The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-05 00:00:00

PROTOCOL OF THE LONDON CONFERENCE
ON DANISH AFFAIRS.

The protocol signed in London on Friday con-
tains some alterations from that which was initialled
on the 4th ult. by the representatives of the power'
which, in conjunction with England, have thought
proper to join the new attempt at intervention.
It begins by stating that the governments of the
republic of France, of the kingdoms of the Queen of
Great Britain, of the Emperor of Reads, of the
Emperor of Austria, of the King of Prussia, and of
the King of Sweden and Norway, considering that
the maintenance of the integrity of the Danish
monarchy, with reference to the general interests of
the balance of power in Europe, is of great importance
to the preservation of peacelave met, on the invitation
of the King of Denmark, to confirm the perfect agree-
ment which subsists between their cabinets on the ne-
cessity of upholding that principle, and have autho-
rised their plenipotentiaries to affix their names to a
series of settees.
These articles are four in number. The first affirms
that it is the unanimous desire of the powers that the
integrity of the Danish monarchy shall remain intact.
In the second the powers acknowledge the wisdom
of the views which determined the King of Denmark
to regulate the order of succession in his house in such
a manner u should facilitate the arrangements by
meats of which the above-mentioned object (namely,
the integrity of the Danish monarchy) may be at-
tained without altering the relations existing between
the Duchy of Holstein and the Germanic confedera-
tion.

With regard to the third article, the alteration in i
is merely such as was called for in consequence of the
conclusion of peace between Prussia and Denmark.
Instead of exprt sting the determination of the power.
to continue their efforts for procuring a speedy con-
clusion of the negotiations for peace going on between
Previa and Denmark, the powers congratulate them-
selves that a peace has been concluded.
The fourth article is virtually the same as the one
previously initialled.
The protocol in this shape both Austria and Prussia
have refused to sign. The envoy of the former power
declared that he would refer the matter to his go-
vernment; the fact being that his instructions were
plain not to sign unless some guarantee were in-
serted in the protocol, by which the rights of H
stein, as a part of the confederation were rendered
sure. And although some such addition has been
made, es will be seen by reference to the second
article of the document signed on Friday, theguar-
antee did not seem sufficient. On these grounds,
although the Austrian rhorill was present at the
conference, he declared his intention not to sign, but
to refer the matter to his government.
Chevalier Bunsen did not limit himself to a mere
absence from the conference. He sent in on the
morning of its sitting, a vote, in which he stated
that he had peremptory instructions from his govern-
ment not to sign any such protocol as that proposed
by the powers.
With regard to the alterations made between the
initialled document of the 4th of July, and that cf
Friday last, the latter only materially differed from
the first in so far as the proviso in the second article
bearing on the relations of Holstein and the con-
federation was concerned. The assurance there given
was in itself vague enough but when coupled with
the expression so often used of "the integrity of the
Danish monarchy," it became completely nentratztd ;
for what other inference could be drawn from that
expression, but that the duchies formed part of the
Danish monarchy? Such a pretension as this was,
however, quite preposterous : as well might Hollerd
claim to call the Duchy of Luxemburg an integral
part of the kingdom of Holland, which every one
knows it can never be ; inasmuch as were a new
dynasty to succeed to the throne at the Hague, having
no hereditary right to Luxemburg, the principality
must necessarily revert to Germany.
The case of Holstein with regard to Denmark. was
exactly parallel ; a new dynasty having no right of
succession in the Duchy. could not be allowed to rule
over Holstein. Yet it was in the face of this positive
state of things, that the powers talked of the
integrity of the Danish monarchy.
It could not but be borne in mind, further, that the
treaty of peace concluded at Berlin was quite
sufficient to regulate the future march of events, and
rendered quite superfluous the participation of the
powers in any protocol like the present. For it was
distinctly laid down in the 4th article, and in a seps-
rate clause of that treaty, that the King of Denmark,
as Duke of Holstein, might be able to claim the in-
tervention of the Germanic confederation to assist in
re-establishing his authority in the duchy, communi-
cating at the same time his intentions with respect to
the pacification of that country ; and further that the
King of Denmark would submit a proposition to the
great powers on the subject of the succession. Now,
the King of Denmark needed no assistance in this
matter from the powers of Europe. He had not yet
taken the initiative on the very points for which
those powers seemed so solicitous. Such solicitude on
their part might have been better understood at a
time when no peace existed between Prussia and
Denmark. Was it indeed to be supposed that Prussia
could join in the fulfilment of this protocol, seeing
that it could entertain no expectation that Denmark
would come forward and make proposals on the sub-
ject of the question of succession, and guarantee the
rights of Holstein ?
Denmark had not come forward to make these
communications to Prussia ; she had been silent 'ince
the conclusion of the peace, and until she came for-
ward Prussia could take no part in • protocol. The
preamble of that document certainly stated that the
King of Prussia had been invited by the King et
Denmark to join in the conference in London, but
there was no foundation for such an assertion, inas-
much as no such invitation had been given.
Finally, it should be borne in mind that it would
be difficult to efface from the public mind in Europe
the tact that this protocol, was originally devised
by the powers and by Denmark at • time when
the latter was at war with the confederation, and
that its existence was kept a secret from all Ger-
many; that it was conceived when peace was only
considered as in Afton; that it was made to
reappear with modifications, which were not calcu-
lated to allay suspicion ; and that it was only now
after the actual conclusion of peace that Prussia was
asked to abandon a secure position, and before the
King of Denmark bad made those communications
which, according to the treaty of peace, should first
have come from him relative to Holstein.
The above is the substance of the reasons assigned
by Prussia for not signing. Austria and Prussia
refusing to participate, the protocol was consequently
only signed by Lord Palmerston, Baron Koller,
Count Reventlow, Drouyn de L'Huysh and Barons
lirunnow, and Itehausen.

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