The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY ETENING, MAY 11, 1855.

arrival of freiN instruction', which the Itunisn plenipoten-
tiaries, by a meteenger mint off on the 28th March, bad re-
quested from their eosin agar the costumes 0.1 the 26th•

the mum of the ease and the eidgenedes of the situation
biter than any her course, N. Drouyn di Limeys said, that
the Win would be milieus to give every weight to this
initittive In the preliminary consultation which nu about
to its place between them.
PROTOCOL (No. 10) OT • CorintAIDSOI MILD AT VIs:NNAr Tie plenipotentiaries reserved to themselvea the right of
APRIL 17, 186.5- afire on hereafter on the day on which they should 'gait.
I Preeent.—For Austria: Count de BaLl•Schauenstein am: um' is Ss,flefstescs* ... „,
Servo de Prokemb•Osten. For France: ii. Breoln de 1 voignsi.l, moot, iSCRAIIINITZUL
Lime sad Baron de Bourqueney. For fliest Britain: 1 ROIESCH OITIN. GolocoLicorr.
Lord John Reason and the Earl of Westmorland. For I DIOUYI DI lattlTS. TITOPT.
Russia : Prince ClortthAtoff, end It. de Titoff. For 1 BODISQUINIT.
Tarim : Aoli Paella and Aarif Eff ndi. J. Busent.L.

After the protocol of the 9th inctent had been read sod
signed, Count Buol announced that Prince Gortehskoff had
informed him of the arrival of the answer returned by the
imperial court of num' tv the report forwarded by its
raarsiraaraeriaaia.

Prince Clortehekoff a id that his court, though fully sp.
pretending the ellaetiell which had prompted the members of
the conference to surrender to the Cabinet of St. Peters
burgh the initiative of the proposals respecting the develop-
ment of the third point, did not feel it incumbent on itself
to take adthotage of the initiative which had been offered
to it ; that at the same time it had authorised its pin ipo-
teotiarles, In conformity with the declaration made at the
meeting of the 17th of January last, to enter most gravely
and with the sincere desire of &Mehl( at an !agreement, on
the examination of the measures which should be proposed,
provided they were not of a nature to infringe on the tights
of sovereiguty of the Emperor of Russia is his own terri-
tory ; that for his psrt, he agreed with the form in which
Lord John Russell had stated the question when he said,
in the ionference of the 26th of Muth, that the best and
only admissible eionditioas of peso* would be those which,
whilst consistent with the honour of , Russia, should at the
same time suffice for the security of Europe, stdi fur pre-
venting the recurrence of the existing complications.
H. Drouyn de Lbuy• expressed his deep regret at seeing,
after a delay of eighteen days, the initiative which had been
surrendered to Russia at a conference et which he had not
asaisted, again thrown upon the originators of the proposal.
His regrets were the more sincere, as the allies, having ea-
'tooted a precisely oppo.ite result,were not prepared to draw
up their proposals imentaiately. He thought, therefore, that
the allies should at once meet to consult together tan this
subject. He telt bound, considering the importance of the
reeervati n made by Prince Gortehekoff, to demand further
eaplanations respecting the meaning which that minister
mulled to it. He put the question, whether Russia would
consider her eights of sovereignty intrieeed if she, deprived
herself of the Ithetty of building an unlimited number of
chips of war in the Black Sea.
Prince Gortchak• if replied that Resit would not con-
sent to the strength of her navy being restricted to any
lined wanner, either by treaty or in any other
Re shared in the regret 'trimmed by M. Droops de Lhuys
1 ell the delay that had taken place in the negotiations, which
he attributed to the distance, and added that the Russian
I plenipotentiaries had been ready to enter on the discussion
'imp the 26th March, and had only undertaken, in the first
Instance, to make the reference to their court in deference
t i the unanimous wish expressed to them on the subject.
With reference to the no cessity which H. Drouyn de
Lhays said +mitt exist, of establishing a preliminary spree-
thentaniong the allies before tee proposals could be made,
he mesidered this repugnant to the principle laid down et
the preliminary meetings in the months of December anti
imenary, that each individually should retain complete
Iberty of interpretation on the subject of the development
of the four bases of negotiation.
Baron de Bourgseney expressed his concurrence in the
regret espressed by the French Minister for Foreign
Affairs, and, in answer to Prince Gurtehakoff's last ohne
maim, remarked that the members of the conference had
the right of deitherating among themselves, as they signed
the protocols.
Lord J.,bn Russell could not disguise the surprise which
Prince tiortchaeoff's statement hod caused him. The s le
object of the surrender of the initiative to Russia was to
give her the opportunity of making proposals consistent
with her honour. History recoiled more than one in•
stance of great and glorious sovereigns having consented to
• limitation of their rights of sovereignty in their own ter-
ritory, being animated with the desire of putting an end to
I the etiosion of blood by • treaty of peace, or of preventing
' a rupture and the coesequent evils of war. He instanced
the consent of Louis XIV. to the demolition of Dunkirk,
and several other cases drawn from treaties concluded
between Great Britain and France, and Great Britain and
the United States, with the view of avoiding war. He had
hoped that Rossi* would have voluntaiily, and with the view
of re-establishing peace, made proposals tending to this end.
Siace the court of St. Petersburg had decitaed to take the
, initiative on this subject, the abettors of success attending
Min negotiations fur peace appeared in his eyes much
Prince Uortcbakoff replied that • power of the first order
wield hardly accept the limit itions of the nature to which
Lord John Russell had alluded, eacept alter having sue
mined a long series of disasters, and that the cue of Dun-
, kirk could in no way be applied to the present position of
&Wk. As to the diutiou'ion of the chances of peace,
spoken of by Lord John Russell, he bogged him to consider
that Russia had oaly eaclu..ed one point from discussion,
ma was ready to examine all the modes of solution whiffs
sinald be proposed, eaclusive of this point.
H. Drouyn de Lhuys expressed hie wish to waive, if pos-
sible, questions of dignity. As soon as a stipulation was
semetioned by mutual %assent, no one could pretend that
thwethigety was injured, and consequently honour in-
I triaged. Russia herself, in consent ng, in the course of the
negotiations, to the restriction of certain rights—for ex-
ample, in the islands of the Danube—subscribed only to
gerfectiy honour.hle conditions.
Prince Oortehektif admitted that honour was safe when
there was mutual consent It was on this ground that
Ramie had judged it fit lrsnkly to agree to the stipulations
respecting the Danube. It would be different as regarded
the limitation of her forces in the Bieck Sea. At the same
dote he did sot pretend to exclude peremptorily the con-
sideration of every proves] teedtng to the point of limits.
den, hut reserved to himself the right of refusing his
adhesion.
The Earl of Westmorland expressed a hope that the
principle of reciprocal accommodation between river-border-
ing states would nut be excluded by the Russian plenipo.
tessiaries. He added, that he shared in the painful impres-
sion produced on the other plenipotentiaries by the reception
given by the cabinet of St. Petersburg to the proposal to
take the initiative.

Aali Pemba agreed with the French kilolitre for Foreign
Affairs, that in the new phase in which the question was
pieced by the statement of the Russian plenipotentiaries, it
would be noceseary to ooncert beforehand the proposals to be
made. tie could not conceive hi+ they could ever deflot
lively agree, if each plenipotentiary were to bring to the
lalliefOUClll a plan of settlement drawn up without previous
eonsultation. This mode of proceeding appeared to him, be
sides, repugnant to the reciprocal engagements existing be-
tween the allied Powers. He added, however, that in his
opinion the limitation of the naval forces in the Black Bea
was the only mode of solution at onco practicable and
honourable to all parties.
Baron de Prokesch asserted that, u the allied Powers had
sessalted OS the four bases of negotiation, nothing could be
on,. Wing than that they should also consult on the appli-
sibs of them.
Come peel shared in the regret txpreesed by the
pinalWetillathries of France and Greet Britain, that the
aasseees of the Cabinet of Bt. P burg were not of
a =tan to serve as a point of departure for further
delibevations. He would have misted that the Imperial
Overt of Russia had not oily appreciated the
hidings which had prompted the offer of the initiative, bat
bed bees equally struck with the facilities which the se-
mileance of this Lifer would have opened for the success of
abc negotiations. With respect to the course proposed by
ibe Pesach Minister fur Foreign Affairs, it appeared*, him
to be bet a natural consequence of their position, sad of the
Nth successfully trodden hitherto. Fsr from having a hea-
ths character against any one, its effect would be to geode-
sate and hallitate the negotiations.
• diadoolon arose between the plenipotentiaries
of &min ea the one hand, and those of Austria
and Frazee on the other, on the question of ascertain-
ing whether the preliminary consultation between the
fear allies would, or would not, be repugnant to the
principle established, according to Prince Gortchakoff,
is the preliminary conferences, that the plenipotentiaries,
eter having ascertained the identity of their views reopen-
ing the bases of peace, shouln retain complete liberty of la-
torpreastioa on the subject of the development of thaw
beim.
IL Drew% de Lhays having proved, by the treaty of
Dwasiber 2, that the allies had contracted a mutual engage-
matte eater into no arrangement with Russia before a pre-
vMm deliberation in common with respect to it, and that
Qtly nothing was more natural than to find in the
n the allies, as a collective body, on the en
had, and Russia on the other, Prince Gortchakoff stated
that, without wishing to dissimulate the fact of the ethane%
be rested his ease on the difference which ezisted between a
belligerent power and a power which. though allied le
bsUigerents,:was not herself at was. He asserted, that wham
the treaty of the 2nd December was concluded, the solthet
a which was to lay down the bases of peace, no Auk wee
on their iaterpretation ; just as Austria remained
Celt lodge, in ease peace should not be re-established.
wkieh power should have d it.
Dams Dwargoeney did not wish to deny that each pleat.
phonier, /stained his freedom of opinion, whilst taking
past in the deliberations of the conference ; but it was en
Wispntable eoesequence of the treaty of December 2, that
the allies should attempt to establish a community of opinion
with regards the common adversary.
K. de Titoff protested, that Russia was not the adversary
of Austria, and malatatned that the oropoesd course mould
met only institute a conference in addition to the general
anaterence, but in a practical point of view would entail
deplorable delays.
Y. Drosys de Lhays replied, that the preliminary coa-
gulation which he had pretend was neither a new nor an
illegitimate fast; that Franco demanded this consultation
of her allies as a right; that, for his own pert, it was only
Is the opposite system that he *odd see ewes of delay ;
Analil
a:that as the alit., having expected proposals from
bad not drawn u,. any en their side, it wasneensary
*at ilag should give their attention to them with common
en=not with the least possible delay.
Baal agreed to the proposal of K. Droaya
de ickaye, both on the grated of principle, sad in eon-
dieeolien ef the perstical advantage which Its eppliestkon
would oaten, *doh advantage had bees already provr4 by
Ile same filleted in the aissaaskos of the two former
fel" TI MM prejudice, to the freedom of oplairP.koteither
Pm*
Hpea IL de Tito( remarking, that the taking date
bl the SOWN Pont would appear at bottom tossit