The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-13 00:00:00

TSB ATLANTIC TBLBONAP.IL

According to the lest accounts which have reached
London from Valenti& the Atlantic Telegraph Cable
remains in almost the same inactive and lethargic con
ditiou as up to the time of our lest adverting to the
subject. Up to Monday, the Ist of November, the
day on which the °Saw at Valenti& were closed by
order of the directors, the line did not appear to have
improved in its electrical condition or to have get
more faulty. The galvanometers in circuit with
Newfoundland, seldom remained many hours with-
out showing some indications of letters or reversals
coming from the American terminus; though, since
the 9uth October, no intelligible signals have been re-
ceived. During the past few days Capt. Sell has been
engaged in laying the 12 miles of shore end which was
sent round to Valenti& some fortnight ago in
the Stag, though, we believe, up to the present time
the operation has hot been finally completed. The
cable has been taken up and examined from the
'shore of the Island of Valenti& to out beyond the
reef of rocks called the Coast Guard Patch, to
which allusion was made in our last reference to this
subject. Contrary to all expectation, its elestrical
condition was found to be most perfect. As the rest
of the cable, which lies outside this point to the
deep water, is embedded in fine and there is every
meson to believe that the injury to the cable, what-
ever it may be, does not exist so near the shore as
some persons still insist upon believing. Though
pr, this eircutmitanartt is of wires quite out of the
ita
tf i "RPM died the laying of the who!,
h of the shore end will have any effect in iss-
-provieg the condition of the wire, yet the opt
is lieeessary to rimier that palate eithiliffeeefildi
lies in shallow water secure against the Ira*
of the tremendous seas which rage upon this coast
dying the winter months. Of course during the
time that thee* operations are going on experiments
and operations upon the wire are necessarily sus-
patella ; therefore it is impossible to say for some
ten days yet to come whether the fault has been in-
craned or diminished by the strenuous efforts which
have lately been made at both terminals of the wire
to reopen the communication. The whole of the
eleotinat staff at Valenti& have been removed to
Loudon, and the electrical affairs of the company
have pro tem. been placed under the superintendence
of Mr. Henley, whose magneto-electric machine has
lately been used upon the line with such good
effect. In aecordiume with his recommendation,

we believe, the company are about to damateh
one of those large magneto-electric instruments
to Newfoundland, for the purpose of ;ratting to
a practical test the accuracy of the general
opinion that, owing to the peculiar nature of the
belt message, can be mat Prom Newfoundland with
mach greater (agility than they oast from Mints.
Notwithstanding the apparently hopeless upsot et
the case, there are still many who hold out the moot
maguine hope of being able to render the cable apla
available tie a Meshe of communication.

THB SHIPIIING INTRUST.

' A numerous and influential meeting of shipowners
seed others *tweeted in shipping was held on Thursday
easing, is the tentem-bal, shields, to take into etasidens-
tirm thorium's; &primed Mate of the shipping interest, end
die Inteelairell beat to be adopted in reference thereto. The
Mager leek the She*, ad explained the object of the meet-
homeward neshilleo• were pump* to the effect thet the
depression in shipping has been greatly owing to the
eclair wanyttillica to *Wok British shipping 1r expored with
Madan engirds; that foreign ships should be placed an
as nearly se popdhle the suns footing m British ports as that
pa which Bridal skips ere placed in foreign porta ; sad that
every effort should be mode for the removal of all that, Ma-
de= and imputes which press partially and annecesserily
epee the mercantile marine of the country.
Amatting of shipowners, convened by the Chamber d
Osseo, this MI yiriesisy; at the Comaimeldlieming
iternd kr *spa/pow coneidartng the propriety of fa-
amohig the goverment to take mob amps se will Janos
fordaagetierameme oto remove the weertodans which at pra-
ms& grasp" addrkeit Ithe isilleeele lot the British ship-
owner. The dodo was takes by 3d
, Whitweil, Esq.,
and there was a ronnereas est thriendel attendsaes. The
Chalemen &dreads* sae lemilk es the manner in which
did toped of the semigellea laws sad the =tar reetrictioas
white teeny ibroleMatdoss, Meted electing in a spirit of
legresed sines Jkiiialt shipping, had acted upon
which
=11104,1=0 the po aie 4selattry, end cowhides'
wr wder is still meth-
aimed In *yelp Oates of impoebig differen-
tial dues we is unfair, unjust and War**
to all lad..,pad operates mast prejudically against
British " Mr. Orme ascended the moths,
which was meow somber moved by Mr. Brew,
" Time ale. SUM *46 pad 17 Vie., chap. 107 (1861),
whisk erg wee pawed he es repose of regulating the laws
relabel* rushes so bet Majesty the power, by
an ease *twenwil, to place the ships of fom*p osentries en
dim NOM taig in British ports as that on which &Mak
ships limed in the porta el any other country, wad that
le tie~*ohm of this needed the time has new motive&
wheedles power shoed kernevined, or that the government
dwell be urged to take seek other .stases se to them may
wen best odonlated*heilese hedge Wins to act fairly
evils, eite
_epirit of hen trailpoonatothis mantry." altar
saes dieeession am rseduelaa wee wens. eon.—Mr.
J,
p;e=mervoi the oarydelemat of a to an sp-
in L * ate* the gratin,dgave
aatdie 11:11=18:17 lumens el tereiga tonnage in deportee
NOM. This motion was sloe adopted.