The Masonic Mirror.

THE MASONIC MIRROR .

NASOXIC MEMS . We understand that designs are preparing for a Gothic Masonic Hall , Leeds . The next Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire , is to be appointed to be held at Ripon , on the 1 st of July next , when by permission of the R . W . the Earl de Grey and Ripon , D . G . M .

and Prov . G . M ., the grounds of Studley , aud the ruins of Fountain Abbey , are to be thrown open to the brethren amMady friends . The new Masonic Hall at York is to be opened on Tuesday next , the ceremony being performed by the R . W . Bro . George Marwood , D . Prov . G . M .

Grand Lodge.

GRAND LODGE .

1 . Election of members for the Board of General Purposes . 2 . Election of members for the Colonial Board . 3 . Election of members for the Committee of Management of the Royal Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and their widows . 4 . The minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 4 th

March , for confirmation . 5 . The minutes of the Grand Festival of the 29 th April' for confirmation . 6 . The report of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following grants , viz .:

—Bro . T . L ., of the St . John ' s Lodge ( No . 407 ) Pendleton £ 30 „ S . L ., of the Joppa Lodge ( No . 223 ) , London £ 50 ' „ J . S „ of tho Lodgo of Belief ( No . 59 ) , Bury , Lancashire £ 30 „ S . L ., of the Lodge of Industry ( No . 219 ) ,

London £ 50 The widow of Bro . W . C , of the Lodge of Freedom , ( No . 91 ) , Gravesend £ 50 Bro . H . C , of the Portsmouth Lodge (^ o . 717 ) , Portsmouth £ 30

7 . Tire REroM or TUB BOAUD or GEXEP . AL Punr-osis . The Board of General Purposes beg to report as follows : — 1 . A complaint has been preferred by tho Board of Benevolence against the Lodge of True Friendship ( No . ISC ) , Rochford , for certifying that a brother had been a regular contributing member for upwards of twelve years , whilst the Grand Lodge

dues had been paid for eight years only . The W . M ., in explanation , having admitted the default , and having expressed his regret that the lodge should have been guilty of this act of omission , but stating that it had occurred before any of tho present members belonged to the lodge , the board ordered the the arrears at once to be paid up , and Tcsolved , that the

explanation tendered he accepted ; cautioning the lodge , however , to be more careful for the future . 2 . A complaint has been preferred by a member of a lodge , alleging that certain of the lodge minutes did not give a correct account of the state of the lodge funds , inasmuch as in a report of auditors comprised therein , and confirmed thereby , the Grand Lodge dues payable by the lodge had not been included and deducted before striking a balance , and praying the Board to order such portion of the minutes to be annulled : aud also

praying that the lodge be ordered forthwith to pay up wnatwa ; due for the last year according to the strict letter of the byelaws , which provided for their being paid on or before the 24 th December in each year . The brother also complained that ' whereas it had been agreed that certain moneys should be paid by each member of the lodge to its private relief fund , such moneys had not been so paid , and he , therefore , praj'ed the

Board to interfere . On consideration of the case ,, and examination of the bye-laws , and it appearing that for several years past the Grand Lodge dues bad been regularly paid , though not at the time prescribed by the bye laws , the- Board resolved that with regard to that part of the complaint which referred to private Fund of Benevolence stated to belong to the lodge , the

Board could not interfere ; and with regard to that part or the complaint which referred to the non-payment of Grand Lodge dues according to the bye-laws , and to such dues not having been included in the general lodge accounts stated in the report confirmed in the minuces complained of , both the Book of Constitutions and the bye-laws of the lodge provide against their

being so included , and as there appeared , under the circumstances , no sufficient reason at present to require payment thereof , the Board dismissed the complaint . 3 . The Board have received an application on the part of the Sussex Lodge ( No . 705 ) , Dorchester , New Brunswick , which was erased for not making returns by order of Grand Lodge ,

confirmed at the quarterly communication of 3 rd September , 1 S 62 , praying to be restored to their former position . It was stated on the part of the lodge that they had regularly made their returns from year to year to their Prov . Grand Lodge , bad annually elected their Master , and had always endeavoured to work their lodge in a constitutional manner . The Board finding on inquiry that the return called for by the Grand Lodge had

actually been made within the time prescribed , but that such return had been accidentally overlooked in the Grand Secretary ' s office , resolved to recommend Grand Lodge— " That the Sussex Lodge , Dorchester , New Brunswick , having been erased in error , be reinstated and restored to its former position , and to all its Masonic privileges . " 4 . The Board further report that the last edition of the Bool :

of Constitutions , both of the 8 vo . and 32 mo . size is wholly exhausted , they therefore beg to recommend to Grand Lodge to resolve— " That the Board of General Purposes be authorised to prepare and publish a fresh edition of the Boole of Constitutions , both in Svo . aud 32-mo ., embodying therein such alterations and new laws as have been made and passed subsequent to the issue

of the last edition , the price to remain the same as at present , and the copyright to be vested in the Grand Secretary . " ( Signed ) J . LrnwET-LTK EVAKS , President . The Board have further to report , that at the meeting held on Tuesday , the 19 th inst ., it was unanimously resolved : —

" That the most cordial thanks of this Board be given to the V . W . Bro . J . Llewellyn Evans , President , for the attention he has devoted to the business of the Board , and for his uniform courtesy to all the members during his year of office . " Freemasons' Hall , ( Signed ) J . RASKIN STEKBIXG , 20 th May , 1 S 83 . Vice-President .

To the report is subjoined a statement of tho Grand Lodge accounts at the last meeting of the Finance Committee held on the loth inst ., showing a balance in the hands of the Grand Treasurer of £ 2131 19 s . 8 ( J ., and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for petty cash £ 50 . Of these sums there belongs to the Fund of Benevolence £ 853 19 * . 3 d ., to the Fund of General Purposes £ 891 7 * . Id ., and in the unappropriated account £ 436 13 s . 4 c ? .