The Belzoni Masonic Mss.

Belzoni ' s Atlas , plate the first , represents the king seated on his throne with the mystic apron of serpents , emblem of royalty and symbol of the fall , a sceptre in his hand , incense burning before him . The four first hieroglyphics at the back of the eagles are Masonic , TT & JL H | Plate the second . —The arms of the nationblended with the name of the

, king ' s dynasty , offerings , etc ., and the spread eagle above , holding in each claw an ostrich feather , an eagle at each side as supporters , holding forth the grand emblem of Masonry , with armorial bearings , grades in Masonry , etc ., which forms the three eagles . Plate the third . —The royal name , with winged supporters on each side holding the grand emblem , the name ornamented with globes and feathers ,

figures kneeling on splendid cushions . Plate the fourth . —Passing certain mystic grades , etc . Plate the nineteenth . —The High Priest , or Grand Master , or High Grand Master , represented in the temple seated on a throne of state , supported on a platform ; surrounding the base of the platform are the Masonic hieroglyphics , emblems of stability , power , etc ., surmounted by winged globes , etc ., a serpent attached to it , emblematic of its direful influence over it . A beautiful

emblematic border of serpents and globes crowns the whole . The winged globe is accompanied by the following inscription according to Dr . Young : — " The sacred Father of the protecting powers Living , unalterable , reigning , ministering . " In the above temple the king is presented to the High Granel Master by one of that order , his head covered with a mask representing the head of a hawk , denoting his descent , rank , and order , grade , etc ., with his right hand gripping the ri ght shoulder of the kingholding in his left the

, Masonic key . The female at the side of the Grand Master is one belonging to the hierarchy ; she holds the key without the knowledge of its mysterious virtues . That females were permitted to assist in certain outward forms and ceremonies , processions , etc ., is clearly evident . The king having gone through the whole of the mystic science , we pass with his majesty into the Masonic Hall of Beauties , where his majest y is accompanied by the Masonic

order and receives the last and hi ghest grade in Masonry—the Masonic Key LJ k In this hall the king is invested with the triangular Masonic apron . In the same hall the king is represented in the act of offering costly vases of perfumed ointments to the female aristocracy there assembled to honour the occasion . The king is then divested of the triangular and serpent apron while presenting the offerings to the females . SARAH BELZONI .

ON THE ORIGIN OP THE LEVEL AND PERPENDICULAR , First employed in the erection of Babylon and Asyria , from which discovery proceeded the words Free Masons , which terms were unknown until some time after the dispersion at Babel . Nimrod , the royal and mighty hunter , with his vast tribes , had long been master of the lands of Shinar united with the royal herdsman Asshur and his

tribes in the strongest bonds of friendshi p . The two occupations of hunter and shepherd from the beginning were inseparable , and generally of the same family ; the protection of the hunters were most necessary to guard the flocks from beasts of prey , etc . Esau was a hunter , and Jacob a shepherd . Nimrod and Asshur appear from scripture authorit y to have been two of the most powerful princes among the unsettled nations ; their occupations rendered them of the utmost consequence to the nations round about , and to whom all were tributary . The confederated princes and sheiks of the unsettled tribes