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BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, APRIL II, 1854.
Russian and Enslnh Diplomacy.

lions of Russia, Turkey and England, verifes
the prcverb " when rogues fall out, honest
men get their rights" At least it is true so
far as this. that the honest men lind out
who have been seheming to take away their
rights
The matter was brought to light in this
wise The Emperor of Russia, either vexod
at the meddling Of England and France with
his schemes, or under some delusion as to the
past intention. of England especially. Aouts
out in his official Journal that he had only
been acting in accordance with well un-
derstood arrangements made between him
and the English government years ago This
made John Bull open his eyes pretty wide,
and there was no other way but fof the minis
ters to haul the papers out of their secret
drawers and publish them
1t seems that ten years ago. when Nicholas
WAS on visit to England, there was a little
quiet confab between him and the ministers
there possessing the confidence Of the Queen,
as to what it would be best for England and
Russia to do, in case the Turkish government
should tumble to pieces some day. To pre-
vent mistake. Count Nesselrode Nicholass
lawyer, jotted down little memorandum of
the understanding after they had got home,
and sent copy to the English Minister.
There was to be no need of saying any
thing about it to the neighbors, For
good appearance sake, it was to be un-
derstood that the Turk, an old man getting
very crazy in his upper works, with his limbs,
growing weaker every day, was to be treated
very civilly by his stout neighbor. Russia.
Austria, England and France So long as he
should be able actually to keep about, and to
manage his affairs in sort of decent way,
they should do nothing really to disturb him.
But they were to agree to stand about, and to
always talk the same way if he undertook to
carry any point of his own They were not
exactly to snub him, but to let him. find out
that they would stand no nonsense from him,
any one Of them, and thus get that on. 5 help
70 bother the others.
That being all settled, when he should
actually kick the bucket and the way was
open for grab at his effects, it would be
but minutes work for Russia and England
situated as they were, if they could only
agree to act in concert, to run their fences
through the old fellows lots and to unite
them with their own. After all was done,
Russia said she could satisfy Austria very
easily, tthere being already an understanding
between them y and as for France, if only
Russia and England would stand by each
other, they might shake their fists in her
face, and tell her to help herself if she could.
A neater operation could not be made.
Early last year, Nicholas, thinking that it
was Of no use to wait any longer, calls Sir
Hamilton Seymour, the Queen confidential
agent at St. Petersburgh, into corner, to
talk over the whole business
You know, said he, in substance that a
more reasonable and contented man than my
self cannot be found. Ny old grand mother
Catharine was always talking about getting
possession, in some way, of all the land which
lay mex. to her, and her heirs felt good deal
4, che did. For myself. don feel so atall.
I have got too much land now, and moth
lNS Dut IL hllpHG htlihe VI uu'l Nbulu MAKE
me consent to have another acre But then
YOU must see that something has got to be
done soon. The old man down south is on his
last legs. We AUST have clear understand
ing. for if he should drop off some day before
our plans are clearly chalked out, the first
we shall know, there will be q general row
among the neighbors, and whose heels may
get tripped up in the scufie, no one can tell
All risk of that sort must be stecred clear oil
at all events want the old man to live
hut he cant. If he once gets on his back he
can never get up again. As man of honor
and friend
81 put it to you, therefore, wLether II Il
mot better 10 be prouided beforehand for con
hngency, than 10 incur the chaos, confusion
and the certainty of an Europcon n0r, all o.
ptich must attend the catastrophe If 1t shouic
occur unexpectedly, and before some ul,erioi
system has been sketehed; this is the point t.
which am DESTROYS that you should call thu
attention of your government
Why, says Sir Hamilton Seymour, th
business of administering on q neighbor
estate while he is yet alive, has rather al
dNkWdTu lOOh, uilu Ia w tIl, Wcll say
Nicholas, know that, but circumstance
alter cases, and IN this one England and my
elf, mus, understand each other, az 10 ore o
t1co points the rest don care so much about
Frankly. then, tell you plainly, tina
II England thinks Of establishing herself on
oftine days At COnstont'nopie, ! uH n,
allow a. do not attribute this intention I
YOU but it is better on these occasions I
speak plainly; for my part lam equally d.
posed 10 take the engagement not 10 esta6hs
myeg there, az proprietor tbat IS 10 soy, n
q. oeeup,er / do not say, nmiPh happen III
circumstances, # no prer,7ps prcr'"on IRE
made, # everything should be ief N chanc
might ploce me IN the poni'or Of occuPpn
C'ovHantinops.
Sir II, S seems to have been little foxy
.lid he doubted whether his mistress wou
like to agree as to what should he done vii
an old friends property, he being still aliv
and perhaps likely to live long time. Ma
be though said he, she will be less unwilii
70 agree as TO what shall nor be done in b
case supposed And dropped a word about
considerable movement of Nicholas s unde
lings who seemed to be on their way towar
tho said sick man farms 90 that's nothi
,h1 Nicholas ] Only want them on hand,
csss somebody else shows disposition
rleddle-notling more, | assure you, r
honor just write word home and let !
know what they say" H' does so, and te
him that England thinks it wont do
licves Turkey will live great while yet #
,lcno aud citilly trestcd--that to plan
anticipation Of his death miSht'rroye sr,
temptation TO do something to haston
However she is willing to agree 20 far as tn
that If any such thing does happen, she "