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To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

"AN OLD L . G . " writes anxiously as to whether or not the question of the retiring Secretary's pension will be submitted to the Life Governors and Subscribers . In reply , we state that the ultimate decision in all such cases rests with the General Court , which consists of the Life Governors , Life Subscribers , and Annual Subscribers . The General Committee will elect the new Secretary .

BOOKS , & c , RECEIVED . " Keystone , " " El Taller , " " Voice of Masonry , " " Freemasons ' Repository , " "South Australian Freemason , " "Masonic Review , " "Australasian Keystone , " " La Chaine d'Union , " and " The Tyler . "

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ite &^ j ^^ j ^^^ ggqp ^^^^ fl ^ f ^^ g ^ SATURDAY , AUGUST 17 TH , 188 9 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

It is curious to note how seldom vacancies have occurred in the case of some of the salaried offices in connection with our Charitable Institutions , while in others the changes have been very frequent . Thus , as regards the Boys'School , which has beeninexistenceforo , ! years ,

there have been from first to last only five Secretaries , namely , Bros . Robert Leslie , William Hancock , Thomas J . Jackson , A . U . Thiselton , and Frederick Binckes , the last two having held the office—Bro . Thiselton from 1826 to 1861 , and Bro . Binckes from 1861 to 188 9 . On

the other hand , in the 32 years that have elapsed since the School was established there have been six Head Masters and five Matrons , Bro . R . Morris , M . A ., LL . D ., the present Head Master , being the only one of the

former who has remained at his post for a length of time ( 14 years ) , while Miss Hall was Matron for 22 years . * * *

In the case of the Girls' School , which has been established 101 years , there have been six Matrons—Mrs , Le Clerc , Mrs . Learmonth , Mrs . Lovekin , Mrs . Crook , Miss Jarwood , and Miss Buck . Of these ladies Mrs . Crook was appointed Assistant Matron in 1802 and Matron on

the death ot Mrs . Lovekin in 1807 , while Miss Jarwood was apprenticed , on completing her education in the School , to the Institution in 1825 , appointed Assistant Matron in 1829 , and Matron on the death of Mrs . Crook

in 1854 . Miss Jarwood died in 1886 , after a connection of 67 years with the School , while she and Mrs . Crook between them held office for 84 years consecutively . Miss Davis , the Head Governess , has been in office since 1861 .

* * * The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , which has been in existence as regards its Male Fund for 47 years , has onl y had two Secretaries , namely , Bro . Farnfield , who was appointed to office on

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the establishment of the Male Fund in 1842 , and subsequently became Secretary of the Widows' Fund , and the amalgamated Annuity and Asylum Funds , resigning his position in 1872 , and Bro . James Terry ,

who was elected as Bro . Farnfield ' s successor , after serving the Institution as Collector for 8 } years . Bro . Terry , therefore , is a veteran of 25 years' service , and is young and vigorous enough to complete another io or 15 years .

The Girls' School , however , in the 101 years of its existence has had no less than a dozen Secretaries , namely , Bros . James Allen , C . Cuppage , Dignam , Cole , W . Hucklebridge , Hair , W . Fletcher Hope ,

Gore , Francis Crew , E . H . Patten , R . Wentworth Little , and F . R . W . Hedges , the present Secretary . Of these Bro . Cuppage held office for 15 years from 1789 till his death in 1804 , and Bro . Crew for 20 years from 1841 till disabled by an accident in 1861 .

With reference to the statement made at the General Committee meeting on Saturday last by one of the Governors present to the effect that the parish school of Shoreditch was better than our Masonic Boys' School at Wood Green , it is satisfactory to be able to draw

attention to the announcement we make elsewhere , that at the last examination for the degree of Doctor of Science at the University of London , the only candidate who passed in Mixed Mathematics was a Mr . R . Bryant , an ex-pupil of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ,

who , indeed , is the only man in England who has taken the Dr . Sc . in this branch of the Doctorate . What does our friend of the Shoreditch Parish School say to this ? Add this unique success on the part of one

ex-pupil to the successes annually achieved b y our pupils in public local examinations , and we fancy it will turn out that our beni g hted School at Wood Green is not such a bad place after all .

* * * The 31 st annual conclave of the Grand Commandery of Knig hts Templar of New Jersey was held in Trenton , on the 14 th May last , under the presidency of Sir Knight Isaac C . Githens . From the statistical

report that was submitted and approved , it appears there are 16 commanderies in the jurisdiction , with a total membership of 1298 . The receipts for the past year amounted to $ 108 9 , and the disbursements

to $ 777 , the total of the General Fund being $ 1836 . Sir Knight Albert D . Wingfield was installed G . C , and Sir Kni ght Charles Bechtel was re-elected G . Recorder .

The Freemason , of London , for July 6 th , 188 9 , is as handsome as a princess on her wedding day . It appears in new dress , and on improved paper , and

reminds one of a large and pure diamond in an elegant new mounting . It deserves ever increasing prosperity , and we hope its good fortune never will cease . — Voice of Masonry .

* * * The New Zealand Masonic Journal for the month of June contains a list of all the lodges in that colony which , to date of publication , had given in theiradhesion to the movement for establishing a United Grand

Lodge of New Zealand . The list comprises in all 55 lodges , of which 33 are English , 17 Scotch , and 5 Irish . We see in another part of the same journal that the total number of lodges in the colony is set down at

150 , so that to the date of this announcement about two-fifths of the lodges are in favour of the project . Of these , however , a very large proportion—some 16 English and 8 Scotch lodges—have been warranted since 1878 .

* * * With the issue of its June number the Canadian Craftsman completed its 23 rd volume , and with it the 23 rd year of its existence , and we heartily congratulate our contemporary on its record . There are many

questions over which we find it difficult , if not impossible , to accept the Craftsman ' s views , but we gladly pay our tribute of respect to the courtesy it invariably exhibits towards those who can onl y " agree to differ " with it , and the ability with which it has been as invariably conducted . We trust it may have before it a long and prosperous career . * * * The Grand R . A . Chapter of Connecticut held its 91 st annual convocation in Newhaven on the 14 th May . Comp . A . E . Blakeslee , G . H . P ., presided , and

all the subordinate chapters were represented . The number of chapters is 37 , and the number of members 4286 . Comp . John O . Rowland was installed G . H . P ., and Comp . Joseph K . Wheeler still remains at the post of G . Secretary .