19. Reservation of Rights of Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Dukes of Modena

and Parma.

20. Austria and France to recommend Reforms in the States of the Church. 21. Non-molestation, in Person or Property, of Individuals, implicated in

recent events.

22. Ratifications.

Additional Article.

Payments to be made by France to Austria, and repayment to be guaranteed by new Government of Lombardy.

(Translation as laid before Parliament.*)

In the Name of the Most Holy and Indivisible Trinity.

His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, and His Majesty the Emperor of the French, desirous of putting an end to the calamities of War, and of preventing the recurrence of the complications which gave rise to it, by assisting to place on solid and durable bases the internal and external Independence of Italy, have resolved to convert into a Definitive Treaty of Peace the Preliminaries signed by their hand at Villafranca.

With this view their Imperial Majesties have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say:

His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, the Sieur Alois Count Karolyi of Nagy Karoly, his Chamberlain and Minister Plenipotentiary, &c., &c.; and the Sieur Otho Baron de Meysenbug, his Minister Plenipotentiary and Aulic Councillor, &c.;

And His Majesty the Emperor of the French, the Sieur François Adolphe Baron de Bourqueney, Senator of the Empire, &c.; and the Sieur Gaston Robert Morin Marquis de Banneville, Officer of the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour, &c., &c.;

Who, having met in Conference at Zurich, and after having exchanged their Full Powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Articles :

Peace and Friendship.

ART. I. There shall be in future Peace and Friendship between His Majesty the Emperor of Austria and His Majesty the Emperor of the French, as also between their heirs and successors, their respective States and subjects, for ever.

*For French version see "State Papers," vol. xlix, p. 364.

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Restoration of Prisoners of War.

ART. II. The Prisoners of War shall be immediately given up on either side.

Restoration of Austrian Vessels not condemned as Prizes of War.

ART. III. To diminish the evils of War, and by an exceptional departure from the law generally observed, the captured Austrian Vessels which have not yet been condemned as Prizes shall be restored.

Vessels and Cargoes to be restored on Payment of all Expenses. No Indemnity to be claimed for Prizes Sunk or Destroyed.

The Vessels and Cargoes shall be restored in the state in which they were at the time of their capture, after payment of all expenses, and of all charges which may have been incurred on account of the convoy, and keeping of the said Prizes, as well as of any legal proceedings connected with them, and the usual allowance to the captors; and lastly, no Indemnity will be claimable on account of Prizes sunk or destroyed any more than for the capture of merchandize belonging to the enemy, even though it may not yet have been subjected to a decision of the Prize Court.

Decisions of Prize Courts to be held good.

It is well understood, on the other hand, that the Decisions pronounced by the Prize Court hold good in favour of those to whom the Prizes have been adjudged.

Cession of Lombardy to France, except Fortresses of Peschiera and Mantua.*

ART. IV. His Majesty the Emperor of Austria renounces, for himself and all his descendants and successors, in favour of His Majesty the Emperor of the French, his Rights and Titles to Lombardy, with the exception of the Fortresses of Peschiera and Mantua, and of the Territories determined by the new delimitation, which remain in the possession of His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty.

Line of Frontier.

The line of Frontier, starting from the southern limit of the *See also Treaty between France and Sardinia, Art. I, page 1393, and Declaration between Austria and France, of the same date, page 1412.

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Tyrol, on the Lac de Garda, will pass along the middle of the Lake, as high as Bardolino and Manerba, from whence it will rejoin in a straight line, the point where the circle of defence of the Fortress of Peschiera intersects the Lac de Garda.

This circle will be determined by a circumference of which the radius, reckoned from the centre of the Fortress, is fixed at 3,500 mètres, plus the distance from the said centre to the glacis of the most advanced fort. From the point where the circumference thus designated intersects the Mincio, the Frontier will follow the thalweg of the River as far as Le Grazie, will extend from Le Grazie in a straight line to Scorzarolo, will follow the thalweg of the Po to Luzzara, from which point there is no change in the present Limits as they existed before the War.*

Military Commission to trace Line of Frontier.

A Military Commission, appointed by the Governments interested, will be charged with the duty of tracing the Line on the ground with the least possible delay.

Territories ceded to be handed over to King of Sardinia.†

ART. V. His Majesty the Emperor of the French declares his intention of handing over to His Majesty the King of Sardinia the Territories ceded by the preceding Article.

Evacuation of Territories by Belligerents.

ART. VI. The Territories still occupied in virtue of the Armistice of the 8th July last, shall be reciprocally evacuated by the Belligerent Powers, the troops of which will retire immediately beyond the frontier line stipulated in Article IV.

Lombardy to pay part of Monte Lombardo-Veneto Debt. ART. VII. The new Government of Lombardy will undertake three-fifths of the debt of the Monte Lombardo-Veneto.

Part of National Loan to be paid by Lombardy.

It will equally be charged with a portion of the National Loan of 1854, fixed between the High Contracting Powers at 40,000,000 florins ("Conventions-münz ").

*See Protocol of 21st November, 1859.

See Treaty between France and Sardinia of the same date, Art. I, page 1393.

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Mode of Payment.

The manner of the payment of these 40,000,000 florins will be determined by an Additional Article.*

Appointment of Commission for payment of Monte LombardoVeneto Debt.

ART. VIII. An International Commission shall be immediately appointed to wind up the affairs of the Monte Lombardo-Veneto ; the creditor and debtor balance to be drawn on the principle of three-fifths to the new Government, and two-fifths to Austria.

Division of Assets of the Sinking Fund of the Monte. Division of Lands or Mortgages:

Of the assets of the Sinking Fund of the Monte and its deposits, consisting of public securities, the new Government will receive three-fifths and Austria two-fifths; and as to that part of the assets which consist of Lands or Mortgages, the Commission will effect the partition with reference to the situation of the real property in question, so as to allot the property, as far as possible, to that one of the two Governments upon whose Territory it may be situated.

Proportion to be paid by either Party.

As to the different categories of debts inscribed in the Monte Lombardo-Veneto, and to the capital placed at interest in the deposit bank of the sinking fund, the new Government undertakes three-fifths and Austria two-fifths, either for the payment of interest, or the reimbursement of the capital, in conformity with the regulations hitherto in force. The credits of Austrian subjects will, by preference, form part of the quota of Austria, who will transmit to the new Government of Lombardy specified lists of these papers, in three months' time from the exchange of Ratifications, or sooner, if possible.

Rights and Obligations of Lombardy relative to Austrian Contracts.

ART. IX. The new Government of Lombardy succeeds to the Rights and Obligations resulting from Contracts regularly stipulated by the Austrian Administration for objects of public interest, especially concerning the ceded Territory.

See page 1390.

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Reimbursements to be made by Austrian and Lombardo Govern

ments.

ART. X. The Austrian Government is charged with the Reimbursement of all sums paid by Lombard subjects, communal districts, public establishments, and religious societies, into the Austrian public banks, in the shape of caution-money, deposits, or consignments. In the same manner Austrian subjects, communal districts, public establishments, and religious societies, who have paid money into the Lombard Banks in the shape of cautionmoney, deposits, or consignments, will be punctually reimbursed by the new Government.

Recognition and Confirmation by Lombardy of Austrian Railway

Concessions.

ART. XI. The new Government of Lombardy recognises and confirms the Concessions granted to the Railroads by the Austrian Government on the ceded Territory, to the full extent of all their arrangements and duration, and particularly the Concessions resulting from the Contracts passed under date of 14th March, 1856, 8th April, 1857, and 23rd September, 1858.

Austrian right of Devolution transferred to Lombardy.

From the time of the exchange of the Ratifications of this Treaty, the new Government is bound by all the agreements and obligations resulting to the Austrian Government from the abovementioned Concessions, in regard to the lines of Railway situated on the ceded Territory; consequently the right of Devolution which belonged to the Austrian Government in respect to these Railroads, is transferred to the new Government of Lombardy. Payments still due by Concessionaries to be paid in full to Austria.

The Payments which are still to be made on the sum due to the State by the Concessionaries in virtue of the Contract of 14th March, 1856, as an equivalent for the expense of construction of the said Railroads, will be paid in full into the Austrian Exche

quer.

Austria to pay Credits of Building Contractors and Tradesmen, &c. International Service of Railways to be regulated by New Convention.

The Credits of the Building Contractors and Tradesmen, as