The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-07 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

FINAL SETTLEMENT OF THE
DISPUTED TREATY.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The Moniteur of this day contains the following :
" The Conference has signed a protocol which
puts an end to the difficulties which have delayed
the execution of the treaty of the 30th of March.
The Conference, with unanimous accord, has de-
cided that the frontier shall follow the valley of
Trajan up the river Yalpuch, leaving Tiglorad and
Toback to Moldavia, and that Russia shall retain
upon the right bank Komrat, with 330 versts of
territory. The Isle of Serpents is to be considered
as part of the mouths of the Danube. The Con-
ference recognises that it was the intention of the
Congress to re-establish, by Article 21, the terri-
tories west of the new boundaries in their former
situation ; and to conform to the intentions of the
negotiators of peace, it has decided that these ter-
ritories shall be annexed to Moldavia, with the

exception of Dolk, on the Danube, which will
revert to Turkey. The Conference has decided,
moreover, that the boundaries shall be settled and

take effect by the 30th of March at the later'

and that at the same date the Austrian troops
and the British fleet shall have evacuated the
Danubian Principalities and the interior waters of
Turkey. The Commission of the Principalities

will then be able to enter those provinces, and

proceed to the execution of its mission. At the
conclusion of its labours the Commission will re-
port to the Conference, which will re-assemble

according to the terms of Article 25, in order to
settle by a convention the final agreement between
the contracting parties as to the organisation of
the Principalities."

The Paris correspondent of the Nord gives the
following version of what took place at the first
Conference :

" The first Conference was held, at half past one
o'clock, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Count
Walewski took the chair. The second Plenipoten-
tiaries present were—Baron Brunow, Lord Cowley,
Baron de Hubner' Count de Hatzfeld, Marquis de
Villamarina, and Mehemet Bey.
" The Plenipotentiaries of the four great Powers
alone spoke. The Plenipotentiaries of Prussia,
Sardinia, and Turkey were silent by common agree-
ment during the whole of the sitting.
" The sitting was opened by a speech from Count
Walewski. The business discussed was the draft
of the protocol and of the tracing of the new fron-
tier line on the confines of the territory ceded to
Russia in compensation for Bolgrad.

"As regards the evacuation of the Principalities
by the Austrian troops, and of the Black Sea by
the English fleet, it was touched upon but slightly.
" The discussion was calm, dignified, and cour-
teous on all sides.

" You may rely upon the following as a correct
statement of what took place, and of the point
where the difficulty lies.
" England is ready to evacuate the Black Sea as
soon as the special Commissioners shall have fixed
upon the ground as the new line of the new Russian
frontier. Austria consents to the same engagement.
" Russia is happy at the equitable intentions
manifested by those two Powers ; but as the Com-
missaries may take an indefinite time in fixing the
boundary line, ought not a term—for instance,
the 15th of February—to be fixed for the comple-
tion of their labour.

" Austria was the first to reply to this objection,
and discussed the point at some length. If Russia
could state beforehand the period at which her
commissaries would have finished their work,
Austria could not do so. It is moreover impossible
and imprudent to fix any stated period for work of
that description, as one can never be certain of
accomplishing it within the given time. The Con-
ference might be convinced of Austria's readiness
to evacuate the Principalities ; it might, in that
respect, place full confidence in Austria.
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"England is of the opinion that considering the
difficulties of execution, the simple engagement
should be taken on either side to evacuate as
soon as possible.'
" Russia replies that there was a time when
such a declaration would have been deemed suffi-
cient, but there were antecedents now which made
a more categorical engagement preferable.
" Austria dwelt upon the difficulty of evacuating
the Principalities as speedily as Russia desires. In
winter there are obstacles for au army not to be
encountered by a fleet. _ _

" This observation did not meet with any reply,
and the point was generally agreed to.
" Ruisia, however, persisted in asking that some
definite period should be fixed for the evacuation
of the Principalities by Austria, and of the Black
Sea by the English fleet.
" The Plenipotentiaries of England and of
Austria then declared they were without instruc-
tions on the point, and must refer to their respec-
tive Courts. This was thought reasonable, and
the sitting broke up. The members perfectly
agreed upon all the questions in principle, and
with the intention, or rather the firm hope, meet-
ing next time to sign the final protocol.
"Despite the rapidity of transmission of de-
spatches by telegraph all the points of detail were
not settled on Saturday.''

VIENNA, TUESDAY.
The news from all quarters respecting the
Neuchatel question is favourable.
Austria insists on a spe3ial Conference to be
convoked on the affairs of Switzerland and
Prussia.

It is stated that Frankfort or Brussels is to be
the place of meeting.. Prussia is said to approve
the suggestion, but to insist upon being repro-