ðə lˈæɾɚ jˈɪɹ, hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd sˈɛkɹətɹi tə ðɪ ˈɛmbəsi ɪn sənt pˈiːɾɚzbˌɜːɡ, ɪnwˌɪtʃ pˈoʊst hiː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt.
The latter year, he was appointed Secretary to the Embassy in St Petersburg, in which post he remained until 1868.