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AVOMEN : NOT ELECTED . ^ Name , Husband ' s First Loclge . Last Lodge . Application . A e ' e ' Votcs ' Pension , ] , __ a . . £ Chace , Susannah No . 227 , London No . 22 c 2 61 1 , 651 Corney , H . M No . 311 , Bath No . 61 , Bath 1 60 909 AVeymouth , Sarah No . 165 , London No . 165 0 62 691 Piper , Elizabeth No . 186 , Roehford No . 186 6 76 1 ,-318

Mrs . Chaco was elected by numbei-s , but disqualified , by Rule 35—"At no period shall there he ou either fund more annuitants from Lodges in tho London district than from those in tho country . "' Subsequent to the election , however , a communication was received by the secretary from Bro . Gale , that he had polled a larger number of votes for Mrs . Corney than those recorded , and indeed more than some of the successful candidates , and therefore there must be somo error in the

return . Upou an examination of the balloting papers taking place , it was discovered that 2 , 200 votes belonging to Mrs . Corney , No . 12 on the list of candidates , had been carried to the credit of Mrs . Cooke , No . 11 on tlie list , ancl thafc the effect of amending the return would be not only the election of Mrs . Corney instead of Mrs . Cooke , but that by altering the relative proportions of London and country cases—Mrs . Chaco ivould lie elected aud Mrs . Yule excluded .

A meeting of the committee was hold on Tuesday last , to consider what steps ought to be taken under the circumstances , when , after some discussion , it was resolved to appoint a sub-committeo to examine the polling papers , and a requisition was signed for a special meeting of the subscribers to the institution for Friday the 1 st June , to consider all the circumstances of the case , ancl determine the proper course to pursue . A proposition will then be made that , under the circumstances ,

not only the twelve declared to be elected , but the two who ought to have been elected , shall be taken on the funds of the institution . One suggestion was made at the committee that the poll should be set right , and an appeal made to Grand Lodge for a sum for the disappointed candidates—a suggestion which we feel assured will not be entertained by Grand Lodge , though wo perceive that Bro . Savage has since given notice for a grant from Grand Lodge for thafc purpose . The

institution has the means of rectifying tho error without injustice to anj- party , ancl ought to do so . AA hat are the brethren of the Lodge of Faith , No . 165 , about to allow the widow of a deceased brother , belonging to their Lodge , to be on the list of applicants for the Annuity for six years , and to poll less than seven hundred votes in that time ? The Lodge has many active aud well known members , and one , or at most two yeans' exertions would have

ensured the election of Mrs . AVeymouth . AVe trust thafc their attention having been called to the case , they will next year exert themselves ancl relieve their Loclge from fche odium of forgetting the widow , which must until then attach to it . There is a good reason why the candidates from remote country districts may occasionally be a long time on the list bef oi e they are elected , but there can be no reason that such should be the ease for a London candidate , excepting in the apathy and indifference of the brethren of the Lodge from ivhich it comes .

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ROBERT BURNS LODGK ( NO . 25 ) . —This Lodge held its last regular meeting for the season , at the Freemasons' Tavern , on Monday , the 7 th instant . The Lodge was opened in the three degrees , and Bros . Staiinard , AVood , and Spicer were raised to the third degree , Bros . Sherwood and S . Tuck passed to the second degree , and Signor Dragone was initiated into antient Freemasonry . Bro . Watson , P . M ., proposed that ten guineas bo voted for the benefit of the Freemasons Girls School , wliich was unanimouslagreed to and it is proposed to acid another ten

y ; guineas next year , thereby making the Loclge a subscriber in perpetuity , as the Lotlge is already of the three other charities . It was also unanimously agreed to have a- summer festival , at the Crystal Palace , on AVednesday , July 4 th , to include the fair friends and relatives of the members . The AA . M ., Bro . AY . Gladwin , will preside , and a large number of ladies are expected to be present ; the whole of the Past Masters ancl officers of the Lodge will bo stewards . Bro . Apted , P . M . and Treas ., stated tbat he and other senior members of the Lodge had

witnessed the unceasing and earnest endeavours of one of tho Past Masters for the prosperity , unity , and well being of the Lodge for the last twenty years , and something tangible should be done to show the appreciation of the members of the Loclge to that worthy and most excellent man and Mason—he meant Bro . AAllliam AVatson , P . M ., a man who had done more for tho Robert Burns Lodge than nine tenths of all the members put together . ( Much applause . ) After some further and able remarks he proposed that ten guineas bo presented to Bro . AVatson , as but a very small recognition of his great services to this Lodge , and to Arch aud

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Craft Masonry m general . The brethren stood up as one man to second the proposition . Bro . AVatson thanked the brethren , and said , although it was said to bo a small token to mark his endeavours , it was more to him to have such a signal recognition of bis services from so large and influential a Lodge as that of the Robert Burns , and it would be a still further incentive on behalf of Masonry and the Robert Burns Lodge . There was a large attendance of members , and the Past Masters present were—Bros Apted , Treas . ; AVatson ; Newton , Sec ; Farmer ; Le Gassick ;

Robinson ; and Dyte ; and Bro . A . F . Edwards , of the Rising Sua Lodge , No . 103 , New York . An emergency meeting was held in the Temple , on the 14 th . instant , ivhen a largo number of brethren and visitors were present . Bro . Bunyard was raised to the third . degree ; Bro . Smith was passed to the second degree ; and Messrs . Gaball and Mitschke were initiated ; two gentlemen were proposed for initiation , ancl one to join at the emergency meeting to be called in June . All Masonic business

being concluded , about one hundred and ten brethren retired to the hall to refreshment . After tho usual Masonic toasts were given , the health of the initiates was proposed , and ably responded to by Bros . Mitschke and Gaball ; Bro . Dragone , being au Italian , was debarred that , pleasure , but stated to a friend that he was delighted with all that hacl been done that he was allowed to see . Tlie musical arrangements were nuclei' the direction of Bro . Fielding , assisted by Bros , Distin and Shoubridge . Bro . Dragone sang iu Italian with great taste and

effect , accompanying himself' upon the piano . This closed one of the most successful seasons of the Robert Burns Lodge , all being peace and harmony froni'the first meeting to the last . NEW CONCORD LODGE ( NO . 1115 ) . —The third meeting of this new ancl flourishing Lodge was held on Friday , May 18 th , at the Rosemary Branch Tavern , Hoxton . Bros . J . Emmens , AV . M . ; Bertram , S . AA . ; and Swinnock , J . AA . There were several visitors present , amongst whom

were Bros . Rule , P . G . Purs , ancl P . M . of the Lion and Lamb and Prosperity Lodges ; Amos , No . 1044 ; Kennedy , P . M . and Treas . No . 201 ; Jackson , P . M ., 201 ; and others . The Lotlge having been opened at five o ' clock , the first business was to pass Bros . Sinclair , Hartmau , Gray and Mackay to the second degree , the ceremony being performed by the AV . M . in his usual able maimer . Afterwards Messrs . Liddiman , Medcalf , Franz Ferdinand Gustav Sehultz , ancl AA m . Clayton , were severally introduced in a most solemn ancl impressive manner , and duly initiated by the AV . M . into the secrets and mysteries of antient Freemasonry .

All business being soon disposed of , the Lodge was closed . About fifty brethren partook of refreshment , and after due respect hacl been paid to the toasts of _ " The Queen , " " The M . AV . G . M ., " and " The Grand Officers , " Bro . Rule , iu returning thanks for the Grand Officers , said he truly wished that more of them might have been present that evening , as he had never seen the duties more efficiently performed . The New Concord Loclge was a worthy scion of the Old , and he hoped that for many years it might be as efficient , as respectable , and as agreeable as ifc was at that

moment . Ho was happy to sec their AVorshipful Master in the chair that evening , for to be so under a new warrant was an event which only happened about ouce iu a hundred years , and ho trusted that their AA ' orshipful Master might live long to enjoy those honours which he had so well earned . The AVorshipful Master then gave the health of those brethren who had been initiated that evening . He trusted , from the little they hacl seen of Freemasonry , that they were pleased with it , and that it would make an impression upon them and induce them to study

it . It was a great gratification to him , as AA'orshipful Master , to have sixteen initiations in three meetings . That spoke well for the New Concord Lodge , and he was sure that the members of the Old Concord Lodge would be equally pleased with its success . The AVorshipful Master next gave " The health of Bro . Langhlin , the Chaplain to the Lodge . " Bro . Langhlin , after acknowledging the honour conferred upon him by the AVorshipful Master in proposing his health , addressing himself to their newlinitiated brethrensaid he wished to a few words

y , say in reference to the great ancl good cause into ivhich they hacl entered that night . They were initiated into an institution wliich had not onl y for its objects the good principles of brotherly love , relief and truth , but to carry out the great principles inculcated by tho wish of God as the greatest blessings to mankind on earth . They would find it to be a good thing to be amongst Masons , as Masonry itself was the most perfect system of government , the Master exercising a due authority , and brethren yielding a willing obedience ; and although they had as yet

seen little of Freemasonry , he felt assured that the more they saw of it the more they ivould respect and love its principles , whether social , moral , or religious . They were not bound together to shield each other against a violation of the laws , as that was a subject always especiall y excepted ; but as frail creatures , in entering Masonry , they were bound to support each other to the utmost of their power . As Masonry was known in the most distant parts of the globe , if they should ever be in distress they need not fear of assistance . But , at the same time , as