[Switzerland.]

Hastened to communicate this Act to the 19 Confederated Cantons, inviting them to give their sanction to the Diet's declaring, in due and proper form, the general Accession of Switzerland to the arrangements contained in the said instrument;

The chief authorities of each Canton, having maturely considered the object of this communication, and having successively made known to the Federal authority their final determination;

The Diet of the Swiss Confederation, in pursuance of the Acts deposited in their Archives, and of the Declarations inserted in their Protocol, by which it appears that a number of Cantons, exceeding that which the Federal union prescribes, for the acceptance of the most important resolutions of the Helvetic Body, have declared their consent thereto; which, according to the terms of the Constitution, becomes thereby that of the whole Confederation; Have adopted the following Resolutions;

Acceptance of Declaration of 8 Powers of 20th March, 1815.

1. The Diet accedes, in the name of the Swiss Confederation, to the Declaration of the Powers assembled at the Congress of Vienna, under date of the 20th March, 1815, and promises that the stipulations contained in the "Transaction," inserted in this Act, shall be faithfully and religiously observed.

Perpetual Neutrality of the Helvetic Body.

2. The Diet expresses the eternal gratitude of the Swiss nation towards the High Powers, who, by the above Declaration, assign to them, with a Boundary far more advantageous, its ancient important frontiers; unite three new Cantons to the Confederation; and promise solemnly to Acknowledge and Guarantee the perpetual Neutrality of the Helvetic Body, as being necessary to the general interest of Europe. The Diet feels the same sentiments of gratitude for the uniform kindness with which the august Sovereigns have exerted themselves in bringing about a reconciliation of the differences which had arisen between the Cantons.

Fulfilment of Dispositions of Declarations of 8 Powers.

3. In pursuance of the present Act of Accession, and of the Note addressed to the Swiss Envoys at Vienna, the 20th March, 1815, by Prince Metternich, President of the Conferences of the 8 Powers, the Diet declares its wish that the Ministers of

[Switzerland.]

their Majesties, residing in Switzerland, would, in pursuance of the Instructions which they have received, and of the powers with which they have been invested, give effect to the dispositions of the Declaration of the 20th March (No. 9), and carry into execution the engagements therein contained.

In faith of which the present Act has been signed and sealed, at Zurich, the 27th May, 1815.

In the name of the Diet of the Swiss Confederation, the Burgomaster of the Canton of Zurich, President,

[Lauenburg, Oldenburg, &c.]

No. 21.-TREATY between Prussia and Hanover. Signed at Vienna, 29th May, 1815.

[This Treaty formed Annex VI to the Vienna Congress Treaty of 9th June, 1815 (No. 27).]

1. Cessions made by Prussia to Hanover.

2. Renunciation by Prussia of the Chapter of St. Peter.

3. Cessions by Hesse-Cassel to Hanover. Indemnities by Prussia.

4. Cessions by Hanover to Prussia of part of Duchy of Lauenburg. 5. Navigation of the Ems and Port of Embden.

6. Military Roads.

7. Return of Military to their Homes. Pensions.

8. Title Deeds, Documents, Plans, &c., of ceded Districts.

9. Responsibility of new Possessor of Countries ceded for all Debts.

10. Disposal of Meppen and Rheina-Wolbeck. Settlement of Frontier of Looz-Corswaren. Relations of Bentheim towards Hanover.

11. Exchange of Territory between Prussia and Brunswick.

12. Cession to be made to Oldenburg by Hanover.

13. Ratifications.

(Translation as laid before Parliament.*)

In the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity.

Ilis Majesty the King of Prussia, and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hanover, desiring to comprise in a particular Treaty the dispositions contained in the Protocols signed the 13th and 21st of February, 1815, of the Committee of Plenipotentiaries of England, Austria, Russia, Prussia, and France, in order to carry into effect the stipulations of the Treaty concluded at Reichenbach on the 14th June, 1813,† and to fulfil the territorial arrangements consequent upon the engagement therein contained on the part of His Prussian Majesty, the two Sovereigns have named Plenipotentiaries to concert, agree upon, and sign, whatever relates to this subject, viz. :

For French version, see "State Papers," vol. ii, p. 94.

+ See Appendix.

[Lauenburg, Oldenburg, &c.]

His Majesty the King of Prussia, the Prince Hardenberg, his Chancellor of State, his First Plenipotentiary at the Congress, &c.

And the Sieur Charles William Baron de Humboldt, His said Majesty's Minister of State, his Chamberlain, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty; his second Plenipotentiary at the Congress of Vienna, &c.

And His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hanover, the Sieur Ernest Frederic Herbert, Count Munster, Hereditary Grand Marshal of the Kingdom; his Minister of State and of the Cabinet, and his Minister Plenipotentiary at the Congress of Vienna, &c.

And the Sieur Ernest Christian George Augustus, Count de Hardenberg; his Minister of State and of the Cabinet, his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Congress of Vienna, &c.; who, after having exchanged their Full Powers, found in good and proper form, have agreed to the following Articles:

Cessions made by Prussia to Hanover.

ART. I. (Embodied in Vienna Congress Treaty (No. 27) as Art. XXVII.)

Renunciation by Prussia of the Chapter of St. Peter.

ART. II. (Embodied in Vienna Congress Treaty (No. 27) as Art. XXVIII.)

Cession by Hesse-Cassel to Hanover. Indemnities by Prussia.

ART. III. His Majesty the King of Prussia engages, in consideration of certain indemnities to be taken out of the mass of the countries secured to him by the arrangements of the Congress of Vienna, to induce:

1. His Royal Highness the Elector of Hesse to cede to His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hanover, to be possessed by him and his successors, in full sovereignty and property, the three bailiwicks of Uechte, Freudenberg, and Aubourg, otherwise called Wagenfeld, with the districts and territories dependent thereon, as well as

[Lauenburg, Oldenburg, &c.]

that part which His Royal Highness possesses of the County of Schaumburg and the Lordships of Plessen and Neuengleichen.

2. His Serene Highness the Landgrave of Hesse Rothenburg to renounce for ever the rights which he possesses in the said Lordship of Plessen, in order that these rights may be transferred to His Britannic Majesty, King of Hanover. As the cession on the part of His Royal Highness the Elector of Hesse and the renunciation of the Landgrave of Hesse Rothenburg, above mentioned, have not been obtained within the three months prescribed by Article XL of the Protocol of the 13th of February, 1815; and as the reciprocal cessions ought to have been effected pursuant to that Article, with the reservation, that whilst Prussia continued in possession of the territory destined as a compensation to the Elector of Hesse and the Landgrave of Rothenburg, Hanover should retain, on her part, that portion of the Duchy of Lauenburg which has been made over to His Prussian Majesty, in virtue of Article IV; this arrangement shall continue in force until Hanover shall have actually acquired the cessions and renunciations on the part of Hesse, and until the Governments of Prussia and Hanover shall have agreed upon indemnities to be given to the latter for the diminution which would result from the loss of the territories comprised in the said cession and renunciation, indemnities which shall be provided out of the Eichsfeld, and of the Prussian part of the County of Hohenstein.

His Prussian Majesty and His Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Great Britain and Hanover, having already consented to the other cessions to be made in virtue of the stipulations contained in the Protocol of the 13th February, 1815, the two High Contracting Parties will give the necessary orders that these cessions may be completed in 8 weeks from the date of the signature of the present Treaty.

Cessions made by Hanover to Prussia.

ART. IV. (Embodied in Vienna Congress Treaty (No. 27) as Art. XXIX.)

Navigation of the Ems, and Port of Embden.

ART. V. (Embodied in Vienna Congress Treaty (No. 27) as Art. XXX.)