The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-23 00:00:00

TRIAL TRIP OF THB VICTOR

Should the experiment of which the Victor Emma-
nuel easy be enoidered the first histalmont prove successful.
very important resale may be oersted both for the cow
memo of this country and for the interests of that lugs
portion of its people who periodically *widow into distant
leads, to found new cilosioe of the Anglo-Sues nog,
while at the same time they diminish the proem* on the
over-otowdad dementia labour market. The Cape soloay
is a territory largo as Penes, healthy ma Zogland, and pro-
daative as Australia, and yet, although we have bad it'
for the better part of a mann to ear possession, it arm
yet has ben porta" as an emigration field. Is is es nearly
a. inteiniti Ine eeusampart of Australia In climate and as-
Susi prodariea . bait although only hall the distances from
the metier essetry, it has been comparatively Deflected,
• Ingbed bee Imes winding her people to tin antipodes
sanest by millieres.The great staple of Smear *they is wool, '
as aas the case with Australia previous to the gold throve
it.., sad the profits that are frequently realised on that im-
pertain srticle are somewhat astosishisg. It is sold that
the prime obtained at the last wool sale will maliss for the
Cape shippers • clear profit of 60,0001., a melt of course '
obtained by the eppnrtane snivel of the array to an es.
homed musket. Under wisest cirostastasees, ouch •
lathy coincidence moat be of infrequent occurrent*, as the
Stitan of trawls fa without any regalarity. A ship mar
times mates the voyage in is weeks, sometimes la twelve,
sad sontatmnin Ins for two or throe weeks benemell, almost
in sight of England, wtsais the burn are calling oat la
vain, and offering fabeloas prices for her deny cargo.
Attempti have been made to remedy the evil by the Moldiest
of steam traersit, bat sop • e the prr7ent experiment this vital
defect lay at the bottom of the speculation, that the vessel
steamed the whole voyage, and that consequently mats hos
home and "cooling' at intermidiate stations couples ly
swallowed op all the profit, and occupied all the epees eat
mg* prowl, to be devoted to goods. la order to strike, it
r Nab, • mesa bengal tb o 'erosiveness of steam wait
a.d ma uningenhan of sailing ward., the eminent Irm of
Mayes sell Os., et Moomrete.etrest, have, with what appear*
to be a 'mad ommerethl onecits, demotion to masolin
• line sf Haim nimbi between England and the Cape, in
whin the steam power is only to be mood man alailiary,
while the old-fellation momentous, the wind, is to be
utilised to ii. tallest capabilities. A small amount of coil
will thee be made saffielent, and certainty sod uniformity
et
will be maned without the sterilise of a large
of the stowage Tana, or the necessity of galling
at steelrag stations, at amens cost of time and .csq. It
is a:pectin that ander the proposed arraagements ea average
purge of thirty-five days may be secured, thus enabling
'hippest both in England and is the Cape to calculation the
delivery of their goods with tolerable lucency. That this
la a greet desideratum is proved by the toot that the Victor's
cargo list is Anion rapidly at flOs. a to measurement, while
the sailing motels on the berth with difficulty obtain 26e.
The Vista Emmanuel, which made her trial trip oa 8.-
Sinai last, is the first vessel of the new Hee, and is espeeted
to sail with a fall cargo on the Bth of nest mosib. She is a
stoat, will-ronateseted iron ship ammo than 'thousand toss
berhus, and was originslly built for a sailing vessel, bat
the peniler trade for which eh* was then intended rendered
it aneasary that elm should take a them whin was ad-
mirably adapted for the introduetlos of it. new. The
fins to which she be/lobes, in their capacity of Iron-bander,
had marred late entreat' for the apply of all the ankles
aeesmvy for a railway about to be sonatruated in
mei libe V eta Ilausassel wee to have taken set to Rio
relay arriame between deck.. and the nib In the hold.
Per Sees aeaetmamha was bent of great length, and taraiehed
with se asesmsee main hatchway, deeta which the railway
carriages ware to be du pt bodily, and she was calculated to
cotton micas than 11 of these lone and combroui article,.
Whoa the nignedoe of the Cep. trade &itemised the
Messrs. Joys. es setaMiehiag a line of snow steamers to the
colon, the destination of the Victor Eminent was
elquird, sad she was at oar Sued with a pair of track
engines, with aspectst improvement patested by the firm,
and of 90 hors nominal power, bat *enable of Wag worked
up to 300 is am of moron ay. She was olio fertilised
with suitable secommodattha for about 60 first class pro•.
orogen the o ibis. for whom ere models of aniline sad
areafish Remy Inthroy. meat that modern seines cos
gagger has bon added to MOM Mend and safety; amnia
'then, she le furnished with Caaniagbam's patent top.
sails, that easy be reefed from the &eh, sad so
less this three emphases, one of which is Amid in
the maintop, is order that the action of the Iris
es the maggot may not rodeos any dear rose variation.
As she ley at gather of Blaskwall on Saturday, or had a
Sae frigate-like sporrans, her stem apparel*, by so
mesas intorforing with her general ovine. The original
latention was to bar ran dem to the Non and back, but
nfortuaraly she had to Goateed against a stress tide both
is gong sad retraiog, and, cosarquatly, it was not
advisable*. aconnt of the time to re for hired
rosultd. Soffisieat, however, was doss le show that'
against wind and tide, and by the aid of the strew aloes, I
the ma average a speed of min knots, while nude, mans,
of whisk she has ea luau* spend, she en with a /noes-
log bosom make twelve. It is intseded to sae the sorrel
eel Is calms BM adverse wind', while This'll, the mud
is fair, the sells atom will be sailed lets regebities. sad as
the mow will set be seemeary defies sort than ems
folrth of the whole voyage, ahe as easily carry as ant,
*eel as will serve for steaming out and home, and at th•
same time have maple span tor a rinthairatiog amontat of
freight. Doris, her earrimeatal •sysips of Petards,
last the sum noel was Intearod with the presser doe es-
meow mid fashionable compsay, consisting principally of
Caps seertheats and their familM, and the *plain of them
very coarsest judges was mealmsee se to her Item for
the trade sad the feasibility ef thespeeeletios. There were
present • very huge amber el kik% who get spin im-
orsepts bell is the altassoes, laths impiring strains of the
Royal Artillery UM, and as selostmianient wee gives which
in Weariest dogma sal sliminess, both or wino, and
the moo 8111.1114111.11111111111iin of • eyesesiess, minted
high credit oaths haapfsellitylifilltheoterprie.a. bests, ono-
Sally Kr. Wertmeeked, to whim the festive deparianst
had bees setemeei. mad Me was unwearied Is his pate
atteseiss MOM Mmgeel durieg the day.