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Masonic Mems.

MASONIC MEMS .

His Koyal Highness the Prince of Wales has named Monday the Sth . May next , for the Anniversary Festival of the Koyal Masonic Institution for Girls , on which occasion His Eoyal Highnesss has consented to preside . We are informed fcliat the installation of Colonel Lyne as R . W . Prov . G . M ., for Monmouthshire , will take place in the

large Eooin at the Town Hall , Newport , on Easter Thursday , April 13 th , and that Theodore Mansel Talbot , Esq ., R . W . Prov . G . M ., for the Eastern Division of Sonth Wales , will be respectfully invited to perform the ceremony . The next meeting of the Provincial Grand Loelge of Suffolk is announced to be held at Ipswich in July next .

A petition has been forwarded to Grand Lodge for the formation of a new lodge in Lancaster , to be called the Duke of Lancaster ' s Lodge . A movement is on foot among the members of the Alasonic Body , having for its object the presentation to LordDalhousie of

a testimonial , in acknowledgment of the distinguished services he has rendered to the Craft during nearly half a century . It is proposed that the testimonial take the shape of a bust , in duplicate , one copy to be presented to the noble lord , and the other to he placed in Freemasons' Hall , Edinburgh . THE FUND OE B ENEVOLENCE . —We are pleased to notice

that Bro . Savage at the last meeting of the Board of Benevolence , a report , of which is given on another page of the present number , gave notice of a motion for consideration at the next Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge , for an amendment in the laws relating to the Fund of Benevolence ; we trust the motion will be carried , as , owing , under the present

laws , to the long period , which must elapse , ere Petitioners whose recommendations have to go before Grand Lode , can be in receipt of the grant allowed to thern , the sufferings and privations of the petitioners , become , painfully prolonged , seeing that in many oases the petitions are not made until the direst necessity compels , and the old adage : —lis dat qui cilo dot especially applies in these cases .

Grand Lodge.

GRAND LODGE .

The annual quarterly meeting of the General Committee and the monthly meeting of the Lodge of Benevolence , were held in the Board Boom , Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday evening , the 15 th inst ., at seven o'clock . The W . Bro . J . M . Chibon , President , as W . M . Bro . Joshua Nunn . senior V . P ., as Senior Warden , and Bro . J . Brett , jun .

V , F ., as Junior Warden , Bro . John Hervey , Grand Sec , and his staff j and a numerous attendance of brethren , amongst whom , were Bros . Col . Cole , John Savage , Joseph Smith , Bywaters ^ Burgess , Sheeen , S . May , W . Young , W . Smith , C . E ., Gale , How , Walters , & c . The Board of Miisters was opened , and the minutes read . The

Grand Secretary read the permission of the Most Worshipful Grand Master that in future the meetings of the Board and of the Lodge of Benevolence , be held at six o ' clock . Bro . John Savage , P . G . D ., gave the following notice of motion for consideration at the next quarterly communication of Grand . Lodge , to be holden on Wednesday , the 1 st of March next : That in the Laws relating to the Fund of Benevolence in Law

16 , after the words in lines 9 , 10 , and 11 , " shall not be effectual until confirmed at the next or a subsequent meeting of the Lodge ot Benevolence , " be added the words ' except in cases of recommendations to the Grand Lodge . ' The Lodge of Benevolence was then formally opened . The minutes read , aud seven grants made to petitioners at the previous meeting of the Lodge of Benevolence , and which

required , under the new Eules , confirmation at this meeting ,, amounting together , to £ 135 , consisting of one vote of £ 40 , one of £ 20 , and five of £ 15 each ; these were respectively put and carried , aud thereby confirmed . The number of new cases on the list presented to the Lodge was 21 . Of these , one application was dismissed , the

consideration of one adjourned , and one deferred . Of the IS cases considered , sums varying from £ 5 to £ 100 were voted in the following sums , one of £ 5 , seven of £ 10 , eight of £ 20 each , two of these requiring confirmation ; one of £ 40 with a recommendation to the Grand Master , and one of £ 100 with a recommendation to Grand Loelge . The Lodge of Benevolence was thereafter closed .

Craft Masonry.

Craft Masonry .

ENGLISH CONSTITUTION . METROPOLITAN .

BRITANNIC LODGE ( NO . 33 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , on the 10 th inst . There being an unusually heavy amount of business to be got through , the officers of the lodge responded to the request of the W . M . by putting in an appearance punctually afc their respective posts . Tlie chair was occupied by the W . M ., Bro . A . G . Church , supported by Bros . Jas . Glashier , S . W . ; Magnus Ohren , J . W . ; F . G . Finch , S . D . ; G . E . Eachus , J . D .:

L . Crombie , Treas . ; T . A . Chubb , Sec ; J . S . Pierce , Dir . of Cers . ; J . Chynowetli , I . G , ; Speight Tyler . There was a numerous attendance ofthe members , amongst whom we noticed Bros . H . Bridges , P . M ., P . G . S . B ., D . Prov . G . M ., Somersetshire ; H . Grissell , P . M ., P . G . D ,, P . G . S . ; W . Smith , C . E ., P . M ., P . G . S . ; G . Strapp , P . M ., P . G . S . ; K . Galloway , P . M . ; J . C . Craven , W . W . G . Craig , Jabez James , It . F . Fail-lie , Stephenson Clarke , G . N . Strawhridge , E . W . Payne , Chas , Horsley , E . J . Clarke , E . Burke , F . W . Stent , C . W . Turner , F . W . Truscott , Jas . Eobertson , W . Cluuston , G . Pawley , T . Spencer , D . Hodge , W . T . Sugg , J . Church , F . D . Banister , A . W . Snow , J . M .