The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-21
THE PARIS CONFERENCES.
SIGNING THE PRELIMIN ARIES OF PEACE
VIEWS OF THE PARIS PRESS-NAE

SIGNING The PRELIMINA ARIES OF PEACE
VIEWS OF THE PARIS PRESS-NAPO.
Icons SPEECH, &C., &C., &C.
In the House of Commons, March 5, Mr.. DIssArII
sad-A public statement has been made to-day Of the
low to ask him question relative to it, without hay
ing given him previous notice, which, however under
It has been stated publicly that the preminsrss u
peace have been signed at Paris and 1t would be salts
factory, am sure, to the House it the noble lord would
assure Of that fact and, he cannot it would still be
of advantage could have information from the
noble lord ~ to what is the real state Of affairs in that
respect.
Lord PAInTsToN-The House and the countIy are we'll
aware that certain articles were proposed TIME ago
a. 10 0 :. s
ton for treaty Of peace between the beliigerents.
Those articles were At first accepted by Russia with
to by Austria, they were accepted Internationally.
That acceptance WAS what s called in diplomatic Ian
afterwards recorded In protocol 1T Vienna which was
fgned by the Plenipotentiares oil France and
Penpoteniary did not arrive in time When the CON
ferencs met a Paris agreed that in the protocol
Of the first meeting this previous protocol simply record
Ing these articles should be inserted part Of pro-
ctedngs Of that days conference and that should be
declared that the protocol of Vienna and the articles
ceped BY Russia should have tho force and value Of
preliminary treaty OF peace. and that without going
through the ordinary form Of separate preliminary
treaty the Plenpotsntares should at once proceed to
discuss the other Questions on which the definite rsaty
would turn That Is the precise state Of the matter In
one sense, preliminary treaty has besn signei that
force, value and virtue of preliminary treaty. No
treaty in the ordinary FORM signed by the Plenipoten
aries to be ratified by sovsregus has been signed but
substantially preliminary treaty has been signed.
Mr. DIsRAEr-When2
Lord PuMxRsroy-It was last week, forget the exact
day. Very recently.
[From the London Post, March ST.
We were the first TO communicate to the public, on
Monday the news Of tho signature ofhs prs%'nare. Of
Austrian PROPOSE lions and that the proceeoing which
we qualified as important and satisfactory lett unset
tied many questions which would necessarily be the sub
of definite teafy The accuracy Of every word Of this
statement fully confirmed the evening ia Par
lament BY the Premier who said that it had been
care by the conference that the protocol Of Vienna
vslue and virtue OF preliminary treaty Of peace
Stronger words than these could not be used.
The perfect correctness OF receives
additional corroboration from the telegraph from
Berlin, which will be found another column. This
proceeding from upon which confidently
rely, states that Connt Orlof Immediately upon ths exc
cuton OF the act transmitted to ST. Petersburg by
graph the intelligence that preminares Of peace had
been sgned This message the Gar apparently deemed
important that he has without any loss Of e, for
warded by telegraph to his Representatives declara-
ton Of approvAand this Ia the best to those
who have represented the intelligence which excus-
lively communicated as being without value or political
significance So far from being "a pretended discovery,
and dressed up old fact, worth nothing at ALL IL il now
an acknowledged reality held by the Gar to be only
new, but worth the telling.
From the Paris Patrie March j.
Having frst obtained the consent of France ans Eng
lard Austtis submitted to Russia certain articles that
were 70 asrvo the basis OF treaty
ecns accepted By Russa ct rst *tn reserve aud then
purely Simply recorded 10 protocol signed st
Nepna by the Plenipoteutares. When the Coaetenees
opsced at Paris, IL sxrsst ~ ths first sitting
taM the pro.oc9. of VscaA aas We articles Aa2gtsd