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The CHAIRMAN : We must do it . Bro . C . H . WEBB : Then I think we shall get into difficulty . Bro . W . W . MORGAN : Does this come as a recommendation from the Provisional Management Committee y

The CHAIRMAN : Yes . Bro . W . W . MORGAN : Then all those who have not confidence in the Provisional Management Committee can vote against it . The CHAIRMAN said his own feeling as an individual

member , and not as the Committee , was that it was their duty to send the voting papers out without any remark at all ; but if they desired to have any remarks they could have them . The amendment of Bro . Scurrah was then put and lost .

On the recommendation being read by the Chairman , Bro . W . A . SCURRAH proposed that the papers be sent out without any recommendation whatever . Bro . EDWARD TERRY said here he disagreed with Bro . Scurrah . He had heard some brother ask if a candidate was eligible if he were paralysed , thereby

implying that a man might be in the list who was paralysed . If there was such a candidate he might perhaps have many friends , and so get in . They could not have the testimonials sent out to each elector . It was a great weakness in this system of election that in all cases a Sub-Committee could not be appointed to select candidates . A Sub-Committee was sure to know

more about them if they had seen them than those who had not seen them . Bro . KAUKFMANN said if it had come to the knowledge of any brother present that there was a candidate who was a cripple he ought so to state , and the name of that candidate ought not to be submitted . He seconded the amendment of Bro . Scurrah .

The CHAIRMAN put the amendment , I hat the names and qualification of the candidates be sent out without any remarks whatever . " The amendment was put and lost , and the original motion was put and carried . Bro . J . E . LE FEUVRE , P . G . D ., enquired whether it

was proposed to take any step as to the date of the election . The CHAIRMAN replied that the brethren would now have to determine the day of election . The position of Secretary woulrLbe vacant on the 30 th of the present month .

It was then suggested that Saturday , July 12 th , would be a suitable date . The CHAIRMAN observed that the next meeting of the General Committee would be on Saturday , July 5 th . Bro . W . W . MORGAN , P . M . 211 , asked to say a few words . Five weeks from to-day would not give the

necessary time . It would take a fortnight to see the candidates , to enquire , and to get out the list of candidates and voting papers . The CHAIRMAN did not see any difficulty . The addressing of the envelopes would commence forthwith . Bro . W . F . SMITHSON , G . D ., thought the Committee

might be asked to support July 12 th for the election day for one or two reasons . It would take the Provisional Committee some time to investigate the qualifications of the whole of the candidates . The members of the Committee could not all come together at a day's notice , some of them travelling 200 or 300

miles . Moreover , there was the Festival of the Boys ' School coming on July 2 nd . It would be scarcely wise to have the election during that week ; it might be wise to postpone it for a week , though he would have it at the earliest date possible . If the papers went out a fortnight before the 12 th of July it would give plenty

of time . Bro . W . A . SCURRAH suggested a postponement of the General Committee meeting from the 5 th to the 12 th of July , which he thought would be more convenient for everyone . The CHAIRMAN said his own opinion was that they

had plenty of time if they had the election on the 5 th of July . It would not interfere at all with the Festival . All the papers would be out in 14 days from that day ( June 7 th ) . It could not interfere with the Festival , which took place on July 2 nd . It was more likely to give a little bit of push for the Festival . The papers

would come in this day month , and be received by the General Committee . That was his notion of the business . They would be delivered to the Scrutineers , who would examine them in a specified time . Bro . BINCKES asked how long it was thought the scrutiny would take ?

Bro . J GLASS said the Provisional Management Committee had no feeling in the matter . They discussed the matter so that if the resolution was carried at this Committee to give them an opportunity of seeing the candidates . Many of the Committee residing at a distance , a fortnight would not be too much time . It

was now the 7 th of June . Many of the Provisional Committee came some hundreds of miles to attend the meetings , and they could not get the Committee together at a first meeting ; it would not be fair to ask them to come for a week from this date . There was a good deal of office work for the Festival . A week

would not make very much difference . It would be better to do the business properly . Bro . W . A . SCURRAH proposed , and Bro . KAUFI ' MANN seconded , that the election take place at 12 noon on Saturday , July 5 th , and close at 3 p . m .

It was resolved to hold the election on July 12 th from 12 noon to 3 in the afternoon . The CHAIRMAN said he would suggest that at the prdinary meeting of July 5 th—and he would move it f necessary—the General Committee , when it had

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finished its ordinary business , should adjourn till July 12 th to take the election . This was agreed to . On the motion of Bro . J . E . LE FEUVRE it was resolved to leave to the Provisional Management Committee to take all necessary steps to make arrangements for the election .

The brethren then considered the cases of candidates for the benefits of the Institution , and p laced five on the list for election in October . In the case of the second hi g hest unsuccessful candidate at the April election a letter was read from Bro . G . J . McKay asking that as the case was a last application , and the Province of Cumberland had done so

much for the Institution , the Committee would see if they could not admit him . After some discussion , in which the general feeling was that the laws of the Institution had to be observed , it was resolved to refer the matter to the Quarterly Court ; and a vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the proceedings .

Royal Masonic Institution For Boys' Athletic Sports.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS ' ATHLETIC SPORTS .

The Annual Athletic Sports took place on Saturday , the 30 th ult ., at Wood Green , the spot chosen this year being the ground facing the Institution , and not in the field at the back as on former occasions . The weather was favourable , and everything went off most satisfactorily . The principal prizes were awarded as follows :

High Jump—Lower School , Andrews 1 ; Preparatory , Lofthouse 1 ; Upper School , Mayne 1 . 100 yards—Lower , Groves 1 ; Preparatory , Giblett 1 ; Upper , White 1 . 440 yards—Lower , Atkinson , 42 yards , 1 ; Upper , VVhite , owes 2 yards , 1 . 220 yards—Preparatory , Giblett 1 ; Lower , Groves 1 . 1000 yards handicap—Steward , 93 yards , 1 ; Fursey , 126

yards , 2 ; Podmore , 150 yards , 3 . 600 yards steeplechase—Worthington , 45 yards , 1 ; White , scratch , 2 . Obstacle race—VVhite , scratch , 1 . 1000 yards invitation race—L . C . Freeman , S . L . H ., scratch , 1 ; E . H . Emerson , Finchley H ., 40 yards , 2 ; C . Norman Jones , S . L . H ., 22 yards , 3 , Emerson took the lead at half distance , but was passed shortly after by the scratch man , who won by 5 yards in 2 mins . 29 sees .

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

On Tuesday last the prize winners of this year and the first-class g irls , to the number of 50 , were very kindly entertained at Buccleuch House , Richmond , by Sir Whittaker and Lady Ellis . They drove from the Institution over Wimbledon Common and through Richmond Park , reaching Richmond in time for dinner

at 1 o clock . Sir Whittaker had made all preparations , and intended that they should have spent the afternoon on the river , but unfortunately the rain prevented this , and they had to keep indoors , where they amused themselves in closely investigating the numerous and interesting pictures and works of art possessed by their

host , which more than compensated for the wet . Tea was partaken of at 5 o ' clock , and they reached home safely about 7 . 30 , after having spent a most enjoyable day , and one which will long be remembered in the annals of the Institution as a red-letter day . Amongst the members of the House Committee who

accepted Sir Whittaker ' s invitation were Bros . Thomas Fenn ( Chairman of the month ) , Sir John Monckton , Frank Richardson , Charles Hammerton , Henry A . Hunt , Edward Letchworth , Peter de Lande Long , James Moon , and F . R . W . Hedges , Secretary , who , together with Miss Davis and Miss Buck , were entertained at dinner in the evening by Sir Whittaker and Lady Ellis .

Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .

The Committee of Management held their regular monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday , the nth inst . Bro . J . Newton presided , and there were present Bros . A . H . Tattershall , G . Bolton , J . Bulmer , S . Brooks , W . Fisher , R . P . Stevens , R . P . Fitzgerald , G . Fairchild , Hugh Cotter , W . Smith , C . Kimpton , L .

C . Haslip , J . S . Cumberland , C . F . Hogard , P . G . Std . Br . ; C . J . Perceval , R . Griggs , J . Brett , P . G . P . ; A . Mullord , A . Forsvth , L . G . Gordon Robbins , P . G . D . ; C . G . Hill , T . Cubitt , P . G . P . ; Thomas G . Bullen , P . G . Std . Br . ; J . J . Berry , W . C . Murlis , F . Mead , H . Cox , Edward Terry , P . G . Treas . ; H . M . Hobbs , J . Dixon ,

Jabez Hogg , P . G . D . ; W . H . Making , George Everett , and James Terry , P . G . S . B . ( Secretary ) . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and verified , the SECRETARY read the list of the Committee of Management for the ensuing year , and reported that Grand Lodge had approved of the

alterations in the laws which had been agreed to at the Special Meeting on the 14 th ult . He also announced the deaths of four annuitants ( one male and three widows ) and two accepted male candidates . The Warden ' s report for the past month was read , and the names of the successful candidates at the

annual General Meeting on the 16 th ult ., and an additional annuitant , Bro . J . Evans , was declared elected , having tied with No . 10 at 2415 . The receipt of cheques from Bro . Sir J . B . Monckton , P . G . W ., for £ 26 16 s ., being the interest on the "John Hervey Memorial F ' und , " for distribution among the two highest male and two highest widow unsuccessful

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candidates , and from Bro . Thomas Fenn for , £ 10 , for equal division between the third unsuccessful candidates on each Fund , was announced . Thanks were accordingly voted to Bro . Sir John B . Monckton and to the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , the donor of the A " io forwarded by Bro . Fenn .

The Committee agreed to sign a petition against the Charitable Trusts Bill , 1890 , and an application from a widow for the half of her late husband's annuity was agreed to . Bros . Tattershall , Murlis , Hogard , Brooks , and Lacey were elected the Finance Committee for the year , and Bros . Farnfield , Cubitt , Perceval , Newton , and Edward

Terry the House Committee . The entertainment of the inmates at Croydon was arranged to be left in the hands of the House Committee . Four petitions ( two males and two widows ) were considered and accepted , and five other petitions ( three males and two widows ) were ordered to stand over till next week .

Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of East Anglia.

PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF EAST ANGLIA .

The Grand Lodge of the Province of East Anglia assembled at the Lion Hotel , Cambridge , under the united banners ot the Isaac Newton Lodge , No . 112 , and the York Lodge , No . 334 , on Tuesday , the 3 rd inst . Bro . Lord Henniker , Prov . Grand Master , presided , and was supported by the D . P . G . M ., Bro . Rev . C . J .

Martyn . After luncheon the Prov . G . Lodge was opened , when the minutes ofthe Prov . Grand Lodge held at Norwich , on May 31 st , 188 9 , were read by Bro . N . Tracy , P . M ., P . G . D ., P . G . Sec , and confirmed . The roll of lodges

was called , and the result was so far satisfactory that it showed no falling off in numerical strength . After some further business the appointment and investment of the Provincial Grand Officers was proceeded with as follows :

Bro . A . H . Moyes Prov . S . G . W . „ F . C . Wace Prov . J . G . W . „ E . Hills Prov . G . M . O . „ T . R . Jarvis ... Prov . S . G . O . ,, W . Sowman Prov . J . G . O . .. Rev . A . R . Abbott ) „ ^ , - ,,

r > r > r \ T- > " iTOV . Vj . CnapS . ,, Rev . R . 0 . Davies ) r ,, J . P . Lewin Prov . G . Treas . „ J . Flintham Prov . G . R . of M . „ N . Tracy Prov . G . Sec . „ Sir Francis Boileau Prov . S . G . D . .. H . C . Knott Prov . l . G . D .

,, H . Harvey-George Prov . G . L of W . ,, C . D . Leech , jun Prov . G . D . of C . „ W . B . Hanson Prov . A . G . D . C . ,, W . Chapman Prov . G . S . B . ,, Quennell Prov . G . Std . Br . „ J . J . C . Turner ... ... Prov . G . Org .

„ H . J . Wright Prov . A . G . Sec . „ L . V . Walker Prov . G . I . G . „ G . F . Rogers ... ... ... " ) „ A . C . Hall [ Prov . G . Stwds .

,, T . Jennings , jun . ... ... ) ,, G . Gould Prov . G . Tyler . A code of revised by-laws was adopted , and Provincial Grand Lodge was closed .

Jubilee Masonic Celebration At Merthyr.

JUBILEE MASONIC CELEBRATION AT MERTHYR .

The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Market-square Congregational Church , Merthyr , was performed on the nth of June , 1840 , by Bro . Hopkins , P . M . of the Loyal Cambrian Lodge , in the presence of several brethren of the lodge , including Bro . Dyke , who was then J . W ., and who is still a member . In

celebration of the Jubilee of that function a large number of Masons , in full regalia , attended the morning service on Sunday last , when a brilliant discourse was preached by the Rev . Dr . Chapman , Principal of the Western College , Plymouth . The officers and a large number of the members of the Loyal Cambrian Lodge were

present , as well as a number of visiting brethren . The brethren assembled at the Masonic Hall and marched to the church in procession , the W . M ., Bro . D . R . Lewis , bringing up the rear , with the Tyler immediately in front of him carrying a Bible . Upon arrival at the church the W . M . occupied a seat under

the platform , and the Past Masters and Wardens sat next to him in the seats below , the other brethren being placed in the first seats in the centre of the building . After the preacher had pronounced the benediction at the close of the service , the W . M . offered the following beautiful prayer ; " Brethren , pray we the Great Architect of the Universe to shower his blessings upon this

church , its pastor , and congregation . May he grant that our presence here this day may bring to them renewal of prosperity and usefulness , and that this building , standing on its Masonic foundations , may in the future be perfect in all its parts , and honourable to the builders ; so mote it be . " The brethren marched back to the hall in the same order as they came . Luncheon was provided for visitors at the Castle Hotel .

The Princess Christian visited Hackney-Wick on Saturday last , and laid the foundation-stone of the new Kton Mission Church in Gainsborough-road , near Victoria Park , a large numberof clergymen being present , with the Bishop of Bedford , and Dr . Edmund Warre , Head Master of Eton . The church is expected to cost about £ io , ooo .