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The Candidates For The Benevolent Institution.
had a varied connection with Freemasonry , stated at 26 | years . Initiated in Tranquillity Lodge , No . 185 , in 1856 , he paid to that Lodge for three quarters of a year . He then joined No . 145 , and paid one year . About the same time he joined No . 23 , and paid to it for a matter of 12 years ;
No . 619 , to which he subscribed for two years , and No . 742 , to which he paid 7 % years . The Grand Stewards' Lodge received him in 1860 , and again in 1808 , his payments on the first occasion being for If years , and on the second 3 years . He has served the office of Steward , and is a
Life Governor of the Benevolent , and also of the Girls ' School ; the abolition of his office in the Bankruptcy Court is stated to have deprived him of the means of livleihood . No . 15 , James L . Langley , initiated in the Joppa Lodge , No . 188 , in 1856 , paid until 1878 . Losses in business ,
conpled with old age , have compelled him to seek the benefits of the Institution . He has already had 509 votes polled in his behalf . No . 17 , Francis Harper , owes his initiation to the St . Michael ' s Lodge , No . 211 , to which he belonged from 1856 to 1875 . He joined No . 382 in 1868 ,
and continued a member thereof for three years . He suffers from severe disease of the eyes . No . 41 , William Brafield , an initiate of the Yarborongh Lodge , No . 554 , in 1862 , shows eleven years' membership to his mother Lodge . Loss of trade , old age , and sickness of self and wife have
placed him in destitute circumstances . He subscribed to the Institution for ten years , a fact which should get him some little support . No . 35 , Hannibal Gardner , was initiated in the Westbourne Lodge , No . 733 , in 1858 , and paid thereto until 1881 . He joined No . 27 in 1861 , and re
mained on its roll until 1877 . His only means of support for some time past has been the engrossing of Warrants and Patents of appointment for Grand Lodge . His age is nearly 74 . No . 28 , Charles Fitzwater , initiated in Ranelagh Lodge , No . 834 , in 1861 , paid until 1869 , and again
from 1873 to 1878 , a total of 15 years . Failure in business has rendered him unable to support himself and family . He has been a Steward for the Benevolent , and is a Life Governor thereof . No . 26 , Robert West , an initiate of Royal Oak Lodge , No . 871 , subscribed thereto for 17 ^
years . He is a Governor of the Benevolent and Girls ' School , has lost all his property , and is unable to gain employment in consequence of extreme deafness . No . 49 , William F . Tubby , concludes the London list . He was
initiated in Lewis Lodge , No . 1185 , in 1868 , subscribing until 1880 . He was also a member of No . 11 from 1871 to 1880 . He is now suffering from diseased brain , and is permanently incapacitated from following his occupation .
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight comes first on our list of Provincials , and sends No . 7 , Charles Sari ; No . 13 , Alexander Reid ; and No . 43 , Thomas R . Weston . Bro . Sari was initiated in 1863 in Lodge No . 35 , Cowes , and paid thereto until 1879 ; he joined No . 551 , Ventnor , in
1876 , and paid to it for five years . He is now without employment . Has thirty votes forward from last year . Bro . Reid was initiated in Southampton ( No . 359 ) in 1863 , paying to his mother Lodge until 1876 ; he afterwards
joined No . 195 , Bournemouth , and paid until 1878 . He has twenty-one votes in hand ; is without any means of support . Bro . Weston appears now for first time . He was initiated in No . 487 , Portsmouth , in 1853 , paying thereto until 1868 . Is now much reduced in circumstances .
Receives pension of 8 s 6 d per week from Incorporated Society of Licensed Victuallers . Lancashire ( East ) initiated No . 25 , Andrew Wade ; No . 33 , Thomas Nuttall ; and No . 45 , Richard Wild . The former was received into No . 381 , Over Darwen , in 1837 .
and paid thereto for 24 j years . He joined No . 1476 , Blackpool , in 1874 , and paid six years . He suffers from chronic rheumatism , and is too infirm to follow his occupation . Bro . Nuttall , for thirty-six years ( from 1842 ) a member of his mother Lodge , No . 215 , Haslingden , is
unable to earn anything , in consequence of ill health . Bro . Wild can also show long adhesion to his mother Lodge , though in his case the term is reduced to twenty-seven years . He was initiated in 1855 in No . 226 , Littleborough , and is now , through paralysis and old age , dependent on his children .
Northumberland is responsible for No . 2 , John Patterson ; No . 37 , Joseph Robertson ; and No . 38 , Noach S . Lotinga . Bro . Patterson was admitted to Freemasonry in No . 393 ,
Berwick , in 1852 , and paid for twenty-eight years . He is now incapable , and has only £ 6 16 s a year coming in—a pension from the Aged Seamen ' s Fund . He polled 158 votes last election . Bros . Robertson and Lotinga were both initiated
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in No . 431 , North Shields , the former in 1857 , and the latter in 1846 . Bro . Robertson paid to his mother Lodge for 24 f years , and to No . 991 , Wellington Quay , for 18 years Bad health and an accident render him unable to support his wife and family , his receipts as Tyler of two
Lodges being his only income . Bro . Lotinga rejoined his mother Lodge in 1851 , and paid for thirty-one years . He also subscribed to No . 424 , Gateshead , for six years . He lias been a Steward for the Benevolent , is Life Governor of that and the Girls' School , and Life Subscriber of the
Boys . Losses in business and failing health has placed him in great poverty . Yorkshire ( West ) has No . 31 , Ben Exley , No . 32 , Thomas Collins , and No . 44 , William Stork , accredited to it . Bro . Exley saw the light of Masonry in No . 208 ,
Dewsbury m 1842 , and continued a member of that Lodge until December 1881 . A severe accident , coupled with losses in business and bad trade render him unable to support himself and family . Bro . Collins was initiated in No . 290 , Huddersfleld , in 1830 , and paid until 1836 ; he joined
Lodge 275 in 1837 , and remained a member until 1882 . The failure of a bank ruined him , and his great age , upwards of eighty years , renders him unfit to return to his
occupation . Bro . Stork , initiated in ( late ) No . 681 , Ripon , in 1848 . joined No . 837 in 1860 , and paid for 21 £ years . Age and failing health render him unfit for work , and his savings only amount to a small sum .
Cheshire is represented by No . 21 , Michael Coffey , and No . 36 , William Radford . The former was initiated iu No . 89 , Dukinfield , in 1864 , and paid until 1880 . He is incapacitated , through an accident , has no means of support ,
and is in great poverty and want . The latter was initiated in ( late ) No . 651 , Chester , in 1847 , and subscribed until end of 1852 . He joined No . 765 , London , in 1863 , and paid to it for 3 | years . A severe accident and paralysis have permanently incapacited him from earning a living .
Devonshire sends No . 5 , George Cole , and No . 24 , John L . Towning . Bro . Cole subscribed to his mother Lodge ( No . 248 ) , Brixham , for 17- § years ; he is now incapacitated , through chronic rheumatism and defective sight ; he has a pension of £ 3 8 s a-year from the Merchant
Seamen ' s Fund . He brings forward 13 votes from last year . Bro . Towning was initiated in 1870 , in Lodge No . 372 , Budleigh Salterton , and subscribed to it for 12 years . Infirmity and failing sight renders him unfit to follow his trade .
Kent has also two cases—No . 11 , Charles Benjamin Bennett , and No . 12 , Frederick John Knott ; both took part in last year ' s election , and then secured 509 and 508 votes respectively . Bro . Bennett was initiated in No . 77 , Gravesend , in 1853 , and paid until June 1856 . He joined
No . 1382 , London , in 1871 , and paid to March 1881 . He is dependent on a small commission , which is insufficient to support him . Bro . Knott , initiated in and for 17 j years a member of No . 429 , Ramsgate , is , through rheumatic
gout , quite unable to follow his occupation . The remaining cases are each from separate districts ; we take them in the order they appear on the list , except that we shall leave the two candidates who were initiated
abroad until last . No . 1 , George Ensell , a Birmingham brother , was initiated in No . 43 , in 1856 , and paid to June 1867 . He also joined No . 739 in 1858 . He is permanently incapacitated , and without means of support . The present is his fourth application , and he comes forward with 238
votes to his credit . No . 3 , James Hayter , for 21 | years a member of No . 40 , Hastings ( 1858—1879 ) was formerly in good circumstances , but is now entirely dependent on charity . He brings forward 283 votes from two previous elections . No . 10 , Francis Joseph Wirtzfeld , was initiated in
No . 382 , in 1863 , and remained on its roll until 1870 . Chronic rheumatism and contraction of the spine has rendered him unfit to follow his occupation . He brings forward 346 votes from last year . No . 14 , Daniel Heig ho , for 20 | years a member of the Province of Essex , is
permanently incapacitated , through a fractured thigh . He secured 43 votes last election . No . 18 , John Kingsbury , initiated in No . 261 , Taunton , in 1843 , paid for 21 | years ; misfortune and loss in business have rendered him entirely destitute . No . 19 , William Norman , was initiated at
Harleston , in No . 85 , in 1854 , and paid to thafc Lodge for 11 | years , he then joined No . 959 , Ipswich , and paid to June 1880 . Ill health and old age have caused the loss of his business , and he has no friends to help him . No . 20 , Thomas Sansom , shows a total of 32 | years payments to G . Lodge ; 15 ^ years as a member of No . 170 , Weymouth ( his
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The Candidates For The Benevolent Institution.
had a varied connection with Freemasonry , stated at 26 | years . Initiated in Tranquillity Lodge , No . 185 , in 1856 , he paid to that Lodge for three quarters of a year . He then joined No . 145 , and paid one year . About the same time he joined No . 23 , and paid to it for a matter of 12 years ;
No . 619 , to which he subscribed for two years , and No . 742 , to which he paid 7 % years . The Grand Stewards' Lodge received him in 1860 , and again in 1808 , his payments on the first occasion being for If years , and on the second 3 years . He has served the office of Steward , and is a
Life Governor of the Benevolent , and also of the Girls ' School ; the abolition of his office in the Bankruptcy Court is stated to have deprived him of the means of livleihood . No . 15 , James L . Langley , initiated in the Joppa Lodge , No . 188 , in 1856 , paid until 1878 . Losses in business ,
conpled with old age , have compelled him to seek the benefits of the Institution . He has already had 509 votes polled in his behalf . No . 17 , Francis Harper , owes his initiation to the St . Michael ' s Lodge , No . 211 , to which he belonged from 1856 to 1875 . He joined No . 382 in 1868 ,
and continued a member thereof for three years . He suffers from severe disease of the eyes . No . 41 , William Brafield , an initiate of the Yarborongh Lodge , No . 554 , in 1862 , shows eleven years' membership to his mother Lodge . Loss of trade , old age , and sickness of self and wife have
placed him in destitute circumstances . He subscribed to the Institution for ten years , a fact which should get him some little support . No . 35 , Hannibal Gardner , was initiated in the Westbourne Lodge , No . 733 , in 1858 , and paid thereto until 1881 . He joined No . 27 in 1861 , and re
mained on its roll until 1877 . His only means of support for some time past has been the engrossing of Warrants and Patents of appointment for Grand Lodge . His age is nearly 74 . No . 28 , Charles Fitzwater , initiated in Ranelagh Lodge , No . 834 , in 1861 , paid until 1869 , and again
from 1873 to 1878 , a total of 15 years . Failure in business has rendered him unable to support himself and family . He has been a Steward for the Benevolent , and is a Life Governor thereof . No . 26 , Robert West , an initiate of Royal Oak Lodge , No . 871 , subscribed thereto for 17 ^
years . He is a Governor of the Benevolent and Girls ' School , has lost all his property , and is unable to gain employment in consequence of extreme deafness . No . 49 , William F . Tubby , concludes the London list . He was
initiated in Lewis Lodge , No . 1185 , in 1868 , subscribing until 1880 . He was also a member of No . 11 from 1871 to 1880 . He is now suffering from diseased brain , and is permanently incapacitated from following his occupation .
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight comes first on our list of Provincials , and sends No . 7 , Charles Sari ; No . 13 , Alexander Reid ; and No . 43 , Thomas R . Weston . Bro . Sari was initiated in 1863 in Lodge No . 35 , Cowes , and paid thereto until 1879 ; he joined No . 551 , Ventnor , in
1876 , and paid to it for five years . He is now without employment . Has thirty votes forward from last year . Bro . Reid was initiated in Southampton ( No . 359 ) in 1863 , paying to his mother Lodge until 1876 ; he afterwards
joined No . 195 , Bournemouth , and paid until 1878 . He has twenty-one votes in hand ; is without any means of support . Bro . Weston appears now for first time . He was initiated in No . 487 , Portsmouth , in 1853 , paying thereto until 1868 . Is now much reduced in circumstances .
Receives pension of 8 s 6 d per week from Incorporated Society of Licensed Victuallers . Lancashire ( East ) initiated No . 25 , Andrew Wade ; No . 33 , Thomas Nuttall ; and No . 45 , Richard Wild . The former was received into No . 381 , Over Darwen , in 1837 .
and paid thereto for 24 j years . He joined No . 1476 , Blackpool , in 1874 , and paid six years . He suffers from chronic rheumatism , and is too infirm to follow his occupation . Bro . Nuttall , for thirty-six years ( from 1842 ) a member of his mother Lodge , No . 215 , Haslingden , is
unable to earn anything , in consequence of ill health . Bro . Wild can also show long adhesion to his mother Lodge , though in his case the term is reduced to twenty-seven years . He was initiated in 1855 in No . 226 , Littleborough , and is now , through paralysis and old age , dependent on his children .
Northumberland is responsible for No . 2 , John Patterson ; No . 37 , Joseph Robertson ; and No . 38 , Noach S . Lotinga . Bro . Patterson was admitted to Freemasonry in No . 393 ,
Berwick , in 1852 , and paid for twenty-eight years . He is now incapable , and has only £ 6 16 s a year coming in—a pension from the Aged Seamen ' s Fund . He polled 158 votes last election . Bros . Robertson and Lotinga were both initiated
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in No . 431 , North Shields , the former in 1857 , and the latter in 1846 . Bro . Robertson paid to his mother Lodge for 24 f years , and to No . 991 , Wellington Quay , for 18 years Bad health and an accident render him unable to support his wife and family , his receipts as Tyler of two
Lodges being his only income . Bro . Lotinga rejoined his mother Lodge in 1851 , and paid for thirty-one years . He also subscribed to No . 424 , Gateshead , for six years . He lias been a Steward for the Benevolent , is Life Governor of that and the Girls' School , and Life Subscriber of the
Boys . Losses in business and failing health has placed him in great poverty . Yorkshire ( West ) has No . 31 , Ben Exley , No . 32 , Thomas Collins , and No . 44 , William Stork , accredited to it . Bro . Exley saw the light of Masonry in No . 208 ,
Dewsbury m 1842 , and continued a member of that Lodge until December 1881 . A severe accident , coupled with losses in business and bad trade render him unable to support himself and family . Bro . Collins was initiated in No . 290 , Huddersfleld , in 1830 , and paid until 1836 ; he joined
Lodge 275 in 1837 , and remained a member until 1882 . The failure of a bank ruined him , and his great age , upwards of eighty years , renders him unfit to return to his
occupation . Bro . Stork , initiated in ( late ) No . 681 , Ripon , in 1848 . joined No . 837 in 1860 , and paid for 21 £ years . Age and failing health render him unfit for work , and his savings only amount to a small sum .
Cheshire is represented by No . 21 , Michael Coffey , and No . 36 , William Radford . The former was initiated iu No . 89 , Dukinfield , in 1864 , and paid until 1880 . He is incapacitated , through an accident , has no means of support ,
and is in great poverty and want . The latter was initiated in ( late ) No . 651 , Chester , in 1847 , and subscribed until end of 1852 . He joined No . 765 , London , in 1863 , and paid to it for 3 | years . A severe accident and paralysis have permanently incapacited him from earning a living .
Devonshire sends No . 5 , George Cole , and No . 24 , John L . Towning . Bro . Cole subscribed to his mother Lodge ( No . 248 ) , Brixham , for 17- § years ; he is now incapacitated , through chronic rheumatism and defective sight ; he has a pension of £ 3 8 s a-year from the Merchant
Seamen ' s Fund . He brings forward 13 votes from last year . Bro . Towning was initiated in 1870 , in Lodge No . 372 , Budleigh Salterton , and subscribed to it for 12 years . Infirmity and failing sight renders him unfit to follow his trade .
Kent has also two cases—No . 11 , Charles Benjamin Bennett , and No . 12 , Frederick John Knott ; both took part in last year ' s election , and then secured 509 and 508 votes respectively . Bro . Bennett was initiated in No . 77 , Gravesend , in 1853 , and paid until June 1856 . He joined
No . 1382 , London , in 1871 , and paid to March 1881 . He is dependent on a small commission , which is insufficient to support him . Bro . Knott , initiated in and for 17 j years a member of No . 429 , Ramsgate , is , through rheumatic
gout , quite unable to follow his occupation . The remaining cases are each from separate districts ; we take them in the order they appear on the list , except that we shall leave the two candidates who were initiated
abroad until last . No . 1 , George Ensell , a Birmingham brother , was initiated in No . 43 , in 1856 , and paid to June 1867 . He also joined No . 739 in 1858 . He is permanently incapacitated , and without means of support . The present is his fourth application , and he comes forward with 238
votes to his credit . No . 3 , James Hayter , for 21 | years a member of No . 40 , Hastings ( 1858—1879 ) was formerly in good circumstances , but is now entirely dependent on charity . He brings forward 283 votes from two previous elections . No . 10 , Francis Joseph Wirtzfeld , was initiated in
No . 382 , in 1863 , and remained on its roll until 1870 . Chronic rheumatism and contraction of the spine has rendered him unfit to follow his occupation . He brings forward 346 votes from last year . No . 14 , Daniel Heig ho , for 20 | years a member of the Province of Essex , is
permanently incapacitated , through a fractured thigh . He secured 43 votes last election . No . 18 , John Kingsbury , initiated in No . 261 , Taunton , in 1843 , paid for 21 | years ; misfortune and loss in business have rendered him entirely destitute . No . 19 , William Norman , was initiated at
Harleston , in No . 85 , in 1854 , and paid to thafc Lodge for 11 | years , he then joined No . 959 , Ipswich , and paid to June 1880 . Ill health and old age have caused the loss of his business , and he has no friends to help him . No . 20 , Thomas Sansom , shows a total of 32 | years payments to G . Lodge ; 15 ^ years as a member of No . 170 , Weymouth ( his