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No. 27.-GENERAL TREATY between Great Britain, Austria, France, Portugal, Prussia, Russia, Spain,* and Sweden. Signed at Vienna, 9th June, 1815.†

[This Treaty was signed in the French language (see Art. CXX), and a copy of it, in that language, will be found in State Papers," vol. ii, p. 3.]

1. Poland. Dispositions relating to the Ancient Duchy of Warsaw.

4.

5.

Boundaries of the Grand Duchy of Posen.

Salt Mines of Wieliczka.

Frontier between Galicia and the Russian Empire.

Restitution of Districts separated from Eastern Galicia.

6. Cracow declared a Free City.

10.

Boundaries of the Territory of Cracow.

Privileges granted to Podgorze. Galicia.

Neutrality of Cracow.

Constitution, Academy, and Bishopric of Cracow.

11. Poland. General Amnesty in Poland.

12.

Sequestrations removed; prosecutions annulled.
Exceptions to preceding Article.

Free Navigation of the Rivers in Poland.

15. Cessions made by Saxony to Prussia.

16. Duchy of Saxony. Titles to be borne by the Kings of Prussia and Saxony. 17. Prussia. Guarantee of the ceded Countries designated in Art. XV. 18. Prussia and Saxony. Renunciation by the Emperor of Austria of Rights of Sovereignty over Lusatia.

Reciprocal Renunciation of Feudal Rights.
Reciprocal Freedom of Emigration.

Property of Religious Establishments.
General Amnesty in Saxony.

23. Designation of the Province of which Prussia resumes possession.
24. Prussian Possessions on this side (en deça) of the Rhine.

25.

Possessions on the left bank of the Rhine, Grand Duchy of the
Lower Rhine. Cologne.

26. Hanover. Kingdom of Hanover. Late Electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg,
27.
Cessions made by Prussia to Hanover.

28. Renunciation by Prussia of the Chapter of St. Peter in the Borough of Noerten.

29. Cessions made by Hanover to Prussia.

* Spain did not sign this Treaty, but she acceded to it by an Act of Accession dated 7th June, 1817. See also Treaty between 5 Powers and Spain, 10th June, 1817.

This Treaty was confirmed by the Treaty between the 5 Powers and France of 20th November, 1815 Art. XI.

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30. Hanover and Prussia. Navigation and Commerce between. The Ems;

32. Relations of the Duke de Looz-Corswaren and of the Count of Bentheim,

with the Kingdom of Hanover.

33. Cession to be made by Hanover to Oldenburg.

34. Title of Grand Duke of Oldenburg.

35. Title of Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz. 36. Title of Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar.

37. Cessions to be made by Prussia to the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar. 38. Prussia and Saxe-Weimar. Ulterior arrangements regarding these

39.

Cessions.

Territory to be given up immediately to
Saxe-Weimar.

40. Cession of a portion of the former Department of Fulda to Prussia.
41. Arrangements relative to the Purchasers of Domains in the Principality
of Fulda and the County of Hanau.

42. Cession of the town of Wetzlar to the King of Prussia.

43. Relations of the "Mediatised Districts" of the old Circle of Westphalia with the Prussian Monarchy.

44. Cession of the Grand Duchy of Wurtzburg, and of the Principality of Aschaffenburg to the King of Bavaria.

45. Maintenance of the Prince Primate.

46. The Free Town of Frankfort.

47. Indemnities to the Grand Duke of Hesse.

48. Reinstatement of the Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.

49. Cession of Territory to Oldenburg, Saxe-Coburg, Mecklenburg-Strelitz Hesse-Homburg, and the Count of Pappenheim.

50. Future arrangements relative to these Territories.

51. Territories and Possessions on the banks of the Rhine ceded to Austria. 52. Principality of Isenburg given to Austria.

Boundaries of the Kingdom of the.

67. Luxemburg. Grand Duchy of. Sovereignty of the King of the Nether

lands.

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Luxemburg. Fortress of the Germanic Confederation.
A State of the Germanic Confederation.
Boundaries of the Grand Duchy of.

68. 69.

Arrangements respecting the Duchy of Bouillon. Disputes to be settled by Arbitration.

70. Cession to Prussia of the German Possessions of the House of Nassau

Orange.

71. Family Pact of the Princes of Nassau.

72. Charges and Engagements relating to the Provinces detached from

France.

73. Basis of the Union of the Belgic Provinces.

74. Switzerland.

81.

82.

83.

Integrity of the 19 Cantons of.

Union of 3 new Cantons, The Valais, Geneva, and Neufchatel.

La Vallée des Dappes.

Union of the Bishopric of Basle and the Town and Terri-
tory of Bienne, with the Canton of Berne.
An Enclave given to Neufchatel.

Rights of the Inhabitants of the Countries united with
the Canton of Berne.

Restoration of the Lordship of Razuns to the Canton of
Grisons.

Commercial and Military Communications between Town
of Geneva and Canton of Vaud. Versoy Road. Pas-
sage of Troops.

Cession by the King of Sardinia to the Canton of Geneva. Savoy. Simplon Road. Passage of Troops. Exemption from Transit Dues.

Reciprocal Compensations between Ancient and New

Cantons.

Disposal of the Funds placed in England by Cantons of
Zurich and Berne.

Indemnity to Proprietors of " Lauds."

General Confirmation of the Declaration of the 20th
March, 1815, upon the Affairs of Switzerland.

85. Sardinia. Frontiers of the States of the King of. Island of Capraja.

Union of the States of Genoa with the States of the King of
Sardinia.

Title of King of Sardinia; Duke of Genoa.

Rights and Privileges of the Genoese.

Union of the Imperial Fiefs of late Ligurian Republic.
Right of Fortifying.

91. Savoy. Cession by the King of Sardinia to the Canton of Geneva.
Neutrality of Chablais, Faucigny, and Part of Savoy.

93. Italy. Description of the Countries of which the Emperor of Austria takes possession on the side of Italy. Istria, Dalmatia, Mouths of the Cattaro, Venice, &c.

Territories united to the Austrian Monarchy. The Valteline,
Bormio, Chiavenna, Ragusa, &c.

Austrian Frontiers in Italy.

102.

103.

104.

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Navigation of the Po.

Arrangements respecting the "Mont Napoleon" at Milan. Duchy of Modena, Reggio, and Mirandote; Duchy of Massa, and Principality of Carrara, and Imperial Fiefs of La Lunigiana.

Duchies of Parma, Placentia, and Guastalla.

Possessions of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. The Presidii, Elba,
Piombino, Imperial Fiefs, &c.

Duchy of Lucca.

Reversion of the Duchy of Lucca, Furgano, &c.

Restoration of the Marches, Benevento, Ponte Corvo, &c., as
well as the Legations of Ravenna, Bologna, and Ferrara to the
Holy See.

Restoration of King Ferdinand IV to Naples as King of the
Two Sicilies.

105. Portugal. Restitution of the Town of Olivença.

106. France and Portugal. Relations between.

108. Rivers. Navigation of Rivers traversing different States.

116.

117.

Port and Harbour Dues.

Custom Houses.

Regulations to be settled by a General Arrangement.

Confirmation of the Particular Regulations relative to the
Navigation of the Rhine, Neckar, Moselle, Meuse, and the
Scheldt.

118. Confirmation of Treaties and Particular Acts annexed to the General

Treaty.

119. Invitation to accede to the General Treaty addressed to the Powers assembled in Congress.

120. Reservations as to the use of the French language in the drawing up of this Act.

121. Ratification of the Treaty and deposition of the original in the Archives of the Court and States of Vienna.

(Translation as laid before Parliament*.)

In the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity.

THE Powers who signed the Treaty concluded at Paris on the 30th of May, 1814 (No. 1), having assembled at Vienna, in pursuance of Article XXXII of that Act, with the Princes and States their Allies, to complete the provisions of the said Treaty, and to add to them the arrangements rendered necessary by the state in which Europe was left at the termination of the last war; being *For French version see "State Papers," vol. ii, p. 3.

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now desirous to embrace, in one common transaction, the various results of their negotiations, for the purpose of confirming them by their reciprocal Ratifications, have authorised their Plenipotentiaries to unite, in a general Instrument, the regulations of superior and permanent interest, and to join to that Act, as integral parts of the arrangements of Congress, the Treaties, Conventions, Declarations, Regulations, and other particular Acts, as cited in the present Treaty. And the above-mentioned Powers having appointed Plenipotentiaries to the Congress, that is to

say:

His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and
Bohemia:

The Sieur Clement-Venceslas-Lothaire, Prince de MetternichWinnebourg-Ochsenhausen, Knight of the Golden Fleece, Grand Cross of the Royal Order of St. Stephen, Knight of the Orders of St. Andrew, of St. Alexander-Newsky, and of St. Anne of the First Class, Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Order of the Elephant, of the Supreme Order of the Annunciation, of the Black Eagle and the Red Eagle, of the Seraphim, of St. Joseph of Tuscany, of St. Hubert, of the Golden Eagle of Wurtemberg, of Fidelity of Baden, of St. John of Jerusalem, and of several others; Chancellor of the Military Order of MariaTheresa, a Trustee of the Academy of the Fine Arts, Chamberlain, Privy Councillor of His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, his Minister of State, of Conferences, and of Foreign Affairs;

And the Sieur John-Philip, Baron de Wessenberg, Knight Grand Cross of the Military and Religious Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle of Prussia, and of the Crown of Bavaria, Chamberlain, and Privy Councillor of His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty :-

*

His Majesty the King of Spain, and the Indies:

Don Peter Gomes Labrador, Knight of the Royal and distinguished Order of Charles III; his Councillor of State :

His Majesty the King of France and Navarre:

The Sieur Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, Prince of Talleyrand, Peer of France, Minister, Secretary of State in the * Spain did not sign this Treaty, but acceded to it by an Act of Accession dated 7th June, 1817. See also Treaty between the 5 Powers and Spain of 10th June, 1817.