Rotal Al Masonic Institution For Girls.

ROTAL AL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

Tl c General Committee of this Institution met on Thurslast at Freemasons' Hall . Col . Creaton , Grand l rc ^ isurer presieled , and there were also present , among 1 hers s . the Rev . A . F . A . Woodford . Col . Peters , W . \ Vrin s - Rawson > W - Paas > Peter dc Lande Long , A . H . T tter «! ial ) , H . Hacker , John Constable , Louis Hirsh ,

T VV . Baldwin , A . J . Dult tiler , thomas VV . White , Walter Hopekirk , Geo . Bolton , Edw . Cox , E . Haigh , L . ¦ If Thos . Meggy , C . Hammerton , E . H . Letchworth , Tohn A . Rucker , R . B . Webster , Capt . Piatt , A . H . Diaper , \ D . Loewenstark , Capt . N . G . Philips , J . G . Marsh , J . Tverman , Thos . Cubitt , Hyde Pullen , J . A . Farnfield , M S . Larlham , A . E . Gladwell , S . Rosenthal , C . Turner , Ed- Hopwood , H . A . Dubois , Charles Horsley , G . Faulkner ,

Herbert Dieketts , Dr . F . W . Ramsay , Griffiths Smith , I M . Case , Raynham W . Stuart , Frank Richardson , Col . s ' omervillc Burney , J . Lewis Thomas , John G . Stevens , I I . Berry , Thos . Kingston , Gen . Brown , H . V . Garman , ' n * W . H . Giddy , J . Johnason , John Chynoweth , J . Bellerby , C . Fish , W . Callaghan , A . I . Dussek , A . Holton , 0 . Hansard , Thos . Cubitt , H . Dearsley , R . T . Hill , T . M .

greenwood , VV . T . Howe , S . L . Green , T . Bacon , R . Gooding , M . D ., E . Johnson , J . Gibson , S . VV . Hopewood , S C . Dibdin , C . H . Driver , C . F . Hogard , H . Gutierrez , M . J . Besant , H . G . Buss , A . M . Hall , A . Great-Rex , E . J . Barron , W . Hope , T . Bull , James Kench , D . Haslett , G . Fulchcr , F . Harding , E . J . Shears , John Elliott , X . H . Bolton , J . Cox , Thomas Bolton , Dr . J

E . Cox , B . A . Biancker , T . J . Creswick , E . Grabbam , A . J . Ireton , J . M . Klenk , J . Coutts , J . Cutbush , M . Gosset , C . J . Korser , F . C . Davis , W . A . Colls , G . Harcourt , A . Styan , W . Piatt , S . Rosenthal , A . Macnamara , T . H . Thrupp , W . Weatherley , J . A . Perkins , P . Leith , J . M . Montagu , W . Dodd , A . Williams , VV . F . Nettleship , J . B . Sorrell , C . A . Long , G . Read , H .

Norman , II . Venn , R . Sears , C O . Bell , Thomas White , B . Picking , ; L . G . Robins , G . Read , G . E . Wainwright , W . F . Smith , T . VV . Marley , R . VV . Witty , M . D . Loewenstark , T . R . Marshall , Thos . II . Tucker , John Messent , J . E . Middleton , J . Stohwasser , J . C . Parkinson , B . C . Marshall , H . M . Levy , F . A . Pritchard , VV . II . Smith , J . Winter , E . Letchworth , W . Paas , G . R . Shervill , F . Shoffe ,

A . Walsh , Hugh H . Riach , A . A . Pendkbury , E . S . Snell , H . C . Levander , G . P . II . Lewi ;; , Miss S . Loewenstark , S . Mullens , E . C . Mather , A . 11 . Lilley , B . H . Swallow , | . VV . Warner , J . Moon , W . Ramsey , F . R . W . Hedges ( Secretary ) , antl H . Massey ( Freemason ) . After the reading and confirmation of the minutes , Hro . Hedges reatl the list ni brethren nominated for the House antl Audit Commitees as follows :

Housi : COMMITTEE . —Bro . Edward Cox , nominated by llro . A . J . Duff Filer ; Bro . Henry A . Dubois , nominated by Bro . A . J . Djff Filer ; Bro . Chas . Hammerton , nominated by Bro . Henry Venn ; Bro . William Hope , M . D ., nominated by Bro . A . J . Duff Filer ; Bro . Edward Letchworth , nominated by Bro . A . J . Duff Filer ; Bro . P . de Lande Long , nominated by Bro . A . J . Duff Filer ; Bro . John

Mason , nominated by Bro . James Terry ; Bro . Fdmund C . Mather , nominated by Bro . A . I . Duff Filer ; Bro . Joshua Nunn , nominated by Bro . A . J . Duff Filer ; Bro . Lieut .-Col . James Peters , nominated by Bro . A . J . Duff Filer ; Hro . Frank Richardson , nominated by Bro . Herbert

Dietats ; Bro . John A . Rucker , nominated by Bro . A . J . Duff Filer ; Bro . Griffiths Smith , nominated by Bro . A . J . Dull Filer ; IJro . Alfretl II . Tattershall , nominated by Bro . A . J . Duff Filer ; Bro . R . Warner Wheeler , nominated by Bro . Herbert Dieketts ; Bro . Thomas VV . White , nominated l > 7 Hro . A . J . Duff Filer .

AtiiiT COMMITTEE . —Bro . William Bailey , nominated 1 > Y Bros . Filer and Moutrie ; Bro . Robert Berridge , nominated by Bro . White ; Bro . John G . Chancellor , nominated by Bros . Filer aud Moutrie ; Bro . James Cutbush , nominated by Bro . Kingston ; Bros . Herbert Dieketts , ihomas Kingston , and Henry C . Levantler , nominated 'iy Bros . Filer and Moutrie ; Bro . Ilvara M . Levy ,

nominated by Bro . Rosenthal ; Bro . William Roebuck , nominated by Rros . Filer antl Moutrie ; Bro . Henry Venn , nominated by Bros . Dieketts antl Moutrie ; Bro . Robert B . VVtbstcr , nominated by Bros . Filer and Moutrie . 'V scrutiny of the votes at the last election for the Girls ' chool having been demanded for the candidates Wain ¦ Jiil MicksScrutineers had since been appointedand the

, , '" "owing report was now handed in : — ' We do hereby certify that wc have gone through the y otcs that were polled on the 12 th April , for the election ' chi )( j to the Royal Jlasonic Institution for Girls , and 'nd that No . 32 case , Wainis entitled to twenty-nine

, n- 1 " ! t > rc tllln werc recorded ; antl that No . 39 case , , c « . is entitled to sixty-six votes more than were -corded . No . 3 case , Sampson , was credited with thirtyv ne v ° tes more than entitled to . No . 2 case . Garnett , Vls "edited with sixty-six votes more than entitled to . "

( Si gned ) Bun . A . H . TATTERSHALI .. „ Jons- CONSTABLE . „ L , T . TYERMAN . ,, G . BOLTON . ,, GEORGE BROWN .

P „ Eo . Iloi'wooo . tr « ma ? on s' Hall , 29 th May , 1879 . , "iff ° " ' - Hirsch , asked whether this mistake made any "erice in the result cf the election . . be ,- e C 1 , air man paid it did not , but that the correct numl'r , v . i Vo , cs woul ( 1 he cretlited to the candidates who should Iiro i " - ' at last tlection - r ifam- " ' " irsch called attention , to the circumstance I sh _ n , ij' ^ ilavin & occurred , antl thought that more care ^ He tho , tak < m Wlth regard to the scrutiny at the election . I u ght that the Scrutineers should be elected by the

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meeting , and not those brethren arceptcd who put themselves forward to act as Scrutineers . Bro . J . Winter supported Bro . Hirsch . Bro . Edward Cox observed that some alteration might be made with respect to the elections . The scrutiny was now a gigantic business , antl it was inconvenient to have

the poll declared the same dav as the election . At present the poll was closed at three o ' clock , and the brethren and the friends of the candidates were kept waiting about an hour and a half before the result was known . He thought the poll should not be declared the day of the election , but the friends of the candidates should be informed the

next day . Bro . Thomas Meggy expressed an opinion against the present mode of declaring the poll the same day as the election , and gave notice of motion for altering the present rule . Bro . Walter Hopekirk was of the same opinion as Bro . Edward Cox , and thought the poll should be make known

the next day . Bro . the Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , with reference to the remarks as to the scrutineers , saitl that those brethren performed a very arduous duty , and did it well . The scrutiny was' now a very heavy business , but it was executed with great care and caution . Occasionally mistakes would occur , but they occurred very seldom , and if they affected

the result of tjje election the House Committee had power to admit a child who having been declared unsuccessful was found to have been successful . The scrutineers , from his experience , deserved the best thanks of the brethren . ( Hear , hear . )

The petition of twelve candidates for the October election as then read , and ten were placed on the list , two only deferred . At the declaration of the poll for the election of the House and Audit Committees the following was found to bc the result :

HOUSE COMMITTEE . No . Name Votes . 1 Bro . Peter de Lande Long ... ... ... 125 2 „ Edward Letchworth 123 3 „ John A . Rucker 118 4 „ Joshua Nunn ... ... 117

5 „ Lieut .-Col . James Peters 11 ; 6 ,, Griffiths Smith in 1 „ Edmund C . Mather 107 8 „ Thomas VV . White 103 9 „ William Hope , M . D ., 95 10 „ Henry A . Dubois 94

( i „ Alfred H . Tattershall gr 12 ,, Frank Richardson 84 13 „ Charles Hammerton ... „ 78 1 4 ,, Edward Cox ,.. ... ... ... ... 76 13 „ John Mason ... 18 16 „ R . Warner Wheeler 18 The first twelve were declared duty elected .

AUDIT COMMITTEE . No . Name . Votes , 1 Bro . Herbert Dieketts 137 2 „ Henry C . Levander 127 3 „ Robert B . Webster 122 4 „ William Roebuck 119 3 ,, John G . Chancellor uC 6 „ William Bailey 112 7 „ Thomas Kingston ... ... ... ... 106

8 ,, Henry Venn ,.. ... ... ... ... gi 9 „ James Cutbush , ... 49 10 „ Robert Berridge ... ... ... ... 31 ti „ Hyam M . Levy ... ' 27 The first nine were declared duly elected .

United Grand Lodge.

UNITED GRAND LODGE .

The following is the agenda of business to be transacted in Grand Lodge , on Wednesday , the 4 th June , 1879 . 1 . The minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 5 th March for confirmation . 2 . The minutes of the Grand Festival of the 30 th April for confirmation . 3 . Election of members of the Boartl of General

Purposes . 4 . Election of members of the Colonial Board . 5 . Election of members for the Commiitee of Management of the " Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Witlows of Freemasons . " C . Report oi the Lodge of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following grants viz . : —

£ s . d . A brother of the Lion Lodge , No . 312 , Whitby ... ... ... " ... 7 S o o A brother of the Egyptian Lodge , No . 27 , London ... ... , „ ... 50 o o A brother of the Salisbury Lotlge , No . 435 , London ... ... ... ... 50 o 0

The widow of a brother of the Pythagorean Lodge , No . 79 , Greenwich ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Lewises' Lodge , No . 1209 , Ramsgate .,. ... ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Perfect Ashlar Lotlge , No . II ; 8 , Southwark ... ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Camden Lotlge , No . 704 , London - r «

... . . _ , _ - » , """""" •¦• ... ... ... 100 o o A brother of the Leigh Lodge , No . 957 , London ... ... ... ... j 0 0 o 7 . REPORT OF THE BOARD or GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grantl Lod ge of Ancient Free antl Accepted

Masons of England . The Board of General Purposes regret to make known to Grand Lodge that Bro . Charles Bryant Payne , who had for twenty-two years past filled , with credit to himself and

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satisfaction to the Craft , the office of Grand Tyler , died at Freemasons' Hall on the 6 th inst . ( Signed ) J B . MONCKTON , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , 20 th May , 1879 . At the meeting of the Board held on Tuesday , the 20 th

inst ., after the ordinary business had been disposed of , the following resolution was passed , viz .: — "The members of the Board unanimously desire to express their sense of the ability and courtesy uniformly displayed , on all occasions , by Bro . Monckton , as President of the Board of General Purposes . " ( Signed ) HENRY C . LEVANDER ,

Vice-President . To the report is subjoined a statement of the Grand Lotlge accounts at the last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 16 th day of May instant , shewing a balance in the Bank of England of £ 5065 2 s . ; and in the hands of the Grand Secretary , for petty cash , £ l 3 ; and for servants' wages , £ 9 6 15 s .

8 . REPORT OF THE COLONIAL BOARD . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepte

Masons of England . The Colonial Board beg to report that at their meetin on Tuesday , the 6 th inst ., after the President had quitted the chair , It was unanimously

resolved—That the thanks of the Colonial Board be hereby presented to its President , the W . Bro . John Anthony Rucker , P . G . D ., for his able management of , and assiduous attention to , the business of the Board during the long period he has filled the office of President .

( Signed ) GRIFFITHS SMITH , Vice-President . Freemasons' Hall , London , 6 th May , 1879 . 9 . The annual report of the Royal Masonic Benevolent

Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , dated the 16 th of May , 1879 , will be laid before Grand Lodge . 10 . Proposed motions . ( 1 ) By W . Bro . Lieut .-Col . John Creaton , Grand Treasurer : —

"That the sum of' £ 70 be given from the Fund of General Purposes ; that the money be placed in the hands of the Secretary of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution { ot Aged ' . Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , to supply the residents of the Institution at Croydon with coals

during the winter months . " ( 2 ) By W . Bro . John M . Clabon , P . G . D . : — " That , considering the large amount which has been accumulated from the surplus income of the Fund of Benevolence , it is not expedient to continue the accumulation of the whole of that surplus . "

New Lodges.

NEW LODGES .

List of lodges for which warrants have been granted by the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodire ;—No . h

1810 Lodge Coromandel , Cocanada , Madras . 1811 Somerset Lodge , Ashburton , Canterbury , New Zealand . 1812 Heretaunga Lodge , Hastings , Hawkes Bay , Wellington , New Zealand . 1813 Abercorn Lodge , Waipawa , Wellington , New Zealand .

1814 Worsley Lodge , Worsley , Lancashire . 1815 Penge Lodge , Anerley , Surrey . 1816 Victoria Park Lodge , Hackney . 1817 St . Andrew ' s Lodge , Shoeburyness , Essex . 1818 Clapham Lodge , Clapham Common . 1819 Grosvenor Jcrvois Lodge , Port Pirie , South

Australia . 1820 Sir Thomas White Lodge , Queen Victoria-street . 1821 Atlingworth Lodge , Brighton , Sussex . 1822 St . Quintius Lodge , Cowbridge , Glamorganshire , South Wales .

1823 Royal Clarence Lodge , Clare , Suffolk . 1824 Buffalo Lodge , East London , South Africa . 1825 Peak Downs Lodge , Copperfield , Queensland , Australia . 1826 Parthenon Lodge , Egham , Surrey .

Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

NINETY-FIRST ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL . £ s . d . Amounts previously announced 11 , 874 1 6 Lists since sent in : — London , John Nidd Smith ( Lodge 14 ) ... 10 10 o

West Lanes ., Thomas Buxton ( Lodge 1345 ) 4 a o o ,, Sylvester Mattison ( Lodge II 1609 ) 10 o o N . Wales and Salop ., Thomas Coxhead ( Lodge 1674 ) 10 10 o Additions to various lists ... ... .., 53 1 6 £ 12 , 000 3 o

The St . Ethelbert Lodge of Mark Masters , No . 243 , was consecrated on Thursday , the 28 th inst ., at Hereford . The ceremony was performed by R . W . Bro . Frederick Binckes , P . G . W ., Grand Secretary , assisted by V . W . Bro . D . M . Dewar , P . G . O ., G . Asst . Sec , and other Grand Officers . W . Bro . J . Grigg was installed W . M . ; Bro . Theophilus Lane , S . W . ; and Bro . William Williams . J . W .