rian, author of memoirs, and of political works. Active to the last, in spite of his advanced age and his infirmities, he died at
its historical value, will have still this merit, that it will testify for ever, that, second to prayer, the remembrance of our fatherland was the sweetest consolation in exile, and that we remained faithful to these words of Holy Writ, which pourtrays so well the wishes and duties of an exile: Si oblitus fuero Jerusalem, oblivioni detur dextera mea; adhæreat lingua faucibus meis, si non meminero tui, si non proposuero Jerusalem in principio latitie meœ.
The Central Historical Committee at Paris hold their sittings, and receive collections, in the apartments which have been presented them by a generous Polish lady.
The Committee will not fail to extend and raise the compass of their labours, if they are supported by a great number of their countrymen.
The archives of the Committee and their library, which begins to be formed by the joint efforts of the members resident in Paris, as well as all the manuscripts and books which will be hereafter sent to this central depôt from the provinces, and from abroad, are henceforth declared national property; which pro-
