The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-01 00:00:00

TILE SUBNIARLNE TELEGRAPH.

CALAIS, SEPT. 33.

The completion of this undertaking has been
marked with great rejoicings on this side the channel. The
line of communication between the two coasts was fully esta-
blished on Sunday evening, about live o'clock, and the eke-
tric wire after three days had been consumed instretching
it across the straits, was brought up on the French coast at
immgato about three miles below Calais, whence it was car-
ried underground to the telegraph station of the Great North-
ern or France Railway at Calais. Electric currents were passed
from coast to coast, and messages sent the same evening,
bat on Mon lay a series of experiments were tried with
the most satisfactory result, and as the same results
were achieved to-day the great enterprise may now be
regarded as actually finished and complete. Early on
Monday morning congratulatory messages to the President
of the French Republic were sent direct from England to
Paris, also to the King of Prussia and the Emperor of
Austria, at Berlin and Vienna, and messages were also
transmitted to London from the principal cities in Europe,
who were included in the continental system of telegraph.c
communication. During the whole of Monday, the town
of Calais presented the appearance of a fete, and numbers
of the inhabitants crowded on the ramparts, watching with
interest and wonder the various experiments which were
tried with the submarine wires. In the evening an enter-
tainment was given at the Hotel de Vile, to those English
gentlemen, promoters of the undertaking, who were
on the spot, and had assisted in its completion.
These were Sir James Carmichael, Mr. Crampton, C.E.,
Mr. Wollaston, and Mr. Tatham, of the Gutta Percha Com-
pany, M. Mayer, the Mayor of Calais, presided; and, is
addition to the English guests, there were present MX.
Legros Devot, Representatir du Pcuple ; De Hamel, COMt
eillor of State and Member of the Academy of St. Peter,-
burg ; Dupont, Vice-Consul of Russia ; and M. Bonham,
British Consul; together with the principal inhabitants of
Calais, and the officers of the garrison. During the whole
of the proceedings, the utmost harmony prevailed; and
after dinner, the English gentlemen were conducted over
the museum of the town, where it was determined that a
portion of the electric coil should in future be placed, in
juxtaposition with the balloon of the celebrated aeronaut,
Blanchard, who, in 1791, made his first supra-marine
voyage from Dover to Calais.

INAUGURAL DINNER OF THE SHED
ELECT.

Yesterday, according to the hospitable custom of
the City of London, the sheriffs elect of London and Middle-
sex for the ensuing year, Messrs. Cottcrell and Swift, enter-
tained a numerous circle of their friends at Cordwaincrs'
Hall, of which company Mr. Cotterell, the senior sheriff, is
a past master and diszinguished member. Upwards of 270
noblemen and gentlemen sat down to a banquet replete
with every delicacy of the season ; and an abundance of
the choicest wines contributed to the conviviality of the
evening. A musical party, under the direction of Mr.
Genge, sang several popular songs and glees, and Mr.
Harker officiated as toastmaster.
According to custom, at sheriffs' dinners, there was a
double presidency, the sheriffs in turn announcing the toasts
of the evening to the guests, among whom we noticed the
Lord Chief Baron, Lord Erskine, Mr. Justice Telenet',
Mr. Duncan Dunbar, the extensive shipowner; Mr. Roney,
late secretary to the Eastern Counties Railway ; and an un-
usually strong muster of the notabilities of the corporation.
The Lord Mayor was not present.
On the removal of the cloth,
Mr. Sheriff-elect COTTERELL gavo " the Queen,"
which was drunk with the usual loyal enthusiasm.
Mr. Sheriff-eleet SWIFT gave ' Prince Albert, and the
rest of the Royal Family," taking occasion to eulogise, in
appropriate terms, the share which his royal highness had
had in promoting the Great Exhibition of the Indutry of
all Nations, a service which had endeared him not only to
the people of this country, but to all the civilised peoples
of the world. The toast was received with the loudest
demonstrations of applause.
The next toast was " the Army and Navy," given by
Mr. Sheriff Cotterell, to which Major Hamilton responded ,•
which was followed by the health of the present Lord
Mayor, accompanied by an expression of regret at his una-
voidable absence.
Mr. Sheriff-elect SWIFT then gave, " the Lord Mayor
elect."
Mr. Alderman HUNTER returned thank', expressing
his firm intention to discharge the ardufftt's duties of his
mayoralty with firmness and impartiality.
Mr. Sheriff COTTEIIELL gave " The Judges."
The Lord CHIEF BARON in returning thanks ex-
pressed the grant piano, he felt in finding himself seated
at the festive bead of the citizens of London. The citizens
of London was historically connected with the liberties of
the country,tloy bad protectedithose liberties on every occa-
sion witharbritnefloserego, and the predecessors of the great
ORM' Willen cassias they were that day celebrating
lad by *air Inman sewed those privileges which the
chinas at present enjoyed. (Loud cheers.) He (tho Lord
Chief Baron) felt the graben pleasure in doing " suit
and service" to the City elandiaf, on the easy terms of be-
ing present at so magniticestan entertainment. (Cheers.) Ile
begged in conclusion, to propose the health of the Sheriffs
Elect,Messrs. Cotterell aalSwift. (Loud chem.)
The objects of the toast severally returned thanks, pro-
mising their best exertions towards the proper fulfilment of
the duties of their office.
The health of the Under-Sheriffs having been given by
Mr. Cottcrell, and most warmly received by the company,
Mr. MILLA.RD, in returning thanks, referred to the
fact of se worthy sheriff elect being a past master of the
Cordwainers' company. His (Mr. )lillarirs) father had
been clerk to that company when the father of the worthy
sheriff elect was master; and he (Mr. Millard) himself had
been born in Cordwainers" Hall, and hoped to spend his life in
the service of the company. The many kindnesses he had