The Origin And References Of The Hermesian Spurious Freemasonry.

Pacis et ariflorum superis imisque deorum , Arbiter , alato qui pede carpit iter . In this form they constituted a talisman , by the use of which divination Avas effected ; and it is said to have possessed the power of raising the dead . These

properties are easily accounted for , from the peculiar construction of the instrument . The same word in Hebrew , Greek , and Arabic—nachash , oionizes , thai , alahat—denotes both divination and . a serpent ; whence the serpent Avas in all ages

considered to be the great vehicle of divination . And hence the Egyptian priests contrived a serpent of gold to deliver responses ; and by means of machinery Avas made- to move his head and eyes at their willto the astonishment of the ignorant

, beholders . f The wings represent the air —swiftness—the means of penetrating to the regions of the dead ; and the cross was the symbol of life . Hence , then , the globe , serpent , and wings , are again

exhibited as a representation of the author and giver of life , or T . G . A . O . T . U . The French savans of the last century , according to M . PortaI , j allegorized' this symbol as folloAvs : " It is Iso , it is Jesus , Saviour of the world , and Son of Justice , that the E tians figured on all the gates

gyp of their temples ; by which the Sun of Righteousness was designated . This . approximation will doubtless appear strange to persons who forget that the Messiah is called by the Fathers of the Church the Sunand the Good Serpent ; that the

, Holy Ghost descended on the anointed of the Lord in the form of a dove ; and finally that the globe , serpent , and Avings , have precisely the same signification on the monuments of Thebes . Christians will here perceive confirmation of the

prophecies to the truth of Christianity ; of that divine reli g ion which was announced to an isolated class , forgotten by the world , but whose appearance was preceded by the expectation of the universe . "

Growls From Grumblers.

GROWLS FROM GRUMBLERS .

" GRUMBLE ! I should think so , " says Old Grunter , as he reads his paper in his

wellcushioned easy chair , Avith his choice Cuba and a bottle of the " very old " before him ; " Avhat else can Ah ! a twinge ! but I won't grumble at that . I ' m only thankful its not gout Another bang at that confounded street door ! Christmas - boxes again—give ' em everything , give ' em the house—perhaps that will help to satisfy the sharks !"

Mr . W . Sy kes has his OAVU little grievance , as he mutters : " Why can ' t them Bobbies leave a quiet cove alone , when he on ' y jest takes care of a poor little dawg Avhat can ' t find no ' ome ; the times is orful hard when they wants to grab a cove for comin' after his reAvard !"

" Do that again ! " says old Crabface , rubbing his shin and g laring at his eldest , Avho coolly lifts up the heavy dining-room chair he has knocked over , nearly laming poor old Crab— " Serves me right for leaving that comfortable little cottage for all this empty SIIOAV—another crash ! those

children will be through the floor directly . " " Blockhead i" growls Mr . Rasper , as the porter pushes him into the carriage and bangs ihe door on his heel , after he has Avaited at the beautifully ventilated station

for the forty minutes behmd-time tram . " I should like to have porters •" " He mig ht have sent a tenner , " says young Fligham , as he opens his uncle ' s letter containing a five-pound note ; " but he was always a sticker at trifles , and I "

Poor little Bloggins quietly bemoans his unhappy luck Avhen he gets home , after falling down in trying to get out of the Avay of a Pickford's van he has got roundly abused by the carman , laughed at by the passers-by , and has also smashed the bottle of cheap sherry , and one of cheaper claret

, he Avas carrying home iu his coat-tail pockets AvhereAvitb to make merry ( or ill ) the two friends he invited to the little quiet dinner they have all been looking forward to for Aveeks .

" Disgusting dinner , ' says Mr . Shocldy-SAvell ( who usually dines off a chop Avhen at home ) , after his six-course dinner ( at tariff price ) at the " Grand ; " "I Avonder people can tolerate

[ I am afraid , we cannot tolerate any more of this enlivening matter at present—the state of the weather is too depressing . —ED . 1