The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-10 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

NAPLES, DEC. 8.

At noon to-day there was a review.

While the troops were defiling a soldier of the
3d Battalion of Chasseurs rushed from the ranks
and struck the King on the left side.
The King was not wounded.
The soldier was knocked down and seized by
Colonel Latour.

All is quiet in Sicily.
The Oesterreichische Correspondenz says that the
bayonet of the soldier struck the King of Naples

on the right side, above the waist.

MARSEILLES, DM 9.

News from Constantinople to the Ist instant
has been received by the Ganges.
The Cabinet of Resehid Pasha was becoming
established.

The Sultan had received, at an audience, Gen.
Durando, the representative of Sardinia.
The alleged capturo of Herat was still doubtful.
The conferences opened by the English Embassy
with Ferouk t han appear likely to detain the
latter at Constantinople for several mouths.
The personnel of the English Embassy had left
Teheran.

Russia had demanded from the Shah of Persia
permission to occupy the territory of Makou.

THE TREATY OF PARIS.
A. document was addressed by the Russian Go-
vernment at the latter end of October to all the
Powers that signed the Treaty of Paris. It was
accompanied by a circular requesting the recon-
♦ocation of the Paris Conferences. Thi; memoran-
dum is an expose of the steps taken by the Cabinet
of St. Petersburg with a view to the ftlfilment of
the Articles 20 and 21 of the Treaty of the 30th of
March.

As regards the Isle of Serpents, tae Russian
Government says—
"lt will suffice to read carefully the text rf the Wein-
Wiens to be convinced that they refer to a lemarcation
on the main land, and do not apply to the lossession of
an island situate in the open sea. In fact no express
stipulation of the treaty has either annexed ;o Moldavia
or adjudged to Turkey that island, which was incon-
testably in the possession of Russia before tie rupture."
As regards the Bessarabian frontier cllestion, the
memorandum says
Whenever the delegates for the settleeent of the
frontier line came upon a local difficulty, whie they could
not settle on their own responsibility, an immediate de-
cision, sent by order of the Czsr, raised theisdoubts and
rendered their work easy in a perfect skit of con-
ciliation. In support of this truth it wil suffice to
mention two facts.
"According to Art. 20 the new frootie., starting
at one kilometre from the lake of BourneSola, was
to rejoin perpendicularly the Akermann r,ed. That
line cut in two Lake Hadji-Ibrahim, an( left Lake
Basiriam entirely to Russia. The insiPeeion of the
localities showed the defect of such delimiteseee
"Tae Imperial Cabinet allowed its detgates to
remedy this inconvenience, so as to includ, the two
lakes in the Moldavian territory.
Again, the 20th Art. made the frontier ens at Kate-
mon, on the Pruth. The text of the treaty
id not ex
R
press whether that place was to belong to ..ssia or to
be given to Moldavia. The Imperial Cabins obviated
that difficulty by allowing Katatnori to be ioied to the
Principality."
As regards the course of the Upper Yalpuck and
the town of Bolgrads the memorandum sacs
" As regards the first point, the text of the;reaty in-
dicated the river Yalpuck as the frontier line In its
course, at a place called Andreeska, the riser splits
into two arms, one bearing the name of Yalpuck, the
other that of Yalpuckhel. The letter of tae treaty
implies the former ; the other arm would gies a more
enlarged frontier to Moldavia. The delegateseave re-
served this question for the solution of the Cabiiets.
- "As regards the second point in dispute, that of the
town of Bolgrad, a consideration of good faith teems to
determine this question. It is this. When tae Con-
gress came to discuss and decree in principal ;he new
frontier line, the Russians frankly declared the import-
ance of not taking away the town of Bolgrad from the
Bulgarian colonies of which it is the capital. '.`his ad-
ministrative consideration, so frankly expreised,ieceived
the unanimous votes of all the representatives, given in a
spirit of concord and conciliation. Conseventls it was
resolved, by common accord, that the frontier line should
pass south of Bolgrad, as is clearly and pre3isely stated
in the text of Art. 20. This resolution was not taken on
the inspection of maps produced at the Conferences
by tile plenipotentiaries of Russia. Printed in Russian
they might not have appeared sufficientlt
to all the representatives at the Congress. They, there
fore, formed their conclusions from the exaninatioa of a
map placed at their disposal by the care d the French
Government.
" This fact is worthy of mention. It EtIOWS tlat if
the maps were faulty the responsibility does not rest
with the Russian Plenipotentiaries. Moreover, their
frank speech had set aside any misunderstanding. 'they
had declared that the town of Bolgrad, which it was
important should be preserved toßussia, was the capital
of the Bulgarian colonies.
" In this avowal there was neither concealment, eels-
sederstanding, nor deceit. The Congress, in adheri kg to
the desire expressed by the Russian Plenipotentiaries,
performed an act of equity and wisdom. In fact, its de-
cision upon the question of Bolgrad brought the diceus-
aims to a close. Art. 20 was drawn up conformable to
the resolution taken at the sitting of the 10th match.
The Russian Plenipotentiaries thought right, however,
to make a reserve of the approbation of their Cotrt.
That approbation was announced by Count Orloff in the
Bitting of 14th March, Prot. IX.
" In this grave deliberation it may be said the usa-
nimity of opinion (accord) of the Plenipotentiaries at
the Conference was complete. Doubtless, the Cabi-
nets by ratifying the acts of their Plenipotentiaries, bed
not the intention of questioning or disavowing the spirit
of equity and harmony which presided over their labours.
"The first motive of dissent arose when the delegates
had visited the localities ; they then found that the
town of Bolgrad, instead of being situate at some dis-
tance from lake Yalpuck, as was indicated upon all Om
maps, touched the northern extremity of the lake.
"Tate position thus ascertained on the spot gave rise
to a difference of opinion between the respective dele-
gates as regarded tho crossing of the frontier line en-
trusted to their care.
"The-Russian delegates proposed to take as demarca-
tion limit the valley line (Thalweg), leaving the left
shore of the lake to Russia, the right shore to I)aoldavia.
"This combination was deemed inadmissible by the
other Commissioners. In their opinion, access to the
lake open on the left bank to Russia might engenler the
fear of the Imperial Government forming a flotilla upon
the lake, the presence of which might some day be an
impediment to the free navigation of the Danube.
"This supposition, we may be allowed to say, dil not
tally in reality with the nature of the locality. Moreover,
if the project of the Russian Commissioners had seen
admitted all subject of anxiety would have been remteed
before hand by the express condition, that a single
brandwadd (boat) should be allowed for the use of
Russian authorities, to be kept at a fixed station, for the
use of the custom and sanitary officers. Such a ewe.
tion would surely have excluded the slightest anxiety
respecting the free navigation of the Danube.
"Nevertheless the proposal of the Russian delegate
met with decided opposition. The French Commissioner,
with a view to conciliate conflicting opinions, suggested
a new plan—to make a high road (chaussee) along the
shore of the lake, and thus to separate the town of Bol-
grad from the shores of Lake Yalpuck, with the excep-
tion of permission to the inhabitants to have access to
the borders of the lake for their daily wants.
"By this combination the whole lake would remain
Moldavian, while the town of Bolgrad, the capital of the
colonies, would remain in the possession of Russia.
"The Imperial Cabinet of Russia did not hesitate
to give its consent to this proposal, which conciliated
all interests and all mutual considerations. The
Austrian, English, and Turkish delegates were not
authorised to adopt this eDinP
feriae). In their opinion the frontierrlll°9 lie , (*mns°tYseand.
of
passing south of Bolgrad, the capital,asntien d
es:enod
by the Congress, and as stated in Art. 20 of the Treaty
ought to be drawn south of the place named Tabak
(see
map annexed to the preliminary convention of 30th
August.) A regrettedrnuch.to•be.
controversy has arisen
' on this point.
"A few wbFds will suffice tti •
elucidate the question by
placing it in its true light. The
place called Tabak is
not the central point of the administration of the Bul-
garian Colonies. For d
many years the town of Bolgra
has been the capital. Church, school, government, popu-
lation, are all concentrated in Bolgrad. Tabak, as all the
delegates were able to ascertain, does not, therefore, in
any manner respond to the intention avowed openly, in
which the Ru • ssian Plenipotentiaries asked, and which
the other Plenipotentiaries united at the Congress
granted, that Bolgrad should remain in the possession of
Russia.
"This is a simple qusstion of good faith. If the line
should be drawn south of Yabak it would be drawn con-
trary to the spirit and to the letter of the text. Bolgrad
would be separated from the colonies, while it was agreed
that that town should remain annexed to them. In a
word, the treaty of the 30th of March would not be carried
out conformably to the idea which presided over that
transaction.
"In this state of affairs the Emperor is of the opinion
that the most honourable thing to be done (le parti le
plus loyal a prendre) is to appeal to the consciences of
the Cabinets that signed the treaty of Paris.
"Consequently, by order of his Majesty, the Russian
Envoy on a mission extraordinary to his Majesty the
Emperor of the French bad the honour of addreasiug to