  New York, 14th January, 1852. Sir,—It may possibly be amusing to some of your antiquarian friends to know that we have a game in use here, which I never saw or heard of in England, except in Shakspere's "Merry Wives of Windsor." I allude to Shovel-board, and I can assure you a capital game it is, requiring an eye as quick, and a hand and arm as steady, and much stronger, than billiards, which it somewhat resembles. If you wish it described with the rules of the game, say the word and I'm your man. SS. R. Mr. Willis. G. W. will be glad to receive the information so kindly offered by his Correspondent. Latin and Italian Inscription.—At Savona, on the Church of the Virgin Mary, occurs the following inscription:— In mare irato, in torbida procella, Invoco te, nostra benigna stella. Each of the words are both Latin and Italian. A. A. Monogram.—The allusion made by your Correspondent C., in your "Current Notes" for February last, p. 11, to my relative Lord Glenelg's signature, reminds me that the letters of the following singular lines, if read backwards, will be found the same as if read in the usual manner. Signa te, signa, temere me tangis et angis Rom tibi subito motibus ibit amor. Bombay, July 16th, 1851. |
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