The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-18
PROTOCOL NO. 10.

FITTING OF MARCH "a, 1856. ,
Presert-The leIpotentisries OF Austria, France,
Great Britain, Prussia Russia Sardinia and rark.y
The BARON DE BouRou reports the labors OF the
com mission charged with preparation Of the dedntve
draft OF the peambls of the general treaty The COM
mission fays the second penpoentiary Of France had
for Its task to discover terms which, taking into account
the positioo OF all parties might be equally Satisfactory
to each of the powers who operating in the work
OF peace.
The project, unanimously accepted BY the commission,
Their Msjsses Ac, animated with the desire putting
end to he casm.ies Of war and wishng the
with bis Ssjes.v The Emperor q austria
% ss Of s,
poensrl.s &c, which plenpoentisres assembled in
understanding having been happily established between
hem their Msesies the mperor Of the French the
sardinia and lie s sa s%
& participate IL he s1s @ as
raj
nT:s % 70 snd liz 70 ne
plenipoteniarics, DO.
The congress adoptsit.
Count WAIEwsK observes that the congress decided in
one of its preceding sit ngs, that mention should be-
made in the general treaty the haiti scherf re entity
MussuImsn subje that il had been agreed however,
that this mention should be made in forms as at
once to establish the spontaneous action of ths Ottoman
government in this matter, and that should
not in any result II any right of
on the part OF the other pr wers.
Count WAIKwsKI proposes to insert N the general
treaty the fourth point the following TERMS which
seem to him to fulfil the intentions Of the conyresa:
ns Imperial Es.siy The sn'an having in hi. co..an soil
religion Of issued hmsn which equally records hlE
seIe US intentions tow VAR the Christian popn.sn Ct his
thai has resolved communicate to the contracting
parties the said frman emansbg spontaneously from his
sovereign will.
carry upt erstood that this commurcs.ion Of which
he contracting Powers recognise the high vsue csnno In
ny case give 10 me fas fo~ers the right 70 nec,e either
uliap with his subjects nor In the Internal administration Of
Ia empire.
qbe PIgNroTEsuAREs OF Austria of Great Britain AMI
Of Turkey support this proposition, fully answering
the proposed object Aai Pasha adds that IL would be
sible for him TO assent to other ter cas-, IL they
ended to confer the Powers rxht calculated to limit
he sovereign authority Of the Sublime Porte
The FIENPoTENTIARts of Russia reply that this point
deserves particular attention, and that they cannot ex
press their opinion before they have carefully examined
the terms proposed they demand that it should
ferred TO commission
The PLNlPoTEyTARIs of France and Great Tain com.
bat he proposition of the OF Russia i'm
ssns IN tftir turn upon the very importance OF the
question, which requires to be considered in sleno.
~ Is oecioed that the discussion shall take place ia
Congress st the next sitting.
Ire FIRST PISPoTENTARY of France communicates the
articles relative TO servis which had been drawn up by
the &C mmiesion for the Prncipaites.
Upon the proposition OF the Earl OF CLARENDON, the
cor determines that the articles sha inserted
in the present protocol and d,ers the EXAMINATION OIL
them iii the next meeting.
The articles in the following terms:-
The principally OF servia shall continue 10 hid o. the
Sub Porte IN conformity It'll the imperia hats which fix
and determine the rights ana mmunites which eno,s
rsnSert administration, we'll in liberty OF
worship ofFgsatisn, commerce and OF navigation.
The smsliorsons Which Il may oeome necessary intro