the Courts, and instructions
were given to the Russian commanders to retire as soon as the
Sultan should have no further occasion for their aid. So
satisfactory was this that Lord Grey expressed the greatest
anxiety that the Russian armament should arrive in time to arrest
the progress of the Egyptians. They did arrive--at least the fleet
did--and dropped anchor under the Seraglio. At this juncture
arrived Admiral Roussin in a ship of war, and as Ambassador of
France. He immediately informed the Sultan that the interposition
of Russia was superfluous, that he would undertake to conclude a
treaty, and to answer for the acquiescence of the Pacha, and he
sent a project one article of which was that the Russian fleet
should instantly withdraw. To this proposition the Sultan acceded,
and without waiting for the Pacha's confirmation he notified to
the Russian Ambassador that he had no longer any wish for the
presence of the Russian fleet, and they accordingly weighed anchor
and sailed away. This is all that is known of the transaction, but
Madame de Lieven was loud and vehement about the insolence of
Roussin; she said the Emperor would demand 'une satisfaction
eclatante'--'le rappel et le desaveu de l'amiral Roussin,' and
that if this should be refused the Russian Ambassador would be
ordered to quit Paris. She waits with great anxiety to see the end
of the business, for on it appears to depend the question of peace
or war with France. She said that the day before Namik went away
intelligence of this event arrived, which Palmerston communicated
to him. The Turk heard it very quietly, and then only said, 'Et ou
etait l'Angleterre dans tout ceci?'

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I have heard to-night the Goderich version of his late
translation. He had agreed to remain in the Cabinet without an
office, but Lord Grey insisted on his taking the Privy Seal, and
threatened to resign if he did not; he was at last _bullied_ into
acquiescence, and when he had his audience of the King his
Majesty offered him anything he had to give. He said he had made
the sacrifice to please and serve him, and would take nothing. An
earldom--he refused; the Bath--ditto; _the Garter_--that he said
he would take. It was then discovered that he was not of rank
sufficient, when he said he would take the earldom in order to
qualify himself for the Garter, and so it stands. There is no
Garter vacant, and one supernumerary already, and