THIRTY-THIRD WEEK.

Lesson 161.-Monday Morning. Learn.

PSALM XLVIII.; OR ELSE LEARN

THE SPANISH ARMADA-(Continued).

Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight:44 ho! scatter flowers, fair maids; Ho! gunners fire a loud salute; ho! gallants, 16 draw your blades,47 Thou sun shine on herts joyously-ye breezes waft her wide;

(30) Our glorious "Sem'-per E-a-dem-49 the banner of our pride.

The freshing breeze of eve unfurl'd that banner's massy 50 fold, The parting gleam of sunshine kiss'd that haughty scroll of gold.5= Night sank upon the dusky beach, and on the purple seaSuch night in England ne'er had been, nor e'er again shall be !52

43. Deep in the ground that it may stand firmly. 44. The sheriff. 45. A discharge of guns and cannons in honour of the queen. 46. Brave men. 47. Swords. 48. The flag of England. 49. Latin, "Always the same "—the motto on the banner. 50. Massive, thick, heavy. 51. The motto on the flag in gold letters. 52. No such excitement as the coming of the Armada, and the sending warning throughout the country caused.

Lesson 162.-Tuesday Morn. Geography. Write and Learn.

OTHER POSSESSIONS IN INDIA.

A 33 (1) Ceylon, capital Co-lom'-bo, on the west coast, is a fertile island to the south of India.

We get coffee, sugar, and rice from Ceylon. It has also a valuable pearl fishery on the west coast. Galle (găl), on the S. W. coast, is a station for steamers between Europe and the East.

(2) Aden, on the S. coast of Arabia, near the Red Sea, is strongly fortified, and is used as a coaling station.

(3) Hong-Kong (="fragrant streams"), an island at the mouth of the Can'-ton River, in China, is the head quarters of the British in China.

(4) British Bur'mah, capital RAN-GOON', on a mouth of the R. Ir-a-wad'-dy, on the east of India, yields cotton and teak, for ship-building.

(5) The Strait settlements, in the Strait of Ma-lac-ca, consist of the province of Malacca and the island of Sin-ga-pore'. The town of Singapore is a port, and warehouse for colonial produce.

EUROPE.-TURKEY AND GREECE.-POLITICAL.

B 33-CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONS.-North of the Balkan the climate is cold and often severe; in the south it is warm and delightful. The soil is fertile, but agriculture, manufactures, and commerce are neglected. Wheat is grown in large quantities in the plains of the Danube in the north-east. There are large forests in various parts of the country.

The GOVERNMENT of Turkey is despotic, under a Sultan. The Turks are Mahommedans, but the greater part of the people are of the Greek Church. Greece enjoys a limited monarchy under a king.

CHIEF TOWNS.-TURKEY.-Con-stan-ti-no'-ple, on the Bosphorus, is the capital; it looks a beautiful city from the sea, but is very dirty. A-dri-an-o'-ple, on the Maritza, is the second city. Sa-lon'-i-ka is a chief port. Bel-grade, on the Danube, and Bu'-char-est are important towns in the north.

GREECE. Athens, the capital, stands on the Gulf of E-gi'na. Pa-tras and Cor-inth export currants.

SOUTH AMERICA.

C 33-SOUTH AMERICA is a very compact continent, broad towards the north and pointed in the south, somewhat like Africa. It has few indentations, and is nearly twice as large as Europe.

The continent of South America is almost entirely situated in the southern part of the Western Hemisphere.

It is nearly surrounded by the ocean, being bounded on the north by the Car-ib-be'an Sea, on the east by the Atlantic, and on the west by the Pacific. The Isthmus of Pan-a-ma', 30 miles wide, joins it to North America.

A railway, 57 miles long, has been made across the Isthmus, and it has been proposed to join the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, by a canal from San Juan (Greytown), on the Caribbean Sea, passing through L. Nic-ar-ag'-ua (nik-år-ag'-wăh), so that ships might be saved the long voyage round Cape Horn.

PARTS OF THE SEA.-Gulf of Dar'-ien, Mouth of the Am'-a-zon, Mouth of the La Plata, Strait of Ma-gel-lan, and Bay of Pan-a-ma' CAPES.-St. Roque (rock) on the east and Cape Horn on the south.

Lesson 163.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums. *(1) A person gave away,, and of £10: how much was left?

*(2) I gave away,, and of the money in my purse, and still had 5/- : how much had I at first?

*(3) 29.2lbs. of tea cost £4-33, find the cost of 50.231bs.

*(4) If A could reap a field in 3 days, and B in 4 days, how long would they be in doing it together?

Lesson 164.-Thursday Morn. Grammar. Write and Learn. Ex. 91. Analyse and Parse

Marshalling all His terrors as He came

Thunder, and earthquake, and devouring flame,
From Sinai's top Jehovah gave the law-

Life for obedience, death for every flaw.-(Cowper).

Ex. 92. Explain what you mean by active and passive voice, and give three examples of each.

Ex. 93. COMPOSITION.-A looking glass: what made of; how made, and What the ancients used instead of mirrors.

uses.

Lesson 165.-Friday Morning.

Work these Sums.

(1) If A can reap a field in 3 days, and A and B in 2 days, how long will B take to reap it?

(2) Reduce (42.6 × 007) (63 × of 5·406).

(3) What decimal is (of of of of £2) of 6s. 8d.?

(4) If 53 yards cost £4, find the cost of 32 yards.

History. Write and Learn.-GEORGE III. (Continued).

A. D. War declared with Spain for assisting France.

1762

Canada, and several West Indian islands.

England gained

1765 The American Stamp Act, imposing a duty on the stamps affixed to all law deeds. The Americans opposed it, and it was repealed. 1767 A bill was passed in the English parliament for imposing taxes on tea, paper, glass, &c., on the American colonies.

1773 A mob destroyed all the tea in Boston harbour. The Government refused to repeal the tax, and the American War of Independence commenced.

1775

LESSON 165-Continued

1775 The English gained a slight victory at Bunker's Hill, in June, and the Americans invaded Canada.

George Washington was appointed to the command of the army; in 1776 the Americans declared their Independence.

1781 Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army at Yorktown, and the war ended.

1783 The Independence of the thirteen United States was acknowledged.

THIRTY-FOURTH WEEK.

Lesson 166.-Monday Morning. Learn.

PSALM LVII.; OR ELSE LEARN—

THE SPANISH ARMADA-(Continued).

(35) From Eddystone53 to Berwick54 bounds, from Lynn55 to Milford56 Bay. That time of slumber57 was as bright and busy as the day;

For swift to east and swift to west the warning radiancess spread; High on Saint Michael's Mount59 it shone-it shone on Beachy Head, " Far on the deep the Spaniard saw, along each southern shire, (40) Cape beyond cape, in endless range these twinkling points of fire; The fisher left his skiff 62 to rock on Tamar's63 glittering waves, The rugged miners poured to war from Mendip's65 sunless caves.

53. A rock off Plymouth, on which a lighthouse is now built. 54. Berwick, the most northern point of England. 55. Lynn, in Norfolk. 56. In South Wales. 57. Night. 58. The bright light of the beacons giving warning of danger. 59. An island off Penzance, near the Land's End. 60. In Sussex, the highest point on the S. Coast. 61. The sea, 62. A small boat. 63. The

R. Tamar rises in Devonshire and flows into the sea near Plymouth. 64. Rough in manners, but strong in body. 65. A range of hills in Somerset abounding in mines of coal, lead, and copper.

Lesson 167.-Tuesday Morn. Geography. Write and Learn.

POSSESSIONS IN AFRICA.

A 34 Cape Colony, in the south of Africa, is our chief possession. The Orange River forms part of the northern boundary, and it is washed on the east, south, and west by the Atlantic and Indian oceans.

The country rises in three terraces from the south to the centre; these terraces are separated by three ranges of mountains, of which the Nieu'-veldt or Snowy Mountains are the chief, and a great number of rivers run across them.

The climate is very healthy, and is suited to Europeans. Most European plants are cultivated.

Cattle, sheep rearing, and agriculture, are the chief occupations.
The exports are wool, hides, wine, flour, and diamonds.

Cape Town, on the west coast, on Table Bay, is the capital. The other chief towns are Port Elizabeth, on the S.E. coast, and Graham Town.

This colony was first peopled by the Dutch. It was taken from them in 1806, and has remained in our hands ever since.

EUROPE.-RUSSIA.-PHYSICAL.

B 34-RUSSIA is the largest country in Europe; it extends over more than half the continent, and, except the British and the Chinese, is the largest empire in the world.

BOUNDARIES.-North, by the Arctic Ocean; east, by the U'-ral Mts., the R. Ural, and the Cas'-pi-an Sea; south, by Mt. Cau'-ca-sus and the Black Sea; and west, by Prussia, Austria, and Turkey.

LESSON 168-Continued.

SURFACE.-Mostly flat, forming part of the Great Plain. The chief mountains form the Boundaries. The extreme north is either marshy or barren. In the south-east are the dry, barren Steppes (steps), and in the south-west is an extremely fertile tract.

RIVERS-The Pet-cho'-ra (pet-sho-rd) flowing into the Arctic Ocean, the Dwi'-na, into the White Sea, the Ne'-va into the Gulf of Finland, the Western Dwi'-na into the Gulf of Riga, the Dnei'-per and Dneis'-ter into the Black Sea, the Don into the Sea of Azof, and the Volga and the Ural into the Caspian Sea.

The Volga is the largest river in Europe. It rises in the Val-da'-i Hills, and has a course of 2,200 miles. The Neva carries away the waters of Lake La-do'-ga and Lake O-ne'-ga.

SURFACE OF SOUTH AMERICA.

C 34-MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS.-The principal mountains are the An'-des (an'-děz), which run close to the west coast, from north to south. Towards the north these mountains consist of two and sometimes three ranges, with high tablelands between them. There are very many high peaks covered with snow, and a great number of volcanoes, as An-ti-sa-na, Cot-o-pax'i, and Chim-bo-ra'-zo (ch as in church). Earthquakes are frequent, and do great damage, especially in Pe-ru' and Ec-ua-dor' (ek-wa-dōr').

The rest of S. America consists principally of high tablelands, with low ranges of mountains on the north called the Pa-rim'-e (pa-reem'-a) Mts., and east called the Mts. of Brazil. S. America, is called "The land of Plains." In the north of the continent are the Llan'-os (lan'-ōz), or treeless plains, covered with long grass.

In the centre are the Sil-vas, or forest plains, closely covered with trees and shrubs in the greatest luxuriance.

In the south are the Pam'-pas plains, similar to the Llanos, covered in part with a rich pasture, and with immense thistles.

Lesson 168.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums. *(1) If a servant's wages for 20 weeks be £3 10s., how long ought he to serve for 20 guineas?

*(2) Simplify (2} + 3} + 4}) × 3 of 110.

*(3)Divide 22301 by '769.

*(4) If a Bible cost of a guinea and a Prayer Book of a Bible, find the cost of a Prayer Book.

Lesson 169.-Thursday Morn. Grammar. Write and Learn. Ex. 94. Analyse and Parse-"I replied, with some haste, Please your Majesty, the family has been in England since the conquest.' It is probable that I coloured, or showed some mark of discomposure, with which the king, however, was not displeased, for he smiled and said, 'How do you know that?" -(De Quincey.)

Ex. 95. What is the mood of a verb? Define the different moods with an example of each.

Ex. 96. COMPOSITION.-Write a letter to you cousin about cricket.

Lesson 170.-Friday Morning. Work these Sums.

SIMPLE INTEREST.*

(1) What is the interest of £267 for 4 years, at 5 per cent?

(2) What is the interest of £964 15s. for 6 years, at 4 per cent?
(3) What is the interest of £2,368 10s. for 4 years, at 4 per cent?
(4) What is the interest of £768 98. 6d. for 9 years, at 3 per cent?

Though Interest is not specified in Article 28 New Code, yet most Inspectors give questions not only in it, but also in Discount, Commission, Percentages, and Averages.

LESSON 170-Continued.

History.-Write and Learn. GEORGE III. (Continued).

A.D. 1789

Commencement of the French Revolution, caused chiefly by the oppression of Louis XVI. and the French nobility, and the infidel writings of Voltaire and Rousseau.

1793 Under Robespierre's guidance, the people deposed and executed Louis XVI., and his wife Marie Antoinette.

A Republic was formed, which England refused to acknowledge. The
French at once declared war with Engiand.

Holland, Austria, Prussia, and Spain declared war with France.

1794 Several of the French possessions in the West Indies were taken, and Lord Howe gained a great victory over the French near Brest (1794). 1796 Spain and Holland joined France against England, but they suffered great losses at the naval battles of Cape St. Vincent and Camperdown.

1797

Lesson 171.-Monday Morning. Learn.

PSALM LXV.; OR ELSE LEARN—

THE SPANISH ARMADA-(Continued).

O'er Longleat's66 towers, o'er Cranbourne's67 oaks, the fiery heraldes flew: He roused the shepherds of Stonehenge, 69 the rangers70 of Beaulieu.71 (45) Right sharp and quick the bells all night rang out from Bristol 2 town, And ere the day three hundred horse had met on Clifton down. 73 The sentinel on Whitehall-gate75 look'd forth into the night, And saw o'erhanging Richmond Hill76 the streak of blood-red light. Then bugle's note and cannon's roar78 the death-like silence broke, (50) And with one start, and with one cry, the royal city79 woke.

66. Longleat House and Park, in Wilts. 67. The forest of Cranbourne Chase, near Salisbury, Wilts. 68. One who proclaims. 69. The famed Druidical remains on Salisbury plain. 70. A person who takes care of a forest or park. 71. Near Southampton, in Hants. 72. A most important town in Elizabeth's reign. 73. Near Bristol. 74. Watchman. 75. Whitehall Palace in London, a royal residence, where Elizabeth often stayed. 76. Near London, in Surrey. 77. Calling the soldiers together. 78. Giving warning of the danger. 79. London.

Lesson 172.-Tuesday Morn. Geography. Write and Learn.

OTHER POSSESSIONS IN AFRICA.

A 35–(1) Nă-tal', a colony on the S. E. coast, north of Cape Colony, is similar to that country in its physical features. Its climate is much like ours. Sugar, maize, coffee, and cotton are cultivated.

Mar-itz-burg, in the interior, is the capital. D'Ur'-ban, on Port Natal, is the chief port.

(2) Gam'-bi-a, on the R. Gambia, in the west. Chief town, Bath'-urst. It exports palm oil, ivory, and hides.

(3) Si-er-ra Le-o'-ne (mountains of the lion "), south of Gambia. Capital, Free-town, chiefly inhabited by liberated slaves.

(4) Gold Coast, on the Gulf of Guinea.

Cape Coast Castle and La'gos are the chief towns.

In 1872 the Dutch

transferred all their settlements on this coast to the British crown. The Ashantee war (1873-4) arose partly out of this transfer.

(5 and 6) As-cen'-sion and St. Hel-e'-na, two islands in the Atlantic. The first is used as a naval station, and imports turtles. St. Helena is a calling place for water, for ships going to and from India and Australia. Napoleon was kept a prisoner here from 1815 till his death in 1821.

(7) The Mau-ri'-tius (mo-re'-shus), a beautiful and fertile island in the Indian Ocean. It yields sugar, rice, coffee, and tortoise shell. Port Louis, on the N. W., is the capital. Vessels to India call here.