of all as it showed the increasing greatness of Greater Britain and made one very proud of one's country. Of addresses there are something like 400, the most interesting coming from the Colonies and India, They are nearly all appropriately illuminated and give a good idea, in some cases, of the coast scenery, and in others of the flora of the distant lands from whence they have come. In many cases the caskets in which they were enclosed are quite works of art, that from Ceylon being especially beautiful, it is of carved ivory studded with pearls and numerous precious stones. That from the Mahommedan population of the Punjab was enclosed in a silver-ilt cylindrical case on a silver stand in the shape of a boat and is particularly pretty. There are caskets of gold, of silver, of rare woods, of embroidered cloth, of leather, and. in fact of nearly everything a casket could be made of. Where everything is so beautiful it is dificult to know what to admire most, except the diamonds
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