The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-26 00:00:00

TELEG.R.IPHIC VOIIMITTIVICATION WITII
• ' 'TM EAST. •

But for the efforts of its promoters telegraphic
communication with the East_would most probably
have been already established: Some of these gen-
tlemen wotk as cfr!ctually to prevent it as if they
were employed by foreign GoVernments for the
purpose. While India is iu the throes of an almost
mortal convulsion the physicians ,can do no&hing
but quarrel as to the right or each to tie part they
are to take in the administration of the remedies.
Our difficu!ties wise out of our facilities. There
happen to b 3 two routes, each offering &whine.
advantages; but in one case there is an apparent
determination not merely to contest each move-
ment of the other, but to forego its own chances
of success rather than that Loth should be carried
out. Hence the public are distracted, and led to
believe each alike to be impracticable, and the
Government are furnished _ with that' which
officialsfor doing nothing. The Persian Gulf line has
the recornmemiations of cheapness, of being capable,
of speedy construction, and of offering us means of
information from intermediate regions, whence,
judging from the present policy of Russia, such
means are likely Ilene:1)1th to be most important.
While it is alleged to be liable to interruption
from wilful or accidental damage, it is at the same
time most open to immediate repair, and enjoys
also the advantage that, as these risks are wily
in the land part, each break that might happen
would cause merely a slight delay instead of a
ottl susp,ns ion of news, since the defective

spaces could be traversed by horsemen or ordinary
runners. Our part in this route would consist Of
a simple cable through the shallow waters of the
Persian Gulf ; the capital has been subscribed
for two years past, and nothing is wanting but
the decision of the Government and the India
House. The Red Sea line, on the other hand, has
the recommendation of t eing almost wholly oceanic,
and, consequently, perhaps less liable -to casual in-
terruptions; but it wt uld in volvegreater outlay and
time, and any break that might occur would for
the moment he much more seriout in its conse-
quences. It has not a subscribed capital, and has
had the drawbacks of having originally based its
claims to support partly upon statements from ob-'
jectionaUle authority, and of subsequently com-
mitting the mistake of enrolling an influential
name among its directors without Laving first
obtained the requisite sanction. Still the
üblic have • bceu disposed to regr.rd bolt with
favttur, and at any time during the past year the
most popular act the Government could have
perf.rimq would have been to order the two to
bo sitoul aneously carried out. The total expellee
wou'd have bean about equal to the sum 1 aid dur-
ing one month of last autumn for the hire of trans-
ports to repair the disa,ters consequent upon the
existing tardy methods of communication. But
upon every attempt to bring public opinion to bear,
so as to enforce a vig...ruus recognition of this ne-
t °say, the partisans of the Red Sea r.A.lte have in-
st.ntly come forth to denounce that by the Persian
Gulf. Tois, of course, provokes a rejoinder, which
is usually quite as damaging to the other side.
writer demonstrates the "wildness" of the
'other's views, appeals to personal experience, and
prrays authority against authority. At last the
whole affair La assumed all the incoherent bitter-
ness of a doctrin 1 controversy, in which the grand
pleasure is not to prove yourself in the right, but
roniebody else in the wrong. The -Government
shou!d cut it short by deciding upon their own

course. It is strongly reported that they intend to
do so, and in that case they will deservedly gain a
large amount of favour, which their predecessors
had the opportunity of securing and were infatu-
ated enough to disregard. According to some
statements •hey have resolved that the Persian
Gulf cab'e shall at all events be laid fortlrelith, and
the energy with which certain continental influ-
ences have long been exercised to prevent the ac-
complishment of that project, while there has been
nothing like the same. effort to of,struct the plan
by the Red Sea, shoul I of itself tu a sufficient
hint of the value supposed to attach to it. It
must be repeated, however, that both should be
as once set afoot. The' Red Sea projectors have
lately assumed the ground that such an idea is not
to be ent..rtained—that the Government are, for
tile pie ent, compelled to make a cheict—that this
whoice must be in their favour—and thus that the
sister project should be indefinitely ret aside.
Should the decision turn the other way they would
therefore have no cause for complaint in finding
thems, ices out of the fr,l‘l. But a determination
to rely upon a kiugle r inte, notwishstanding the
tone thus adopted, would I:e greatly condernncd by
the puhlic. L iokiug at the consequ,ne..s to be ap-
prehended from arty sudden stoppage of communi-
cation after we haft adapted ad our halits to the
electric s).stein, there would ba no reproach too
i heavy "for a Ministry that had neglected to take
precautions for an alternative.-1 he Times' City
Al tide.

MARKET NEWS.— (Thu Day.)

CORN EXCILINGE.

The show of Erglish wheat in to-day's market was very
moderate, and partly the refuse of Monday's supply.
Good and fine samples sold to a fair extent, at full prices.
Otherwise, the demand ruled heavy, at late rates,
We were well supplied with foreign wheat. For all
kinde we had a slow inquiry, but no change took place in
prices.
Floating cargoes of grain were hold at full quotations.
We had blow inquiry for nearly all kinds of barley, on
f.rmer terms.

Fine malt realised full currencies. Inferior parcels were
a dull inquiry.
We were liberally supplied with foreign oats, which
moved 'off slowly at Monday's currency. Home-grown
qualities were steady.
Beaus, peas, and flour, sold at previous rates.
ARRIVALS TIIIS,WEBB.
Wheat. Barley. 1 Malt. 1 Oats.
870 30 3,610 1 20

English.

Flour.
51.1

Irish

Foreign...,

12,060 1 11,710

20190 540 Rky.
2680 brie