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The subsequent banquet at the Mitre , under the personal and courteous superintendence of Bro . C . Sadler , gave universal satisfaction . Among the visitors were Bros . T . Simpson , P . M . 1745 ; f 0 . * Harding , M . A ., E . Brown , C . Schultz , P . M . 1745 ;

and Biirrot . A few Masonic toasts were given . During the evening Sir Knight Egbert Roberts discoursed "most eloquent music . " The proceedings , which were throughout of a most agreeable nature , terminated at an early hour .

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

Saturday , the 27 th June ( the last Saturday in the month ) , was , according to ancient custom , ex-pupils ' Hay and the Institution was en fete from three o ' clock . The weather was all that could be desired , and the visitors enjoyed themselves for a few hours again with lawn-tennis and croquet on the spot they had so often

played in former days . About 50 ex-pupils turned up , together with several members of the House Committee , whom we are glad to see still take a lively interest in all that concerns the Institution and its inmates . Amongst them were Bros . Sir John B . Monckton , Edward Letchworth , J . H . Matthews , Frank

Richardson , Chairman for the month , and others . Tea was served at 5 o ' clock , and a frugal supper at 8 . 30 , after which the visitors departed , one and all expressing themselves delighted at once more returning for a few hours to the old place where they had spent so many happy days .

On Thursday , the 2 nd inst ., the whole of the children spent the day at the Crystal Palace , out of the grant so kindly provided by the Stewards of the Festival . Notwithstanding the rain in the morning a most enjoyable day was spent by all . The manager of the Palace , with every kind consideration , provided seats for the

whole party at a nominal figure to see the happy family of wild beasts perform , which gave infinite amusement to the little folks , who were , after an hour ' s ride on the steam horses , all safely housed again by about nine o'clock , rather tired and quite ready for bed . The children were in charge during the whole day of Bro .

Frank Richardson , Chairman for the month , and amongst other members of the Committee present were Bros . Sir John B . Monckton , Charles Hammerton , J . H , Matthews , and others , whilst as visitors Lad y Whiteway and her daughter went down and most materially assisted in the day ' s amusement .

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .

The monthly meeting of Council of this Institution was held last Saturday at Freemasons' Hall ; Bro . G . Everett , Grand Treasurer , in the chair . There were also present Bros . J . Bodenham , Stanley J . Attenborough , J . E . Le Feuvre , L . Bourgoyne Pillin , C . Kedgley , John Glass , F . A . Harris , H . Massey , James

Brett , James Linzell , George P . Gillard , Charles J . Cuthbertson , C . H . Webb , G . Adamson , Richard Eve , J . S . Cumberland , W . H . Saunders , Rev . Harry Hebb ( Head Master ) , W . Finch , T . Hastings Miller , Robert Martin , J . J . Thomas , and J . Morrison McLeod ( Secretary ) . After the minutes had been read and confirmed the

report of the Petitions Committee was adopted , and ei ght boys were immediately placed on the list for the election in October . A motion made by a brother that the rule that the printed paper of cases reported b y the Petitions Committee and in the hands of each

member of Council be not taken away , was rejected on the ground that it was a private and confidential document , the same as the printed list monthly before the Board of Benevolence . It was resolved to recommend to the Quarterly Court of Subscribers to be held to-day ( Friday ) at 4 p . m ., that

21 new cases be added to the 16 unsuccessful candidates at the last April election for election in October next , and that there be 19 vacancies ' in addition to a vacancy for a presentation which will be sent in . Bro . RICHARD EVE , Past Grand Treasurer , thought Council could not separate without expressing its

gratification at the successful result of the 93 rd anniversary Festival of the Institution which was held under the presidency of the Earl of Lathom , M . W . Pro Grand Master , at Bri ghton , on the 24 th ult . Over £ 29 , 003 was sent in by the Stewards on that occasion , and he thought that not only was the Institutionand

, its Secretary , Bro . McLeod , to be congratulated on that result , but that the best thanks of every wellwisher of the Institution were due to Bro . McLeod and s assistants for the exertions made in achieving that puccess , and for the great labour they had gone through ln Connection witll tVl » EVctiual anrl lie . hprrn-orl IT ,

m ° ve the following resolution : " This Council in recording its great gratification at the unprecedented ^ uoscriptions at the recent Festival for the benefit of e institution , expresses its high appreciation of the nwearied exertions rendered b y the Secretary , in ringing about such a his ? hlv successful result . "

int r ° ' ^ . " EVERETT , as one who had taken great s ere ^ j" the late Festival , felt that he ought to be ° fif motion . The Institution had derived great iiicr , der the Secretaryship of Bro . McLeod , and been Ctlon with the late Festival his exertions had Lar n " Paring . The chairmanship of the Earl of ' nom , Bro . McLeod ' sJProvincial Grand Master , had

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been a great success . It was a high honour to have the Pro Grand Master of England for their President , and Bro . McLeod and the Province of West Lancashire had most ably supported him . Bro . McLeod's labours had been unremittingly given , but he had the satisfaction of finding a brilliant return .

Bro . J . S . CUMBERLAND could not allow this opportunity to pass without adding the expression of his own feelings on the subject mentioned in the resolution . There was no doubt the Institution had been most fortunate in acquiring the services of Bro . McLeod , and the way he had acquitted himself during his retention of the

office of Secretary was a good omen for the future of the Institution . The pecuniary result of the Festival had only been exceeded by the Girls' School , and that was on one exceptional occasion . Bro . McLeod was to be congratulated , but at the same time thanked .

The resolution having been unanimously earned , Bro . MCLEOD returned his acknowledgments , and stated that while he had pursued what was to him a labour of love he had to thank from the bottom of his heart all those numerous brethren who came

forward and gave him their hearty support . The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the Chairman .

~ w THE RECENT BOYS'SCHOOL FESTIVAL . The following additions and corrections have been made since last week , namely : — Lodge LONDON . £ s . d . 6 Bro . C . Compton Seton , new list ... 21 00 14 „ C . W . Stephens , new list ... 11 11 o 18 „ Major Clifford Probyn , new list 52 10 o 9 6 9 „ Capt . G . Hearn , additional ... 3 3 0 ( raising his list to £ 50 8 s . )

1614 „ A . Bush , new list 10 10 o ! 743 , i John Stait , additional ... 500 ( raising his list to £ 30 ) 1839 „ F . J . Humphreys , additional ... 1 1 0 ( raising his list to £ 22 is . ) 2233 „ T . Walkley , jun ., additional ... 1 1 o ( raising his list to £ 56 3 s . 6 d . ) Unattached

Bro . W . J . Cattle , new list 10 10 0 „ „ W . M . Foxcroft , new list ... 10 10 0 „ „ F . S . Guy , new list ... ... 10 10 o ,, „ Maurice Spiegel , new list ... 5 5 0 „ ,, W . Webber , new list 10 10 0

PROVINCES . DERBYSHIRE . Lodge 1026 „ G . J . Wood , new list 15 15 o EAST LANCASHIRE .

221 „ J . W . Draycott , new list ... 10 10 o 645 „ Carl Gotz , additional 1 10 o ( raising his list to £ 31 10 s . ) NORFOLK .

52 „ H . G . Barwell , additional ... 5 5 0 ( raising his list to £ 84 ) NORTHUMBERLAND . Unattached Bro . Ralph Thompson , additional ... 3 6 15 o ( raising his list to . £ 47 5 s . )

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE . Lodge 1909 Bro . J . T . Spalding , revised list ... 84 0 o ( reducing his total by £ 5 5 s . )

SHROPSHIRE . 611 ,, C . W . Wicksted , new list ... 15 15 o Unattached SOMERSETSHIRE . Bro . Viscount Dungarvan , additional 10 10 o ( Making his total £ 21 ) .

Unattached S URREY . Bro . W . H . Brodie , new list ... 10 10 o SUSSEX . 1821 „ A . P . Dollman , additional ... 220 ( raising his list to . £ 23 2 s . )

ISLE OF MAN . Province—Bro . T . H . Nesbitt , additional 10 10 o ( raising his list to £ 100 10 s . ) The result of these additions and corrections and of those enumerated last week is a net addition of £ 371 13 s . to the grand total , which now amounts to £ 29 , 225 os . 6 d .

—» CHIEF JUSTICE WAY . The South Australian Freemason of the 15 th of May g ives the Masonic career of the Pro Grand Master of that Colony , the Hon . Chief Justice Way , who is now on a visit to this country : — " Our distinguished brother was initiated in the Lodge of Harmony , E . C , No . 505 , now No . 3 on the

register of the Grand Lodge of South Australia , on the 13 th October , 1862 . Upon the establishment of the Grand Lodge of South Australia , in April , 1884 , he was unanimously elected to the high office of Grand Master , and was re-elected at each annual meeting for the succeeding five years . In October , 188 9 , he resigned the office to allow of the nomination and

election of His Excellency the Earl of Kintore . Most Worship ful Brother Way was immediately after the Installation of his successor , appointed as Pro Grand Master , which office he now holds . Upon his retirement from the office of Grand Master he was presented with a very handsome Past Grand Master ' s Jewel by the Brethren , as some slight token of their appreciation

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of his faithful and zealous services as Grand Master for over five years ; he is also the Grand Representative of the United Grand Lodge of England at the Grand Lodge of South Australia , and wears the very handsome Jewel presented by that Grand Lodge . Upon the inauguration of the Supreme Grand

Chapter of Royal Arch Masons he was installed as the First Grand Principal , and being a member of the Adelaide Mark Master ' s Lodge , No . 41 , E . C ., he was , by the authority of the Most Worshipful the Grand Master his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , made a Past Master of the Order ,

and subsequently had the rank of Past Grand Warden conferred upon him by special resolution of the Grand Mark Lodge of England . Our sketch would not be complete if we did not refer to the valuable aid rendered by him as the Grand Master of the senior Grand Lodge of Australasia to the cause of Masonic union

in the Colonies , and which has everywhere been warmly acknowledged . His services were called into requisition at the installation of the first Grand Masters of New South Wales , Victoria , and Tasmania . The charges he delivered on each of these occasions are

recognised as masterpieces of Masonic eloquence and learning . He is undoubtedl y the most popular member of the Craft in the Colonies , and that he may long continue to hold office in the Grand Lodge is the fervent desire of every Mason in South Australia . "

? SUMMER SERVICE TO SCOTLAND . As will be seen from our advertisement columns , the London and North-Western and Caledonian companieswhose railways form the Royal Mail West Coast route between England and Scotland—are making timely provision for the increase of tourist traffic to Scotland , which sets in from about the middle of July until 12 th August . In addition to the usual day expresses leaving Euston Station at

10 . 0 a . m . for Glasgow and Edinboro ' , and at 10 . 30 a . m . for Stirling , Perth , and Aberdeen , anew fast afternoon train is now running with dining saloon for 1 st class passengers attached . This train leaves Euston at 2 . 0 p . m ., and is timed to arrive in Glasgow at 11 . 0 p . m ., Edinboro' at 10 . 50 p . m ., Perth at 3 . 5 a . m ., and Inverness at 6 . 30 a . m . With regard to the night service , special arrangements have been

made with the Highland Railway Company to afford additional facilities for sportsmen and visitors , and to avoid as far as possible detention at Perth . A special express will leave Euston for Perth and Inverness at 7 . 30 p . m . from Monday , July 27 th , until Tuesday , August nth , inclusive ( Saturday and Sunday nights excepted ) . The Hi ghland Company will take this train forward specially from Perth

in advance of the mail train , so as to reach Inverness at 10 . 40 a . m . The 8 . 0 p . m . Highland and Aberdeen express from Euston will run on Sundays as well as week days ( Saturday nights excepted ) . It will run specially on Saturday , Sth August . From 3 rd to 10 th August a relief train will leave Euston in advance of the 8 . 0 p . m express , with saloons and family carriages for the north . The old " Limited Mail " is now being run in two

portions , the S . 50 p . m . train taking the traffic for Glasgow , Greenock , Gourock and the Clyde ; and the second portion leaving at 9 . 0 p . m . taking traffic for Perth and the Highland line . For the conveyance of gentlemen ' s horses and carriages going to all parts of Scotland , special train will leave Euston at 6 . 20 p . m . ( Saturdays and Sundays excepted ) from July 13 th to August 10 th . A carriage specially constructed for the conveyance of dogs will be attached to this train .

THE BIRKBECK BUILDING SOCIETY . The 40 th annual meeting of the Birkbeck Building Society was held on the 1 st inst ., at the Offices , 29 and 30 Southampton Buildings , Chancery-lane . The report adopted , states that the receipts during the year which ended 31 st March last reached £ 9 , 519 , 070 , making a total from the commencement of the Society of more

than one hundred and forty millions ( . £ 141 , 766 , 177 . ) The deposits received were £ 7 , 993 , 047 , and the subscriptions ^ 244 , 927 . The gross profits amounted to £ 284 , 315 The surplus funds have been augmented by . £ 244 , 167 and now stand at £ 5 , 098 , 507 , of which £ 1 , 628 , 240 is invested in consols and other securities guaranteed by

the British Government , and the cash in the hands of the bankers is £ 317 , 929 . A further sum of £ 25 , 000 has been added to the permanent guarantee fund , thus bringing up the amount to £ 150 , 000 , and the balance £ I 34 , 3 I 5 . making together £ 284 , 315 in excess of the liabilities . The whole amount being invested in consols .

The subscriptions and deposits withdrawable on demand amount to £ 5 , 247 , 712 . The 13 th triennial bonus on investing shares has been allotted , and the amount placed to the credit of all shares in existence at the close of the 40 th year is £ 33 , 033 . The surplus funds ( which are invested in readily convertible securities ) are sufficient to pay the depositors 114 per cent , on the

amount of their deposits . The new accounts opened during the year were 10 , 051 , and there are altogether 60 , 045 shareholders and depositors on the books . Since its establishment the society has returned to the shareholders and depositors more than one hundred millions ( £ 117 , 071 , 323 ) , the whole amount having been repaid upon demand .

At the recent annual meeting of the National Association for the Promotion of Technical and Secondary Education Bro . the Marquis of Hartington , M . P ., who is its president , was able to give a very satisfactory account of the progress of the society and its work .

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