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produce the same quantity of steam in the same period of time, and occupy but 660 cubic feet, or about one-ninth of the space required for the wood.

“ The wholesale price of Sydney coal, New York measure, is, per chaldron, 9 dollars. _

“ The wholesale price of 3 cords of wood, at 4 dollars, is 12 dollars. ,

“ This will show a saving in the cost of fuel in favour of coal, of 33% per cent, or of 55 dollars on every trip to Providence.

“ One chaldron of Sydney coal, New York mea- sure, weighs 1 ton, 2 cwt. and 1 qr.

“ One cord of pine-wood weighs 1 ton, 2 cwt. and 3 qrs.

“ The weight of the Franklin’s wood, therefore, is 51 tons, 5 cwt. If she used coal, her fuel would weigh 16 tons, 13 cwt. and 3 qrs.

“ The coal beingiless bulky, will require a less number of persons to handle it, and the saving in this respect, added to the safety of awnings and the clothes of passengers from sparks, will be far from inconsiderable.”

It was the original intention of the company, that the main line of steam-vessels should run only be- tween Valentia, on the coast of Ireland, and Cape Canseau, in Nova Scotia., On examining the matter, however, more fully, it will be found that neither of those places are the proper points of intercourse. Cape Canseau is a rocky island ; the country within it is broken up with islets, rocks, and water, for many miles; and it has no communication, for a