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Births ,Marriages And Deaths.

Births , Marriages and Deaths .

BIRTHS . M- in . 1 . v . —On the 13 th inst ., at Westonbirt House , Tet bury , the Coui . tcss if Morlev , of a son . MAKM-tGi ' . Si iroN—TAI . IIOT . —On the 1 21 I 1 inst ., at St . Mary's lam huh , John Humbert , son of H . Sutton , late of Kother liiihe , to Ann E izabeth , daughter of E . Talbot .

DEATHS . I ' . oiMiiiN . — On the 13 th inst ., at I ' elmont , Tunbiidgc-we-llp , Mary CoUbriroli , agol 20 , only and dearly loved danghtrr of Mr . ( . " . mirror , of Harcaldinr . rl .. uir . t >( , K . — On tie 8 lh in .-t .. K . G . Iloll . rook , P . G .

Registrar if il . 'inip' ' . a lerl 3 [ . li r i iii-. nn . iu ' . — On 1 he 13 th inst ., Agnes Siormoni , daughl-r irf J . Kutlur . ' nrrl , I ' . iiMat . c IV tlmlinm . " . V 11111 . —On ihe- S h ins ' ., : rt Chelsea , Henry Agai White , f . nr . irly of the 'Trinity llous-, in his 7 = th year .

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THE FREEMASON , SATURDAY , OCTOBER 19 , 1878 .

The Fete At The Trocadero.

THE FETE AT THE TROCADERO .

We have reason to believe that there is certainly up to the present time , at any rate , no truth in the report , somewhat industriously spread about , that H . R . H . the Prince of Wales has accepted any invitation , ( if ever it has been sent ) , to attend the fete of the " Rite Ecossais , "

at Paris , on the 23 rd . We regret very much the unauthorized use of the name of our Royal G . Master . We hear a good deal about this fete in pros - peet , and from our numerous communications on the subject , we find , as we expected , that in our good Order there are grave doubts , as

well as not unreasonable apprehensions respecting it . For many reasons , and for obvious causes , we cannot advise any English brethren to be present at the fete , as we think , that as the French say , " sous tous les rapports , " we , as English Masons , had better stay away . We do not think it needful to enter into all the

reasons which guide us in this , our humble , but honest opinion , but we can S 3 fely say that we have a good ard sufficient cause for such a recommendation to our brethren . We call attention to a Communique ^ on the subject elsewhere , which deals with a phase of the question , which has an interest for us all alike .

Election For The Boys School.

ELECTION FOR THE BOYS SCHOOL .

The election for the Boys' School took place on Monday , the 14 th inst ., when thirteen candidates were , elected out of sixty-one . Previously to the poll , Bro . Binckes informed the meeting that the " Princess Alice"' Mansion House Committee had determined to purchase a

presentation to the Boys and Girls Schools for the orphan son and daughter of the late lamented Bro . Jardine . This announcement WPS loudly cheered . The successful candidates were announced by Col . Creaton , at about ^ , 30 , and one remarkable feature of the election was the

large numbers polled , and the equally large number of successful first cases . The thirteen successful on the poll received the large numbers of 20 , 000 , more or less . This we believe to be unprecedented polling , and as the fourteenth candidate was only 9 8 behind the thirteenth ,

and several unsuccessful candidates polled over 1000 votes , this last election may fairly be regarded as one of the most severely contested which has ever taken place , and a probable type of similar hard fought elections in the years yet to be . Balcombe , the thirteenth on the poll , was supported by the London Masonic Charity Association .

The Girls' School Election.

THE GIRLS' SCHOOL ELECTION .

The " October election ' took place last Saturday , the 12 th inst ., and was marked by one or two peculiar features which deserve note and remembrance . Previously to the election a motion was made by our worthy Bro . Joshua Nunn , to suspend the rules , in order to admit a daughter of our lamented Bro . Jardine , who perished with numerous other innocent victims in the ill-fated

"Princess Alice . There were , however , constitutional objections to such a course , ( advisable and praiseworthy as it might have been in itself ) , and , after a discussion , the Chairman , very properly , refusing to interfere to prevent it , on the advice of our esteemed Grand Registrar , the motion was held to be in contravention of the

established laws of the School . For Bro . Jar . dine and his orphan children all felt gieat pity and sincere Masonic sympathy . The poll opened for the election of four pupils out of twenty-one candidates . Our readers will re ? d elsewhere the actoal figures , which are both instructive and striking . ' 1 hree ptovincial candidates and one London case were returned , a second London

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case closely following the last successful candidate . Meta Brasier , ( a very good case ) , headed the poll with 4741 votes , M . S . Cooper , also a strong case , following with 2817 ; Ethel Stone was next with 2794 , and E . M . Hill was the fourth with 1104 . . No . 22 , Florence Palmer , has

polled 1018 , so that her election in April is secured , on which we congratulate her many zealous friends . As this was the first time the London Masonic Charity Association has intervened to aid London candidates , it was a matter of much rejoicing to all , that what it did do it did

so effectually , as , on its first appearance to poll 2 794 votes . By a report elsewhere wnich we p ublish , it would seem that it congratulates its members , and not without cause , as we know , on the good feeling existing between the various influential Provincial Charity Committees and itself , a fact which disposes

of many hasty objections . The second candidate , E . E . Williams , is safe , the report states , for April . We think that one of the results of the operations of this , in our opinion , needed Association , will be to bring in new Life Governors to uro great charitable Institutions . It is remarkable , that a considerable number of the votes remain unpolled . Why is this ?

Lodge Funds.

LODGE FUNDS .

For some time past our attention has been drawn to frequent complaints as to the present position and actual apportionment of our lodge funds , and , therefore , now that our brethren are again assembling in lodge , and round the genial board , " on hospitable thoughts intent , " we think

it both well and seasonable to allude to the subject . In dealing with the question we are , however , aware , at the outset , that we have a somewhat difficult and delicate matter to handle , and one that requires alike delicacy of touch and a good deal of discrimination . It is easy enough

to speak " ore rotundo on the subject ; it is not a difficult undertaking to expatiate in ornate sentences on such a topic ; but to -write Masonic-ally and fairly , and sensibly , to boot , so as to be read and so as to be attended to , is not altogether quite so easy a thing as some pseudo critics

affect to think or to say . for the difficulty lies in this , always a great difficulty , " per se . " We are dealing with other people ' s affairs and other people ' s money , and so we may take the "high moral " or the " low didactic " line as we like , yet the inevitable " crux" occurs , as in all similar

discussions— " What have you to do with the matter ? Is it not better for you to mind your own business ? " Hence , whether we are Masonic philosophers or Masonic censors , it appears to us that we are bound to write very cautiously and very deferentially , even remembering our

differing and contrasted views on this " vexata quaistio . " For it is impossible for the ablest of us all to lay down dogmatically rules which will apply to individual lodges , and yet be in any measure accepted by all lodges alike . It would be an herculean undertaking to prescribe axioms

equally acceptable by , and equally suitable to all , which should be axioms of Masonic economic administration , whether in general or in particular . For we must not , if we are wise , tako a too ascetic view of Masonic social needs on the one hand , neither

should we ever forget on the other , that Masonry must always have for various reasons a social aspect which it is neither safe nor prudent to discourage or disregard ' . Therefore , to all lodges must be left a great amount of private judgment and practical liberty in the matter as it is safe , we think ,

to assume , that lodgps themselves best know for themselves what most accords with the needs , the comfort , the prestige of the members . But we think we may fairly say this , that no administration of lodge funds can be sound or safe , which spends all on banquets , and does nothiDg for charity , and least of all can that

balancesheet be admired , nor should it be imitated , which demonstrates that the lodge is always in debt to its Treasurer . It is much to be feared that many of our lodges are hardly in a solvent condition , and that as far as we can at present see , each year adds to their embarassments and their liabilities . We have seen some balance-sheets