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from the 18 94 account was £ 2306 iqs . Sd ., and the receipts amounted to £ 13 , 970 ios . Sd ., giving a total income for the year of £ 16 , 227 ios . 4 d . The expenditure reached £ 14 . 930 12 s . gd ., and therefore the balance remaining to thc good on the 31 st

December , 1 S 95 , was £ 1337 17 s . / d . For the Widows ' Fund the total income , including a balance from previous account of £ 1581 6 s . 5 d ., was £ 12 , 390 iSs . 7 d ., and the expenditure £ 11 , 164 12 s . 6 d ., the balance remaining to the good at the close

of the account being £ 1226 6 s . id . As regards the Sustentation Fund , the income , including the balance brought forward , was £ 83 3 s . gd ., and thc expenditure £ 22 13 s . 6 d ., thc balance remaining in hand being £ 60 ios . 3 d ., while the total balance on

the three Funds amounted to £ 2624 13 s . nd . On analysing the particulars of the income and expenditure , we find that in the case of the Male Fund there were received , in addition to the grants of £ Soo from Grand Lodge and £ 100 from Grand Chapter ,

£ ig 5 i 13 s . in respect of dividends , £ 7 8 74 ns . 6 d . for donations , £ 737 2 s . for annual subscriptions , £ 2500 withdrawn from call , and £ 7 4 s . 2 d . interest on cash at call . The principal items of disbursement were—Collector ' s commission , £ 214 is . 6 d , ;

postages and petty expenses , £ 182 12 s . nd . ; Provincial expenses , £ 53 is . id . ; printing , stationery , & c , £ 260 3 s . ; rates and taxes , Asylum , £ So ios . 6 d . ; Annuitants , £ 7 648 ; salaries , & c , £ 47 8 ios . ; rent of Office , £ 45 ; entertainment of Stewards

and residents , £ 3 8 17 s . 2 d . ; goods supplied at Asylum , £ 4 6 gs . 8 d . ; deposited at call , £ 1500 ; and purchase of stock , £ 4270 is . As regards the Widows' Fund , the receipts included the grants of £ 800 and £ = } o from Grand Lodge and Grand

Chapter respectively ; £ 2228 16 s . gd . in respect of dividends ; donations , £ 6723 5 s . 6 d . ; annual subscriptions , £ 503 is . ; withdrawn from call , £ 500 ; and interest on cash at call , £ 4 8 s . 5 d . ; while the disbursements were the same under their

several heads as for the Male Fund , with the exception of the money paid away in "Annuities , which reached £ 8113 , and Collector ' s commission , which amounted only to £ 179 2 s . 6 d . The sum deposited at call was £ 1500 , but there was no sum

employed 111 the purchase of stock . Taking the two Funds together , we find that the grants from Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter amounted together to £ 1750 ; the dividends on invested capital to £ 4180 gs . gd . ; donations to £ 14 , 597 17 s . ;

annual subscriptions to £ 1240 3 s . 6 d , ; withdrawn fj-om call , £ 3000 ; and interest on cash at call , £ 11 12 s . 7 c ! . Per contra , the principal disbursements for the two Funds were as follows : Collector ' s commission , £ 30 . 7 , 4 s . ;

postages , & c , £ 365 5 s . 8 d . ; provincial expenses , £ 106 2 s . 2 d . ; printing , stationery , and votes of thanks to Chairman and Stewards , £ 520 6 s . id . ; assistance in office , £ 50 ios . ; rates and taxes , Asylum , £ 161 is . ; annuitants , £ 1-5 , 761 ; salaries ,

& c , Office , £ 957 ; Warden and Matron , £ 100 ; Gardener , £ 54 12 s . ; rent of Office , £ go ; entertainment of Stewards and residents , £ 77 14 s . 4 d . ; goods supplied at Asylum , £ 92 19 s . 4 d . ; medical attendance , £ 25 ; deposited at call ,

£ 3000 ; and purchase of stock , £ 4270 is . If the figures contained in these accounts ar , e compared with those of previous years , it will be found that they do not differ very materially . More may be spent in one year for postages , printing , & c , than

in another , but in a series of accounts extending over five or 10 years it will be found that a fair average is maintained . On the receipt side , thc donations and subscriptions vary as the Festival is more or less successful , while the amount disbursed in annuities

is greater as thc . annuitants on the Funds are increased in number ; but , as regards the working expenses , they do not exceed a certain legitimate average , taking one year with another .

The other important business at this meeting will be the election of annuitants , there being 60 candidates for the iG immediate and three deferred annuities on the Male Fund , and 53 candidates for the 11 immediate and three deferred annuities

on the Widows' Fund , as declared by the Committee of Management at their regular meeting in February . But since then other vacancies have occurred , and it is just possible that still others

may occur between now and the 15 th instant ; and , as it is usual for the Committee to recommend that these be filled up from the present list of applicants , and as the Governors and Subscribers invariably adopt such recommendation , it is b y no means impro-

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bable that the number which will be elected will he about the same as it was last year , but differently distributed as between the two Funds . In other words , about 40 , or rather more than one-third of the 113 candidates will be made comfortable for the

rest of their lives , while the six highest unsuccessful—three on each Fund—will receive a something to help them on their way during the ensuing year , the interest on the HERVEY Memorial Fund being divisible among the two who come out first and

second on the two ballots ; and the grant of £ 10 by the Emulation Lodge of Improvement between the two who are placed third on each . As for the circumstances of the different candidates , the Provinces or Districts from which they derive their

claims , the votes they bring forward from previous elections and the number of years they have been before the electors , on all these matters wc have already stated all we are justified in laying before our readers in our article which appeared

in this journal on the 18 th ultimo . But we see n 0 objection to our repeating what we have said in respect of those unfortunate applicants whose names have been on the lists for from eight to 10 years and upwards . Our only

knowledge of their several claims is derived from the printed particulars furnished in the lists which are issued with the ballotinopapers . We do know , however , that they have been approved worthy of admission to the benefits of the Institution in common

with all the other candidates , and , after so long and cruel a delay , we think that those voters who are not pledged to the support of particular cases might lend a helping hand to these poor old people . As long as they live they will be eli gible , unless indeed their circumstances should alter for the better ; but , in the name of Charity , let them be elected before they die .

Supreme Grand Chapter Of England.

SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER OF ENGLAND .

The Quarterly Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England was held on Wednesday evening , at Freemasons' Hall . Comp . Earl Amherst , G . Supt .. Kent , occupied the chair of M . E . G . Z . ; Comp . Lieut .-Col . Townley Caldwell , G . Supt . Cambridge , held the chair of G . H . ; and Comp . the Earl of Euston , G . Supt . Norths and Hunts , acted as G . L

Among a large number of Present and Past Grand Officers were Comps . E . Letchworth , G . S . E . ; Baron de Ferrieres , P . de Lande Long , Thornhill Morland , Frank Richardson , Dr . Clement Godson , J . E . Le Feuvre , Major-General F . Gadsden , Robert Grey , G . E . Fairchild , W . M . Stiles , R . C . Clowes , Wm . Lake , George Everett , Gordon Robbins , J . S . Eastes , George Read , Sir G . D . Harris , Lennox Browne , W . M . Bywater , Dr . Mackintosh , W . G . Lemon , Thomas Fenn , and H . J . P . Dumas .

After thc minutes had been read and confirmed , Comp . Earl AMHERST announced that his Royal Hig hness the Prince of Wales , thc Grand Principal of the Order , had made the following appointment of officers for the ensuing year :

Comp . Rt . Hon . Earl of Lathom , G . C . B . Pro Grand Z . ,, Right Hon . Earl Amherst ... G . H . „ W ' . VV . B . Beach , M . P . ... •G . J . „ Edward Letchworth , F . S . A . ... G . S . E . ,, Right Hon . Lord Skelmersdale .. G . S . N . ,, Sir George David Harris ... P . C . of G . P .

„ William Heap Bailey ... G . Treasurer . ,, His Honour Judge Philbrick , Q . C . G . Reg . ,, Richard Hornton Smith , O . C . ... Dep . G . Reg . „ VV . E . M . Tomlinson , M . P . ... P . G . Soj . ,, William Smithett ... ... 1 st A . G . Soj .

,, John Cooper Malcolm . . 2 nd A . G . Soj . „ Edward L ) . Anderton ... G . S . B . ,, George E . Lake ... ... Dep . G . S . B .

„ Rowland Plunibe ... ' ,.. "> ,, Joseph David Langton ... ' , ,, Frederick Gordon Brown ,.. ~ c , , n _ ,. ,,, •„ •, > n , >\ J . otd . nrs . ,, William L . Chapman ... f „ Ernest St . Clair ... ... }

„ Henry Lovegrove ... ... J ,, Frank Richardson ... ... G . D . of C . ,, Major Francis Newman ... Dep , G . D . of C .

,, William Alfred . Scurrah ... ~ \ » James Boulton ... '" -Asst . G . D . of Cs . ,, James Kew ... ... ( ,, George Graveley ... ... J