The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-30 00:00:00

THE PEACE PAPERS,

The official documents presented to both Houses
of Parliament on Monday evening, consist of :-
Ist. The General Treaty and thre3 Conventions
annexed thereto. 2nd. A Declaration respecting
Maritime Law, signed by the plenipotentiaries.
3d. The Protocols of the Conferences.
The NORTHERN TIMES of the 24th instant, con-
tained a translation of the Treaty of Peace, with
the exception of four articles, of which we yester-
day published an abstract, and of which we supply
below the text as well as

THE PREFACE TO THE TREATY,

General Treaty between her Majesty, the Emperor of
Austria, the Emperor of the French, the King of Prussia,
the Emperor of Russia, the King of Sardinia, and the
Sultan.—Signed at Paris, March:3o, 1856.

(Ratifications exchanged at Paris, April 27, 1856.)
In the name of Almighty Gqd.

Their Majesties the Qieen of vie United Eingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of the French, the
Emperor of all the Rnssias, the King of Sardinia, and the
Emperor of the Ottomans, animated by the desire of putting
an end to the calamities of war, and wishing to prevent the
return of the complication:: which occasioned it, resolved to
come to an understanding with his Majesty the Emperor of
Austria as to the bases on which peace might he re-estab-
lished and consolidated, by securing, through effectual and
reciprocal guarantees, the independence and integrity of the
Ottoman empire.

For this purpose their said majesties named as their
plenipotentiaries, that is to say :
[Here follow the names and titles of the plenipoten-
tiaries.]

"Which plenipotentiaries assembled in congress at Paris.
An understanding having been happily established be-
tween them, their Majesties the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of
Austria, the Emperor of the French, the Emperor of all
the Russias, the King of Sardinia, and the Emperor of the
Ottomans, considering that, is the interest of Europe, his
Majesty the King of Prussia, a signing party to the con-
vention of the 13th of July, 1841, should ba invited to
participate in the new arrangements to be adopted, and
appreciating the value that the concurrence of his said
Majesty would add to a work of general pacification, invited
him to send plenipotentiaries to the congress.
[Here follow the names and titles of the Prussian
plenipotentiaries.]
The plenipotentiaries, after having exchanged their
full powers. found in good and due form, have agreed
upon the following articles :
[Here follow the articles, of which we give only those
which did not appear in the NORTHERN TIMES, namely,
articles 5 to 8. inclusive.]

Article 5. Their Majesties the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of
the French, the Emperor of all the Russias, the King of
Sardinia, and the Sultan, grant a full and entire amnesty
to those of their subjects who may have been compro-
mised by any participation whatsoever in the events of
the war in favour of the cause of the enemy. It is
expressly understood that such amnesty shall extend to
the subjects of each of the belligerent parties who may
have continued, during the war, to be employed in the
service of one of the other belligerents.
Article 6. Prisoners of war shall be immediately given
up on either side.
Article 7. Her Majesty the Queen of the United King-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, his Majesty the
Emperor of Austria, his Majesty the Emperor of the
French, his Majesey the King of Prussia, his Majesty the
Emperor of all the Russias, and his Majesty the King of
Sardinia, declare the Sublime Porte admitted to partici-
pate in the advantages of the public law and system
(concert) of Europe. Their Majesties engage, each on his
part, to respect the independence and the territorial
integrity of the Ottoman Empire ; guarantee in common
the strict observance of that engagement; and will, in
consequence, consider any act tending to its violation as
a question of general interest.
Article 8. If there should arise between the Sublime
Porte, and one or more of the other signing powers any
misunderstanding which might endanger the mainte-
nance.:of their relations, the Sublime Porte, and each of
such powers, before having recourse to the use of force,
shall afford the other contracting parties the opportunity
of preventing such an extremity by means of their media-
tion.

Additional and Transitory Article. The stipulations of
the convention respecting the Straits, sigued this day,
shall not be applicable to the vessels of war employed by
the belligerent powers for the evacuation, by sea, of the
territories occupied by their armies ; but the said stipula-
tions shall resume their entire effect as soon as the evacua-
tion shall be terminated.
Done at Paris the 30th day of the month of March, in the
year 1836.
CLARENDON.

COWLEY

C. M. V.HATZFELDT.
ORLOFF.
BRUNNOW:
C. CAVOUR•
DE VILLAAIA.RINA.
AALI.
M EHEMMED

BUOL- SCHAUENSTEIN.

iltTBNEft,
A. WALEWSKI.
BOURQUENEY.
MANTEOFFEL.