ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, &c. BETWEEN ELSINORE AND HAMBURG. Publication from the Ministry of the Finances, December 14, 1853, approved of by His Majesty's resolution of September 2, 1853. In consideration of, that the limit of the number of words for which the lowest telegraph fee is fixed, on the contiguous foreign lines of telegraph will be extended from the beginning of the year 1854, and that it will greatly facilitate the mutual transmission of despatches, and be to the interest of the correspondents, that in regulations of this kind there exist the most possible conformity with those of the foreign lines, it is by His Majesty's resolution of the 12th instant, most graciously approved, that in the preliminary regulation for the use of the telegraphic line communicating between Elsinore and Hamburg, approved of by His Majesty's resolution of September 2, 1853, the paragraphs 31 and 32 may be thus altered, that henceforth the lowest rate of payment shall be fixed for a number of 25 words inclusive, and that the direction and signature, together with the indications placed before proper names, as :-" von," "de," &c., both within this limit, and with regard to any number of words, shall be included in the summing up of them. Marine Ministry, Copenhagen, May 14, 1853. It is hereby made known that submarine telegraphic wires have been laid down both in the Great and Little Belts, bearing the following marks, to wit: In the Great Belt: two marks erected on Knud's Highland for the line from thence to Sprogo Vesterrev (West Reef) bearing W. S., and E. N. from each other; and two marks on the Sealand side, bearing W. N., and E. S. apart, for the line over the east end. South of Sprogo, beacons are erected to show the direction of the wires at that spot. In the Little Belt: two marks are erected east of Strib, bearing N. by W. W.; and S. by E. E. of each other. All these marks consist of wooden balks painted white, and easily discernible, which, when brought into one, show the line of the wire. As any anchoring over this wire might cause considerable inconvenience, alike to the public, by means of the telegraph being brought out of order, and to every ship or vessel anchoring on the line by which they run the risk of not getting their anchor home, or breaking their anchor-chains or cables, all navigators passing the Great or Little Belt are prohibited to anchor in the above-named marks; and they are enjoined by their own vigilance to prevent this, or by implicit obedience to any warnings they may receive relative thereto, either from the inspector thereof, or from the watchship in the Great Belt, the light and beacon inspector, pilots, ferrymen, coastguard, or whatsoever other authorities may be vested with the necessary power and instructions.. STEEN BILLE. Danish Consulate-General, London, Nov. 28, 1853. Sir, I beg to inform you that I have received from the Danish government the "Regulations for the Use of the Telegraphic Line communicating between Elsinore and Hamburg, and the Intermediate Stations," which lie at my office for inspection. The principal point of interest is the third clause of section 20, which states that despatches may be made to or from captains passing the sound or belts, or their agents, with the custom-houses of Elsinore, Slipshaven, Corsoer, and Fredericia, respecting the business of their ships. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, J. PRIESTLEY, Secretary. Ministry of Naval Affairs, Copenhagen, April 20, 1854. A submarine cable having been laid down as well in Great as Little Belt, notice is hereby given, that to point out the direction of the said cables, the following beacons painted white have been placed :— 1. For the submarine cable in Great Belt. (a) On Fune, about half a mile of Knudshoved, two beacons, in a WS. and E. N. direction, indicating the line of the said cable from Knudshoved to Sprogö. (b) On Sealand, northward of Korsör town, two similar beacons, in a W. N. and E. S. direction to show how the cable lies between Sprogö and Korsör. (e) South of Sprogo buoys have been laid down for the purpose of indicating the situation of the cable at that place. 2. For the submarine cable in Little Belt. On Fune, a little eastward of Stribs Point, two beacons, which, kept in one in a N.N.W. † N. and S.S.E. S. direction, indicate the bed of the cable between Fredericia and Fune. Mariners are requested not to anchor with these marks or bearings on, lest, by so doing, they damage the electric cable, or lose their own anchors, and to follow the directions given by pilots or other functionaries on this account. STEEN BILLE. Iron and steel wire, 110 lb. 0 34 0 7 03/ Ironmongery, coarse and rough, 110,, lb. fine and polished, 110, lb. Incrusted, facetted, and plated, 1 COPPER, plates or sheets, hammered or rolled; also bolts, nails, from 0 18 9 to 4 15 0 0 14 03/30 2 0 REDUCTION OF DUTY ON MATERIALS AND TOOLS. Feb. 4, 1854. By despatch from Her Majesty's Minister at Copenhagen, the customs duty on all materials and tools imported for the purpose of being employed in works for bringing water into towns, lighting them by gas, and improving their drainage, will be reduced to 5 per cent. ad valorem, whenever the duties levied on such materials by the tariff shall exceed that rate. MONEYS. Copenhagen. In this country accounts are stated in Rigsbank or Rix-Banco dollars, which are divided into 6 marks or 96 skillings. The paper currency is made by law of equal value with the silver coinage, two rix dollars being 1 species dollar, 91 of which go to the Cologn mark. LEGALIZING RUSSIAN DOCUMENTS. According to advices from St. Petersburg, received on Monday, the Prussian Consul in London had been appointed to legalize all official documents for Russia. It appears, however, that it is the Danish Consul-General, and not the Prussian Consul, by whom the service is to be undertaken, arrangements to that effect having been made by the Danish Minister at this Court-Times, June 22, 1854. PROGRESS OF RAILWAY. A report, issued May 31, 1854, of the progress of the Royal Danish Railway states, that the distance between Tonning and Flensburg, forty-five miles, will be open for traffic in about five weeks, and that the whole undertaking will be completed in October and opened in the presence of the King. Great commercial interest attaches to the effect to be produced from the transit between the North Sea and the Baltic by the line from Tonning to Flensburg. GREAT AND LITTLE BELTS.-SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH. June 3, 1853. Submarine telegraphic wires have been laid down in the Great and Little Belts, having marks of wooden buoys painted white, which, by their position, show the line of the wires; navigators passing the Great or Little Belt are, therefore, prohibited to anchor over the marks indicated. LONDON. ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY AND MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY, [VACANT.] SECRETARY OF LEGATION-COUNT HENCKEL. FIRST CLERK-P. ROUX. SECOND CLERK-M. ALBERTS. CHAPLAIN TO THE LEGATION-REV. ADOLPHUS WALBAUM. 15, York Place, Baker Street. CONSULS. Liverpool-Otto Burchardt, Esq. Edinburgh J. Gibsone Thomson, Esq. VICE-CONSULS. Aberdeen A. Thomson, Esq. Esq. Birmingham-G. R. Collis, Esq.. Cores (Isle of Wight)-W. S. Day, Esq. Limerick-F. Spaight, Esq. Montrose-Robert Miller, Esq. Newcastle-upon-Tyne-W. Losh, Esq. Newport (Monmouthshire) — C. H. Stonehouse, Esq. Padstowe Thos. R. Avery, Esq. Perth & Newburgh-John Lowe, Esq. Scilly Isles Francis Banfield, Esq. Shoreham & Brighton-J. Brown, Esq. Southampton-Charles Baker, Esq. Sunderland-George R. Booth, Esq. Waterford W. M. Ardagh, Esq. Yarmouth-Isaac Preston, Esq. WAR WITH RUSSIA. As to ENGLAND, see p. 177. As to FRANCE, see under that Title in this PART. As to OTHER PLACES, see the names of the several Kingdoms, &c. TREATY BETWEEN PRUSSIA AND AUSTRIA. OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE TREATY BETWEEN PRUSSIA AND AUSTRIA. Berlin, April 20, 1854. Art. 1. His Majesty the King of Prussia and His Imperial Apostolic Majesty reciprocally guarantee to each other the possession of their German and nonGerman territories, so that any attack made upon the territory of the one, no matter whence it may come, shall be regarded as a hostile attack on the territory of the other. 2. In the same manner the high contracting parties hold themselves bound to safeguard the interests of Germany from all and every inroad, and regard themselves, consequently, as bound to resist every attack upon any portion of their territory, in case that one of them should, in accord with the other, find itself required to move (voran-zugehen) in defence of German interests. Agreement as to the initiative (Eintritt) of the eventuality just mentioned, as well also as to the extent of assistance to be afforded, shall form the subject of special arrangements, which are to be considered as integral portions of the present treaty. 3. In order to give the necessary weight and strength to the offensive and defensive treaty concluded by them, the two great German powers bind themselves, in case of need, to hold a portion of their military force fully prepared for war, at given epochs and at given points to be determined between them. Special resolutions shall also ensue as regards time, extent, and mode of employing this military force. 4. The high contracting parties will invite all German States to adhere to this alliance, in such measure as is provided for by Art. 47 of the Vienna concluding acts, so that the legal federal obligations shall receive such extension by adhering States as the present treaty points out. 5. Neither of the high contracting parties will, during the existence of this alliance, conclude any separate treaty whatever with other States, which does not fully harmonise with the principles of the present treaty. 6. The present treaty shall be submitted, as soon as possible, to the ratifications of the august Sovereigns. VON MANTEUFFEL. VON THUN. SINGLE ARTICLE. Berlin, April 20, 1854. The Imperial Austrian legation will, on its part, address to the Imperial Russian court propositions (croffnung) having for object to procure from His Majesty the Emperor of Russia the requisite orders for the suspension of all further advance of his army into the Turkish territory, as well as to obtain from His Majesty complete (vollguttige) securities for the speedy evacuation of the Danubian Principalities. The Prussian government will, with reference to its representations already transmitted to St. Petersburg, again energetically support these propositions. Should the replies of the Imperial Russian court, contrary to all hope, be of such kind that they should not afford complete tranquillity as regards the two points afore-mentioned, then will one of the contracting parties, in order to obtain the same, adopt measures, under the stipulations of Art. 2 of the offensive and defensive treaty concluded this day, to the effect that every hostile attack upon the territory of one or both high contracting parties shall be repulsed by the other by all the military force at its disposal. An offensive action on the part of both (Ein offensives beiderseitiges vor Gehen) would, however, be first occasioned by the incorporation of the Principalities, or through an attack or passage of the Balkan on the part of Russia. |