QUEEN VICTORIA. Queen Victoria has reigned, forty-one years, only three years less than Queen Elizabeth.

ROIA WAHINE. E kiia ana e tora roia wahine e mahi roia ana i te pa i Tikato i Amerika. A he aha te he ana ta te wahine hei roia ?

FEMALE LAWYERS. Chicago Las three lady lawyers in successful practice. .

TE KUPU A TE POPA. E kiia ana, kua mea te Popa kia kaua rawa nga wahine o ana tangata e noho i te Parihi, me haere ke atu nga wahine i tana whare i te Parihi a Te Popa.

ORDER OF THE POPE. All the female members of ihe families residing fit the Vatican are being removed from the palace. The Pope objects to the presence of women on the pre- mises.

TE PEEKE MONI TUATAHI. E kiia ana no te tan 808 i muri iho i a Te Karaiti i tu ai tetahi whare Peeke moni i nga Hurai i Roma pati.

FIRST BANK. The first Bank was established by the Lombard Jews, A D. 808.

TE UTU MO TE KAIPUKE TAHURI. E kiia ana no te tau 43 i muri iho i a Te Karaiti, i nga ra o Karauria Hiha i tu ai nga whare utu kaipuke tahuri. A no te tau 45 i kiia ai kia utua te kaipuke rere moana. .

ANTIQUITY OF INSURANCE. The practice and principle of insurance is of great antiquity, and was known in the time of Claudius Caesar, A.D. 43. It is certain that assurance of ships at sea was practised as early as 45 A.D.

TE TIRITI I MAHIA I PARINI. E ki ana te Epara o Ruhia, e pai pu ana aia kia mahia eia nga tikanga o te tiriti i mahia i te pa i Panui, kia kore nga Take e rahua kinotia eia, kia pono i aia, he kupu aua kupu a taua Epara kia Te Kuini.

TREATY OF BERLIN. The Emperor of Russia has assured the British Ambassador here that he wishes faithfully to execute the Treaty of Berlin in order to bring about the desired pacification of the occupied territory.