The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-17 00:00:00

The Atlantic Cable.

VALENTIA, Sunday Morning.

The weather suddenly changed here last evening,
and at eight o'clock assumed a very " dirty" aspect
" outside." The wind, which has been been blowing
from the south-west during the week, considerably
increased in violence, and blew " great guns" during
the night. This sudden change is looked upon at
headquarters as favourable to speedy news from the
Great Eastern. So bad is the weather in the Atlantic
that several vessels have put into Valentia Bay for
shelter. It is now blowing so hard that it is a
ques-
tion with the ferrymen as to the safety of crossing
to and from the island. The glass stands at 29.45,
and nautical men here argue that the weather we
have immediately along the coast is not propor-
tionately violent to the low state of the glass, and
contend that it is very stormy farther out at
sea. The barometer, it must be remembered, has
stood very low the last seven or eight days, while
the weather inland has been comparatively calm.
If, then, there is anything in this conjecture,
and doubtless there is, as there is precedent for
such conclusion, it may fairly be assumed that
bad weather alone impedes the movements of
the expedition in recovering the lost cable, suppos-
ing it to be lost. At all events, it is tolerably cer-
tain that the Great Eastern and her attendant
vessels are in company wherever they are, or some-
thing would, ere this, have been heard of them.
Monday, Noon.
Tbe 13th day of the loss of insulation, and still
no news. The weather is much finer this morning.
The wind is in the same quarter, but has abated
considerably, and the glass has gone up two-tenths.
It is hardly necessary to say that this continued
silence creates much uneasiness here, especially
on the part of the officials at headquarters ; they
pronounce it a mystery that they can in no way
solve. Some live in the belief that the next twelve
hours will bring the much-desired news, in the shape
of the return of the Great Eastern to Valentia ;
others, more sanguine, contend that she will not
return till the cable is successfully laid ; and, fur-
ther, that she will be heard of only through the
cable itself. But these are mere opinions, and can
only be taken as such, it being impossible to know
anything for certain.
VALENTIA, Tuesday, Noon.

Fourteenth day of loss of insulation, and no
news. After I dispatched my report, dated Mon-
day, noon, a heavy rain set in, and continued one
incessant downpour till midnight. The glass fell
two-tenths, and stands this morning at 29.54. The
wind is blowing -hard from the north-west, and a
tremendous sea is rolling in the Atlantic. Indeed
it seems to be nothing here but rain, rain, rain,
blow, blow, blow, and those who are compelled to
stay upon the island to get the " first intelligence"
are growing heart-sick of their exile. Their long-
cherished hopes that something " must shortly turn
up" grow fainter and fainter each day, and while
they more than once agree in the course of the
twelve hours that the non-receipt of news is very
" mysterious," they cannot agree as to the cause.
Each adopts a theory of his own, which is subject
more or less to a daily modification, according
either to the change of weather or his own personal
feelings.
Mr. Glaisher arrived on the island yesterday from
London. He subsequently proceeded to the head-
quarters of the Atlantic cable at Bray Head. Here
he made a minute investigation of the apparatus,
and obtained information of what had been done
since the 2d, the day on which the insulation was
lost. Wh2ther or not this is an official investiga-
tion lam not able to say, but it is rumoured to be
official, and, what is more, that Mr. Glaisher's
report to the directors will be of a nature requesting
that trial experiments should be made that may
result in something like definite information being
obtained.

VALENTIA, Wednesday.

There is nothing fresh this morning respecting
the cable or the Great Eastern. It is blowing
fresh from the north-west. The barometer stands
at 29.84. Storm signal hoisted.

MARKETS---This Day.

METROPOLITAN C&TTLE.

Our market to-day was rather scantily supplied with
beasts, both as to number and quality. Primo breeds
moved off freely, at full prices ; otherwise, the beef trade
was heavy, at late rates. A few very superior beasts
realised 5s 6d per Blbs. Several head, suffering from disease,
were seized by the authorities.

The supply of sheep was only moderate. The mutton
trade was slow, nevertheless prices were supported. The
best Downs and half-breds sold at fully 6s 4d per 81bs.
Lambs came rather more freely to hand, and the demand
for them was inactive, at from 6s to 7s per 81bs. Calves
moved off slowly, on former terms--viz., from 4s 2d to 5s
2d per 81bs. Pigs and milch cows were tolerably firm in
price.

" Per 81b to sink the offal.
s de d
Crse. do inf. beasts... 3 8 4 2
Second quality do ..4 4 4 8
Prime large oxen ..4 10 5 0
Prime Scots, &c.... 5 2 5 4
Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 4 4 10
Second quality do ..5 0 5 6

a ds d
Pme cra-wool sheep 5 8 6 0
Prime b'thdown c 0.6 2.6 4
Large coarse calves. 4 2 4 8
Prime small d0......4 10 5 '2
Large hogs .4 0 4 6
Small porkers 4 8 4 10