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Guoe into the presen: institutions ot ipality of Servis Dap ‘only be the result of ‘conoert between the Su3ume Porte ‘end the other contracting parties PROTOCOL NO. 14. NEW LAWS IN TURKEY. SITTING OF MARCH 25, 1856, Present—The plenipotentiaries of Austria,’ France ‘Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, Sardioia and Curkey. The plenipotentiaries of Rass'a are invited to commu. nicate to the congress the observati.ns waich they hud ‘Feverved to themee!ves to offer ujon the terms inserted in Protocol No. 12, relative to the fourth poiat. Baron Baunow states tha’, by fasuriag to the Christ- eof the Ottoman empire tie compiete evjryment of their privileges, there has been vesro red up a prace an additional guarantee, and which will not de tue least va- Tuable; that on this ground it would be 1m >aasible to ap- Preciate \0o highly the importance of the hatt\-scaerit ‘which bad recently emanated from the soverciga will of the Sultan; that the Russian plenip ventiaries do not he- sitate to acknowl nd, moreover, are happy to de- -lare that this act, paragraph of tests the benevolent inteniions o the published it, realizes, and eve: at it would be an act of homage to ‘he exoeliel dom of the Sultan, and a proof of the solicitu equally animates all the governmen's of Europe, to mention it in the treaty of peace; that this pitot is agreed upon, and all that remains is to come to au uader- atandiog respecting the terms. M, de B-unow adds that ‘the special interest felt by Rusts ia the Christisns of Tur- key had induced her to give her fail assent to the terms first propored, which appear, however, to have given rise to cértain objections ; although th we terms, 10 oon- formity with the unsaimous opiuion of the congress, ascribed exclusively to the sovereign and spon'aarous ‘will of the Sultan the act which it is desired to record in the treaty, and stipulated tha: no right of tnterference whatsoever on the part of any power could ensue from it. He further states that, out of consideration for sus Oeptibilities which we respyct, we acsording!y renounce it, and eh propene to the congress terms which appear ct all that was requisite, while keeping within the simits traced out tor us The Baron ds Bru- Bow then reads those terms, which are thus drawn up— tag. we fara of al be wublesiat wtnous itinction of often wi all bis a on. ion OF of Face, ianued a firman which record his, generous faten: tions towards ian population empire has resolved to bring the ssid firman to the knowledge of the a sses, alt their hopes; pa Pa Mijoation th Their Majesiion the Emperor of the French &c., reeognise the bigh value of the spontaceous act of the sovereign will of his jesty the Su'tan. Their enid Majeaies accept this com- ry the amelioration of tae condi- st, the common Cer of thetr desires in the general interest of humanity, civilization and ety. PiWhile manifesting on this point toe woanimity of thelr intea- ig | parties declare, by common consent, oa the bigh contr communicat! le yeep ei ap ation mevetiign make, e ‘ef the sovereign aut 4p 1's relations with its subjecta . id The First PRENIPOTENTIARY of France, and after him the Earl of Ciarendon, observe thet the draft presenred by the plenipotentiaries cf Russia does not essentially differ from that for which they demand that {t saould be sub- stituted, and thet by insisting on it they would piace the P’enipotentisries of Turkey under ths necessity of again Yeferring to Constantinople re«pecting it, and would thus give rise to fresh delays; thet she difference to be ob- served beta the two texts had either « bearing de- serving the attention of the congress. and in that case the plenipotentiaries of Russia should define theic charac- ter sné nature, or that those differences are insignifisant as might be supposed froma simple perusal, and that accordingly it would be best to adhere to the terms which have already obtained the assens of the Ottoman coupe ent, the party principally interested in the uestion. £ Count ORLorr replies t'at in concurrence with the Baron de Bruncw, and taking into consideration the mo- tives set forth by the plenipotentisries of France and of Great Britain, he gives up the project presented by the plenipotentiary of Rassia, and adopts the one had been presented by Couat Waiewaki, requiring, however, a slight alteration, and reserving the approba- ‘tion of his court. Lord Cowtey s+ys that he cannot Jet pass the expres. sione which had been used by the Baron de Brunow when speaking of the special interest felt by Russia in the Christian subjects of the Sultan, and that the inser- Test which the other Christian Powers have unceasingly shown in them is neither less great nor less special. Baron Bruyow ite that, while ré ag to the Gsporitiens by which his court had at: been ani- mated, he bad not intended to throw a doubt on or to contest those of the other powers for their co- rel'gionists. ° r having stated thet hie instructiens do not permit him to agree to any modification without taking the or. ders of his government, Aali Pasha, a¢mitting that the alteration requested by Count Orloff consisted in a sim, josition of words, assents to it, and the Congres adopts the following terms as definitive, subject to the reservation made above by the plenipotentiaries of ussia— His Imperial Mojesty the Sultan having, in his constant soli- citude for the welfare of his subjects, bn th distinction of re - or of race, issued firman. which, while ameliorating ‘their condition, equally records his generous intentions towards the Christian yuiat ion of his and wisbing to farther proot oe 47 seutisneuta 1s teat 2 , bas Meestted -pommunicate to the contracting parties an, ems- nating spontaneously from will. ‘the contrac ing powers recognise the high value ot this com- derstood that it cannot, in any ease, give t> wers the right to iniertere, either eollective'y or separately, in the relations of his Majesty the Su'tan with his subjects, nor in the internal administration of b's empire. Count WaLEWsE! says that the state of war having mad ‘void the treaties and conventions which existed betwee Russia and the other belligerent powers, it is proper t> to a trensitory stipuistion for settling the commer- relations to their respective subjects, dating trom the conclusion of peace. ‘The Fart OF CLARENDON expresses an opinion that it ‘would be advisable to be teed mutually, as regards commerce and navigation, for the treatment of the most favored nation, until allied power shall be able to renew its ancient treaties with Russia, or eleo negotiate ones. The Presiporentianies of Russia reply that they are ‘without instructions in this respect, and that it would not be ble for them to enter into engagements cal- cu'ated to crea'e a state of things different from toat which existed before the war, and that before assenting to the combisation proposed by the Earl of Clarendon, they must refer to their court on the sudject, tnat Russia has, moreover, concluted with certain frontier Siates treaties which grant to their respective subjects advantages which it might, perhaps, not suit her to concede, even tempora- tily, to the subjects of other powers, seeiog that a just reciprocity might possibly not result from such a course; and for these reasons xy propose to agree that the treaties and conventions extsting before the war shall be wevivea for a period fixed and sufficient to permit the ee parties to come to an agreement as to new atipnlations. ie question being reserved, the Earl of CLARENDon that, while admitiing Turkey to form part of the Delitioal system uf Europe, the contracting powers would given striking proof of the dispositions which bind them Vogether, and of their solicitude for the general interests of their respective subjects, if they endeavored to come to an understanding among themselves with the view of placing the relations of their commerce and navigation in harmony with tbe new position conferred on the Utto- «man empire. Count WALEwsk: supports this opinion, an insists up- on the new principles which are ab ut to emaaate Crom the detiverations of the congress, and on the guarantees which the recent measures taken by the g vernmeat of ‘Abe Sultan afford to Europe. ‘The Count pe Cavove observes that no power possesses ‘® commercial legisla’ ion ofa more libera: character than that of Turkey, and that th anarchy which reigns in the transactions, or rather in the personal relations, of foreigners resident in the Ottoman empire, results from stipulations which had their origin in an exceptional eituation. Baron MANTEC?rEL says that Prussia having hai to ne- gotiate a treaty of commerce with the Porte, he has had an opportunity of verifying the difficulties of every kind org Mee @ multiplicity of conventions concluded with Turkey, and stipulating, in favor of each power, for the treatment of the mcst favored nation. Count Bro1 acknowledges that certain advantages would reault frcm the regulation of the commersia’ reiations of Turkey with the other powers; but as interests differed with the a situations, extreme circumspeetion is indispensable ii roceeding to # re-adjustment which would affect a state of already acquired, dating from the earliest tim es of the Ottoman empire. AALI Pasua attributes all the difficulties which fetter the commercial relations of Turkey and the action of the Ov- roman government to stipulstions which are obsolete. He enters into details tending to establish that the privi- Jeges which Europeans have acquired by the capituls- tions are injurious to thelr owa security aud tothe de- velopement of their transactions, by Maniting the interfe- rence of the local admivistratic it the jurisdiction by which foreign agents protect their countrymen conati- tutes @ multiplicity of governments within the govern- ment, and, consequently, an insuperab'e obstacle to all improvement, Bovrqueney, and the other plentpotentiaries with him, acknowledge that the capitulation: apply to a situation to which the treaty of peace will necessarily tend to put an end, anc that the privileges which they confer upon individuals circumscribe the authority of the Porte within limits to be regre.ted; that it is opportune to devise modifications calculated to bring all things into harmony; but that it is not less important to bey them to the reforms which Turkey {s introducing into her administration, #0 as to combine the guarantees neoersary for foreigners with those which will result from the measures which the Porte is engaged in apply- “ctor these mutual explanations, the plenipotenti: unapimousyy recognise the necessity of revising the otipulations which pi ied the commersial relations of the Porte with the other powers, ax wellas the posision of foreigners resident in Turkey; and they decide upon recording in the present protocol their wish that a de- liberation should be opened at Constantinople, after the conclusion of peace, between the Porte and the repre- sentatives of the other contracting powers, with the view of attaizing this twofold object in such a manner as to afford entire satisfaction to all legitimate interests. The congress resumes the discussion of the articles re- Jative to mote 3 i usa KI reads ee After hay- ‘peen ised, these srticies are agreed to by the con- ou in the following terms . ys [Here follows artictes 28 and 29 of the treaty.) ‘The cong: ess turther decides thet the ministers of the Porte come to an understanding, at Vonstantioople, withthe resentatives of the other contracting pow- ers, upon the mont suitable means for putting an end to reves abuses by sn invertigation, the nature of which They will de‘ermine mong themsety Count Bvot considers that it would be advantageous, with reference to the different polnts upon which the ps bd had been engaged, to obtain from the plenipo- tentiaries of Rustia assurances om the subject of Monte- 0, Which they are probably disposed to give. that circumstances, dating from different periods, may have given rise tos belief that Rassia intended to pursue in that province a course of action having a cer- tein analegy with that which had devolved on her in the Danubian provinces, and that her plenipotentiaries might, by means of a declaration which would be recora- ed mattwe protocol, remove ali doubts on this point. ‘The PrewiporentiaRies of Rasle reply thet no mention ‘wan made of Montes egro, either in the documents which éesucd {rom the Conferences of Vieans, or in the acta or which had preceded the meeting of the nevertheless, they donot heritate to declare, tion has been put to them, that thet: government has no oher relations with Montenegro than suca as sprit from the rympathies of the Moatesegrins for Russia an trom the friendly divpositions of Russia towarda those mourtaineers. This declaration {s deemed satias’actory, gress proseeds to the examination of the articles relative tothe Danubian Principslities, which have beem revised by the commission for drawing up tne treaty. After having formed the sunj-c! of a fresh discussion, these articles are recorded in the protocol as foilows:—~ [Articles 22 to 27 4 Upen an observation made by the Karl of CLaRespo, it is understovd that the firman enjoiming the sonvoza- tion of the divans ad hoc shall be agreed upon with the Tepresentatives of the c mtracting powers at CO nstanti- nople, and be drawn wp in such @ mannsr as to provide for the full execution of the artisle which de ermiaed the composition of those avsemblies. Before the conclusion of the sitting, Count Warawakr observes tbat the greater part of he articles of the geveral treaty having been decied on, and been inserted the protocol, the cong:ess might, at the nex: sitting, pass in review wll the texts intended to form the fiaal document. [The signatures foiiow.] PROTOCOL NO. 15. SITTING OF Marcu 26, 1856. Psesent~—The plenipotentiaries of Au: , France, Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, Sardinis, end Tarkey. The protocol of the precedixg sitting having been read, the plenfpotentiaries of Austris, Great Britain, and Tar key declare tha: they consider the «xpiana‘ions fur- nished by the plenipotentiaries of Russia on the sudject {Montenegro as implying the assurance ‘hat Russia has no relations with that province of an exclusive political character. Aau Pasua adds that the Porte jiders Montenegro 8 an integral part of the O!t»man Empire, and declares, however, that the Sublime Pcrte has no intention of al- tering the present state of thiegs. After these explana- tions the protocols are read and approved. Count WaLEwsxi then proceeds 10 @ general and de- nitive reading of all stipulatiors adopted by the con- gresr, and which are successively inserted in the present protocol, after having received the modifications unanti- mously agreed upon. (Here follow the preamble and articles 1 to 14 inclusive ] The conference defers the reading and adoption of the other articles to the following sitting. [The signatures follow.) PROTOCOL NO. 16. EVACUATION OF TURKEY. SirtTiNG oF MaRcH 27, 1856. Present—The plenipotentiaries of Austria, France, Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia and Turkey. EN of the preceding sitting is read and ap- roved. : Count WaLEwski reads the project of convention de- signed to replace the act signed in London on the 13th of July, 1841, ‘Thia project is adopted, and the congress decides that it shail be annexed to the present protocol. ‘The congress further de'ermine that a special proto- col, which shall be signed before this convention, shall stivulate,{dur: period necessary fur the evacua- tion of the territories by the belligerent armies, for @ ‘emporary exception to the regulation respecting the closing. Count WALEwsK! resumes the reading of the artisles of the general treaty, which had been interrupted at the close of the preceding sitting; these articles are suc- ceesively adopted, in the following terms:~- (Here foliow articles 15 to 30 inciusive.} The First Pueniporentiary of France says that he ar- rives at the article stipulating for the evacuationof the Ottoman tersitory by the armies of the allied powers. He remarks that the previous conventions concluded with the Porte fix, on this subject, periods which, by reason of the cevelopement assume by the war, have become physleally iueufficlent for the evacuation of the troops and materia) collected at this time in the Crimes. He adda that the evacuation will commence immediately after the conclusion of peace, and that the inteation of France, as well as of all her allies, is to recall her army within the shortest poe period, but that this opera- tion will require not less than six months; that the allies of the Porte find themselves, conrequently, unable, how- ever great their desire to conform to them, to fulfil, Within the stipulated perfod, the engagemont whieh they have taken on this point, and that it is, accordingly, necessary to come to some understanding. Tm consequence of these observations, the Congress decides that it will meet immediately after the eonclu- sion of peace, in orcer tocome to an agreement upon the arrangements to be adopted in order to fix the pe- riods within which th cuation shall be accomplished. ‘The adoption of the last articles ef the genoral treaty 18 det to the next meeting. ‘The draft of convention to be concluded between Rus- ‘ia and Turkey, and which is annexed to Protocol No. 10, aving been revised, is agreed to and finally settled as it is annexed to the present protocol. [The signatures follow.) ANNEX 2 TO PROTOCOL NO. 16. CONVENTION RESPECTING THE STRAITS. [Publiehed in the New York Beran, May 13.] PROTOCOL NO. 17. SITTING OF MARCH 28, 1856, Present--The plenipotentiaries of Austris, France, Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia and Turkey. Count WALEwsKI re the last articies of the general treaty. These articles are settled aud agreed to by the ccgress in the following terma :— [Articles 81 to 24 inclusive. ] The congress further cecides that the treaty shall ter- pons with the following additional and transitory article :— \d the con- ADDITIONAL AND TRANSITORY ARTICLE. ‘The stipulations of the convention respecting the straits, signed this day, shall not be applicable to the vessels of war copra by the belligeren: powers for the evacuation, by sea, of the terri Socupled by her armler; but the said stipu- ations shall resume their entire effect as soon as the evacua- lion shall be terminated, All the articles having been read and approved, Count Walewski pro) 8 to the congress to meet in the course of to-morrow, in order to sffix their initfals to the treaty end to the conventions which will be annexed to it. He Mikewise pro to fix Sunéay, the 30th of the present month, for the signature of the peace. ‘The Conterence agrees. Count Watewski finally remarks that, upon siguing the treaty of peace, the corgress will not have arrived at the conclusion of its labors; that it must continue to meet in order to nettle all that relates to the cessation of hostili- ties, and particularly to the blockades; to Ree ire the in- structions designed for the commission which is to pro- ceed to the Prinetpelities; and, finally, to agree upon the arrany ements to be adopted in order to insure the evacu- ation of all the territories occupied by the armies cf the allied powers, ‘The congress consequently decides that it will continue to sit and to assemble at the place of its sittings. (The signatures follow.) PROTOCOL No. 19. SIGNATURE OF PEACE. Sirmnc oF MARcH 80, 1856. Present—The pienipotentiaries of Austria, France, Great Britain, P.ussia, Russia, Sardinia and Tarhey. Having met together at noon, in the saloon of their Celiberations, the p'enipotentiaries collate with the in- #truments which they had marked with thetr initials at the preceding sitting. 1. The general treaty of peace. 2. The convention respecting the Straits. 3. The con- vention relative to the light vessels of war which the fay bordering on the coasts shall maintain in the ack Sea. 4. convention respecting the Aland Islands. And all these acts having been tound in due form, the plenipotentiaries affix to them their signature and the reai of their arms, After which, and upon the proposition of Count Wa LEWSKI, the Congrers ceciares that the armistice. in con- S quence of the signature of peace, is prolonged sili the time of the exchange of the ratificutions, and it is agreed between the pienipotentaries of France, of Great Briteta, of Sardinia and of Turkey, on the one part, and the ple- nipotentiaries of Russis, on the other, that orders to this eflect shail be transmi:ted without celay. ‘The Congress turther ¢ecides that the exchange ot the ratifications ahall be made in six ccpies, that the adci- tional artisle to the general treaty snail be ratified ia the tame instrument with the general treaty itselt, and that ‘tne ratifications of thet treaty, and of each of the an- nexed conventions shall be prepared in separate acts. The Fart or CLAPENDON 9} ses to the plenipoten- tiaries to proceed to the Tuileries to inform the Emper that the congress has just concluded tne work of pacitis..- tio, in which his Mejesty took s great interest, and which Europe was awaiting with euch lively Bo me ‘The first plenipotentiary of Great Britain says, that this proceeding. as regards the sovereign of the country in which the congress is sasembled, is at once a respectfal expression of gratitude due to the great kindness and gracious hoszi'ality which the plenipotentiaries, indi- vidually and collectively, had met with on the part of his Imperial Majesty. Lord Clarendon adds, that he feels as- sured beforehand that everything whieh might tend to prove the feelings of respect and high consideration with which the plenipotentiaries are animated towards the person of the Emperor Napoleon, will meet with the most complete spprobation of the sovereigns whom the pleni- potentiaries have the honor to represent. ‘The congress adopts with eager unanimity the proposi- tion of the first antl ey pe of Great Britain. Count WaALewski 6 the first tema tinal of Great Britain for the proposition which he has just made, and does not hesitate to give the assurance that the Ewperor, bis sugust sove! , Will be very sensible of the suggested by Lord rendon, and not less gratetul for the sentiments which bave dictated it than for the unanimous eagerness with which it has been adopted, ‘The present protecol is read and approved. {The signatures follow } PROTOCOL No. 20. MEETING OF APRIL 2, 1856, Present—The plenipotentiaries of Austria, n3e, Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia and Turkey. In conformity with the decision which had been taken, the Congress applies itself to the question whether the blockades can be raised before the exchange of the rati- fications of the sey peace. Count WaALEwsxi states that the precedents establiahed that, erally, blockades have not beep raived until the time of the exchange of the ratifications, in virtue of the principle that a war is po ted until the time when the étipulations which are to put an end to it have received the sanctions of the sovereigns ; that the spirit of Ifberality which exercises, in our days, so happy an influence over international law, and over the rela'ions which the different powers maintain among themselves, admits, nevertheless, of «dearture from thts rale; that France and Great Britain, who have imposed the exist- ing blockades, have agreed between themselves to mant- fest on this occasion their soliciiude for commerce in oe oe that, Leap beg a now een A devise per means for bestowing upon Kurope this fresh ened The Fart cf CLarENvo,fin concert with the first pleni- jotentiary of France, pro; to conclude an armistics by sea, is measure, in his opinion, would cause the existing bl.ckedes to be immediately raised. Count Watewski adds that this arrangement would admit of captures made subsequently to the signature of peace being considered void, and of the ships and cargoes captured beirg restorec; that commerce would thus be authorized to resume without further olay ell its trans- ao icns, if Russia om her side were to revoke from this NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY 18, 1856. time the exceptional measures which she has adopted a the war for interdicting in her porta the com- meroial operations which took piace daring 5 Engerly avaenting to the wishes expressed og the p'e- nipotentiaries of France and Great Britain, the pleaipo. tentiaries of Russia reply that the propoattions enbait ted to the congress will probably be accepted with ex:reme favor by tbeir government; that they hasten, csnse- quently, to assent to i: from the same motives which have suggested it to the plenisotentiaries who have taken the initiative in regard to :, out that they feel themrelves obliged to reserve the approval of thei: court, The plevipotentiaries of the other powers desiare that this measure will be received with a feeling of lively gra- | titude by the neutral S'ates. It is consequently deciced that if in the next altting, the plenipoteniiaries of Russia, a3 thay presume are au: thorized to state that thir govemment has revoked the prohibitions impored duriog the war upon commerce of importation and cf exportation in the porta and on the fron'tors of the Ruesian empire, thece shall be concluded between Franes, Great Britain, Sardinia and Turkey, on the ove part, aud Russia, on tne other, an armistica by sea, which shail reckon from the date of th» ture of the peace, and shali have for its effect the raising of all blockades, Consequently, prizes made subsequently to the date of the 20h of March Jast will be restored. The consular acts and formalities required by se rf ptrecns and by merchants will be provisionally performe by the agents of the powers who have consented during the war to take care, unofficially, of the interests of the subjecis of the beiligerent pow: (Tae signatures follow.) PROTOCOL No. 21. EVACUATION OF TERRITORY OCCUPIED. Sirring ov Apait 4, 1666. Present—The plenipotentiaries of Austria,’ France, Grea3 Britain, Prureis, Russia, Sardinia and Turkey. The Lemey pepe? of Rustie announce that they are authorized to state that the prohioivive measures adopted curing the war for closing the Russian ports to commerce of exportation are about to be.revoked. In consequence of this dec'aration, and in conformity ith the resolution which it adopted at ita preceding sitting, the congress determines that an armistice by sen is concluded between France, Great Britain, Sardinia ‘and Turkey, on the one part, and Russia on the other izes made subsequently to the signature of peace shall be restored. I: is consequently agreed that orders shail be given for the immedin‘e raising of the existing blockade, and that the measures adopted in Russia during the war against the export of Russian pro- duce, and especially ot grain, shall be revoked without delay. ati er baving proposed to the congress to take up the question of the evacuation of the Russian and Ottom territories, Count WALEWSsKI ra that, as regards allies, it is their intention, as they have already giv Qssurance, to reosll their troopa without delay, and to give crcers that this movement shall commence imme- Glately after the exchange of ratifications, Hoe thinks, and he believes, that he may give an assurance that the Russian territories will be totally evacuated within a period of six months. He adds that the allied armies will quit, within the some term, the positions which they occupy in Turkey. ‘The PrenirorentiaRies of Russia give an assurance, on their sice, that measures ahail be taken for the Bussian trcops which ase now in Kara and its environs with- drawing, as promptly as possible, within the Russian territory, They engage to communicate to the congress, at one of its entuing meeiings, the term which shall be considered necesrary ior tne prompt execution of thie operation. They express the desire that the allied ar mies which are in the Crimea shall commence theit with- drawal by Kertch and Yenikale, in orcer that the Sea of Azoff may, a# soon aa possible, be opeaed to navigation and commerce, Count Buon expresses gratification at the eagerne shown by the belligeren: powers to recall their armies, and thus to execute without delsy one of the mont {m- portant stipulations of the treaty of peace. He says that Austria on her side will take care to withdraw wi:hin her territory such of her troops as occupy the Principalities, He adds that as this operation is not subject to the same difficulties as the embarkation of the armies in the Crimes and their material, it can be accomplished more promptly, and that the Austrian troops will have eva- cuated the Principalities . before the belligerent armies will have been able, on their side, to complete the evacu- ation of the Oitoman Emplre. ‘After these explanations, it is unanimously agreed that all the beligerees or al.ied ermies shall commence their withdrawal ediately afver the exchange of the ratifi- cations of the treaty o! peace, and that they shall con: tinue it without interruption. It is equally agreed that the armies of France, of Great Britain, and of Sardinia shall have a period of six months to effect the total evacuation of the territories which they occupy in Russia avdin the Ottoman Empire; that this evacusiioa shal) commenee, as far as possible, by Kertch, Yenikale, Kin- burn, and Eupatoria. The treaties concluded at Constantinople on March 12 1854, and March 15, 1855, between France, Great Britain, Sardinia and Turkey, stipulating that on the conclusion of peace the territory cf the Ottoman empire shall be evacuated within the epace of forty days; and the execu- tion of this engagement having become physicslly impo sible in consequence of the developement assumes by t! war, it is agreed that instructious and powara shall be sent to the representatives of France, Great Britain and Rardinia at Constantinople to conclude a convention with the Porte, for the purpose of fixing a new term, which shall not exceed six month: ‘The Congress then decides that the commissioners who, by the terms of article 20 cf the treaty of peace will have to undertake the demarcation of the rew. fron- tier in Besearabia, shall meet at Galatz on the 6th of Ma next, and shall ¢xecute without delay the mission which wil be intrusted to them. The PLENiPoTENTIARIS of Rustia declare that the Rus- sian authorities, as soon as this operation shall be con- cluded, will make over to the Moldavian authorities the tortion of territory which, in pursuance of the tresh de moarcation, will have to be annexed to Moldavia. It is understcod that this cession takes place in exshange for, and ehell coincide with, the evacuation of the Russian territories by the allied armfe: The Ear. OF ‘DON remarks tbat inorder to has- en the evi tion of the Crimea, it would be advanta: eous that vessels of the allied powers should have the ower of freely entering the harbor of Sebastopol; this facility, in the opinion of the first plenipotentiary of Great Britain, would accelerate the embarkation of men and material by several weeka, ‘The PLENIPOTENTIARIBS of Russi reply that they will take the orders of their court in this respect. Count WALEWsKI sys that it is hfe to take up the question of the instruc'ions intended for the commission- exe who will be required to repair to the Principatities to investigate, acoorcing to provisions of articls 23 of the treaty of peace, the present state of those provinces, and to propose tha bases of their fuiure organization. states that those inetructions might be drawn up in gexeral terms; that in fixing the object of the mission of the ccmmistiouers, such as had been defined by the treaty itself, they must leave them the latitude neces- sary for obtaining irformation and for quelitying them- relves to perform, in a complete and satisfactory manner, the task which will be intrasted to them. It teems to him thet this opicton bef the more readily be adopted by the congress, inasmuch as the firman ordainirg the convocation of the Divans ad hoe, is, according to protocol No. 14, to be concerted with the reprerentatives of the contracting powers at Constan- tinople, and drawn up in such a manner as to provide tor the entire executior cetermines the com: finally of opinion that the drawing up of these instruc- tions, which could not be prepared by the congress, should be intrusted toa commission selected from among iis members. The congress agrees, and the commission ia composed ofthe first plenipotentiary of Tarkey, and the second plenipotentiaries of France and of Great Britain, ‘The congrers, af er @ furtner examination, and con- tidering that it would be advantageous to modify the de- cition which it had taken on this game subject in the it~ ting cf March 80. adopts the following resoiuttons:— In the ratifications of the general treaty, that treaty thal be followed word for word and in extenso by the ad- citional article and the three conventions annexed; but the ratification shall apply to the general treaty and the additional article, in the following terms:—“‘We, & , having seen and examfned the said treaty, and the said acditioval and transitory article, have approved and do approve them in all and each of the provisions contained in them,” &c. Tnese ratifications shail be exchanged in six copies tor each contracting pewers. The convention revpecting the light vessels shall be ratified between the Porte and Ruaria. The convention respecting the Straits shall be ratified between the Porte, on the one part, which shall present six copies, and the other pow:rs on the other part, who, not having to exchange ratifications between themselves, will Fae have to ratify with the Porte, and conse- quently to present a single copy. the convention respecting Aland shall be ratified be- tween France and England, on the one part, who shall produce each one copy intended for Russia, and Russie On the other part, who will have to produce two copies. {the signatures follow. ] PROTOCOL NO. 22. SITTING oF Aprti 8, 1856, {Published in the New York Heratp of May 13,] PROTOCOL NO. 23. INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION—NON-INTER VENTION AND PRIVATEBERING. MaETING oP Aprit 14, 1866, Present — The plenipotentiaries of Ausiria, France, Great Britain, Prussia, Kussia, Sarcinis and Turkey. Count WALEWSKI remarks that it remains for the oon- add Gecide upon the draft of decisration, of which ¢ indicated the bases in the last meeting, and he de. manés of the plenipotentiaries who had reserved io themselves to take the orders of their respective courts in regard to this matter, whether they are authorized to assent to it. Count Brot declares that Austria is happy to concar in an act of which she recognises the salutary influence, and _ he = Deen furnished with necessary power to ad- ere to it, Count ORtorr expresses himself in the same sense; he addr, Lowever, that in adopting the oh herbat made oy e firet plenipotentiary of France, his court cannot bind iteelt to matutain the principle of the aborition ot priva- teering, and to defend it against powers who might not Uning proper to accede to it. The plenipotentiaries of Prussia, of Sardinia, and of Turkey, ba qually given their assent, the congress adopts the drait ancexed to the _— protocol, and ap- pointe the next meeting for the signature ot it. ‘The Wart or CLaReNpoON having Cemanded permission tol the corgress @ proposition which it appears to him ought to be favorabiy received, states that tne ca- Jamities ot war are still too present to every mind not to make it desiravle to reek out expedient calouiated prevent their return; that a stipuistion had been in- ried in articie 7 of the treaty of peace, recommending that in care of difference between the Porte and one or more of the other signirg powers, recourse should be nad to the mediation of # friendly Siate before resorting to force. The first plenipotentiary of Great Britain con- ceives that this innovation might racsive a more general application, and thua become a barrier against cop fliots which frequently only break forth because it is not always possible to enter into exptanation and to come to an understanding. He proposes, therefore, to agree upon s reeolution calculated to afford t» the main enance of pesce that chance of a duration hereafter, without Sa however, to the independence of gevern- ments, Count Waizwsxi declares himself authorized to sup: port the idea expressed by the first plenipotentiary of reat Britain; he gives the assurance that the plenipo- teptiaries of France are wholly cisposed to concur m the insertion in the protocol of a wish which, being fully in secordance with the terdencies of our epoch, would not im any way fetter the free action of governments. it BLO! would not hesitate to concur in tag opiaion ot the plenipotentiaries ot Great Britain and France, if the resolution of tne congress is to have the form indi- cated by Count Walewnki, but he could not take, ia the name of his court, ar absolute mnt calculated to limit the tudependence ot the A\ 2 cabinet. Toe Esnt. oF CLARENDON replies that ¢ach power is and will be the sole juoge of the requirements of its honor end of its imtereste; thar i is by no means his intention to restrict the anthority of the governments, but only to afford them the opportunity of not haviog recourse to arms whenever differences may be adjusted by otber means, Bercn Mantevrra. gives the assurance that the King, his august master, letely shares the ideas set forth by the Eail of Clare ‘that he therefore considers imael’ authorized to a to them, and to give them the utmost Cevelopement which they admit of. Count ORLorr, while admitting the wisdom of the pro- posal made to the congress, considers that he must refer Ww his court respecting it before he expresses the opinion of the plenipotentiaries of Russia, Count Cavour, be’ore he gives his opinion, wishes to know whether, in the intention of the author of the pro- poriticn, the wish to be exoreased by the congress would exiend to military isterventiona directed against de facto governments, and quotes, as an instance, the interven- 1821, congress should allow of the most eral application; he observes tha: if the good offices fie hs ne jovernment of Greece to respect ‘rance and Engisad wouid very probably hi from occupying the Pira: to che efforts mate by the Cal 1828, in order toprevent the armed intervention which took place at that time in Spain. Count Warzwst adds that there is no question of sti- pulating for a right or of taking an engagement; that the wish expressed by the congress cannot in any case oppose Timits to the libeny of judgment of which no power can divest itself in questions affecting a Unat there ie, therefore, no inconvenience in attad! ‘a geceral cha- racter to the ides entertaimed by the Earl of Clarendon, end in giving to it the most extended applisation. Count Buot says that Count Cavour, in speaking in enother sitting of the occupation of the Austrian troops, forgot that other foreign troops have been invited into the Roman States. To-day, while speaking of the occupation by Austria of the kingdom of Naples im 1821, he fergets that the occupation was the result of an understanding between the five great powers assembled at the Congress of Laybach, In both caves he attributes to Austria the merit of an initiative, and of a spontaneous action which the Austrian pleni- potentiaries are far from clamirg for her. The interven- tion adverted to by the plenipotentiary of Sardinia took ace, he adds, in consequene of the discussions of the Congress of Laybach. It therefore comes wtihin the foope of the ‘ideas expreised by Lord Clarendon, ‘Stoaf'ar cares might, perhaps, recur, and Count Buol does not allow that an intervention carried into effect in con- Fequence of an agreement coms to between the five great powers can become the object of remonstrances of astate of the serond order. Count Buol approves the proposi. tion in the shape tha! Lord Clargndon has presented it, as hevirg a humane cbject; but be could not axgent to it is it were wished to give to it toogrest an extension, or to deduce from it consequences favorable to de facto governments, and to doctrines which he cannot admit. He desires besides that the confermoe, at the moment of fermatnn tog its labora, should not tnd itself compeslied to Olscuss frritating questions, calewated to disturb the Perfect harmony which has not cesmd to prevail among the plenipotentiaries, Count Cavour declares that he is fuily satisfied with the explanations waich he has elicit, and he assedes to the proposition submitted to the congress. Whereupon, the plentpotentiaries do not hesitate to express, in the name of their governments, the wish that States between which any serious misuaderstand'ng may arise should, before appealing to arms, have recou’ far as circumstances might allow, to the good offic friendly power, Tke p'enipotentiaries hope that the g:vernments not represented at the congress will unite in the sentiment which has inspired the wish recorded in the preseat pro- toccl. (The signatures follow } ANNEX TO PROTOCOL NO. 33, DECLARATION, {Publiehed in the New York Herat, May 13.] PROTOCOL NO. 24. Present—Tke plentpotent! Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, ‘the owen cs the preceding sitting is read and ap- proved, Count Ortorr ancounces that he is prepare’, in virtue of instructions from his court, to adhere definitively to the wish recorded in the last paragraph but one of the protocol No, 23. The draft of declaration annexed to the protocol of the last meeting {s 1ead; whereupon, and as they had deter- mined, the plenipotentiaries proceed to the sigaature of that act. legations by On the seopon a of Count WaLewski, and recognia- ing that it is for the general interest to maintain the in- divieibility of the four principles mentioned in the decle- ration eigned this day, the plenipotemtiaries that the powers which shall have signed it, or which shali have acceded to it, cannot hereaiter enter into any ar- rangement in wgard to the sypliention: of the rigat of neutrals in time of war which does not at the seme time rest on the foir principles which are the object of the seid declaration. Upon an observation made by the plenipotentiaries of Russia, the Congress admits that, as the present resolu- ton cannot bawe any retroactive effect, it cannot inva- lidate anteceden’ conventions. Count ORzovF propones’to the plenipotentiaries to offer to Count Walewai, before they separate, the thanks of the ccngresy for the manner in which he has guided its labors, ‘Count Walewski,” he says, the opening of our first meetiig expreseed the wish to see our delibe- rations result in happy issue; this wish is realized, and assuredly the spit of conciliation with which our presi- dent has directedour ciscussions has exercised an influ- ence for which we canwot be too grateful; and I am con- vineed that J act i accordance with the sentiments of all qhe plenpotentiaries im requesting Count Wa'ewski to accept the exprertion of the gratitude of the congress.” The Earl of GLaRENpon supports this proposition, which is acceptel with prompt unanimity by all the plenipotentiaiies, who determine to make a special men- ‘tion of it im the protocol. Count WaLgwsti replies that he is extremely sensible of the kind mani®staiion of which he is now the object, and on his part eigerly expresses to the plenipotentia- ries his gratitude tor the indulgence of which he has not crased to-revelveths proofs during the conferences. congratulates himself, witn them, on having so happily and to completeyattained the object proposed for taeir exertions, ‘The present protocol 1s read and approved. ‘The signatures follow.] A Broruer Revenerne nts Sister’s Sepuction. —Wasuinctox, May 15—P. M.—The Navy Yard here 1s all excitement, owing to a most melancholy transaction to- day, which rerulied ia the death of one individual, an grief to hundreds. The circumstances, as well as I can learm, are as tollows:—Rufas Nahy, » young man em- ployed in the biscksmicha’ department in the yard, was shot and killed by another young man employed in the same ehop, named Daniel Jatboe. It appears that a few minutes before one o’clock, whilst the mechanics in the yard were es dinner, Jarvoe, who was ac- ‘companied by his sister, whois said to be enciente, called at the house of Mra. Irwin, resiting near the Navy Yard, and asked permission to wait a few minutes to sees friend, Permission was cheertully granted, and chairs hanced to them, But » few minutes nad elapsed, when Nally came out from the residence of his mother, which was in the 1mmediate viciaity, on his way to work. Jar- doe and his sister went out to meet him, charged him with being the seducer of his sister, then present, and refusirg to marry her. Their objec} now was an appeal to him to comply with bis alleged obligations, by marry- ing the unfortunate girl, Naily refused positively anc Perseveringly. Jarboe deliberately told him then that he wust take the consequences. and instantly drew a pis- tol and fired. The ball entered iittle below Nally’s beart. Nally hastened home, reacked his mothar’s house, and expired in s few minutes. Jarboe and his ster calmly left the sce He acknowledged the deed, and told the excited crowa which immediately gathered tobe calm; and that he was going to surrender binself immeciately. He sppeared betore Justice Briggs volun- tarily, and was committed. HARMONY BETWEEN THE AMERICANS AND Mexi- CANS ON THE RIO’ GRANDE —Toe Brownsville Flag, of the 20th ult., noticizg the perfect harmony existing between the pecple of that city acd Matemoros, remarks:— ‘This state of things is not alone pleasing to correct thinking neighbors, but it tends to the mutual advan: tage ot .ae people of both cities, ‘ebad & fair opportunity for testing this friendly sentiment turday evening last. A grand ball was riven by, the people of Matamoros to the Governor of their State of Tamaulipas, who has been among them on a visit, The preparations were id_ invita. tions were extended to our citizt lany attended, and were treated with that warm courtesy and friendly fa- mifarity that gives earnest of sincerity. We would much like to see these friendly re-unions encouraged by the giving of slmi'ar ones in this city. We have never bad +uch an opportunity for social, unrestrained com munion with our neighbors as the present. Heretofore cur fatr sister city has been oppressed by garrisons of cespotic troops, having no interest in common with the feentier, and who only tyrannized over and plundered the froperty of its citizens. Now, however, matters are dif- ferent; the frenifer faim the hands of and guarded by her own sovs, The people, Instead of the bayonets of a despot, are the present rulers in Mstamoros and on the frontier of Mex'eo, A Fautty Moving West.—The Indianapolis corresp-ndent of the Cincinnati (azelte thus describes the effects of « family en route for the West:—My att hon has just been attracted to » family moving West, that is now resting in front of the State capitol. They have two wegons—one drawn by three yoke of cattle, and one by teo borses—a drove of some ten or a dozen cows, seme with calves, Is driven mm front by the mother and her two growngitls. The ox team is driven by the son —sxd the father, quite old, walks beside the horses. The mud is about four inches deep in th: first paw the party, the girls were after their cows, as though they di Occasionally, when they came to a big puddle, they weold Took ‘up, with thelr bright, hesithy ) and mmile if they bappeved to discover me or anyoody else lookitg at them, and then lift their linsey-woolsey and jamp it, or wace through. The front wagon contains out almost in- wbeir wor)ély gocds; from the other numerable tow-beadss and bright Itttle fages. They stop to rest 'n front ot the State House, and While their cat tle are lying don to rest, the men in their check shirts, and girls in their linaey-woolsey and new sun bonnets are admiring the capitol of Indiava. EARTHQUAER IN CANnApa.—On the Sth instant, a pretty emart shook of an earthquake was feit in the cliy of Ottewa. On the same day. and at nea'ly the same hour, @ similar sho:k was felt in Ay!mer, C, K, ‘The Southern Pacific Kallroad. TO THE RDITOK OF THE HERALD. Marauait, Taxas, April 24, 1866. Since my arrival here 1am truly gratified at learning the good prospests of thegreat ‘Southern Pacific Rail- road," or that portion of it lyicg slong the 32d degree of north latitude, eight hundred miles in this great State. The following proceedings of the Board of Directors, which I send you from the Shrevesport Democrat, will be of great {otesest to» large number of your readers, and particularly so to the whole Southern and Southwestern States. It will show to the latter what I have long since known—that the denunciations of the Hon. Robert J. Wa ker, General Thomas J. Green, T, Butler King, and others, by the abolition press of the North, as leaders in this great work, was purely sectional—and why? The keen eye of abolitionism foresaw in the accomplishment of thie great work, the monopoly of the world’s mails and commerce, and consequently an imorease of slave influence and power in this Union traly alarming to their treasonable dreams of disunion. That thie road will apecotly built, and that it will furnish a line of slave States along its entire route there caunot bes ressonabis nd hence the abolition abuse of its patriotic a The great Calhoun foresaw a { jution of tals equal balance of alave power was pr ted States Senate—this road will re-es veblish that equilibrium; and ase@ lover of the Union I shall ever honcr iis projectors. G. (From Texas Pa per.) VICKSBURG AND EL PASO RAILROAD—MEETING OF DIRECTORY. This important enterprise ia now in a condition the most flattering to success, A oe ot the direstor; was held during the past week at Marshall, at whic were several distinguished gentlemen from a distance, viz., Gov, Dimond, Presicent ot we company, Hon. T. Butler King, Gen. T. J. Groen, and Col. C. 8. todd, at tors. We were in attendance at the meetings of beard from Monday until Wednesday afternoon, when business compelled us to leave. The affairs of the company were freely and openly dis- cussed, and even persons not members of the board were inviied to exprees their views or give testimony in refer- ence to particular matters. Thus much for tne Coeiog which has been often Upeaprines that the company is di posed to keep everything secret, to work in the dark, not allowing the public end the stockholders the privilege of knowing what was going on. Up to the time of our leaving, nothing definite had been arranged, cr rather no disiinct set of resolutions had beem passed, though the general line of policy wae well understood. To save the charter—uniees there is an extension—ten miles of the road will have to be complet- ed by the 16th of March next, and fifteen more by the 16th of March, 1858. This will require work, but no fear Tesuit; the company, we doudt not, to comply with all the requisitions of The iron tor the first ten miles of the road has been slready purchased, and is expected up in the course of a very tow days. We have in our possession a teiegraphic écspatch, sent from Washington city to New Orlesas, by Gen, Cazneau to Major E. A. Blanche, obief engineer of the road, which announces the purchase of iron and the probability of immediate shipment. Before the receipt of ‘his despateb, we w informed by the Hon. T. Butler King that negotiations were iu progress for the purchase of ten miles of iron with every reasonsbie prospect of succers, This removes one difficulty; the next will be to grade or complete the grade of the first ten miles, haul and lay the iron by the 16th cf March, in order to save the charter. This, of course, will require Jabor, but the eompany have in hand the means that will most certainly ensure success, The grade on six miles, running east from Marshall, is now nearly complete, and the other four, with the bands now employed and to be employed, can be graded in the course ef a few months, The iron will have to ve hauled from the lake or trom Shreveport, abouid the lake not be navigable. Arrangements for haul- ing, at stipulated|price, have been already agreed upon with «well knewe gentieman of great reaponsioflity. As thia great work will now be prosecuted beyond all doubt, we thitk the Vicksburg Company snould com- plete the road trom Shreveport to the line as soon as sible. It will be of great service io our Texas friends in the further prosecution of their work. Hauling fron twelve or fifteen miles is an onerous task, and ought neve? to be attempted except in such extreme cases aa the present. ‘The Texas Company will keep from one to two hundred hands employed during the year, no more being necas- sary to do the work required by the 16th of March next. This company has breasted Opposition from the begin- ning—the individuals composing ft have been most un- mercifully abused and villified—they have been slaniered at home and abroad by enemies both secret and open; but now, thanks to thems their indomitable energy and great talent, they hav length reached a staud point from which they cam moat certainly command suc- cers. ‘That they have never committed an error is not claimed by vhemreives or friends. In settling the preliminaries of a great work in the midst of opposition, and with only limited means to begin with, some error was to have been expecied. GEN. T. J. GREEN'S RESOLUTIONS—ADOPTED UNANI- MOUSLY- Whereas, the building of the Texas Western Railroad upon the line of 32 degrees north latitude, (tbrough the State of Texas.) seems, under the present arrangem: of the company, to be rendered certain; and waeress, its conpestions—eest to the Minsissippl, and west tothe waters of the Pacific—are absolutely necessary to the accomplishment ot the great Southern National Railway; and whereas, furthermore, it is certain that the true ia- terest of the company, as well as its eastern connections to the Mississippi river, will be best served by a cmsoli- dation into company and one direction of thi ral reade—therefore Resolved, That this company will unite with rald eastern cornections upon fair, just and liberal terms. Resolved, That in the opizion of this company, such “fear, just and liberal terms’’ would be « consolidat several companies, to wit: The Vicksburg, port and Texas Railroad: the Cairo and Falton; aad the Gaines’ Landing roada, vis Jefferson and Marshall, by a union of their several assets of real and personal proper- ty, atter decuctirg the indebtedness of each company; and that the said roads, with theirjrespective stockhold- in the consolidated road in just eir several clear capital Resolved, That the President appolat three commte- siovers, fiom the board of directors moejority of whom shall constitute a quorum,) to ‘a jike number. if appointed by either or any of the aforesaid companies, whore duty it shall be to agree upon such terms as indi- cated in the above resolutions, and their procee-ings shall be bindiog and final, upon the ratification of ay tH the stock held and registered in this company. enclyed, That the President of this company be, and hereby is, respectfully requested to forward, at his ear- lest convemience, » copy of this preamble and resolu- tlons, with the names of the commissioners appointed uncer the same, to the several boards of direetors of the sbove named companies, requerting » cordial co-opera- tion for the accomplishment of said object. 1a the event that the terms of consolidation shall be agreed upon by the commissioners of said ccmpanies re- spretively. or either of tnem, then it sha:l be the duty of the President and the executive committee to call a meet- ing of the stockholders, Paris Fashions for May, (From the London Illustrated Newa.| The proclamation of peace has given the signal for » series of fetes of all descriptions, notwithstanding which we have nothing new in the way of bail dresses, which denotes rather a prolongation of the season than the commencement of s new one. Tbe marriages which ususliy take place in «pring are more numerous than bitherto, since the conclusion of peace. But to describe the splendor of these rich corbeilles de marriage 1s im- possible; two wagons were hardly sufficient to carry the rich corbeilies of Méle. de Rigny, the bride of M. de Beain; besides the corbeilles of Male. In Princess Caar- torytka, Mdle. de Montebello, Mdle, Leon, Male. de Sancy and others. Nevertheless, attention is turned tcwards the new spring modes. Bonnets are nearly the same—the passe is very emall, the curtain very large; the long ends of the ribbons fal! over the shoulders. A moidiste’s establish- ment has produced an invention for preventing the bon net ‘rom tailing too far back; it consists of a little imper- cep ible ganze fixed in the passe of the bonnet, and which produces the desired effect, obviating the employment of ins, x Among the bc nnets we lave noticed the last few days are a chapen a fond mon of green tafletas sewed upon & pasee of Italian straw, traversed by a black velvet woich tes sbove the curtain and falls behind; roses mingled witu white tuile illusion ornament the inside of the bonnet. Chapeau of white tulle Masion, blanc coulisse, ano coulisse a bisis of taifetas rose; on each side of t 9 are groups of rose co’ored feathers, and on one side of the head a tuft of primroses of the same ebade, Chapeau of lilacs snd white lace, with a flower of irts fantasti For little girls there are chapeaux Par dla, ornamented with large knots of floeting velvet, or with en flowers of every shade. The desutful cciffures Peruvienres of flowers whith attracted so much attention at the Exbivition have since become quite the fasbion. Their freshness and lightness render them weil adapted for summer ornaments; their opaque white nar- monires admirably with the paille de riz. Flowsre and feathers will be much worn this summer. In the cor- beiile of the Margravine of Bavaria were three psrascls— one with an ivory handle covered over with rose colored mofre, and again with English point lace; the second had an ebony bandle, inlaid with silver, and was of sky bine taffetas covered with a thread tissue d’aloes Chinois; the the third was covered with msroon moire antique, with a sprinkling of pois d’or, The fringe was half of maroon silk and haif gold. Among bead orerses we bear much of the courronne Ristori, apropes to her great success in Medea. This crown is compored of silk oak leaves, sheded with red; the golden and green acorns are grouped in this foliage, and gold jizerons form behind « sort of floating knot, that falls upon the shoulders, Robes are worn as full as ever; the sleeves preserve their open form, and the corsages their basques, more or lest long. Phe skirts are either quite plain, or covered by five or seven flounces reacting t> the waist, but robes with the tame number of flounces, only as fer as the mid- dle of the skirt, and leaving the upper part completely untrimmed, are no longer in fashion. Of the robes and mantelets, the patterns are not yet quite decided. Chapeau of white taffetas, with crisped the e¢ge of the passe, the lower part of illusion, edged with narrow white blonde. Mantetet of white muslin, embroidered upon the tour, ano with wide rcallops, At the head of the trimming are litte siiken knotr, Robe en taffetas quadrille, white ground with stripes of verte aialys the skirt has five flounces, with round scsliops, which are themeclves trimmed with # narrow silk binding, also scalloped, Gmet.—Straw hat, the parse covered with a network of fine velvet. A kriot of roses upon the side of the passe, and another above the bavolet, with long hangiog ends. Skirt of moire antique, and an over corsage, fi ting close- ly, of black or colores velvet, to mateh the ekirt, The corsage is mace » bretelles and a bousust barques: a open on both sides, but helé in by ® series of little jots, with which alan are trmmed the e¢ges of the basques, bracer and reeves, Robe cf g with catin p «in ‘rout, ia ornamented with a ru. je’: the skirt hae threo founees, The corsage clesed which falls to the 3 | bottom of the waist, and separates in front to form the | baeques. ech point of the is ornamented witie eribbon of the samekind. An mantelet covers the shoulders. Chapeau of white rice straw, trimmed with dowers, Robe of barege, white ground, with garlands of maroon flowers. The corsage adjuste is ornamented with e round basquine, the edge of which is trimmed with three Tom Pouce maroon matched to the rhade of the Of the robe. The sleeve has 4 first flounce at the elbow, and @ second ¢ little lower, trimmed with the same, at are alao the five founces that cover the skirt of the robe. ‘The Ladies’ Mount Vernon Assoct ter of Gov. Wise to Mrs. Ritcnie. From the Richmond Enquirer. } The following is Gov. Wise’s admirable reply to the Indies of the Mount Vernon Asscciation, who cailed apoe him to open negotiations with Mr. John A. Waal 5 in conformity with the provisions of the laie sot bs- sembly. At the proper time Gov, Wise will be prepared to execute bia duties under the act, In the meantime the letter bel: emonstrates that the act fully conforms to the terms cet forth in Mr. Washing‘on’s letter to Gov. Jobnaon, ard furnishes the rurest means of perpetuating Mount Vernon and its haliowed objects as public pre- rt Ferns suggestion of Gov. Wise, that afr. Everett auld beenlistec by the ladies to appeal with his elo- quence to Congress and the Legislatures of the va- rious States for s small appropriaon from each in be- half ot the noble work, which would be ® bond of union Cg the sovereign 5 ates of the confe ". will strike the public mind as bighly judicious. We doubt not that the patriotic and enlightened orator, wha bas sieety: Isbored with whole souled energy in the cause, will cordislly accept ‘Lue blessei mission,” and thereby secure, in a short time and beyond all contin- gency, the home and we of Washingtom as public property. The letter of Gov. Wise and its sound sugges- tions catnot but cheer up the friends of the enterprise and its eloquent champions everywhere and stimulate them tojnew exertions in the cause:— Ricumoxp, Va., May 13, 1866. My Dear Mapaw:—I have read your commands with great pleasure, and « disposition cheerfuily to obey them; but you must allow me to counsel you first on the law of the case. “The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Usiop,'* ig not yet a corporation in whose bebalf loan act. by the ninth sec ion of the statute, they ‘sball not be em- titled to the benefit of the foregoing provisions {n this fection until they shall have prepared a constitution and by-laws for said corporation, and bave thesame approved by the Governor of this State, and shall also file a copy thereof, «0 Spproved, in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth,” This must firat be done, before 1am authorized to ast atall, When this is done, the more important matter is to enable me to assure the vendor of the payment yurchase mcney. That raised and tendered to Mr, Ipgton, under the ect which provides the conveyance the State of Virginia, of Mount Vernon, ‘to be converted into public property,” and ‘forever held by the State of Viragei, sacred t> the memory of ‘the Fat! is 3;'’ the fund to be kept by the State’s Treasurer, to be paid out only upon orders frem the Governor; the amount [to bs fanded as other publis funda ; reports to be made half yearly of the ocondi- tion of the fund to the Governor, and to the General As- sembly, atevery session; treasury accounts (o be kept of tes proper office books, a: rohives; the for the conveyance, by preperty deed, to the ‘and to pay the amount of the consideration in money enus inced in the State treasury, and kept and accounted for ere; the deed to the State to be in tee aimple; tne State to hold the estate fa trust, rot under general law repea!- at the will of a subsequent Legislature, and and perpetuating tho trust tom pnblic use; converting the trust into @ State prope! osolutely, upom & com- Upgency; the property to be superintended by a Stave cffcial board, to be appointed by the Governor; the cestuis que trust corporators under public I Mr. Wa-hington will find that his intentions are more fully met by this form of statute than they could possibly be by a genera) law, which would appropriate monies out of the treasury of the State, collectea from taxation of the peenle inthetr political capacity. The latter law could repeaied; the former could not be so as to destroy une vested rights of the trust to perpetuate the kee; of the sacred remains and their nallowed burial place, The former act is perpetually public; the lajter would rot be. The former is the cnly way in which the S ate can limit her powea of repeal and can make the tomb of Washington forever and utchangeably her own State property. The objections, then, which somr ima- gine to exist in the mind of Mr. Washington are easily met. He wants the purchase to be made by the State. So act most emphatically provides. He wants the money. How challit be raced? There is the ques! and | venture a sudden suggestion, which seizes me 60 forcibly I must express it. 1st. Hold a meeting of your association, prepare your constitution and by-laws. 2d. Resclve that the Hon. Edward Everett be appoint- ed your agent and advocate to appear before Congress, and demand $20,000. It will be granted. That will leave $180,000 to be raised otherwii Send him to each State in the Union, and demand of each, through its Legisla- ture, its proportion of that sum according to its federal number Ifyou willdo this, and Mr. Everett will under- mission, you will have the whole amount, ate subscriptions over and abova, in leas You are allowed five under the law. Now, madam, you have my best thoughts, as you and your cause have always my best wishes, Very warmly yours HENRY A. WISE. To Mrs. Wm. F, Rircme, Ist Vice-President of the Mount Vernon Centra! Comunittee of the Uuion. w Patents Issued. List of pater ssued from the United States Patent Oe, for the week ending May 6, 1856, each bearing thet ate:— Clayton Brown, Senr., of Richmond, ind., for improv- ed appara‘us for lubricating grist mili apindles, ae . F, Beverly, of Ohio, for improved rotary shingle mach ne. Joseph Bastion, of Theresa, N. ¥., for improved con- struction of guides, or chutes for turbine wheels, J.T. Baughman, of Frazeysburg, Ohio, for improved wagen tongue. Char.es Burs, of Marlboro’, N. H., for improved vise. G. W, Bishop, of Brooklyn, N. Y,, for improvement im self-heating amoothing irons. Abel Breaer, cf Saugatuck, Conn., for improved lubri- cator. Chas. 8. Bruff, of Baltimore, Mii., for improvement im double panel shutters. ‘Thos. D. Bailey, of Lowell, Mass., for improvement im peguing. jacks, or “‘shoemakers’ head blocks ‘ohn D. Browne, of Cincinasti, Onio, for improvemeat in machines for paring apples. Reinhold Boeklen, of Tecuey City, N. J, for improves ment in corn planters. Wm. H. Book, of Bushviile, Ohio, for improved machine for eawing felloes. Melvin C. Chamberlin, of Sheldon, N. Y., for tmproved mouid press for horse collars. Wm. Clarke, of Dayton, Ohio, for improvement in pro cesses for making paper from straw. C.J. Cowperthwait, of Philadeiphia, Pa., for improved hyérant, Samuel Davis, of New Hollend, Pa., for improvement in}ard lamps. Day, of Lancaster, N, Y., and Alanson D. Lord, of Bethany, N.Y., for improved machine for apiitting wood A.bert G, Field, of Quiney, Illinois, for improved self- regulating wind mill. 2 John Gustine and J. M. Rankin, of Lewistown, Illinois, for improved road scraper. Abram Heulicgs, of Pailadelphia, Pa., for improvement in potato diggers. Nath’l Hayward, of Colchester, Conn., for process of preparing elastic india rubber cloth, ‘Abw, Hager, ot Baton Rouge, La., and Youngs Allyn, of New Otleans, La, for improvement in bagasse fur. maces. Benjamin L. Hood, of Albany, Yew'York, and FE, P. Monroe, of Charlestown, Mass., for improvement in salt eveporators. Henry G. Tyer, of Bailardyale, Mass., and John Helnt, of New Brunswick, N. J., for improvement in making gum elastic cloth. ’ Ante-dated January 9, 1856, Moses A, Johnson, of Lowel, Mass. for improvement in mar ufacturing felted yarns. Mathew S. Kahle, of Lexington, Va., for improvement in machines for saving clover seed. Mathew S. Kahle, of Lexington, Va., for improvement in dumping scrapers. “gh James T. King, of New York, N, ¥., for improvement in washing machines. “ Edward Linder, of New York, N, Y., for improvement in breech: loading guns. George Leonaid, of Shrew: bury, Mass., for improve- ment in repeating fire arms. @ Eugene L. Norton, of Charlestown, Mass., for improve— Ment in machines for figuriag and polishing moroc 30. James Neal, of Boston, Mass., for improvement in gas burners. Samuel Nickelson, of Pulaski, Tenn., for improvement in machines for sawing marble in kerfs of varying an- gler. ie Kobert Neisch, of New York, N, ¥., for improvement in preparing artificial atone. Jesse Obmert, of Mount Morris, Ill., for improvement in ovens. Samuel Oberhol; of Terre Hill, Pa., for improved method f hanging gates, doors, &. Thon... d. Powers, of Wyooena, Wis., for improvement in furnaces for eme.ting iron. George Pierce, of New York, N. Y., for improvement im cock'ny oe 5 N. W. Ral ingon, of Keesville, N. ¥., for improved ma- cbine for manufacturing barre) heads. Solomon W. Ruggles, of Fitchburg, Mass., for improved machine for extracting stumps. Ephraim D, Rosencraniz, ot New York, N. ¥., for im- provement in extension wagons John Rose, ef Newark, N.J., for improvement im com- positions for stutting leather. Jos, and sda Sawyer, of Fitchbnrgh, Mass., for impre' oop machi oir .Y., for improved 8. ‘iliard |H, Smith, of New York, } Lows, Mo., for improvement im beilers. Thos. Sloan, ef N. Y., for improvement ta the constraction of artifi:ia door fastecer. hen ing-feed water apparatus for steam Wa. Selpho, of New York Enos Stinson, of North Craitsbury, Vt,, for improve- ment in machines for sewing seed broad cast. Wm. P. Walter & Jacob Green. of Philadelphia, Pa., for improvement fn iadling of molten glass. A. F. Ward, of Louisville, Ky, for improvement im marble Unitas Bana Robert M. Wilder, of Coldwater, Mich., for improve- ent in abeep sheers, Geo. Willard, of Boston, Mass., assignor to himself and Nathan W. ©. Jameson, of Antrim, N, H., for improve~ went in railroad car seats. Nenison W Green, of Bernardstown, Mass., aasignor te bimee!fand Aretas Ferry, of same piace, for improves ment in scythe fas'eming. Geo, W. La Baw, of Jersey City, N. J., antignor to hits self, for Colton, of New York, X.Y, and ® Howell, o€ Ewing Township, N. J., for improvement im propeilere for Ife boats. Geo. W. Hil, of Waverley. N. Y., assignor to Francia Lyons and Geo, W. Hill, aforesaid, for improved saw miil i S. Toylor, cf Danbury, Conn., for improvement im machinery for fetting hat bodies, 8. W. Wocd, of Washington, 1. ©., for improvement ie the mana’asture of mach pe bricks,