The Recent School Elections.

THE RECENT SCHOOL ELECTIONS .

The Quarterly General Courts of Governors and Subscribers to our two Schools were held on Thursday , the gth , and Friday , the ioth inst ., respectively , and , as we predicted , the polling on both occasions was heavy . In the case of the Girls' School , however , the proceedings were somewhat tame . The ordinary

business was confined to the election of a Treasurer and the representatives of the Life and Annual Subscribers on the General Committee , while , as regards the election , the only point which excited any interest among the electors concerned

those children who had this one and only chance allowed them of obtaining admission into the School . As regards the Boys ' School Court , there was , first of all , the Final Report of the Provisional Committee to be considered . Then , in accordance

with the new rules of the Institution , the Board of Management was to be elected ; while , as there were 45 candidates competing for 28 vacancies , not only would the polling be heavy , but the contest was certain to be more than usually keen . But the following particulars will tell their own tale .

GIRLS' SCHOOL . The election to fill 19 vacancies from an approved list of 25 candidates was held at Freemasons Tavern on the gth instant . The total number of votes brought forward from the election in October last was 12 , 921 , and the number issued for this election was 62 , 053 . Of the latter , 55 . 372 were passed by the Scrutineers .

so that the number of unused and spoiled votes was 668 r . London carried ei ght out of its 10 candidates , and had a hand in securing the success of a ninth , while the Provinces , with 14 candidates , secured only 10 vacancies . As regards individual results , it is only necessary perhaps that we should point out that of the 19

who were successful , one—from the Orange Free State—polled upwards of 5000 , five upwards of 4000 votes each , and 10 upwards of 3000 votes each , while , as to the remaining three , No . 17 , hailing from London , scored 1852 , No . 18 , from Devonshire , I 7 I 9 votes , and No . ig , also from Devonshire , 435 votes . Of

the six who were unsuccessful , three were unfortunately last cases , and will therefore have their names removed from the list , but the remaining three will be eligible in October next , and it may be also at one or more subsequent elections , and will therefore carry forward such votes as have been recorded for them on this and previous occasions .

THE BOYS' SCHOOL . The election took place on the ioth instant , when the 28 boys elected were from an approved list of 45 candidates , and , as we nave already remarked , the contest was more than usually

exciting . The boy who headed the poll hailed from Durham , jf nd obtained 28 94 votes , of which 200 were brought forward : ? October last . It was his only remaining chance , and his "ends and supporters appear to have been determined that

"ere should be no question as to his obtaining a place . Second ^ flours fell to a case from South America , who brought ° rvvard 1602 votes from his first attempt in October last , nd had the satisfaction of increasing it to 2807 , while ot

, L two candidates from Bucks , who had also fared exceed"g'y well at the previous election , stood third with 2731 . The ertfordshire candidate made 2655 straight off , and was placed urth on the result sheet , while No . K , who hailed from London in at

( S ff X ^ 9 votes hand starting , scored in all 2642 . No . 6 ,. *) was close at his heels with a total of 2633 votes , of ^ ch 18 72 were already to his credit , and No . 7 ( London ) , with toll ^ & ^> ra ' sed a further 1342 votes , and converted his aL into 2592 . The second Bucks candidate , thanks to the tin erous assistance rendered him by the Herts Charity

Associa-M > poiied 2581 votes , and so obtained the Sth place , while the ' ^ an ^ I 0 ' fr ° Durham and Kent respectively , obtained latt ° 2 " ^ ° anc ^ ^ e ot ^ er 2 5 7 > there being , however , in the elain ° U 54 v ° t es brought forward . Next came a boy with s ° n London and the Province of Leicestershire and Rut-

The Recent School Elections.

land , who scored 2482 votes ; then a lad from Somersetshire , who polled 247 1 votes , made up of 1203 brought forward and 1268 recorded on this occasion ; then a Dorsetshire candidate , with 2442 votes ; and then one of the Hants and Isle of Wight candidates , with 2425 votes . A Derbyshire youth secured

the 15 th place , with 24 ig votes , of which all but 277 were polled at this election , while one from Kent , Middlesex , and Suffolk stood i 6 th , with 238 3 votes , and the Cheshire candidate 17 th , with 2346 votes . A third London case was next in order with 2342 votes , and then the

Notts case with 228 7 , of which 1374 were already in hand ; a second Derbyshire lad with 2282 votes , made up of 901 brought forward , and 1381 additional ; the Essex youngster , with 2249 votes ; one of three cases from Staffordshire , with 2238 votes ; and a fourth London candidate—out of the eight on the

listwith 2214 votes , of which 864 were old and 1350 additional votes . One of two lads from Sussex scored 2207 votes , and obtained the 24 th place ; while the Shropshire boy was next with 218 4 votes ; a Kent and London candidate next with 2166 votes —8 97 brought forward and 126 9 additional—a Warwickshire lad

next with 2046 votes ; and the second Hants and Isle of Wight candidate last of the Successful , with a total of 1934 votes . The hi ghest Unsuccessful ( London and Surrey ) polled 1508 votes , and the next ( London ) 1375 votes , but the remaining 15 candidates did nothing worth speaking of .

However , it is satisfactory to find that four out of the five last cases obtained admission into the School , so that there remains 16 candidates who will be eli gible in October next , and who will carry forward such votes as have been recorded on their behalf . The total number of votes brought forward from October , 1890 ,

was 16 , 702 , and the number issued for this election 62 , 224 , or about the same number as for the Institution for Girls , but the number of unused and spoiled votes was only 6043 , as compared with 6681 in the case of the senior School . As for the ordinary

business , it is only necessary we should add that the report of the Provisional Management Committee was accepted , and a vote of thanks unanimously passed to the brethren composing that body , who had laboured so diligently and with such conspicuous success to promote the welfare of the Charity .

Old "Athol" Warrants.

OLD "ATHOL" WARRANTS .

I would like to supplement Bro . Hughan ' s valuable notes in the Freemason of April nth by giving concisely and chronologically , so far as is known , the variations in the phraseology of the Warrants of the " Ancient" Grand Lodge .

( a ) No . 6 , of iSth July , 1755 , is the earliest known , which reads : "To all whom it may concern , We the Grand Lodge in ample form assembled , Do hereby authorize , " & c . ( b ) No . 6 3 , of 14 th April , 1757 , reads : " We the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in ample form assembled , Do hereby authorize , " & c .

( c ) No . 65 , of 27 th December , 1757 ( the same year ) , No . 1 of Nova Scotia , gives the York title for the first time , viz . — " We the Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Hon'ble Fraternity of Free and Accepted York Masons in ample form assembled [ then are given the names and titles of the G . M ., D . G . M ., and G . Wardens ] by and with the approbation and consent of Forty-seven Regular Lodges held in the cities and suburbs of London and Westminster , Do hereby authorize , " & c .

( d ) No . 66 , of same date ( 27 th December , 1757 ) , also for Nova Scoria , as quoted by Bro . Hughan , strangely enough , has part of the title of the G . L . curtailed . It reads— " We the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted ( York ) Masons in ample form assembled , " & c .

( e ) No . 8 , of 17 th May , 1758 , is similar , but with fewer lodges mentioned , viz . — " We the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted ( York ) Masons , in ample form assembled , " & c " with the approbation and consent of Forty Regular Lodges held within the Cities and suburbs of London and Westminster , Do authorise , " & c .

(/) No . 1 , of 13 th August , 1759 , the "Grand Masters Lodge , " is unique . It reads : " I , William Blesinton , Grand Master of the Most Ancient & honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons ( according to the original Constitution granted by Prince Edwin at York ) for divers good causes , & c , Do hereby authorise , " & c .

( g ) No . 85 , of 21 st January , 1761 , the warrant now published by Bro . Hughan , comes next in order of date : " We the Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient & Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons ( according to