The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-26 00:00:00

Allied Powers. - Some slight misgivings were felt
that Austria would, to use the expression of the
honourable member for Tamworth, " humbug"
the Western Powers ; but Count Thiel and Baron
Prokesch are said to have behaved in a way which
excited- the admiration of the representatives of
England and France. When. Lord John Russell
spoke, and on what subject he spoke, is unknown ;
but he must recently have made an excellent
speech, as Baron
.Prokesch yesterday expressed
his high admiration of his eloquence. You will
naturally find that the foregoing is a very meagre
account of what is going on here, but, the informa-
tion which you have hitherto' received; and may
in future receive from me on the subject cf the
Conferences, is likely to prove perfecily. correct.
This morning a Cabinet messenger- was sent off
to England with despatches, probably contain-
ing an account of what took place at the Confe-
rence of yesterday, which lasted from one till five.
As has been said, the first point is settled, but it
would be erroneous to suppose that the Conference
has entered into the more minute details of the
matter. The fundamental principles of the first
condition have, however, been exactly defined, and,
as is said, in several paragraphs. Mr. Hammond,
the Under-Secretary of State, has been confined to
his room for the last 10 days with the gout, but it.
has not been so severe as to interfere with his pro-
fessional duties.

Telegraphic intelligence has been received here
that one of the Queen's messengers, who was
journeying from this city to Constantinople, ley
way of Bucharest, had arrived at the Walla,chiau
capital, but se much hurt that it was necessary to
send on his despatches by a Tatar. It appears
that the carriage or light waggon in which he
travelled was overturned.
Prince Goftschakoff and .M. de Titoff have evi-
dently considered it necessary to rally all their
forces around them, for M. Muchin, who was for-
merly Russian Consul in Servia, and M. von Chalt-
schinsky, the Consul-General, who was formerly so
powerful in Moldavia and Wallachia, are now here.
The Chevalier Timotheus Knersevitch, the Chief of
the Administrative Department of the Servian
Central " Chancellerie," who has arrived here on a
special mission from the Hospodar, has already
waited on Count Buol. Opinions are divided as to
the office which Lieut.-Gen. Count Degenfield is
to fill. According to some, he is to be Minister of
War ; according to others, he will be sent as Mili-
tary Commissioner to England. The last version
can hardly be correct, as Count Dengenfield's rank
and standing in the army are far higher than those
of Count de Crenneville, who is Commissioner in
Paris.

In order that your readers may have a clearer
idea of what is going on here, and be able to judge
for themselves what chances Caere are of the pre-
sent negotiations leading to peace, the bases pro•
posed by the three Powers, and subsequently ac-
cepted by Russia, will be placed in juxta-position
to those which Prince Gortschakoff even on the
7th of January would fain have forced on tho re-
presentatives of England, France, and Austria :
" The Aide Memoire of the "The four points, according
Allies ran : to the Russian interprets-
"ln order more exactly tion.
to define the sense which
their Governments attach

to each of the principles con-
tained in the feur articles,
but reserving to themselves,
as they have always done,
the right of making such
other special conditions as

may, in addition to the four

guar ant:es, be by them
deemed necessary for the
general interest of Europe,
an,l for preventing the recur-
rence of the present compli-
cations, the representatives

of Austria, France, an d Great
Britain do declare—

"1. Their Governments, "1. Abolition of the ex-
being of accord that it is ne- elusive protectorate of Ras-
cessary to abolish the exclu- sia in Moldavia and Walla-
sive protectorate exercised cilia, the privileges recog-
by Russia over Moldavia, to those provinces by
Wallachia, and Servia, and the Sultan being placed
is future to place under the under the guarantees of the
oelleetive guarantee of the five Powers.
five Powers the privileges

secured by the Sultans -to •
those provinces, as dependencies of their Empire, have
agreed and do agree, that none of the former treaties be-
tween Russia and the Porte bearing reference to the said
provinces can be in force when peace is concluded, and that
the arrangements to be made in respect to them shall ulti-
mately bo such as to be in full and entire accordance with
the rights of the Suzerain Power, with those of the three
Principalities, and with the general interests of Europe.
"2. in order to give to the "2. Free navigation of the
free navigation oftheDantibe Danube, according to the
all the development of which principles established by tke
it is capable, it would bepro- Acts of the Congress of
per (convenable) that the Vienna, in the Article on
Lower Danube, beginning Fluvial Communications.
from the point at which it Control of a mixed commis-
becomes common to the two sion, which would be in•
Statesbordering on it should vested with the necessary
no longer be subjected to the powers to destroy the obsta-
territorial jurisdiction which cies existing at its mouths,
exists in virtue of the alit(' or which might at a later
Article of the Treaty ,of period be formed there.

Adrianople. At all events,
the free navigation of the

Danubewould not bo secured,

unless it should be placed under the control of a syndical
authority invested with the necessary powers for destroy-
ing the obstacles now existing at the mouths of the river,
or such as may subsequently be formed there.
"3. The object of the re• "3. Revision of the treaty
vision of the treaty of July of the 13th July, 1841, to at-
-13, 1841, should be more tach more completely the ex-
completely to attach the ex- istence of the Ottoman Em-
istence of the Ottoman Em- pire to thebalance of Europe.
pine to the European balance Ido not refuse to come toan
of power, and to put an end understanding in formal con-
to the preponderance of Rus- ferences for peace on the
six in the Black Sea. The means which the three Courts
arrangements to bo made in may propose to put an end to
mattes depend too im- what they call the prepon-
mediately on the events of derance of Russia in the
the war for their bases to be Black Sea, on condition that,
settled at present. It is suf- in the choice of those means,
ficient to have indicated the there be not one of a nature
principle. to infringe upon the rights of
Sovereignty of my august
master in his own territory
(chez lui).

"4. Russia, by renouncing "4. A collective guarantee
the pretension to exercise an of the • five Powers (substi-
official protectorate over the tuted for the exclusive pa-
Christian subjectsof the Sul- tronage possessed hitherto
tan who belong to the Ori- by som... of there) for the con-
ental Church, as a matter of secretion and observance of
courserenounces the revivi- the religious privilege's of
fication' (defaire revivre) of the different Christian coin-
any of the conditions of for- inunities, without distinc-
wertreaties,and particularly tion.pf form of worship, on
of the treaty of lioustchouk- condition that the realisa-
kainardje, the erroneous in- tion of the solemn promises
terpretat ion of which has made in the face of the world
been the principal cause of by the great Christian
the present war. While as- Powers shall be a serious and
sistiug each other to obtain conscientious work, and that
from the Ottoman Govern- the protection promised shall
merit, of its own free will, be efficacious, and note, vain
the confirmation and ob- word.",
servanco of the religious

privileges of the ditlereut

Chi isti-an communities with-

out distinction of sect, and v. bile mutually taking
advantage, in the interest of the said communities, of the
generous intentions manifested respecting them by his
Majesty the Sultan, they (the Powers) will take the
greatest care to preserve the dignity of his Highness and
the independence of his Crown intact."

If the above be honourably fulfilled by Russia,
the Western Powers and Turk6y will have no rea-
son to complain that they have shed their blood
and expended their treasure in vain. We are in
possession of Count Nesselrode's circular of the
10th Match, but no great importance is attached to
it by
,professional politicians, although its object
evidently is to remove the unpleasant impression
which the manifesto, published by Alexander 11.
on his accession to the throne, was calculated to
make. It may produce a favourable effect on the
European exchanges, but the diplomatic world is
not likely to be deceived by the specious language
of the veteran Russian Statesman. The address
which the Prussian Chamber of Deputies proposes
to present to the King has created a great sensa-
tion here, as it is an unmistakeable condemnation
of the foreign policy of his (4overnment, although
couched in most respectful and guarded language.