THE PALACE AT CHRISTIANIA.

A VIEW NEAR CHRISTIANIA.

Moreover, in accordance with the Constitution, the King of Sweden and Norway must be crowned in Norway; he must reside here three months in the year; here, also, he must open Parliament in person, and hold receptions, for no Norwegian wishes to go to Stockholm for a presentation to his sovereign. In this portion of his realm, also, he must be addressed as "King of Norway and Sweden," not of "Sweden and Norway." A certain rivalry still exists between these two nations. Norwegians sometimes say: "We love the English, and drink tea; the Swedes love the French, and drink coffee!"

AN AMBIGUOUS SIGN.