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recommended the election of twelve , which would make the number thirty-seven . Of the male annuitants living , sixteen were from London Lodges receiving £ 350 per annum , and thirty-eight from country Lodges receiving £ 841 per annum . Of the widows , twelve were of London brethren , receiving £ 225 per annum , and thirteen of country brethren , receiving £ 235 per annum . There were also two widows of deceased London annuitants receiving £ 20 , being one-half of their late husbands ' pensions , and two of country brethren receiving £ 25 , making a total of

eighty-three annuitants having' £ 1 , 696 per annum . Tlie asylum was in perfect substantial repair , aud had lately been whitewashed and painted . Grand Lodge had lately voted , £ 50 to supply the inmates of the asylum afc Croydon with coals , which had been placed in Bro . Farnfield's ( the secretary ) hands to dispense as required . The total receipts for tho twelve months ending 31 st of March on account of the male fund were £ 3 , 367 9 s .. and the expenditure ( including £ 1 , 299 15 s . paid to the annuitantsand £ 508 5 s . funded in the purchase of £ 550 stock ) £ 2184

, , 13 s . Id ., leaving a balance of £ 1 , 1 . 82 15 s . Gd ., out of which £ 050 Three per Cents . Reduced have been purchased , and is included in the £ 12 , 950 stock above referred to .. On account of the widow ' s fund there were received £ 1 . 781 lis . Id ., and expended ( including £ 548 15 s . to the annuitants , ancl £ 323 12 s . Gd . disbursed in the purchase of £ 350 stock ) £ 950 9 s . Id ., leaving a balance of £ 805 Is . Gd ., out of whicli £ 500 Three per Cents . Reduced have been purchased , which is included in tho £ 4 , 500 referred to above . There had been received on account of the

sustentation fund of the asylum ( including balance from last year ) £ 123 His . Id ., and expended ( including the purchase of £ 100 stock ) £ 94 17 s . Gd ., leaving a balance of £ 28 19 s . Id . The sustentation fund now amounts to £ 742 7 s . Od . The report having been adopted , Bro . Smith , P . G . Purst , moved "That in case of ths death of any approved candidate before the clay of election , all voting papers filled up in his or her behalf may be made available for any other candidate , the

governor or subscriber iu ivhose possession the voting paper may be , shall erase the number of votes placed against the name of such deceased candidate , and add { he word ' deceased , ' and . the governor ov subscrihev shall attach his or her signature to such alteration . "

Bro . Savage seconded the motion , believing it would prove highly beneficial . Bro . AVarren moved to add the words " or withdrawal" after the word ' ¦ 'death , " which was seconded by Bro . Symonds , opposed by Bros . ( Savage and Smith , and supported by Bro . AAliite , P . G . Soc , and other brethren . On a show of hands the amendment was lost , aud the original motion carried , Bros . Adams and AVarren voting against it . On the motion of Bro . Symondsseconded bBro . AVarrenit was

, y , resolved "To alter Law Eleven by omitting the words 'from time to time , ' and substituting ' at its meeting in March in each year , or at a special adjournment of that mooting , '" thus making a fixed time at which the number of candidates for any election shall be declared . A committee was appointed for raising a subscription to present a testimonial to Bro . Henley , the medical officer of the Asylum , who has for several years not only given his services gratuitously , but

ministered , to the comforts of the inmates ol the Asylum at his own expense . The retiring committee-men having been re-elected , and other formal business transacted , A letter was read from Bro . Bush , one of tlio candidates , thanking the committee for their kindness to him , but withdrawing his name as a candidate on the most gratifying ground of improved circumstances . It appears that Bro . Bushan engineer of some eminencelost a capital of

, , £ 10 , 000 iu 1842 by building a lighthouse on the Goodwin Sands , ivhich was destroyed either by the tide or collision with a vessel , and being seventy one years of age , audafflieted with gout , has been for some time in very reduced circumstances . He is now , however , engaged , in conjunction with Mr . Hall , the inventor , in perfecting a system of iron batteries for the defences of our rivers and coasts , which has met with very general approval , and it is expected will ere long be adopted by the Government .

Bro . Jas . Goad being dead , the list of candidates on the Male Fund was reduced to twenty-six , of whom twenty ivere to be elected . Scrutineers having heen appointed , the polling was proceeded with , aud according to the return resulted as follows ;—

MEN . ELECTED .

Name . Lodge of Initiation . ! Last Lodge . . A > ° ? Age Votes . Amount of D j ° Application . ° Pension . Goodwin , James No . 592 , Bishop Stortford > No . 700 , Dover 2 67 18 647 £ 20 Mordey , Thomas : No . 3 , London ! No . 206 , London 1 78 16 ^ 883 £ 25 Crompton , Benjamin No . 439 , Stone Clough I No . 44 , Bolton 10 75 14 439 £ 25 Smithson , Richard No . 311 , Hull ! No . 05 , Hull l 65 ll ' & 36 £ 20 AViyfordJohn No 1 S 2 Plymouth No 170 Plymouth 2 65 10 ' 007 £ 20

, . , j . , , Pen fold , George No . 390 , Lewes I No . 390 l 69 s ' s 76 £ 20 AA ' ood , Samuel S No . 33 , London J No . 33 . 3 73 7 JS 4 S £ 25 Knaggs , Jos No . 236 , Scarborough ! No . 926 , Eilcy 1 68 7 ' coS £° 0 Bell , Josh No . 543 , Baildon j No . 543 l 71 7 ^ 373 £ 2 ( , Hainsworth , Jos Not known 1 No . 365 , Huddersfield 1 74 7 ' l 26 £ 25 AVhite , George No . 621 , Ramsgate j No . 621 1 over 70 6 , ' 604 " £ 25 HislopPeter From Ireland No . 595 Longtown 3 S 3 ' 596 £ 30

, , e , Pearson , Jos No . 432 , Blackburn No . 432 1 67 6 320 £ 20 Crosley , Thomas No . 62 , Rochdale No . 62 2 69 6 01 S £ 20 Beaumont , John From Scotland No . 365 , Huddersfield 1 70 5 , 343 £ 25 Stanfield , AVilliam No . 386 , Bottoms in Stansfield No . 386 1 upwards 70 5 , 231 £ 25 Berry , AVilliam No . 99 , Guernsey No . 864 1 GG Z , H 1 £ 20 Garrett , Samuel No . 107 , London No . 172 , Deptford 1 60 3 , 046 £ 20 Brown , James No . 386 , Bottoms in Stansfield No . 591 , Haworth 1 74 3 588 £ 25 CatonJohn 350 Lancaster

. No . , > 7 o . 350 1 64 3 . 521 £ 20 NOT ELECTED . Stratum , AV . H No . 654 , Corfu No . 654 2 62 1 ' 62 S Beckett , J . H No . 370 , Nantivich No . 173 , AVai-ring'ton 2 63 l ' . lTS Bush , AVilliam No . 23 , London No . 26 4 , London ] 71 AVi thclrawn . Hoyle , Henry No . 150 , Bury No . 430 , Pilkington 1 73 728 HeathcoteMatthew 106 Dukiufield

, No . , No . 350 , Lancaster 1 57 403 Goad , Jas . ., ' , No . 151 , Kendal No . 350 , Lancaster 1 60 Deceased Maxwell . H No . 150 , Bury No . 261 , Haslingdon 1 58 112 " Morley , John No , 363 , Todmorden ] S o . 263 1 66 22

AVOMEN . ELECTED . Name . Husband ' s First Lodge . Last Lodge . . N ° - ° J Age . A otes . I Pension . Application . b Titterton , A . E No . 645 , Cambridge No . 646 , Peterborough 2 C 2 4 , 848 £ 15 Scott , Elizabeth No . 3 S 9 , Ipswich No . 131 , Ipswich 1 09 4 , 758 £ 20 AValker London

, Mary No . 78 , No . 78 . 4 73 4 , 039 £ 25 Longstaff , Elizabeth No . 195 , London No . 752 , Kensington 3 SI 3 , 912 ,- £ 25 Cooke , Elizabeth No . 22 , London No . 22 1 61 3 , 409 £ 15 Ellis , Ann M No . 6 , London No . 0 1 upwards 56 3 , 184 £ 15 Dann , Alice S No . 172 , Deptford No . 172 1 76 2 , 508 £ 25 Hicks , Sarah No . 59 , Colchester No . 206 , London 3 5 ? 2 , 340 £ 15 Young , Susannah No . 311 , Hull No . 311 2 upwards 60 1 , 990 £ 15 Halstead , Sally No . 355 , Hebden Bridge No . 363 , Todmorden 3 62 1 , 747 £ 15 Conolly , Sarah No . 53 . London No . 53 1 07 1 , 094 £ 20 Yule , Jane ., From Ireland ,,,, I No , 095 , Longtown 3 79 1 , 628 £ 25