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Article SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER. Page 1 of 1 Article ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS. Page 1 of 1 Article THE ELECTION OF CITY REMEMBRANCER. Page 1 of 1 Article FREEMASONRY IN MADRAS. Page 1 of 1 Article THE LATE BRO. R. W. LITTLE. Page 1 of 1 Article NOTES ON ART, &c. Page 1 of 1
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Supreme Grand Chapter.
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER .
The following is the agenda for Wednesday , November The minutes of the last Quarterly Convocation to be read for confirmation . The report of the Committee of General Purposes to the
Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Eng land . The Committee of General Purposes beg to report that they have examined the accounts from the 17 th July to the i * , th October , 1 S 7 S , both inclusive , which they find to be as follows : —
£ s . d . To balance , Grand Chapter 452 1 4 Unappropriated account ... 203 , *; , - * " Subsequent receipts 238 19 6
£ 894 6 3 £ s- d . Dy Disbursements during the Quarter ... 194 18 4 , Balance 5 ° 7 ' 7 6 ' „ 111 Unappropriated Account ,,, 191 10 5
£ 894 6 3 Of which balances there is in the hands of the Trustees of the late Grand 'Treasurer a sum of £ 3 88 17 s . 41 I ., and in the London anil Westminster Bank and Bank of England £ - { io 10 s . 7 d . 'The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following petitions : —
ist . From Comps . John Robert Willson as Z ., Henry William Townsend as I-I ., John Lind as J ., and eight others for a Chapter to be attached to the Unitcel Service Loelge , No . 142 S , Portsmouth , to be called " The United Service Chapter , " and to meet at the Freemasons' Hall , Hig hbury-street , Portsmouth , in the County of Hants . 2 nd . From Comps . Howell Davies as Z ., Henry
Adams as H ., George Parry as J ., and six others for a Chapter to be attached to the Tenby Lodge , No . 1177 , Tenby , to bc called " The Dinbych Chapter , " and to meet at the Royal Gate House Assembly Rooms , Tenby , in the County of Pembroke . 3 rd . From Comps . Robert Hudson as Z ., Mark Douglas ' s as H ., George Moore as J ., and six others for a
Chapter to be attached to the St . * , Hclen ' s Lodge , No . 531 , Hartlepool , to be called "The St . Helen ' s Chapter , " and to meet at the Masonic Hall , Regent-square , Hartlepool , in the County of Durham . 4 th . From Comps . Richard P . France as Z ., John ' . ' ayes as H ., John Lamb Houghton as J ., anil seven others for a Chapter to be attached to the Downshire Lodge ,
No . 594 , Liverpool , to bc called " The Downshire Chapter , " and to meet at the Masonic'Temple , Hope-street , Liverpool , in the county of Lancaster . 5 H 1 . From Comps . Alfred Wallis Paul as Z ., Robert Phillips as II ., William Lloyd as J ., anil six others for a Chapter to be attached to the Mount Everest Lodge , No . 1525 , Darjeeling , lo be called "The Canning Chapter , "
and lo meet al lhc Lodge Rooms , Darjeclmg , Bengal , 111 the Fast Indies . 6 th . From Comps . the Rev . Robert Bowdcn as Z ., Joliii ^ Thompson Goodridge as H ., John Piggott | as | . | ., and ten others for a Chapter to bc attached to the 'Torbay Lodge , No . 1-J 58 , Paignton , lobe called "The Torbay Chapter , " and to meet at the Town Hall , Paignton , in
the county of Devon . 7 U 1 . From Comps . Wesley Francis as Z ., Thomas Joyce as II ., William Sink as J ., and fifteen others for a Chapter to be attached to the Natalia Lodge , No . 1665 , I'ietermaritzburg , to be called "The Natalia Chapter , " and to meet at the Masonic Temple , Longmarket-strcet I'ietermaritzburg , in the Colony of Natal .
8 lb . From Comps . James Richard Bishop as Z ., Isaac Dawc as H ., William Fenwick as J ., and nine others for a Chapter to be attached to the St . Anne ' s Lodge , No . 970 , East Looe , to be called " The St . Anne ' s Chapter , " ami to meet at the Masonic Hall , East Looe , in the county ijf Cornwall . 'The foregoing petitions being in all respects regular , die Committee recommend that the prayers thereof be
' •' fspectively granted . ¦ jth . 'They have also received a petition from the Principals and other members of the Royal Victoria Chapter , N ° - 35 8 1 Ireland Island , Bermuda , West Indies , praying for a Charter of Confirmation , the original Charter being entirel y decayed , and the Committee recommend that the prayer of the petitioners be granted .
The Committee have likewise to report : —• 'That Comp . Joseph Smith , Past Director of Ceremonies , " | the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England , was on the 30 th of ljuly last suspended , by unler of the Board of General Purposes , " from all his Masonic functions and privileges for a period of two years . " 'That the said suspension was reported to and
approved by Granel Lodge , on the 4 th of September last , iml in accordance with Article 10 , page 6 , of the Royal 'Itch Regulations , Grand Chapter will proceed to declare Com ]) . Joseph Smith suspended from his Arch Masonic functions . T he President will therefore move * . — That Comp . Joseph Smith , P . D . C ., be declared suspended from his Arch Masonic functions for the period whiie
such Craft suspension continues in force . Comp . Jeseph Smith , being an elected member of the Committee of General Purposes of the Supreme Grand Uiaptcr , is , by reason of his suspension , disqualified from ¦ "lending such Committee , it will , therefore , be necessary "nit the Grand Chapter elect another companion to fill the vacancy thus caused . ( Signed ) JOHN CREATON , President .
Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
The monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , was held on Thursday afternoon at Freemasons' Hall , Col . J . Creaton in the chair . There were also present Bros ., ) . A . Rucker , S . Rawson , H . Browse , A . H . Tattershall , Col . | ames Peters ,
Major E . J . Finney , Jno . G . Stevens , W . F . C . Moutrie , II . Potter , H . A . Dubois , John Boyel , Arthur E . Gladwcll , H . Hacker , E . Lctchworth , Thos . F . Peacock , Edw . Spooncr , Geo . R . Shervill , Herbert Dicketts , Henry Venn , Thos . Cubitt G . Faulkner , F . R . W . Hedges , Secretary , and H . Massey ( Freemason ) . After the minutes had been read and confirmed , one petition of a candidate to be placed on the list for April
Election was received . Two others were deferred , not having been received in time . A proposition ofthe Chairman for the payment of . £ 10 to the School of Cookery to enable some of the Girls of the Institution to attend that school was agreed to . The following letter from Bro . John Caldwell was read and ordered to bc acknowledged with thanks . Sea View Cottage , Starcroft , Devon .
To the W . M . of the Robert Burns Lodge , No . 25 , held at the Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen-street , London . Dear Sir and Brother . As I find my health is so bad I fear I shall not be able to attend my lodge any more , so beg to resign myself in lodge , but beg to enclose a cheque for to bc divided between the Boys' anil Girls ' Schools of £ 100 each , which I will thank you to
acknowledge through the Masonic journals ( receipt for the same ) and the Exelcr and Plymouth Gazelle . Cheque for £ 200 forwarded to the Treasurer of the Grand Loelge , Freemasons'Tavern , Great Qucen-strcet , to the account of the Robert Burns Lodge , No . 25 . Y ours fraternally , ( Signsd ) JOHN CALDWELL , P . M . 61 .
Oct . 29 , 1878 . A letter was also read from Bro . Peter Matthews , elated Oct . 1878 , and stating that failing health compelled him to give up his professional duties as elentist-surgeon , and retire into private life . He must , therefore , resign the office to the Girls' School , which he had held for twenty years . This letter was also received with many expressions of
regret and thanks for past services . Bro . Gladwcll said that as a Sub-committee had been appointed to revise the bye-laws of the Institution he should like to impress upon them the propriety of altering the laws as to the price to be paid for buying a girl into the school . At present the price was 170 guineas ; but as the children were admissible from eight to eleven years of age , cither the price was too low at eight years or too high at eleven .
1 he Chairman in reply , said that this subject would be taken into consideration by the Committee . 'The Chairman also stated that the Committee woulel meet on boxing day . Bro . Dicketts proposed , and liro . E . Spooncr seconded , the admission by purchase of the daughter of Bro . Charles Jardine , a brother who was drowned in the collision between the Bywell Castle and the Princess Alice . 'The Committee then adjourned .
The Election Of City Remembrancer.
THE ELECTION OF CITY REMEMBRANCER .
At the Coutt of Common Council on Thursday afternoon , on the motion of Mr . Deputy Taylor , the names of the candidates for this office were read . They were as follow : —Mr . Vincent Baines , Mr . A . B . Elliott , Bro . F . G .
Faithful ! , Mr . Wm . Griffith , Mr . W . Hardman , Bro . H . Howkins , Mr . Walter Hughes , Bro . W . G . Lemon , Bro , Macrae Moir , Mr . E . C Nepean , Mr . Henry Paull , Bro . Captain Bedford Pirn , M . P ., Mr . John Proctor , Mr . C H . Robarts , Mr . A . Turner , Mr . John Turner , Mr . Wheelhouse , M . P ., and Mr . Yardley . The candidates were
invited to take seats on the alderman ' s bench , and answer to their names by rising . 'This having been done except -in two cases it was arranged , on the motion of Mr . Deputy Lowman Taylor , to reduce the number of candidates by show of hands , to six , and then further reduce them , by show
of hands , to three . From the three two would be selected by poll , and a poll would finally decide the election . Bro . J . B . Monckton , the Town Clerk , read a letter from Mr . Paull , resigning his candidature , as he found it would involve his giving up many of his present engagements .
The election was then proceeded with , Bro . Alderman Hadley assisting the Lord Mayor to count . The first show of hands resulted in the retention of the names of Bro . Faithful ! , Mr . Hardman , Bro . Lemon , Bro . Macrae Moir , Mr . Robarts , and Mr . Yardley ; the second further reduced them to Messrs . Faithful ! , Moir , and
Robarts . Deputy Shepharel and Mr . M'Gcorge were elccled scrutineers , and the first poll was at once commenced , the result being declared by the Lord Mayor as follows : — Robarts , 154 ; Faithfull , 87 ; and Moir , 86 . The second poll , to decide between the two former , followed
immediately , when Mr . Robarts received 135 , and Bro . Faithfull 55 votes . Mr . Robarts having been declared duly elected , thanked the Court for the honour they had conferred on hini , which he trusted they would never regret . Uro . Faithfull also briefly thanked those who had given him their support , and the Court adjourned .
Freemasonry In Madras.
FREEMASONRY IN MADRAS .
'The minds of the brethren of the mystic Craft are now being very much exerciseel in this presidency over a matter of no small importance to themselves . Who is to be their Grand Master is the burthen of their thoughts , and the question is causing them a very great deal of anxiety . The selection of a successor to the important position
renelereel vacant by the lamented death of the late Right Worshipful Bro . John Miller virtually rests solely with H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the Grand Master of all English Masonry . But it has been customary for each district to recommend a candidate for nomination , and in elcfcrcnce to this prayer , their candidate has invariably been accepted . The advantages of this plan are manifest , as
the candidate recommended is the one who obtains the largest number of votes from the brethren of his district , and is , therefore , the one above all others , that would be the most acceptable to the majority . This plan has ordinarily worked well . Somehow there has always been some one who was most popular , and before whom all other candidates withdrew . Now , however , there is a great
commotion in their midst . There are two candidates , neither of whom is willing to withdraw in favour of the other . These are Major Saunders , the present Deputy Grand Master , and ergo , acting head of the Craft , and the other Dr . Cockburn , A . M . D ., a comparative stranger to this district , but a very high and reputedly zealous Mason . The former candidate is a prime favourite of all the three
Madras Lodges , as well as of a larger percentage of the Mofussil Lodge . He has intimately been connected with Masonry in this district for upwards of sixteen years , during the whole of which time he rendered good Masonic service , as testified by the subjoined review of his career : — 1 S 62 Resuscitated anel ruleel Lodge Otther . 1 S 64 do . Lodge Good Will .
186 ,-j Re-tiectcd Master of above . 1866 Ruled Lodge St . John . 186 7 Rc-electcel Master of above . 186 9 Resuscitated anil ruled Lodge Astreei . 1871 Rc-eiectcd Master of above . 1876 Appointed D . District Grand Master . The rival candidate , Dr . Cockburn , has , however , not yet eloue anything for the Craft in this Presidency , but brings
a high reputation for zeal and bonhommie from Gibraltar , where he attained high rank . He is strongly favoured by the Masons in Bangalore and St . Thomas' Mount , who are very numerous , and who are briskly canvassing in his favour , and he is said to be also in favour with the Home authorities . How the matter will eventually be decided remains to be seen , anil , in the meanwhile , the members of the Craft are on tenterhooks of excitement to learn who will head the poll . —Madras Times .
The Late Bro. R. W. Little.
THE LATE BRO . R . W . LITTLE .
Al the installation meeting of the Hemming Lodge , 1 5 , in reading the minutes of the emergency of the 7 th May , the following resolution , fraught at present with so much interest in honouring the memory of a very popular and lamented brother occurs . " That condolence be
cxprcsscel to the widow of our deeply lamented V . W . Bro . R . Wenlworth Liitle , late D . P . G . M . Middx ., honorary member of this lodge , sympathising with her in her domestic grief , assuring her of the high esteem in which he was held by the brethren , and offering the last services of the lodge in any undertaking that may bc projected to do
honour to his memory , for his Masonic ability , his genial , benevolent nature , his intellectual acquirements , his devotion to the best interests of the province , to Masonry in general , and to the success of the Orphan Institution for the daughters of Freemasons in particular . " This resolution was followed by voting ten guineas to the Girls' School .
Notes On Art, &C.
NOTES ON ART , & c .
The King of Bavaria has ordered for himself alone a performance ofthe Wagner Nibelungen Tetralogy at Ihe Great Theatre of Munich . " Rheingold" is to be performed on the nth , " Walkiire" on the 12 th , " Siegfried " on the 14 th , and " Gi'ittcrdammerung " on the 15 th of November .
Last week an important fragment of fasti consulares was discovered in the excavations on the Via Sacra . It contains fifteen names , and connects with that in the Capitolinc Museum numbered XKVU . in the Corpus .
The Grosvenor Gallery Winter Exhibition will include a collection of drawings and sketches by the late French artist , Ingress . Two of Inglis' best known paintings , the " Sphinx " and the " Source , " arc now in the Paris Louvre .
With the end of the Long Vacation comes the annual show of chrysanthemums in the Temple-gardens . The cultivation of these pretty winter flowers has been brought to such perfection by Mr . Newton , the head gardener to the Inner 'Temple , anil the exhibition has become so
well known that the public avail themselves largely of the permission given by the Benchers to visit the gardens freely during the continuance of the show . The earlier varieties are now in full bloom . Some of the flowers have not yet arrived at perfection , but the show bids fair to be a very good one .
ELECTRIC LIGHT . —The Times has lighted up its " Chapel " with Mr . Rapieff ' s system of the Electric Light . There is reason to believe that the Corpus Professorship of Jurisprudence at Oxford , which Sir Henry Sumner Maine resigns at the end of this year , will be convuted into a Professorship of Constitutional Law and Legal History . —Allien ivum .
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Supreme Grand Chapter.
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER .
The following is the agenda for Wednesday , November The minutes of the last Quarterly Convocation to be read for confirmation . The report of the Committee of General Purposes to the
Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Eng land . The Committee of General Purposes beg to report that they have examined the accounts from the 17 th July to the i * , th October , 1 S 7 S , both inclusive , which they find to be as follows : —
£ s . d . To balance , Grand Chapter 452 1 4 Unappropriated account ... 203 , *; , - * " Subsequent receipts 238 19 6
£ 894 6 3 £ s- d . Dy Disbursements during the Quarter ... 194 18 4 , Balance 5 ° 7 ' 7 6 ' „ 111 Unappropriated Account ,,, 191 10 5
£ 894 6 3 Of which balances there is in the hands of the Trustees of the late Grand 'Treasurer a sum of £ 3 88 17 s . 41 I ., and in the London anil Westminster Bank and Bank of England £ - { io 10 s . 7 d . 'The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following petitions : —
ist . From Comps . John Robert Willson as Z ., Henry William Townsend as I-I ., John Lind as J ., and eight others for a Chapter to be attached to the Unitcel Service Loelge , No . 142 S , Portsmouth , to be called " The United Service Chapter , " and to meet at the Freemasons' Hall , Hig hbury-street , Portsmouth , in the County of Hants . 2 nd . From Comps . Howell Davies as Z ., Henry
Adams as H ., George Parry as J ., and six others for a Chapter to be attached to the Tenby Lodge , No . 1177 , Tenby , to bc called " The Dinbych Chapter , " and to meet at the Royal Gate House Assembly Rooms , Tenby , in the County of Pembroke . 3 rd . From Comps . Robert Hudson as Z ., Mark Douglas ' s as H ., George Moore as J ., and six others for a
Chapter to be attached to the St . * , Hclen ' s Lodge , No . 531 , Hartlepool , to be called "The St . Helen ' s Chapter , " and to meet at the Masonic Hall , Regent-square , Hartlepool , in the County of Durham . 4 th . From Comps . Richard P . France as Z ., John ' . ' ayes as H ., John Lamb Houghton as J ., anil seven others for a Chapter to be attached to the Downshire Lodge ,
No . 594 , Liverpool , to bc called " The Downshire Chapter , " and to meet at the Masonic'Temple , Hope-street , Liverpool , in the county of Lancaster . 5 H 1 . From Comps . Alfred Wallis Paul as Z ., Robert Phillips as II ., William Lloyd as J ., anil six others for a Chapter to be attached to the Mount Everest Lodge , No . 1525 , Darjeeling , lo be called "The Canning Chapter , "
and lo meet al lhc Lodge Rooms , Darjeclmg , Bengal , 111 the Fast Indies . 6 th . From Comps . the Rev . Robert Bowdcn as Z ., Joliii ^ Thompson Goodridge as H ., John Piggott | as | . | ., and ten others for a Chapter to bc attached to the 'Torbay Lodge , No . 1-J 58 , Paignton , lobe called "The Torbay Chapter , " and to meet at the Town Hall , Paignton , in
the county of Devon . 7 U 1 . From Comps . Wesley Francis as Z ., Thomas Joyce as II ., William Sink as J ., and fifteen others for a Chapter to be attached to the Natalia Lodge , No . 1665 , I'ietermaritzburg , to be called "The Natalia Chapter , " and to meet at the Masonic Temple , Longmarket-strcet I'ietermaritzburg , in the Colony of Natal .
8 lb . From Comps . James Richard Bishop as Z ., Isaac Dawc as H ., William Fenwick as J ., and nine others for a Chapter to be attached to the St . Anne ' s Lodge , No . 970 , East Looe , to be called " The St . Anne ' s Chapter , " ami to meet at the Masonic Hall , East Looe , in the county ijf Cornwall . 'The foregoing petitions being in all respects regular , die Committee recommend that the prayers thereof be
' •' fspectively granted . ¦ jth . 'They have also received a petition from the Principals and other members of the Royal Victoria Chapter , N ° - 35 8 1 Ireland Island , Bermuda , West Indies , praying for a Charter of Confirmation , the original Charter being entirel y decayed , and the Committee recommend that the prayer of the petitioners be granted .
The Committee have likewise to report : —• 'That Comp . Joseph Smith , Past Director of Ceremonies , " | the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England , was on the 30 th of ljuly last suspended , by unler of the Board of General Purposes , " from all his Masonic functions and privileges for a period of two years . " 'That the said suspension was reported to and
approved by Granel Lodge , on the 4 th of September last , iml in accordance with Article 10 , page 6 , of the Royal 'Itch Regulations , Grand Chapter will proceed to declare Com ]) . Joseph Smith suspended from his Arch Masonic functions . T he President will therefore move * . — That Comp . Joseph Smith , P . D . C ., be declared suspended from his Arch Masonic functions for the period whiie
such Craft suspension continues in force . Comp . Jeseph Smith , being an elected member of the Committee of General Purposes of the Supreme Grand Uiaptcr , is , by reason of his suspension , disqualified from ¦ "lending such Committee , it will , therefore , be necessary "nit the Grand Chapter elect another companion to fill the vacancy thus caused . ( Signed ) JOHN CREATON , President .
Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
The monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , was held on Thursday afternoon at Freemasons' Hall , Col . J . Creaton in the chair . There were also present Bros ., ) . A . Rucker , S . Rawson , H . Browse , A . H . Tattershall , Col . | ames Peters ,
Major E . J . Finney , Jno . G . Stevens , W . F . C . Moutrie , II . Potter , H . A . Dubois , John Boyel , Arthur E . Gladwcll , H . Hacker , E . Lctchworth , Thos . F . Peacock , Edw . Spooncr , Geo . R . Shervill , Herbert Dicketts , Henry Venn , Thos . Cubitt G . Faulkner , F . R . W . Hedges , Secretary , and H . Massey ( Freemason ) . After the minutes had been read and confirmed , one petition of a candidate to be placed on the list for April
Election was received . Two others were deferred , not having been received in time . A proposition ofthe Chairman for the payment of . £ 10 to the School of Cookery to enable some of the Girls of the Institution to attend that school was agreed to . The following letter from Bro . John Caldwell was read and ordered to bc acknowledged with thanks . Sea View Cottage , Starcroft , Devon .
To the W . M . of the Robert Burns Lodge , No . 25 , held at the Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen-street , London . Dear Sir and Brother . As I find my health is so bad I fear I shall not be able to attend my lodge any more , so beg to resign myself in lodge , but beg to enclose a cheque for to bc divided between the Boys' anil Girls ' Schools of £ 100 each , which I will thank you to
acknowledge through the Masonic journals ( receipt for the same ) and the Exelcr and Plymouth Gazelle . Cheque for £ 200 forwarded to the Treasurer of the Grand Loelge , Freemasons'Tavern , Great Qucen-strcet , to the account of the Robert Burns Lodge , No . 25 . Y ours fraternally , ( Signsd ) JOHN CALDWELL , P . M . 61 .
Oct . 29 , 1878 . A letter was also read from Bro . Peter Matthews , elated Oct . 1878 , and stating that failing health compelled him to give up his professional duties as elentist-surgeon , and retire into private life . He must , therefore , resign the office to the Girls' School , which he had held for twenty years . This letter was also received with many expressions of
regret and thanks for past services . Bro . Gladwcll said that as a Sub-committee had been appointed to revise the bye-laws of the Institution he should like to impress upon them the propriety of altering the laws as to the price to be paid for buying a girl into the school . At present the price was 170 guineas ; but as the children were admissible from eight to eleven years of age , cither the price was too low at eight years or too high at eleven .
1 he Chairman in reply , said that this subject would be taken into consideration by the Committee . 'The Chairman also stated that the Committee woulel meet on boxing day . Bro . Dicketts proposed , and liro . E . Spooncr seconded , the admission by purchase of the daughter of Bro . Charles Jardine , a brother who was drowned in the collision between the Bywell Castle and the Princess Alice . 'The Committee then adjourned .
The Election Of City Remembrancer.
THE ELECTION OF CITY REMEMBRANCER .
At the Coutt of Common Council on Thursday afternoon , on the motion of Mr . Deputy Taylor , the names of the candidates for this office were read . They were as follow : —Mr . Vincent Baines , Mr . A . B . Elliott , Bro . F . G .
Faithful ! , Mr . Wm . Griffith , Mr . W . Hardman , Bro . H . Howkins , Mr . Walter Hughes , Bro . W . G . Lemon , Bro , Macrae Moir , Mr . E . C Nepean , Mr . Henry Paull , Bro . Captain Bedford Pirn , M . P ., Mr . John Proctor , Mr . C H . Robarts , Mr . A . Turner , Mr . John Turner , Mr . Wheelhouse , M . P ., and Mr . Yardley . The candidates were
invited to take seats on the alderman ' s bench , and answer to their names by rising . 'This having been done except -in two cases it was arranged , on the motion of Mr . Deputy Lowman Taylor , to reduce the number of candidates by show of hands , to six , and then further reduce them , by show
of hands , to three . From the three two would be selected by poll , and a poll would finally decide the election . Bro . J . B . Monckton , the Town Clerk , read a letter from Mr . Paull , resigning his candidature , as he found it would involve his giving up many of his present engagements .
The election was then proceeded with , Bro . Alderman Hadley assisting the Lord Mayor to count . The first show of hands resulted in the retention of the names of Bro . Faithful ! , Mr . Hardman , Bro . Lemon , Bro . Macrae Moir , Mr . Robarts , and Mr . Yardley ; the second further reduced them to Messrs . Faithful ! , Moir , and
Robarts . Deputy Shepharel and Mr . M'Gcorge were elccled scrutineers , and the first poll was at once commenced , the result being declared by the Lord Mayor as follows : — Robarts , 154 ; Faithfull , 87 ; and Moir , 86 . The second poll , to decide between the two former , followed
immediately , when Mr . Robarts received 135 , and Bro . Faithfull 55 votes . Mr . Robarts having been declared duly elected , thanked the Court for the honour they had conferred on hini , which he trusted they would never regret . Uro . Faithfull also briefly thanked those who had given him their support , and the Court adjourned .
Freemasonry In Madras.
FREEMASONRY IN MADRAS .
'The minds of the brethren of the mystic Craft are now being very much exerciseel in this presidency over a matter of no small importance to themselves . Who is to be their Grand Master is the burthen of their thoughts , and the question is causing them a very great deal of anxiety . The selection of a successor to the important position
renelereel vacant by the lamented death of the late Right Worshipful Bro . John Miller virtually rests solely with H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the Grand Master of all English Masonry . But it has been customary for each district to recommend a candidate for nomination , and in elcfcrcnce to this prayer , their candidate has invariably been accepted . The advantages of this plan are manifest , as
the candidate recommended is the one who obtains the largest number of votes from the brethren of his district , and is , therefore , the one above all others , that would be the most acceptable to the majority . This plan has ordinarily worked well . Somehow there has always been some one who was most popular , and before whom all other candidates withdrew . Now , however , there is a great
commotion in their midst . There are two candidates , neither of whom is willing to withdraw in favour of the other . These are Major Saunders , the present Deputy Grand Master , and ergo , acting head of the Craft , and the other Dr . Cockburn , A . M . D ., a comparative stranger to this district , but a very high and reputedly zealous Mason . The former candidate is a prime favourite of all the three
Madras Lodges , as well as of a larger percentage of the Mofussil Lodge . He has intimately been connected with Masonry in this district for upwards of sixteen years , during the whole of which time he rendered good Masonic service , as testified by the subjoined review of his career : — 1 S 62 Resuscitated anel ruleel Lodge Otther . 1 S 64 do . Lodge Good Will .
186 ,-j Re-tiectcd Master of above . 1866 Ruled Lodge St . John . 186 7 Rc-electcel Master of above . 186 9 Resuscitated anil ruled Lodge Astreei . 1871 Rc-eiectcd Master of above . 1876 Appointed D . District Grand Master . The rival candidate , Dr . Cockburn , has , however , not yet eloue anything for the Craft in this Presidency , but brings
a high reputation for zeal and bonhommie from Gibraltar , where he attained high rank . He is strongly favoured by the Masons in Bangalore and St . Thomas' Mount , who are very numerous , and who are briskly canvassing in his favour , and he is said to be also in favour with the Home authorities . How the matter will eventually be decided remains to be seen , anil , in the meanwhile , the members of the Craft are on tenterhooks of excitement to learn who will head the poll . —Madras Times .
The Late Bro. R. W. Little.
THE LATE BRO . R . W . LITTLE .
Al the installation meeting of the Hemming Lodge , 1 5 , in reading the minutes of the emergency of the 7 th May , the following resolution , fraught at present with so much interest in honouring the memory of a very popular and lamented brother occurs . " That condolence be
cxprcsscel to the widow of our deeply lamented V . W . Bro . R . Wenlworth Liitle , late D . P . G . M . Middx ., honorary member of this lodge , sympathising with her in her domestic grief , assuring her of the high esteem in which he was held by the brethren , and offering the last services of the lodge in any undertaking that may bc projected to do
honour to his memory , for his Masonic ability , his genial , benevolent nature , his intellectual acquirements , his devotion to the best interests of the province , to Masonry in general , and to the success of the Orphan Institution for the daughters of Freemasons in particular . " This resolution was followed by voting ten guineas to the Girls' School .
Notes On Art, &C.
NOTES ON ART , & c .
The King of Bavaria has ordered for himself alone a performance ofthe Wagner Nibelungen Tetralogy at Ihe Great Theatre of Munich . " Rheingold" is to be performed on the nth , " Walkiire" on the 12 th , " Siegfried " on the 14 th , and " Gi'ittcrdammerung " on the 15 th of November .
Last week an important fragment of fasti consulares was discovered in the excavations on the Via Sacra . It contains fifteen names , and connects with that in the Capitolinc Museum numbered XKVU . in the Corpus .
The Grosvenor Gallery Winter Exhibition will include a collection of drawings and sketches by the late French artist , Ingress . Two of Inglis' best known paintings , the " Sphinx " and the " Source , " arc now in the Paris Louvre .
With the end of the Long Vacation comes the annual show of chrysanthemums in the Temple-gardens . The cultivation of these pretty winter flowers has been brought to such perfection by Mr . Newton , the head gardener to the Inner 'Temple , anil the exhibition has become so
well known that the public avail themselves largely of the permission given by the Benchers to visit the gardens freely during the continuance of the show . The earlier varieties are now in full bloom . Some of the flowers have not yet arrived at perfection , but the show bids fair to be a very good one .
ELECTRIC LIGHT . —The Times has lighted up its " Chapel " with Mr . Rapieff ' s system of the Electric Light . There is reason to believe that the Corpus Professorship of Jurisprudence at Oxford , which Sir Henry Sumner Maine resigns at the end of this year , will be convuted into a Professorship of Constitutional Law and Legal History . —Allien ivum .