The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-07 00:00:00

CONTINENTAL TELEGRAPIIq.

The Constitutionntl, in an article on the present
state of the electric telegraph, show■ the advantages of the
French line frost Trice., to London, by way of citrasburg
and Paris, as compared with that ut the Anstto-Ocrman
allow i salon

--"The ;;;;;ice of the electric telegraph his been for some
time completely organicd and at work during the whole
line from Faris to Strasburg. This new line is emasetod at
Kehl to that of the Grand Duchy of Baden, which, in lie
tom, Joins the lei neral network of German lines at But-
' uhal, so that now the telegraphic despatches, not only from
the north of France, bet from a part of Belgium and all
England, fur the centre and south of Germany, as well as
for Italy, need no longer pus by the Austro-Geresan lines,••
but by Strasburg, whida is the most direct and the shortest
route. Although is same measure distance is net to be
mach taken into account as regards electricity, yet there
is every advantage tin seder to obtain celerity is
transmissions in following the Strasburg line. This
may be readily understood: from Brussels to
Vienna. via Prussia, there are eigh4en principal sta-
tions where despatches are stopped. From Brussels
to Vienna, by Paris and Strasburg, there are only
eight stations, and, beside*, from the multiplicity of the
wires established with us, the French lines are lees encum-
bered then the German ones. The transit therefore belongs
to us naturally and forcibly. Germany, however, is using
all her efforts to preserve it. The Anstro-German Tele-
graphic Association has increased the price on the Baden
territory for despatches which come through France, and
which go by Kehl and Bunched beyond the Grand Duchy.
The increase is 3(. 46c. for 20 words only. It is hoped, but
doubtless erroneously, to induce, by the attraction of the
economy of a few francs, parties who are undies de-
"riches to take the Gorman in preference to the French
line. The advantage of a little lower tariff on the other
side tie Rhine cannot compensate for the advantage
of more celerity on our side. A recent instance
of this his occurred. Oa the 3rd of August last, the
Lbrie of Trieste, sent one telegraphic despatch relative
to the India mail to London, via Strasburg, and another
via Germany, Vervien, and Brussels. The former arrived
at its destination on the evening of the 3rd, while the latter
did not reach until the following evening, being a delay of
24 hours by the German line. It is true that the despatch
by Germany cost from 6 fr. to 6fr. less than that by way of
trance. The competition which Germany seeks to make
for the transit of the electric telegraph despatches will not
be more successful than that with regard to the Indian
mail. Strasburg and Marseilles will remain, from the ad,
vantages inherent to their positions the two points of
passage, the former for telegraphic despatches, and the
other for the transmission of the mails. If, as it has been
announced, a convention is in contemplation between
France, Belgium, and Germany for working the electric
telegraph, it will give an opportunity for settling abcut the
extra charges alluded to, by means of which the Asserts-
German Telegraph Association seeks to prevent persons
using the French lines for their despatches.