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ought not to be too particular in noticing the financial result of the arrangements . Yet it would have been another feather in the cap of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire if , considering the object of the Soiree was to promote the intellectual interests of Freemasonry , this deficiency had been found impossible . We are not of those who go about declaring there shall be no more " cakes and ale ; " but it certainly does strike us as being
derogatory to the character of our Craft that in catering for the intellectual comforts of the brethren the Committee in charge should not have been as generously supported as they doubtless would have been in a case of creature comforts . However , we are glad to see that our Worcestershire friends arc not disconcerted by the financial shortcomings attending their first display of zeal for Masonic archseology and literature , and that
Provincial Grand Lodge has confirmed the resolution of its select Committee to establish a library and museum . All honour to the province for so worthy a determination , and espcially to Bros . Sir E . A . H . LECHMERE , P . G . M . ; H . B . WILLIAMSON , P . P . G . S . W . ; and G . TAYLOR , P . G . Secretary , who have taken so conspicuous a part in organizing and giving effect to the proposal !
* * * IT will be seen from the announcement which appears elsewhere in our columns that a Special Court of the Girls' School will be held at Freemasons' Hall on Tuesday next , for the purpose of considering and , it is to be hoped , confirming the provisional contract made by the Secretary for the purchase of certain land adjoining the Institution at Battersea Rise , for the
sum of £ 5700 . Ihe price agreed upon will no doubt appear to many brethren a large one , but it will be in the recollection of our readers that not so very long ago the whole of the land , of which what it is now proposed to purchase forms part , was offered to the Institution for / , 36 , ooo . The offer was very properly declined , but since then this land has been laid out for building purposes , and if the Court declines to confirm the contract , it
will not be very long before a row of small houses will be erected along the north and east sides of the present building , the backs of which will be within a few feet of and overlook the School . It does not need a Solon to point out that , if these houses are built , the value of the existing property of the Institution will be very seriously depreciated . Again the fact must not be lost sight of that the School premises , as they now are , have a
frontage in the Wandsworth-road of only about 30 feet , and in the event of the whole of the adjoining land being laid out in small houses , the Institution , save to the extent of this very insignificant frontage , will be shut in by ) a very undesirable class of tenement , and , as a consequence , cut off from access to the main thoroughfare . The strip of land it is now in contemplation to purchase will give an additional frontage of 754 feet , and as it is about 60
feet wide , while the roadway itself is 40 feet , there will , if the contract is fulfilled , be an open space of about 100 feet in width between the frontsinstead of the backs—of the nearest houses and the School buildings . This , of course , will very appreciably enhance the value of the property , supposing that at any future time the Governors and Subscribers should find it necessary or desirable to dispose of it . For ourselves , though we have no
wish to anticipate the decision of the Special Court on Tuesday next , there does not seem lo be a doubt as to the course that should be pursued . If the contract is confirmed , the School will acquire an additional frontage to the Wandsworth-road of 754 feet , and will retain its present comparative privacy , while the value of the property will be enhanced _ if it is not confirmed , the School will be hemmed in by small tenements , the backs of
which will overlook its grounds , and the value of the property will be very seriously depreciated . These are the alternative results which will follow from the decision of the Court on Tuesday next , and though , as Bro . GREY said at the meeting of the General Committee on Thursday last , the landowner ' s offer to sell this stripjat £ 5700 is by no means a cheap one , it seems better to let the money go in order to secure a great benefit , than to let the land go and so ensure a still greater detriment .
* # * WE heartily congratulate Bro . ALDERMAN STAPLES on his election as Lord Mayor of London in succession to the present Chief Magistrate , Bro . Alderman Sir R . N . FOWLER , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . W . There is no doubt he possesses in a high degree those qualities which are necessary to the successful discharge of the duties of an office , which , as regards influence and
importance , has few , if any , equals in the United Kingdom . No doubt Bro . STAPLES will find it rather uphill work to emulate the virtues of his immediate predecessor . This much , indeed , he frankly admitted in his speech of thanks to the electors for the honour they had conferred upon him . At the same time , however , he boldly avowed that he was encouraged rather than dismayed by the splendid example set him by Bro . Alderman
FOWLER , and we have no doubt that when in the natural flux of time , Michaelmas-day 1 S 86 comes round , Bro . Alderman STAPLES will find that his readiness to grapple boldly with the difficulties inseparable from the exalted office of Lord Mayor has stood him in good stead , and that he will be able to render as satisfactory an account of his Mayoralty as Bro . Lord Mayor FOWLER did on Tuesday . It is worthy of remark that this is the
fifth Alderman in succession who has been elected to the office of Lord Mayor of London , and at the same time has been a more or less conspicuous member of our society , namely , Aldermen Sir J . WHITTAKER ELLIS , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . W ., Sir H . E . KNIGHT , Sir R . N . FOWLER , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . W ., G . S . NOTTAGE—whose term of office , as he died during its progress , was completed by Sir R . N . FOWLER—and J STAPLES . We may
also point out that of the 11 brethren appointed and invested as G . J . Wardens of England since the election of the Prince of WALES as Grand Master , four have , at the time of such election , been | Lord Mayors of London , namely , Lord Mayor STONE , G . J . W ., 18 75 ; Sir F . W . TRUSCOTT , G . J . W ., 1880 ; Sir J . W . ELLIS , Bart ., G . J . W ., 1882 ; and Sir R . N . FOWLER , Bart ., M . P ., G . J . W ., 1884 .
Provincial Grand Lodge And Chapter Of West Lancashire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE AND CHAPTER OF WEST LANCASHIRE .
By command of Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , Deputy Grand Master of England , R . W . Prov . G . M . of West Lancashire , the annual meeting for the transaction of the business of the province was held on Wednesday , the 30 th ult ., in the Small Concert Room , St . George ' s Hall . Taking place in the centre of Masonic life in West Lancashire , the meeting was very numerously attended , there being about 600 brethren present , many of whom hailed from the distant parts of the division . The elegant concert room formed an admirable place of meeting , and the general tone of the day's proceedings clearly demonstrated that the Masonic Order
Provincial Grand Lodge And Chapter Of West Lancashire.
is not only making numerical progress , but that the sacred cause of Charity is still kept clearly in view . The Provincial Grand Lodge gathering took p lace under the banner of St . George's Lodge , No . 32 , the oldest amongst the 82 lodges in West Lancashire . The Craft Lodge was opened about noon , the W . M . 's chair being occupied by Bro . Edward Segar , W . M . 32 , and the other acting officers were Bros . Dr . G . F . Hall , W . M . 86 , S . W . ; H . Ormandy , W . M . 113 , J . W . ; C . Wadsworth , I . P . M . 32 , S . D . ; W .
Dean , W . M . 178 , J . D . ; J . Scott , W . M . 314 , I . G . * , and S . M . Harrison , P . M . 32 , I . P . M . Subsequently . the members of the Provincial Grand Lodge entered the room , andthe R . W . G . M ., Bro . the Earl of Lathom , and the R . W . D . G . M ., Bro . Col . Stanley , M . P ., received the usual greeting . The following other members of the Provincial Grand Lodge were present -. Bros . Rev . T . C . VV . Richardson , P . P . G . C . ; Dr . Kellett Smith , P . P . G . Reg . ; Thos . Salter , P . P . G . D . ; W . Whiteside , P . P . G . S . B . ; J . I . Greaves , P . P . G . O . East
Lane ; Robert Davies , P . G . Std . Br . ; James Andrew , P . P . G . D . C . ; John Whalley , P . P . A . G . D . C ; Hy . Vollmer , P . P . G . S . D . John Hatch , P . G . S . S . ; Maurice Hart , P . P . G . D . C ; R . Brown , P . P . G . T .-, T . Forrester , P . P . G . D . ; G . D . Pochin , P . P . G . R . ; J . B . M'Kenzie , P . P . G . S . D . ; M . Greatrix , P . P . G . P . Cheshire ; T . C . Bornsen , P . G . S . of W . Cheshire ; H . A . Tobias , P . P . G . S . of W . ; John Duncan , jun ., P . P . G . D . C . ; Dr . Henry Y . Pitts , P . G . S . B . ; S . E . Ibbs , P . P . G . S . B . ; E . C . Cooper , P . P . G . S . B . ; Thomas Milligan , P . P . G . S . D . ; T . M . Beswick Royds , P . G . D . ; W . Wainman Cottam , P . P . G . S . of W .: W . Bowden ,
P . P . G . S . D . ; Hugh Williams , P . P . G . A . D . C ; W . S . Vines , P . P . G . D . C . ; Thomas Buxton , P . P . G . R . ; George Broadbridge , P . P . G . D . C . ; Col . George Turner , P . P . G . Treas . ; J . F . Newell , P . P . G . S . W . ; John Houlding , P . P . G . R . ; John Lunt , P . P . G . D . C ; Henry Holbrook , P . P . G . S . of VV . Cheshire ; John Hayes , P . P . G . S . B . ; Dr . F . J . Bailey , P . P . G . S . D . ; Rev . C . W . Spencer Stanhope , P . G . Chap . Eng . ; W . B . Ackerley , P . P . G . J . W . ; W . J . A . Baldwin , P . P . G . S . W . ; E . Pierpoint , P . G . S . D . ; Thomas Armstrong , P . P . G . T . ; B . B . Marson , P . P . G . Std . Br . Cheshire ; John Pemberton , P . P . G . S . of W . ; Rev . H . G . Vernon , P . P . G . Chap . ; J . F . Roberts , P . P . G . A . D . C ; Reginald Young , P . P . G . S . D . ; andothers .
After the Provincial Grand Lodge had been opened , the roll was called , and it was found that the whole of the 82 lodges in the province were represented . The minutes of the previous annual meeting at Ulverston , and of the special gathering held in Liverpool in October last , were read and confirmed . The bye-laws passed at the special Prov . G . Lodge , held in October last , came up for final adoption , and after some minor alterations they were unanimously confirmed .
On the motion of Bro . R . MARTIN , Prov . G . Treasurer , the following resolution was adopted : In order that the new bye-laws for the management of the Fund of Benevolence and Charity Committee may speedily be brought into active operation , it be an instruction , and all lodges are hereby empowered , at their first regular meeting after the Provincial Grand Lodge , to elect a representative on the Fund of Benevolence and Charities Committee , such representative to continue a member thereof until the next installation meeting in their respective lodges , when a fresh election must take place in conformity with the bye-law No . 9 .
Bro . R . MARTIN , Prov . G . Treasurer , then submitted the annual financial statement , which showed that the balances as per previous return were as follows : Charity Fund , £ 190 4 s . lod . ; Provincial Grand Lodge Fund , £ 637 os . id . ; Fund of Benevolence , ^ 1846 19 s . nd . —total , £ 26 75 4 s . iod . The fees from Provincial Grand Officers realised ^ 30 8 s . ; and fees and contributions from the lodges , - £ 582 9 s . The sum of 200 guineas had been paid to the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution ; 100 guineas
to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows ; £ 50 to the Hamer Benevolent Fund ; and £ 100 as grants from the Fund of Benevolence for the relief of distressed widows and brethren . The balances at the close of the financial year were—Charity Fund , £ 326 19 s . iod . ; Provincial Grand Lodge Fund , ^ 889 16 s . 7 d . ; Fund of Benevolence , , £ 2159 6 s . 5 d . —total , . £ 3356 2 s . iod . Of this sum ^ 1000 was invested in Dock Bonds ; . £ 348 8 s . in the Savings Bank ; and . £ 1157 in the North-Western Bank .
On the motion of Bro . J . HOULDING , P . P . G . R ., seconded by Bro . J . KELLETT SMITH , P . P . G . R ., the accounts were taken as read and unanimously passed . Bro . J . KELLETT SMITH then moved that Bro . Robert Foote , P . M . 1505 , be elected Prov . Grand Treasurer , referring at length to the numerous eminent services he had rendered to the Craft , especially to the whole of the Masonic Charities in London and West Lancashire .
The proposition , seconded by Bro . T . FORRESTER , P . P . G . J . D ., was carried by acclamation , and the honour of the appointment was briefly acknowledged by Bro . FOOTE , who was subsequently invested by the P . G . M . amid general applause . The R . W . P . G . M . then invested his officers for the year , as follows : —
Bro . Robert Wylie , 292 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . W . „ Edward Pierpoint , 155 ... ... ... Prov . G . J . W . „ Rev . R . T . Leslie , 1713 ... ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ J . Edward Oglethorpe , 1353 ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ W . Goodacre , 1588 ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ James H . Barrow , 1070 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . D . „ John Cobham , 1380 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . D . „ George Morgan , 135 ... ... ... Prov . G . J . D . „ John Beesley , 823 ... ... ... Prov . G . J . D .
„ John Hatch , 281 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . of W . „ J . D . Murray , 1335 - ••¦••••Prov . G . D . C . „ John Sutton , 613 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ H . H . Smith , 1605 ... ... ... Prov . G . A . D . C . „ Richard Williams , 1814 ... ... ... Prov . G . Swd . Br . „ Robert Cain , 724 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br .
„ Peter B . Gee , 1274 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . » J . J . Greaves , 113 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ H . Wyatt , 1413 ... ... ... Prov . G . A . Sec . „ C . B . Holmes , 178 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ Thomas Longmire , 1561 ... ... ... Prov . G . A . Purst . „ Costine , 216 ... ... ... ... ] „ S . Wallhead , 12 50 ... ... ... I
„ T . Nevitt , 113 ... ... ... ... In < - c . A „ James Lawrence , 10 3 2 < -Prov * G * Stwds * „ Henry P . Jones , 149 6 ... ... ... | „ Thomas Whitehead , 241 ... ... ... J „ P . Ball ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler . „ W . H . Ball ... ... ... ... Prov . G . A . Tyler .
Applications were made on behalf of the widows of deceased brethren for grants from the Fund of Benevolence , and the sum of £ 180 was voted in response to those applications . Bro . GOODACRK , the Prov . G . Sec , in his annual report to the Provincial Grand Lodge , said that the state of the lodges in the province was highly satisfactory . During the year there had been 514 candidates admitted to the 82 lodges of the province . The total number of subscribing
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ought not to be too particular in noticing the financial result of the arrangements . Yet it would have been another feather in the cap of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire if , considering the object of the Soiree was to promote the intellectual interests of Freemasonry , this deficiency had been found impossible . We are not of those who go about declaring there shall be no more " cakes and ale ; " but it certainly does strike us as being
derogatory to the character of our Craft that in catering for the intellectual comforts of the brethren the Committee in charge should not have been as generously supported as they doubtless would have been in a case of creature comforts . However , we are glad to see that our Worcestershire friends arc not disconcerted by the financial shortcomings attending their first display of zeal for Masonic archseology and literature , and that
Provincial Grand Lodge has confirmed the resolution of its select Committee to establish a library and museum . All honour to the province for so worthy a determination , and espcially to Bros . Sir E . A . H . LECHMERE , P . G . M . ; H . B . WILLIAMSON , P . P . G . S . W . ; and G . TAYLOR , P . G . Secretary , who have taken so conspicuous a part in organizing and giving effect to the proposal !
* * * IT will be seen from the announcement which appears elsewhere in our columns that a Special Court of the Girls' School will be held at Freemasons' Hall on Tuesday next , for the purpose of considering and , it is to be hoped , confirming the provisional contract made by the Secretary for the purchase of certain land adjoining the Institution at Battersea Rise , for the
sum of £ 5700 . Ihe price agreed upon will no doubt appear to many brethren a large one , but it will be in the recollection of our readers that not so very long ago the whole of the land , of which what it is now proposed to purchase forms part , was offered to the Institution for / , 36 , ooo . The offer was very properly declined , but since then this land has been laid out for building purposes , and if the Court declines to confirm the contract , it
will not be very long before a row of small houses will be erected along the north and east sides of the present building , the backs of which will be within a few feet of and overlook the School . It does not need a Solon to point out that , if these houses are built , the value of the existing property of the Institution will be very seriously depreciated . Again the fact must not be lost sight of that the School premises , as they now are , have a
frontage in the Wandsworth-road of only about 30 feet , and in the event of the whole of the adjoining land being laid out in small houses , the Institution , save to the extent of this very insignificant frontage , will be shut in by ) a very undesirable class of tenement , and , as a consequence , cut off from access to the main thoroughfare . The strip of land it is now in contemplation to purchase will give an additional frontage of 754 feet , and as it is about 60
feet wide , while the roadway itself is 40 feet , there will , if the contract is fulfilled , be an open space of about 100 feet in width between the frontsinstead of the backs—of the nearest houses and the School buildings . This , of course , will very appreciably enhance the value of the property , supposing that at any future time the Governors and Subscribers should find it necessary or desirable to dispose of it . For ourselves , though we have no
wish to anticipate the decision of the Special Court on Tuesday next , there does not seem lo be a doubt as to the course that should be pursued . If the contract is confirmed , the School will acquire an additional frontage to the Wandsworth-road of 754 feet , and will retain its present comparative privacy , while the value of the property will be enhanced _ if it is not confirmed , the School will be hemmed in by small tenements , the backs of
which will overlook its grounds , and the value of the property will be very seriously depreciated . These are the alternative results which will follow from the decision of the Court on Tuesday next , and though , as Bro . GREY said at the meeting of the General Committee on Thursday last , the landowner ' s offer to sell this stripjat £ 5700 is by no means a cheap one , it seems better to let the money go in order to secure a great benefit , than to let the land go and so ensure a still greater detriment .
* # * WE heartily congratulate Bro . ALDERMAN STAPLES on his election as Lord Mayor of London in succession to the present Chief Magistrate , Bro . Alderman Sir R . N . FOWLER , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . W . There is no doubt he possesses in a high degree those qualities which are necessary to the successful discharge of the duties of an office , which , as regards influence and
importance , has few , if any , equals in the United Kingdom . No doubt Bro . STAPLES will find it rather uphill work to emulate the virtues of his immediate predecessor . This much , indeed , he frankly admitted in his speech of thanks to the electors for the honour they had conferred upon him . At the same time , however , he boldly avowed that he was encouraged rather than dismayed by the splendid example set him by Bro . Alderman
FOWLER , and we have no doubt that when in the natural flux of time , Michaelmas-day 1 S 86 comes round , Bro . Alderman STAPLES will find that his readiness to grapple boldly with the difficulties inseparable from the exalted office of Lord Mayor has stood him in good stead , and that he will be able to render as satisfactory an account of his Mayoralty as Bro . Lord Mayor FOWLER did on Tuesday . It is worthy of remark that this is the
fifth Alderman in succession who has been elected to the office of Lord Mayor of London , and at the same time has been a more or less conspicuous member of our society , namely , Aldermen Sir J . WHITTAKER ELLIS , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . W ., Sir H . E . KNIGHT , Sir R . N . FOWLER , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . W ., G . S . NOTTAGE—whose term of office , as he died during its progress , was completed by Sir R . N . FOWLER—and J STAPLES . We may
also point out that of the 11 brethren appointed and invested as G . J . Wardens of England since the election of the Prince of WALES as Grand Master , four have , at the time of such election , been | Lord Mayors of London , namely , Lord Mayor STONE , G . J . W ., 18 75 ; Sir F . W . TRUSCOTT , G . J . W ., 1880 ; Sir J . W . ELLIS , Bart ., G . J . W ., 1882 ; and Sir R . N . FOWLER , Bart ., M . P ., G . J . W ., 1884 .
Provincial Grand Lodge And Chapter Of West Lancashire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE AND CHAPTER OF WEST LANCASHIRE .
By command of Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , Deputy Grand Master of England , R . W . Prov . G . M . of West Lancashire , the annual meeting for the transaction of the business of the province was held on Wednesday , the 30 th ult ., in the Small Concert Room , St . George ' s Hall . Taking place in the centre of Masonic life in West Lancashire , the meeting was very numerously attended , there being about 600 brethren present , many of whom hailed from the distant parts of the division . The elegant concert room formed an admirable place of meeting , and the general tone of the day's proceedings clearly demonstrated that the Masonic Order
Provincial Grand Lodge And Chapter Of West Lancashire.
is not only making numerical progress , but that the sacred cause of Charity is still kept clearly in view . The Provincial Grand Lodge gathering took p lace under the banner of St . George's Lodge , No . 32 , the oldest amongst the 82 lodges in West Lancashire . The Craft Lodge was opened about noon , the W . M . 's chair being occupied by Bro . Edward Segar , W . M . 32 , and the other acting officers were Bros . Dr . G . F . Hall , W . M . 86 , S . W . ; H . Ormandy , W . M . 113 , J . W . ; C . Wadsworth , I . P . M . 32 , S . D . ; W .
Dean , W . M . 178 , J . D . ; J . Scott , W . M . 314 , I . G . * , and S . M . Harrison , P . M . 32 , I . P . M . Subsequently . the members of the Provincial Grand Lodge entered the room , andthe R . W . G . M ., Bro . the Earl of Lathom , and the R . W . D . G . M ., Bro . Col . Stanley , M . P ., received the usual greeting . The following other members of the Provincial Grand Lodge were present -. Bros . Rev . T . C . VV . Richardson , P . P . G . C . ; Dr . Kellett Smith , P . P . G . Reg . ; Thos . Salter , P . P . G . D . ; W . Whiteside , P . P . G . S . B . ; J . I . Greaves , P . P . G . O . East
Lane ; Robert Davies , P . G . Std . Br . ; James Andrew , P . P . G . D . C . ; John Whalley , P . P . A . G . D . C ; Hy . Vollmer , P . P . G . S . D . John Hatch , P . G . S . S . ; Maurice Hart , P . P . G . D . C ; R . Brown , P . P . G . T .-, T . Forrester , P . P . G . D . ; G . D . Pochin , P . P . G . R . ; J . B . M'Kenzie , P . P . G . S . D . ; M . Greatrix , P . P . G . P . Cheshire ; T . C . Bornsen , P . G . S . of W . Cheshire ; H . A . Tobias , P . P . G . S . of W . ; John Duncan , jun ., P . P . G . D . C . ; Dr . Henry Y . Pitts , P . G . S . B . ; S . E . Ibbs , P . P . G . S . B . ; E . C . Cooper , P . P . G . S . B . ; Thomas Milligan , P . P . G . S . D . ; T . M . Beswick Royds , P . G . D . ; W . Wainman Cottam , P . P . G . S . of W .: W . Bowden ,
P . P . G . S . D . ; Hugh Williams , P . P . G . A . D . C ; W . S . Vines , P . P . G . D . C . ; Thomas Buxton , P . P . G . R . ; George Broadbridge , P . P . G . D . C . ; Col . George Turner , P . P . G . Treas . ; J . F . Newell , P . P . G . S . W . ; John Houlding , P . P . G . R . ; John Lunt , P . P . G . D . C ; Henry Holbrook , P . P . G . S . of VV . Cheshire ; John Hayes , P . P . G . S . B . ; Dr . F . J . Bailey , P . P . G . S . D . ; Rev . C . W . Spencer Stanhope , P . G . Chap . Eng . ; W . B . Ackerley , P . P . G . J . W . ; W . J . A . Baldwin , P . P . G . S . W . ; E . Pierpoint , P . G . S . D . ; Thomas Armstrong , P . P . G . T . ; B . B . Marson , P . P . G . Std . Br . Cheshire ; John Pemberton , P . P . G . S . of W . ; Rev . H . G . Vernon , P . P . G . Chap . ; J . F . Roberts , P . P . G . A . D . C ; Reginald Young , P . P . G . S . D . ; andothers .
After the Provincial Grand Lodge had been opened , the roll was called , and it was found that the whole of the 82 lodges in the province were represented . The minutes of the previous annual meeting at Ulverston , and of the special gathering held in Liverpool in October last , were read and confirmed . The bye-laws passed at the special Prov . G . Lodge , held in October last , came up for final adoption , and after some minor alterations they were unanimously confirmed .
On the motion of Bro . R . MARTIN , Prov . G . Treasurer , the following resolution was adopted : In order that the new bye-laws for the management of the Fund of Benevolence and Charity Committee may speedily be brought into active operation , it be an instruction , and all lodges are hereby empowered , at their first regular meeting after the Provincial Grand Lodge , to elect a representative on the Fund of Benevolence and Charities Committee , such representative to continue a member thereof until the next installation meeting in their respective lodges , when a fresh election must take place in conformity with the bye-law No . 9 .
Bro . R . MARTIN , Prov . G . Treasurer , then submitted the annual financial statement , which showed that the balances as per previous return were as follows : Charity Fund , £ 190 4 s . lod . ; Provincial Grand Lodge Fund , £ 637 os . id . ; Fund of Benevolence , ^ 1846 19 s . nd . —total , £ 26 75 4 s . iod . The fees from Provincial Grand Officers realised ^ 30 8 s . ; and fees and contributions from the lodges , - £ 582 9 s . The sum of 200 guineas had been paid to the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution ; 100 guineas
to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows ; £ 50 to the Hamer Benevolent Fund ; and £ 100 as grants from the Fund of Benevolence for the relief of distressed widows and brethren . The balances at the close of the financial year were—Charity Fund , £ 326 19 s . iod . ; Provincial Grand Lodge Fund , ^ 889 16 s . 7 d . ; Fund of Benevolence , , £ 2159 6 s . 5 d . —total , . £ 3356 2 s . iod . Of this sum ^ 1000 was invested in Dock Bonds ; . £ 348 8 s . in the Savings Bank ; and . £ 1157 in the North-Western Bank .
On the motion of Bro . J . HOULDING , P . P . G . R ., seconded by Bro . J . KELLETT SMITH , P . P . G . R ., the accounts were taken as read and unanimously passed . Bro . J . KELLETT SMITH then moved that Bro . Robert Foote , P . M . 1505 , be elected Prov . Grand Treasurer , referring at length to the numerous eminent services he had rendered to the Craft , especially to the whole of the Masonic Charities in London and West Lancashire .
The proposition , seconded by Bro . T . FORRESTER , P . P . G . J . D ., was carried by acclamation , and the honour of the appointment was briefly acknowledged by Bro . FOOTE , who was subsequently invested by the P . G . M . amid general applause . The R . W . P . G . M . then invested his officers for the year , as follows : —
Bro . Robert Wylie , 292 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . W . „ Edward Pierpoint , 155 ... ... ... Prov . G . J . W . „ Rev . R . T . Leslie , 1713 ... ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ J . Edward Oglethorpe , 1353 ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ W . Goodacre , 1588 ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ James H . Barrow , 1070 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . D . „ John Cobham , 1380 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . D . „ George Morgan , 135 ... ... ... Prov . G . J . D . „ John Beesley , 823 ... ... ... Prov . G . J . D .
„ John Hatch , 281 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . of W . „ J . D . Murray , 1335 - ••¦••••Prov . G . D . C . „ John Sutton , 613 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ H . H . Smith , 1605 ... ... ... Prov . G . A . D . C . „ Richard Williams , 1814 ... ... ... Prov . G . Swd . Br . „ Robert Cain , 724 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br .
„ Peter B . Gee , 1274 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . » J . J . Greaves , 113 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ H . Wyatt , 1413 ... ... ... Prov . G . A . Sec . „ C . B . Holmes , 178 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ Thomas Longmire , 1561 ... ... ... Prov . G . A . Purst . „ Costine , 216 ... ... ... ... ] „ S . Wallhead , 12 50 ... ... ... I
„ T . Nevitt , 113 ... ... ... ... In < - c . A „ James Lawrence , 10 3 2 < -Prov * G * Stwds * „ Henry P . Jones , 149 6 ... ... ... | „ Thomas Whitehead , 241 ... ... ... J „ P . Ball ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler . „ W . H . Ball ... ... ... ... Prov . G . A . Tyler .
Applications were made on behalf of the widows of deceased brethren for grants from the Fund of Benevolence , and the sum of £ 180 was voted in response to those applications . Bro . GOODACRK , the Prov . G . Sec , in his annual report to the Provincial Grand Lodge , said that the state of the lodges in the province was highly satisfactory . During the year there had been 514 candidates admitted to the 82 lodges of the province . The total number of subscribing