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M . O . seconded , the following resolution , which was carried unanimously , " That in consideration of the great services rendered by Bro . W . Wigginton in the formation of the lodge , and his subsequent labours as W . M ., he be elected an honorary memher with all the privileges of a fully subscribing one . " Bro . Frampton having been proposed as a joining member , and Bros . Pillar and Handel

invested as Deacons , the lodge was duly c'osed , and the brethren partook of a well-served collation . Upon the removal of th : cloth the usual routine of toasts were duly proposed and responded to . W . Bros . Tomlinson and Hammond acknowledged the toast of "The Grand Officers , " and the former then give tersely , but to the , purpose " The Health of the W . M . " Bro . Taylor , having the toast of

replied , gave , in very complimentary terms , "The Advancees . " Bros . Pillerand Handel acknowledged this toast in somewhat witty terms . " The Visitors " came next in succession , and this pledge was ably responded to by Bro . Frampton . " The Officers " having been proposed , was responded to by Bros . W . Hammond , Hopwood , and Richncll . The Tyler ' s toast at an early hour concluded the proceedings .

pLUMSTEAD .-Excelsior Lodge ( No . 226 ) . The regular meeting of this lodge was held at the Lord Rag lan , Burrage-road . ton Tuesday , the gth inst ., Bro . C . Coupland , Worshipful Master , Prov . Grand M . O . Kent , in the chair ; Bros . Smyth , S . W . ; Weston , J . W . ; Piyce , Treas . ; Kennedy , Sec ; Sweny , R . M ., Sculley , M . O . ; the . Rev . C . A . Solie , B . A ., S . O . ; H . Shaw . J . O .,

Deeves , S . D . Brethren present : Bros . Holleyman , Moulds , Anderson , Purnell , l . loyd , Capon , Stevens , Gibson , Watkins , Hcsgood , Nicholls , Tucker , and Kirkbride . The minutes of the preceding lodge having been confirmed , the ballot was taken for Bro . John Bilton , of the United Military Lodge , No . 153 6 . which proved unanimous in his favour , and he being in attendance was duly received , and

advanced to the Degree of M . M . M . This being the period for the election of the officers , Bro . Smyth was unanimously elected W . M . for the ensuing year , and Bro . Pryce , the Treasurer . It was proposed by Bro . Kennedy , the Secretary , and unanimously resolved , that the future meetings of this lodge be held on the 3 rd Tuesday in the months of March , June , September , and December , instead of the 2 nd

Tuesday in those months as hitherto . Bro . the Rev . C . A . Snlbe ' , the Chaplain , eulogised in glowing terms the merits of the late Right Worshipful Prov . Grand Master , and moved the following resolution , which was d ' uected to be forwarded to the Provincial Grand Master , and to be recorded on the minutes of proceedings of the lodge " : " That the brethren of this lodge desire to express to the V . W . Bro . the Rev . Thos . Robinson , MA ., Prov . Grand

M . M . M . Kent , their deep sense of the loss Mark Masonry in this province has sustained by the death of the late Prov . Grand Mark Master of Kent , the Rev . W . G . Suklemore , M . D ., whose amiability and genial kindness , coupled with his truly Masonic qualities , had endeared him to the brethren . " The usual Past Master ' s jewel was unanimously voted to Bro . Coujiland , the outgoing W . M ., after which the lodge was closed in ample form , and the brethren adjourned for refreshments .

Ancient And Accepted Rite.

Ancient and Accepted Rite .

BOLTON . —St . Peter ' s Chapter ( No . 31 ) . —A meeting of this chapter was held at Bolton on Saturday , the 20 th March , 1880 , at 4 o'clock in the afternoon . There were present Bros . Thomas Clark , M . W . S , ; Wm . Rome , 1 st Gen . ; Thomas Morris , P . M . W . S ., 2 nd Gen . ;

A . Middletou , Marshal ; John Thomson , Raphael ; Thos , Entvisle , 30 , Treasurer ; G . P . Brockbank , 31 , P . M . W . S ., . as Recorder ; R . Young , P . M . W . S ., and many other members of the chapter , also III . Bro . C . J . Bannister , 33 ° , lnsprc . Gen . Three candidates whose names were

announced in the cucular were balloted for and elected , and two of them being in attendance , were introduced and perfected as Rose Croix Masons by the M . W . S ., assisted by Urn , Banister . Bro . W , Rome , 1 st Gen ., was elected M . W . S . for the ensuing year , and Bro . T . Entwisle , 30 ° ' Treasurer ; Bros . Brockbank and Horrocks appointed Auditors "f tbe accounts for the past year . A number of copies of

the rules and regulations of the Supreme Council v / ere utdered to be purchased , and one copy given to each member on the chapter . On the motion of Bro . Brockbank , 30 " , it was resolved : "That the sum of two guineas be voted to the fund being raised as a testimonial

' ° 111 . Bro . Shadwell Clerke , 33 " , now Grand Secretary of England , in recognition of his valuable and unpaid services to the Ancient and Accepted Rite in the capacity of Secretary General to the Supreme ; Council , 33 ° , for many years . " Chapter closed at 6 p . m ., and the brethren sojourned to banquet .

Knights Templar.

Knights Templar .

PORTSMOUTH . —Royal Naval Preceptory ! ,. "•2 ) - —A meeting of this preceptory took place on Wednesday , the loth inst ., when the E . P ., Sir Knight R . Loveland Loveland , installed Comp . Francis Newman , of le Last Medina Chapter , and Comp . Joseph Exell as a s " mg brother . Sir Knight the Rev . J . N . Palmer , " - •aide Lion Preceptory , was unanimously elected as a

'""•'K member , and was appointed by the E . P . Almoner Jt the ensuing year . Comp . Count George Des-Geneys , fit 1 " Si , Hrt GhaPtvr , No . 903 , was also unanimously ahl 1 ' . bllt » through unavoidable absence , was not then H c '" be installed . Sir Knight A . P . V \ ilks was appointed rald for the ensuing year . On the proposition of the solve / , h 0 nl , e ' hy Sir K " ight U , a-d ^ y > P - -P-. it was re'h ' at » h ti > e present bye-Mws be reconstructed in order they may ; future be in sttict conformjty wjth the

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rules and regulations laid ' down in the statutes of the Convent General . The preceptory was closed in due form , and the Sir Knights retired . While the priory attached to Che preceptory was being opened by Sir Knigiit Walter Spencer , P . E . P ., Sub-Mareschal of England , who had most kindly placed his services at the disposal of the E . P ., and came from London expressly to assist the provincial

members of the Order , the E . P ., Sir Knight R . Loveland Loveland , was questioned by Sir Knight Spencer , took the oath of office , and was duly installed by him into the Prior ' s chair . The V . E . Sir Knight W . W . Beach , M . P ., Provincial Grand Prior , who was to have performed the ceremony , was unable to be present . Sir Knights Osboine , Best , Rev . J . N . Palmer , W . Hickman ,

and F . H . McCalmont were duly elected joining members , and Sir Knights Rev . F . Thoyts , A . P . Wilks , G . F . Lancaster , J . E . Lefeuvre , Rev . G . H . De Fraine , H . Reed , H . M . Green , J . Hayman . J . Blount Thomas , Rev . E . B . C . Churchill , C . G . Adames , and E . D . Godwin were unanimously elected ; and the following , being present , Were received into the Order of Malta by the E . P ., Sir Knight R . Loveland Loveland : Sir Knights Wilks , Lancaster ,

Rev . De Fraine , Reed , Green , and Hayman . The history of the Order having been explained by the E . P ., he appointed his officers as follows : Comps . Rev . J . N . Palmer , P . ; Rev . De- Fraine , C . G . ; Lancaster , L . G . ; Reed , 1 st L . ; Green , 2 nd L . ; Bradley , M . ; Osborne , H . ; Wilkes , A . ; Newman , C ; Reed , C . ; and Sir Knight Hayman was elected Treasurer . The priory was closed in due form , and the knights held their banquet at the George Hotel , where a most enjoyable evening was spent .

Cheshire Educational Masonic Institution.

CHESHIRE EDUCATIONAL MASONIC INSTITUTION .

For about seventeen years this admirably-conducted Institution for the education and advancement in life of the children of distressed and deceased Freemasons has been steadily increasing in usefulness , thanks to the cordial support it has invariably received from the brethren in the

Province of Cheshire , over which Bro . the Right Hon . Lord de Tabley , R . W . P . G . M ., rules with so much acceptance . The noble Charity enjoys his lordship ' s presidency , and amongst its most active supporters are those whose names are also illustrious in the annals of Freemasonry . A meeting of the General Committee of the Charity was held at the Masonic Chambers , Birkenhead , on Friday , the

19 th inst ., when there was a most influential gathering . It should be stated that the rules of the Institution run very much on the lines of those of the West Lancashire Charity , the most admirable provision being that those who have charge of the children are allowed to select any school which meets with approval , and that the educational fees are paid through the Institution without

coming to the knowledge of the children themselves or any one connected with the particular school . The chair on this occasion was occupied by Bro . W . A . Clayton , Worshipful Master £ 37 ; and amongst those present were Bros . F . K . Stevenson , P . P . G . S . B ., Honorary Secretary ; J . P . Piatt , P . P . G . J . W ., Honorary Treasurer ; E . H . Griffiths , P . G . Secretary ; J . Salmon , P . M . 425 ( Sheriff of

Chester ); W . Gregory , W . M . 603 ; T . Eyre Mason , P . M . 3 61 ; J . Higginbottom , S . W . 3 61 ; J . Hamilton , W . M . J ° 45 ! J- Phillips , W . M . 1289 ; J . Hepworth , 1166 ; T . H . Kirk , P . M . 1043 , P . P . G . O . ; W . B . Coburn , W . M . 1166 ; W . Matthews , P . M . 721 ; F . Thompson , W . M . 477 ; J . Beech , P . M . 361 ; H . Jackson , P . M . 336 ; J . B . Hignett , P . M . = 37 ; J . Coxhill , W . M . 71 : 8 ; J . " K .

Digges , P . M . 6 73 , 758 ; P . J . Pearson , 128 9 ; Rev . P . E . Monkhouse , Chaplain 537 ; Dr . J . Larrbeit , P . M . 537 ; Dr . S . Spratley , P . M . 537 ; and J . E . Stewart , P . M . 33 6 . The Honorary Treasurer , Bro . Stevenson , read the financial statement , from which it appeared that the income from investments during the year amounted to £ 151 ios . 7 d . ; received from lodges , chapters , & c ,

£ 204 2 s . 6 d . ; the sum of £ 21 had been handed over as the result of the recent dramatic performances at the Theatre Royal ; and £ 10 ios . was contributed by the Grand Mark Lodge of Cheshire and North Wales . The sum of £ 102 ios . iod . had been spent in education , £ 17 2 s . 8 d . in the advancement of children , and £ 100 had been invested in Dock Bonds . The total investments

now amounted to £ 3730 , being an increase of about £ 240 on the year . On the motion of Bro . Hignett , seconded by Bro . Salmon , the accounts were unanimously passed . Bro . Stevenson ( Hon . Sec . ) then read the following report : — Education is a subject which more and more engages

the attention of every true patriot , and the various modes of administrating the government of schools , denominational or board , are exciting the interest of every thinking mind . No doubt , the more highly educated a people becomes the higher its position in the ' roll of nations ; but the means whereby the population is to be educated is a question which has divided many of those most ardently

interested in the end . Masons arc essentially a community who desire to promote the welfare of their fellows , and they claim to be thc van of a mode uf education which especially commends itself to English tastes , more particularly in West Lancashire and Cheshire , viz ., the selection of schools by the parents and gu .-irdians of the children , subject to the approval of the Governors of the Institution . Doubtless , this system has been well understood by the

majority of Masons in the province , but , as it is just possible that it may have been overlooked , your Committee think it well to bring it prominently belore you on this , the seventeenth anniversary of presenting their report . The principle is that when a cindidate is passed as being eligible for the benefits of the Institution , it is left entirely to the parent or guardian , as the case may be , to select the school to which the child shall be sent , and . then , when satisfactory proof of due attendance is given , the amount

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of the school fees is paid by the Institution . Surely this is a system that commends itself to every Mason ' s heart , and , through their influence , to every charitably disposed Englishman . During the year seventeen children have been educated , three of whom retire at the end of the financial year , and there are six applications . Three have been advanced , and there are no fresh applications for

advancement . Your Committee extremely regret to state that , either through the apathy of Secretaries of lodges , or the want of interest evinced by the Masons of the province , the income of the Society has this year only amounted to £ 61 4 s . 6 d ., against £ 244 last year ; possibly this amount may be materially altered before this report is in the hands of the brethren , but your Committee

can only treat of matters as they stand . Secretaries and Treasurers of lod ges know how inconvenient it is for members of lod ges to be in arrears with their subscriptions , and they must be sure that a similar feeling actuates the Secretary and Treasurer of this Society . Your Committee fraternally appeal to all interested to obviate this state of things in future . The Mersey Lodge gave a series

of dramatic entertainments in the Theatre Royal , Birkenhead , one third of the net proceeds of which was to be devoted to the interests of this Institution , and your Committee understand that the amount will be about £ 21 , for which they are very grateful . The Committee do not wish to detract from the merits of the London Institutions , whose prosperity they sincerely desire and are

ever anxious to promote , but they do really think that the Cheshire Educational Masonic Institution has the prior claim , and they call upon Cheshire Masons to support with greater energy than heretofore the very beneficial object the Committee have in view . The attention of the Committee has been drawn to the fact that the lodges in the eastern district have not contributed their fair quota to

the expenses of the Institution ; possibly this arises from the exceptional depression in the cotton trade , and they trust that future years will obliterate this stigma . Since presenting thtir last report your Committee have to deplore the death of a very strenuous supporter , and a highly influential Mason , Bro . Richaid Cope , P . P . S . G . W . of Cheshire , and for many years the Chairman of the Fund

of Benevolence of the province . The way in which he advocated the claims of this Institution will never be eradicated from the memory of your Committee . The Hon . Sec . explained that since this report had been prepared a large additional sum had been received by the Hon . Treasurer from lodges , chapters , & c . On the motion of Bro . the Rev . P . E . Monkhouse , seconded by Bro . Coxhill , and supported by the Chairman ,

the report was adopted nem . con . The brethren next proceeded to determine the amounts to be recommended to be voted at the next Court of Governors , which will be held at Crewe , on Wednesday , the 31 st inst ., for the education of the six children Jbr the ensuing year , and for those now on the books of the Institution . The meeting afterwards closed with a vote of thanks to the Chairman ( Bro . Clayton ) .

Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

On Tuesday , the 16 th inst ., the Royal Poland-street Hand Bell Ringers , under the conductorship of Bro . Duncan S . Miller , most kindly gave a campanological

entertainment to the inmates of this Institution . The vario selections from a long programme were rendered w . * masterly skill and ability , and afforded a most enjbya half-holiday to the girls , by whom the entertainment w ^ highly appreciated .

Lodge Of Benevolence.

LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE .

The monthly meeting of the Lodge of Benevolence was held on Wednesday evening at Freemasons' Hall . Bro . James Brett , Junior Vice-President , occupied the President ' s chair ; Bro . Thomas Fenn , Past Grand Deacon , took the chair of Senior Vice-President ; and Bro . C . A . Cottebrune ,

Past Grand Pursuivant , occupied the chair of Junior Vice-President . The lodge first confirmed grants to the amount of £ 505 , recommended at the last meeting . The brethren then proceeded with the new list , on which there were no less than thirty-lour applicants . Of this number thirtyone were relieved with a total sum of £ 1125 , which Was

composed of one grant of £ 250 ( £ 250 ) , one of £ 200 ( £ 200 ) , three of £ 50 each ( £ 130 ) , one of £ 40 ( £ 40 ) , four of £ 30 ( £ 120 ) , seven of £ 25 each ( £ 175 ) , five of £ 20 each ( £ 100 ) , one of £ 15 ( £ 15 ) , seven of £ 10 each ( £ 70 ) , and one of £ 5 ( £ 3 ) . Three cases were deferred .

We understand that the Lodges Israel and Asaph , with which our late Bro . C . Coote was connected are starting a subscription to erect a monument or other lasting memorial to commemorate his great zeal and ability in Masonry , and his support of the various Charities connected therewith .

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