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London, England, 1858-07-30 00:00:00

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BILL.

On the motion for considering the Lords'amendments
to this bill,
OUR FORCES IN INDIA.

In answer to Mr. V. SMITH,

Lord STANLEY said it was impossible to form an
opinion yet of the number of mutineers in India. The
European f ..rce of the Queen's artily amounted to 78,416
--(hear, hea-) ;—but from that must be deducted 7,436
reported sick, &c. , 11,059 were drafts on the way our,
and probably hal arrived by this time arid were a part
of the effective strength of the Queen's army. De-
itic!ine for casualt es, he considered there were
60 000 effete ive Queen's troops, 11 000 of whom were
en their way to India. The Cenap..ey's troops to the
1 t of July, et. eute red 15 855, iccluding those ern-
,ark,d in June or July, and atlowin, for de:
in this force, he though, the tetel of both branches
.typonited to between 70 000 and 80 000 men.
(11 ar, hear ) The noble torm referred to the ititruc-
i ne to be given to the conornitt -e for considering the
re-c instruction ef the Indian army, and remarked that
•esponsibility [llet ultimately rest, in this respect, on the
Government. With regard to the financial part of the
question, four-and-a-half millions had been borrowed out
of the eight millions greeted, and that balance, with
other sources of income, would be sufficient till next ses-
sion. The tranefer of the authority of the Government
of India from the East India Company to the Queen
would be mAde kno en in the most public
manner, and the religion of the natives would be re-
spected by the authorities in that country. The man-
ner in which the change should be communicated to the
people of India he thought bad better be left to Lord
Canning, and care would be taken to inform them that
the change would not interfere with their religion.
After some remarks from Mr. Spooner, Mr. Roe-
buck, and Mr Kinnaird,
Mr. BOWYER suggested that the Queen's authority
in Lelia should be proclaimed by her MAjesty taking in
addition to the title of Queen. cf Great Britain and Ire-
land, Queen of India.
(LEFT SITTING.)

LONDON GAZETTE.—(This Evening.)

ORDER OF THE BATH.

Erratum in the London Gazette of Tuesday, the 27th
of July.
In the li3t of Officers appointed Companions in the
ViiiitAry Division of the Ortier of the Bath, for Lieute-
nant-Colonel James Peter Robinson, Military TrAn, read
Lieutenant-Colonel James Peter Robertson, Military
Crain.

P A SSPORTS
FOR EIGN-OFFICE, JULY 30.
Persons requiring Passports from the Foreign-office
must address their letters to the Chief Clerk of the
Foreign-office, London, with the word " Passport" con-
spicuously written upon the cover : if sent addressed to
Lhe Secretary of State much time is lost.

PASSPORTS.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 30.
Notice is hereby givtn, that the Earl of Malmesbury
has appointed the t(4lowing persons to be Agents for the
issue of Foreign-offico Passports, at the undermentioned
places :
Birmingham
Dover Sam, el Metcalfe Latham, Esq.
Devonport
Folkestone

Hull John England, Esq.
Liverpool
Lowestoft B. M. Bradbeer, Esq.
Nowcabtle-on-Tyne Edward Glynn, Esq.
Newhaven F. G. Turner, Esq.
Southampton W. J. Le Feuvre, Esq.
Weymouth Richard Hare, Esq.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MA.LL, JULY 30.
45th Regiment of Foot—Major-General Sir Hugh Henry
Rose, G.C.8.. to be Colonel, vice General Thomas Bra-
bairon Aylmer, deceased.

WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL. JULY 30.
2(1 Regiment of Life Guards—Hamilton Sandford Paken-
h.rn, Gent., to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Cunningham°, promoted.
Ist Dragoons—George Lake Harvey, Gent., to be Cornet,
without purchase.
2d Dragoons—Cornet George Campbell Ross to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice H indley, who retires ; Acting
Veterinary Surgeon Thornton Hart to be Veterinary
Surgeon, vice Opie Smith, who retires upo❑ half-pay.
3d Light Dragoons--Cornet George Shippen Willes, from
the 13th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, vice John

promoted.
6th Dragoons--Thoodore William Rathbone, Gent., to be
Cornet by purchase, vice O'Neill, promoted ; Assistant-
Surgeon Robert Graves Burton, from the Staff, to be
Assistant-Surgeon,
10th Light Dragoons—Cornet Thomas James William
Bulkeley, from the 6th Dragoons, to be Cornet, rice
' Lord R. D. Kerr, promoted.
12. th Light Dragoons—Troop-Sergeant-Major Joseph De-
vonsher Jackson, from the &th Light Dragoons, to be
Cornet, without purchase, vice Swindley, promoted.
16th Light Dragoons—Lieut. Hugh D'Arcy P. Burnell to
be Captain, by purchase, vice Burnand, who retires ;
Cornet Arthur Gooch, from the 17th Light Dragoons, to

be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Burnell, promoted.
Military Train--Captain Thomas Rice Hamilton, from the
3d Foot, to be Captain, vice Cater, who exchanges. To
bo Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign and Adju-
tant John Sweetly, vice D .wson, killed in action ; En-
sign Henry Keogh; Ensign Ruben Hill Powell.
To be Ensigns, without purchase—Cornet Henry
David James Macleod, from half-pay of the
late Land Transport Corps, vice Briggs, promoted;
Cornet Andrew Munro, from half-pay of the late Land
Transport Corps, vice Keogh, promoted; Cornet Wm.
Laughton, from half-pay of the late Land Transport
Corps, vice Powell, promoted ; the promotion of Ensign
and Adjutant J. Sweeney, as stated in the Gazette of the
16th July, 1358, has been cancelled.
Grenadier Guards—Captain William Earle to belnstructor
of Musketry, in succession to the Hon, J. Dormer, re-

moved to du; 74th Foot.
Ist Regiment of Foot—To be Lieutenants, by purchase—
Ensign Chas. A. Logan, vice White, promoted; Ensign
Wm. John Slimily, vice Curtois, promoted.
3d Foot—Captain Wm. Edmund Cater, from the Military
Train, to be Captain, vice Hamilton, who exchanges.
4th Foot—Ensign Chas. Edward Billing to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Davies, who has retired ; Ensign Ed-
ward Cbinn to he Instructor of Musketry.
sth Foot—Quartermaster Edward Henry Drake, from a
Depot Battalion, to be Quartermaster, vice Webster,
who retires upon half-pay; Assistant-Surgeon Peter
Frederick Newland, from the Staff, to be ASailltAnt-
Surgeon.
6th Foot—Captain Charles Parker Catty to be Major, by
omas Kent
retires. To be Ensigns, by purchase—Th
William
purchase, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Lowndea, who
Neild, Gent., vice D. C. Campbell, promoted ;
.o_wnne to
Grant, Gent., vice eal, promoted.
Main without p Ilr-
7th Foot—Lieut. A. Bennett to be Captain,
L. Br
chase, vice Coney, deceased ; Ensign W.
hme vice Browne,
E. Waller to be Lieutenant, by pare ,
be Lieutenant, without purchase, -vnice Bettn.ett , E s:gn
has been cancelled.
Black to be Lieutenant,
whose promotion by purchase on the 4th June, 1858,
Bth Foot—Ensign J. E. W.
without purchase.
9th Foot —Captain Patrick McCarthy, from half-pay, trnat.
tached, to be Captain, without purchase ; Lieutenant
Henry DI. Beresford to be Captain, by purchase, vice
Carthy, who retires ; Ensign James Lewis Bradshaw to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bereaford.
10th Foot—Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. Longden to
be Lieut.-Colonel, without purchase, vice Brevet-C,.lonel
Sir T H. Fr •nks, K.C.8., promoted to the sank of
eyw ittoh obuet
Cpauprtcahi ans!
without, i c e Lopn
ug dr
cehna;s
el: iveiue
et .NJo.r
aSn
Major-General ; Brevet-Major H. R. Norman to be
113Althla:iiorrOt —T. be Ensigns, by purchase—David Halliday,
Gent., vice Currie, promoted; Hugh MuntilToiler, vaiyce
Smyth, promoted.
14th Foot—Captain J, Mackay
M'Kenzie, from the 70th
Foot, to be Captain,
vice de Quincey, who exchanges
Lieut. Henry Theodore Vernede to be'Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Bond, who retires Lie t
James Anderson
to be Instructor of Musketry.
17th Foot—Captain Charles Edward Johns, from the 38th
Foot, to be Captain, vice M' Nair, who exchanges.
21st Foot—John Dudley Edwar Crosse, Gent to be En-
sign, by purchase, vice Grant, promoted.
23d Foot.—Ensign Charles James Wrench to be Lieu-
tenant, without purchase, vice H. J. Richards, deceased ;
Ensign Harry Charles Ai illes to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Wrench, whose promotion, on the 4th
Juno, 1858, has been cancelled; Quartermaster-Sergeant
James Clayton to be Ensign, without purchase, vice
Willes, promoted.
27th Foot.—Assistant-Surgeon Alexander Stevenson Rus-

sell, M.D., from the staff, to be Assistant• Surgeon,
vice Trevan, appointed to the
2Sth Foot.--The third Christian name of Ensign Auch-
muty, appointed by purchase on the 13th July, 1853, is
Frederick.
31st Foot.—lsaac Parsons, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Leeson, promoted.
37th Foot—Henry Bullen, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Bell, deceased.
38th Foot--Captain George Augustus M'Nair, from the
17th Foot, to be Captain, vice Johns, who exchanges.
47th Foot— The undermentioned Officers have been super-
seded, bring absent without leave :—EnsignCrosbie Kidd
and Ensign Edmund Gray.
53 1 Foot—Ensign William Lamb Barr to be Lieutenant,

without purchase, vice Munro, deceased.
70th Foot—t:aptuia Paul F. de Quilich from the 14.0

Foot, to be Captain, vice M'Kenzie, who exchanges
Ensign Henry Leake, from the 44th Foot, to be Lieut.'
without purchase, vice Crawley, promoted to the 15th
Foot; C. H. Prior. Gent., to be Ensign, without pur•
eil,se, vice Hirt promoted.
73d F. of—St. John D. Galway, Gent., to be Ensign, by,
purchase, vice Sharp, promoted.
80th Foot—Lieut. B. S. Robinson to be Captain, without
purchase, vice Thorp, promoted.
Oat Foot—William Gamul Edwards, Gent., to be Bulgy;
by purchase, vice Tingcombe, promoted.
Rifle Brigade—Hugh William Reid, Gent, to be Ensign,
without purchase.
2d West India Regiment—Lieutenant James Franklin to,
be Instructor of Musketry.
Gold Coast Artillery Corps —John James Mathew, Gent.;
to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Gwilliru, whose sp.
printment, as stated in the Gazette of June 22, has been
cancelled.

DEPOT BATTALION. .4 ^
Cornet R. P. Brooks, from half-pay of the late Land
Transport Corps, to he Quartermaster, vice Drake, ap.
pointed to the sth Foot.

TO BE INSTRUCTORS OF MUSKETRY.
Captain Thomas Biggs, 60th Foot, in succession to Cap:
tain Cunningflame, resigned.
Captain Edward William Bray, 83d Foot.
HOSPITAL STAFF.
. . _ _ _

Assistant-Surgeon George Pain, from the Royal Ar.
finery, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Will.
cocks, deceased.
Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Stephenson Tema, from the
27th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice
Russell, appointed to the Staff.
Christopher Thompson, M. 8., to be Acting Assistant.
Surgeon.
Staff. Assistant-Surgeon Walter Johnstone has been par•
mitted to resign his commission.
The surname of the Assistant-Surgeon appointed in the
Gazette of 23d inst. is Devlin, and not Delvin, as previously
stated.

The undermentioned pBREVET.
romotion. to take place, come
quent on the decease of the following Generals
Sir R. Darling, died 2d April, 1.858,
Sir T. Hawker, died 13th Juan Flag,
T. B. Aylmer, died 18th July, 1358.
General Sir lin Campbell, G.C.8., the
senior
super.
numerary of his rank, to be planed on the fixed establish*
meut of Generals.
Major-General Benjamin Orlando Jones, being sttpernti•
merary of his rank, to be paced on the fixed establishment
of Major Generals.
Lieutenant-Colonel G. W. Francklyn, Depot Battalion.
to be Colonel.

Major James Cockburn, Unattached, Staff-0210er of
Pensioners, to be Lieutenant-Colonel.

to be

Captain James Holt Freeth, Royal Engineers,
Major.
Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel R. H. It. Mtwara
Vyse, of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, having
completed three yvars' actual service in the rank of Lien-
tenant-Colonel, to be promoted to be Colonel in the Army,
tauter the Royal Warrant of Oot 6, I'ts4.
Quartertn..ster Robert Web.ter, late of the sth Foot,
having retired upon half-pay, to have the honorary rank of
Captain, agreeably to the provisions of the Royal Warrant
of 17th Dec., 1855.
The undermentioned Gentlemen Cadets of the East India
Compans's a-rvice, to have the local and temporary rank
of Lieut., whilst doing duty at the Royal En„ineer Este's.,
lishineut at Chatham :—William Maxwell Campbell,
Jellies Henry Robert Cruickshank; George W. Oldham,
Charles Win. Ingleby Harrison, Frederick Jervis Horne,
Louis D'Agnilar Jackson, Henry Wathen Watson, Berea-
ford Lovett, Gray Townsend Skipwith, Henry higreagli
Crichton, Edwarl Andrew Trevor, Ross Thompson, Philip
Samuel Matindin, and Alexander Thomas Fraser.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JULY 30.
MEMORANDUM.

The undermentioned Officers of the Militia, hiving ob-
tained first class certificates at the School of Musketry at
Hythe, have been appointed by his Royal Highuess the
General Commanding-in-Chief, with the concurrence of
the Secretary of State for War, to act as Instructors of
Musketry to the Regiments to whioh they belong :
Lieutenant F. F. R. M. Morgan, Bedford.
Lieutenant James Breft Byers, 2d Cheshire.
Lieutenant James Sisson Cooper, North Lincoln.
Lieutenant William E. Smith, Nottingham.
Lieutenant Carrington Jones, let Stafford.
Lieutenant Isaac De L. Wilson, 2d Stafford.
Lieutenant Frank Paul Matthews, Susses.
Lieutenant Elijah Littlewood, King's Own Light
Infantry.
Lieutenant John George S. Willcocks, 3d West York.
Lieutenant Robert Pollok, 2d Lanark.
Lieutenant William Magee Hunter, Antrim.
Lieutenant John Quarry, North Cork.
Captain Robert Patterson Elliot, Donegal.
Lieutenant John Hooker Vowell, Dublin City.
Lieutenant Frederick Tottenham, Fermanagh.
ADMIRALTY, July 29.
Corps of Royal Marines—Second Lieutenant Wm. Wink-
worth Allnutt to be First Lieutenant, vice George Gill, to
the Half-pay List.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.

County of Essex—Win. Bewley Tufnell, Esq., to be
Deputy Lieutenant ; John Wardlaw, Esq., to be Deputy
Lieutenant ; Sir Bridges Powell Henniker, Bart., to be
Deputy Lieutnant ; Gordon Maynard Ives, Esq., to be
Deputy Lieutenant.

County of Sussex—Light Infantry Battalion of the
Royal Sussex Militia—Lieut. John Kincaid Smith to be
Captain, vice Bates, resigned ; Ensign William Orme to
be Lieutenant, vice Smith, promoted ; Ensign Pargiter
Malvoisie Dickenson to be Lievtenant, vice Walmesley,
resigned ; Ensign John Charles William Lever to be Lieu-
tenant, vice James John Pickford, resigned.
Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia—William Gait.
skill, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Brookabank, resigned.
The Earl of Chester's Yeomanry Cavalry—George Fair.
bairn, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Edward Hyde Greg, pro.
muted.

West Kent Light Infantry Regiment of Militia. —Mor•
gan Dalrymple Treherne, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice
Waldo, resigned.
let Royal Lancashire Militia—David Blair Lockhart,
Esq., to he Captain, vice Douglas Hamilton, appointed
to the South Down Militia.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account, pursuant to the Act ith and Bth Victoria, cap. 112, NC
the Week ending on Wednesday, the 28th day of July, 111 S.

IsitrE DIP.UtTBIENT.

Notes issued 31,021,550

Government debt.... 11,013,100
Other securities .... 3,459,900
Gold coin and bullion 16,546,550
Silver bullion.. •• .. •• -

re 2. 1

••POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH AUS-
TRALIA. THE RIVAL ROUTES.

A meeting of . the members of the Australian
Association and other gentlemen connected with the
Australian colonies was held yesterday, at the Lon-
don Tavern, to take into consideration the best

means of providing an effective mail service,
Whether by a double line—viz., the Suez on the
one hand, and Panama on the other—or by the

Suez line only.
lir. YOUNG was voted to the chair, and explained
that, at the general meeting of the association,
held on the 30th of June last, a series of resolutions
`which had been agreed to by the passengers on
boarathe April Australian steamer (the Victoria)
here submitted, and, in accordance with the views
then expressed, the present meeting had been
called specially to take these resolutions into con-
sideration. Ile presumed that no discussion would
arise' upon any of the resolutions except the 7th
and Bth, and wished to impress on all present the
importance of setting aside all petty jealousies and
considerations of local interest, and joining together
to obtain the sanction of the Government to a better
system of postal communication. So far as he un-
derstood, these resolutions pitpFessed the feelings

of the colonists respecting the Australian mail ser-
vice, and they were intended to form the substra-
tum of a representation to what was desired. The
object was to furnish the Government with the
views of those who were most interested_ in
-the

• - ••
question, with the view of influencing their deci-
sion in any contract they might contemplate en-
tering into
Mr. Yon, the secretary to the association, pro-
ceeded to read the resolutions. They were headed
-" We, the passengers by the Australian steam
ship Victoria, mostly old residents of the Austra-
lian colonies and others interested in an effective
snail service between Great Britain and those dis-
tant possessions, having paidconsiderable attention
to the subject, and having had opportunity of per-
sonal observation of the working of the'system, and
of some of the causes which have led to the present
irregularity of the mail service, wish to give ex-
pression to our opinions in the following resolu-
tions."
The first three resolutions were put and adopted
as follows

"That the continuous failures by which the various
schemes for effecting mail communication between Great
Britain and Australia have been characterised have been
productive of very serious loss and inconvenience to all
exposed to their influence, and have led to the deepest
mortification and dissatisfaction throughout the colonies.
"That the present aspect of affairs connected with the
service affords no reasonable hope of any improvement ;
but, on the contrary, the flagrant inadequacy of all the
arrangements is daily becoming more thoroughly
apparent.
' "That even with a mail line of the most inefficient
and irregular character the mails are increasing in num-
ber and importance, and an amount of traffic is growing
up, of an extent, and with a rapidity, calculated to show
the very large and profitable results naturally contingent
upon a service conducted with spirit, speed, and regu-
larity."
The fourth resolution was then put :
"That the great dissatisfaction with the present ser-
Vice is shown by resolutions and discussions in the Aus-
tralian parliaments and Chambers of Commerce, and by
petititions presented to the House of Commons, urging
the termination of the existing contract, a proceeding
which appears imperatively called for, and essential to
getting the service put upon a proper footing."
Mr. Your. moved the omission of the words
"and by petitiins presented to the House of Com-
mons urging the termination of the existing con-
tract," on the ground that there was now, in fact,
no existing contract.
After some conversation this amendment was
agreed to, and the resolution as amended was
adopted.
The fifth and sixth resolutions were also con-
firmed; viz. :
" That the unsatisfactory working of the former expe-
riments by the route rice Suez is so clearly traceable to
mismanagment and want of experience, that its effective
operation is undoubted, if undertaken by competent par-
ties, possessed of the necessary means, and that nothing
should be allowed to supersede the service by that line.
"That the dissatisfaction universally prevailing in
Australia is attributable solely to the delays and irregu,
laxities of the service, the amount of subsidy having
always been considered of secondary importance to a
service upon which the colonists could implicitly de-
pend."

The CHAIRMAN suggested that the seventh and
eighth. clauses should be taken together, as they
both related to the same subject—the fortnightly
communication and Panama route. They were :
"That the importance to which the Australian colo-
nies have now attained seems to entitle them to a postal
communication of no longer date than fortnightly, and
that a line established between Sydney and Panama via
New Zealand, has for many reasons become ex4emely
desirable, if not a matter of ac'.ual necessity, would
meet the requirements of the colonists of New South
Wales, and by the action of a legitimate rivalry would
tend to lead to great efficiency in the entire service.
"That the very great importance of a mail service
vip.Panausa is clearly shown by reference to the serious
disadvantages which the important colonies of New
South Wales and New Zealand libour from their local
position, co sufficient relief being attainable under the
present system. Very great advantage moreover
be derived from this route in the event of any interrup-
tion to the mail service via SUEZ by political disturb-
ances in Europe, while a direct conimmunication will be
opened up wi.h the United States and South America,
the importance of which can scarcely be too highly ap-
preciated."
Mr. DE Sims supported those resolutions. He
expressed surprise that any objection should be
made to the Panama route by the Australian As-
sociation, the more so as they were nut asked to
support it as a main line, but merely as subsidiary
to the Suez line. The nature of the objection as-
tonished him still more. Publicly be had heard
no objection stated, but privately he had been told
that the association were anxious that the colonies
should not be Americanised, which they feared it
would be if the Panama route were adopted, inas-
much as it would be certain to bring an influx of
Americans into them. If gentlemen supposed that
they could isolatethese colonies from America they
were mistaken. They might as well think of isolat-
hag London from Paris, or England from America.
Isolation in the 19th century was impossible.
(Hear.) The next ground of objection was that of
Expense.
ense But who was going to pay for it 'I The
southern colones were not to be asked to pay for
it. The Legislature of New South Wales was about
to contribute liberally towards it, and the Govern-
ment of this country were anxious not only to do
what was just, but to do it liberally. The Govern-
ment said, "If you think the time has arrived when
the two routes ought to be established, we shall be
ready to contribute such sum as may he necessary
to carry cut the communication." That was the
feeling of the Government, but if the meeting
passed a resolution declaring that the two routes
ought not to be carried out, he was not sure that
the Government would not turn round upon them
and say, "You are the gentlemen acting for the
colonies ; we will defer to your views, and defer for
an indefinite period the consideration of the line
which the legislature of one colony has declared to
be of the utmost importance to the progress of the
colony."
Captain TowNE—Two colonies. There is New
Zealand.

- • Air. DE S.Alls—His friend (Capt. Towne) bad
reminded him of New Zealand, which was a most
valuable colony, the future of which could not be
ever estimated. All they were asked to do was to
confirm a resolution which was necessary to com-
plete the circle of steam communicationta
t h wouldthen
e
be established round the world when the Suez
WAS extended from Sydney to Panama
to America and Southampton. He hopedi and
if they
divided upon the resolution that the names
-of the members would be given, so that its
might be known who were for and who were against
, promoting the commerce, the civilisation, and the
empire of the colonie. (Hear.)
Mr. YouL remarked that from March, 1855,
when the Australian Association was formed, until
November in that year, they believed that the
Panama route was the ortest ' • but a pamphlet
published by tke Post-office Committee at that time
isaaltaisefdaotoforsilayu
showed that the Suez route by the
Diego Garciawas 76 deg. of longi-
tude nearer than that of Panama.
Consequently
the committee had decided thaatrtah.is route was the
best, and the contract was enteinto. He would
not enter into the reasons why thatte
contract had
broken down ; they knew that ships were
utterly unfit for the work. The
government bad
intended to have the ships tried before they went
out, but there had not been time, and the e
quence was that the failure which had beenponr:ge-
nosticated had occurred. There were upon the
committee representatives of New South Wales,
who concurred in the resolution in favour of the
Suez route. He bad a table of distances, which
showed that Melbourne was eight days seventeen
hours nearer to London by Suez than by Panama
at an average speed ef ten knots ; and Sydney wa,
I,l4o,miles nearer. That was without taking into
account the necessary divergence for coaling at
Tahiti.. He .0013tendtd that not only for the benefit
of Melbourne,. but of Sydney and all the other
°°lo4B,an efficient postal service would be best
carried- on_ by the Suez route. Nor could they
ith any ctimacie_nce go to the government, and ask
them to aid in
while they had never
establishment of a second route,
the one route of eeneiryjt been able to carry out
Y. It would take all the
money the colonies.could •afford—all their patron-
age in passengers, merchandise, and gold—and al,