The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-08

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TREATY BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA
THE POSITION OF GREECE AND PERSIA.
In the House Of Lords on the 26th ult., the Mar
quis of CLANRICARDH said, their lordships were
aware that there had appeared In the newspapers
somewhat mysterious document, which purported
to be treaty signed between Austria and Prussia,
relating to the war in which this country was unior
tunately engaged. he was not about to canvass the
provisions OF that ambiguous document at that mo-
ment but he wished to ask his noble friend the Sec
rotary for Foreign Affairs whether ne would lay tnas
hoped II would be, with such dispatches as might
have been written to received from Her Majestys
diplomatic agents abroad 30 as to enable their lord
ships to interpret the paper itself and also to show
this and other governments. Undoubtedly 1t appear
ed to him that the paper had as much direction
in the way Of defiance against the Western Powers
as it had against Russia ITSELF was true the treaty
contained an article which specified certain contn.
gencies, in the event Of any Of which Austria and
Prussia were prepared to enter into hostilities
against Russia but those contingencies were OF
such an absurd nature that it appeared to him to be
ridiculous to put them into go important State
document. Those contingencies were, that in case
the Russian army should cross the Balkan, or should
continue to occupy the Danubian Princpalities for
an indefinite period Of time, or should attempt the
annexation Of those Prncipalities to Russiain the
event Of either Of those contingencies taking place,
then Austria and Prussia would be prepared to take
up arms to resist any such attempts. The first Of
those contingencies appeared to him to be
perfectly absurd, inasmuch as 1t could scarce
ly come to pass that the Russian army would
be able to cross the Balkan. They might
as well talk of their crossing the Alps or the APP
PENNIES, inasmuch as, being only yet opposed to
the Turks, they had not been able to make the least
approach to the accomplishing OF such an event.
The other contingencies appeared to him to be
equally absurd, and they none of them pointed out
or explained the real dslinus OF the treaty But 1t
was rumored that protocol had been lately signed
at Vienna by the Four Powers, and it was possible
that that document might be Of q more important
character than the protocols which had preceded it.
1t appeared to be repetition OF an abstract propo-
siN0n, which had been made before, and he had al
most said Of an abstract truth with respect to the
gagged; but 1t did not pledge any party to 1t, nor
did II insure any very strong cooperation on the
part of Austria and Prussia with France and Eng.
land in that contest he would ask his noble friend
accompanied, as he hoped it would be, with des-
patches on the subject because if they were to have
any information at ALL he thought it important
that their lordships should have the fullest in
these matters. There was another very important
subject on which he wished to say few words. He
hoped the noble earl would inform the House when
he would be able to lay upon the table those papers
ed in the other House Of Parament-he meant with
respect to our relations with Greece. He believed
1t was matter Of notoriety-at least, It was very
currently reported In the streets Of Paris and Lob
don-that an expedition had sailed from this coun-
try and France for the purpose OF occupying the
Greek territories. Such an occupation BY France
and England, whether separately or conformity, ap-
peared to him to be matter Of grave consideration,
but he did not intend to enter into IL at the present
moment; at the same time It was 80 grave and deli
cate subject that it deserved the fullest considera
ton OF Parliament He hoped his noble friend would
be able to state that it would soon be In his power
to explain what were the objects Of that expe-
dition, and whether or not those objects were
defined and recorded in some official document. He
for one should rejoice that such an expedition had
taken place. There was another point to which he
wished to refer. It had been reported in the pa
pers that Russia had concluded treaty with Per
true, he apprehended Her Majesty's government
must have had some information upon the subject.
The last time he had occasion to notice the case Of
Persia 1t appeared that our diplomatic agent sta
toned ut the Court of Teheran absent and that
his post was filed by subordinate officer attached
to the embassy. He thought it was of the highest
importance that person Of experience, character,
and intelligence should at this moment particularly
be in that part OF the world, because the relations
of Russia with those Eastern Powers were matter
of most serious consideration. He should be glad
therefore, If his noble friend could tell the House
whether he had reason to believe that there was any
truth in the report that Russia had entered into q
treaty with Persia
The Earl of CLARENDoN.-In answer to the first
question of my noble friend, respecting the coRven-
ton that has been lately concluded between Austria
and Prussia, / have only to say that the negO-
tiations which were carried on during considerable
length of time between those two Powers were kept
profound secret from this and other governments,
and the treaty was only communicated to us conf
dentally after the Publications had been exchanged.
That treaty has since been communicated to the
conference at Vienna at the same time that the Con-
venton entered into between Her Majesty's govern
ment and the government Of the Emperor Of the
French and the Ottoman Porte was communicated
to the conference. That communication took place
on the Esd Of this month, and protocol annexing
the two conventions together was signed on the
same day. That protocol has not yet been received
in this country, but as soon as 1t Is 1t shall be
laid on your lordships table. With respect
to Greece, / am prepared to lay before the
House the fullest information which we can give ON
the subject, and am only sorry that the extreme
pressure Of business in the Foreign Office has pre-
vented me FROM sooner laying those papers before
your lordships. They are very v0lumnous and 1t
is the desire Of her Majesys government that they
should be quite complete. hope in the course of
three or four dayscertainly in the course Of next
week-they will be produced; and / think your
lordships will then see that there has been ample
grounds for that measure Of coercion which has
been reluctantly adopted towards Greece by her Ma
jesty's government, in concert with the government
o. France. SHear, hear) With respect to Persia,
would in the first place, say that Colonel Shiel is
not withdrawn from Teheran, but that he is absent
for the recovery Of his health. Mr.. Thompson,
our Charge d'Afaires at the Persian Court,
is person Of great experience, and of great
zeal and intelligence, and we have every rea.
son to be satisfied with the manner in which
he has conducted the affairs of her Majestys govern
ment there during the unavoidable absence Of Col.
Shie have no reason to believe, from the inteli-
gencc which we have received either from Persia or
from India, that the treaty to which my noble friend
has alluded, or which has been mentioned in the
papers, has been concluded between Russia and Per-
STA. The last engagement we know Of as having
been entered into by Persia was q declaration OF
neutrality-a neutrality based on the ground Of q
determination by Persia not to yex or harass Tur-
key in her war with Russia; and for that purpose
Persia has suspended all claims, some of them most
just, which she has on Turkey. We have heard that
the Russians have advanced to q small place on the
SIR, but we have no reason to believe that any
treaty has been concluded between the Gear and
Persia, or between him and Bokhara and Khva.
THE FRENCH VIEW or sTuC AyrcTpn ppyrc