STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH ENGLAND. To the Editor of the Empire.

New Zealander, Volume 8, Issue 677, 9 October 1852, Page 2

STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH ENGLAND. To the Editor of the Empire.

Sin — The royal mail steamer Australian has landed Lor mail in 90 days. There are letters in town stating that the next vessel of this company will not be ready by the 3rd August, but that tho Government had consented to extend the time to third September; so that so fsu us this paiticular company is concerned, there would be a gap ol three months in our postal communication. Fortunately the Peninsular nnd Oriental Company's steamer Formosa starts on 7th August, for Sydney, and will thus prevent much of ths inconvenience which would otherwise be felt. The route which has fallen to the lot of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company, via Singapore, is considered to be one ottering far greater advantages to this colony than any other, and through the spirit and enterprise of that Company we are now enjoying a monthly steam communication, six months before they were bound by their contract to tmpply it. Captnin Down, of the Cliusau, told us that but hr the abeurd obstacles of the Government, this Company would have given us steam long ago, even at (he risk of a probable loss at the outset, and the object of my addressing you is to suggest that a memoiml be forwarded to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, numerously signed by tin- colonials generally, requesting them to open up a monthly steam -communication with this colony — their piesent contract being eveiy two months. There are strong reasons to believe that such a memoiial would be favouiably enteitained, nnd that without waiting for further contracts, this princely Company would unconditionally give us monthly steamers fiom Singapore, and ve-ry probably alternately via Torrps Straits, thus seeming to this colony the lull benefit of steam communication to which its importance entitles it. I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, E. C WeEKES.

The AntnicExrcninoN. — On Tuesday a paper was printed, by order of the house of Commons, containing iheorders given by the Admiralty to Sir Kdw.iid lielchor, in command of 'he Arctic Expedition. After selling forth t?ie ordeis of tiie Admiralty, leaving much to Sir Edwd. Belcher, tbo Admirul'_ urge upon liun one object > — namely, llie s.ife leturn of Ijiu to this country: — f' We aro sensible (concludes the document), however, that notwithstanding a wish to Keep this part ol your duty prominently in mind, yet that an ardent demic tone conriplish the object of your mission, .idded to .1 geneious sympathy for your mitwing countrymen, may prevail m some degree to cairy you beyond tin. limits ot a cautious prudence. You are there/ore distinctly to understand our directions to bo, thai theseveial ships under your orders shall each be on its way home and to tho eastward of 13arrow Strait, whenever thoir stock of provisions shall have been reduced to twelve moutl.s' full allowance ; and commending you, nnd those employed under you, to tin 1 providence ol God, we trust that success may crown your efforts, and that you may be the means of affording succour to those of our countrymen whose absence we hayo so long deplored."