[War with Russia. Trophies, &c.] such as Cannon, Tumbrils, and other Articles which are capable of being valued, shall be made between the two Governments, according to the number of men who shall have co-operated at the capture, without deducting those who shall have fallen in the action, in order that the proceeds may be distributed according to the law of each Country. Mixed Commission to decide Disputed Questions. 5thly. That Disputed Questions which may arise with regard to the Distribution of Booty shall be decided by a Mixed Commission, which shall sit at Paris, and shall be composed of two Delegates, one English and the other French, appointed by their respective Governments. Those Delegates, before entering upon the performance of their duties, shall name two persons, of whom one shall be chosen by lot to act as an Umpire in all cases in which they may themselves differ in opinion. The decision of the Delegates, or of the Umpire, as the case may be, shall be final and without appeal. Valuations to be made by a Mixed Commission. 6thly. That whenever it may be necessary to make a Valuation upon the spot of any article captured, it shall be done by a Mixed Commission, composed of competent Officers. In witness whereof the Undersigned, being duly authorised by their respective Governments, have signed the present Declaration, and have affixed thereto the Seal of their Arms. Done at Paris, the 10th day of July, 1855. (L.S.) COWLEY. (L.S.) A. WALEWSKI. [Sardinia and Turkey acceded to the above Declaration on the 15th November, 1855.] [War with Russia. Turkish Loan.] No. 261.-DECLARATION between Great Britain and France, relative to the Turkish Loan. Signed at London, 27th July, 1855. TABLE. Reference to Convention of 27th June, 1855. Payment of Interest and Sinking Fund on Turkish Loan in case of non-payment by Turkey. (English Version.*) Reference to Convention of 27th June, 1855 WHEREAS by the Convention signed at London on the 27th June, 1855 (No. 259), between Great Britain, France, and Turkey, for the Guarantee of a Loan of £5,000,000 sterling, to be raised by His Imperial Majesty the Sultan, His Imperial Majesty engaged that he will cause to be remitted to the Bank of England, on or before the 25th June and 25th December in each year, the full amount of one half-year's interest and Sinking Fund on the whole amount of the said Loan, or on so much thereof as may be raised, until the whole capital borrowed shall be repaid; And whereas, in consequence of the Guarantee contained in the said Convention, the Governments of Great Britain and France are conjointly answerable for the payment of the Interest on the said Loan; Payment of Interest and Sinking Fund on Turkish Loan in case of Non-payment by Turkey. It is agreed between the Governments of Great Britain and France: That in the event of the Turkish Government failing, in the whole or in part, so to remit the amount of the half-year's Interest, the British Government shall advance the amount which may be necessary to enable the Bank of England to pay the said Interest at the appointed time; that the British Government shall then transmit to the French Government an account of the amount so advanced; and that the French Government, on its part, shall immediately remit to the British Government the half of such *For French version, see "State Papers," vol. xlv, p. 20. [War with Russia. Turkish Loan.] amount; it being understood that any sums so advanced by the British and French Governments shall be proportionaily repaid to them out of any funds which may be remitted by the Turkish Government to the British Government. In witness whereof, the Undersigned, being duly authorised by their respective Governments, have signed the present Declaration, and have affixed thereto the Seal of their Arms. Done at London, the 27th day of July, 1855. (L.S.) CLARENDON. [Integrity of Sweden and Norway.] No. 262.-TREATY between Great Britain, France, and Sweden and Norway. Signed at Stockholm, 21st November, 1855. Preamble. Balance of Power in Europe. 1. Sweden not to make any Territorial Cessions, or confer any Rights of Pasturage, &c., to Russia, in Sweden and Norway. 2. Co-operation of Great Britain and France to resist Pretensions or Aggressions of Russia. 3. Ratifications. (Translation as laid before Parliament.*) Balance of Power in Europe. HER Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, His Majesty the Emperor of the French, and His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway, being anxious to avert any complication which might disturb the existing Balance of Power in Europe, have resolved to come to an understanding with a view to secure the integrity of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, and have named as their Plenipotentiaries to conclude a Treaty for that purpose, that is to say: Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Arthur Charles Magenis, Esquire, her Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway; His Majesty the Emperor of the French, the Sieur Charles Victor Lobstein, his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway, &c.; And His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway, the Sieur Gustavus Nicholas Algernon Adolphus Baron de Stierneld, his Minister of State and for Foreign Affairs, &c., &c., &c.; Who, after having communicated to each other their respective Full Powers, found in good and due form, have agreed as follows: Sweden not to make any Territorial Cessions or confer any Rights of Pasturage, &c., to Russia, in Sweden and Norway. ART. I. His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway engages not to cede to nor to exchange with Russia, nor to permit her to occupy, any part of the Territories belonging to * For French version, see "State Papers,” vol. xlv, p. 33. [Integrity of Sweden and Norway.] the Crowns of Sweden and Norway. His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway engages, further, not to cede to Russia any Right of Pasturage, of Fishery, or of any other nature whatsoever, either on the said Territories or upon the Coasts of Sweden and Norway, and to resist any pretension which may be put forward by Russia with a view to establish the existence of any of the Rights aforesaid. Co-operation of Great Britain and France to resist Pretensions or Aggressions of Russia. ART. II. In case Russia should make to His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway any Proposal or Demand having for its object to obtain either the Cession or the Exchange of any part whatsoever of the Territories belonging to the Crowns of Sweden and Norway, or the power of occupying certain points of the said Territories, or the Cession of Rights of Fishery, of Pasturage, or of any other Right upon the said Territories and upon the Coasts of Sweden and Norway, His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway engages forthwith to communicate such Proposal or Demand to Her Britannic Majesty and His Majesty the Emperor of the French; and their said Majesties, on their part, engage to furnish to His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway sufficient Naval and Military Forces to Co-operate with the Naval and Military Forces of His said Majesty, for the purpose of resisting the Pretensions or Aggressions of Russia. The description, number, and destination of such forces shall, if occasion should arise, be determined by common agreement between the 3 Powers. Ratifications.* ART. III. The present Treaty shall be ratified, and the Ratifications shall be exchanged at Stockholm as soon as possible. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the Seal of their Arms. Done at Stockholm, the 21st of November, in the year of Our Lord, 1855. (L.S.) ARTHUR C. MAGENIS. (L.S.) VOR. LOBSTEIN. (L.S.) STIERNELD. Ratifications exchanged at Stockholm, 21st December, 1855. |