The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-05

banshed Of 70 day would not become to morrow the re
pTesentatves Of local independence That IS NOT all,
people do not reflect sufficiently that additional pro-
vince gwen TO Piedmont would destroy the equilibrium
happy established between her and the kingdom Of the
TIVE Settles. What took place in lS4S ought however,
not be forgotten May not the jealous rivalry which
then caused the Neapotan troops to retrace their steps
break again? The would be grave, for IL would
lead this time to complete schism between the most
powerful States of the Italian peninsula conledera-
lion would become impossible; Piedmont would be as
grandised but the cause OF Italian nationality would be
endangered
In the number Of these real friends must now as
suredy count England, and that hope that
when better informed, she will join her counseis to
United on the banks Of tho Peho to chasse, with
in hand, common insult let the two great Western
Powers also unite their diplomatic efforts 10 remove the
last difficulties OF the Italian crisis and to Make il need
be- such notifications in the conditions of peace may
be in accord with the interests and honor Of the parties
engaged Thanks to this Union, the Italian peninsula
would be free from the Alps 10 the Adria,ic
Russian Encroachmentsi i'm the Far East.
From the London China Telegraph, Sept II
BY the spaatons of the treaty Of 1855 between Russia
and Japan signed at Smoda January 20 old s,yle of
that year, by Admiral Count Pouatine the part Of
Russia the island Of Kraftoso the Russians call Saga
iens declared neutral territory To prevent posi-
bilty of a misunderstanding on the subject We snbjon
the text of the paragraph in question: which fol-
lows:-"Art. 2. The boundary line between Russia and
Japan shall for the future the group Of Kurie
Islands, between Iturup and Urup The Island of urup
shall belong wholly to Japan and Tr together with the
rest of the Islands Of the group to the north of Urup be-
long to Russia. With regard to the Island of Krato
propriated either by Russia or Japan" The island in
question, which, in geographical point Of view forms
the northern continuation Of Japan, being only sepa-
rated from Jczo by the straits In Perousc-a mar
channel, not wide the Straits Of Dover-runs
in direction due north and SOUTH Just opposite the
mouth Of the river Amoor, and parallel with the coast
line Its length, from Cape Elizabeth its northern cx
tremity TO Cape Notoro in the SOUTH is 700 miles,
about the length of England and Scotland though its width
is not so great, being nowhere than eighty
hundred miles broad and in places not more
than forty or tty Sagalen is mountainous, chain of
mountains running through the whole Of the island form
ing il the back bone. II lies between the para
es Of from 40 To o. degrees the country of France
and England between Bordeaux and Liverpool; though,
from its geographical position ON the eastern side
Of continent the climate is not good, and mean
temperature considerably lower On the eastern coast there
few good arbors, the best Of which Aniwa Bay
and Taraika, where there is Russian settlement On the
west coast OF the island there good ports Al
though the mineral riches of the island have yet
ascerained to any extent, there is to believe
that il contains iron "copper" and gold The most vaa.
BILE commodity hitherto discovered Sagalen s coal
which found in many places, either the surface or
cropping out from under the rocks the seacos The
quality Of this coal is represented very excellent aud
forms inexhaustbe source Of fuel for the Russian
though Russia has appropriated this large and important
island to her own and profit, in spite of the above
quoted stipulation of the treaty with Japan it is highly
probable that the Japanese, who have hitherto had no
foreign trade not Of the fact and doing in
happy ignorance of it they would probably make some
representation TO Russia though the latter doubt would
be able to furnish plausible promise evacu-
ate the neutral territory AS matters stand the Jap
anese may never find out the approach their own
shores till the island Is dcnsely populated and then the
historical drama Of William the Norman may be repeated
at some future date in the distant of the Far East