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London, England, 1853-10-22 00:00:00

navigation tics we stated about a fortnight ago) of the
rivers rattling and Uruguay, throughout all those portions
of their course which arc nutter its control, to the merchant
vessels of all nations, subject only to the conditions of the
treaty, and those which the national authority of the Ceti-
federation may hereafter establish. And even should war
break out between auy two or more of the States of tin.
Plate or its confluent'', it is, nevertheless, pnwided that the
n motion of those two rivens shall mutant the to the
flags of all nat. . Those treaties are signed by km
S dvador, M. do Carril, and Pon Benjamin tiorrostiaga, uu
tie part of CrtiuiLa, by 11. ale St. tieorgis on the part of
France, and by Sir hawks Bochum t also was sent out by
Lord Malmesbury, and recalled lay the clever anal sapient
Clarendon) on the part of I:tiglantl.
It is true that the province of 1111C1111:41)retl has protested
npinst the conclusion of this treaty, alleging that some of
its clauses are a direct infringement of its sovereign rights.
Hut in this protest we see the huger and recognise the
artful interferenee and intrigue,' of a which, not
sat Wks', with embroiling the east of Europe. is tlisiirmis
of extending its baleful influence to another hemisphere.
The hides and tallow of the plains watered by the Parana,
the Plata, and the Uruguay would formidably C pew
with the hides and tallow of Russia, and therefore it is that
Russia has artfully egged on Buetuni Ayres to protest.
This may appear to some an extnivagant supposition.
but to those who have nearly observed the proceedings of
Russia, east, west. north, and south. the proceeding will
appear perfectly in harmony a ith the diplomotic action of
Russia for more than a century.
In a work just published, at range. unjust, and parade
in parts, but replete with a great deal of valuable informs•
Liam, we 111111 nillgllLU' conlitlitatta an of this view. in his
" Progress of Russia,- Mr. Urquhart. aho sat in the bust
Parliament for StatlOnl, makes the billowing remarks:-
- Fourteen years ago the plains watered by the Parana anal
lhr Plata, ferule as they are vast, where herds might multiply
like the sands of the sea, towards %%Melt a tide of emigration haul
Not hi from Furope, gave laminae of au etta ulna ans supply ad lodes
anal tallow. Internal dissensions arose, HIM Ellgitili4llllll.l France
commenecal thereupon a series of the strangest freaks that have
ever been seen. lige of the leading tnen.hatita was sent o‘el•
iu
laO to awe what could ha' alone. Ilia came to me with his ease.
After he had concluded his narrative, be staked me it' I vandal
explain the .1111r1.e of the niallguily of Olivia they were the (44,41.
I asked I taint what were the urtielea of export, to what
amount, what the probable increase a ithont the interferettee,,te.
Ile milkd that a million and a quarter sterling worth of hides,
tallow, ate., were exported; and mid sheep lwen left al or the
matter owe fair all settled, they wand.' stow be exporting to the
indite of six, eight, or ten millions. l then askasl him the amount
and nature of the exports from the !bloc? c0mm,.1".,1
reply, when suddenly he stopped, and, after at
Hit', you have caused the settles to fall trolls my eyes r Ile then
Informed me ',fa variety of eirvlllilMithiceM'ivillich had ill!Ver struck
him before, all indicating the emmeetion of Russia with those
countries ; and it i!Vell
k that the brig of war which lard
beam captured by the blovaalite! sapnialrana ells a present from
the Czar to llamas. If a merchant dial not understand the
diplomatic value of that disturbance of the Phalan, how should
statesmen?"

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Thus it will be seen that Lord Aberdeen ham not only to
contend with Russia at t 'ontitanti 111 l plc and at t'openhagen,
but on the banks of the River Plate. And, in deference to
the Emperor Nicholas, and to secure au ignominious I
degrading peace at any price, the travelled Thane, it' he
remain in office a little longer, may surrender those adv,►u-
tages obtained by the it :overt iiiii of laird I►erby, timmgh
the means of the Foreign Secretary, Lord M:tlun•sbury.
Such is the Peel clique, and here are the rare atlvantages
they are prepared to bestow MI the tOreign commerce of
Englund.