[Greek Succession. Ionian Islands.]

Denmark, and the Guarantee of the 3 Courts, forms a Monarchical, Independent, and Constitutional State.

Limits of Greek Territory. Annexation of Ionian Islands to Greece.*

ART. IV. The Limits of the Greek Territory, determined by the arrangement concluded at Constantinople between the 3 Courts and the Ottoman Porte, on the 21st July, 1832 (No. 161), shall receive an extension by the Union of the Ionian Islands with the Hellenic Kingdom, when such Union, proposed by the Government of Her Britannic Majesty, shall have been found to be in accordance with the wishes of the Ionian Parliament, and shall have obtained the assent of the Courts of Austria, France, Prussia, and Russia.†

Union of Ionian Islands to be under Guarantee of Protecting

Powers.

ART. V. The Ionian Islands, when their Union with the Kingdom of Greece shall have been effected, shall be comprised in the Guarantee stipulated by Article III of the present Treaty.

Crowns of Greece and Denmark never to be united.

ART. VI. In no case shall the Crown of Greece and the Crown of Denmark be united on the same head.

Religion of King of Greece.

ART. VII. In conformity with the principle of the Hellenic Constitution recognised by the Treaty signed at London, on the 20th November, 1852 (No. 231), and proclaimed by the Decree of the National Assembly of Greece, of the 30th March, 1863,† the legitimate successors of King George I must profess the tenets of the Orthodox Church of the East.

Majority of King of Greece.

ART. VIII. The Majority of Prince William of Denmark, fixed by the law of the Royal Family at 18 years complete, that is to say, on the 24th December, 1863, shall be considered as attained before that date, if a Decree of the National Assembly should recognise the necessity thereof.

* See Protocol of 1st August, 1863, and Treaties of 29th March, 1864. + Decree 8th March, 1863, page 1543. Annexed to Protocol of 5th June, 1863.

[Greek Succession. Ionian Islands.]

Appropriation by Ionian Islands to Civil List of King of the Greeks.

ART. IX. At the moment when the Union of the Ionian Islands with the Hellenic Kingdom shall take place, according to the terms of Article IV of the present Treaty, Her Britannic Majesty will recommend to the Government of the United States of the Ionian Islands to appropriate annually a sum of £10,000 sterling to augment the Civil List of His Majesty George I, King of the Greeks (Roi des Grecs).*

Personal Dotation to King of the Greeks by Protecting Powers.

ART. X. Each of the 3 Courts will give up in favour of Prince William of Denmark £4,000 a year out of the sums which the Greek Treasury has engaged to pay annually to each of them, in pursuance of the arrangement concluded at Athens by the Greek Government, with the concurrence of the Chambers, in the month of June, 1860 (No. 318).

It is expressly understood that these three sums, forming a total of £12,000 sterling annually, shall be destined to constitute a personal Dotation of His Majesty the King, in addition to the Civil List fixed by the Law of the State.

Financial Engagements of Greece to be maintained.

Greek Loan.

ART. XI. The Accession of Prince William to the Hellenic Throne shall not involve any change in the Financial Engagements which Greece has contracted by Article XII of the Convention signed at London, on the 7th May, 1832 (No. 159), towards the Powers Guarantees of the Loan.

It is equally understood that the Powers will, in concert, watch over the execution of the engagement taken by the Hellenic Government in the month of June, 1860 (No. 318), upon the representation of the 3 Courts.†

Recognition of Prince William of Denmark by Foreign Powers.

ART. XII. The 3 Courts shall, from this moment, use their influence in order to procure the recognition of Prince William of Denmark in the character of King of the Greeks (Roi des Grecs),* by all the Sovereigns and States with whom they have relations.

Title subsequently altered to "King of the Hellenes" (Roi des Hellènes). See Protocols of 3rd August and 13th October, 1863.

+ See note, page 1445.

Arrival of King George I in Greece.

ART. XIII. His Majesty the King of Denmark reserves to himself to take the measures which may be most proper for facilitating the arrival of King George I in his dominions as soon as possible.

Support to Greek Government.

ART. XIV. The 3 Courts will bring the present Treaty to the knowledge of the Greek Government, and will afford to that Government all the support in their power, while awaiting the speedy arrival of His Majesty the King.

Ratifications.*

ART. XV. The present Treaty shall be ratified, and the Ratifications shall be exchanged at London in 6 weeks, or sooner, if possible.

In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the Seal of their Arms. Done at London, the 13th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, 1863.

* Ratifications exchanged at London, 3rd August, 1863.

[Scheldt Toll.]

No. 348.-TREATY between Great Britain, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, France, Hanover, Italy, Oldenburg, Peru, Portugal, Prussia, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Norway, Turkey, and the Hanse Towns, on the one part, and Belgium on the other part, for the Redemption of the Scheldt Toll. Signed at Brussels, 16th July, 1863.*

Preamble. Reference to Vienna Congress Treaty of 9th June, 1815, and to Treaty of 19th April, 1839.

1. Suppression of the Scheldt Toll by the Netherlands. Suppression of Scheldt Toll to apply to all Nations.

2. Acceptance by Belgium of Terms for Suppression of Scheldt Toll.

3. Abolition of Tonnage Dues in Belgian Ports. Reduction of Pilotage Dues. Local Taxes to be diminished.

4. Indemnity to be given to Belgium by Contracting Parties.

5. Manner and time of Payment of Indemnity.

6. Legislative sanction to be obtained by Contracting Parties.

7. Stipulations obligatory only towards Powers signing, or acceding to Treaty.

8. Ratifications.

(Translation as laid before Parliament.†)

Reference to Vienna Congress Treaty of 9th June, 1815, and to Treaty of 19th April, 1839.

HER Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, His Majesty the King of the Belgians, His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, His Excellency the President of the Republic of Chile, His Majesty the King of Denmark, Her Majesty the Queen of Spain, His Majesty the Emperor of the French, His Majesty the King of Hanover, His Majesty the King of Italy, His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Oldenburgh, His Excellency the President of the Republic of Peru, His Majesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves, His Majesty the King of

*See also Treaty between Great Britain and Belgium of 3rd August, 1863. "State Papers," vol. liii, p. 8.

† Por French version, see

[Scheldt Toll.]

Prussia, His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias, His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway, His Majesty the Emperor of the Ottomans, and the Senates of the Free Hanseatic Cities of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburgh, being equally animated with the desire to liberate for ever the navigation of the Scheldt from the Toll now imposed upon it (No. 27), to secure the reform of the Maritime Taxes collected in Belgium, and thereby to facilitate the development of the commerce and navigation of their respective dominions, have resolved to conclude a Treaty for that purpose, and have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say:

Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Charles Augustus Lord Howard de Walden and Seaford, a Peer of the United Kingdom, her Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of the Belgians, &c.;

His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, the Sieur Charles Baron de Hügel, his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of the Belgians, &c.;

His Majesty the King of the Belgians, the Sieur Charles Rogier, his Minister for Foreign Affairs, &c.; and the Sieur Augustus Baron Lambermont, Secretary General in the Office for Foreign Affairs, &c.;

His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, the Sieur Joachim Thomas do Amaral, his Minister Resident to His Majesty the King of the Belgians, &c.;

His Excellency the President of the Republic of Chile, Don Manuel Carvallo, his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of the Belgians;

His Majesty the King of Denmark, the Sieur Francis Preben, Baron de Bille-Brahe, his Minister Resident to His Majesty the King of the Belgians, &c.;

Her Majesty the Queen of Spain, Don Diego Coello de Portugal y Quesada, a Deputy to the Cortes, her Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of the Belgians and to the Swiss Confederation, &c.;

His Majesty the Emperor of the French, the Sieur Joseph Alphonse Paul, Baron de Malaret, his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of the Belgians, &c.;

His Majesty the King of Hanover, the Sieur Boldo, Baron de