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1 he lodge having been duly opened , the ceremony of initiation was rehearsed in a commendable manner , Bro . Baxter acting as candidate . The VV . M . gave the charge . Bro . Millett offered himself as a candidate for passing , and having been examined , was entrusted . The lodge was opened in the Second Degree , and the ceremony rehearsed . The ist Section of the Second Lecture was worked hy the

Preceptor , assisted by the brethren . The lodge was resumed to the First Degree . Bro . Bright was elected VV . M . for the next meeting . Bros . Baxter and Millett were elected joining members . A vote of sympathy with Bro . John Davies , who is suffering from severe illness , was passed . " Hearty good wishes" were given , and the lodge was closed .

CHISWICK LODGE ( No . 2012 ) . —A meeting was held on Saturday , the 7 th inst ., at the Windsor Castle Hotel , King-street , Hammersmith . Present : Bros . H . Bright , W . M . j F . Craggs , S . VV . j VV . S . Whiteley , J . W . j A . Williams , P . M .. acting Preceptor j J . Brown , Sec ; j . N . Baxter , S . D . ; W . Hillier , J . D . ; T . Willcox , I . G . ; J . Cox , Steward ; M . Speigel , P . M . ; J . H . Cummings ,

P . M . ; S . Cochrane , P . M . ; VV . E . Macey , and L . Lee . Visitors : Bros . E . J . Elvin , 1541 , and F . S . Smithyes , > 54 , The lodge was opened in the First Degree , and the minutes of the last meeting were read and conlirmed . The VV . M . rehearsed the ceremony of initiation , Bro . Smithyes candidate . The ist and 2 nd Sections of the

Lecture were worked by the brethren , assisted by Bro . Speigel , P . M ., Bro . Williams , P . M ., asking the questions . On the first rising , Bros . Elvin and Smithyes were duly elected members . On the second rising , Bro . Craggs was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing week . A hearty vote of thanks was given and recorded to the W . M . of the evening—Bro . II . Bright—for the able manner in which he

carried out the duties as W . M . for the first time in this or any other lodge of instruction . On the third rising , a hearty vote of thanks was given , and recorded on the minutes , to Bro . Whiteley for his kindness in presenting the lodge with a box to contain and preserve the new officers' collars . A vote of thanks was given to Bro . Williams , P . M ., for acting as Preceptor for the evening . After " Hearty good wishes , '' the lodge was closed .

HORNSEY CHAPTER ( No . S 90 ) . —A meeting was held on the 6 th inst ., at the Porchester Hotel , Leinster-place , Cleveland-square , Paddington , W ., when there were present Comps . J . Cruttenden , 779 , M . E . Z . ; T . Jobson , 733 , H . ; W . H . Chalfont , J . 975 , J . ; H . Dehane , P . Z . S 90 , S . E . ; G . Gregory , S 62 , S . N . ; VV . Hillier , 733 , P . S . ; J . C . Tilt , 862 , 1 st Asst . S . j E . C . Mulvey , P . Z ., M . E . Z . 2246 , J .

2202 , S . N . 179 ; and O . W . Battley , 2246 . Visitor : Comp . A . Williams , S 34 . The chapter was opened , and the minutes of the last convocation were read and confirmed . The ceremony of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . Williams being candidate .

Comp . Mulvey w-as elected M . E . Z . for the ensuing two weeks , and received the congratulations of the companions on being elected at the head of the poll for the Board of General Purposes . Comp . Williams was elected a member . Both companionsacknowledged the compliments , and , after ' Hearty good wishes , " the chapter was closed .

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STOCKTON-ON-TEES . Mount Grace Preceptory ( No . 118 ) . —The regular meeting of this now flourishing preceptory was held at the Freemasons' Hall on Monday , the 2 nd inst ., under the presidency of Sir Knight G . Carter , E . P . The minutes of the last regular meeting were read and confirmed . A

ballot was then taken for Comp . G . T . Reay , and he and Comp . Campbell ( previously elected ) were then installed in a most impressive manner by Sir Knight Dr . Hill-Drury , P . E . P . After the business of the preceptory was over , the sir knights adjourned to the refectory , and did ample justice to an excellent repast .

YORK . Ancient Ebor Preceptory ( No . 101 ) . — The quarterly meeting was held on Tuesday , the 10 th inst ., in Freemasons' Hall , St . Saviourgate , when there were present Fratres T . B . Whytehead , as E . P . j VV . P . Cochrane , as Constable ; C . E . L . Wright , as Marshal ;

VV . Brown , P ., as Sub-Marshal ; V . W . Halliwell , as C . of G . ; and others . Comp . Jas . Smith , of the Eboracum Lodge and Chapter , was accepted on the ballot and was then admitted and installed a member of the Order by the acting E . P . After the chapter was dissolved the members dined together .

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Premier Conclave . —This old conclave met at the Masonic Rooms , Great Oueen street , on the 2 nd instant . Among those present we ' re Sir Knights VV . Lake , M . P . S . ; Heard , V . E ., P . S . elect ; Nelson Prower , M . A ., I . G . j T . Cubitt , P . G . J . G ., P . M . P . S ., Treas . ; John Mason , P . G . J . G ., P . M . P . S ., Recorder ; C . E . Keyser , Prelate ; H . H . Shirley , M . A ., P . M . P . S . ; Capt . T . C

Walls , G . J . G ., P . M . P . S . ; Dr . Mickley , P . M . P . S . ; H . J . Lardner , P . M . P . S . ; Marsh , P . G . J . G ., P . M . P . S . ( Hon . Mem . ); Pakes , E . Storr , Robinson , L . Steele , Purrot , and others . Among the visitors were Sir Kni ghts C F . Hogard and G . R . Bywater . The minutes of the previous conclave having been read and conlirmed , Sir Knight H . H . Shirley ablylnstalled Sir

knight Heard as M . P . S ., and Sir Knight N . Prower as V . E . The appointment and investiture of officers then took place : Sir Knights Keyser , S . C ; Purrott , J . G ; Cubitt , Treas . ; Mason , Recorder ; and Robinson , Prelate . Minor offices were conferred upon Sir Knights Pakes

K . Storr , George Graveley , Scurrah , and Laurence Steele . A Past Sovereign ' s jewel was presented to Sir Knight VV . Lake by the P . S ., in the name of the conclave , for his tervices during the past year . A vote of thanks was passed to the Installing Officer , Sir Knight H . II . Shirley . Apologies for non-attendance were received from Sir Knights

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E . H . Thiellay , P . M . W . S ., G . Graveley , Scurrah , J . N . Frye , and others . The conclave was then closed , and the sir knights adjourned to the Freemasons' Tavern to dine . The customary toasts followed . The M . P . S ., Sir Knight Heard , proved to be an eloquent and efficient chairman .

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' 1 he General Committee of this Institution held its monthly meeting for June on Saturday last , Bro . Richard Eve , Past Grand Treasurer , in the chair . There were also present Bros . George Plucknett , W . Whittley , Albert Escott , George Corbie , J . Glass , Geo . Everett , R . V . Vassar-Smith , W . Masters , J . E . Le

Feuvre , W . F . Smithson , C . H . Webb , H . Massey , W . A . Scurrah , H . Dickey , Lewis Solomon , W . M . Stiles , Arthur H . Scurrah , H . Webb , Geo . Motion , Alfred B . Bennett , J . J . Pope , J . S . Cumberland , F . Egerton Bennett , Lieut .-Col . Robert Marke , Charles A . Walter , George Read , Geo . P . Gillard , W . H . Saunders , W .

W . Morgan , Abraham Grimwood , Edwin Storr , J . M . McLeod , George R . Langley , Stanley J . Attenborough , B . Kauffmann , Rev . Harry Hebb ( Head Master ) , and F . Binckes ( Secretary ) . The minutes of the May meeting having been read and confirmed , and those of the House Committee of

May 16 th read for information , the Provisional Management Committee ' s report , with reference to the application for the office of Secretary , was read . From this it appeared that 3 8 applications had been received . Seven of these being from gentlemen who were not members of the Order were rejected . Three being from

brethren whose age exceeded the limit of 45 were also rejected , thus leaving the number of candidates at 28 . A BROTHER enquired whether any gentleman who was paralysed would be disqualified . The CHAIRMAN said there was no such restriction , but if the majority of those who elected a person so

afflicted it was they who would be to blame . A motion was then proposed that it be referred to the Provisional Management Committee to consider the 28 applications for the post of Secretary . Bro . W . A . SCURRAH asked whether the Provisional

Management Committee would see all the candidates ? The CHAIRMAN said they would . Bro . SCURRAH enquired would the Committee then send a recommendation to all the electors ? The CHAIRMAN said not a recommendation—a

report . Bro . W . M . STILES asked what would become of the candidates not recommended by the Provisional Management Committee : The CHAIRMAN replied that they must go on the list . He had better read the rule for the guidance of the

General Committee — " LXXI . The election and removal of the Secretary shall be vested in the General Committee ; the voting to be by balloting papers duly forwarded to each qualified member not less than 14 days before the date of election ; such balloting papers must be signed by the party entitled thereto , and may

be presented by a member of the General Committee , on his or her behalf , at the time of the election . No motion for the removal of the Secretary shall be entertained by the General Committee , unless notice thereof shall have been given at the meeting preceding that at which it is intended to propose such motion . No

candidate shall be eli gible for the office of Secretary unless he be a Master Mason and under 40 years of age ; [ now altered to 45 ] when elected he shall , by guarantee society , or otherwise , give bond to the Treasurer for the time being in such sum as the

General Committee shall deem fit for the due accounting for moneys received by him . He shall not canvass or interfere directly or indirectly in any election , or be entitled to vote at any meeting of the Committees or Courts . " He was not entitled to canvass in his own

n . me . Bro . W . H . SAUNDERS asked whether the General Committee had power to select from this list half-adozen , instead of giving the Provisional Management Committee the trouble to select six . The CHAIRMAN observed that his opinion was that

the General Committee had not power to select ; if they adopted the recommendation of the Provisional Committee they would be going quite to the end of their tether . Bro . W . A . SCURRAH said as far as the recommendation went he was quite in favour of the proposal .

Bro . S . J . ATTENBOROUGH moved that the recommendation be adopted , reserving to himself the ri ght to speak upon it . Bro . VASSAR-S . MITII seconded . He said Ihe Provisional Management Committee did not wish to take any power ; they simply wished to have put before each

elector the names and qualifications of the candidates and the result of the enquiries of the Committee . Bro . VV . A . SCURRAH said that although , as he had before said , he had not the sli ghtest objection to the proposition now moved and seconded , inasmuch as the General Committee was to a certain extent responsible and not the Provisional Committee , only he should

propose a slight modification of the proposal—that a certain number of the Provisional Committee and a certain number of the General Committee should form a Sub-Committee for the purpose of going into those testimonials and recommending the candidate they might select to the electors . He thought that would give satisfaction to the members of the General Committee and it would take a certain amount of responsi-

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bility off the shoulders of the Provisional Committee ; it would show the Craft that the Provisional Committee and the General Committee were working hand in hand for the purpose of selecting a good and proper candidate . He was certain that Bro . Attenborough , who moved the recommendation , and who took a great

interest in the affairs of the Institution , would agree to alter his proposition to bring it into harmony with his ( Bro . Scurrah's ) views . They mig ht select a dozen or half a dozen of each Committee . Bro . EDWARD TERRY , P . G . Treas ., said he should be pleased to support the amendment of Bro . Scurrah . The

members of the Provisional Committee knew his ( Bro . Terry ' s ) opinion on the subject of the candidates ; it was impossible that 28 could go up before the general body and be elected without the general body knowing anything at all about them . They might get a very inferior man , or a very good one . But if , as Bro .

Scurrah suggested , a Sub-Committee should select and recommend , that , he thought , was the proper way of doing the thing . They would have all the trouble of going through the testimonials . They must know more about the candidates .

Bro . J . S . CUMBERLAND added that he would support it most strongly . He had heard it said by some of his provincial brethren that if any line were taken to deprive them of the power of voting they would be ignored . Well , for 25 , 26 , or 27 years they had not had the privilege of voting for a Secretary , and he was glad

of it . When the Provisional Committee and the General Committee had the power to select and elect the Master of the School , surely they ought to have , if nothing more , at least a word to recommend who the Secretary might be . He was very glad indeed that that matter had been brought forward . He did not wish it to go

to the London brethren or the brethren in the provinces that the Committee said " you should do so and so , " but " on behalf of 28 we selected them for you ; we have done the best we could for you , and we find , whatever the report may be , that the credentials are so and so . It now rests with you what you should do . " Bro .

Scurrah s amendment would g ive confidence in the Committee , and he hoped it would be carried . Bro . S . J . ATTENBOROUGH thought they could easily accept the amendment ; but he would point out that it was impossible that the Provisional Committee could choose the members . Perhaps that General Committee

would choose who should serve . The CHAIRMAN said they might select six or twelve of each . Bro . J GLASS said if the suggestion was carried out he hoped no brother of that General Committee would be chosen who was interested in any candidate or had put his name on the Committee of any

candidate . The brethren knew perfectly well what he meant . He still thought they could leave that matter safely in the hands of the Provisional Management Committee . The duties devolving upon them were simply a matter of detail . At any rate he sincerely hoped that if the Committee was en l arged so as to admit of any members of the General Committee being upon it , no members

who were associated with a candidate or interested in

his election would be chosen . Bro . J . S . CUMBERLAND asked if Bro . Glass meant any brother who had expressed an opinion on a candidate , or any brother whose name had appeared in a candidate ' s advertisement as one of his supporters ? As Englishmen , he thought they could not shut their

mouths . They might say it might be advisable not to admit a brother on the Committee who had already given his name for the Committee of any candidate ; but to say that any brother should be excluded who had expressed an opinion he did not think was fair . The CHAIRMAN , in putting the resolution and

amendment , which he read again , said that with regard to the remarks of the Committee on the list of candidates it would be unfair to make any remarks that were derogatory to anybody , but they might make complimentary remarks . It had been stated that no brother who was interested in any particular candidate should be upon

the Committee . He ( the Chairman ) did not say that ; but he did say that he thought any brother whose name had appeared on the papers recommending a candidate ought in honour to wish to be kept off the Committee . Bro . W . F . SMITHSON , interposing just for a moment , said that in his humble opinion they were placing a

serious responsibility upon the six brethren selected from the Provisional Committee and the six selected from the General Committee in asking them to report to the general electors , and to say " Wc recommend so-andso . " They must keep the Institution going somehow or other . If they made an unfavourable report of any

candidates or none at all , probably that would alienate the friends of the Institution in the future . Would it not be better to sink all differences ? They had 28 candidates ; let them receive them and take them on a ballot paper , and put them all before the electors . Bro . J GLASS : Whether blind , or deaf , or dumb y

Bro . W . H . SAUNDERS said the question was—Had they or had they not confidence in the Provisional Management Committee ; had they done their duty to the satisfaction of the brethren ' r They had left everything to them month after month . He thought it a question of confidence or no confidence . ( " No , no . " ) The CHAIRMAN : I should not consider it a vote of

want of confidence in me . It is perfectl y fair to my mind to have half-a-dozen from each Committee . Bro . W . H . SAUNDERS believed in a dozen . Bro . C . H . WEBB quite agreed with the proposition , but there appeared to him a little difficulty in it in this way—did they propose to give a list with all the 32 candidates ?