Bro. Franz Anton Mesmer.

to g ive to those Avho have acquired a wrong impression of him a true one . I have , therefore , in . these pages permitted him , as much as possible , to speak in his own words . I have remained silent

myself , and have been a listener , rather than a talker ; for I have , as I have already observed , very frequently remarked in those Avorks Avhich treat of Mesmer ' s theories and person , that whilst these latter were fully enlarged on , his precise ,

distinct Avords were but sparingly imparted . ( To be continued . )

Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

MASONEX DEATJLOPED . The highest developments of Freemasonry are seen in the conduct of Freemasons as individuals to one another . Next inferior to them are the developments of Freemasonry iu the capacity of a lodge membership . Selfishuess controls men much more as corporations than as individuals . Next agaiu iu inferiority , and , lowsst of all , come Grand Lodges . The first of these is profitable to brotherly love , the last to discipline . —A . 0 .

ROSE CROIX . Few persons have thought to study this interesting grade—to know its historical basis ; in one word , to appreciate its colour in its real , religious , philosophical , and Masonic A'ieAA ' . Several Avriters think the creation of this grade is the work of BaAvn . T . T . Smiler assures us that the

society of the Eose Croix Avas founded in Egypt , in the fourteenth century , by Eosenkreuzer . An ancient author relates , that in the city of Benares , in the East Indies , there is a triangle encircling a cross , ornamented with a rose , that the le have in great veneration .

peop A distinguished writer attributes the institution ¦ of this grade to Godfrey de Bouillon , King of Jerusalem . An oriental tradition tells us of an interesting occurrence iu the death of Our Saviour Jesus Christ —the first drop of blood that fell from his wounds

% vas changed iuto a rose . The circumstance unites the rose aud the cross . What is the most striking fact is , that the grade of Eose Croix cannot be considered but to commemorate the institution of the evangelical doctrine . —A . CXEOSKI .

BROTHER PROrESSOR AVEISHAUPT . The brother at York , Avho inquires respecting this illustrious Mason , will find him noticed in my communications to the FREEMASON ' MAGAZINE , vol . x ., pages 205 and 305 . His philosophical Avritiugs are numerous . lb does not appear that there is any work him

by upon Freemasonry ; bub there are two publications by him in defence , and in exposition , of the doctrines of his Order of the Illuminati . 1 . "Apologie des Illumines , " Leipzig , 1786 . 2 . " Le Systeme des Illumines perfections , " ib . 1818 . There is an earlier edition of this last . Both publications are in octavo . —CHARLES PURTON COOPER .

PARODY ON " THE ENTERED APPRENTICE . The Convivials . To the voice of a friend . Ye convivials attend , And in chorus the subject prolong ; Mirth , freedom , and ease , Must certainly please ,

And such to convivials belong . Joy and friendship ' s our plan , Deny it , who can , - To be happy and cheerful each night ; All wrangling or uoise , AVhich true pleasure destroys , We banish , as foe to delight .

Let the bucks of the age , Double meanings engage , tet Masons their wisdom display ; Without any offence , We wish to commence , An order as happy as they . A fine starry night's

The choice spirit's delight , While , jocund , they raise up their songs ; If goodness of heart , Reigns when they depart , The same to convivials belong . Then come , let us join , In a theme so divine

, And jovially make the room ring ; Mirth , freedom , and ease , Must certainly please , And friendship's a feast for a king . —t + t-

BRETHREN OP THE BRIDGE OR BRIDGES . This order existed iu the twelfth and thirteenth century , aud the brethren Avere in the noblest sense of the words the first foresters , gamekeepers , military escorts , troopers , aud police officers , as well as the revivors , or rather , creators of domestic trade and of

architecture . They , as well as the Knights of the Temple and of Malta , were engaged in protecting and providing for travellers , whether they were sick or well , aud in escorting them with their arms iu their hands , and in erecting and keeping iu repair bridges , roadsand ferries . To enable them the better to

, devote their whole lives to this object they took vows of celibacy , poverty , aud obedience to their chiefs . The expense of maintaining this brotherhood , and of keeping iu repair the roads , bridges , & c , which they had built , Avas defrayed by alms , gifts , and legacies from pious people . All of which Ave now know of

the origin ot the Order of Bridge Brethren rests upon a bull , issued by Pope Clement the Third in the year 1189 to one of their superiors called Raymond . It is said therein that the holy father , f olloAving the example of his predecessor ' Lucius III ., 1182 , took the brotherhood and all its possessions under his especial protection as a mark of his respect and gratitude to

the Order for the many benefits they had conferred upon mankind , not only by building the bridge of Por Pas , three miles from . Avignon , but for their mercy , liberality , & c . They built many other bridges , and the celebrated bridge , " Pout St . Esprit , " in the Department de Gardin former times called Pontus

, Sancti Saturnini , is a beautiful and lasting monument of the industry , skill , and activity of this brotherhood . Its foundation was laid on the 21 st of August , 1265 , aud near it , well as near the bridge of Avignon , they built an hospital and a house for the Order , in which they lodged and refreshed travellers . It is believed