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Scotland.
f STOW . —St . John ' s Lodge ( No . 216 ) . —The annual meeting o this lodge for tho election of office-bearers , was held iu the lodge room on the evening of Saturday , the 30 th ult ., R . W . M . Bvowiilee presiding . The following brethren were unanimously elected to the various offices . Bros . Gilbert Brownlee , reelected R . W . Master ; II . Kerr , D . M . ; R . Sanderson , S . M .: J . F . Walker , S . W . ; J . Lambert , J . W . ; J . Wilson . Treas .: D .
Scott , Treas . ; Rev . David Waddell , Chap . ; William Waddell , Senior Deacon ; George Thomson , Junior Deacon ; James Hogg , I . G . ; and Thomas Forsythe , Tyler . After the usual business vras gone through , the lodsre was closed in due form .
GLASGOW . GLAS & OTV . —Lodge Union ( No . 332 ) . —The usual monthly meeting of tbis lodge was held on Monday , the 2 nd inst ., at the Freemasons' Hall , Buchanan-street . The lodge was opened in the first degree by the R . W . M ., Bro . James " Balfour , assisted by Bros . David Ramsay , acting S . W . ; William Gibson , acting
J . W . ; Joseph Sturrat , Treasurer ; Robert Johnston , Secretary ; and other brethren . The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed , a petition was read from Mr . Thomas M . Laidlaw . He was admitted , and received the first degree at the hands of the R . W . M . The lodge was afterwards raised to the Master degree , when Bro . James Smith received that degree at the hands of Bro . James Wallace , G . S . It being the
night of election , the list of names were called over , and , no objections being offered , the -following brethren were dulyelected , viz ., Bros . James Balfour , re-elected R . W . M . ; Robert Mitchell , re-elected P . M . ; William Gibson , re-elected D . M . ; David Sommerville , re-elected S . M . ; Joseph Sturrat , re-elected Treasurer : Robert Johnston , re-elected Secretary ; Thomas Hall , re-elected I . G .: Thomas Mullens , re-elected Tyler ; David
Ramsay , S . W . ; Matthew Gray , J . W . ; James Gillfiillan , B . B . ; aud Dougald MeTaggart , Architect . The other offices not being filled up , were held over until tbe next meeting . The ceremony of installation was ably performed by Bro . James Wallace , G . S . There being no other business to bring before the lodge , it was closed in due form . The brethren then adjourned to refreshment . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts having been given , the rest of the evening was enlivened with appropriate songs , toasts , & c ., and the proceedings terminated to the satisfaction of all present .
Ireland.
IRELAND .
MASONIC FEMALE ORPHAN SCHOOL . Tho ordinary monthly meeting of the Board of Governors of this institution was held on Tuesday morning , the 3 rd inst ., at thr School House , Burlington-road , and was most numerously attended . The R . W . D . G . M ., the Hon . Judge Townsend , in the chair . The ordinary business having been transactedand the reports
, from the several sub-committees received and adopted , the Board proceeded to the election of three pupils , when the report from the scrutineers of the ballot was submitted and approved of , from which document we take the following extract : — The number of voting papers submitted to our examination was 919 . Of these 136 were from brethren voting as life
governors . 593 from brethren voting as annual governors , and 220 from brethren voting in their official capacity . Of the 919 brethren who exercised their privilege 50 voted for only one of the candidates , 41 for only two , and the re--smndei-, S 5 S , for three candidates . Of the papers received ten were not properly signed or initialled , three were from subscribers not entitled to vote , and
ten were received on the 29 th instead of the 2 Sth of November , all of which had to be rejected ( as also thirteen additional papers received by the assistant secretary after the scrutiny had closed ) . The total number of votes recorded was 3 , 327 , being 1 . 552 more than in the June election , and 66-1 more than in December , I 860 , on which oceassion the number of votes recorded was argely in excess of those at any previous election .
Ireland.
Of these votes Mary Armstrong received ..... 404 Frances E . Baker „ 385 Charlotte Burdgo „ 103 Anna Copeland „ 22 Ellen Dalton „ 17 Catherine Godbey „ 59
Mary H . Grubb „ 74 Grace Haite „ 437 Francis Levis „ 45 KateM'Nally „ 168 MaryM'Neife „ 217 Margaret Maxwell „ 48 Phoebe Shegog „ 809
Jessie Wallace „ 519 Elizabeth Williams , 20 The scrutineers think it right to mention that , had the rejected or late votes ( 110 ) been recorded , it would not have made any alteration in the relative position of the candidates . It was then unanimously resolved " that Phcebe Shegog , Jessie AVallaceand Grace Harte be declared duly elected , aud be
, admitted at such time as the Educational Committee may direct . " The Board , in expressing their satisfaction at the careful report of the scrutineers , and their thanks to those brethren for the same , desire also to record their sincere regret at the death of their esteemed Bro . Charles W . D . E . Orpen , who had so frequently acted as one of the scrutineers of this school , aud
bad in so many ways manifested the deep interest he took iu its success . The several honorary officers and committees of the school were then re-elected for the year 1868 .
Channel Islands.
CHANNEL ISLANDS .
JERSEY . PRINCE OF WALES LODGE ( N O . 1 , 003 ) . —The annual meeting of this lodge was held at the Masonic Temple , on Wednesday , the 13 th ult ., for the purpose of installing the newly-elected W . M . There was a full attendance of members and visitors , amongst the latter we noticed Bros . Dr . J . Le Cronier , P . Prov . D . G . M .: A . Schmitt , P . M . 590 ; J . Duiell , W . M . 590 ; Ph . W .
Le Guesne , W . M . 877 ; II . L . Manuel , P . M . 590 ; Ph . Binet , P . M- 491 ; Ed . D . Le Couteur , P . M . 491 ; W . II . Long , W . M . 95 S ; E . Lott , S . W . 245 ; J . Oatley , S . W . 95 S ; & c . The lodge was opened by Bro . Binet , WM ., assisted by Bros . G . J . Renouf , S . W ., W . M . elect : J . R . Giles , J . W . ; P . W . Benham , P . M . and Treas . ; Wm . Adams , P . M . 244 , Sec . ; C . Donaldson , P . M . 244 ; and a host of others . The minutes of the previous meeting were
read aud after their unanimous confirmation the lodge was passed to the second degree . Bro . R . W . Benham , on the invitation took the chair as Installing Master , when Bro . Wm . Adams presented G . J . Renouf , W . M . elect , to receive the benefit of installation at bis hands . After having assented to the ancient charges in the usual manner , and taken the obligation of W . M . elect , the lodge was raised to the third degree ,
and all who had not passed the chair withdrew . A numerous board of Installed Masters was then formed and Bro . G- J . Renouf was duly placed in the chair of K . S ., according to ancient custom . After * the board had been closed the Master Masons were admitted and the new W . M . saluted and proclaimed W . M . of Prince of Wales Lodge , No . 1 , 003 , on the roll of the Grand Lodge of England , for the ensuing twelve months , or until bis successor shall have been regularly installed in his stead . The
lodge was lowered to the second , and afterwards to the first degree , the ancient salute being given and proclamation made in " each case . The whole of the ceremony Bro . P . W . Benham conducted with great exactitude , solemnity , and impressiveness . After the usual address , delivered with great effect , to theW . M ., Bro . G . J . Renouf briefly remarked , that fully acknowledging the difficulty of the task he had undertakenhe was sensible of
, the honour conferred upon him . He congratulated the brethren ou the improved condition of the lodge as well in a pecuniary , as a working point of view , and stated his conviction that , with the hearty support of his predecessors , his officers , and the fraternal assistance of the members , upon which he was well aware he could implicitly depend , he should , at the close of his term of office , have the gratification of announcing the iu-
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Scotland.
f STOW . —St . John ' s Lodge ( No . 216 ) . —The annual meeting o this lodge for tho election of office-bearers , was held iu the lodge room on the evening of Saturday , the 30 th ult ., R . W . M . Bvowiilee presiding . The following brethren were unanimously elected to the various offices . Bros . Gilbert Brownlee , reelected R . W . Master ; II . Kerr , D . M . ; R . Sanderson , S . M .: J . F . Walker , S . W . ; J . Lambert , J . W . ; J . Wilson . Treas .: D .
Scott , Treas . ; Rev . David Waddell , Chap . ; William Waddell , Senior Deacon ; George Thomson , Junior Deacon ; James Hogg , I . G . ; and Thomas Forsythe , Tyler . After the usual business vras gone through , the lodsre was closed in due form .
GLASGOW . GLAS & OTV . —Lodge Union ( No . 332 ) . —The usual monthly meeting of tbis lodge was held on Monday , the 2 nd inst ., at the Freemasons' Hall , Buchanan-street . The lodge was opened in the first degree by the R . W . M ., Bro . James " Balfour , assisted by Bros . David Ramsay , acting S . W . ; William Gibson , acting
J . W . ; Joseph Sturrat , Treasurer ; Robert Johnston , Secretary ; and other brethren . The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed , a petition was read from Mr . Thomas M . Laidlaw . He was admitted , and received the first degree at the hands of the R . W . M . The lodge was afterwards raised to the Master degree , when Bro . James Smith received that degree at the hands of Bro . James Wallace , G . S . It being the
night of election , the list of names were called over , and , no objections being offered , the -following brethren were dulyelected , viz ., Bros . James Balfour , re-elected R . W . M . ; Robert Mitchell , re-elected P . M . ; William Gibson , re-elected D . M . ; David Sommerville , re-elected S . M . ; Joseph Sturrat , re-elected Treasurer : Robert Johnston , re-elected Secretary ; Thomas Hall , re-elected I . G .: Thomas Mullens , re-elected Tyler ; David
Ramsay , S . W . ; Matthew Gray , J . W . ; James Gillfiillan , B . B . ; aud Dougald MeTaggart , Architect . The other offices not being filled up , were held over until tbe next meeting . The ceremony of installation was ably performed by Bro . James Wallace , G . S . There being no other business to bring before the lodge , it was closed in due form . The brethren then adjourned to refreshment . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts having been given , the rest of the evening was enlivened with appropriate songs , toasts , & c ., and the proceedings terminated to the satisfaction of all present .
Ireland.
IRELAND .
MASONIC FEMALE ORPHAN SCHOOL . Tho ordinary monthly meeting of the Board of Governors of this institution was held on Tuesday morning , the 3 rd inst ., at thr School House , Burlington-road , and was most numerously attended . The R . W . D . G . M ., the Hon . Judge Townsend , in the chair . The ordinary business having been transactedand the reports
, from the several sub-committees received and adopted , the Board proceeded to the election of three pupils , when the report from the scrutineers of the ballot was submitted and approved of , from which document we take the following extract : — The number of voting papers submitted to our examination was 919 . Of these 136 were from brethren voting as life
governors . 593 from brethren voting as annual governors , and 220 from brethren voting in their official capacity . Of the 919 brethren who exercised their privilege 50 voted for only one of the candidates , 41 for only two , and the re--smndei-, S 5 S , for three candidates . Of the papers received ten were not properly signed or initialled , three were from subscribers not entitled to vote , and
ten were received on the 29 th instead of the 2 Sth of November , all of which had to be rejected ( as also thirteen additional papers received by the assistant secretary after the scrutiny had closed ) . The total number of votes recorded was 3 , 327 , being 1 . 552 more than in the June election , and 66-1 more than in December , I 860 , on which oceassion the number of votes recorded was argely in excess of those at any previous election .
Ireland.
Of these votes Mary Armstrong received ..... 404 Frances E . Baker „ 385 Charlotte Burdgo „ 103 Anna Copeland „ 22 Ellen Dalton „ 17 Catherine Godbey „ 59
Mary H . Grubb „ 74 Grace Haite „ 437 Francis Levis „ 45 KateM'Nally „ 168 MaryM'Neife „ 217 Margaret Maxwell „ 48 Phoebe Shegog „ 809
Jessie Wallace „ 519 Elizabeth Williams , 20 The scrutineers think it right to mention that , had the rejected or late votes ( 110 ) been recorded , it would not have made any alteration in the relative position of the candidates . It was then unanimously resolved " that Phcebe Shegog , Jessie AVallaceand Grace Harte be declared duly elected , aud be
, admitted at such time as the Educational Committee may direct . " The Board , in expressing their satisfaction at the careful report of the scrutineers , and their thanks to those brethren for the same , desire also to record their sincere regret at the death of their esteemed Bro . Charles W . D . E . Orpen , who had so frequently acted as one of the scrutineers of this school , aud
bad in so many ways manifested the deep interest he took iu its success . The several honorary officers and committees of the school were then re-elected for the year 1868 .
Channel Islands.
CHANNEL ISLANDS .
JERSEY . PRINCE OF WALES LODGE ( N O . 1 , 003 ) . —The annual meeting of this lodge was held at the Masonic Temple , on Wednesday , the 13 th ult ., for the purpose of installing the newly-elected W . M . There was a full attendance of members and visitors , amongst the latter we noticed Bros . Dr . J . Le Cronier , P . Prov . D . G . M .: A . Schmitt , P . M . 590 ; J . Duiell , W . M . 590 ; Ph . W .
Le Guesne , W . M . 877 ; II . L . Manuel , P . M . 590 ; Ph . Binet , P . M- 491 ; Ed . D . Le Couteur , P . M . 491 ; W . II . Long , W . M . 95 S ; E . Lott , S . W . 245 ; J . Oatley , S . W . 95 S ; & c . The lodge was opened by Bro . Binet , WM ., assisted by Bros . G . J . Renouf , S . W ., W . M . elect : J . R . Giles , J . W . ; P . W . Benham , P . M . and Treas . ; Wm . Adams , P . M . 244 , Sec . ; C . Donaldson , P . M . 244 ; and a host of others . The minutes of the previous meeting were
read aud after their unanimous confirmation the lodge was passed to the second degree . Bro . R . W . Benham , on the invitation took the chair as Installing Master , when Bro . Wm . Adams presented G . J . Renouf , W . M . elect , to receive the benefit of installation at bis hands . After having assented to the ancient charges in the usual manner , and taken the obligation of W . M . elect , the lodge was raised to the third degree ,
and all who had not passed the chair withdrew . A numerous board of Installed Masters was then formed and Bro . G- J . Renouf was duly placed in the chair of K . S ., according to ancient custom . After * the board had been closed the Master Masons were admitted and the new W . M . saluted and proclaimed W . M . of Prince of Wales Lodge , No . 1 , 003 , on the roll of the Grand Lodge of England , for the ensuing twelve months , or until bis successor shall have been regularly installed in his stead . The
lodge was lowered to the second , and afterwards to the first degree , the ancient salute being given and proclamation made in " each case . The whole of the ceremony Bro . P . W . Benham conducted with great exactitude , solemnity , and impressiveness . After the usual address , delivered with great effect , to theW . M ., Bro . G . J . Renouf briefly remarked , that fully acknowledging the difficulty of the task he had undertakenhe was sensible of
, the honour conferred upon him . He congratulated the brethren ou the improved condition of the lodge as well in a pecuniary , as a working point of view , and stated his conviction that , with the hearty support of his predecessors , his officers , and the fraternal assistance of the members , upon which he was well aware he could implicitly depend , he should , at the close of his term of office , have the gratification of announcing the iu-