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VIENNA CONFERENCES.

The papers 'respecting the Austrian proposals for a
settlement of the Eastern question have now been laid
before Parliament.
The subjoined despatch from Count Buol to the Aus-
trian Minister at London is that which bears more im-
mediately on the subject
COUNT EUOL TO COUNT COLLOREDO.—(COMMUNICATED TO THE
EARL OF CLARENDON BY COUNT COLLOREDO.
Vienna, May 20, 1855.

M. le Comte—Lord Westmoreland has obeyed the orders
of his Court iu reading to me a despatch which Lord Claren-
don addressed to him on the Bth instant, and in which was
enclosed another despatch that his lordship had written to
Lord Cowley, dated the sth inst.
It is with a feeling of sincere regret that we have observed
from these documents, of the contents of which your Excel-
lency's report of the Bth instant had already made us cogni-
sant that the Government of her Britannic Majesty has not
thought it possible to agree to our'final propositions, whose
aim was to obtain the development of the third guarantee.
Lord Clarendon having made the remark that the details of
these propositions, as fully explained in my despatch of the
13th of April, and which your Excellency read to his lord-
ship, had never reached him in a formal shape, we hold to
proving that M. Drouyn de l'Huys, who, on his arrival hare,
after having had an interview with the Ministers of her
Britannic Majesty, was the interpreter to us of the opi-
nion common to both Cabinets, undertook also when he
left us to explain both to his own Government and to that
of Great Britain our project of an ultimatum' the result,
moreover, of confidential deliberations, in which that states-
man, as well as Lord J. Russell, had constantly taken part.
With the view of not anticipating the report of this
Minister of her Britannic Majesty, nor the overtures which
we knew were to reach London from Paris, we refrained
from communicating directly to the Cabinet of St. James's
the definitive summary of our propositions, copies of which
I transmit herewith. These propositions, of which the first
comprises five Articles, and the second six, would have bee*
presented under the form of an ultimatum for the choice
of Rulsia. You will also find herewith enclosed a copy of ft
project of treaty between Austria, France, and Groat
Britain, which was intended to serve as a complement to
our plan, and which fixed as a cases MU every aggresion on
the part of Russia of such a nature as to endanger the inde-
pendence and territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire,
as well as the excessive increase of the naval' forces of Russia
in the Euxine. _ .

Lord Clarendon does not attach much practical value to
this latter stipulation, since he says Austria has already de-
clared that she could not admit that the question of peace
or war should turn upon eight or ten ships. But we
may be permitted to remind his lordship of the immense
difference that exists between our attitude in the actual
state of affaairs, while we are still free to determine as to
the question of war, and the contrary position in which
we should be placed were the case of war once clearly defined
and stipulated by treaty. In this contingency no one can
doubt that Austria would scrupulously act up to the engage-
ments she contracted.
Lord Clarendon is of opinion that the time has arrived for
Great Britain and France to invite Austria to concert with
them, in pursuance of her engagements, upon the measures
for giving effect to the treaty of the 2d December.
Here, however, and first in order, the question presents
itself, what is the object of the-alliance ? It is none other
than the re-establishment of peace upon the basis of tho four
common principles. The first two of these principles have
already obtained a complete development in the Peace Con-
ferences. As to the third, we have proposed to our allies, at
the same time binding ourselves, in case of need, to support
it by force of arms, a solution which it is our firm conviction
would be effectual, complete, and agreeable to European in-
terests. •
I cannot do better, M. lo Comte, in order to make you ac-
quainted with all the reasonp that we have to bring forward
to strengthen this view of the question, than to transmit to
you herewith copies of the communications which I have
made to Baron Hubner uponthis matter, and which you will
have the goodness also to place before Lord Clarendon.
If Russia, being placed in a position to agree to one or
other of these propositions of the ultimatum, had rejected
both of them, we should then have had proof that she
will decidedly not give her assistance to the complete
realisation of the third guarantee, in so far as its object
is to put an end to Russian preponderance in the Black Sea.
It bding impossible, therefore, to do else than consider as ex-
hausted the means of conciliation for bringing about such a
peace as the interests of Europe, and our own in particular,
require, the Emperor, our august master, decided to have re-
course to arms as a means of obtaining this peace, the want
of which is" so generally felt, and which would miscarry
under the resistance of ono Power alone. On the other hand,
long as an absence or assistance on the part• of our allies
Puts obstacles in the way of this last and decisive proof, our
impartial estimation does not allow us to make the responsi-
bility of the failure of the negotiations fall exclusively upon
Russia.
We are most anxious that the remarks made in this and

the annexed despatch should be of a nature. to modify the
impression that our plan in the first instance has produced
upon the Government of her Britannic Majesty. •
If, however, despite our wishes, such were not the case, we
could only earnestly desire that the chances of war, to which
our allies have determined to leave the task of effecting the
cessation of Russian preponderance in the Black Sea, may
soon take such a turn as to attain this end in a manner that
would appear to them more on a par with their sacrifices than
the solution that we have proposed to them.
To insist upon an international engagement, imp
using
upon Russia terms for the permanent limitation of her
naval forces in the Black Sea, is—and we are far from net
recognizing it—a right that belongs to the belligerents, since
they have especially reserved to themselves the power of lilt'
posing, over and above the four guarantees, such particular
conditions as the continuance of hostilities might render ne-
cessary. But we maintain that this mode of solution,
brought forward absolutely and to the exclusion of every
other method, were it . equally efficacious, cannot authorise
out allies to appeal, as regards us, to the stipulations of
treaty of the 2d of December, and can only be included
among such conditions of peace as are alluded to above,
and which the protocol of the 28th of December, when
defining the third guarantee, makes expressly to depend 011
the events of the war.
Faithful to our engagements, and attaching, moreover,
the greatest value to the ties that unite us to England, we
shall firmly maintain our present policy, and await the turn
that events may take, and the propitious moment for re'
'Dewing negotiations for peate, in which we will not, under
any circumstances, take part, except with an unchangeable
determination that they shall lead to a positive and efficacious
development of the four guarantees.
The language which we propose to hold to Russia, and
which, when held, we will faithfully make known to the
Government of her Britannic Majesty, will be conceived in
the same spirit.
Your Exoellency is instructed to read this despatch and,
its annexes to Lord Clarendon, and to give him a cog of
them.

Receive, &c.,
BUOL.

PROPOSITIONS.
FIRST PROPOSITION.
Article I. The High Contracting Parties being desirous that
the Sublime Porte should participate in the advantages of the
good understanding established by the Law of Nations
among the various States of Europe, severally engage to re'
spec. the independence and territorial integrity of the Otto'
man Empire, guarantee in common the strict observance of this
engagement, and will in consequence consider every act and
every event which would be of a nature to endanger it es 3
question of European interest. If a difference should aris°
between the Porte and one <A' the Contracting Powers, those
two States, before resorting to arms, should place the other
Powers in a position to obviate this contingency by Wine
means.
Art. 2. The Russian Plenipotentiaries and those of the
Sublime Porte will propose in common to the Conference
the equal effective force of the naval armaments which the
two sea-bordering Powers will maintain in the Black Sea, and
which must not exceed the amount of Russian vessels at pr'e•
sent afloat in that sea.
The arrangement which they shall have made in this re•
spect shall form an integral part of the General Treaty.
There shall also be inserted in the Treaty the measures
which the said Plenipotentiaries shall have agreed to, with $
view to enforce the precise and constant observance of the
stipulations of the present Article.
Art. 3. The rule respecting the' closing of the Straits of
the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles, established by the Treaty
or July 13, 1841, shall remain in force, with the exceptiosS
specified in the following Articles.
Art. 4. Each of the Contracting Powers which has no es'
tablishment in the Black Sea will be authorised by a firmas
from his Highness to send into and station in that sea two
frigates or vessels of smaller force.
Art. 5. In the event (which God forbid !) of the Sultan
being menaced with aggression, he reserves to himself the
right of opening the Straits to all the naval forces of 10

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SECOND PROPOSITION.
Article 1. The High Contracting Powers being desirous
that the Sublime Poite should participate in the advantage.°
of the good understanding established by the Law of I'
tions among the various States of Europe, severally engage
to respect the independence and territorial integrity of the
Ottoman Empire, guarantee in common the strict observance
of this engagement, and will, in consequence, consider evert
act and every event which would be of a nature to endan"
ger it as a question of European interest. If a difference
should arise between the Porte and one of the Contracting
Powers, those two States, before resorting to arms, shod('
place the other Powers in a position to obviate this contia'
gency by pac'fic means.
Art. 2. The rule respecting the closing of the Straits of
'the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles, established by the Treat/
of July 13, 1841., shall continue in force, with the exceptions
specified in the following Articles :
Art. 3. Each of the Contracting Powers which has no
establishment in the Black Sea, will be authorized by a ft':
man from his his Highness to send into the station in it tvly
frigates or vessels of smaller force, in order to protect their
commerce, and to exercise the necessary inspection.
Art. 4. If Russia should increase the amount of her naval
forces at present afloat, as duly defined, the contracting
Powers who do not possess au establishment in the Black Se*
would be authorised by .a firman of his Highness, by givingt
previous warning of five days, to send respectively into O,
sea an additional number of vessels of the same class, eerw'
to one-half of the naval forces of Russia.
- Art. 5. At no time will ships of war of foreign nations be
allowed to anchor in the Golden Horn, with the exception
of the small vessels hitherto admitted belonging to the
Embassies ; and in time of peace the number of ships of tlr.
line of the Contracting Powers which have no establishraen!
in the Black Sea, must never exceed four at a time 1:101°':
Constantinople, on their way from the Dardanelles io '
Black Sea, and 1.10
from the Black Sea to the Dardanelles.
Art. 6. In the event (which God forbid 1) of the Snide
menaced with aggression, he reserves to hironelff the
right of opening the Straits to all the naval forces ° .
Allies. BOSsia•Ti
After tho ree.ding of 'the six Articles on-
Plenipotentiaries would be gotta
sidering the reservation made by them in he interpretation
of the first article, which declines the engagement to enforce
the observance of the independence and i •itorial integrity
of the Ottoman Empire ; considering, moreover, their
re-
fusal to agree to any limitation of the Russian forces in tbo
Black Sea ; Austria, France, and Great Britain, whilst re'
specting the sovereign rights of Russia, will avail themselvel
of the same rights by agreeing among themselves by a forOaL
document—
ist. To enforce the observance of the principle establish
e
in the Ist article, in the event of the violation of the i_ _
pendence and territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire II
Russia.
2dly. To consider as a cases belli the increase of th:
amount or strength of the' Russian naval force in the 81-3`
Sea as regards its effective force at the beginning of thew ar...
If Russia should herself engage not to exceed that nun:the!!
the three Powers would consent not to give publicity to the
Convention.

PROJECT OF TREATY. of
Their Majesties the Emperor of Austria, the Emperort
the,French, and the Queen of the United Kingdom of GOA
Britain and Ireland, desirous of securing the independence,
and territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire, and beilli
respectively desirous of carrying into effect the engagenle%
stipulated in the article of the treaty concluded
the between a
have nave- a
their Plenipotentiaries, &c., who having exanliit
their full powers -, have agreed upon the follovii°'
articles :1— of
. The High Contractin, Part'-- ;cl. 'n calL

Art. 1. _ te High _Lies engaged, in -- the
need, to employ their armies and fleets in order to attain
object above specified.
Art. 2. If, therefore, one of the Powers
to commit an agigp et
owei.swhich tbe
sned
said treaty of the were
on the Ottoman Empire of a nature to endanger one or oth
of the two principles established in the preamble of the Pireoi
sent treaty, the' high contracting parties, on the aPPetra•
the Sultan, would proportionally join in defending that Pea
pire in a manner to be mutually determined and agte

upon.
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Art. 3. An excessive increase of the naval forces in 114.. v o,
in the Euxine would be considered as an act of aggrev
calling for the application of Articles 1 and 2.
Art. 4. Ratifications.

;RET ARTICLES:

SEC _
Article 1. In the event of Russia augmenting the araoo
or the strength of her naval forces in the Black Sea s 0
to reach its effective amount at the commencement a tvue
war, according to the statement hereto annexed, and if the
remonstrances addressed in common to Russia, as well sa ye
presence of the allied fleets in the Black Sea, were to PlO 'f
fruitless, the High Contracting Powers agree to consider ;‘,lO
fact as giving rise to the application of the third AO'
e
of the Treaty of this day. Consequently they would cow d 4
the existence of such effective force as a casue belli, °Pie
would immediately employ their land and naval forces Ai,
order to compel that Power to conform again to those con of
tions of equilibrium which are necessary to the lateral°
Europe.

Art. 2. Ratifications.

ARMY COMMISSIONS.—A return moved for by Coned
Dunne, M.P., gives the names of all gentlemen appoll.l:4,
to commissions in the army by purchase from Joon),
1853, to March, 1855, and the names of gentlemen
sioned without purchase, specifying those promoted 11—•, •
the ranks. The list of purchased commissions coati ,p.
space of seven pages, and the number of gentleme°,oo
pointed by purchase appears to have amounted to 04/
800 in round numbers. The total amount realissoio
the Government on account of the commissions solder
1853 and 1854 was 62,9701. The number of gentlewd
cadets from the Royal Military College appointed to 0f
signcies without purchase, after a public examiptto
amounted to 46. The list of gentlemen appointen, of
army commissions without purchase occupies a span
five pages. Lastly, the number of non-commisoino
officers commissioned without purchase amnunteu-
some 95. of
H, Adv' Cape,

CAPE OF _.OOD _OPE.-- vices from the
Good Hope'to the 7th of May describe no alterationo
the condition of commercial or mining businesSl telf
state that the extraordinary epidemic which has la e 3
visited the cattle and horses of the colony had thereto,
to a degree which* had caused general and severe itoo
The exports of wool this year will, it is thought, ac1,,,°04
to nearly 10,000,0001 b., but transport was diffietnAll vet
expensive. Freight, however, had declined to
lb. ; and, as there was now a fair supply of shiPl
there was reason to hope there would be no return ill
unprecedentedly high rate recently reached. TheseAd
was commencing for the shipment of copper ore,,,die
acme small lots were in course of arrival from Nan of
land. On the news of the stoppage in January iiibi•
the London house of Home, Eager, and Co., wit,.llosV
lities for 130,0001., the affairs of their Cape obi' TV
ment had been placed under trust for liquidation• ill
partners still intimated a belief that they would Ptbs
full, but it was not generally supposed that more
joel,
10s. in the pound would be obtained. It is niec/aioil,
that their books had not been made up to a later,..l:oo.
than 1853, and yet that they bad been largely
by the banks. About a year back, when they weevero'
derstood to be in temporary embarrassment, %loan;
parties came forward to uphold their credit by a o,ool°'
tee, and these are now likely to be losers. TheY " beeo
however, have lost more if the house bad the% tboo
allowed to fall. With regard to politics, it is stater 01
the new Governor continues to be nand a
lar. Tlifeereeetitio
be an increase of duties on imports, and pal 4
duties are to be abolished. Tobacco, which ilree"'
20s per cwt, is to be raised to 56s ; and spirits _oval"
p,r gallon to Various public works long %0 coo;
I,l:ttLil were likcly t.) receive atte"tion, including
sltteoP,
etruction of a breakwater in Table Bay and an be
to improve Algoa Bay. The subscriptions to, to, fag°
triotic Fund had exceeded 5,0001., and /tutu
were ail' coming in.

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