[Ratibor and Rauden.]

Rothenburg, of this day's date, wishes to make use of the Lordship of Ratibor, and the aforesaid foundation property at Rauden and Ratibor, as a means of compensation to satisfy the claims of the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg, arising out of the Treaty of 16th October, 1815 (No. 37), between Prussia and Electoral Hesse, and His Highness the Electoral Prince of Hesse, as owner and possessor of those properties, has consented thereto; so, to avoid a double transfer and to simplify the proceedings, it has been agreed that instead of the acquisition of the properties on the part of the Elector, the Landgrave shall receive them direct from the Electoral Prince, and the Elector shall furnish the means for acquiring them. Therefore the Electoral Prince of Hesse and the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg have resolved to conclude a Treaty for the said acquisition by purchase, and have appointed Post Director-General von Starckloff and Privy-Councillor Goessel as their respective Plenipotentiaries, who have agreed to the following Treaty.

ARTS. I. to XV. (See Table.)

Cassel, 10th May, 1820.

GEO. WILH. VON STARCKLOFF.
CARL WILH. GOESSEL.

[Corvey.]

No. 103.-CONVENTION between Prussia and HesseRothenburg, for the Cession of the Principality of Corvey to Hesse-Rothenburg. Signed at Cassel, 10th May, 1820.

Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 16th October, 1815,

1. Cession of the Dominion of Corvey by Prussia to Hesse-Rothenburg.

2. Acceptance by Hesse-Rothenburg in full satisfaction of all Claims ou Prussia.

3. Description of the Lordship.

4. Rights appertaining thereto.

5. Free Possession and Right of Disposal.

6. Immediate possession and receipt of Revenues: payment of arrears in Money.

7. Papers relating to Property to be given up to new Owner.

8. Exception of part of a House at Brenkhausen.

9. Further voluntary Grants on the part of the King of Prussia, viz.,

10. The title of Duchy to the compensation-property in Rauden and Ratibor, with all Rights appertaining thereto.

11. Redemption of Revenue for Cession of Lands in Katzenelnbogen, payable by the Elector of Hesse.

12. The Elector renounces all Claim to the Redemption Fund.

13. As Prussia guarantees the Payment of the Revenue and Redemption Fund, the liability of the Elector ceases.

14. The Elector and the Landgrave cede to Prussia their Rights in regard to the said Revenue.

15. The grants of Allodial Possession appertain to the Landgrave himself, and do not extend to his collateral relations.

16. The Elector accedes to this Treaty, in so far as his interests are concerned. Ratifications.

(Translation.)

Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 16th October, 1815.

WHEREAS His Majesty the King of Prussia was pleased to assure to His Serene Highness the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg, in Art. XIII. of the Treaty concluded between them on the 16th of October, 1815,* the ownership and possession of a Lordship under His Majesty's Sovereignty of 20,000 thalers clear revenue, and the property in the former foundation of Corvey has been selected on the part of the Prussian Crown to form the said Lordship. As, however, the final destination of the Corvey property for this purpose was made dependent on the definitive

*Sec Appendix.

[Corvey.]

arrangement between the Electoral House of Hesse and the Princely House of Hesse-Rothenburg, which has now taken place by a Treaty of this day's date, the two High Contracting Parties have appointed Plenipotentiaries to settle everything about the transfer of the property in question, namely:-His Majesty the King of Prussia, His Councillor of Legation, von Haenlein, Knight, &c.; and His Serene Highness the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg, Privy-Councillor Goessel, &c., who, in conjunction with Post Director-General von Starckloff, the Plenipotentiary of His Royal Highness the Elector of Hesse, have agreed as follows:

ARTS. I. to XVI. (See Table.)

Cassel, 10th May, 1820.

G. W. VON STARCKLOFF.

L. VON HAENLEIN.

C. W. GOESSEL.

[Final Act of Vienna, Germanic Confederation.]

No. 104.-FINAL ACT of the Ministerial Conferences held at Vienna to complete and consolidate the Organization of the Germanic Confederation. Signed at Vienna,

1. Federative Union of Sovereigns and Free Towns of Germany.

2. Internal and Foreign Relations.

3. Exercise of Powers of Confederation.

4. Extension and Completion of Federal Act.

5. No Member can separate himself from the Confederation.

6. Admission of New Members. Consent of all the Members to changes. Voluntary Cession of Rights of Sovereignty to a Member of Confederation only.

7. Federal Diet the Constitutional Organ of the Federated States.

8. Plenipotentiaries at Diet.

9. Powers of Federative Diet.

10. Resolutions of Diet to be binding.

11. Majority of Voices, in Resolutions of Diet on Ordinary Matters.

12. When Diet can form itself into a General Council.

13. Plurality of Voices not Valid in adoption of New Laws or Modifications. Organic Institutions. New Members. Religious Affairs. Opposition to Majority.

14. Organic Institutions to be resolved in General Assembly by unanimous Vote. Details in Permanent Council by Plurality.

15. Individual Rights.

16. Possessions of one of the Sovereign Houses passing to another by Right of Succession. Vote of such New Member.

17. Interpretation of Doubts.

18. Maintenance of Peace.

19. Preliminary Measures.

20. Assistance of Diet claimed by a Member to maintain a Right of Possession.

21. Differences submitted to Diet. Arbitration (Austregal) Decision.

22. Arbitration (Austregal) Court to decide matters in Dispute.

23. Principles upon which Arbitration (Austregal) Court is to decide.

24. Special Arbitration or Compromise.

25. Maintenance of Order and Tranquillity.

26. Demand of Assistance against Revolution to be complied with by Diet.

27. The Government requiring assistance to explain reasons.

28. Diet to adopt measures in cases of danger to Confederate States by Associations and dangerous machinations.

29. Denial of Justice. Interference in favour of Complainant.

30. Private Claims. Decision by Arbitration (Austregal) Judgment.

31. Obligation of Diet to watch over Execution of Federal Act, &c.

The Germanic Confederation was dissolved in 1866. See Treaty of Peace between Austria and Prussia, signed at Prague on the 23rd August, 1866, Art. IV.

[Final Act of Vienna, Germanic Confederation.]

32. Each Government of the Confederation to see to Execution of the

Common Laws. Exceptions.

33. Measures of Execution. Military Forces.

34. Government charged with Execution obliged to do so. sioner to be appointed under Instructions of the Diet.

Civil Commis

35. Right of Confederation to declare War, make Peace, enter into Alliances, and negotiate Treaties.

36. Defence of Confederation and of each separate State against infringement by Foreign Powers. Provocation to Foreign Powers to be avoided. Reparation to be required by Diet.

37. Examination of Differences between a Foreign Power and a State of the Confederation. Action of the Diet.

38. Measures of Defence in case of danger to a State of the Confederation. 39. Invasion of Territory of Confederation by a Foreign Power.

40. General Assembly to declare War.

41. All the Confederate States bound to assist in measures of Defence.

42. Minority may concert measures amongst themselves.

43. Mediation of Diet.

44. Any State may furnish a larger Contingent than required.

45. Neutrality in Wars between Foreign Powers.

46. Confederation no Party to a War by a State having Possessions outside of Limits of Confederation.

47. Exceptions.

48. War being declared by the Confederation, no separate State can enter into negotiations of Peace.

49. Powers for negotiating Peace.

50. Obligations of Diet, relative to Foreign Affairs.

51. Military system of the Confederation. Defensive Establishments.

52. Pecuniary Contributions.

53. Internal Administration and Organisation of Confederate States.

54. Assemblies of States in the Countries of the Confederation.

55. Sovereign Princes to Regulate Assemblies of States.

56. Constitutions to be Constitutionally changed.

57. Sovereign Powers to rest with the Supreme Chief of the Government. 58. No Constitution can restrict the Duties imposed by the Federative Union. 59. Liberty of Opinion.

60. Guarantee of Constitution of Assemblies of States by the Diet.

61. Cases in which Diet cannot interfere in affairs of Assemblies of States. 62. Limit to which Article XIII. of Federal Act is applicable to the Free Cities. 63. Mediatised Princes.

64. Proposed measures for the good of the Confederate States.

65. Stipulations reserved for future deliberation. Act to be submitted to Diet to be converted into a Fundamental Law of the Confederation.

[Ratified by the Diet, June 8, 1820.]
(Translation.*)
Preamble.

THE Sovereign Princes and the Free Towns of Germany, mindful of the engagement which they undertook at the time of * For French version, see "State Papers," vol. vii., p. 399.