Mar. 20, 1842

13--Monster Chartist Petition, borne by 16 men and
containing 3,317,702 names, denied a hearing
before the bar of the House of Commons May 2, 1842

14--Defeat of Boers at Natal by the British troops May 26, 1842

15--Treaty with the United States of America on
North-West Boundary, Slave Trade and Extradition Aug. 9, 1842

16--Defeat of Ameers at Meanee by Sir Charles
Napier. Loss 10,000 Jan. 16, 1843

17--Birth of Princess Maud Mary Alice Apr. 25, 1843

18--Arkwright's son leaves his heirs L8,000,000 May 24, 1843

19--Birth of Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of
Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Aug. 6, 1844

=20=--Imprisonment for debt under L20 abolished Aug. 10, 1844

THIRD EXERCISE.

21--Maynooth College Endowment Bill passed by House
of Lords by 131 majority May 16, 1845

22--Faraday announces discovery tending to show that
_light_, _heat_, and _electricity_ are but
different manifestations of one great universal
principle Nov. 5, 1845

23--Birth of Princess Helena May 25, 1846

24--Opening of new Philosophical Institute at
Edinburgh Nov. 4, 1846

25--Shakespeare's House, at Stratford-on-Avon,
purchased by the Shakespeare Committee for
L3,000 Sept.16, 1847

26--Commercial crisis: Bank of England rate raised
to 9 per cent. Oct. 31, 1847

27--Chloroform administered by Professor Simpson at
Edinburgh Nov. 12, 1847

28--The French Revolution of Feb. 22, 1848

29--Birth of Princess Louise Mar. 18, 1848

=30=--Kossuth claims protection from England Sept.20, 1849

FOURTH EXERCISE.

31--Treaty with United States in regard to the
Nicaragua Canal Apr. 19, 1850

32--Sir Robert Peel's fall from a horse, on
Constitution Hill, June 29, resulted in his
death July 2, 1850

33--A Farewell Benefit to William Ma