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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
WARSAW, FEB. IG.
Whatever may have been the motives of the
Russian authorities to deceive the people and the
clergy, as toldthe arrival of the Archbishop.
Felinski, it is clear that they have failed in accom-
plishing their purpose, Though it was 10 o'clock
in the evening when the train conveying the Arch-
bishop reached the railway station of Warsaw,
which was crowded with soldiers, yet a large con-
course of people, with lanterns in their hands (as
prescribed by the regulations of the state of siege),
and the clergy of the diocese, were in attendance to
welcome the new dignitary. A carriage was in
waiting for the Archbishop, who, in spite of his
remonstrances, was escorted by a detachment of
gendarmes to his palace. The streets through
which he passed were lined with troops ; now and
then an exclamation of joy was heard, but the whole
proceeding partook too much of a lugubrious aspect,
and must have convinced him of the sorrow and
suffering which the inhabitants of the whole king-
dom are enduring at the hands of the government
of the " benevolent Alexander II." And yet, strange
to say, the Archbishop, in his allocution at the
reopening of the churches, exhorts the people to
have confidence in the Emperor, who, says he,
" is, as ever, well disposed towards the Poles,
and promises the realisation of all their wishes,
provided they remain quiet, and desist from
singing national hymns."
He told the people that if any one were to for-
bid them to pray to God, they were not to obey
such an authority, for duty towards men is sub-
servient to duty towards God. Likewise, should
anyone interfere with their prayers for the coun-
try's good and happiness,',theyiwere not to listen
to such injunctions.l "In truth," added he,
" were we ever to cease to pray for our beloved
country, I would supplicate the Almighty to re-
move me from this world, and that the Polish
women may become childless. However (con-
tinued the Archbishop), the question is as to the
singing of certain hymns unauthorised by the
Church, and which I entreat of you not to sing.
To renoance singing these certain hymns is not
giving up the prayers. I am very happy to open
to-day the churches in which we can again pray;
but I beg of you most earnestly, and I conjure
you to cease for a time singing the prohibited
hymns. Those songs were good, for they informed
the authorities what we desired ; but now the au-
thorities are, acquainted with our wishes and know
our demands.
" Thus I am desirous that you should partake
of a cheering hope—our monarch wishes to satisfy
the wants of our country. I have conversed with
the monarch at some length, and he has told me
that he will not deprive us neither of our nationa-
lity nor of our religion—that he will fulfil his pro-
mises—that he will grant us everything we wish;
but upon this sole condition, that the country
should remain tranquil, and the obnoxious hymns
be not sung.
" You will answer, perhaps, that the promises
made by the monarch have never been fulfilled. To
this I will reply, I have a positive assurance of the
monarch that they shall be performed. Let us
accept our present situation, and let us not incur
the reproach of having prevented ourselves the
carrying out of those promises which are to secure
the well-being of our country, and the safety of so
many unfortunate countrymen.
" I supplicate you, then, in the name of God, and
in that of our country, to cease those songs and
those manifestations. Believe me that I only desire
the good of our country. Have confidence in me ;
and let those who have this confidence in me kneel
down and receive my benediction."
The whole of the congregation bowed down to
earth and received the holy benediction. Who
could have resisted so:soul-stirring an exhortation,
and dared to doubt the words coming from so exalted
a prelate ? Would to God they were the words of
hope and consolation. A time must be given to see
how far the Imperial promises may go. But
people here have for so many years lived
in the land of doubt, that they venture no
remark, lest the new Archbishop may, with all
his personal virtues, as the Marquis Wielopolski,
become a dupe of the astute Muscovite policy.
One thing that has astonished the people is, that
Monsignor Felinski neither in his allocution, nor his
pastoral letter to the clergy, has offered the least
sympathy with the Canon Bialobrzewski and other
Catholic priests, who, for their faith and attach-
ment to the Church, are pining away in the mines
of Siberia or in the depth of Russia. Still, let us
wait and see what the Russian Emperor's word
is worth.

The Marquis Wielopolski, as if ashamed of him-
self, remains in St. Petersburg under the pretext
of being detained by the Emperor. The fact is
nobody wants him there. The Emperor had made
what use he wanted of him, and dismissed him from
his office with the usual Russian reward, viz., one
of the numerous orders in which Russia abounds,
and an autograph letter of thanks, which are
stereotyped, and like a bundle of prospectuses in
England, fill up the shelves of His Imperial
Majesty's private cabinet.
As if to add insult to the words of the Archbishop
Felinski, the court martial has just despatched
four gentlemen of the highest literary attainments
to Vologda and Wiatka, in Siberia. Their names
are Henry Krajewski, Alexandre Krajewski, and
TokarzeNN ski ; the fourth, Mr. Ehrenberg, is not yet
gone, on account of dangerous illness which con-
fines him to his bed.