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; they will at least endeavour to discharge faithfW•f,-interrerknoe, and Divans are also to be summoned
and efficiently the only duty c )nfided to theiri.by the SULTAN, to confer and arrange with the
4,c
Cjcharge—that nothing can induce them, either from Commission on the various matters. There is
apathy or some worse motive, to betray the soli- also to be a verification of the boundary of the
':.tary trust that remains for execution. Asiatic frontiers. These are the chief features of
Let the true state of affairs be faithfully (14:-
4:..(t.,,,y1 Treaty, together with a reference to the Aland
1;;;closed, and matters called by their right names, wlsles, on the terms whereof we shall be able
'a without any attempt at disguise or mystification. speedily to refer at greater length than time
High-sounding phrases may be very well, but we permitted this day.
must not suffer ourselves to be bamboozled by fal e ,
~representations, which may go down in Russia, t
where public opinion is controlled and directed by
the policeauthoritieg, and "the many" must be pre-
r;, pared to accept any statement, however incredible,
to which " the few" may deem it expedient to give
currency. But here, at least, there is a free
Press, and public journalists who will faithfully
fulfil their functions, however painful, and here
the people will learn the truth, however unpalat-
able to the powers that be, or the possessors of
the secret and unconstitutional influence that
operates so injuriously to English interests.
We cannot, participate in the remarkable self-
lelusion that characterises the address of Marshal
PELISSI ER to his troops. That the French and English
iioldiers deserved well of their respective countries
rnd of Europe, that they acted with unflinching
bravery and indomitable zeal whenever the oppor-
;unity was afforded, is indisputable ; but that they;
have conquered " a glorious peace" is by no means
40 certain. We fear that the peace, "signed at the
cradle of an Imperial infant," will hereafter be
spoken of in very different and far less
Iflattering terms ; and that, although the
resolution, heroic Canstancy, and unflinching
-: courage of the soldiers may always receive the,
praise so eminently merited, the inaction and in-
difference of their commanders after the capture
of Southern Sebastopol may be very severely
= criticised. It will not, then, be forgotten that no
-steps were taken to push that success to its legiti.
mate results—that no means were resorted to for
he purpose of expelling the garrisons from the
northern forts, or rendering the fall of Sebas-
topol complete and decisive—that no advance
against Bakshi-Serai or Simpheropol was even
attempted—no effort made to drive back the
Russian lines from the immediate vicinity of
Sebastopol and Balaklava. However compla-
cently the Gallant Marshal may lay the flattering
unction to his soul, there will be more impartial
`judges to speak of the character of the peace
"signed at the cradle of an Imperial infant."
The unsettled state of many of the leading
questions will then be properly estimated—when
'he Austrian troops have been entirely removed
from the Principalities, and the different Commis-
lions have made their returns when the
Italian problem has been duly solved and the
hovering clouds have passed from the political
horizon—then, if that happy time should ever
mrrive, there may be some cause for rejoicing.
But the present condition is far more menacing
.han any that has yet arrived. The seeds of
uture strife have been sowed with lavish hands,
tied there may yet be a fearful harvest to by
4athered. Dii avertite omen. We may hope
that the dreadful day of reckoning may be post-
)oned, but we should not rest while the danger
s imminent. We should not, like Italian sailors.
)0 contented with offering prayers to their patrol
.tint.s during the pressure of the tempest. Evert
Hunan effort should first be made, and then w,
nay tranquilly abide- the issue, which must rest
vith a superior POWER.

[At the.request of a number of our Subscribers,
we reprint the following Article from The Sun
of yesterday.]
OnFriday next another attempt will be made
!to obtain tardy justice for many families, who,
although truly described as "of religious and
imoral character," have been driven into opposition,
'against a tyrannical and oppressive law—one of
the last and most intolerable remnants of the
systematic attacks on the civil and religious liber-1
ties of the subject. On that day the Earl of ST.!
GERWINS, who has displayed great zeal and
efficiency in his management of the important and
interesting subject, will bring forward the secondi
reading of the Marriage Law Amendment Bill, foil
the purpose of legalising marriage with the sister or
nieceof a deceased wife. We need scarcely refer to the
number of times that measures of a similar cha-
racter have obtained the sanction of the represen-
tative branch of the Legislature, or how frequently
the well-founded e•Epectations of the parties in-
terested, have bait defeated by the Fabian policy
resost,ed 'to by its bigoted opponents. We need
caw
not-explain how tile advocates for restriction on
r he, most sacred end inestimable privilege of free-
',nen, have been driven step by step from the theo
logical grounds adopted in the first instance, and
:low they have been compelled to acknowledge
that there is no express _or inferential Scriptural
Aujunetion against the practice recognised in every
Protestant country, and only requiring a dispen-
sation in Catholic States.
The question now stands on a doubtful and,
lwe may add, obsolete Canon of the Church of
England—which is not assented to by a large
uurnter of the most eminent and enlightened
Prelates and Clergy of the Establishment.
flow then can the large and rapidly-increasing
body of Dissenters—who see no possible objection
to such connexions—be bound by what they ex-
pr6ssly repudiate ? In other respects the demon
of intolerance has been banished from the Island.
A man may now avow his religious convictions
without dread: of penal consequences, and worship
Lis CREATOR in the manner which in his soul and
conscience he deems most suitable, without
being ,subjected to any disability, save one—
and that of the most vexatious character.
Ele may be prevented from contracting a marriage
calculated to insure his own happiness, and to
Greatly benefit his orphan children ; and this,
dthough satisfied that it is not prohibited by
the, law of GOD, and that, if be possesses
wealth sufficient to leave the country for a tern-
lamely residence abroad, the matter on which his
heart is set, may be legallyeffected. It is a cruel, an'
,uiquitous law, and the more so, because it affects
he poorer classes, while their wealthier brethren
can break through its paltry trammels. We trust
that justice may at length be rendered to these
ong-suffering and much-wronged persons, and not
merely to them, but to their innocent children,
who may be deprived of their rightful in-
ieritances, by the infamous enactment. It
must be remembered that the advocates for
he abolition of these unjustifiable restrictions do
oot seek to coerce the consciences of any man or
hody of men. They merely demand that those
who see nothing wrong in these unions should
have permission to act in accordance with their
iwn conscientious views; and that demand,
oeing based on equity and justice, must ultimately
prevail.
The following is a brief abstract of the provi-
ions of the bill introduced by Lord ST. GER-
MAINE, and the second reading whereof will, we
trust, be carried On Friday evening, viz.:—
ire .•first Clause repeals so much of any
let or Acts of. Parliament as prohibits such Mar

THE TREATY OF PEACE.'

THE PRECIOUS TREATY!

The " Precious Treaty" is now given to the
world. It will be found in exienso in another
~tart of this day's impression, and while 'sight-
veers of all classes, from the Peer to the Peasant,
ire gaping at the evolutions of our magnificent
acet, the stay-at-homes will have. the opportunity
if judging of the results obtained by our extraor-;
Hoary preparations, and considering for themselves
Whether they are in any degree commensurate
with the serious sacrifices so cheerfully submitted,
o by the English People.
t It is, indeed, an important and an interesting
locuinent, one on the construction whereof the
uture welfare and tranquillity of Europe, of the
world, will greatly depend, and we must le
prepared to bestow on all its varied de-
ails that calm and deliberate attention
. which its paramount and vital consequence
eminently merits. Bitter experience
has taught us the unscrupulous nature of some of
he pirties concerned, how ready they are to dis-
;-. ort language from its true meaning, and to raise
tuibblingaud pettifogging objections at which ever.
O:d Bailey practitioner might blush We also
know the looseness of expression in which Eng-
ish diplomatists have too frequently indulged,
Lad which have almost invited subsequent diE-
, ;ussion ; and it will be desirable to look closely
the terms to see that no opportunities
ire unnecessarily afforded from which future •
.:omplications may arise.
There are in all Thirty-four Articles contained
in this Treaty, to which at present we can but
briefly allude. The first, of course, proclaims that •
rhere shall be a perpetual peace between the
prondarn belligerents, and the last relates to the
itne within which the ratifications are to he
exchanged. The intermediate contain the stipu- '
tions and agreements by which the contracting
oarties are henceforward to be bound. There
provide for the evacuation, as soon as possible, •
pf the territories reciprocally conquered or occu-
;lied by the troops of the different Powers, and the;:
..estoration by Russia of the town and citadel of • ,1

ciages.

• 2.—The second Clause provides that no such
Marriage which has been, or shall hereafter be,
celebrated at any time or place, shall be void or
voidable by reason of the affinity of the parties ;
and that, for the future such Marriages may be
awfully celebrated before a Registrar, under the
ict known as 6 and 7 William IV. cap. 85.
3.—The third Clause excepts a Mtrriage of
his description, contracted during the subsistence
pf a .provious Marriage of• either of the parties ;
my such Marriage followed by a valid Marriage
'f either of the parties during the life of the
ither ; and any Marriage dissolved by sentence of
competent. Court.
4.—The fourth Clause protects all rights which
lave accrued under the existing state of the law, •
tp to the time of the passing of the Act.
Z.—The fifth clause confirms all judicial, ad-
executory, and trust proceedings.
6.--The sixth Clause relates to the solemnisa-
`ion of such Marriages by Clergymen of the
Church of England, and provides that they shall
.iot be repired to solemnise such Marriages, nor

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[Cars, and all other parts of the Ottoman terr

tories of which the Russian troops are in posses-
4ion, and by the Allies of the town and
ports of Sebastopol, Balaklava, Kamiesh, Eupa-
oria, Kertch, and of all the Russian territories
now held or occupied. The SULTAN'S firman is
referred to with a special proviso, that it shall not'

give the other Powers a right to interfere collec-

lively or separately in the relations of the SULTAN,
with his subjects, or in the internal administra-

'tion of his Empire.

The regulations respecting the closing of the
B)sphorus are revised, the Black Sea neutralised

and interdicted to flags of war, and the
admission of Consuls to ports, or the lit-
toral, of the Black Sea provide,' for, and an
engagement that neither the CZAR nor the
SULTAN will construct any military-maritime ar-1

senal upon that coast, and the number of light-

vessels for the service of the coasts, and which

can neither be annulled nor modified at any
future time arranged.

The points relating to the navigation of the
Danube are then alluded to, and the appointment

- -
of a Commission provided for, with power to each

of the parties to station two light vessels
at the mouths of the Danube. Then comes
the rectification of the Russian frontiers,
aud a provision that the ceded territory
shall form pare of the Principality of
Moldavia under the suzerainty of the Porte. A'
cotnmitsion is appointed for the purpose of
settling the constitution of the Principalities, with
which, although under the joint guarantees Of
the Powers, there shall be no particular;

THE SUN, LONDON WEDNESDAY EvE;.:l7kiti, APRIL 23, 1856.

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of the furnace, and cast into pigs. The ,-;,.t:i.eilitate- the. navigerion. of the nr,uths of the Danube, i; ,
7 "f; fixed dutios at a ironer fconve;zub'e) rate to be settledt,e• - -
reader, like ourselves, unversed in the mysteries T.-:'i " I • - • '
$,, by the Commission by a majority of votes, may beiiii iHE GRAND NAVAL REVIEW.
...
. :of metallurgy, should know that thus far no eye .`;,levied, on the express eondidotis that in this respect, • (This Day.)
.i.,
a
could detect either in the rough ore, or in the -p':-,ilas in all others, th
, n a footing of perfect equality-.
lead, the slightest trace of the precious metal. A ARTICLE 17.
' Indeed up -to almost the last moment of cu - •
~ A Commission shall he appointed, composed of dele-
di.
_fates of Austria, Bavaria, the Sublime Porte, and Wur-
,'pelling nothing was visible but the lead. In- T'rernberg One fur each of these powers), to which Com-
deed, but for faith in the manager and his work- ,thsion, the Cominisiiou of the three Danubian Princi-
• ,alities, whose.nonaivation shall have been approved of
z.
1--.
-,t men, the spectator would inevitably believe that. - .y the Porte, shall be j,iined. • This Commission, which
K..nothing could be left in the cupel. It was, there- -hall be permanent, will first draw up the regulations of
lore, a matter of no small interest to see the as ect
7' iavigation and of fluvial Police ;
secondly, remove the,
'p ti. »,stacles (eara yes) of whatayer nature they may be,
g
??. of things almost suddenly change at the very close ; vhich as.-.yet prevent `the 'aidnlication of the disposi-
ng, even
-, ;
.of the trial ; to see the gold exhibiting, in the , the treaty of Vienna to the Danube
lordly,l • ions of
give orders for - and cause to be executed
'4 powerful heat of the cupel furnace, the well-known ;le necessary works throughout the whole course of the
: Jeer..(,siazorutZtnie:parCOUrS da ;genre) ; and fourthly, afteri
colour and brightness, and remaining quite solid '
RI ;. .°1 I f the European commission, see to the,
at a temperature which oxidized and carried off she •laintenaree -Of the navigability of the mouths of thei
lead. The result was that the weiglat of gold obtained s;
)anube, and the neighbourin_ parts of the sea.
• • - ARTICLE 18. ,
from this larger trial by a commercial process 'lt is understood that .the,, European Commission wit,
s- was almost identical with what the assay of the ,ave culfilled its task, and:that the bordering (riveraine),
ores had previously given, names th •ornini-sion wilt hare -le.rinivated the works desig
y
, three- ated in the preceding, article under the Nos. 1 ansl-2,'
.: :,chin the space- of two years. The Powers partici,-
of an ounce to the ton.
It is not for us to -
"1
which the new principle of smelting auriferow :;pronounce on the extent tt ,
~,
t). this
these treaty, .assembled ni• conference and informed
facts, will, after having taken note of then
apres en avoir psis acta).: proneunce the dissolu-'
,v ion of the European Commission, and thenceforth the
gOkores can be carried out with commercial success ; exmanent bordering ( riveraine) c +narnission shall enjo3
much must, of course, depend on their proximity •te same powers as those with which the European
i
to coal, or on their lying within the means of easy
ominission will have been invested up to that time. -
ARTICLE 19.
Icarriage to it. The main point is established be- '
,hlnhordhernthoaassve burenthettlexd,cbution of the regulation:
yond the possibility of dispute ; those who were
.o.dance with the principles commonl3;ere
in before
enunciated
!present saw some 40/. worth of gold extracted . tch of the contracting powers shall have the right at al
from fifteen tons of quartz. The cost per ton fi»
Liebe.
-roes to station two light. vessels at the mouth of th
reduction of such ores is well known to all smelt-
ers ; the cost of transit for materials to those wh
are acquainted with the districts were they ar•
found. To us it appeared that if ores with sues
la small percentage of metal could be worker
with such marvellous precision in the results.
richer ores could of course be worked with equa
lcertainty, and that there must be many contain
ing considerable quantities of gold in a fort
hitherto inappreciable, which will reward splen•
didly the efforts of gold-smelters.
We were informed by Mr. Low that the exten
of auriferous quartz ores in North Wales is -wen
I-
reat ; a large part of them he has himself per-
glsonally inspected. The ores on which the tria
,we witnessed was made were from the vicinity o
Barnaouth, and were not only very inferior it
,richness to many he had assayed, but were of
peculiarly refractory character. We are informer
that works will be immediately erected in mor
than one place.

AItTIQLE 20.
In exchange for the towns, ports, and territories enu-
ierated in Article• 4 of the present treaty, and in order
he better to assure the liberty of the navigation of th.
Januhe, H. M. the Emperor of all the Russias consents
the rectification of his frontier in Bessarabia.
The new frontier will start from the Riack Sea at on«
ilometre to the east of Lake Bourna Sola, will perpey.
cularly rejoin the Akermanroad, follow this read a'
r as the valley of Trajan, pass to the south of Belgrade. I
c•ascend along the river Yalpuck as far as Saratsika
mid will terminate at Kakamori on the Pruth. Abov,
his point the old frontier between the two empires wil
,ndergo no modification.
Delegates of the contracting powers will settle, in it,
!etails, the boundary line of the new frontier.

ARTICLE 21.
The territory ceded by Russia. shall be annexed to
,oe Principality cf Moldavia, under the suzerainty
oe Sublime Porte.

The inhabitants of this territory will enjoy the rights
,nd privileges assured to the Principalities, and duritit4
he space of three years they shall be permitted to re-
,ove their domicile elsewhere, freely disposing of their
roperty.

DEPARTURE OF HER MAJESTY AND TO
ROYAL FAMILY.
This morning the neighbourhood of Bucking'
iham Palace and the Park presented an unusuall/
lively appearance, in consequence of the departure
r
of her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Royal Familh
and suite, having been fixed for a very early hour•
Shortly after seven o'clock the carriages containing
the Royal household, left the Palace, and proceeded
to the station of the London and South-Western
Railway, at which a train was in readiness to re'
-:eive them, and at half-past 7it left for Gosport.
At about half-past 8 the Royal carriages drove UP
to the Palace, and her Majesty, Prince Albert, and
the Royal Family left, and proceeded -to the
Nine Elms station of the South-Western Railway
On arrival there her Majesty and suite were received
the whole of the officials connected with the
railway, and were conaucted to the royal train,
which was in readiness to receive them.
Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Royal
t-aulily having taken their seats in the carriages at
a quarter to nine, it took its departure for Gosport.
The Waterloo station of the railway was all life
at a very early hour, it having been arranged that
rains would leave there as early as five o'clock for
Portsmouth.
The train for the conveyance of her Majesty's
Ministers and the foreign ambassadors left at a
barter to seven o'clock, and that containing the
numbers of the Houses of Lords and Commons de-
'arted at seven o'clock.
Although the two ordinary trains were also de-
spatched at the same hour as the last mentioned
ale, owing to the admirable arrangements of the
,allway officials not the least inconvenience was
iccasioned, every accommodation that it was
possible to make for the vast amount of traffic
laving been arranged yesterday, and admirably
tarried out to-day.

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY (THIS DAY.)
Nothing at all to be compared to the bustle and
• excitement that took place this morning at South-
tuipton has been seen for many years past. The
itreets during the whole of last night were crowded
•)y visitors who had been unable to find acconamo-
lation at the hotels and lodging-houses, and the
consequence was that hundreds were compelled
to parade the streets till daylight, and pass the
;ime as best they could. The vicinity of the docks
was the favourite place of resort, and what with the
jokes passed between the parties, and the exchang-
ing, of little civilities, such as cigars and cold grog,
the time was consumed, on the whole, very plea-

Among the most curious of the visitors were the
London detectives. On this occasion the plain
every-thy clothing was thrown aside, and every
low and then we met with one habited as a Jack-
tar, with a bright tarpauline hat and white ducks,
And others in the costume of foreign naval officers.
One of the most successful disguises, and which
xcasioned us a hearty laugh, was that of a buxom
widow, fat, fair, and forty, but beneath the banded
:lair and sombre cap we recognised one of the most
successful and expert officers of the force.
On inquiring the reason for the adoption of such
A strange costume, we were informed that a whole
lost of the swell mob had quitted London, with
the intent of reaping a rich harvest, and that to
'neat and counteract the efforts of such a numter
)f noted "professors," the present extraordinary
means had been adopted.

As early as half past eight immense trains began
to arrive from London, and at about ten o'clock the
" Parliamentary" train, as it may on this occasion
)e termed, arrived with the members of the Imp'
rial Legislature.

The members of the House of Lords left the rail-
.vay, and at once proceeded to the screw steam-ship
transit, Commander Johnson, and the members of
he House of Commons to the steam-ship Perse-
verance, Commander Macdonald, which conveyed
Lbout 450 persons, the remainder of the company
iuding accommodation on board the Widgeon, the
lonkey, and another vesaol, whioh had been or-
iered to be in readiness.

Although the train arrived in good time, some
,f the members could not be induced to believe the
act, and numbers of them might be seen at "full
peed" making the best of their way to the docks
trough the immensenumber of persons with which
be road was crowded.

At the appointed hoar the vessels took their de-
oarture, and Southampton for a time resumed, in
some measure, its usual appearance.

PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY (THIS DAY.)
The great event which has caused such intense
acitement came off to-day, and was witnessed by
:liousands on thousands of persons who flocked from
►ll quarters to the scene.

As early as six o'clock steamers from Southamp'
ton, Gosport, Isle of Wight, and indeed from all
parts of the coast up to the western headland, were
ieen making their way towards the Nab, present-
ing, as may be imagined, a most interesting spec•
r,aele. This town presented a scene of the most
exciting character, the people being literally wedged
in the streets, unable to move in any direction, The
Common Hard from early dawn was immensely
crowded.

Some idea of the extraordinary influx of people
• in the town and neighbourhood of Portsmouth may
be formed from the fact that during the whole of
the night many hundreds of persons of a respectable
position in society walked about the streets, having
vainly sought accommodation. From sunrise
trains on the London and South-Western, the
South Coast, the Basingstoke and Salisbury,
as well as from other lines running towards Ports-
.nouth, poured in shoals of anxious excursionists,
not one of whom had made the slightest previous
arrangement, and were eagerly occupied in making
bargains with every boat in the harbour, large and
for the purpose of being present at the grand

review.
Southsea Common presented one of the most ex-
traordinary sights it has ever been one's good fortune
to witness. As far as the eye could reach nothing
but one living mass could be discerned. On the
esplanade an immense grand stand had been erected
for the accommodation of those who preferred to
be economical, and also to see the review from
terra firma. The admission fee was fixed at 108. ;
and from the position and state of the weather this
,uorning we should imagine an excellent view o
:he whole proceedings was obtained.
The very best possible arrangements were made
by the directors of the Royal Victoria and Royal
Albert Piers—the former having been arranged as
the place at which those parties embarking from
Portsmouth should take water, and the latter those
choosing Portsea as their place of embarkation.
Shortly before eleven a Royal salute announced
that her Majesty had embarked on board the Royal
yacht from the Clarence Yard, and another salute
was fired as her Majesty approached Spithead.
Her Majesty was accompanied by Prince Albert,
thc Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince
Alfred, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and the
Princess Helena.

On arrival at the fleet her Majesty was received
by Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour, the Com-
mander-in- ief.

The f )Ilowing WAS the official programme determined
on by the authorities of the Admiralty:—

PROGRAMME.—No. I.

On the occasion of her Majesty reviewing the fleet
the ships will be anchored at Shithead in two columnQ,
at three cables' distance ; the ships of the line at4ine
and a half cables apart ; smaller ships at one cable. The
ships of the line will anchor to the eastward, then the
serew frigates, screw corvettes, and paddle-wheel
steamers. The divisions of gun-boats will continue the

pine to the westward, two divisions in each line, formed
leach into two subdivisional columns (half a cable apart)
to the west of its divisional leader.

The Meander, Belleisle, floating batteries, exercising
brigs, and the mortar vessels, will anchor and form a
stationary line from the Spit Buoy to toe western end
of Stokes Bay.

The Loudon and the Rodney will take up a position
ds pivot ships to the E.N.E. of the Nab Light, at four