The Sun.
London, England, 1826-02-09 00:00:00

THE LATE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.

At'a moment when the'deuth of the Ernperoi
ALEXANDER h the subject ofuniversnl regret, the
following ANcenoTE will not be read without in-
terest :

" In 1808, the Emperor, in riding from KoWoo'
to Wilna in Lithuania, had got before his suite ;
he suddenly perceived several persoui on the
banks of the Wilua, who were employed in
dragging something out of the river. His Ma-
jesty dismounted, and perceived on approaching
that it was a corpse. The Emperor was `alone
and uyknown to the peasants, who did not know
what to do with the body. When it was drawn
out of the water Alexander caused it to he ex.
tended ott the grounds assisted himself in un-
dressing it, rubbed the temples, _the hands,
and the soles of the feet ; hut all these
means were useless. Some moments after,
whilst the Emperor was still employed about
the unfortunate person who had been drowned,
his suite arrived : it was composed of Prince
Wolkonsky, Count Lieven, acid the Eeglish Dr.
Wylie, surgeon to hie Majesty. All means Of
reanimation were again tried the doctorpied
bleeding, but the blood would not flow. The
Emperor continued rubbing, though the,body
guve no signs of life. After more than three*
hours' labour the doctor declared, to the great
regret of his Majesty, that nil farther attempts
were useless, and that the unfortunate person
was undoubtedly dead. Fatigued as the Empe-
ror himself was, he begged the doctor not to
abandon the undertaking, and to try bleeding a
second time. Afr. Wylie signified by a 'nod
that be was persoatiet of 'the uselessness'of
any further attetilpts, but yielding' to the wishew
of the Emperor, he tried to bleed him a second
time. The blood flowed, and a sigh was heard.
No language, says the doctor, can express the
emotion and the joy of the Emperor. 110 raised
his eyes to heaven, and exclaimed, e My God,
this is the happiest day of niy 0,1 and' the de.
lightful tears of gratitude bedewed, his cheek,—
The zeal and the efforts of the attendants were
redoubled ; the physician thinking that a suth.
dent quantity of blood had tieen taken from him,
endeavoured to stop it ; the 14::mperor tore his
handkerchief, anti bound up the ann of the pa.
tient with his own hands. The latter, full of
wonder and of joy, saw himself in the paternal
arms of .his Sovereign: His Majesty would' not
leave him till he saw him out of danger, and.hed
caused him to be conveyed to a house where he
could have all the attendanie that he stood in need
of. The Emperor, with great generosity, paid alt
the ex pence of his recovery, and provided `after-
wards for his maintenance anti for that of hiS
The Royal Society of London, esta hlistted to saw/
individuals apparently dead, having learnt Viii-
anecdote, unanimously resolved to preSent O.
Emperor, through the mediumof the Earl of Dou-
glitsS, the English Ambassador in Russia, the gold
medal of that Society, and to beg that his Majesty'
would permit his name to he inserted among the ho-
norary members. The Society ca osed h raet tohe
published in a separate publicathot, under the title
of A Case of Resuscitation by his liiffiesty the :t iPpe+'.
roe qf Russia, kr.— London,lBl4; The medii his
on one side the figure of a child endeavouring tee.
rekindle by
wowing it tight which has just been
extinguished, %sills the following motto :.---Lutet
scintilla forsan, and below the Inscription
reverse iS a crown. of oak ltakfts,
Lona 4 in resimeitationern inkrmortuorurni
in 77t
;It 111Okirialtii'n'or which is OP folkwing :-4-1/ezr
min) Imperaturi Societus Regiu namana hum t.
Lime donut.

PAM,' A Al ENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, FE°, B.

NEW Al EMBER.

The non. A. COlitiloolttii;oiiiiiend his text, as Mem;
ber for the County Tyrone, in the room date Itight lion. Oh.
J. Stewart, Bart., deceased!.

PKIS'ATE BUSINESS.
A Petition was presented against the report upon a Private
Bill, for making a navigable Canal for ships in the vicinity of
.Loweetaff; which gave rise to some conversation as to the autho-
rity of the decision of the Committee.
bit.. 8. WORTIAW, in consequence of this misunder:
standing; gave notice that lie should to-morrow move for
the renewal of the Standing► Order Committee which sat 'last
year.

NEGRO SLAVERY.
Lord HOTHAM.presented a petition from the Inhabitants
•of Leominster, praying for the gradual extinction of Slavery
in the Colonies. The Noble Lord stated, that the petition
• was numerously and respectably signed, and 'recommended it
to the particular attention of the House.—Ordered to be
printed.
Lord J. FITZROY presented a similar petition from the In.
habitants of Woodbridge.-;-Ordered to be. printed.
Mr. DICKINSON presented a petition front the Glove
Manufacturers of Yeovil, whom he represented a numerous
class of persons, praying that the law for allowing the importa.
tion of gluves under the low duty might not come into opera.
tion. The Hon. Member trusted that the House would attend
to the prayer of the petitioners ;, and, not Ifacrifice interest,
' which practice and experience had shewn to be valuable, for
-the sake of doctrines imperfectly explained or understood, and
that only in books.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE agreed with his lion. Colleague, in
the hope that this large and respectable class of persons would
rrocbe sacrificed to the fashionable notions of free trade. He
believed that House would have petitions from all parts of the
kingdom, from persons following the same occupation-sus well
as from the Silk Manfecturere, whose case was very much the
same—chewing the utter ruin which would fall upon them if
this law were allowed to take effect.
The petition was ordered to be printed.
Sir F. BUXTON moved for a return of the number and
tonnage of all Steam Vessels which entered the Port of London
in the year ending in January, 1828.—Ordered.
SCOTCH BANKS.
Sir J. WROTTES LE Y moved for a Return of the Number
of Banks established in Scotland, distinguishing the Chartered
Banks and the Number of Partners, and such as are not char.
tered.—Ordered.
FOREIGN CORN.
31r. W. WHITMORE moved for an Account of the Quan.
thy of Foreign Grain of each sort imported into this country in
the years ending the hth of January, 18`.15, and 1826.
Also an Account of the quantity of Foreign Grain of each
sort warehoused during the saute time, Asia as the same can
be made out:
Also for an Account of all Grain takers out of bond within the
same time, as far as the same can be made out.
Also for an Account of the quantity of Grain Imported from
Ireland within the same time.
.Also for,theiiszetted Price of Grain in this .country for each
quarter of the some two years.—Ordered. • ,
BANK NOTE STAMPS.
Mr. CA MYRA FT said, that he had intended putting a qucs.
tion.to the Right Hon. Chancellor of the Exchequer, but not
seeing him in Ins place, he would ask it of the Honourable
Gentlemen opposite connected with the Treasury. The sub-
, ject was one of the greatest importance, and if his informa-
tion was correct, the course taken by Government involved
a stretch of authority which he thought most extraordinary.
lie wished to ask whether any order from that Department
of the Government lied authorised a refusal to stamp the
notes of certain Bankers who had made application in the
usual way P
Mr. HEER IRS had no hesitation in saying that the Go.
• vemment had suspended, for the present, the stamping of one
and two.pound Bank notes. it would he in. the recollec.
tion of the House, that when the subject came under dis-
euision at the opening of the Session, an opinion was started
—he believed on the; other aide—and became very generally
expressed, that until the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the
Exchequer brotight his measure forward, the stamping of!
notes ought not to be alloared to go on. It was then also stated,
that the Government might brusg.in a short bill to effect that
purpose; but upon conisideration it was held snore adyisable
to take the other course. .Considering the short interval be.
tween that time and Friday. next, when the Chancellor of the
Exchequer would bring tint subject before the House, it was
deemed chore expedient that the affixing of stamps to one and
two pound notes should be suspended for that short period. On
, that account it had been determined talssuo thy order to which
the Hon. Member alluded.
Mr. CALCRAIPV was surprised to hear the answer of the
Boa. Gentleman. It was the Hist time, during hie Parliamentary
,experience, that a measure of such great respow.ibility had
been undertaken by the Government upon , such grounds. It
appeared that, upon an opinion being expressed, first on that
aside of tha House, and then generally -adopted, without law,
or, as he understood, without even consulting the law officers,
they had proceeded to adopt this important measure. Why
could they not have introduced a short bill, when it was well
known that upon rousing occasions the House frequently sus.
Tended its standing orders, snit allowed bills to pass through
all their stages in one sitting. lie thought the Members of the
Government, unless protected by some subsequent Act, haul
exposed themselves to the liability of actions for damages from
. the pities who had been refused the stamping of their notes in
the .regular manner accord's* to law. He was greatly stir
prised at the adoption of such a course.
HUSH LAW OF ELECTION.

Trlr; R. MARTIN rose to move fbr leavn to bring in a Bill
to touNti the Law of Election in Ireland, pursuant to notice.
:The Ilan, Member expressed his confidence that such a mea.
sure would receive the best attention of the House and paid.
cularly of those Members who were connected with' Ireland.
,The object of his Bill would be, in the first instance, to render
the ferty.shilling freeholder less dependent upon his landlord.
•lie hoped that Gentlemen who complained of the state of the
lorty.shilling freeholder would attend to this part of the lob-
•jeet. One of the clauses of the Bill would be, to declare that no
freeholder tinder 20/, should be permitted to register his free.
hold without producing either the last receipt of the landlord
Run whom he derived, or of the person to whom he paid his
rent., Would not this, he would ask, render the condition of
that freeholder more independent, anti therefore make him a
better elector ? The Bill would further propose that such free,
holders should not be permitted to vote at any election until ho
produced a similar discharge. If he was not in a condition to
pale his relit, it' lie was insolvent,. then he was not fit to exercise
his right independently, The Ilon. Member felt convinced
that any gentleman who wished well to the poor of Ireland,
vapid desire to see this change effected in the law. Another
evil for which he meant to propose a remedy, was the power
posqtesed by the Ministry with respect to the registry of free,
holds. lie would venture to say, in the presence of any knight
of the shire for that part of Ireland to which he belonged,
that any man having a majority of the Magistracy in his irate.
rest, could prevent his opponent front having his registers
seated. lie knew in his own case that he had for twelve
month' Plaited to obtain registers to oblige friends of his,
and that •he had attempted to do so ineffectually. Every
4iientleman must know the great evil arising from the watt of
amendatory power to compel Magistrates to act in these cases.
lie should propose that regular attendance be given in market
towns on "elated days, and that the Clerk of the Peace, when
snot able to attend himself, should appoint a person, duly sworn,
.tfrreeeive affidavits and then give them to him to be registered.
Too much power was, in his opinion, left to the discretion of
the fTheriffin appointing deputies to take the poll, and possibly
It may not be deemed inexpedient that the Sheriff Should be
obliged to submit a list of person's qualified to act as Deputies;
winch list the Candidates might reduce in the same manner us
tipeefal Juries are struck before the Officer. As he did not see
Many Hon. Sliembers be/onging to his own country present, it
would perhaps be better for biro not to, press his motion until he
bad consulted them upon it.
After a suggestion front the g*VAXER, the lion. Menthe,:
snoved,for leave to bring its a Bill to amend the law of Election
Prgland,
Arr. C, lIUTCII I NSON thought it a delicate thing to inter.
fere with such laws on theeve of a General Election.
•Mr. MARTIN said that the alteration,of the system of-re.
glary could not affect the next election. The course he should
take, would be to introduce the Bill and have it printed, and
then to let it stand over until after Easter.

7.14ir fl. PARNELL( expretuied his lioint that due notice would
be given Of the second reading ortlie illll.—Leave granted.
•

SUPPLY.

Mr. prititlES moved the Order of the'Day for the bring.
km up of the Report of the Comtnittee of Supply.
Jr. BaoaDcv brought up the report, and the resolution
of the Committee was agreed to...the Committee to sit again on
Mr. lIKRILEES moved the usual Address for laying the
Estimates, end the Accounts of the Expenditure before the
Rouse.

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'Tits 'aid Papers, containin the Navy and Ordinance Esti-
=Lust Were afterwards presented. and ordered to be printed.
UlLltiatT moved fur lieturns or the Imports and
• P64l4ofTer:Arid Tin, far the year ending the Stiaano.
• 41120.--thgarati —A djou rued .