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Freemasonry In Ireland.
FREEMASONRY in IRELAND .
Bv BRO WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN . ( Continuedfrom page 147 J 15 . No Lodge shall make any person a Mason until he has attained the age of twenty-one years , let his other Masonic qualifications be what they may , unless by dispensation from the Grand
Master . 16 . No person ' shall be made a Masoit in any Lodge for a smaller admission fee than 2 Guineas , including thc fee for Registry ; not in the City of 1787 o 2- * , ^> u' 3 '' n or its Vicinity , for less than iyi ' ' " •> Guineas , besides the Grand Lodge fee
of £ 1 , under penalty of being fined a sum for each offence , equal to what they should have charged their candidates according to flu ' s Regulation ; and the Brother so admitted shall be considered as irregular , aud subjected to all the disqualifications of tlie yd Regulation for particular Lodges , until he shall be
restored by the Grand Lodge upon Memorial , and pay into the Charitable Fund , whatever sum his admission fee already paid to his Lodge ? nay have been less than the sum required to be paid according to this Regulation . 17 . No person made a Mason under a Warrant
• which has been afterwards suspended or cancelled , shall be entitled to visit or join any other Lodge without the permission ofthe Grand Lodge obtained upon Memorial . iS . No person shall be made a Mason in the City of Dublin or its vicinity until approved of by the
1780 n S % Ins P ' ng Committee under a penalty y I i of four Guineas for each offence , to be paid by the Lodge violating this Regulation , and on any person being proposed to the Committee for consideration One pound sterling shall be deposited with the Chairman ofthe Committee , of which us . io ^ d . goes to the Orphan School fund ; 4 s . 4 d . to
* , r 0 Ihe Grand Lodge fund for general Regulations S } - arit ^' , P P 0 Sfs ' £ * ld- - ° ^ " Grand filer ; and 2 s . 8 ' / £ d . for registering the party admitted whenever he becomes a Master Mason , but the entire is to be returned if thc person proposed is not approved of . 19 . No Lodge shall receive a person among them ,
who shall be an Officer of Mace , Sheriff's Officer , Bailiff , Constable , Livery Servant , or any person of such like occupation , under penalty that the Officers present on such occasions shall be suspended from acting as Officers of any Lodge , during the pleasure of the Grand Lodge , and in case any such disqualified persons arc Members of Lodges , they shall
not be eligible to the situation of Officers therein . 20 . All the Lodges of Ireland are to register their Members in the Grand Lodge Books within three I 7 Q- n 81 mont ' " s after -hey are raised to the / J *> V •" ¦ degree of Master Masons , as well as the names of those transferred from other Lodges , within three Months after said transfer , under ' penalty of 5 s . 5 d . for each neglect .
N . B . The expense of registering or transferring , is stated in Regulation the 19 th—2 nd Section Grand Officers , & c , & c , under the article of Deputy Grand Secretary ' s fees . 21 . Every Lodge in Ireland shall pay 10 s . iod . annually to the Charitable fund of the Order , on or
before the first Thursday in June and December , the Grand Master's Lodge to pay what they shall think proper , and no Master or Warden shall be suffered to sit in the Grand Lodge until such contribution be paid , but no Military Lodge is to be charged with annual dues whilst on foreign service .
22 . No Military Lodge shall make any Townsman or Citizen a Mason in any part » f the British Dominions when there is a registered Lodge held in the Town or District where he resides , or where such Military Lodge there meets ; and no town or country Lodge shall make any Military man a
Mason , when there is a Warranted Lodge held in the Regiment , Troop , or Company , to which such Military man belongs , and any Military or other Lodge violating this Rule , shall be fined one Guinea for each individual so made or admitted , and if such conduct is persisted in , the Warrant shall be
withdrawn altogether or suspended during the pleasure ofthe Grand Lodge . 23 . All the Lodges in the City of Dublin or its Vicinity , shall elect their Officers in the Months of April and October , and return their names , occupations , and places of residence , to the Grand
Secretary , who is to produce thc same on the Grand Lodge nights in May and November , that their characters may be inquired into , and reported to the Grand Lodge by thc Committee of Charily aud R a Inspection at the meetings preceding 1707 P 03 St . John ' s Day ; country Lodges are
also to return their Officers and a list of all their Members ( post paid ) to thc Grand Secretary , on or before St . John ' s Day , and any Lodge not complying with the above shall be fined 1 is . 4 ^ d . 24 . That from and after the 24 th of June , 1816 , if
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any Lodge in the City of Dublin or its Vicinity shall cease to meet regularly , keep up the Rules and Orders of the Grand Lodge , and discharge its dues to the Graud Lodge for the space of 6 Months , its 0 Warrant shall be suspended , and if it re" 39 main i ? i that state for 6 Months longer , the
Warrant shall be cancelled ; country Lodges for the like neglect shall be suspended at the end of 1 year ; at the endof ' 2 cancelled by the mere operation of this Law ; without motion or resolution for that purpose .
It is recommended that in cases where Lodges are so reduced in Members and circumstances as to be unable to keep up the regularity thereof , that the Warrants of such Lodges be returned to the Grand Secretary , in order to prevent their being suspended or cancelled , and the Members thereof subjected to the disqualifications of the 17 th Regulation for particular Lodges .
25 . If any ofthe Lodges pay any contributions or arrears , or any part thereof , to the Pursuivant , ¦ > 6 p 78 T ** er > or any other person without having ~ r I the Grand Treasurer ' s or his appointed Clerk's receipt for the same , it is done at their own risk .
26 . Any Brethren meeting on a Sunday as a . ___ n 7 Q Lodge , shall be excluded from the Order , 1702 o 84 and no Lod S e in the city of Dublin shall 7 y " meet on the same day on which the Grand Lodge meets . 27 . If any Brother so far misbehaves himself as to disturb the good order and good feeling of his
Lodge , he shall be thrice duly admonished by the Master and Wardens in open Lodge , and if he will not refrain from his imprudence , and obediently submit to the advice of his Brethren , he shall be treated according to the bye-laws of his own Lodge , or in such manner as the Grand Lodge shall think
fit , and when any Brother is excluded from the Order for malpractice or breach of Masonic Duty , information shall be sent forthwith to all the Lodges of the City of Dublin , and as soon as convenient to those in the Country . 28 . All the Lodges of Ireland shall have each a
Seal with the impression of a hand and trowel encompassed with the name of the place where such Lodge is held , and number of the Lodge , in order to prevent counterfeit Certificates ; and no Brother shall receive a Grand Lodge Certificate without producing one signed by the Officers , and sealed
with the seal of his own Lodge , unless by the special order of the Grand Lodge for that purpose , to be granted on Memorial stating the causes why the Certificate of his own Lodge cannot be procured ; the expense of a Grand Lodge Certificate shall in future be 5 s . 5 d ., one half of which goes to the
Deputy Grand Secretary , the other to the charitable fund of the Grand Lodge , and no private Lodge Certificate shall be in force for more than 3 Months . 29 . No Religious or Political discussion is by n , any means or under any colour or
pre'" text whatever , to find its way into a Masonic Lodge . 30 . The Majority of every Lodge , when assembled , have the privilege of giving instructions to the Master and Wardens before the meetings of the Grand Lodge , because their Officers are their
representatives , and are supposed to speak the sentiments of their constituents in the Grand Lodge . 31 . No Brother shall attend as a Mason clothed in any of the Jewels or Badges of the Craft , at any Funeral or other Public procession in the City of Dublin or its Vicinity , without a special licence
first had and obtained for such Funeral or Procession from the Grand Master or his Deputy , aud iu all Masonic Funerals , or other Public Processions of what kind or nature soever ; although authorized ., „ as above , no Brother shall wear any T ? 1 i - ™ c other Ribbons or Colours than Masonic Regulations o / u , > md ., atUnded by MHSU shM
play or cause to be played any other than Masonic Tunes , it being hereby strictly prohibited to introduce on such occasions any party or political colours or tunes , so lhat the honeur of the Craft , or the peace ofthe Country may be compromised , and every Brother offendintr against this Rule , shall be liable
to exclusion or suspension from the rights of Masonry during the pleasure ofthe Grand Lodge . 32 . From and after the 24 // - of June , 1816 , no Brother being the proprietor of a house of entertainment in which a Masonic Lodge holds its meetings , shall be eligible lo hold the Office of Master of such
Lodge , during the tunc tt meets in his house , and any Lodge electing such Brother as their Master , shall have the Warrant thereof suspended during the pleasure ofthe Grand Ledge . 33 . No Committee of enquiry will be ordered on any complaint addressed to the Grand Lodge ,
Nov 18 id un ' css suc ' complaint is certified to be * ¦ * of a nature requiring Masonic Investigation , by the signature ofthe Officers and seal of a regular Lodge ; this docs not apply to cases of appeal . 34 . No Brother shall be competent to be the
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Nov 1810 ? ' S Officer of more than one Lodge in the same Town or Country , during the same period of time .
Of The Masonic Orphan School.
OF THE MASONIC ORPHAN SCHOOL .
SECTION the - ; tli .
1 . It is expedient that a fund be raised for the Tan 1708 P P ° f establishing a school for the J " / y Education and Maintenance of the Female Orphan Children of Freemasons . 2 . The Grand Master of Masons of Ireland , the Deputy Grand Master , the Grand Wardens , the Grand Treasurer , the Grand Secretary , the Grand
Chaplain , and Jthe Masters of such Lodges as have paid or shall pay the sum of Ten Guineas at one payment , all for the time being shall be Governors . 3 . Such Brethren and other well-disposed persons as shall pay Ten Guineas in one payment shall be Governors for life , and every Brother subscribing
One Guinea or upwards annually , shall be a Governor as long as he continues a Subscriber . 4 . The Wife , Daughter , or Sister of each Brother M S Renort Subscribing as above , shall possess 1814 . tlie P" ™ I ege ° f visiting the School , *• ¦ and exercising her judgment and attention as she may think most conducive to its interests .
5 . Out of the body of Subscribers 24 are to be elected annually to constitute a Board , to whose direction and superintendence the concerns of the School generally are to be committed . This Board , of which the Grand Officers for the time being are always considered Members , are to meet
once in each Quarter , in order to examine the state M S 1814 . ° ^ *" School , inspect the receipts and expenditure of money , admit Candidates , dispose of the Children fit for trades or occupations , and do whatever else may be deemed necessary for its good management . —The
Members of this Board to be elected by the Subscribers at large , when vacancies shall occur , as in the first instances of its formation , 6 . The funds of the Institution consists of life or annual Subscriptions as above , one Guinea out of each Warrant granted by the Grand Lodge , us .
io * 4 d . out of the report money for every person -, e approved of by the Committee of J , ' , i ' . : . Inspection to be made a Mason in Regulations the Gty of DubUn . $ s from ^ Master , 3 s . 4 d . from the Senior Warden , and 2 s . 6 d . from the Junior Warden , of each Dublin Lodge , on their being approved of for those situations , if they
are not already annual or life subscribers to this Charity , with the collections made at the Annual Charity Sermons ; which funds being very inadequate to anything like an extensive Charitable Establishment , every lodge is earnestly solicited to assist the funds of this Institution , either by annual
subscriptions or periodical contributions , and as the smallest donation will be thankfully received , it is recommended as a plan for carrying their Brotherly love and good feeling into effect , that each Lodge shall have regularly , at all its meetings , a Charity Box , called " THE ORPHAN'S BOX" to receive
donations ; the contents of which will be claimed on the 2 7 th of December in each year by the Grand Treasurer . 7 . The Treasurer of the Masonic Orphan School is to report the state of the funds thereof , and ., c present accounts of money received and
dis' ' bursed to the respective Grand Lodge meetings of January , April , July , and October in each year , and to the Committee of the Orphan School , or the Committee of Charity and Inspection , whenever they shall require such explanation , and he is also to report on each of those occasions
the number of children admitted into the School , and apprenticed or otherwise provided for out of it 8 . All subscriptions to the Masonic Orphan School become due on every 27 th of December , the subscriptions being in advance for theensuing year
„ and the Treasurer having apprised each subscriber of the arrear he has incurred on that day shall return a statement of the Defaulters to the Grand Lodge at its meeting on the February following . FINIS . ( To be continued )
REPORT of Dr . Arthur Hill Hassall , Analyst of the " Lancet" Sanitary Commission , Author of " Food and its Adulterations , " & c , & c , on Mayar ' s Semolina : " I have carefully tested , chemically and microscopically , the samples of Semolina sent hy Messrs . L . Mayar & Co ., 36 , Mark Lane , London , E . C . I find them to be perfectly genuine , of excellent quality , and eminently nutritious . They contain a very large percentage of
nitrogenous matter , chiefly gluten , and are far more nutritious than any other food , such as Arrowroot , Tapioca , Sago , Corn Flour , Farinaceous Food , ordinary Wheat Flour , or any of the Cereals in use as food in this country . — ( Signed ) ARTHUR HILI , HASSALL , M . D ., London . " - - Highly recommended by the Faculty for Infants , Invalids , & c . Makes delicious Pudding , Custards , Mane Mange , & c . After a . trial no family will be without Mayar's Semolina .
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Freemasonry In Ireland.
FREEMASONRY in IRELAND .
Bv BRO WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN . ( Continuedfrom page 147 J 15 . No Lodge shall make any person a Mason until he has attained the age of twenty-one years , let his other Masonic qualifications be what they may , unless by dispensation from the Grand
Master . 16 . No person ' shall be made a Masoit in any Lodge for a smaller admission fee than 2 Guineas , including thc fee for Registry ; not in the City of 1787 o 2- * , ^> u' 3 '' n or its Vicinity , for less than iyi ' ' " •> Guineas , besides the Grand Lodge fee
of £ 1 , under penalty of being fined a sum for each offence , equal to what they should have charged their candidates according to flu ' s Regulation ; and the Brother so admitted shall be considered as irregular , aud subjected to all the disqualifications of tlie yd Regulation for particular Lodges , until he shall be
restored by the Grand Lodge upon Memorial , and pay into the Charitable Fund , whatever sum his admission fee already paid to his Lodge ? nay have been less than the sum required to be paid according to this Regulation . 17 . No person made a Mason under a Warrant
• which has been afterwards suspended or cancelled , shall be entitled to visit or join any other Lodge without the permission ofthe Grand Lodge obtained upon Memorial . iS . No person shall be made a Mason in the City of Dublin or its vicinity until approved of by the
1780 n S % Ins P ' ng Committee under a penalty y I i of four Guineas for each offence , to be paid by the Lodge violating this Regulation , and on any person being proposed to the Committee for consideration One pound sterling shall be deposited with the Chairman ofthe Committee , of which us . io ^ d . goes to the Orphan School fund ; 4 s . 4 d . to
* , r 0 Ihe Grand Lodge fund for general Regulations S } - arit ^' , P P 0 Sfs ' £ * ld- - ° ^ " Grand filer ; and 2 s . 8 ' / £ d . for registering the party admitted whenever he becomes a Master Mason , but the entire is to be returned if thc person proposed is not approved of . 19 . No Lodge shall receive a person among them ,
who shall be an Officer of Mace , Sheriff's Officer , Bailiff , Constable , Livery Servant , or any person of such like occupation , under penalty that the Officers present on such occasions shall be suspended from acting as Officers of any Lodge , during the pleasure of the Grand Lodge , and in case any such disqualified persons arc Members of Lodges , they shall
not be eligible to the situation of Officers therein . 20 . All the Lodges of Ireland are to register their Members in the Grand Lodge Books within three I 7 Q- n 81 mont ' " s after -hey are raised to the / J *> V •" ¦ degree of Master Masons , as well as the names of those transferred from other Lodges , within three Months after said transfer , under ' penalty of 5 s . 5 d . for each neglect .
N . B . The expense of registering or transferring , is stated in Regulation the 19 th—2 nd Section Grand Officers , & c , & c , under the article of Deputy Grand Secretary ' s fees . 21 . Every Lodge in Ireland shall pay 10 s . iod . annually to the Charitable fund of the Order , on or
before the first Thursday in June and December , the Grand Master's Lodge to pay what they shall think proper , and no Master or Warden shall be suffered to sit in the Grand Lodge until such contribution be paid , but no Military Lodge is to be charged with annual dues whilst on foreign service .
22 . No Military Lodge shall make any Townsman or Citizen a Mason in any part » f the British Dominions when there is a registered Lodge held in the Town or District where he resides , or where such Military Lodge there meets ; and no town or country Lodge shall make any Military man a
Mason , when there is a Warranted Lodge held in the Regiment , Troop , or Company , to which such Military man belongs , and any Military or other Lodge violating this Rule , shall be fined one Guinea for each individual so made or admitted , and if such conduct is persisted in , the Warrant shall be
withdrawn altogether or suspended during the pleasure ofthe Grand Lodge . 23 . All the Lodges in the City of Dublin or its Vicinity , shall elect their Officers in the Months of April and October , and return their names , occupations , and places of residence , to the Grand
Secretary , who is to produce thc same on the Grand Lodge nights in May and November , that their characters may be inquired into , and reported to the Grand Lodge by thc Committee of Charily aud R a Inspection at the meetings preceding 1707 P 03 St . John ' s Day ; country Lodges are
also to return their Officers and a list of all their Members ( post paid ) to thc Grand Secretary , on or before St . John ' s Day , and any Lodge not complying with the above shall be fined 1 is . 4 ^ d . 24 . That from and after the 24 th of June , 1816 , if
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any Lodge in the City of Dublin or its Vicinity shall cease to meet regularly , keep up the Rules and Orders of the Grand Lodge , and discharge its dues to the Graud Lodge for the space of 6 Months , its 0 Warrant shall be suspended , and if it re" 39 main i ? i that state for 6 Months longer , the
Warrant shall be cancelled ; country Lodges for the like neglect shall be suspended at the end of 1 year ; at the endof ' 2 cancelled by the mere operation of this Law ; without motion or resolution for that purpose .
It is recommended that in cases where Lodges are so reduced in Members and circumstances as to be unable to keep up the regularity thereof , that the Warrants of such Lodges be returned to the Grand Secretary , in order to prevent their being suspended or cancelled , and the Members thereof subjected to the disqualifications of the 17 th Regulation for particular Lodges .
25 . If any ofthe Lodges pay any contributions or arrears , or any part thereof , to the Pursuivant , ¦ > 6 p 78 T ** er > or any other person without having ~ r I the Grand Treasurer ' s or his appointed Clerk's receipt for the same , it is done at their own risk .
26 . Any Brethren meeting on a Sunday as a . ___ n 7 Q Lodge , shall be excluded from the Order , 1702 o 84 and no Lod S e in the city of Dublin shall 7 y " meet on the same day on which the Grand Lodge meets . 27 . If any Brother so far misbehaves himself as to disturb the good order and good feeling of his
Lodge , he shall be thrice duly admonished by the Master and Wardens in open Lodge , and if he will not refrain from his imprudence , and obediently submit to the advice of his Brethren , he shall be treated according to the bye-laws of his own Lodge , or in such manner as the Grand Lodge shall think
fit , and when any Brother is excluded from the Order for malpractice or breach of Masonic Duty , information shall be sent forthwith to all the Lodges of the City of Dublin , and as soon as convenient to those in the Country . 28 . All the Lodges of Ireland shall have each a
Seal with the impression of a hand and trowel encompassed with the name of the place where such Lodge is held , and number of the Lodge , in order to prevent counterfeit Certificates ; and no Brother shall receive a Grand Lodge Certificate without producing one signed by the Officers , and sealed
with the seal of his own Lodge , unless by the special order of the Grand Lodge for that purpose , to be granted on Memorial stating the causes why the Certificate of his own Lodge cannot be procured ; the expense of a Grand Lodge Certificate shall in future be 5 s . 5 d ., one half of which goes to the
Deputy Grand Secretary , the other to the charitable fund of the Grand Lodge , and no private Lodge Certificate shall be in force for more than 3 Months . 29 . No Religious or Political discussion is by n , any means or under any colour or
pre'" text whatever , to find its way into a Masonic Lodge . 30 . The Majority of every Lodge , when assembled , have the privilege of giving instructions to the Master and Wardens before the meetings of the Grand Lodge , because their Officers are their
representatives , and are supposed to speak the sentiments of their constituents in the Grand Lodge . 31 . No Brother shall attend as a Mason clothed in any of the Jewels or Badges of the Craft , at any Funeral or other Public procession in the City of Dublin or its Vicinity , without a special licence
first had and obtained for such Funeral or Procession from the Grand Master or his Deputy , aud iu all Masonic Funerals , or other Public Processions of what kind or nature soever ; although authorized ., „ as above , no Brother shall wear any T ? 1 i - ™ c other Ribbons or Colours than Masonic Regulations o / u , > md ., atUnded by MHSU shM
play or cause to be played any other than Masonic Tunes , it being hereby strictly prohibited to introduce on such occasions any party or political colours or tunes , so lhat the honeur of the Craft , or the peace ofthe Country may be compromised , and every Brother offendintr against this Rule , shall be liable
to exclusion or suspension from the rights of Masonry during the pleasure ofthe Grand Lodge . 32 . From and after the 24 // - of June , 1816 , no Brother being the proprietor of a house of entertainment in which a Masonic Lodge holds its meetings , shall be eligible lo hold the Office of Master of such
Lodge , during the tunc tt meets in his house , and any Lodge electing such Brother as their Master , shall have the Warrant thereof suspended during the pleasure ofthe Grand Ledge . 33 . No Committee of enquiry will be ordered on any complaint addressed to the Grand Lodge ,
Nov 18 id un ' css suc ' complaint is certified to be * ¦ * of a nature requiring Masonic Investigation , by the signature ofthe Officers and seal of a regular Lodge ; this docs not apply to cases of appeal . 34 . No Brother shall be competent to be the
Freemasonry In Ireland.
Nov 1810 ? ' S Officer of more than one Lodge in the same Town or Country , during the same period of time .
Of The Masonic Orphan School.
OF THE MASONIC ORPHAN SCHOOL .
SECTION the - ; tli .
1 . It is expedient that a fund be raised for the Tan 1708 P P ° f establishing a school for the J " / y Education and Maintenance of the Female Orphan Children of Freemasons . 2 . The Grand Master of Masons of Ireland , the Deputy Grand Master , the Grand Wardens , the Grand Treasurer , the Grand Secretary , the Grand
Chaplain , and Jthe Masters of such Lodges as have paid or shall pay the sum of Ten Guineas at one payment , all for the time being shall be Governors . 3 . Such Brethren and other well-disposed persons as shall pay Ten Guineas in one payment shall be Governors for life , and every Brother subscribing
One Guinea or upwards annually , shall be a Governor as long as he continues a Subscriber . 4 . The Wife , Daughter , or Sister of each Brother M S Renort Subscribing as above , shall possess 1814 . tlie P" ™ I ege ° f visiting the School , *• ¦ and exercising her judgment and attention as she may think most conducive to its interests .
5 . Out of the body of Subscribers 24 are to be elected annually to constitute a Board , to whose direction and superintendence the concerns of the School generally are to be committed . This Board , of which the Grand Officers for the time being are always considered Members , are to meet
once in each Quarter , in order to examine the state M S 1814 . ° ^ *" School , inspect the receipts and expenditure of money , admit Candidates , dispose of the Children fit for trades or occupations , and do whatever else may be deemed necessary for its good management . —The
Members of this Board to be elected by the Subscribers at large , when vacancies shall occur , as in the first instances of its formation , 6 . The funds of the Institution consists of life or annual Subscriptions as above , one Guinea out of each Warrant granted by the Grand Lodge , us .
io * 4 d . out of the report money for every person -, e approved of by the Committee of J , ' , i ' . : . Inspection to be made a Mason in Regulations the Gty of DubUn . $ s from ^ Master , 3 s . 4 d . from the Senior Warden , and 2 s . 6 d . from the Junior Warden , of each Dublin Lodge , on their being approved of for those situations , if they
are not already annual or life subscribers to this Charity , with the collections made at the Annual Charity Sermons ; which funds being very inadequate to anything like an extensive Charitable Establishment , every lodge is earnestly solicited to assist the funds of this Institution , either by annual
subscriptions or periodical contributions , and as the smallest donation will be thankfully received , it is recommended as a plan for carrying their Brotherly love and good feeling into effect , that each Lodge shall have regularly , at all its meetings , a Charity Box , called " THE ORPHAN'S BOX" to receive
donations ; the contents of which will be claimed on the 2 7 th of December in each year by the Grand Treasurer . 7 . The Treasurer of the Masonic Orphan School is to report the state of the funds thereof , and ., c present accounts of money received and
dis' ' bursed to the respective Grand Lodge meetings of January , April , July , and October in each year , and to the Committee of the Orphan School , or the Committee of Charity and Inspection , whenever they shall require such explanation , and he is also to report on each of those occasions
the number of children admitted into the School , and apprenticed or otherwise provided for out of it 8 . All subscriptions to the Masonic Orphan School become due on every 27 th of December , the subscriptions being in advance for theensuing year
„ and the Treasurer having apprised each subscriber of the arrear he has incurred on that day shall return a statement of the Defaulters to the Grand Lodge at its meeting on the February following . FINIS . ( To be continued )
REPORT of Dr . Arthur Hill Hassall , Analyst of the " Lancet" Sanitary Commission , Author of " Food and its Adulterations , " & c , & c , on Mayar ' s Semolina : " I have carefully tested , chemically and microscopically , the samples of Semolina sent hy Messrs . L . Mayar & Co ., 36 , Mark Lane , London , E . C . I find them to be perfectly genuine , of excellent quality , and eminently nutritious . They contain a very large percentage of
nitrogenous matter , chiefly gluten , and are far more nutritious than any other food , such as Arrowroot , Tapioca , Sago , Corn Flour , Farinaceous Food , ordinary Wheat Flour , or any of the Cereals in use as food in this country . — ( Signed ) ARTHUR HILI , HASSALL , M . D ., London . " - - Highly recommended by the Faculty for Infants , Invalids , & c . Makes delicious Pudding , Custards , Mane Mange , & c . After a . trial no family will be without Mayar's Semolina .