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the duties of the S . AV . and J . W . in the unavoidable absence of those officers . No other business having to be transacted , the lodge was closed in ancient form and in perfect harmony at nine p . m . until the 4 th April , aud the brethren adjourned to refreshment . After the removal of the cloth , and grace having been said by the Chaplain , the usual loyal and Alasonic toasts were proposed by the W . AL and duly responded to . The healths of the visitors were dulhonouredand Bro . Fendelon in

replyy , ing thanked the brethren for the courtesy shown to him , and expressed in the highest terms the qualification he had experienced that evening in witnessing the able manner in which the AV . AI . conducted the various ceremonies . Bro . Fendelon said that as he had the honour to hold a high position in the Craft , perhaps the brethren would pardon him if he gave them a few words of advice , and he cautioned them against

recognising too freely any casual signs , and more especially not to countenance begging Alasons , as about nine ont of ten were impostors , and not worthy of being in any way noticed . Bro . Davies responded in a few well-chosen remarks . The brethren separated at an early hour , after having passed a very pleasant evening . AVe must not omit to notice that Bro . Pell kindly volunteered to take the onerous part of Tyler , and carried out the duties of that not most agreeable office in an able manner .

WARWICKSHIRE . BlEJIINGHAJI . The Masonic Sail and Club Company ( Limited ) . The ordinary annual general meeting of the directors and shareholders of this Company was held at the Alasonic Rooms , Newhall-street , on the 26 th ult . Bro . S . Lloyd Foster ( chairman ) preside : ! and the following directors were also present : —Bros .

, J . S . Benson , Dr . Bell Fletcher , A . S . Blanckensee , AV . C . McEntee , AV . H . Sproston , R . Dawson , T . Dawson , T . Bullock , jun ., H- Weiss , Air . Herbert , and Air . D . Alalins , jun . There was a moderate attendance of shareholders . The report and balance-sheet of the directors having been printed and distributed amongst the shareholders , was taken as read . In moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet , the

Chairman said he had only to state that since the last meeting , on the 1 st of November , the directors had used their very best endeavours to get the remainder of the shares off , and with what success they then knew . The company had come into this position , that something must be done . Either some means must be taken to get those shares off , or a resolution must be passed to wind up the company , such resolution to be confirmed at a special meeting called for the purpose , and time would be left

for the shareholders to take any course they chose in the interim . He iound there were 660 Al-asons in Birmingham , and out of that they mustered but 312 in the company—considerably less than one-half . They had also 96 shareholders out of Birmingham , making a total of 408 . Of these , 48 shareholders held one share , 79 held two , 9 held three , 24 held 4 , 96 held

5 , So held from 5 to 10 , and 70 held from ten upwards . That was the old list . The new list comprised 81 additional , of whom GO held five shares aud under , 10 held from 5 to 10 , and 11 held more than 10 . Of the 582 new shares taken , the directors had subscribed themselves upwards of 200 , so that the application to the whole body of Alasons had resulted in 365 shares being taken . Thus the exertions of the directors had not been seconded in that Alasonic spirit which would have carried them to a

successful result . Whether in the face of it coming to a standstill the shareholders would take some prompt measures to keep the company going remained to be seen . He hoped they would ; for if those 350 Alasons would only take two or three shares each the thing would be done easily , well , ancl properly . If , on the other hand , the company was wound up , the shareholders would have nobody to blame but themselves .

Mr . AV . H . Fairfax seconded the resolution for the adoption of the report and balance sheet , which was carried unanimously . The retiring directors and auditors were re-elected . The Chairman said their present position being that they must either wind-up the company , oriaise £ 5 , 000 on a thousand shares , 100 of which they knew where to get off ' , he should be gladfor any bodto offer suggestion . They had his ( the

, y any Chairman's ) views and the views of the directors in the report , and he was prepared to answer any question , or to receive any suggestion . Air . AVilliams thought that after the amount of work which had been done by the Board of Directors and the Committee of Investigation , it was not only a pitv , hut insane and idiotic , to

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let the matter drop through . The company , if the capital could be raised , had every prospect of success . Ho could not think that there would be any difficulty of disposing of the remaining shares if a personal canvass were made- Lot them try and carry that through , and show the world that Alasons could overcome a difficulty . Air . Nelson thought that the matter had been before the Alasons long enough . Some four months had elapsed , and

hebelieved every effort that could be made had been made . He believed it was the opinion of the meeting that that company had been wretchedly mauled , and miserably managed , and , evenwith the addition of Captain Bullock , his able coadjutor , theshareholders had no confidence in the directors . Never was aprospectus of a joint stock company placed before the pnblicwith fairer prospects than was that

companyandnotwith-, , standing every advantage , and backed by men of note and position , they got from confusion to " confusion worse confounded . " Having had four months more latitude , they bad * only got rid of some 600 shares out of more than a thousand . He thought there was no possibility of their being able to carry on . No one more than himself regretted the position of the company , but he believed there was nothing for it but to

wind it up . He thought the directors and officers of the company should retire , and allow the company to be wound-up by the shareholders . Air . F . Aladeley was in favour of still trying a personal

canvass . A shareholder bad little confidence in their being able to carry on the company , but he thought the suggestion of a personal canvass was worth the trial . He did not agree with Air .. Nelson that the directors and officers should retire , as he believed that , even if the company were to be wound-up , it would be better done by the present machinery than by an elaborate new one . He moved" That this meeting be adjourned until

, this day month , ancl that the secretary be instructed to give notice on the circular convening the meeting that a resolution will be then proposed for the voluntary winding-up of the company ; and that a committee be appointed to make a personal canvass amongst those Alasons who are not at present shareholders . " Mr . Fairfax seconded the resolution .

Air . F . D . Johnson thought that the Alasons had been canvassed quite enough . He thought it is duty to propose the following amendment : — "That this company be wound-up , and inasmuch as the past conduct of the directors has tended to withdraw from them the confidence of the shareholders , and they can no longer rely upon their judgment or discretion , it is expedient that the company be now wound-up , ancl that the

management be entrusted to Alessrs . F . Cohen , T . Bullock , J . Suffield , E . Yates , H , B . S . Thompson , J . Allen , I . Nook , and Nelson , with power to add to their number . " Air . J . Nock seconded the amendment . Air . T . Bullock , whilst being willing to support any measures for carrying on the company , thought that , as confidence in the body of directors was gonethe company had better be

wound-, up . On being put to the meeting , the resolution was carried . Alessrs . W . Short , Fairfax , Aladeley AA'illiams , and Dr . Foster were appointed a committee to carry out the resolution , and the meeting was adjourned for a month . A cordial vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman .

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LIMERICK . SEIEBEREEN . —SU ereen Lodge ( No . 15 ) . —The regularmonthly meeting of this ancient lodge was held on Thursday , the 7 th inst ., at the lodge rooms , North-street . The following brethren attended : Bros . John F . Levis , P . AL , AA . M . ; William Eddy , S . W . ; Lieut . Albert E . Pole , 12 th Lancers , J . AV . ; John AVilson , See . ; D . Hadden , P . AL , Treas . ; H . E . Nichols , S . D . ;

J . Douglas , J . D . ; T . Trinder , I . G . ; R . Lee , I . P . M . ; C . Clarke , P . AI . ; R . Beamish , P . AL ; F . P . E . Potter , P . AI . ; Captain HGillett , 13 th Light Infantry ; Captain Vandeliur , 12 th Lancers ; P . Riely , AV . Lyinns , J . G . Beamish , J . E . Marshall , John O'Donoghue , & c . The lodge being opened in the first degree , the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed , also some letters from the Grand and Provincial Grand Lodges were read and discussed . A ballot was taken for Mr . J . Twanton ,.