The American Line, which was formerly the old Inman organisation, own besides the _Philadelphia_, already discussed, the _New York_, the _St. Louis_, and _St. Paul_, but the last two, each being only 11,629 tons, are the largest of their small fleet. Besides the Anchor and the Allan Lines and the new Royal Line the Canadian Pacific Railway now maintains a long connection by steamship and railway from Liverpool right away to Hong Kong through Canada. The _Empress of Britain_, with her quadruple-expansion engines and twin-screws, is one of the finest steamships on the Canadian route. [Illustration: THE “BALMORAL CASTLE.” _From a Photograph. By permission of the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co._] We could continue to deal singly with all the steamship lines which have now sprung into existence, with the fine ships of the Atlantic Transport Line, whose _Minnehaha_, in the spring of 1910, had the misfortune to run on to the Scillies during her voyage from America to this country. We might instance the Holt Line, the Nelson Line, and other enterprising organisations, but such matter would hardly come within the scope of our subject, which shows the manner in which the steamship has developed into so useful an institution. Since we have now been able to witness the manner in which the steamship has been adapted for service across the deep, wide ocean, let us, before we close this chapter, take a glance at the way in which she has also become so indispensable for those shorter but no less important cross-channel passages. [Illustration: THE “CAMBRIA” (1848). _From a Painting. By Permission of the London & North Western Railway._] [Illustration: ENGINES OF THE “LEINSTER” (1860). _From the Model in the Victoria and Albert Museum._]