The Masonic Mirror.

NORFOLK . —Norwich Chapter of Perseverance voted £ 2 to the Schools , to bo continued annually . The Lodge proposes to have a box for the Schools , ancl to charge honorary fees upon appointments to AA . M ., AA ' ardens , and Deacons . Social Lodge , Bro . Marshall sends £ 2 2 s ., and Lodge votes £ 5 5 s , OXFORDSHIRE— D , Prov . Grand Master suggests local committes , to include all the charities .

SOMERSETSHIRE . — -One Lodge ( which not stated ) has subscribed £ 10 . It is believed others will follow , STAFFORDSHIRE . —Prov . Grand Lodge voted £ 52 10 ; ,-. to each School ; Langton and Stoke Lodges have voted subscriptions and donations : Newcastle Lodge voted £ 2 2 s . to Girls School ; St . Martin ' s Lodge , Burslem , sends £ 1 Is . The D . Prov . Grand Master "thinks in that Province , therefore , no further steps or application necessary . " AA-ARwroKsmitE . —Opinions in favour of a united movement for all the charities AVOROKSTERSHIRE . —Provincial Grand Lodge voted £ 50 to make Provincial Grand Master a Vico President .

YORKSHIRE ( NORTH ASH EAST ) . —The M . W . G . M ., the Earl of Zetland , Provincial Grand Master , writes : — "Aske , August Sth , 1858 , Eichmond , Yorkshire . —Dear Sir ancl Brother . —I have this morning received your letter of the 5 th instant , and the packet of circulars . I entirely approve of the step you have taken for the benefit of the schools , aud have written to my Deputy and sent him the circulars . I am , clear sir , yours faithfully ( signed ) , ZETEAND . "—Bro . Marwood , Deputy Provincial Grand Master , promises every support , aud seuds a donation from himsel E of £ 21 , viz .: £ 10 10 s . to each school .

YORKSHIRE ( AVEST ) . —Provincial Grand Lodgo subscribed £ 105 towards enlargement of Boys School—the province having previously liberally supported the charity . Bro , AVylie , Provincial Grand Secretary , writes , under date of January 12 , that he will take upon upon himself the responsibility of the increase of the donation from the Provincial Grand Lodge of AA est Lancashire £ 10 10 s to be paid to both the Eoyal Masonic Schools , feeling assured that the Provincial Grand Lodge will sanction it . Bro . Hopwood moved that a vote' of thanks be presented to Bros . Symonds and

Lyall for their great and valuable report ; that the report be received , ancl tho committee authorized to print it—it beiug understood that not more than half the expense should fall on the Girls School—so that it might be more fully under consideration at the next meeting . After some conversation the resolution was agreed to . In the course of the discussion , Bro . Crew , the Secretary , expressed his opinion that the plan proposed by the Committee would be found too cumbrous iu

working , and submitted the following scheme as more practicable and likely to produce all the results desined by the Committee : — " That each Lodge he recommended to establish a charity fund . " That each initiate shall pay the sum of 10 s . on the day of his initiation , to the said fund .

" That each member shall pay to tho said fund 5 s . per annum . " That upon members taking office , the following fines shall be subscribed to the same fund—Is . Inner Guard ; 2 s . Junior Deacon ; 4 s . Senior Deacon ; 6 s . Junior AA arden ; 8 s . Senior AVarden ; 10 s . AA ' orshipful Master ; or such other sum as each Lodge might think most convenient ; but out of this sum each Lodge shall subscribe to the public Masonic charities , such a sum as shall entitle them to vote at all elections . " A vote of thauks to Bro . Udall for his kindness and courtesy in the chair terminated the proceedings . Bro . Symonds gave notice , that should the scheme proposed iu the report'pre ' * X %