Quarterly Communication Of United Grand Lodge.

EBINEZER CHARLES MULVKY ... ... ... 2353 ARTHUR ORWIN , M . D . ... ... ... ... 1491 GKORGE READ ... ... ... ... jggl WILLIAM SHURMUR ... ... ... ... 2374 GORDON SMITH , M . A . ... ... ... ... 2243 JOHN J . THOMAS ... ... ... ... 2150

List of brethren nominated for tho Colonial Board . JAMES BRETT ... ... ... ... 177 LENNOX BROWNE ... ... ... ... 2108 JOHN SPEIGHT CUMBERLAND ... ... ... 2128

ALBERT Escorr ... ... ... ... 1539 MAJOR -GENERAL FREDERICK GADSDEN ... ... 434 REGINALD ST . A . ROUMIEU ... ... ... 1537 CAPT . THOS . CHARLES WALLS ... ... ... 141

List of brethren nomiuated for the Committee of Management for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons . STANLEY J . ATTENBOROUGH ... ... ... 2348 CHARLES ALEXANDER COTTEBKUNE ... ... ... 733

HUGH COTTER ... ... ... ... 554 CHARLES GEORGE DILLEI ... ... .. ] 1155 ISAAC DIXON ... ... ... .., 1567 LIEUT .-COL . ALFRED DURRANI ... ... 569

ROBERT GRIGGS ... ... ... ... 228 WILLIAM HENRI HUBBERT ... ... ... 1625 CHARLES KEMJTON ... ... ... ... 1287 ALFRED H . TATTERSHALL ... ... ... 140

List of Lodges for whioh Warrants have been granted by the Most Worshi pful Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge . No . 2399 . —The Ordnance Lodge , PInrastead , Londou . 2400 . —The Brentford Lodge , Brentford , London .

2401 . —The Rlip River County Lodge , Ladysmitb , Natal , South Africa . 2402 . —The St . Geooge ' s Lodge , Larnaca , Island of Cyprus . 2403 . —The Borneo Lodge of Harmony , Sandakan , British North Borneo . 2404 . —The Lord Charles Beresford Lodge , Chatham , Kent .

The "Freemason ' s Calendar and Pocket Book" for 1391 , with additional information , is now ready , and oan be had at the Grand Secretary ' s office , Freemasons' Hall , London , price 2 s , bound in roan , or post free , 2 s Id .

The Calendar Committee direct the attention of Masters of Lodges and Principals of Chapters to the necessity of communicating to the Grand Secretary any change in the day or place of meeting of Lodges or Chapters as soon as the resolution for effecting sach ohnnge shall be confirmed . —Vide Book of Constitutions , Rules 162 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 170 ; Edition 1884 , and Royal Arch Regulations , Rule 86 , Edition 1888 .

N . B . —The Book of Constitutions , Edition 1884 , with additions to 1888 , can be bad at the Grand Secretary ' s offico , in 8 ro and 32 mo , price Is 6 d a copy , bound in cloth . Postage additional , 3 d for 8 vo . and Id 32 mo .

Messrs . Digby and Long havo just published a fifth edition , new and revised , of "Tho Author's Manual , " by Percy Russell , which contains prefatory remarks by Mr . W . E . Gladstone , who has read and approved tho volume . This should lend additional interest to tbo work , and stamp it ns the Author ' s va . de mecum .

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MARK MASONRY .

— : oi—THE Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge of Mark Mastor Masons will bo held on Tuesday next , when , after the confirmation of tho minutes , the Report of tho General Board will bo received . This Report , which deals with tho first qnarter of the present year , states that

dnring tho three months 471 Mark certificates wero issued , bringing the total number of registrations up to 28 , 110 . Warrants for tivo new Lodges wero granted during tho same period , viz .: No . 420 , Frontier , Peshawar , Bengal ; and No . 4 S 0 , Charity , Birmingham . The Royal Ark

Manners show an increase of 02 members durinf tlio quarter , bringing the total number of certificates issued up to 3278 . Three new Ark Mariner Lodges have boon

warrantod , as follows : —Camden , attached to Camden Lodge , No . 418 ; St . George , attached to St . George ' s Lodge , No . 103 ; and Croydon , attached to Croydon Lod" -o , No . 198 .

His Royal Highness tho Prince of Wales M . W . Grand Mustor , has been pleased to

appoint—11 . W . Bro . It . V . Vns = ar-Srnith to bo Provincial Grnnrl Master for Gloucestershire and Herefordshire , in sncceaaioTi to R . W . Bro . tho Baron do Forrieres , whoso torra of odico has expired , and

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R . W . Bro . Charles J . Egan , M . D ., to be District Grand Master for South Africa . The Graud Secretary in dno course notified to hia Royal Hig hness

the Duke of Cormansht , K . G ., tho fact of his appointment as Past Grand Master of Mark Master Mason " , and also th * t the Bo >» rd had tttianimouxly voted that tho insignia , of that rank should be presented to His Royal Highness . The following reply has been received : — " Buckingham Palace , " 9 th March 1891 .

"My Dear Sir , "lam desired by the Duke of Connaught to ask yon to convey to the Brethren of the Grand Lodge of Maik Master Masons , tho expression of hia sincere thanks to them for the honour they

have 0011 ferred npon him in electing him a Past Grand Master of the Graud Lod ^ o . I am also directed to thank the Brethren of Grand Lodge for tho clothing of P & at Grand Master , whioh His Royal Highness has much pleasure in accepting from them .

" I am , my Dear Sir , " Yours very faithfully , "A LPRED EOERTON ( Col . ) " To C . F . Matier , Esq ., Grand Secretary . " The Duke of Connanght was invested with the insignia of his

rank at Brighton , by tho M . W . Pro Grand Master the Marquess of Hertford . His Royal Highnoss was afterwards installed as R . W . Prov . Grand Master for Sussex , and was graciously pleased to express his warm appreciation of the compliment paid him by Grand Lodge .

Two brethren having been irregularly eleoted joining members of Lodge No . 401 , on the day of Consecration , contrary to Article 136 , which provides that every candidate for joining member of a Lodge shall be proposed at a regular meeting and balloted for at the next regular meeting after his name has appeared in the summons calling

suoh meeting . The Board ruled that the so-called eleotion was null and void , and that the names of the candidates must be plaoed on tho summons for the next regular meeting of the Lodge , and the decision of the brethren ascertained by ballot . The Board find that meeting at four o ' olock , as enjoined by

Artiole 159 , is inconvenient to the majority of its members , and wonld , therefore , recommend to Grand Lodge that the words " Five o ' clock" be substituted for " Four o ' clock , " and that the Constitutions bo altered accordingly . The Board regret to say that subscriptions to the Portal Memorial

Organ Fund are coming in very slowly , and would ask the Masters of those Lodges who have not already subscribed to again bring the matter before their respective Lodges . Tho Board acknowledge , with thanks , reports of Proceedings of tho Grand Chapter of Colorado .

FUND OF BENEVOLENCE . The Board have great pleasure in announcing that the Twontythird Annnal FeBtival will be held at the Freemasons' Tavoru , on Wednesday , 22 nd July . R . W . Bro . the Viscount Dungarvan , Grand

Senior Warden , has most kindly consented to preside , and the Gran d Secretary will be happy to receive the names of brethren willing to act aB Stewards . The Board havo elected , without a poll , tho wholo of tho Candidates for the Educational and Annuity Grants as follow : —

ANNUITY FUND . Bro . Thomas Fooro , Mrs . Catherine A , Pearson , Mrs . Emily Goodall . Making a total of seven brethren and throe widows at prosont receiving Annuities .

EDUCATIONAL FUND . Honry G . Metcalfe , Frances Eva T . Coustordine-Chadwick . Making fourteen boys and fifteen girls now being educatod . Tho Board havo relieved tho following cases : —

Mrs . E . L . Q £ 10 0 0 Bro . A . P . W 20 0 O Aud recommond to Grand Lodgo — Mrs . E . G . £ 20 0 O Mrs . L . J . P . 50 0 O

( Signed ) A . 15 . COOK , President . FRANK RICHARDSON , Vice-President . C . FITZGERALD MATIER , Grand Sec . The recommendations arising out of this Report will then bo snbmit . ted , and having been disposed of , H . R .

lithe Prince of Wales will be re-installed Grand Master , the usual appointment and investiture of Officers following . The General Boml will then bo formed , six members by nomination of the Grand Master , and five by election by Grand LrxW . the following eight Mark Masons having

been nominated for tbo pnrposo : —Col . A . H . Bircham P . M . 3 '» 1 , Arthur Roger Carter P . G . Standard Beavnr , Jabe ; s Church W . M . 104 , . Richard Clowns P . M . 145 , \ W , W . M . 413 , Rev . Hay man Camming * P . G . C . Dep . P . G . M .

Kent , A . F . Godson , M . P ., IVov . G . M . Worcestershire , i ' - Horno , M . D ., P . M . 147 , J . Ramsey RG . A . D . U , P . M . Old Keut , W . M . oil . Grand Festival will be held in tho evening at Freemasons' Tavern , under tho presidency of the Pro Grand Master tho Marquess of Hertford .