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enierPriEe have led to the most disastrous re.
suits.
Mfr. Layard, on the 23i ult.. asked Lord
John Russell what had been embraced N the
treaty Dec. z 81. who =, plied:--that in Hoyem.
her Russia accepted the four points, that a
treaty was signed aiier that date between Aus
tria. France and England, al Vienna, that the
Ministers Of these Governments bad meetin.
with GorchakoG at which the French Minis.
ter read the Interpretation Of the four points by
the Allles--Ihat the third point demanded an
end to be put to the preponderance Of Russia
in the Black Sea.
Prince Gorsehakoff dissented; but said he
would request further instructions from ST. Pc
tersburg. These instructions reached him al
Vienna, on the 7th. On the 8Jh the Ministers
OF the Allies and GorlschakoG held another
meeting at Vienna, when the latter read the
views Of his Government,
Prince Gortschakof read his reply TO the
third point as follows:
3. Revision Of tie treaty Of July IS. 1881. 70
attach more completely to 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 preponderancs Of
Russia in the Black Sea, on condition that. in
the choice OF those meals, there be not one Of
nature to infringe upon the rights Of soyer.
eighty Of my august Master on his own terrific.
ry (chez lui
Lord John Russell concluded his remarks as
follows;
1t was replied by count Buol, Lord West
moreland, and Baron de Bourquencv that tbev
had no authority TO receive any such memo
raEdum, and that they must require, as the ba.
sis of negotiations, the consent of the Russian
Pienlpotentiary to the Interpretation, Of which
he had ALREADY re, lived information. The Rus
sian Plenipotentiary, as Lord eSS',.n,aorelsnd
states in his despatch, then Withdrew the mem
orandum he had read, and declared the accep.
tance, on the part of his government Of the
communicated Interpretation as the basis of
negotiations, My Honorable friend will under
stand that the Russian government. in accent.
ing that Interpretation as the basis Of negotia.
tons, of course reserve to themselves the DOW
er, when the basis is laid down in articles. to
make any objections which they may think ft
The government of her Majesty declared that
they were ready to enter into negotiation upon
the basis | have mentioned, but no powers are
given to our minister to negotiate.
Sir II. Wiloughby inquired whether there
would be any objection to the production of
the protocol of the 98th of December?
Mr. Layard also wished to know whether the
House should understand whether negotiations
were actually going on, or were suspended at
present?
Lord ]. Russell replied with respect to the
question put by the honorable baronet, that
that was point which he resolved for consd-
alton; and, with respect to the other question,
he begged to say that negotiation had not vet
hegun on the basis he had mentioned.
PRUssIA.-Prussia is put in Coventry by
The Allies Berlin and Vienna are at logger
heads, and angry notes have passed between
thv Ministers of Austria and Prussia The af-
fair will come before the Diet, and will be deci-
ded by it. Wertemburg and Saxony back
russia, and thus the latter hopes to control the
Diet. Austria declares, if she has an equal
number Of votes or is in minority. she wi II
arm those overs that agree with her. Prus.
sia demands to be present and 10 participate in
the expected negotiations between the Great
Powers France declares she shall be excluded
unless she shall accede to the Treaty of Dec
3D. Ihe Interpretation of the four points made
by the Allies, submit TO the demand of Austria,
and mobilize her troops as desired. All Ger
many is harrassed-there is no guessing the
result.