11 FEBRUARY 1871, page 12

Modern Fortunes.

T HE fortune bequeathed by the late Mr. Brassey, the con- tractor, is probably, as the Observer says, the largest which ever passed the Court of Probate,—for the very few......

Estimates Of The English Kings.

XXI.—MAR Y. I F popular reputation were to be the sole guide of our estimate of a sovereign, Mary Tudor's character would be soon depicted, and in the most uninviting colours.......