The Anniversary Festival Of The R.M.I.B.

it would be better if a certain number of exhibitions or scholarships were founded . I am afraid those brethren who suggested that idea had very little notion of what it costs to found a scholarship . For a scholarship of £ " 0 a year you havo to invest £ 1 , 000 . A sholarship of £ 30 , as a rule , is held for three years ; therefore you want £ 3 , 000 to provide for that , but that said

scholarship is competed for year by year ; therefore ycu must treble that sum . I ask you , brethren , considering all our local Charities , and considering our main Charities here , how can wo expect tho brethren to subscribe such an enormous sum as would he required for that . 1 say the thing would bo simply unreasonable to ask , therefore the present scheme I look npon as an excellent one , and ono that will

really do good without entailing npon tho brethren very much extra charity . ( Hear , hear . ) I havo spoken out on this subject because I feel it has been very much misunderstood , and I wished to givo you a clear explanation of what it was . I will not weary yon any longer . I am happy to find tho evening has turned out fine , notwithstanding the wet morning we had , and I therefore hope my brethren and

sisters will be able to enjoy themselves very ranch . In conclusion , I beg to give you the toast of Prosperity to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and couple with it tho name of Bro . George Plncknett , P . G . D ., Vice-President , and Treasurer . Bro . Geo . Plncknett , in responding , said , —Ladies and brethren , I have to thank yon for the honour you have done me in drinking

my health as Vice-President and Treasuror of this Institution . My first duty , as Vice-President of this Institution , is to thank tho Right Hon . Chairman for the part he has taken this evening in occupying tho chair , and so nobly supporting this honourable Institution . Ladies and brethren , I havo also , as Treasurer of this Institution , to thank you for being present this evening , aud providing tho necessary funds

for carrying on this good and honourable Institution . 1 cau assure yon tbe money subscribed by you for that purpose will bo most faith , fully and economically expended . Bro . Binckes having read out tho list , amounting to £ 14 , 002 , which will be found in another part of our columns , Col . Shadwell Clarke , in proposing tho next toast , said , —Ladies

and Brethren , lam qnite sure this evening that tho feeling uppermost in our hearts at tho present moment is that of intense delight at the magnificent list which has just been read . You will all join with me in offering our thanks to the Executive of this honourable Institution , and moro especially to our most able and indefatigable Secretary , Bro . Binckes . I will now take the opportunity of asking you to

recognise the services of thoso brethren whom I may call the busy bees of onr Institution , and to whose able services the prosperity of onr Boys' School is so greatly indebted . I , therefore , ask yon , brethren , to join with me in drinking to the health of tho Vice Patrons , Vice Presidents , Trustees , and members of Committees , and to take the opportunity of thanking them for their continuous and highly

meritorious services for tho well-being of the Institution . I beg to couple with it the name of Bro . Raynham W . Stewart . The toast was drunk with enthusiasm , and Bro . Raynham Stewart having responded , the Earl of Lathom said , —Ladies and Brethren , there is one toast I cannot refrain from giving to yon this evening , and that is success to the other Masonio Institutions—the Royal

Masonic Institution for Girls , and the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . This Institution has headed the list this year ; it has been beaten before , but I am happy to sea the healthy rivalry goinoon between the various Institutions . I will not detain you for one single moment , but give yon the toast of the other Institutions , and couple with it the name of Bro . Terry .

The toast was received with acclamation . Bro . Terry in response Baid , —My Lord , Ladies , and Brethren , permit mo to thank yon very heartily and very sincerely for the manner in which tho toast of success to the other Masonic Institutions has been proposed by the president . Permit me also , as a colleague of Bro . Binckes ( Secretary of the Boys' School ) , to congratulate him npon the success of his efforts

this evening , resulting in the enormous sum of £ 14 , 002 . My Lord , it is one of the most gratifying things to know that whenever yonr Lordship 'has officiated as president of either of onr Festivals , that Festival has been the ono of tho year . Ladies and Brethren , I thank you heartily for the manner in which yon have received the toast , and

although I have the misfortnne this year to stand No . 3 on the list , I hope in 1881 that the Benevolent Institution will be No . 1 . Tho remaining toasts , namely , those of " The Board of Stewards " and—as a matter of conrse , " The Ladie 3 "—having been given and acknowled ged , the guests ro 3 e for the purpose of witnessing ono of those displays of fireworks for which the Palace is so famous .

Jamaica.

JAMAICA .

QINCE the death of the District Grand Master of East Jamaica yf a gloom has fallen over the members of tho Order . Tho Deputy District Grand Master of East Jamaica and Grand Principal H . of tho krand Royal Arch Chapter of Jamaica ( the Right Worshipful and Most •fcx . Bro . Altamont De Cordova ) has issued orders that all brethren and

Companions under tho English Constitution shall appear m mourning , also the Lodges to be draped in black , for six months , ihe Prov . Grand Master for Scotland in Jamaica and Greytown ( the Jfght Worshi pful Bro . Hon . S . C . Burke ) has issued orders to all brethren under tho Scottish Constitution to appear in menmin ^ for tnre e mouths . III . Bro . Ccipt . W . P . Dadson 32 Recorder has is ° sued otice

J' to all members of the Rose Croix to wear mourning ( crape rosette on the collar and apron ) for six months . Tho Deputy District T ) l r Master of East Jamaica ( Right Worshipful Bro . A . 7 ° ^ r va ) invited tho members of the Masonic Fraternity to a mi < K f 15 th Jlme * lltthe Friellcl ! . v Hall , that arrangements UTiri i e for a saitable memorial in testimony of the regard Grand Kat ' Ch th ° brethren of the Craffcheld their late District

Jamaica.

It is asked—On whom will his Royal Highness tho Princo of Walos Grand Master of England confer tho appointment ? Several names havo boon brought forward , such as tho Right Worshipful Bros . J . W . Whitebonruo P . D . D . G . M ., Altamont Do Cordova D . D . f ! . M ., Dr . Allen , \ V . l \ Dadson , and others , It is to bo hoped that tho mantlo will fall on ono whom tho brethren will hold in high esteem , and who will work ; not merely receiving the honour and doing nothing for tho benefit of tho Craft . It is stated that tho choico will fall either

on P . D . D . G . M . J . W . Whitebourne , or onr present D . D . G . M . A . Da Cordova , who is beloved by all the brethren , and is always ready to assist in any Bfasonio cause . A special meeting of tho District Grand Lodge of East Jamaica was held on 1 st June , presided over by tho ll . W . Bro . Altamont De Cordova , Deputy District Graud Master . Thero was a sroodlv

attendance of Officers and representatives of tho differont Lodges . Resolutions of condolence on acconnt of tho death of tho District Grand Master were passed ; also tho sum of £ 20 was granted towards a fund to be raised in tho Provinco for an oil painting of the lato Right Worshipful Hon . Dr . Hamilton , to bo hung up in tho Grand Lodgo Room as a mark of respect . It ia oxpected to cost £ 120 .

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Correspondents . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications . All Letters must bea \ - the name ani address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith .

To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAU SIR AND BROTHER , —Referring to the advertisement which appears at pago 14 of your issue of tho 26 th inst ., I am instructed by the Supreme Council 33 ° to ask you to acquaint yonr readers that the " Rose of Sharon " Chapter , No . 6 , under tho so-called "Ancient and Primitive Rito" of Masonry , is in no way connected with tho

ANCIENT AND PRIMITIVE RITE ,

"Ancient and Acoepted Rite , " and that therefore it may not bo visited or recognised by any Rose Croix Freemason under tho obedienco of this Supremo Council . I am , yours fraternally , HUGII D . SANDEMAN , Grand Secretary General . 33 Golden-square , 28 th Juno 1880 .

Be METROPOLITAN LODGE OP INSTRUCTION , No . 1507 .

To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . Headingley House , Hornsey , N . 30 th June 1880 . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —In consequence of alterations in the establishment , this Lodge will for the future be unable to meet at

their former quarters ( the Moorgate Station Restanrant ) ; accord , ingly a Committee has been formed to choose a future place of meeting . For the present , and until further notice , the Lodge will bo held at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , on Tuesday evenings , at 7 . 30 as

usual . If you will kindly give notice of this ip yonr columns yon will mnch oblige , Dear Sir and Brother ,

Yours fraternally , EDWIN STORR , Assistant Secretary

A RELIC .

To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . 21 Nottingham Street , W . 28 th June 1880 . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —The Prov . G . M . of Dorset , Bro . Mon

tagne Guest , M . P ., having been engaged last week in laying tho foundation stone of St . Paul's Church at Poole , I take this opportunity , thinking it may interest some of yonr readers , of sending yon the following inscription , which is attached to a BISCUIT , enclosed in a glass case , and kept in the Lodge Amity , No . 137 , Poole . Yours fraternally , JOHN HURDELL J . D . 1348 .

THIS BISCUIT

Is preserved by the Lodge of Amity as a memorial of their gratitude and brotherly affection for Jacques do Bon , Captain of the " Janon , " French privateer of St . Malo , who captured , at sea , on the 13 th of December 1813 , at Ham , in lat . lO'SO North , long . 7 West , tho brig , "Oak , " of Poole , Bro . Stephen Pack Master , belonging to Bros . G . W . Ledgard arid John Goss , on her passage from Bilbao to Poole ,

who , after treating him aud his crew with every mark of kindness , restored him his vessel , and sent on board a dog , which before had been taken from a brother , with this Biscuit suspended by a string round his neck , signifying he would not keep a brother ' s dog in bondage nor seo him want bread . Thns the man who holds forth his

hand for the relief of his necessitous brethren is fully repaid by the gratitude of those whom ho obliges , by the approbation of his own mind , and the favour of that Omnipotent Being who cannot behold such a bright display of Masonio virtues without asserting his divine and everlasting approbation .