Quarterly Communication Of United Grand Lodge.

6 . Election of twelve Past Masters to serve on tbe Board of Benevolence for the year ensuing . 7 . Report of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in whioh are recommendations for the following grants , viz .: — A Brother of thei Upton Lodge , No . 1227 , Loudon ... 75 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the Arboretum Lodge ,

No . 731 , Derby 100 0 0 A Brother of the Lodge of Emulation , No . 299 , Dartford ... ... 100 0 0

A Brother of the Cecil Lodge , No . 449 , Hitohin ... 50 0 0 A Brother of the Earl of Lathom Lodge , No . 1922 , London ... ... ... ... ... 100 0 0 The-Widow of a Brother of the Shadwell Gierke Lodge , No . 1910 , London 50 0 0

A Brother , of the Lodge of Concord , No . 323 , Stockport 50 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the Lodge of Benevolence , No . 226 , Littleborough ... ... 50 0 0 A Brother of tha Humber Lodge , No . 57 , Hall ... 50 D 0 A Brother of the Belgrave Lodge , No . 749 , London ... 60 0 0 8 . REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES .

To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free aud Accepted Masons of England . The Board of General Purposes beg-to submit a a statement of the Grand . Lodge Accounts at the last meeting . of the ! Finance

Committee , held on Friday , tho 13 th day of November instant } showing a balance in the Bank of England ( Western Branch ) of £ 4919 10 s 4 d , and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for petty cash , £ 100 , and for servants' wages ,, £ 100 , and balance , of annual ,-allowance for library £ 8 . 5 a 8 di . .

( Signed ) THOMAS FENN , President .

FBEEJIASONS' HAH , LONDON , W . C . 17 th November 1891 . 9 . NOTICES OF MOTION .

1 st . —By R . W . Brother Sir Albert W . Woods , » K . O . M . G ., ' C . B ., ; Garter , 1 st . —By R . W . Brother Sir Albert W . Woods , » K . O . M . G ., ' C . B ., ; Garter , P . G . W . and G . Director of Ceremonies .,. That , in recognition of tbe eminent services rendered to the Grand Lodge of England by M . W . Bro . the Earl of Lathom

Pro Grand Master , for the sixteen years daring whioh he has held the position of Deputy Grand Master , it is hereby resolved that a fnli length portrait of his Lordship be painted , and placed in the Masonic Temple , Freemasons ' Hull , London .

2 nd . —By R . W . Brother Sir John Braddick Monckton P . G . W . That the sum of five hundred guineas be given from tho funds at the disposal of Grand Lodge to tbe lauds of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution on the occasion of tho Jubilee Festival in February next .

3 rd . —By V . W . Brother Richard Eve P . G . Treasurer , Chairman of the Board of Management of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . That tho resolution of Grand Lodge of Wednesday , 1 st December 1852 , to the following effect : " That the sum of £ 500 be

paid out of the funds for General Purposes to be invested in the three first names of the trustees of the Building Fund of the Royal Masonio Institution for Boys , and of the Grand Treasurer for the time being , respectively for the purpose of providing a fund to be kept separate and distinct . . . .

to be applied exclusively for the purpose of upholding , repairing , & c , the intended new structure of the Royal Masonio Institntion for Boys , & c , & c , " be rescinded , and

that tbe Conncil of the Royal Masonio Institution for Boys be permitted to merge into the general invested capital of the Institution the said sum of £ 500 paid from the funds of Grand Lodge nnder such resolution .

10 . The Grand Begistrar will submit to Grand Lodge for its consideration and decision two Petitions from members of the District Grand Lodges of Wellington and Canterbury , Now Zealand , recently received through the District Grand Master of Wellington , praying for

a ruling in the case of a majority of members desiring to transfer their allegiance to a proposed local Grand Lodge . Names of Brethren nominated for election to the offices of Senior and Junior Vice-President of the Board of Benevolence .

Brother JAMES BRETT , P . G . P ., as Senior Vice-President . Bro . CHARLES A . COTTEBRUNE , P . G . P ., as Junior Vice-President . And none others were nominated .

Names of Past Masters nominated to serve on the Board of Benevolence . l ! ro . Brown , William Peter ... 90 Bunker , James .... H 5 Q Chapman , George B . - - - - - 27

Dairy , Charles ... 141 Goldschmidt , Simon H . - - - - - 1329 Grieve , James Burgess ... 1351 Haslip , Lewis Christopher ... 313 Read , George - - - . - 511 j

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Woodward , Alfred Cooper ... 1538 Langley , George R . 183 Coop , George " - - - 1612 Cusworth , Thomas ... 1579

Fisher , William .... 834 Mulvey , Ebenezer Charles ... 2393 Vincent , William - - - . - -1194 Weeks , Thomas - - - - - 749 Tijou , Charles J . R . - - - - 1804

List of Lodges for which warrants have been granted by the Most Worshipfnl Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge . No . 2413—The Trinity Lodge , Cairns , Queensland . 2414—The Wyohwood Lodge , Burford , Oxfordshire .

2415—The Tristram Lodge , Shildon , Durham . 2416—The Hiram Lodge , Freemasons' Hall , London . 2417—The Bolingbroke Lodge , Clapham Junction . 2418—The Hedworth Lodge , South Shields , Durham . ! 2419—The Hope Lodge , AUora , Queensland .

The " Freemason ' s Calendar and Pocket Book " , for 1892 ,- 'with 1-1-additional information , will . be ready in December , and can-the had at the Grand Secretary ' s Office , Freemasons' Hall , London , price 2 a I bound in roan , or post free 2 a Id ..

The Calendar Committee direct the attention of Masters of Lodges ¦ aud Principals of Chapters to the necessity of communicating to the .... Grand Secretary any change iu the day or place of meeting of Lodges or Chapters so soon as the . resolution for effecting such-Chantre shall ' be confirmed . —Vide Book of Constitutions ,-. Rules 162 ,, ; 167 j 168 , 1 Q 9 , 170 , Edition 1884 ; and Royal Arch Regulations , ... ftoFe . 86 , u Edition 1888 .

N . B . —The " Book of Constitutions , " Edition 1884 , with additions , to 1888 , can . , be . had rat _ the * Grand Secretary's Office , in Svo and 32 mo , price ls 6 d a copy , bound in cloth . Postage additional ,, 3 d for ' - Svo and Id 32 mo .

Royal Arch.

EOYAL ARCH .,

— : o : — Gt . CHAPTER OF WEST YORKSHIRE ;; A CONVOCATION of this Grand Chapter , was holden in the Freemasons' Hall , St . John's Place , Halifax , on Friday , 13 th November 1891 , at 3 ' 30 p . m ., under thd banner of Sincerity Chapter , No . 61 . There vrere present : —Comps . Bev . T . 0 . Smyth , D . D . P . Z . 1042 Paat G .

Soj . acting Grand Superintendent , J . L ., Atherton P . Z . 600 Prov . G . H ., Thomas R . Vaux P . Z . Prov . G . J ., Henry Smith P . G . Prin . Soj . of Eng . P . Z . 302 Prov . G . S . E ., G . H , Radcliffe P . Z . 448 Prov . G . S . N ., Thos . Harrison P . Z . 296

P . as Prov . G . Treasurer , Aulay Macaulay P . Z . 258 Prov . G . Registrar , Wm . Hy . Milnes P . Z . 1019 as Prov . G . Prin . Soj ., Alfred Robertabaw J . 448 as Prov . G . 1 st Assist . Soj ; , John Thrippleton P . Z . 306 as Prov . G . 2 nd Assist . Soj .,

Ja ? . Jenkin P . Z . 904 Prov . G . Sword Bearer , PaulBellitzy P . Z . 61 as Prov . G . Standard Bearer , Robert . Henry Armitage P . Z . 275 Prov . G . Dir . of Cers ., Alfred Scarth

P . Z . 289 Prov . G . Organist , Herbert G . E . Green P . Z . 154 Prov . Assist . G . S . E ., Joseph Sagar Janitor 61 as Prov . G . Janitor , Cornelius Wheawill P . Z . 290 Prov . G . Steward , Harold Thomas J . 296 as Prov . G . Steward , Wm . Bingham

Z . 1042 Prov . G . Steward , William Haigh Z . 1283 Prov

G . Steward . Also Past Grand Officers , Principals , Past First Principals and Companions from Chapters 61 , 139 , 154 , 208 ,

258 , 264 , 265 , 275 , 289 , 290 , 296 , 302 , 304 , 306 , 307 , 308 , 337 , 380 , 387 , 448 , 495 , 521 , 600 , 904 , 1001 , 1019 , 1042 , 1214 , 1283 .

Apologies for absence were received from the following Prov . G . Officers , viz .: John Leach P . Z . 61 Prov . Grand Treasurer , and W . H . Jessop P . Z . 521 Prov . G . Steward , and 151 Companions .

M . E . Comp . Rev . Dr . T . C . Smyth , acting Grand Supt ., with Officers , entered at 3 * 30 , and Provincial Grand Chapter was opened in form . The acting Grand Superintendent was . saluted .

.. Tho minutes of the meeting held at Keighley , on Wednesday , 6 th May 1891 , were presented for confirmation , when it was moved , seconded , and resolved " That they be taken as read , and confirmed . " The following letter was read from M . E . Comp . Thos .

.. ... .. . William Tew , J . P ., Grand Superintendent , and on the motion of tbe acting Grand Superintendent , seconded by Prov . Grand J ., it was resolved that it be entered on the minutes : The Grange , Carleton , Pontefraet , 7 th Nov . 1891 . My Dear Companions , —You will bo uorry , I am sure , to