The New Monthly Magazine has the following account of the vexations prac- tised by the Custom-house Officers in Russia under the restrictive system of that country:

 Amongst the greatest annoyanees is that of the search at the Custom-house ]; il is as rigid as our own, but performed in more uncerimonious manner. My uniform was very nearly seized, because, forsootii, 1t wwas new, a,id they declared it had never been worn; shortly unde- ceivcd them by showing the button holes. Then came the books, every one of which underwent most scrupu- ious examination; and those which the searching officer did not understand; were sealed aHdazseat to the Censor, at last he handled q small Bible-ssit is only Bible," said r." May be- he said, "but 1t must go to the Censor, and If there is nothing ia 1t which Is prohih- itcd, he will return it to you again. which oi course was done. To give an idea of the delays in the office at Cron- stadt, ] arrived on Monday atnoon, and although assisted by the English Consul, had to dance backwards and forwards between the Harbor-master's house and the Custonl-house all Tuesday, and did not not get get ifi7 trunk cleared until Wednes- day morning. If had known the se- |crct of the bribe, es well as afterwards learnt #, l could have been in Peters. burg on Tuesday morning; and even