United Grand Lodge Of England.

MASTERS AND PAST MASTERS . NOMINATED nv „ F . E . Pocock , M . D ., P . M . 1891 ... " ) „ E . C . Mulvey , P . M . 179 j „ George Read P . M . s 11 ... J- „ „ , „ ,, John Joseph Thomas , P . M . 753 | Samuel Hy . Parkhoi . se , P . M . 1642 „ Samuel Cochrane , P . M . 3 J _ _ r rio ^^^ a IT .. —1 n / " ¦ T" vcrel 1 reai

, „ George Gardner , P . M . 2012 i " " !**"' S . " IV ' •" •-" ? „ Richard Eve , P . G . Treas . „ Capt . T . C . Walls , P . M . 141 „ H . J . Lardner , P . M . 1 745 „ Charles J . R . Tijou , P . M . 1804 „ Samuel Vallentine , P . G . Purst . „ Arthur Blenkarn , W . M . 1558 „ George R . Langley , P . M . 183 C „ Richard Eve , P . G . Treas .

„ George h . Fairchild , P . M . 1196 j „ James Terry , P . G . S . B . ( . „ Edward Terry , P . G . Treas . „ John Joseph Thomas , P . M . 753 „ W . M . Stiles , P . M . 1507 „ George Read , P . M . 511 ... ) Auneunr-T E . C . Mulvey , P . M . 179 j » Asher BarfieId . P-G- Treas .

„ Ernest Montague Money , P . G . S ., ( * „ Robt . Willoughby , P . G . S ., W . M . 23 P . M . 23 .. ; £ „ Dorabjee P . Cama , P . G . Treas . „ E . C . Mulvey , P . M . 1 79 ... „ Major Penrose J . Dunbar , P . M . 142 „ James Bunker , P . M . 1158 ... „ William Shurmur , W . M . 2192 „ Frederick G . Ivey , W . M . 231 ... "J „ P . H . Waterloo , P . G . S ., W . M . 29 „ A . M . Cope , P . G . S ., W . M . 197 l „ Peter de Lande Long , P . G . D .

„ Thomas B . Chilcott , W . M . 1584 | „ Lennox Browne , P . M . 2108 ... J „ Gordon Smith , P . G . S ., P . M . 14 „ W . E . Sampson , P . G . S ., P . M . 14 „ William Shurmur , W . M . 2 . 92 ... $ " S * y ™ el Cochrane , £ * * 3 ' ( . 11 Richard Eve , P . G . Treas . „ Williamjames Mason , W . M . 2150 „ S . H . Parkhouse , P . M . 511 „ Walter Martin , P . M . 8 79 George Bird , W . M . 8 79

List of brethren nominated for the Colonial Board : Bro . Major-Gen . Frederick Gadsden , G . S ., P . M . 434 , nominated by Bro . Charles Belton , P . D . G . D . C ; Bro . William Farquharsoii Lamonby , P . M . 732 , nominated by Bros . Wm . Lake , P . M . 131 , W . H . Lewthwaite , P . M . 1002 , and Geo . f . McKay , P . G . Std . Br . ; Bro . Major-Gen . Frederick Gadsden , G . S ., P . M . 434 , nominated by Bro . Ralph Gooding , M . D ., P . G . D . ; Bros . Reginald

St . A . Roumieu , P . M . 1537 , Lennox Browne , P . M . 210 S , William Farquharson Lamonby , P . M . 732 , Major-Gen . Frederick Gadsden , G . S ., P . M . 434 , John Speight Cumberland , P . M . 212 S , and James Brett , P . M . 177 , nominated by Bro . Peter de L . Long , P . G . D . ; and Bro . Captain Thomas Charles Walls , P . M . 141 , nominated by Bro . IT . J . Lardner , P . M . 174 s .

List of brethren nominated for the Committee of Management for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons : Bros . Charles A . Cottcbrune , P . M . 733 ; Robert Daniel ( iiiiimings , P . M . 1677 ; Hugh Cotter , P . M . 554 ; Charles G . Dilley , P . M . 1155 ; Lieut .-Col . Alfred Durrant , P . M . 5 69 ; Charles Kempton , P . M . 12 S 7 ; Alfred H . Tattershall , P . M . 140 ; Isaac Dixon , P . M . 1567 ; R . Griggs , P . M . 228 ; and Wm . Henry Hubbert , P . M . 1625 , nominated by Kro . John Larkin , P . M . 3 .

List of lodges for which warrants have been granted b y the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterl y Communication of Grand Lodge . No . 2423 , The St . Mark ' s Lodge , Connah ' s Quay , North Wales . O . IO I Tlirt Qf Qfnclion ' c I r \ A * rn 1 / .. i . lcl . nm 1 n . w 1 A .. + 1 i 01 oic i uewisimuii

I , ----, NU . piroi M ^ uuge , , . ouuou . „ 2425 , The Ecclesburne Lodge , Dufficld , in the County of Derby . „ 2426 , The Wood Green Lodge , Wood Green , London . „ 2427 , The Hampden Lodge , St . Pancras , London .

Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .

The annual meeting of the subscribers to this Institution was held on tlic 20 th inst ., in the large hall of Freemasons' Tavern , Bro . J . A . F ' arnfield , P . A . G . D . of C , Treasurer of the Institution , in the chair , who was supported by Bros . C . K . Keyser , E . M . Money , W . M . Bywater , Dr . Strong , ami C . J . Perceval . There was a very large attendance of brethren . 'Hie Auditors' Report was read and ordered to be received and entered

on the minutes . The following report of the Committee of Management was read b y bro . TERRY : The Committee of Management has very great pleasure in laying the report w Us proceedings duri- g the past year before the Governors and Subscribers of the Institution .

VV i "" ^ nnua ' Festival was held by direction of his Royal Highness the Prince of W . iles , K G ., Grand Patron and President , on Wednesday , the 24 th February last , more than the usual amount of interest attaching to the celebration in consequence 01 Us being the Jubilie Anniversary of the establishment by United Grand Lodge ° i the elder or male branch ol the Charity . Owing to the multiplicity of his "¦ "K'lgements , the endeavours of the Comn . ' utee to enlist the support of his Royal

'ugliness as Chairman on the occasion proied unsuccessful , but a most earnest ami able President was found in the person of the Right Honourable the Earl of •'oiint Ed gcumbe , Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master of England , and "H'incial Grand Master of Cornwall . An exceplionally numerous and influential Th ^' " ° ^ Stewards , consisting of 1505 brethren and ladies was formed , and the th i ' . ^ ° " ' ' ' Movent Garden , having been engaged on very advantageous terms , e Festival was held on the day appointed , amid dimonstrations ot enthusiasm

in I T rare ' witnessed in connection with such festivities . The Stewards , tio f g ladle '" > mustered about 1800 , and the noble Chairman had the gratificaa n '' •"•nnouncing a total of donations and subscriptions amounting to . 659 . 593 15 s ., out ' i * . ' ' > grcat as it is , has nevertheless been since increased by the receipt of ^ standing lists and additions to lists to ^ " 67 . 364 8 s . This is by far the largest / . ?""' r accumulated in connection with a charitable festival , exceeding by lorr ? result o { " -heCen ' enary Festival in 1888 of the Royal Masonic 1 nstitution ,. . "lis , and to sav that the Cnmmilrpe is Hi-sirnns n ( rprnrdinir its thanks tn the .

¦ ** o I J V " Edgcumbe , who presided , the Board of Stewards which so loyally gwic 1 h ' S efTortS | and the l ° dges , chapters , ladies , and brethren who so fee ! i n r 0 ' . ' i / Ponded to the appeals made to them , is but feebly to represent the c ° ntr ' * l w * I ' '' ' s actuated . Yet to express its gratitude to those who have in its •e'ther directly or indirectly , to secure this magnificent result is all it is it ,. ' , P ° Wer to do . and the Committee mmt p .-irnpsflv mists that this rpcnrd nf its

AtVh ' acce P ted ' the same spirit of sincerity in which it is tendered . 4 orj „ . election in May , 1891 , there were upon the two Funds of the Institution app ^" V ' ts , of whom 180 were men and 229 widows , while the number of i-j g 1 - . candidates was 147 , namely , 66 men and 81 widows . To-day there are S ' W > 1 " ! i 1 ? > ^ 9 ° f them being men and 70 widows , so that there is a further st 'ino e re t " on—as compared with the lists in 1890 , when the new and more have bg rul f relating to candidates were passed—in the number of those who en adjudged worthy to receive the benefits conferred hy the Chanty .

Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

In February last the Committee , at its regular monthly meeting , foreseeing that the returns at the Jubilee Festival would be exceptionally large , resolved on creating 20 fresh annuities , namely , 10 on the Male and to on the Widows' Fund ; and as the number of deaths which had occurred up to that date was 18 on the former and 8 on the latter , it was arranged that there should be elected at this meeting 31 men , namely , 2 S immediate and 3 deferred , and 21 ividoivs , of whom iS were to be immediate and 3 deferred . Hut , though the proceeds of the

Festival have far exceeded its most sanguine expectations , the Committee have determined , with a view to permanently enlarging the fixed income of the Institution , to invest the greater part of the said proceeds , is not prepared to recommend any further augmentation in the number of annuitants , and , so far as the question of increase is concerned , the number of vacancies to be filled on the two funds will remain as they were declared in February . But since then there have died five men and seven widows , and one male annuitant , in consequence of an access of

fortune , has resigned his annuity . Therefore , the total number to be elected today , including in both cases the three deferred , will be 36 men and 28 widows . Thus there will now be no less than 429 old people provided for by the Institution , namely : 190 men in receipt , each of them , of ^ 40 a year , and 239 widows , receiving each ^ 32 a year , the total sum to be distributed annually among these annuitants being ^ 15 , 248 . To this must be added the further sum of ^ " 460 , divisible under Law 9 of the Male Fund , among 23 widows of recently deceased male annuitants , so that the total amount to be provided for annuities will be £ l ^ joS .

The Committee is desirous of expressing its thanks to United Grand Lodge and Supreme Grand Chapter for their special donations of . £ 525 and ^ 105 respectivel y to the Jubilee Festival , and to the former for the continuance of its annual grant of . £ 7 0 towards providing the inmates of the Asylum at Croydon with coal during the winter months .

The Committee is also anxious to express publicly its most unfeigned thanks to the Honorary Surgeons of the Institution , H . J . Strong , Esq ., M . D . ( whom it warmly congratulates on his appointment to office in United Grand Lodge ) , and R . Percy Middlemist , Esq ., for their kind and unremitting attention to those among the annuitants , both resident and non-resident , who have been unfortunately compelled to seek their advice and assistance . And lastly to Bro . James Terry , the Secretary , who by the zeal and energy with which he urged the claims of the Institution over the whole of England , and by his untiring efforts very materially aided in producing such a magnificent result on this memorable occasion .

The Committee has the gratification of announcing that the premises at Croydon are in a satisfactory state of repair and will only need during the present year such a moderate outlay as will suffice to preserve thera in that condition . The audited statement of account for nine months ending the 31 st December , 18 91 , is appended . It has been most carefully prepared by the Finance Committee

and undergone a , rigorous examination by theJAudit Committee before being finally approved and passed , and the Committee of Management has the utmost confidence that the Governors and Subscribers , when they come to examine it , item by item , will be satisfied that the funds of the Institution have been administered with the most scrupulous care and a due regard for economy .

In conclusion , the Committee expresses its earnest hope that in the future the Craft in London and throughout the country , and also the colonies , will prove as generous in its support of an Institution which has so materially assisted in alleviating the wants of our aged and indigent brethren and their widows as it hasbeen during the past 50 years of its existence , and above all that it will provide with the same unfailing regularity as heretofore the amount annually required for disbursements in annuities , so that the need for trenching at any time upon the permanent resources of the Institution may never arise .

Subjoined is the statement of receipts and expenditure for the past nine months to which reference has already been made , together with the full particulars of the permanent income of the Institution .

Bro . Dr . STRONG moved , and Bro . PKRCKVAI , seconded , the adoption of the report . Bro . HAWKINS said he should like to know what was the cost of managing the Charity during the past year . The CHAIRMAN said the accounts would be printed , and circulated among all the subscribers and lodges interested in the Institution in the

United Kingdom . In future the accounts would be sent out with the voting papers . The press of work had been so heavy on account of the Jubilee Festival—in the office they had been working day and night , Sunday and all , ever since then -that the } ' had not been able to do all they would have done . He could not give the actual cost now , but in future the brethren would have a full account . Owing to what occurred at the last annual general meeting , the accounts had only been made up for nine months .

Bro . HAWKINS intimated that the Secretary or the Auditors mi ght be able to answer the question in round numbers what the cost had been for nine months . The CIIAIRMW said it could not be done just now . The accounts would be made up to the end of 12 months and furnished . The question was a reasonable one . Next year the accounts would be made up for 12 months . The report was then adopted .

On the motion of Bro . KEYSKR , seconded by Bro . DA . VIKI ., Bro . J . A . F ' arnfield was unanimously re-elected Treasurer . Bros . Tattershall , Kempton , and Stanley Attenborough were elected Auditors . Bro . D \ NIKL rose to call attention to a mailer which had occurred in connection with the Institution , and which he thought deserved notice . At a late meeting of the Committee of Management , Bro . Perceval gave notice

of motion that 150 guineas be given out of the funds of the Institution to Bro . Terry , and 30 guineas to Bro . Stevens , for their exertions in connection with the late Jubilee F ' estival . The Committee was composed of 26 01- 27 brethren , and , seeing that there was a strong desire to carry it , he ( Bro . Daniel ) thought it was a most unfair thing that they should decide what ought to have been decided by the large body of subscribers , and that the provincial brethren should have an opportunity to have a voice in it . He ,

therefore , moved that it stand over to the annual meeting lor the general body to decide . However , it was put to the vote , and his amendment was lost by 17109 . Of the next meeting in May , to his surprise , he did not receive a notice ; he was told it was posted , but he did not receive it . Hewas told it was summoned only for general business . The Chairman on that occasion intimated that Bro . Perceval ' s motion was not a matter that should be delegated to the general meeting , and on being asked if he so

ruled , he said he did . A great many of the brethren now present did not know that Bro . Terry had had voted to him by the Board of Stewards of the recent F ' estival 200 guineas and Bro . Stevens inn guineas . It was so , however , and he thought they were well rewarded for their special services to the Institution .

The CHAIRMAN asked what Bro . Daniel moved ; he must make amotion . He had made a . statement , and attacked him ( the Chairman ) . lie musl not attack ever ) - one all round without making a m . iiion . For himself , hi : did not mind the attack . Bro . Daniel must finish with a motion . That was a natural corollary . Bro . DANIKI . said he moved that Bro , Perceval ' s notice of motion at the