The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-15 00:00:00

GERMANY.

THE COMMERCIAL TREATY BETWEEN
PRUSSIA AND HANOI ER.

BERLIN, SEPT. 12.
Inc Preussische &dung. of to-day gives the whole
of this treaty. It is very long, containing 13 articles
and 14 separate articles. As you may not have space
for the whole at once, I send you the articles to-day,
land will send you the separate articles to-morrow :
•

The Treaty between his Majesty the King of Prussia and
the King of Hanover, touching the union of the Struer-
yerein with the Zollverein : . .

Art. 1. Ou the lot of January. 184-1, a commercial treaty,
on both sides free, a common legislation, with respect to im-
ports, exports, and transit duties will take place between
l'russia and her Zoilverein states on the one pa rt,and Hanover
and the Steuereerein states on the other. This treaty will
embrace also the taxation of inland beet-root sugar. The
existing principles of the Zoliver,in constitute the base of
this union, under the following modifications :
Art. 2. In Hanover, tobacco and wine to be subject to
the same degree of taxation that these articles pay in Prus-
sia and in the states in commercial treaty with her. In
consequence of this regulation a free trade will be intro-
duced with respect to wine, verjuite, tobacco, and tobacco
manufactories into all these states ; and these articles are to
pay the same duties (.46gabr) when the)• are not transported
to the states belonging to the Zollverein us they are ut pre-
sent subject to in Prussia.
Art. 3. The duty on brandy distilleries to be raised to the
same amount as is paid in Prussia and in the states of the
Verein. The export compensation for inland brandy to be
the same on either side. . .

Art. 4. With respect to the distillation duty on inland
beer, Hanover will not be limited any further than by her
engagement not to go beyond the Ingest duty known in
Prussia, viz., 11 dollars fur 121) quarts.
Art. 5. As by the most positive declarations of the Hano-
verian government, the wholesale sale of salt encounters in
the Hanoverian territory insurmountable difficulties, as is
the cam also in other countries of the Zollverein, by the
states undertaking to regulate or raise the duty on salt,
Hanover pledges herself to visit with the most signal punish-
ment all smuggling of salt on the frontier Verein state, and
to take every necessary means to suppress this practice.
Art. 6. Hanover undertakes not to raise her former
turnpike tolls (Chwiseryeld saere).
Art. 7. With respect to river tolls and ship duties,
Hanover will adopt the teeth article of the Zollverein treaty.
Art. 8. The provisions of the 10th and 19th articles of the
Zollve•rein treaty assure equal advantages to all who belong
to the Verein states, with respect to shipping, to harbours,
and also to the admission of ships of all the contracting par-
ties to caholayc, without demanding any higher duty for
ships or lading than that which is paid by the ships of the
maritime or river state itself•.
Art. 9. Both the contracting parties wilrinstitute, at im-
portant sea places, establishments connected with the har-
bours to hinder smuggling towards the inland country ; the
sale, division, and unpacking of wares will be quite un-
hindered within these establishments, and there will be no
other duty than that levied in the establishment fur goods
going into the interior or to ordinary sale. Regulations to
be agreed upon with reference to these establishments.
Art. 10. By the I lth and• 84th articles of the Zoll law
and Zoll ordinance, Hanover is pledged to lighten the obsta-
cles to commerce on the frontiers, when this can be dune
without endangering the collection of duties, or wherever a
local necessity may recommend such a measure.
Art. 11. For the encouragement of the sale of highly
taxed articles, which have been hitherto in circulation in
Hanover, and also for assuring the income whirls Hanover
has hitherto received from import, export, and transit duties,
which by her sole progress towards the tariff principles of
the Zollvercin, an: likely to increase, the following rules
are laid down with respect to the revenue of import, ex-
port, and transit duties, and to the tax on inland beetroot
sugar : 1. All unjust duties to be paid back. 2. The part
falling to Hanover tram the Zallverein iniome to be in pro-
portion to the population of Hanover and her allies compared
with the whole population of the Verein, this part being on
the scale of three-fourths; yet with respect to that part of
the impost duties flowing from the tax on beetroot sugar,
to be increased at most 20 greschens u year to each inhabi-
tant. 'flu* income will be taken from Hanover and form
part of the general contribution of customs. In like manner
will the division of the common transport (ue6ergail9) duties
take place. Hanover's contribution to the general expense
will be regulated on the population scale.
Art. 12. With respect to the portion of the export and
transit income, Hanover will belong to the western group of
the Zollverein.

Art. 13. A supplementary tax for common reckoning
shall not he raised on the wares of Hanover in circulation at
the time of Ilanover's joining the Vcrein.
Art. 14. The duration of this treaty is from Jan. 1, 1344,
to Dec. 31, 1861 But if in the meantime a Zell Union
oral' the German states should be realised, this treaty will
expire the moment the other comes into operation.
Art. 14. This treaty to be ratified at latest within the
space of four weeks.
(Signed) Ono VON MANTEUFFEL,
AVO. VON DER HEYDT,
VON BODELSCIIWINGII,
A. MUNCII3I.II:SP.N,
W. VON ILAMMEIL)TEIN.
Sept. 7, 1841.

This treaty was ratified by the two Kings, on the
11th b'eptember.