The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-20 00:00:00

TRADE WITH CHINA.

During Lord,Cranborne's tenure of office, a route of but
600 miles, from Rangoon, in Burmah, to South-western
China, was ordered to be surveyed. For several years
Previously this route had been advocated in commercial
circles as offering a favourable opening for commerce with
the immense population of that region. Half the survey
'Was completed in the dry season of 18G6.7 ; but, according
to the Times City Article, the authorities at Calcutta
entertained a counter-project for the adoption of a route
800 miles long. Having ignored the shorter route for
se" time, an expedition was sent to ascertain its
I);acticahility. This expedition is now said to have returned
_ a fa.vourab:e report. After having unnecessarily
lost two or three years it is hoped that the survey will
sbe completed, and the route opened as soon as pos-
e:
To Captain Sprye belongs the merit of first sug.
Resting this new channel for llritith commerce.

OIt,RESFONDENCR FROM PARIS.

7111011 OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, MONDAY, October 19.
el:411104st the numerous reports now circulated is one
Iciat 1` •Emile Girardin is about to visit Spain. General
131 is said to have invited the illustrious Republican to
cend
the aid of his counsel to the revolutionary leaders in
this Perplexity. There are many grave objections to
fa.is story. M. Girardin still continues to write in
Republica venr of the establishment of a Republic, whilst. Ztnism makes but very little way in Spain. It
itaaticislY likely that the Spanish leaders, if they required
08.!°tanee, would seek the aid of one who advocates
regone conclusion opposed, apparently, to the general
Pinion of the country,
th'reyileaprreas prosecutions have relaxed a little oflate,___buet
The
Pass e now giving signs of renewed vigour.
vaavtl.pPlee,tohferAelbayrsaetitllaeis, has ventured to reproduce certain
/).Bag'S of the eleventh number of Lee Lanterne. The
the bold ns to the proud of being
for / est journal since La Lanterne itself alas put
portion
t—itsnf
kirlow rof no paper that has reprinted any
for Proscribed contemporary—but the price it had to pay
this distinction was considerable. The editor and the
Ptzlib.liaher were each indicted under the double charge of
tc,elting to hatred and contempt, and of offering an offence
me to
of the Imperial Family. But the tribunal of
Crseilles. Probably remembering the losses sustained by
Ila.rtaials of that city during the recent strike, was com •
monthsvvre apt:iveewlyi:oderate in its sentence. The two culprits
*se? fled £l2 each. In these days the journalist who
any term of imprisonment short of three
N'e'," any fine under £lOO, is particularly fortunate.
dire,. 'hat the slightest error of expression palpably
kited ri against the Imperial Government is so heavily
Ate ail With fine and imprisonment, the French journals
balm -0—
„,,failing back upon the only remaining resource—
ls - and literary rebuses, as theylmay be called. Here
111.0",,sPeeireen from the &Me :—" The deficit which the
1,43,5i0nal Government announced on its accession to
It ie
-- areounted to six hundred millions (£24,000,000).
fall iftivariahlY a deficit that presents itself upon the
deficit a Personal Government. Happy Spain ! Its
course 18 but six hundred millions !" Everybody. of
vial Understands this allusion, but how could the Impel-
g,aal gentlemen avail themselves of it ?
ki,t-re! rge number of betting establishments which are
to hi:gfillg LIP on every side on the Boulevards are beginning
rho eit as a nuisance. The French care little or nothing
rlikely
England erasing ; but the excesses of the turf here are
11 to outdo the
cies so much deploredin
The • extravagans sort of gambling becoming universal.
•
s
bsii eras This
le merely looked upon in the light of a roulette
auk or a. die. It is a machine for hazarding a small
Tr: gain a larger. These betting-houses do business
Thl,-"eat's of tickets, which range from lfr. to 100 fr.
most all
classes are enabled to speculate, and do speculatethei_
._ll (I.IY. The horses are merely names to them ; of
it
1.4 naerits they know absolutely nothing. On the eve of
the rie these betting-houses are-crowded. It is asked, if
je3t;`,"`evernraent prohibits all games of chance, what
Jeation can be pleaded for the authorised lotteries?
these individuals playing for money in a café subject
Au uselyee to the interference of the police, why should
11 riclualined form of gambling be tolerated on the
oulevards?
mttaAiessa 11_11:r:
°f lnhattewet strange accident is reported from Saint-
am e. At the mines of Montrambert a boring took fire,
Masses
pt was made to put out the conflagration by
but assn earth and rubbish. This appeared successful ;
tuddenl the
danger appeared over the compressed gas
iiicanaegcexPloded, throwing out earth, hot water, and
very
uueeeent matter like a volcano. Three men were
j severely burned.
Wail?. of the Athens journals says that the Princess of
,will arrive at Athens in the earlier clays of
trovel"'r tO Pass the whiter in that capital with her
I', the I— e• renders of Greece. This journey has been
(`
.neess, expedient by the delicate health of the
Sever ‘
-;al d
the ePartments have suffered from inundation. In
tialr,antal the railway traffic has been Much
3e Las been done, but I do not hear as yet of any
v'ethals.
ls[1:1!u his
is a general lack of Political news. The Emperor
,tris advisers and the bad weather all arrived at once.
"ay the concurrence not be ominous.