they should go to receive their pay separately cohort by cohort; or all together二The latter course seemed the safer and they decided upon it. AXV1。wtuist tnev were ciscussinLy tnese uolnts_a councu of war was bene held over them in N ever Carthaae. The members were divided;some thought it sufhclent to proceed only against the ringleaders, who did not number more than five-and-thirty; nthnrc rporarrlpri it，c an。rt of hiorh trpaenn rather than._tuzltinv the punishment of the many who were implicated. The more merciful view, that punishment should only fall on those with whom the mischief 0吨inated, finally prevailed;for the troops generally a severe reprimand was considered sufficient. On the breaking up of the council the army stationed in was informed that an expedition was to be made ibilis, and that rations were to be against Mandonius and Indprepared for several days init appear that this was the advance. The object was to make business for which the council had been held. The seven tribunes who had been sent to Sucro to auell the mutinv now returned in advance of the troops.and each handed m the names of ilve ringleaders. 6uitable men had been told off to meet the culprits with smiles and pleasant words, and invite them to their houses, and when they had drunk themselves into a state of stupor place them in fetters. When the men were now not far from New Carthage they were informed by people who met them that the whole of the army at Carthage were on the morrow with M. Silanus against the Lacetanians. This news did not completely dispel the secret fears which haunted their minds, still they were greatly rejoiced to hear it, as they imagined that now that their commander would be alone, they would have him in their power, instead of their being in his.. The sun was setting when thev entered the citv. and thev rouna tae otner army maxing an preparations ror tneir marcn. It had been arranged beforehand how they were to be received, they were told that their commander was glad that they had arrived when thev did.lust before the other armv left. They 砂，d then dispersed for food and rest, and the ringleaders were conducted by the men selected for the purpose to their houses, where they were entertained, and where the tribunes arrested and manacled them without any disturbance. At the fourth watch the baame train of the armv bezan to move for its pretenaeci march;at aaydreax the standards went forward, but the whole army was halted as soon as it reached the gate, and guards were posted round all the gates to prevent any one from leaving the city. The newly arrived troops were then summoried to an assembly, and they ran into the forum and crowded threateningly round their general's tribunal, expecting to intimidate him by their shouts. At the moment when he ascended his tribunal the troops who had marched back from the gate and were fully armed surrounded the unarmed crowd. Now their rebellious spirit was completely cowed. and, as tney aiterwaras aamittea, the thing that they were mostr . 7 1' .7 1 1 " r . 1 . 1 " r . afraid of was the colour and vigour of their chiet whom. they1 1 1 1 1 .11 1 . 1 expected to see looking weak and M, and the expression in insr t . 7 1 1 " t 1 r . race such as they had never witnessed before, not even in the heat of battle. For some time he sat in silence, until he received information that the ringleaders had been brought down to the forum and everything was in readiness.