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RUSSIAN CATECHISM.

The following is the new catechism prepared for the
use of the schools and churches in the Polish provinces of
Russia. It is explanatory of the 4th Commandment
with particular respect to the reverence as due to the
omnipotent Emperor of Russia, and the superior autho••
riti:s established by him. It is published by special order,
and printed at Vilna, 1832 :
Question I.—How is the authority of the Emperor to
be considered in reference to the spirit of Christianity ?
Answer.—As proceeding immediately from God.
Ques. 2. How is this substantiated by the nature of
things ?
Ans.—lt is by the will of God that men live in society;
hence the various relations which constitute society, which,
fur its more complete security, is divided into parts called
nations ; the government of which is intrusted to a Prince,
King, or Emperor, or, in other words, to a supreme ruler :
we see, then, that as man exists in conformity to the will
of Cod, society emanates from the same divine will, and
more especially the supreme power and authority of our
lord and master the Ctar.
Ques. 3.—What duties does religion teach us, the
humble subjects of his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, to
practise towards him?
Ans.—Worship, obedience, fidelity, the payment of
taxes, service, love, and prayer, the whole being comprised
in the words worship and fidelity.
Ques. 4.—Wherein does this worship consist, and
how should it be manifested ?
Ans.—By the most unqualified reverence in words,
gestures, demeanour, thoughts and actions.
Ques. s.—What kind of obedience do we owe him ?
Ans.—An entire, passive, and unbounded obedience in
every point of view.
Ques. 6.—ln what consists the fidelity we owe to the
Emperor ?
Ans.—ln executing his commands most rigorously,
without examination—in performing the duties he re-
quires from us, and in doing everything willingly without
mosaauring.
Ques. 7.—ls it obligatory on us to pay taxes to our
gracious Sovereign the Emperor ?
Ans.—lt is incumbent on us to pay every tax in com-
pliance with his supreme commands, both as to the amount
and when due. .

Ques. B.—ls the service of his Majesty the Emperor
obligatory on us ?
Ans.—Absolutely so : we should, if required, sacrifice
ourselves in compliance with his will, both in a civil and
military capacity, and in whatever manner he deems expe-
dient.
Ques. 9.—What benevolent sentiments and love are
due to the Emperor ?
Ans.—We should manifest our good will and affection,
according to our station, in endeavouring to promote the
prosperity of our native land, Russia (not Poland), as
well as that of the Emperor our father, and of his august
family.
Ques. 10.—Is it incumbent on us to pray for the Em-
peror, and for Russia, our country ?
Ans.—Both publicly and privately, beseeching the
Almighty to grant the Emperor health, integrity, hap-
piness, and security. The same is applicable to the country,
which constitutes an indivisible part of the Emperor.
Ques. 11.—What principles are in opposition to these
duties?

Ans. —irreverence, disobedience, infidelity, malevo-
lence, treason, mutiny, and revolt.
Ques. 12.—How are irreverence and infidelity to the
Emperor to be considered in reference to God?
Ans.—As the most heinous sin—the most frightful cri-
minality.
Ques. 13.—Does religion, then, forbid us to rebel and
overthrow the Government of the Emperor?
Ans.—We are interdicted horn so doing at all times,
and under any circumstances.
Ques. 14.—Independently of the worship we owe the
Emperor, we are called upon to respect the public autho-
rities emanating from him ?
Ans.—Yes ; because they emanate from him, represent
him, and act as his substitutes, so that the Emperor is
everywhere.
Ques. 15.—What motives have we to fulfiil the duties
above enumerated ?
Ans.—The motives are twofold---some natural, others
revealed.
Ques. 16.—What are the natural motives?
Ans.—Besides the motives adduced, there are the
following:—The Emperor being the head of the nation,
the father of all the subjects, who constitute one and the
same country, Russia is thereby alone worthy of reverence,
gratitude, and obedience; for both pnblic welfare and
individual security depend on submissiveness to his
commands.
Ques. 17.—What are the supernatural revealed
motives for this worship?
Ans.--The supernatural revealed motives are that the
Emperor is the Vicegerent and Minister of God to execute
the divine commands; and consequently disobedience to
the Emperor is identified with disobedience to God himself;
that God will reward us in the world to come for the
worship and obedience we render the Emperor, and
punish us severely to all eternity should we disobey and
neglect to worship him. Moreover, God commands us to
love and obey from the inmost recesses of the heart every
authority, and particularly the Emperor, not from
worldly consideration, but from apprehension of the final
judgment.
Ques. 18.—What books prescribe these duties?
Ans.—The New and Old Testaments, and particularly
the Psalms, Gospels, and Apostolic Epistles.
Ques. B.—What• examples confirm this doctrine?
Ans.—The example of Jesus Christ himself, who lived
and died in allegiance to the Emperor of Rome, and me-
spectfully submitted to the judgment which condemned
him to death. We have, moreover, the example of the
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We must, therefore, in imitation of these examples, s,•11. er
and be silent.
Ques. 20.—At what period did the custom originate
of praying to the Almighty for the prosperity of the So-
vereign ?
Ans.—The custom of publicly praying for the Emperors
is coeval with the introduction of Christianity ; which
custom is to us the most valuable legacy and splendid gift
we have received from past ages.
Such is the doctrine of the Church, confirmed by

practice, as to the worship and fidelity due to the omni•
potent Emperor of Russia, the "%holster and Vicegeren

of God.

LONDON LEATHER WAREHOUSE, BER-
MONDSEY, TUESDAY, Aua. 27, 1833.—There was a
large supply of Leather at these warehouses to-day, and
it was stated by some experienced buyers, that the quantity
exposed for sale was snore than four times the quantity
usually offered for sale at Leadenball-market, and seven or
eight times as much as was exposed at that market this
morning. Very considerable business was transacted.
The buyers and sellers who this day attended at the ware-
house and depository, continue to express that warm
approbation of the economical and excellent arrangements
and facilities which have been made for transacting
business, and particularly those for preventing damage to
the Leather by exposure to the weather. The supply of
raw hides was more than last week, and met wit a ready
sale.

The Rev. Gervas Harvey Woodhouse, of
Derby, has been licensed by the Lord Bishop of Lichfield
and Coventry to the Perpetual Curacy of Boulton, near
Derby, upon the appointment of the proprietors of estates
in that township.
THE NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE., .We
are requested to state that the September Number of this
popular work will comprise, among other articles--A few
words from the Proprietor—On the Anonymous in Pe-
riodical Literature—My acquaintance with the late ED-
MOND WEAN, by T. C. GRATTAN, Esq.—The Factory ;
a poem, by the Hon. Mrs. NOON—Dick Doleful ; a
sketch from nature, by the author of " Paul Pry"--The
Divorcee D6vote ; a tale, by JOHN HANDL, Esq.—Sea-
sonable Ditties, by THOHAS HAYNES BAYLEY, Esq.--
The Post-mortem Cogitations of the late popular Mr.
SanTir--Men and Books, by LEIGH HUNT—Lord BY..
RON'S Conversations with Lady lit.assirtcTos ; contain-
ing his opinion of Women, of the Duke of WELLINGTON,
of certain living Poets, of London society, Mrs. Saler-
PARD, &c —The Ist of September, a sketch—lrish Cu-
rates—Hidden Literary Treasures—Parliamentary Re-
porters—Monthly Commentary—Madame MALIBRAN.—
Medical CorporaliollV—Lion'ti Mouth, &c.

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1833.

We refer to another part of our Paper for full
particulars of the news we gave yesterday re-
specting the recogniton of Donna MARIA by
England, the entire freedom of the entrance to
the Douro, and the dispirited state of BouR-
MONT'S baffled force in the neighbourhood of
Coimbra. The Constitutional cause may now
be considered as safe from any attack of Ml-
- There is no confirmation of the re-
ported death of the KING Of SPAIN ; but such
an event is daily expected to take place. Indeed,
the Memorial Bordelais says he has been de-
prived of his speech by a paralytic attack.

The German Papers which we have this day
received, mention that the meeting of the Em-
peror of AUSTRIA with the King of PRUSSIA,
took place at Theresienstadt, on the 14th inst.

The French papers of Monday contain no
news of importance. The Duchess DE BERRI
arrived at Rome on the 13th inst., and it is said
that her husband had been appointed Major
Domo by the King of NAPLES.

FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, Auo. Y 6.
Five per Cents., 104 f. B'2c.
Three per Cents., 76f. 3cc.
Dank Actions, 1,705 f.
National Loan, 104 f. Tic.
Rente de Naples, 92f. 80c.
Roman Five per Cents., 91.
Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 17.
Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 4111.
Royal Spanish Loan, 8454.
Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 8713.
Belgic Loan, 1831, 96.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 25f. 50c. ; money, 25f. 45e.
Three months, paper, 25f. 40c.; money, 25f. 35c.
—Coura Authentique.

Several Bills having been forwarded a stage
sub silent o, the LORD CHANCELLOR, in
moving that the House do agree to the amend-
ments made by the Commons in the Chancery
Offices Regulation Bill, made some observations
upon them which, we fear, will prove too well
founded. Heretofore the Masters in Chancery
and Registers have been paid in small part by
salary, and a great part by fees. The CHAN-
CELLOR, in his Bill for regulating these and
other offices, reversed this order, providing
that the officers we have named should be paid
mainly by salary, but in a small part by fees.
The House of Commons, which has for some
time been labouring under an anti-fee fever,
introduced an amendment, by which the Masters,
&c. are made entirely to depend upon salary.
No doubt that wherever a strong power is over
an officer, or employee of any kind, a fixed
salary is the best and most economical
mode of payment. In private life the irrespon-
sible and uncontrolled authority of the master is
sufficient to keep servants in the receipt of a
fixed remuneration in the due discharge of their
duty. In public life the only controlling power,
i
approaching in efficacy to that of a master, s

opinion. In the present day, this power is, in
the long run, irresistible in the case of the higher
public servants, but as we descend to the infe-
rior grades, it becomes less and less, till at length,
like some of the rivers of Australia, it is altoge-
ther lost in obscure marshes. The Chancery
officers, we believe, hold their situations for life,
and are only punishable by the Court in very
gross cases ; their proceedings, too, rarely come
before the public—so that they have, in fact,
little or no inducement to the diligent discharge
of their duty. Wisely, therefore, was it that the
CHANCELLOR provided for the interests of the
suitors, by making a part of their remuneration
depend on fees ; and we much fear, with him,
that although the Masters may at first well dis-
charge their duty, they will before long do just
enough, and no more, to keep free from official
censure.

We find but one general feeling of disgust at
the silly attempt of the Earl of WARWICK to
divest himself of all responsibility in the corrupt
practices of the Warwick election. But his
Lordship will find it not so easy a matter to
" explain" in the House of Commons as in the
Upper House of Peers ; even in the latter, on
Monday last, no Member of the Government
declared himself satisfied with the " explanation,"
and the " Hear, hear," might be an expression
of just surprise at the bold declarations of the
Tory Peer. Does, then, the Earl of WAR-
WICK really affect to deny the constant exertions
of his family, time immemorial, to reduce the
electors of that town to the convenience of a
" pocket borough ?" And after desperate
struggles of the independent burgesses to knock
off their political fetters, will the Noble Earl
deny that extraordinary exertions have not been
made, by his agents, and for him, to secure
one seat ?" Wili his Lordship deny that all
the contests, and all the returns in the " castle
interest," have been effected, and the costs de-
frayed, by his money, and through the me-
dium of his property ? Does his Lordship
seriously mean to assert that advancing money
for the " legal expenses" of the Registration
and election—that at the former period weeks
preceding the latter—he was not cognizant of
the creation of numerous fictitious votes by his
steward BROWN, or that the newspapers pub-
lished under his own walls did not inform him
of that fact ? Could his Lordship be ignorant
of the publicity of his Steward's notices to quit
which were published in the London newspa-
pers ? Could he really appropriate the sum of
three thousand pounds under the belief that it
was required for the " legal expences" only of
the election ? There are two parties in dramatic
scenes—the author and the actors. The Earl
of WARWICK will speedily discover that he
cannot scene-shift his own responsibility ; and
although his culpability does not decrease that
of his agents and partizans, yet it would be
grossly partial in the Legislature to pardon his
Lordship when they execute sentence on his
political servants. The Noble Earl would best
consult his character, and escape his awkward
situation, by the resignation of his Lord Lieute-
nancy, and the abandonment of his election
troubles. The local interest of this scan-
dalous case, is quite inferior to its national
importance, and the Earl of WARWICK will
discover that his desired impunity is a matter
of more difficulty than he imagined. Mr. PETER,

it will be observed, in our Commons report of
this afternoon, has given notice, that on the
first day of next Session he will fix the earliest
time for his motion. The Lord Lieutenant
would therefore do well, i❑ obedience to
public opinion, to save Mr. PETER this
necessity. His Lordship must inwardly feel
that he has committed himself. A defence
has convicted many an offender !

When Losd BROUGHAM proclaimed in the
House of Commons that " the schoolmaster
was abroad," and held up his birch and cane as
a warning to all refractory despots, his Lordship
little dreamed of seeing the worthy pedagogue
make his appearance in Russia, as the advocate
of passive obedience, bigotry, and despotism.
Yet such an act of apostacy has actually come to
pass. The schoolmaster has entered Russia—.
and this not in spite of, but at the express insti-
gation of, the EMPEROR. He has entered it,
not to diffuse intelligence, but to deepen igno-
rance ; not to make men free, but to continue
them slaves; not to render them happier and
more civilized, but more wretched and brutal,
than he found them. To render his mission
more effective, he has clothed himself in a reli-
gious garb--the most convenient cloak, as all
history shows, beneath which to conceal the most
enormous crimes—and put forth a catechism
which he proposes to read in every school and
church throughout Russia, by way of moulding
the minds of the rising generation. The idea
was an ingenious, not to say an original one.
None but a fiend or a NicHoLas could have
suggested it. We subjoin a few " elegant ex-
tracts" from this Russian schoolmaster's cate-

chism.
" Ques.—What duties does our religion teach us, the
humble subjects of his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, to
practise towards him ?
" Ans.— Worship, obedience, fidelity, the payment of
taxes, love and prayer; the whole being comprised in the
words—worship and fidelity."
To say nothing of the delectable manner in
which worship, prayer and the payment of taxes
(the last, no doubt, the most acceptable manner
in which a subject can worship his sovereign)
are made to coalesce in the above response, what
is to be said of its brutal—its stupid—its in-
tense, thrice-sodden blasphemy ? To worship
a Nicholas—a monster crimsoned from head
to foot with the blood of Poland ! Why, what
is this but to restore the worship of Moloch, in
its bloodiest and most revolting form ?
" Ques.—Wherein does this worship consist, and how
should it be manifested ?
"Ans.—By the most unqualified obedience in words,
gestures, demeanour, thoughts and actious.
" Ques.—What kind of obedience do we owe him ?
" Ans.—An active, passive and unbounded obedience
in every point of view."
Bravo ! Our Russian pedagogue kindles as
he proceeds in his catechism. His language
now becomes worthy of SINIPSON—that great
master of the eloquent and enthusiastic expletive !
" Ques.—What benevolent sentiments are due to the
Emperor?
"Ans.—We should manifest our good will and affec
tion according to our station, in endeavouring to promote
the prosperity of our native land Russia (not Poland)."
So, it is a crime, it seems, for Russians to pray
for the prosperity of Poland ! They are to curse
it specially in parenthesis ! Surely there needed
no new catechism to enforce this parenthetical
excommunication.
.
.umbent on us to pray for the Empe-
ror, and for Russia our country ?
.‘ Ans.—Both publicly and privately, beseeching the
Almighty to grant the Emperor health, integrity, happi-
ness and security."
We find no cause of quarrel with this portion