The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-28
France and switzerland.


SELL reply question whether all the eight Powers,
well Switzerland and sardnia, have consented TO
o2d article the Dennmve Act of Vienna aud whether
there is any preliminary understanding between the
Powers ar 70 the basis on which tho conference VIII take
place." said will state the facts far they
within nay own knowledge. Ny honorable friend seems
to suppose that certain Powers have consented u take
part in the proposed conference Now the In which
the matter stands is this Tho House will have from
papers which have been presented that tho French
government have proposed three different modes for re-
concilmg the a2d article OF the treaty Of Vienna with
the q article OF the treaty Of Turin, and that
ference IS only one Of those modes. The French
ference and asked the other Powers 70 attend H.
Her MaJestys government had no dilicQlty ia
ference as the best mode Of considering this subject
but docs not APPEAR " far as know that any den
tive answer has been given by the Other Powers OF Eu
rope. We have been tod-atboagn, OF course, the
,nld not US, but To the French govern
mcnt-that Austria and Prussia bavo both shown
hesitation the matter, and that, although unofficial
answer went from Russia that she was willing TO accept
conference yet her answer not formal or de0ntvo
ON the subject Therefore at present no sunmonscs have
opc out from France for the purpose OF converting the
conference; and IL Is not yet certain that the other
Powers have sssep,od To that mode believe, however,
they alnay that II conference rs summoned they wall
send representatives H. With regard to the scoond
question put 10 whether preliminary arrange
ment has been TO with the Powers respecting the
basis Of settlement the French government have from
the beginning stated that the only practical basis s that
the Powers should coeayor To reconcile the ninety second
article of the treaty Vienna with the second article OF the
treaty OF Turin and hcy that that viii be thought
proper basis, because IL allows every latitude TO tho other
Powers 10 state their views upon the subject. imagine
other basis than that be propofed As 10 tho
obscry which has been made once In this
House that the French government proposes tie down
the other Powers beforehand against any Arrangement by
which part Of Savoy may separated from France
attempt has been made 10 cttcr the other Powers
that suhcct Tho French government however say that
Il suh proposal should be made they win state their
objection " It's adoption. (Hcar) With respect 10 the
revelation made by my honorable friend last night,
what rAnspred between the Emperor OF tho French
the Emperor u Austria at VlafraDca what happened ON
that occasion only have taken place between those
two Sovcrcins. believe that Other person
sent at that interview We have had yrous accounts,
less Official Of the general substance OF what
pas ed at that interview but have not received any
Dimaton that the proposal suggestion 10 which my
honorable friend the member for LRkeari alludos
made. have, indeed, heard the story 10 vague way,
bit do not know that there any authority whatover
Tor IT, (Hear)