Grand Lodge.

BRO . the Rev . J . S . SmEuoTHAM seconded the motion , as he could not conceive bow the appointment of so subordinate an officer by Grand Lodge could derogate from the dignity of Grand Master . BRO . MCINTYRE would give the proposal of Bro . Barrett a direct negative . When the M . W . the Grand Master improperly disposed of his patronage , then , and not till then , ought he be deprived of hisjust prerogative ; in fact , it was only an attempt to get in the small end of the wedge towards depriving the Grand Master of bis most valuable prerogative . BRO . SIR . LUCIUS CURTIS also opposed Bro . Barrett's motion , as a dangerous precedent . The amendment was negatived by a large majority only five hands being held up for it and the original motion carried .

DEFAULTING LODGES . Bro . HAVERS moved that the following Lodges—No . Date of last return . 49 . Lodge of Concord , London December , 1849 64 . Howard Lodge of Brotherly Love , Arundel March , 1836 362 . Lodge of School of Plato , Cambridge ... December , 1853 459 . Lodge of Benevolence , Sherborne December , 1851 65 S . Marquis of Granby , Eastwood , Notts ... Warrant returned 751 Prince Edwin's LodgeE December 1849

. , ye , " > Warrant granted , 765 . Roden Lodge , Wem J- February , 1846 J —no return 785 . Ancholme , Brigg , Lincolnshire Warrant returned 806 . Castlemartin Lodge , Pembroke December , J 849 ~ l Warrant granted , 878 . Mariner's Lodge , Littlehampton ... V July , 1852—no J return

940 . Peveril of the Peak Lodge , New Mills , / ? 'Tf ' , JSf ' rf « earGlossop \ S ^ 05 " should be summoned to show cause , at the next meeting of Grand Lodge , why they should not be erased from the books of Grand Lodge . Since the notice bad been made public , three of the Lodges named in the list , as originally published , had come in and made their returns , and he hoped the summons would operate beneficially iu causing a great others to follow their example . He miht

many g mention that those Lodges now on the list had been several times applied to within the last twelve months , and although the Board of General Purposes , in its wish to afford them every indulgence , put off the present motion from time to time , no good had come of the delay . Bro . LOCOCK WEBB seconded the resolution . Bro . STUBBING hoped Grand Lodge would grant the defaulting Lodges three months more to make their returns , and condemned the

motion as taking the Lodges by surprise . Bro GREGORY said , that if the motion was to erase those Lodges , they might complain of surprise , but such was not the fact . Each of them would next Grand Lodge have an opportunity of stating its case , and then Grand Lodge itself would have to decide whether the Lodge should be erased or not . Bro . HAVERS would again assure Grand Lodge that every opportunity had been given , and would be given , to those Lodges to save their position . The motion was then agreed to .

ELKCTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . It being now past eleven o ' clock no further business was proceeded with , but Grand Lodge , in idleness , waited some minutes for the return of the scrutineers , who made a report , giving the following votes , there giving two lists canvassed for , one containing fourteen names , all of whom were returned , and the other the four names immediately following : — Levinson ( No . 19 ) ... 159 Young ( No . 72 ) ... 124

Farmer ( No . 25 ) ... 156 Cotterell ( No . 8 ) ... 121 Stacey ( No . 211 ) ... 153 Gregory ( No . 233 ) ... 110 Ladd ( No . 247 ) ... 153 Wheeler ( No . 324 ) ... 108 McIntyre ( No . 125 ) ... 151 Snell ( . No . 5 ) ... 107 Moore ( No . 320 ) ... 145 Webb ( So . 4 ) ... 101 Tyerman ( No . 234 ) ... 143 Symonds ( No . 21 ) ... 88 Barrett 212 62 152 42

( No . ) ... Stebbing ( No . ) ... Binckes * ( No . 11 ) ... 38 Barnes ( No . 30 ) ... 37 There was also a large number of other Past Masters put in nomination , mostly without authority , whose names it is unnecessary to give : but we may add that the following votes were recorded : —for

one candidate , 25 ; one , 21 ; one , 16 ; one , 10 ; one , 9 ; two , 8 each ; four , 6 each ; three , 6 each ; two , 3 each ; seven , 2 each ; live 1 each ; and two , none . Bros . Blake , W . M . ( No . 21 ); and Watson , P . M . ( No . 25 ) , withdrew their names prior to the evening of election ; and Bros . Hewlett , P . M . ( No . 23 ); and Wan-en , P . M . ( No . 169 ) , previous to the polling . The following brethren were nominated members of the Board , by the M . W . Grand Master : — Bros . John Havers , P . G . D ., President ; W . H . White , P . G . Sec . ; John Sli

Savage , S . G . D . ; F . ght , J . G . D . ; Rev J . E . Cox , P G . Chaplain ; John Hervey , P . GD . ; S . B . Wilson , P . G . D . ; E . W . Jennings , G . D . C . ; J . LI . Evans , P . 6 . S . B . ; A . A . Lc Yeau , P . 6 . S . B . ; Joseph Smith , G . Pursuivant . COLONIAL BOARD . The undermentioned brethren were elected as members of the Colonial Board : —Bros . Nicholas Bradford , P . M ., No . 54 ; John HerveyP . G . I ) . JSSHopwoodPGDFLedgerPMNo

, ; . . . , ... ; . , .., . 11 ; James Mason , P . M ., No . 108 ; M . H . Shuttlewortb , P . M ., No . 225 ; George Wilkinson , P . M ., No . 21 ; and the Grand Master nominated Bros . J . LI . Evans , P . G . S . B ., President ; A . W . Woods , Asst . G . D . C ; and J Smith , P . G . Purs . The Grand Master also appointed Bro . Hervey ( one of the elected members ) Vice-president . ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . The undermentioned Brethren were elected to represent Grand

Lodge on the Committee of management for the fioyal Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and their Widows : — Bros . Samuel Aldrich , P . M ., No . 196 ; Eobert Collard , P . M ., No . 168 ; H . S . Cooper , P . M ., No . 276 ; Alfred Day , P . M ., No . 78 ; Samuel Gale , P . M ., No . 19 ; W . S . Masteman , l ' . M , No . 11 ; Thomas Gole , P . M ., No . 18 ; Benjamin Head , P . M ., No . 5 ; William Paas , P . M ., No . 30 ; John Symonds , P . M ., No . 21 . The Grand Master having intimated that it would be necessary to hold a special Grand Lodge for the transaction of the business unfinished that evening , Grand Lodge was closed in ample form , and adjourned to the first Wednesday in September , emergencies excepted . The Lodge of emergency has since been fixed for the 23 rd instant .

Postscript.

POSTSCRIPT .

A GRAND LODGE OF EMERGENCY ; was held on the 23 rd instant , for the discussion of the business left over from the Quarterly Communication . The throne was occupied by the M . W . G . M ., supported by the D . G . M . ; Lord de Tabley , S . G . W . ; Bro . Hon . I . Dmvhs , as J . G . W . Bro . HAYEKS brought forward the proposed increase m the salary of the Grand Secretary to the amount of £ 400 ,

leaving it to Bro . Smith to advocate that Brother ' s claims . A long discussion took place , during which it was argued that the Grand Secretary ' s present salary was insufficient , and that although the late Board of General Purposes had advised that no increase should be made in any of the salaries , that the decision of G . L . in increasing the salary of the Asst . Grand Secretary , had necessitated a re-consideration of the

whole question . On the other hand it was argued , that the Grand Secretary was aware ' of the amount of his salary when he accepted office two years ago , and that nothing had transpired to justify the proposed increase . It was also remarked , that the G . Secretary ' s letters to Bro . Earington , P . G . M . of Canada , had been offensive and unconciliatory : in answer to whichthe D . G . M . stated that he and the G . M . were

-, respon sible for those documents . Bro . HAVERS took occasion to make a personal attack in his usual style upon Bros . HARINGTON and PORTAL . The same Brother made use of very unmasonic language towards Bros . WHITMORE and BINCKES , which resulted in recriminations and mutual apologies . The motion was carried .

It was agreed , on the recommendation of the Board , that Bro . Buss ' s salary be raised to £ 150 a year—also that a paid auditor should be appointed . Attention was drawn to the existence of three spurious Lodges at Smyrna who had formed themselves into a G . L ,,