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DECLARATION signed by the British and Tuscan Plenipotentiaries, on the Exchange of the Ratifications of the preceding Treaty.-Florence, June 12, 1847. THE Undersigned, Plenipotentiaries of Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Imperial and Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Tuscany, having met together for the purpose of exchanging the ratifications of the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation signed at Florence on the 5th of April last;

The Plenipotentiary of Her Britannic Majesty hereby declares, by order of his Government, that the provisions of the Treaty shall extend to the British possessions of Malta and Gibraltar.

The Plenipotentiary of His Imperial and Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Tuscany hereby declares, by order of his Government, that British steam-vessels may enter, remain in, and depart from Tuscan ports, without being obliged upon each occasion to pay the port charges of any kind which may be due, but that the account thereof shall be settled at the end of every 6 months; and the Consul of Her Britannic Majesty at Leghorn shall arrange with the authorities in Tuscany

I SOTTOSCRITTI, Plenipotenziarj di Sua Maestà la Regina del Regno Unito della Gran Brettagna ed Irlanda, e di Sua Altezza Imperiale e Reale il Gran Duca di Toscana, essendosi riuniti ad oggetto di procedere al cambio delle ratifiche del Trattato di Commercio e Navigazione firmato a Firenze il 5 Aprile ultimo decorso;

Il Plenipotenziario di Sua Maestà Britannica dichiara col presente atto, per ordine del proprio Governo, che tutte le disposizioni del suddetto Trattato saranno estese ai possedimenti Inglesi di Malta e Gibilterra.

Il Plenipotenziario di Sua Altezza Imperiale e Reale il Gran Duca di Toscana dichiara col presente atto, per ordine del proprio Governo, che i bastimenti a vapore Inglesi possono entrare nei porti Toscani, rimanervi e partirne, senza essere obbligati di pagare, volta per volta, le tasse di porto che sieno dovute, di qualunque specie, ma che il conto debba esserne saldato alla fine di ogni 6 mesi; e il Console di Sua Maestà Britannica a Livorno dovra concertarsi con le

as to the measures to be taken for regulating and assuring the payment thereof,

The Plenipotentiary of His Imperial and Royal Highness further declares, by order of his Government, that British steamvessels are permitted to maintain in Tuscan ports coal-hulks for their express use and at their own charge.

autorità Toscane quanto alle misure da prendersi per liquidare il conto stesso e assicurarne il pagamento.

Il Plenipotenziario dell' Imperiale e Reale Altezza Sua dichiara inoltre, per ordine del proprio Governo, che sarà permesso ai bastimenti a vapore Inglesi di mantenere nei porti Toscani dei carichi di carboni per espresso loro uso e a proprie spese.

Fatto a Firenze, il di 12 di Giugno, 1847.

Done at Florence, the 12th day of June, 1847. (L.S.) P. CAMPBELL SCARLETT.

(L.S.) A. HUMBOURG.

ACT of the Parliament of the Ionian Islands, for the execution of the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between Great Britain and Tuscany, of April 5, 1847.*-Corfu, April 24, 1847.

[No. 44.]

[April 24, 1847.]

WHEREAS his Excellency the Lord High Commissioner has communicated to the Senate copies of the correspondence between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and the Secretary of State for the Colonies of the Government of Her Majesty the Protecting Sovereign of these States, relative to the admission of Ionian vessels into the ports of Tuscany with the same privileges as English ships:

And, as it appears from said documents that, by the decree of the Tuscan Government, Ionian vessels are to be admitted into the ports of the Grand Duchy on the same footing as the national vessels, on condition of reciprocity:-therefore, by the authority of his Highness the President, with the opinion and assent of the mosi noble the Legislative Assembly of the United States of the Ionian Islands, in the 2nd Session of the 8th Parliament, and with the approval of his Excellency the Lord High Commissioner of the Pr tecting Sovereign, it is decreed and enacted as follows:

Art. I. Ships under the flag of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, by reason of the reciprocity granted by that Government, are placed in * Page 942.

Ionian ports on an equal footing with national vessels, as well in regard to maritime rights as to duties of the Customs.

Said equality of rights and privileges, however, is not applicable to the coasting trade and the traffic from one port to another of the United States of the Ionian Islands.

II. The present is to be printed, published, and transmitted to the proper authorities for due execution.

POSTAL CONVENTION between Great Britain and Oldenburg. Signed at London, November 3, 1842.

WHEREAS the Lords Commissioners of Her Britannic Majesty's Treasury have authorized Her Majesty's Postmaster-General to conclude an Agreement with the Post Office of Oldenburg; the following Agreement between the Right Honourable William Baron Lowther, a Peer of the realm, a Privy Councillor, and Her Britannic Majesty's Postmaster-General, and Henry Frederick Tiarks, Esquire, Consul-General for the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg (who has communicated his full powers from the Grand Duke of Oldenburg to make an Agreement on the part of the Post Office of that duchy), is concluded and agreed upon:

ART. I. The British postage upon letters passing between the United Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, that is to say, letters posted in the United Kingdom and addressed to Oldenburg, and vice versa, conveyed direct between the United Kingdom and Oldenburg, by packet-boat or private ship, or via the territories of Hamburgh, Hanover, or Bremen, or any of them, by packet-boat or private ship between any port in such territories and the United Kingdom, shall be 1 rate of 6d. on every letter not exceeding an ounce in weight; and all letters exceeding that weight shall be charged progressive and additional rates (each additional rate being estimated at 6d.), according to the scale of weight and number of rates now in operation in the United Kingdom: and the British rate of transit postage to be taken on letters posted in or addressed to Oldenburg, conveyed direct between the United Kingdom and Oldenburg by packet-boat or private ship, or via the territories of Hamburgh, Hanover, and Bremen, or any of them, by packet-boat or private ship, between any port in such territories and the United Kingdom, passing through the United Kingdom to and from its colonies or foreign countries, shall be the rate which is now or shall hereafter be taken upon letters between the United Kingdom an‍1

such colonies and foreign countries respectively, in addition to the rate of 6d. the ounce and progressive rates hereinbefore mentioned, the postage which is to be charged between the United Kingdom and Oldenburg. The British rate on such transit letters is, however, to be calculated from or to the port of departure or arrival of the packet.

II. The Oldenburg postage on letters posted in Oldenburg and addressed to the United Kingdom, and vice versa, shall be 2 grotes gold per British ounce inclusive, and so on in proportion, according to the scale of weight and number of rates now in operation for rates of British postage in the United Kingdom. The same Oldenburg rates shall be taken on letters passing through the United Kingdom, to and from its colonies and those foreign countries with which the British Government shall make arrangements for a mutual reduction of postage, when such letters shall pass through Oldenburg; provided that both these classes of letters, whether those between the 2 countries or those in transit through one or both of them, shall be conveyed direct between the United Kingdom and Oldenburg by packet-boat or private ship, or via the territories of Hamburgh, Hanover, and Bremen, or any of them by packet-boat or private ship, between any ports in such territories and the United Kingdom. And the Post Office of Oldenburg further agrees, that all letters of the description alluded to in the 1st and present Articles, and which are entitled to pass at the reduced rates of postage therein established, shall, when addressed to places within the territory of Oldenburg, be delivered at such places without the imposition of any additional charge for transit postage or otherwise, over and above the before-mentioned rate of postage.

These provisions, however, shall not preclude Oldenburg from collecting from the sender or receiver of such letters, when conveyed between the United Kingdom and Oldenburg through Bremen, the sum not exceeding 4 grotes Bremen currency per ounce, and so on in proportion, due as transit postage to Bremen on such letters, in addition to the rate of 2 grotes gold per ounce, and so on, which is to be taken by Oldenburg for its own benefit.

Should an account at any time be opened with Oldenburg, it must be understood that any British postage which may be collected or received in Oldenburg under the present Agreement, is to be duly accounted for and paid over to the Postmaster-General, at such times and in such manner as he shall direct.

III. Newspapers published in the United Kingdom, and duly stamped, shall, when forwarded in conformity with the regulations and under the conditions prescribed by law in the United Kingdom, and conveyed direct by packet-boat between the United Kingdom and Oldenburg, or when conveyed between the United Kingdom

and Oldenburg through the territories of Hamburgh, Hanover, and Bremen, or any of them, the same being contained in the packetmails, be forwarded without charge from the United Kingdom; and no rate of postage shall be levied upon them in Oldenburg; and, conversely, no charge shall be made by Oldenburg or by the United Kingdom on newspapers duly published in Oldenburg, and in the language of Oldenburg, either when dispatched from that duchy or when delivered in the United Kingdom, whether conveyed direct by packet-boat between Oldenburg and the United Kingdom, or transmitted between Oldenburg and the United Kingdom through the territories of Bremen, Hanover, and Hamburgh, or any of them, by means of the packet-boats, from any port in the last-mentioned territories.

When such newspapers are conveyed by private ship, the charge on each newspaper by the British Post Office shall be 1d. on its dispatch, and the same sum on its delivery; and the charge in Oldenburg shall be restricted to the sum, if any, paid to the commanders or owners of private vessels as the remuneration for the conveyance of such newspapers; such rate, however, shall in no case exceed 2 grotes gold on each newspaper so sent and received.

IV. The Government of Oldenburg engages to provide for the embarking and disembarking the mails at any port in the territory of Hamburgh, and if necessary at any port in Hanover, Bremen, or Oldenburg; and also, if requisite, for their conveyance between Heligoland and any such ports, and for their transmission between Oldenburg and any port of embarkation or disembarkation, free of all charge to Great Britain, and without the letters or newspapers being subjected to any rate of postage beyond that already provided for by this Treaty, so long as the correspondence shall be transmitted between the United Kingdom and Oldenburg, via the territories of Hamburgh, Hanover, and Bremen, or any of them.

V. The provisions of this Treaty shall be extended to the other territories of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, viz., the Principality of Birckenfeld and the possessions of the duchy in Holstein, whenever, by the conclusion of Treaties for the mutual reduction of postage with surrounding countries, an opportunity shall be presented of including them in the present Convention.

VI. The present Treaty is concluded for an indefinite period, and if at any future time circumstances should render any change or modification desirable in any of its Articles, the Contracting Parties will concert upon the subject; it is understood, however, that either party shall be at liberty to annul the whole or any part of this Treaty, by giving the other party 6 months' notice of such intention; and during that term of 6 months the Treaty shall be fully and entirely carried into effect.

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