An alliance between the kings of Prussia, Saxony and Hanover in 1849, with the object of bringing about a union of the German States, to the exclusion of Austria. It was broken up by the Humiliation of Olmütz in 1850. Trismegistus, The German. Rudolph II of Germany was so called. Triumvirate, The. Grenville’s Ministry in 1763 was so called, because the Secretaries of State, Lords Egremont and Halifax, were regarded as holding the direction of affairs jointly with Grenville. Triumvirate, The Catholic. The league between the Duc de Guise, the Maréchal de St. André, and the Constable of France in the reign of Charles IX was so called. Triumvirate, The (Russia). This title was given to Adam Czartoryski, Novossiltsof and Strogonof, the three principal advisers of Alexander I of Russia on his accession. Troppau, Congress of. A meeting of the Russian, Austrian and Prussian sovereigns in 1820, to consider the questions raised by the Neapolitan revolution, and to confirm the Holy Alliance. Trott of Turriff. An attack by the Gordons under Robert Johnston on the Covenanters at Turriff in 1639, the Covenanters being driven out. Troubles, Council of. _See_ Blood Council. Trough, Race of the. _See_ Farquharsons. Troyes, Treaty of. A treaty signed in 1420 by Henry V of England and Philip, Count of Charolais, on behalf of the Burgundian Party, by which it was provided that Henry should marry Catherine of France, and succeed to the French Crown on the death of Charles VI. It only resulted in a fresh effort on the part of the patriotic party, the Armagnacs, and the defeat of the English at Beaugé, while Henry, hastening back to France to re-establish his position, died there in 1422. Truck Act. An Act passed in 1831, and extended in 1887, forbidding the payment of wages, either wholly or in part, in goods. It applies to all persons engaged in manual labour, except domestic servants. Tsung-li-Yamen. The old Board of Foreign Affairs in China. It was abolished by Imperial edict in 1901, and replaced by a new Board known as the Wai-Wupu. Tübingen, Treaty of. The name given to an agreement between Ulrich of Würtemberg and his subjects in 1514, by which the latter agreed to pay the Duke’s debts in return for certain concessions. Tuchins. Bands of revolted peasants in the Cevennes in 1381, who waged war against all who did not belong to the labouring classes. Tugendbund. A secret society established in Germany in 1808, to arouse the national spirit against the domination of Napoleon. Tulchan Bishops. The contemptuous sobriquet given to the titular bishops in Scotland, 1572, referring to their surrender to the lay patrons of practically the whole of their benefices. “Tulchan” is a calf-skin, stuffed with straw, used to induce a cow to give her milk more easily. Turin, Treaty of.