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children , and No . 58 , W . R . D . Foot , dependent , together with one other child , on their mother are the other Devon candidates , both being first applications . West Yorkshire has only seven votes to the credit of No . 37 , H . H . King , who now makes his second attempt . Both

his parents aro living , bnt his father is insano . Ho is the only child dependent . No . 55 , A . Barker , will doubtless receive such support as will ensure his early election , he being one of a family of four left without either parent . No 50 , J . A . Walker , is ono of three children looking to

the mother for maintenance , and , from his age , must receive early attention , or it will be of no avail . The two Bristol cases are , No . 3 , E . Wait , a candidate for the sixth time , with 477 votes already polled ; and No . 19 , G . J . Gay , third application , 14 votes brought forward . The former

is one of six , while the latter is the only child dependent on their respective mothers . Dorset has shown , by her exertions at the last election , on behalf of 39 , J . B . Green , that tho case is worthy of support ; bnt even were this evidence wanting , we think that the fact of six children being left

parentless would be sufficient to merit sympathy on behalf of one of the number . The votes already polled in this case are 554 , let us hope a number will be added at the coming election sufficient to entitle the candidate to a placo amongst those successful . The Province ' s

other caso is No . 56 , J . T . Goldsbrough , whoso father has emigrated to Australia . Thoro are four othor children relying on tho exertions of tho parents . Both the cases from Kent appear on this occasion for the first timo . No . 53 , E . W . Sissons has both parents living ;

they have , however , to provide for seven children . No . 59 , A . J . Kennedy is ono of five ohildrcn now dependent on tho mother . Their father , a pilot , Avas drowned , together with all hands belonging to tho vessel in which he was sailing , in November 1877 . Our Kentish brethren

shonld be able to carry ono of thoso cases at tho next election ; whichever they may select may bo relird on as most deserving . No . 12 , J . Ward ( North Wales and Salop ) has taken part in three provious elections , and has 1221 votes recorded in his favour . His mother is living ;

she has nine children to provide for . No . 24 , W . J . Bartley , has 8 votes as tho result of two applications . He is one of three fatherless children . Ono of tho Surrey candidates , No . 31 , R . A . Grave , has neithor parents living ; he is the only child now unprovided for , and has a brother

m the School . No . 65 , P . H . Stone , is one of three children who are left to the care of their mother . No . 6 , C . J . F . Allin , is a Warwickshire candidate . He has had 375 votes recorded in his favour at the four elections he has already taken part in ; he is one of three dependent on their

mother . No . 52 , W . B . Brown , has lost his father , and there are three other children for tho mother to provide for . From North and East Yorkshire we have No . 4 , L . H . Ridpeth , who has both parents living , and he is

the only child dependent ; his father , however , is paralysed ; and No . 47 , F . Colbeck , has to be provided for by his mother , and she has five other children dependent on her . The other fourteen Provincial cases are

distributed over as many Provinces , and three of them are last applications . No . 11 , A . J . Chandler , hailing from Norfolk , has 1153 votes to his credit ; if elected , there will be two members of this famil y in our Boys' School . No . 40 , R . J . Warner , has tried once before , and then had 347 votes recorded on his behalf . His father was W . M . of a

Derbyshire Lodge , and left four children for his widow to support . No . 22 , E . H . Jones , is the other lad whose only chance is at the next election , and he has but twenty-three votes recorded in his favour . His father belonged to the Eastern Division of South

Wales , and both he and his wife are dead . The Northumberland candidate , No . 35 , T . Allison , one of four children for whom their mother has to provide , has 700 votes in his favour from last election . No . 13 , E . P . Spalding , has 437 votes bronght forward from three

elections ; both his parents are living , and there are five other ol > i ! di-f-n for them to maintain . The case is put down to Suffolk , of which Province tho father is Past S . G . D . 2 ! ! 0 votes are recorded in favour of the Worcester candidate , No . 30 , G . B . Brooks , whoso mother has two

children dependent on her . As we believe it is some time since this Province had a boy in the School , its members may be able to command sufficient interest to obtain this candidate ' s admission at one or other of the elections of the present year . Northampton puts forward ono from a family of six , who have lost their

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fnthor ( No . 28 , G . W . Southam ) , for Jwhom was polled 254 votes at the last election . No . 14 , J . Gibbs , relies on the efforts of the brethren of Somerset , but he has only 117 votes to bring forward from two elections ; we suppose the Provinco has had other claims on its votes , and may

now be in a position to support this case successfully . No . 41 , J . M . A . Thomas , the candidate from tho Western Division of South Wales , has a brother at present in tho

School ; notwithstanding this , there are still six children dependent on the widow . There are 19 votes brought forward in this case , which will need other support to that which the Province can afford ere its success can be

assured . The Durham candidate ( No . 38 , J . Henderson ) brings forward 4 votes from last election ; his mother has three children to provide for . No . 60 , F . J . Neville ( Cambridge ) , No . 62 , A . E . Coe ( Essex ) , and No . 63 , J . A . Seddon ( Berks and Bucks ) , are all fatherless ; thero

being in the case of the former four , in those of the two latter three children dependent . The Wiltshire candidato ( No . 66 , A . E . S . Shrapnel ) is one of four who have to be maintained by their mother ; ho has a brother in the School .

Tho Bengal case , No . 18 , G . N . C . Keighley , is now brought forward for the third time , with 734 recorded votes , and we hope sufficient support will bo obtained to relieve the mother of this , ono of tho seven children she has now to provide for . No . 32 , H . R . Hounslow ,

is the only child of an active Mason of Nova Scotia ; this is his second application , and he starts with 231 votes in his favour . No . 7 , H . G . H . Barclay ( Wost Indies ) , has a brother in the School ; ho has mado four previous attempts , and now has 466 votes to tho good ; there are

three other children still left to tho care of their mother . No . 44 , E . C . C . Wilton ( Singapore ) , has two sisters in tho Girls' School ; this is his second application , 34 votes having been recorded for him last October ; ho aud another child are dependent on their mother .

This brings our summary to a conclusion ; wo can but remark on tho meagre support given to somo of tho candidates brought forward . In previous issues wo have referred to this evil practice , and can only repeat what we have frequently pointed out—that a brother has no right

to allow his name to apppear as recommending a case unless he intends in somo way or othor to further tho interests of the candidate . Fifteen of those who appear

on the present list havo between them stood thirty-one elections , and all the votes that aro yet recorded in their favour total 85 , an average of 2 $ votes at each election .

We have been materially assisted in our task by a tabular statement , which shows the number of votes held by each Province , as well as the number of persons each have on the funds of our Charities ; this has been compiled by Bro . Bowden , of Bristol . We are aware that

in the case of the two Schools this simply entails the totalling of the lists issued by the Institutions , but in the case of the Benevolent Institution , for which similar totals are hero given , the work must have been immense ; surely the

officials of this Charity could render such a labour unnecessary by sub-dividing the donors under their respective Provinces , in the same manner as is done by the Schools . Bro . Terry , when will you so far oblige the Craft as to arrange for this to be done ?

The second annual supper of the La Tolerance Lodge of Instruction , No . 538 , will be held at the Horse Shoe Hotel , Tottenham Court-road , on Wednesday next , 2 nd April . Tickets , 3 s fid each , may be had of the Treas ., Bro . C . J . W . Davis , 95 Oxford-street , W .

The Fifteen Sections will be worked at the Royal Arthur Lodge of Instruction , No . 13 G 0 , the Prince ' s Head , York-road , Battersea , on Tuesday , 1 st April , at 7 p . m . precisely . Bros . Pulsford P . M 1158 W . M ., Farwig W . M .

180 S . W ., Wise P . M 1158 J . W ., A . Withers W . M . 211 Hon . Sec . First Lecture : —Bros . Fane , King , Perdue , Moss , Colling * , Taylor , Farwig . Second Lecture : —Bros . Festa , Radcliffe , Wise , G . Davis , G . Reed . Third Lecture .- —Bros Stevens , Carter , J . Wright .

By a clerical error the name of Lodge No . 1387 was given in our report last week as the St . John ' s , the proper title is the Chorlton Lodge .