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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 41, 10 February 1864, Page 5 (Supplement)

Simplicity of Fentstcsh Majsos'eiis. — The grand dignitaries who accompanied the Emperor of Eussia to Finland, and who have just returned to St. Petersburg with His Majesty, bear witness to the extraordinary simplicity of the mode of life in that country, and which is in such clirect opposition to that now prevailing in the Eussian capital. The chief of the. secret police, Prince Dolgorouky, paid a visit to the Archbishop of Helsingfors, when, to the surprise of the former, the only servant of the ecclesiastical dignitary took the light from the Archbishop's table, and with it opened the door and admitted the Prince. On Mb departure, the Archbishop accompanied Mm to the door with the same light in Ms hand. One must be acquainted with the prevailing luxury of St. Petersburg, and with the fact that an immense number of servants are maintained at the " mansions of the nobles, in order to appreciate the Mlarity with wMch the recital of this anecdote is received. A still more comic adventure fell to the lot of Prince Grortschakoff when he visited the Civil Grovernor of Helsing-fox-s. As the Prince's servants rang, the Grovernor came 1 to the parlor window, and lamented that he could not admit Ms Highness, as the cook had gone out and had taken with her , the key of the street door. The Grovernor added that he had himself just returned, and had been obliged to get intM'Ough the parlor' window. The Prince j so goes the story, did the same. Another New G-host ! — A French gentleman, who had heard rum called spirits, went into one of our hotels a ; few evenings since, and called for a glass of puiich, requesting at the same time that it should be made with i .ghosts from the "West Indies !