Masonic Portraits (No. 22). Bayard.

Lodge 311 , under the Irish Constitution , at Templemore , was soon elected W . M . This Lodge was in a somewhat languishing condition , but the energy imparted into it by the new member helped to raise it in a short time to a high standard of excellence . His services were gracefully acknowledged

by the presentation of a valuable ring " as an inadequate testimonial of his great zeal and ability . " On the same occasion the brethren presented his wife with a valuable gem , as an acknowledgment of her great courtesy and hospitality towards them . Subsequently ho was advanced

to the Mark and R . A . degrees , in Chapter No . 13 , at Limerick , and through the intervening grades to that of Knight Templar and St . John of Jerusalem in tho Encampment ( No . 13 ) , in the year 1858 . Provincial offices in Ireland being of a permanent character , and not

as in this country of annual tenure , it will bo seen that his appointment to office in North Munster must havo been the result of unusual ability and zeal . He became ,

moreover , first Principal of tho Triuno Chapter aud Commander of the Triuno Encampment at Limerick in 1858 , dignities which were rapidly followed by his admission to tho degree of Prince Mason of Ireland .

The migratory life , imposed upon a military man did not allow of much repose , nor of local permanence in Masonic effort . On joining his regiment , at Malta , he affiliated there with Lodge Zetland , No . 75 G . This body was then in a state of decadence , and our hero found in it a field

worthy of his energies . He was soon in office as S . W ., and being already a P . M ., was enabled to perforin the duties of the Chair in the absence of the W . M . His ability and efficiency were soon reoognised , and his services were in general request with the other Lodges in the island . His

sparo time was almost wholly absorbed by Masonic work , and it was not unusual for him to officiate daily , and occasionally three times within four-and-twenty hours . He established a Mark Lodge at Malta , and advanced a very large number of the brethren , all of whom were

acknowledged and certificated by the Grand Lodge of Ireland . In the Chapter attached to Zetland Lodge he worked the R . A . degree , which had almost fallen into disuse . He revived tho Orders of the Temple and St . John , which had fallen into abeyance , and became E . Commander of the

Melita Encampment . These services wero gratefully acknowledged by a testimonial . Lodge 75 G , on his joining it , was £ 60 in debt , but the result of his activity became shortly manifested by a remittance of £ 60 in fees to Grand Lodgo in the short space of one year . He had the pleasure ,

upon leaving it , of knowing that the Treasurer had a like sum in hand , and of receiving a testimonial , signed by some seventy members , expressing the warm gratitude of the fraternity for his valuable services . On the return of his regiment from foreign service he fixed his residence

in London , and at the request of the Supreme Council of Ireland , he entered tho ranks of English Masonry , and received the 30 th degree in 1857 , the 31 st in 1859 , the 32 nd in 1862 , and the 33 rd in 1864 . In

the year 1862 we find him again at Limerick , holding office as M . W . S . of the Furnell Chapter ( No . 4 ) of Prince Masons , of which , at the present moment , he remains nearl y the oldest member .

He is , however , best known in England by his indefatigable exertions in sustaining the honour and prosperity of the Craft in London . In 1868 , the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Rite moved to No . 33 Golden-square , an address which is in

remarkable accordance with its symbolism , and erected their commodious and elegant "Masonic Hall . " Our hero here served the respective offices of Grand Treasurer , Secretary , and Lieutenant Grand Commander ; and , ultimately , upon the retirement of Bro . Charles John

vigne , became Sovereign Grand Commander . This office he immediately resigned , for the good of the Order , in favour of Lord Carnarvon , and reverted to that of Lieut ., in which capacity he assisted in conferring the 33 ° upon H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , who accepted the rank of

Patron . For his services as Secretary and Treasurer our hero was presented with a very handsome silver salver By his attached colleagues and friends . He was one of the founders of the Friends in Council Lod ge ( No . 1383 ) , which numbers amongst its members

our Deputy Grand Master , Pro Grand Master , and a large number of Grand Officers . Lord Carnarvon was its first W . M ., and our Bayard succeeded him in the chair . The main object of the Lodge is to stimulate a generous support of our charitable institutions , to which in one year it sent

Masonic Portraits (No. 22). Bayard.

Stewards with nearly £ 700 . Its Steward to tho first C ' luitable Festival held this year , took up £ 222 , and for the Festivals yet to come similar largo sums will doubtless be forthcoming . It is a non-dining Lodge , ami its fluids are devoted exclusively to charity , an

examplo which our London Lodges generaly would do well to imitate . The Supreme Council ( 33 ° ) has itself contributed to our charities nearly £ 800 during the last five years . In the Order of the Temple our Bayard is P . G . S . P . of England , Prior of Suffolk and Cambridge , aud member

of the G . M . ' s Council , also Grand Junior Warden of Grand Mark Lodgo of England , and P . S . W . of the Provincial Grand Lodgo of the Royal Order of Scotland in London . He is Grand Representative of the Supreme Council ( 33 ° ) of both jurisdictions of North America , of Ireland , France ,

Chili , Peru , Mexico , Buenos Ayres , Central America , Switzerland and Greece . Under our Bayard ' s auspices tho Supreme Council has collected what is perhaps the finest Masonic Library in tho world . It is rich in pamphlets and MSS ., relating to every branch of tho Order . Lastly ,

to turn from Masonry to secular affairs , he was appointed , in 1858 , to the honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arras , of which he became Sub-Officer in 1863 , but resigned that position in 1874 , and was appointed Gentleman Usher to Her Majesty .

Our Bayard in is person an ideal of the gentle knight of chivalry . He is tall and powerfully built , and his carriage is firm and decided . His features afford ample evidence of tho energy of his mind . The face is that of a soldier who has learned to command by first learning to

obey . The forehead is ample , and has that slight inclination which is common amongst men of the sword . The perceptive faculties are largely developed , and tho clear blue eyes are windows of a mind which is as frank as it is manly . Enterprise , courage , and decision appear to be

most justly apportioned in his nature . He is ono of those men who would lead a forlorn hope as coolly as they would take their places on parade . In a warlike state of society he would have been a highly distinguished leader . His Masonic career affords evidence that ho possesses great

mental resources , as well as vast energy , and these qualities are indispensable to a military commander . No man was over yet a great captain who was not fertile in expedients . Even in the days when much depended upon personal prowess , the most successful masters of the military art were

the men who had tho most active brains . Happily wo live in a state of society which does not call for the exe-cise of the slumbering military talent which lies around us , and our heroes who have faced the storm of battle , are content

to expend their mental forces upon the arts of peace . Wo trust our Bayard may long continue his active exertions in the cause of Masonry , and that he may yet , ii that be possible , win farther honours , and still higher renown .

The Election For The Boys' School.

THE ELECTION FOR THE BOYS' SCHOOL .

THE election to ten vacancies in the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys is fixed for the 10 th instant , and as in the case of the Girls' School , last week , we purpose giving a short analysis of the list of candidates . These are fifty-nine in number , of whom eight make application

for the fifth time ; five for the fourth ; twelve for the third ; eighteen for the second , and sixteen for the first time . Ten of the boys' fathers wore Stewards for , or Subscribers to , one or more of our Charitable Institutions . Four have

both parents living , and four have lost both , one is motherless , and of the remaining fifty , forty-nine are fatherless , and the other ' s father is in a Lunatic Asylum . The father of one candidate was a subscribing member twent y-

six years , of another twenty-two years-and-a-half , of a third two , and of a fourth for only a year-and-a-half ; this last being confined in a Lunatic Asylum . The hio-hest number of votes brought forward from previous

candidatures is 1 , 661 , and there are three others who have alread y scored over 1 , 600 . One has 1 , 470 votes to the good , three over 1 , 300 , and one over 1 , 200 . One candidate , who is standing now for a third ballot , & credited with seven votes

only , and four who have stood once have scores of ten , nine , nine , and six respectively , while a fifth is actuall y voteless . Two of the candidates have each a brother already in the School , and in three cases , a sister is in tho