The Masonic Mirror.

e wished them to consider that the larger the number of Masons tho heavier might be the charge upon their funds , aud therefore they ought to take every means m their power to render them adequate to any occasion which might arise . He believed the proposition which he now made was popular m the provinces , and he believed the time would come when it would add to the strength of thc Order . For tweuty-five yeai ., he had been a worker in the hiveand loved too well to

, Masonry fntf R 1 % 00 lu'se . : ! idl ml S ht bc detrimental to its interests , and thcre-11 , 4 10 Ut -T , 1111 S t 0 , dwtnrb t ,, c P ° 3 ition o £ tlle P' -Mont Grand Z ^ X f h 0 Xf ' : \ " ] < f < ° » provision for his successor whenever a laoancy , which lie hoped was far distant , might occur . He was forli led m makmg it by the custom of the Order , by the writings of Dr . u ? - ;^ y tl l \ ' fr ot tho ^™™ ns Magazin e , all of which ho le Ti Jated * 'C rC 1 , eWal of ° ffi 0 es ¦ > aud sUoldd bc "taud alone ln « bread the

w , 1 hr ^ upon waters , sure that it would return to , re ' , „; " ? ' I ' "' *?? h ° POd th ° 0 ra " - d Lod 8 » would now pas . his lesolution , tor he would assure them that there was iu it no covert intention to treat the M . AV . G . M . with disrespect . -L . ro LINCKES seconded the motion , which he regarded as one of nara-~ rr ra ltho Cvaf v aad couid not ^^^ . ;^ Xb

, 2 £ . t , l ! ° Z ' Wa )' S talki " ot P' ^ rving the ancient rose ' , , ? l , , , ° -. " ln no ™* il , lbut « l tluj l ^ ion of their c the 11 1 , t ° 1 * T " ! i l'iU " y g'"al'd 0 d ' tlwt thura uouUl " «* ' tt'icl unm b rr W 0 t " S \ lad ° "' iU boi ,, S illtended ¦ ¦» -i covert bes i -it J tC 7 " SlU' ° P 1-0- Stobbll , S '"¦ ° " S bt it forward in the cm i £ ' i " ' f C 01 mn f ° T . il ,, rotho , > dt ™* ™ fcifclcd to thoir best

brm , Irr YJNCI ^ - BUOT 1 IEK 0 OUldsi ; cn ! , forco *» "y « f the arguinents ffiaSvTt , ! he motiou ' Ir (! nmd M s » ™>* to S : ;^^^ nio ^ tS ora , ortimity ** ** « ° - *» deokk . wa ? wb / li ; llS 0 ' , ° PP 0 S - \ ? V ? ti 011 ' Tll ° 'luostiou they had to . iv le , e of an m n X ? " $ ? ^ H 1 ™* 8 ' e to boU m ita hand the Ctl " ?? ° Mad Wlctllw ' ifc Arable to

g r cUf f u r M * - '' ,, , ™« office Oi tbS ; c- T ' ? ' ° Ca , Ue t 0 " ^ i-stand the du ties of his w ' \ unit ? n il i ° " ° ° 11 UU J ° i , 10 d isflue wMl JJl ' ° - atohbing . It but twin i 01 ' Ty r ?™ ti , oy bild had '' »« = ession ot G . Ms ., lhmS ° ± 1- I T ackuowled S « l by lim ' ' Stebbi "S W » " « ir , that five til Ord r w li ' " y ° J ° >" Cl thc M ^ oiiic ranks , it was a proof that duties h- ?" , I '" 8 lIUdel ' It 3 l jresont ni ] sl ' - : l bld 1 «» neglected his ?

ere ; -a Zn " 5 T "" i ^ ''^ ""^ « ° Stebbing , h dWecouv / '' ei' Wbulmdul' « llcb circumstances would Lift rono al f . S , ' , ' / i ° n ° ! f ' to '"'"• He did not approve the SioHWl ^ . ' i " Cbal - ' ils nilcr ' boliovod tl . at the would s „« y , ' , ^ 1011 ° t ''"'al candidates for the office of Grand Master , id ultn , nM ^ T - " T Dg , ° »> ix > tlira ,, dividing them into partie ancl ultimatel y bringing discredit un thc Craft .

Stc . b . „ v d . . LE , f ; ' , r consid « ' « 1 tho motion , notwithstaaiding Pro . ht so ^ thor , « lM l T K th - Gl ' aUd M ; Ktur ' had r-iwod misclt a thousandfold m the estimation of the brethren by the di-ni-£ 57 H " 1 IV ''' , "' V ° ^ d t 0 tUe » otion now b f e w- « 1 ¦ S i ld IU 10 WU llis Uoble brotbci ' J 01 ' ™» V years , and it o ,: ; ¦ i ( f . rit ™ , if ' / i esidius i r thc cmfl that j' ^ du ^ s » coud f . 7 f - 'f the resolution were adopted his noble friend could not for moment think

, a of continuing Grand Master siieikim .- for Inmself were he Grand Master he ceitninl | should nof ' J ° of Alto n ° v lie ° ' i i f r od tho " «> l «« "n- Tlie constitution Ws ^^ ssa . ^' s-. ssrs tsr & afis ¦a ^ £ _ rasfti : ^ r " - ™ "" - " ' ™ ! 00115 ^' the lnotion mostinopj . ortim cand although

Bm ^ uv , , Bio . Stebbing declared that he bad no intention of mak n-bis Si S ^ ' ^ - ^^ BT & ffiS

i ^ seed , ofte or n 1 1 " ^ ' -Tt ~? a 0 tl"'nVisC , U ) " '" uld bo s" »' " 'S . SiSas 'afift ^ ^ l ^ S-^ that tleiv -, ' P''ovnic , a Lodges , where it would be supposed fOh- « 1 ! J ^ J-cnen-al of the attacks upon thc Graml Master ° 7 , 0 "t t "' , 't ^ tato of things winch ho and his friends had ev ,.,. 1 aC 0 1 £ ^

oStficeiT ' ' U' ° Qrai"M" ^ -P'oMy _ " tLlof f ,. m ^ f 1 l ! fTVKE b' « Sed to move an amendment to the effect " That this Guild Lod ge expresses its entire confidence in thc MAV . Grand A aster taL ^ nlT X CUi f ' - ai , Ua " P P ° «»» Whicli would have tU d b " f tettermg its free choice of future Grand Masters , aud restrict the miv 1 l ftitution considered

«^', - : " itfcmnrr *' . ' *• i h - . " He ' t o p JJ ^\^[ attempt to get rid ot the Grand . Master by aside wind It rW "Si:iaw:i° ^^ - —" -

Masonry threw as much honour upon the coronet as the ° c £ ^ co i

throw upon Masonry . Bro . TAYLOR suported the original motion ; but his observations were so interrupted by impatient cries for a division that it was impossible to hear him finish a sentence . Bro . STUBBING having briefly replied , the amendment was carried by a large majority , there being only four hands held up against it . BOAED OF CIENISliAI . l'UIU'OSKS . the Scrutineers then gave in their report as follows : —

• P -P T , r J [ AS ' ™ - No . Votes . Bro . * linens J . Melntyre ( J 15 153 „ Henry Empson ' , 275 151 „ Maxwell C . Close ] Q jjy „ AVilliam Gladwin X . 25 1-15 ,, A ugustus Sargood ioy u ^ „ J . Kankin Stebbing 10 S 7 14 _! „ John B . Osborne iQg ^ j ^;; ,, Kennedy " \\\ Xi 5 S ¦ „ Alfred Day i ] g it ) „ Thomas Bohn 7 , n

„ J . 1 . 1 . AVarren ^ 3 . ^ yj ; , A . Dickens , -itii iy » J-Jones . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' 100 G 11 PAST MASTERS . SO . Votes . Bro . baniucl E . Nutt 32 150 „ AVilliaiu Young . ' . ' ; . ' . ' . ' 72 : ly ,, John iSyuionds -v ] | gj Morris Levinson ] :

„ y J , „ C . llutton Gregory -jgy | 2 (> „ Thomas P . Tyermau 231 11 G „ AVilliam Vcrrall ' .. ] 333 90 „ I ' rederick Adiard 7 77 „ G . Haward ' ... . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' . " 108 63 „ J . 0 . Iruiiian 5 34 Isidor Levinson 7 y ,

„ „ D . Davies 37 X ) ,, Nicholas Bradford 51 15 ; , J . AVatson 221 ) 15 „ F . Saiidon JS 8 y „ J . Austin j j . j The Acting Graud Master then declared ' the'iirst seven Masters ' , and t ic iirst seven l'Ms dulelected the Board of General for

... y , as Purposes tic ensuing year , the following brethren being added by the Most AV 01-« n - ! ' , . V " 1 Maiitev :- Jk" ° - JVllul : H' » 'ers , President ; Bros . AV . H . \\ Jute ; L . Crouibio ; J . Hervey ; W . B . AVilson ; P . Slight ; j e . nniiigs ; J . LI . Evans ; A . Le Vcan ; and Jos . Smith .

The undermentioned brethren were elected on the Colonial Board :-Bro . Jl'icliolas Bradford pjj ,-j „ John S . S . Hopwood P . G . D . ; , George Lambert pjj ' 23 . ] " J ; lraes Mason . ' . ' . ' . ' . ' ; . ' , ' V ' ] J 0-s . Mark Shuttleworth 2

; , P . M . ' o . ,, Stephen Barton AVilson ' .. . ' . p . G . jj . „ AVilliam Young PJ ] ' 70 The following brethren were added by tiie'Jl . AV . G , M .:-Bros J LI Evans , President ; A . AVoods , and J . Smith . Bro . N . Bradford , Vice

And the undermentioned brethren to be on the Committee of Mana-e-Er AVidowV benevolent Institution for A ged Freemasons mid Bro . Samuel Aldrich p JJ ; ^ ¦ ¦ ' {^ 't bollard ;;;;;;; p ;^; 1 ( j 8 „ 11 . h . Cooper inr oTe , 11 /* 1 Tl ¦ ' - *' - ' # J ( < J ^ "'edllay AOL

• ' 118 „ Samuel Gale j >^ ly „ John Gurton PJl ' 211 „ Benjainin Head p ! JL ' 3 ,, IV . S . Masterman HTbl . 11 ,, John B . Osborne IVir i OQ -. ; 1 ( , ' > II , At J , ¦ IVOi ohn Symonds p j [ 0 ; Ton names were added by the M .. AYG . M . ' as follows .-Bros . A . Per-V" ?' 1 r ' , Scot 1 t ' *[' . ^ , ' - ° P « ' « ' « l . J . U . Kvans , P . Pattison , AV . G . Clarke , h . If . Giraiid , I . Breitlmg , and J „ s . Smith , the first four being new

r ™ _ b ° f _ f _ rW l 1 "" 5 ^ ovu' 1 ° ' u , <«* . toiKl Lodge was closed in ample loi 111 , and the proceedings terminated . 110 VAL BKN . I- VOLENT I ^ STITUTIOX . -V si'ua-vi . mooting of the Governors and Subscribers was held in tho leinplc attached to I- ' reeinasons' Hallon FridayJune 1 stto take into

, , , consideration , 1 communication received from Bro . Gale , as lo there being some mistake in the return af . the late election for annuitant " Bro . , I . Udall , AM ' ., presided . A committee having been appointed to examine thc polling papers , it was discovered that a number of votes given for Mrs . Comey , ° _ yo . 12 on ' tho list of candidates , had been accidentall y carried to the credit of Mrs