Anagrams.

ANAGRAMS .

( Continued from page 139 ) . C KASHA WE * another poet , had a friend named Car , and finding that his own name was convertible to " He was Car , " the oireumstauce formed tho basis of some affectionate lines commencing : — " Was Car then Crashawe , or Crashaw Car ? Since both within one name combined are . "

Ono of the best anagrams made on Napoleon Bonaparte is in Latin , being Bona raptu , leno , pone ; which in English signifies , " Rascal , yield up yonr stolen possessions ! " Arthur Wellesley , Duke of Wellington , is transposable to " Let well-foil'd Gaul seknre thy renown . " Horatio Nelson , Honor est Nilo , gives , " His honours are from the

Nile . " ~ : ~ z : x :-m Addison relates an instance of an anagrammatist who , after shutting himself up for half a year , and taking many liberties with the name of his mistress , discovered on presenting his anagram that be had mis-spelt her surname . We are told that tho discovery of his mistake caused the loss of his senses .

CHRISTIANITY . " Whon I cry that I sin is transposed , it is clear " My resource , Christianity soon will appear . "

WOMAN . " My first does affliction denote , Which my second is destined to feel ; My whole is the best antidote , Snoh affliction to soothe and to heal . "

Randle Holmes , the writer of a volume on heraldry , was com . plimented by an expressive anagram : " Lo , men ' s herald !" Lady Eleanor Davies , the wife of John Davie ? , the poet , was a very extraordinary character . She was the Cassandra of her age ; and several of her predictions warranted her to believe she was a

prophetess . As her prophesies in the troubled times of Charles I . were usually against the government , she was at length brought by them into the Court of High Commission . Sbo had formed an anagram of her name , "Reveal O'Danid . '" which contained too much by an " L , " and too little by an " S ; " yet Daniel and reveal

were in it , and that was sufficient . But one of the Deans of the Arohes ( Lamb ) composed another : — " Never so mad a ladie , " which had a salutary effect npon her , and broke her spirit for prophecy .

The following anagram on the well-known Bibliographer , William Oldys , may claim a place among the first productions of this class . It waB written by Oldys himself , and found by his executors in one of his manuscripts : —

"W . 0 ., In word and Will , I am a friend to you , And one friend Old is worth a hundred new . " Here are some amusing instances of these Verbal aud literary curiosities : —

A telegraph—a great help . Astronomers—moon Btarors . Democratical—comical trade . Elegant—neat leg . Florence Nigtingale—flit on charming angel .

French Revolution—violence run forth . Ireland—Erin lad . Lawyers—sly ware . Matrimony—into my arm . Midshipman—mind his map .

Notes and Queries—a question soudor . Old England—golden laud . Paradise Lost—reap sad toils . Paradise Regained—dead respire again . Parishioners —•! hire parsons .

Punishment—nine thnmps . Radical Reform—rare mad frolic . Soldiers—lo ! I dress . Sovereignty—' tis ye govern . Sweetheart—there we sat . "Bookof Rarities , " by Bro . EDWARD ROBERTS P . M . Asst . P . G . T .

On Tuesday laBt at St . Saviour's Church , Sonth Hampstead , the eldest daughter , "Annie , " of Brother Thornns D . Bellamy of Jermyn Street , St . James ' , and " Wycheombe , " Haverstock Hill , N . W ., was united in tbe holy state to Mr . Jarrett Liveridge , a very large concourse of friends and spectators filling tho church . After the nnptial ceremony about 200 friends were entertained by the father of the

bride at a breakfast and garden fete , the dejeuner being supplied by Bro . Benoist of Piccadilly , and the wines , of very recherche quality , by Bro . Delacoste . The weather was all that could be desired , and the whole proceedings were of a charming and animated character . Among those present we noticed Bro . W . Bellamy ( uncle of the bride ) W . M . 1627 , George Bellamy 1627 , Eugene

Delacoste P . M . 1627 , General Donald , and J . E . Shand P . M . 1563 . The bride and bridegroom left for the honeymoon about 5 o ' clock amid showers of rice and every good wish for their happiness and prosperity , after which the company resumed the out-door festivities until a late hour , everything passing off with eclat , like the proverbial marriage boll .

Responsibilites Of Committees.

RESPONSIBILITES OF COMMITTEES .

THERE are certain duties which as Masons we aro under obligations to perform , requiring time , & careful discrimination , judgment , and a straight-forward honest decision . Most important of these is the duty of the Committee appointed to investigate the character of tbe applicant who knocks at the door of our Masonic homo for admission .

The petitioner has been recommended by two of the brethren , who presumably aro personal friends of bis , and as such are liable to be somewhat biased in his favour . The Committee appointed on behalf of the Lodge should act entirely without bias , either personal or otherwise , and

should each for himself ascertain for a certainty that the applicant is worthy and is of the material necessary to make a true Mason . It is not enough that the applicant is not a bad man , but it should be known beyond a doubt that he is a good and true man , and one that will be a credit rather than reproach to the institution .

In large cities especially , is the reports of the Committee an important one , for the brethren at large are often entirely unacquainted with the applicant , and in most cases must base their action at the ballot box upon the report of tbe Committee . Let the Committee , therefore ,

feel deeply their responsibility and act with great caution . Should they become convinced that the applicant is unworthy , let them have the courage to so state in their report , and not , as has been known to occur , make a favourable report and then under cover of the secret ballot accomplish the desired result .

Again , the Committee should ascertain that the petitioner for tbe degrees has resided within the jurisdiction of the Lodge at least one year prior to his application * not simply within the State , as many of the brethren have au idea is the requirement .

Lastly , the Committee should be expeditious in their work , and return their report promptly to the Secretary The work of the Lodge is often delayed by the dilatory manner in which Committees attend to thuir duties ) . —Masonic Record .

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