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tion of his interesting task, from the various
resources of collaboration at his disposal ; he
has made the most of these advantages ; and he is
not the less deserving of the Muse of History for
having rallied to her service the obscurer zeal and
science of a corps d' elite of interpreters andinquirers.
We believe we may at once undertake without
flattery to describe this volume as far more valuable,
and even far more readable, than its predecessor,
though it deals much less with theory and senti
ment, and much more with geographical descrip-
tions, accounts of battles and sieges, marches
and campaigns, recorded with scrupulous technical
precision. An English reader will naturally be
attracted by the " First Descent into Britain,"
the much disputed question of the points of em-
barking and landing ; the " Second Descent into
Britain," the march into the interior of the
island, and the march towards the Thames.
The Revolt of Gaul, A.U.C. 702 ; the operations
in Auvergne, and the Siege of Alesis, we should
be disposed at a first glance to cite among the
best examples of the manner in which the illus-
trious biographer has availed himself of his
learned auxiliaries, and displayed his own literary
and military capacity. The curious political reader
will turn, perhaps, instinctively to the recapitula-
tion of events at Rome, from A.U.C. 696 to 705,
and will note for reading " between the lines" such
suggestive and burning topics as the Difficulties of
Caesar's Task, Riots at Rome, State of Anarchy in
Rome, Corruption of the Elections, Caesar's rela-
tions with Cicero, The Republic declared
in danger, Spirit which animates Caesar's
Adversaries, the Question of Right between the
Senate and Caesar, Intrigues to deprive Caesar of his
command, V iolent bleasures adopted against Caesar,
State of Public Opinion, Lentulus carries the
State against Cmaar, Career is driven to Civil War,
and—Caesar crosses the Rubicon, with which the
I present volume closes, in the following words :
The Roman world did not find peace until the heir of him
1 name bad made his cause triumph. But it was no longer
possible for Augustus to renew the work of Cesar ; four-
teen years of civil war had exhausted the strength of the
nation and used up the characters ; the men imbued with
the great principles of the past were dead ; the survivors
had alternately served all parties ; to succeed, Augustus
himself had made peace with the murderers of hie adop-
tive father ; the convictions were extinct, and the world,
longing for rest, no longer contained the elements which
would have permitted Cesar, as was his intention, to re-
establish the Republic in its ancient splendour and its
ancient forms, but on new principles.
At the foot of this passage (which we do not single
out as a gem of translation) the name of the latest
historian of Clutter is signed, and below is the date
at which the passage was penned. " The Tuileries,
March 20, 1866." The heirs of great names are
believers in great dates.

• History of Julius Caesar. Vol. 11. The Wars in Gaul.
London : Cassell, Petit r, and Galpin.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

Norrancuax.—There are now five declared can-
didates before the electors—Lord Amberley and Mr.
Coasham, the gentlemen selected by the liberals as repre-
senting the two sections of that party, viz., the moderate
and those entertaining more advanced views; Sir G. S.
Jenkinson, of Gloucestershire, calling himtell a liberal
conservative, but avowing political principles of a very
tory character; Mr. Serjeant Simon, who presents himself
apparently uninvited ; and last, though not least,
Mr. Bernal Osborne, who appears to be brought for
ward under the auspices of the section of electors
who designate themselves as " The Independent Society,"
but whose course of action appears to be to support and
advsnoe conservative objects. Rumours assert that Mr.
Serjeant Simon and Sir George Jenkinson will retire, and
• that an effort will be made by the conservatives to keep
Mr. Bernal Osborne on the ground, with a view
of creating (as they succeeded in doing by similar means
at the last election) a division in the liberal party.
;It is hoped that Mr. Osborne will not per-
mit himself to be made an instrument in the hands of
those who at heart are the bitter opponents of the liberal
creed which be has for so many years advocated, and that
by a graceful retirement he will remove all opposition to
the return of two candidates who may be fairly taken to
represent the feelings of all sections of the liberal party
in Nottingham.
The following address emanating from the general oom-
mittee of Lord Amberley and Mr. Cosaham, explains in
detail the present position of matters as regards the several
candidates:
" Gentlemen,—We deem it necessary, in order to a pro-
per understanding of the position now occupied by the
various candidates for your suffrages, to place before you
the following facts :
" The decision of the select committee, appointed to con-
sider the petitions against the returns fur this borough
having been given on Friday, the 20th of April last, and
made known in Nottingham, at 4 o'clock the same after-
noon, it was considered desirable at once to call together
as large a number as possible of the liberal electors of the
borough to determine upon the most suitable persons to be
invited to become candidates in the liberal interest for the
vacant seats.
" As time was pressing, and no more convenient room
could be obtained than the Guildhall, circulars were
addressed to 800 of the liberal electors (being the largest
number which it was possible to convene within the time),
inviting them to attend a meeting the following day
(Saturday) at 2 o'clock.
"At the meeting thus convened the Guildhall war
I crowded almost to suffocation by electors, representing
fairly, it is believed, the views of all sections of the liberal
party ; and it was suggested by the speakers at that meet-
ing that the only sure way of promot ng entire union
• amongst the party, and of doing justice to the views of all,
would be to make choice of two candidates—one, who
might be considered to represent the opinions of the more
moderate liberals, and the other the opinions of those who
were more advanced. The names of twelve gentlemen
I were then suggested by different electors present, without
previous concert, from all parts of the room, and of all
; classes. These names were then divided into two classes—
five being ranged under the first class, and the remaining
seven under that of the second.
. " Votes were then taken, with the view of determining
, the order of precedence in which these gentlemen shotdd
- be applied to. A oommittee to arrange deputations to
wait upon the gentlemen thus selected wain then v•
pointed ; and it was resolved that a meeting of the whole
Wy of the liberal electors should be called for the follow-
: ing Tuesday, to receive the report of the deputations, and
decide upon the final selection to be made.