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MN , • ~~~ - 276 THr.Ell TRESS OMISSIONS • IF.ROM THE SECRET CORRESPoNDNCE. (COPJAIVIWATED.) ImmemarEty on the arrival of Sir H. SEyafoca's despatch, in which mention is made of the satisfaction felt by the Emperor of Itessta• at the formation of the Coalition Ministry, and especially at finding his friend of forty years was at its head;' Lord4oux RUSSELL addressed the following note to Lord ABIESDREN • , No. I. . , LORD JOHN XIAISSELI. TO LORD ABERDEEN. My dear Lord Ab erdeen,—l have a communication of interest to make to you. At what time shall I call, or 'elan you be passing the Foreign-office? Always yours, J. IL No. IL LORD ABERDEEN TO LOUD• JOHN RUSSELL. Lord. ABERDEEN'S eareplinients to the Lord JOHN RUSSELL, begs to acknowledge, his polite mate, and to express his regret that at the present moment, Lord AUEILIMIIN is unable to :fu4 a period for the interview the Lord Joss Russxm. is so good es to propose to him. leo. M. LORD JOHN RUSSELL TO LORD CLARENDON. My dear C.,-1 ba+e 'frightened our Scotch friend. I did not mean it. He likes you (smoke deducted),so I wish you would do me the kindness tO trot.% on hini, arid explain that he' need not be terrified. tfer *Ouris; R. No. IV. 41191)1 1..)11. 1,11 L ORD , • .L. CLARENDON TO LORD jOHN RUSSELL. Dear Lord John.,—l have done as you, suggested; buthe is awfully 'afraid it is something about PiplEssTos. If it is, you had better administer it in our own pleasing way, as the matter, is sure not to be so disagreeable as' the manner. But if you tell me that it is not about P., 1 will endeavour to make A. believe it. Youri truly ! '1 • C. • • l,, ' , i , ;!! /.1i• No. V. LORD 404# IIitOWIF.L TO LORD CLARENDON. Dear C.,—Palmerston ! What has ,he to do with it ? What is the next piece of . ..nonsense .I *ball hosr? I am Ito very fond of PA LM E RaTON, of course, that I . ahould be. in a, hurry to marry messages from him. It is from the Czar. , J. R. No. VI. LORD ABERDEEN TO LORD JOHN RTISSELL. My dear Lord John,—l have this instant. seen Lord CLARENDON, and will be with you almost before this note. Believe tie, as ever, Most faithfully yours, ABERDEEN. No. VII• SECRET MEMORANDUM BY LORD SOHN IRAHHIELL. The Earl of ABERDEEN did me the honour to visit me at the Foreign-office at a quarter to two on Thursday. On his entry, I made it a particular request to him that he would take a chair near the fire. After some discussion—carried on, however, I am bound to record, in tkamicable spirit—it was arranged that he should take i. place near the south-west corner of the table ; and this position he retained throughout our interview, with the, exception presently mentioned. 'lle then took the initiative in the conversation, and demanded whether I did not think the afternoon 'one likely in turn out fine ? .1 carefully abstained from committing myself, but observed that the glass had risen, although I had no great, confidence in it, on account of the younger gentlemen in the °Mee being, in the habit of poking it violently with their sticks whenever- they passed. then asked his Lordship whether he had seen the newspapers, to which he replied, I thought with some little confusion; that he never saw but one. I did not press the subject, butproceeded to apologise for having given him the trouble to call on me ; but I distinctly reminded him that I had proffered an option, and this he conceded, remarking thought in coneeqttentially) that it was a great pity that Lord CLARENDON was so feud of. cigars. .1 merely rejoined that any habit pushed to extreme Was objectionable ; and I produced the despatch: ban*. Petersburg, 'alit' apprised his Lordship that I . had antessage from the Czar to him. His Lordship immediately arose, and stood in a respectful' attitude during the time I was residing the message, and bowed IoW at its con clusion. As soon as I bad finished, he requested, if there was no objection, to be permitted to read the words for himself, pledging him self, of course, according to our Coalition agreement, not to look at any other part of the document, which could in no degree concern him. Having obtained this undertaking, I handed him the despatch; and it was impossible• for the most careless observer of human nature not to sea that he was intensely gratified at the friendly expxessions r • .•• 1 SATURDAY, of the EMperor. in regard to himself lam induced to think that, in some degree, they softened down his habitual austerity, for, on return ing me the document, and resuming his seat., he said, with a smile, " These testipaonialsi. my, Lord, are truly gratifying." . I begged his. pardon , for reminding him that the value of a testi monial depended upon the estimation in which the giver was held. Hereplied col dly; that in this case the giver was the Emperor of all the RUSSIA& To this I assented, and there was a pause foe a moment, He ; continued , the s conversation _ by observing .010 there could be no question as to the estimation in which that royal and distinghished personage was held. I again assented, but with a smile Which could in no degree leave him in the dark as to my Meaning, but for greater security I repeated it, adding ironically, " 0 no! none whatsoever." His Lordship then said, severely, that it was very clear where I had obtained my ideas, as it was matter of notoriety that had none of .my own upon the subject. . I replied, that no- idea was better.than a wrong one. He, demanded who entertained wrong ideas? I replied, that I was indisposed to be personal, or to name parties, but that it was one of three individuals at present in that room, and that it was neither myself nor my Scotch terrier, Snap, who lay near him. His Lordship made no immediate reply, but gave Snap a kick. .4.11 animated discussion between the two natives of North Britain ensued, which ended in the withdra*al of the latter tinder the table in com pany with a portion of my Noble Friend's trousers. I then interposed with the expression of a regret, which I am convinced I ought to 'have felt. His Lordship replied that it was not to be expected that the dog sheuld u know, good manners. I demanded why ? His Lordship requested that I would never mind. Declining to accede to his request, I reiterated .my inquiry, but without result. His Lordship thea prepared to depart., on which I casually observed that I was going.to send his humbugging friend of forty years' stinger. His Lordship then said that he should retire, if I used Such expressions. I replied; that whether he used the word in reference to the apartment or the Cabinet was all one to me. His Lordship then went out, and would have been pursued by Snap, but for my peremptory, dissuasions. No, VIII. LORD .Y 01414 RUSSELL TO SIR if. SEYMOUR. [This appears in its place in the pUblished correspondence.] . AN EPITAPH WHICH MAY BE WRITTEN IN A SCOTCH KIRRYARD Here rests his head upon the lap of earth, A Thane to 14E116CHIKOFF and Co. well known; tritannia frown'd at his unhappy birth, And foreign influence clium'd'him for its Own. . • His " role," _ with its complicity, was dear; Heaven did a recompense as clearly send: He plotted with the CZAR for many a year, But sold himself, and finally his friend. . No further seek his frailties to.disclose Nor heed the web t°oonspixacy . " has spun ; The "secret letters" his intent disclose, And he lies here—detected and Undone. . " THE TIMES " ON MR. DISRAELI. Ova conteMporary the Morning Herald has anticipated us in corn pdring'the following observations from leading articles in the Times on the position and quali6cations of Mr. DisrtAmi . • Times, March 23, 1834. Times, December 4, 1812. " Mr. Disraeli's mission we believe to be " Hed it been possible for the Chancellor neither the recoustruction of the Tory of the Exchequer to surprise the House of party, the regeneration of the Hebrew Commons, he would certainly have done so Caucasian element finance, nor fereigni last Mn y -financial st lay*. which fe domestic policy. The one thing . fiii,evh ' ?le li f e f Cial cork t voileted on he has shoWn himself Always to to , ufeer !eniAgi ircumetances and in which he has never failed whenever and in one o is most exuberant moods. he has chosen to attempt it, is the art and But for some recollections, which it is im mystery of tormenting and annoying his possible wholly to suppress, we might say opponents. There have been keener that; iio far as cote:erns the annual oere satirists, closer logicians, and readier mony of the Budget, Mr. Disraeli has en speakers ; but, taking him all in all, we tirely filled up the lamentable gap left by doubt if any one has carried the art of the mostillustriona of his recent predeces making himself unpleasant to the same sots. With Out committing ourselves at perfection as Mr. Disraeli. He sat in the once to every item in the long and weighty /loose of Commons for a good number of catalogue of financial referms now before years and made no figure at all, merely ns, we must say that the Chancellor of the because he- contented himself with striving Exchequer not only takes aivantage of his to rise, after the thshion of ordinary Men, position with the dexterity of a master, but by persuading or convincing, by informing has really succeeded in showing that a new and enlightening the House. For none of position, new resources, and new capabilities these things did he evince any vocation, are before us." and he might have passed away like so many hundreds of other able men who haie miscalculated or mistaken their sphere of action, if the repeal of the corn laws, and the consequent irritation of the Tories against Sir Robert Peel, had not afforded him the opportunity of exercising his ono undoubted talent. Weak in argu ment, be at once expanded into the giant of invective."