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The Masonic Mirror.
THE MASONIC MIRROR .
MASONIC MEMS . At the meeting of tho Board of Benevolence , on AVednesday last , Bro . John Hervey , P . G . D ., in the chair , ten petitions were relieved with various sums amounting to £ 115 , ancl three were r 3 commendec ! to Grand Lodge for sums of £ 30 each—one of tbe latter cases coming from Soutliern Cross Lodge ( So . 1095 ) ,
Tarrangower , Alctoria . . - We are happy to hear that the Devonshire brethren are about to emulate the example of other provinces by making an exertion to improve the funds of the various Masonic Charitios . We believe the Girls ' ' School will first receive their marked attention . Tho Provincial Grand Lodge of Monmouthshire is appointed to be held at Newport , on Friday , the 30 th inst .
Royal Benovolent Institution For Aged Masons And Their Widows.
ROYAL BENOVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR AGED MASONS AND THEIR WIDOWS .
The animal meeting of this Institution was held in ihe Temple , adjoining Freemasons' Hall , on Friday the 16 th inst ., Bro . John Uclall , A . P , presiding . The Secretary , Bro . Farnfield , read a communication from the M . AV . Grand Master , President of the Institution , regretting that his health would not allow him to attend the meeting . His lordship also stated that he had fixed the last AA eclnesday in January , 1863 ( the 28 th ) for the next festival . The Secretary
, further informed the brethren that the M . AV . Grand Master had approved the R . AV . Bro . John Havers , J . G . AV ., as the President for the occasion . The Secretary then read tho report of the Committee . It stated that at the third annual festi val , in January last , the donations and subscriptions amounted to £ 19316 s . There hacl been added by purchase to the Stock standing to the credit of the Male
Fund £ 1000 Three per Cents . ; to tho Widows'Fund , £ 700 ; and the sustentation of Building Fund , £ 100 . The funded property now amounted to for the Male Fund , £ 15 , 000 ; Widows' Fund , £ 6050 ; and Sustentation Fund , £ 812 . The permanent annual income , including the grants from Grand Lodge , amounted to , for the Male Fund , £ 1050 , ancl Widows ' , £ 531 10 * . After the last election there were 78 male annuitants on tho fund , of whom
ten had since died , ancl 45 females , of whom four had died . The committee recommended those vacancies to be filled up , but could not recommend any increase in the numbers , in consequence of a resolution passed at the last meeting , for raising
all the £ lo pensions to Widows to £ 20 , there being now twentysix enjoying the benefits of that augmentation , and six widows receiving half their late husband ' s annuities , of which four were new . There were now on the list of annuitants nineteen London brethren receiving together £ 4-15 per annum ; fortynine country brethren receiving £ 1091 ; together , £ 1506 . Twenty-three London widows were receiving £ 4-90 , and eighteen country £ 374 and half the annuitof their deceased husbands
, y ; one London widow £ 12 10 s ., ancl five country £ 65 , making a total of £ 244-710 s . The £ 50 voted by Grand Lodge last year for coals and fuel for the annuitants in the Asylum hacl all been expended . By a resolution of the Board of Stewards of January 29 last , the committee had received the balance of deposits £ 37 2 s . for the sustentation fund . The committee hacl had under consideration a proposition for admitting annuitants by nomination , and
had come to the conclusion that supposing the age of the nominee to bo 55 years , and the mean amount of annuities to men being £ 25 , the proper sum to charge would bo £ 428 ISs . 4 c ? ., and the mean amount of annuities to females being £ 23 10 s ., the snm required would be £ 103 12 s . The report having been adopted and tho officers for the year appointedit was resolvedon tho motion of BroJSymonds
, , . . , Assist . G . D . C ., — "That rule 12 of the rules and regulations be amended , by erasing the name of the Bight Hon . the Earl of Yarborough in each case in ivhich it occurs in the said rule , and substituting m each case the name of the Eight Hon . the Earl cle Grey aud ' Ripon . " On the motion of Bro . J . S . S . Hopwood , P . G . D . — ,
Royal Benovolent Institution For Aged Masons And Their Widows.
" That it shall be lawful for subscribers at special general meetings of this institution , to entertain motion .- ; for tho adoption of any new regulation or law , or the abrogation cr alteration of any existing regulation or law ; provided such special , general meeting be convened in conformity to rule S . " —To form . an addition to rule 45 . Ou the motion of Bro . J . S . S . Hopwood , P . G . D . — !
Pursuant to a similar resolution passed by the Committee of i Management , on the 14 th Nov . 1861—' 'That it be a regulation or law of this institution , 'that no motion for the creation , increase , or diminution of any salary , or for the grant of any money ( unless the object be for payment of bond fide debts ) , shall be entertained without notice thereof being given at the meeting ofthe committee preceding that on which it is intended to make such motion . The Election was then proceeded with and resulted as folio ivs : —
MALE CANDIDATES ELECTED . Burch , Thos ., age 73 ( Bcuileigh Salterfcon ) 92 GS Mai-shall . Tames .. 69 ( Northampton ) 8 G 52 Norris , James , 72 ( London ) A . 8152 Harrison , James , GS ( Huddersfield ) 7200 Frederick , Aug . H ., 61 ( London ) . ... 6260 Routledge , Thos ., 69 ( AVigfcon ) 6239 Morris , Win ., 77 ( Over Darwen ) 6236 Sherwood , John , 75 ( Chichester ) 6224 . Brindle , James , 6 . 9 ( Liverpool ) 5965 AA'herry , Jam es , 69 ( Devonport ) 5654
NOT ELECTED . Beckett , James IL , 65 ( Mantwich ) 554-5 Sutherland Eobt . 4-5 ( Durham ) 4-999 Stratton , AVm . H . G 4 ( Corfu ) 4610 Knight , IL , 70 ( Bolton ) 4582 Davies , Thos ., 73 ( Yarmouth and London ) 3149 Hinde , Chris ., 70 ( Lancaster ) 1909 Henderson 63 Hull 1895
, Jas ., ( ) Hughes . AV . D ., 72 ( London ) . " .... 1836 Mitchell , B ., GS ( Guernsey ) 1783 Flymen , Jas ., 77 ( Sidmoufch ) 1335 McKenny , M ., SO ( Hinckley ) 856 Bowey , j ., 65 ( Exmouth ) 815 AA'inter , Jas ., 71 ( Hastings '! 745 Baglie , AV ., S 2 ( Sunderland ) 602
Lawrence , C , 74 ( London ) 544 Maxwell , IL , 60 ( Bury ) 460 Thompson , J ., 71 ( Berwick ) 410 Taylor , John , 71 ( Hyde ) 237 Broadbent , John , 73 ( Newton ) 152 Cockcroft . . X , 70 ( Todmorden ) 104 MorleyJ ., 68 ( Todmorden ) 78
, Lucas , Jas ., 60 ( Gateshead ) ; 65 Martin , H ., 83 ( Scilly ) 8 jjedfern , Joseph , 69 ( Denton ) 7 ixon , John , 70 ( Longtown ) 2 Green , Thomas , 68 ( London ) 0 Holt , S ., 77 ( Kersley ) 0 Lyon , G ., 77 ( Kendal ) 0
WIDOWS ELECTED . Piper , Eli / .., 76 ( Rochford ) 4316 Broadfoot , Ann , 60 ( Loudon ) 2864 Pierce , Isabella , G 7 ( Winchester ) 1 S 68 Berry , Eliz ., 65 ( Guernsey ) 163 S Nor ELECTED . Gamauf , Char ., 57 ( London ) , 1741 * YeatesAlice 78 ( Radcliffe ) 1592
, , Lowe , Lydia , 64 ( Harwich ) 1477 Hudswell , Eliz ., 63 ( Batley ) 14-71 Mordey , Margt ., 77 ( London ) 1346 Cresswell , Mary , 57 ( London ) 884 Collard , Mary , 76 ( Ramsgate ) 568 Pnttock , Jane , Go ( London ) 54 G PartingtonPetti" 83 ( Kersley ) 64
, , Dixon , Sarah , 79 ( Boston ) 53 Marson , Mary , G 7 ( Colchester ) 16 Slater , Ann , 78 ( Slaidburn ) 14 . Stanslicld , Betty , 71 ( Todmorden ) 10 Votes of thanks to Bro . AJdall for bis conduct in the chair , uid the Scrutineers closed the pvoccedinsrs .
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The Masonic Mirror.
THE MASONIC MIRROR .
MASONIC MEMS . At the meeting of tho Board of Benevolence , on AVednesday last , Bro . John Hervey , P . G . D ., in the chair , ten petitions were relieved with various sums amounting to £ 115 , ancl three were r 3 commendec ! to Grand Lodge for sums of £ 30 each—one of tbe latter cases coming from Soutliern Cross Lodge ( So . 1095 ) ,
Tarrangower , Alctoria . . - We are happy to hear that the Devonshire brethren are about to emulate the example of other provinces by making an exertion to improve the funds of the various Masonic Charitios . We believe the Girls ' ' School will first receive their marked attention . Tho Provincial Grand Lodge of Monmouthshire is appointed to be held at Newport , on Friday , the 30 th inst .
Royal Benovolent Institution For Aged Masons And Their Widows.
ROYAL BENOVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR AGED MASONS AND THEIR WIDOWS .
The animal meeting of this Institution was held in ihe Temple , adjoining Freemasons' Hall , on Friday the 16 th inst ., Bro . John Uclall , A . P , presiding . The Secretary , Bro . Farnfield , read a communication from the M . AV . Grand Master , President of the Institution , regretting that his health would not allow him to attend the meeting . His lordship also stated that he had fixed the last AA eclnesday in January , 1863 ( the 28 th ) for the next festival . The Secretary
, further informed the brethren that the M . AV . Grand Master had approved the R . AV . Bro . John Havers , J . G . AV ., as the President for the occasion . The Secretary then read tho report of the Committee . It stated that at the third annual festi val , in January last , the donations and subscriptions amounted to £ 19316 s . There hacl been added by purchase to the Stock standing to the credit of the Male
Fund £ 1000 Three per Cents . ; to tho Widows'Fund , £ 700 ; and the sustentation of Building Fund , £ 100 . The funded property now amounted to for the Male Fund , £ 15 , 000 ; Widows' Fund , £ 6050 ; and Sustentation Fund , £ 812 . The permanent annual income , including the grants from Grand Lodge , amounted to , for the Male Fund , £ 1050 , ancl Widows ' , £ 531 10 * . After the last election there were 78 male annuitants on tho fund , of whom
ten had since died , ancl 45 females , of whom four had died . The committee recommended those vacancies to be filled up , but could not recommend any increase in the numbers , in consequence of a resolution passed at the last meeting , for raising
all the £ lo pensions to Widows to £ 20 , there being now twentysix enjoying the benefits of that augmentation , and six widows receiving half their late husband ' s annuities , of which four were new . There were now on the list of annuitants nineteen London brethren receiving together £ 4-15 per annum ; fortynine country brethren receiving £ 1091 ; together , £ 1506 . Twenty-three London widows were receiving £ 4-90 , and eighteen country £ 374 and half the annuitof their deceased husbands
, y ; one London widow £ 12 10 s ., ancl five country £ 65 , making a total of £ 244-710 s . The £ 50 voted by Grand Lodge last year for coals and fuel for the annuitants in the Asylum hacl all been expended . By a resolution of the Board of Stewards of January 29 last , the committee had received the balance of deposits £ 37 2 s . for the sustentation fund . The committee hacl had under consideration a proposition for admitting annuitants by nomination , and
had come to the conclusion that supposing the age of the nominee to bo 55 years , and the mean amount of annuities to men being £ 25 , the proper sum to charge would bo £ 428 ISs . 4 c ? ., and the mean amount of annuities to females being £ 23 10 s ., the snm required would be £ 103 12 s . The report having been adopted and tho officers for the year appointedit was resolvedon tho motion of BroJSymonds
, , . . , Assist . G . D . C ., — "That rule 12 of the rules and regulations be amended , by erasing the name of the Bight Hon . the Earl of Yarborough in each case in ivhich it occurs in the said rule , and substituting m each case the name of the Eight Hon . the Earl cle Grey aud ' Ripon . " On the motion of Bro . J . S . S . Hopwood , P . G . D . — ,
Royal Benovolent Institution For Aged Masons And Their Widows.
" That it shall be lawful for subscribers at special general meetings of this institution , to entertain motion .- ; for tho adoption of any new regulation or law , or the abrogation cr alteration of any existing regulation or law ; provided such special , general meeting be convened in conformity to rule S . " —To form . an addition to rule 45 . Ou the motion of Bro . J . S . S . Hopwood , P . G . D . — !
Pursuant to a similar resolution passed by the Committee of i Management , on the 14 th Nov . 1861—' 'That it be a regulation or law of this institution , 'that no motion for the creation , increase , or diminution of any salary , or for the grant of any money ( unless the object be for payment of bond fide debts ) , shall be entertained without notice thereof being given at the meeting ofthe committee preceding that on which it is intended to make such motion . The Election was then proceeded with and resulted as folio ivs : —
MALE CANDIDATES ELECTED . Burch , Thos ., age 73 ( Bcuileigh Salterfcon ) 92 GS Mai-shall . Tames .. 69 ( Northampton ) 8 G 52 Norris , James , 72 ( London ) A . 8152 Harrison , James , GS ( Huddersfield ) 7200 Frederick , Aug . H ., 61 ( London ) . ... 6260 Routledge , Thos ., 69 ( AVigfcon ) 6239 Morris , Win ., 77 ( Over Darwen ) 6236 Sherwood , John , 75 ( Chichester ) 6224 . Brindle , James , 6 . 9 ( Liverpool ) 5965 AA'herry , Jam es , 69 ( Devonport ) 5654
NOT ELECTED . Beckett , James IL , 65 ( Mantwich ) 554-5 Sutherland Eobt . 4-5 ( Durham ) 4-999 Stratton , AVm . H . G 4 ( Corfu ) 4610 Knight , IL , 70 ( Bolton ) 4582 Davies , Thos ., 73 ( Yarmouth and London ) 3149 Hinde , Chris ., 70 ( Lancaster ) 1909 Henderson 63 Hull 1895
, Jas ., ( ) Hughes . AV . D ., 72 ( London ) . " .... 1836 Mitchell , B ., GS ( Guernsey ) 1783 Flymen , Jas ., 77 ( Sidmoufch ) 1335 McKenny , M ., SO ( Hinckley ) 856 Bowey , j ., 65 ( Exmouth ) 815 AA'inter , Jas ., 71 ( Hastings '! 745 Baglie , AV ., S 2 ( Sunderland ) 602
Lawrence , C , 74 ( London ) 544 Maxwell , IL , 60 ( Bury ) 460 Thompson , J ., 71 ( Berwick ) 410 Taylor , John , 71 ( Hyde ) 237 Broadbent , John , 73 ( Newton ) 152 Cockcroft . . X , 70 ( Todmorden ) 104 MorleyJ ., 68 ( Todmorden ) 78
, Lucas , Jas ., 60 ( Gateshead ) ; 65 Martin , H ., 83 ( Scilly ) 8 jjedfern , Joseph , 69 ( Denton ) 7 ixon , John , 70 ( Longtown ) 2 Green , Thomas , 68 ( London ) 0 Holt , S ., 77 ( Kersley ) 0 Lyon , G ., 77 ( Kendal ) 0
WIDOWS ELECTED . Piper , Eli / .., 76 ( Rochford ) 4316 Broadfoot , Ann , 60 ( Loudon ) 2864 Pierce , Isabella , G 7 ( Winchester ) 1 S 68 Berry , Eliz ., 65 ( Guernsey ) 163 S Nor ELECTED . Gamauf , Char ., 57 ( London ) , 1741 * YeatesAlice 78 ( Radcliffe ) 1592
, , Lowe , Lydia , 64 ( Harwich ) 1477 Hudswell , Eliz ., 63 ( Batley ) 14-71 Mordey , Margt ., 77 ( London ) 1346 Cresswell , Mary , 57 ( London ) 884 Collard , Mary , 76 ( Ramsgate ) 568 Pnttock , Jane , Go ( London ) 54 G PartingtonPetti" 83 ( Kersley ) 64
, , Dixon , Sarah , 79 ( Boston ) 53 Marson , Mary , G 7 ( Colchester ) 16 Slater , Ann , 78 ( Slaidburn ) 14 . Stanslicld , Betty , 71 ( Todmorden ) 10 Votes of thanks to Bro . AJdall for bis conduct in the chair , uid the Scrutineers closed the pvoccedinsrs .