The Sun. — London, England, 1854-06-20 00:00:00

Itink Y not hip y thett landed, the .NlegTra having stranded— • sa." AF FECTIVE FORCE OF THE RUSSIAN ARAI Y. I : l ,larciphlet, entitled " The Russian Army," has aueen published in Paris, by M. Tariff g e ntleman w h o re sided 14 years in Russia. He aßg e „, %i a . CS that i n 1852 th e eff e ctive force of the Bus bn.,anzY amounted to 900,000 men, thus distri i4'" the frontier provinces of Asia, 80,000 ; ti Siberia., 40,000 ; in the fortresses of Finland, 0 31 lia, and Courland, 70,000 ; in the garrison of to Petersb urg , 30,000 troops of the line, and ) 4 ,°0 0 of th e imperial guard ; in the garrison of lit ° l B r e° W, 60,000 ; -in Poland, 100, 000 ; in the mi -1 Colonies, 250,000 ; corps of observation on b 4 e i Turki s h f ron ti er , 100,000 • reserve marching tal ions, 100,000. M. Tardif de Mello gives the tames of all the regiments, and some curious de -1,2 of - the history and organisation of the Russian CAPTURE OF SEVEN HUNDRED RUSSIANS. h,A l ir etter from the Black Sea announces that Ad s• ir E. Lyons ha captured 00 Russian re 'ita crossing from Anapa to the Crimea. PRIZES IN THE BLACK SEA. 0," :1 the 3d inst., at 5 p.m., the Sidon arrived at lis tantinople with four prizes from the Black Sea 144 off Sulina—two Russian and two Greek (S men with grain, and the latter also partly with a4`ets,_ and other contraband of war, bound for aud Prevesa. Every arrival from the Euxine I tas ' course a great incident, and thus the Sidon soon besieged with a host of anxious inquirers. Sultan, among the rest, ou descrying our 1 4 ,_saer from his kiosque, despatched without de qV,,chamberlain to ask the news, and who, on It - "Hig, was honoured with a salute of 10 guns. fl ee ll ) Pears that great despondency exists,. in the ,1 in consequence of the delay attending our ti operations in in the Black Sea. All are impa optilio go ahead and attack the stonghold ; but t I 's no easy matter perhaps to accomplish with- G ss, unless the allied squadrons be supported a sufficient land force. THE "BALTIC. i 2 Thexin g of P r ussia arrived at Stettin on the th e h On the following day his Majesty passed h a ie r oops of the garrison in review, and left at ,/ Past one for Konigsberg. On the 10th of Ihte lof t , the King and the Prince Royal of Sweden th, S tockholm for the island of Gothland on board ti le " a dmiral's ship the Charles XII., which escorted t ti pvedo-N orweg i an squa d ron . is Majesty in to to disembark at Slita, and to go afterwards fo r „ I sbY ; his return to Stockholm is announced ''ne 18th or 19th. Since 1487 no King of t e uen has vi s it e d G o thland. e 4 4 -140 SOUND, June 14.—T0 obtain a clue to the of „ L uature of any intended hostile operations el l lr i e Anglo-French fleet is a matter of diffi- NI. Those supposed to be well informed on the t er i,st anticipate that the present campaign will r ' e mate without the occurrence of any starting tl e ilt s) and that ulterior proceedings will be of t e ,, t red until the next season, a strict blockade Th:tehemy's ports being enforced in the interim. ti lt ; English fleet has received during the past. te ll - t e „weehs various reinforcements. At the pro ip time there are in the waters of the Baltic six rt ii 4 l .,g and 13 screw steamships of the line, 4 screw D 4 0 4 ,2 paddle wheel steam frigates, 4 screw and 4 kht AA le Wheel steam sloops, and 1 steam gunboat; in of r sail, carrying 22,850 men, with an armament Of i r ° . 22 guns. The French fleet, under the orders b 4tH i ce-A.dmiral Deschenes, comprises six line of co th -e ships and four frigates, with an aggregate 11.151eitent of 6,300 men, and 704 guns. These Sitert th, L .- maritime forces of England and France gi th ' ei re amount to 54 sail, armed with 2,726 and supplied with 29,150 seamen and marines. arl ,,,Y in the mo r nin g of the Bth inst., theDauutless, ' at, a a Ptain Ryder, anchored in Baro Sound. This p ie tiler bad been cruizing for some time pre poll3l3' in the Gulf of Finland, reconnoitering the 1 4 - ' ,,, of Helsingfors and Revel.;i, Her boilers are etle la a defective state, aud her machinery much out of order, that her being sent home is Wi ti tl l a ter of necessity, and she left in the evening tilllvalid.s and Russian prisoners, en route for ta.k§ l atid, touching at Faro Sound to coal, and thence under her charge several prizes fur b a r tl Qieation. The Conflict steamer, Captain Cum thetig, arrived from Dantzic with despatches for 04 1 9 0 mi:dander in Chief and letters for t he officers " fleet. LE, I TTERS FROM BRAHESTAD AND IJLEABORG. ti t • AliP.sr.an May 31.—Yesterday morning three Ni s h ah oh steam frigates appeared in the offing, and I t h e °red in our roads about noon. At four p.m. ut 2 00 men were landed, who immediately went trj b usiness in downright earnest, destroying every tg that comes un d er the denomination of " con yr,e4d of war." They set fire to the ship-building r,1% all the deals and planks lying rear the beach Y for shipment, the tar magazine, and five 8 As lying at anchor in the harbour, so that in the °rt time the whole place was in a blaze. In I,OPiP yards were five large ships of about tt i 4 tons, just ready for launching, which were 1 2 : ft totally consumed. In the tar magazines were 1 () ,24 0 barrels of tar and pitch, and about 1,00 0 6 11 Of . planks ; they were all burned, as well as ~ edish brig, the latter of course unintentionally. t oll e tsi darnage is calculated at about 350,000 silver lih? l es. The town itself was uninjured, but the in faAtiteeta were so frightened that they ran away as tb at a ,e they could, taking with them theirgoods and l t f t ',els. At ten o'clock at night the three steamers 110 that roadstead, steerinc , in a northerly direction, t i ‘ at it is to be feared ° they have gone to pay iltiorg a similar hostile visit. 31st of June 3.—Early in the morning of the g e : of May, a courier arrived here with the intern tt that a division of the British fleet had arrived li t t 'raliestad, and set fire to the dockyard and ini te:rY stores. On the same day, several English ,%, 11 of war entered the outer roads, distaut eight edish miles, but gradually came in nearer, and 8 4 1 t4 red a schooner bound to Haparanda, and j - te Small craft, and took them away with them. Litaceesequence of this a panic seized the inlia llte, many of them quitting the town im 'tiately,y, and all of them making preparations tie r effecting a hasty retreat if needful. The ge thral feeli ng was depressed, for it was known that e „thirty Cossacks stationed here could offer no re ieiree to the overwhelming force of the British. o 'ee afternoon of the Ist Juno four British steam 4 re tes came When they were about a mile 111 the shore, a boat containing four merchants to thin place, and bearing a flag of truce, went off t o 4 -ek them to spare the town. It was signified l ip :thern that all private property would be re .ki-eited, and only contraband of war destroyed. l tt ; ; ,.L l - o'clock at night—still daylight in this high t r "Llide (65 deg.)—a party of about 50 men landed 4: 3 1 11 , the ships, whilst about 300 r en remained Tie boats which were all armed with swivels. th Cossacks had all disappeared, and have .up to 4 e Present moment not yet returned. After ex- D itt a ,, i , t ling all the government buildings and a great (1 ' ef tho private warehouses, they obtained a itahtity of provisions, which they sent off to their v, 1 1 05 ) paying for them, however, the full market 1 8,,ee• They then set fire to the dockyards, in which 4 ; 1 ,e eight new ships of considerable size, and just to launch, four other ships at anchor in the ti a l ' r eour, the tar magaziaes with a stock of no less 1 0 44 eighteen thousand barrels of tar, and a con ",erable stock of pitch, besides immense stores of o i 'li-buildi ng timber, deals, and spars. The fire isnot ut Yet and the four steam-frigates are lying in t i ! flame position, about a mile from the shore. a e damage is considered fully equal to that sus- L li tr ied at Brahestaal—viz., at from three to four edred thousand silver roubles. Fortunately for th e Safety of the town, the wind was blow in g off 4 1 , h P 13 ) and a smart rain fell in the night , so that lth the exceptio - a of a few warehouses and some vqva.te timber :stores, as well as a coal depot, t e lvate pr o perty s uffered but little. It remains to t r , seen whether the flying squadron will pay a visit " -CP, and burn_ the stores there, which are very t ttensive, and equally if not more valuable than °Be destroyed at this place. FR A.NCE. The 7te -,Lonitettr de la Flotte announces that the ,Itister of Marine had decided that two naval en rueers should proceed to England to visit the trabli,thments of the ports of Great B ritain and ate3am-engine manufactories, in order to study t " different methods adopted in them, and to in l.e.duce into France the most recent improvements i t ecanplished inEngland. The Minister ha s chosen 'r that purpose two engineers who have already f or important works, M. Moll, Under Three - A T' of the Imperial establishment of Indret, an d • Maugin, an engineer attached to the port of Cherbourg. A battery of artillery and a company of engi neers quartered at Vincennes received the route on I • 3 aturd ay night to march for Boulogne on Sunday 1:4 o ?rrling. In the hurry of packing up traps to ci "°Y this sudden order a superior officer was asked, Where are we going to afterwards," and he gilswered, g 4 I know ; we are going to Sweden." The weather was fine on Saturday, and the day 1, t 7 1 (1 up without rain until 7 o'clock, when a heavy sh over fell. Hopes were entertained that it was ' ( ;uolit to change. Sunday morning, however, \ T el :Led in the same manner as so many of the pre °us Ones, and the rain, not very heavy, but inees- sant, did not cease to fall till about 5 o'clock. At that hour the sky cleared a little, and about 6 the sun showed himself for a short time. The sky, however, became again lowering. Prayers were offered up on Sunday in the churches for fine weather. The recent letters from several of the departments, and particularly from the south, do not justify the alarm that was felt about the crops, nor does the rain which has been deluging Paris seem to be general. Letters' from the Pyrenees speak of the " magnificent weather" enjoyed there, and accounts from other places speak of the fine appear ance of the crops. While the rain was pouring down on Saturday evening in Paris not a drop fell in places at a short distance from it. On the whole it is hoped that no serious mischief has yet occurred. The sooner the moisture passes off, however, the better. It is gratifying to learn that there has since been a sudden change. Yesterday Paris enjoyed superb summer weather, which will prove of immense benefit to the crops. It is curious that while officially the Austrian and Prussian alliance is a fait accompli, such re marks as the following in the Siecle of Sunday should be permitted to be published in the present state of the French press : _ _ " We have no desire to excite uneasiness with respect to the policy of Austria and Prussia, but there are cer tain known notorious facts which it can serve no good purpose to suppress :—lst, that beyond the expression of their disapprobation of Russian policy on the score of right, the great German powers have done no act to commit themselves materially to the war in which France and England are engaged ; 2d, that between Austria. and Prussia, and several secondary states of the Ger manic Confederation, there does nut exist any cordial and unreserved understanding ; and 3d, that the influ ence of M. de Metter nick is again, though not avowedly so, all powerful at Vienna." At the Paris Bourse, yesterday, the extreme fineness of the weather, the sun being hot, with a good drying breeze, joined to the report that the siege of Silistria was raised, led to much higher prices. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. are lf. 50c. higher, and the Three per Cents. 45c. higher, at 98f. and 73f. 35c. Bank of France Shares are 20f. higher, and those of the Societe Mobiliete 25f. higher. Foreign Securities in general present an improvement. Railway Shares have risen from 10f. to 15f. each. Exchange on London (short), 25f., money ; ditto (90 days), 24E 70c., money. LAW INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DAY). QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Campbell and a common jury.) THE ST. JAMES'S CLUB-PINK V. SWETENHAM. This was an action, part of which was heard yesterday, to recover the balance of 8331., due by the defendant for work done. The defendant pleaded the general issue. Mr. Thompson and Mr. Hugh Hill were for the plaintiff, and Mr. Watson, Q.C., for the defendant. The defendant was, or had been a; member of the St. James's Club, and the present action had been brought to recover the balance of au account for decorations to the club. It appeared that in 1851, the club being in great difficulties, there was a meeting of some of the members,. and some arrangement was made that the members should put down 601., or pay 101. each year for six years, and which would free the club from debt, and defendant, as it appeared, not acquiescing in the arrangement, the present action was brought. The proceedings, which were somewhat confused, ended in a verdict for the defendant. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) BUILDING SOCIETIES. -IN RE JONES. This bankrupt was described as of Lloyd's-square, ma nufacturing jeweller, and to-day came up for his certificate. The balance-sheet prepared by Mr. Watson, Basinghall street, extends from January 1853, to March 1854, and shows—Debtor to credit )rs, 6711. u s. 2d. ; to ditto hold ing security, 971. ; liabilities, 435/. ; profit, 1321. 7s. sd. ; capital, Jan. 1853, 168/. 15s 7d Creditor—By good debts, 1151. 15s. Od. ; property given up, 85/. ; property in the hands of creditors, 3001. This property was described as subject to mortgage to the Imperial Building Society, Vernon School-rooms, Clerkenwell, for advances. In May, 1847, the bankrupt took six shares iu the society, and had an advance of 3751. to purchase a leasehold house, and was to pay 31. 12s. per month. In 1851, he borrowed 3161. and took four other shares. Since 1847 bankrupt had paid off 5941., leaving 971. due, and the property was now valued at 3001. Mr. Linklater appeared for the bankrupt, and there being no opposition, his Honour granted an immediat e cer tificate of the second class. MARKET NEW, DAY 4) COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market is flat, and there are large sales announced for nearly every day this week. Foreign is at previous rates; yellow Havana, duty raid, 35s to 39s for low to fine. The quantity of British plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 460 hhds, 66 tierces, 131 barrels. There were taken for home consump tion 1,817 hhds, 2t 2 tierces, 625 barrels. The stock in the same places is 7,935 hhds, 141 tierces, 2,56 barrels. Re fined low to fine grocery lumps are at 45s 6d to 49s 6d. Home dealers are more inclined to purchase. COFFEE.—This article is very firm, Native being in de mand at 43s to 43s 6d per cwt, and wanted. Plantation also is at stiffer prices, and fine Mocha and Costa Rica are in demand. REM[.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West Docks, was 366 puns 407 hhds, there were taken for home consumption 195 puns 48 hhds, and exported 54 puns 163 hhds. The stock in the same places, is 8,193 puns 1,939 hhds. SALTPETRE.—At auction, 100 bags Bengal was taken at 32s for low 10. per cent. refraction. SPICES.— Pimento, 100 bags sold publicly at Sid to 5d per lb. for mid. COTTON.—The market is well supported, and there are several buyers. TEA.—There aro not many buyers of black or green ; ord Congou is at lld per lb. TALLOW.— P.Y.C. is rather heavy, at 63s to 63s 6d per cwt. on the spot. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 51 Os ; clover iitto, 318 s to Si Os ; and straw, 11 16s to 21 2s per load. Supply moderate, and trade rather dull. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 51 5s ; clover ditto, 3/ lOs to 5/ lls ; and straw, 11 16s to 21 2s per load. A. full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAYEL. — Meadow hay, 2110 s to 51 Os; clover ditto, 31 lOs to 6/ 04 ; and straw, V 168 to 2/ 2s per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotatious. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, June 20. Wind this day at Noon, W.; light 2 breeze and fine, but there has been a thick haze all the morning. OFF DO` ER, June 18.—Hanjine, from Hamburgh, for Curaco and Porto Bello. • 1( PLYMOUTH, June 19.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived— 1( Peninsula (s), from CAdiz ; Ranger, Coruuna. FALMOUTH, June 19.—Wind, W. Arrived—Pilgrim, from Havannah ' • Sofia, Odessa ; Keying, Hava,nnah; James Grey, Matanzas. Off Port—Marmion, from Porto Rico. COWES, June 19.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Maria, from 1 Mazaguez. • BONCIICIRCH (Idle of Wight), June 19.—Arrived—Tra falgar, from Madras ; Hesper (barque), bound west. BRISTOL, June 11.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Cornelia, from Callao ; Majestic, Nevis. GLOUCESTER, June 18.—Arrived—Vulture, from New York ; Laroy, Miramichi. MILFORD, June 19.—Wind, S. ArrivedL-Abeona, from Licata ; Gesina, Altona ; Rigolo, Genoa ; Annabella, Honfleur. NEWPORT, June 19.—Wind, W. Arrived—William Henry, from Bristol; for Alicante ; Foam, Alicante ; Stag• hound, do. Sailed—May, for Mobile ; Alexander, New York ' • Strive, do. ; B. Coleord, do. ; Seaman , Q uebec ; Rapid, Malta ; Racer, Genoa. QUEENSTOWN, June 18.— Wind, N.W. Arrived—Ohio, from Cardenas, with loss of foretopmast and head of main mast ; Bank, from Alexandria ; Satelite, Liverpool, for Quebec. DUNBAR, June 19.—The Jane (schooner), of Fraser burgh, from Spey to Sunderland, with railway sleepers, has drove on shore about six miles west of this port ; the vessel is a total wreck ; stores and cargo may be saved ; crew saved. HARBOR , GRACE, May 30.—The Arendal (Norwegian brig), from Leith to Quebec, was abandoned, May 7, in lat. 45, long. 41; crew taken off by the Haidee, arrived here from Cadiz. QUEBEC, May 30.—The brig London has been wrecked on Cariboo Island ' • c rew saved by the William and Jo se p h, arrived here from Limerick. Juno 3.—The Elizabeth, from London, in ballast to lead at Green Island, went on shore, May 26, on Hare Island reef; has been stripped, and the materials are coming up in a schooner ; the crew arrived hers yesterday. GASPE, May 20.—The Chance, arrived here from Liver pool, reports having seen a ship founder ofl St. Paul's, and the crew picked up by another vessel. About 200 sail were seen in the ice off Cape North, amongst them the Gaspe, St. Brelade, Adelina, and He matope (the latter leaky). (a ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10.30 a.m. Wind W.S.W., light, and dull. Arrived—America and Sultana, from New Orleans ; Oalpe (s s), Marseilles Mary, Felix, Estrella, and LimWi a l , Santander ; Inidas , Callao ; Haidee, Rio Hache • helmia, Cadiz; Rodlickjel , Mo nte Video ; Ci t y of? Man chester (s s), Philadelphia ; Victoria, Bilboa ; Comet, Holbeck. Off Port—Jane Glassin, Antarctic, and Danube (s s). Sailed—Anais, Termonde, Victor, Ostend, Alarm, for Mobile ; Cornelius Houtm.n, Sydney ; Victoria, Rotter dam ; Paella, Santader ; Lancaster and Tay, Quebec; Coronation, Rotterdam ; Jesusa, Havana ; Minh°, screw steamer, Oporto; Margaret, Havre. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRIVESEND, Tuesday, 10.30 a.m. Wind, high water, cloudy. Arrived, 19th—Sumatra, from Boston ; Itusco, Jamaica;. Adige, West Coast of Africa ; William, Berbico ; Catha rine, Porto Rico; Thomas Henry, Barbadoes. Sailed—Alai, steamer, for Dunkirk. Arrived, 20th—Taragon, from Trinidad ; Coquette, Da.nice ; Anato, Belize; Ossian, Naples • Jacomina, Oporto Sippe Visser, Worcum ; Andre Filadello, Odessa ; Catha rine Louise, Lisbon. Sailed, 20th —W. S. Lindsay, for Bombay ; Braganza, Payta; Countess of Seafield, Sydney ; Symmetry, Ceylon. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.40 a.m. Wind, W.W., light, with rain. Passed, 19th-111 angola' from Cardenas (Cuba) ; Tanjore, Mauritius ; Circassian, Swansea— all for Loudon ; Ad miral, Rotterdam, for Guernsey ; William 111., London, Port Philip. Passed, 20th.—Odessa, f r om Honduras for London ; Enchantress from Barbdoes for London. Sailed.—The whole of the outward bound, except the Challenger, for Sydney. THE UYW, LONDON, EVENING, SITNE 20, 1854. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) lr.l Paid.l BRITISH RAILWAYS. Shr. !Pahl.; Closing Prices this day. 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I.ord LYNDHURST, in rising to call the attention of the h,quse and of her Majesty's Government to the memo „nauna relative to the Eastern question, transmitted by the CabinOts of Vienna and Berlin to their envoys at the Diet, said,—l presume that the notice of your lordships ,has been already directed to the important document to whi,ala I am about to allude, even although it has not yet been laid upon your lordships' table. It is a memorandum addressed by the Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin to their envoys at the Diet of Frankfort, with directions that it should be c,ernmunicated to that body. It states the course of policy wlich has been pursued by the Four Powers, with the view of obtaining the approval, concurrence, and sanction of that body. It has not been laid upon your lordships' table, a ud, perhaps, in point of form, it could not be, because it is a document between two foreign States; at least, it could not be laid upon your lordships' table in the usual manner, but it has been published in the official journals of Vienna, of Berlin, of Frankfort, and of Paris, and I believe, in most of the public journals throughout the continent. It is a matter, therefore, of general notoriety. It has given rise to much discussion both on the continent and iu this country, and it has been viewed by some persons with much anxiety anduneasiness. Upon that ground I have thought it my duty to submit it to your lordships and her Majesty's Government, in order that we might come to a distinct understanding with re spect to it. My lords, it is of so much importance t oe be accurate upon a subject of this m eture that I must read those parts of the document to which I refer. The first passage to which I beg to call your loolships' attention is in these words : ' Both Cabinets have agreed with those of Paris and London in the conviction that the conflict between Russia and Turkey could not be prolonged without affecting the general interests of Europe, and those also of their own States. They acknowledged in common that the main tenance of the integrity of the Ottoman empire and the independence of the Sultan's Government are necessary con ditions of the political balance, and that the war should, un der no circumstances, have for result any change in existing territorial positions." Now, my lords, I apprehend it is perfectly clear, according to the correct interpretation of that passage, that, when it stated that " the war should under no circumstances, have for result any change in existing territorial position" it means "territorial position" as between Turkey on the one side, and Russia on the other. (Hear.) The passage is not expressed with so much precision as to be free, per haps, from all doubt; but, if any doubt does exist, it will be effectually removed by referring to another document — the protocol of sth of December—to which the paper to which I. have referred relates. In that passage the Four Powers express themselves in these terms : " In fact, the existence of Turkey in the limits assigned to ..er by treaty is one of the necessary conditions of the balance of power in Europe, and the undersigned plenipotentiariesre cord, with satisfaction, that the existing war cannot in any case lead to modifications in the territorial boundaries of the two empires, which would be calculated to alter the state of possession in the East established for a length of time, and which is equally necessary for the tranquillity of all the other Powers." It is, therefore, perfectly clear, from the document to which I am now referring—the protocol to which the other docu ment relates—that, according to the agreement between the Four Powers, no alteration is to take place, whatever be the result of the war, in the territorial limits between Turkey on the one side, and Russia on the other. In other words, according to the principle laid down by the Four Powers, whatever may be the result of the war, as far as relates to territorial position, the status quo ante is to re main established. Now, my lords, it may be said, and pro perly said, that the protocol and the passage to which I have referred wereframed previously to France and England entering into war with Russia. Undoubtedly that is so ; but after that war had been entered into, the representative of the Four Powers again met for the purpose of confirm ing what they had previously done. In the former proto col and documents they had stated what they considered to be the principle of the alliance or connexion between the Four Powers ; and after war had been declared by ns and France against Russia they met ag ain t o s anction what they had previously done, and in distinct terms they stated that they confirmed the principle upon which the former protocols had been founded. Under these circum stances, therefore, and considering the principle upon which -we are now acting, and upon which France and the Austrian and Prussian Powers are acting, as well as we, it is extremely difficult to come to any other conclusion than that, whatever be the result of the war, we are finally to put an end to it by restoring Russia to, and leaving Turkey in precisely the same state as that in which they were anterior to the commencement of hostilities. The document to which I first referred adopts the same lan guage, and after the passage which I before quoted it goes on to say— " The last of the protocols shows that, although France and Great Britain have entered into a war against Russia, the four Cabinets invariably adhere to the principle proclaimed heretofore by them in common, and to have united in regard to the basis on which to deliberate as respects the appro priate means for obtaining the object of their endeavours," In conclusion, after the passage to which I refer, they come to this determination—that the principle laid down in the original protocol is to be acted upon, whatever may be the end of the war in which we are now engaged. (Hear, hear.) Now, my lords, that that is the principle upon which Austria and Prussia are acting is free from all doubt, because, according to their actual statement, if Russia were to agree now to withdraw from the Principa lities, and at the same time to enter into a guarantee as to the integrity of the Ottoman empire, there is no doubt that neither Austria nor Prussia would take part in the further contest. And if that be true with respect to those two Powers when they are acting in common and on one common principle with the two other Powers, it appenx4 to be rlear almost to I lAmonstrntinn and I must come to that conclusion unless I hear something to convince me to the contrary from the noble earl opposite—that at this very moment the Powers are acting upon the principle that if Russia should assent to admit the integrity of the Ottoman Empire and the in dependence of the Sultan, and should consent to guarantee that integrity, we must be content to terminate the war upon that principle. (Hear.) Now, my lords, in this paper Austria herself appears to me to be acting inconsistently with that principle, and I do not know how to reconcile the part of the paper to which I am about to allude with that to which I have already referred—l mean that part of the paper which relates to the navigation of the Danube. The navigation of the Danube is stated in that paper, by Austria, to be of the utmost importance, not to her terri tory and her subjects alone, but to the whole of central Europe; and in that paper the importance of the naviga tion of the Danube, and of its freedom from all interrup tion, is enlarged upon in the strongest possible terms ; but, my lords, not in terms by any means stronger than the importance of the subject warrants—itsimportance, not to Austria alone, nor to central Germany alone, but to the whole of the civilised and commercial world—(hear)—and I say therefore, ray lords, that we must not conclude any I peace, we must not put an end to this contest, unless we insure the free and uninterrupted navigation of that im portant river. Now, my lords, having stated this as part of the document to which I have referred, I beg leave to call your attention to the actual state of that river, and to the circumstances under which it is placed ; and that will bring me to the conclusion that Austria herself is inconsistent with the document to which I have referred, if she means to say that she will retire from the con test provided the integrity of the Turkish empire is se cured, and a guarantee is given for that security. My lords, we all know that by the treaty of Adrianople — the unfortunate treaty, • I must call it, of Adrianople— Russia secured to herself both banks of the Danube, the one in absolute right, the other substantially under her command. We know further, also, that by that treaty she obtained the right of establishing a quarantine in one of the islands in the Danube. For many years having possessed, therefore, the absolute control of that river, from its mouth to a considerable distance upwards, she has conducted herself in such a way as to interrupt in the most effectual manner the free navigation of that impor tant river. (Hear, hear.) Remonstrance after remon strance has been addressed to her by Austria, by Eng land, and by almost every other European Power without effect, and it is quite certain, judging from the past, that unless we remove Russia from that position, and unless the limits which she now holds are changed, it will be quite impossible to insure that important object for the future—the free and uncontrolled navi g ation of the Danube. (Hear, hear.) I may be told by some persons —and I believe it is thrown out accidentally in this very paper—that all this may be arranged by treaty. My lords, I have no faith in a treaty of this kind made with Russia. (Hear, hear.) There has been a treaty upon the subject for nearly fifteen years between Russia and Aus tria. Russia, upon the ono side, undertook to keep the course of the Danube free from interruption • and, upon the other side, Austria, in consideration of that, engaged to pay a toll upon ships passing down the river. What has been the course of conduct pursued by Russia in this respect ? She has extorted the payment of tho toll in every instance; but she has not only done nothing to keep the course of the Danube free, but she has thrown every obstruction in the way of it. She has refused to take any steps whatever for the purpose, and the conse quence is, that the obstructions of the river are of such a nature as to have the effect—which 1 believe was in tended to follow from it—of giving a great advantage to the rival port of Odessa. (Hear.) This is what no one who has considered the subject can for a moment doubt. At the time when the Turks were in possession of the river and had the command of its navigation, by a very simple process they contrived to keep the navigation clear (hear, hear), and when it passed from their-possession the depth of the water at the mouth of the firer was upwards of 16 feet it is now reduced to only nine. In what way did they do this ? By making use of a most simple apparatus ; by insisting that a kind of drag should be attached to each vessel that went down the river, and, by thus scouring the mud, by the action of the a they kept the navigation free. Applications have been repeatedly made at St. Petersburg, to Count Nesselrode and other authorities, to adopt the same mode of proceed ing ; but, they have always refused to resort to this means. Count Nesselrode pretended that some new appa ratus of the most extraordinary kind should be made use of for the purpose of !effecting the object. He was told that it would not answer the purpose, but after a long de lay it arrived on the spot, after still further delay it was made use of, and it turned out not only to be ineffectual, but more than that, it increased the very evil it was in tended to remedy. It soon got out of order, and was no longer used. It was said, why not use the old apparatus in conjunction with this? why not use a steam-vessel to go up and down the river with the drags? But every . kind of evasion was practised. The object was to maintain the rival port of Odessa at the expense of Austria and of all the other kingdoms of Europe. If any noble lords wish for any details with respect to this suliject, I exhort them most earnestly to read the papers that were laid on the table of your lordships' house last year, and they will be 1 could found to afford a lively instance of the shuffling svould I apply such words to such illustrious tperns,and false say, the mendacious policy, the diplomatic skill Is it not, hood of the Court of St. Petersburgh. then, evident, from the statement, tharietas.) absolutely necessary that a change should take p b l ., ace in the territorial possessions of the mouths of the Dann (hear) —that such an alteration is necessary to secure t — h . at important and valuable object, on which so much reliance is placed by Austria and Germany—the free n tvigation of that import ant river? 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The chain of forts which they had for 50 years been constructing, in order to afford themselves op portunities to evade that telritory and to -give them free intercourse with their possessions south of Circassia, they have destroyed. Can it be supposed possible that, after we have encouraged the Circassians and supplied them with arms, it should be intended again to restore that ter ritory to Russia, to place her in the - situation which she before occupied ? (Cheers.) How unjust would such con duct be towards the Circassians—how unjust to our alliesl I say dint each a course of proceeding - -never Can by:posSi-s ,bility_be adopted. Allow me now to refec to' the general question. If you place. Russia in the same situation with respect to territory as that in which she - stood before the war, whatever may be the events of the war, I ask why, notwithstanding everything that has now been done, may she not hereafter take the first opportunity that she may think will serve her purp ose-what security have you that all this matter will no t be again re-opened? (Hear,hear.) From the earliest period, from the thee of Catherine down to the present day. Turkey has been considered as the ulti mate prey of Russia; every war in which Turkey has been engaged with Russia has ended in such a way that Russia has advanced step by st e p towards the accomplishment of ;anti her purpose been shown to us, we know that she considers Turkey as a victim within her grasp, and that no thi ng w ill prevent her from using every possible endeavour to seize the spoil. But, my lords, let me ask you, if you were to place Russia, whatever may be the events of war, in the same situation as far as territory is concerned that she occupied at its commencement, what will be her actual position with respect to Turkey ? Ido not wish upon a subject of this kind to rely on my o wn authority, and I will, therefore, refer to an authority which cannot be doubted, that of Count Nesselrode him self. Some time after the termination of the war which was ended by that unfortunate treaty of Adrianople, Count Nesselrode, by the direction of the Emperor of Russia, wrote to the Grand Duke Constantine at Warsaw to give an account of the result of that treaty, and of the relative situation of Russia and TUrkey in consequence of it, and I wish to refer to Count Nesselrode's language to show in what position Turkey will stand in future if the status quo ante bellum be adopted. He says, "we have placed Turkey in such a situation that she must in future be dependent upon our will, and do whatever we desire ;" and he then goes into the question of the principalities. "The pr;incipalities " he says, "are of no i m p ortance to us to retain, - but will Only be a means of creating jealousies in the other Powers. It would subject us to great expense to maintain troops there; and we have given them up, knowing, at the same time, that either in peace or in war we shall dispose of them entirely at our discretion. We have obtained," be says, "the key of the position, and the Sultan must feet that if at any future period ne dares again to brave us iahe result must be his entire and certain ruin." This, then; is the position in which Turkey will stand if Russia is to be allowed to retain the position she held before the commeocement of the war. As I wish to be perfectly accurate upon this subject, I will quote the passage to which I hare referred. It is as follows : "The Turkish monarekr is reduced to exist only under the protection of Russia, and must comply in future with her wishes. The possession of these principalities is of the less importance to us, as, witho,ut maintaining troops there, which would be attended with cons iderable expense, we shall dispose of them at our pleasure, as well during peace as in time of war. We shall hold the keys If a position from which it will be easy to keep the Turkish a 'overnment in check, and the Sultan will feel that.any attempt to brave us' again must end in his certain ruin." This would be the consequence of restoring Russia, what ever may be the events of the war, the position which she occupied at the close of the treaty of Adrianople. But I must further call your lordships' atten 'tion to what course Russia is likely to pursue, to what policS she is likely to adopt, in the event of her ending a favot !Table opportu nity, provided peaty is concluded upon t.11,95e conditions, for the purpose of attaining that object whi...V.l she has long essential cherished, and which has been considered as part of the policy of her empire, when she is lugan 0, condition to pursue it without being embarrassed by Ear wean com binations against her. Here, again, Ido not a "i'3„h t o act vance anything upon my own authority, and I wi..‘‘ . .`" °—as your I have done with respect to the other point—dire. 1 -* lordships' attention to the opinion of an unexceptic I.; able witness on the subject—Prince Lieven. Prince Li e' en was consulted previous to the commencement of the v" r , that terminated by the treaty of Adrianople, as to wi course should be pursued by the Emperor for the purpoh of carrying into effect the designs he then contemplated, and he expresses himself in these terms : " We must be prudent, we must be cautious, we must con ceal our policy, we must be secret, we must collect double Ili -mks, and when we have made our preparations without t i l otie, w e must be prompt in action , and pour down upon w territories of Turkey before any European force is able to prevent us." The words of Prince Lieven are— " Our policy must be to maintain a reserved and prudent attitude until the momeut arrives for Russia to vindicate her rights, and for the rapid action which she will bo obliged to adopt. The war ought to take Europe by surprise. Our movements must be prompt, so that the other Powers should find it impossible to be prepared for the blow tuat we are about to strike." Now, give me leave to call your lordships' attention to another document of no inconsiderable interest connected with this subject, and contemporaneous with that to which I have referred. The history I am about to relate is shortly this—The Emperor of Russia was dissatisfied with the conduct of the other Powers of Europe with respect to the course they pursued at the time of the great Greek in surrection. He therefore drew off from the alliance, and said—l will act for myself, I will be secret and reserved as to the course I shall pursue, but, before I take any mea sures, let me be cautious as to my situation ; and he di rected Count Nesselrode to write to the different ambas sadors at the European Courts to inquire what course they would be likely to take if he invaded the principalities, what course they would take individually, and what pro bability there was of any concert between them. The answers returned Are of thtl must Curious doeer:pliea. `F2+. most curious is that of Count Pozzo di Borgo, who- an swers every question step by step, beginning with respect to this country. The question is—what will England do ? The answer is, England has recovered from her financial and commercial crisis, she is in a condition to do to war, and probably will oppose you. She will, if she does cp pose you, do you considerable mischief, great injury, but injury not altogether irreparable ; with respect to military operations she can do nothing, she cannot oppose the march of your armies. Then he refers to France, and after throwing some abuse upon the then Minister of that coun try, he thus answers the question of whatshe is capable of doing. France, as to marine operations, would be of no importance, because everything that could be done by her naval force would be prevented by England ; and, with respect to her military power—l beg your lordships to mark the opinion he has expressed upon this subject—her geo graphical position prevents her from exercising it against us ; nowhere will a field of battle be found in France, and it is well known what their armies will have to expect if they come in contact with ourselves. My lords, we shall see what will be the result of that meeting with respect to which Pozzo di Borgo, who I believe was a Corsican, ex pressed so confident an opinion—(cheers, and a laugh) ; and perhaps the Emperor may see that England and France have now raised a barrier against his ambition greater than be ever expected to meet. I have stated the opinions of Count Pozzo di Borgo with respect to the po tion of England and France, and his conclusion is, that even if they were to unite they could not by possibility prevent the accomplishment of the object of Russia,. I will now state what were his feelings with respect to Prince Metternich and his policy, who was at that time extremely anxious to form an alliance of the Four Powers against Russian ambition, but was not successful in accom plishing that object. Count Pozzo di Borgo, after pouring forth a torrent of invective against that most enlightened statesman, sums up the condition of Austria in a very few words. To every country, he says, war is a calamity, but to Austria it is certain ruin. The result of these considerations was that the Emperor might prosecute his design without any fear of impediments, for none of the other powers, either collectively or separately, would bo able to oppose any effectual resistance to it. Such is the policy, and at the same time crafty perfidy of Russia, always intent upon in creasing her power, sometimes by silent means, by false hood and trickery—sometimes by open violence, as in the case to which I have re' rred. But I have not yet alluded to Prussia. (A. laugh.) The policy of Russia is permanent : it never changes ; and so, to a certain extent, is the policy of Prussia also. The coalition between Russia and Prussia is not recent, it is of long standing, and has been main tained with great diplomatic skill, and a great counteract ing power is necessary to overcome that coalition. ect to I will read what Count Pozio di Borgo says with resp Prussia : " Prussia being lessjealous, and consequently more impar tial, has constantly shown by her opinions that she has a just idea of the nature and importance of the affairs of the East, and, if the Court of Vieille' had shared her views and her good intentions, there can be no doubt that the plan of the Imperial Cabinet would have been accomplished." I may say at this very moment, that if the Cabinet of Vienna had shared " vthe lows and good intentions" of Prussia some short time back, the object of Russia might have been accomplished. Then, again, Count Nesselrode expresses his opinion in these terms Count Pozzo di Borgo transmits .to us the most positive assurances, which leaves no doubt touching the favourable dispositions on which Russia may reckon on the part of Prus- Aia, whatever may be the ultimate course of events." I have now stated the opinions which have been expressed by Count Pozzo di Borgo and Count Nesselrode with regard to the different powers of Europe, and as to what Russia had to fear, either from their separate opposition or from their general action, and I think that they afford us a satis factory lesson as to the caution we ought to exercise, and as to the apprehensions we ought always to entertain of the proceedings of the Court of Russia in endeavouring to carry into effect its long cherished object of the !i,nnexa The tion of the Turkish, empire to the empire of Russia. same system has been constantly kept in view and con stantly acted upon : every pr ecaution has instances taken for the purpose of giving it effe ct in all the to which I have referred, and in consequence of the prudent advice an d conduct of the Empero r he accomplished in a great measure the object he had in view by the great advantages he obtained on the termination of the last war by means of th e unfortunate treaty of Adrianople. Now, my lor d s, there is another important point for our considerati receive on We may say we ar e not to be sacrificed, we must an effectual guarantee ; without such a guarantee we can not be safe, we cannot be certain that the integrity of Tur key will be held sacred ; but when that guarantee has been obtained we need be under uo apprehensions of the conse quences. But I ask you, my lords, what that guarantee is to be ? (Hear, hear.) We can have the guarantee: of the Four Powers and that of Russia, but what will be the consequen ces and the fleet of such a guarant ee ? The guarantee of the Four Powers, as long as they are united and bold together, as long as no disputes take place be tween them upon other important' points, will be valid ; but the moment this state of thing s comes to Ik. termina tion, the moment a quarrel takes pace between them with regard to the other matters and other interests, this gua rantee will be perfectly useless. What assurance can you have that a Power of this character will not infringe any engagements, however positive into which she may enter,? For my part, I look upon an engagement with Russia on a subject of this kin d as perfectly useless. It would not be worth the paper on which it might be written. (Cheers.)" Look at her whole couduct, and then if any person can be credulous enough to trust in any statement of Russia, or in any engagement into which she may enter contrary to her own interests, all I can say is, that I admire the extent of his fai th. (Hear, a nd . laughter.) Let me recall, to your lordship s' recollect ion what took place at St. Petersburg with respect lies r i t l a Seymour, our intelligent, active, a nd able am bass d was sa that Court. Sir H. Seymour heard that Russi tps were being c illected on the Turkis h frontier heis fied vyith his authority, and he mentioned the circumstance tradieted the state to Count Nesselrode. The Count c,o,u ment ; he said to Sir H. Seymour— Do not believe what you bear; holier) only what you see—(a laugh)—all that SI-'.4VEkt r • ...\ 1 etale#E''r * ~zi ..e T....8*,. -- ''' , ',l-Iz' ei - rep we - 18 only a Clang eit? 15. - n c e . Vca e l armies, which is usual at th is seas'en ,' tir et& a' . ' • ; lll '' you you are mistaken." Sir H. s e , too able a diplomatist to be thrown ' :l e: . •-•• e ' ' - Alec . ' he wrote to the noble earl opposite ad l e Oee' act. . - .r . e ..e - • , its . declared the impossibility of reconciling a • e he. . -- ittirty_ . ,ipi.je various quertees with Count Nesselrode's saurancite- - fie' 1 - - this the system, and are these the persons, on whose assn. rances we are to depend ? (Cheers.) I remember hearing an eloquent speech from a noble lord on the oross-benches as to the-necessity of placing confidence in- a person with whom we might be negotiating ; but the speech, ethmgle, eloquent., was not convincing. As far as relates to the transactions of private life, confidence may probably be founded upon character ; but when great interests are do pending; — and when we employ agents to protect those interests, give me leave to say that caution, jealousy, and foresight are the qualities which should cha racterize our negotiations. (Cheers.) lam of the same mind as Charles Fox was when he said he preferred the old Parliamentary word "jealousy," to the modern one, " confidence." (Cheers and laughter.) When the inte rest of millions are at stake—when the liberties of man kind are in issue—away with confidence. (Cheers.) Con fidence generally ends in credulity. (Loud cheers.) This is true of statesman as of individuals. (Hear, hear.) My lords, the history of Russia from the establishment of the empire down to the present moment is a history of fraud ? duplicity, trickery, arti fi ce, and violence. The presen t/ Emperor has proclaimed himself protector of the Greek Church in Turkey, just as the Empress Catherine declared herself protector of the Greek Church in Poland. By weans of that protectorate she fomented dissensions and stirred up political strife in the country. She then march,ed into Poland under the pretence of allaying tumults, sink stripped the kingdom of some of its fairest provinces. We know the ultimate result • it is too familiar to require more particular reference. Look at another instance of Russian policy of more recent occurrence. Russia agreed to a treaty with Turkey by which she recognised the indepen dence of the Crimea. Nevertheless, she stirred up insur rection in that country under the old pretence of protect ing one party against another, and when the opportunity offered, she sent Suwaroff, one of her-most barbarowege nerals into the Crimea, who murdered the inhabitants and despoiled them of their territory, while a line of Russian ships invested the coast and cut off all communication witle Constantinople. At the very moment when this was being done Russia was not `only at p eace with Turkey , but was a, - actually negotiating treat e o f commerce with her. (Lend cries of " kit ear.") - ee - Rl:Liais n Government is marked by all the chanscteristios of Asiatic barbarism. St. Petersburg is merely a was going to Egypt second Tanner. When Napoleon he took - possession of Malta and an nether small rock in the Mediterranean, which cans" Pitt to say that there was nothing too vast for the aim of his ambition. nothing too small for the grasp of his repa. city. The remark is as applicable to Russia 29 it was to Napoleon. Russia has doubled her European territories within the last 50 years, and yet she is bent on possessing herself of Shiva. The loss of two armies does not deter her from prosecuting this purpose, although the place can not be of the elightest.value to her except as affording her the means of annoying ne in respect to our Eastern pos sessions. In this way does Russia go on for ever, Take the most recent instance. While - Nicholas was pretend ing to act the part of protector _of Turkey, and try ing to cajole the Sultan with 'professions .of. friend ship and esteem, he was at the Names time planning _ the partition of his-empire. (Hear, hear.) =This is the Emperor with whom you ore now dealing, and on whose statements and representations we are to rely I (Cheers.) When Prince Mensciiikoff was despatched to Constantinople Count Nesselrode assured eur Government that his mission was connected wi.th nothing but the dis pute between the Greek and Latin c hurches; but after he had been a short time in Turkey the prince opened nego tiations with the Turkish Government ---which ho threat ened with vengeance if it should venture to oppose his views—having for their object the placing of Nicholas in a position in which he would share the government of the country with the Sultan. Your lordships, too, may mole .ect hearing at that time that Prince lienscleikoff had sent a military officer to Athens. It has now tuee-ted out that that statement was correct, and there is littie reason to doubt that the Greek insurrection was the result of the mission. These circumstances should pit us on our guard. ag ainst placing the slightest reliance on any entit lements into which Russia may enter. We must have gun,-antees for the fulfilment of her undertakings. Ido not Ul Ca n per sonal g uarantees —they aro worthless. Russia has coilled a new phrase of which we may avail ourselves—" mr‘te‘rial guarantees." (Cheers and laughter.) Russia must give us what, she calls material guarantees ; and if we hold in pl .1(10) i` or mortgage something valuable which she would not I'dt° 1 / 4 , lose, we may hope to bind, her to her word ' • but as for m ' 'oral guarantees — as for a pledg e of g ood faith and honorer 6 12ch things, coming from Russia , aro t o m y mind of no' value — whatever. But then my noble - fri end o pp osite ma y . What course would you pursue ? What is y our say,— My reply is, that that would depend a good deal on oli t c h y e . e 1 vents of the war. (Hear, hear.) This, however , P I en e es i e , ~tingly declare, that in no event, except that of extreme ne , • -essay ' ought we to make peace without pre viously d ,„,'-x-oying the Russian fleet is the Black Sea, and. I,, y i ng prosti .5 to the fortifications by which it is defended. (Great cheeriees."-) If we leave Russia that fleet and those defences, we I twve her in a position that she will be sure to coerce Turk( ,1, because in that case Turkey must — to use the words I have already quoted—be submissive to her will. I know no , 4 1 what course Austria intends to pursue , but I think I may venture to state that, in this matter, she has far more at attests than either England or France. Should Russia hold pe rmanent possession of the Principe. lities, the whole southern frontier, and, indeed, the inde. pendence of Austria would be threatened. If this mon strous—l know not wllust to call it—this leviathan Power, which stretches forth itt' terms sn many thousand miles from west to east, and presses ten the northern and eastern fron tiers of Austria, should els o succeed in establishing itself on her southern frontier, .a.ustria must be crushed. (Hear.) What course Russia will: take if she should succeed In obtaining possession of the provinces of Turkey in Europe it is not for me to predict. That she will not stand still— that she will not remain eta tionary, is certain. She ktiows —to use the emphatic langua, ee of the Emperor—that slue Leaeasee, eeiesee eeese—rieee pe r r colosealenntirAr w;detswe_ and know that her vast armie nly await the signal for pouring like a deluge over the ;_ states and kingdoms of the world. My lords, I feel strong ly on this subje ct, and I believe that if this barbarous n ' k tion—this enemy of all progress except that which tends 1.` 4 ) strengthen and conso lidate, its own power — which punish education as a crime —should once succeed in establishing itself in the heart of Europe, it would be the greatest calam i.ty that could befal the human race. (Sustained cheering.) The Earl of CLARENDON — Before rtii.4ying to the ob. servations of my noble friend, I hope he ee ill permit me, with all due deference, to remark upon there omewhat in's' gular, and therefore inconvenient, course whiol't he hastaken upon the present occasion. My noble friend . has made a long, able, and most interesting speech—ehear, 1, tear)—with the view of directing your lordshipse attention to a dome went which is not before you, of which you can have no cognisance, and which has not been cornmnnicatet 1 to the Government, for this reason, namely, that Powers do not make known to foreign Governments communications which pass between them relative to their own affairs. Youe lord ships may or may not, as my noble friend supposes, . have seen this document when it was published some mot iths ago ; but I contend that you are not in a position to p ass judgment on a paper, the contents of which, I believe, m e, st of you have heard to-night for the first time. If the s proceeding should be drawn into a precedent for making, • the communications between foreign Governments the sub. ject of discussion in this house, I fear we should be exposed! to the inconvenience of arriving at decisions upon incon sistent and erroneous data, and expose ourselves to remon strances from foreign Governments on account of the con clusions at which we may arrive. The document to which my noble friend has referred contains merely a recapitula tion of transactions in which the font powers —England, France, Austria, and Prussia—were concerned, and it states, as my noble friend observed, that the four powers were unanimously agreed upon the maintenance of the integrity of Turkey and the independence of the' Sultan as essential to the equilibrium' of Europe. This document was transmitted by Austria and Prussia to the members of the Germanic Co nfederation, who had felt aggrieved at having been excluded from the negotiations relative to these transactions, which materially concerned the interests of Europe. This was a matter with which her Majesty's Government had nothing to do, and no doubt the Cabinets of Berlin and Vienna had sufficient reasons for not de viating on this occasion from the mode of proceeding usually observed in similar cases. These Powers, fore seeing that the aggressive policy of Russia might Tea• der war inevitable, concluded with each other an offen sive and defensive treaty, and then arose the necessity of communicating it, not only for the purpose of seciiring the union of Germany against a common enemy, and a corae mon danger, but also for securing the support of the large armed force which the Confederation was always willing to employ in aid of German interests. Under these circum• stances, it was not only natural but indispensable that the declaration made by Austria and Prussia should have re• ference to German interests alone, and, therefore, the Cale. nets.of Berlin and Vienna informed the Confederation that the continued military occupation of the Lower Danube was inconsistent with the material , and eve n with the poll.* tical interests of Germany, them to oppose a state of things which must pro lto and appealed with confidence to them.. The allusion to the status quo, though somewhat rusts on the Lower Danube. The occupation of the Lower ambiguously expressed, has reference solely . to German inte res Danube by Russia had already greatly obstructed the free dom of commerce and the navigation of the Danube. That I have attributed the cerrect meaning to the declaration is evident from the paragraph which states that a vast field is opened for Gorman industry in the East, and that it is essential that the great outlet by the mouth of the Danube should not bo obstructed. The object of the declaration is to announce that the contracting Powers would not consent to territorial changes in any of the great States of Europe which would injuriously affect German interests, That is not an unnatural declaration to proceed from two great German Powers to the minor Powers whom they invited to co-operate with them for a common object. Theft is no thing in the , document to alter the assurance which we have received from Austria. After the philippic which any noble a o in i s a t the word ' ion ' c o o f ei m fid v en co ce n ,a n a r e friend alm ost hasafrai d pronounced t oveauagainst the wor 'c6lsfidenoe," l almost afrai d to ventur eg in Austria. But I think lam j ustified in sa -• should look at Austria as in d ependent Power, ying • carrying out her own poli having some internal dangers W appre hend and many German t e nd with, and difficulties to coo ' • net that, under t hese circumstances,fall ' that we allowance is i t i he made for. her difficult position. 130 . u 'L 'lr d siidasas ft I alliance of Austria is of great importance . "Vi s S se e apn ea the inland operations of the army " i n some past ptoceedines, not be out of place if I Overt to corned, I consider them to be essential us, I think it mi y and state to your lordship s which Austria h:11 my confidence in the the f acts upon which I foiled. of following my nobes and cal and more useful than that f R ' • th made to us. Such 3 course _ s will ' , I think, bo more practi• learned friend 1 eed of Say 13 such as). Must DeCl33. character of which which, in my positien, and speakiug in bi n s history o ussian aegression, a sarily ter degree of respe 1 1 sibilit t y than my noble and under a grea 0 • but , at should abstain from learned frienc , and confine myself to matter-s which commentiug upon, ctically useful and more interesting to cond. emiu'e thtnk it better that ra may be more p (He i ar.) 1 will, therefore, proceed to state are the grown s upon wh ich I feel confidence in the whatof Au s tria . My lords, about three months ago assurance your lordships. state in this house my belief that Austria I v entured to c ould not remain ne utral in this great contest, and that for the very reason stated by the noble and learned lord opposite, name y, that .her inter sts more than any other power were concerned in the issue of the war, and that the menace that was held out was greater against her than against any other. Power. 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