The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-16

puted by the American company L.ovr .. r.,
Inns line, the trips OF whose vessels show mil
of competition which will At least produce
regularity and dispatch Who shall profess h.
contemn the spirit of Anglo Saxon enterprise .sd
adventure, when /. is discovered that by thif
means the position of two great nations, divided bv
the broad Atlantic, is recognized at the expiration
of little LEES than fortnight. The e1fesssiSw al
steam wari&attow, both By E~glamd and AsssricS
is one Of ue great tcondeys Of the age. The same
mighty ogent which, through the assistance Of the
rail, conveys to the remorst inland localities, with
unparalleled celerity, the impressionabe circsm-
stances of the hour, Carries alike, with proportion
ate punctuality, similar intelligence over the
rough paths OF the ocean, wherever eneoDpassns
the knswn hab able world
The supply of steam communication 10 the Caps
OF Good Hope and the Brazils, caves only unpro-
vided groupe of settlements which, as far az
their complete absence of all such connexiOn Is
concerned, renders il absolutely necessary that
uIiher delay should not be permitted The Aus
ITALIAN colonies deserve, aud ought TO be permitted
to enjoy, this privilege. They stand in progress
will clearly establish. The increase of popula-
ton, according 10 analy els of the document re-
erred To, APPEARS TO be- IN the last ten years, az
follows:--New South Wales, 90 Der cent: Van
Diemen's Land !. 50 per cenr; Sosth Australia, 90
per cent; and Western Australia, 107 per cent As
regards the entire population of these colonies il
may be stated that the progress has been fro n
l70.676 souls in 1882 10 1888 764 in lSiS exhibiting
an augmentation OF 1853 055, or at the rate of 95t
per cent. The balance OF trade in lS43 was in fd-
of Australia, th- imports being &C., SIS AZ, and
the exports 81, 49, while the total tonnage in
wards and outwards was GA, 90l tons.
Facts such as these are appreciable by the
meanest comprehension. IL cannot be said thai
the large and growing interest of the wool trade OF
New South Wales, does not merit the facilities
sought to be Obtained, that the mining prosperity
of South Australia, and the Indian tra1e of Wes-
tern Australia, fail To require the various benefits
that would inevitably spring therefrom. The ques-
ton of route may be one which may have aided 10
deferipg temporarily the practical accomplish
mt nj of The undertaking but this should not be
allowed TO interfere To the extent il has, when it is
clearly to be perceived what results must follow
India, connected from port TO port by her fleet OF
steamers; the West Indies, in every respect fully
accommodated, even IN conjunction with Mexico !;
England and America. hand in hand, as il were,
throssh the n-dium Of her he bdomtda m ais; the
Brszils end the Cape OF Good Hope, afforded ample
room for their communication, Australia will,
when suffered, join The throng, forming the COM
plete bond Of union created and nuItured by this
iost. ring power Whatever revolutions in our
CONNIE cial career may succeed these changes
promoted, as thew must sooner or later be, by the
other branches of communication in the Atlantic
and Pacific, there is little fear Of their not war
rsniing The experiments hat have been attempted
in our own period.