With indignation, heightened by grief, contrast, and despairing patriotism, Count Altenberg had remonstrated in vain--had refused, as minister, to put his signature to the capitulation--had been solicited urgently to concede--offers of wealth and dignities pressed upon him: these he rejected with scorn. Released from all his public engagements by the death of the prince, and by the retiring of the princess from court, Count Altenberg refused to act as minister under his successor; and seeing that, under such a successor to the government, no means of serving or saving the country remained, he at once determined to quit it for ever: resolved to live in a free country, already his own, half by birth and wholly by inclination, where he had property sufficient to secure him independence, sufficient for his own wishes, and for those of his beloved Caroline--a country where he could enjoy better than on any other spot in the whole compass of the civilized world, the blessings of real liberty and of domestic tranquillity and happiness. His decision made, it was promptly executed. He left to a friend the transacting the sale of his German property, and Caroline concluded his letter with “MY DEAR FRIENDS, “Passports are obtained, every thing ready. Early next week we set out for England; by the first of next month we shall be at HOME.” Then came a letter from Lord Oldborough. Some time previously to the trial, surprised at neither seeing Mr. Temple nor hearing of his marriage, his lordship had written to inquire what delayed his promised return. Taking it for granted that he was married, his lordship in the most polite manner begged that he would prevail upon his bride to enliven the retirement of an old statesman by her sprightly company. As the friend of her father he made this request, with a confidence in her hereditary disposition to show him kindness.