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[Neutrality of Neuchatel and Valengin.]

No. 207.-DECLARATION of the King of Prussia, relative to the Neutrality of Neuchâtel and Valengin. Berlin, 19th November, 1847.

(Translation as laid before Parliament.)

WE, Frederick William IV, by the grace of God King of Prussia, Sovereign Prince of Neuchâtel and Valengin, &c., greeting.

After we have taken cognisance of the Resolution adopted in the sitting of the Legislative Assembly of the 29th of October of this year, pronouncing the Neutrality of the Cantons during the Civil War which has now broken out in Switzerland, and after we have been informed of the complete concurrence of the corporations, of the clergy, and of the most distinguished organs of the country, with this Resolution; we declare hereby that we entirely approve of the motives which have induced the Legislative Assembly to take this Resolution; that accordingly, in our capacity of Prince Sovereign, we of our accord Ratify and Confirm this Resolution, and accordingly declare our Principality of Neuchâtel and Valengin to be a Neutral and Inviolable Territory for the whole duration of the present Civil War, in the manner in which this Neutrality and this Inviolability have been understood and specified by the Legislative Assembly and the Council of State of Neuchâtel.

In witness whereof we have signed the present Declaration with our own hand, and affixed to it our Royal Seal.

Given at Berlin, the 19th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, 1847.

(L.S.) FREDERICK WILLIAM.

WERTHER.

[Italian Boundaries.]

No. 208.-TERRITORIAL TREATY between Lucca and Tuscany. Signed at Florence, 9th December, 1847.

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Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 4th October, 1847.

1. Sovereignty of Tuscany over Pontremoli and Bagnone.

2. Sovereignty of Tuscany over Modenese Lunigiana. Sovereignty of Modena over Albiano, Calice, Rico, and Terrarossa.

3. Application of Revenue of Pontremoli and Bagnone.

4. Sovereignty over Pontremoli and Bagnone to be made over to Lucca on Reversion of Parma and Placentia to Lucca.

5. Ratifications.

(Translation as laid before Parliament.)

Reference to Treaty of 4th October, 1847.

His Imperial and Royal Highness Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, urged by the unexpected occurrence of special circumstances, having manifested to His Royal Highness Charles Louis of Bourbon, Duke of Lucca, future Duke of Parma, the desire to continue to retain possession of the Townships of Pontremoli and Bagnone, until the period of the Reversion of the Duchy of Parma,. notwithstanding the disposition of Articles VIII and X of the Treaty concluded in Florence the 4th October of the present year (No. 206);

And His Royal Highness the Duke of Lucca, future Duke of Parma, having determined to accede to this desire, for the aforesaid reasons, have for this purpose named for their Plenipotentiaries; that is to say:

His Royal Highness Charles Louis Bourbon, Duke of Lucca, future Duke of Parma, the Baron Ward, Councillor of State, &c. ;

His Imperial and Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Count Louis Serristori, Major-General, his Councillor of State, Finances, and War, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Director of the Department of War, &c. ;

Who, after having communicated to each other their abovementioned Full Powers, found in good and due form, have agreed to the following Articles:

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Sovereignty of Tuscany over Pontremoli and Bagnone.

ART. I. The Townships of Pontremoli and of Bagnone will continue to be possessed in full Sovereignty by His Imperial and Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Tuscany, until the period when His Royal Highness the Duke of Lucca and his successors shall enter into possession of the Duchies of Parma and Placentia, notwithstanding the disposition of Articles VIII and X of the Treaty of Florence of the 4th October last (No. 206), which in this respect shall be considered as not having taken place.

Sovereignty of Tuscany over Modenese Lunigiana. Sovereignty of Modena over Albiano, Calice, Rico, and Terrarossa.

ART. II. The exchange of those portions of the Modenese Lunigiana which by the terms of the Treaty of Florence of the 28th November, 1844 (No. 200), are to be united to Pontremoli, instead of the Districts of the Tuscan Lunigiana, which are to pass over to the Duke of Modena, shall likewise immediately be proceeded with. In consequence, the Grand Duke of Tuscany will enter into possession of the said portions to be united to Pontremoli, and will hold them temporarily in ful! Sovereignty, as stated in the preceding Article. On the other hand he will consign to His Royal Highness the Duke of Modena, the Districts of Albiano, Calice, Rico, and Terrarossa, absolving the inhabitants thereof from their oath of allegiance and fidelity: the before-mentioned Duke of Modena having done on his part what appertained to him by the manifesto of the 9th of last October.

Application of Revenue of Pontremoli and Bagnone.

ART. III. His Royal Highness the Duke of Lucca desiring not to take advantage of any compensation he might have had a right to in relation to the net Revenue of the Territories of Pontremoli and Bagnone, during the whole duration of the present Convention, and wishing to give at once to the inhabitants of these Territories, and his future subjects, a proof of his affection towards them, he prays that His Imperial and Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Tuscany will apply, for the benefit of this population, any surplus that may accrue, the expenses of the administration being deducted.

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Sovereignty over Pontremoli and Bagnone to be made over to Lucca on Reversion of Parma and Placentia.

ART. IV. At the time of the Reversion of the Duchies of Parma and Placentia to the Duke of Lucca or his successors, the Grand Duke of Tuscany will proceed without the least delay, to all the acts necessary to enable His Royal Highness the Duke of Lucca to enter into the full exercise of his rights of Sovereignty over the above-mentioned Townships of Pontremoli and Bagnone.

Ratifications.

ART. V. The present Convention shall be approved and ratified by His Royal Highness the Infante Duke of Lucca, future Duke of Parma, and by His Imperial and Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Tuscany, and the Ratifications of it shall be exchanged at Florence within the space of 6 days, computed from that of its being signed, and sooner, if possible.

In faith of which the Plenipotentiaries have each of them attached their Signatures, and have affixed thereto the Seals of their respective Arms.

Done at Florence, 9th December, 1847.

(L.S.) T. WARD.

(L.S.) L. SERRISTORI.

[Boundaries.]

No. 209.—BOUNDARY TREATY between Austria and Saxony. Signed at Dresden, 5th March, 1848.

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1. The Boundary Line between the Kingdoms of Bohemia and Saxony to be hereafter as settled in this Treaty, and in the Separate Act A annexed hereto.

2.- Where Rivers, Brooks, Ditches, or Roads divide the Countries the Boundary Line passes, as a rule, along the centre of them.

3. Treatment of Boundary Brooks arranged in Special Convention B annexed hereto.

4. Line of Boundary between Bohemian Saaz and the Saxon Erzgebirge, and between Bohemian Jungbunzlau and Saxon Ober-Lausitz Circles is described in the Annexes C and D. Boundary Line between Bohemian Ellbogn and Leitmeritz and Saxon Voigtländ, Erzgebirge and Meissner Circles not yet settled-the descriptions to be appended to this Treaty.

5. Map of the Boundary to be prepared.

6. Boundary Line to be kept clear and distinct.

7. Local authorities to maintain Boundary Marks.

8. The Emperor of Austria renounces his Claim to Sovereignty over the 4 Rumburg Districts, Niederleutersdorf, Neuleutersdorf, Josephsdorf, and Neuwalde, which are already in possession of the King of Saxony, as well as the enclave Schirgiswalde.

9. The formal transfer of these and other places to take place within 6 weeks.

10. Transfer of Public Documents.

11. Collection of Taxes.

12. Rights of Private Possessors.

13. Emigration and Immigration from one Country to the other.

14. Persons in Military Service.

15. Private rights of the Contracting Parties.

16. Ecclesiastical, Educational, Jurisdictional, and Political relations at Ullersdorf, Weigsdorf, Neuminkwitz, and Dörfel.

17. The same in the 4 Rumburg Districts.

18. Settlement of Private Disputes.

19. Ratifications.

A. SEPARATE ACT. Signed at Dresden, 5th March, 1848.

§§ 1 to 28. Boundary between the Ellbogn and the Voigtländ Circles. 29 to 35. Boundary between the Ellbogn and the Erzgebirge Circles. 36 to 56. Boundary between the Saaz and the Erzgebirge Circles. 57 to 62. Boundary between the Leitmeritz and the Erzgebirge Circles. 63 to 73. Boundary between the Leitmeritz and the Meissner Circles. 74 to 87. Boundary between the Leitmeritz Circle and Ober-Lausitz. 88 to 96. Boundary between the Jungbunzlau Circle and Ober-Lausitz.

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