Events in England--The Budgets of 1848--Repeal of the Navigation Act--The Jewish Disabilities Bill--Election of Baron Rothschild by the City of London--He is refused the Oath--Election of Alderman Salomons--He takes his Seat in Spite of the Speaker--Action in the Court of the Exchequer--The Bill finally passed--Colonial Self-Government--Lord Palmerston's Foreign Policy censured by the House of Lords--The Don Pacifico Debate--Testimonial to Lord Palmerston--Peel's Last Speech--His Death--Testimony as to his Worth--Honours to his Memory 602 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE The Garden at Hougomont 1 Napoleon I. 5 The Agents of Britain and Sweden signing the Treaty against Napoleon 8 Carlton House, London (1812) 9 Marshal Beresford 13 The Fusiliers at Albuera 17 The Conscription in France: recruiting for Napoleon's Wars 21 Assassination of Spencer Perceval 24 Marshal Soult 29 View of Washington from Arlington Heights 33 Invasion of Canada: Red Men on the War Path 36 Duel between the "Guerrière" and the "Constitution" 37 The Cossack's Challenge 41 The Retreat from Moscow 45 Retreat of the French from Russia 49 Napoleon abandoning his Army 53 Marshal Ney 56 Flight of King Joseph Buonaparte from Vittoria 57 Pampeluna 61 Bernadotte (King of Sweden) 65 Napoleon's Interview with Metternich 68 View in Dresden 69 The Palace of Fontainebleau 73 Attempt of the Cossacks to capture Napoleon at Brienne 77 Alexander I. 80 Napoleon signing his Abdication 81 Elba 85 The Congress of Vienna 88 Sir Thomas Picton 93 Waterloo Views 96 Marshal Blucher 97