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INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological
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CHAPTER ll.—Causes of Spermatorrhma and Impotence;
Farlv Vicious Indulgences; Dangers of Neglect.
CHAPTER 111.--A Review of the various Disqualifications
'f Marriage; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse, the
Follies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection.
CHAPTERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of
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SPEECH OF PRINCE NAPOLEON IN
THE FRENCH SENATE.

PARIS, FEB. 23.

Yesterday in the Senate, M. Baroche, minister
without portfolio, replied to the attacks against the
laws and the Government made by certain journals.
Prince NAPOLEON said he could not be silent after
the speech of the Marquis de la Rochejacquelein
In this place (said the Prince) we all speak out
before France and Europe. I consider the speech
of the hon. marquis as more than a discourse—it is
the programme of the counter-revolution. Since,
then, the revolution is attacked, it is my part to
declare that I am its sincere defender. The Empire
is founded on the principles of the revolution, cor-
rectly understood. Noticing the animadversions of
the marquis upon the democratic press, the Prince
quoted as a set-off a very violent article from the
Journal de Verone, in which a war with the " de
facto government" of France was contemplated, and
Austria put forward as the power which was to
suppress the revolution everywhere. While making
these references the Prince was interrupted by the
Count de Bourqueney, who observed that the Aus
trian government did not exercise a preventive
censure. He replied that the Journal de Verona
was written by a mercenary Italian, who was lodged
in a casemate, with a sentry over him to protect
him from the vengeance of his countrymen. He
added that the article was published while the Em-
peror Francis Joseph was at Verona. A sure instinct,
said the Prince, impels you to attack M. de Per-
signy. You know him as the ardent and faithful
defender of liberal and popular Napoleonism. The
Prince then referred to the banquet given by the
democratic press to M. Ratazzi, and explained the
arrangement of the toasts, and quoted from the
speech of that statesman words in honour of the
Emperor. The bust of the Emperor, he added, was in
the room. But, said the speaker, do you know where
they break the busts of the Emperor, and tread them
under foot ? It is in the army of the so-called sol-
diers of the Pope, commanded by M. de Merode. M.
de la Rochejacquelein must needs be well informed
by his friend, General Goyon, on these matters. He
knows what took place when nothing but the
priest's soutane restrained a French general and an
aide-de-camp of the Emperor from ,avenging an in-
sult offered to his sovereign, It is at Rome, and
not in the French democratic press, that you must
look for the most bitter hatred of all that bears the
name of Napoleon. The hon. marquis has spoken
of the principle of hereditary right. True, the
Government of France is hereditary, but it is so that
it may apply the great principles of the revolution.
It is not hereditary according to the principles of
divine right which you honour. Here the Prince
quoted the answer of Napoleon in 1804 to the Senate
which brought him the senatus•consulte declaring
his dynasty hereditary :—" I hope France will never
be sorry for having surrounded my family with
honours. In any case my spirit will be with my
descendants no longer than they continue to deserve
the love and confidence of this great nation." This
is how the Emperor understood the hereditary suc-
cession. And what happened subsequently ? When,
after immense disasters, a ray of light seemed to
break on France, and the Emperor returned from
the Isle of Elba, to overthrow the Government of
i s upon
sts, its honour, its glory.
the Restoration, we know in what eloquent words
:re
the nation, and identified
hheinutherlfewv himself nel f
its
i

andlieelr' you have called
some do not think your
history
The
ss Pdi rs
gee sue i
nidteeesntt
sound.o mMi
no
dn ig
s
Numerous voices—Order, order.
Prince Napoleon—l do nob. accept this call to
order. In the Senate of France I am entitled to
say that the return from Elba was not a sad re-
membrance but 0, glory to our,,,country.
The President—The return was glorious; the sad
part of it was the manifestations with which, as you
allege, it was accompanied.
The Duke de la Force—lt is not true that the
people and army in bringing Napoleon back cla-
moured against all that makes the glory of modern
society. He came back by desire of the whole
nation—nobility, people, and clergy.
Baron de Lacrosse--Let an eye-witness just state
the fact.
Prince Napoleon—l have stated a fact.
Several voices—lt is untrue; it is an insult to all
the world.
Count de la Marre—l was there; nothing of the
kind was said; the people shouted "Vine
pereur."
surroundhe him
thaGte time,e,
General
aLuadwlcepstriontee—st—l heard what people said at
Baron Lacrosse—l demand leave to
Emperor
rermoyr
testimony. I was appointed to escort the Emperor
ownouhlids tureivuomrphhaavnetamlloawrcohd
stuoyPbaordiy to
Paris. The
with these anarchical, odious and anti-social cries.
We cannot have the cry oft' Down with the nobles
—down with the priests," raised here to-day under
the pretence of an historical citation.
Priwe Napoleon—Do you pretend to deprive me
of the right to continue my speech ? I neither ap-
prove nor disapprove; I cite the testimony of many
historians. In my opinion the empire signifies
the destruction of the treaties of 1815, within
the iimits of the force and the interest of
France—it is the maintenance of the grand unity
of Italy,
that
de
order
future
which n r
has
u o indispensablem ormore
ardent ally.
defender At home,
is
than myself combined with wise and serious liber-
ties, foremost among them the liberty of the press ;
it is popular instruction diffused without limits,
but not given by religious congregations ; it is the
well-being of the masses; it is the destruction of
the bigotry of the middle ages which some would
impose on us.
Cardinal Donnet—Pray do not use such expres-
sionsiWhNospthoilnekson,ofriemsupmosiiongg, bigotryresdan extract on you?
Prince
from the works of Victor Cousin, in 'which that
writer said that France was not fickle or difficult
to govern, but fixed in its desires and very easy to
govern, and that it wished merely the regular and
peaceable development of the principles of the re-
volution. The prince said that those also were his
opinions. Referring, then, to the speech of the
Marquis de la Rochejacquelein, the prince said the
policy of the marquis had for one of its conse-
quences an alliance with Austria and the destruc-
tion of Italian unity, the reconstitution of the tem-
poral power of the Pope, and the restoration of the
deposed princes. At home he would proscribe the
whole democratic and liberal press, from the Siecle
to the Debats. This is the spectacle of society
which the hon. marquis would prepare for us at
home and abroad. We know his system; it is not
new. It is /a terreur blanche, supported by foreign
bayonets. We will never endure it. When you
had made a clean sweep of what you call revolu-
tionary principles, and the present Government
had no rational ground to stand on, the Duke of
Bordeaux would be called for by the force of things
to the throne of the Emperor. For my part I say
boldly that I have no fear for the Government
which is rooted in the hearts of the people; and
while it remains true to the principles of nationali-
ties abroad, and to the liberal and popular sentiment
at home, it may defy all, even the agitation of the
clergy. I tell the hon. marquis that our principles
are different. Neither of us is ashamed of his
origin. Our antecedents, our families are different.
Whereas his honourable ancestors fell on the battle
fields of civil war under French arms, our fathers
fell at Waterloo under English bullets. (Immense
interruption.)
Count de Segur d'Aguesseau--M. President, we
shall be drawing the sword presently, if you don't
take care.

Prince Napoleon—l fear I have infused more ani-
mation than I desired into this debate. I may have
expressed my conviction with too much energy.
Permit me to appeal to your moderation.
Count de Segur d'Aguesseau—Our former mode-
ration was exploite, and we can't be taken in a
second time.
Prince Napoleon said he would read a short pas-

sago from niers, which exactly summed up his
opinions :—" I belong to the party of the revolution,
as well in France as in Europe. I desire that the
Government of France may remain in the hands of
moderate men. I will do all that I can that it may
continue there ; but although the Government
should pass into the hands of men less moderate
than myself—ardent men, Radicals—l would not
abandon my course on that account ; I should still

be of the party of the revolution." (This discourse
was succeeded by long agitation, and the suspension
of the sitting.)
When the Senate resumed the President said it
was the turn of the Marquis de la Rochejacquelin
to speak, but it was remarked that Prince Napoleon
had not returned. The Marquis commenced by
saying that a great event had taken place, but the
expression was objected to. He complained that
when they had come there loyally and faithfully
upon the invitation of the Emperor they should be
accused of setting forth a programme of counter
revolution ; that any one should say to them, " I
am the revolution, you are the counter revolution."
The hon. marquis continued his speech amidst the
interruption of both friends and opponents, and
great confusion ensued. The Duke de la Force ex-
debate.
M. Billault (Minister without portfolio) said it
The claimed,Sen Senate e
loudlyar ea
calledll f attacked,or we and our fathers." a
termination of the

hribeatu t its
was not proper under the circumstances that the
Government should remain silentigvahenrt,Wad permit
the t
re-
spect et
ys_
st
Was true the em-
piresci
nph eatcrhtawecwtapehs
past,
i sbeft
oho,
rrtni
otmoaboi l
edwt ehearneya
dtrs iaepovnnaogi
laedurnttediodo
.nwt o,
will direct and moderate it. Difficulties, he said, had
been raised, and much disquietude had been pro-
duced. The Emperor knew, however, that one of
theowsht
ipchowbeerfsuelcoonfded
the, forces
ananeither violence, nor
of society was reli-
gion,injustice, nor alarms would make him forget that
it is one of the great socialbas es
il on Which civilisa-
tion reposes. The never deny the
revolution, but it was the revolution conciliatory
and honest, at once prudent and progressive, which
Emperor
he sought to maintain. M. Billault developed this
principle at some length, and
at the close of his
speech the Senate rose.

" They are compelled to add that no solid ground
presents itself on the evidence in justification of the
affidavit which was made by you for the purpose
of postponing the trial of the action in question.
" With respect to Captain Robertson's case there
is found in your statements at various times, in re-
lation to that case, a want of consistency which in-
dicates some recklessness of assertion. Your asser-
tion, so often repeated, that you had generously
taken upon yourself very large liabilities which did
not in any way belong to you, as you assert your-
self to have been totally unconnected with and in-
nocent of the transaction termed ' rigging the
market,' is at variance with the statement in your
letter to Mr. Lefroy, that the debt was as much
Captain Robertson's as your own. The Masters of
the Bench are unable to reconcile an act which, ac-
cording to your version of it, would have been one
of romantic generosity and self-devotion (scarcely
consistent with your duties to others and with the
reasonable claims of justice), with other portions of
the evidence, and with the ordinary presumptions
which arise from your conduct, as disclosed through-
out these painful traLsactions.
" The fourth charge relates to a matter of a diffe-
rent character. The Masters of the Bench are glad
to find that it is not justified by you ; but the
grounds on which you attempted to palliate y our
conduct are not satisfactory to them. Your proposal
was one most improper from a barrister to an at-
torney, and invited a breach of duty on the part of
the attorney ; a client could never be likely to sus-
pect his attorner from secret motives of interest, was
selecting an advocate for him whom otherwise he
might not have chosen. It is conduct, therefore,
promoting deception, and likely to generate sus-
picion where confidence should prevail. If such a
practice were tolerated it would lower the charac-
ter and honour of both branches of the profession,
and would be injurious to the public, not only by
reason of such debasement, but also by its tendency
to introduce into, or maintain in the practice of
their profession, men more distinguished by the
pliancy of their principles than by the gifts of
nature improved by an industrious and honest pur-
suit of eminence by honourable means."

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir,—With reference to a letter in The Sun of
to-day, signed "T. H. Dakyns," and stating that
a copy of the proceedings before tho Benchers of
the Middle Temple was furnished to me before I ad-
dressed my constituents at Southampton, I beg to
refer you to the report of my speech in your
columns, which contains the following paragraph :

" Now, I answer to the questions of my anonymous inter-
rogator, that the printed evidence of everything which took
place during an eight months' investigation, with closed
doors, is open for his inspection, or for the gratification of
his curiosity, at any hour or place he chooses to appoint."
—I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM DIGIIY SEYMOUR.
2, Doctor Johnson's-buildings, Temple, E.C.,
February 22.

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC CaIIIPANIES
IN PARLIAMENT.

On Friday, before the examiners, the bill of the
Carnarvonshire Railway, to construct lines from
Carnarvon to Port Madoc, and to raise for that
purpose £200,000, and borrow £66,500, was de-
clared to have complied with the standing orders of
Parliament.

Two committees have been appointed to sit and
decide on the various read bills, some 23 in number,
and four more on a variety of undertakings for
drainage and improvement, which havo been classi-
fied into groups.
NEW HARBOURS AND PIERS.—The Admiralty
and Board of Trade have reported their assent on
certain conditions to the following proposed new
harbours and piers on different parts of the British
coast :—St. Ives Pier, Cornwall, proposed to be
carried out 540 feet below high-water mark, and
in a depth of 30 feet at time of high water ;
Deal and Weimer Pier, for a pier on iron piles,
920 out at sea, with a general -width of 20 feet,
and at the head of 40 feet, height of platform
above high-water mark 13 feet, and an average
depth at the head of the pier at low water spring
tides of 10 feet, so as to insure landing and embark-
ing at all times of tide ; Pier and Harbour at Hast-
ings, opposite the present fish market and beaching
ground, composed of iron screw piles, with stone
hearting up to high water mark, commencing from
the site of the old fort on the west, and 1,650 feet
in a southerly direction, and then curving eastward
1,230 feet. Also a similar pier or breakwater 1,200
feet east of the other from the " Rock a Nore ;"
1,650 feet in a line nearly parallel to the western
pier. These works will enclose a harbour area, at
time of high water, of 57 acres, and secure a depth
of 10 feet at low, and from 20 to 30 feet at high
water, with an entrance at the south-east corner of
300 feet wide.
The select committee of the House of Commons
sat and considered the petitions of the following
companies, praying that the standing orders might
be dispensed with in their favour, and the com•
mittee, upon certain conditions, decided they might :
—London and Midland Junction Railway Company,
on depositing fresh books of reference, and on giving
fresh notice to occupiers whose names have been
omitted ; London, Brighton, and South Coast Rail-
way (new lines), on the same conditions ; also in
the case of the Wellington, Drayton, and Newcastle
Railway Company, and the Stafford and Uttoxeter
Railway Company. The committee also reported
that the Kettering and Thrapston Railway Com-
pany, the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Railway Com-
pany, the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dunfermline Rail-
way Company, and the Merthyr, Tredegar, and
Abergavenny Railway Company, might proceed
with their bills, the latter company undertaking to
strike out the power to lease a part only of their
railway,
Four committees to inquire into the merits of
railway bills have been appointed, to commence
their sittings on 4th and sth March respectively.

It was reported that the Allies had advanced to
Espiritu Santo without any fighting. bliranion
had sailed for Vera Cruz.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, FEB. 11, EVENING.
Money easy. Stocks steady. New York Cen-
trals, 791 ; Erie, 341 ; Illinois Central, 561. Cot-
ton steady. Sales in three days, 600 bales. Mid-
dling Upland, 30c. Flour in good demand for
export. Wheat quiet. Corn unchanged. Provi-
sions well inquired for. Coffee steady. Sugar
unchanged. Molasses heavy.

SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 22.

The Hamburg and American Company's steamer
Bavaria, with the English, French, and German
mails, arrived off Cowes this morning. She left
New York at noon on the Bth inst. She brings
77 passengers and 464,223 dols. in specie, of which
189,650 dole. are for England, 254,975 dole. for
France, and the remainder for Hamburg. The
Bavaria spoke the following ships during her pas-
sage :—Off Sandy Hook, the Hamburg ship Mary
Ross, bound to New York ; on the 15th, in lat.
45 55, lon. 37 30 W., the Dutch brig Urneroa,
bound westward; on the 17th, in lat. 47 20, lon.
37 30 W., the Austrian brig Voloscano, from New
York for Antwerp; and on the 19th, in lat. 48,
long. 17 15 W., a ship showing 3d distinguishing
pennant No. 6,370, bound from Calloa for Cork.
The news by the Bavaria has been anticipated.

A letter from Hyeres of the 16th inst. says that
the famous Confederate steam privateer Sumter will cer-
tainly become a legendary vessel. She has reappeared in
the roads of Hyeres at the moment it was thought she was
half way across the Atlantic. Her presence has caused
great alarm among the ships of the Federal Government
which are loading salt in the neighbourhood. The Sumter
deliberately hoists the Confederate flag. " She evidently
the
be Government
sufficient
observes
to the
neutrality,sink
sti
feels confident," says the writer of the letter, " in the good
faith
neutrality, for a single broadside from one of the ships at
anchor
orwiinththe whichFrenchyeres would
roads
of H
her."

ANOTHER COLLIERY ACCIDENT, NEAR MOLD.-
Three more lives have been lost by an accident which
occurred at ono of the pits belonging to the Messrs. Dar-
lington, between Hawarden and King's Ferry. Three men,
named Prince, Jones, and Weigh, were engaged in repairing
the pit, standing on a suspended stage, when one of the
connecting ropes broke, and the unfortunate men were pre-
cipitated down the pit into water about 10 yards deep and
were drowned.
THE BARON DE VIDIL.—An attempt has been
made to obtain the release of the Baron do Vidiiby n u riat:
ber of his friends, and, for the purpose of strengt h
the son was applied to, to asceorptaoiliifvehieywreafsusN vi
edl,lieigidntgso abi
de
a party to the application. He
thoseOh wthhios
i
called
elemd
uponat
tr.
being communicated in
nhe onanbyarwa,yhien
he should not interfereeo
were moving in the matter, in the most imperative manner,
to desist from their efforts, and the prisoner will remain
till his term has expired .—Obscrvcr.
THE MARQUIS OF WESTMINSTER'S DIAMONDS.—
We have heard people talk of Prince Esterhazy's jewels,
but we need not go so far as Austria for some first-rate
specimens, English by ownership, though not of home
manufacture. It is well known that the insignia of the
late Marquis of Westminster were far more splendid than
those of any other Knight of the Garter. The jewels that
he wore at Court on "collar days," and other grand occa-
sions, were of enormous value, and two of them were made
heir looms by his will. Some idea of the value of the entire
set may be formed when we state that one of the diamonds
which Lord Westminster was accustomed to wear on the
pommel of the sword which he used on State occasions, cost
him no less than £3o,ooo.—Once a IVecl.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.—House of Lords.—The
Hon. Edward Peirson Thesiger has been appointed to a
clerkship, and passed his examination. Home ,office--Mr.
Robert Christie has been appointed a clerk in the Cenosura
office, London, end passed his examination. Fereiglin• fli
• for a
—Mr. Richard Conolly has passed his exam
Mr. Edward
passed his examination for a paid attache;
paid attache; Mr. Richard T. Godman Kirkpatrick has
ination ; Mr.
mission Court, London, and passed 1::soflico-keeper. War-
Hyde Hewett has been appointed a clerk
etoxahme Mixed Com-
Henry Johnson has been appointebd:has
been appointed a
office.—Mr. Edward Joseph Cum
jet
in the
Cooper has
the Quartermaster-
temporary surveyor's clerk ; Mr
been appointed a permanent clerk
icy has been appointed a clerk
Post Office.—Mr. John I
;insamination ; Mr. John Joseph
General's office, Dublin, and passed his examination. The
t orary clerk in
London,
Tombs has been appointed a en p
tit Belfast, and passed his ea
and passed his examination ; Mr, Roulson, second clerk at
Normanton post-afice,
has been appointed to be first
clerk. Customs—Mr. John S. Cobb has been appointed
clerk in the London Decks; Mr. Henry A. Coates
Wallace Caws has been appointed a gauger
in do ;
n; 1r•
William Kennedy G'
a hasbeen appointed a clerk in the Examiner's office,
Lon
tlmore has been ap-
ahn Jape has been appointed a clerk in the Tea-office, London;
Ldoonnlr3.
pointed an examining officer in London; Mr. Francis George
th
e has been appointed a clerk in the Examiner's-
j
office, London : Mr. George Mills Jenkings has been ap •
pointed a clerk in the Examiner's-office, London; Mr.
John Kennedy has been appointed a clerk in the London
Docks, London;
a clerk in the Tea-department, London,—Oil:4 Scrvicc
Gazette.

(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) NI
WARSAW, FEB. 16,
Whatever may have been -the motives of the
Russian authorities to deceivedhe people and the
"1-re,y, ee to/the arrivar-ef` the Archbishop
It is clear that theyttive 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
suffericg 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
re-opening 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,
towards men is sub-
proHviedteodldtthheeypeorpemle that ainqiuftiheeeto,yyw-aonenrdee
not oto
should.
were
e
desist from
ob
singing national hymns." ,
for-
bid: oun rcyvhoit
enhaneentm authority,
t ot
interfereo duty
prayoty t to
rftoher
rddsu God,
t theirGy
prayers for the coun-
d
,try's good and happiness,r.they;were not to listen
to such injunctions.' 1" In truth," added he,
" were we ever to cease to pray for our beloved
country, 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
Chmrch, and which I entreat of you not to sing.
To renounce 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 Tar
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
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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
Tokarzew ski ; the fourth, Mr. Ehrenberg, is not yet
gone, on account of dangerous illness which con-
fines him to his bed.