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

REINFOROEMENTS FOR CHLATA.

PLYMOUTH, Morn; &Y.
E srly this afternoon the Furious steam frigate left
tbis port for China. Wi• it her proceed t Surpris:e
and Mohawk despatch boats, Cormorant, Alg,-; ine,
Lee, Banterer, Clown, Kestrel, Drake, tr nus, Firm,
Watchful, Woodcock, Slaneyaud Leven, gunboats,
and Hesper steam transports. They will probably.
first rendezvous at Madeira, They lt-fc with fine
wind down channel. Considerable interest is felt as
to their eApanility of performing so long a voyage.

The Countess de Neuilly, the: DUke and .Duchess de
Nemours, the Prince of Wales, and Prince Edward of
Saxe-Weimar, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent, yesterday, at Clarence House, St. James's.
His Girt ace the Archbishop of Armagh, Mr. and Mrs.
Dunbar and family, huve arrived in Charles-street, from
the Palace, Armagh.

The Duchess of Atbole has arrived at the St. George's
Hotel, from Dunkeld House, N. B.
The Marquis Camden and the Ladies Pratt arrived
on Carlton terrace a few days since from Wilderness
Park, Kent, for the season. •
There is a report that Major-Generat Sir W. Williams,
M.P., will have the governorship of Malta, which will
shortly be vacated by Sir W. Reid. This would leave
the seat for Calne open.
Mr. Benedict's first musical festival at her Majesty's
Theatre (morning), under the immediate patronage of
her Majesty the Qieen' his Royal Highness Prince Al-
bert, her Royal telighneps the Duchess of Kent, her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, eec., takes
place on the 10th of next month.
The first appearance of Mademoiselle Victoire Balfe
at the Royal Italian Opera, Lyceum, is fixed for Thurs-
day, the 21st inst. The opera, we nederitand, is to be
"La Sonnambula," and Mademoiselle Balfe will make
her first aprearance on any etage as the heroine. •
BEQUEST TO HER MAJESTY.—From Buenos Ayres it
is alleged that a brother of the ex-Dictator Rosati has
recently died, and bequeathed an estate to Queen Vic-
toria, in acknoeledgment of the shelter afforded tUthe
exiled members of his family. •
OBSERVATORY FOR SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES.—
A de-patch has been received by the Board of Trade
from the Governor of New South Wales, notifying that
arrangetrent.4 are in progress for the establishment of an
Obaerva.ory .at Sydney, upon a rocky bill overlooking
the harbour, and for the erection of a time-hall in eoe-
neotion with the Observatory, In such a poeition and at
such an altitude as to enable nearly every vessel in the
harbour to take time from it.
The departures from the port of London for the Au-
stralian colonies during the past week have comprised
eight veesele,-- four to Port Poillip, two to Sydney, oneto Portland Bay, and one to Swan River, with an aggro-
gate capacity of 7,382 ton. The rates of freight show
no great alteration. In the general business of the port-
of London during the past week there has been little
activity. The number of ships reported inward was
147, being 33 less than in the previous week. Theee
included 21 with cargoes of corn, flour,&o., four with
cargoes of sugar, and one cargo of coffee. The total
number of vessels cleared outward was 154, including
24 in ballast, showing a decrease of 13.

THE NEUCHATFL QUESTION.

THE TREATY.

We read in the Bund, of Berne :
" The Federal Council has determined to make
pubic the three following d )cument4:-1, The
treaty of mediation,'ivith the proton. is aunt xed ;
2, the original demands of Prussia ; 3, the original
instructions of Dr. Kern. We now give a non-
official translation of the first of these documents
" Majesties the licaperoi of Austria' the Ear
peror of the French, the Qeeen of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Emperor of
Russia, being desirous t remove every cause of trouble
to the general peace, and with the intention, having
that aject in view, to p,acee he international p eition
of the Principality of Neuchatel and keente of V. lee'
gin on a footing in harmony with what is required for
the tranquillity of Europe, and his Majesty the King of
Prussia, Prince of Neuchatel, and Count of Vaienglot
after having expre•sed an intention to defer to the %isbes
of his allies with the view aforesaid, have requested the
Helvetic Confederation to come to an aereement with
their aforesaid Majesties as to the most fitting means to
attain the desired object.
a, `lnceni.equence their aforesaid Majesties and the
Helvetic Confederation have named for their respective
Plenipotentiaries, &c.
" Art. 1. His Majesty the King of Prnssia cow
cents, for himself, his heirs, and successors, to renounce
for ever his riOns of sovereignty in the prineipalitl °(
Neuchatel and the CotnteS of Vaiengin, which are rehor
nised by article 23 of the treaty concluded at Vienne ell
June 9, 1815.
" 'Art. 2. The State of Neuchatel, being now once
more independent, will henceforth continue to be*.
member of the Helvetic Confederation on the sale°
footing as the other cantons, and conformably to fit'
75 of the said treaty.
•` `Art. 3. The Helvetic Confederatfon takes ripen
itself all the expenses occasioned by the event,' of Ser
tember, 1856. The canton of Neuchatel cannot be
charged with them further or otherwise than any ether
canton, and in proportion to its pecuniary contingent.
thecanton 'Art. 4. The expenses falling to the charge of
canton at Neuchatel will be apportioned among all t",
inhabitants according to the principles of strict• rat°
ability, and so that neither by way of exceptional tax or
any other means any class or category of fainilie
or persons may be charged with such expenses, either
wholly or for the greater part.
"`Art. 5. A complete amnesty is granted for all P°,li;
tical a .d military crimes and offences connected with
recent events, and this amnesty extende to all Nelob;
,
telese, whether Swiss or foreigners, and especia ly to "
militia who may have withdrawn from their militad
duties and gone abroad.
No criminal or correctional action for damages he°,
be brought either by the Canton of Neuchatel or by 010
other corporation or person against those who half
taken part, either directly or indirectly, in the events
September. The amnesty extends also to political °
fences of the press anterior to the events of Septernherb',
" Art 6. The Helvetic Confederation will pay to
ring of Prussia the sum of 1,000,000 f,
" Art. 7. The revenues of the ecclesiastical piopeOr/18
which became blended with the State domains in 1°
are not to be diverted from their original destioatioe'dy
" Art. 8. The capital and income of religious fa° al
tions, of private establishments of general utility, ,friff
also the bequest made to the bourgeoisie of Neuchatelb
Baron de Pury, will be conscientiously respected. 5; :b.
will be disposed of according to the intentions 0' .01
founders, and must never be diverted from their'oriSl
destination.
`_l3a!aphed by, &e.'

"At the same time as the treaty the Five F°

signed the following protocol. - dd
" 'Concerning the title of Prince of Neuchatel 11-
,
Valengin, which his Majesty the King of Prussia for , o
self, his heirs, and successors reserves the right to bear, d
Plenipotentiaries of Austria, France, Great Britaintly
Russia can oily refer to their declaration inserted in' Tye
tocol No. sof the present Conference, which says-- 01
Plenipotentiaries of Au-Aria. France, Great Britain,
Russia are of opinion that Coe wording of Art. 1 oho!,
he adopted purely and simply.' This article 811,1'0i
The Kings of Prussia keep in perpetuity the th`°
Prince of Neuchatel and Valengio.' aOr
"`lf, however, the King of Prussia should i des11::do
the following declaration on the part of the Prtl7oli
Plenipotentiary might be inserted in the final prot'bio
His 111..jesiy the King of Prussia, in renouncilgod
sovereign rights in the Principality of Neuctotto foe
Valengin, does so with the intention of retainivg, of
himself, his heirs and successors the title of Frilly-
Neuchatel and Valengin.' i hl
" 'The Swiss Plenipotentiary, on his part,
make the following declaration, which would also I:tibe
corporated in the protocol Should his Majotf,, of
King of Prussia wish to continue to bear the ti'cier,
Prince of Neuchatel and Valengin, it must be °not
stood that he can in no case found upon that title
so
right whatsoever, either in Switzerland or in the Carl
of Neuchatel.'
"Note.—The expre.sion used throughout thin A 001
ment is Prince de Neuchatel et de Valengin,'
Prince de Neuchatel et Comte de V4-ngin.'
The Moniteur of yesterday publishes the foil"
in;

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Some journals of Berne have just pub..-
draught of the treaty and of the protocol delta:100
KKeure the settlement of the Neuchatel affair. or
publication, which can only be the result of adult 01
fiable indiscretion, does not, moreover, agree on 7,0/
points with the real text of the documents in quOti;rbil
a. text which had not yet been finally awreed up 00...
abuse of the secret of a negotiation ...till pending tas;
more to be regretted, as it might compromise its eau"-