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infringing greatly on lhat abiding " canon ' of public courtesy and common humanity , " De mortals nil nisi bonum . " For the Freemason all such dissertations are outside its range , and beyond its field of vision , and we can only note and record the fact . The late French Deputy and Statesman was a brother of our Order , and , we believe , though he had not lately taken much

part in Freemasonry , was at one time a member of a lodge under the Grand Orient of France . It has been given to few other individuals , though recently filling a non-official position , to wield so much influence on public opinion , and to create so much wide-spread interest in all countries , more or less , by his words and actions , his life and death . He is to have , for his public services , a public funeral .

MANY of our readers will bc sorry to learn of the death of Bro . WEBER on the 5 th October , on his voyage with a hope of the recovery of his health . Many of those who read these lines will remember his unfailing courtesy and his readiness to oblige in the office of the Girls' School , and will be truly concerned to be informed of his premature and lamented decease .

Some of us will be pleased to remember that they sought to soothe his failing health and decaying strength , to render to him that kindly and liberal aid for his meritorious services , which Masonic sympathy would prompt or Masonic good will commend . We understand that an elTort will be made , which we hope will be successful , to place his little girl in the Royal Masonic School at Wandsworth .

Masonic Benevolence In 1882.

MASONIC BENEVOLENCE IN 1882 .

The total income of the three English Masonic Charitable Institutions for the year 1882 was found on Saturday last , when the accounts were closed , to have been exceeded on one occasion only , viz ., in the year 18 S 0 . In that year the income was but £ 237 short of £ 50 , 000 . In the past year the total income was £ 47 , 444 iSs . nd ., or £ 2 . 317 12 s . 6 d . less than in 18 S 0 ; but it exceeded the income of 1 SS 1 by £ 4 150 4 s . 1 id ., and that of 1 S 79 by £ 2861

7 s . 2 d . It is remarkable that notwithstanding these variations the amounts received by thc three Institutions in annual subscriptions and donations varied less last year than in the previous year . In ib'Si the donations and subscriptions to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution were roughly estimated at £ 2000 more than to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and those to the latter Institution at £ 2000 more than the subscriptions to the

Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , there being thus a difference of nearl y £ 4100 between thc Benevolent Institution and the Girls' School . In 1882 , however , the difference in the annual subscriptions and donations to the three Institutions was comparatively unimportant , there being not £ 600 difference between the highest and the lowest . In donations and subscriptions the Girls'School received £ 13 , 927 Ss . 4 d ., the Boys'School £ 13 , 614 iSs . Sd .,

and the Benevolent Institution £ 13 . 351 lOi . gd . Interest , dividends , and a donation of £ 1200 lrom Grand Lodge place the Benevolent Institution at the head of the list for thc year as regards income , with £ 16 , 595 7 s . jd . Next in amount comes the Girls' School wilh £ 15 . 9 6 9 15 s . Sd ., and lastly the Boys'School with £ 14 , 8 97 15 s . Sd . In 1881 the Benevolent Institution was first , the Boys' School second , and the Girls' School third ; while in the

former year the Girls' School was first , the Benevolent second , and the Boys' third . The amount collected in 1 SS 0 , viz ., nearly £ 50 , 000 , was acknowledged to be a most surprising amount , and it was doubted whether it would ever be approached by anything like so large an amount again . Although , however , the following year showed a falling off of nearly £ 6500 , and the depression in trade raised the fear that there would be no

extraordinary income for 1 S 82 , yet the result has proved that the income is on the increase . The executive of the institutions are not sanguine as to the results of the present year , but as their expectations have frequentl y been falsified in this respect , the efforts of the Craft will no doubt be directed to keep the institutions in their present enviable position . In 18 S 2 the Lodge of Benevolence voted £ 9 637 to 34 S cases of distress , but in 1881 £ 9813 was voted to 328 cases . In both years the lodge exceeded the income of the

fund , and consequently had to draw on its invested capital , which four years ago was more than £ 50 , 00 ;) . Trenching on the capital led lo a motion in Grand Lodge for increasing the compulsory contributions to thc fund by two shillings a year by the London brethren , and one shilling a year b y country brethren . This was opposed by the country brethren , and the motion was lost at Grand Lodge on the 6 th of December last b y four votes . The following arc the lists of the income of the three institutions , and of the monthly grants by the Lodgeof Benevolence : —

ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . Donations and subscriptions ... ... ... ... £ 13 , 35 1 10 9 Dividends ... ... ... ... ... ... 1833 9 11 Interest on cash at call ... ... ... ... 33 fi 11 Grand Lodge ... ... ... ... ... 1200 o o Grand Chapter ... ... ... ... ... 150 o o Rent of meadow , one and a half year ... ... ... 27 o o

£ ' ' . 595 7 7 ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . Donations and subscriptions ... ... ... ... £ 13 , 927 8 4 Grand Lodge ... ... ... ... ... 150 o o Grand Chapter ... ... ... ... ... 10 10 o Dividends ... ... ... ... ... ... 1454 13 11 Purchase case ... ... ... ... ... 1 S 7 10 o

Music fees ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 S 6 7 6 Interest ... ... ... ... ... ... 44 14 2 Miscellaneous : — Donation box ... ... 1 12 o Advancement fund ... ... 1 1 o Books of subscribers ... . ; iS o By sale of old stores ... > o y ——• S 11 y £ 15 , 9 6 9 15 8

Masonic Benevolence In 1882.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . Donations and subscriptions ... ... ... £ 13 , 614 18 8 Dividends ... ... ... ... ... 530 o o "Huyshe Devon Presentation" ... ... ... 525 o o Music fees ... ... ... ... ... 49 7 o United Grand Lodge ... ... - ... ... 1 50 o o „ „ Chapter ... ... ... ... 10 10 o

£ 14 , 879 15 8 Lonuii OF BENEVOLENCE . __^___ Cases relieved . Amount . January 19 ... £ 682 February 35 1065 March 31 ... ... ... goo A P 33 775

May ... ... ... 28 ... ... ... 910 J une ... ... ... 26 ... ... ... 610 July ... 26 ... 750 August 22 735 September ... ... iS ... ... ... 570 October 27 640 November 48 1340 December 34 660 348 £ 9 6 37

English Masonry In Egypt.

ENGLISH MASONRY IN EGYPT .

CONSECRATION OF A NEW MARK LODGE .

One of thc early effects of the British expedition to Egypt has been to revive the interest felt in Masonic bodies working under the Grand Lodgeof England . As a matter of fact , English Masonry has been long predominant in Egypt , as its laws , rituals , and principles have been adopted by the Grand Lodge of Egypt , over which M . W . Bro . Borg , the British Vice-Consul at Cairo , now so worthily presides .

1 en years ago , one of the most prosperous lodges in Cairo was the Bulwer , No . 106 S . It was consecrated by the late Lord Dalling when in Cairo , was the first English lodge ever visited by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales when a F . C . FYeemason , and was most efficiently ruled during two successive years by XV . Bro . T . F . Reade , now G . M . M . M . for North Africa . By an unfortunate coincidence nearly all its actii / e members left Cairo six years

ago , and the meetings of the lodge ceased . About six weeks since , the live surviving members of the lodge met , under the presidency of Bro . Rogers Bey , the last elected and installed VV . M ., and decided to revive the lodge . This resolution was cordially supported by M . W . Bro . R . Borg , and Bros . Wilson Bey and Waller Bey . At the next meeting Bro . A . M . Broadley ,

P . D . D . G . M . of Malta , and Bro . the Hon . Mark Napier , of the Isaac Newton Lodge , Cambridge , were elected joining members , and at a third meeting the lodge received an accession of strength in the persons of Bros . Lieut .-Col . Sir Norman Pringle , Bart ., Lieut . Freeman , Dr . Donovan , and Dr . W . H . Russell , all of Lodge 349 , Malta . Two candidates for initiation were also proposed .

By an unlucky accident the letters announcing the resuscitation of the lodge only reached the Grand Secretary a day after the last meeting of Grand Lodge , at which the erasure of Lodge No . 106 S was voted on the recommendation of the Colonial Boarrl . An official communication has

since been received , which leaves no doubt as to this decision being rescinded , and even as it is it requires confirmation at * the next communication of Grand Lodge . Al the last-mentioned meeting , M . W . Bro . Borg , G . M . of the Grand Lodgeof Egypt , was unanimously elected W . M . of the Bulwer Lodge for the ensuing year , and his acceptance of office , coupled with many

applications for initiation and joining , leave little doubt as to a new lease of life awaiting this once flourishing and popular lodge . After the election of the W . M ., VV . Bro . Rogers Bey expressed to W . Bro . Broadley the thanks of the lodge for the manner in which he had seconded and assisted in the resuscitation which had been accomplished .

Meanwhile several Mark Master Masons had applied for a warrant for a lodge to work under the auspices of the Bulwer Craft Lodge . Their request was al once granted , and thc Lodge of Egypt , No . 311 , dul y chartered by Lord Henniker . A preliminary meeting was held on Monday , the 1 S 1 I 1 December , at the Masonic Hall , Cairo , in which the Degree was conferred by Bro . Broadley on Bros . Rogers , Napier , Wilson , Waller , and Goodall . M . W . Bro . Borg , who had taken the Degree under the authority of the Grand Lodgeof Turkey , was re-obligated as a M . M . M .

1 he consecration ceremony took place on the 20 th December in the presence of a good number of members , and with all the usual formalities . The Consecrating Officer was R . W . Bro . Broadley , P . Dist . G . M . M . of the Mediterranean , and all the usual formalities were gone through , Bro . Goodall presiding at the organ . R . W . Bro . Broadley delivered the oration , in which he explained at length the history , position , and status of the

Degree , and its peculiar interest in I unis , Malta , and Egypt . He alluded to this being the fifth Mark lodge he had consecrated in these countries , and exhorted the brethren to do their best to make the Lodge of Egypt an ornament to the Province of North Africa . The address was warmly applauded . The brethren having retired , thc Consecrating Officer installed the W . M . elect , Bro . Lieut .-Col . Sir Norman Drummond Pringle , Bart ., in the chair , conferring at the same time the P . M . Degree on M . W . Bro . Borg , G . M . of

Egypt , by authority of the P . G . M . of North Africa . W . Bro . Sir Norman D . Pringle , Bart ., having been duly saluted , invested the following officers : W . Bro . Borg , I . P . M . ; Bros . Lieut . Freeman , S . W . ; Rogers Bey , J . W . ; Dr . Donovan , M . O . ; Wilson Bey , S . O . ; Quartermaster McKirwon , J . O . ; Goodall , Sec . ; Rogers , Treas . ; Waller Bey , S . D . ; Dr . Leader , J . D . ; and Hon . Mark Napier , I . G . M . W . Bro . Borg expressed his warm admiration of ihe Degree , and promised for it all the support the Grand Lodge of Egypt could give . He hoped other Mark lodges would soon come into existence .

At the motion of Sir Norman D . Pringle , Bart ., seconded by Lieut . Freeman , a written address was voted lo R . W . Bio . Broadley for his assistance in founding the lodge , and especially for the attention lie had paid lo the interests of Masonry in the midst of his onerous and arduous duties in his successful defence ol Araby Pacha and his associates .

The brethren adjourned to refreshment , and a strong determination was expressed to make the Mark Degree as great a success as it has been in thc Mediterranean districts of Tunis and Malta .