The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-13 00:00:00

PROJECT FOR SHORTENING THE GERMAN

ROUTE FOR THE INDIAN OVERLAND MAIL.

Under the above heed wo read the following in
the Augsburg Ca:Me of the 6th inst.:—ln a supplement to
No. 34 of the Augsburg Gazette of the present year, there
is a comparative table of ten different routes between readen
and Alexandria. It result, from this table that the sea-
voyage between Trieste and Alexandria takes 144 hours—by
the five trials it took 1374, whilst between Marseilles and
Alexandria, the distance being 200 sea. miles greater, it takes
196 hours, thus leaving on this point an advantage of 2 days
and 4 hours to the German route. The trials between Trieste
and London were done in hem 96 to 140 hours.* An ave-
rage of 120 hours may be fairly taken ; and if we count 141
hours frum Ale:Ludes& to Trieste, the whole time requisite
would be 264 hours; whilst by Mueilles, according te the
official journals, it can never be done under 240 hours. Con-
aidering the immense advantages the English government I
would derive from a sure and more speedy communication
with its Asiatic possessions, and the benefita that would
accrue to English commerce, it hi not to he wondered at that
great interest is manifested in the results of Waghora's
trials. When we consider that the sixth and last trial has
corroborated the others, and also estimate the uncertainties
of the French route ; when we view the political position of
England toward France, and the importance to the former
country of one of it, lines of oriental communication, it will
be easily conceived that public opinion in England will give
a decided vote in favour of the German route, and that the
French route will be gradually abandoned. We are per-
seeded that this will shortly be the case. Then arises the i
question, which road end what means of transport are to be
chosen to reduce to the snsalle-t possible time the distance
between London and Trieste.

If the French route is to be dropped, the route front
London to Ostend, already one of the speediest means of
communication between England and the Continent, moot
be preserved. This is in junction with the railway from
Ostend to Cologne, which is open. Front Cologne to
Trieste, through middle and southern Germany, on tbli
route hitherto followed, through Tirol or Salzburg, there
have-been but short communications by steam (the speed of
which does not exceed extra-poet travelling) on a few un-
connected railways, the greater part being by common roads.
That such a mesas of transport, when the means of convey-
ance are so often changed, must oceasion mach loss of time,
needs no further proof'. A more speedy and complete system
is requisite by means of a connected line of railways.
Such a connected line of railways will be completed before
the end of the present year, between Cologne and Vienna,
passing by Hanover, Berlin, and Breslau, and, at the same
time, the railway between Trieste and Vienna will be com-
pleted, with the exception of the section between Gloggnite
sod Idiirmusehlog over the Siimmering, and of that between
Laibach and Trieste.

The annexed tables (I. sad II.) give further explanations.
From these it will be men that, at the end of the prase*
year, between Trieste and Ostend, there will onl be 22
miles of road (1014 English) whilst there are 290 miles,
d 1,337 English) of connected railway, sad that the endre"
istance from London to Trieste, proper measures being
taken, may be done in 77 hours, or 3 days 5 hours. If we
add three hours for eventualities and delays, which ought to
be provickd against, we find that 3 days and 8 hours tithe
maximum of the time required.t
Circumstances will be still more fares rabie at Uwe sod of
1849, as then the new railway from Dresden is Prague, as
also that from Vienna to Trieste, will be finished, and, tak-
ing the:route by Dresden, Prague, and Bruen, 19 lam (874
English) will be saved. Founded upon these incontestable
data, the second table shows that 68 hours, or, if we add 4
hours for eventualities, 70 hours, or 2 days 22 hours, may be
regarded as the maximum of the time requisite between
London and Trieste, or 8 days 22 hours from London
Alexandria ; thus gaining 2 days 18 hours on the Marseilles
route.

It must, therefore, be assumed that the overland mail, to
make sure of the shortest and most regular means of Co.
sore through Germany, must, in future, from 1847 to INC
follow the route marked nut in the fint table ; end, after
1849, that in the second table. As to the;Pdarreillee route, con-
sidering its incapability of o,mpeting with that through
Germany, even when the means of conveyanee between
Trieste and Cologne were so imperfect, it must be left altoge-
ther out of the question.

L—Boon DOOM LONDON 10. TIMM AND TICS Vina• ip

Ocroous, 1647.
Mimeo. Time togalrod.
A.-1. From Lewin by railway to Banyysto by
siemor Is Obtoad wader ordinary clrouto-
-61611666.10112166 6 b.
L Pam slastar Is rellway — 30 ss.
L—lbeis ls 'lsms by railway.
I. worn4 212 OS lbw.
I.
=lt l6l 113
136 30
4. Msgibbss, Ilitil= 306 67
S. Bruin to Vises 2Bl 31 „

•
At the rated 971 miles per hoar llOl 79 Eng.m.
$9 h. 60 as.
O. Crowing the line from Cologne to Deata — 10 ra.
7. Champing lines at Magdeburg — SO in.
S. Ditto at Berlin — asln
C.—From Vienna to Trieste.
a. On railways.
1. From Vienna to Gleaning 40 10
J. From Mormoschlag to
Wheat 169 01