[Grand Duchy of Luxemburg.] No. 186.-ACT OF ACCESSION on the part of the Germanic Confederation to the Territorial Arrangements concerning the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, laid down in the Treaty of 19th April, 1839. London, 19th April, 1839.* (Translation as laid before Parliament.†) THE Plenipotentiaries of the Courts of Great Britain, Austria, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Prussia, and Russia, having this day signed the Treaties concluded between the 5 Courts and His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxemurg (No. 183), between their Majesties the King of the Belgians. and the King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxemburg No. 184), and between the 5 Courts and His Majesty the King of the Belgians (No. 185), the Plenipotentiaries have deemed it. xpedient that the Plenipotentiaries of Austria and Prussia, in-. ested with Full Powers from the Diet of the Germanic Confedeation, should be invited to accede in the name of the said onfederation, to the arrangements concerning the Grand Duchy of uxemburg, which are contained in the Treaties above mentioned. In consequence, the Plenipotentiaries of Austria and Prussia, presenting the Diet in virtue of the said Full Powers, declare at the Germanic Confederation formally accedes to the territorial rangements concerning the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, hich are contained in Articles I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII, of e Annex to the Treaties this day concluded between the 5 ourts and His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Grand ike of Luxemburg, and between the 5 Courts and His Majesty e King of the Belgians, as well as in the corresponding Articles the Treaty signed at the same time between His Majesty → King of the Belgians and His Majesty the King of the therlands, Grand Duke of Luxemburg. And they take, towards › Courts of Great Britain, Austria, Belgium France, the Netherds, Prussia, and Russia, in the name of the Germanic Confedeion, the engagement that the Confederation will entirely form to the stipulations contained in the said Articles, which hereinafter inserted word for word, so far as they concern the rmanic Confederation. * See also Treaty of 11th May, 1867. + For French version, see "State Papers," vol. xxvii, p. 1002. [Grand Duchy of Luxemburg.] No. 186.-ACT OF ACCESSION on the part of the Germanic Confederation to the Territorial Arrangements concerning the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, laid down in the Treaty of 19th April, 1839. London, 19th April, 1839.* (Translation as laid before Parliament.†) THE Plenipotentiaries of the Courts of Great Britain, Austria, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Prussia, and Russia, having this day signed the Treaties concluded between the 5 Courts and His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxemburg (No. 183), between their Majesties the King of the Belgians and the King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxemburg (No. 184), and between the 5 Courts and His Majesty the King of the Belgians (No. 185), the Plenipotentiaries have deemed it expedient that the Plenipotentiaries of Austria and Prussia, in- . vested with Full Powers from the Diet of the Germanic Confederation, should be invited to accede in the name of the said Confederation, to the arrangements concerning the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, which are contained in the Treaties above mentioned. In consequence, the Plenipotentiaries of Austria and Prussia, representing the Diet in virtue of the said Full Powers, declare that the Germanic Confederation formally accedes to the territorial arrangements concerning the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, which are contained in Articles I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII, of the Annex to the Treaties this day concluded between the 5 Courts and His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxemburg, and between the 5 Courts and His Majesty the King of the Belgians, as well as in the corresponding Articles of the Treaty signed at the same time between His Majesty the King of the Belgians and His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxemburg. And they take, towards the Courts of Great Britain, Austria, Belgium France, the Netherlands, Prussia, and Russia, in the name of the Germanic Confederation, the engagement that the Confederation will entirely conform to the stipulations contained in the said Articles, which are hereinafter inserted word for word, so far as they concern the Germanic Confederation. See also Treaty of 11th May, 1867. + For French version, see "State Papers," vol. xxvii, p. 1002. [Grand Duchy of Luxemburg.] [Here follow the first 7 Articles of the Annex to the two preceding Treaties.] The Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, Austria, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Prussia, and Russia, in virtue of their Full Powers, formally accept, in the name of their respective Courts, the said Accession on the part of the Germanic Confederation. The present Act of Accession shall be ratified by the Courts of Great Britain, Austria, Belgium, France, the Netherlands. Prussia, and Russia, and also by the Germanic Confederation, by means of a Decree of the Diet,* of which the requisite number of copies shall be prepared. And the respective Acts of Ratification shall be exchanged at London at the expiration of 6 weeks from this date, or sooner if possible, and at the same time as the exchange of the Ratifications of the 3 Treaties above mentioned. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Act of Accession, and have affixed thereto the Seal of their Arms. Done at London, the 19th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, 1839. [Luxemburg.] No. 187.-CONVENTION between the King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxemburg, and the Duke of Nassau. Signed at Wiesbaden, 27th June, 1839. Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 19th April, 1839, and to the Family Compact of 1783. 1. Cession by Nassau of that part of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg ceded by Article II of the Treaty of 19th April, 1839. 2. Pecuniary Indemnity to be paid to Nassau. 3. Indemnity to be paid in 3 Months. 4. Rights of the House of Nassau over the Town and Fortress of Walraw to remain in force. 5. The Netherlands to take care that Federal Obligations imposed on ceded portion of Luxemburg are not imposed on the remaining portion. 6. Ratifications. (Translation.) Reference to Treaty of 19th April, 1839, and to the Family Pact of 1783. WHEN, in consequence of the deplorable events of the year 1830, the Cession of part of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg had become a political necessity for His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxemburg, and that part having effectually been ceded by His Majesty by Article II. of the Treaty of the 19th April of this year at London (No. 183), and His Majesty having requested, in accordance with the Family Pact of 1783, the consent of their Most Serene Agnates to that effect, have appointed as Plenipotentiaries, for the negotiations on the subject, on the part of His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxemburg, The Baron Hugo van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Minister of State and Chamberlain of the King, &c.; and on the part of the Most Serene Duke of Nassau, M. Charles Wilderick, Count de Walderdorff, his Minister of State, &c., who, under the reservation of the Ratification of their August Courts, have concluded the following Convention. ARTS. I. to VI. (See Table.) Done at Wiesbaden, 27th June, 1839. (L.S.) (L.S.) H. VAN ZUYLEN VAN NYEVELT. |