Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .

, reguIar monthly meeting- of the General Committee W Institution was held at Freemasons' Hall on Satur-° - i f Bro . Berridge , J . G . D ., presided , and there were day ? Bros G . Plucknett , P . G . D , Treasurer of the In-P - i - on- C . F . Hoj-ard , P . G . Std . Br . ; G . P . Britten , s ' j « T Motion , James Motion , Stephen Richardson , G . An 1 . 1 R ' l Tucker , W . A . Scurrah , J . S . Cumberland , T . ? Motion , C . H . Webb , Rev . R . Morris , M . A ., LL . D ., A :, A niass . T . Griffith , G . P . Gillaud , T . Hastings Miller ,

V Lm W . Stewart , P . G . D . ; A . Williams , H . Home-R'rf c Spaull , George Mickley , E . Valeriani , A . E . 2 ? J , « lf F R . Spaull , G . Blizard Abbott , VV . M . By water , Sr TB ¦ ' ]¦ G . Stevens , F . K . VV . Hedges , P . G . S . B . ; C . I ¦ ,: „ ' " L . Dale , C . Dearing , H . Venn , Jamts Moon . A . cf-nd ' son , P . G D . ; Joyce Murray , T . Howard Thompson , ?* W Kaisay , W . Haas , VV . Maple , J . Payne , B . Carter , LY / rick Graves , J . L . Mather , _ P . A . G . D . C . ; H . S .

r „ - 1 = 11 B . Page , G . Cooper , P . G . D . ; VV . H . Saunders , i ^ Stevens , G . Motion , A . H . Scurrah , H . W . Hunt , ^ Frederick Binckes , P . G . S . B . ( Secretary ) . The minutes ° f t ' P ' meeting having been read nd verified , and those of the Quarterly Court on the i 6 th Anrll and the House Committee read for information , the

Dort 0 f the Finance and Audit Committee for the past " uarter vvas reid , approved , and ordered to be entered on A petition was accepted , and the name ordered to be entered on the list of candidates for the October election , and three app lications for grants towards outfit having k . pn favouranly entertained , the SECRETARY announced

the receipt of a cheque for £ iooo from Grand Lodge , and its payment to the account of the Sustentation of Building Bro . ANDREW MOTION then rose to move the resolution of which he had given notice ; but after a time the Chairman declined to hear him further ; and the motion of which Bro . James Motion had given notice having been declared libelluus as regards one of the gentlemen referred to in it , the meeting was declared closed .

The Coming Boys' School Festival.

THE COMING BOYS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL .

The first meeting of the Board of Stewards for the approaching Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Buys was held at Freemasons' Hall on Monday , when Bro . Col . C . M . De Carteret , Prov . G . Master of Jersey , was unanimously elected President of the Board , and the following Honorary Presidents and Acting Presidents , namely : Bros . Asher Barfield , G . Treasurer ; the Baron

De Ferriers , P . G . D . ; Horace Brooks Marshall , Past G . Tieasuier ; Robert Grey , P . G . D ., President Board of Benevolence ; and Raynham W . Stewart , P . G . D ., Honorary Presidents ; and Bros . A . F . Godson , M . P ., P . G . D . ; J , A . Farnfield , P . A G . D . C . ; Major George Lambert , P . G . S . B . ; and John L . Mather , P . A . G . D . C , Acting Presidents . Bio . Robert Berridge , J . G . D ., was chosen Treasurer ; and Bro . F . Binckes , P . G . S . B ., and Secretary

of the Institution , Hon . Sec . of the Boaid . It was further , resolved that the Festival should be held at Freemasons' Tavern , ladies and brethren dinin ? together , as in recent years , at the same tables , and that the Steward ' s fee , as usual , should be two guineas ( £ 2 2 s . ) Bros . Charles Belton , L . W . Harvey , and H . Langridge having been appointed with the officers or the Board to be a Sub-Committee for considering the musical arrangements , the meeting adjourned till Tuesday , the 29 th instant .

Masonic Presentation At Rochdale.

MASONIC PRESENTATION AT ROCHDALE .

On Wednesday evening , ihe 25 th ult ., the members of we St . Chad ' s Lodge , No . 1129 , which meets at the noebuck Hotel , Rochdale , presented to Bro . Jas . Hadfield , . " •"'•> P . P . J . G . D ., a very handsome gold Treasurer ' s jewel

recognition of his servir es to the lodge as Treasurer . On « ie jewel was inscribed : ' Presented by the members of at . Chad ' s Lodge , No . 1129 , to Bro . James Hadfield , for ' 0 wars' sei vices as Treasurer . " Ihe duty of introducing the matter to the lodge had'been Mputed to Bro . PETER LEE , P . M ., who in a suitable speech took a retrospective view of the lodge ' s history , and pointed out

the good vvhich had been done through the wisedisposi-» on ol its funds . In all about £ 500 had been utilised for cnantable purposes . This sum , the larger pait of which s been divided among the various Masonic Charities , and 'ne remainder being at the disposal of the lodge at its disrenon tor the like purpose , Bro . Lee said , was due in a y « t measure to the prudence and forethought of Bro .

blade M lng that Father Time cut dowr * the green theloH S j aS ripened ear of corn , the members of wavtiT ' ? f ? emed ' - -heir dutv at once toshovv in a practical l ¦ ? ; « r high estimation of Bro . Hadlield's services . Bro . Ihe - i ai L det-t 0 the actin W . M ., Bro . T . H . Williams , nam . t . ? nd case for presentation to Bro . Hadfield in the " . -no of the members of St . Chad's Lodoe .

whar K i u lIme ** Hadfield was in entire ignorance of suitaw ad ° ? en going on , and when Bro . WILLIAMS had theielr dressedBro . Hadfield and decorated him with such a - ? as Plainly seen that he was deeply sensible of then thri ! | £ ation of good w *' - trom his brethren - He was afte 1 tllem briefly , and a most enjoyable evening "wards spent , several visitors being present .

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Lr 7 ovf ^ J ENHAM -Cheltenharn and Keystone the ? d i ! ,., ' ) - —A meeting of this lodge was held on Bros 1 c ? ,, atllle Masonic Hall , wh « n theie were present R w . p H » CarIet " . W . M . ; Rev . Dr . Kynaston , S . W . ; VV . C " . - ersley-Smith , J . W . ; W . R . Porcher , Chap . ; ' S : . ,, S B ' , - Yn S . Moss , J . O . ; E . J . Gregory A t . ? J . Dalrnmt- * D ft / i c . Mr HI * . ic r \ . T-

_ ? ° well ^ ? U W . R . Felton , P . M ., D . C ; W . Joh »\ VKgJ- ?* H- PhiI 1 ' . Tyler ; R . W . Bro . S- \\ T R - \ - - ;> P -M- P'ov . G . M . Gloucestershire ; l effs , PM £ ' , £ * - > D . P . G . M . Gloucestershire ; H . ij . G . W .: '•'> ' - -9-i R . V . Vassar-Smith , P . M ., P . P . The Io d /" - E - - Rowe . Visitor : C . Roberts . sc was opened , and Bros , W . Renwick and

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Edmund L . Rowe were advanced to the honourable D .-r / ree of M . M ., the ceremony being performed by the W . M . The brethren then adjourned to the banqueting ' -room , and spent a pleasant evening .

HERTFORD .-Hertford Lodge ( No . 366 ) . — The installation mteting of ths lodge was held at the Town Hall , on Thursday , the 3 rd inst . Amongst thos present were Bros . K . B . Croft , P . M , P . S . G . O . ; C . E . Ktyser , W . M . 241 , P G . Treas . ; T . S . Carter , P . A . G . D . of C , S . W . ; J . K . Cocks , J . W . ; J . Hunt , M . O . ; W . P . Willson , P . G . Stwd ., Sec . ; J . Shilcock , P . M . 4 , Reg . of Mks . ; W . J . Thady , 6 . D . ; and J . S . Webb , D . C . Bro

Carter , S VV ., was ably installed as W . M . l > y Bro . Keyser . assisted by Bro . Shilcock . Bro . C-rter appointed as his officeis ior the year ensuing Bros . Cocks , S . W . ; Hunt , J . W . ; Rev . C . VV . Harvey , M . O . ; Andrews , S . O . ; 1 'hady , J . O . ; Craft , Treas . ; Willson , Sec . ; Shilcock , Reg . of Mks . ; Catts , S . D . ; Webb , J . D . ; Campling , D . of C ; Smith Ward , I . G . ; and Wright , Tyler . The joining members and the candidate for advancement were balloted for and elected .

Knights Templar.

Knights Templar .

HULL . —Antient York Conclave of Redemption ( B ) . —The annual meeting of this preceptory was held at the Masonic Hall , Dagger-lane , on Tuesday , the ist inst . In the absence of the E . P ., Sir Knight Thomas Thompson , the ^ throne was occupied by Sir Knight Thomas Oates , P . E . P . There were also present Sir Knights W . C . Whiteside , Constable ; W . H . Roberts , Marshal ; , Ed .

Kipps , P . E . P ., as Prelate ; Walrer Reynolds , P . E . P ., P . G . Aide-de-Camp , Tieas . and Reg . ; F . Blackburn , Sub-Marshal ; J . T . Towler , Captain of Guard ; Captain C . H . Johnson , P . E . P . ; Lieut . Colonel H . F . Pudsey , Captain J . Campbell Thompson , and others . Sir Knight Major J . VV . Woodall , the V . E . Prov . Prior designate , was present as a visitor , and rec . ived wi'h the usual honours .

Comp . J . R . Forman , Humber Chapter , was installed a Knight of the Temple . Sir Knight I ' nomas Oates then presented the E . P . elect , Sir Knight M . jor W . H . Wellsted , who was installed by Sir Knight Walter Reynolds , in hia usual impressive and eminently satislactory manner . The following officers were appointed : Sir Knights Thomas Thompson , P . E . P . ; W . H . Roberts , Constable ; F .

Blackourn , Marshal ; W . C . Whiteside , Prelate ; Walter Reynolds , 32 , P . E . C , Treas . and Reg . ; Lieut .-Col . H . F . Pudsey , 1 st Herald ; Lars Brekke ,-2 nd Herald ; Thos . Oate . , P . E . P ., Urg . ; J . W . Bui ton , Cap . ain of Guard ; and Frater W . Clayton , tqjerry . 1 he meetings of this encampment in future will be held on the third luesdays in January , March , September , and November , and the first Tuesday in May .

Ancient And Accepted Rite.

Ancient and Accepted Rite .

HALF-YEARLY MEETING OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL . The Supreme Council held their half-yearly meeting , in the 30 th and higher Degrees , on Tuesday , the Sth instant , at their Masonic Hall , 33 , Golden-square , when the following breihren were advanced : To the 32 ° —III . Bro . Major Metcalfe E . Studholme Brownrigg , 67 ; To the 31 ° —111 . Bro . Sir Richaid N . Howard , 4 ; and Louis George

Letford , I ; To the 30 —Bros . Clifford Edward Bloomer , and John Collingwood Onions , of 5 ; Benjamin Hick Watts , 6 ; Henry Blake , Thomas Phnlrps Dorman , Henry Charles Heard , Thos . Graham Robinsjn , and William Woooford , of 10 ; Robert William Bourne , 19 ; William Sandars Dods , 22 ; Thomas Bowman Whytehead , 23 ; Frederick Ernest Remfree , 30 ; Robert Aithur Beithon

Preston , 45 ; Capt . Edmund Halbert Erhot , R . A ., 67 ; Charles George Miles , 8 l ; Chas . William Railway , and Richard Bryant Cater , ot 95 ; Col . Chas . Edward Bignold , George Gregory , and Andrew McDowell , of 97 . At the conclusion of ihe ceremonies the brethren dined together at the Cale Royal , under the presidency of Bro . Capt . N . Philips , Lieut .-Grand Commander of the Order .

The Craft Abroad.

The Craft Abroad .

DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF VICTORIA ( E . C . ) The quarterly communication and annual festival of the District Grand Lodge of Victoria , under the English Constitution , was held on Monday , the 19 th of March , in the Freemasons' Hall , Collins-street , Melbourne . There was a large attendance of members and officers , notwithstanding that the meeting was summoned for four o ' clock .

Bro . Sir W . J . Clarke , Bart ., R . W . District Grand Master , presided , and his principal officers present were Bros . J . James , P . D . S . G . W ., as D . D . G . M ., in the unavoidable absence of R . W . Bro . Dr . St . John Clarke , P . G . W . Eng . ; W . J . Runting , D . S . G . W . ; J . Dowding , D . J . G . W . ; Kev . E . kodda , D . G . Chap . ; W . T . C . Kelly , P . D . S . G . W ., District Grand President Board of General Purposes ; W .

H . Purves , D . G . R . ; 1 ' . H . Lempnere , P . G . Swd . Br . England , D . G . S . ; and many other Present and Past Officers , together with Masters , Past Masters , and Wardens of private lodges . On the dais were also Bros . Dr . Wilmott , P . G . D . of England ; Darasha Katanjee Chichgur , R . W . Substitute Giand Master of all Scottish Freemasonry in India , who is on a visit to

Australia ; and G . Baker , R . W . D . P . G . M . ( I . C . ) The District Grand Lodge having been opened , the roll of the 90 odd lodges in the district were callrd . The balancesheet for the past year was adopted , there being a surplus of £ 1087 ios . iod . to the credit ot the Fund of Benevolence , and a debit of £ 54 4 s . 4 d . to the District General Fund . J he sum uf £ 557 10 s . 6 d . was stated as having

been expended in reliet to distressed Masons and their widows duiing the year . Notices of motion were then taken in order . Bro . W . F . Lamonby , W . M . 2112 , moved " That the sum of ten guineas be voted from the District Benevolent Fund to the Centenary Fund of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . " The mover detailed at some length the history , objects , and present position of

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the Institution , adding that it was proposed to raise a special lund of £ 20 , 000 in this , the Centennial year , for the extension ol tne school ' s operations . He also mentioned that at the present time there were u girls in the School , daughters of deceased Masons hailing from India and the Colonies . He ( Bro . Lamonby ) was acting as

Steward for the corning Festival , and amongst thesubsenbtions already received were two of 10 guineas each Irom Melbourne lodges , and several of five guineas each Irom charitable brethien . He thought that as t > vo lodges had given 10 guineas each he might be allowed to amend his motion to 20 guineas , seeing also that they had over £ 1000 tocieditot their Benevolent Fund . The irm'ijn aids

received with determined opposition from a strong section , principally on the grounds that it was highly u . r . esirable to send their money out of the Cilony ; indeed , tney sent far too much already . On the other hand th- ; m-rtion was warmly supported by several Past District Officers , in the form of lricndly amendments , that the sum voted be severally 25 guineas , 50 guineas , and 100 guinea * , one

speaker urging that the Board of Benevolence in London never turned a deaf ear to cases of distress from the Colonies , instances of which were continually brought under their observation . These friendly amendments were rejected one alter the other , and finally , on the motion being put , it was thrown out by a large majority . The sum of 10 guineas was voted to the Melbourne Benevolent

Asylum . Bro . H . W . Lowry was unanimously re-elected District Grand Treasurer for the year . The 24 brethren nominated for the Board of General Purposes were declared duly elected . The R . W . District Grand Master then appointed and invested his officers for the year as follow : Bros . W . F . Lamonby , W . M . 2112 , D . S . G . W . ; W . C . Vahland , P . M . 641 , D . J . G . W . ; Rev . W . W . Mantell . Chap .

2124 , D . G . Chap . ; Kev . VV . G . Hindley , Chap . 2177 , D . G . Chap . ; H . W . Lowry , P . M . 939 , D . G . Treas . ; W . T . C . Kelley , P . M . 2112 , D . G . Reg . ; C H . Bayley , W . M . 2211 , D . P . B . G . P . ; T . H . Lempriere , P . M . 729 , D . G . Sec ; P . Gosling , P . M . 196 S , D . S . G . D . ; W . Uurroughs , P . M . 196 S , D . S . G . D . ; H . Newman , P . M . 2 or , g , D . J . G . D . ; T . H . Brain , P . M . 1 S-0 , D . J . G . IJ . ;

W . H . Cleverdon , P . M . 2009 . U . G . S . .. ¦ £ Wks . ; T . VV . Fowler , P . M . 2123 , D . C . u . C ; J . W . W . ight , P . V 1 . 2044 , D . G . U . D . i ^ . ; T . M . fnomp-i'in , P . A . 915 , U A . G . D l „; J . Page , W . M . 2124 , D . G . Swd . Br . j c . Kdgell , W . M . 2143 . D . G . Std . Br . ; . VI . K . rtcvcii . ige , P . vl . 846 , D . G . Stu . Br . ; David Lee , 2209 , D . G . Or ^; . ; VV . H . Parkyn , P . M . 1080 . D . G . P . ; J . E . Blinkhorn ,

P . M . S 3 p , D . A . G . P . ; R . Kilyatnck , J . W . 7 l 4 ; H . Eville , Albert Lodge ; G . Pickles , bhakspeaie Lodge ; A . is . Abraham , bee . 474 , and J . VV . Hardy , 2211 , U . G . Stwds . ; and J . A . Clark , P . M . 530 , D G . Tyler . Bro . W . F . Lamonby , D S . G W ., gave notice of motion as follows : " I hat the sum of 100 guineas be voted from the District Benevolent Fund in aid ot the Masonic Almshouses

at South Ya-ra . Trie District Giand Lodge was -hen closed . The District Grand Festival was subsequentl y held , and vva ^ largely attended , consijering that it was inc fi . at affair of the kind . K . W . Bro . Sir W . J . claike , Dismct G . M ., presided , faced by his two Wardens , Bros . W . F . Lamonby and W . C . Vahland . After dinner the usual loyal ai , d Masonic toasts were duly honoured . Bro . Jonn

James , P . D . S . G . VV ., in replying to '' The Health ot the District Grand Officers , Present and Past , " relerred to his landing in Victoria as far back as 1857 , when Bro . Sir Andrew Clarke , then Captain Clarke , of the Royal Engineers , was the first District Grand Master of Victoria under the English Constitution . Of the District Officers at that period he believed only two survived , one

being Bro . Sir Andrew Clarke , now in England , and the other , Bro . H . W . Lowry , who had been that day re-elected to his old post of District Grand Treasurer . He also mentioned that in 1858 the District Grand Lodge sent a resolution of congratulations to Bro . tne Crown Piince ot Prussia and the Princess R . jyal ot England on thtir marriage , they now being Emperor and Lmpress of Germany . Bio . W .

F . Lamonby , P . S . G . W ., in lesponseto the toast , recnaiked that when , some 13 years ago , the Earl of Bective , the Grand Master of his Mother Province of « . umberland and Westmorland , honoured him with thepurple Codar of Grand Registrar , he was fully convinced and satisfied that the ummit of his Masonic ambition had been reached . That sentiment had actuated him during the six years in vvhich

he had been in Australia , and it needed no important honour of the kind that had been conferred upon him that evening to still further increase or retain his humble efforts and energies for the good and welfare of the Crait in that part of the world . They mi ^ -nt imagine therefore his surprise—not to omit gratitude , certainly—when Sir William Clarke , some months previously , personally

informed him that it was his intention to confer the high rank of District Grand Senior Warden on the humble individual that now stood before them . He ( Bro . Lamonby ) considered there was some significance attached to the distinction that had been conferred upon him , for it must be borne in mind that this was an exceptional year in Victoria , a year when many distinguished brethren would be visiting their shores in connection with the Melbourne Centennial

Exhibition . He only trusted he would be lound fully equal to the demands of so important an office , during so important a year . It was his intention—the authority of the R . W . the District Master and obtained , of courseto pay official visits to as many lodges in the district as possible during the ensuing year . Bro . Vahland also replied . " Ihe Health of the Visitors" was responded

to by Bro . Darasha Ratanjee Chichgur , who , in admirable English , testified to the immense good Freemasonry had uone in Inula in welding together the Biitish and native nationalities . 1 he enjoyment of the evening was considerably enhanced by the excellent musii- contribmed by Bros . Madden , Gladstone-Wright , Ford , Robinson , Wood , and T . B . Biowning , under the direction of Bro . W . J . Turner , Past District G . Org .

The Italian Exhibition opens to-morrow ( Satur » day ) under the most favourable conditions and under excellent auspices . We venture to predict that the English people , who have certainly had the longest experience in Exhibitions , will be both astonished and delighted at what

the cla-sic land of Italy has provided for their delectalions A huiried glance through the building , which is fast being filled with reproductions -of ancient , and specimens of modern art , justifies us in stating that no more interesting display has been seen in London since the era of Exhibitions has set in .