[Peace.] gages to pay to His Majesty the King of Prussia the sum of 6,000,000 florins within two months, towards covering part of he costs incurred by Prussia in the War. By payment of this sum, the Grand Duke of Baden relieves himself of the compensation obligations undertaken by him in § 7 of the Armistice Convention signed at Würzburg, 1st August, 1866. Guarantee for Payment. ART. III. As a pledge for the payment of this sum the Grand Duke of Baden will deposit Baden State Bonds, or furnish the Guarantee of the administration of the Discount Company here. Discount on earlier Payment of Indemnity. ART. IV. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Baden retains the right of paying the above-mentioned sum in part, or wholly, at an earlier date, at a discount of 5 per cent. per annum. Withdrawal of Prussian Troops from Baden. ART. V. Immediately after the Guarantee is given, in accordance with Article III, or after the payment of the War Contribution has been made, the King of Prussia will withdraw his Troops from Baden Territory. Provisioning of Troops. The Provisioning of the Troops during their withdrawal shall be according to the hitherto existing scale of the Confederation. Property belonging to former Germanic Confederation. ART. VI. The Apportionment of Federal Property belonging to the former Germanic Confederation is reserved for a Special Agreement. Renewal of Zollverein Treaties. ART. VII. The High Contracting Parties will enter into negotiations for the settlement of the Zollverein relations immediately after the conclusion of the Peace. In the meantime the Zollverein Union Treaty of 16th May, 1865, and the Conventions connected therewith, which have been rendered inoperative by the outbreak of the War, shall again come into operation from the day th [Peace.] Ratifications of this present Treaty are exchanged, with the understanding that it remains reserved to either of the High Contracting Parties to allow them to lapse after a notification of 6 months. Appointment of a Commission to regulate Railway Traffic. ART. VIII. Immediately after the restoration of Peace in Germany, the High Contracting Parties will cause a meeting of Commissioners to agree upon rules for the furtherance of passenger and goods Traffic upon the Railways as much as possible, especially to regulate the relations of competition in a suitable manner, and to oppose the efforts of individual companies disadvantageous to the public interests of traffic. Establishment of New Railway Communication. Since the High Contracting Parties are agreed that the establishment of every new Railway line conducive to the public advantage is to be permitted and supported as fully as possible, they will also have the principles demanded by the general interests in this respect laid down by the aforesaid Commissioners. Abolition of Navigation Dues on the Rhine. ART. IX. The High Contracting Parties will from the 1st January, 1867, entirely abolish the levying of Navigation Dues on the Rhine, both in respect to the ship dues-Tariff B of the Convention of 31st March, 1831 (No. 151),—and also to duties on Lading-Additional Articles XVI and XVII of the Convention of 31st March, 1831, in so far as the remaining Rhine States simultaneously adopt the same measures. Accession of Baden to Preliminary Treaty of 26th July, 1866. ART. X. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Baden recognises the arrangements made by the Preliminary Treaty concluded between Prussia and Austria, at Nikolsburg, on the 26th July, 1866 (No. 383), and accedes thereto upon his part also, so far as they affect the future of Germany. Ratifications.* ART. XI. The Ratification of this present Treaty shall take place at latest by the 21st August this year. * Ratifications exchanged at Berlin, in August, 1866. [Peace.] In witness whereof the above-named Plenipotentiaries have signed the same this day in duplicate, and appended their Seals. Done at Berlin, 17th August, 1866. (L.S.) VON FREYDORF. (L.S.) VON BISMARCK. [A Treaty of Offensive and Defensive Alliance was signed between Baden and Prussia on the 17th August, 1866; a General Treaty of Offensive and Defensive Alliance between Prussia, Saxe-Weimar, Oldenburg, Brunswick, Saxe-Altenburg, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Anhalt, Schwartzburg-Rudolstadt, Schwartzburg-Sondershausen, Waldeck and Pyrmont, Reuss-Schleitz,. Schaumburg-Lippe, Lippe, Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburgh, was signed on the 18th August, 1866;* a Treaty of Offensive and Defensive Alliance was signed between Prussia and MecklenburgSchwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz on the 21st August, 1866; and a Treaty between Prussia and Reuss-Greitz, for the Accession of Reuss to the Treaty of Alliance of 18th August, 1866, was also signed at Berlin on the 26th September, 1866.] Referred to in Treaties of 8th and 21st October, 1866. [Peace.] No. 387.-TREATY OF PEACE between Bavaria and Prussia. Signed at Berlin, 22nd August, 1866. 1. Peace and Friendship. 2. War Indemnity to be paid by Bavaria to Prussia. 3. Guarantee for the payment of Indemnity. 4. Withdrawal of Prussian Troops from Bavaria. 5. Accession of Bavaria to Preliminary Treaty of 26th July, 1866. 6. Special Agreement to be made relative to Property-Relations. 7. Renewal of Zollverein Treaty. 8. Renewal of Treaties, &c. 9. Appointment of Railway Commission. 10. Abolition of Navigation Dues on the Rhine. Abolition of Navigation Dues on the Main. 11. Telegraphs within North German Confederation to pass over to Prussia. 12. Archives of Nuremberg and Brandenburg to be given to Prussia. 13. Right of Dusseldorf Gallery of Paintings, to be decided by Arbitration. 14. Cessions by Bavaria to Prussia. Appointment of Boundary Commissioners. Transfer of Territory. 15. Delivery of Property of Private Railways. 16. Release of Prisoners of War. 17. Bonds taken at Kissingen to be restored to Bavaria. 18. Ratifications. Appendix I. Boundary of Territory to be ceded by Bavaria on the Rhön Mountains in Lower Franconia. Boundary of Territory to be ceded by Bavaria in the Orber-Reisig in Lower Franconia. Appendix II-Protocol. Regulation of Boundaries ceded to Prussia in the Districts of Orb and (Translation.) THEIR Majesties the King of Bavaria and the King of Prussia, led by the desire of securing to their people the blessings of Peace, have determined to agree upon the stipulations of a Treaty of Peace, to be concluded between them: for that purpose their Majesties have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: His Majesty the King of Bavaria, his Minister of State for the Royal Household and for Foreign Affairs, Lewis Baron von [Peace.] der Pfordten, &c., ; and his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Imperial Court of Austria, Otto Count von Bray-Steinburg, Minister of State, out of service, and Hereditary Councillor of the Empire, &c. ; His Majesty the King of Prussia, his Minister President and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Count Otto von Bismarck-Schönhausen; and his Actual Privy Councillor, Chamberlain, and Envoy, Charles Frederick von Savigny. Who, after exchanging their Full Powers, which were found in good order, have agreed upon the following Treaty stipulations: Peace and Friendship. ART. I. There shall henceforth be Peace and Friendship for ever between His Majesty the King of Bavaria and His Majesty the King of Prussia, their Heirs and Successors, their States and Subjects. War Indemnity to be paid by Bavaria to Prussia. ART. II. His Majesty the King of Bavaria undertakes to pay to His Majesty the King of Prussia the sum af 30,000,000 florins, in silver thalers or silver bars, to cover part of the expenses which Prussia has been put to by the War. 10,000,000 of that sum are to be paid at the exchange of the Ratifications of the present Treaty, with the allowance of a discount on two months, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum; 10,000,000 within 3 months; and 10,000,000 within 6 months after the Ratification. The last two instalments will bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent. from the beginning of the third month after the Ratification. Guarantee for the Payment of Indemnity. ART. III. His Majesty the King of Bavaria will Guarantee the Payment of the aforesaid sum by the deposit either of 6 per cent. Bavarian Treasury Orders, or Bavarian or Wurtemberg State Bonds and Bills of Exchange of the first houses, on the Bank of Nuremberg, bearing the endorsement of the Royal Marine Department. The 3 per cent. State Bonds will be reckoned at the rate of 70, the 4 per cent. at 80, the 4 per cent. at 90, the 5 per cent. at 95. Withdrawal of Prussian Troops from Bavaria. ART. IV. After the Ratification of the present Treaty, the |