The New York herald., 1865-05-29

Thus New York is now, by the usual route,
eighteen thousand six hundred miles from Bombay when,
by the isthmus route IL will be eleven thousand two
hundred and eighty miles The distances TO other
and more distant ports IN the East will be poporonatcy
Affected by tho change OF route. This calculation ID ths
basis thcr OF the theory that the Suez canal Will change
the direction OF the commerce OF Europe and America,
for the that II will save in tne interest on capt
tai and expenses considerations which viii have f
influence in the commercial world. The elect on the
internal trade Of Egypt and Arabia on their trac ana
productions, and on the fertilization and value OF land
waste, s also calculated 10 be large ana immedate
The political effects have also been considered IL has
been supposed that would create not only aTvalsnip
on the part of many European and American States In
the Of the East against Great Britain, Dus
render her POSSESSIONS there comparatively insecure
This idea has prevailed coyery al least with The Bsn
press and has unquesuonaby given Color anu suens.u
10 their Cntcisms, which have been generally aoveIss
10 the project and produced large apathy towarus
Lessons financial propositions In England MT hooeu
Stevenson being consulted win regara 70 .o prac
cabilty Of the project declared himself against ~
wbile Mr. Hawkhurst another eminent engineer, whs
visited the canal works at the ie4uess oi ne raon.
when few years since he ys'ea a,,nad V ,nS
called for SO doing Mr. hoskins, anotner Ehgnsn
engineer adversely set aooat the idea ha, French nees
might suddenly Touon, pass through the canal
in French hands seize Egypt and proceed TO India In
deed during whole progress Of construction the Bril-
sb Journals generally treated the work with undis
euised incredibly and contempt With the exception Of
an article IN the Foreign Quarterly Revtew publishes
some years since and recent one IN 2 Iate Duonn
This last the 18th OF February ult aacksth London
press vebemebty for It's apathy on the subject and calls
not TO be Idle spectators Of the memorable event v
come or p April next We may attribute, perhaps
Of this abnormal feeling TO the innate dislike OF sn
editors towards their rivals across the channel II -.
ses that M Lesscps has discovered the way not only
the East but how 10 bring II fairly uto market and pus
O stop 10 foTestalihg and regraiing" 49,
Thus then u believed every where else at least with
the exception Of England that commerce as hitherto car
red on with the Eas the way Cape OF Good
Hope Ia 10 be directed this new route, and 30 the
countries the Mediterranean are 70 enjoy new pros
perity and contest the commercial supremacy hitherto
claimed by Great Britain More than this s anticipates
that the United states, whose tonnage Ia stuiousiy
brought into the calculation that Of successfal COM
petItor will also make . large use OF the maritime canal
The execution Of the present work bs been looked on
with intense interest In France The idea was French
Tho me nt has been the same All the dincuoA
have by French ski and energy and the
CONSCIOUSNESS 70 the empire are believed % 70 . DC nus
ton. The route which, In consequence Of the
suez Railway, was for European travel already
established through France by way OF karsees s 70
give 70 this port extraordinary advantages OF commes
ca character by reason OF It's shcr,ness comorcd VIM