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MISCELLANY.
Tn: Russian Interpretation of the Four
Points.

The VIENNA CoHFERENCE-The Con-
fercnccs arc not expected to meet, for hllsi-
hess, before the middle Of February The
9th has been mentioned as probable day.
Various rumoys are ailoat to the effect that
France and England will send special com
missioncrs to treat, anl that other changes
will be m,c Of conducting the negotiations.
We attach little or no weight to these sup
positions.
The Augsburg Gazette Of the 22d Janu-
ary, publishes the following as the basis of
the Interpretation Of the four guarantees, as
drawn up by Prince Gortschakotf, sent bv
him, before the conference of the 7th Janu-
ary, to St. Petersburg, and the acceptance of
which by the Emperor Nicholas was imme-
diatc!v telegraphcd to Vienna. On this ba-
sis the conference Of the 7th january was
held. at which closer agreement (,ceitere
Verstondigung) between the cnvoys was at
tempted. This is the draft Of Prince Gorts-
chakotf's, which had previously received the
preliminary approval Of the Austrian and
Prussian Cabinets. 1t is as follows:
l. Abolition Of the exclusive Protectoratc
of Russia in Moldavia and Walachia, the
privilege Of those Provinces recognized by
the Sultan being placed under the guaran-
tees Of the Five Powers.
2. Free navigation of the Danube, accor-
ding to the principles established by the
Acts of the Congress of Vienna, in tile Ar
ticle on Fluvial Communications Control
of mixed commission, which would be in
vested with the necessary powcrs 10 DESTROY
the obstacles existing at its mouths, or which
might, at later period he found there.
3. Revision of the Treaty of 18th of
July, 1e4l, to attach more completely the
existence Of the Ottoman Empire to the
balance of Europe. do not refuse to come
to an understanding, in formal conference,
for peace, on the means which the three
Courts may propose to put an end to what
they call the preponderance of Russian the
Black Sea, on condition that, in the choice
of those means, there be not one of ma
ture to infringe upon the rights5of sovcr.
eighty Of my august Master on, his own ter.
ritory. (chez lui)
4. "A collective guarantee of the Five
Powers substituted the;exclusive pat
ronage possessed hitherto by some of them
for the consecration and observance of the
religious privileges of the different, Chris
'tian communities, without distinction O
form Of worship, on condition that the re
alizatiop Of the solemn promises made il
che face of the world by the great Chris
tian Powers, shall be serious and consci
.entious work, and that the protection prom
ased shalFbes efficacious, esnd not vail
word. ~ "
"THE"FoUR POINTS"
In thepresent state of the negotiations i
may not be uninteresting to our readers t.
place in juxtapostion the Interpretation q
the so-cajled "four points" as understood B,
:. the Western Powers and Russia respective
ly. They areas follows: 81 -
WESTERN INTERFERE RUSSIAN 1NTERPBz
TAT1oS, AS doNssa;s rATtes,,, AS En-
TAINED IN 1.-THE 81 PHRssRp IN TIL
PROTOCOL OF vAU- tEoTEoF NoyEA
GUST 8, 1854. BER 9, 1864
The Western Pow 5s.5ss = 49, Ss5
ens will be contented So ss!Sss;.s
:. J.. 1.-THE Protecto- /. The Protect
ratio hitherto exerris,. rate Of the Primo
ed by Russia over 4paiities. on sthe DaE
the Principalities Soff ubeg TO be exercise