The Washington union., 1857-09-24
BRITIsH TREATY WITH HONDURAS

The treaty of friendship commerce. and naviga-
ton concluded between England and Honduras
published in London in the form of parliamentary
paper, on Wednesday, the I'd inst 1t contains the
usual articles found in such treaties but the supple
mental article respecting the construction of the
inter-oceanic railway to join the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans is deemed of sufficient special Importance to
present entire to the readers of the UiRon II is
follows:
sThe government of Honduras agrees that the right
of way transit such route road any other
that may be constructed through its territories from sea
to sea- shall be at all times open and free to the govern
ment and subjects of Great Britain for all lawful purposes
whatever No tolls duties, charges of any kind shall
be imposed by the government OF Honduras ON the transit
of property belonging to the government OF Great Bri-
tain or on the public mails sent under authority of the
same nor the subjects of the British crown. All law
full produce manufactures merchandise, or other prop
erty belonging to subjects OF Great Britain passing fIom
to the other III either direction, shall be SUB
ject to no import export duties whatever to any
discriminating tolls charges for conveyance transit
on any such route road aforesaid and shall be Sc
cure and protected from all interruption and detention
the part OF the State The republic of Honduras further
agrees that any other privilege advantage commercial
other which is may be- granted to the subjects or
citizens of other country In regard to any such route
or road aforesaid shall be also and at the came time
extended to British subjects and finally evidence
of its disposition to accord to the travel and commerce Of
the world all the advantages resulting from its position in
regard to the two great the republic OF Honduras
of her good WILL engages to establish the ports at
the exemies of the contemplated road free ports for
all the purposes of commerce and trade.
In consideration of these concessions and in order to
the construction and permanence of the route
road herein contemplated and also to for the bene
fit Of mankind the uninterrupted advantages of such
munication from to sea- her Britannia Majesty recog
nises the right of sovereignty and property of Honduras in
and the line of the said road and for the
tity of the same long Great Britain shall enjoy
the privileges conceded to 1t in the preceding section Of
this article And when the proposed road shall have been
completed, her Britannia Majesty equally engages in
junction with the Republic of Honduras to protect the
same from interruption, seizure, unjust confscation
from whatsoever quarter the attempt may proceed
Nevertheless her Britannia Majesty in according her
protection to the said route road and guaranyng its
neutrality and security when completed always under
stands that this protection and guarantee granted
ditionaly and may be withdrawn by her if she should
deem that the persons company undertaking the
aging the adopt establishing such regulations
concerning the traffic thereupon contrary the spirit
and intention of this article either by making unfair dis
ordinations in favor of the of any nation
nations, by imposing oppressive exacons unreason
able tolls upon passengers, vessels goods, wares,
chandsc other articles The aforesaid protection and
guarantee shall not however, be withdrawn by Her B
tannc Majesty without first giving six months notice to
the Republic of Honduras.