[County of Schaumburg, Lauenburg, &c.] the districts to be ceded, who shall meet at Hanover and proceed uninterruptedly to make, as soon as possible, a satisfactory comparison between the revenues from the Electoral Hessian share of the County of Schaumburg and the revenues from the districts mentioned in Articles I and II of the present Treaty. Should this comparison show that the revenues from the districts mentioned in Articles I and II do not afford a complete compensation for the revenues from the Electoral Hessian share of the County of Schaumburg, then both Parties will, without delay, agree as to how the completion of the compensation, which in this case will be the duty of Prussia, shall be effected. Renunciation by Hanover in regard to Schaumburg. ART. IV. His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hanover, makes Renunciation for himself and his descendants and his successors, in consideration of the compensation stipulated above in Articles I, II, and III, of the right accruing to him from the State-Treaty of the 29th of May of the present year 1815, mentioned at the beginning, to the hereditary and proprietary possession of the Electoral-Hessian share of the County of Schaumburg, and promises, after the complete accomplishment of the said compensation, never to make any claim whatever on that account against His Majesty the King of Prussia by reason of the above-mentioned Treaty. Renunciation of certain Hessian Inclosures by Prussia in favour of Hanover. ART. V. As His Royal Highness the Elector of Hesse, and His Serene Highness the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg, having consented to cede to Prussia the Lordship of Plessen, with the Monastery of Höckelheim, as well as Neuengleichen, and the bailiwicks of Uechte, Freudenberg, and Auburg, which last has also been called Wagenfeld, with all the respective supreme, sovereign, feudal, domanial, and other rights belonging to their Royal and Serene Highnesses, or which they have hitherto possessed as appurtenances thereof; and to transfer them within 4 weeks from the Ratification of the Treaty relating thereto, His Majesty the King of Prussia hereby engages to assign the above-mentioned districts, in accordance with the State-Treaty of the 29th of May of the present year (No. 21), to the Kingdom of Hanover, immediately upon their transfer by the two Hessian Houses, and just as he has received them. [County of Schaumburg, Lauenburg, &c.] Fulfilment of the Stipulations of the Treaty of 29th May with regard to Lauenburg. ART. VI. His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hanover, declares the conditions upon which the transfer of the part of the Duchy of Lauenburg, situated on the right bank of the Elbe, and the Lauenburg districts and lands also situated on the right bank of the Elbe, were made dependent in the State-Treaty of 29th May of this year (No. 21), to be fulfilled by the stipulations in Articles I, II, III, and V of the present Treaty, and hereby engages to have the said part of the Duchy of Lauenburg and the Lauenburg districts and lands situated on the right bank of the Elbe, but with the exception of the district which, according to the above Article II, is to remain with Hanover, delivered over, without further demur, at the same time as the transfer of the Eichsfeld and Hessian districts, and to issue immediate orders to his authorities for that purpose. Articles VII and VIII of the Treaty of 29th May applied to the places Ceded in this Treaty. ART. VII. Articles VII and VIII of the Treaty of the 29th of May of the present year 1815 (No. 21), mentioned at the beginning, are also applicable to all Districts which, according to the present State-Treaty, serve as compensation for the ElectoralIlessian part of the County of Schaumburg. Exchange of the Ratifications. ART. VIII. The present State-Treaty shall be ratified, and the Ratifications thereof shall be exchanged within four weeks, or before if it may be. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it and sealed it with their arms. Done at Paris, the 23rd of September, 1815. (L.S.) ERNEST, COUNT VON HARDENBERG. [Holy Alliance.] No. 36.-TREATY between Austria, Prussia, and Russia. Signed at Paris, 18th September, 1815. Holy Alliance of Sovereigns of Austria, Prussia, and Russia. 1. Principles of the Christian Religion. 2. Fraternity and Affection. 3. Accession of Foreign Powers. Invitation to Prince Regent of Great Britain to accede. (Translation.*) In the name of the Most Holy and Indivisible Trinity. Holy Alliance of Sovereigns of Austria, Prussia, and Russia. THEIR Majesties the Emperor of Austria, the King of Prussia, and the Emperor of Russia, having, in consequence of the great events which have marked the course of the three last years in Europe, and especially of the blessings which it has pleased Divine Providence to shower down upon those States which place their confidence and their hope on it alone, acquired the intimate conviction of the necessity of settling the steps to be observed by the Powers, in their reciprocal relations, upon the sublime truths which the Holy Religion of our Saviour teaches; Government and Political Relations. They solemnly declare that the present Act has no other object than to publish, in the face of the whole world, their fixed resolution, both in the administration of their respective States, and in their political relations with every other Government, to take for their sole guide the precepts of that Holy Religion, namely, the precepts of Justice, Christian Charity, and Peace, which, far from being applicable only to private concerns, must. have an immediate influence on the councils of Princes, and guide all their steps, as being the only means of consolidating human institutions and remedying their imperfections. In consequence, their Majesties have agreed on the following Articles : *For French version, see "State Papers," vol. iii, p. 211. [Holy Alliance.] Principles of the Christian Religion. ART. I. Conformably to the words of the Holy Scriptures, which command all men to consider each other as brethren, the Three contracting Monarchs will remain united by the bonds of a true and indissoluble fraternity, and considering each other as fellow countrymen, they will, on all occasions and in all places, lend each other aid and assistance; and, regarding themselves towards their subjects and armies as fathers of families, they will lead them, in the same spirit of fraternity with which they are animated, to protect Religion, Peace, and Justice. Fraternity and Affection. ART. II. In consequence, the sole principle of force, whether between the said Governments or between their Subjects, shall be that of doing each other reciprocal service, and of testifying by unalterable good will the mutual affection with which they ought to be animated, to consider themselves all as members of one and the same Christian nation; the three allied Princes looking on themselves as merely delegated by Providence to govern three branches of the One family, namely, Austria, Prussia, and Russia, thus confessing that the Christian world, of which they and their people form a part, has in reality no other Sovereign than Him to whom alone power really belongs, because in Him alone are found all the treasures of love, science, and infinite wisdom, that is to say, God, our Divine Saviour, the Word of the Most High, the Word of Life. Their Majesties consequently recommend to their people, with the most tender solicitude, as the sole means of enjoying that Peace which arises from a good conscience, and which alone is durable, to strengthen themselves every day more and more in the principles and exercise of the duties which the Divine Saviour has taught to mankind. Accession of Foreign Powers. ART. III. All the Powers who shall choose solemnly to avow the sacred principles which have dictated the present Act, and shall acknowledge how important it is for the happiness of nations, too long agitated, that these truths should henceforth exercise over the destinies of mankind all the influence which belongs to them, will be received with equal ardour and affection into this Holy Alliance. [Holy Alliance.] Done in triplicate, and signed at Paris, the year of Grace 1815, 14th September. (L.S.) FRANCIS. (L.S.) FREDERICK WILLIAM. (L.S.) ALEXANDER. [It is stated in "Martens' Treaties" that the greater part of the Christian Powers acceded to this Treaty. France acceded to it in 1815; the Netherlands and Wurtemberg did so in 1816; and Saxony, Switzerland, and the Hanse Towns in 1817. But neither the Pope nor the Sultan were invited to accede.] The following is a copy of the Invitation sent to the Prince Regent of Great Britain to accede; and of His Royal Highness's reply. (1.)-The Sovereigns of Austria, Prussia, and Russia to the Prince Regent of Great Britain. (Translation.) SIR OUR BROTHER AND COUSIN, Paris, 26th September, 1815. THE events which have afflicted the world for more than 20 years have convinced us that the only means of putting an end to them is to be found in the most free and most intimate Union between the Sovereigns whom Divine Providence has placed over the heads of the Peoples of Europe. The history of the three memorable years which are about to pass away, bear witness to the beneficial effects of which this union has been for the good of mankind; but in order to assure to this bond the solidity which the grandeur and the purity of the aim to which it tends imperiously demands, we have thought it should be founded on the sacred principles of the Christian Religion. Deeply convinced of this important truth, we have concluded and signed the Act which we now submit to the consideration of your Royal Highness. Your Royal Highness may be assured that its object is to strengthen the relations which uuite us, in forming of all the nations of Christendom one single Family, and assuring them by this, under the protection of the Almighty, happiness, security, the benefits of peace, and the bonds of fraternity for ever indissoluble. We deeply regretted that your Royal Highness was not united with us at the important moment when we concluded this transaction. We invite you, as our first and most intimate Ally, to agree with it, and to complete a work |