The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-03 00:00:00

follow :

"Excellency,—You will be good enough to suspend
the measure passed by the ex-Prince Ghika, and re-
establish the law upon the press and the censorship in
their old form.—(Signed)—FuAn."

THE CENTRAL AMERICAN. QUESTION.

The following account of a separate article in
the treaty recently concluded between Great Bri•
tain and Honduras is extracted from a recent
number of the Journal of the Society of Arts :
"In addition to this Treaty of Friendship, Com-
merce, and Navigation,' there is a separate article in re-
ference to the inter-oceanic railway through the State of
Honduras, projected by Mr. Squier, late Charg6
d'Affaires of the United States to the Republics of Central
America, which article is to have the same force and
♦alidity as if it were inserted word for word in the same
treaty. This article is one of, very great importance to
the commercial world, should Mr. Squier's undertaking
be conducted to a successful issue. A similar article, it
is said, will be concluded between theßepublic of Honda;
ras and America, and also between that State and France.
By that article the Government of Honduras agrees
that the right of way over such road (the inter-oceanic
railway), or any, other which may be constructed
through its territories, from sea to sea, shall be at all
times open and free to the Government and subjects of
Great Britain, for all lawful purposes whatever. It also
agrees that it will not impose any tolls, duties, or charges
of any kind on the transit of property belonging to the
Government of Great Britain, or on the public mails sent
under the authority of the same, nor on the subjects of
the British Crown, and also that all lawful produce,
manufactures, merchandise, or other properly belonging
to the subjects of Great Britain, passing from one ocea❑
to the other in either direction, shall be subject to no
import or export duties whatever, or to any diseriluinat•
ing tolls or charges for conveyance on any such road,
and shall be secure and protected from all interruption
and detention on the part of the said state. It agrees
farther that any other privilege and advantage, com-
mercial or other, which is or may be granted to the
subjects or citizens of any other country, in regard to
any such road, shall be also extended to British subjects;
and she likewise engages to establish the ports at the ex-
tremities of the contemplated road as free ports, fer all
the purposes of commerce. In consideration of these
concessions, in order to secure the construction and per•
maneuce of the contemplated road, and to secure for the
benefit of mankind the uninterrupted advantages of such
a communication from sea to sea, Great Britain recog-
nises the rights of sovereignty aad property over the
line of the said road, and guarantees positively and effi-
caciously the entire neutrality of the same so long as
she shall enjoy the privileges conceded to her. And
when the proposed road shall have been completed
Great Britain equally engages, in conjunction with
Honduras, to protect the same from interruption,
seizure, or unjust confiscation, from whatever quarter
the attempts may proceed. Nevertheless, Great
Britain, in according her protection to the said road, and
guaranteeing its neutrality and security when completed,
understands that this protection and guarantee are
granted conditionally, and may be withdraw❑ by her, if
she should deem that the persons or company undertak-
ing or managing the same adopt or establish such regu-
lations concerning the traffic thereupon as are contrary
to the spirit and intent of this article, either by making
unfair discriminations in favour of the commerce of any
nation or nations, or by imposing excessive exactions, or
unreasonable tolls upon passengers, vessels, goods, wares,
merchandise, or other articles. The aforesaid protec-
tion, however, is not to be withdrawn without first giv-
ing six months' notice to the Republic of Honduras."