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hitherto . If Bro . Bndenham ' s proposition was carried , the Council would have no power to increase ; or decrease the salaries unless on thf recommendation of the Board of Management . As a member of the Board of Management he did not think they ought to take such a re ^ pons b lity on themselves , but he considered it ought to be left to the subscribers . He opposed the motion .

Bro . PRITCHARD , Past Prov . G . Treas . Middlesex , remarked that Bro , Sminders was rather contradictory in his remarks , as in one breath he spoke of strengthening the hands of the Council , and in the next of weakening lliem . The fact was no power was taken out of the hands of the Council , but the power they had would be strengthened .

Bro . J AMES STEPHENS thought these were times of progression , but he looked on the present proposition as a retrograde movement . Thousands would be disfranchised by it , and their power would be relegated lothe Board of Management . It was a flank movement , and ought to be opposed . Bro . BODENHAM , in reply , said it was not his intention to lake away an

iota of power out of the hands of the Council , who were not a representative body . Notices of such motions as for the increase of salaries would not be known to one half of the subscribers . The Board of Management were elected , and were , so to speak , the subscribers , House of Commons ; the Council was their House of Lords . His was a progressive movement . He asked of the representative body not their action , but their opinion .

The CHAIRMAN said as there seemed to be some difference of opinion as to the meaning of the motion , he might explain that the object of the proposer was not to take out of the hands of the Council the power of voting , but that the Board of Management should first consider the increase and

decrease of salaries , and then recommend lo the Council . The Council need not afterwards entertain the recommendation . Increases had been made which had never been submitted to the Board of Management , and lhat was the whole secret of the motion . The motion was lost .

Bro . RICHARD EVE next proposed the re-election of Bro . C . E . Keyser as Treasurer . He had had experience of Bro . Keyser ' s earnestness in the affairs of the Institution during the past year as Treasurer , and in previous years as a member of the Board of Management . Bro . HENRY SMITH , Dep . Prov . G . M . for West Yorkshire , P . G . D ., fee , fee , seconded , believing Bro . Keyser was eminently qualified for the office .

Bro . KEYSER , having been unanimously re-ehcted , said he fully appreciated the honour . He had a seat on the Board of Management , and that he looked upon as of great importance . Perhaps his only qualification for the position of Treasurer was that he had the honour of being ihe largest supporter of the Institution . That was the character he intended to maintain .

The following brethren were elected members of the Council : Bros Geo . Adamson , A . Flatman , G . Glover , H . Imray , D . Jacobs , F . VV Levander , F . B . Manning , A . Millward , | . Pearce , W . j . Rowe , J . H Sillitoe and H . Webb . The following 10 Life Governors were elected from a list of 14 candi

dates nominated at the Council held 29 th March , to fill vacancies on the Board of Management , five members of the London lodges or chapters , and five members of Provincial Grand Lodges or Chapters : London—Bros . Robert D . Cummings , Charles W . Hudson , Joseph 1 ) . Langton , William Masters and John J . Thomas ; Provincial—Bros . C . K . Benson , Giogc Corbie , Oliver Papworth , Harry Manfield and Edward Ma'grctt .

The following are the unsuccessful candidates ; the successful will ba found in our advertisement columns ;

Name . Votes . Name . Votes . Goode , Josiah Arthur 2140 Scarlett , Edwin Herbert ' > ' «> Tremlett , Thomas Parkinson ... 2004 Ward , Cecil Albert 57 S Vernon , Arthur Stanley irjy . 5 Eklerkin , John Victor . 172 Collins , David Leonard 1050 Craighead , Percy Allan 347

Vockins , Reginald Cecil Hadland 1591 Linnett , Benjamin Wellesley ... 2 S 1 Fillan , Charles Turquand ^ 40 ! Pallot , Charles Frederick 203 Knight , Walter Henry 131 J 7 i AlcCalluiri . Malcolm Marson .. 174 Williams , Clinton Angus 1373 ' Aberdein , James Harold 102 Lang , Frederick Samuel ij'iu Smith , Charles Churchill 4 O Baker , Arthur SOS Cochrane , Cecil Harvey 22 Nichols , Walter Gordon 743 Ileney , William James 12 Votes of thanks terminated the proceedings .

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

Ihe Quarterly Court of this Institution's Governors and Subscribers was held last Saturday , at Freemason ' s Tavern , London , Bro . Henry Smith , P . G . D ., Deputy Provincial Grand Master for West Yorkshire in the chair , supported by , among others , Bros . Frank Richardson , George Everett , A . C . Spaull , E . M . Money , C . E . Keyser , and J . H . Matthews .

Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON , P . G . D ., moved "That equivalent voles to the value of beer supplied be granted to Bro . Charles Hammerton . " At the last meeting of the General Commiitee of the Institution it was brought to their attention that during thelast six j ears , I ! ro . Hammerton had supplied beer to the Institution to the value of over / j > 30 for nothing . Had he piid in cash this

amount , of course he would hnve been entitled to vctcs lor it . But he had supplied beer to that amount , which was a most liberal thing for a man to do , be he a Mason or not a Mason . The General Committee thought it would be a graceful act on the part of the Institution to grant voles for the value of the beer , and that all the brethren would wish that Bro . Hammerton should not be a loser .

Bro . A . C . Si'Aur / i . seconded . Besides having given the beer , Bro . Hammerton was a large subscriber of money to the Institution . He also gave a great deal of time and attention to the Institution by sitting on the House Committee and other Committees . Bro . C . E . KEYSER rppo ; ed , thinking it a bad system to give votes for

beer . In the Boys' School it had been decided it should not be done . For many years before votes were given instead of money to Bro . Hammerton . He thought a scheme should be devised to recompense Bro . Hammerton ' s generosity in another way . It was a bad principle which was contained in this motion , as it gave a monopoly to Bro . Hammerton in carrying in candidates .

Bro . }'' .. LETCIIWORTII , G . Sec , said Bro . Kcjsor was perhaps not aware of the circumstances . Ifc ( Bio . Le ' . chwonh ) had been many years a member of the House Committee of the Girls' School before Bro . Hammerton was elected en the House Commiitee . At that time it was Bro . Hammerton's practice to supp ' y the InKiUili ' ii will ) beer , for which the

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accounts were sent in and paid . But Bro . Hammerton always handed back the money , and it came to more than ^ woa year . Whei Bro . Hammerton was elected on the House Committee the rules prevented him taking money for anything he supplied , and , therefore , rather than that the Institution should lose , he supplied it with beer without making any charge , and the Committee thought this generosity should be recognised in the same way as his previous generosity .

Bro . E . M . MONEY coincided with the remarks of Bro . Keyser . By dividing this ^ 150 worth of votes among Bro . Hammerton and his daughters —all possessing at the present time an enormous number of votes—the voting power might go on 50 or 60 years . It was putting too large a power in the hands of one family . A scheme like a Hammerton presentation would connect his name with the Institution for all posterity , and while he lived he could always have one girl in the School . He wished it to be known that he was not opposing the motion . The motion was lost by 18 votes against 11 .

Bro . E . M . MONEY gave notice that he should on the next occasion move a Hammerton p resentation .

Bro . J . H . MATTHEWS proposed the re-election of Bro . Henry Smith as Treasurer , which was secended and carried . Bro . HENRY SMITH thanked the brethren for this very gracious act . Whenever he could support the interests of the Institution he should do so . The brethren then elected 22 girls into the Institution from a list of 41 approved candidates . The following are the unsuccessful , and the successful will be found in our advertisement columns :

Name . Votes . Name . Votes Ilargreaves , Isabel 2586 Canova , Trixie Kathleen Copeland iGfi Stevenson , Lydia 253 S Bate , Dorothy Mayo 142 Motris , Gertrude -2536 Robinson , Agnes Marion 134 Marsh , Elizabeth Emma 24 < J (> Richardson , Florence 131

Stanford , Ethel Brandon 1492 Williams , Violet May 113 Rouse , Mabel Ann 12 C 2 Minns , Dorothy Leonore So Harrison , Agnes Emily 1046 Woodward , Constance Mary ... 77 Holloway , Magrjie 504 Tanner , Sybil 30 Wadsworth , Edith 217 Heaps , Mabel Alice 5 Dranslield , Laura Elizabeth ... 201 The usual compliments closed the proceedings .

The Quatuor Coronati Lodge.

THE QUATUOR CORONATI LODGE .

Part one of Volume VIII . is now in the hands of the binders , and will soon be ready for issue . It will be fully up lo the average , and more generally interesting than some of its predecessors , not a few of the articles are of considerable merit and ori ginality , and all the " Notes and Oueiies , " wilh the smaller ontributions , are both suggestive and valuable . ""

Ihe conversazione is first noted , of 28 th November last , and is followed by a paper on " The Arch and Temple in Dundee , " b y Bro . T . A . Lindsay . It concerns the origin of a Knights Templar encampment in 1809 , which was placed under the ' Deuchar " bod y in Edinburgh in 181 1 , but died out about 1833 . There are also particulars of Royal Arch meetings early this century , and some important memoranda as to the Royal Arch being worked

by the 'Ancient" Lodge ( now No . 49 ) Dundee , from 1773 , through the assislance of Bro . Edward Brc-reton , " Grand Master of the Super-excellent Royal Arch Lodge , No . 52 , held in II . M . Thirty Seventh Regiment of Foot , itc , Dundee . " No . 49 was formed , or rather warranted by the Grand Lodge in 1 745 , and the No . 52 noted was on the " Atholl " register , England , chartered U ) . h May , 1756 { vide Lane ' s " Masonic Records ,

1717-1886 ) . Ihe regulations of the "Ancient" Grand Lodge as to working the Royal Arch of 1771 -3 , were adopted by this the " Ancient " lodge , and as Bro . Lindsay stales , the rules were also accepted by other lodges " where the 37 th Regiment was quartered in 1773 , such as at Montrose , Aberdeen , fee . " Circulars are also printed referring to the inauguration of the present Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland , 1816-7 .

A rcmarkaSle Paper by Bro . Edward Conder , Historian of the Masons ' Company , on 'The Hon . Miss St . Leger and Freemasonry , " will be eagerl y read by thousands of the Craft , especially as all previous statements respecting the date of that lady ' s initiation are discredited and disproved . It is likely her reception into the Craft was about the year 1710 , being then 17 , having been born in 1603 . Her marriage took place in 1713 ( as proved by

Dr . W . J . Chetwodc Crawley , in a " Supplementary Note " of great interest , who has traced the ori ginal marriage licence bond of 7 th April , 1713 ) , and hence the Masonic ligltl must have been given prior to that event . It would be manifestly unlair to give the chief points in this excellent paper , as well as another of special value b y Dr . Crawley , when copies may be had of the " Ars ( Juatuor Coronatorum , " wilh corresponding membership , for

half a guinea per annum , hy communication with our indefatigable Secretary , Bro . G . W . Speth , Margate . I should like , however , to express my warm admiration of both contributions , to thank the authors for their welldirected researches , and advise all interested to procure copies and read the evidence—startling , authoritative , and demonstrative—for themselves . The

" Family Pedigree of St . Leger and Aldworlh- —Viscounts Doneraile , " from the 17 th century to date , supplied by Bio . Conder , is both satisfactory and complete in character , removing all my doubts as to the eirly period he has fixed for the initiation of ihe " Lady Freemason , " which was during the />/ v Grand Lodge period .

" Some Notes on old Cumberland Lodges , " by our old friend , Bro . W . F . Latnonby , are most welcome to students of Ihe Cumber 1 ind Craft , ami a very readable Paper by Bro . F . J . VV . Crowe ( the est < eaied Masonic Collector of Certificates , Aprons , Jewels , fee ) , on Freemasonry in Brixham , Devon , 17 S 1-1840 , is also another able contribution to Part one , tending to

make the first portion of the new volume even more than usually interesting and useful withal . Bro . Crowe is at home in this kind of work , and spares neither time nor pains to unravel all curious and debatable points , as well as careful to faithfully reproduce the original Records , leaving them mainly to tell their own tale .

Bro . J . Kamsden Riley has an article on " English Masonic Cert' ( i : ates , ' ' which will , doubtless , be understood and much appreciated by such as Bros . Sadler , Bain , Crowe , Thorp , and others who have made such documents their special study , but I fear , the classification , good and comprehensive as it is , needs an illustrative guide for ordinary mortals , who are not up to ihe

" 3 Graces , ' the two Angels , the 3 Pillars , Glorias , and other terms , and will not find it easy to comprehend the inclusion of St . Paul with Dcrmott , the Trinity , and " Universis . " I am glad to state that an authentic work on the subject will be published , ere long , by Bro . Riley , and from an examination of the MS . lately , I feel assured its circulation v , ill nol onl y be