THEOCRACY OF RUSSIA.
The Russians have been hitherto supposed to belong to the Greek Church; but there now appears to be some doubt of this. It was lately stated, in the foreign correspondence of some of our contemporaries, that after a recent review of his troops by Prince Gortschakoff, the General issued an order of the day, in which he told the army of occupation that they were called upon to annihilate Paganism, concluding his address with "Long live the Czar! Long live the God of the Russians!" If Prince Gortschakoff is to be taken as a correct exponent of Muscovite divinity, the religion of the Russians must be identical with that of the Yezidi, inasmuch as the latter, also, are worshippers of the old gentleman denominated Nicholas.
"Fast" Literature.
A sporting "gent," who has courageously entered the "lists" at several betting-houses, has lately purchased an elaborate work on "Ethnology," in consequence of his having heard that it will give him much information on the subject of "races."
A New Motto for Russia.—Bear and Overbear.