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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 Gersfeld, and the Enclave of Caulsdorf.

(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

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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 41 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

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2nd Royal Prussian Reserve Corps will begin its retreat from Bavaria, and will evacuate the Bavarian Territory as quickly as possible. Immediately after the Guarantee has been given in accordance with Article III, or after payment of the War Indemnification, His Majesty the King of Prussia will withdraw all the rest of his Troops from the Bavarian Territory, and they will leave that Territory as quickly as possible. The Maintenance of the Troops on their retreat is to be provided for according to the Federal Regulations on the subject hitherto in force.

Accession of Bavaria to Preliminary Treaty of 26th July, 1866.

ART. V. His Majesty the King of Bavaria recognises the stipulations of the Preliminary Treaty, concluded between Prussia and Austria at Nikolsburg, on the 26th July, 1866 (No. 383), and accedes to them on his part also, in so far as they affect the future of Germany.

Special Agreement to be made relative to Property Relations.

ART. VI. The arrangement of the Property Relations founded by the late Germanic Confederation is reserved for Special Agreement.

Renewal of Zollverein Treaties.

ART. VII. The High Contracting Parties will enter into negotiations for the Regulation of the Zollverein Affairs immediately after the conclusion of the Peace. In the meantime, the Customs Union Treaty of 16th May, 1865, and the Conventions connected therewith, which have become inoperative by the outbreak of the War, shall come again into operation from the date of the exchange of the Ratifications of the present Treaty, with the condition that it is reserved for each of the High Contracting Parties to put an end to the operation thereof after a notice of

6 months.

Renewal of Treaties, &c.

ART. VIII. All other Treaties and Conventions concluded between the High Contracting Parties before the War are hereby again brought into force.

Appointment of Railway Commission.

ART. IX. Immediately after the restoration of Peace in Germany the High Contracting Parties will cause a meeting of Com

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missioners to agree upon rules adapted for the greatest possible promotion of the passenger and goods Traffic upon the Railways, and especially to regulate competition, and to oppose the efforts of some Boards that are injurious to the interests of traffic in general. As the High Contracting Parties are agreed that the execution of every new connecting line of Railway, founded on the general interest, should be allowed, and so far as feasible promoted, they will have such principles as are required by the general interests of Traffic laid down by the aforesaid Commissioners in that respect also.

Abolition of Navigation Dues on the Rhine.

ART. X. The High Contracting Parties will entirely stop, from the 1st January, 1867, the levy of the Navigation Dues on the Rhine, and also that of the Ship Duty, Tariff B, annexed to the Convention of 31st March, 1831 (No. 151), as well as that of the Toll on the cargo (Additional Articles XVI and XVII to the Convention of 31st March, 1831), in so far as the other German States bordering on the Rhine shall, at the same time, adopt the

same measures.

Abolition of Navigation Dues on the Main.

The High Contracting Parties undertake the like obligation in regard to the still existing Navigation Dues on the Main.

Telegraphs within North German Confederation to pass over to

Prussia.

ART. XI. The Bavarian Telegraph stations situated within the Territory of the North German Confederation pass over to Prussia. The withdrawal of the said stations, as well as the Bavarian Telegraph station at Mentz, will take place within 6 weeks, at farthest, from the date of the exchange of the Ratifications of the present Treaty. The working material of these Telegraphs remains the property of Bavaria.

Archives, &c., of Nuremberg and Brandenburg to be given to

Prussia.

ART. XII. The Documents and Records now in the Royal Bavarian Archives at Bamberg, which have special and exclusive reference to the former Burgraves of Nuremberg, and the Mar

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graves of Brandenburg of the Frankish line, and which are to be specified by Commissioners, will be delivered over to Prussia.

Right to Dusseldorf Gallery of Paintings to be decided by Arbitration.

ART. XIII. As Claims have been made on the part of Prussia to the right of Property in the Gallery of Paintings formerly at Dusseldorf, and afterwards taken to Munich, the High Contracting Parties are willing to submit those Claims to Arbitration. For this purpose Bavaria will name 3 German Courts of Appeal, of which Prussia will specify the one that has to make the Award.

Cessions by Bavaria to Prussia.

ART. XIV. As a regulation of Frontier has been found requisite for the preservation of strategical interests and those of traffic, His Majesty the King of Bavaria cedes the district of Gersfeld and a district round Orb, according to the annexed description of the Boundaries, as well as the enclave of Caulsdorf, situated between Saalsfeld and the Prussian circle of Ziegenrück, to His Majesty the King of Prussia.*

Appointment of Boundary Commissioners.

Immediately after the exchange of the Ratifications of the présent Treaty, the High Contracting Parties will appoint Commissioners to undertake the regulation of the Frontier.

Transfer of Territory.

The Transfer of the aforesaid portions of Territory is to take place within 4 weeks after the Ratification of this Treaty.

Delivery of Property of Private Railways.

ART. XV. Immediately after the Ratification of this Treaty, all material taken away or withheld from the State and Private Railways will be released, and delivered, if necessary, at Hof, Lichtenfels, or Aschaffenburg.

Release of Prisoners of War.

ART. XVI. All Prisoners of War will be released at Hof or Aschaffenburg within 8 days after the exchange of the Ratifications of the present Treaty, and will be sent there free of expense.

* See next page.