LI¥E OF COBDER.

Fomar

1847. cultivate their own jand; in some of the hilly districts the
weavers rent a small patch of gronnd for garden or potatoe
the feudal service, or corvée, has been abolished in Saxony
since 1833, having been commuted into fixed payments, which
will be redeemed gradually in a few years. He spoke of
Ireland, and said he would dispose of the uncultivated land
in the same way as they do in Saxony of the mines of 0%
ste. If after a certain fixed period the proprietor of the land
will not work them, they are let by the government to othe*
parties, subject to the payment of a rent to the owner, accord”
mg to the produce raised.”
“ Dresden, July 22nd.—~Went with M., Krag to see the col
lection of jewels, and articles of carving, sculpture, etc. in the
green vaults. Then to the royal library,and made the acquaint
ance of M. Falkenstein, the chief librarian, a learned and inte”
resting man, who showed us a manuscript work by Luther;
and some other curiosities. M. Falkenstein is acquainted
with Hebrew, Greek, and Latin critically, is also learned 1m
the Arabic, Persian, and Sclavonic languages, speaks French;
German, English, Italian, ete. ; his salary, as head librariaty
baving no one over him, is 1507., and he has a wife and 8%
children! Speaking of Luther’s coarseness, he said that there
are some of his letters in the library so grossly violent and
abusive that they are unfit to be read in the’ presence of
women. M. Falkenstein is the author of a life of Kosciusko
the Polish patriot, whom he knew when he was a boy 8
Soleure, in Switzerland, where the cold warrior died. B®
described him as very amiable and charitable ; he was accus”
tomed to ride an old horse who was so used to the habit Of
his master of giving alms to beggars, that he would stoP
instinctively when he came near to a man in rags. . . . 58%
in a shop-window to-day a silk handkerchief for sale, With
my portrait engraved and my name attached.”
“ Borlim, July 28th.~Went to Bubelsberg, near Potadsn