The Press.
London, England, 1853-11-19 00:00:00

UNITED STATES.

New York papers ►►f the 2nd inst. have arrived by
the Asia. Like their preilecessor they are devoid of
any political intelligence Of importance.
One of those desti octave fires not of unfrequi itt
occurrence, mil involving the loss of a barge amount
of property, had occurred at New York. Fowler's-
buildings, situated in Fulton street, became a prey
to the fire on the 29th ult., sacrificing property to the
value of four hundred thousand dollars.

To IRACIII MO oltlt.li in nn
state (luring the month ended the Intli
to 5,11:1,55111,., against 1,317,4114111.
month in the preceding year. The
were respectively 73,0141 h. this year, and
last year.

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TFIR SICcOND DRAMATIC ENTERTAIRMLNT of the
semen was given by the Queen at Windsor on
Thursday. The Lyceum Theatre furnished the
actors, and the pieces were The Game of Speculation
and Little Tothilekins. . _ _

THE 'HIM AND DOCHLINS OP BRABANT left Windsor
on Monday for the west of England. They pm.
castled first to Plyntouth, where two days wore spent
in viewing the port, shipping, and neighbourlu
General Sir harry Smith, as officially entitled,
played the part of guide on several °caudate+ as well
as of host. On 'Tuesday evening the liike anal
duchess went on to Torquay, where apartments had
been engaged for their a.•eommodalion.

UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH
COMPANY.

To extend the system of telegraphic communication
through a far wider range of localities in England,
and at the same time to render its vast services
available to the general public, by a very consider-
able reduction in the charges for transmitting mes-
sages, are the important objects for which a new com-
pany, under the above title, has been lately or-
ganised.
The mechanical means by which these purposes
are to be carried out embrace of course the best and
most recently-invented methods, both for the indica-
tion and the transmission of the required comtnitni
cations. For the former, a machine presenting an
improvement upon Mr. Morse's telegraph, so extol -
sively used in America, has been patented by Mr.
Wilkins, and will be adopted by the company.
Several of these instruments were shown at work on
Wednesday last, before a numerous body of gentle-
men connected with commerce or experienced in
practical science, who were specially invited to the
offices of the company on Ludgate-hill. The prin-
ciple is this ribbon of tissue-paper is drawn
along by clockwork in contact with a wheel covered
with "carbonised " paper, such as is used in main-
fold writing. Upon the surface of this ribbon a
pointer is caused, by the magnetic current, to touch
or press lightly, at the pleasure of the operator, pro_
during a series of dots or zigzag lines, which con-
stitute the characters of a telegraphic language, wry
intelligible to practised readers, and at the same time
very rapidly inscribed. By a duplicate arrangement
of the apparatus, it is easy to produce two facsimiles
of every message, one of which remains with the
mender, and enable« him to be sure that his des-
patch is transmitted correctly, without the trouble
and delay of repeating.
The system of transmission has been projected
upon a most comprehensive plan. There are about
$OO cities or towns in the United Kingdom, contain-
ing respectively more than 2,0011 inhabitants. Many
of these are at present entirely out of the circuit, of
telegraphic communication ; but to nearly all of
them the new company purpose to establish a line of
wires. This is to be accomplished by a judicious
scheme of "radiation." Six "trunk" lines are to
leave London on the north bank of the Thames and
Ave on the south, which are to be extended in va•
rimy; directions, reaching in most instances to the
coast, and stretching along it. The principal towns
will be embraced in these telegraphic chains, while
branch lines will radiate from certain selected cen-
tres to the smaller plow in their vicinity.
By these mechanical contrivances, by general ar-
rangements upon a well-organised system, and trust-
ing to the vast extent of business which a cheap
tariff of charge will certainly command, the rem-
Pan,' Promise to transmit messages of twenty words
to any one of their many stations at an uniform rate
ett 1141. each, with an extra halfpenny for every ad
thtional wend. The capital required is estimated at
only 300,0n0/., which is to be raised in :21. shares,
and a charter of incorporation will be applied for
next session.

THE 11101. T, OF SHERIFFS fin' the ensuing year was
settled by the I Ands of the Council at a meeting held
',easily for that purpose in the Court of Exchequer
es Saturday last.
Commisstosmui will be appointed in a few days to
inquire into the general state 44 the Post-Alen, and
also to take evidence, with a view of establishing an
uniform rate of oceanic p4w4tage.
Tun GOVERNOR Or Niar ZeAt.vsn, Sir G. Grey,
will alertly return to England, on leave of abvenee,
for a period of twelve months. It is stated that he
intends to resign his governorship, and will not go
back to the colony.
THU TYNUMOUTH BRITIERV COMMISSION was opened
on Wednesday last. The commissioners aro Mr.
Henry Davison (chairman), Mr. James Vaughan,
and Mr. John Harrell. Mr. Hugh Taylor, the last
.sitting member, was returned at the general election
In 102 by a majority of eleven votes.