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5. Petition from Colonel

I- -t that he may be stationed in Silesia, as he intends to purchase estates in that province.

6. Petition from the inhabitants of Potsdam, to assist them in paying a contribution of 32,000 dollars levied by the Austrians.

7. Petition from the Kammerherr Baron von Müller, for leave to visit the baths at Aix la Chapelle.

8. Renewed petition from Baron von Müller for leave to visit the baths.

9. Petition for the expenses of receiving and entertaining their Highnesses of Brunswick on their visit in Prussia, 700 dollars.

10. Petition from the Count of Lippe-Detmold, that the claims of the town of Lippstadt may be duly considered in the purchase of land for fortifications.

11. Petition from the creditors of the Count Giannini that the delegated Judicium which had been granted at their request may be suspended.

12. Report from the President von Auer, that in placing the flag-stones it would be more profitable to deal by contract than by day-work.

13. Petition from the

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blind?

14. Complaint of the Geheimer Rath von Brandt, that several of the colonists whom he sent from Ulm, have returned much dissatisfied with their treatment.

15. Petition from Forstmeister von Poser, that his son may not be forcibly carried off to the military profession.

16. Petition from Countess Paradis, that her son, now in the Bavarian army, may receive a commission in the Prussian army, with the view that the stricter discipline may wean him from his drunken habits.

17. Petition from the merchant Hintze for permission to import 10,000 cwt. of copper, duty free.

18. Petition from the apprentice-mason Eichel for admission to the rights of master-mason at Berlin..

19. Petition from the Jew Meyer Benjamin at Magdeburg, for admission to equal privileges with Christian tradesmen.

20. Petition from Lieutenant von Winterfeldt, for a loan of 12,000 dollars on good interest, for the improvement of his estate.

He sent me people who had been actors and hairdressers. Such persons are of no use in tilling land.

He will be better educated in a regiment than in a village.

I look out for good officers, but the debauched ones I send packing. Such people of whatever rank I think no acquisition to my service.

Give him a round refusal.

He may be admitted if there are not master-masons enough already, and if he be not as idle as the Berlin ones.

Let the Jew immediately take himself away from Magdeburg, or the Commandant shall kick him out.

I am not a banker.

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21. Petition from Du Moulin (lately Major in the army), for the place of the deceased Krieges-Rath Tschirner at the Pomeranian Chamber.

22. Petition from General von Dierecke that his brother-in-law von Gravenitz, may have leave to marry the daughter of OberInspector Glaser.

23. Petition from Geheimer Rath von Brandt for the payment of his account -postage of letters amounting to 113 dollars.

24. Petition from Cornet von Ortzen, that he may be permitted to visit the baths of Carlsbad for the recovery of his hearing.

25. Petition from Colonel von Lossow, that Major Haletius and the Captains of Hussars, Trenk and Saltzwedel, may have leave to marry.

26. Petition from the Pastor Pels at Bernau, for a yearly pension of 150 dollars, as he finds that he cannot subsist on his stipend of 186.

27. Petition from Landrath von Wobeser, for compensation on account of the burning of his house and

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That would be appointing a goat for gardener !

Fie! how can he propose such a thing?

I shall send him no money to help his writing. He already writes his fingers off. Let him write me what is really needful, and not so much useless stuff that gives me no information.

Carlsbad can do nothing for one's ears.

After Hussars have taken wives, they are seldom worth a shot of powder. But if he (Colonel von Lossow) believes that those gentlemen would still do their duty well, I will give them leave.

The Apostles did not thirst after lucre. They have preached in vain; Herr Pels has no apostolic soul, and does not hold the things of this world as things of nought.

At the Day of Judgment every man will receive again whatever he has lost in this life.

other losses he suffered at the bombardment of Custrin.

28. Petition from the Ober-Auditor G. at Berlin, complaining of the appointment of Ober-Auditor Reinecke as General-Auditor, and stating his own claims as the senior of all the OberAuditors, and as having served the state for thirty years.

29. Petition from Captain von E-t, who had left the army, praying that he may be re-appointed to it; his marriage with a rich heiress, for the sake of which he retired, having now failed.

30. Petition from the Landwirth Filegel at Gratz, that he may be permitted to buy for 20,000 dollars a nobleman's estate in Prussia.

31. Petition from the Vicar General of the Dominicans at Neisse, that some of the brotherhood may have leave to give spiritual assistance to the garrison.

32. Petition from Kanter, a bookseller at Königsberg, for the title of Commerzien Rath, Commercial Counsellor.

33. Petition from Count

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von Reder to protect him against the award of law, in the possession of an es

tate.

34. Petition from General Count Angelelli, of Bologna, for a commission in the Prussian army.

35. Petition from Captain von Diebitsch, that he may be transferred to another regiment.

36. Report from the Cabinet Ministers, stating that on a recent conclusion of a treaty with a foreign Power, they had been offered a Cadeau; a thing they observe not unusual, but done in an unusual manner.

37. Project from Colonel von W., for obtaining, without any fresh burden on the people, a million and a half additional revenue.

38. Petition from the academician Bitaubé, who is writing the History of Holland, for six months' leave of absence to travel in that country.

39. Petition from the wine-merchant Kiehn at Berlin, for compensation on account of 82 hogsheads of wine, which the Russians carried off during their last invasion.

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me for such violent measures. My duty is to uphold the laws and not to infringe them.

Why, he was a General of the Pope's army-surely he would not consent to serve a heretic!

He does not know his own mind. He has been with the Cadets then Quarter-Master-now another regiment ! Wind, wind, wind!

Je consois toute La repugnance, Messieur, que Vous aurez à ressevoir cette reconnoisance; mais je supposse que Vous Vous ferez la duce viollance de L'accepter.*

He may keep those millions for himself.

He can write his history here. Why need he run about for it?

Why not compensation also for what he lost at the Deluge? His cellars were then no doubt under water.