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should be accessible . It is luckily fully illustrated in the volume abovementioned . Mr . Rolfe had reached his eighty-first year a few weeks since . His illness was of short duration , and he expired on Sunday without a si g h . His amiable qualities hai * e endeared him to all who knew him , and his loss ivill be felt not only in thc town of Sandwich , but wherever he was known . A respected correspondent adds : —

"In Mr . Rolfe our Kentish archaiologieal researches lose a true patron , for he was not oue of those who figure only in the decorations and feastings of societies , but he was earnest and sincere for the sake of science , affable and hospitable , and under his friendly roof and auspices were often assembled some of our ablest archaeologists , who by his encouragement hai * e substantially forivarded the study of the early antiquities of our country . Some of his most valuable coins found at Richborough , we understand , are at the present moment being engraved by his friend Mr . Fairholt . "

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MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

FlXCn'S CYPHER . Ix the year 1802 W . Finch , of Canterbury , well known to the Craft as a dealer in Masonry , published A Masonic Treatise with an Elucidation on the Religions and Moral Beauties of Freemasonry , Ziydvjxyjxyjp ix , Zgjistn , Wxsljin - < $ -c , R . A ., A . M ., R . C ., K . T ., M . P ., ii /" ., < $ « ., for the use of Lodges and Brothers in General . Dedicated by Permission to William PerfectEsq ., Provincial Grand

, Master for the County of Kent . By W . Finch , Canterbury ( Second Edition , with many Valuable Additions ) . A List of Subscribers , tuitli an Explanation to this and Two other Plates , is yiven in the Booh of Elucidations on the Plates . Please to absence that every Book has here on the Title Page , ty Qxzf , and Oivjjxg Qvwgzjpix . Wanted a key to the cypher in which a great portion of these two books are printed . NZGGSA ' D Yixrv .

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR . What is thc best work to consult for the history of the Kni ghts Templar?—CHEA ' ALIER . [ If " Chevalier" is aTemplar he can or ought to know the history of his Order . If not , and the question is merely to he taken in a literary point of view , see Nicholas Gurtler ' s Historia Templariorum , Observalionibus Ecclesiasticis uucta ; 8 vo ., Amsterdam , 1 G 91 ; a second edition , with additions ,

1702 ; Peter du Pay ' s llistoire de l'Ordre Militaire des Templiers , on Chevaliers du Temple de Jerusalem , depuis son Etablissmcnt jusqua sa Decadence et sa Suppression , 4 to ., Brussels , 1751 ; the Abbe Vcrtot ' s llistoire des Chevaliers Ilospitaliers de Saint Jean de Jerusalem , ivhich is full of interest to the student ; and also An Accurate Historical Account of all the Orders of Knighthood at present existing in Europe , lo ivhich ispircfixed a Critical Dissertation upon the Ancient and Present State of those Equestrian Institutions , _ j-c ., § -c , by an Officer ofthe Chancery ofthe Equestrian Secular awl Chaptered Order of Saint Joachim , 2 vols . , London , no date ] .

GERMAN MASONIC SONG . Wishing we had a translation of some of the foreign Masonic songs , I should be glad to be informed if a German song called " Easzt uns ihr Briider " can be procured in an English dress ? I heard a German brother sing it in his own language , and afterwards give an explanation of it , ancl it seemed worthy of adoption . —FKAXCTS . [ The song our brother inquires for was translated some years since , and both words and music are printed in the Rev . Dr . Render's Tour through Germany , 2 vols . 8 vo ., London , 1801 . In the introduction the worthv doctor writes thus : —

" If au Englishman wish for almost instant acquaintance with the first ranks in Germany , his being a Freemason will render his introduction more easy and agreeable to the parties as well as to himself— Masonry being there held in the highest estimation . But it is somewhat different from that of England ; I do not mean in point of science , but in the choice of members . It is on this account by no means easy to become a Mason , as the qualifications are extremely uice and numerous ; the difficulty of choice , however , is not confined to foreignors , but extends

even to natives , the mutual consent of every member iu different Lodges being necessary to make a Mason , and it often happens that a German is excluded because one single member gives a negative . This accounts for the advantage of being a Mason , in order the more easily aud speedily to acquire an acquaintance with persons of the greatest respectability . A man will then be introduced to the literati as well as to the first ranks of nobility , aud consequently will never repent having been initiated , into this mystery in his own country ; and as the English and German

Lodges are so clo-ely connected with each other , words are inadequate to describe the advantages and pleasures which an Englishman derives from such an union . What delight must a foreigner feel iu passing some hours in a German Lodge where everything is conducted with decorum

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and the greatest solemnity I There he will meet the first princes of the German empire , nobility , and men of learning , and , to heighten tho charms aud conviviality of the scene , music—all powerful music—is called in to accompany the choicest songs . I shall here take the liberty of presenting my reader with a specimen of a German Masonic song which , is adopted in all the Lodges in the empire . I am the more induced tu publish it iu this work as I have often sung it in several Lodges in this kingdom and been requested to publish it with the music and an

English translation . The original and translation are here appended : " 1 . Laszt uns ilit-briider , " 1 . Come brothers sing with me , Weislieit erhohn ; . Join brethren all ; Singot ihr Lieder AVisdom our goddess be , Feurig und schbn . List to her call . " 2 . Lachet der Thoren « 2 Laugh at the foolish throng

, . , Die "Weisheit sohin . ihn ; Heedless and vain ; Wir sincl erkohren , AVisdom inspire our song , " iVahrheit zii hohi-n . Blest be her reign . " 3 . Maurer euch bindot , " 3 . Masons we are all bound , Heilige Pflicht ; Heart , voice , and hand , Suehet ihr findet Her laws to spread around Wahrlieit uud licht . O'er ev ' ry land .

" i . Giitter der Erden " 4 . Gods quit their thrones above , Steigen vrom Thron ; Aud at our shrine Maurer zu werden , Seek holy peace and love , Das ist ihr Lohn . Gifts most divine . " 5 . Mensehen begliickln , " 5 . Nature directs us still Lehrt uns Natur ; Mortals to aid ; Folgt mit Entziickeii This we with joy fulfil ;

, Briider der Spur . Well -we ' re repaid . ' ¦ ' 6 . Strahlen zu borgen , " 6 . "Wo need no borrowed beams , Brauchen wir nicht ; Brethren behold ! Uns leicht von Morgen From thebright east still gleams Gcittliehes lioht . Eadiant gold .-" 7 . Es leicht uns nieder , " 7 . Which in our joyful way

Bisz in die Grufft ; Is to us given Wo Gott uns wiedsr Till an eternal day Schopferish rufft . " Greets us in heaven . " ] FREEMASONS' LODGE AT BATH . In the year 1807 there was a Freemasons' Lodge held in Bath , registered in the Grand Lodge books as lS o . 243 . Can any brother kindly state the Lodge now existing in Bath which formerly bore that number , also who were its W . Ms , from 1807 to 1820 ?—A ,

Literature.

Literature .

REVIEWS . On the Causes of Irregularity of the Permanent Teeth ; and their Mechanical Treatment Considered . By JAMES ROBINSON , D , D S . ; Senior Dentist to the Royal Free Hospital , & c , & c . London : MR . ROBINSON , who has for many years been known as one of the most judicious advisers and expert operators among the

dentists of London , has of late years contributed to various scientific periodicals some 'valuable papers upon subjects connected more immediately with the technicalities of the profession . The pamphlet before us is a reprint from the Dental Review , and is marked by the same careful study and acute observation as the author ' s former treatises . The subject is . so purely one of professional interest—being intended onlas a manual for

studentsy that our readers will not be much disappointed by our leaving them in ignorance as to the details of the subject . To those , however , who may have youngsters whose ivories arc not quite so even as their parents may desire , Mr . Robinson unfolds sundry mysterious processes for strai g htening the crooked , making even all irregularities ; and in fact points out the best way to treat any vagaries which Dame Nature indulge in with regard to

may incisors , bi-cuspids , canines , or denies sapiential . The work is illustrated by explanatory engravings of irregularities and apparatuses , which are enough of themselves to give an innocent unprofessional reader the toothache ; and while we close the book with a slig ht ( but we hope pardonable ) shudder , we are bound in justice to the author to say that the learning and ingenuity which he displays are sufficient to make us thankful

that " in case of an accident" we know where a cunning leech is to be found who can repair disasters to our jaws , whether of an ordinary or extraordinary character .