Regifugium

,—a feast held in ancient Rome, in memory of the expulsion of their kings by Lucius Junius Brutus. There is generally one at the latter end of every century in England. The regifuge we at present celebrate is on the 4th of November, as on that day, in the year 1688, Tyrant James II. may be said to have been expelled from the throne. Mr. Pitt is paving the way for a new feast to celebrate.