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¦ I; The I Mksomc Mirkoii. ;
circumstances of the Institution , submitted their report , which , after some amendments , was unanimously adopted . The only important alteration , and one which we are disposed to regard as an improvement , is the change of the yearly period from " . Lady Day to Lady Day , " to " January 1 st to December 31 st . " The laws as amended having been adopted by the meeting , Bros . Bowse , Binckes , and Hopwood bore willing testimony to the zeal and energy displayed in arranging' and digesting the various rules , & e ., for the consideration of the sub-committee , by
Bro . John Symonds , to whom a cordial vote of thanks was awarded by acclamation . Bro . Bisgood gave notice of a motion for the next quarterly court , having for its object the election of Bro . Herve Giraud as Vice-President , in consideration of the eminent services rendered to the Institution by him in the capacity of Hon . Solicitor . The ballot for the election of a collector , in the room of Bro . Paradise , resulted as follows : For Bro . Harris , 21 ; Bro . Davies , 16 ; Bro . Johnson , nil . The former having been declared duly elected , the meeting broke up , after voting the usual thanks to Bros . Cabbell and Hervey for their conduct in the chair .
; : ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . . The annual meeting of the governors and subscribers to this Institution was held iii the Temple on the 15 th May , Bro . Patten , Y . P ., presiding . The report stated , that the committee had to regret the continued decline in the donations and annual subscriptions . Those for the Male Fund had amounted , in 1855 , to £ 717 , 9 s . ; 1856 , £ 594 . 19 s . ; and 1857 , only £ 405 . 2 s . For the Widows ' Bund the receipts from the same sources were , for 1855 , £ 213 . 10 s . ; 1856 , £ 176 . 9 s . ; 1857 , £ 152 . 4 s . This was the more to be regretted as there were many candidates
on the list who had applied for election from five to thirteen times . Since the last election in 1855 , ten male and three female annuitants had died ; but the committee could only recommend the election of four male , and four female annuitants , and they would not have been enabled to do so much but for the liberality of Grand Bodge , which had granted them the handsome sum of £ 1 , 500 , and the increased grant of « £ 15 per annum from Grand Chapter . Of the existing male annuitants , thirty-one were members of country Bodges , receiving amongst them . £ 640 per annum , and eight from London Lodges , receiving £ 165 per annum . On the
Widows Fund there were seven from the country receiving £ 120 per annum , and seven from London receiving £ 145 per annum . The Asylum was now free from debt , and in good repair . A revision of the by-laws had recently taken place , and only awaited the approval of Grand Lodge . The principal alterations consisted in allowing male annuitants to hold a larger income irrespective of their pensions ; of giving to the widows of annuitants one-half of the pension from the
Widows' Fund , with permission to continue to reside in the Asylum until the third election next after the death of the annuitant , to give time for her election on the fund . The whole of the annual subscriptions were also to be held for the payment of annuities . The total receipts on the Male Fund during the year had been £ 2 , 173 . 10 s . Ul . ; and the expenditure , £ 2 , 074 . 19 s . lid ., including £ 1 , 000 expended in the purchase of £ 1 , 092 . 17 s . lid . stock , On the Widows' Fund the receipts had been £ 968 . 125 . lOd . ; and the expenditure ( which included the purchase of £ 546 . 9 s . in the Three per Cent . Beduced Annuities ) , £ 806 . 14 s . Id .
The report having been adopted , and the officers for the ensuing year appointed , the election of annuitants was proceeded with , the election falling upon—¦ James Bitman 6 , 491 Sarah Baxter 1 , 508 Thomas Lund 5 , 793 Elizabeth Bird 1 , 322 John Hamilton 5 , 196 Elizabeth Mcholls 973 George Offen 3 , 535 Martha Loftus 839
The decline in the receipts may , in some measure , be attributed to . the circumstance that the festival is only held triennially , instead of annually , as in the case of the other charities ; and the depressing influence of there having been no election last year . The next festival takes place on the 17 th inst ., under the presidency of the Earl of Durham , G . S . W ., and the influence of a large Board oi Stewards .
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¦ I; The I Mksomc Mirkoii. ;
circumstances of the Institution , submitted their report , which , after some amendments , was unanimously adopted . The only important alteration , and one which we are disposed to regard as an improvement , is the change of the yearly period from " . Lady Day to Lady Day , " to " January 1 st to December 31 st . " The laws as amended having been adopted by the meeting , Bros . Bowse , Binckes , and Hopwood bore willing testimony to the zeal and energy displayed in arranging' and digesting the various rules , & e ., for the consideration of the sub-committee , by
Bro . John Symonds , to whom a cordial vote of thanks was awarded by acclamation . Bro . Bisgood gave notice of a motion for the next quarterly court , having for its object the election of Bro . Herve Giraud as Vice-President , in consideration of the eminent services rendered to the Institution by him in the capacity of Hon . Solicitor . The ballot for the election of a collector , in the room of Bro . Paradise , resulted as follows : For Bro . Harris , 21 ; Bro . Davies , 16 ; Bro . Johnson , nil . The former having been declared duly elected , the meeting broke up , after voting the usual thanks to Bros . Cabbell and Hervey for their conduct in the chair .
; : ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . . The annual meeting of the governors and subscribers to this Institution was held iii the Temple on the 15 th May , Bro . Patten , Y . P ., presiding . The report stated , that the committee had to regret the continued decline in the donations and annual subscriptions . Those for the Male Fund had amounted , in 1855 , to £ 717 , 9 s . ; 1856 , £ 594 . 19 s . ; and 1857 , only £ 405 . 2 s . For the Widows ' Bund the receipts from the same sources were , for 1855 , £ 213 . 10 s . ; 1856 , £ 176 . 9 s . ; 1857 , £ 152 . 4 s . This was the more to be regretted as there were many candidates
on the list who had applied for election from five to thirteen times . Since the last election in 1855 , ten male and three female annuitants had died ; but the committee could only recommend the election of four male , and four female annuitants , and they would not have been enabled to do so much but for the liberality of Grand Bodge , which had granted them the handsome sum of £ 1 , 500 , and the increased grant of « £ 15 per annum from Grand Chapter . Of the existing male annuitants , thirty-one were members of country Bodges , receiving amongst them . £ 640 per annum , and eight from London Lodges , receiving £ 165 per annum . On the
Widows Fund there were seven from the country receiving £ 120 per annum , and seven from London receiving £ 145 per annum . The Asylum was now free from debt , and in good repair . A revision of the by-laws had recently taken place , and only awaited the approval of Grand Lodge . The principal alterations consisted in allowing male annuitants to hold a larger income irrespective of their pensions ; of giving to the widows of annuitants one-half of the pension from the
Widows' Fund , with permission to continue to reside in the Asylum until the third election next after the death of the annuitant , to give time for her election on the fund . The whole of the annual subscriptions were also to be held for the payment of annuities . The total receipts on the Male Fund during the year had been £ 2 , 173 . 10 s . Ul . ; and the expenditure , £ 2 , 074 . 19 s . lid ., including £ 1 , 000 expended in the purchase of £ 1 , 092 . 17 s . lid . stock , On the Widows' Fund the receipts had been £ 968 . 125 . lOd . ; and the expenditure ( which included the purchase of £ 546 . 9 s . in the Three per Cent . Beduced Annuities ) , £ 806 . 14 s . Id .
The report having been adopted , and the officers for the ensuing year appointed , the election of annuitants was proceeded with , the election falling upon—¦ James Bitman 6 , 491 Sarah Baxter 1 , 508 Thomas Lund 5 , 793 Elizabeth Bird 1 , 322 John Hamilton 5 , 196 Elizabeth Mcholls 973 George Offen 3 , 535 Martha Loftus 839
The decline in the receipts may , in some measure , be attributed to . the circumstance that the festival is only held triennially , instead of annually , as in the case of the other charities ; and the depressing influence of there having been no election last year . The next festival takes place on the 17 th inst ., under the presidency of the Earl of Durham , G . S . W ., and the influence of a large Board oi Stewards .