The April School Elections.

Grand Lodge . Such arc the leading circumstances connected with the Girls' School candidates , so far as they are disclosed by the lists appended to the voting papers . The Quarterl y General Court of the Governors and Subscribers of the

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS will be held at Freemasons' Tavern , on Friday , tlie 9 th April , and as soon as the ordinary business of the Court has been transacted , or at the very * latest at 1 p . m ., a poll will be opened

for the election of 21 from a list of 60 candidates , of whom 28 remain over from the election in October , 18 9 6 , and the remaining 32 have had their claims accepted and their names p laced on the list during the last six months . These 60 boys

are distributed in the manner following as between London on the one hand and the Provinces and a District Abroad . London sends up 19 candidates of its own and has a joint interest with one of the Provinces in each of three other cases . Of the

London candidates as many as six are included among the first lo on the list , No . 1 , who has been a candidate during the last three years and is about making his seventh attempt to win a p lace , having 2885 votes to his credit alread y , so that his prospects of

success on the 9 th are most encouraging . No . 2 , who has been before the electors for two years and will be an applicant next month for the fifth time , has 2198 votes to the good and may therefore hope to be one of the successful if his friends look

after his interests well , while No . 6 starts with 193 6 votes obtained at the last three elections and consequentl y stands well for his next attempt . Nos . 8 , g , 10 who have had experience at wo elections have 254 , 344 ancl 9 86 votes respectively to their

credit . There are , in addition , six other London boys who rank among the unsuccessful in October last , and of these Nos . II and 13 have stood two elections and bring forward , the former 1210 votes and the latter 303 1 votes . Nos . 11 , 19 , 22 ,

and 26 were all candidates for the first time last October , when they polled 231 , II 24 , 706 , and 170 votes respectively . The following seven cases are new and were placed on the list in January , namely , Nos . 29 , 31 , 34 , 39 , 40 , 56 , and ** 8 . Of

the three boys , whose claims are partl y London and partly-Provincial , No . l 8 , hailing from London and Berkshire , has to his credit the 2480 votes he polled in October last , while No . 55 hails from London and Essex , and must win a vacancy at this

election or lose all chance of being admitted , ancl No . 59 from London ancl Kent . As regards the Provinces , Hampshire and the Isle of Wi ght and Kent furnish each three candidates , the three sent up b y the former Province being No . 21 , with 446

votes from last October , No . 32 and No . 51 ; while the Kentish three are No . 28 , who brings forward 1006 votes , ancl Nos . 33 and 53 . There are seven Provinces and one District Abroad who furnish each of them two candidates , namely , Herefordshire ,

which is responsible for No . 3 , who has 18 3 votes in hand from three previous ballots , and No . 4 !; Middlesex , which sends up No . 12 , with 1032 votes to the good , and No . 48 , who has onl y this one chance of gaining admission ; Devonshire , whence are returned

No . 14 , with seven votes from October last , ancl No . 52 ; Northants ancl Hunts , which is answerable for No . 20 , who starts with 26 7 votes in hand , and No . 43 , who will have no other chance of gaining admission into the School ; South Wales

( E . D . ) , Irom which come Nos . 3 6 and 50 ; West Yorkshire , which sends Nos . 4 6 and 60 ; and West Lancashire , Nos . 3 8 and 39 . No . 7 , who has 1807 votes in hand from the April and October elections of last year , and No .

30 hail from the Argentine Republic . The . remaining candidates are distributed among the following Provinces , namely , No . 4 , Cumberland and Westmorland , who has 53 votes to the good ; No . 5 , Essex , with 1010 votes ; No . 1 * 5 , Cheshire , who

starts for his last chance with onl y " , 5 votes to his credit ; No . 16 , Surrey , with 944 votes ; No . 22 , with claims on North Wales and South Wales ( W . D . ) , who enters on his second ballot with IIlG votes to his credit ; No . 24 , Nottinghamshire ,

with 232 votes , No . 25 , Suffolk , who has this solitary chance of being elected , and has 1955 votes in hand ; and Guernsey and Alderney , whose candidate , at No . 27 , brings forward 213 votes ,

the remaining boys being No . 35 ( Oxfordshire ) , No . 37 ( Buckinghamshire ) , No . 42 ( Hertfordshire ) , No . 44 ( Berkshire ) , No . 45 ( Staffordshire ) , No . 47 ( Durham ) , No . 54 ( Gloucestershire ) , and

The April School Elections.

No . 57 ( Worcestershire ) . It is a long list , and seeing that there are onl y 21 vacancies to be competed for , the struggle for places is likel y to be a very keen one . Of the whole 60 boys

there are 51 who are fatherless , one who is motherless , ancl whose father is a lunatic , four who have lost both parents , and four who have both parents living . In onl y a very small proportion of the cases was the father able in his life to" assist our Institutions ,

either by donations or b y acting as a Steward at one or more Festivals , but there are several who had held high office in lodges or Provincial Grand Lodge , and some who were members of two or more lodges . A large proportion of them were subscribing members for less than 10 years .

As usual , we conclude these remarks b y appealing earnestl y to all those lodges and brethren who are not committed to the support of particular candidates , to g ive their votes and influence to those children who will be shut out from the benefits of

which they have been adjudged worthy , if they do not win places among the successful at these elections . These children are— -in the case of the GIRLS' SCHOOL—Nos . i , 4 , , and 27 ; and in

that of the BOYS ' SCHOOL—Nos . 15 , 25 , 43 , 48 , and 55 . Others can afford to wait a further six months , or even longer , but these nine g irls and boy's must win vacancies next month or their names will be removed from the lists .

Consecration Of The Alleyn Lodge, No. 2647.

CONSECRATION OF THE ALLEYN LODGE , No . 2647 .

The consecration of the above lodge took place at the Half Moon Hotel , Dulwich , on Saturday , the 27 th ult ., Bro . E . Letchworth , Grand Secretary , officiating as Consecrating Officer , assisted by Bros . J . H . Matthews , President of the Board of Benevolence , as S . W . ; Henry Lovegrove , G . S . B ., as J . W . ; Rev . J . S . Brownrigg , P . G . C , as Chaplain ; F . Richardson , P . G . D ., as D . C . ; W . Lake , Asst . G . Sec , as I . G . ; and Henry Sadler , G . Tyler .

The founders present were Bros . C . J . Axford , P . M . 204 S , P . P . G . D . C . Middx ., W . M . designate ; G . "VV . Capel , S . W . designate ; J . Joel , J . W . designate ; Rev . A . E . Woodward , M . A . ; John Songhurst , P . M . 227 ; John Read , P . M . 720 and 2105 , P . P . G . Org . Middx . ; T . C . Stanley , 435 ; E . J . W . Scott , 2381 ; J . F . Henley , 2504 ; and W . A . Hine , W . M . 933 .

Visitors : Bros . A . F . Godson , M . P ., Prov . G . M . Worcestershire ; C . Bullock , Prov . G . Sec . Herts ; Rev . J . H . Smith , P . P . G . C . Leicestershire and Rutland ; J . C . Manning , P . M . 1928 ; J . W . Stevens , I . P . M . 2234 ; Rev . W . R . Finlay . W . M . 2182 ; E . Glaeser , i 627 , * John Nicole , 2317 ; E . Harris , 435 ; C . H . Phillips , 1580 ; E . G . Lundberg , 1287 ; J . Underwood , P . M .

2182 ; C . J . Smith , W . M . 2504 ; P . G . Mollony , 2319 ; T . Trimnill , 1395 i "W . T . Lane , 834 ; H . Hooper , P . M . 2381 ; J . Norrest , P . M . g 33 ; W . H . Bamford , 15 S 0 ; B . Dowsett , W . M . roi ; L . P . Fisher , 217 ; T . Kempton , 1706 ; H . Stubbs , 771 ; and G . May ,. 20 D . The lodge was opened in the Three Degrees , and an opening chorale

sung . The CONSECRATING OFFICER then addressed the brethren in a few wellchosen words on the object of the meeting , and alluded to the very appropriate name selected for the new lodge , it being consecrated on a part of the Alleyn estate , and concluded his brief remarks by wishing the new lodge the greatest possible success and prosperity .

Prayer was offered by the CHAPLAIN , and the Founders signified their approval of the officers named . An anthem " Behold how joyful a thing it is , " composed by Bro . C . S . Jekyll , P . G . Org ., was then most effectively rendered by the musical artistes . The hymns and two other anthems , together with a solo by Bro . Stubbs " Be thou faithful " ( Mendelssohn ) , were also effectively given , and to the satisfaction of the brethren present .

Bro . C . J . Axford , P . M . 204 S , P . P . G . D . C . Middx ., was next presented as W . M . designate , and duly installed into the chair of K . S . by the Grand Secretary . The W . M . then invested Bros . John Read , P . M . 720 2105 , as I . P . M ; G . W . Capel , S . W . ; J . Joel , J . W . ; Rev . A . E . Woodward , M . A ., Chap ; J . Songhurst , P . M . 227 , Treas ., subsequent to election ; John Read , Sec . ; T . C . Stanley , J . D . ; E . J . W . Scott , D . C . ; J . F . Henley , Stwd . ; and Mitchell , Tyler , subsequent to election .

The WORSHIPFUL MASTER pioposcd a hearty vote of thanks to the Consecrating Officers , for their impressive and successful rendering ofthe ceremony , and proposed , for their acceptance , that they should be elected as honorary membery , which was carried by acclamation .

The GRAND SF . CRETARY kindly and courteously expressed his best thanks for the compliments paid them . Ltttrrs of regret for inability to be present at this meeting were received from B-os . Barry , P . G . Supt . of Works ; Page , S . W . 2182 ; H . H . Shirley , P . M . 1491 ; R . C . Leversedge , P . M . 2087 .

Propositions for initiation and joining were received , and the lodge was closed .

After the banquet the WORSHIPFUL MASTER proposed "The Queen and the Craft , " and nt ? xt " H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M . " The WORSHIPFUL MASTER then gave the toast of "The Grand Officers , " which was replied to by Bro . A . F . GODSON , M . P ., Prov . Grand Master for Worcestershire , who expressed his p leasure at being present , particularly as in a short time he would be called upon to consecrate a new lodge in his own province ; the working of the ceremony on this