The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-04-26

TREATY OF PEACE SIGNED.

he Baltic arrived al New 1Ork. on lhurS-
day. with Liverpool dates 10 April ,, and
with news of the 81 .ning of the Treaty OF
Peace.
The treaty of pc ace with Russia was SIGN
al between | and z o'clock on SUNDAY.
March 80. The guns of the lnvalide> an
nounced the fact to the population of Paris
ana the tidinSs were borne on the electric
wires to the renotcst part Of the French ter
rtorv.
\ Council of Ministers was held at the
Tuileries at halt-past l. o'clock, and remain
ed sitting till a quarter past ,. The Emre
ror presided. and gave his last instructions,
aud Count Walew>ki returned to his official
residence to receive the Plenipotcntia-ics -
They appeared in full uniform. and wore all
their orders and decorations
They assembled in the Sale dos Conteren-
ces before ha!t-pa>t twelve. and after the
treaty was read over. proceeded to sign 1t in
the same alphabetical order in which they
have been wont TO take their places during
the Conferences. Crowds Of people had been
out from an early hour, as it was known That
something important was to occur. and hume
I"uS SioupS vi SlV'tatois A'h'-itu vi NV
quavs opposite and close to the Forci IN of
fee to see tie cnipoicniiarics enter and is
sue from it. These were received. both on
gong and returning. with marks of respect
from the people. The moment the signatures
were completed the expected signal was Civ
en-. and the cannon from the E>;,!aradc OF
the Invaides announced the news before the
pleniIotcn'aries had quilted the hall.
Soon after. the following notice was posted
up on the walls of Paris =
"CoHGREs> OF PARIS. March so. 1856.
/ Peace has been signed this day at one O.
clock. at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs -
The Pcnipotcntiarics of France. Austria.
Great Britain, Prussia, Russia. Sardinia and
Turkey, have affixed their 81 snatures 10 the
present treaty. and which. bv settling the
question Of the East. establishes the repose
Of Europe on solid and durable bases.
(SlsnelD PIE1EE, Project of Police"
The PicnipotentIaries were TO continue 20
meet during the week. As before, for the set
tlrrnent of other matters. not of d light or un-
important character. which have not vet been
settled. The treaty will not he made public
until the exchange of ratficationS, and As
Con>tantinoplc and st. Petersburg are dis
tant from Paris, the Plcnipotentiarics remain
found bv their obligation of silence for two
or three weeks TO cutne.
Lord PalMcr>ton announced the conclusion
of peace in the House of Commons, on Mon
haw evening. the 3l>t ult. as follows:
The House is perfectly aware from the
Gazette. that yesterday, at o'clock. treaty
Of peace wa, signed at Paris checr>). -
The House will have seen by the announce
ment in the Gazette. that it was dc:crmi he'd
hv the Congress that the particular cOndi-
tion> o.. the treaty should not be made pub
lie until the ratific atoms had been cXc hang
ed.
Aud ti~t. Indeed. IL the rieral rt.urS.. for
II is a mark Of obvious Difference to the Pow
crS who are parties to the treaty. At the
same time, without going into any details of
the conditions. the main substance Of which
is alreal " known to all the world. because i,
has been embodied in protocols and publish,
ed in every country in Europe. NAV say
at least that my conviction is. that the treat,
ofrcarc will be deemed satisfactory hv thi.
country aud Europe (cheers).
Sir. il will be found that the objects for
which the war was undertaken have been
fully accomplished. 1t will be found that by
the >tipularlons Of that treaty the integrit,
ana independence OF the Turkish empire will
be secured. As far as human arrangement.
can effect that rurroSe-( cheerS). 1t will
De found that that treaty Is Onorahle 10 all
the powers who are contracting parties 10 IT,
and trust that. while on the one hand Il ha.
pGt an end TO war which every friend Il
r humanity must naturally have wished to So,
concluded. on the other hand ii will Law III,
foundation Of peace which trust. 80 far a,
least As regards the circumstances out of
which the war begun. will be lasting and cn.
t durins-( hear. hear).
The notifications are to he exchanged a,
soon as they can be received at Constantine
pie and st. Petersburg. The limitation of
: time has been four weeks. but should hop.
that at least within three weeks the ratfira
tions will lie exchanged at Paris" (checrs)
THREE DAYS LATER.
On Saturday evening the Africa arrived
at New York with Liverpool dates to April
: 9TH
Since the conclusion of the treaty OF reacc
the armIstire has been extended to the sea
and the blockade of the Russian ports consc-
quentv ceases The Baltic fleet is now OIL
r ciallv merged in the home fleet.
In the British Parliament the Central A.
mercan question has been called up An
enquiry was made As to the authenticity of
the document in which the British Minister
5 at Washington acknowledged his having for
$ gotten to submit the British proposal for ar
~
correctness. but did not regard accidental de-
lay of MIR. Champion as preiudral to the
: public service, as similar offer had previ-
Ouslv been communicated to Mr. Marcy thr'o
Mr. Buchanan. The papers relative to the
Central American question would probably
soon be completed and laid on the table.
An arrival at Figueira. Portugal. oath ult
reports that when 200 miles from the New.
foundland coast, the vessel fell in with ice
and saw the lights OF a steamer in the ice
This vague report offers new field for srec-
ulation, relative to the fate of the mis,ino
steamer Pacific
. PARIS, Sd, p M-The details connected
, with the Danubian Princiralities, and the
Liberties Of the Christian subjects of the
Forte. are the points to he arranged in the
, renewed conference. The Porte objects 10
, any occupation Of Turkey by the allied for.
ccs. and ii is possible that the point will be
waived ifthe Powers are satisfied as 10 the
safety and privileges Of Christians.
fthe return home of the allied armic. !.
performed leisurely, the feeling in official
quarters is, that a sufficient force will remain
for many months, to keep fanaticism in check
ST.. PETERSBURG. April BY an ,mpe
rial manifesto, Peace is proclaimed, the Oh.
Ject Of the war having been gained bv the
security acquired for the PRIVILEGES of Cbr;s