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London, England, 1826-03-20 00:00:00

111 E LONDON JOURNALS•
DAILY
Extractsfrom the Morning Papers,March 20,1826.

[THE TIMES
Lettere have been received from Petersburgh,
dated the 3d inst., which state facts of some im-
',grtance. It appears that the Emperor Nicholas
submitted to the Senate various documents
relative to the. Jate conspiracy, to the situation of
the Russian army, and to his position with re-
spect to the Ottoman Porte, with a request to
the Senate to advise his Imperial Majesty in what
manner he ought to act. It has never been usual
with that body, we believe, on previous oc,ca-
Sim, to testify any other disposition than that of
strict conformity to the Imperial will, and their
advice, if they have really adhered to that course
now, will be deemed not a little extraordinary.
They are understood to have protested in the
strongest manner against any interference on the
part of the Emperor in the contest between the
Greeks and Turks, which would, in their opi-
nion, not only be in direct opposition to the
principle laid down by the other European
Powers, to which Europe had been indebted
for the preservation of its tranquillity for
so long a period, but that for the Emperor
to take such a step would be setting the most
dangerous example to a portion of his own sub-
jects, which might ultimately lead to a dismem-
berment of his own dominions. The Greeks
mast be held as subject to the Turks, with whom
it might he allowed to enter into a negociation
for the purpose of effecting an accommodation,
but that no extremity could justify an armed in-
terference in the support, of rebellious subjects.
With respect to the formation of the Russian
army, the Senate are said to hare given their opi-
nion that it was extremely defective, and even
replete with danger in its present form to the in-
tegrity of the Russian empire. It would be neces-
nary, in their opinion, to re-model the whole, and
to reduce it, numbers by one half, dismissing with.
out delay all those officers and soldiers who pos,
sessed property, or had other occupations whence
they could derive subsistence, and who, in short,
united the duties of a military life with those of
the citizen or the agriculturist. They recommend
that the nobleman so circumstanced should retire
-to his estate, and the peasant to his labour. No
allusion is made in these letters to the advice
given by the Senate respecting the treatment of
those individuals proved to have participated in
the late conspiracy. The other points, in sub.
stance as we have stated them, are derived from
a most respectable authority,- and, admitting the
general correctness of the outline, must be al-
lowed to possess peculiar importance at the pre-
sent moment, in copnexion with the mission of
the Duke of Wellington to the Russian capital.
The Duke had not arrived at the date of the pre-
sent letters, but 'which further state, that the Em-
peror had shQwn his, disposition to acquiesce in
the, advice given him by the Senate, by giving
orders for disbanding one of his regiments of
cavalry.

[THE PUBLIC LEDGEn.I
Some persons may look upon,it as rather omi.
Bons that the arrival of the Duke of Wellington
hi Berlin, had the same effect on the Prussian
funds, which his departure from this country
,had
at first produced on our own. The forrnerlell im-
mediately in consequence ; but, instead of see.
log any cause of alarm in this, we merely regard
it as a result'Of the slight depression which had
.taken place in the English Funds, and which
was known in the Prussian Capital before the
',.Noble Duke's arrival. 'We understand too that
~Prussian Stock like our own, has since recovered
from that shock; and that the keen interest which
'seas at first attached to the mission a 1 Berlio, has
,in a great measure plated. Indeed the distin-
guished reception given to'his Grace in that Ca.
'pital, could not but overturn . all speculations of
a warlike character, for if it were known that lie
'VrtiS the bearer of embarraSsirig overtures to the
Court of Saint Petersburg'', closely allied as it
is to that of Berlin, it would have been as
tool, as' it has been enthusiastic. tiost of our
readers are no doubt aware that the pre.
sent reigning Empress of Russia is a. (laugh.
Ur of hia Prussian Majesty ; 'and consequently
it could not be expected that the latter should
thew with a favourable eye a mission, having any
tendency to unsettle still more the already very
Unsettled reign of his Imperial son-in-law. Al.
Dances of this kind, we are aware, ha've not always
a decisive influence in regulating the political
rogations between the contracting parties ; but
still they are influential enough to -create strong
ayinpathies,- should either of them be wantonly
involved by a third party in difficulties. Our
di-
plomrcy would not have merited its present high
reputation, if it•anticipated, cause of trouble from
everreasual occurrence, and particularly if it ap-
pointed on extraordinary embassy to demand ex.
plawations from, every new Sovereign as to his de.
Signs, before he had given a pretext for suspicion.
Yet a course, so extraordinary and uncourteous,
hiss been ascribed to our Cabinet ; but the impute.
tion was so inconsistent with the general toue of
outiciliation that distinguishes our political inter.
Course with other States, that it has met with
little or no credit. Besides nothing •could be
more agreeable to our Government than to see a
Prince on the Russian Throne, in , whose favour
the regular order of succession has been over.
lonited, on account of WS moderation solely.—
To think thenohat it should, in its very first
approaches to him, treat him; with suspicion, is a
most , ridiculous supposition ; and the only sar•
prise is,. that it could obtain credit even for a.mo.
merit! We think our policy with respect to
Russia may be described in,a very few words :
it consists in an earnest desire to conci-
liate, by all: lawful and honourable means her
good opinion, ; and, in Case she
_were to 'lDS-
play symptoms of a dangerous ambition, to
meet them at once with, the most determined
Spirit of reeistance, i
T. 14 is the whole secret, if
we are not greatly mistaken, of our policy with
respect to that Great Power ; .and,
he Ps d
ascenthe.fid rSt
words of the present 174mperor, after e
the throne, consisted of a pledg e to tread in the
footsteps of his predecessor, it was met no doubt