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Ths following is the Official Agenda of business to he transacted , hi Grand Lodge , on Wednesday next , September 3 rd -. — The minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the -1-th of June , to be read and put for confirmation . The 51 . W . Grand Master will move—1 st . "That Law 19 , page 107 , iu the Boole of Constitutions ,

4 e altered , by prefixing thereto the following words : — ' Except . viien otherwise specially directed by resolution of Grand Lodge . '" 2 nd . " That Bro . Thomas Alexander Adams , late Grand Pursuivant , do take rank and wear clothing as Past Grand J ? UTsyivanfc . " Business not disposed of in . Tune last , viz .:

—The report of the Board of General Purposes of the 21 st May last . The annual report of the Eoyal Benevolent Institution for . Aged Freemasons and their Widows will be laid before the Grand ihodge , and the following proposed alterations of the laws , which were agreed to at the Annual General Meeting of the

Institution , held on Friday , the 16 th May ., will bo submitted for the approval of Grand Lodge , viz : — 1 st . " That Rule 12 of the Rules . and Regulations be amended ,

. &>> erasing the name of the Right . Hon . the Earl of Yarborough , jiL . each case in which it occurs in the said Rule , and substituting ill each case the name of the Right Hon . the Earl de Grey and iRipon . " 2 hcT . " That it shall be lawful for the subscribers , at special general meetings of this Institution , to entertain motions for the adoption of any new regulation or law , or the abrogation or

alteration of any existing regulation or law ; provided such speoial general meeting be convened in conformity to Rule S . " — If carried , to form an addition to Rule 45 . 3 rd . " That no motion for the creation , increase , or diminution- of any salary , or for the grant of any money ( unless the object be for payment of bond fide debts ) shall be entertained ,

-without notice thereof being given at tho meeting of the committee preceding that on which it is intended to make such icction . "—And that it form part of , or immediately follow Bule IX . The Report of the Board of Benevolence for tho last quarter , hi which are recommendations for the following grants , viz .:

—Brother James Winter , of the Derwent Lodge , ( Mo 47 , Hastings ) £ 30 0 0 "Brother George Turner , of the Lodge of Unanimity ( No . 361 , Stockport ) 30 0 0

THE REPORT 03 ? THE BOARD OI ? GENERAL PURPOSES . ' To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Maso ns of Fngland . The Board of General Purposes beg to report that , in pursuance- of the Resolution of Grand Lodge of the 4 th day of June iast—whereby this Board was directed to prepare such plans

and estimates as they consider requisite for the appropriation of ~ i . p . property of Grand Lodge—they have caused plans and approximate estimates , having reference to the scheme comprised iu the Report of the Board of the 21 st day of May last , to 2 >' e prepared hythe Grand Superintendent-of Works , and have directed that the same be deposited at the Office of the Grand

Seereiary . With reference , however , to t ! i e very difficult question of the best . mcck-of dealing with thefreehold property of Grand Lodge in Great % ieen-street , with a view to its improvement and adaptation ,

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the Board do not propose to press u ]) on Grand Lodge at present the further consideration of the scheme contained in their Report of the 21 st day of May last , but in compliance with a very general feeling expressed both in aud out of Grand Lodge , that the whole matter can be considered and carried out with greater benefit and profit to the Craft by a fixed Committee than by a Board , which , by its Constitution , changes from year to

year , the Board beg to recommend that , in the event of Grand Lodge agreeing to the alteration of Law 19 , page 107 , of the Book of Constitutions , as proposed by the M . W . the Grand Master , a Committee of seven members of Grand Lodge be appointed , with powers similar to those at present possessed by this Board , so far as the same relate to the improvement and

adaptation of the aforesaid freehold property of Grand Lodge , and that such Committee have full power to call for all books , papers , deeds , documents , and accounts ; to obtain the advice of any persons , architects or others , and to cause such plans and estimates to be jirepared as may seem to them expedient for the purpose of adopting a complete scheme ' for the improvement

and adaptation of the said freehold property , subject to the approval of Grand Lodge . In the case of the Derbyshire Lodge ( ISo . 143 ) , Longnor , the suspension whereof was continued hy order of the Grand Lodge ofthc'lthday of September , 18 G 1 , for neglecting to comply with the peremptory summons of the Board to attend with and produce their warrant and lodge books , the warrant was subsequently duly deposited with the Grand Secretary and is still

retained . A memorial has been since received from one of the Past Masters of the said Lodge , setting forth that the W . M . had died , and that the lodge books could not be found , and praying that the case might be taken into consideration , with a view to a removal of the suspension , and return of the warrant . The Board having had such Past Master before them at their meeting on the 19 th of August instant , and having

heard his statement , from which it appeared that the cause of the continued non-production of the books -was owing , not to contumacy but to inability to find them , and also that the brethren were ready and anxious to recommence working , and being desirous to avoid the injury to the Lodge which would probably accrue by a suspension of their warrant beyond the

September quarterly communication , resolved to recommend to Grand Lodge " that the suspension be removed , and the war rant returned , upon an application in writing being made , signed by seven members at least of the said Lodge , stating the facts , and declaring upon their Masonic obligation that they are ignorant as to where the hooks of the Lodge are to he found ,

and pledging themselves that the future meetings of the said Lodge shall be conducted with all Masonic regularity , especially in the summoning all the members of the said Lodge to attend its meetings . " And subject to such application being duly made prior to the meeting of Grand Lodge in September next , the Board beg to recommend that the suspension of the Derbyshire Lodge ( No . 143 ) , be removed , and its warrant restored . ( Signed ) J . LEE - WEIEYN EVANS , President .

Freemasons Hall , 20 th August , 18 G 2 . To the report is subjoined a statement of the Grand Lodge Accounts at the last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on the lDth inst ,, showing a balance in the hands of the Grand Treasurer of £ 1123 2 s . Sd ., and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for petty cash £ 50 . Of these sums there belongs to

the Fund of Benevolence £ -157 16 s . Gd . ; to the Fund of General Purposes £ 181 lis . Ud . ; and there is in the unappropriated account a sum of £ 530 13 s . 10 c ? ., a portion of which belongs to the Grand Chapter .