--------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+--------+------+------- | |Provi- | | | | | |Number Number | Fixed | sions |Tons of| Price |Cost of| Total |Number| of of |Capital|Wages, | Coals | Coals | Coals |Expendi-| of |Sailing Station.| re- | &c. |Yearly.| per |Yearly.| ture |Steam-| Ves- |quired.|Yearly.| | ton. | | Yearly.| ers. | sels. --------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+--------+------+------- | L | L | | s. | L | L | | 1 | 72,000| 18,600| 20,400| 25 | 25,600| 44,200| 3 | " 2 | 24,000| 6,200| 5,000| " | 6,250| 12,450| 1 | " 3 | " | 5,000| " | " | " | 5,000| " | " 4 | 72,000| 20,460| 25,200| 40 | 50,400| 70,860| 3 | " 5 | 8,000| 4,000| " | " | " | 4,000| " | 2 6 | 48,000| 13,640| 14,400| " | 28,800| 42,240| 2 | " 7 & 8 | 98,000| 28,280| 21,600| " | 43,200| 71,480| 4 | 1 9 | 96,000| 27,280| 25,200| " | 50,400| 77,680| 4 | " 10 | " | 10,000| | " | " | 10,000| " | " |-------+-------+-------| |-------+--------+------+------- |418,000|133,460|111,800| |204,650| 337,910| 17 | 3 | | | | | 68,000| 68,000| | |-------+-------+-------| |-------+--------+------+------- |418,000|133,460|111,800| |136,650| 269,910| 17 | 3 --------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+--------+------+------- The return boat from Alexandria ought not to leave that place until the Eastern mails come up from Suez. The course of post under this arrangement between London and Alexandria, would be 45 days; between London and Constantinople, the same; between London and Bombay, 90 days; London and Calcutta, 120 days; London and Canton, 150 days; London and Batavia, 120 days; London and Swan River, 150 days; London and Sydney, New South Wales, 180 days, &c. &c. II. ANOTHER PLAN, BY WAY OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. The above Plan is attended with considerable risk, inasmuch as convulsions in Egypt, and on the shores of the Red Sea about Suez and Mocha, and war in the Mediterranean, might cut off altogether (p. 073) the communications with the whole Eastern World, according to the route which has been laid down. To prevent such a result is an object of great importance, providing it can be effected without a serious sacrifice as to time, or expenditure of money. To have such vitally important communications as free from being disturbed by the march of war as possible, is not only desirable, but indispensable, on the part of Great Britain. This may be effected by going out by the Cape of Good Hope.