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permitted to amuse on the great theatre those who 
luxe it? For my own part I never am indisposed, 
without calling in with the doctor one of those gentle- 
men ; and I really cannot take upon me to say, which 
of the two has the greatest hand in the cure ; so that 
I entreat you, Mr Editor, to join your influence with 
mine, to deprecate the gentleman in favour of, at 
least, a few of the great travellers, if you have any 
regard for the health of your correspondent, 
Imperial cadet corps, - ARCTICUS. 
St Peterfourg. pay a 
ese 
ON ARMAMENTS. 
SIR, To the Editor of the Bee. 
I wearttty joined with the majority of parliament 
in their refusal to pafs a censure on the minister re- 
lative to the war with Rufsia ;—a war undertaken 
for the best of all purposes, to prevent the balance of 
power, which has cost this nation so much blood, and 
so much treasure, from being completely oyerturn- 
ed. 
I am only afraid that even our present minister 
dees not sufficiently guard that balance, nor does he 
always interfere in its support when that may seem, 
necefsary. [need not go about to prove that there. 
are yarious ways in which the power of a nation 
may be increased beyond that of her neighbours, be-- 
sides the mere acquisition of a barren, or even of a 
fertile territory. Improvements of every. kind do, 
in fact, more substantially add to the strength and 
importance of a nation, than any enlargement of ter- 
ritory whatever. By clearing her waste grounds, 
encouraging manufactures, and increasing her trade, 
