The Siege of Veil pressed w诚greater Vigour.-Appius was already quite a match for the tribunes even on the platform., and now his victory over them, was assured by the sudden intelligence o毛.a. most unexpected disaster,w’ 七effect of which was to unite all classes in an ardent resolve to prosecute the siege of Veil more vigorously. A raised way had been ed up to the city, and the vineae had almost been placed in contact with the walls, but more attention had been devoted to their con- TheD estruotion ofRomt struction by day than to their protection by ni妙t一;uddenly the gates. were妙ng open.‘赞a_ an enormo瞥multitu严，arm叩 Mosay with torct.es, flung the naming missies on to the works, ，，了__~_I-。.本1、，。，，水仁h口。一。，。、，。。.一。月认、小长城。，。;。。月。，0、，2 an(! III U11C .-511Ua.‘lluul以lc 11a.111Gzo t,4UIMui11GU Liu611 W","; 1"laL.u VV "y and the vineae, the work of so many days. Many poor fellows who vainly tried to render assistance pensned eitner m the flames or by the sword. When the news of this reached Rome there was universal mourning, and the senate 、Vere filled with apprehension lest disturbances should break out in the City and the camp beyond their power to repress, and the tribunes of the plebs exult over the vanquished republic. Suddenly, however, a number of men who, though assessed as knights, had not been provided with horses, after converting a common plan of action, went to the Senate-house, and on permission being given to address the senate, they engaged to serve as cavalry on their own horses。The senate thanked them in the most complimentary terms. When the news of this incident had circulated through the Forum and the City, the plebeians hastily assembled at the Senate-house一 and declared that they were now part of the infantry force, and thou沙it was not their turn to serve, they promised to give their services to the republic to march to veii or wherever else they were led. If, they said, they were led to veil they would not return till the city was taken. On hearing this it was with difficulty that the senate restrained their delight. They did not, as in the case of the knights, pass a resolution of thanks to be conveyed through the presiding magistrates, nor were any summoned into the House to receive their reply, nor did they themselves remain within the precincts of theirHouse. Thev cameoutontheraise dthe raised spaceJ and each independently fled by voice and gesture to the people standing in the m th钊oy they all felt, and expressed their confidence that妙unanimity， of件呼呼Id make Rome a hIPzzPrI UI.tv. M'VMGI.Die‘and ezernai. i nev J，‘ applauded the knialits, thev applauded the commons, they 、.J e口杀‘ showered encomiums_ on the very day itself, and frankly admitted that the senate had been outdone in courtesy and kindness. 'Senators and plebeians alike shed ears of joy..一 At last he situ as resumed, and a resolution was carried that the consular ones一 should convene a public meeting and return thanks to the infantry and the knights, and say that the 16o.3 senate would never forget this proof of their affection for、their country. They further decided that pay should be reckoned from that day for those who, though not called out, had volunteered to serve. A fixed sum was assigned to each knight;this was the first occasion on which the knights received military nav_ ’ me army of volunteers marched to V en, and nor only recon- works that had been lost, but constructed new ones. More care was taken in bringing up supplies from. the City, that nothing might be wanting for the use of an army that had behaved so well.