The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-26 00:00:00

COMPLETION OF THE ELECTRIC TELE-
RAPH BET WREN LONDON AND
BALAKLAVA.

(Prom the Morning Herald's Special Correspondent.)
BALARLAVA, April 13.—Amidst all our warlike
preparations I must not omit to mention the com
pletion of a design which is now likely to rank as
high as a valuable auxiliary in war as it formerly
did as a triumph of peaceful and scientific industry
—I mean the submarine electric telegraph, which
was this day completed between the shore at
St. George's Monastery and Cape Kaliacra,
near Varna. To Captain Spratt, of the Spit-
fire, belongs all the honour of the completion
of this most arduous undertaking. The wire, to the
length of 377 miles, was stowed away on board the
Argus ; the Terrible attended to give assistance ;
and Capt. Spratt, in the Spitfire, commanded the
whole affair. The vessels left Cape Kaliacra on the
afternoon of the 10th, and, keeping over the bank
which crosses the Black Sea, dropped the wire in 70
fathoms. They passed Sebastopol yesterday night,
and brought the electric cable safely to land at St.
George's Monastery early this morning, having
payed out out on the passage 301 miles of the te-
Jezraph without the slightest accident. This sub-
marine telegraph is longer by upwards of 200 miles
than any other in existence. The wire from Ka-
liacra to Varna, a distance of 20 miles, is not yet
laid. It will also be submarine, and completed in
the course of another week. Even now messages
from the allied head-quarters will reach Paris or
London in four hours, and, when the wire is all
laid, in something less than a second.
The telegraph will to-morrow be carried into head-
quarters, where one to the trenches is already laid
down, so that the field-officer in command during
the night will at the same moment announce a sortie
to Lord Raglan and to the Prime Minister in Down-
ing-street. After this I think a correspondent's
occupation's gone. The first message was sent from
Kaliacra, and contained the important intelligence
that " Corporal Somebody was not well, and
had just taken a dose of castor-oil." The reply
from the Monastery was—" Hope it may do him
good. Our bombardment is going on most suc-
cessfully." Before I conclude this subject I may
just mention a singular phenomenon, which will
puzzle electricians to account for. When the
Argus left Kaliacra she had the coil of 370 miles
of wire stowed away in her hold. As she moved
to sea, messages were repeatedly sent down from
the old castle on the heights of Kaliacra,
where the end of the wire was secured ; but
though the wire was in perfect connection and
in good order, as was proved by the messages a'l
reaching the Argus, it was impossible to transmit
an answer back to the shore. As the ship increased
her distance from land, the wire gradually gave
faint intimation of its returning powers; and at
last, when 100 miles of it bad been laid down, the
messages were easily sent backwards and forwards.
The scientific gentlemen sent out in charge of the
telegraph were utterly unable to account for this
phenomenon.

The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and Lady Adeliza
Fitzalan Howard have arrived in St. James's-square
from Arundel Castle. Lord and Lady Edward Fitzalan
Howard have arrived at their residence at Rutland-
gate, Hyde-park.
The Marchioness of Hastings arrived at her residence
in Palace Gardens, on Tuesday, from the country for
the season.
The Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M,P., Sir Culling Eard-
ley, and Mr. Wheatley bad an interview with Sir Geo.
Grey yesterday, at the Home-office, on the subject of
Roman Catholic priests demanding access to all Roman
Catholics in confinement at Brixton Gaol.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM-SHIP EARL OF DURHAM.—
PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The steam-ship Earl of Dur-
ham, from the Crimea, for Sunderland, put in here this
evening for orders. This vessel, which has been' em-
ployed in the transport of materials for the railway at
Balaklava' brings home only one passenger, namely,
Sergeant Nerry, Royal Artillery. Her dates are—
Balaklava, March 25 ; Constantinople, 30 ; Malta, April
; and Gibraltar, 18. On the 19th of April, 100 miles
east of Cape St. Vincent, she spoke the barque Bride,
Government transport, bound from Malta to London.
THE LATE VISIT OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF
THE FRENGEL.During the late visit f the Emperor and
Empress of the French to this country a singularly ap-
propriate article was introduced to the notice of his Im-
perial Majesty by the Messrs. Nicoll, of Regent-street,
his Majesty having been a patron of their establishment.
It consi`sted of a registered design of a new garment,
calle'2+ the Emperor's Rediegcote, and is composed of a
r:Aterial made expressly for the purpose, the colour re-
sembling the well-known historical gris, or blueish mix -
tore, which is engraved in the hearts of every adherent
of the house of Bonaparte, beings the favourite colour of
Napoleon I. both in the field and in the palace. While
the form is somewhat adaptei to modern taste, the old
characteristics are preserved, thus being both a useful
article and a memento of the visit of their Imperial
Majesties.
ST. MARE'S HOSPITAL.—The 19th anniversary festi-
val of St. Mark's Hospital (in the City-road), for the
cure of fistula and diseases of the rectum, was held at
the London Tavern last evening. The Lord Mayor,
Sir Francis G. Moon, Bart., presided on the occasion,
and was supported by Mr. Sheriff Crosley, Mr. Under
Sheriff Farrar, Mr. J. Masterman, M.P., and other gen-
tlemen. The utility of this institution, and the wonderful
cures effected by its skilful surgeon, Mr. Salmon, are not
perhaps so generally known as they deserve to be, from
the very peculiar nature of the diseases which era treated,
and we may therefore safely re-echo the conviction ex-
pressed by the committee that there are thousands of
charitable individuals who, if acquainted with the exist-
ence of the institution, and the invaluable benefits which
it confers on the suffering poor, would feel it a privilege,
as well as a duty, to co-operate in so useful a work.
This is now the more necessary, we regret to find, inas
much as the committee have lately sold out funded capi-
tal to pay all existing liabilities, and thrown themselves
on the friends of the hospital and the benevolence of the
public fur the income required to maintain the charit)
with its present compliment of 20 beds. The interest+ of
the institution were yesterday evening most ably advo-
cated by the Lord Mayor, and the amount of the sub-
scriptions raised was about 1,4001. The musical ar-
rangements were under the direction of Mr. Francis, as-
sisted by Mr. Lockey, Mr. G. Buckland, and Mr. Huts
ton. The music included many gems of the English
vocal school, and a song by Mr. Francis, " Fill high
the sparkling glass," especially written fur the occasion.
Mr. Higgs officiated as toa-tmaster.
PROPOSED PROHIBITION OF SUNDAY TRALING.--The
new bill brought in by Lord R. Grosvenor, Lord Ebring-
ton, and Mr. M. Chambers proposes "to prevent trading
on Sundays within the metropolitan police district and
sity of London, and the I,berties thereof." It enacts
that all persons selling, offering, or exposing for sale, or
causing to be sold or exposed for sale (on Sundays) any
goods, chattels, effects, or things whatsoever, shall, on
anunsary conviction thereof, be fined 55., and on a second
conviction this fii,e may be increased to 40s. The act
will nut apply to the sale of medicines or drugs, nor to
time selling or crying of milk or cream before 9 a.m. or
after 1 p.m., nor to the selling or offering of any news-
paper or periodical after 10 a.m., nor to the sale of fruit.
cooked victuals, or any unfermented beverage before 10
a.m. and after 1 p.m., nor to the sale of meat, poultry,
fish, or game before 9 a.m. from the 31st of May
to the let of October in each year, nor to the exer-
cise of the ordinary business of a licensed victualler or
innkeeper. Butchers and others, delivering meat, fish,
or game after 9 a.m. on Sundays will be liable to the
penalties already mentioned. Nor will that useful class
of the community, the harbars anal hairdressers, be ex-
empted, if they presume to "do business" after 10
o'clock on Sunday mornings, in which case they may be
fined 55., and 20s. for a second offence. It appears,
however, that the payment of one penalty will protect
the offending barber from any further fine on the same
day. Clause 6 saves servant+ from the operation of the
act, and visits their disobedience on their masters or
mistresses. The police are requited to enforce the pro-
visions of the act. Penalties for cost may be levied by
distress, and imprisonment may be inflicted in default
of payment for 14 days in the common gaol or house of
correction. The penalties will be appropriated to the
expenses of the police force. No informations are to be
quashed for informality, or to be removed by certiorari
into the Court of Queen's Bench. The act (is) to corn
mence (if passed) on the let day of November, or "Al
Saints' Day," 1855.

IMPORTANT SALES OF THE MARQUIS OF EXETER'S
ESTATES.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. Alderman Fare-
brother (firm of Farebrother, Clark, and Lye) submitted
some most important freehold property to public compe-
tition by order of the Marquis of Exeter, part of whose
estates the property comprised. The property was situ-
ated in the Strand, Exeter-street, Wellington-street
North, Catherine-street, and Exeter-change, and esti-
mated to be worth between 60,0001. and 70,0001.
The worthy alderman went with great minuteness over
the particulars of the sale, and stated the value of the
property, comprising the first lot—viz., eleven houses
in the Exeter-change, only one of which was let, the
remainder being on hand, the whole of the arcade (which
runs from Catherine-street to Wellington-street North)
being of the estimated annual value of 3611.; a dwelling,
No. 17, Wellington-street, and forming No. 12, Exeter-
change, producing 110/, per annum ; dwelling and shop,
No. 4, Catherine-street, and forming No. 7, Exeter-
change, in hand, annual value 1001. ; No. 5, Catherine-
street, value GO/. ; Exeter-change coffee-house, No. 6,
same street, let at 701. ; the Fountain Tavern, let for
150/, (this includes the White Hart Tavern), No. 40,
Exeter-street, let at 451., and Nos. 36 and 37, ground-
; rent 201., and No. 345, Strand, being the Engineers,
&c., Life Office, annual value 375/ , together with the
reversions, estimated in all to produce 1,3501. This
lot WAS knocked down, after a spirited competition,
xt 21,5001. The second lot comprised 16, Wellington-
qtreet, let at 100/. ; No. 2, Exeter-street, let at 621.
10-?.; the Bell Tavern, at the
pro co, annual vae 200/. ; Nos. 3,4, 5,6, 7, 10, andrner 11, Exeter-streelut,
ducin, 2131. 7s. ; and the Boar's Head Tavern at
the top Of Burleigh-street, annual value 1501. This lot
was sold for 10,5001. The third and last lot comprised
Nos. 343 and 344, Strand, of the annual value (and
nearly all let) of 3101. ; No. 1, Catherine-street, let at
90/. ; No. 2 (office of the Courier de l' Europe newspa-
per), let at 751. ; and No. 3 (office of the Era newspaper),
let at 125/. 4s. 10d. per annum. This lot was sold for
10,500/. It will be- seen that this important freehold
property, worth flea* 3,0001. a year, realised under the
hammer, 51,800/.. The room was densely crowded
during tin We