The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-01 00:00:00

THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

(EXTRACT now ♦ PRIVATE Lama PROM VALLMTIL.)

Everything here is going on so satisfactorily that
I really have nothing to write to you about. The
signals are most satisfactory. You are, I imagine,
aware that no speaking is attempted, but that all
the signals here received are restricted to the insole-
tion and conduction of the cable. Two eels only
are made use of, u I am informed, from this side,
and the saute power, I believe. from the ship. lam
perhaps telling you nothing new, but it can do no
harm if Ire t, that the system is as follows :At
ten minutes before every hour (Greenwich time) the
ship oonamences signalling to us. The ordinary
signal is five reversals, one every two minutes;
the
ht sign
re, coalmmfoer eve
ncingry
minutes before
fiftymileepsid outte hour,
re;
but ten reversals, or one every minute ; and that
for every fifty miles run by the ship, two reversals
of two minutes each, then two of one minute each,
and then two more of two minutes each. lam
often in the instriment-room, and watch these
signals. Two elerlui watch, one the reflecting gal-
vanometer, and the other the chronometer, each
calling out! tints and over respectively, and you
generally hear the two words come from them at
the =e instant The signals are unmistakeably
a .olight osoillatian at malt end ; and IS
is most curious and interesting to watch these oscil-
lation; and know that you are thereby watching
and noting very roll of the big ship, which is
at this moment upwards of five hundred miles
distant.

The amount of slack paid out has been so far
singularly regular, and justifies the amount pre-
viously calculated upon, viz., 10 per cent., 550
miles being paid out this afternoon for 500 miles
run. We have been so far singularly favoured with
the weather. The glass here is still exceptionally
high, 30 deg. 40 min., and the oscillations on board
are to-day much smaller than yesterday.
It is of course premature to calculate on the
arrival of the ship at Heart's Contest, but should
the same speed be kept up which has been arranged
for the last two days, one week from this time would
see her at her deetiustion. The ship has also by
this time passed the greatest depth she has to go
over, and, all things considered, 1 think we have
every reason to feel the greatest confidence in the
success of the undertaking.

Our Liverpool correspondent, writing yester-
day evening, says :—" The wires today from
Valentia to Queenstown have been broken down
by the severe gale which swept over that portion
of Ireland at a late hour last evening and early this
morning, and consequently there can be no mes-
sages transmitted from Valentin as to how things
are progressing on board the Great Eastern. The
very latest news, however, from on board the big
ship which passed over the wires from Valentia to
Queenstown, just before they were blown down,
was to the effect that all was proceeding as satisfac-
torily as could be expected, and that the insulation
was perfect. It was expected that the officials
connected with the Magnetic Company would have
the wires in working order between Queenstown and
Valentia in the course of to-night."

(REUTER% TELEGRAM.)

The fallowing telegram has been received by
Reuter'a Telegram Company (Limited) from Mr.
Glass, managing director of the Telegraph Construc-
tion and Maintenance Company :

"ON BOARD GREAT EASTERN,
MONDAY A FTEKNOOII.

"900 miles paid out at 1.50 p.m. to-day.
750 miles run by Great Eastern at 7.50 a.m. All
goiug qp well."

•' VALENTIA, JOLT 31.
" The line to Killarney has been out of order."