The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-14

the 1evvs JyOm u urope.
The news received by the Washington is All
most entirely destitute of interess. The ex-
citeneDt in which the European mind has been
kept fer the last two years seems 20 have suIk
into q complete collapse, and now that peace
is pretty weM assured, ard that the blessed
bssy " has crowned the hopes Of that spasmodi-
cally loyal race the French, there 10 realty
nothing 10 write or ta.k about. Aprcpos Of
peace, the delay in the signature cf the treaty
IL OccaslODed By rather An unexpected cause.
Outsiders would naturally attribute it to diff
caities raised by Russia. Those, however, Who
profess to be we'll informed a. TO what is pass
ing NJ the Conferences, affirm that the obstacles
come from Turkey, and net from Rustic.
The latter power seems to hsve acted in good
faith throughout the Who'll lie of these negctia-
tisps, end has given an additional evidence Of
her ancerity by sending ca imperial commits
sion to Nicolaief to take an inventory of the
nsat,rie in that fortress, previous 70 It's be-
ing shipped TOR the NORTH. Nicolaieff 10 to be
apando toned as q naval station, as are els0 all
the other works Of defence along the coast of the
Black Sea. No serioue impeachment, in fact,
seems to have been offered by the Russian
pienipotentaries to the speedy censammssion
Of the objects Of the Conference. The Porte,
however, suddenly awakening to tie probable
consequences Of the too liberal protection
which it is likely to experience at the hands
OF the Allies, has started objections to some of
the proposed conditions Of the treaty.
Our readers probably bear in recollection
that by Q recent decree, called the Haiti Hand
youn, the Sultan granted large reforms aud
concessions to his subjects, but mere especially
to the Christian portion of them. 1t was pro-
posed at the Conference that this charter of
Turkish liberties should be inserted in the
treaty, go as to place it under the guarantee Of
the signing Powers. As coon ss this fact was
telegraphed to Constantinople, q meeting Of tue
Grand Council was instantly convoked, and
in o warm discussion which took place upon
the subject the old fogy or conservative poT-
ticn Of the DivaR carried the day. Orders
were accordingly telegraphed back to Aali Pa
sha not to consent to the insertion of the decree
in the treaty, on the ground that it would bind
the Porte to q certain form of administration
in its own territories. Instructions were also
forwarded to him to oppose the proposed union
OF the Moldavian and Wallacbian Principalities
under one Hospodar, on the same ground, al
though it must be apparent to every one that
it is only by the consolidation Of the
interests Of these two provinces that
an effectual barrier can be created on
that side against the encroachments of Russia.
But thus it is with the ignorant and infatuated
rulers Of Turkey. They are unable to carry
their vision beyond the pressing necessities
and dangers of the moment, or to concur upon
any measure which will ensure even . brief
term of stability to the rotten and crumoling
fabric Of their power. Alarmed by the me-
Daces Of Russia, they threw themselves into the
arms Of the Allies. Now, terrified by their ap-
prehensions as to the interested character OF
the protection which they have evoked, they
would gladly limit its extent. 1t is too late
for them, however, to avoid the consequences
of their own want of foresight We have,
from the very beginning of this struggle,
pointed to the results to which the Porte is
just waking up. We showed that the defeat of
Russia in this war, 30 far from securing the
independence of the latter, would reduce her
the concession Of the demands of the Emperor
Nicholas would have done. The latter extend
ed his interference only to the Christian suo-
jects of the Porte. The Allies will not
be satisfied with such limitation. The
whole internal administration of the en-
pire will be subjected to their control, and
in every instance the unfortunate Sultan viii
hovo m uhrnit hop hict
him by piece meal The London TINES cl.arly
enough intimates the course that will be pur-
sued, when it says that lit will be some time
before England and France will be able to re-
lax their hold upon Turkey"
Some difficulty, we are told, also arose at the
Conference in reference to the exact p,sition
which Prussia was to occupy. The latter
Power claimed to be admitted on terms of full
equality with the other Powers and to sign
and ratify the treaty as if she had been all
along a party to the proceedings which led
to it How this point has been settled we are
left in Ignorance, but it is probable that il has
been decided in her favor, for it is well ,nown
that Louis Napoleon's object in advocat ng her
admission to the Conferences at all Wa to Sc
cure her participation in the revision Of the
treaties OF 1915, which he has 60 much at heart
Owing to this fact, the question seems to
have excited but very little interest in berlin.
In fact, the trouble and dependency created
by their own anomalous social condition seem
to have left the Prussian people but very
little heart for the consideration of points
of external policy. The lamentable demo
ralization among the higher ranks brol sht
to light by the Hinckeldy duel 49, set the
people to reflect seriously upoA sne caarao.
ter Of their institutions An incident which
occurred at recent setting of the Herredaas,
House Of Peers,) has added fuel to the fame
which this unfortunate affair has excited. The
President, in alluding to it, expressed bis re-
oro< hot he pohla uarr Von ocL c,r - a,rJ