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ee : infatuated with that style of amusement, why It is best to let thom alone to work thelr own salvation or utter destruction, the latter being the most probable. Tue Coat Srrixz begins to tell seriously upon every branch of industry. Yesterday at a meeting of manufacturers of plate iron it was determined to advance the price of all grades of boiler plates three-eighths of a cent per pound. The manufacturers allege that they are forced to demand this advance in consequence of the rise in the cost of pig metal, caused by the heavy increase of the price of ¢oal in the Schuylkill region. DIOTED.—The telegram which announced that the United States were negotiating with the Spanish government for the sale of Cuba and Porto Kico seems to be void of all foundation, Seftor Roberts, the Spanish Minister, informed ‘one of our reporters yesterday that the whole story was a hoax, and that Spain had not the least intention of selling Cuba or any of her West India possessions, Even if she ever hada mind to such a bargain she could no Jonger entertain the idea, now that the pacifi- cation of the island has been secured at the cost of so much blood and treasure, A New Frzyon Loan.—Our despatches this morning announce that the French gov- ernment has decided upon placing a new loan of two and a half milliards of frances upon the market. For the purpose of strengthening the national credit it is proposed to buy up a large amount of rentes and so run up their market price. The new loan will be issued in the form of three per cent rentes. -Before the war this class of securities commanded a good price in France, but they have depreciated greatly since the disastrous struggle began, j and are now quoted at but little over fifiy cents on the dollar. The amount of the pro- ‘posed loan—about five hundred millions of dollars—is very large, but it will doubtless be taken up at a fair price, and will enable the French to pay off the stipulated proportion of the war indemnity, the payment of which rids France of the presence of Geratan soldiers, Personal Infelligence. Mr. John Knapp, proprietor of the St. Louis Re- pubdlican, has arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. General G. L, Andrews, United States Marshal, of | Boston, is sojourning at the Grand Hotel. Colonel Edwin Gebhard, of the United States Army, has taken quarters at the St. James Hotel. Captain W. R. Gardner, from Massachusetts, is at the Sturtevant House, Mr. R. M. Field, manager of the Boston Museum, has left the Westminster Hotel tor Europe. H, G. Fant, of Washington, is temporarily at the | Fifth Avenue Hotel, Mr. C, W. King, Chief Engineer of the United States Navy, ts stationed at the Astor House. General H, A. Barnum, of Syracuse, 1s at the Hoffman House, Mr. John B. Taft, of Boston, has arrived at the ; Albemarle Hotel u ITERATURE. Criticisms on New Books. SKETCHES OF MEN OF PROGRESS. By James Parton, Bayard Taylor, Amos Keudall, Rev. E. D. Mayer, J, Alexander Patten, and other write! Embel- Ushed with handsome steel portraits. New York and Hartford Publishing Company, No, 41 Park row, New York. We do not exaggerate when we say that there have been few books published in the United States which can compare with this in elegance of execu- tion, It is @ massive volnme, printed with large, clear type on heavy gilt-edged paper. The binding is a model of chaste and handsome work. In fact, the mechanical execuiton of the book reflects the highest credit upon the publishers, who have evi- dently spared no expense in their effort to produce @ work which would equal anything produced in England or France. The contents of the book are very interesting. They comprise numerous sketches of prominent men of this city and other parts of the country. Blogra- phy is the most difficult branch of literature, and to be entertaining must be well written. At the same time, as it has been well said, biographical works ure the most valuable of all literary productions, because they combine all the records of the world’s progress, _ History, after all, is but the narration of the deeds of men, and is, consequently, nothing more than a gen- eral biography of the men who made themselves conspicuous in the country written on. So, in like manner, the history of the United states is to be found in the lives of individuals whose prominence as “men of progress’? are illustrations of the progressiveness of arepublic. In the present vol- ume sketches are given of numerous distinguished Americans. George W. Childs, of the Philadelphia Ledger; Galusha A. Grow, David Dudley Field, Rev. Dr. Chapin, Wiliam H. Vanderbilt, Daniel Drew, William Cuilén Bryant, Governor Hoffman, William H. Webb and ex-Senator Edwin D. Morgan are among the list of gentlemen the record of whose lives is tobe found here, These names are only a few of the many sketches of egually proml- nent men whose biographies are given, and we mention them merely to show the character of the work. Among the writers who contributed to the work are James Parton, J. Alexander Patten, F. H. Greer and other equally well known biographera, Altogether “Meu of Progress’ is a tine work. A8s we stated in the foregoing the mechanical execution is superb, the numerons steel engravings which em- bellish the book are admirable and the general ap- pearance is decfledly “taking.” The publishers, the New York and Hartford Publishing Company, of No, 41 Park row, in this city, deserve credit for the enterprise they have displayed in producing a work so unexceptionable in every respect. “Darsy NicHOL.” By Lady Hardy, author of “A Casual Acquaintarce,” “Paul Wynter’s Sacrifice,” &c,, &o. Harper & Brothers, Franklin square, New York. 1871. This ts an English romance, It 1s exceedingly in- teresting, the best, perhaps, of the author’s works, and certainly one of the most acceptable of the re- cent additions to the “Library of Select Novels.” The events of the first chapters, whereby the hero- Ane 18 left an orphan, are suficiently tragic to arrest the attention of the most practised novel reader, and the interest thus early created is well sustained throughout the book. The characters are drawn ‘with ability and consistency. Mabel Beresford, fair and false, and honest, loving little Daisy, are both skilful creations. The flaw in the plot seems to be this—that the great love of an honest man’s lite should be 80 unworthily bestowed, and that Dalsy’s | truth and fidelity should be so illrequited. The reader is aggravated by the exhibition of the whole wealth of her love being cast at the feet of one who, blinded by his passton for another, is so little capa- ‘ele of appreciating 1t. TEE NEW GOVERNMENT LOAN, PHILADELPHIA, March 17, 1871, To-day the following parties have subscribed | to the new national loan:—Mechanics’ National { Bank, “Pittsburg, $206,000; First National Bank, Green Bay, Wis., $40,000; First National Bank, | Fartbauit, = Minn., — $50,000; First National Bank, Curwinsville, Pa, $52,000; Second National Bank, Lansing, Mich., $61,000; Eovemee (Pa.) National Bank, 89,5005 Knox County National bank, Mount Vernon, Chio, $190,000; Brandon (Y t.) Natlonal Bank, $200,0 0; First National, Beverly, Ohio, $57,000; Second Na+ tional Bank, Ravenna, Ohio, $100,000, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET, THE BOROPEAN CONFERENCE Herald Special Report from London. The Negotiations for the Revision of the Treaty of Paris of 1856. Presentation of the Attested Proto- cols to the British Parliament. Position and Arguments of the Great Powers in the Confereuso, = What Turkey Demanded and What Russia Adopted. Conclusion of the Treaty of London of 1871. History of the Eastern Treaties and Former Agreements. From the Year 1739 to the Bedside of the ‘Sick Man” in 1853—The Crimea and Paris, TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK: HERALD. Lonpon, March 17, 1871, Tam enabled to report specially by cable to the Hrraup that the diplomatic protocols which were adopted by the European Pleni- potentiaries accredited to the London Cenfer- ence on the Black Sea navigation question and the subject of the revislon of the Treaty of Paris, of 1856, were laid on the table of the House of Commons during the night, or at an early hour of the Parliamentary session this morning, The papers bear out the official statement which was made by Earl Granville, her Majesty's Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to the House of Lords on the same subject during the sitting of the evening of Monday, the 13th inst. when he announced—as already reported—that the Conference had concluded its labors; that France had been represented in the council by the Duc de Broglie; that a new treaty had been signed; that Turkey was satisfied and secured, and that forelgn men- of-war are to enter the Bosphorus and Darda- nelles under certain restrictions, The treaty protocols which have been sub- mitted to Parliament, after havimg been filed at the Foreign Office, are six in number. They show that the representative of France signed the papers with the delegates of the other Powers, after a discussion of the points at issue which endured for seven hours, Iam informed that the general feature of the protocols, when they are read in serial form, shows a conciliatory tone towards Rus- sia, and evinces also the spirit of willingness which Turkey exhibited, to accept the deneu- tralization of the Black Sea, in deference to the wishes of the other Powers, HISTORY OF THE PROOEEDINGS. The first act of signing the bases of the treaty protocols took place on the 17th of January. Earl Granville was chosen President of the Conferenoe, His Lordship addressed the members, thanking them for the honor which had been accorded to England by his selection. He then proceeded to express his regret at the absence of France from her national seat in the assemblage. He declared that the object of the meeting was to examine all matters which would come before the body without partisanship, and to discuss with a perfect | freedom and liberty of thought and expression Russia’s proposal for a revision of the Treaty of Paris, Baron Brunnow, the Russian Plenipoten- tiary, followed Earl “Granville with a state- ment of the position of his imperial master, the Czar Alexander of Russia. His address revealed no trace either of the tone or of the demands of the famous circular of Prince Gortchakoff, dated at Tsarskoe Sclo on the 20th of October, 1870, in which he said :— When, at the commencement of 1866, there was a question of conferences between the three Powers, with a view to prevent the war then imminent in Germany by the assembly of a Congress in dls- cussing the bases of such conferences with Earl Russell, you had the opportunity of pointing out to him the compensations and the guarantees of secu rity which would be necessarily requirea by Russia in case of certain eventualities occurring calculated to modify the status quo existing in the East, Lord Russell admitted this with perfect equity. He in no way disputed that any alteration made in the text and the spirit of the Treaty of 1856 must lead to she revision of that act. Although these eventualities have not occurred, Lora Granville will not contest the fact that already this treaty has under. gone serious modifications in one of its essential provisions, That which must impress Russia in respect of these modifications is not (he appearance OF factitious hostitity toward her wnich they seem to bear, nor is it the consequences which may ensue to agreat country from the creation upon its fron- tier of a small quast-Independent State ; it is chieny the facility with which, scarcely ten years atter its conclusion, @ solemn arrangement, clothed with a European guarantee, has been infringed voth in letter and in spirit, under the very eyes of the Powers who should have been its guardians, With such @ precedent before us, what value can Russia attach to the efilcacy ef that arrangement and to the pleage of security which she beileyed she had obiained in the principle of the neutralization of the Black Sea? The balance of power established in the East by the treaty of 1856 has, theretore, been disturbed to the detriment of Russia, The resolu- tion adopted by our august master hag no other ob- On the 6th instant the privilege thus given to the banks to subscribe to the new five per cent loan without requiring them to take also a portion of the | four and a quarter and tour and a half per cent loans ‘wilt expire, Tuk First Dosk.—Mrs. Mary Munson, who re- celved hor diploma at the St. Louls Home@opa nic Hospital last week, is tho first feminine graduate of PModical collee West of the Mississivpl, ject thanto restore that equilibrium, The govern. ment of her Britannic Majesty would never consent to leave the security of her shores to the mercy of an arrangement which was no longer respected, Baron Brunnow’s speech to the Confereuce was ip truth most conciligtory in its character, Musurts Pasha, the Turkish Ministor, re- | sponded in words almost identical in speech to those used by the Russian Envoy, “ SANOTITY OF TREATIES, The work of the first day was completed by the perfection of an attested annex, declaring that the Plenipotentisries recognized as an essential principle in the right of nations that | no single Power can shake off its treaty en- gagements, or modify the stipulations of these engagements, except with the assent of all the other high contracting parties obtained after a complete and friendly understanding of the merits of the case, FRANOB IN COUNOT.. On the 13th of March the Duc de Broglie, representing the French republic, gave his adhesion to the proceeding of the Confer- ence, RUSSIA EXPLAINS. The second regular meeting of the Confer- ence was held on the 24th of January, During this session Baron Brunnow, on the part of Russia, made a more ample statement of the difference of opinion which existed relative to the proper interpretation of the Treaty of Paris of 1856, Toward the finish of his address the Baron said that ‘‘now, at the conclusion of the war between France and Prussia, with peace reign- ing on all sides, and at a moment in the his- tory of Europe when all treaties are to be adjudged in the light of new considerations which had arisen {n the meantime, he con- tended that the existence of the Paris treaty in its original form really perpetuated a fever- ish State irritation by wounding Russia in her national sentiment,” TURKISH POINT IN REPLY. The Turkish Ambassador denied the cor- rectness ef the Russian argument and ex- pressed himself that ‘Turkey was fully satis- fied with the Treaty of 1856 as it was.” He stated also that “‘if the other Powers thought it proper to admit the Russian demand for revision by now giving guarantees equivalent and compatible with the rights and the future security of the rights of the Ottoman empire, he was authorized by the Sultan to concur in the act of the Conference plenipotentiaries— while at the same time recognizing the jus- tice of the first and present objections of Tur- key—and thus to affix the Turkish assent to the new conditions equivalents.” REVISION. The third regular business session of the Conference was held on the 3d of February, Four articles of the new treaty were pro- posed to the members, Earl Granville explained that the second article, giving Turkey power to introduce war ships ‘‘ef the non-riverian Powers to the Black Sea, only compelled the security of the Turkish empire in reality,” TEOMNICAL, Mussurus Pacha objected to the use of the phrase ‘‘non-riverian,” as being ‘restrictive to Turkey and really offensive to Russia,” An animated and lengthy debate ensued, but the discussion terminated without result, Mussurus Pacha’s argument was opposed pretty generally by the other members of the Conference, REFERENCE TO THE SULTAN. Hereupon his Excellency Mussurus Pacha obtained leave to refer to the Turkish gov- ernment in Constantinople for further instruc- tions, pleading that his original commission was very peremptory on the point which he had just argued. THE DANUBE COMMISSION QUESTION, During the same meeting the subject of the renewal of the mixed Danube navigation commission fora period of years was first mooted, and it was agreed to insert any arrangements which may be come to in regard to it in the general and principal treaty, THE “OHAIR OF FRANOR” FILLED. The fifth regular meeting of the Conference was held on the 13th of March, HARMONY, His Excellency the Duc de Broglie was Introduced as the representative of the French republic, The Duc de Broglie said that “the French government saw no sufficient reason calling for the modification of the Treaty of Paris of 1856, but that he now willingly accepted for France the arrangements which had been partially concluded by the Conference prior to his advent to a seat at the table.” The Italian Minister met the objections of | the Turkish envoy by proposing a new article in the treaty substituting the words “friendly and allied Powers” for the words ‘‘non-riverian Powers.” This amendment was freely accepted by Mussurus Pacha on behalf of Turkey and the other Powers. No divergence of opinion took place in rela- tion to the remaining articles, after the com- pletion of which both the Turkish and Russian plenipotentiaries announced that “they were authorized by their respective governments to Conference at London:—* Notwithstanding newspaper invectives the Powers have Inter- preted the letter of Prince Gortchakoff as reasonablo and upright, ag not a challenge, and not treachery, The result of the Confer- ence involving no unjust sacrifice of stores and disturbing no rights, rémoves distrust aud pledges peace.” France Gratified by “au Act of Peace and | Right.” Panis, March 17, 1871, The Journal Offciel, commenting on the treaty concluded by the London Conference on the Eastern question, says:—'‘All tho Powers displayed willingness to solve the Euxine question, All must rejoice at this act of diplomacy, which has violated no right, sacrificed no one, but has restored rights, removed mistrust and consolidated good rela- tions, The actis one of peace and right,” TBE TREATIES OF 1856, History of the Kuropean Diplomatic Agree- ments, In illustration of the contents of our special cable telegram, published above, detailing the labors and result of the European Conference in London, we proceed to annex a history of the Old World treaties of 1856, accompanying the exhibit with a narrative in retrospect of the circumstances which preceded the arrangement, the detail being specially com- plied for the use of the readers of the Iieravp trom the most authentic —_ sources of information:— PAST EVENTS. Fifteen years have elapsed since Russia agreed to the Treaties of Paris, which limitea the force of her Naval power in the Black Sea, and to the revision of which she has now consented by afixing her signa- ture to the Treaty of London, The causes and con- Sequences which induced the necessity of the first act, and which fellowed irom its completion, aro not generally understood by the public. Russian aggression upon Turkey has been a stock subject of diplomacy for the last tnirty or forty years. The neutralization of the Black Sea ia a much older question. In 1739, after her first invasion of the Crimea, Russta, by conven- vention with the Porte, undertook that she would not keep a fleet on that sea; and the Porte acknowl- edged the imperial tite of the Ozars. With refer- Sues eeeemeemenmented Weeks was accorded for that purpose. At the end of that time he announced thet his government de- clined taking the inigiative im proposing a scheme, M. Proarn de Lhuys asked whether Russia would consent @ prohibition to build an unlimited number ot men-of-war in the Black Sea. Prince Gortchakoif replied that she could not con- Sent to such an arrangement, Lord John Russell cited several historfcal prece- dents, and eapectaly the demolition of Dunkirk, supulated by Louis XIV, The Prince answered that no great Power could | submit to such conditions uniess subdued by & series of disasters, Lastly, Count Buol, on the part of Austria, recom. | mended, om June 4, 1855, that Russia and’ Turkey | Should settle botween themselves the balance of their naval forces, which should not be permitied to exceed the actual number of Russian vessels then | in the Euxtno, THE TREATIES. ane fall of Sebastopol took place a few months er, The renewed conferences which led to the treaties of 1566 were opened In February of that year, After eighteen sittings these documents—four in number—were signed on the 30th of Maroh, ‘The first was & general treaty, signed by the rep. resentatives of England, France, Austria, Prussia, Russia and Sardinia. The second confirmed that of 1840 respecting the Closing of the Dardanelles and Bosphorus. ‘The third—between Russia and the Porte—fixed the number of vessels which each should maiuiain in the Black Sea, The fourth was a treaty between England, France and Russia, by which Russia engaged mot to fortily the Aland Islands, The principal eifect. of these instruments, 80 far 4s relates to the present subject, was, that the Black Sea was declared to be neutralized, and that Kussia | and the Porte engaged not to establish arsenals on | the Euxine coasts, and to keep only a certain num i ber of vessels there. The foliowing are the princ! pal passages of these important documents relating to the questions now revived by the Russian gove ernment, Tho Black Sea being neutralized according to the terms of article eleven, the maintenance or establishment upon t coast of military maritime arsenals tice une sary and purposel fn con Ruasla and the Sultan en, tain Cede th , the Emperor age not to establish or to main- at coast any military maritime arsenal. His Majesty the Sultan, on the one part, declares that he {s firmly resolved to maintain for the future the principle in- variably established ag the anctent rule of his emptre, and Jn virtue of which it has, at all times, been probibited for the ships of war of forelzn Powers to enter the Straits of the Dardanelicn and of the Bosphorus; and that, so long a4 the Porte ta at peace, his Majesty will ‘adtuit no’ foreign ship of war into the suid straits. The separate treaty between the Emperor of Russia and the Sultan included the following stipu- lations:— The high contracting parties. mutually engage not to have fn the Black Sea any other vessels of war than those of which the number, the force and the dimenstons are herein- After stipulated, The high contracting parties reserve to themselves each to maintain in that sea six steam vessels of fifty metres in length at the iine of flota‘ton, and a tonnage of 800 tong at the maximum, and four light’ steam or sailing vessols, of @ tonnage which shall not exceed 200 tons each, England, France and Austria, under date of the 15th of April, 1858, concluded a further convention of two articles, in the first, the contracting Powers jointly and severally guaranveed the integrity and Independence of the Ottoman empire, on the bases which had been already laid down in the General Treaties; while article two recorded the agreement. Of the three guaranteeing Powers that any infrac- tion of the stipulations of those treaties would be ence to the modern diplomatic controversy, we may conveniently adopt a3 a starting point the rreaty or Unkiar Skelessi, granted by Turkey to Russia in 1833 in considerauion of services rendered by her durin, the struggle between the Sultan and Menemet Al It was agreed that if the Sublime Porte should there- after require naval or military assistance it should be furnished by Russia in a certain manner; and Turkey engaged to close the Straits of the Darda- nelles against the war vessels of other nitions. We pass to the ‘Treaty of 1840, substl- tuted for that of Unkiar Skelessl. By the arrange- ment of 1840 Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia severally acknowledged the heredivary sovereignty of Menemet Ali, undertook to defend the Suitan from any attacks by @ co-operation in the two straits, and, with that exception, recognized tne rule of the Otioman empire, ET nt foreign War ships from entering the Dardanelles or the Besphorus. “The Suitan,’ it adds, “on the one hand, hereby declares vhat, excepting the con- tingencies above mentioned, it is huis firm resolu. tion to maintain in future this principle, and, as long as the Porte {s at peace, to adin't no foreign slups of war into the straits of the Bosphorus and of the Dardanelics; and, on the — ovher hand, their Majesties engage to respect this determmation of the Sultan, and to confirm the above mentioned principle.” Thus four great powers, including Russia, debarred their naval forces from access to the Biack Sea, Instead of the arrangement of Unkiar Skelesst, Which gave special privileges to Russia, that State put herseit thenceforth on the same footing with the other three contracting parties. The accession of France to tps arrangement of 1840 was annouuced in the folldwing year. Addressing the French Chambers in 1841, King Lows Philippe said,—“since the close of your last session the questions which excited in the East our just solicitude have reached their term. I nave conciuded with the Emperor of Austria, the Queen of Great Britain, the Emperor of Kussia and the Sultan a convention which conse- crates the common intention of the Powers to mau tain the peace of Europe aud consolidate the repose of the Ottoman Empire.’” NECESSITY. A glance at the nye Europe will show why the neutralization of the Black Sea 1s regarded by diplo- matists, by Turkey, as a matter of supreme importance, nicates with the Meditterranean by the Dardanelies, and with the Euxine or Black Sea by the Bosphorus or Channel of Constantinople. Consequently a ship passing from the Mediterranean to the Black sea Inust sail by the Greek isiauds, through the Darda- nelles, then across the Sea of Marmora, and final: through the Bosphorus. The waters of this strait have a channel some twenty miles long and from one to three miles brvad, Phe Darda- nelles and the Bosphorus are ie double gates of the Black Sea, upon which Turkey has a coast of more than a thousand mules, 1t ts obvious that if the twostraity are closed this coast 1s safe from the attacks of the natives of either of the Western Powers, It is also obvious that the limita. tion of the naval force of Russia in the Black Sea is equally important to prevent invasious of the Ottoman coast by Turkey’s dreaded northerg neighber. THE “SICK MAN.’ Only four years alter the convention had been con- cluded, which provideu for the objects indicated, the dismemberment of the Ottoman empire was made by Russia a subject of diplomatic speculation. Ina memorandum sent by Count Nesselrode to the British Cabinet he referred to the tendency of the Porte to extricate herself from her treaty engage- ments, and to the oppressed state of her Christian population; and, “in the uncertainty which hovers over the future,” he insisted upon the value of a previous arrangement by Engiand and Russia, “That understanding,’ he argued, “ will be the more beneiicial, inasmuch as it will have also the assent of Austria, between which country and Russia there exists already an entire conlormity of | principles in regard to the affairs of Turkey.’ The | true signification of this propor was illustrated in a remarkable conversation between the én eror Nicholas and the English Ambassador, Sf Henry Seymour, which took place in 1853, and whieh pide | duced a great sensation when it was reported. Alter repeating the proposal of the Nesselrode memo- randum of 1844, that Engiand and Russia should gome 10 8 Peeiiminge understanding as to the luture of Turkey, tho Emperor added “It would be a great misfortune if the sick man should escape us before we necessary dispositions are made," THE Ge AN War, The primary o&Casidii of the bis declared Sgalust Russia by the Turks in 1553, and by England and France in the following year, was the dispute be- tween Latin and Greek monks in Palestine respect- pe the custody of parts of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem. But as the contest proceeded this pretext was speedily forgotten. It 18 not necessary to trace the steps by which Eng- land was gradually drawn into the fray, nor to de- fend her participation tn it. Writing on the 25th of February, 3—a tew days after the famong speech of Nicholas about “the sick man’’—Lord Clarendon thus instructed Sir Stratford Canning, British Minister at Constantinople, with reference to the dangers to be approliended from a dispute about the Holy Places:—“England, however, is in a position te neutralize by her moral influence these alarming contingencies, aud the Porte will learn with satts- faction that. even vefore your arrival at Constam- tinople, tae best eiforts of her Majesty’s government have been directed to restrain encroachment, You will inform the French Minister for Foreign Affairs that her Majesty’s government have great satisfac- tion In believing that the interests of France and England in the fast are 1deutical, and that nothing, therefore, need prevent thetr cordial co-operation in maintaining the integrity and independence of the Turkish empire.” In March, 1804, France and England proclaimed War against Russia. In the following month Austria and Prussia signed a treaty defensive and offensive, mutually guaranteeing their respective possessions and en- facing tw defend the interests of Germany. they also deciared their intention to abstain from participation in the general war, and expressed their desire for the restoration of peace, Austria engaged to apply to the Emperor of Russia to stop the farther advance of his army, and to withdraw his forces from the Priocipaiines. Prussia promised to support these proposais; and, in case they were hot accepted, the contracting Powers engaged to repel every attack on their terriiuries and to defend German jnterests, CONFERENCES, After the death of the Emperor Nicholas. in March, | 1855, conferences were held between the representa- tives of Austria, France, England, Turkey and Rus+ Sia, for the purpose of considering terms of peace, conclude @ convention in London abrogating the stipulations of the Treaty of Paris of 1856 relative to the number and armament of war vessels in the Black Sea.” ADJOURNMENT, The Conference continued harmonious to the final adjournment on the 12th of March, The Conference Protocol Endorsed by Russia. Sr. Pererssure, March 16, 1871, The Amédlatt of to-day has the following remarks upon the decision of the Black Sea | ‘The fundamental question was the limitation of the Russian power in the Black Sea, M. Drouyn de Lhuys Prensa that Russia and Turkey showd henceforth keep in the Euxme no more than four ships and four irigates, and that France, England and Austria should, by a firman of the Sultan, be authorized to Keep in the Euxine half the Turkish or Russian force. The celebrated “four points” dis- cussed at these conferences were:— First—The collective protectorate of the Principalities, i--The free navigation of the Danube, Third—The revision of Treaty of 1848, #0 as to confirm the integrity of the Turkish territory. Fowth—The collective protectorate of the Christian sub- Jects of the Porte. ti Russia accepted these points as bases of negotia- jon. Prince Gortchakof was asked to declare what limitation of naval force in the Euxine Russia would accept. The Prince asked for time to obtain @vecilo tustruction& gud @ delay of nearly three \ considered us @ casus Veli, gud tual, in suck: an. event, They will come to an understanding with as to the measures which have become ni without delay determine among themselves as ment of their military and naval fore Such was the European situation with respect to the Eastern treaties prior to the perfection of the Ereaty of London of which we have tho HERALD special telegram record to-day. ENGLAND. wary, to the employ- TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORX HERALD, Economic Quostions to a Continental Ally and Protege. Lonpon, March 17, 1871. Ihave heard asserted in political and Pariiamen- tary circies to-day that the British government has asked that of Belgium for an explanation as to “the neglect and delays which have characterized com- mercial intercourse between the two countrics.”” The Universities Boat Race. Lonpox, March 17, 1871, The Cambridge and Oxford boat crews are now Practising daily on the Thames, preparatory to the great annual boat race, which is appointed for the 1st day of April, THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Freedom of ConsctonceArmy Reform— Premier Gindstone avd the Vote of Cen- sure~ihe Purchase of Commissions. LONDON, March 17, 1871. The proceedings of the impertal Parliament de- velop some very interesting and really important legislative progress, Since the moment of my latest report by cable telegram to the HERALD | am enabled to state that the House of Lords last evening passed to a second reading the bill for the abolition of University tests of consclence by oath, ‘The lobbies and galleries of the House of Com- mons were thronged with army oflicers and people Interested in the bili for the reorganization of the army. Ra mee Soon after the session was opened Mr. Gladstone informed the House that he was as yet unable to fx a day for the consideration of Mr, Dilkes’ resolution censuring the Ministry for accepting the proposal fora conference upondhe Black Sea question until after the Army bill had beeu settled. In a debate which soon followed the statement of the Premier several members shared generally, assailing the system of purchasing commissions in terms which their opponents considered to be attacks upon the habits and institutions of the country. Mr. Cardwell, Seeretary of State for War, took part in the debate in an able defence of the bill, and Particularly of the clause providing lor the abolition system. Parliament met to-day at noon. 4 in the House of Lords the bill for the abolition of Universiiy tests passed its second reading, — Disracli and Gindstone on the Army Retorm Question. te gnenneisher larch 17, i8%f. a resolution to wegen inte monastic institutions was rejected, Mr. Disraeli then reopened the debate on army reorganization. He insisted that “the abolition of the purchase sysiem was a paltry measure to propose where a great remedy for in- efficiency was demanded. The proper course to pursue would be to let the bill befere the House go to a select committee on improvement. The question of purchase also had a financial phase, He feared that £8,000,000 would be insuiiicient to indemnify losers by 1t abolition.” Mr. Gladstone expressed his belief that “the bill ,-. Lonpon, In the House of Commoiia tu-night 7 ROME AND ITALY. » TELEGRAMS TO THE Ncw YORK WERALD. Cardinal Antonelli in a New Protest—Mr. Ode Russell about to Keoturn to the Centre. Romer, March 1%, 1871. A conflict of fecting still prevails between the Papat Cabinet and the government of the King of Laly. Thoy are far from being reconciled or appearing as @ united italy under the rule of @ lay monarck and @ Pontiff sovereign, Thave been informe’ to-day, for the information of the readers of the MgRALp, that it 19 asserted om good authority in the Vatican, that His Eminenoa, the Cardinal Secretary of State, Antonelll, has sent @ fresh note to the Italian authortties in reference to the recent disturbances which ocourred in the Jesuis church tn Rome. Mr. Odo Russell ta expected to return shortly te Rome to arrange the business of the Brittsh Legae tton In the Holy City, the duties of which are to be performed by the British Minister at Florence, The Itxtian Government Budget—A Heavy Trenaury Deficit and New Tax Luposts—Te Rome but a Security of Peace Law. FLorence, Marea 17, 1871. In confirmation of my statement by cable to the HERALD a few days since with reference to the Treas ury deficits of the Italian governmont, I have to tm form your readers to-day of the parliamentary fact that during the session of the members of the Chamte | ber of Deputies here to-day the Minister of’ Pte nance, presenting an excuse for the non-pre sentation of the buaget, said “there was @ total deficit of 270,000,000 of lire to be provided for,'* He proposed “to augment the issne of bank notem by 150,000,000 and to increase taxes ten per cen® over present rates throughout the kingdom."” The Italian Parliament will meet in Rome ta Jaly to vote the budget. Bilis have been tntrodnced for the abolishment o€ alfferent duties a3 regards foreign vessels, and fog “the hetter maintenance of the public peace and security throughout the kingdom,” Despatches, for the Holy See. FLORENCE, March 11, 1871. Itis reported that Monseigneur Stanner passed. through this city for Rome, with French, Bugis and Bavarian despaiches forthe Pope, SCOTLAND. Death of Robert Chambers, the Publishor. Lonpon, Maroh 17, 1871. Robert Chambers, the weli known publisher o@ Edinburg, died to-day. VIEWS OF THE PAST. MARCH 18, 1865—Battle of Bentonville, N. ©., occurred; the rebels defeated by Sherman's forces, 1848—Sir H. Lytton Bulwer, British Envoy to Spatm ordered by her government to leave the coum try within forty-eight hours. 1848— Insurrection commenced in Berlin, Prussia, 1793—Battle of Neuwinden, Belgium, occurred; the French were defeated by the allies. THE WEEKLY HERALD. The Cheapest and Best Newspaper tn the Country. 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