"As it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; and the thud part of the creatures in the sea died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed" (Rev. viii. 8).-16th Wonder.

IX. THE THIRD TRUMPET-THE BURNING STAR.

"There fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, upon the third part of the rivers, and fountains of waters; . and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter (Rev. viii. 10).-17th Wouder.

SEVEN HEADED AND TEN-HORNED WILD BEAST-POLITICAL ROMAN EMPIRE.
The ten horns are the Kings of Britain, France. Spain, Italy, Algeria, Tripoli, Egypt, Greece,
Turkey. Syria (Rev. xiii. 1-10).-See 2nd, 19th, 20th Wonders.

XI-THE TWO.HORNED WILD BEAST, OR
ECCLESIASTICAL ROMAN EMPIRE.

"And I beheld another wild beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake like a dragon," &c. (Rev. xiii. 11-18).-21st Wonder.

XII.-FIFIH TRUMPET-SCORPION LOCUSTS FROM THE BOTTOMLESS PIT.

A fallen angel opens the bottomless pit, out of which dense smoke arises, and evil spirits in the form of scorpion-locusts come upon the earth for five months, and sting and torment men. (Rev. ix. 1-12).-25th Wonder.