Part 7

162. A Royal Judgment.—P. Sadler 116

163. Tacitus.—Sir Walter Scott 117

164. Humility.—Anonymous 117

165-168. Russian Political Prisoners in Banishment.—James Allen 118-122

169-171. Tahiti.—Charles Darwin 123-125

172. Audubon, the American Ornithologist, relates how nearly a thousand of his original Drawings were destroyed.—John Audubon 126

173-177. The Battle of Kassassin.—The Correspondent of the London “Standard” 127-132

178. How the Duke of Wellington was Deceived.—Historical Anecdotes 134

179-181. A Letter from Dr. Henry Danson to Mr. John Forster, on Charles Dickens’s School-Life 135-137

182. Sir Joseph Paxton.—S. Smiles 138

183-186. Rebecca describes the Siege of Torquilstone to the wounded Ivanhoe.—Sir Walter Scott 139-143

187-190. The Favourite Hares.—William Cowper 144-146

191. Prince Bismarck’s Home.—The Correspondent of the London “Daily News” 147

192. Royal Benevolence.—W. Buck 148

193. Telegraphy among Birds.—Prof. G. Wilson 149

194-196. The Hanse.—J. H. Fyfe 150-152

197. Coming to Terms.—The “Young Ladies’ Journal” 153

198. False Pride.—The “New York Herald” 155

199. Anecdotes of Great Statesmen:

I. Abraham Lincoln.—The “New York Herald” 156

II. Prince Bismarck and Lord Beaconsfield.—The Correspondent of the London “Daily Telegraph” 156

200. The Power of Music.—Manchester “Tit-Bits” 158

201-206. The two Schoolboys, or Eyes and No Eyes.—Dr. Aikin 159-165

207, 208. The King and the Miller.—Chambers’s Short Stories 166, 167

209, 210. A Friend in Need.—Chambers’s Short Stories 168, 169

211. My First Guinea.—The Rev. Dr. Vaughan 169

212. The Green Vaults in Dresden.—Bayard Taylor 171

213. The Death of Little Nell.—Charles Dickens 172