Analysis Of The Returns.

and £ 64 6 6 s . in 1884 . Still , a sum of £ 323 1 5 s . in five years is evidence that the province is hearty in its goodwill towards all our Institutions , and Bro . Tudor , who has recently sent in his resignation as Provincial Grand Master will have the satisfaction of reflecting during his retirement from

, active work on the generous support which the lodges and brethren under his authority have uniformly extended to the distressed members of our Society and their children . Lord Henniker ' s Province of

SUFFOLK contributed , by the hands of Bro . VV . Inglis Mason , of the Stour Valley Lodge , No . 1224 , the sum of £ 136 ios ., which , added to the £ 45 1 ios . raised by five Stewards in February , and the ^ 505 compiled by 13 out of 16 Stewards on the 7 th inst ., makes a grand total for the year of ^ 1093 ,

which is considerably ahead of the total for any one of the previous four years . The total since 1884 inclusive is ^ 3759 , making the average per year nearly £ 75 , and , be it remembered , there are only 21 lodges in the Province so that there must be plenty of goodwill , as well as many good men

, and true , in Suffolk . But how could it be otherwise with such popular leaders as Lord Henniker and his respected Deputy , Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn , P . G . C ? _ Three of the 32 lodges in

SURREY were represented in Wednesday ' s list , the sum of their lists being £ 6 3 155 . Of course , this is a mere trifle by comparison with the totals it usually raises ; but even our strongest and most willing lodges need periods of rest every now and then , and as three Surrey lodges raised £ 87 is . amongst

them in February , ana 37 out of the 38 brethren who did duty for 22 of its lodges at the Girls' Centenary were successful in raising ^ 1151 3 s . 6 d . on the 7 th inst ., we are content with the result on this occasion , though , for the sake of the Boys' School , we could have wished it had been a more

abundant Return . However , the sum of this year ' s contribution is ^ 1301 9 s . 6 d ., and as in 1887 it reached ^ 800 nearly , and in 1886 , when Bro . General Brownrigg was Chairman for the Girls' School , was over ^ 1829 , the hi gh average of those two years has been substantially , if not absolutely , maintained , the total for 1886-7-8 being as nearly as possible £ 3930 , or £ 1310

per annum . Almost the same remarks will apply to the case of SUSSEX , with its roll oi 27 lodges . One oi its lodges sent up , per Bro . Fitch , £ 31 ios . in February , and on the 7 th inst . it raised £ 849 3 s . 6 d ., its active Stewards being 26 in number . On VVednesday one of a brace of Stewards for as many lodges gave in a list amounting to £ 30 14 s ., the result of the 6 d In the it

year's work being ^ 911 7 s . . preceding three years raised £ 2783 , the amount in 1 S 85 , when the late Bro . Sir W . VV . Burrell , Bart ., P . G . M ., was Chairman for the Girls' School , producing ^ 1923 ios . Thus Sussex has distributed among our Charities £ 3694 7 s . 6 d . in the four years from 1885 inclusive . The three brethren hailing from

WORCESTERSHIRE , which did duty for its dozen lodges on Wednesday , raised ^ 57 15 s ., the list of Bro . Godson , M . P ., amounting to £ 36 15 s ., while Bros . Williamson and Arter gave 10 guineas apiece . All three brethren took part in the Girls'Centenary , Bro . Williamson ' s list on that occasion amounting to the

formidable sum of £ 260 13 s . 6 d ., while Bro . Arter raised £ 58 16 s ., and Bro . Godson £ 47 5 s ., the total from the whole Province being ^ 693 18 s . In February , Bros . Arter and Chambers—the latter being also a Centenary Steward—made up between them ^ 94 ios ., of which Bro . Chambers was

responsible for £ 57 15 s ., the total for 1888 being ^ 846 3 s ., or over £ 70 per lodge , while in the four years from 1884 to 188 7 inclusive it raised £ 1517 . On Wednesday Bro . Col . R . G . Smith served his third Stewardshi p during this year for the Province of

. , YORKSHIRE ( NORTH AND EAST ) , his list amounting to ^ 37 16 s . In February , when he helped the Benevo-•ent Institution , it was ^ 31 10 s ., and at the Girls' Centenary it reached 2

ijoo , and was the most conspicuous item in a Return from the whole of the province of £ 762 and a fraction . Thus during 1888 the Province has distributed ^ 832 6 s ., and has thereby considerably improved its average , which 'or the five preceding years was about £$ T > 2 per year . Alter giving £ 400 to the Old People in February and ^ 2600 to the tnstitution for Girls on the 7 th inst ., we are pleased that the Province of

YORKSHIRE ( WEST ) should have found a reserve of ^ 260 available for this Institution on Wednesday . It is , of course , immeasurably below its ordinary contribution , but with a total in 1887 of £ 3800—including the £ 2100 in commemoration of the Queen ' s Jubilee—and for the 12 preceding years of touu

w- , giving an average per festival ot £ 082—we must expect a small gure occasionally . Nor must we lose sight of the service rendered by Bro . 6 pj ' P . G . M ., last year , when , at the last moment , ho consented to preside w'll f a , rman for ^ e Boys' School . This is " proof positive" of the goodw ill of West Yorkshire , and we shall find this goodwill repeated at future ° ys Festivals , notwithstanding the smallness of Wednesday ' s total .

, NORTH WALES as the year , as it began it , with a small contribution , the bulk of its sub-SrVi p ' amount ' mg to £ 664 7 s . 6 d „ having found its way into the Girls ' n « rl cofEers on the 7 th inst . Still , the lists of the three Stewards on Wed-Ret reached £ l 8 s ., and are a welcome addition to the Boys' School cf and if we add the £ 46 ASraised in February for the RMBI Lll iJt 111 J 11 t 1 U 1 iVlLIli

« , » ' . ...., VVlQ C 1 "V * UUU ^ -T .. __/ U . JI ICIJ ^ U . WUUU LIIV . _ JJ . Xij LorHH ^ y ' ' ^ the whole year from the Province , over which Bro . ap Harlech so ably presides , as nearly as possible ^ 782 . In 1887 it ^ portioned upwards of £ 410 among our three Institutions , and in 1886 , but a Pi- u . i ually , ^ 219 is . 6 d ., so that in the three years of its existence as ° vince by itself it has contributed over /' 1400 .

Unde iw STATIONS ABROAD . £ 84 th ^ we ^ three brethren , the aggregate of whose lists is of the >_ ° ^ ^ " ^ ' Hughes , hailing from Malta , amounting to a moiety still m w " ° ' sum , and vve have no doubt that Bro . Binckes would have been n umer ° ' § hted if the three foreign Stewards had been 10 times as of / -,. and the sum of their lists 10 times as great . There is also a sum St eward ° f ntributed by Br 0 , ^ Larkin ' of No -3 * 5 Mark Lodge , while the

has not ISLE OF MAN lo the Ii , . yet . sent in any Return . But these small items though of moment 'stitution are only occasional and do not need further comment .

Distribution Of Prizes.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES .

The Institution at Wood Green was very largely patronised on Saturday last , the occasion being the visit of the Stewards of the Festival and the prize distribution . The latter took place in the theatre , which was nicely decorated with flags , whilst around the walls hung drawings , maps , & c ,

neatly drawn by the boys . Long before the time announced for the commencement of an interesting afternoon ' s proceedings there was a large assemblage of friends of the Institution , amongst whom were Viscount Ebrington , M . P ., Chairman of Wednesday ' s Festival , Bros . Raynham W . Stewart , Murray , Moon , Hunt , Paas , Perceval , Terry , and Dr . Mickley .

The programme—a very long one—commenced with the glee " Hark Apollo , " admirably sung by pupils . Then came the principal and longest part of the day's programme—the distribution of prizes by Bro . Colonel Edward C . Malet de Carteret , Prov . Grand Master of Jersey , who gave the very many prizes away exceedingly well , having a kind word for each boy .

The prizes given by the Institution were thefirst on the list and numbered over 30 ; they were for the most part books suitably chosen . The first class prizes fell to A . Blunt , for Scripture ; J . P . Templeman , for Latin and Mathematics ; G . Wilson , for French ; J . P . Seagrove , for English ; and F . Coleman , H . R . Graves , and S . W . Gibson , for General Improvement . In the

second class , A . Moore took the Latin prize ; J . Heinke , the French ; T . H . France , the English ; G . B . Hickingbotham , the Mathematics ; and A . Foord , and R . Williams , the General Improvement prizes . The third class Latin and French prizes went to R . Churchill ; Mathematics , to W . G . Canty ; and General Improvement , to C . R . Saville and VV . E . Tappenden .

A pianoforte duet by Spohr , entitled "Sword Dance , " played b y J . Heinke and J . H . Hewett , enlivened the proceedings ; after which W . G . Figgess took the 4 th class Latin prize ; G . O . Fearan , the French ; W . Gay , the Mathematics ; and F . W . Higgison , the General Improvement prize . The 5 th class Latin , French , Mathematics , and General Improve .

ment prizes were taken by G . H . Haines , L . Harvey , R . Leaman , and F . M . Moorcroit , and O . Brister . In the 6 th class one prize was given for General Proficiency , and two for General Improvement . The former went to H . M . Harrison , and the latter to F . C . Boulter and R . Midgley . Seventh class prizes for Proficiency and

Improvement fell to F . E . Carter and R . H . Mason . The above are prizes in the School proper , but the Preparatory boys were not left out , for some six boys gained prizes for General Proficiency and General Improvement in the island 2 nd classes , and for General Proficiency in the 3 rd class . The winners were R . A . Fortune and J . B . Murless , ist Class

Proficiency ; J . B . Davis , ist Class Improvement ; C . Johnson , 2 nd Class Profiiciency ; W . E . T . Watson , 2 nd Class Improvement ; and B . Patience , 3 rd Class Proficiency . This concluded the Institution prizes , but a large number were given by the House Committee , the Audit Committee , and private donors . The House Committee ' s prizes were given away first .

Among them were prizes for Efficiency as Monitor , Proficiency in Drill and for the Band . These were given to C . J . Crow ( ist ) , and F . Lewis and N . McCaskie ( both 2 nd ) , for Monitors ; G . March and C . E . Stewart ( 2 nd ) , for Drill ; and J . H . Hewett , A . Blunt , W . B . Stevens , and J . D . Davis ( all equal ) , for the Band . Two prizes were given for Writing , H . A . High

gaining the 1 st , and H . P . Richardson the 2 nd ; two for Dictation , J . P . Templeman ( ist ) , and F . C . Douglas ( 2 nd ); two for History , A . Blunt ( ist ) , and G , Wilson ( 2 nd ) ; two for Mental Arithmetic , H . R . Graves ( ist ) , and C . J . Crow ( 2 nd ); two for Elocution , E . T Piatt ( ist ) , and W . J . Hodge ( 2 nd ); one for Vocal Music to R . Williams , and one for

Shorthand to J . Heinke . Those presented by the Audit Committee were two for the Band falling to H . A . High and F . Herring , and one for the Pianoforte to C R . Saville . Mrs . Bowyer ' s prize for Book-keeping was taken by J . H . Hewett . Mr . Sylvester , the Drawing Master , gave prizes for Mapping , Freehand Drawing , Shading , and Modelling . G . C . Willett

proved successful in Mapping , as did C . E . Rocke and C . Limpricht in Freehand , F . Lewis and G . Bailey in Shading , and H . A . High in Modelling . The Drury Lane Lodge prize for English Composition was taken by Blunt . H . R . Graves succeeded in getting the Shorthand prize given by Old Masonians .

The silver medal for good conduct , presented by the Institution , was gained by G . Wilson , who , on receiving the gift , was warmly greeted . The Canonbury gold medal , given by the late Bro . G . Cox , is unique , inasmuch as the winner of it is left to the choice of the whole of the boys , who gave it to E . T . Piatt . Piatt was loudly cheered as he took the medal , and the

cheers were louder when he was called upon to receive the silver watch and chain for general good conduct . The latter is given by the Supreme Council of the 33 to a pupil on leaving the Institution . Boys to receive the ^ 23 , interest of the fund ^ 525 founded by Bro . W . Winn , P . M . 657 , Vice-Patron ,

as prizes for the Cambridge University Local Examination , December , 1887 , were named , and received equal sums in a purse . This concluded the prize list , with the exception of Bro . Augustus Harris ' s prize for dramatic ability , which was to be given at the finish of the plays .

Bro . Col . E . C . M . DE CARTERET made a short speech , testifying to the great work the Institution was doing , and to the advance made by the boys , which was in a large measure due to the exertions of Dr . Morris . The musical drill of the little boys of the Preparatory School was

splendid , and was frequently cheered by the audience . The boys went through dumb bell and varied exercises to music and afterwards did some marching . " Come and find the fairies , " a vocal duet by Gay and Cordingley , was the next item , after which the farce * ' A Narrow Squeak " was well performed , the various characters being represented by E . T . Piatt , H .

A . High , W . J . Hodge , J . Seagrave , Stanford , H . M . Hare , J . Hewett , F . Herring , C . J . Crow , J . Mackey , and J . Bloomfield . The part songs , " O