The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-03 00:00:00

THE ISLAND OF PERIM.

"Wanderer" writes to a contemporary ite "it,
lows :—ln the Independence Beige of the 28tPv„."
a report is mentioned to the effect that M. 'le,
kesch, the Austrian In t ernsmcio at Constantinlo
had proposed to the Powers to send to the Eng "cf
Government a collective note on its occupati-enol.
the Island of Perim. The Ottoman Porte brides
readymade its protest, which has been clisreger
as it deserved. Parliament haying ceased its :0
tings, it is right that the press shouldit sharp en-w
surveillance over our diplomacy which even di boo
its session Parliament seems to have resianed
Should the report mentioned above be eruet.,-":ble
it is far from improbable—it will furnish a vacua
of
commentary on the wisdom of the late Treat the
Paris, which not only admitted the Porte into
brotherhood of Christian nations, but also gior,not
teed the integrity of its dominions. have ;e4
been able to learn that the guarantee wai attacho
to any authenticated map of the dominioa t,;sts
secured, but unless it were so, our diploma'
would seem to have been even more than usual
the dark when they signed the treaty.
thing is clear—that if the Turks are to be alloss
tai invoke this guarantee not only in defce;
of all they occupied at the time of its idge,o
tare, but also fur all the lands which they 113;„
abandoned or -lost, and of course still lay claire
'
the " Eastern difficulty," far from being :
Will
nated, is only just beginning. The Porte claie)i
the whole of Abyssinia and Yemen, and I am
sure that it has ever formally renounced Sielosnbe,:i;
gen, any more than Algiers. The same right IFllrio
it has to Perim is equally valid against Englac,
Aden—more so, indeed, for Aden once .hau d
Turkish garrison, while in the memory of hist°
Perim seems never to have been held by one. the
Montesquieu truly wrote that "of all pecreleop;
Turks are the most proper to possess a great 's:
pire without utili,y to themelves or to otivirpir
The Treaty of Pa/is has iu no degree altersd
capacity in this respect. The Turks are in post of
sion of Messawah, a small island on the 0°,4,
Abyssinia. It has long served them, and still set :00
only as the entrepot whence they import slaveetithe
the liedjaz. Messawah lies at the mercy °A 10
Abysiinian ruler, who has abolished slavery 111_0
dominions, and he has long threatened to takerts
session of it. Should he do so, are we pledge"
restore it to the Turks ? .3 be
" The best answer to the protest, should !do,
made, would be the immediate seizure of Jidtiff
Valid reasons, not pretexts, are at hand to illolr
this step, in the unsatisfied claims of British
jects on the Government of that province.
" We have seen, both in the English and Otitof
press, an inclination to ascribe the present we ore
in India to Russian intrigues. It is much fj,3ool' •
probably due to Turkish lies working upon Ditiwol,
me lan fanaticism. The only place where 113
oith
Maliomn3edaus see Europeans in contact 'OO
Turks is in Jidda, and there the position of the op'
Christian Consu's is so unworthy of the great 0:111
tries they represent that we cannot be suipris'ofr
the vauntings so. loudly indulged in, of the 6 d
jectiou of all Christ:an Princes to the Sulte°ool
Corstantinople, seem credible. It is probable joii4
the Indian Mahommedans looked to the victe!"iti,
Sultan of the Turks for assistance against theirdp
fidel masters, rasher than to the Czar of Mtlec:t
The Turks have gained in the far east aim° ill
much prestige by the last war as they have 108'06
the estimation of all the Europeans who have ec

in cont tot with them.
" Let us hope that Perim will neither be 64,01;
cloned nor paid for t) the Turks. When We '„of
it it did not belong to them. In our hands it •yell
become a station of the greatest importance ; g!tecl
to them, it gill continue a barren and uninhabler
rock. We must, however, give M. Prokesch fot
dit, supposing the report to be well foundecl,ool
showing England so plainly the gratitude she, r 0
expect from Austria for lighting her battle--4°
is her battle—in the Principalities.

TREATY WITH HONDURAS.—A. treaty of trade .:10-1
navigation between Her Majesty and the Repel°11;011
Honduras, signed on the 27th of August, 1856, his
been printed. It is to endure seveu years from tb°,‘ 00
of the ratification. The most important article '''ter.
additional one relative to the right of way by' the 1110
oceanic route, the Honduras Government agreeing oe*
the right of way over any such route, from sea t° spin
shall be at all times open and free to the Goverroo:'
and subjects of Great Britain for all lawful purp°l3o;s
and that no tolls or dues shall be imposed on the trll,oo,
of property or on the public mails of Great Brie the
The Republic also engages to establish free ports 0 fa,
extremities of the contemplated road. In returns, 01
these concessions England recrognisea the rigli` th°
sovereignty and property of Honduras in and overiof
line of tke said road, and guarantees the entire netlo ,sd
of the same, with the proviso that her guarante°A
protection may be withdrawn if the committee Wino°
the road adopt regulations contrary to the spurt
intention of this article of the treaty, the
THE IRON AND COAL TRADES,—The condition 0 d 0
iron trade of this district still continues good, 11,1300
steady business is Wing done. The prices, exoerogN
few instances, are fully maintained, and altroill6
through the heat of the weather, the forges en,chir
are not actively employed, in consequence 0! ;jot,
the stocks of pig iron are increasing, yet the pile-heioo
not give way to any extent, the present quotation '1,50
4/. 2s. 6d., which is somewhat under the mark toff
compared with the price of bars, and having je, '0 0
the high price of labour and materials. The Pri,,ce;°eo
Scotch pig iron continue§ sufficiently high to Pr''' j/
aorhing like competition with Staffordshire, and t
-,11 ge-
to confirm the idea pretty generally entertained ef°,o°
the trade that rig masters may be enabled tint'll'iaiesfi
e ur,e of the year to command an advaDee] 11,, 0°
some unforeseen circumstances occur to chtoP:kero
buoyancy which at present exists. The chain,r°7ool
at Uradley, near Dudley, have, up to the present;oo;
had very great difficulty in sending off their
pS
but as Lord Ward has a branch railroad from •"""otie%
ford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton line, eool3etohig
itself with the Round Oak s.atioo' and t xtendiegeigh•
lordship's collieries at the " Salt Wet's," in the L.,00,
bmrhood of Cradley, some arrangement is about
made which will very much facilitate the tt015,,,1 the
goods from the district above referred to oe nor"
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton line, an trod.
the, ca to all parts of the kingdom. The Os' srtid
exhibits signs of improvement, on account of lie, to,
being desirous of getting in the autumn euPP. id 0'
carry them through the winter. Stone, the
the aistrict, firmly maintain] its pric,‘ and in
quoted at 18e. per ton.—Wolverhampton: 'Ohronkle•

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