Quarterly Communication Of United Grand Lodge.

4 . Election of Members of the Board of General Purposes . 5 . Election of Members of the Colonial Board . 6 . Election of Grand Lodeo Auditor .

7 . Elootion of Members for the Committee of Management of the * Royal Masonio Benevolent Institution for Aged FreemasouB aud Widows of Freemasons . " ( Vide list of names of the Brethren nominated for the several Boards

aud Committees ) . 8 . Keport of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in whioh are recommendations for the following grants , viz .:

—A Brother of the Lodge of Justice , No . 147 , Deptford ... £ 75 0 0 A Brother of the Peckham Lodge , No . 1475 , London ... 50 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of tho Angel Lodge , No . 51 , Colohester ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of Bombay ... ... ... 100 0 0 A Brother of the Victoria Lodge , No . 1056 , London ... 50 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the Highbury Lodge , No . 2192 ,

London 50 0 0 A Brother of No . 92 ... ... 200 ^ 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the Faithful Lodge , No . 473 , Birmingham ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 A Brother of the Arnold Lodge , No . 1799 ,

Walton-on-the-Naze ... 50 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the Lodge of Unions , No . 256 , London ... ... ... ... ... 50 0 0

9 . KEPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board have to report that in the month of December last , the Strong Man Lodge , No . 45 , London , preferred a complaint against

their late Treasurer of having refused to hand over to his successor the Bum of £ 1616 s 6 d of the Lodge funds whioh he stated he had already paid many years ago to a former Seoretary , bnt which payment had never been referred to in the accounts submitted by him yearly for audit , nor until a new Treasnrer had been eleoted in bis place .

The Board having summoned all parties before them , heard tho complaint , and decided that the amount in question was due by the Brother , and ordered him to pay the same forthwith .

Quarterly Communication Of United Grand Lodge.

After an interval of several weeks , the Lodge reported that the Brother in question had not complied with the Order of the Board , and had resigned his membership , on which the Beard summoned him to appear before them on 21 st April , to answer a charge of contumacy , but he did not so appear .

The Board thereon issued a peremptory summons to him , by registered letter , again ordering him to appear before them on this day to answer the same oharge , but of this Bumraous he has taken no notice .

The Board havo consequently resolvod that , in accordance with the powers conferred on them by Article 274 Book of Constitutions , this Brother be suspended from all his rights and privileges aa a Freemason until he has compliod with their order to pay to the Strong Man Lodge , No . 45 , the said sum of £ 16 16 s 6 d , and grace be granted .

To the Report is subjoined a statement of the Grand Lodge Accounts at the last meeting of the Finanoe Committee , held on Friday , the 15 th day of May instant , showing a balance in tho Bank of England ( Western Branoh ) of £ 8523 0 s 2 d , and balance of annual allowance for library £ 42 12 s lOd , and in the hands of the Grand Seoretary for petty cash £ 100 , and for servants' wages £ 100 .

( Signed ) THOMAS FENN , President . FREEMASONS' HALL , LONDON , W . C . 19 th May 1891 .

At the meeting of the Board held on Tuesday , the 19 th May , after the ordinary business had been disposed of , the following resolution was passed , viz .: — " That the cordial thanks of the members of tho Board of

General Purposes be tendered to the President , V . W . Bro . Thomas Fenn , for the very able and courteous manner in which he has presided over the meetings of the Board during the past year . "

( Signed ) THOMAS HASTINGS MILLER , Vice-President . 10 . The Annual Report of tho Royal Masonio Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , dated 15 th of May 1891 will be laid before Grand Lodge , also further Report , including the following alterations ia tho Laws , dated tho 20 th May 1891 . Rules 19 , 20 , 23 and 25 to be altered as follows , and to be in force only up to and including the 30 th day of Jnne 1892 : —

SPECIAL PBIVILEGES Attainable by Donors giving Donations and Subscriptions to the Funds , viz .:

—USUAL NUMBER OF VOTES .

JUBILEE FUND .

BRETHREN on GENTLEMEN .

Subscriber of ... £ 110 ... 4 Votes Donor of ... 5 5 0 ... 2 „ ' Life Governor ... 10 10 0 ... 4 „ to Vice-President ... 52 10 0 ... 20 „ g Vioe . Patrou ... 105 0 0 ... 60 „ " 3

Subscriber of £ 110 ... 5 Votes Donor of 5 5 0 ... 3 Votes for life For eaoh £ 5 5 a to this Fund ... 4 ,, » » o > l „ „ ... 1 . 5 „

• 4 J j | LADIES : —AND "LEWISES" ( DEING MINORS ) . ° I Donor of 5 5 0 ... 6 Votes for life o < a J Life Governor ... 5 5 0 ,.. 4 Votes For eaoh £ 5 5 s to thia Fund ... 8 „ ^\ Vice-President ... 26 5 0 ... 20 „ „ „ ... 16 „ . S ( S Vice . Patron ... 52 10 0 ... 60 „ „ „ ... 24 „ ^* •*>

—CO S LODGES , OIIAITERS , & C S Governors ... 10 10 0 ... 2 Votes j For each £ 1010 a Od to thia Fund ... 4 Votea W Vice-President ... 52 10 0 ... 10 „ „ „ ... 8 „ v Vice-Patron ... 105 0 0 ... 30 „ J „ „ ... 8 „ That a Brother serving as Steward for tha lirst timo have 4 Votes in addition to thoso mentiouod above . For second [ ov subsequent Stewardshi ps 6 votes . For every 20 Guineas collected by a Steward , in addition to his personal donation , 3 votes for life .

AA . AriMUALi . Ry Brother Thomas Barnes-Cooke , of tho Morning Star Lodgo , No . 1439 , Palumpore , agaiiiBt a Sentence of Suspension , with a lino , passed on him by tho District Grand Lodge of tho Punj .-tb , for uu-Masonio couduot . 12 . NOTICE OF MOTION .

% Brother John Albert Farnfield P . Assist . G . D . of Ceremonies : — That the sum of £ 70 be given from tho Fund of General Purposes ; that the money be placed in the hands of tho Secretary of tho "Royal Masonio Benevolent institution for A ged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , " to supply the iumates of tho Institution at Croydon with coals during the winter season .

Liafc of brethren nominated for the Hoard of General * tirposes : — PAST MASTERS . TOM DRKW BBAU ... ... 1 SM LENNOX BKOWNE . . "" "" 4 os iiKEDEKicK BuiioEss P . G . Stoward ... . " . " , ' , ' . " % < )

SAMUEL COCHRANE ... ... ... ... 3 JOHN Smcwr CUMBERLAND ... ... ... 2128 GEORGE EDWIN FAIUCIULD ... ... ... 1196 JAMES PERCY FITZGERALD ... ... ... 2168 GEORGE GARDNER ' ... ... ... ... 2012 JAMES HEMMING ... ... ... ... 1287 CHARLES EDWARD REISER ... ... ... 2323

FREDERICK ERNEST POCOCK , M . D . ... ... ... 1891 HENRY PRITCHARD ... ... ... ... 1415 WILLIAM Ar . FRED SCURRAH ... ... ... 167 EllBNBZEIi HHKDD ... ... ... 276 GEORGE WABD VERRY ... ... ••¦ ... 554 CAI ' IAIN THOMAS CHARLES WALLS ... ... ... 141

MASTERS . EDWARD JAMES ACWORTH ... ... ... 2265 JOHN BARNETT JUN . ... ••• ••• -192 HENRY FFRENCII BROMHEAD ... ... ... 2318 WILLIAM EUGENE CHAPMAN ... ... ... 2190 EDMUND BEAUMONT COX ... ... ... 1305 WILLIAM BROWNE HEAGERTY ... ... ... 907 GEOFFREY CECIL HERBERT ... ... ... 2108 RmiKiiT MAIN ... ¦•• ... ... 1593 EUSEST MONTAGUE MONEY I ' . G . S . ... ... ... 23