The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-08 00:00:00

TREATY BETWEEN RUSSIA AND

JAPAN.

The Journal of the Senate, of Russia, publishes
the text of the Treaty of Commerce concluded on
the 26th Jan., 1855, between the Russian Vice-
Admiral, Poutiatine, and the King of Japan. Th,
following is the text of the Treaty
"Art. 1. There shall be in future peace and sincere
friendship between Russia and Japan. The Russians and
the Japanese shall enjoy in the possession of the tw,
States every protection and assistance, as well for th(ir
personal safety as also respecting the inviolability of
t'leir property.

" Art. 3. The frontier line between Russia and Japan
hall in future pass between the islands Itouroup and
Ouroup. The island Itouroup belongs entirely to Japan.
and the island Ouroup, as also the other Kourile island
situate to the north of that island, belong to Russia. A -
regards the island Krafto (Sakhaline or Saghalien) it re
mains, as hitherto, joint property of Russia and Japan.
" Art. 3. The Government of Japan opens three ports
to Russian vessels, viz., Simoda, in the principality of
Idzou, Hakodadi, in the province of Hakodadi, and Na
gasaki, in the principality of Khizen. In these three
ports Russian vessels can repair damages, procure water,
wood for burning, provisions, and other necessary
articles, even coal, should it be found there ; they are ti
pay for such articles in gold or silver coin, or in default
of specie, in merchandise of their cargo.
" With the exception of the said ports, Russian ves-
sels shall not visit any other port unless it shall be ire_
possible for them to continue their journey. The ex-
penses incurred in such case shall be paid in one of the
ports thrown open to Russian vessels.
"Art. 4. Every assistance shall be given in the two
States to shipwrecked vessels and their crews ; the latter
shall be forwarded to one of the open ports. During
the whole of their sojourn on the foreign soil they shall
enjoy their freedom, acquiescing with the equitable laws
of the country.
" Art. 5. The Russians are at liberty, in the two first
open opens (Simoda and Hakodadi), to traffic the mer-
chandise and money they may have brought with them
against such merchandise and articles as they may wish
to purchase.

"Art. 6. The Russian Government will appoint, when
it thinks fit to do so, a Comm' in one of the two above
named ports.
"Art. 7. Whenever a dispute or question shall hay
to be decided it shall be dene so scrupulously by the
Government of Japan.
" Art. 8. Every Russian at Japan and every Japanese
in Russia shall always enjoy perfect liberty, and not be
subject to any annoyance. Any individual who may
have committed a crime can be arrested, but he can
only be judged according to the laws of his own
country.

"Art. 9. In consideration of the vicinity of the tw

States, Russian subjects shall participate fully in all
rights and privileges which the Government of Japan
has already granted or may grant to subjects of other

nations."

The treaty to be signed within 10 months of the
day it was signed at Simodia (26th Jan., 1855).
An Annex to the treaty is added and signed.

"Addition to Art. 3. (a.). In the two first ports
named in the treaty the Russians are to be allowed to
move about freely—in the town of Simoda and its
neighbourhood, within a circle of seven Japanese miles,
starting from the Island of Inoubasairi ; at Ilakodadi,
within a circle of five Japanese miles. They are to be
allowed to visit the shops and temples, and to rest them-
selves in the homes provisionally designated for that
purpose, until special refreshment houses shall have beer:
constructed. They can only enter private houses when
invited to do so by the owners.

"At Nagasaki they are to comply with the regula-
tions in force for other nations.
"(b). As regards burial of the dead, a plot of ground
will be set aside in each of the ports for the purpose ;
that plot of ground shall be kept inviolably sacred.

" Addition to Art. 5. The merchandise shall be sent
in a vessel specially designated by the Government. The
merchandise and gold and silver coin brought by the
Russians shall be deposited in it. The Russians having
selected in the shops the merchandise and articles
that suit them, and having agreed upon the price, shall
make such payment or exchange of merchandise at the
said entrepot, through the medium of Japanese officials.
" Addition to Art. 6 (a). The Russiah Consuls shall
be appointed in 1856.
(b). The buildings and ground necessary for the esta-
blishment of the Consulate shall be designated by tt,e
Japanese Government. The Russians will live therein
according to their own laws and customs.
" Addition to Art. 9. All rights and privileges
granted to other nations, whatsoever their nature, are
equally granted to Russian subjects, as laid down in
Art 9, without any new negotiations being required.
" The above explanatory articles have the same force
as the treaty, and are equally binding for both contract-
ing parties. In faith of which they have been signed by
the Plenipotentiaries of the Two Powers whose seal
have been affixed."

[Here follow the ratifications exchanged at
Siwoda on the 25th Nov. (7th December), 1856,
or on the 21st day Ghinoietats, of the 11th month
of the third year Ausey.]

The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post
(second edition) says :
" I believe there is no doubt that the Grand
Duke Constantine received an invitation from the
Queen to visit England a few days since ; but I
know not if his Imperial Highness has accepted it.
Hitherto no disposition has been shown on the part
of Russia to be friendly with England, which is at
least dignified."

Speaking of the visit of Prince Napoleon to
Berlin, the Paris correspondent of the Times
(second edition) says :—" There is some rumour
about a private mission connected with it, but of
the truth or nature of which little is known. It
is, at all events, curious that such a moment as
this, with the Grand Duke still at the Tuileries,
should be chosen for the journey."

THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA IN
HUNGARY.
(Prom a Correspondent of the Times.)
PESTH, MAY 5.
During the last few days the inhabitants of Buda
and Peskh have been in, an unusual state of excite-
ment, the Austrian employes having been occupied
in preparing for the reception of their Majesties
and the Hungarians, in lamenting over th,J past and
speculating on the future.
The Hungarian capital is composed of two towns :
the one, which is c died Buda (Olen), lies on the
right hank of the Danube ; and the other, which
is directly opposite. I s the new and well-built city
of Pesth.
At an early hour this morning the streets of
Pesth were crowded by persons who had come from
all parts of the country to witness she solemn
entry of the Emperor and Empress of Austria into
the capital of their kingdom of Hungary. There
was a plentiful show of flags in the streets, and
many gigantic wreaths ornamented the frwits of

he principal buildings, but there was a want of
illation in the peoi le, which was the nitre
iking,, as the Hung,triansarenaturally extremely
ivacious and d monstrative.
On crossing the river my attention was attracted
y a fine bold tunnel cut through the roA oil
traich the fortress stangls. It connects Buda with
he suburb " Christian-Stadt," and saves the
,nlialgitants of Buda a roundabout walk of
early two English miles. The architect, Mr. '
ap-
pears
to
me,larke ine
, ehmasmnatdiye a bold, and, as it
successful effort. A
:ew steps farther, and we are in the garden of the
Palace, front which we are about to witness the
!.rival of their Majesties.
As the clock struck four, the war-steamer Croatia,
.vhich acted as pilot-that to the Imperial steam-
yacht, passed underneath the bridge, and 5 ihinutes
,attr the guns from two signal-steamers, which were
gosted higher up the river, announced to the vast
crowds in the streets of Pestlt that the Adler (Eagle)
was about to appear. As soon as that ili-butlt,
üb-like vessel had pa-sed Buda and turned her
head up stream towards the landing-place the guns
of the Blocksberg fortress began to fig e s +lutes alter-
grately with the above mentioned signal-steamers.
Shortly after the Iwp-rial yacht appeared the
Francis Joseph and Elizabeth steamers, with depu-
tations which had gone up to Gran to pres-nt their
respects to their Majesties. After the Erni eror
had listened to the speech addressed to him he re-
plied that he had now kept a promise formerly
made to his Hungarian subjects, which wa,, that he .
would bring the Empress to sr e them. His Majesty
added, that he had come in person t') learn the
wishes and necessities of the Hungarian nation.
"On this," said my Magyar informant. " there
was a loud cry of 'Eljen, ! ' which would have had
no end, if the Monarch had only added, " and to
Igraut its reasonaße demands. The Imperial cor-
tege entered the city by the triumphal arch, and,
after having passed through some of the principal
streets, crossed the bridge in the following order:--
A band of Lancers, a " 13anderium" of Cutnanier,
the Court Trumpeters, Court Gendarmerie, car-
riages of nobles, Priuce Esterh tzy iu his State
carriage-and-six, with 25 running ft (Amen, Prinee
Nicholas Esterbazy in a carriage-and-six, with 22
running footmen. The Primate of Hungary was
also drawn by six horses, as was some other pre-
late. Here my observations were for the moment
interrupted by an officer, who came and requested
my neighbours and myself to make room for the
archducal children. Four charming little girls c gra°
and endeavoured to distlnguish the "Kaiser," but
before they were able to do so they were summoned
to the palace, to see the cortege enter the court of
that place. As I took my stand at a window whib
had been kindly placed at my disposal, the Cuma-
nier, in black velvet dresses faced with brown fur,
entered the court, and a gipsy band welcomed theta.
with one of those melancholy national airs which if
once heard are rarely forgotten. The carriages
soon followed the Curnaniers into the court of tile
palace, and wlienthe splendidve hides with six horses
arrived, the wild children of the " puszta" suddeuli,
struck up the Nation alAnthern to the gre at dismay 01-
the military band, which was playinersomething flora
the Puritani. The gipsy leader he'd just managed
to silence his men when the Court lackey appeared
and directly of er them a great number of officer°
and a few Hungarian nobles, who jumped off their
horses and hastened to place themselves near the,
entrance to the palace. A small " Bandtgrium"
Jazygier was followed by a bishop on horseback, Wll°
carried before him a silver cross which seemed t°
be as massive as an ancient mace. Behind the
prelate rode the Emperor, in the uniform of :1,.
Austrian General, and after him came a brilliant
suite. The uext in the procession was the EmpreF.s
in the state glass-coach, drawn by eight inagni'
ficent grays. Her Majesty, who looked reinare
ably well, wore an Hungarian head-dress. Tll.
rear was brought up by the Court equipages, 31:
which sat the ladies attached to the Court. Thol
their Majesties were received with loud cheers aril
flourishes of trumpets need hardly le said. After
having received the compliments of the autborities,
and nobility in their apartments, the EMpetor
Empress, with their suite, went to the chapel °
the castle, where Te Dean?, was sung.
The scene was a most brilliant one, but a cif;
cumstance occurred a couple of hours later whica
afforded matter for thought. A man who 11.3,1
been collecting the flags from the staves had tie;
them together so carelessly that some of them wers
trailing on the ground. When his attention'
called to the fact, he muttered something vibleTt
Sounded very like " never mind" in German. ill
was evident that the official scene-shifter was hod
tired and sulky.
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