The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-11 00:00:00

THB 4TL4NTIC TBLBOB4PH.

The general programme of the second attempt to
submerge this gigantic line of electrical communication lit
tween the New and Old Worlds 1., we believe, decided on,
and all the preparations necessary to seam a successful plan
of operations are rapidly advancing towards completion.
The machines at Glare and Elliot's manufactory have com-
pleted the 400 additional miles of cable ordered before List
Christine& and intended to replace the 384 miles which were
submerged end lost last autumn off Valenti'. The last
miles of it were shipped hot night on board the Adonis
screw etsimer for conveyance to Plymouth, where it will
arrive on Monday next. In the dockyard there, st
Keyhant, the main bulk of the cable has been stowed
away in gigantic coils during the winter, and • full
staff of electricians, under the directions of Mr. White-
house, have been engaged in working menages throughout
Its entire length, and generally proving the electrical fitness
of the cable to the fullest extent. The result of these expe-
riments, we are informed, has been in the highest degree
satisfactory. Five words per minute can now be sent
through the 2,200 miles of cable at present at Keyluiro, and
it is fully expected that before the time corns@ for its second
submergement eight words will be transmitted with sue and
certainty. When the Adonis, with the 400 recently oompleted
miles arrives at Plymouth on Monday next the additional
length will be Immediately landed and joined on to the coil
already at Keyham. 'I hie will rides the entire length of
cable already manufactured 'o nearly 2,660 miles, or some
150 miles or thereabouts woe than the entire length with
which the expedition started last autumn. It has also ban
determined to manufacture an additional 800 miles of cable,
TeLi additional quantity will be commenced at Glasse and
Blliot's works on Fri&iy next, and will be completed in
• month or so, and forwarded to Keyless* to be joined to
the main coil, which will then nesesure nearly 3,000 miles
in length. The Niagara and Agsammeen ere again to be
the vessels employed in tbe attempt of this year. The
former was to leave New York, we believe, on the let of
tine month, and is expected at Plymonth about the I2th or
13th. On her arrival at that poet aka will instantly wet.
menus taking on board her shire eithe immense wire, which
this time will amount in length to 1,600 miles, Instead
of 1,200 as on the last occasion. On board the Agamemnon
the cable will not be coiled away in one prodigious mass
amidships, but be distributed equally on the lore, midship,
and after part of the rased, in three coils of about 600 mike
each. By this arrangement, of course the weight of the
wire is equally distributed and the ship ;veil trimmed.
The attempt (says the Tines) to lay down the cable will be
made this year at a much earlier period than on the last ea-
melon. As soon as the colls, with all the nroessmy appro.
tits and appointmenta are stewed away on board the=
ream= and Niagara (which will be about the
of May), both vessels will leave for a short trip Into deep
water, when a number of experiments will be made with
the paying oat machinery, and to ascertain practically
IlearigiLeMadties exist in the proposed plan for sub-
the wire from the centre of the Atlantic,.
These experiments will be brought to an end in a few days,
and any alterations which their results may suggest in the
machinery or manner of paying out the wire having been
adopted as soon as possible, the expedition will finally start
about the beginning of June. The line will be joined and
laid from the centre of the ocean, the Niagara bringing her
end to England and the Agamemnon conveying hers to
America. Communication by electric signal will, of muss,
If the wire holds, be kept up between the two vessels the
whole way. In the paying-out machinery a new sielf-ecting
break has been devised which is said to be paint.

MIL H. BROWll.—Extensive preparations were
made by the admirer. of Mr. Humphrey Browwn,q hawker
bury, to celebrate his acquittal, whieh was ooa6Bectlp anti-
cipated. As it weer known that the trial of the British Beak
directors would be brought to a conclusion on Saturday
week, the ringers were ordered to held themselves in readi-
ness to give a merry peal to celebrate the "vindication of
Mr. Brown's innocence," and there was to be a distribution
of strong ale sad other good things. The telegraph. how•
ever, did not bring the anticipated intelligence that a verdict
of not aunty had been returned; and Mr. Brown's
friends, after waiting anxiously till Monday morning, ware
astonished and disappointed to find that their late representa-
tive had become an Inmate of the Queen's Bench Prism—
Bath Meek&

TuE BILLETING S TBTEIL—The licensed victulless
of Uverpool are about to be relieved of s greet
by the arrangements which goversoserat have e= :14.10
for the purchase of Rupert House, Bvertos, which is to be
Converted hate a barracks for the reception of Meld*