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London, England, 1858-08-11 00:00:00

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LONDON. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11.

SPORTING INTP.LLIG RNOL

A SPECIAL EDITION of the "EXPRESS,"
sesteining the results of the day's Eases, is pub-
lished every evening daring the Sporting Beeson, at
eta °Wore.

A NA11•111111 of the Agamemnon's shire in the

submersion of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable ap- '
pears in another column of this day's line. It
pones's, all the enchaining interest of one of
FExxl-
l{olf COOPER'S tales of the ma. We begin under
depressing impression that the Cable is to break. ; a
variety of incidents, threatening to rend its frail
cohesion, follow etch other in rapid succession ; we
are carried from one doubt and fear to another till at
last relief is afforded by the announcement that the
last soil ishighand dry at Valentia, and that a strong
electric current is transmitted from Newfbundland.
First a playful monster of a whale threatens to
rush on the Cable and snap it; then a flaw in
its texture is discovered, and it is running out so
rapidly that the defective link can barely. be
strengthened before it is precipitated overboard;
then them mars a yet unexplained pause in the
transmission of the electric current ; an American
schooner and an American barque, in spite of warn-
ing guns (why were not shot pitched into the stupid
impertinents ?) can scarcely be prevented from stand-
ing right on to Use Cable; the winds are let loses,
and the good ship wallows in the trough of the sea,
sorely trying the toughness of the twisted
wire. In abort, the retreat of any one of
Coorem's heroes from surrounding foes was
never impeded by more untoward accidents
than threatened the deposition of the Electric Cable
in the depths of ocean. When the Niagara's part
of the adventurous tale comes to be told, doubtless
we shall have more such incidents of breathless sus-
pose. It has been no child's play, the submerging
of this first electric link between the Old World and
the New, and boa been effected under anything but
cheering influences. When the vessels of the Expe-
dition steamed out of Cork Harbour "no man said
" GOD speed them." It was not merely that no one
seemed to anticipate success for their enterprise ;
no one seemed to give the matter even a thought.
The news that the submersion of the Cable had been
effected took the general public as much by surprise
as if they had not heard that it was being attempted.
It is the old story over again, of the triumph of faith
in a few, amid the apathy and unbelief of the multi-
tude. All honour to the Directors, who persevered
amid sneers and incredulity. All honour to the
staunch believer who bought two shares when they
were down at 3001. each. The spirit of COLUMBUS
had been breathed into them.

The mews is not yet forgiven. Sapient jaw-
naliets, who prophesied that the Cable could not be
laid, sulk over the completed operation. They are
fall of doubts: they throw cold water on the
triumph. They hint that the chain may snap
yet, or that the force of the electric current
may prove insufficient to transmit messages. What
matter though these bodement be realised ? The
great fact cannot be disputed, that a cable has been
stretched unbroken from Leland to Newfoundland
along the bottom of the ocean. Electricity
transmitted through this long chain, and with

mon power now that it is at the bottom of the sea
than when it lay coiled np on the decks of the
Agamemnon and Magus. It is o:injects/red that the
itopeeinembent preemore of the waters, by Mein
up the per.. of the gotta pereha, increases its capa-
city far hoisting the wires, or that the temperatere
of the depths of the sea is especially
favourable to the generation and transmission
of electricity. Whatever may be the fate
of this Electra Cable, it has been deposited and it
hes conveyed signals. Though it break to-morrow
mother can be deposited in its stead. What has
hien done can be done again. Tree the baby
Telegraph, which was cradled yesterday, stammers
as yet rather inertienlately. These is an infaatine
helplemem is its " Repeat, please in sad a plaintive
tone of supplication is its " Pleae send slower for
" present" But if its speaking and hearing appa-
ratas are imperfect, the inventive ingeniiity which
has aesemplished so mach can accomplish more. In
a few ymosthe globe will be girded with a ring of
electric ammuniesting medium as with a belt.
That the great work be carried oat to ita comple-
tion, without the lass of one moment that can be
avoided, is the mamial Merest of Great Britain. The
Zoglielt Crown has tisasisims in every region of the
globe. The cirgergate of its pommies' weeds per-
baps that of every other state. But they are @M-
I tared here end there. The remoteness and isolation
I of the acespeasat parts of this great Empire invite
attack. 111011,11110 and rarity of iatercommanication
Wooten exiting and relaxation of the @Mal
the wale bind the inhabitant" of different
provisoes. The oceanic electric telegraph can
pine thin fragmentary and straggling Ern-
pie late a anapest whole. It sea render
passible almet instantaneous emannaketion

between the geld-diggen at Ballarat snd the Dime-
tars of the Batik of England to their parlour. It
11111 Illabl• the merchant, of London and the mann-
iof Manchester to learn at any nroment
stocks their sarreepontisots at Hong Lag,
!Sr Zealand, or Vieesemes Ishad bare on hand.
Ilk presint weal or woe of friends at the Stair:ors
11110,*itas known to each other. There nand
Simi* is ownparative/y little uncertainty in the
operations of Englishman in any part of
i ihmikiar dameetin illestorwm used set be
by distaner. Syderf, Noble, and Wel-
may be as near to ns as Leeds or Sheffield.
Utah pimple serainbling one the whole
may be kept in coustant romossbranas of their
mlly-.-af the wilidsaity of their intarsas. It is
Ilffer, and wily thin, that the spirit of salienality,
'which is the only glaciates of the permanent Wa-
g* of the Esnidre, ma be kept at. throegboet Its
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