The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-23 00:00:00

" ' Glory be to God, we are safe now,' Ivan cried out.

And he fired again, and brought down another brute.
But Ivan had spoken too soon. A number of the wolves
had detached themselves from the pack, and came running
towards the sledge. Whether they had scented a more
agreeable dish than they had yet tasted, or whether they
were plebeian wolves, who had not had their due share of
the meals which had been menopolised- by the aristocrats
of the little wolfish
,commonwealth, I can't say ; but so
it was that they came towards the sledge. There was no
time to load the rifle. Ivan cut the traces of the off
horse, and let him loose ; but the horse happened to be a
wise beast and galloped away from the scene of danger.
" There was no time to unfasten the shafted,horse ; a
long and slow process at the best of times. Ivan hoped
that he would draw them to himself ; that the brutes
would instinctively turn to their fellow brutes, but un•
happily they did not, In this plight Ivan, with his right
hand, seized the pistol which he had given to the driver,
whilst his left clutched the knife. He fired; the foremost
brute fell ; and the 'others were on him in a moment.
" 'Shall I fire ?' asked Mary, beginning to be impa-
tient.
" No ! wait a bit ; wait till they have finished him.
They'll take some time he is such a monster.'
" Ivan thought that ho would have time to load his rifle.
But in the meanwhile, some more brutes had joined the
foremost party, and helped to finish their fallen brother,
while a few of the boldest impudently poked their noses
towards their human prey.
" I can wait no longer,' said Mary, seeing a huge
monster, sniffing at her, and so she fired. Her hand was
very steady ; not a muscle moved. The brute lay
sprawling in the snow, but other wolves came up. One
huge monster even sprang at the sledge. Ivan was ready
with his knife, and plunged it into the brute's chest.
Whether the wolves had had enough to eat, or began to
be alarmed at the loss of so many of their comrades, I
cannot say, but they now beat a retreat. Ivan exclaimed,
Glory be to God, we are safe at last. The incarnate devils
are off.'

" Thanks to you, Ivan,' said Mary.
" And to you too. Your honour is a trump. You
gave them one mouthful, whereas that silly coward,
sprawling there, has done nothing.'
Count Golovin, though known as " The Terrible," is a
very noble, tnali,. lie lquant.everythinft: becomes Re-.

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quainted witir the desigiiir Ortre—at 70717 a, "—"°t o
conspirators of the most heterogeneous elements, some
poets, some patriots, some philosophers, some soldiers'
some only assassins. They find themselves checkmated atv
every move, and Golovin takes care to let them kn°`
that he is fully acquainted with all their ways, so that they
may retreat without danger. Circumstances too long to
th
eauthor here, but told with much dramatic power by 11„
author of this novel, lead to Golovin's deposition from tre
office of Chief of the Secret Police, and to his joining
Union. That society now becomes a formidable organie3
tion, and its members are resolved that whatever be the
form of Government which they will establish hereafter,
the cruel and blood-thirsty Constantine, the next brother
easydies, the Czar, shall not come to the throne. Aiexa
dies, Constantine renounces the succession, and Nicholas
becomes the heir. At that time Nicholas had the repuci
tation of being a wise and humane and liberal Prince, and
Golovin tells the Union that they ought not -to oPP°ea°
him. They are very angry with their adviser, an
threaten his life. He is restored to his old position by
Nicholas, but before he has time to act he is seized and
shut up by the Union, and the revolution breaks °llt.
Nicholas is bravest of the brave, does not mind It
amount of danger for himself, but quails at the 001'.
of inaugurating his reign by shooting down his subjects_
But there is no help for it. A large part of the arrl
has revolted, the Emperor's aide-de-camp has been fir!
at. Twice the Emperor tells the artillery to make recta'
but at last the order was given to fire :
thetheir The dreadful reality had come at last. The rebels -r°41,6
their ranks and fled. But those who escaped towards
river began to form themselves again on the ice. .3-'lO
was some danger of spreading disorder throughout te,
city during the night ,• but another discharge scamsrth'le
them a second time, and finally broke the revolt.
hopes of the Union' vanished for ever. In a few min had
the Senate square was deserted, save by those who
'-
fallen and could not run.
" The Emperor's wife met him on the staircase of the Winter Palace. The hearts of both were full. The glo
wife felt as if she were looking on a man risen fro
the dead ; silently he pressed her to his heart, ancli_thire,d
gazing mournfully at her, with pale face and half-cii°—
voice he spoke—
" 'What a sad commencement of a reign !' , she
" Yes, but what a hero it has brought out !
answered proudly."
Then came the sore task of discovering who were th.:
chief conspirators. One by one famous men were brought
before the Czar, and he learnt how great was the danget
that he had escaped. He was terribly shocked when Cooni
Golovin was led before him. Appearances were
against the Count, and though Nicholas tried hard to be'
lieve' him innocent, guilt seemed incontestable, and
Oount was condemned to death. He was marched to IriPi
scaffold with others who had been sentenced. His eras°
and badges were stripped from him and thrown into:
blazing fire. Yet all the while he looked like a lung'
Then it was suddenly announced that all but fire
had been spared, and C-olovin was marched back to the
fortress.
"Late in the day thirteen common carts rumbled on- °
the fortress info the street, each cart holding four men
dressed in grey convict coats. Conspicuous among theFa'
by his bearing as well as by his size, was Count Golo
in
Even his coarse convict suit he Ari
looked every inch,:
nobleman ; and his calmness, dignity, and courage' to
re
murmurs of applause from the crowd 'gathe dto see '""
noble exiles start an their long pilgrimage."
They are •" Exiles of Siberia," and very tragic autt.l
mournful are some of the events which follow. Bu
though a somewhat melancholy book, ‘, Mary Stanley,
is well worth reading, if only for the vivid pictures °f
Russian social life which it gives. It has many ether
merits.

SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
The Times thinks Napoleon 111. was seldom 112.1
explicit or more resolute that in his speech on the ri
biscite. On two points he will accept no comproyan
He is entitled to reign, and he intends to govern, with th.o.
people's consent it is true, but with undivided suprenlacr
He proposes to act for the public good, but there is nothit‘
in his programme incompatible with the strictest persons
rule. But in fact the new lease of power the EnlPerE
has gained is due to the inability of the greater p 0
°,
the French nation to reconcile order with liberty'
Their experience of political changes leaves them nothing
to hope from revolution. But their liberties maY be
extorted under any system of government, and wider 110ne,
more easily than the new imperial constitution, provide('
they avoid extremes. The battle was one against iU
perialism by Daru and his supporters ; it has been io't
through Rochefort and the Marseillaise.
The Standard thinks that Napoleon the Third never
delivered a speech which was more to the purpose than
that of Saturday. The extreme party will not be eat"
fled with it, but it is difficult, if not impossible, to eel
what they want. The Emperor fully appreciated the
importance of the vote, and said that the Irreconcilable°
had converted it into a question of empire or revolution-
He will now show his power by exhibiting his moderation.
The Emperor is pledged to carry out the promises
he has given, and he appears willing to do so. The
country takes a new start on the road of improvement allu,
progress, and the Liberals, who are in earnest, canll°'
refuse to aid his endeavour. Those who persist in their
ill-timed opposition will chew that they are unworthy
representatives of the cause they advocate.
The Telegraph does not sympathise with the opposition
to the designs of the Metropolitan Railway in the 11
street by the Mansion House. No doubt the dreads
erections which on Saturday astonished the paiset
by will divide the traffic into two streams, hi:
that is an advantage rather than an objection
in
a crowded city thoroughfare. As for the threatened
interference with the symmetry of the street, there is not'
and never will be, any beauty to spoil. If the structures we'"
in stone, the colour of the neighbouring buildings, the/
would be almost imperceptible, and perhaps not altoget7;
unornamental. If the members of the Lords' commit-
tee, who to-day deliver their finsi judgment on iti:let
scheme, have inspected the situation with indepenaeLe
and unprejudiced eyes, they will not hesitate to end°%t
the opinion of the majority of the Commons. We 11311.}i
open up the City to railway communication, and t'
question is, shall we do so speedily and economically' °r
at an immense outlay after great difficulty ?
The Post does not think that Mr. Gladstone's rernarlf
fell short of the point on Friday in his allusion b°
the Greek massacre. It is necessary to take time to'
consider the proper_ course to adopt, and to obtan!
the most accurate account of all the transanotien;
which took place, one thing is certain that the Green
Government will be bound to make reparsti°,.
and must be held responsible for the mischief which h:e
occurred. A full and searching investigation must
made into the deails of the affair, so that justice mat '-
done to all the parties concerned.
The Daily News points out that the second reading
the University Tests Bill comes on this evening' I'nd
those who are inclined to oppose it should bear in ono
that it is a compromise, and that they ought cie
make the best of it. The extreme party might have nift
better terms last year, but if they hesitate again th,e;jj
will repent when too late. The acceptance of the
will modify the change that is inevitable, and put off t',
evil day ; but if it be rejected they may rest assured tht''''
a sudden doom will overtake them and their privilega/'

D'ARCY IRVINE.—On Saturday afteruo°;
Mr. D'Arcy Irvine was conveyed to Dublin, where, it a
believed, he will be placed in an asylum. A large cr°oo',
assembled at the station at Irvinestown to see bin 1°
)
but the train was backed to the ticket platform where
got in unobserved by the people.
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FIELD DAY AT WOOLIVICH.—This morning ,1 0
Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambai;
ri°
K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief, will inspect all the tr°;st
in Woolwich Garrison on the upper common at half-P d,
nine o'clock, after which Major-General Sir D. 11r° coops
the 'commandant of the garrison, will put the oPie
through some interesting manceuvreing, and the Iv, hci,jo
will culminate with a general sham fight. All the Da„l'til
of the Royal Horse and Royal Artillery, and the "
Regiment of Infantry, will be on the ground. -
THE OUTRAGE AT CHRIST CHURCH, 00.°119.
—The surrender of the perpetrators of the recent lit;
rage in the library at Christ Church has released of
authorities of that society from the painful dutY,nt
prosecuting, and enabling them to take the puniBbiThig
of the offenders into their own hands. Previous toee
result there have, however, been numerous mtil'of
both of the authorities and undergraduates, the latter,er
whom sought the advice and counsel of Mr. MerewetPef
and the Hon. E. C. Leigh, barrister-at-law and fell°,%v„ce
All Souls' College, it having been found that the she-iiit
of the offenders would entail a public enquiry in a cc) he
of law, where the truth would most probably
°
elicited. It was, we understand, eventually arranotit,
by those implicated that full particulars of the tbitt
rage should be furnished under seal, on condition
there should be no prosecution. The autlioritlia";
it is stated, after mature consideration, accepted the ter es
proposed, when, strange to say, they discovered the neats s,
of some they had not suspected, and others who were ,11,.e
petted were not implicated. Three of the ringlee;a'.o
have, it is stated, been expelled, while one has D,170,
rusticated for eighteen and another for twelve month,
andat and the two least culpable of the party have been
or, in other words, confined within the college w',7ed
until the end of term. The gentleman who has absenbote
himself is, it is said, one of those expelled, and 'l9 o
regret id felt at Oxford that the society should lose st
popular a member. We forbear to publish namesbl",l.e
the offenders are all men of good family, and either figil`,/
in the landed gentry or the peerage. The punishment
expulsion is one that has not lately been resorted to A3l
Oxford,