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played in conducting the many arduous and important duties whioh dnring his period of office have boen undertaken and successfully discharged by the Board aud its various Committees .

( Signed ) RALPH GLUTTON , Vice President . 11 . The Annual Report of the Royal Masonio Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , dated the 16 th May 1884 , will be laid before Grand Lodge . 12 . Appeal of Brother Thomas D . Marston , of the Lodge of Hope

and Perseverance , No . 782 , Lahore , against a ruling of the District Grand Master of the Punjab , relative to the election of a joining member of that Lodge by acclamation .

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

13 . NOTICES OF MOTION : — ( 1 ) By Brother CHARLES FREDERICK HOGARD , P . M . No . 205 . To add to Rule 19 , of the Book of Constitutions . " Election of Grand Treasurer .

" If more than one Brother is nominated the names shall be printed in a list , a copy of which shall be delivered to each member present afc the Grand Lodge . The balloting lists having been delivered to the members of Grand Lodge are to be collected by the Scrutineers appointed for that purpose , and are nofc to be signed .

In order to carry out the above law , eight Scrutineers are to be elected at the General Committee previous to the Grand Lodge in March , and eight other Scrutineers are to be nominated by the Grand Master or presiding Officer at that Grand Lodge . The Scrutineers are to collect the lists from the Brethren to whom they have

been delivered , and shall solemnly pledge themselves to make a correct report under their hands of the result of the ballot . They shall then retire and , having ascertained the numbers for the respective candidates , shall present the report in Grand Lodge . Bat if their report be nofc ready by the time the Grand Lodge is

about to be closed , the Grand Master . or the presiding Officer shall , after closing the Grand Lodge , receive the report in his private room , and in such case a copy thereof , verified by the Grand Secretary , shall be immediately posted up in the Grand Secretary's office , and remain during one week for the information of the Craft . " -

( 2 ) By V . W . Brother Lieut .-Col . JOHN CREATON Past Grand Treasnrer : " Thafc the sum of £ 70 be voted from the funds of the Board of General Purposes 5 thafc the same be placed in

the hands of the Secretary of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , to provide the residents of the Institution at Croydon with coals dnring the winter months . " List of Brethren nominated for the Board of General Purposes : —

MASTERS . WILLIAM BOHM .... . 92 WILLIAM BRISTOW ..... 2041 THOMAS W . C . BUSH .... 1728 RICHARD DONNE HANCOCK .... 136 SAMUEL HILL ..... 21

FREDERICK T . C . KEEBLE .... 1426 THOMAS HASTINGS MILLER .... 1964 HUGH HEUGH RIACH . . . . 1118 LEOPOLD G . GORDON BOBBINS ... 10 THOMAS C . WALLS ..... 1503

PAST MASTERS . CHARLES BELTON .... . 777 HENRY BISHOP . . . . . 66 RALPH GLUTTON .... . 143 ALBERT ESCOTT .... . 1593 GIOVANNI P . FESTA . . . . . 1900

GERARD FORD ..... 271 CHARLES HAMMERTON .... 1339 NATH AN BRYANT HEADON . . . . 1426 WILLIAM GEORGE LEMON . . . . 1601 JOHN LAWRENCE MATHER .... 1471

ALFRED MEADOWS , M . D . , . . . . 4 JAMES STEVENS . . . . . 12 I 6 FRANCIS J . STOHWASSER ... . 569 EDWARD F . STORR .... . 22 JAMES WILLING SON . . . . . 1507 List of Brethren nominated for the Colonial Board : —

JAMES BRETT .... N 0 . 177 FREDEHIC W . GOLFS . . „ 1150 GEORGE HALDANE ( Lieut .-Col . ) . . „ 1615 JOHN ANDREW MAITLAND . . . „ 92 EDWARD GARNET MAN . . „ 143 CHARLES R . RIVINGTON . . . „ 2 WILLIAM STEPHENS .... 1439

. . List of Brethren nominated for the Committee of Manage-

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ment for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons : — Busu , THOMAS W . C . P . M . 1728 COTTEBRUNE , CLIARLES A . . . » 1257 DAIRY , CHARLES . . . „ 141 GOODALL , WILLIAM H . . . . 1567

MCPHERSOX , HENRY . . „ 890 MOORE , GEORGE L .. . . „ 169 MURLIS , WILLIAM J . . . „ 1642 TATE , ROBERT PERRY . . „ 860 TATTERSHALL , ALYRED H . . . „ 140 WILLING , JAMES JUN . . . „ 1507

List of Lodges for which Warrants havo been granted by the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge : — No . 2036 . —The Waitohi Lodge , Picton , Marlborough , New Zealand . 2037 . —The Prinsep Lodge . Howrab , Bengal .

2038 . —Tho Portcullis Lodge , Langport , Somersetshire . 2039 . —The Londonderry Lodge , Sunderland . 2010 . —Tho Warde Lodge , Westerham , Kent . 2041 . —The West Kent Volunteer Lodge , Wilmington , Kent . 2042 . —The Apollo Lodge , Liverpool .

2043 . —The Kendrick Lodge , Reading , Berks . 2044 . —The Seymour Lodge , Seymour , Victoria . 2045 . —Tho Wharton Lodge , Willesden , Middlesex . 2046 . —Tho Robinson Lodge , Maidstone , Kent . 2047 . —The Beckenham Lodge , Beokenham , Kent . 2048 . —The Henry Levander Lodge , Harrow Station , Middlesex .

N . B . —The Revised Edition of the Book of Constitutions ( 1884 ) may be obtained at the Grand Secretary's Office , in 8 vo and 82 mo , price Is 6 d a copy , bound in cloth . The " Freemasons' Calendar and Pocket Book " for 1884 can be had at the Grand Secretary ' s Office , Freemasons ' Hall , London , price 2 s , bound in roan .

Earl of Carnarvon Lodge of Instruction , "No . 1642 . — On Monday evening last , a number of members of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge of Instruction and friends met at Ladbroke Hall , the occasion being the presentation to Bro . Davis , Preceptor of the Lodge , of a testimonial in consideration of his long and valued services . The presentation was preceded by a dinner , which having

been clone justice to , the nsual and patriotic toasts wero given and responded to . The Chairman , Bro . F . C . Frye , W . M . 1642 , then proceeded in eulogistic terms to state that Bro . Davis , after his indefatigable exertions in connection with the Lodge , had been deemed by the brethren worthy of some substantial mark of their approval . A committee was formed , and a subscription started ,. with the resulb

that 53 members of the Lodge had subscribed ; this included nearly every member of the Lodge of Instruction . In presenting to him , in the name of the Lodge , a handsome piano , by Broadwood , he need not mention the pleasure it afforded him . He only hoped he wonld not stay at home to practise music instead of attending Lodjfe meetings in future . Bro . Parkhouse , Treasurer , could not but add

words ' of praise in Favour of Bro . Davis , who had performed the dnties of Preceptor to the Lodge of Instruction so satisfactorily dnring the past six years . He was pleased to mention that no ninraber outside the Lodgo had subscribed to the testimonial , which he hoped would also be useful to tlie juvenile Davises . Bro . Davis , in returning thanks , felt that the kindly feeling of the brethren more

than repaid his services . His career as a Mason ( 9 years ) had been comparatively short , bnt he had always felt it a pleasure to bo of use to other brethren , who , perhaps , had not so many opportunities of studying the Craft as he had had . It was gratifying to himself and others that the work was got through iu such a kindly manner . The Instruction Lodge conld command seven Masters , all of whom were

perfect in working . He did not think any Lodge could boast of better workers . In thanking them for their handsome testimonial , he begged to assure them it wonld not by any means tend to lessen his attendance at the Lodge . He still hoped to be with them many years . A vote of thanks to the Treasurer , Bro . Parkhouse , and Secretary , Bro . Snaout , was responded to by the respective brethren .

Tbe Committee was responded for by Bros . Rogers , Bartle , Gillingham , Webster , and Wood , all of whom spoke in eulogistic terms of Bro . Davis's excellent services . The health of the Chairman of tho evening was proposed by Bro . Murlis , who mentioned that he was not only a good Mason , but greatly interested in the Masonio Charities ;

the toast was suitably acknowledged . The concluding toast was the Visitors , responded to by Broa . Wakebam ( of Kensington Lodge ) and Westcott ( of Star Cross , Devonshire ) . The proceedings of the evening were enlivened considerably by some excellent songs and recitations by the brethren , with accompaniments on the presentation piano , the inscription on which is as follows : —

" Presented to Bro . G . Davis P . M ., by the Members of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge of Instrnction , as a mark of esteem , and in ippreciation of his valuable services as Preceptor for a period of six pears . " Among those present wero : —Bros . Murlis P . M . Secretary 1642 , 3 . H . Parkhouse P . M . Treasurer , E . M . Lander P . M ., J . S . A'lkins

P . M . P . P . CJ . R . Sonth Wales , Gillingham W . M . Gooch , Webster S . W . Unity , Chapman S . W . Urban , J . Bartle S . W . 1642 , Woodmason J . W . LC 42 , Buckland S . D . 1642 , Wood J . W . 1642 , Rubenstein , French , I ' aylor , Wadham , Rogers , Tomlinson , S . Elborn P . M . 511 , Hatton , & a . [ he Vice chair was taken by Bro . S . Smout I . P . M . 1642 , Secretary if the Lodge of Instruction .