of the Elbe, the Ems, the Weser, or the Meuse, or any other navigable river between the Elbe and the Meuse, be admitted into the ports of the United Kingdom and of Her Britannic Majesty's possessions abroad, on the same terms as if the ports from which such vessels may come as aforesaid were within the dominions of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg; and such vessels shall be permitted to import such goods as aforesaid, upon the same terms on which such goods might be imported, if coming from the ports of Oldenburg: and also that such vessels, proceeding from the United Kingdom or Her Majesty's possessions abroad to the ports aforesaid, shall be treated as if returning to a port of Oldenburg:

Provided, nevertheless, that the privileges hereby granted shall continue only so long as British vessels, and British trade and navigation, shall continue to enjoy the advantages in consideration of which the said privileges are mentioned in the said recited Article to have been conceded; and that the said privileges shall extend and be continued to the vessels of Oldenburg in respect of the ports aforesaid, only so long as British vessels and their cargoes shall, upon their arrival thereat, during their remaining therein, and upon their departure therefrom, be placed on the same footing as vessels of Oldenburg:

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.

C. C. GREVILLE.

PERU.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL, declaring that Peru is entitled by Treaty to certain privileges of Trade and Navigation in British Ports, December 23, 1845.

At the Court at Windsor, the 23rd day of December, 1845.

PRESENT,

THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS in pursuance of an Act passed in the session of Parliament holden in the 8th and 9th years of the reign of her

present Majesty, intituled "An Act for granting duties of Customs," a certain Order in Council was made and published, on the 8th day of August, 1845, † declaring what are the Foreign Powers with which such Treaties, as in the said recited Act are mentioned, are existing:

And whereas a Treaty is now existing between Her Majesty and the Republic of Peru, but the said Republic was omitted in the enumeration of the Foreign Powers contained in the said Order of the 8th day of August:

And whereas it is expedient that such omission should now be supplied:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, and in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in her by the said recited Act of the 8th and 9th years of Her Majesty's reign, doth hereby declare, that a Treaty is now subsisting between Her Majesty and the said Republic of Peru:

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.

C. C. GREVILLE

PORTUGAL.

TREATIES between Great Britain and Portugal, relative to the establishment of Post Office Packets. 1705 to 1810.

(1.) TREATY between Great Britain and Portugal. London, February 20, 1705.

[See French version, Page 898.]

ARTICLES and Conditions of a Treaty made and concluded between Sir Robert Cotton, Knight, and Sir Thomas Frankland, Bart., Postmaster-General of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and all other dominions of Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, on one part; and Mr. John Duarte da Costa, Deputy of Luis Vittorio de Souza Coutinho da Matta, Postmaster-General of Portugal, Algarve, Brazil, and the islands of the dominions of this Crown, on the other part.

ART. I. For the establishing a regular correspondence between the Kingdoms of England and Portugal, it is agreed that the post shall go every week with such letters as shall be sent from London for Portugal, by way of Falmouth, and there be put on board one of the packet-boats, which shall be paid at the charge of Her Majesty of Great Britain, to carry the letters between the 2 kingdoms, and that the said packet-boat shall sail as soon as the mail shall be put on board, wind and weather permitting.

II. That the letters for Portugal shall be made up in several packets, at London, and put in different bags containing all the letters, which shall be weighed; that all the said letters and packets be put up with care in one or more mails with a chain, and sealed with the seal of the office; that a list containing the number of packets, and how many ounces they weigh, be put in each mail; that in case by mistake any difference should happen between the list and the weight of letters, the same may be rectified by the next succeeding post; and the agent of Falmouth shall do the same on his part touching all letters which he shall send from Falmouth, making them up in packets which shall be put in a mail or bag, tied and sealed, with a list of the weight of the said letters inclosed.

III. That at the arrival of the packet-boat at Lisbon, the captain of the said packet-boat shall immediately deliver the mail to such persons as shall be appointed by the PostmasterGeneral of Portugal to receive the said mail or mails, with all other bags and letters, as also those from Falmouth and other places of England.

IV. And in consideration that the packet-boats are maintained at the charge of Her Majesty of Great Britain, the Postmaster-General of Portugal shall be responsible to the Postmaster-General of England, towards defraying the expense of the said packet-boats for the rate hereafter mentioned, viz., for every ounce of letters, 600 reis; that an account be made up at least every quarter between the 2 Offices, and the money that shall upon the balance thereof be due to the Postmaster-General of England, on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, for the post of letters sent to Portugal, be either remitted to this Office by good bills of exchange made payable to

Mr. Stephen Lilly, Treasurer of the Post Office, or paid at Lisbon to such person or persons as the Postmaster-General of England shall appoint to receive the same, who shall give 2 receipts, one to remain in the hands of the Postmaster-General of Portugal for his security, and the other to be sent to the Postmaster-General of England: that in consideration of the care, trouble, and charge the Postmaster-General of Portugal is at, in distributing the letters sent from England, and being accountable for the post thereof, it is agreed that an allowance of 107. per cent. for all monies which, on account of letters sent from England to Portugal, shall be actually paid by the Postmaster-General of Portugal, or his order, to the person or persons appointed by the Postmaster-General of England to receive the same, shall be made by the Postmaster-General of England on behalf of Her Majesty of Great Britain to the PostmasterGeneral of Portugal, which said 107. per cent. shall be discounted, and credit given to the Postmaster-General of Portugal for the same on the account to be stated between the 2 Offices.

V. That the post shall likewise depart weekly from Lisbon for Falmouth, and that the letters shall be made up in several packets, with a list containing the number of packets, with the number of ounces they shall weigh, which list shall be put up in each mail; that all the letters and packets be put carefully in the mail or mails, duly sealed with the seal of the Office of the Postmaster-General of Portugal, and the mail being thus fitted or ordered, shall be put on board such packet-boat by the person which the Postmaster-General of Portugal shall send to deliver the said mail or mails, together with all other bags of letters, and that the commander shall sail therewith as soon as possible, wind and weather permitting, without being retarded or molested in any manner; but in case the said packet-boat should be detained by contrary winds, so as more letters may be in readiness to be sent than what are contained in the mail, the commander of the packet-boat shall then give notice to the Post Office of his being so detained, and the Postmaster-General of Portugal may receive such letters into his office, and putting them into a bag or bags, shall deliver them sealed in like manner aboard of the packet-boat, and send a list along with them, importing the number of packets, and how much they weigh.

VI. That if it should happen that at the end of any quarter, any letters sent from England should remain undisposed, which could not be delivered, being directed to persons absent, unknown, dead, or to such as would not receive them, the Postmaster-General of Portugal shall send them back to England, or shall deliver them unopened to such person as shall be deputed by the Postmaster-General of England to receive them, in order to be discounted out of the general accounts of letters.

VII. That to avoid all disputes which may happen by reason of the difference of weights, it is agreed that the same weights shall be made use of in both Offices of England and Portugal, and that the person deputed by the Postmaster-General of England may have liberty to see from time to time the said letters weighed, that he may the sooner rectify the errors, when any may happen.

VIII. The Postmasters-General of England and Portugal shall use their endeavours to prevent any private collection of letters, besides those that shall be sent by the mails, with the list; and if the Postmaster-General of Portugal shall send any letters to the agent at Falmouth, he shall send 2 exact lists of the number of letters, whether single, double, or ounces,-one to the agent of Falmouth, and the other to the General Post Office of London.

IX. That 4 copies of these present Articles shall be taken and transcribed, 2 of which, 1 in French and the other in English, shall remain in the hands of the said Sir Robert Cotton, Knt., and Sir Thomas Frankland, Bart., Postmaster-General of England, and the other 2 copies, 1 in French and the other in English, shall remain in the hands of Luis Vittorio de Souza Coutinho da Matta, Postmaster-General of Portugal and Algarve, Brazil, and the islands of the dominions of this Crown.

In witness whereof we have interchangeably set our hands and seals to this present Treaty, made and concluded in London, the 20th February, 1705.

(L.S.) ROBERT COTTON.

(L.S.) THOMAS FRANKLAND.

(L.S.) JOAO DUARTE DA COSTA.