The Masonic Mirror.

THE MASONIC MIRROR .

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Royal Benevolent Institution For Aged Freemasons And Their Widows.

ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR AGED FREEMASONS AND THEIR WIDOWS .

It has been suggested to us that it would bo well to insert , as a matter of history for reference , the names and numbers of the unsuccessful candidates for admission to the benefits ofour Charities . Believing the suggestion to be a good one , we have much pleasure in acting on it , and , therefore , append a list of those to whom the -result of the ballot proved unfavourable at the General Meeting of the above Institution , held on the

18 th of May , 1866 : —Bros . Thomas Shearer , 4 , 868 ; John Lucas , 4 , 413 ,-James Davidson , 4 , 301 ; Thomas Storey , 3 , 388 ; Thomas Osborne , 3 , 242 ; John Carvell , 2 , 934 ; Edward Evans , 2 , 300 ; ¦ AVilliam Mallett , 2 , 080 ; Henry Martin , 2 , 060 ; C . Carpenter Cole , 1 , 840 ; Thomas Rounce , 1 , 790 ; AValter Spicer , 1 , 710 ; -John Hole , 1 , 683 ; AA illiam Jackson , 1 , 334 ; Lewis Briveau

, . 1 , 326 ; John Broadbent , 1 , 242 ; John Rowe Brewer , 1 , 139 ; William Govier , 975 ; James Pattison Munro , 331 ; Henry Miller , 205 ; James Dack , 126 ; Robert Parkinson , 57 ; Samuel Williams , 45 ; Thomas Burgum , 39 ; AVilliam MeAuley , 26 , W . Myers Schofield , 20 ; John Watson , 0 . AVidows : Mrs . Martha Hoskins , 3 , 804 ; Ann Harmer , 3 , 675 ; Mary Marson ,

3 , 511 ; Ann Kinnear , 3 , 449 ; Rachel May oh , 2 , 309 ; Mary Rickards , 1 , 81-2 ; Mary Ann Johnson , 1 , 811 ; Mary Ann Thiselton , 1 , 776 ; Elizabeth Parish , 1 , 540 ; Eliza Mott , 818 ; Sarah Kauffman , 660 ; Elizabeth Greenhalgh , 493 ; Elizabeth Lyon , 127 .

Metropolitan.

METROPOLITAN .

RoVAL AIBEET LODGE ( No . 907 ) . —The brethren belonging to this lodge celebrated their summer banquet on Thursday , the 28 th ult ., at the Greyhound , Dulwich , where a dinner of the most recherche character was placed on table by Bio . Medlecott . The lodge mustered very strongly , and the table was graced by the presence of several visitors , among whom were Bros . Taylor , Neate , Prior , and Lloyd . The post of chairman , in the absence of Bro . T . Peters , AV . M ., was filled by Bro . Smith

, P . M ., Treasurer of the lodge , supported by Bros . Lewis , P . M ., Assist . G . Purst ., and Vaughan , Chap . After the cloth had been removed , the Chairman gave the usual first Masonic toast , "The Queen and the Craft , " which received the usual Masonic honours . "The Grand Master of England" received equally as hearty a response , and Bro . T . Lewis acknowledged the next toast , " The Earl De Grey and Ripon , and the Officers of the Grand Lod" Bro han ( Chap ) lied in suit

ge . . Vaug . rep - able terms , when his health was proposed , and Bros . T . Lewis , and J . A . Farnfield replied to the toast , " The Past Masters . " Bro . J . A . Farnfield then gave "The Health of Bro . Smith , " which received a hearty response . " The "Visitors" having been drunk amid acclamation , Bro . Prior ( S . AV . of the Domatic Lodge ) responded . After the other Masonic toasts had been duly honoured , tbe brethren adjourned to the spacious grounds of this celebrated hostelryto enjoy little outdoor

, a - amusement , alter which further light refreshments were served , and the company separated . At the lodge meeting held a few days previous to the banquet , at the Freemason ' s Tavern , Bro . T . Lewis invested Bro . J . A . Farnfield , the retiring Past Master , with a Past Master ' s jewel and collar which bad been unanimously voted to him by the lodge on his retirement from office .

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Provincial.

PROVINCIAL .

CHESHIRE . CHEWE . —Lodge of Uniig { So . 321 ) . —Tho quarterly meeting of this large and flourishing lodge was very numerously attended on AVednesday , June 27 th . The bretbrenhiet at one o ' clock . There were many provincial officers present , and two officers of Grand Lodge , Bros . Leigh , P . G . AV ., and Cope , G . S . B ; Thcbretliren having confirmed the minutes , passed Treasurer ' s accounts , made a grant on the proposition of Bro . AA . J . tiullock of £ 1

to a . very worthy old Mason ; ballotted for two joining members , and received propositions for six joining members ; the lodge was adjourned for half an hour for tho arrival of the AA . M . elect , Bro . Wilbraham Egerton , M . P ., who was coming from London to be installed for the first time in the chair of K . S ., and that , too , of his mother lodge . Bro . Cope performed tho duties of Installing Master to the great delight of all present , the only drawback being the want of music . The Board oi Installed

Masters numbered over twenty , and the ceremony was verygratifying to several young Masons who had never before witnessed an installation . The AA . M . having closed his lodge , the brethren to the number of nearly forty , retired to a splendid banquet , when the usual Masonic and other toasts were given . Bro . Twiss , P . G . O ., presided at the pianoforte , and also accompanied Bro . Bullock in "The Miller of the Dee . " The AV . M . also called for one of Bro . Bullock ' s medleys , which he sang to his own accompaniment , and received an ovation of applause . The success of this lodge is largely due to Bro . Griffiths , P . G . S ., who has been Treasurer and Secretary of it for many years .

Lodge of the Four Cardinal Virtues ( 979 ) . —The monthly meeting of this lodge took place on Tuesday , the 26 th ultimo , at the Crewe Arms Hotel . The AV . M ., Bro . Bullock , was supported by all his officers , a large number of the members , and several visitors , including the Rev . A . A . O'Neil , Prov . G . Chap , of East Lancashire . Previous to the ballot being taken for the candidate who had been proposed by a member of this lodge , and who both are residents of another town , where there is a

working lodge , the AV . M ., Bro . Bullock , read two letters from the AV . M . of the neighbouring lodge , and a discussion followed . The proposer was present , and vouched for his friend ' s good character and fitness . Bro . Bullock had also informed the AV . M . of the lodge Where the candidate resides of his proposition for initiation , and the purport of the first reply was , that the gentleman was not acceptable there . On asking for some definite reasons , none were given . The ballot was then taken ,

and the eighteen members present all voted in his favour . He was not present , and therefore his initiation was deferred to next lodge . A petition for Margaret Douglass , whose husband died here some two months back , was signed to be presented to the Board of Benevolence . Bro . Bullock also informed the brethren that Alfred Mould , youngest son of their first and late beloved AVorshipful Master would be a candidate at the next election for the Boys' School , and he hoped each brother would secure a few votes for the orphan of so good a Mason . The brethren , after the closing of the lodge , took supper . Several songs were given afterwards , and the evening was a most enjoyable one .

RUNCOBU . —Mlesmere Lodge ( No . 758 ) . —The regular monthly meeting of this lodge was held at the Freemasons' Hall , on AVednesday evening , the 27 th ult ., at seven o ' clock . The chair of K . S . was occupied by Bro . C . C . Imison , W . M ., who was supported by the following brethren , viz .: Bros . W . Rigby , P . M . ; R . Clark , R . AVright , J . AVard , T . Garfit , J . Taylor , 11 . Roberts , J . H . Beckett , J . Nichols , H . Hankinson , J . Mason , A . Caldwell , AV . Garnett , J . Alexander , W . Morgan , \ A .

Macintosh , Treas . Visitors : Bros . J , Bowes , P . M . 148 , and P .-ov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; T . Davies ; P . Pearse , 148 ; J . G . Hughes , 1055 . The lodge was opened in clue form , ancl tbe minutes of the previous meeting read and confirmed . The ballot was then taken for Messrs . AValter Hull and John Clare Ridgway , candidates for initiation , which proved unanimously in favour in each case . The two gentlemen being present , as also Mr . T . Morris Acton ( duly elected at a previous meeting ) they were

, severally introduced and initiated by Bro . J . Bowes , P . M ., at the request of the AV . M . The AV . M . ( Bro . Imison ) announced that it afforded him extreme pleasure to present to the lodge the harmonium they had listened to that evening . The only condition that accompanied the gift was that it might be lent to the churchwardens during the alterations at the parish . A cordial and hearty vote of thanks to the AA ' . M ., was unanimously