The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-16 00:00:00

ARTICLE I.

The high contracting parties refer to the declarations con-
tained in the protocols of the 9th of April* and the tad of
Mars of the present year, and in the Notes exchanged on the
9th of August last g: and as they reserved to themselves the
right of proposing, according to circumstances, such condi-
tions as they might judge necessary for the general interests of
Europe, they engage mutually and reciprocally not to enter
into any arrangement with the Imperial Court of Russia with-
out having first deliberated thereupon in common.
ARTICLH

His Majesty the Emperor of Austria having, in virtue of the
Treaty concluded on the 14th of Juno last with the Sublime
Porte, caused the Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia to
be occupied by his troops, he engages to defend the frontier of
the said Principalities against any return of the Russian forces ;
the Austrian troops shall for this purpose occupy the positions
necessary for guaranteeing those Principalities against any
attack. Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, and his Majesty the Emperor of
the French, having likewise concluded with the Sublime Porte
on the 12th of March a Treaty § which authorises them to
direct their forces upon every part of the Ottoman Empire,
the above-mentioned occupation shall not interfere with the
free movement of the Anglo-French or Ottoman troops upon
these same territories against the military forces or the terri-
tory of Russia. There shall be formed at Vienna between the
Plenipotentiaries of Austria, France, and Great Britian, a Com-
mission to which Turkey shall be invited to send a Plenipo-
tentiary, and which shall be charged with examining and
regulating evet7 question relating either to the exceptional
and provisional state in which the said Principalities are now
placed, or to the free passage of the different armies across
their territory.

ARTICLE 111.
In case hostilities should break out between Austria and
Russia, her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, his Majesty the Emperor of Austria,
and his Majesty the Emperor of the French, mutually promise
to each other their offensive and defensive alliance in the pre-
sent war, and will for that purpose employ, according too the
requirements of the war, military and naval forces, the über, description, and destination whereof shall, if occasion
should arisa, be 'determined by subsequent arrangements,
ARTICLE IV,

In the case contemplated by the preceding article, the high
contracting parties reciprocally engage not to entertain any
overture or proposition on the part of the Imperial Court of
Russia, having for its object the cessation of hostilities,
without having come to an understanding thereupon between
themselves,

ROYAL OLYMPIC THE LTRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan.

THIS EVENING, DEc. 16,
WM be presented VIE BEULAH SPA. Principal characters
by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, F. Robson, and 11. Cooper;
Marston, Mrs. A. Wigan, Mra. Fitzallau, and Miss Julia St. George
To be followed by THE FIRS r NIGHT. Characters by Messrs.
Altrel Wigan, Leslie, Harwood Cooper, and Gladstone ; Miss Julia
St. George, and Mss Emily Ortnomie.
To conclude-With the Farce, called A BLIGHTED BEING, in
Which Mr. Robson will appear.