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sixty. In becoming soldiers they cease to be slaves, in conformity with the MuskOvite law. The lands necessary for the establish- ment and subsistence of these cOlOnized regi- ments are set apart from the domains of the crown. It is made the duty of these warriors to OsuppoIt themselves and their horses, so long as they are not commanded on expeditions beyond the bounds of the Russian Empire.- When this project is carried into full execu ton. there will be three millions of males in those military colonies. From these three millions simple ukase of the Russian Auto crat will put in motion all the individuals be- tween fifteen and sixty, amounting to nearly fifteen hundred thousand c1mbatants. In 1919 there were forty thousand hOrsemen thus cOlonlzed. One single colony, not far from Petersburg, numbered 7O,OOO soldiers, and the total of the military colonies at that time, was 100000.

 This scheme is magnificent, and we pre- sume that Nicholas will pursue the plan of his predecessor, until it he fully completed. It must be remembered that these colonies are separate and distinct from the regular army of Russia but it must also be remembered that although these colonies support them selves in time of peace, they must he suppor7 ted by the government when they bear arms abrOad.-N. Y. Courier.