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London, England, 1825-12-23 00:00:00

IAI E. s-A r v., R.

BREMEN, DEC. 11.
CONVENTIO!•T OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION BETWEEN
)tl4 MAJESTY Titt: ICING OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THE

HANSEATIC LITIES.

ilis Nl,tji•,ty the King of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain oa the one part, and the Senates of the free
and Hanseatic chits of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburgh (each-
cf these states treating in particular for itself ), on the other
part, equally animated with the desire of procuring all possible
fitciiities and encouragement for those of their subjects and
citizens connected with commerce, and persuaded that nothing
can contribute more advantageously to the attainment of this

end than the reciprocal suppression of all difference in the duties

payable by the vessels and cargoes of the contracting states in
each others ports, have appointed plenipotentiaries, to conclude

a convention to that end.

['rile treaty goes on to state, that the Right Hon. George
Canning and the-Right lion. Wm. lluskiseon were appointed
plenipotentiaries on the part of Great Britain, and James
uolquhoun, the Agent and Consul. General in England for
the Hanse Townet,..aceed as their plenipotentiary.l
These gentlemen having exchanged their full powers, &c.
agreed upon the following articles :-
1. Reckoning from this day, the vessels of Lubeck, 'Bremen,
and Hamburgh, which shall arrive in the ports of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain, or which shall sail from them, as
well as the English vessels arriving in the ports of the free
cities of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburgh, or sailing there-
from, shall not be subjected to any other duty, or any other
impost, more heavy than those which are paid by national ves-
sels arriving or sailing from those ports.
2. All merchandise, whether the produce of the territory of
the free cities, or that of any other country, which may be im-
ported front one of the ports of the said free States in English
vessels into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
may be introduced in the same manner on board of Lubeck,
Bremen, and Hamburgh vessels, and all merchandise the pro-
duce of, the states of his Britannic Majesty, or of any other
country, which may be exported from the ports of the United
Kingdom in English vessels, may be in like manner exported
on board of those of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburgh i • in
short, all merchandise which may be imported on board of na-
tional vessels into the ports of Lubeck, Bremen, and Ham-
burgh, or which may be exported from them, shall enjoy the
same advantage when on board of English vessels.
3. All merchandise which may be imported directly from the
ports of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburgh, or one of them, into
those of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, shall be intro-
duced for the same duties whether on board of English vessels
or those of the said free States; all merchandise which is per-
mitted to be exported from the United Kingdom, shall enjoy
the same bounties, drawbacks, and advantages, whether ex-
ported in English or Hanseatic vessels. The same reciprociiiese
shall take place in the ports of the said free States, for all nier-
chandise which may be imported into or exported from their
ports in English vessels.
4. There shall not be granted, directly or indirectly, either
by one of the contracting parties, or by corporations, societies,
or agents, trading in its name or under its authority, any pre-
ference to the purchase of the produce of. the manufacture, or
otherwise, of their respective states' which are introduced into
the other through the nationality of the vessels in which the
importation takes place, the intention of the high contracting
parties being that there should be absolutely no
.difference in
this respect.
5. Considering the small extent of the territories of the re-
publics of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburgh, and the narrow
relations of commerce and navigation which exist among
them, it is provided by the present convention, that every ves-
sel which has been built in one of the ports of these states, or
which is the exclusive property of one or more of their bur-
gesses, and has for master a burgess of one or the other ; in
short, whose crew is composed of three-fourths of subjects or
burgesses of the said republics, or of states forming a p at of
this Germanic confederation, according to the table and the
description contained in articles 53 and 56 of the general act
of the Congress of Vienna, in 1315 ; that every vessel so
built, manned, commanded, and being the property shove de-
scribed, shall be considered in what concerns all the objects of
the present convention, 'as a vessel belonging to Lubeck, Bre-
tnen, and Harnburgh.
6. Every vessel, with her cargo, belonging to one of the three
Hanseatic republics, and which shall arrive from one of their
ports in the United kingdom, shall be .considered, with relation
to all the objects of this convention, as coining from the country
to which she belongs; and every vessel trading directly, or in
succession with the ports of Lubeck. Bremen, and 'llanaburgh,
shall be, as well as the cargo, treated, for the objects abore-
mentioned, upon the same footing as a Hanseatic vessel making
the same voyage..
7. It is besides agreed between the two parties, that in each
of their States there shall not be raised upon any individual
property of their subjects and burgesses, when it shall be trans.
ported out of the territory or possessions of these states, either
in tire way of purchase or otherwise, any other duties or taxes.
heavier than those to which in each of those States the same
articles of property are liable when transported by their own
subjects or burgesses. . .
6. The high contracting powers reserve to themselves the
right, in order to-facilitate and extend the commercial relations
of their subjects and possessions, burgesses, and territories, be-
yond what is stipulated by this convention, of affixing addi-
tional articles, founded upon reciprocal or equivalent advan-
tages as the nature of the case inay be. Should the high con-
tracting Towers agree to one or more articles to annul these dis-
poiitions, it is provided that the article or articles which may
thus be concluded in future, shall be considered as forming
part of the present convention.
9. The present convention is concluded for the space of ten
years, reckoning from this day, and for a space of twelve
months more, after the King of Great Britain and Ireland
on the one part, or the Governments of Lubeck, Bremen, and
Hamburgh, or one of them, on the other, shall have notified
their intention of putting
.an end to it. Each of the high
contracting parties reserves to himself the right of making to
the other that notification at the end of the said term of ten
years. It is agreed between them, that this convention and
all its stipulations, in case one of the parties shall make to the
other a declaration of this kind, shall cease entirely as regards
the state which shall have made, and that which shall have
received, this declaration ; it is nevertheless understood and
agreed, that if one or more of the said republics shall make or
receive the above declaration, this convention shall not remain
the less in force and vigour against the other Hanseatic re-
publics which shall have neither made or received such a decla-
ration.
The treaty is dated the 20th of September, 1825, and signed,
G. CANNING.
W. II USK ISSON.

ADMICLILTY SESSLONS-CrlitS DAy.)—This
morning these Sessions commenced at Justice
Hall, in the Old Bailey, for the trial of offences
committed on the high seas, within the
,jurisdic-
tion of the Admiralty of England. There are
only three prisoners for trifil; viz. John Green-
land, for the murder of John Ilowlehan ; John
White Ilele, for stealing 15,000 dollars on board
the ship Tartar ; and Geo. Smith, for stealing 25
gallons of rum, the property of John Jones.—
Afterthe Grand Jury were sworn, they retired
to find the bills, and about 12 o'clock they re-
turned into Court with a true bill against John
Greenland, for wilful murder.

HontrlßLE 11A ank RIT Y.-Last night the neigh-
bourhood of Denham-court, Drury-lane, was
thrown into alarm by distressing cries issuing
from a privy. The neighbours thought they pro-
ceeded from a child, and.the watchman, Samuel
Hunt, and his wife, were fetched by some of his
lodgers to search, when it proved to be a large
cat lately skinned, and still alive. The animal
was taken out by the watchman and killed, to
put an end to its torments, to the great satisfac-
tion of the neighbours. The horrid wretch who
committed this act of barbarity, we regret to say,
is not known.

On Wednesday evening the house of Mr.
WHITE, of Stockwell-place, was broken open,
and a large quantity of plate and wearing ap-
parel stolen. Considering the situation of the
premises, and the house being wholly occupied,
it is a matter of astonishment how they could, un-
seen, have effected so bold an enterprize.