VERY LATEST UNPUBLISHED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 2254, 17 April 1871, Page 2

VERY LATEST UNPUBLISHED.

San Francisco, March IS. London, M arch 17.—The protocols of tlie proceedings on the Blank b'ea question will be laid on the tub'o of the House of Commons to-night. They are signed by the plenipotentiaries of seven powers. Their general features are conciliatory in tone on the part of .Russia, and show a willingness on the part of Turkey to accept tlie semi-neutralization of the Black Sea, and deference of the Convention to the wishes of either power. The Conference met on the 17th. ford Granville was chosen president. Granville regretted the absence of the plenipotentiary | from France, and declared that the object of the Conference was to examine the ! Black Sea question without partisanship, j to discuss with perfect liberty the Eus- ! sian proposals for the revision of the ! treaty of Paris. i Baron Brunnow mnde a statement ! which contained no truce of imperative ' tone. 1 GortschakofF's circular, and Brunnow's 1 speech, was most conciliatory throughout, and was reported in same spirit by i Mansours Sacha. The Conference then. i went to work on the declaration to effect that plenipotentiaries reeogni-e it as an ' essential principle of the right of nations, ' ihat no power can shake oft' engagements ' of treaty, or modify its stipulations except with the assent of the contracting parties. On this a friendly understanding was arrived at, and on March 13th the Duke deßroglie gave his adhesion to it. A second meeting took place January 24th, when Brunnoiv more fully stated that changes had taken place since 1556, and urged that all treatirs be judged by the new considerations arising in the interval. He contended that the treaty of Paris really perpetrated irritations by wounding Kus-ia's national sentiments. The Turkish Ambassador combatted the arguments of the Russian Ambassador, and declared that Turkey wes fully satisfied with the treaty, but if other powers thought right to admit the Russian demand on that Government, and would give guarantees equivalent and compatible with the rights and security of the Ottoman Empire, he was authorised to concur with other plenipotentiaries, while recognising the justice of the Turkish objections to adhere to their former expression that Turkish, consent must be devoid of equivalents. At the third sitting. February 3rd, on treatv, four articles were proposed by Karlft'i-anville. The second article gave r to Turkey the power to introduce ships ? of war of the non-riverian powers into ? the Black Sea, only if compelled to do so for the security of the Ottoman Kmpire. '. Mensourcus Pacha objected to the phra- [ scelogy " non-riverian," as restrictive to Turkey and offensive to Russia. t A long debate, generally in opposition, . followed, the Representative of the Turkish Government pleading his instruc- ' tions us very peremptory. At the same ! meeting, the secondary question of the [ Danube Commission was first mooted, and ; it was agreed to insert the arrangement I therein in the principal treaty. At the fourth meeting, February 7, no [ instructions had been received by the representatives,, aud nothing done. At the fifth meeting, which was held 13th in-fc., [ the Due de Broglie was introduced. He L declared that the French Government f saw no sufficient reason to modify the treaty of Paris, but now willingly ac- [ cepted the arrangement which had been partially concluded. The Italian Minister met the objection of the Turkish Minister by proposing a new article, in whiih the words : " Friendly 1 and allied powers should be substituted for non-riverain powers." This amendment was accepted freely by Turkey and 3 the other powers. There were no dififerences on other circles after their com- -. pletion. The Turkish and Russian to conclude a convent ion abrogating the 5 stipulations of the treaty of Paris, relative: to the number and strength of their . I respective fleets in the Black Sea.