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History Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
Westminster shall contribute and pay Five Shillings and every Country , Foreign , and Military Lodge shall in like manner pay Two Shillings and Sixpence , which sums shall go in aid of the Institution for Clothing and Educating the Sons of Indigent Freemasons . " To the adoption of this proposal it is mainly due that the finances of the Charity were in such a satisfactory state when the Union of the Ancients and Moderns took place eighteen months later , and as the system was continued by the United
Grand Lodge in respect of our two Schools , each one receiving a moiety of the sums thus annually raised , and is still in force , only in the form of a fixed annual grant of £ 150 , it is but right we should adjudge to this Grand Lodge the credit of having placed this Charity , whose very existence seemed at one time lo be in the extremesl peril , on a sure and lasting basis . It should be stated that the assistance thus suggested by the Committee of the Boys ' Institution , and adopted by the Atholl Grand Lodge , was continued in its
original form till the year 1838 , when the ever-varying annual payment was commuted into the fixed grant of £ 150 , which has regularly ever since been contributed by Grand Lodge towards the Boys' Charity . It may also be worth while mentioning that the wisdom of this policy has never once been questioned since the date of its inauguration , and that only once—in the days anterior to 1 S 38—did any lodge ] endeavour to escape payment , and then the attempt was made on perfectly legitimate grounds , and with every
observance of respect for the ordinances of Grand Lodge . The case in question occurred within twelve months of the law being enacted , and is noticeable chiefly as a matter of curiosity . In the Grand Lodge minutes of the 3 rd March , 1813 , mention is made of a memorial from the Atholl Lodge , No . 131 , Newcastle-upon-Tyne " —which later on during the same year became No . 15 , or rather was allowed to revive the warrant of that lodge , and is now the Newcastle-on-Tyne Lodge , No . 24 . It is described as having been
signed by the " Master , officers , and members thereof to the number of 59 , and as setting forth "That having it in contemplation to establish a school in Newcastle upon a similar plan with that in London , to clothe and educate the sons of their deceased and indigent brethren , they therefore pray to be exempted paying the fee of half-a-crown upon the registry of every new made Mason to go in aid of the Masonic Institution , agreeably to the law
of 3 rd June last , to be by them applied in lieu thereof towards the funds of their intended Charity . " The motion resolved upon and ordered in reply was prompt , reasonable , and dignified , and was to the effect " That the resolution of the Grand Lodge of 3 rd of June in regard to the Masonic Charity should not be infringed upon ; but when a proper representation of the actual establishment of a similar Institution be made to this Grand
Lodge , that then the Grand Lodge , feeling itself so disposed to forward the benevolent intentions of the Atholl Lodge , No . 131 , will be happy to promote the objects now in view by pecuniary assistance . " This is the one instance within our knowledge of an attempt being made to be excused from compliance with the law of June , 1812 , for maintaining the Boys ' Charity , and , as wc have said already , the attempt was made in a legitimate manner , on reasonable grounds , and most respectfully .
It is high time , however , that wc reverted to the Minutes with a view to extracting from them such matters as appear to us to possess exceptional interest . The reader will have no difficulty in picturing to himself what the bulk of these records are like . The majority of them relate to petitions for admission in the Charity . Others concern ihe arrangements lor clothing the boys and placing them at school . Sometimes a boy is reported for absence and he is reprimanded , or , if the case be a flagrant one , he is
dismissed . Then on leaving , many of the boys are apprenticed , and in nearly all cases where the apprenticeship is entered upon with the approval of the Committee , a sum not exceeding £ 5 is granted . Occasionally , instead of a premium , there is a grant for clothing or for the purchase of tools . But these arc matters of frequent record . Then a portion of the Committee of Management is elected annually—at the Quarterly Meeting in July—and twice a year—in January and July—an election of new boys is held , but
only in very rare cases need these be referred to , or made the subject of comment . The great event of the year—the Anniversary Festival—will only occasionally be noticed , for the best of reasons , that only now and again is mention made of it by the Secretary . But though the minutes of the different meetings have all of them a very strong family likeness , we sometimes come across a feature which is noteworthy . For instance , in the case of the Festival held in 1 S 12 , wc get some idea of the arrangements and cost
as well as of the proceeds . I litis we learn that Bro . Isaac Lindo , the first Grand Junior Warden of the United Grand Lodge and afterwards Treasurer of the Institution , was the Chairman of the Board of Stewards , while Bro . Thomas Harper , the Deputy Grand Master , who was invited to take the chair in the absence of the Duke of Atholl , was its Treasurer . We are also told that the sum agreed upon to be deposited by each Steward towards the expenses of the dinner was two guineas ; that the dinner tickets
were 13 s . each and the wine tickets 5 s . 6 d ., and that Messrs . Simpkin and Jackson , of the Crown and Anchor Tavern , agreed to provide dinner for the guests at 5 s . 6 d ., and wine according to a certain tariff , and dinner for the children and musicians at is . 6 d . a head j that the boys were to learn a hymn and be taught to sing it by Mr . Hudson ; that " Stone of Shoelanc" was to provide the band at 10 s . 6 d . per musician j and that the Stewards were " to wear the Grand Stewards' jewels and to go round the
dinner room with the children previous to the hymn being sung . " This much , as well as that Bro . Harper presided incompliance with the invitation noticed , and that the Festival yielded £ 84 6 s . 6 d ., is recorded in the Minute book , while the following excerpt relating to the event , from the columns of the Star newspaper , will serve to show that even in those stirring days a corner could occasionally be found in the daily press for the doings of the Ancient Craft .
On Monday—April 16—was celebrated , at the Crown and Anchor Tavern , the anniversary of the Masonic Institution for Clothing and Educating the sons of deceased and indigent Ancient Freemasons , of which the Duke of Atholl is the active Patron and Protector . His Grace is at present in Scotland , and was , consequently unable to attend ; but when it shall be reported to him with how much enthusiasm his health was drunk , in testimony of the advantage the Charity has derived from his countenance and parental support , he will , we doubt not , participate in the regret that he could not be present
on the occasion . The Deputy Grand Master , Thomas Harper , Esq ., was in the chair . There are at present 50 Boys on the Establishment , who are wholly clothed and educated ; forty-seven of them were introduced after dinner , and their interesting appearance called into action that benevolence which is the cornerstone of Freemasonry . A very liberal collection was made , and many of the company became Annual Subscribers The day passed off with that harmony and conviviality which is so characteristic of this and the most tervent ot manifested itself after
Ancient Order , spirit loyalty drinking His Majesty . " God save the King" was well sung by _ Messrs . Dignum , C . Smith , and Shaw , in which the company , up-standing , heartily joined chorus , and produced an electric effect . " The Prince and Old England for ever , " which followed the health of the Prince Regent , was likewise excellently sung by Mr . Dignum . It is but justice to observe , that the dinner and wines were of the best quality , and did ample credit to the house .
History Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
As regards the last Festival held under the "Ancient " regime—that of the year 1813—we are told in the Minutes little else than that his Grace the Duke of Atholl , Patron , presided , and that chief among the guests who supported him was his Royal Hi ghness the Duke of Kent , Prov . G . Master of Canada , who only a few months later was installed Grand Master in succession to the Duke of Atholl , and yet a few months later , having carried out the purpose he had prescribed himself , gave place to his brother of Sussex as Grand Master of the united Fraternities . Beyond these two facts
, and that the Anniversary took pjace on the 18 th May and resulted in a subscription list amounting to £ 134 10 s ., the Minutes of the Institution say nothing . Yet we find on reference to the archives of the " Atholl " brethren that advantage was taken of the intended presence of his Royal Highness at the banquet to call a special meeting of Grand Lod ge so that the members of the " Ancient " Fraternity might have the opportunity of paying the honours due to so illustrious a brother . As but little is known of the Duke of Kent ' s
doings as a Mason , and as it is generally supposed that his Royal Highness only allowed himself to be chosen and installed Grand Master of the Ancients in order that he might hasten the much-desired union of the rival Grand Lodges , we shall doubtless be forgiven if we travel slightly out of the way for the purpose of describing what occurred at this preliminary assembly . The Duke of Atholl , G . M ., occupied the throne and among the distinguished brethren present were Bros . Thomas Harper , D . G . M . ; James Perry ,
P . D . G . M . ; James Agar , P . D . G . M . ; Archibald Hcrron , G . S . VV . ; Jeremiah Cranfield , G . J . VV . ; Past Grand Wardens Robert Gill , Benjamin Plummer , John B . Roache , Thos . Scott , Thos . Mahon , Wm . Oaks ; W . C . Clarkson , G . Treas . ; Robert Leslie , G . Sec . j Edwards Harper , Dep . G . Sec ; Rev . H . J . Knapp , Dep . G . Chap . ; and Robert McCann , G . S . B . The account then states " A Special Grand Lodge was accordingly formed and the Grand Lodge received His Royal Highness upstanding , after the
Custom of Master Masons . His Grace the Duke of Atholl being on the throne , congratulated the Grand Lodge and the Fartcrnity on this cordial visit of our illustrious brother , and paid a very high and just compliment to the active zeal and lively interest which H . R . Highness had always manifested for the Fraternity . " What follows , however , is indicative of something more than a mere formal connection on the part of the Prince with the " Ancient" Craft , for we arc told that " His Ro \ al Highness made
an eloquent reply to the most noble and R . W . Grand Master and expressed in the warmest terms his unchangeable affection for and attachment to Masonry according to the Ancient Institution , and to the Grand Lodge of England in which those principles were so purely and correctly preserved . His Royal Highness further said that upon every occasion he should be happy to co-operate with them in exerting themselves for the preservation of the rights and principles of the Craft , and that however desirable an
union might be with the other l ' raternity of Masons , it would only be desir * able if accomplished on the basis of the Ancient Institutions and with the maintenance of all the rights of the Ancient Craft . " Grand Lodge was then closed in ample form , and the Duke and his Royal guest , with a " numerous Company of Governors and friends to the Masonic Charity , " sat down to a sumptuous banquet and " to the funds of the said Institution Our Most Noble Grand Master as well as our Royal and illustrious brother
contributed very liberally , and the day was spent with the utmost harmony and conviviality . " One more extract must be made from the archives of this Grand Lodge . At its regular meeting on the 1 st September of the sameyear , " it was upon motion by Bro . Hancock , P . M . No . 5 , seconded by Bro . McCann , G . S . B ., ordered— 'that the sum of £ 100 be subscribed from the fund of Grand Lodge in aid of the fund of the Institution for Clothing and Educating the Sons of Deceased and Indigent Freemasons , '" and the payment of the said
amount is minuted in the Stewards' Lodge meeting of the 17 th November following . Thus almost the last act done by the Atholl Grand Lodge was to present a further donation of £ 100 towards the funds of a Charity which it had largely supported in the earlier years of its existence , and which , without the generous continuance of that support on an extended and regular plan , there is too much reason to fear would have experienced the same fate that has overtaken many other , perhaps legally praiseworthy , schemes
of benevolence , and that too , notwithstanding its apparently favourable condition and prospects . At all events , this new plan worked so well that at the election in July , 1813 , when the six regular vacancies had been filled by ballot from the approved list of ^ candidates , amotion was made , seconded , and carried " That the number of children to be Clothed and Educated by the Charity be increased from 50 to 55 , and that five more candidates be now elected from the list . " Thus at the close of the year , or as nearly as possible fifteen years and a half alter its establishment by Bro . Burwood and his
United Mariners , the Charity had increased ninefold , from six to 55 children . However , we have now reached the great event which marks the limit of the first period of our history—the Union of the rival fraternities and as henceforth all distinctions between "Ancient" and "Modern " Craftsmen arc effaced , wc shall probably be doing an act of justice if wc close this chapter by placing before our readers in the form of a summary or table the successive contributions made lo the Boys' Institution by the "Ancient" or " Atholl " Grand Lodge . Thev arc as follow , viz .:
—1 S 03 First Subscription to Institution made on recommendation of Stewards' Lodge , iGth March £ 10 10 o tS 04 Second Subscription to Institution , Stewards' Lodge , 20 th June 10 10 o iSo 6 Donation by Grand Lodge , 3 rd September 100 o o 1 S 08 „ » 2 nd March 100 o a
, SOQ j , „ Sth March 100 o o „ „ 19 th October , to enable tliCj " Governors to increase the number of Boys from Forty f to FIFTV in honour of 50 th Anniversary of George f Ill . ' s accession to Throne J
1 S 10 Donation by Grand Lodge , 3 rd December 105 o o , Sn „ „ 4 th December 210 o o , Si 3 „ „ 1 st September 100 o o Ouarterly sums paid under Law of 3 rd June , 1 S 12 , requiring every London """ Lodge to pay 5 s ., and every Country , Military , and Foreign Lodge 2 s . Gd ., on register of every new-made Mason : 1 S 12 Quarter to September £ 34 ' 7 o
„ " „ December 53 12 G 1813 ,. March 50 2 G „ June 45 10 o " „ ISeptembcr 55 > 5 0 „ December 79 5 o " ' 32 S 2 0
Total Contributions of every kind ,,, £ 1274 2 0 ( To be continued ) .
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History Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
Westminster shall contribute and pay Five Shillings and every Country , Foreign , and Military Lodge shall in like manner pay Two Shillings and Sixpence , which sums shall go in aid of the Institution for Clothing and Educating the Sons of Indigent Freemasons . " To the adoption of this proposal it is mainly due that the finances of the Charity were in such a satisfactory state when the Union of the Ancients and Moderns took place eighteen months later , and as the system was continued by the United
Grand Lodge in respect of our two Schools , each one receiving a moiety of the sums thus annually raised , and is still in force , only in the form of a fixed annual grant of £ 150 , it is but right we should adjudge to this Grand Lodge the credit of having placed this Charity , whose very existence seemed at one time lo be in the extremesl peril , on a sure and lasting basis . It should be stated that the assistance thus suggested by the Committee of the Boys ' Institution , and adopted by the Atholl Grand Lodge , was continued in its
original form till the year 1838 , when the ever-varying annual payment was commuted into the fixed grant of £ 150 , which has regularly ever since been contributed by Grand Lodge towards the Boys' Charity . It may also be worth while mentioning that the wisdom of this policy has never once been questioned since the date of its inauguration , and that only once—in the days anterior to 1 S 38—did any lodge ] endeavour to escape payment , and then the attempt was made on perfectly legitimate grounds , and with every
observance of respect for the ordinances of Grand Lodge . The case in question occurred within twelve months of the law being enacted , and is noticeable chiefly as a matter of curiosity . In the Grand Lodge minutes of the 3 rd March , 1813 , mention is made of a memorial from the Atholl Lodge , No . 131 , Newcastle-upon-Tyne " —which later on during the same year became No . 15 , or rather was allowed to revive the warrant of that lodge , and is now the Newcastle-on-Tyne Lodge , No . 24 . It is described as having been
signed by the " Master , officers , and members thereof to the number of 59 , and as setting forth "That having it in contemplation to establish a school in Newcastle upon a similar plan with that in London , to clothe and educate the sons of their deceased and indigent brethren , they therefore pray to be exempted paying the fee of half-a-crown upon the registry of every new made Mason to go in aid of the Masonic Institution , agreeably to the law
of 3 rd June last , to be by them applied in lieu thereof towards the funds of their intended Charity . " The motion resolved upon and ordered in reply was prompt , reasonable , and dignified , and was to the effect " That the resolution of the Grand Lodge of 3 rd of June in regard to the Masonic Charity should not be infringed upon ; but when a proper representation of the actual establishment of a similar Institution be made to this Grand
Lodge , that then the Grand Lodge , feeling itself so disposed to forward the benevolent intentions of the Atholl Lodge , No . 131 , will be happy to promote the objects now in view by pecuniary assistance . " This is the one instance within our knowledge of an attempt being made to be excused from compliance with the law of June , 1812 , for maintaining the Boys ' Charity , and , as wc have said already , the attempt was made in a legitimate manner , on reasonable grounds , and most respectfully .
It is high time , however , that wc reverted to the Minutes with a view to extracting from them such matters as appear to us to possess exceptional interest . The reader will have no difficulty in picturing to himself what the bulk of these records are like . The majority of them relate to petitions for admission in the Charity . Others concern ihe arrangements lor clothing the boys and placing them at school . Sometimes a boy is reported for absence and he is reprimanded , or , if the case be a flagrant one , he is
dismissed . Then on leaving , many of the boys are apprenticed , and in nearly all cases where the apprenticeship is entered upon with the approval of the Committee , a sum not exceeding £ 5 is granted . Occasionally , instead of a premium , there is a grant for clothing or for the purchase of tools . But these arc matters of frequent record . Then a portion of the Committee of Management is elected annually—at the Quarterly Meeting in July—and twice a year—in January and July—an election of new boys is held , but
only in very rare cases need these be referred to , or made the subject of comment . The great event of the year—the Anniversary Festival—will only occasionally be noticed , for the best of reasons , that only now and again is mention made of it by the Secretary . But though the minutes of the different meetings have all of them a very strong family likeness , we sometimes come across a feature which is noteworthy . For instance , in the case of the Festival held in 1 S 12 , wc get some idea of the arrangements and cost
as well as of the proceeds . I litis we learn that Bro . Isaac Lindo , the first Grand Junior Warden of the United Grand Lodge and afterwards Treasurer of the Institution , was the Chairman of the Board of Stewards , while Bro . Thomas Harper , the Deputy Grand Master , who was invited to take the chair in the absence of the Duke of Atholl , was its Treasurer . We are also told that the sum agreed upon to be deposited by each Steward towards the expenses of the dinner was two guineas ; that the dinner tickets
were 13 s . each and the wine tickets 5 s . 6 d ., and that Messrs . Simpkin and Jackson , of the Crown and Anchor Tavern , agreed to provide dinner for the guests at 5 s . 6 d ., and wine according to a certain tariff , and dinner for the children and musicians at is . 6 d . a head j that the boys were to learn a hymn and be taught to sing it by Mr . Hudson ; that " Stone of Shoelanc" was to provide the band at 10 s . 6 d . per musician j and that the Stewards were " to wear the Grand Stewards' jewels and to go round the
dinner room with the children previous to the hymn being sung . " This much , as well as that Bro . Harper presided incompliance with the invitation noticed , and that the Festival yielded £ 84 6 s . 6 d ., is recorded in the Minute book , while the following excerpt relating to the event , from the columns of the Star newspaper , will serve to show that even in those stirring days a corner could occasionally be found in the daily press for the doings of the Ancient Craft .
On Monday—April 16—was celebrated , at the Crown and Anchor Tavern , the anniversary of the Masonic Institution for Clothing and Educating the sons of deceased and indigent Ancient Freemasons , of which the Duke of Atholl is the active Patron and Protector . His Grace is at present in Scotland , and was , consequently unable to attend ; but when it shall be reported to him with how much enthusiasm his health was drunk , in testimony of the advantage the Charity has derived from his countenance and parental support , he will , we doubt not , participate in the regret that he could not be present
on the occasion . The Deputy Grand Master , Thomas Harper , Esq ., was in the chair . There are at present 50 Boys on the Establishment , who are wholly clothed and educated ; forty-seven of them were introduced after dinner , and their interesting appearance called into action that benevolence which is the cornerstone of Freemasonry . A very liberal collection was made , and many of the company became Annual Subscribers The day passed off with that harmony and conviviality which is so characteristic of this and the most tervent ot manifested itself after
Ancient Order , spirit loyalty drinking His Majesty . " God save the King" was well sung by _ Messrs . Dignum , C . Smith , and Shaw , in which the company , up-standing , heartily joined chorus , and produced an electric effect . " The Prince and Old England for ever , " which followed the health of the Prince Regent , was likewise excellently sung by Mr . Dignum . It is but justice to observe , that the dinner and wines were of the best quality , and did ample credit to the house .
History Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
As regards the last Festival held under the "Ancient " regime—that of the year 1813—we are told in the Minutes little else than that his Grace the Duke of Atholl , Patron , presided , and that chief among the guests who supported him was his Royal Hi ghness the Duke of Kent , Prov . G . Master of Canada , who only a few months later was installed Grand Master in succession to the Duke of Atholl , and yet a few months later , having carried out the purpose he had prescribed himself , gave place to his brother of Sussex as Grand Master of the united Fraternities . Beyond these two facts
, and that the Anniversary took pjace on the 18 th May and resulted in a subscription list amounting to £ 134 10 s ., the Minutes of the Institution say nothing . Yet we find on reference to the archives of the " Atholl " brethren that advantage was taken of the intended presence of his Royal Highness at the banquet to call a special meeting of Grand Lod ge so that the members of the " Ancient " Fraternity might have the opportunity of paying the honours due to so illustrious a brother . As but little is known of the Duke of Kent ' s
doings as a Mason , and as it is generally supposed that his Royal Highness only allowed himself to be chosen and installed Grand Master of the Ancients in order that he might hasten the much-desired union of the rival Grand Lodges , we shall doubtless be forgiven if we travel slightly out of the way for the purpose of describing what occurred at this preliminary assembly . The Duke of Atholl , G . M ., occupied the throne and among the distinguished brethren present were Bros . Thomas Harper , D . G . M . ; James Perry ,
P . D . G . M . ; James Agar , P . D . G . M . ; Archibald Hcrron , G . S . VV . ; Jeremiah Cranfield , G . J . VV . ; Past Grand Wardens Robert Gill , Benjamin Plummer , John B . Roache , Thos . Scott , Thos . Mahon , Wm . Oaks ; W . C . Clarkson , G . Treas . ; Robert Leslie , G . Sec . j Edwards Harper , Dep . G . Sec ; Rev . H . J . Knapp , Dep . G . Chap . ; and Robert McCann , G . S . B . The account then states " A Special Grand Lodge was accordingly formed and the Grand Lodge received His Royal Highness upstanding , after the
Custom of Master Masons . His Grace the Duke of Atholl being on the throne , congratulated the Grand Lodge and the Fartcrnity on this cordial visit of our illustrious brother , and paid a very high and just compliment to the active zeal and lively interest which H . R . Highness had always manifested for the Fraternity . " What follows , however , is indicative of something more than a mere formal connection on the part of the Prince with the " Ancient" Craft , for we arc told that " His Ro \ al Highness made
an eloquent reply to the most noble and R . W . Grand Master and expressed in the warmest terms his unchangeable affection for and attachment to Masonry according to the Ancient Institution , and to the Grand Lodge of England in which those principles were so purely and correctly preserved . His Royal Highness further said that upon every occasion he should be happy to co-operate with them in exerting themselves for the preservation of the rights and principles of the Craft , and that however desirable an
union might be with the other l ' raternity of Masons , it would only be desir * able if accomplished on the basis of the Ancient Institutions and with the maintenance of all the rights of the Ancient Craft . " Grand Lodge was then closed in ample form , and the Duke and his Royal guest , with a " numerous Company of Governors and friends to the Masonic Charity , " sat down to a sumptuous banquet and " to the funds of the said Institution Our Most Noble Grand Master as well as our Royal and illustrious brother
contributed very liberally , and the day was spent with the utmost harmony and conviviality . " One more extract must be made from the archives of this Grand Lodge . At its regular meeting on the 1 st September of the sameyear , " it was upon motion by Bro . Hancock , P . M . No . 5 , seconded by Bro . McCann , G . S . B ., ordered— 'that the sum of £ 100 be subscribed from the fund of Grand Lodge in aid of the fund of the Institution for Clothing and Educating the Sons of Deceased and Indigent Freemasons , '" and the payment of the said
amount is minuted in the Stewards' Lodge meeting of the 17 th November following . Thus almost the last act done by the Atholl Grand Lodge was to present a further donation of £ 100 towards the funds of a Charity which it had largely supported in the earlier years of its existence , and which , without the generous continuance of that support on an extended and regular plan , there is too much reason to fear would have experienced the same fate that has overtaken many other , perhaps legally praiseworthy , schemes
of benevolence , and that too , notwithstanding its apparently favourable condition and prospects . At all events , this new plan worked so well that at the election in July , 1813 , when the six regular vacancies had been filled by ballot from the approved list of ^ candidates , amotion was made , seconded , and carried " That the number of children to be Clothed and Educated by the Charity be increased from 50 to 55 , and that five more candidates be now elected from the list . " Thus at the close of the year , or as nearly as possible fifteen years and a half alter its establishment by Bro . Burwood and his
United Mariners , the Charity had increased ninefold , from six to 55 children . However , we have now reached the great event which marks the limit of the first period of our history—the Union of the rival fraternities and as henceforth all distinctions between "Ancient" and "Modern " Craftsmen arc effaced , wc shall probably be doing an act of justice if wc close this chapter by placing before our readers in the form of a summary or table the successive contributions made lo the Boys' Institution by the "Ancient" or " Atholl " Grand Lodge . Thev arc as follow , viz .:
—1 S 03 First Subscription to Institution made on recommendation of Stewards' Lodge , iGth March £ 10 10 o tS 04 Second Subscription to Institution , Stewards' Lodge , 20 th June 10 10 o iSo 6 Donation by Grand Lodge , 3 rd September 100 o o 1 S 08 „ » 2 nd March 100 o a
, SOQ j , „ Sth March 100 o o „ „ 19 th October , to enable tliCj " Governors to increase the number of Boys from Forty f to FIFTV in honour of 50 th Anniversary of George f Ill . ' s accession to Throne J
1 S 10 Donation by Grand Lodge , 3 rd December 105 o o , Sn „ „ 4 th December 210 o o , Si 3 „ „ 1 st September 100 o o Ouarterly sums paid under Law of 3 rd June , 1 S 12 , requiring every London """ Lodge to pay 5 s ., and every Country , Military , and Foreign Lodge 2 s . Gd ., on register of every new-made Mason : 1 S 12 Quarter to September £ 34 ' 7 o
„ " „ December 53 12 G 1813 ,. March 50 2 G „ June 45 10 o " „ ISeptembcr 55 > 5 0 „ December 79 5 o " ' 32 S 2 0
Total Contributions of every kind ,,, £ 1274 2 0 ( To be continued ) .