the new system shall be applied in the following manner to certain articles of British origin hereinafter enumerated: Cotton yarns twisted, warped, or dyed shall pay the duties imposed upon single yarns unbleached or bleached, with an addition of 5 centimes for twisted yarns, 10 centimes for warped yarns, and 15 centimes for dyed yarns, per kilogramme. The duty on stuff of wool mixed with cotton shall be 22 per cent. until the 1st of October, 1863, and 20 per cent. until the 1st of October, 1864. During the continuance of the transitory system the importer may, at his choice, pay either 180 francs the 100 kilogrammes, or the duties stipulated above. The duty upon printed cotton tissues shall be 150 francs the 100 kilogrammes. XXIII. It is understood that in case the present duty on the importation of foreign spirits should be maintained in the British Tariff, the Article relative to spirits which is contained in the Treaty concluded between Belgium and France on the 1st of May, 1861, shall not be applied to British spirits, so far as regards the reductions therein stipulated, until the 1st of October, 1865. XXIV. The Ionian Islands being under the protection of Her Britannic Majesty, the subjects and vessels of those islands shall enjoy, in the dominions of His Majesty the King of the Belgians, all the advantages which are granted to the subjects and vessels of Great Britain by the present Treaty, as soon as the Government of the Ionian Islands shall have agreed to grant to the subjects and vessels of His Majesty the King of the Belgians, the same advantages which are granted in those islands to the subjects and vessels of Her Britannic Majesty: it being understood that, in order to prevent abuses, every Ionian vessel claiming the benefits of that Treaty shall be furnished with a patent signed by the Lord High Commissioner of Her Britannic Majesty, or by his representative. XXV. The present Treaty shall continue in force for 10 years, dating from the 10th day after the exchange of the ratifications. In case neither of the 2 High Contracting Parties should have notified 12 months before the end of the said period its intention to terminate the Treaty, it shall remain in force until the expiration of a year, dating from the day on which either of the High Contracting Parties shall have given notice for its termination. The High Contracting Parties reserve to themselves the right to introduce into the Treaty, by common consent, any modifications * TRAITE entre la Belgique et la France, du 1er Mai, 1861. Art. XI. Le droit d'accise établi en Belgique sur les vins d'origine Française sera réduit ainsi qu'il suit, savoir: A partir du ler Juillet, 1861, à 27fr. 50 l'hectolitre. ler Janvier, 1862, 25 0 Le droit d'entrée en Belgique sur les vinsd origine Française est fixé ainsi qu'il suit: Vins en cercles, l'hectolitre, Ofr. 50. Vins en bouteilles, l'hectolitre, lfr. 50. Neseront pas réputés vins, les liquides contenant une quantité d'alcohol supérieure à 21 p.c. which may not be at variance with its spirit or principles, and the utility of which may be shown by experience. XXVI. From and after the date fixed by the preceding Article, the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation of the 27th of October, 1851, shall cease to be in force.* XXVII. The present Treaty shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at London before the 1st day of September, 1862. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the seal of their arms. Done in duplicate at London the 23rd day of July, in the of our Lord 1862. (L.S.) RUSSell. year (L.S.) SYLVAIN VAN DE WEYER. (L.S.) THOS. MILNER GIBSON. (ANNEXES)—Protocols. July, August, 1862. (1)-PROTOCOL of Conference. London, July 23, 1862. THE Plenipotentiaries of Her Britannic Majesty, and of His Majesty the King of the Belgians, in proceeding to the signature of the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between their august Sovereigns, place upon record that they have agreed upon the following points: I. That the declarations relative to the arrest of seamen deserters, dated the 4th [24th] of January, 1855,† and the Order in Council, bearing date the 8th of February, 1855,‡ and published in the "London Gazette" of the 13th of February, shall continue in force and validity as if they had been inserted in the said Treaty. II. That although the Fishery Convention, concluded on the 22nd of March, 1852,§ between Her Britannic Majesty and His Majesty the King of the Belgians, is provisionally maintained, it is under the reservation made by the Government of His Majesty the King of the Belgians, that they will again bring forward, in a future negotiation, the proposition relative to the reciprocal permission to fish within the marine territorial limit. In maintaining the said Convention concluded on the 22nd of March, 1852, an exception to the stipulations of the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, signed this day, is made in so far as regards the advantages which are or may be given in either country to the produce of national fishery. III. With regard to sugar, the Government of His Majesty the King of the Belgians reserve to themselves to renew their proposition that an agreement should be come to between Great Britain, Belgium, France, the Zollverein, and the Netherlands, for respectively bringing the duties upon raw and refined sugars im * See Vol. 9, Page 141. † See Page 63. § See Vol. 9, Page 156. ported from any one of those countries into the others to an equality with the taxes imposed upon the same productions of national origin, and for terminating simultaneously in those 5 countries the system of bounties on the exportation of sugar. The Belgian Government rely upon the support and co-operation of the Government of Her Britannic Majesty for this purpose. RUSSELL. SYLVAIN VAN DE WEYER. THOS. MILNER GIBSON. (2.)-Protocol of Conference. London, August 30, 1862. THE Undersigned, in proceeding to the exchange of the ratifications of the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation concluded on the 23rd of July, 1862, between Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Majesty the King of the Belgians, have agreed to record in the present Protocol the modifications in the said Treaty arranged this day between them, and in consequence of which the following Tariff is adopted: First Year. Second Year. COTTON YARNS. Nos. Above 65,000, free entry (weighing charge of 10 centimes) during the whole duration of the Treaty. These modifications shall have the same force and effect as if they were textually inserted in the said Treaty, and they shall come into operation from the 1st of October, 1862; the old duties continuing to be applied to the above-mentioned articles, as well as to the mixed tissues (Article XXII. of the Treaty), up to that date. In testimony whereof the Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Protocol, and have thereto affixed their seals. Done in London the 30th of August, 1862. (L.S.) RUSSELL. (L.S.) SYLVAIN VAN DE WEYER. (L.S.) THOS. MILNER GIBSON. CONVENTION between Great Britain and Belgium, relative to Joint Stock Companies. Signed, in English and French, at London, November 13, 1862.* HER Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Majesty the King of the Belgians, having judged it expedient to come to an understanding in order to define, within their respective dominions and possessions, the position of commercial, industrial, and financial Companies and Associations constituted and authorized in conformity with the laws in force in either of the 2 countries, have resolved to conclude Ratifications exchanged at London, December 8, 1862. a Convention 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, the Right Honourable John Earl Russell, Vicount Amberley of Amberley and Ardsalla, a Peer of the United Kingdom, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, a Member of Her Britannic Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Her Britannic Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; and the Right Honourable Thomas Milner Gibson, a Member of Her Britannic Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, a Member of Parliament, and President of the Committee of Privy Council for Affairs of Trade and Foreign Plantations; And His Majesty the King of the Belgians, the Sieur Sylvain Van de Weyer, His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Her Britannic Majesty, Commander of the Legion of Honour, &c.; Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Articles: ART. I. The High Contracting Parties declare that they mutually grant to all Companies and other Associations, commercial, industrial, or financial, constituted and authorized in conformity with the laws in force in either of the 2 countries, the power of exercising all their rights, and of appearing before the Tribunals, whether for the purpose of bringing an action, or for defending the same, throughout the dominions and possessions of the other Power, subject to the sole condition of conforming to the laws of such dominions and possessions. II. It is agreed that the stipulations of the preceding Article shall apply as well to Companies and Associations constituted and authorized previously to the signature of the present Convention, as to those which may subsequently be so constituted and authorized. III. The present Convention is concluded without limit as to duration. Either of the High Powers shall, however, be at liberty to terminate it by giving to the other a year's previous notice. The 2 High Powers, moreover, reserve to themselves the power to introduce into the Convention, by common consent, any modifications which experience may show to be desirable. IV. The present Convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at London in 1 month, 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 13th day of November, in the year of our Lord, 1862. (L.S.) RUSSELL. (L.S.) SYLVAIN VAN DE WEYER. (L.S.) THOS. MILNER GIBSON. BRAZIL. BRITISH NOTIFICATIONS relative to Meetings of the Commissioners under the Convention of claims between Great Britain and Brazil, of June 2, 1858. 1858, 1859. (1.) NOTIFICATION. London, September 10, 1858. WHEREAS there was concluded between Her Majesty and the Emperor of Brazil, on the 2nd day of June, 1858, a Convention in the following terms, for the settlement of outstanding claims, by means of a Mixed Commission. See Convention, Vol. 10, page 724. And whereas the ratifications of the said Convention were exchanged at London, on the 9th inst.; and whereas Commissioners on the part of Her Majesty and of the Emperor of Brazil are about to meet at Rio de Janeiro for the purpose of carrying out the stipulations of such convention : Notice is hereby given, that all persons, subjects of Her Majesty, who may have claims to prefer upon the Government of Brazil, must, in conformity with the provisions of the said Convention, transmit to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, or to Her Majesty's Minister at the Court of Brazil, in sufficient time to be laid before the Commissioners within 12 months of the day of their first meeting (of which day notice will hereafter be given), the particulars of their claims, together with the requisite evidence or information in support thereof. Foreign Office, September 10, 1858. (2.) NOTIFICATION. London, April 8, 1859. WITH reference to the notification which appeared in the Gazette of the 10th of September last, that a Convention had been concluded between Her Majesty and the Emperor of Brazil, for the settlement of all outstanding claims of the subjects of either party upon the Government of the other, by means of a Mixed Commission, and that Commissioners were about to meet at Rio de Janeiro for the purpose of carrying out the stipulations of such Convention: Notice is hereby given, that the Commissioners held their first meeting on the 10th ultimo; and that all persons, subjects of Her Majesty, who may have claims to prefer upon the Government of |