leffcwich S . D ., H . Halliday , W . Jones , C . Long , and

T . M . Taylor 35 ; P . H . Emmanuel J . W . 2068 , Alfred Greenham W . M . 1884 , G . J . Clarko and H . W . Dyett 35 , Alfred Dash wood W . M . 698 , W . Trew 35 , W . Hammond Riddetfc Sec . 698 , Henry Durrant W . M . 175 , John McQueen P . M . 11 , Francis Cooper P . P . G . S . 1884 , Charles Carter S . W . 175 , R . Sullivan and C . Stocks 35 , H .

Pearce 175 , James Connor P . M . and Seo . 1869 P . P . G . See . Lanark , D . Warn 1780 . W . J . Mew 1884 , F . Topham Jones W . M . 551 , H . Groves 151 , F . P . Patch 35 , F . Raynev J . W ., G . Bochiue 1884 , N . Armstrong 441 and 151 , L . T . Wilkins 1780 , A . Perry 35 , E . Youn" 35 . Letters apologising for inability to attend wore

received from Bros , th- Rsv . J . N . Palmer G . Ohao . Eng ., Gen . the Hon . Somerset J . G . Cakhorp' 3 P . G . W . Eng ., T . Gills , Hedges , W . H . St . Clair I . P . M . St . Clair Lodge , C . Hudson , the Rev . R . W . Biinnby , C . vlilK Lord John Tiylour P . G . S . W ., tho Rev . A . A . Headier P . P . G . C , G . W . Hunter , Ca . pt . Topper . The Lodge was

opencl in the three degree ? , and prayers having beeu re id by the Prov . Chaplain , the R . W . P . G . M . Bro . W . W . B . Beach said they had met for a purpose that was always of great interest and importance ro Mawns . In constituting a new Lodge it afforded brethren aa

opportunity of extending and gaining Masonic knowledge . It was gratify ing to see the oldest Lodge in the Province recommending tho petition for a new Lodge so close to their own , and it showed a good feeling would always exist between the two Lodges , although so