The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-05 00:00:00

COPT OP LIMES PROM AMMON= ROYAL.
. . .

Dear Sir,—ln reference to the reported interrup-
tion of communication through the Atlantic Tale.
graph,
On Wednesday, August 2, at noon, as is shown
by our Photographic Records, a saa;inetie storm
oommsnosd, which rose to great violence in the
course of Wednesday night, and was at its height
from 6 a.m. on the morning of Thursday, August
$, to the noon of Thursday. It declined slowly to
11 p.m. on Thursday, and more rapidly to 7 a.m.
this morning (Friday), August 4. At present, 11
a.m., the storm has generally abated.
The magnetic storm has been one of the
most violent, in some respects the most violent,
I have ever known. Throughout the storm
the spontaneous earth currents have been very
strong, and changing most rapidly. The actions of
the earth current galvanometers have in consequence
been so rapid that in general they have left no trace
on the photographic sheets. From Wednesday,
August 2, at noon, to 2 a.m. this morning, Friday,
August 4, the record from our Croydon wire is in
consequence of this rapid motion entirely lost. The
record from our Dartford wire is lost generally, but
occasionally some traces are visible.
If the magnetic currents in the Atlantic are at
all comparable in violence to these in England it is
impossible that any record can have been made by
the Atlantic telegraph though it be in perfect order.
Perhaps you will have the goodness instantly to
communicate or publish this in the quarters in
which you think it will be most useful.
I am, dear Sir, faithfully yours,
G. B. AIRY.
Royal Observatory, Greenwich, August 4.

trim oira utast
Beyond the bare fact that an accident has hap-
pened to the cable nothing positive is yet known.
Surmises and conjectures, more or less coloured by
the wishes or temperament of those forming them,
are plentiful enough, but up to a late hour last 1
night the only information obtainable was con-
tained in the message from Valenti'', announcing
that on testing for conductivity dead earth, or total
loss of insulation, had been found nearly 1,250
miles from shore. The bad news of Sunday, it
should he remembered, was couched in almost the
same words, and we are still in the dark as to the
manna successfully adopted then for the remedying
of the fault. The only progress we have made since
yesterday is, however, the substitution of certainty
for uncertainty of knowledge, instead of suspicion,
of the form of disaster. The wording of the ant
message from Valenti', which led to the report
of " dead earth" having been returned so
early as Thursday, was certainly open to another
construction. It ran thus :—" No communication
with ship. Strong earth currents both east and
west from here ;" and it was confidently hooped that
the latter half of the message applied land
lines rather than to the Atlantic cable itself. Now,
however, there is no longer room for doubt The
cable is broken, or cut, or damaged, and the only
course open to those here who are interested in its
success is the not very profitable one of suggesting
hypotheses as to the. probable result. If through
malice—and that there is precedent for this form of
wickedness the records of our law courts show—the
wire has been wilfully injured before leaving the
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NATIONAL ARTILLIEYW ASSOCIATION.-THE
ALES'S PILLER.

SHOKIIIIRYNESS, FRIDAY.

To-day this, the first prize meeting of the National
Artillety Asecratios, wee brought to a Gloat bY the erre-
tido° for the pernome reesested to the saaociatioe by his
Royal flightier the Prior of Weiss. This, however, was
sat the only rest of the day. fee the volunteers were
tiered byre then s end ones of the Royal Artery to a
view of their practice.
A 40-posoder Armstroeg fired at • target 3,000 yards
&rd 4 or doable the map at which antooth-bere prise
leering is carried ea, made fir better shootiog them say
then has bees during the oropetitles ; sad this at a target
Webb lookeraon raid ad Ahearn eves when it was ported
lot to them. Then was she shell prier, with a peas.
lire muter gee, sad sheeting with the 100-rendse Arm-
strong. Every re el oar sew the otter releasers of pre-
thing with smooth hone gaol, wire, should the valuator
artillery ever be called fete the field, they would have to
, serve with rifled soars, weepoos requiring a totally dill-
far eat thill.
The weather to-day we. brighter than It hr hitherto
bees. ad the Priam of Wales's Prise was shot for
ender more eomfortable eireansetomess than any ether
prise. There we. a stem( wind, sad the abeeklog
wee net so geed r that of yesterday. The cow'
"stiller did ad aloes rill lair sad this resollei
ia • tie, as wall be seen tram the mans, between
She let Middlesex sod let Beet. There was ore didactics
„in thethird detschmeat of the 14 Middlesex, ariely, 7
pieta lee sheeting at the wren rivet, which redoes& a
TOW* a lb to & The favor& an the lean. " le"
ged r-
- - Thee.