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HOARD OF MASTERS AND LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE . The usual quarterly meeting of the Board of Masters was held at Freemasons' Hall , in the Board Room , on AVednesday , the 24 th inst ., after which the usual monthly meeting of the Lodge of Benevolence was held . The R . W . Bro . J . M . Clabon , President ; the AV . Bros . Joshua

Nuun , Senior V . P ., and J . Brett , Junior V . V ., who afterwards at the Lodge of Benevolence acted respectively as AV . M . and Senior and Junior Wardens . In addition to the Grand Secretary , Bro . John Hervey , and his staff of assistants , there was a very large attendance of brethren , including the R . AA . Bros . Lord Leigh , Prov . G . M . AVarwickshire ; R . J . Bagshaw , Prov . G . M .

Essex ; and the W . Bros . John Savage , Bywaters , Burgess , Bazalgette , Gale , Gover , May , Sheen , AV . Smith , C . E ., Alexander , Walters , Lowenstark , Rosenthal , Cottebrune , and numerous other brethren , in all about 80 . The Board of Masters was opened by Bro . Clabon , when tbe business to he brought before Grand Lodge on the 7 th of June ,

including the nomination of members for the Board of General Purposes , when several names in excess of the number required were proposed , which will necessitate a ballot at the next Quarterly Communication . The names of members proposed for the Colonial Board were also in excess of the number required .

The report of the Board of General Purposes was then read . The only matter to which we may here refer with propriety is that portion relating to the organ for the Great Hall , by which , it appears , that there is at last some reasonable probability of an organ being erected iu the Great Hall in tbe course of a few mnnths .

The I mancial Report was read , and it exhibits a satisfactory pecuniary condition . The nomination of names to serve on the Board of the Royal Benevolent Institution then took place ,-and the required number of names was received . The Report of the Colonial Board was read . The Report of the Masonic Benevolent Institution was taken

as read , as it will be printed and circulated at next Graud Lodge . The notices of motion to bo put upon the Agenda Paper for next Grand Lodge wero but three , the first being by Bro . Sir-Patrick Colquhoun , with reference to the Rite of Misraim , the Order of Constautine , other quasi-Masonic Bodies that have

recently heen generated or incubated by an employe of Grand Lodge . Second , by Bro . R . AV . Stewart , that in future Grand Lodge , at its Quarterly Communication , shall meet at five o'clock and that no new business shall be entered upon after eight o'clock . Third , by Bro . Benjamin Head , that the sum of £ 50 be given to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , to provide coals

fertile inmates during winter , a motion which for so many years past was moved annually by our late and much respected Bro . John Udall . The Scrutineers for the ante-room of Grand Lodge were then named . The Scrutineers for taking and reporting the result of the

ballot to be takeu at the next Graud Lodge for members of the Board of General Purposes were also named . This being all the business to be presented to the Board of Masters , and to be included in the Agenda paper for the next Grand Lodge meeting , the Board of Masters was closed . Tiie Lodge of Benevolence was then opened . The first business was the confirmation of the grants made the last lodge , under the terms of the new regulations . There

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were seven cases , involving grants to the extent of £ 155 . Of these four had been recommended to the Grand Master , ancl one to Grand Lodge . These were put to tbe meeting , seriatim , and carried , thus they were confirmed . There were 30 new eases on the list , the hearing of which occupied three and a half hours , of these 30 new cases , one was

dismissed , arid three were deferred . Of the 26 remaining cases , two , viz ., one involving £ -10 to a brother , and one involving £ 30 to the widow of a brother were recommended to the Grand Master . Two cases each of £ 50 to widows of brethren were recommended to Grand Lodge . The other cases involved grants , one of £ 3 , seven of £ 5 , ono of £ 7 , seven of £ 10 , two of £ 15 , and four of £ 20 each . These sums amount together to £ 395 . The Lodge of Benevolence was then closed .

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ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .

Tbe annual meeting of the Subscribers of this Institution was held on Friday , the 19 f . h instaut , at the Freemasons' Hall , Bro . John Savage , V . P ., in the chair . There were also present : Bros B . Gale , A . Pratt , Joseph Smith , H . Empson , Henry G . AVarren James R . Sheen , F . Adlard , J . Stevens , E . H . Patten , John Hervey , S . May , H . Muggeridge , J . Chadwick , B . Head , J-

Kindred , N . Wingfield , C . A . Cottebrune , G . Bolton , T . AV . White , J . L . Hine , Hyde Pullen , Edw . Cox , R . Spencer , E . J . Fraser , J . Terry , AV . H . Libbis , H . M . Levy , and H . Massey . The Annual Report , which was read by Bro . Farnfield , the Secretary of the Institute , showed that the last year's income of the male side of the Institution was nearly £ 4 , 000 , and that

of tbe female side £ 3 , 000 , in round numbers ; that since the last election ten annnuitants have died ; and that , as the income of the Institution was sufficient to allow of an increased number of pensioners being received , nineteen males and thirteen females should be admitted at the annual electiou . It was , however , added that this settled addition to the number of recipients of

the fund could only be m aintained by an increase in the annual income of the Institution . The Report was adopted . Bros . Dr . Dixon , F . Adlard , ancl AV . II . Farnfield , were elected to fill vacancies which had arisen on the Committee , and Bros . John Symonds , H . G . Warren , aud J . R . Sheen , were re-elected

auditors . The Brethren then proceeded with the election of annuitants . Seven deaths having occurred since the issue of the voting papers , enabled the large number of 32 annuitants being elected to the benefits of the Institution . The following were at the close of the poll declared the successful candidates : —

Votes . JolmNoke ' 144 ( 5 Charles Blake 1260 AVilliam M . Laws 887 James AVillis 861 AVilliam Stephens 850 Samuel Shivers 752

Isaac Hall 745 Charles Sherry , ... 639 James Standeu 538 John Sherrard ... ... ... ... ... 535 John Cooper 534 R . J . Chafler , 452