Pestilence in Rome Plebeian Grievances.-The tribunes of the plebs held constant meetings of the .Assembly with a view to preventing the election of consuls, and alter bringing matters almost to the appointment of an interrex, they succeeded in getting consular tribunes elected. They looked for plebeians elected as a reward for their not a sin梦e one in:all who were elected were patricians: Their names ，护‘一，.，甲.，，’，尸一，。‘，丫八."Y" 1'， x. t anus v xoulanus，.叭.k’ o11us、ana i, z})erjzius 1.l iaenas. The pestilence that year kept everything quiet. The duumvirs did many things prescribed by the sacred books to appease the wratn of the goas ana remove the pestilence xrom the people. The mortality, notwithstanding, was heavy both in the City and in the country districts;men and beasts alike perished. Owing to the losses. amongst the.cultivators of the soil, a tamine was :eared as the result of the pestlience, and agents were despatched to Etruria and the Pomptine territory and Cumae, and at last even to Sicilv. to procure corn. 公r‘ No mention was made of the electron of consuls;consular tribunes were aDAointed，all patricians. Their names were ，，。。、，占人，认。占、，，，，·，PY。，· .L. rinanus xamercus。L.刀urxus meauninus，ana Sp。t-1osrUMIus Albus. In this year the violence of the epidemic abated and there was no scarcity of corn, owing to the provision that had been made. Projects of war were discussed 认the national councils of the Volscians and Eaui。and in Etruria at the temple J.，润. of Voltumna. There the question was adjourned for a year and a decree was passed that no council should be held till the year had elapsed, in spite of the protests of the Veientines who declared that the same fate which had overtaken P'idenae was threatening them At Rome, meantime, the leaders of the plebs, finding thattheir cherished hopes of higher dignity were futile whilst therewas peace abroad, got up meetings in the houses of the tribunes,where they discussed their plans in secret. They complained.that they had been treated with such contempt by the plebs,that though consular tribunes had now been elected for manv years, not a single plebeian had ever found his W{ ay to that Their ancestors had, shown much foresia ht in taking ，，，…___Ili CULU Ula l+ LLIG JJIG UGpatricians, otherwiseof the plebs, for so iown. order that thequite as much as byothers threw thetheir unscrupulous c戮Llib }11Ulilt) 11VTe had patriciamre they in thei down uponpatricians, itashing their er或 the oath to honour was closed to the plebeians. If the plebs were allowed. a respite from. their menaces and entreaties, they would think of their own party when they went to vote, and by their united efforts would win office and power. It was decided that, with a view to doing away with the abuses of canvassing, the tribunes should bring in a law for- any one to whiten his toga,x4 when he appeared as“ te. To us now the matter may appear trivial and w orth serious discussion, but it kindled a tremendous between patricians and plebeians. The tribunes, however， succeeded in carrying their law, and it was clear that irritated as they were, the plebeians would support their oNvr 二。n一That they min),ht not be free to do so, a resolution wa.,