The Senate and Masinissa.-Several days previously Laelius arrived in Rome with Syphax and the Numidian prisoners. He made a report to the senate of all that had been done in Africa, and there were great rej oicings at the present position of affairs and sanguine hopes for the future. After discussing the matter the senate decided that Syphax should be interned at Alba and that Laelius should stay in Rome until the Carthaginian delegates arrived. A four day%' thanksgiving was ordered. 4n the adjournment of ,the House, P. Aelius, the praetor, forthwith convened a meeting of the Assembly, and mounted the rostrum, accompanied by C. Laelius. When the people heard that the armies .of Carthage had been routed, a farfamed king defeated and made prisoner, and a victorious progress mace tnrougnouz iv umiuia, they co哪q尽of9nger reszra坦 their feelings and expressed their unbounded joy in shouts and other demonstrations of delight. Seeing the people in this mood the praetor at once gave orders for the sacristans to throw open the. holy places， throughout the City映order that11 Is . the people might nave， the whole Gay for going rouna the snrmes.,. . , , 1 . 1 1 0 0 . , 1 to otter up. their ado华do乎and,万hanxsgir丫ings to to乡职ds. The next day he introauced lvmasinissa- s envoys to the senate. Thev first of all congratulated the senate upon Scipio's successes in Atrica and then expresses tnanxs on Denatt of masinissa Scipio's actioninnotonly innotonlycoife ring upon him the titlein not onl .如0七 0.洛匡0 r! king,l but also二in勿ng practi< ingivingPracticaleffect to it by restoringgivi him his ancestral aommion wl now that Syphax was disposed of he would, if the senate so decided, reign free from all fear of opposition. tie was grateful for the way in which Scipio had spoken of him before his officers and for the splendid insignia with which he had been honoured and which he had done his best to prove himself worthy of and would continue to do so. They peti oned the senate to confirm by a formal decree the royal title and the other favours and dignities which had conferred upon him. And as an additional boon, ssa begged, if he was not asking too much, that they would release the IVTumidian prisoners who were under guard in Rome;that, he considered, would increase his prestige with his subj ects. The reply given to the envoys was to the effect that thesenate congratulated the .king as much as themselves upon thesuccesses in Africa; Scipio had acted rightly and in perfectorder in recognising Masinissa as king, and the senators warmlyapproved of all he had done to meet Masinissa's wishes. Theypassed a decree that the presents which the envoys were totake to the king should comprise two purple cloaks with a golden clasp on each and twoe tunics embroiderede with thelaticlave 10; two richly caparisoned horses and a set of equestrian armour with cuirasseso forf each;two tents and military‘ furniture such as the consuls are usually provided with. The praetor received instructions to see that these things were sent to the king. The envoys each received presents to the value of 5000 ases, and each member of their suite to the value of iooo aces. Besides th these, two suits of apparel were given to each of the envoys and one to each of their suite and also to each of the Numidian prisoners who were to be restored to the king. During their stay in Rome a house was placed at their disposal and they were treated as guests of the State.