[Congress of Vienna. Protests of the Pope.] No. 29.-PROTOCOL of Conference between the Plenipotentiaries of the 8 Courts, recording the Protests of the Pope against certain Clauses of the Treaties of 1814 and 1815. Vienna, 18th June, 1815. TABLE. Protest of the Pope against Act of Congress of Vienna prejudicial to the Rights of the Church. Protest of the Pope against Resolutions of Congress prejudicial to Temporal Interests of the Holy See. (Translation.") THE 121 Articles marked at the last sitting, and which, together with the Annexes therein referred to, form the Final Act of the Congress, having been collected and drawn up in General Treaty of 9th June (No. 27), the Plenipotentiaries assembled to finish and enter in the Protocol certain points preliminary to the signature of the said General Treaty. ART. I. They took into consideration the two Acts of Protest sent in on the 12th June by His Eminence Cardinal Consalvi, Ilis Holiness's Secretary of State and his Plenipotentiary at the Congress of Vienna. Protest of the Pope against Act of Congress of Vienna prejudicial to the Rights of the Church. By the First of these Acts the Cardinal protests, in the name of His Holiness, against the Resolutions which have been maintained or passed by the Congress of Vienna (No. 27), and are prejudicial to the interests of the Catholic Religion, and contrary to the rights of the Church. Protest of the Pope against Resolutions of Congress prejudicial to Temporal Interests of the Holy See. By the Second Act the Cardinal presents a Protest against what is contained in the Treaty of Paris (No. 1), as well as in the Resolutions of the Congress (No. 27), prejudicial to the temporal interests of the Holy See. The Plenipotentiaries declare that these two Acts of Protest shall remain deposited in the Archives of the Congress, and be appended to the present Protocol. ART. II. Count Lowenhielm, Plenipotentiary of His Majesty * For French version, see "State Papers," vol. ii, p. 760). [Congress of Vienna. Protests of the Pope.] the King of Sweden and Norway, reverts to the Reservation which he made in the name of his Court, at the sittings of June 9 and 11, relative to Articles CI and CII of the General Treaty, which concern the arrangement about Lucca, and to Article CIV, which declares the recognition of Ferdinand IV on the Throne of Naples, which Reservation is of the purport of the paper delivered at the last sitting, and the Plenipotentiary of Sweden desires that an acknowledgment of that Reservation may be given to him in a special Protocol signed by the Plenipotentiaries of the 8 Powers. Whereupon it has been decided that at the sitting of tomorrow there shall be delivered to the Plenipotentiary of Sweden a special Protocol, such as is shown in the paper appended hereto, signed by the Plenipotentiaries. ART. III. In order to provide that the General Treaty of the 9th of this month may be regularly drawn up, the Plenipotentiaries have had some errors corrected and have arranged some slight alterations in the wording of the instrument drawn up. These corrections and these alterations are set down on the explanatory leaf appended hereto. WESSENBERG. P. GOMEZ LABRADOR. CLANCARTY. PALMELLA. SALDANHA. LOBO. HUMBOLDT. STACKELBERG. LOWENHIELM. (Annex 1.) Protest of the Pope against the Resolutions of the Congress prejudicial to Religion and to the Catholic Church. Vienna, 12th June, 1815. (Sub-Annex.) Protest, in the name of His Holiness Pope l'ius VII and the Holy Apostolic See, against all those matters which have been sanctioned or allowed to remain to the prejudice of the Rights and Privileges of the German Churches, and also of the Holy See, at the Congress of Vienna. 12th June, 1815. [Congress of Vienna. Protests of the Pope.] (Sub-Annex.) Protest in the name of His Holiness Pope Pius VII and the Holy Apostolic See, against all those matters which in reference to his Dominions have either been sanctioned or allowed to remain, to the prejudice of the said Holy See, at the Congress of Vienna. 12th June, 1815. (Annex 2.) Protest of the Pope against the Treaty of Paris and the Resolutions of the Congress, prejudicial to the Temporal interests of the Holy See. 12th June, 1815. [Protocols. Congress of Vienna.] No. 30.-PROTOCOLS of Conferences between the Plenipotentiaries of the Signatary Courts to the Treaty of Peace with France of 30th May, 1814. Vienna, 22nd September, 1814-19th June, 1815. Protocol. 4 Courts (Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, The Plenipotentiary of France to the Plenipotentiary ........ The Plenipotentiary of France to the British Pleni- Protocol. 8 Courts (Austria, Spain, France, Great 22 September 556 30 September 557 1 October. 559 2 October. 560 5 October. 561 8 October. 563 .... 30 October. 563 Propositions of the Plenipotentiary of France. Dis- ...... 563 Protocol. 8 Courts. Verification of the Powers, &c. 31 October. 566 Declaration of the Plenipotentiaries of the 8 Courts. Verification of the Powers, &c... . . . . Protocol. 8 Courts. Affairs of Italy 1 November 567 Sardinia and Genoa. General 13 November 570 17 November 571 The Conference to the Plenipotentiary of Sardinia. The Conference to the Plenipotentiary of Sardinia. Propositions of the Plenipotentiary of France. Rivers. 9 December 573 10 December 576 15 December 576 576 The Plenipotentiary of Russia to the Plenipotentiary The Plenipotentiary of Austria to the Plenipotentiary The Plenipotentiary of Austria to the Plenipotentiary ..... 2. Protocol. 4 Courts. Saxony, Poland, Mayence, Germanic Confederation ..... Memoir and Project of the Agreement of the Pleni- 3. Protocol. 4 Courts. Saxony, Poland, Mayence.... Counter Project of Convention of the Plenipotentiary of Austria. Saxony, Poland, Mayence..... 4. Protocol. 4 Courts. Saxony, Poland, Mayence. (Commission de Rédaction) 5. Protocol. Saxony and Poland. Prussia... Observations of the Plenipotentiary of Russia on the Austrian Counter Project. Poland Memorandum of the British Plenipotentiary. Saxony. Poland. Prussia 1. Protocol. 5 Courts. .... ...... (Austria, France, Great Britain, ...... Reconstruction of Prussia. 26 December 580 27 December 581 27 December 581 27 December 582 28 December 583 29 December 583 30 December 588 30 December 589 1815. 3 January. 593 594 7 January. 596 9 January. 597 599 601 12 January. 602 602 16 January. 604 2. Protocol. 4 Courts. B. Austrian Memoir in reply to the Prussian Plan.. 28 January. 604 28 January. 606 Extension of Holland C. Austrian Schedule of Losses and Compensations.. ...... 612 613 *The Regulation was presented, and approved by the Conference on the 29th March, 1815. |