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Speedy , for the valuable services he has gratuitously rendered to the inmates of the school for the last ten years , and they would also acknowledge the gratuitous professional services of Brother Pear-sail To brother AA . S . Tracy , of Belfast , they feel deeply indebted for bis continued exertions in bringing before the brethren in his district the peculiar elaimsoftheinstitution . The sum received through him this year amounted to £ 17 5 s . The governors desire to record how grateful they feel to the Most Worshipfal the Grand Master

the Duke of Leinster , for the additional proof he gave of the interest he takes in tho welfare of the school ( which owes its existence and prosperity in a great degree to his munificence ) by distributing on the 10 th of January , 1 SG 0 , the prizes which had been awarded to the girls of the school at the recent examinations . To the Grand Officers who were present on that occasion , the governors feel-truly thankful . In conclusion , the governors have to report that the advancing prosperity of the school , and a fuller

acquaintance with the benefits likely to arise from the improved system of education has necessarily increased the number of candidates seeking for admission , and obliged tho governors to consider the possibility and expediency of enlarging the school-house . At the meeting of the board in January , it was unanimously resolved— "That the Masonic Female Orphan School be enlarged to afford accommodation for forty children . " The carrying out of this resolution will necessarily involve a considerable outlay and an increased annual

expenditure , and the governors would earnestly impress upon the minds of those to whom this account of their stewardship shall be submitted , the solemn obligations imposed on them of exerting their energies and influence to augment the resources and increase the ability of the Masonic Female Orphan School , to receive within its fold the destitute and bereaved orphans of their deceased brethren . At a special meeting ofthe Governors ofthe School , it was unanimously resolved that the following resolution should be annexed to

the foregoing report : —¦ "The governors desire to return their sincere thanks to Brother E . Digues La Touche , the Honorary Secretary of tho School , for his attention to the duties of the office , which , becoming annually more difficult require each year a greater amount of time and trouble . They cannot but feel that the present condition of the charity has in a great measure resulted from the admirable way in which the duties of the secretaryship have been discharged by Brother La Touche , and his predecessors , Brother Elrington and Townsend . "

Colonial.

COLONIAL .

GIBRALTAR . , Inhabitant ' s Lodge ( No . 17 S ) . —A meeting of this Lodge was held at Glynn's Buildings on Monday , Sept . 17 th , present Bro . Gorham AV . M . presiding ; Jackman , S . AV , ; Wilkinson , J . AV . ; Irwin , P . M . ; Martin , Secretary ; Ingram , P . M ., Treasurer ; Past Masters , AVarrell , Francis , Riera , Beatos . Visitors : —A Brother from the lodge at Cadiz ; Brau , P . M . ; Ellison , P . M ., kc and a very large number of

"brethren , members of the lodge . The lodge was opened in the first degree , and the brethren proceeded to ballot for Bro . Lawson as a joining member , and Mr . Conic as a candidate for initiation . The ballot proved unanimous in both eases . Mr . Coule , Mr Shelton , and Lieutenant Kempson , of the Royal Fusiliers , two of whom had been elected on a previous occasion , were admitted to the mysteries of the first degree by the AV . M ., who then proceeded to deliver a short lecture on the Masonic Charities , which afforded universal

satisfaction . Bro . Ingram , P . M ., then proposed , and Bro . Irwin seconded a vote of thanks to the W . M . for the trouble he had taken in preparing the lecture . This was -. arried unanimously . Bro . Martin , Sec ., proposed , and it was uttav .-inuusly carried by the lodge , that the family of a deceased brother should be relieved . It Avas left to the discretion of the AV . M . and Secretary to give such relief as they might find to be necessary . Nothing further offering for the good of Masonrythe lodwas closed in due and ancient

, ge form , and with solemn prayer ; and the brethren adjourned to the refreshment room , when , after the usual toasts , Bro . Coule responded for the new initiates , and IJro . Ellison for the visiting brethren . The Spanish brother said a few words , in which he deplored his inability to speak English , and said how useful he had found Masonry when shipwrecked near Monte A'ideo . Bro . Irwin , P . M ., proposed the health of Bro Gorham , their AV . M ., which was drank with

Masonic honours . The W . M . briefly returned thanks to the brethren , and said it was now eight months since they had done him the honor to elect him as Captain of the Craft , and with the assistance of such excellent officers and crew as he possessed he hoped soon to steer it safely into harbour and hand it over to her owners . After several other toasts and some excellent songs , the brethren drank the Tyler ' s toast at eleven o'clock , and dispersed in love had and harmony . ' highly gratified with the pleasant evening they spent .

Colonial.

Jilark Lodge ( No 43 ) . — A meeting of this lodge Avas held at Glynn's Buildings on Monday , September 17 th , Bro . Irwin in the chair . Several brethren were balloted for , and ( the ballot proving unanimous ) advanced to the degree of Mark Master Masons , Bro . Irwin performing the ceremony in a very efficient manner . The R . AV . M . then proceeded to appoint his officers for the ensuing year as follows : —Bro . Jackman , S . W . ; Daubeny , J . W .,- Martin , Sec . ; O'llaraI . C . ; AA ' eirTreasurer . It was resolved that the lod

, , ge should hold its meetings on the second Monday in each month . It was proposed by Bro . Gorham , and seconded by Bro . Smith that a Mark Jewel be presented to Bro . AYalmsley on his retiring from the office of Secretary , as a slight token of the esteem in which he was held by the brethren . The motion was carried unanimously . Nothing further offering for the good of Masonry , the lodge was closed in duo form .

Buenos Ayres.

BUENOS AYRES .

Excelsior Lodge ( No . 900 ) . —The animal meeting of this lodge , and the festival of St . John the Evangelist , took place on 20 th June last , the brethren , and many visitors , including deputations from the lodges Amie des Naufragis , Pulono , Regeneration , and Brother Perez , one of the supreme council , assembled in the lodge-room at 4- o'clock , p . m ., to assist at the installation of Brother AVilliam Petty , who had been previously elected AVorshipful Master for the ensuing year . The ceremony of the installation being concluded ,

according to ancient form , by the installing Master , the following brethren were invested as Officers , viz : — J . G . Eliding , S . AV . ; AA . P . Livingstone , J . AV . ; AA . C . Thompson , P . M . as Treasurer ; T . D . Peters , Secretary ; R . B . Mansfield , S . D . ; AV . Passman , J . D . ; A . Dorr , D . C . ; G . Wiiks , I . G ., and Brother P . Sauguino , as Tyler . Upon the lodge being closed , the brethren adjourned to the Province Hotel , to celebrate the festival , and on the removal of the cloth , the usual loyal , and Masonic toasts were duly given , honoured , and

responded to . At the conclusion of the Banquet , a collection was made for the charitable fund , which the brethren as usual generally contributed to . "After which , the festivities of the evening being concluded , the brethren adjourned at 11 o ' clock , p . m .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . HERBERT INGRAM , M . P . AVe last week briefly announced the death of Bro . Herbert Ingram , H . V ., the founder and sole proprietor of the Illustrated London Sews , who , together with his eldest son , Herbert , perished on Lake Michigan in the lamentable disaster on the 8 th ult . Exhausted by the fatigues of business and the labours of a long Parliamentary Session , Mr . Ingram had resolved during the recess , to pay a visit to the American continent , and there to seek , in

company with his son , a brave and intelligent boy of fifteen , that relaxation he so much needed . He sailed from Liverpool in the North American on the 9 th of August , and landed at Quebec in time to witness , after he had traversed the Lower St . Lawrence , the knocking in of the "last wedge" of the Victoria Bridge at Montreal by the Prince of AVales . ft was here Bro . Ingram took leave of the party of friends who , on his landing , had attended him , stating that he " wished to be more quiet" and went on to the

, Falls of Niagara , where be stayed some days , enjoying the grandeur of the scenery around him with the keenest appreciation . From Niagara ! 5 ro . Ingram proceeded to Chicago , whence he had first proposed to travel across tho Prairies , and to follow the Mississippi to New Orleans , and thence to New York . In the last letter received from him , and dated Chicago , September 7 th , lie stated , however , that he had decided to visit Lake Superior , and to

prolong his stay in America , proposing to return to England about the end of October . He left Chicago at midnight on the 7 th of September , accompanied by his son;—and our readers know the sad setpiel to the story . It should , however , be added , that his body was washed ashore about sixteen miles from Chicago , and just at the time that one of his friends , Mr . Hayward , had arrived at the spot . Every effort was used to restore life , but in vain . MrHayward state ' sin a most feeling letterthat Bro . Ingram ' s

. , , countenance in death "' was perfectly calm and peaceful . " Bro . Herbert Ingram , who was born in Boston , Lincolnshire , was in the forty-ninth year of his age . In that town he began an active career , at eleven years of age , as a printer , and both as apprentice and compositor he there did many a gootl , hard , day ' s work . He thus endeavoured to assist in the support of his family , which , old and highly respected , had enjoyed comparative riches . To tho intownhe devoted

terests of Boston , as his native , throughout life much of tho labour of his indefatigable nature . The pure water which its citizens drink—the gas wliich lights them—the railway , recently opened , that connects their town with the mid-districts of