The Express.
London, England, 1857-06-11 00:00:00

THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE.

The completion of 1,250 miles (one-half) of the
cable for the sahmarine Atlantic, telegraph bbyy Ilimers.Nevrall
earl Co. wes celebrated at their works, ibbeshed. yester-
day, by • dhow gives to about 600 dtheir worker& with
their wives sad Vibes. The cable emits of • ahead of
wire mewed three times with reltsisrebs. The
I. sewed has awl to sad lab via yant, red
digenr 1111 stymie et sere Ana Tian steam'
*IMO bass et *ask edlepessd e theme last Tow I
tit et viral= teed et 176418. nibs ef wile. The
lb days, 2,030 ail. et wile
=yeel per ilsy, erefriti bode balm sespleyed.
ars was absorb by Noma. spea tbe ewes
sac eldiese tor ibis worse big mired la or
et
tbe oppw dews et the wake.- The able IN sew lybis
bur bugs (see 18 id lamber sed etir=3.l
bay it Wag Word. It will beb
= aliftete-day, labemell me* sad times es
libidos. witch is impeded to ribs st fir
use& eta, vim es* sot week. The weight et the aide
avow ter les ger bib; sad it is to be bid by tie mem
rby Mr. awl edepted rtes Meek les
be wbs tbromb • belowmpilidie "Yob drew* twisting.
lisbvides Inn ow by Yr. Gordis,
the istergsr ibe was vim's& by a brie
✓ambar et mown. limn, Pickering,
C. Lidliil, ft. R. 8. Maxwell, do.
=the isale were The Praideat and People of the
81ems," "The Atlmmtle Tel .ear Company," "R.
8. Morn Co. ' "Mews. WOON Brfeht, and
Reid, The libusigere arad Pones," " Mears. Johnsen
sad Co. ' The Outta Pemba Campo'," mad " The Mayor
and aperidien of Liverpool." Messrs. Newell lave con-
tacted le hy demi 1,000 miles of wire (part of the Indian
Telegraph liae) between Cef shippingagliari mad Melte sad Corfu.
The teams proem the 1,000 milts of
mil white lime her emanfactured at East Greenwich
wee to have commemeed yestertiz;,.. bat owing to the
most el wart le be doss the lofty hold of
the Aroma le Stied to meshy it, the shipment is
Oct Moly M begin Mame Mosby amt. Every audio, I.
befog and to get matters la as Roma a Sala ma pobible ;
but, arrerthebes, the day we ham imatiosed .01 be the
mote* an widish the adds layers cm commence operatiome.
Tb. Apememmes Ms be. alongside Gleam sad Elliot's
wharf he some days. A mall melee is Ming tilted to wind
the swan beard; sad the whole operation of shipping will
occupy, It le eakedated, i leaf .Is weeks. The two in-
shore ends ere marl' dedeltisad the centre piece at steel
wire cable is p Though both at Green-
wich. end at Birken.= the -manufacture will continue at
one end while the other to being shipped, it is not expected
that mare then about 2,400 miles will be completed in all.
This win allow betimes SOO sad 700 miles pee "slack" in
mime est
Mr. Rid, of Leedom, who wee appointed by the mamm
to emperiatsmd the memaireters of el earls, Ps jest tasteyd
through the whole length with • debate plvaaometer, ex-
pomoly made tar the sad he. prommared it (says
the Glasgow Drag ems of the mod perfect telegraph
conductors that ever les bees made.

FItEDIMIONIIT IN LesEx.—There was a very
numerous !nesting of the freemasons of Ewen in the Town
Rath Colchester, on Monday, on the ooraaion of the holding
of • provincial prod lodge, under the auspices of the Pro-
Andel O. N. Br Rob. John Bagshaw, of Doverrourt. The
must ammonia@ baring been MAN through, and the grand
matey having appointed his alters for the ensuing year, •
new lodge nag conarcnded under the title of the United
Lodge No. 566. This lodge has bees established for the ex-
commodation of the officers attached to the military depot
at Cokhester, mini of them having been initiated into the
ceder in distant parts of the world, and the only
other lodge in the town (the Angel Lodge) being too full to
elk ray prospect of prehmmt. At the conclusion of the
week balms the brethren went in proceedon to church,
whin • semen was preached by the Rev.
M. Margeliverth, of Braintree. la the course of
hie memos the reverend gentlemen compared the
dlspenieMons of the Old Testament with the nplanatlons
of the New, and elbowed the intimate mune:ion between
Christian duty rod masonic precept, as derived from Holy
Writ. At the conclusion of Divine melee the brethren re-
turned to the lodge, when various voles of thanks were
passed, istaladiag one to the mayor for the nee d the town-
nal]. la the evening about VW of the brethren dined toge-
ther at the Three Car Hotel, nailer the residency of the
Prow. G. K., who woe supported by the D. Prov. G.
M.
Me* Skinner; the Pm. O.M. for Norfolk, Br. B. Bond
Cabhell ; the Prom. 0. M. for South Australia, Dr. Kent
the P. J. See., Br. W. 11. White, who has just retired
trout cake, after the lengthened service of fifty-five years;
and a Ramble at &Unvisited brethren.