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also arranged . A report as to the position of the London Royal Masonic Institution for Boys was given by a representative , and it was unanimously agreed that a sum not exceeding £ " 200 should be suggested to the brethren at - the approaching annual P . G . Lodge meeting as the retiring allowance of Bro . Binckes , the Secretary 01 the Boys' Institution .

* * * A most interesting and exhaustive synopsis of the Masonic charities of West Lancashire has been prepared by Bro . J . H . Tyson , P . M . 1182 . In the course of his admirably-prepared statement , Bro . Tyson says that the educational Institution (

established 1850 ) , for the education and clothing of children of deceased Freemasons , was recently amended to include , in certain cases , the maintenance of children . The sub-division of the province shows that from the year 1850 to 1888 the Liverpool Lodges have provided funds to the extent of £ 18 , 162 . ys . iod ., and the benefits to that

section have been ^ 12 , 971 . 16 s . 9 d . During the same period the cuter section of the province ( 49 Lodges ) has provided the sum of ^" 5 , 268 . us . iod ., while the sum of ^ " 5 , 863 . 10 s . 4 d . has been granted for children on account of the same Lodges . Taking separately the latter portion—the last nine years of the time ( 18 S 0 to 1888

, inclusive)—it shows that Liverpool has supplied . £ 7 , 282 . 12 s . iod ., and the payments for children have been ^" 7 , 954 . 9 s . iod . ; while the outer section has provided onl y , £ " 2 , 755 . 13 s . gd ., and has had for children grants amounting to , £ 4 , 502 . 16 s . 9 d ., showing that , while the demands on the Institution on account of the outer section

are increasing very much , the subscriptions and donations are on a smaller scale . The nearest obtainable account of the total receipts of the Institution is , £ 3 8 , 782 . 12 s . 9 d ., of which about ^ 18 , 835 . 7 - ld - has been disbursed for aid to children , while there remains a capital of ^" , 308 . 18 s . The interest received on the capital of this Institution has been ^ 13 , 816 . 18 . 7 d . The entire working expenses

( being merely printing , stationery , stamps , & c . ) for the whole period of thirty-nine years have been only , £ 1 , 355 . 5 s . 4 d . Prior to 1876 fees were paid to this Institution on account of each Lodge through the Provincial Grand Lodge ; up to that date such fees amounted to ^" 2 , 114 . us . 6 d ., viz ., on account of Liverpool Lodges

. £ 1 , 47 2 . 15 s . 6 d ., and the outer section ^ 641 . 16 s . Since that time there have instead been sundry special grants from the Provincial Grand Lodge , amounting in all to , £ " 1 , 417 . 10 s . ( an average of £ 118 . 2 s . 6 d . per year ) . The Hamer Institution , established in 1874 , for annuities to aged Freemasons , has made very pleasing progress . For this charity Liverpool provided the

sum of £ i , yoi . 17 s . 5 d ., and the outer section £ 413 . 10 s . 6 d . The interest on capital has amounted to £ 67 S . 8 s . 8 d . ; the annuities paid out amount to , £ " 479 . 3 s . 2 d . The capital of the Institution at the close of the period named was . £ 3 , 032 . 12 s . 4 d . ; the total working expenses ( consisting of printing , stationery , stamps , & c . ) for the fifteen years being only £ 191 . 19 s . 4 d . The Alpass Institution

was established in 1886 , for annuities to widowsof Freemasons . The object of this Institution has so commended it to the Brethren as to ensure very considerable success during its short existence , but the number of candidates for its benefits show the urgent need of increased support . The interest received on capital has been

. £ 110 . 9 s . 6 d . ; the annuities paid out have amounted to £ 232 . 10 s . ; the capital of the Institution being , £ " 2 , 273 . 7 - 1 (^ - > tne total working expenses for the three years have been £ 145 . 4 s . 4 d . Bro . Tyson adds : —It is only fair to remember that the working of these charities is carried out by Brethren , without any cost to the Institutions for their constant labors in the cause .

* * * The Rev . Bro . Richard Morris , whose birthday has just passed , the Head Master of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , is to be congratulated on the fact that , at last , there is a new regime in that unhappy establishment , and that , for the future , he will have his hands free . Dr . Morris is just fifty-six , has fought an uphill fight for the last dozen years , and has now his reward , and is

certain to develop , physically and mentally , his hitherto unhappy charges . Dr . Morris is a learned English scholar , whose works on the philology and history of the English language arc known and appreciated in Germany , that home of erudite English scholars . * * *

Comp . R . W . Bilby , of 77 , Grcsham-strcct , has been elected M . E . Z . of the Burdctt Chapter . At the last election meeting at the Mitre , Hampton Court , Bro . A . T . Trehearne , G . T . 657 , of 4 6 , Chancery-lane , was duly exalted .

* * * Bro . R . Grey took the chair at the last monthly meeting of the English Freemasons' Board of Benevolence , when a sum of , £ 260 was distributed among fifteen petitioners . * * *

On Wednesday , the 25 th ult ., the Freemasons of the Retford district had an interesting gathering on the borders of the Dukeries at Haughton , formerly the ancestral home of the Earls of Clare . In the ancient ruins of the chapel a Lodge was opened , by special dispensation , granted by the Provincial Grand Lodge of

Nottinghamshire . The architectural features of the building were explained and its history traced ; and the members also visited the site of the old hall on the banks of the river Main . The party were favored with most brilliant weather , and the outing , which had been arranged by Past Master G . Marshall , in commemoration of Provincial Grand honors , was of a most enjoyable character .

* * * The thirty candidates for the post of surgeon to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , Wood Green , have been reduced by process of preliminary selection from thirty-five to six . The six selected applicants are Mr . Conolly , Mr . Fairweather , Mr . Porter ,

Mr . Rout , Mr . Stephens , and Dr . Tomlin ; the Committee having wisely chosen residents in the neighborhood of the Institution at which the surgeon appointed will have to practise . The Committee had a personal interview with the gentlemen named on Friday , the 27 th ult . The election itself takes p lace at the Quarterly General Court to be held on Friday , October 25 , at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street .

* * * The Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution held their regular monthly meeting at Freemasons ' Hall , on Wednesday , the nth ult . Bro . Jabez Hogg occupied the chairand there were also present Bros . Saml . Brooks , James Brett ,

, Wm . Clarke , J . Newton , G . Bolton , W . B . Daniel , C . J . Perceval , A . H . Tattershall , Henry Garrod , W . Pierpoint , B . E . Blasby , Wm . Smith , John H . Matthews , Chas . Daniell , G . E . Fairchild , H , Cox , Alex . Mullord , Charles Lacey , Hugh Cotter , W . J . Murlis , Joseph Freeman , A . Durrant , T . Cubitt , J . S . Cumberland , C . F .

Hogard , C . Kcmpton , Clifford Probyn , S . Haslip , W . Masters _ C . G . Dilley , L . G . Gordon Robbins , Chas . E . Kcyser , II . M . Hobbs , Alex . Forsyth , John Roberts , W . J . Crutch , W . Belchambcr , W . A . Scurrah , John E . Dawson , Geo . Mickley , J . Strugnell , R . T . Fennell J A . WhiteW . H . Making , E . M . Money , and James

, . , Terry , Sec . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and verified , the Secretary reported the death of one male and one female annuitant . The Warden ' s report for the past month was read . Bro . J . S . Cumberland ' s motion that a committee be appointed to inquire into the working of the Secretary ' s office was

then discussed , and a committee was duly appointed . Four petitions were then taken into consideration , and the report of Mr . Smith , the accountant , upon the manner in which the accounts were kept , were read .