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duty might be productive of satisfactory results . This hope has however proved fallacious , and under the advice of his medical attendants , Brother Hervey states that there is no alternative before him bat to resign the office ho has , in the unanimous opinion of the Board so honourably and usefully held , and iu this view the

Board in whose charge it is to recommend to Grand Lodge whatever it shall deem necessary or advantageous to the Craft , unanimously recommend that on his retirement from Office Brother John Hervey be granted a retiring pension of £ 800 a year , being the full amount of his Salary .

The Board further report that their attention has been called to a constantly occurring breach of tho following clause in the " Alterations made by command of tho MOST WOHSHIPJNJL GRAND MASTEK , in the mode of wearing the Charity Jewel , communicated to Grand Lodge , 7 th June 1876 , " viz . : —

" No Charity Jewel , Clasp , Eibbon , or Bosette shall be obtained except through tho Office of the Grand Secretary , to whom tho Secretaries of the respective Institutions shall , after their respective Annual Festivals , hand lists of tho names of the brethren entitled to the jewel or decorations herein before authorised , "

and they recommend that a copy of such clause be sent to the W . M . of every Lodge under the English Constitution ; and further , that it be distinctly intimated that Charity Jewels obtained since the 7 th June 1876 , otherwise than through the office of the Grand Secretary , are improper , and not to be worn .

( Signed ) JOHN B . MONCKTON , Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C . President . 18 th November 1879 . To the Eeport is subjoined a Statement of tho Grand Lodge

Accounts , at the last Meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 14 th day of November instant , shewing a Balance in the Bank of England of £ 3802 Is 7 d ; and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for Petty Cash £ 75 , and for Servants' Wages £ 9615 s . The President will then move : —

1 st . That the Keport be received and entered on the Minutes . 2 nd . That the resignation by Brother John Hervey of the Office of Grand Secretary be accepted , with sincere regret . 3 rd . That iu consideration of the very distinguished services

rendered to the Craft by Brother John Hervey , during his tenure of the Office of Grand Secretary , he be granted a retiring pension of £ 800 per annum , being the full amount of his present salary . 4 th . That the other recommendations contained in the Eeport of the Board be adopted .

8 . Appeal of Brother Joseph Fallot P . M . of tho La Cesareo Lodge , No . 590 , Jersey , against the decision of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Jersey , affirming his ( Brother Fallot ' s ) resignation as a

member of the La Cesaroe Lodgo . N . B . —The papers relating to this appeal will be in the Grand Secretary ' s office till the meeting of Grand Lodge , aud open for the inspection of the Brethren during office hours .

9 . Proposed Motions . 1 . By Bro . James Stevens , P . M . No . 720 . That , in pursuance of a resolution of the Grand Lodge , passed at the Quarterly Communication held on the 1 st day of December 1869 , and confirmed at the subsequent meeting held on the 2 nd day of March 1870 , as follows , viz .:

—" That , with a view to securing greater uniformity of working , and observance of the same usages and customs , throughout the several Lodges held under the authority of the Grand Lodge of England , a Committee of Past Masters be appointed to enquire into the merits of the respective

systems of working now in practice , and to report to Grand Lodge thereon , with such recommendations as they may think necessary to prevent deviation from tho established mode , such deviations being , according to the constitutions of Freemasonry , improper , aud not to bo justified or countenanced , "

such Committee be now appointed . 2 . By Bro . John M . Clabon P . G . D ., President of tho Lodge of Benevolence . That the following additions be made to tho Book of Constitutions , Fund of Benevolence : —

17 . Until Graud Lodge shall otherwise direct , one-third of the annual surplus of the Fund of Benevolence shall be appropriated for the Koyal Masouic Institution for Boys

and another third for the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , in forming funds for apprenticing the children of Freemasons who have been in those Schools , or iu otherwise assisting them to commence life .

18 . Such one-third parts respectively shall be invested in the names of four Trustees for each School , to be appointed by Grand Lodge , and the dividends paid to the Treasurer of each School . 19 . Tho General Committee , on tho recommendation of the

House Committee of each School , may apply tho dividend of the funds respectively appropriated to the School for the benefit of children who havo been at tho School during the preceding twelve mouths , in apprenticing them to any business or profession , or otherwise aiding them to obtain employment , or in applying any sum granted by annual

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instalments for a limited period for the benefit of those proceeding to any School , College or University . 20 . No sum exceeding £ 25 shall be appropriated for the benefit of any child without the consent of the Quarterly Court of the School ; and such Court shall render to Grand Lodgo an annual account of the receipts and expenditure on account of the said fund .

That the Constitutions , No . 3 Fund of Benevolence , be amended by adding , after the word " shall" on the second line , the words " except as provided for by clause 17 , 18 , 19 , and 20 . "

List of Lodges for which Warrants have been granted by the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge : — No . 1840 . —Wellington Lodge , Bunbury , Western Australia . 1841 . —Lodgo Mysore , Mysore , Madras , East Indies . 1842 . —St . Leonard ' s Lodge , St . Leonard ' s , Sussex .

1843 . —Eohilla Star Lodge , Bareilly , Onde , Bengal , East Indies 1844 . —Richmond Eiver Lodge , Lismoro , New South Wales . 1815 . —Lodge St . George , Newcastle , New South Wales . 1816 . —Phoenix Lodge , Bathurst , Now South Wales 1847 . —Ebrington Lodge , Stonehonse , Devon .

1848 . —Ferrum Lodgo , Middlesborough , Yorks . 1849 . —Eoyal Leek Lodge , Bangor , Carnarvonshire 1850 . —Eaphael Lodge , Eoma , Queensland . 1851 . —Ewell Lodge , Ewell , Surrey . 1852 . — Forest Lodge , Mansfield , Notts .

Special General Court Of The Girls' School.

SPECIAL GENERAL COURT OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL .

A SPECIAL General Court of the Governors and Subscribers of the Eoyal Masonic Institution for Girls was held last Saturday , at the Freemasons' Hall . Thero were present : —Bros . Lieut .-Col . John Creaton J . P . Treasurer and Trustee ( Chairman ) , A . F . A . Woodford , James Peters , Herbert Dicketts , Henry Venn , Thomas Masser , H . A . Dubois , H . Massey , John A . llncker , E . Letchwortb , J . Sampson Peirce , S . Eawson , Griffiths Smith , Charles John Perceval , F . Binckes ,

John Wordsworth , Georgo Kenning , Arthur E . Gladwell , andF . E . W . Hedges ( Secretary ) . The Chairman said that the meeting was called for the purpose of considering a recommendation of the Building Committee , that the sum of £ 6 , 500 be expended in the purchase of Lyncombe House and grounds ( freehold ) , the property of William Evill , Esq ., adjoining the grounds of tho Institution ac St . John's Hill ,

Battersea Eise . The Institntion had not too much open space at Battersea Eise . The adjoining lands were not yet built upon , but if such a state of things shonld happen tho School wonld bo very much hemmed in . They had now the opportunity of purchasing a very largo house and a piece of ground adjoining tho School lands , and it would only require the removal of a wall to make the two grounds

one . If the property was not bought by this Institution the present owner would build upon it . The ground attached to the house was over three-quarters of an acre . Tho motion having been seconded by Bro . H . A . Dubois , Bro . Venn enquired whether the prico was not very high ? Ho had taken the opportunity to ask an experienced man what the value of the property was , and ho learned that the price

asked was £ 1 , 000 too much . He asked those questions in the interest of country brethren who could not come to town to attend these meetings . The Chairman said the Committee believed that in taking the property they were taking what would be of very great value . Tho house was a large one , and could be made a probationary school , which would enable the Institution to take in an additional number

of girls . It possessed also the advantage of giving the Institution an entrance in tho main road near tho railway station . Ho thought tho property was worth to tho Institntion anything they could pay for it . Bro . Herbert Dicketts and Bro . J . S . Peirce having spoken in favour of the purchase , the motion was put and carried unanimously , and a vote of thanks to the chairman brought the proceedings to a close .

Committee Meeting Of The Girls' School.

COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL .

THE monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls was held on Thursday afternoon , at Freemasons' Hall , when there were present Bros . Col . Creaton Grand Treasurer ( in the chair ) , H . A . Dubois , A . J . Duff Filer , Griffiths Smith , II . Massey , R . B . Webster , E . Lotchworth , Edward Cox , Joshua Nunn , F . Adlard , Andrew I . Suter , and F . E . W . Hedges ( Secretary ) . After reading and confirmation of tho minutes , the

brethren conferred the title of Assistant Matron on Miss Shepherd . A uotice of motion was given by Bro . Joshua Nunn for increasing the salaries of the Head aud Assistant Governesses , iu consequence of their largely-increased duties by the greater number of children now in the Institution . Bro . E . Cox requested the attention of the brethren to the fact that tho fees of several of the Stewards of the last Festival

of the Institution remained nnpaid for some months after the Festival . Consequently he , as Treasurer of the Board of Stewards , would not be able to pay tho Tavern and other bills off finally till five months from the Festival had elapsed . He suggested that some means should be taken to avoid such a state of things in future , which he looked upon as a scandal to the Craft . Somo petitions were then taken , and the candidates placed on the list . Tho Committee then adjourned .