United Grand Lodge.

Universe for thc safe return to his native land , from his Indian visit , of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , Most Worshipful Grand Master , and in memory of that happy event determines to devote the sum of £ 6000 in the manner following : — " £ 2000 to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . " £ 2000 te the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys .

" £ 2000 to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and their Widows . To be applied in such manner as the Managing Committees of the respective institutions may deem most beneficial to the interest of the institutions , after consultation with the special committee appointed by Grand Lodge at the Quarterly Communication in September last . "

List of Lodges for which warrants have been granted by the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge : — 1639 . —Watling Street Lodge , Stony Stratford , Bucks . 1640 . —Amatole Lodge , Alice , Victoria East , Cape of Good Hope . 1641 . —Crichton Lodge , Camberwell .

1642 . —Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , Notting Hill . 1643 . —Perseverance Lodge , Hebburn-on-Tyne , Durham . 1644 . —Alma-Mater Lodge , Birmingham . 164 $ . —Colne Valley Lodge , Slaithwaite , Yorkshire . 1646 . —Sir Donald McLean Lodge , Raleigh , Taranaki , Zealand .

1647 . —Star of the North Lodge , Whangarei , Auckland , New Zealand . 1648 . —Prince of Wales Lodge , Bradford , Yorkshire . 1649 . —Berar Lodge , Budnaira in Berar , Bombay . 1650 . —Rose of Raby Lodge , Staindrop , Durham . j 6 si . Lodge of Progress , Southbridge , New Zealand .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Leicestershire And Rutland

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND

The Annual General Communication of the provincial Grand Lodge of Leicestershire and Rutland took place at Freemasons' Hall , Leicester , on Wednesday the 22 nd ult ., the R . W . Provincial Grand Master , the Right Hon . the Earl Ferrers , presiding , supported by the

R . W . P . P . G . M ., W . Bro . Kelly , W . Bro . the Rev . W . Langley , P . P . S . G . W ., acting as D . P . G . M ., and mauy present and past Provincial Grand Officers , together with representatives from every Lodge in the province . Amongst the visitors were Bros . J . Terry , Sec : R . M . B .

Institution , and Richard Allen , P . P . S . G . W ., Notts ., one of the founders of the John of Gaunt Lodge , Leicester . The John of Gaunt Lodge having been previously opened , the Provincial Grand Lodge entered , the R . W . P . G . M . being received with the

customary honours , and the usual business of Provincial Grand Lodg " . was transacted . The reply of the M . W . G . M ., the Prince of Wales , to the Provincial Grand Master , officers , and brethren of this province , thanking them for their address of welcome , and for their

congratulations on His Royal Highness ' s safe return from India , was read . A very favourable Report of the JCommittee of General Purposes , on the condition of the Provincial Funds , the state of Masonry in the province , and the increase in the number of

members during the past year , was presented , after which the proposvd bye-laws for the establishment of a Provincial Benevolent Fund , and the formation of a Charity Committee ; and certain amendments of existing Provincial

Byelaws , proposed at the previous meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge , were read and confirmed . Bro . W . Beaumont Smith , P . M ., was unanimously re-elected to the office of Provincial Grand Treasurer , a post which he has most ably filled for several years past .

The investment by the R . W . Prov . Grand Master , of his Provincial Grand Officers for the ensuing year then took place . A further sum was transferred from the General Fund of Provincial Grand Lodge as a foundation for the intended Provincial

Benevolent Fund . Adopting a recommendation of the Committee of General Purposes , it was resolved that the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys should be the Charity to receive the special support of the province during the ensuing year , and Bro . S . S . Partridge was appointed to represent the

Provincial Grand Lodge at the next Boys' School Festival , the sum of ten guineas being at the same time voted as a donation to the Charity . Apologies for absence from the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Sir H . St . John Holford , who was in Scotland , and from several other Provincial Grand Officers , having been read , the Provincial Grand Lodge was closed in due form ,

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Leicestershire And Rutland

ind the proceedings terminated with a banquet , at which the R . W . Provincial Grand Master presided .

Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

The General Committee of Subscribers to this Institution met on Thursday afternoon at the Library , Freemasons' Hall , Bro . Thos . W . White in the chair . There were likewise present Bros . F . Adlard , H . Potter , Major Finney , H . G . Warren , H . Browse , H . Massey ( "

Freemason " ) , A . H . Tattershal ! , Jesse Turner , F . G . Baker , Lieut .-Col . Peters , Robt . B . Webster , Thos . Massa , and R . W . Little , Sec . There was a long list of minutes of committees , held between the last meeting of the General Committee and the present , read , consisting of

the House and Audit Committees , and the Special and Building Committees , and the Court as to the office of Collector . One petition for the purchase of a child into the school was rejected , the stepfather , who petitioned , and the mother being in a position to

support the child . A sister of this girl is already in the school by election . Seven petitions were received and passed . The report of the Special Committee on the duties and office of Collector to the Institution was read by the Secretary and received . The Committee confirmed the report , and appointed

the Junior Clerk ' s salary at £ 50 in accordance with the recommendation in the report . Notice of motion was given for raising the Senior Clerk's salary to £ 140 a year , and fixing tha Junior Clerk ' s at , £ 50 . Bro . H . G . Warren suggested an increase in the amount of the securities , on account of the very large increase in the amount of

subscriptions . This was supported by Bro . Jessie Turner and several brethren , and a discussion thereupon ensued . A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the proceedings .

London Masonic Clu3 Company (Limited.)

LONDON MASONIC CLU 3 COMPANY ( LIMITED . )

A Mecling of the Shareholders was held on thc 29 th November 1876 , at the London Masonic Club , Queen Victoria Street , Bro . T . J . Smith , the Chairman of the Board of Directors , presiding . The Secretary having read the notice convening the meeting ,

The Chairman then proposed the adoption of the Report and Balance Sheet . The Report stated that " After very considerable difficulty the Directors succeeded in obtaining premises at No . 101 , Qjecn Victoria Street , which , being in course of erection , could be completed in a manner to adapt them for the purposes of a Club . " "Thc Club was opened on the 26 th July last under

the presidency of the Right Hon . Lord Skelmersdale , and from that time to this it lias been well attended , and its comforts appreciated by its Members . " " The Directors in the first instance allotted only such a number of shares as in their opinion would be sufficient to test the willingness of their brother Masons to support a Masonic Club in London , but having met with so much

encouragement and support from the Freemasons in London and the Provinces , they felt quite justified in extending their operations , and in trusting to their Masonic brethren to subscribe for any further shares which it might become desirable to issue . " " The Directors now contemplate a further issue of 1 , 000 shares to enable them to clear off outstanding

liabilities . " Since the Balance Sheet has been made out , the Directors and a few of the Members of the Club have subscribed for 250 shares , and it is anticipated that before long the remaining shares will be taken up by the Members . " The present income of the Club from subscriptions

and profits upon provisions , is at ihj rate of £ 2 , 485 4 s . per annum , and if the subscriptions increase as they have done during the last six weeks , there will be an additional income of £ 1 , 250 by the 30 th of next September , which without allowing for any increase on the profits from the sale of provisions , will yield an annual sum of £ 3825 4 s . The working expenses of the Club including

servants wages , rent , taxes , coal , gas , & c , are estimated to amount to £ 3000 per annum—thus leaving a sum of £ 735 4 - profit , which would be sufficient to pay 7 ! per cent , on the whole of the required capital , and leave a surplus for a Reserve Fund . " After thc usual vote of thanks to the Chairman , the meeting closed .

A report of the benefit of the Printers' Dramatic Pension Fund has lately been issued by the Committee of Management , which shews a very successful termination of their labours . It appears that after paying all expenses , there is a clear balance of £ 100 . The success obtained was mainly owing to the untiring and invaluable exertions of Bro . George J . Dawson ,

Charles Harbord, Baron Suffield.

CHARLES HARBORD , BARON SUFFIELD .

This nobleman , who has just been installed as Grand Master of the Freemasons of the Province of Norfolk , is a son of the third Baron Suffield , the title having been created in 1786 . He was born at Gunton Park , Norfolk , in 1830 , and married in 1854 the daughter of the late Henry Baring , Esq . ( in 187 ? Lady Suffield was appointed

a lady of the bedchamber to the Princess of Wales ) , and succeeded to the title on the death of his half-brother in 1853 . He formerly held a commission in the 7 th Dragoons , but retired in 1852 , and is now Lieutenant-Colonel 13 th Norfolk Rifle Volunteers , and Lieutenant-Colonel of the Norfolk Artillery Militia . He is a Deputy-Lieutenant of the county of Norfolk , was a Lord in Waiting to Her Majesty the Queen from i 86 S to 1872 , and is now Lord of

the Bedchamber to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . His lordship ' s heir is his eldest sou , Charles , who was born in June . 1 S 5 . V and is a Lieutenant in the Scots Fusilier Guards . The first peer , who represented Norwich in Parliament for some years , was son of Sir William Morden , Bart ., K . B ., who in 1842 relinquished his piternal surname for that of his maternal grandfather , Harbord . — " Graphic . "

Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

Ihe Winter Half-yearly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England and Wales will be held on Tuesday next at Freemasons ' Tavern , Great-Queen-strect . Grand Lodge will be opened at 5 p . m ., the banquet to be provided at 7 o ' clock . The Lord Chancellor lias ordered that the Countv Courts are to be closed on D ^ c . 26 and 2 7 .

The William Preston Lodge of Instruction , No . 766 , ( the sanction for which was unanimously granted a short time back ) , meets every Friday evening , at eigh o ' clock , at the Feathers Tavern , Upper Gjorge-street , Edgware-road . THE FREEMASONS' TAVERN . —The management of this well-known establishment , in Great

Queenstreet , has , within the past few weeks , changed hands , and promise , under the present spirited and liberal directorship , not only to hold its own , but largely extend the field of operation . We note , apart from its Masonic gatherings , four hundred members and friends * of the Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society , assembled on Wednesday , and upwards of five hundred of the Scottish

Corporation , under thc Cnairmansbip of the Marquis of Hartington , R . W . Provincial Grand Master for Derbyshire , availed themselves , on Thursday , of the admirable accommodation the Freemasons' Tavern affords . Under thc able management of Bro . E . Dawkins , the comfort and convenience of visitors and brethren will receive the attention that justifies the fullest confidence .

Sermons were preached on Sunday last on behalf of the Poor Clergy Relief Corporation , in the Parish Church , Streatham , that in the morning by Bro . the Rev . Dr . Cox , and in the afternoon by Bro . the Rev . R . J . Simpson , Past Grand Cnaplains . An express train conveying a large number of brethren from Manchester , to attend the Provincial Grand

Lodge of Mark Master Masons , meeting at Gainsborough , on Wednesday last , while passing through Worksop , at the rate of 50 miles an hour , the crank of the engine broke , and , after going a short distance , some of thc wheels left the line , but , most fortunately , the pitching stones at the crossing where this took place turned the engine again on to the line , and it ran as far as Norton-wood , a distance

of two miles . A nothtr engine from Worksop took the passengers to their destination . The line was blocked for several hours before the break-down gang from RetforJ could remove thc disabled engine . Bros . B . Head and W . Pass have consented to act as trustees of the fund now being raised for T . J . Mace .

The next meeting of the United Strength Lodge , No . 228 , will be held on Tuesday , the 12 th inst ., at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street . After this meeting , the lodge will be held regularly at the Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street . A Grand Evening Concert will be given on Thursday week , the 14 th inst ., at the Bow and Bromley

Institute , in aid of the three Masonic Charitable Institutions . The concert , it is announced , will be under lh £ immediate patronage of the three Secretaries , Bros . F . Binckes , R . Went worth Little and Terry . Several acknowledged eminent artistes have promised to appear . Subscriptions are invited towards a fund which is being raised to enable an old Masonic pupil to entct bur

Holy Orders . He was silver medallist and May )' prizeman of the Boys' School , and after leaving studied a ' King ' s College for three years , gaining several first-class certificates and the College prize for Divinity , and was elected an associate of that college . MARK MASONRY . —A lodge of Mark Maso " will shortly be opened in Chester .

Bro . Colonel Stilhvell has resigned the command of the First City of London Engineer . ) , an office 1 K ' by him for many years . ( We ( " Whitehall Review " ) are informed tin Lord Charles Beresford has no intention of retiring ltoV .

the representation of Waterford , despite all that has bet ' said to thc contrary . , Tuesdays " Gazette " announces that her J »* jesty in Council has been pleased to declare the » Noble John Winston , Duke of Marlborough , Lieut * " ? , General and General-Governor of that part of the U " Kingdom called Ireland .