The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-22 00:00:00

I THE TRIAL TRIPS WITH- THE
OVERLAND INDIAN MAIL.
(From the Augsburgh Gazette.)
The first moiety of the six trial journeys arranged by
the British Government for the conveyance of the Indian
dispatches through Germany is now completed ; and it
will not be considered inapposite to take a comprehen-
sive survey of the events of those journeys, and to
glance at the further consequences that may result
from them. The ordinary consideration of this snbject,
as an interesting competition for the honour of the
greatest celebrity, as an adventurous neck-or-nothing
" steeple-chase," is equally absurd and incorrect. As
regards England, the object is nothing less than the
securing of a second route—one at least equal in point
of celerity to that through France, in the event of
a political quarrel with the latter country ; as regards
Germany, the restoration of the old, middle-aged Vene-
tian-Hanseatic commercial road—the construction of a
new public road along the banks of the Rhine, over the
Alps, to the Adriatic Sea and the East, and also the
freedom from useless intermediate traders ; and as re-
gards Holland, a more direct and rapid connexion with
its East Indian colonies ; and as regards Belgium and
the western and southerly parts of Germany, in particular,
a most important conveyance of goods, passengers, and
letters, which is already increasing in importance. We
can assure our readers, from the best sources, that the
English Government and the East India Company are
perfectly satisfied with the results of the trial trips
hitherto undertaken with reference to Germany ; and
their zeal for this line is far more increasing than
The Cracow affair, far from restoring the entente cor-
dials, has only served to show that a fissure has been
rent between the two Cabinets by the Spanish marriages,
which cannot be filled up again by all the opposite argu-
ments of the public organs on both aides.
The English statesmen are determined to command a
second continental postal line " at any price," 'and they
will assuredly call it into existence, no matter whether
via Trieste, Ancona, or Brindisi. Hitherto, all the facts
havq told in favour of Trieste, where the Austrian
Lloyd has so powerfully united its efforts to those of.
Waghorn, and is, moreover, perfectly prepared to offer
all the pledges of a regular service.
Unfortunatdly, however, the unhappy idea seems to
be cherished in Vienna of conducting the overland route
through the capital, and the construction of the Bruck
and Salzburg road seems to be rejected altogether (?)
The establishment of the Trieste route may be wrecked
in this opposition alone, but on no other obstacles.
Switzerland and Naples receive the project with open
arms, and the railroads just decreed by the Pope will
help the undertaking amasingly. Austria would then
have once more to regret that she had not embraced it
at the right time, but opposed to the unalterable geo-
graphical features of the country a centralisation mania
in this case utterly impracticable.
We hope, however, that the energy and tact which
have hitherto been manifested in the execution of the
great state roads by the genial Baron liiibeck will not
abandon him on this occasion, and will point out to him
right speedily the only way in which the carrying into
effect of the beautiful idea of an Austro-Indian com-
mercial road is possible. Here we will lay before our
readers a correct summary of the three trial trips
hitherto attempted, together with the preliminary trials,
from which it is clearly to be seen how the sea and land
journeys of the French and the Waghorn couriers were
effected:—

PRELIMINARY TRIALS.

France—FroM Alexandria to Marseilles, 190 hours ;
from Marseilles to London, 85 hours—total, 275 hours.
Germany—From Alexandria to Trieste, Ifi6 hours ;
from Trieste to London, 991 hours—total, 2551 hours.

FIRST TRIAL TRIP.
France—From Alexandria to Marseilles, 196 hours ;
from Marseilles to London, 79 hours—total 275 hours.
Germany—From Alexandria to Trieste, 130 hours ;
from Trieste to London, 107 hours—total 237 hours.

SECOND TRIAL TRIP.
France—From Alexandria to Marseilles, 152 hours ;
from Marseilles to London, 77i hours—total, 229 k
hours.

Germany—From Alexandria to Trieste, 133 hours ;
from Trieste to London, 1201 hours—total, 2531 hours.
THIRD TRIAL TRIP.
France—From Alexandria to Marseilles, and -from
Marseilles to London, 246 hours.

Germany—Faim Alexandria to Trieste, 156 hours ;
from Trieste to London, 97 hours—total, 253 hours.
Totals of the above Trips—France, 1,0251 hours ;
Germany, 099 i hours.
The average gives, for one journey, 25q hours on
French, and 2494 on the German line; and if the
liminary trips are excluded, 250 1.6 for the first, al
247 5-6 for the second ; if it be further considered that
the Arid sailed twelve knots an hour, and the Ardent
seldom upwards of ten, and very often only three knots,
which will be taken into consideration by those ac-
quainted with the subject, as the object is not a competi-
tion between the two wholly unequal vessels, the
superiority of the German route cannot remain doubtful
another moment; and every German heart will rejoice
that it is a general co-operation for so noble an object
which hoists the standard of Germany and enables it to
Heat on high in this hard contest, whilst the constantly
ncrcasing force of the well exercised disputants promises
a certain victory.

THE CHOLERA.
TREBIZONDE, Nov. 20.—We have received letters
'rem Teheran of the 28th of October, from Tabreez of
:he 4th of November. Nothing of importance had taken
place in Persia, except the continued prevalence of the
cholera, which had extended to the other provinces,
where it had not appeared last spring or summer. Moha-
med Schah's health had much improved ; during the
whole time of the prevalence of the cholera he had re-
sided in the mountains. This monarch, so weak in mind and
body, is less afflicted with the gout than he was. He is
occasionally to he seen riding dressed in tatters, in the
environs of Teheran, attended by a numerous guard of
cavalry. The heir to the throne, whom the cholera has
just curried off, was, like his father, of a frail constitution
dnd weak intellects. Persia has to felicitate herself at the
death of this young rrince, who would have been still less
capable of governing than his father. He had become the
humblest servant of Russia—the mere mention of the
name of the " Gar-blanc" made him tremble. When
in 1837 the Emperor Nicholas visited his provinces on
the other side of the Caucasus, the Schah sent his eldest
son to Erivan to compliment him. The diminutive size
of the Persian Prince was a remarkable contrast to the
colossal figure of the Russian Emperor.. Eye-witnesses of
this interview, have told me that it was with difficulty
that the Emperor could refrain from laughing when he
saw before him a weak child, dressed in a grotesque
manner with an immense pointed cap in the shape of a
sugar loaf on his head, and bowing with timidity when
he approached the Emperor. The Czar, however, con-
tained himself, took the young Prince on his lap, ca-
ressed him, and put a ring of great value on his finger. It
is said that the heir to the throne has never forgotten
the impression produced on him by this interview.
The cholera was still at Tabreez at the departure of the
last Tartar courier, but it had not committed
such great ravages there as at Teheran and Ispahan last
summer. Tabreez stands on a height, and it is ex-
pected that the severe cord, which set in in October,
will soon put a stop to the disease. The European
consuls had left the town and retired to Herbi, at the
foot of Mount Sahant. Behmen Mirza, Governor of
Tabreez, and brother of the Schah, had retired to Halat
Buschan. It appears that the cholera had ceased to
commit its ravages at lipahan, but that it still raged
at Schiras and Kirwan. This 'plague has not advanced
in the direction of ' the. Cancasus, Tiflis, and Erivan,
are still free from it, and the rigours' of the season will
prevent it passing the Caucasus. Bnt Europe is threat-
ened with this terrible plague in another direction.
After having carried off numbers of the inhabitants of
Bussora and Bagdad; it has got to Diarbekir. There is a
constant commercial intercourse between this town and
Aleppo, and it is much to be feared that it may spread
into Syria.

PROBABLE PRICE OF SUGAR.
We have already more than once directed attention
to this interesting subject ; and, so far as experience
has as yet gone, our prognostications have been found
to be pretty nearly correct. During the ensuing sea-
son, it is not likely that sugar will fall lower than 'an
average—say of 30s. per cwt. in bond ; and had the
past fruit season in the mother country been more favour-
able, it is not improbable that the price might have ruled
even a shilling higher. Lower, during the period of
the 7s. differential duty, it is certainly not likely
to go, as that would ba to suppose that the present
price in the continental markets would fall, which under
the circumstances is almost impossible. Thus, calculat-
ing the prices on the continent for brown at 225., and
yellow 255., they will not be sold in England under 435.
and 465., and our planters obviously need not sell
similar qualities under these rates, which leaves them
295. and 325., liable, of course, to the various expenses
of transit. The following, with which we have
been recently favoured, puts the matter in a
very clear light; and may be relied on, as the
ao pt ian
justion o
conclusion:
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the ofg
averarrivinge
price of sugar in the British market since the reduction
of the duties on British plantation sugar to 145., it
follows from reference to actual sales, that 295. id.
per cwt. has been the price lately' . received by the
producer fwthhiteshprttackee9as.w
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protection,ofavera
(other things remaining the same) 19s. 10d. will be the
future price of sugar; that is, the grower will receive
nearly 15.22d5, say two-thirds of the present price
only. Hence, to preserve the present ratio of profit (or
loss) the cost of production must be reduced 33 per
cent, or one-third. Now, in the year 1848, when the
crop which we are now about to plant will come to
market, there will be after July 5 a protection of 4s. 6d.
which will go to augment the price of slave-grown sugar
just admitted to competition with ours. For the last
year foreign slave-grown sugar—say Porto Rico,
similar in quality with ours, brought on the averages
145., but for several years previous only 12s. could bet
obtained for it, and at that rate it was found that th a
commodity could be profitably grown by slaves, an.d
new lands were continually brought under culti•fa.
tion. Assuming, however, the price to be 145., 'and
adding the differential duty of 4s. 6d., it results that
foreign sugar will rule at 18s. 6d. for our quality in
the British market, or come into competition with e,nrs
at about the price British plantation has been To,
lued at for the year commencing July 5, 1848. If.
from
any cause foreign sugar advances beyond the estimated
price, the price of. British plantation will also be, aug-
mented inlike sum; and so, on the other hand, if the
price of foreign sugar recede to what it was in 1845,
and previously, the price of British plantation will be
lower than 18g. 6d., or less than two-thirds of the pre-
sent price, will be realised to the grower."—Jamaica
Times.

William Russell, Esq., of Brancefe— th Castle, and.
William Standish Standish, Esq., of Gocken Hall, hays
accepted the office of stewards of the uoxt Duatila Noes.