According to accounts lately received from the East, the _Berenice_, with only one engine, the other having been broken, ran from Socotora to Suez, a distance of 1800 miles, in 9-1/2 days. The Leith and London Steamers, such as the _Monarch_, of 200-horse power, run the distance, 415 geographical miles, in 45 hours,--the average of voyages during the year; and frequently the distance is run in 40 hours, and even less.

_Estimates for Passengers on each Station._ (p. 124)

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Demerara steamers, 48 voyages, 20 each, 960 per annum, at 30 dollars 28,800 1st Leeward station--Barbadoes to Havannah, through all the islands, 48 voyages monthly, 50 each, is 2400, at 70 dollars average 168,000 2d Leeward station--Havannah to Vera Cruz, and Jamaica to Chagre, Panama, &c. &c., 96 voyages, at 20 each, is 1920 yearly, at 40 dollars 76,800 Packets and sailing-vessels in all the points, 120 voyages, average 10 each, is 1200, at 25 dollars 30,000 _______ Total dollars 303,600 _______ At 4_s._ 2_d._ per dollar, is sterling £63,250

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Falmouth to Barbadoes, 43 voyages, 20 each, at 40_l._ £38,000 Falmouth to Rio de Janeiro, 48 voyages, 10 each, at 55_l._ 26,200 Falmouth to Halifax, 48 voyages, 20 each, 960 yearly, average 35_l._ 33,600 Halifax to West Indies, by New York, 48 voyages, 20 each, is 960, at 26_l._ 24,960 Falmouth to Madeira and Teneriffe, 200 yearly, at 20_l._ 4,000 Rio do Janeiro to Buenos Ayres, 240 yearly, at 15_l._ 3,600 Pernambuco to Maranham, 120 yearly, at 12_l._ 1,440 West India Islands to Bermuda, Nassau, &c. &c. 280 yearly, at 12_l._ 3,360 _______ 135,160 _______ Total £198,410 Deduct expense, finding one-third 66,136 _______ Amount gained £132,274

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The cost of finding passengers is here estimated at 4 dollars per day. In the House of Commons Report about Steam Communications with India, the cost of finding passengers to that quarter of the world is estimated by experienced captains of ships at 10_s._ sterling per day. The charge made in steamers in the West Indies for cabin passage money, by orders of the Admiralty, is 17_l._ sterling, Barbadoes to Jamaica; 10_l._ sterling, Jamaica to St. Thomas; and 10_l._ sterling, St. Thomas to Barbadoes.

_Income:--Parcels, Packages, and Fine Goods. Steamers to be (p. 125) restricted to 40 tons Weight in all._