A treaty between England, France, and Austria, guaranteeing the independence
and integrity of the Ottoman empire, was last night pre- sented by Ministers to both Houses of Parliament. Stripped of the merely formal preamble and declaratory clause, the treaty consists of the follow- ing two articles-
' 1. The high contracting parties guarantee, jointly. and severally, the independence and the integrity of the Ottoman empire, recorded in the treaty concluded at Paris on the 30th of March 1856. 2. Any infraction of the stipulations of the said treaty will be considered by the Powers signing the present treaty as a cams belli. They will come to an understanding with the Sublime Porte as to the measures which have become 'necessary, and will without delay determine among themselves as to the employment of their military and naval forces."
Among other papers laid before Parliament last night, was the latest and long-expected despatch from Lord Clarendon to Mr. Dallas, the American Minister, on the recruiting question. The despatch is dated April 30, 1856: it recapitulates the whole case as between the British and United States Governments ; repeats with much emphasis that no illegal proceedings were, as far us they knew, committed by the officers or repre- sentatives of the British Government; states, said supplies documents in corroboration, that Mr. Crampton, and the Consuls at New York, Phila- delphia, and Cincinnati, deny the charges preferred against them; com- municates documents to show that Strobel and Hertz, the witnesses against the British officials, are unworthy of credit; and concludes with an earnest hope that these explanations may prove satisfactory. If this despatch shall remove misapprehensions, Lord Clarendon "cannot doubt that such a result will afford as much pleasure to the Government of the United States as to that of her Majesty, by putting an end to a differ- ence which has been deeply regretted by her Majesty's Government for there are no two countries which are bound by stronger ties or by higher considerations than the United States and Great Britain to maintain un- broken the relations of perfect cordiality and friendship."
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