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LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1854.

PUBLICATIONS.

DANISH FREEDOM

THE WAR.

(From the Daily News.)

Now ready in 2 vols., with tine por rafts, 21s , bound.
THE LIFE of MARGUERITE D' ANGOU.
Li.:IVIE, Queen of Navarre, Sister of Francis I. From nume
rous original sources.

Whilst the allied fleets, aided by 10,000 French
soldiers, are acting against Bomarsund, the King of
Denmark seenis to recon on the interests of Europe
being so entirely engrossed by the incidents of the war
in the Baltic and the Black Sea, that he may take the
opportunity while the world is looking another way to
re-arrange the affairs of Denmark according to his own
notions. But if the war were more active than it is in
both those seas, the English public would never be in-
different 'to the fate of a people with whom they have
been brought into close relation again and again, during
many centuries, and with whom they hope to have nearer
and better relations that can arise out of mere royal mar-
riages. The Orkney and Shetland isles became ours
by a Danish alliance—being transferred to us in lieu of the
dowry of the Queen Margaret, who married James 111. of
Scotland. The mother of our Charles I. was a Danish prin-
cess ; and the great-aunt of our present Queen was mar-
ried to Christian VII. of Denmark. It was her son who
had to•endure our apparent aggressions during the last
war ; and the pain and difficulty of the case were much
aggravated by the relationship of the two royal families.
A second cause of our interest in the welfare of Denmark
for a long course of years has been the evidence that has
arisen with time of the growing appreciation of popular
liberty in the Scandinavian countries which lie between,
Russia and the rest of the world. Norway has long
been the most democratic country in Europe in both the
substance and form of its government. Sweden has
much hindrance to get over in the great remains of its
feudal institutions ; but the spice left by the constitu-
tion for the enlargement of popular privileges is gradu-
ally filling up ; and the enlighteninen't of the present
sovereign has improved popular capabilities for self-go-
vernment to a remarkable decree, however his personal
leanings in favour of dynastic interests may occasion
,'.44olakkond-etatarrassm en t in criaea-liko thepresen E. There
is no doubt of the general goodwill of the Swedes on
behalf of freedom at home and abroad. When Denmark
was visibly advancing in the right direction, obtaining,
prizing, and preserving a constitution which fitted the
humbler classes for political privilege, and admitted their
rights to representation in the Legislature, we looked
with affectionate respect and sympathy on the new form
which the ancient Scandinavia was assuming in our time,
and hoped that her former glories were to be eclipsed by
the nobler spectacle of three northern nations emulating
each other in their progression towards a common aim
—the greatest that nations can propose. The poet's
song about the brotherhood of the Scandinavian peoples
had died away; and it has been our privilege to hear it
caught up again since the powers and virtues of indige-
nous constitutional government have become understood,
and have been sought and applied as they have been by
the best men in the three Scandinavian countries ; and
so strong has been our interest in the cause that we are
very sure that no incidents of the war—no victories by
sea or land—can render us indifferent to the misfortune
of the Danish people in losing a constitution which placed
them on the right side amidst the universal preparation
for the full and final establishment of that right.
A third ground of English interest in the political
prosperity of Denmark is the increased communication
and co-operation between the two nations. By far the
largest proportion of the Danes are tillers of the soil—
small proprietors—called " peasants," but answering
more to'our yeomanry ; and the fisheries are the next
most important branch of industry in Denmark, its com-
merce being little more than the exchange of its own
agricultural products and fish and oil for the commo-
dities in immediate use at home. The alteration in our
tariff in 1842 and 1843 gave an entirely new value to
our relations with Denmark. Since the peasants have
been invited to send us their cattle, new wealth has
flowed in" upon them—new stimulus—new hopes and
desires; and the growing interest has been fully reci-
procated by us. It is a great thing for both countries
that the Hamburg steamers are perpetually bringing
over tens of thousands of cattle from the marshes of
Denmark and Holstein, to enrich our graziers and feed
our people, while supporting a new population in the
Danish provinces ; but it is a much greater thing that
the peasants are rising in education even more than in
wealth; and that we find ourselves willingly obliged to
respect and sympathise with them accordingly.
And truly and heartily we did sympathise with them,
when the first semblance of popular power arose in Den-
mark—when, in 1831, provincial states were instituted
by Frederick VI., though those states could do nothing
more than advise the Crown, which might take the ad-
vice or not, as it pleased. The mere summons to discuss
public matters, and deliver a judgment upon them, was a
prodigious gain, and a sure prophecy of more liberty to
follow. When, in 1848, further privileges were given,
we rejoiced with our friends over the sea, though we saw
more clearly than they seemed to do that the actual
rights conceded to them were too vague and ambiguous
to be practically enjoyed without dispute. Except in
regard to finance, and organic constitutional changes,
the representatives had no power but of expressing their
opinions. The Sovereign was to decree the election and
assemblage of the " Common Sates " of the kingdom,
and to appoint a few of the members from the Duchies.
But every class was admitted into the elective represen-
tation ; and it was a prodigious advance fur every class
to have a share in the control of the finances of the
kingdom, and a voice in the decision upon new laws in-
volving the common interests of Denmark Proper and
the Duchies.
In proportion as we,' and other free nations, sympa-
thised in these political advances, the Czlr and other
despots became uneasy. Questions of succession are
the common resource of uneasy despots, when matters
are going too fast in any improving country ; and no-
where is a succession easier to raise than in Denmark.
Once more we must remind our readers, as we have
done so often before, that the question of succession to
the throne of Denmark is so 'settled as to leave the
Czar within three of that coveted seat. It is a serious
fact, under every aspect ; and especially now, when, in
the very crisis of his fortunes, there has been a coup
d'etat in Denmark, after a succession of incidents which
suggest the supposition that the Czar is at the bottom
of the mischief there as he is everywhere. When our
fleets went to the Baltic the authorities in Denmark
were sulky, and they have not since shown any cordiality
like that of Sweden and Norway. When the Danish
people last June celebrated with rejoicings the anni-
versary of their constitution the ruling powers were
sulky, and some undue coercion was imposed. And
now that constitution is wholly subverted, and the
King proposes something which he calls a constitution,
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is immediately connected with the war. Thus we have
even a closer interest in it than from our sympathy with
the people of Denmark ; and, if it is our principle not
to intermeddle with the internal affairs of other nations,
it is no less our duty to keep watch on the manifesta-
tions of every Government in Europe in regard to that
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NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
The Royal Albert, 121, at Sheerness, will not be out
of the shipwrights' hands, ready for being put out of dry
dock, before the 23d inst. The Gunnery Lieutenant, G.
L. Wilmott, has designed a new set of racks for the cut-
lasses, pistols, boarding pikes, and tomahawks, which are
being fitted between the beams over each gun between
decks, and over the ports, by which each man stationed
at his gun can in a moment arm himself, either for a
sudden surprise, or to answer the pipe for "boarders
away." A. number of her marines have been for several
days past employed grinding and sharpening cutlasses for
the use of her crew. We regret to say that about 12 per
cent. of her crew are on the sick list, all from colds pro-
duced by the sudden changes of the weather ; we have
on repeated occasions had a difference of 40 degrees tem-
perature within 24 hours. Lieutenant Wilmott is also
fitting converging lines to every port for the more effi-
ciently effecting a concentrated broadside fire at given
distances.
The fighting number of men (exclusive of powder-boys)
to this noble ship will be 14 men to every gun on the
lower deck, to the middle deck guns 13 men. The upper
and main decks will have 10 men to each.
The crew of her Majesty's frigate Indefatigable,. 50,
flag of Rear-Admiral Hope Johnstone, bent sails on
Tuesday in Hamoaze. She is to be placed at her sailing
moorings to-day.
The Malacca, 17, Captain A. Farquhar, has been put
out of dock at Chatham, and lashedialongside the Tartar,
receiving hulk, to receive her armament, and complete
fitting. She is to get up steam at her moorings on Fri-
day to try her engines, and a number of scientific gentle-
men are to be present to witness the action of her
machinery.

The COssack, screw, bas been taken into the dock at
Chatham,• to be fitted for sea. The engineer's workmen
are employed on her from four in the morning till eight
in the evening, to expedite her fitting.
The steamer Rhadamanthus arrived at Plymouth on
Sunday from Woolwich with machinery for the screw
steam-ship Exmouth, 90, fitting in Hamoaze, and the
frigate Melampus arrived on Sunday with stores from
Woolwich for Pembroke.
The steam store-ship Cottingham, No. 121, in Ha-
moaze, was under orders to sail on Wednesday for the
Black Sea.
Letters have been received at Devonport from her
Majesty's frigate Trincomalee, dated Otaheite, May 28,
where she had arrived all well; with live stock for Beh-
ring's Straits. She reports the arrival at that place, on
the 25th of May, of the Russian frigate Diana.
Her Majesty's ship Horatio left Hull-roads yesterday
on a cruise to raise volunteers for her Majesty's service.
The splendid ship Poictiers has been taken up to con-
vey troops from London and Cork to the East.
The Minden transport has gone over to Calais to em-
bark a detachment of 300 French troops for service in
the Baltic.

The Hornet is having her defects made good at Sheer-
ness ; she-is to take on board 30 tons more• ballast, and
will be ready for sea today.
The Wildfire steam-vessel returned to Sheerness from
Deal on Tuesday at 3 30 p.m., with recovered invalids
from hospital, all of whom have been sent on board the
Waterloo to take passages to the Baltic to join their re-
spective ships.

APPOINTMENTS.
Chaplain—Rev. Henry Gordon (1854), to the Meander,
44, at Devonport.
Acting Gunners—William Lemon, to the Wrangler
screw steam despatch gun-boat ; Ralph Eales' to the
Lynx screw steam despatoh gun-boat; John Hayles,
to the Beagle screw steam despatch gun-boat, at Wool.
wich.

Boatswains—John Kellany, to the Wrangler ; John
Reid, to the Arrow screw steam despatch gun-boat;
Alfred Vincent, to the Beagle ; John Fridge, to the
Lynx.

Acting Boatswain—Edward Reilly, to the Fisgard
flag-ship at Woolwich.

Assistant Engineer (first class)—William Gill, to the
fleet.

Assistant-Engineer—John H. H. Small, of the third
class, to be acting assistant-engineer of the second cla BS

RUMOURED RECALL OF ADMIRAL DUNDAS.
It is rumoured somewhat confidently that a change is
contemplated in the constitution of the Board of Admi-
ralty, and that in those changes, whatever they may be,
it is desired that the business habits and great know-
ledo of Admiralty routine possessed by the gallant Com-
mander-in-Chief of the BlackSea,Vice:Admiral Dundas,
should be made available to the country. It is also
spoken of as contemplated to make the "manning the
fleet" a distinct department, converting the "coast vo-
lunteers" into a class of itself, of which the present
Senior Naval Lord. Vice-Admiral Berkeley, would be
the head. This would make room for Admiral Dundas.
It is in connection with these questions our gallant Port
Admiral, Sir William Parker, has been summoned to
the Admiralty.—Plymouth Mail.

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productive of great demoralisation, 'a
Travis, of Patricroft, andnaeg RieThahred
at Winton, in the sat
Mr. Roberts was
about to enter upon some justificcaatlity. ) of the course taken
by the layer of the informations, when.he Mr. Trafford re-
marked : " We know Mr. Wood-,hhenevolent
old gentleman, who has a strong ()Pinion isona
Mr. Roberts : "And he gets no part
of
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is given to the Ragged School."—Jas. Banks (a sweeper
by machine) was then called, and proved i that
after 6 oclock on the morning of the 7th
of
July hea little
went
into the house of Mr. Travis, having seen a sweep
enter who had no machine. Pearson, the defendati boy
in the kitchen, the cloth was up before the grate, and
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the boy was up the chimney. On going outside the house
he saw the brush project from the top of the flue,
and on going in again he saw the boy come down.
Witness asked Pearson who employed the boy, and he
replied that he was engaged by the master. The evi-
dence being conclusive, a penalty of 51. was imposed.—
Mr. Richard Pollitt, of Winton, was also summoned for
having employed the same boy to ascend his chimney.
The offence took place shortly after the one just men-
tioned. The witness Banks, knowing that the lad was
going to Mr. Pollitt's, went with him, and told Mr.
Pollitt that it was illegal to employ the boy, and offered
to sweep the chimney with his machine. He refused to
allow this, and would only suffer the boy to ascend the
chimney. It was urged by Mr. Roberts that on account
of the master (notwithstanding a warning), having per-
severed in breaking the law, a heavier penalty should
be inflicted than in the previous case.—Mr. Trafford im-
posed a similar penalty of 51., but directed that in de-
fault of payment in this instance, the defendant should
be imprisoned for a month ; in the former case the irn,
prieonraent to be fourteen days.

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land, and monthly in India, under the head of colonel's
allowance.
" The amount of the allowance will be notified here-
after in general orders.
"2. The clothing boards and the office of secretary to
the clothing boards at the three presidencies will be
abolished from the Ist of Juue, 1854, and the duties of the
board of each presidency will be performed by a re-
sponsible officer, to be styled Superintendent of Army
Clothing.'
" 3. The staff salary of the superintendent in Bengal,
who will also be auditor of clothing accounts, is fixed at
1,500 rupees per mensem.
"4. The amount of salary of the superintendents at
Madras and Bombay will be notified to the Governments
of those presidencies.
" 5. The clothing at the three presidencies will continue
to be made up under `army clothing agents.'
" 6. The staff salary of army clothing agents who may
hereafter be appointed is fixed at 750 rupees per mensem.
" R. J. H. BIRCH, Lieutenant-Colonel, Officiating
Secretary to the Government of India.
" C. A. BROWNE, Lieutenant-Colonel, Secretary to
Government."

[PRICE SD.

officer-like manner, which, I understand, caused consider-
able merriment to the men.
" The position drill, which they consider derogatory to
their rank and position in the service, consisted of the ex-
tension motions, and the usual portions of the sword ex-
ercise.—l have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant,
" C. It. SHEnvnircry, Lt. 46th Regiment,
" Actin Adjutant Dehment. "The officer commanding g 46 th Reginaent,tac Weedon."
"Memorandum.—Manchester, May 9, 1854. The fol-
lowing officers will attend morning drill at seven a.m.
until further orders :—Lieutenant Perry, Ensign Knapp,
Ensign Waldey, Ensign Hutton.
" " C. R. SHERVINTON,
" Lieutenanand Adjutant Detachment 46th Regiment."
COLONEL GARRETT TO MAJOR FYFFE.
"To Major Fyffe. " Windsor, Jun 1
" Sir—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt. of
your letter of the 31st ultimo, relative to the misconduct
of Lieutenant Perry and Ensign Knapp.
"Judging of Lieutenant Perry by his antecedents, I am
not surprised at what has occurred ; but I had hoped that
Ensign Knapp, although not an officer of much promise,
might, by attention, have improved and advanced in the
service without animadversion. •
" The conduct of Lieutenant Perry has been in gross
violation of discipline and insolent contempt of your autho-
rity, and, in my opinion, can only be disposed of by being
brought before the cognisance of a court-martial. I may
possibly feel it to be my duty to institute the same line of
pro*ceetling in Lieutenant Knapp's case, in order to enforce
the discipline of the service, which he as well as Lieute-
nant Parry has set at naught. At all events, I have no
doubt I shall be under the necessity of recommending that
his expected promotion do not take place.
"I will call on Ensign Waldey and his servant to-mor-
row for a summary of their evidences as to the insolent
contempt of authority shown by Lieutenant Perry, as re-
ported by you, and I shall thereon frame charges against
him, and forward them to you, in order that he may offer
any observations regarding them if he can, previously to
submitting them to the general commanding-in-chief.
Both these officers will remain in arrest until their cases
have been disposed of. " It. G."
CHARGES AGAINST LIEUTENANT PERRY.
" 1. For conduct unbecoming the character of an officer,
in having, at Manchester, on or about May, 1854, on
receiving from Lieutenant and Acting-Adjutant Charles
Shervinton, a memorandum containing certain orders
from Maj T Fyffe, then commanding the division of the
46th Regiment, at Wee.lon, treated that document, by
certain signs and motions, in a most ignominious and con-
temptuous manner.
" For wilfully absenting himself from parades, on or
about the 25th of June, 1854.
" The whole of such conduct being in contempt of the
authority of his commanding officer, and subversive of
good order and military discipline.
" R. GARRETT,
" " Lieut.-Col. Commanding 46th Regt."
Summary of evidence required as to Ensign Knapp's
absence from para 'e or morning drill, and date thereof.
" Also for sulkiness and inattention at various drills,
and their dates.
" Also misconduct at divine service, and date.
" Also as to absence from a regiment..l board on or about
the 27th of May.
" Also full particulars and summaries of evidences as to
the misconduct of Lieutenant Perry and Ensign Knapp at
morning parade, on or about the 21st of May, when for
drill.

" Whether the adjutant was present when those officers
ordered the sergeant-major to depart from the written
orders for regulating that parade.
"Alqo a summary of various evidences as to their con-
duct, after reprimand, to the acting-adjutant on the above
subject."

LIEUTENANT PERRY TO ‘ R
COLONEL GARRE‘TT.. G."
" Weedon June 3, 1 854.
"Sir,—ln reply to the charges preferred against me, I
have the honour to state, with regard to the first, I was in
Ensign Waldey's room, and in a high flow of spirits, when
Lieut. and Acting-Adjutant C. Shervinton came in and
handed me a memorandum, which, having read, I returned
him, but unfortunately forgot the recpect due to him as the
representative of the commanding officer, and in a moment
of excitement (caused by what had, taken place previous to
his entrance) I committed an offence which, in cooler mo-
ments, I would never have been guilty of, and for which I
afterwards made such an apology as appeared sufficient to
Major Fyffe, and also satisfactory to Lieut. and Acting-
Adjutant C. Shervinton. •
" I may mention, in further extenuation, that I had pre-
viously been on terms of great intimacy and familiarity
with Lieut. Shervinton, and that what I did was merely
meant as a joke; and I have no doubt he would have taken
it as such had it not been for the official nature of his
communication.

" I have the honour to state, with regard to the second
charge, that I was orderly officer on the 25th of May, 1851.
I visited the hospital between two o'clock and half-past two
(which latter was the drill hour), in hopes of being in time
for drill, which I would have done had I not been detained
at the hospital for several minutes, there being no orderly
there to show me round the wards. I afterwards turned
out the magazine guard, and visited the sentries. When I
arrived in the barrack-square, by the back gate, the men
had fallen in, and were (trilling under the sergeant major.
seeing I was late, I did not like to fill in, for fear of dis-
turbing the parade. Ithen performed my duties as orderly
officer, by turning out the barrack-gate guard, visiting the
sentries, canteen, etc.
" I have nothing further to state in my defence, but
throw myself on the generosity of my commanding officer,
trusting that through your clemency I may yet have an
opportunity of showing my sincere regret for the past, and
by my future conduct of proving myself worthy of the
leniency extended to me. And I hope you may be induced
to look upon the first and more serious charge in its true
light, of an unthinking boyish trick, and not in any way
intended as an insult to established authority.
" I am now quite aware of the very serious consequence:,
entailed by such an improper action.
" Hoping you will extend your mercy, and not enforce
the serious measures you have in contemplation, I have the
honour to be, sir, your obedient humble servant,
" J. E. PERRY, Lieut. 46th Regiment.
" To the Officer commanding 46th Regt., Windsor."

MEMORANDUM FOR MAJOR FYFFE.
" The statement of Lieutenant Perry as to the contempt
shown by him to Major Fytfe's authority is not satisfac-
tory. Neither is it with regard to his absence from parade
on the 25th of May.

" The contempt shown by him was in the presence of a
private of the regiment, and the impression on the mind of
the commanding officer is, that it was designed,. wilful, and
premeditated. The offence, however, consists in the animus
under which it took place, and the commanding officer mint
be satisfied by other statements than those of Lieutenant
Perry that it was an unintentional and thoughtless over-
sight. Lieut. Perry's acts are a tissue of opposition to
the authority of his commanding officer, and cannot be
allowed to pass. He has stated his wish to serve else-
where, but the commanding officer cannot give any opinion
as to his so doing, and thus escaping an ordeal which his
conduct asks for, until he has shown by other statements
than his own that his acts were the result of thoughtless-
ness and inadvertence.

"R. GARRETT,
"Lieutenant-Colonel 46th Regiment.
" Windsor, Juno 6, 1854."
LIEUTENANT SHERVINTON TO LIEUTENANT PERRY.
" " Weedon, June 7, 1854.
Sir,—ln reply to your letter of this date, calling upon
me to state my belief as to your intention (or otherwise)
to show contempt or disregard for Mayor Fyffe by your
late treatment of an official from him,
" I have to acquaint you that the opinion I gave, when
reporting the circumstance, remains unaltered, namely,
that you acted in a thoughtless and inconsiderate manner,
without the most distant intention of showing contempt
for authority, or committing a breach of discipline.—l
have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant,
"C. R. SHERVINTON, Lieut. 46th Regt., Actg. Adjt.
" Lieut. Perry, 46th Regt."
LIEUTENANT PERRY TO COLONEL GARRETT.

" Weedon, June 7, 1854.

"Sir,----I have the honour to submit to.you Lie'ut. C. R.
Shervinton's answer to my letter, requesting him (Lieut.
Shervinton) to state whether my foolish act was inten-
tional or. otherwise.—l have the honour to be, sir, your
obedient humble servant,
"J. E. PERRY, Lieut. 46th Regt.
"The Officer commanding 46th Regiment, Windsor."
MAJOR FYFFE TO COLONEL GARRETT.

"Weedon, June 7, 1854.

"Sir,—ln reply to your memorandum of the 6th, I have
to acquaint you that I called on .Lieut. Perry, to procure
other statements besides his own, respecting his late breach
of discipline. He called on Lieut. Shervinton, whose re-
ply, together with a letter from Mr. Perry, I have the
honour to enclose.—l have the honour to be, sir, your
obedient servant, " DAVID FYFFE,
"Major commanding division 46th Regt.
"The Officer commanding 46th Regt., Windsor."

" June 8,1854.
the tenour of Lieut. Shervinton's letter to
"Although
the 31st May, did not lead the command.
MEMORANDUM 808 MAJOR FYFFE.
that Lieutenant's Perry's offence was
' 2 fficer to suppose
Lieutenant-
tthhee major,beefit of a doubt,
the result of t
command-
ing-officer Fyffe,
lughtlessness, or that he did not intention•
ally offend, but, on
the
contrary, that his conduct was in
Colonel G
h s exist in other minds, but certainly
wilful contempt
iosfdit
• And if Major Fyffe is satisfied to allow it not
not, in his. sepoafredhtOritlivoef
to go before the authorities, he may, in the presence of
the subalterns, admonish Lieut. Perry, and caution him
against the repetition of such unofficer-like and improper
conduct, and also on the danger of absenting himself from
his duties and misconduct while at drill or parade.
"It will be necessary to admonish Ensign Knapp at the
same time, and also to impress upon the minds of both of
them that they must be very circumspect in future, and
not expect any indulgences, or other consideration, until
their future conduct shall induce the commanding-officer
to consider they have become deserving of it.
" Both these officers are released, and may return to
their duty.

"R. GAR, Lieut.. Colonel.
Major Fyffe was then recalled, R
and examined on 'his
former oath. Ile merely identified the letters, and
was asked no questions either by the prisoner or the
Court,

The prisoiner requested that the last letter from Lieu-
tenant Shervinton be handed to him, in order that he
might cross-examine upon it.
The Deputy-Judge-Advocate said there could be no
objection, and sent down the letter by the orderly.
Captain Campbell was then recalled.
Prisoner—you have stated that Lieutenant Shervin-
ton "consented" to consider the matter as a jest, and
not as a breach of military discipline. Now is it nct a
fact that he made no compromise of the kind, but state
originally, when he reported the complaint, that I act d
in a " thoughtless and inconsiderate manner, without
the most distant intention of showing contempt for autho-
rity, or committing a breach of discipline," and was nct
that his opinion after I was reported ?
Witness—Judg
ing from the state of excitement in
which Lieutenant Shervinton was when he came into
n3y room, together with what he stated to me, I cannot

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