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‘OTHER AND STEP-MOTHER. CHAPTER. X.

15 spite of his resolution to keep his uneasi- ness to himself, Edward was too much irritated by the ill success of his interference to conceal from Catherine all his disquiet: and he told her enough to add weight to her former conviction,- and to increase the burden of her sorrow. Levi her the better from the consciousness of the e rt he had iuade to defend her, and dread- ing his mother's dis leasure. he remained at the Parsonage until ate in the evening; and. having spent it few initiutes in the drawing- room, where Lady Irwin's manner gave him little encouragement to remain, he went oil‘ to his own room‘. There he wrote the following letter to his brother, which he carried to the polt next morning himself.

Dean lluorHsn,—I came home last 'I‘ueed:iy week- I ’ at the e.\:iinimition, after llll. I broulit home it prize which pleased mother and delighted dear old Birkby. I"aitncr did not say much, but he looked as if he liked it, and made me bring it out to show Lord Allaaou when he called. I found all well at home: going on much as usual; futlier deep in some stratum or other at the l)OllUiII of the l)i-oi}-*'e:i—I sliouidn’t tnucli \VOltlI|‘l‘, if he were oil to l’:'.lo-stino next week. I ivisli to III-zi\'t!:I he would. ltIl’.l take nIt)'.II'?l' with him! :\ pilgrimage would do her :i troiifeiidivus deal ofgood just now. I wish with all my Iieairt you illltl Kitty were iiiarriedf \Vli=it is the ieii-on, it would puzile .i iiiucli wiser liend than mine to discover; but ofthis I'm sure: siio—inotlier, I nic:iii—liiis taken :1 positive dislike to Kitty. 'l‘lie worst of it is. that Kitty knows it; and you may believe that she looks none the better for it. Of course, it's bad enough for her to have you so long away. and if any one sees her look sud. she puts it upon that; but mother has more to do with it. Aunt Fanny is here with Clem and Ada. all ilounces and ﬁiiery as usual. Ifit wasn't for father. no one would take any notice of dear Kitty, but he's as true as steel. and mother dares not say a word against her to him. I’iii sure he has a notion that there’s something wrong, for he pets Kitty like u child--much more than he pets me, which does net

lease nintlier. If you had only taken my advice, all the trouble would have been over by this time; you may take my word for it. that if you don’t do something yourself, and before long, mother will ﬁnd some means to break it oil‘ yet. You have no idea what a timid, nervous creziture, Kitty is become in her presence.

I (Lire say you tind it extremely jolly at Rome, it must he hicc to have lots o money and nothing to do I suppose I’m not liltely to Il"\'e much experience of either ofllieso plwzisuros. l“.itli-.:r z=.~..licil mo, tlicotlicr day, it I .-liould like to be .'I pztrsini. I suppose he was in pike; I took it so. for I only inzide a wry face. F.'lIIC_\' nmtlier sitting tlizniuri-l_v to iicur lli't' sen deal out divinity! l)o:i‘t forgi.-t lllflll‘ Iiitty. and wlien you write». .Inn‘t say (I ivtwl of wits‘. Ilrivu toll you, Mother alwiivs likes to read my letters, and it won‘; do to inuke he-r tiiigry. Do you get any skating? Tito ice is four inelws thick on the pond. 'l'o.n}i;..;, :1 lit‘-‘I-:';tle ft-llow. who work: in my rooiii, is ('0ﬂlltl:_' down next week, if the frost only holds on, we --.i:ill have gloiiuus tun. Good night. old fellow, I'm so sleepy, I can lizirdly see. I ivisi _vou‘d send me something about some of the :enipli:s——tlie ruins, I niouii. l"iticli dotos on ruins.

'our nll'cr:tionzitc brother. ’.nvt'.utD IRWIN.

When this letter reached Frank, lie was re-

covcriiig from an attack of fever, brought on lu- tiie eliiiuito. and perhaps by unxi9".. llc ivziis coiis-.~qucnti_v lziboiiriiig under sew .- dcpressiuii ofspii-its. Ilis fears had iili-cady lt‘.e‘.l excited by it coldness and i-unstraint in t1 -. letters he received l'rom his iiiotlicr. and by t..’.‘ plaintive tenderness wliicli struggled in tlioassuincd cheer- fulness of (.'atlierine‘.-'. Ile had promised his father to traivcl. [Io was to visit (lroecc and parts of Asia. perhaps to penetrate L“.'cti to the and of _i,vy and dcsolittion—tlic glorious and wasted Palestine. lie had been as yet only three quarters of it year absent. and this \Vtl.‘S his second illness. It was evid-.-nt,that the cli- mate of Italy did not agree with him. The image of her he loved pining for him. and crushed by the dislike of his stepmother, rose vividly before him. Ie_ saw her paler and thinner, watching with tearful eyes the embers as they fell, and thinkin of him so far away, with a heart growing dai y fainter, and wear ~ ing for the comfort of his cheerin voice. Ile read those parts of his brother's etter, which rela to her. ain and a in. To besocleur to the eyes of t e boy, it must be bad indeed. He himself, too, was lonely andsorrowftil. The sweet communion of thought and feeling to which he had become habituated, was ack- ed, and the deepest emotions of his soul lay, unexpresaed, a heavy burden on his spirit. One bold stroke, and she was his own for ever. knew his father's indul ence, and that his mother’s inﬂuence, thong great. was not un- limited. ‘

The yearning to England once indulged, became rrssisti I Ar raents readily pre-I septad themselves, not on y excusing, but just!- fying, the apparent disobedience; and the next morning saw him alread on his return. Once started, his Impatience new no bounds. No railway,’ no ‘steamboat, was lulciently ex ditious for hilt ; ahcat before

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appearance--amazement,» p easurablc sensations in t 0 breast ofhll father, by aagry consternation

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in that of Ind Irwin, while Edward could

hardly restrain is admiration and satisfaction

at a promptitude so much in harmony with his‘ wishes.

The tumult of feeling with which he beheld, his son, travel-worn and haggard from recent‘ illness, prevented Sir Edward from remarking, the uncontrollable emotion of Lady Irwin. But I I-‘rank, whose perception was sharpened byl anxiety, read her unspoken anger. His qui-' raring lips hardly touched the cheek she me- chanically presented to him ; and she felt that if not before. now, at -least, he knew the pur-; pose lying in her heart. As by mutual consent,

ihey shrunk from each other's gaze; for eachl felt the need of concealment. But dy Irwin= was stung almost to _‘ dness by the unrestrain-

ed 'o_v with which his brother’s return was, welcomed by the child for whose aggrand'

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V‘ ., . .. . ; “ Ilclcn. you look pale, love, said bir l-.tl-, ivard. ivlicii the lirst excitement was over, and

mud freak at l"r:inlt’s lies startled the blood. 'roiu your checks. No wonder, eitlie-r.—tlie, silly fellow toe mic back. witliout 3. single \\'ord' of warniii-;;. llt-ingiiig such lmggxtrtl looks, too. Your uintlier \\'t'iS <,;ro\vin;_; :l.I‘lXli;llS :'.l»4)lli. you. Fraiik. and had just pc-r:~ii::dcd me, that it would be pleat.-ttiit to go and have it look at tlzc. old pliiccs u;;:tin, when you must needs conic l>luiidci-irig back. I inn heartily glad to see you. nevci-tiielcss ; :i.nd Kate. I've it slirevvd , guess, will no: be sorry. She is not quite so rosy as she was, poor little girl, but your ab- scnec has told more on yourself than on her."

“ She‘ll be all right now.” exclaimed Edward, unable to keep silence longer. *- I'll c u betimes in the morning, and run over and give her a hint. She is not a colossus of strength; and there's no telling what might liappi.-ii, if she saw you all at once and unexpectedly. ‘ might take you for apallirla image instead of a true flesh and blood lover."

-- I have not heard Catherine complain of illness," said ady Irwin. -- you shoiild not frighten your brother without reason, Edward."

-‘ Yes. yes ; Kitty will be well enough now." said Slt'_ l~L(lwiird,“ never fear. Frank. Love tortures. but he seldom kills, iftlie poor victims only continue of one mind."

" Iaoluiowledge that I was dr:twxi home in great riicr.si1re. by anxiety for lfatlicrine," Stlltl I"t':'.tik, chi-cred by his futlior's cordinl kiii«.lii».‘.~:s- " Not tlzzxt I doubted your lIltl.lll_;L‘ltt".‘ to on-.: so vei'y (lI‘:tl‘ to me, or that I should have vcnt<.;i".w‘. to i-i-turn \\ itliout _\‘out' i‘vt~rt;:i.<siciii. if ilil\l been in ll: with to use iii_v lllllt‘ citlie‘: p.-olir ~lilv or '.igiw.'~.~:i¥.»l_\'."

--\\'«.-ll. i-so Sllttlllll liavc liked it little l!U‘.II‘l‘. ifit iv to only to ll.‘i.\'4‘ tliv o].'p.irtunit_v of we - co'.xiiti;; you with l\!‘"]l{.'t' lioii-uir: but who has; :i arr right to be ill"I'1‘, tl:;.:~. _1oii ’ I thm‘.;:i;' it litttc ii-;tvcllin;_r \\'Olllll he of the to you. l‘.v--

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sides. I had it. f.iiit~;.' t.» test‘ the quality 0l._‘.'t'l'iI‘ love. \VlllI‘ll your llloill-'l' thntigixt might pl)“:-‘llll‘V have no more stiiif in it tliim lirst llli‘!Cl2It't"llIS often have. I3-.11 since it ivits stroiig enough to rciidui Italy, with all its -.-lvarins ofcliinittc iinil assoi-iiition, distitsteliil. we are quite satislind. are we not. llel"ll 1"

“I assert no ttitthority over l~'r:tnk," said l.iil_v It‘\\'lll. “ liownver my llll‘.'2‘€S[ in his wol- tlirc iIl:l_\' have illLliit‘.0(l me to oﬂer l.ii.i unpa- l3.lll.l'lt‘ advice."

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‘- So the young signor is returned." said Agticsi-." :18 Hill‘ Cuttllliftl lie’? l:id_\"s lniir. “ without ivariiing. and uiiexi cc-ted .'"

‘- llc knows that he can insult me with im- unity." returned Lady Irwin. --and that my inllucnce over his father is gone. '

** His love for the Cui|3's duuglitcr has made him mad,“ said A nose.

“ Yes; and not niin alone. She has won my husband from me. My very child she would not leave to me." ~ “ Ile knows not what. he does. She has won him with her false smiles, and he is entangled in her meshes ; but fear not. Madonna ; we are not yet overcome.“

“The joy of life is gcyie." returned Lad Irwin, wiili ﬁerce depression, “it were well for me to die. ‘ “ lie not troubled, Madonna, or let your pur- se be shaken by the pride of this self-willed ildy. Rouse your great heart. Let it never be r‘&t(l. that you have been wronged with impu- nit . ’

" Do not tempt inc, Agnese. Leave the dark thougbtain my soul, and do not make them more familiar y clothing them in words. I am sick and weary. I am alone——iny very child arra s himself with m enemies.’

" ! he knows not he interests at stake; he is still a c ' d. ‘ No blood of mine news in his veins; yet or your sake, Madonna, and for the memory of the long days and nights when he cradled in my arms, I won d count lilo little to serve him.” _ _ “ Senseleu as you are !” cried Lad Irwin, with an impatience not unlike that c an un- tamed hcrse excited beyond endurance by the application of the spur, “ do you talk of what

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be bad froigunezand in which of the tunnel lrwins wonl you see the ﬂashcf such an eye. as his? He is the one thing on ‘earth tb_atis; mine; and do {you think, therein anythingl would not do or his sake? But were he no- thing, I have still sulliciont motives. They? have treated me with scorn—almget with 0 en] dotiance. They have turned from me the a_ ec-_ tiuns of my husband! But ifl iuust be utiser- I able, they at least shall not re_;oice.‘_ _

“ 'l‘licro the signers. spoke worthily of _lier- self,‘, cried Agiiese, her dark eyes tlashingzl -- but strong deeds are the language that she; must learn to use to her enemies» The blood of. the south is hot as its sun ; that of the north cold as it its winter streams " _ _ _

‘- Agnese," replied Lady Irwin. rising_ andl ﬁxing a look upon her that made. her quail, so 1 stcrn—so crtic —it was. -- there is blo_o flow-

ot the fiercest burbariaii of the south. There are tales told of the clitiisiiicii of iny lioiise wliii-li

would make even your Italian hearti

will iic'.'ei' cool the blood oftli:-i1ei'y Celt. Tho} d.ivs oi" stron-,; deeds are past. and this puny . *_'t'll.‘l‘l‘i.llUIl drugs the cluiiii llS_illll‘.t.'l‘s lI_|ll'§[.‘ .\'t:\'ci'tl:('ic::.-'. tour ii it I nix. iii» iiii\'.'o‘.'ll~.y- d.tii;;§i7~. 1‘ 0'" ilzu .‘l-'Cil"Yl'.llt.'..-.“ R0‘i.’-Ill-ill.‘ I N CIIURCII.

People who IIVI; by L‘.l?pI'U[Il'Iillll|g other, pcople’s pi-opei-t_v, uciici-iilly have little toj do with the liouse of Uotl. lint llll.‘l‘L‘ are other robljcrs bcsitles liigh\va_viiicii. Most of our churches are iisitctl by robbers. and they are quite constant too, in their atten-

iincc. They have no organization, and do not act under any leader; but each one 1-obs on his own hook. Take them alto- gether, they do a large work in the way Oli.

tdcspoiling, in the course oftlie year. i

I .\ll lnte comers to cliurcli are rob-=

1. hers. Tlu-y rob it la:-go number of people at once. They filch away the prenclici-’s

coinfort and that ofztll the rest ofthe con- I_ti'c.-_::itinn, e.\'ct-pt those who are its late as‘ lllL'!tISl!l1‘t‘r‘~. ;\iid ’i\‘l|{ll. ought to llllt'l'(.'>‘l, Iliom, tlinugli we i"r:ii- it soldoin dot-s. they

coiiiinit quite as ll1ll‘lllllIl ll l‘tIl)l1t‘l‘y upon

tliciiisclws ll:§ they do on others. 'I‘lit-._v

lose so inucli -»l‘di'.'iiie \\'ul‘.~‘llip‘. as had trun-

spireil ln:.Vo:'c IIIt'll‘ tll'l'l‘~:ll. .-\iid lllf.‘_V l'tIl)

li:'.‘i|'lS(‘l\'(?S I-ll Wllili (lll.-gill. to be to loltlltl

iii-. lit'I'l:lllltS tliztti ruiiit ~‘—:t gooil n.-into.

All di'ows_\ and slrt-p_v llC«".l't‘:’>‘ :-.2-u i-n‘.in::'..-. ."lvcr_v llttp ii:--y get In tin: s' :i-, lll'.‘.l'_'v' is :1 (ltlt't'lll'l‘;;llI tlirii. 131:’. can pt-up c .-‘ti-:i.'. tvliile lll('}' Zl.‘tt lust zisli-op.-" lie .~'lll'(‘ lll£‘_\' (-nu. llon’t tliov I‘IIlI the pn.-aicliei' of it ll(}it!‘(‘!' for the iiliolc lllllt' that they iIl‘l' i|oililiti_«_r 9 \\'ho can dc-n_v tliis? ;\ll(l poo. plc almiit tliein. that we lll!'lll iizitltliiig, and font’ least :1. full should brczik their llUII(‘S— -ll‘(‘ they not robbed «it their t-.uiiil'0t't." And if tlii-_v siiorir, its will as nod. than llIl‘_\' ll'iilll-ll; ours as \\'('lI as i-_ve-5 aim the rub- ln is all the _<_:!'t!.‘Lll'l'. t'l'.‘tll‘(‘.ll SIN‘:-1'l‘.< robbed l’nitl of quite :1 slice m";.ll .-r.':.: -n. for he liiul to stop and (“.1l't‘ tlic _vi.:in~_;' i'i-‘.ili.:i'. who w;i.~s llclll‘ lrvsitig his life » by it liill limit an upper '.‘i'lIItll)\\'——lt‘lIf).~‘(3 C'l\‘(: oil?-i-s some eye-.-zil'.'c foi im-.iliei':i . clitii-t-ii-slei'poi's, \vlici‘cl)y they t'.iii sci.- tln-ii~ oivn (lilllf_'Ci'.

Ii. And we call all robbers, who z1t'(.- pow- crful. at church, in the inatter of .~l1t.‘(:'l.lllf_; ; and i,-oughitig. Both these opei'itti-ms. as I'L'5[It‘Cl.S the power of the explosion. iiiuy 5 take any place in the whole octiivo, cliosen i b_v the operator. He can so sliffoczitc ('lllll‘t‘ - oftlieui, with ll little care, that ii quiet sleep- er by his side shall not be (lisquietcd. Or, he can let all go, and the explosion shall, iiake all the drowsy into consternation, and ' shake the very pillnrsofthc temple. Now, ‘ sure it is, that all the last described are rob- bers. llo they not rob other people oftheir 1 rest? Do they tint rob attentive hearers of: so much ofthe sermon as was overwhelmed ~ by their explosions? Do they not rob the' preacher of his peace? Do they not rob; themselves of at least a feather or two of5 their own honor? I

4. All busy-bodies about other matters, . than the progressing church service, are robbese. Some are busy with a fan, some with a hymn book, some with other pceple’s feathers and ribbons, some with the robbers first mentioned in this article, viz: late comers to church—in a word, they are busy about anything rather than the passing ser- vices of divine worship. Robbers they are and no mistake; robbing themselves of all the beneﬁts they lose by inattention, and robbing others of ace and comfort, de..

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won do. you who have never me a child—who ha only rocked to rest the child of others? Is he not rnlno—mine in m , and body? The hair that clusters on his brow I

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ti-eyed by such be examples. lfthese things are so. then are robbers;

not a few, in all our churches. We do not call for the civil arm to interfere. We havg caught a few in this article and hung them up as specimens, in the hope that others, seeing the ﬁgure their associates cut, shall by reform, save us from hanging’ them up in the same fashion.-—‘.’V. Y. Qvangclist.

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NEWS BY LA.8’1‘ ENGLIUII HAIL.

rut: BALTIC user. _ On the 9th inst. the Merlin and Fired , having

~ on board the French .\dniiral,“nll the .aptains.

and several of the Coniniandei-s in the ﬂeet, left the anchorage, and accompanied by the Dragon and the Freneii stcatii-corvette D~Assas, went

meat she Wm‘ t>rcpnrc<l to jeopardise soul andlibz in my "elm ‘Wt and 3I"t'L““<““‘ ‘*5 "1 “'0” up to i-ccouuoiti-e the l'oi-iilicauons on the north

After ssing Tolboukin prov.-cc ed to within about tis-bank, when suddcnl

side of Crotistudt. Liglithouse. they had 2500 yards of For:

he had leisure to think of his wife. “ 'l'b':s ~“’~4‘-Ml 5511-‘ “*0 =”°“'5 "l-W“ ‘l'°“““"‘l“'l‘"°"?' two ol those long talk:-d-cl‘ and iuucli-drcade

infernal initcliiiies exploded ri lit under the bows of the i‘-lctliu, and at thir burst. almost at the sonic ll)(\ltl'.‘ItI. under the Fireﬂy. The tivo steaniers, ..ltl;oiigli, of course. severly shaketi, wore. i:tI\\c\'e|" straiigo to say, but \‘t.'l‘)' slightly d.ti.i'.i;.;i~-l by the explosion.

.l l.Clt‘gl'll1«llit' .lin~.p.itcli from iicl, dated the ltitli inst., l|lIlltIIlllt‘t.‘b' the arrival at that port of .\dmiral l$ii_\'iics‘s l~'|tllll(ll‘0Il, en route to the llaliic.

We have letter-.~= from Helsingfors up to the Titli. and from .\‘:o to the titli inst. The inhabi- touts were in grt-at drciid of the allied fleets, and all the liintilics in aﬂluont circumstances had retired into ilie interior of the country. taking with them their valuables. The Empe- ror liud sent ii. gel medal to a. native merchant at llelsingfoi-.~i us ii. reward for his patriotic services in making, at his private ex case, an electric telegraph to llaiigo Head, y which ituutcdinte notice of the enemy’s inoveuients may be rem.-iied

WINTER Ql‘All'l‘ERS I.\' THE BALTIC.

Negociations have been opened with the Sui.-disli tovei~m.ioii:. l'or ceding the island of giotlilaiiil to lliiglaiiil and Fraincc. in order to iorm a ivinti,-r station for the llects, which would then be able to unclior in the safe and couiiiioi‘.i«-:is li:i.i~i-oiir of l"itro-Sound, and not be uliliged to i'i-'.i.rii home at the end of the t-ninpiii-.:ti. i..c ‘..\l\'tlIll’2tgt:S to be derived from this pl.iii ‘.:l’l iIilI’l<_)lI§. From that advatnced Wsitioii. lll-‘ ~'-fip.- would l-zecpii better check on the i.io\'i.'in:~iit.~ of the enemy, nor need they l'-.‘I‘il‘.‘ frmn i|..- .-oust, till actually obliged to do .:.. by '.'.;o .-ii-rii;.,; in of the frost, whilst Goth- ltlllll Ulli.'l.\' :-. '..iic:ii-able situation for the per- lll1lIl(‘Illt'Sill.i ‘.2.-ninciit of large (lcpots of coals. l|l‘t)\lklill|~'. .‘.l5..:UIllil0ll,_ and stores for the lli.-cts. as i.'i~.i &l..‘l hospitals for the l:‘l~Cl{ and

,wounded, all.-I i;tll'l‘tl(:kS for the land troops,

during the \'tll.illl'. The allied forces would. !Ill)l‘I.‘U\‘tll‘, be enabled to exercise at better con- trol oi‘-~r the ii|tIVt:IllUlllS of neutral ve.~‘sel.-2, and lit'u\'vnl. the TI ':l|l'l‘ellt‘t.'.‘.l of such ii. :;h:tnicl'ul iict t'..\ t.‘:.-.: l.-.v.. i_~.- pi-riortued by the Liiiitctl Suites iiivi-cn..i.t -;.:.. ;:'aiiiin_v Applctoti, in landing 50,U'otl riiios and l‘.’.,0UU revolvers at llultic l’ort. It l~’ ;-. tlticslloll for the iiivesti;:ation of her i\lii_§-::r:_\-K ii--wrizinent, what was the Bri- tish 1‘oi-..~i.i :: stun about. to permit the Sllllllltfili ' ' ..Zl' 1-lzzce iiiidcr his very eyes, or. at at 1 ‘.'\ .l nut to give the (iovcrnnient iti- tuili«;cn.i- ii.«.- fact. that proper niousurcs lIti_'_'ilI L:~.~.i - -. _n 'ittl£.‘ll iii lllilt. to stop the vessel in t,-u-.~.~... I. .. li‘.5lllt'l‘tI'. where she lay for seve- ral day.-. u.ii.ing till ttc state of the ice allow- (‘ll in-r l - pro .-ed to Port Unl '

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llL'.S:‘~l\.'\ l‘ltl-.I’ARA'l'l0.\'S IN THE BALTIC.

'l‘lii< year the so-called “bare spit" on the north coast efthe bay of Cronstadt has ln."‘l. tea-titi-.-ti, and also the ncrtli side of the island oi’ lietliii. which was considered not strong ciieugu, in case of an attempt ata land- Ill r. The extensive munufactory of steam ma- chinery in Uronstudt. is approaching completion. The iutotilion ct‘ this establishment is to ren- der superﬂuous the importation ofthe machines necessary tor the steam ﬂeet, and is the object of the t-‘raind Duke Constantine's particular care and anxiety. He has already succeeded in procuring that all the rig ing and corduge necessary for sailing ships a cold be obtained. solely from Russian manufactures. The or- ganization ol'a cor of enginemen and stokers has Just been comp etcd ; it forms the last link in the chain of operations, means which it _is intended to convert the ussian slow- ing sailing vessels into fact-going steamers. t is now we fashion to hold the view, that a long continued blockade, though it increases the price of colonial see, y no means injures the rcduetiveness and nianufacturin industry of ussia;on the contrary, the boo e is only ear ng out Russia's own system of ex- clusion. and the allied llsets, by undertaking the duty of a Russian preventive service. are further enabpgidg Russia to enrol in her armies a numerous y of disciplined soldiers hither- to engagsd as a coast-guard in the Baltic and Black Seas. This is mere bravado. It is. true. bower“. that the ollcials of the Ouateni-house» as well as the coast-guard at Odessa and other