... their brother railers in the news. papers of Belgium that in that country a Flemish or French-speaking minority keeps down a Wal- loon majority, which speaks a language akin to Dutch. This passage is not an uncommon specimen of the degree of knowledge ...

... quite correct. The word is ante-cessor, and means predecessor and nothing else. I remember hearing a purist in language speak of a Catholic priest as his collateral ancestor, which was perhaps a forced expression.-I remain, your obedient servant ...

... down every deputy who protested against the gagging doctrine of the Minister of State. M. Thiers in vain ira- plored leave to speak for one minute. The President was inexorable. It was only with great difficulty that lie at last consented to a division ...

... ships. There are some, I doubt not, perfectly true particulars which I find in an English paper. The writer is, I take it, speaking of the Palestro :- We believe that she had not on board a single steel or chilled shot or shell; in fact, nothing but a ...

... decided change of opinion on this matter has been observed of late in the Government, which now seems to be more disposed to speak its mind fully on the subject than to preserve a discreet silence. The Opposition, too, do not seem to have been much impressed ...

... has fixed Monday next for the ope Ming ,oqf debato on tbe address.: .IL l - isoiz was the first memir t put ?? his xiamet speak upo it but it is thoght i he wil e his turn to Thiers. IDi that case we may elpect to seo the ball opened in grand style. Much ...

... poetical genius. All Poles with whom an English- man is likely to hold intercourse speak French, English, or German. As for the Polish peasantry, the Polish Jews, or others who speak Polish alone, he is no more likely to have dealings with them, or to need their ...

... not to place the original and the altered version of the passage in ?? with each other. Wllen they are brought together they speak for themselves. The passage originally stood: o come to our (Commnunioni Feast: There lresent in the heart, Noto in the hiumls ...

... flirts the most desperate are childless matrons, and of widows the most inconsolable are the most easily consoled. We are not speaking here of those women who are widows indeed, who stand steadfast in their grief from the yearning too obstinate after ...

... in his motion, and was loudly cheered by the majority of the. House. M. de Laguerroniere, however, insisted on his right to speak, and after some more discussion he was allowed to read his report, which of course recommended the rejection of the petition ...

... citizens, and with such a result that, according to the proverb, it was better to be a poor man than a rich man at Athens; or, speaking perhaps more strictly, better to have small assets there than large assets. But it must be considered that the citizens of ...

... Theatres, and certain lament. able hirings, which produce I the wickedness oa the county. The moralist of Carlisle, speaking on behalf of his clerical brethren, says, We condemn the Theatres because we believe they are pro- ductive of vice, seduction ...