text_original: To this in  sidious proposal Palmerston offered a firm resistance, and on January 16th, 1856, the Czar (at the instance of his brother in law, the King of Prussia) virtually accepted as a basis of negotiation the "Four Points," including a stipulation for the neutralization of the Black Sea.
text_transcription: TO THIS INSIDIOUS PROPOSAL PALMERSTON OFFERED A FIRM RESISTANCE AND ON JANUARY SIXTEENTH EIGHTEEN FIFTY SIX THE CZAR AT THE INSTANCE OF HIS BROTHER IN LAW THE KING OF PRUSSIA VIRTUALLY ACCEPTED AS A BASIS OF NEGOTIATION THE FOUR POINTS INCLUDING A STIPULATION FOR THE NEUTRALIZATION OF THE BLACK SEA
phonemes: tə ðɪs ɪn sˈɪdiəs pɹəpˈoʊzəl pˈɑːmɚstən ˈɔfɚd ɐ fˈɜːm ɹᵻsˈɪstəns, ænd ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi sˈɪkstiːnθ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks, ðə zˈɑːɹ (æt ðɪ ˈɪnstəns ʌv hɪz bɹˈʌðɚɹ ɪn lˈɔː, ðə kˈɪŋ ʌv pɹˈʌʃə) vˈɜːtʃuːəli ɐksˈɛptᵻd æz ɐ bˈeɪsɪs ʌv nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃən ðə "fˈɔːɹ pˈɔɪnts," ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɐ stˌɪpjʊlˈeɪʃən fɚðə nˌuːtɹəlᵻzˈeɪʃən ʌvðə blˈæk sˈiː.