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North American Discoverers. Crantz on Greenland. Rees on 

 Jean Cabot. The Metropolitana on Jean Cabot. Columbas's 

 Visit to North America. Morse on Newfoundland. Barclay 

 on Sebastian Cabotti. Stow on John Cabote. The Cabots 

 at Bristol. The Universal Traveller on Expeditions to New- 

 foundland. Oliver Cromwell's action. France and New- 

 foundland. Expedition of Verazzini, 1524. Expedition of Jacques 

 Cartier, 1525. De La Roche's Expedition, 1542. Father 

 Hennipin's Expedition, 1676. De La Salle Expedition, 1679. 

 Book of Days, on Benjamin Franklin 229 to 234 



THE MARITIME CANAL OF SUEZ. 

 1852 to 1888. 

 Its early History. The Scheme of M. De Lesseps. The Act of 

 Concession of the Viceroy of Egypt, 1854. Opposition of 

 England. Lesseps' Commission in Egypt, 1855. Lesseps visits 

 Great Britain, 1857. The Subscription for Shares opened at 

 Paris, 1858. Commencement of operations at the Isthmus, 1859. 

 Death of Mahommed Said Pasha, 1863. The Opposition of 

 Turkey. The Arbitration of Napoleon III., 1864. The Firman 

 of the Sultan, 1866. The Opening of the Canal, 1869. Descrip- 

 tion of the opening Ceremony. The Empress Eugenie. The 

 Official Journal. The Financial position of the Canal, 1858 to 

 1874. England buys the Khedive's Shares, 1876. N. Rothschild 

 and Sons' Negotiations. Opinions of De Lesseps, Bismarck, Italy, 

 and Austria. Mr. Disraeli and the British Parliament. Lord 

 Derby, Foreign Minister. Action of the British Parliament. 

 Intervention of England in Egypt in 1882. Opinion of Mr. 

 Gladstone. Importance to England of the Suez Canal. The 

 Interests of France. PoUcy of England. Tonnage and Receipts 

 of the Suez Canal, 1885. A Common Accord of England and 

 France. Action of Lord Derby in Russo-Turkish War. Nego- 

 tiations with the Suez Canal Company in 1883. Scheme of the 

 Government of Mr. Gladstone. The Convention with De Lesseps 

 withdrawn. Neutralization of the Canal. The Despatch of 

 Lord Granville, 1883. The Conference at Paris, 1883. Abortive 

 Results. Friendly action of Italy. An International Conven- 

 tion proposed. Agreement of the Great Powers, 1885. Resistance 

 of the Ottoman Porte. Concerted action of France and England, 

 1886. Prolonged Negotiations. Celebrated Despatch of the 

 Marquis of Salisbury to the Maritime Powers, 1887. The 

 Ottoman Porte opposes the Convention for Neutrality of Canal. 

 Full Text of the Convention. Its Ratification at Constantinople, 

 1888. Concluding Remarks. Neutralization of Territories and 

 Waters. The Era of Ship Canals. Rights of Maritime Nations. 



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