The Installation Of H.R.H. Prince Leopold As P.G.M Of Oxfordshire.

attended , and everything passed off without a hitch of any kind . His Royal Highness , who was attendedby Mr . R . If . Collins , C . B ., Controller of his Household , and the Hon . Alexander Yorke , is the guest of the Dean of Christ

Church . Thus ended a very pleasant and memorable day , a " dies alba" for Oxford Freemasonry . Many a brother would say , as he left the Sheldonian Theatre , " Adveniant utinam sic mihi scepe dies . "

His Royal Highness is now AV . M . of the Antiquity Lodge , and of the Apollo University Lodge , and we wish him a most prosperous rule .

The Second Minute Book Of The Lodge Of Industry, Gateshead.

THE SECOND MINUTE BOOK OF THE LODGE OF INDUSTRY , GATESHEAD .

BY THE EDITOK . BY the kind permission of the WM . and Brethren of the Lodge of Industry-through the friendly mediation of Bro . P . M . Robson—the Second Minute Book has been

placed in my hands . It is a large MS . volume , bound up with a copy of the Constitutions of 1767 . It contains , written in a neat hand , the " Order of Antiquity , " and the " Apprentice ' s Charge " already given ; and also contains certain Fund

Laws of dates December 27 , 1779 , and 1780 , which as they are nearly a verbatim reproduction of those previously given need not now be re- 'eafced . One or two of them , however , deserve notin g - . " Law 28 . —Eesolved September 29 , 17 SO . That the excellent oration

composed by our worthy and worshi pful Bro . David Richardson , and delivered by him at the consecration of St . Michael ' s Lodge at Alnwick , be published at the expense of this Lodge , and a copy delivered to each member gratis . " " 36 . Any brother who shall neglect to

attend Divine Service once a month , unless lawfully prevented , shall be fined Is . " The actual minutes , not very regularly kept , begin June 5 . 1780 , and end February 3 , 1845 . But for many years the Lodge bad evidently fallen to a low ebb , until resuscitated in 1 S 45 , when it changed its locale and practically gave

itself new life . There is a Minute , September 7 , 1781 , which is very remarkable and which I cannot explain : — "Bro . Langstaff and Bro . Capt . Geo . Farquhar chosen honorary members . The officers were - chosen . ' " And then occurs

this entry : " From the Charter granted to this Lodge in the year 1774 , by the V . Honble Earl of Crawford , authorizing us to appoint a Provincial Master , we have unanimously , upwards of- 10 brethren present , elected our Worship ful Master David Richardson

to that most honourable office during his life . " Until 1808 , the entries consist of the names of officers elected annually , and the names of members , with dates of initiation , passingand- raising . As George

Cham-, pion , in 1804 : "Made , March , 5 , 1804 ; passed and raised April 2 , 1804 . " And we also do meet with an analogous entry with the following : ' Robert AValker , his mark , made , passed , and raised June 13 , 1805 . "

In 1808 , December 27 , we find the first actual minute , which relates to the lowering of the fees ; which are then appointed to be as follows ; " until midsummer next :

£ s . d . Making - - - - 2 2 0 Registering - - - 0 5 0 Liquidation * - - -020 Passing and raising - 0 10 6 Tyler - - - -010

, £ 3 0 6 This is signed by Wm . Potter , AV . M . protein . AVhat happened at Midsummer does nob appear . The only entry being : " John Dove September 4 1809 .

Oct . 1 , 1809 , Robt . Hemsly , 2 , 1809 . Thos , Chicken . " No minutes occur until August 25 , 1843 , when something like 20 brethren appear to be present , including the AV . M . ' s of 706 and 614 , Richard Bennett being

W . M , W . Coliingwood and J . Davison S . and J . Wardens , G . Fulthorp , Secretary . September 26 , 1844 , a . special meeting of the Lodge of Industry , 56 , was held at Irvell , when 12 brethren , including visitors , were present , when Lodge 614 paid Lodge 56 another visit " iu form ,