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starting east of Silistria, and joining the
Black Sea south of Mongolia.
Article 4-Lines of boundary and water
division shall be fixed by the European
Commission and Danube Commission re-
spectively.
Articles As, 46, and Al continue the pres
ent commercial relations of Roumania in
force until new arrangements are made.
Article 4S-Tribute shall be capitalized at
the rate arranged by the powers and the
Porte.
Article 49-Roumania supercedes the
Porte in all obligations relating to public
works in that principality.
Article 5O-The Notifications on the DAN
ube, from the iron gates to its mouth, shall
be razed. No ships of war shall navigate
downward from the iron gates. Guardships
of the powers ascend to Galatz.
Article 51-A commission of the Danube,
in which Roumania and Servia shall be-
represented, is maintained. 1t will exercise
its powers henceforth, SO far as Galatz, with
complete independence of territorial au-
thority, and all arrangements relative to its
rights are confirmed
Article 52-53-Contain further regulations
in regard to the Danube Commission.
Article 54--The work of removal of OBJ
stacles which the iron gates and cataracts
cause to the navigation of the Danube is in
trusted to Austro-Hungary.
Article 55-The Porte engages to apply
in Crete the plan of government of 1868.
Analogous relations, adapted to local re-
quirements, shall be introduced into other
parts of Turkey. The special commissions
of the Porte, in which the native element
shall be largely represented, shall elaborate
details of these plans. The Porte before
promulgating these acts, shall take advice
of the European Commission for Eastern
Roumelia.
Article 56-In case the agreement relative
to the ratification of the frontier provided by
protocol 13 between the Porte and Greece
should not be realized, the powers are ready
to offer their good services to Turkey and
Greece.
Article 57-The Porte having expressed g
| willingness to maintain the principle of re-
| ligious liberty, and give il widest sphere,
| the contracting parties take cognizance of
this spontaneous declaration: In every part
OF the empire difference of religion should
not be motive of unfitness in anything re-
lating to civil and political rights, admission
| to public Offices, duties and honors, and ex-
ercise of all professions and industries.
Every one should be admitted, without dis
tinction of religion, to give evidence before
the tribunals; practice Of all religions
should be entirely free. No impeachment
| should be offered to the hierarchical organ
1zations of different communions, or to their
| spiritual chiefs. Ecclesiastics, pilgrims, and
| monks of all nationalities travelling in
Europe and Asiatic Turkey shall enjoy the
same privileges. The right of official pro.
lection is accorded to the agents of the
powers in Turkey and holy places, with
their religious and charitable establish.
ments. The rights conceded to France are
expressly reserved, it being understood that
the status quo with respect to the holy
places shall not be seriously affected in any
way. The monks of Mount Athos, of what
ever nationality, shall maintain their pos
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equa ity of rights and prerogatives.
LONDON, July 14.-The Daily Telegraph,
dispatch from Berlin gives seven additional
articles of the treaty of peace, making
sixty-four in all. These principally relate
to arrangements in Asia, which are already
known. Article 65 provides that the treat
les of sc and III shall be maintained il
all those dispositions which are not modified
by the present treaty. This article is con
s1dere d very favorable for England.