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succzssions in the Howe of ROHANOF, cnly four had
followed the law of primogeniture.
lo.the new Proclamation of the. Emperor NICHOLAS,'
the disturbances at St. Petersburgh are attributed to
the intrigues of secret convpieators, workirig.on the ig-
norance of the soldiery. Those are the •ery same class
of restless revolutionists st ho, under difireni names,
F. are found in every part (if Eurcipe. In Spain they are
Freemasons, though unlike that harmless Society in .1111
'but the name ; in Italy they are Carhonari ; in France
Liberuls ; in Germany Illuminati; and in Russia Secret
Society men ; in short, they are ever ywhete the same
family and actuated by the same views—a transfer of
the powers of Government and the possession of pro-
perty from tho-e who have them to themselves, who
have not the enjoyment of these desirable attainments:—
and they are ever to be distinguiThed frotbake
well-
meaning citizens who desire temperate, gradual, and
real improvement.

The Irish Catholic Association met again on Thurs-
day, when the H,,n. Mr. PRESTON was called to the
Chair. The attempt at getting Protestant Peers to the
" Grand National [inner," on the 2d f February, does
not succeed: as letters were read from the Marquis of
SLIGO, the Earl of KINGSTON, and the Earl of MEATH,
all declining to atten4 Mr. BAGWELL and Mr. Ggoßoc
ENSOR sent similar letters. Oa the motion of Lord
KILLEEN, it was resolved that the Petition to the House
of Lards should be confided to the Marquis of LANs-
DOWN. Lord KILLEEN next moved that the presentation
of their Petition to the House of Commous be confided
to Sir FRANCIS BURDETT. Mr. CORLEY suggested Mr.
PLUNKETT. This WAS opposed by Mr. LAWLESS, who
also objected to Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, because he had
advocated the Wings. Mr. L. concluded with proposing
that the Petition be entrusted to Mr. BROUGHAM.

Mr. O'Connect. defended the worthy Baronet, and
thee made a furious attack on the British Bible Society,
designating its members a 44 gang" of Bible distributors;
Ns if circulating the Sacred Sctiptures WAS a crime.
' Mr. Sa►EL followed, and expressed his opinion of the
impolicy of agitating the question of Catholic Emanci-
pation in an expiiing House of Commons. In the
course of his speech he remarked that Mr. O'Cosnacr.
was too sensitive on the sneers or attacks on the Catho•
lics. Mr. O'CoNtraLt. read the draft of a petition from
the pen of Mr. BRIG, for a repeal of the Act which sup-
pressed the old Association. He said 44 he was ashamed
of the English Catholic 4 that they had not purchased
shares in the leading journals of the Country, which
could be easily done." It is curious enough to see Mr.
O'CONNELL wanting to get hold of that press he is
constantly vituperating, but DANIEL does not stick at
trifles.

This forenoon. we received the Allgemeine Zeit ung,
and Frankfort Papers to the 17th instant. An article
from Vienna of the llth'states, that his Imperial High-
ness the Archduke EIRWN. AND of Este set out that day
on his tnission to Sr. Petersburgh. His Highness goes
bi way of Breslau, and will be three weeks on the road.
These Papers contain a very interesting article from
St. Petersburgh on the subject of the Military Colonies,l
which appear to have completely failed. It appears'
they do not supply the force required, and cause poverty
among the peasants, and discontent in all classes.-The
following are extracts :

TUB RUSSIAN MILITARY COLONIES.
ST. PETERSBURGH, Dec. 17.

The official report respecting the military cdlonies is
now published, and is extremely remarkable in its kind.
Its author is Count Arakscbejeff, the Governor of those
Colonies. It appears from this report, that the advan-
tages which were proposed in the establishment of those
colonies hate not been obtained. It was calculated that
they would increase within themselves sufficiently to
render any other mode of recruiting unnecessary; but
the mortality among the sons of the soldiers has been so
great, in comparison with the births, that Count Arak-
schejeff was obliged, in order to complete the regi-
ments, to take soldiers' children from the crown vit.
loges, or from villages belonging to other proprietors.—
But where would children be found, if the whole army
were colonised, and the conscription abolished? We
see further, from the report, that of the 15,061 males,
and 12,670 females, comprising the northern district,
only 4,751 have not become a burden to the Govern •
ment. Consequently the Government has had to pro-
vide for 23.251, in.tead of for 6,000, which was the
utmost number provided for. Thus, about six-seventh
parts of these military colonists do not support and
maintain themselves, as it was expected they would do.
On the contrary, the Government must find support
and provisions for the colonised battalions, as well as
for those on service, and at the same time provide for
the other indigent individuals, of whom there is a con-
stantly increasing number in these settlements. It may,
therefore, Lie assumed, that if, of the six hundred batta-'
lions of the Russian army two hundred were settled, the
remaining part would cost much more than all the six
hundred would have cost. To this must be added the
expenses of the first establishment, and the loss in the
annual revenue. It is said that every colonised Regi-
ment cost the State five millions of rubles annually;
this would make, for 200 Regithents, the enormous sum
of: 1,000 millions of rubles.. But, if we take only the
half, the sum will still be very large. If the plan were
to be executed to its full eicttat, the colonisation would
include three millions of individuals. Each of these
pays the Government a poll-tax, which, on an average,
may be estimated at eigLt rubles at the least.,--
There would, therefore, be an annual loss of twenty-
four millions of rubies, not to mention the diminished
amount of the brandy d'stilleries, and many other,
b. anches of n venue, as 'hi,. v4016.'46°11 reduces the pea-
sants to poverty. Such4...u. At sacrifices %%le certainly note