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only 46 , 060 of those issued were used , there being spoiled and not used 4974 , of which the latter necessarily formed the bulk . It is worth adding that the old lady whose name headed the list , and who has been an approved candidate for nine years , has at last obtained her election . Let us hope she will enjoy the fruits of her success , thus tardily achieved , for many years .

* 3 S THE intelligence of the unexpected death of Bro . Sir HORACE Si ! Horace Jones , J ONES , Grand Supt . of Wks ., City Architect , will be received G . s . of v " Vk $ . everyWhere with the sincerest regret in Masonry , in his

profession , and in the large circle of those vvho were privileged to enjoy his personal friendship or acquaintance . As a brother , the deceased had won fame , both in the private lodge and in Grand Lodge , having been appointed to the office of Grand Supt . of Works in the latter in 1882 , and re-appointed annually ever since . As City Architect , to which post he was elected in

1864 , he had designed most of the great architectural works executed by the Corporation since that date , the most important being the London Central Markets at Smithfield , Billingsgate and Leadenhall Markets , the Guildhall Library , Museum , and Reading Room , and the

new Council Chamber . He also had part in designing the bridge over the Thames at the Tower , which is now in course of construction . Recently the Q UEEN conferred upon him the honour of knighthood on his retirement , ¦ " after two years' service , from the Presidency of the Royal Institution of British Architects . His death occurred on Saturday last , and as there were

no grounds for anticipating it—the illness which had confined him to his house for the last fortnight having been far from serious—the regret will be as deep as it is general . To his relations and friends , and indeed to all who knew him , we offer our sincere tribute of respectful sympathy . * * *

„ THE other evening , Bro . RICHARD EVE , the Grand Treasurer , the Grand received a compliment which he well deserves and will highly Treasurer , appreciate . The Lodge of Honour and Generosity , No . 165 , of which he is an old and respected Past Master , presented him with his

clothing as Grand Treasurer , and a beautifully illuminated address in vvhich the subscribers to the gift bore ample testimony to the esteem and respect they entertain for Bro . EVE , both personally and Masonically . May we be permitted to suggest that such an illustration as this of the " Honour "

in vvhich the Grand Treasurer is held among his own people , and the " Generosity" with which the latter give expression to their feelings is in all respects worthy of a lodge of such early origin and such hi gh standing , and bearing so felicitous—and as it happens , so appropriate—a title .

United Grand Lodge Of England.

UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .

The following is the business to be transacted in Grand Lodge , on Wednesday , the ist prox . r . The minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 2 nd March for confirmation . 2 . The minutes of the Grand Festival of the 27 th April for confirmation . 3 . Appointment and investiture of President of Board of General

Purposes . 4 . Election of members of the Board of General Purposes . 5 . Election of members of the Colonial Board . 6 . Election of a Grand Lodge Auditor . 7 . Election of members for the Committee of Management of the "Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of

Freemasons . 8 . Report of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following grants , viz . : — A brother of the Worthing Lodge of Friendship , No . S 51 , Worthing £$ a 0 0 The widow of a brother of the Harrogate and Claro Lodge , No . 1001 , Harrogate ... ... ... ... ... 75 o o The widow of a brother of the Londesborough Lodge , No . 1681 ,

London ... .,, ... ... ... 50 0 0 The widow of a brother ... ... ... ... i ^ o o A brother of the Camalodunum Li dge , No . 660 , Malton ,., 75 o o A brother of the Hertford Lodge , No . 403 , Hertford ... .., 150 o o The widow of a brother of the Neptune Lodge , No . 22 , London 75 o 0 A brother of the Pimlico Lodge , No . 1772 , London ... ... 100 o o A brother of the Lodgeof Harmony , No . 272 , Boston ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Lodge Zetland-in-the-East , No .

50 S , Singapore ... ... ... ... ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Mundy Grove Lodge , No . 506 , Shipley Gate ... ... ... ... „ . 50 o o A brother of the Lodge of Loyalty , No . 1607 , London ... 50 o 0

9 . Special report from the R . W . Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire —under Article 193 , Book of Constitutions—transmitting and recommending a memorial from the Lodge Sincerity , No . 189 , East Stonehouse , for the expulsion from the Order of Bro . Joseph E . Curteis , of the said lodge , he having been recently convicted of felony and sentenced to five years' penal servitude .

10 . —REPORT OP THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . . The Board have to report that there being at present no complete catalogue of the Library of Grand Lodge , they have arranged for one to be prepared as soon as possible , and that in order to accommodate brethren

who make use of the Library in the evening , the Board propose that it shall remain open on Mondays and Thursdays until 10 o ' clock p . m ., and on other days by arrangement . The Board recommend that Bro . H . Sadler , G . Tyler , be appointed Sub-Librarian , under the Grand Secretary , in addition to his other duties , vvith a salary of , £ 20 a year , in order to carry out the proposed arrangements .

The Board also recommend—That in consideration of the very large increase in the Crait and Royal Arch of late years , and consequentl y in the duties of the Grand Secretary , and especially of the manner in which in the unanimous opinion of the Board , those duties are discharged , it be ' recommended to Grand Lodge that the salary of Bro . Col . Shadwell H Gierke , the present Grand Secretary , be raised from £ 800 per annum , its present amount , to ^ 1000 per annum , and that the first quarterly payment

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of such increased salary be due and payable on Midsummer Day now next ensuing . To the report is subjoined a statement of the Grand Lodge accounts , at the last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 13 th day of May instant , showing a balance in the Bank of England ( Western

Branch ) of ^ " 6401 17 s . iod ., and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for petty cash , ; £ ioo ; and for servants' wages , ^ 100 ; and balance for annual allowance for library , ^ 25 6 s . 3 d . ( Signed ) THOMAS FENN , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C . 17 th May , 1887 .

At the meeting of the Board , held on Tuesday , the 17 th May , after the ordinary business had been disposed of , the W . Bro . John Lawrence Mather , Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies , said that , this being the last meeting of the Board prior to the election , he vvas desired by the members to express their most sincere thanks to the V . W . Bro . Thomas Fenn , for the kindness and courtesy uniformly displayed by him on all occasions as President of the Board of General Purposes .

11 . —APPEAL . By Bro . the Rev . HENRY WATSON , P . M . No . 757 , Past District Grand Chaplain Bombay , against a ruling of his District Grand Master , refusing him permission to refer to official letters of the District Grand Secretary when asking a question in District Grand Lodge , of which he had given due notice .

12 . —NOTICES OF MOTION . 1 . By Bro . J OSEPH CLEVER , P . M . Lodge of Amity , No . 171 , Greenwich : — That one thousand pounds be paid from the Fund of General Purposes of this Grand Lodge to each of the Masonic Institutions , viz .: ' fhe Royal Masonic Benevolent

Institution for Aged Freemasons , ' ' The Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , ' and ' The Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , ' as a Special Jubilee Offering of this Grand Lodge to further the objects of those Charities . 2 . By W . Bro . RAYNHAM W . STEWART , P . G . D .: — That in commemoration of the Jubilee of the reign of her Majesty the Queen , the following donations be given from the Fund for General Purposes :

To the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls ... ... £ 2000 ,, Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ... ... 2000 „ Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ... ... 2000

3 . By W . Bro . RAYNHAM W . STEWART , P . G . D .: — That the sum of £ 70 be given from the Fund of General Purposes that the money be placed in the hands of the Secretary of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , to supply the inmates of the Institution at Croydon with coals during the winter season . List of brethren nominated for the Board of General purposes : —

Bro . George Hunt , P . M . 1009 , nominated by Bro . Frank A . Huet , W . M . 1170 * Bro . Henry Sutherland , M . D ., W . M . 99 , nominated by Bro . Felix Sumner Knyvett , J . G . D . Bro . Tom Drew Bear , P . M . 1584 , nominated by Bro . George H . Haydon , P . M . 46 , P . G . S . ; Bros . Charles Belton , P . M . 165 , Charles Frederick Hogard , P . M . 205 , Thomas Hastings Miller , P . M . 907 , Edward Terry , P-M . 29 , and George Gardner , P . M . 2012 ,

nominated by Bro . Edgar Bowyer , P . G . Std . Br . ; Bros . James Terry , P . M . 228 , John Horace Thompson , VV . M . 1471 , and John Speight Cumberland , P . M . 2128 , nominated by Bro . John L . Mather , Asst . G . D . C . ; Bro . Thomas Charles Walls , P . M . 1381 , nominated by Bro . H . J . Lardner , P . M . 174 S ; Bros . Frederick Ernest Pocock , M . D ., P . M . 18 91 , and Nusserwanjee Dossabhoy Fracis , W . M . 255 , nominated by Bro . Samuel J .

Parkhouse , P . M . 571 ; Bro . VVilliam Alfred Scurrah , P . M . 2048 , nominated by Bro . Charles Belton , P . M . 165 ; Bros . Nusserwanjee Dossabhoy Fracis , W . M . 255 , and Frederick Ernest Pocock , M . D ., P . M . 1891 , nominated by Bro . Dorabjee P . Cama , P . G . Treasurer ; Bros . Frederick Trotman Bennett , W . M . 211 , Robert George Glutton , W . M . 631 , Hubert L . M . Hancock , W . M . 143 , Henry Pritchard , W . M . 1415 , Augustus Taylor Day , W . M . 58 , VVilliam E . Stewait , W . M . 2000 , Charles Belton , P . M . 165 ,

H . Bishop , P . M . 66 , A . Cooper , P . M . 1591 , W . A . Dawson , P . M . 1768 , Richard Coleman Hallowes , P . M . 33 , Howard Henry Room , P . M . 2090 , and Robert Clay Sudlow , P . M . 263 , nominated by Bro . Robert Turtle Pigott , D . C . L ., A . G . D . C . ; Bro . Henry Uickey , W . M . 1744 , nominated by Bro . John Laurence Mather , A . G . D . C ; Bro . Henry Von Joel , P . M . 957 , nominated by Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , P . G . P . ; Bro . Charles Dairy , P . M . 141 , nominated by Bro . James Brett , P . G . P . ; and Bro . James Stevens , P . M . 1216 , nominated by Bro . G . P . Britten , P . M . 183 .

List of brethren nominated for the Colonial Board : Bro . Thomas Chas . Walls , P . M . 1 745 , nominated by Bro . H . J . Lardner , P . M . 1745 ; Bros . Lieut .-Col . George Haldane , P . M . 1615 , Albert Escott , P . M . 1593 , Thos . Henry Gardiner , P . M . 6 54 , Thomas Charles Walls , P . M . 13 81 , Reginald St . A . Roumieu , P . M . 1537 ; Thomas James Reeves , W . M . 1118 , and Jas . Brett , P . M . 177 , nominated by Bro . Robert Turtle Pigott , D . C . L ., A . G . D . of C .

List of brethren nominated for the Committee of Management for the RoAal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows

of Freemasons : — Bros . Charles Alexander Cottebrune , P . M . 733 , Hugh Cotter , P . M . 554 , John Edward Dawson , P . M . 404 , Charles George Dilley , P . M . 147 Major Alfred Durrant , W . M . 569 , Albert Fish , P . M . 1366 , Richard Kimpton , P . M . 1287 , William John Murlis , P . M . 1642 , Alfred Henry Tattershall , P . M . 140 , and Japheth Tickle , P . M . 1196 ; nominated by Bro . George MickleyP . M . 449

, . , List ot lodges for vvhich warrants have been granted by the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge * . —

Lodge 2196 , The Victoria , Bridgetown , Barbados , West Indies . „ 2107 , The Spencer Walpole Temperance , Douglas , Isle of Man . „ 2198 , The Beresford , Petersham , New South VVales . „ 2199 , The Jubilee , Mittagong , New South Wales . „ 2200 , The Pantiles , Tunbridge Wells , Kent .

„ 2201 , The Earl of Sussex , Brighton , Sussex . „ 2202 , The Regent's Park , Regent ' s Park , London . „ 2203 , The Farnborough and North Camp , Farnborough , Hants-,, 2204 , The Poulett , Wynyard , Tasmania .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Staffordshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF STAFFORDSHIRE .

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Staff 0 " * , " , * ; was held at Westbromwich on Tuesday , the 17 th inst ., and was attended oy about 150 members of the Craft . This was the first occasion for upwara of 30 years on which Provincial Grand Lodge had met at Westbromwicn ,