2. (_a_) Somnimus totus noctes. (_b_) Docebo te musicam. (_c_) Romani Numam regem elexerunt. (_d_) Galli cis Rhenum habitaverunt. (_e_) Magister videt multos pueros ludere. (_a_) illustrates that the object is in the accusative in Latin. (_b_) illustrates that the double object is in the accusative. (_c_) illustrates that the double object is in the accusative. (_d_) illustrates that all prepositions as “cis” take the acc. case. (_e_) illustrates that with a sentence like “The master sees that many boys play” you prefix with “Master sees” leave out “that” turn “many boys” into accusative, and turn “play” into the infinitive. _English History._ 1. The Anti-Corn-law League was formed early in the reign of Queen Victoria. Its name shews that its object was to get the Corn Laws repealed or rather to have the taxes on corn taken off, as they were causing distress in the country. Eloquent men went about the country, speaking to the people, and telling them how much better it would be not to have them, until they were convinced that it was so, and made rather a fuss over it, so that one Prime Minister, Lord Russell, resigned, and Lord Melbourne came in, and took off some of the taxes. People now seem to be thinking that it would be a good thing to put on some of these corn taxes again, and the country is again rather agitated about it, and Mr Chamberlain, Mr Balfour, and many other gentlemen go about making speeches either for, or against it, according to their different views, just as people did then, when Sir Robert Peel did take them off. 2. England joined in the Crimean war, because they were afraid that if Russia got hold of Turkey, they might prevent the English going to and from India, and that thus the command we had over India might be loosened and India might once more become an independent country. France entered because Napoleon III. wished to show that he had some power, and was not afraid of war. Sardinia entered in because the King of Sardinia’s minister, Count Cavour, wished to shew that Sardinia had some power, and he also thought that by making powerful friends such as England and France, his master, King Victor Emmanuel might one day become king of Italy. Russia wanted to put down Turkey, and Turkey of course went against Russia. It was a very sad war, mostly because of the bad management. The charges of the Light and Heavy Brigades, the battles of Inkerman, Balaclava, and last of all, the long siege of Sebastopol, which might have been prevented, had we charged the day before at the Russians, so as to prevent them get (_sic_) hold of, and fortifying the chief tower, all tells (_sic_) of suffering from the intense cold, and death of the soldiers by scores. _French History._