Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .

The Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution held their regular monthly meeting at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday . Bro . J . A . Farnfield , P . A . G . D . C , Treasurer of the Institution , presided , and there were present Bros . James Brett , P . G . P . ; S . V . Abraham , G . P . ; C . A . Cottebrune , P . G . P . ; W . Belchamber , Samuel Brooks ,

S . Vallentine , P . G . P . ; Charles J . Perceval , Henry Mason , A . R . Chamberlain , Charles E . Keyser , J . G . D . ; John Barnett , J . P . Fitzgerald , Chas . Sheppard , R . D . Cummings , W . Webber , J . S . Cumberland , T . B . Purchas , P . A . G . D . C ; F . Mead , Charles Kempton , J . Harrison , R . Nicholson , A . Durrant , Major C . Carrell , A . Mullord , W . J . Murlis , C . H . Webb , S . C .

Haslip , Geo . E . Fairchild , W . H . Hubbert , Geo . Allen , George Everett , P . G . Treas . ; Hugh Cotter , Alfred Morris ; and James Terry , P . G . S . B . ( Secretary ) . The minutes of the previous Committee having been read and verified , the Secretary reported the deaths of three male and two widow annuitants , and one accepted male candidate . The Secretary also reported that Bro .

Charles E . Keyser , J . G . D ., had undertaken to preside at the Festival of the Institution , to be held on Wednesday , the 22 nd instant , and a vote of thanks to Bro . Keyser for his kindness was carried by acclamation . The Warden ' s report for the past month was read . The following vacancies were declared , namely , 12 on the Male Fund and seven on the Widows' Fund , to which must be added in each case the three deferred

annuities , raising the numbers to be competed for in May next to 15 male and 10 widow annuitants . The lists of approved candidates were declared to consist of 60 men and 57 widows , the two widows' petitions which had been deferred from the previous Committee

having been rejected . A notice of motion for the annual meeting in May from Bro . Maxfield Mead was accepted . The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman .

Kilburn Lodge Ball.

KILBURN LODGE BALL .

The second Masonic ball in connection with the Kilburn Lodge , No . 1608 , was held on the 23 rd ult ., at Freemasons' Tavern . Owing to recent bereavement Bro . Geo . ' / . Wood , W . M ., was unable to be present , but his place was worthily filled by Bro . Jas . Stephens , W . M . elect , who not only presided at the supper table

in a cordial and genial manner , but also carried out the arduous duties of M . C . to the complete satisfaction of all present . There was a numerous attendance of ladies and brethren , who danced to the excellent strains of Bro . Eaton ' s band until the early hours of the morning . Excellent arrangements had been made by the Stewards for the comfort of the large company

assembled , and the ball was unanimousl y voted a complete success . After supper "The Queen and the Craft " was dul y honoured . Bro . JAS . TERRY , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . B . L in an excellent speech proposed " The Ladies , " and said he knew of no one better fitted to reply than Bro . J . M .

McLeod . Bro . J . M . MCLF . OIJ , Sec . R . M . I , for Boys , said that having on many occasions been called upon to respond to toasts , he was never in a more difficult position . He would not venture to follow the brother who proposed the toast in the extraordinary manner in which he divulged the secrets of the miiliner ' s art . The ladies

were pleased to be present , and on their behalf he returned thanks for the reception accorded the toast . Bro . TURNEK , P . M ., said he had much pleasure in submitting the toast of their worthy , esteemed , and most ( indefatigable " Chairman , " Bro . James Stephens . The W . M . had , unfortunately , suffered a bereavement which prevented his attendance . That was a great

regret to their Chairman , as it was to every member of the lodge . The success of the ball was principally due to the hard work of their W . M . and the Chairman . Bro . Stephens had said the ball should be carried to a successful issue-, and had proved his words by the assembl y that night . It had been a great success and very gratifying to those who had worked so hard .

Bro . James Stephens , in reply , deeply regretted the absence of the W . M ., his good friend , Bro . Wood , who had the keen sympathy of all present in his sad loss . He might tell them that whenever he took anything in hand the best efforts were used until he had achieved a successful result ; but he had never , in his whole experience , achieved a greater or more pleasing

success than he had witnessed that night . He had to thank the Stewards for their efforts , and especiall y Bro . Frank Smith , who had brought nearly 40 ladies and brethren with him . He hoped that next year there would be an equall y successful gathering , and he thanked them for the kindness in which his health had been proposed and received .

The Two Annuals.

THE TWO ANNUALS .

" FREEMASON ' S' CALENDAR . " It is always a welcome sight to me when the " Freemasons' Calendar and Pocket Book " makes its appearance in each year . The issue for i . So-t . is assuredlv the best nf

the series , for it contains all the excellent features introduced of late years , and one or more fresh ones of considerable utility . It is a capital indicator ot the progress of the Grand Lodge , the accuracy and perfect management at head-quarters , and the spread of the Craft throughout the world . The last number allotted to a lodge

The Two Annuals.

at the time the roll was made up was 2455 , but before the year ended there were three more warranted . Bro . J . Lane tells me that 1892 therefore stands thus : New warrants—London , S ; Country , 22 ; Foreign , 10 ; = 40 . Erasures : Country , 1 ; and Foreign , 23 ; = 24 . Net total—London , 395 ; Country , 1203 ; Foreign , 432 . Grand total , 2030 . There are eight more lodges distinguished with centenary jewel warrants , raising the total so favoured

to 1 S 5 . The new ones are Nos . 203 , 27 S , 2 S 4 , 2 S 5 , 2 S 6 , 2 S 7 , 2 SS , and 2 , Scj . The largest two provinces have the same number of lodges this time , viz ., East Lancashire and West Lancashire of 105 each ; West Yorkshire is a good third with 75 , the other large provinces being Kent 59 , Devon 52 , Hants , & c , 47 , and Cheshire 45 . There are thus four provinces to participate in the new privilege of appointing two additional Prov . G . Officers , one for the

four extra , and two for the six extra officers . There are also six provinces which participate in present rule S 8 , of three additional officers having each " 30 lodges and upwards , " viz ., Cornwall , 30 ; Durham , 35 ; Essex , 33 ; Middlesex , 39 ; Surrey , 37 ; and North and East Yorkshire , 31 . There are also District Grand Lodges similarly affected . There are 754 chapters of the Royal Arch on

the roll of the Grand Chapter , 16 of which have obtained centenary warrants , the latest two being 120 and 275 . Full particulars of all matters concerning these 2000 and more lodges and the numerous chapters are duly afforded in the Calendar , and , so far as my examination has gone , I have been unable to detect even a single error . It appears to me perfect .

THE "COSMO . " This very handy and useful guide is in its 23 rd year of issue , and is supplemental of the Grand Lodge Calendar . It is as needful as the former for enthusiastic Masons who go beyond the Craft Degrees ( which are the basis of Freemasonry ) , and is simply invaluable to Mark Masons , Knights Templars , and members of the Ancient and

Accepted Rite , & c Moreover , it gives an immense amount of information respecting the Scottish , Irish , and Foreign Grand Lodges , Grand Chapters , & c , and prints lists of these lodges , & c Under England there are some 441 Mark lodges and the Rolls of the Red Cross , Knights Templars , and Ancient and Accepted Rite are fully reproduced . It is certainly a wonderful compilation for is ., and deserves , as it receives , a large circulation . W . J . H .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . THE HON . JUDGE TOWNSHEND . It is with deep regret we announce the death of Bro . the Hon . John Fitzhenry Townshend , Judge of the High Court of Admiralty , which took place on the 2 nd inst ., at his residence , 30 , Fit / . william-street , Dublin . Bro . Judge Townshend , who was an LL . D . of Trinity College , Dublin , was called to the Bar at

Trinity Sittings 1834 . Some years afterwards he was made a Queen ' s Counsel ; in 18 77 he was appointed a Bencher of the Honourable Society of King ' s Inns ; and in 1867 he was appointed Judge of the Hi gh Court of Admiralty . He was one of the leading members of the Masonic Order in Ireland , and for years he held the position of Deputy Grand Master , and subsequentl y

became Most Excellent King of the Grand Chapter . He was also President of Grand Chapter of Prince Masons of Ireland and Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council , 33 " , for Ireland . The deceased judge was looked upon as the most experienced and best-informed member of the Order in the sister country . He had not been in good health for

some months past , but it was only within the past week that his condition occasioned grave apprehensions . The intelligence of his demise was received generally through the city with deep regret . Amongst the members of the Bar the deceased judge was greatly esteemed . The members of the Judicial Bench appeared to deeply lament the death ot their deceased

brother when the news was conveyed to them in their respective courts . The funeral took place on Monday , the 6 th inst ., amid genera ] tokens of respect and sympathy . The numerous wreaths were carefully placed on the lid of the coffin . Bro . Judge Townsend was a gentleman who had won not only the respect and esteem of a great circle of friends , but he was beloved for his

kindliness of disposition , and this was apparent from the closing scene at Mount Jerome . The assemblage of mourners included the most eminent members of all professions and of the general body of the public . His colleagues of the Bencn , the gentlemen who practised in his and the othtr courts , the highest dignitaries of the Church , and the most prominent of his Masonic brethren were all there .

BRO . F . C . WACE . The brethren in Cambridgeshire , no less than the citizens of the University borough , have lost an able and prominent man b y the death of Bro . Frederick Charles Wace , M . A ., LL . M ., which occurred at his residence in Cambridge on Wednesday , the 25 th ult ., after a short illness . Bro . Wace was P . M . and

Treasurer of the Isaac Newton University Lodge , No . 859 , P . P . S . G . W . of Cambridgeshire , P . P . G . H . of Cambridgeshire , and , amongst other things , was Treasurer of the Euclid Chapter , the Royal Ark Mariners , No . 112 , and the Rose Croix Chapter , No . 30 . Educated at the City of London School , Bro . F . C . Wace went up to Cambridge University , and in 1858 came out as 3 rd Wrangler . He was subsequently Fellow and

Lecturer of St . John ' s College ; was four times an Examiner for the Mathematical Tripos , and since 18 7 ; has been one of the Esquire Bedells . He was Mayor of Cambridge in 188 9—91 , and at the time of his death was an Alderman of both the Town and County Councils , a Justice of the Peace , a Poor Law Guardian , and the President of the Conservative Club . During his mayoralty he was presented with a " silver cradle . "

Masonic Meetings (Metropolitan)

MASONIC MEETINGS ( Metropolitan )

For tht week ending Saturday , February 1 , 8 3 SATURDAY , FEBRUARY ir : CRAFT LODGES . 108 , Lonc ! on , Ship and Turtle Tavern . 173 , PlniMiix , Freemasons' Hall . 1328 , Granite , Vtcemasons' Hall . 1426 , G cat City , Cannon-street Hotel . 1446 , Mount Edgcnmbe . Bridge House Hotel .

1607 , Loyalty , London tavern . i 6 ir , West Middlesex , Municipal BuUdmj ^ p , F-almtf , 1671 , MizpalvAlbkn Tavern . 1743 , Perseverance , Anr ' crton ' s Hotel . 1839 . Duke of Cornwall , Freemasons' Hail . 19 & 4 , Clarkenwell , Holborn Viaduct Hotel . 23 C 9 , Cornish , Mark Masons' Hall . 3384 , Mitcham , Vestry Hall , Lower Mitcham .

LODGES AND CHAPTERS or INSTRUCTION . Alexandra Palace , Station Hotel , Camberwell New-read , at 7 . 30 , Chiswick , Windsor Castle Hot ., King-st ., Hammersmith , at 7 . 30 . Duke of Connaught , Navarino Tavern , Navarino-road , Dalston , at 8 . dccleston , Bro . Dickie ' s , 13 , Cambridge-street , Pimlico , at 1 . Finsburv Park . Cock Tavern , at 8 .

King Harold , Four Swans , Waltham Cross , at 7 . Manchester , Old King ' s Arms , Poland-street , W ., at 8 . Percy , Jolly Farmers , Southgate-road , N ., at 8 . Star , Dover Castle , Broadway , Deptford , S . E ., at 7 . Urban , Freemasons' Hall . Vitruvian , Duke ot Albany Hotel , Kitto-road , St . KatherineV park , Hatcham , S . E ., at 7 . 30 . Mount Sinai Chapter , Red Lion Ho ., 14 , King-st ., Regent-st ., W „ 8

ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS . 1297 , West Kent , Crystal Palace . 21 S ,, Sterndale Bennett , Surrey Masonic Hall . MONDAY , FEBRUARY 13 . Consecration of the Guildhall Schoool of Music Lodge , No . 2454 , at the Holborn Restaurant .

CRAFT LODOIS . 5 , St . George ' s and Corner Stone , Freemasons' Hall . 29 , St . Alban ' s , Albion Tavern . 58 , Felicity , Ship and Turtle Tavern . 59 , Royal Naval , Freemasons' Hall . 90 , St . John's , Albion Tavern . 136 , Good Report , Inns of Court Hottl . 193 Conlidence , Anderton's Hotel .

, 957 , Leigh , Freemasons' Hall . 1305 , St . Marylebone , Criterion . 1571 , Leopold , Bridge House Hotel . 1670 , A ' elplii , Freemasons' Hall . 1789 , Ubiqne , Criterion . 2012 , Chiswick , Star and Garter , Kew Bridge 2094 , Elthorne and Middlesex , Cafe Royal . 2349 , Galen , Freemasons' Hall .

LODOII AND CHAPTIR ! Or INSTRUCTION . Blackheath , Mllkwood Tavern , Milk-wood-road , Heme Hill , at 8 . Carnarvon , Manchester Hotel , Aldersgate-street , at 6 . 30 . vODom , Oagle Hotel , snarcsorook , at a . Crlpplegate , Goldsmiths' Arms , Gutter-lane , at 6 , 30 . Egyptian , Atlantic Tavern , Atlantic-road , Brixton , at 8 . tiieanor , Rose and Crown , High Cross , Tottenham , ata . ' lyde Park , rrinceof Wales Hotel , Eastbourne-ten ., Bishop's-id ,

Haddington , at 8 . Ungsiand , cock Tavern , Highbury , N ., at 8 . 30 . itarquesii ot Kipon , Lord Stanley , ' Paragon-road , Mare-si ., at 8 . Metropolitan , Mooigate Tavern , 13 , Finsbury-pavemem , at . JV . Neptune , Uauden Hotel , Clapham , S . W ., at 7 . 30 . Perseverance , Ve Did cnesmre Cheese , 23 , Addle-Street , Wood street , n . i-., at 7 . Rose of Denmark , L . 8 : S . W . R . institute , Wandsworth-rd ., 7 . 30 .

ttoyai Arthur , rnnce ot Wales Hotel ( opposite wimbleduu rwiiway Station ) , at 7 . 30 . ¦ \ oyal commemoration , railway Hotel , Putney , at 8 . it . Amorobc , Scar & oaie Anns Hotel , Edwaraes-square , rt . cn sltigtori , at 0 . it . Jicnm a Union , St . James ' s Restaurant ( Piccadilly entrance , ' at a . Si . Luke's , Victoria Tavern , Gertrude-street , Chelsea , at 8 .

St . Mark's , surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell NeM-ruaa . Savage Club , Albion Tavern , Russell-street , at 8 . Sincerity , Railway Tavern , Fenchurch-streer , at 8 . Stockweil , White Hart , Abchurch-lane , EX ., at 0 . I ' yssen-Amherst , Amherst club , Amherst-road , Hackney , 2 nd and 4 th ivlon ., at 8 . dnited military , aarl of Chatham , Thomas-st ., Woolwich , 7 . 3 a Upper Norwooa , White Hart Hot ., Church-rd ,, Upper Norwood , ? .

Upton , Three Nuns Hotel , Aldgate , E ., at 8 . Walthamsiow , The Chequers , High-street , walthamstow , at 8 . Wellington , White Swan Hotel , High-street , Deptruro , at a . Zenana , Vork and Albany , Park-street , Regent ' s ram , ai ' . Doric Cnaptet , Duke's Head , 79 , Whitechapei-road , at 0 . Hope Chapter , uiooe Tavern , Koyal Hill , Ureenwich , at & . Israel Chapter , Tupp ' s Restaurant , 8 , Tottenham Court-road , Lewis Chapter , King ' s Arms Hotel , Wood Green , N ., at 8 . N jrtn London Chapter , Grosvenor Hotel , Canonbury , at 7 . j > .

ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS . JJ , Mount Zion , Guildhall Tavern . 720 , Panmure , Horns Tavern . bt » , Whitlington , Anderton's Hotel . MARK LODGES . 104 , Macdonald , Mark Mason's Mall . 2 ! 4 , Meiiatschim , Criterion . KNIGHTS TEMPLAR . 140 , Stndholine , Jriterion .

TUESDAY , FEBRUARY 14 . Supreme Council , 33 * , 33 , Goldcn . squarc . CRAFT LUDUX & . 9 6 , Burlington , Albion Tavern , ito , St . James' Union , Freemasons' Hall . 19 S , Percy , Ship and Turtle Tavern . 211 , St . Michael ' s , Albion Tavern . 2 . 8 , United strength , Guildhall Tavern .

235 , Nine Muses , Grand Hotel , charing Cross . 546 , Wellington , White Swan , Deptford . t > 34 , Randa l l ,, Criterion . 917 , Cosmopolitan , Cannon-street Hotel . yjj , D ^ ric , Anderton s Hutei . 111 , 0 , Urban , Freemasons' Hall . 1209 , Stanhope , Surrey Masorric Hall . 1593 , Koyal Naval College , Ship Hotel , Greenwich .

; 0 C 4 , wanderers , freemasons' Hall , 1 C 4 , Covent Garden , Criterion . 1 ( 135 , Canterbury , 33 , Golden-square , irjuo , Samson , cafe Royal . 17 ( 19 , Clarendon , ciuildhall Tavern . 1891 , St . Ambrose , at . James ' s Hall . 1909 , Waldeck , Freemasons' Hall . 2 . 27 , llrury Lane , Theatre Royal . 2427 , Hampden , iiampdeu Hotel , St . Pancras .

LUDGIS AND CHAPTERS or INSTRUCTION . Urixton , Prince Regent , uulwich-road . Heme Hill , S . E . at >• _ app : r , City Arms , St . Mary Axe , at 0 . Clarence and Avondale , Masonic Hall , Lcytonstonc E . a 8 dUBtitutionai , tledrord Hotel , Southampton tfuuuinge , <> i 3 * Cnaucer , Tne Old White Hart , High-street , Borough , at a . Clarence , IA , Fftzroy-square , at 7 . 30 . Corinthian , ueorge Hotel , Cubitt Town , Poplar , at 8 ,