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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5045, 5 April 1878, Page 2

" Undoubtedly," says M. De Laveleye, the writer above quoted, " Russia is the natural ally of France. Situated at the two extremities of Europe, these two Powers alone are in a position to make each other ample concessions. Napoleon I. and Charles K. both saw this.

Both wished to make a Franco-Russian alliance the instrument for effectiug a complete readjustment of the map of Europe." The draft of Charles X.'s plan was found in the archives of the Tuileries, when they fell into the hands of the members of the Government of National Defence in 1871. It was headed ' ' Proj ecfc for an eventual re-organisation of Europe, presented to and adopted by the Council of King Charles X., September) 1829," and was as follows : — Continental alliance against England. Intimate alliance of Russia an<J France. A Christian kingdom at Constantinople, For Trance : Belgium. The Rhenish provinces to be erected with a kingdom under a Dutch Prince. For Bussia: The Moldo Wallachian provinces (Roumania) and a third ef Asia Minor, and more, if necessary, in the same territorial sense. For Austria : Servia and Bosnia. For Prussia: Holland and La Saxe Roy ale. For Saxony : The country between the Rhine and the Maine. The King of Holland to be placed on the throne of Constantinople, with the title of the King of Greece. The Turks to be driven into Asia and Africa, and put under the rule of the Pacha of Egypt.