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nominating three , another two , and the others one each . The question was whether , there having been such a great increase in the lodges—which was urged upon him by a great many brethren—there ought not now to be an increase in Grand Stewards' Lodges—which , of course , if it w ; ts agreed to by the Grand Lodge , would have to

be selected by the M . W . G . M ., it being his prerogative to determine what Grand Stewards' Lodges there should be . Then the question would arise what number would be fair , and it had been urged upon him that the number ought to bear the same proportion as in 1814 , when eighteen Grand

Stewards' Lodges were recognised after the union of Grand Lodge . He was very much afraid that if it were put on that footing it would be between fifty and sixty ; that might be rather too many ; and he had put it at thirty . It might be said what necessity was there for increasing the number

at all . Whatever individual brethren might think , if it was for the good of the Craft let it be done , but if not for the good of the Order , let it not be clone . He assured them he had no feeling at all in the matter ; but he thought he ought to bring the matter forward for the reasons he had given . Out of the

eighteen lodges which had the privilege conferred on them in-1815 , sixteen still enjoyed it . One—the Pilgrim—gave it up in 18 34 , and the Grand Master conferred it upon the Jerusalem Lodge . In 18 4 6 the privilege was dropped by the Old King ' s-Arms Lodge , and the Grand Master conferred it upon the Old Union Lodge . He now moved the resolution ; but if there

was an amendment for postponement he should not oppose it . Bro . J . H . Matthews seconded . Bro . John Smithers , P . M . Grand Stewards' Lodge ,. P . A . G . D . C , moved the consideration of the motion be

postponed until the December meeting of Grand Lodge , which , on being seconded by Bro . E . S . Lardner , P . G . Steward ,, was accepted by the Grand Registrar , and put and carried . An appeal from the ex .-W . M . of Lodge Moore , No . 2604 ,. Madras , against the erasure of the lodge by the District

Grand Master was brought forward by the Grand Registrar who , after a lengthy statement of the case , proposed that the appeal be dismissed ; the motion was seconded by Bro . Loveland Loveland , K . C , and carried . Grand Lodge was then closed in form .

Visit Of Queen Victoria To Warwick Castle.

Visit of Queen Victoria to Warwick Castle .

THE stately home of the Deputy Grand Master , the Earl of Warwick , has been the scene of many historic gatherings , of which the visit of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria in the year 1858 was not the least notable . The illustrated papers of that period contained many engravings of the event , and we are able to reproduce one of these from the pages of the Illustrated News of

HAN < , > I : ET TO QUEEN VICTORIA AT WARWICK CASTLE IN IH :, S .

the World , a paper which has long ceased to exist , of July 10 th , 1858 . It portrays the banquet which took place in honor of the Royal Visit , and contains a description of the apartment in which it was held . This fine room was built by Francis , Earl of Warwick , and is in strict architectural keeping with the other portions of the venerable pile .