The New York herald., 1871-03-18

Tho London Conference and the Treaty
Of Paris-Europe Unit With France
ReconciIed.
During the session of the British Parliament
on the night of the 18th instant Earl Gran
vile, Secretary OF State for Foreign Affairs,
announced to the House of Lords that the
European Conference which had been assem-
bled in London for the revision of the Treaty
of Paris of 1856 and the settlement of the
questions Of the navigation Of the Dardanelles
and Bosphorus by vessels Of war, had con-
cluded its labors and adjourned. Lord Gran
vile stated briefly that France was repre-
sented in the assemblage, before the close, by
the Duo de Broglie that a new treaty In
amendment Of that of Paris had been adopted
and signed that men-of-war were to be
admitted to the Dardanelles and Bosphorus
under certain conditions, the adjudgment and
application of which had been confided to
Turkey; and that the Danubian Commission
had been continued in Its supervisory powers
eastward for ten years.
By a special cable telegram from London
which is published in the HERALD to-day we
are enabled to report the official executive con-
irmation of Earl Grauville's statement by
announcing that the attested treaty protocols,
which were drawn up and signed by the Con-
ference plenipotcntiaries in London, were sub
mitted to the English House Of Commons
during the night of Thursday last, thus giving
the ratification of cabinet and legislative
sanction to the proceedings Of this interesting
and important assemblage. The HERALD cor
respondent supplies also special chronology
cal record of the different meetings of the
Conference, as well as very spirited outline
of the debates which took place and the essen
tials of the work which was accomplished each
day. It will be observed that Russia and
Turkey met by their plenipotentiary represen-
tation in the Congress in a really fine spirit,
ready for debate, but disposed to make reason.
able concessions. Italy appears to have
assumed the position Of central peaceful
negotiatory mediator-a really happy idea.
During the first meetings France was not rep
resented at the Screen Table" in Downing
street. There was chair vacant
near the board, and the remaining
members of the aggregated European family
were troubled, gloomy in mind and, perhaps,
distrustful of each other in consequence. To-
ward the close of the proceedings the Due de
Broglie took his seat in this chair on behalf of
the French republic, thus symbolizing by his
presence, as statesman and man Of title, the
changed governmental aspect of the powerful
continental chameleon, as well as its aristo-
cratic traditions, and so presenting to the
neighbsring hereditary legislators present
point Of union in the panorama or dissolving
view Of the European ruling system as it was
established in ages long past.
The work of the Conference was easy of
accomplishment after the appearance of
France. France was docile and quescent.
The republic acceded to what had been
already done. This work is set forth in our
special telegram report. Russia and Turkey
expounded their respective positions openly
and frankly. The result is that the
Treaty of Paris is in reality set
aside by means Of its revision and an inte-
gral confirmation by the Treaty Of London.
Turkey is reassured. Russia has toned
down considerably from the first reading of
the famous Gortchakoff circular of the Goth Of
October, 1870, and Russia, as will be seen by
our telegram from St. Petersburg, proclaims
the advent of an age of peace. France is ac-
as democracy. In this last the
European peoples have gained point. 1t
denotes progress both ways-for general
radical reform of the Old World governments
and united European advance from the re-
enlightened centre toward the Holy Shrines.
Acting in the spirit Of this conviction, we
have taken pains to illustrate our cable news
telegram by the simultaneous publication of
a complete historical exhibit of the Eastern
of the European Powers from the
year 1889 to the moment of the invaliding
of the ''sick man. of Turkey, in 1853, and
thence to the period Of the Crimean war and
the perfection of the Paris treaty of 1856.
Thus does the HERALD note history by paus-
ing and duly observing each distinct era in
the order of its chronicle--the ''post houses of
Time, where the Fates change horses"
Coal and Salt-Tea and CofTee-Wkere are