[Brunshausen or Stade Toll.] No. 199.-TREATY between Great Britain and Hanover. Signed at London, 22nd July, 1844. 1. Vessels of either Nation placed on footing of National Vessels in respective Ports. 2. Exports from Ports of Hanover in British Vessels. Exports from British Ports in Hanoverian Vessels. Imports into British Ports in Vessels of Hanover. Imports into Hanoverian Ports in British Vessels. 3. Reciprocity on Imports into Ports of Great Britain and Hanover in Vessels of either Country. 4. Reciprocity on Exports from Ports of Great Britain and Hanover in Vessels of either Country. 5. Imports into British Ports in Hanoverian Vessels from Mouths of the Meuse, the Ems, the Weser, and the Elbe, or from Mouths of Navigable Rivers between the Elbe and the Meuse, or between the Trave and the Memel. Conditions of continuance of above Privileges. 6. Stade or Brunshausen Toll and charges on British Vessels. Exception in favour of certain Articles of British Produce and Manufacture. Production of Papers by British Vessels passing up the Elbe. 7. Privileges of Most Favoured Nation. Exception with reference to Privileges and Exemptions in favour of Hamburgh. 8. Duration of Treaty. 9. Ratifications. (English Version.*) HER Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Majesty the King of Hanover, being equally animated by the desire of extending the Commercial relations between their respective dominions, have agreed for this purpose to conclude a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, and to regulate thereby the Duties levied at Stade or Brunshausen upon British Vessels and Merchandize ascending the Elbe. Their Majesties have therefore named as their respective Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Honourable George, Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount Gordon, Viscount Formartine, Lord Haddo, Methlick, Tarvis, and Kellie, a Peer of the United Kingdom, a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, &c. ;— * For German version, see "State Papers," vol. xxxii, p. 8. [Brunshausen or Stade Toll.] and the Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone, a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, a Member of Parliament, President of the Committee of Privy Council for Affairs of Trade and Foreign Plantations, and Master of Her Majesty's Mint; And His Majesty the King of Hanover, the Count Frederick Augustus Adolphus von Kielmansegge, his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Her Britannic Majesty, &c.; -and the Sieur Ernest Frederick George Hüpeden, his Privy Councillor of Finance, &c.; Who, after having communicated to each other their respective Full Powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following Articles : ART. I. Vessels of either Nation placed on Footing of National Vessels in respective Ports. ART. II. Exports from Ports of Hanover in British Vessels. Exports from British Ports in Hanoverian Vessels. Imports into British Ports in Vessels of Hanover. Imports into Hanoverian Ports in British Vessels. ART. III. Reciprocity on Imports into Ports of Great Britain and Hanover in Vessels of either Country. ART. IV. Reciprocity on Exports from Ports of Great Britain and Hanover in Vessels of either Country. ART. V. Imports into British Ports in Hanoverian Vessels from Mouths of the Meuse, the Ems, the Weser, and the Elbe, or from Mouths of Navigable Rivers between the Elbe and the Meuse, or between the Trave and the Memel. Conditions of Continuance of above Privileges. Stade or Brunshausen Toll and Charges on British Vessels. Exception in favour of certain Articles of British Produce and Manufacture. Production of Papers by British Vessels passing up the Elbe. ART. VI. From and after the 1st day of October, 1844, no other or higher Duties or Tolls shall be levied, as regards the Tolls or Charges known by the name of the Stade or Brunshausen Toll and Charges, on British Vessels passing up the Elbe to the point where the Tolls of the Upper Elbe commence, that is to say, up to and including the town of Hamburgh, or upon the cargoes of such Vessels, than the Tolls and Duties which are specified in the Con [Brunshausen or Stade Toll.] vention between the Elbe-bordering States, which was signed at Dresden on the 13th of April, 1844 (No. 198), and in the Separate Articles, Regulations, and Five Tables annexed thereto, copies of which Convention, Separate Articles, Regulations, and Tables are annexed to the present Treaty, and certified under the hands of the respective Plenipotentiaries. Privileges of Most Favoured Nation. ART. VII. Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Majesty the King of Hanover, engage reciprocally not to grant any reductions of Duties, or any Favours, Privileges, or Immunities whatsoever, in matters of Commerce and Navigation, to the subjects of any other State, which shall not be also and at the same time extended to the subjects of the other High Contracting Party, gratuitously, if the Concession in favour of the other State shall have been gratuitous, or upon giving, as nearly as possible, the same compensation or equivalent, in case the Concession shall have been conditional. Exception with reference to Privileges and Exemptions in favour of Hamburgh. It is however understood, that the above stipulation shall not apply to the Privileges and Exemptions, as regards the Brunshausen Toll, which the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburgh enjoys under § 2 of the Regulations which are annexed to the Convention signed on the 13th of April, 1844 (No. 198), by the Commissioners of the Elbe-bordering States with respect to that Toll. Duration of Treaty. ART. VIII. The present Treaty shall be in force until the 1st of January, 1854, and further until the end of 12 months after either of the High Contracting Parties shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the same, cach of the High Contracting Parties reserving to itself the right of giving such notice to the other; and it is hereby agreed between them, that at the expiration of 12 months after such notice shall have been received by either Party from the other, this Treaty, and all the provisions thereof, shall altogether cease and determine. [Brunshausen or Stade Toll.] Ratifications. ART. IX. The present Treaty shall be ratified, and the Ratifications thereof shall be exchanged at London at the expiration of two months, or sooner if possible. In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the Seals of their Arms. Done at London, the 22nd day of July, in the year of Our Lord, 1844. (L.S.) ABERDEEN. (L.S.) W. E. GLADSTONE. (L.S.) A. KIELMANSEGGE. (L.S.) E. HÜPEDEN. [By a Protocol between Great Britain and Hanover, dated 9th August, 1844, it was agreed that the Brunshausen or Stade Toll Tariff should continue in force until the Ratification, by all the Parties concerned, of the Convention of the 13th April, 1844.] [Italian Boundaries.] No. 200.-TREATY of Delineation between Lucca, Modena, Tuscany, Austria, and Sardinia. Signed at Florence, Preamble. Reference to Act of Congress of Vienna of 9th June, 1815; and Treaties of 18th October, 1748; 20th May, 1815; and 10th June, 1817. 1. Proposed exchange of Territory between Lucca, Modena, and Tuscany Lunigiana, Barga, and Pietrasanta. 2. Cession by Lucca to Modena of Territory on the right Bank of the River Enza, with the isolated Duchy of Guastalla, in exchange for the Domains of Bazzano and Scurano on the left Bank of the River Enza. Cession of Barga and Pietrasanta to Tuscany. 3. Cession by Tuscany to Lucca of detached Possessions in Lunigiana. 4. Cession by Lucca to Modena of all right and title to the Right Bank of the River Enza, and to the Duchy of Guastalla. 5. Division of Territory in Lunigiana between Modena and Lucca. Cession by Lucca to Modena of Districts of Treschietto, Villafranca, Castevoli, and Melazzo. District of Rochetta retained by Modena. 6. Territories exchanged to be free from any kind of Debt. Royalty Dues in Funded or Moveable Property. 7. Austrian Guarantee to Modena of Guastalla and Territory beyond the Enza. 8. Agreement between ustria and Sardinia of Cession of that part of Lunigiana assigned by Lucca to Sardinia in case of Reversion of Parma to Austria, and Placentia to Sardinia, according to Treaty of 20th May, 1815. 9. Treaty to remain Secret until Reversion of Parma, Placentia, and Guastalla. Delimitation of Frontier on Reversion. 10. Ratifications. Separate and Secret Article. Case in which Stipulations of Treaty shall be considered as non-existing. (Translation.) Reference to Act of Congress of Vienna of 9th June, 1815; and Treaties of 18th October, 1748; 20th May, 1815; and 10th June, 1817. In the Name of the Most Holy and Indivisible Trinity. His Royal Highness the Infante of Spain, present Duke of Lucca, and prospective Duke of Parma, Placentia, and Guastalla ; * See also Treaties between Lucca and Tuscany of 4th October, 1847, and 9th December, 1847; and Sardinian Decree of 1st March, 1860. |