The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-29 00:00:00

for the admirable manner in which he has conducted
the operas during the whole season, and for the
perfection to whlch he has brought his orchestra.

VIE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.
DOVER, SEPT. 28.—As the eye or nautical know-
ledge of the distance can judge, the telegraphic cable
was about three miles from the coast of France, when
it was discevercd that, owing to the divergence of the
vessel from the direct track, there was only about 21
miles of cable on board to cover 3 miles of sea line.
The expedition, in its outward bound course across
the Channel, encountered some unexpected and for-
midable obstcclos. The first contretemps that occurred
when a short distance out at sea was occasioned by its
being discovered that no communication could be ef-
fected between the Blazer and the South Foreland,
whereupon a messenger was dispatched in shore, and
the difficulty at length adjusted. The next difficulty
that arose was occasioned by the violent friction of
the cable in the process of paying out upon the rol-
lers, blocks, and chocks, and this, in conjunction with
the great strain upon it at intervals, it is feared may
lay the foundation of some permanent injury to the
cable. Frequent "hitches" also constantly occurred,
owing to the roughness and inequalities of the rope
coming into contact with the sharp edges of the blocks
and rollers, and in consequence of this great caution
bad to be observed, owing to the unexpected
" pitching" of the vessel, and the increasing roll of
the sea. Another very delicate and difficult opera-
tion was that of regulating the speed of the towing
vessels uniformly with the paying out of the cable,
so as to prevent excessive strain.
These difficulties and dangers, at a later stage in
the progress of the expedition, were increased, owing
to the impossibility experienced in maintaining a
steady delivery motion in dealing out the cable ; but,
in spite of the jeopardy of the process, those in charge
of the convoy continued to persevere to the end of
their twelve hours' stirring and continuous hazardous
toil. At one period the position of things was really
perilous, for the towing-rope of the vessel attached to
the Blazer broke, and the latter, borne along irre-
sistibly by tide and wind, began to drift out and
about without compass. Before another rope and tug
could be lashed on to her the Blazer had diverged, it
is calculated, from the given track, upwards ot a
mile and a half, and in consequence of this catastrophe,
between four and five o'clock it was discovered that,
owing to this " loss of way," there would not be suf-
ficient length of cable wherewith to reach the coast.
At about six o'clock the Blazer was accordingly
brought to anchor some three miles off, with about
2i miles of cable on board. The other vessels were
disbanded, and made for Calais harbour. On Friday,
at high tide, attempts were made to compass the re-
maining distance, but it was found impracticable, in
consequence of the high sea. In the afternoon,
however, of the same day the Bit, z:r was towed a
mile nearer the French coast, and the cable having been
thrown overboard was secured to a buoy at that point,
where it now remains. The additional quantum ot
cable, by means of the wire rope machine, which still
remains at %Yapping, can be knocked off in u day
and conveyed by railway to Dover with far greater
rapidity than was the 'entire cable, which was too
cumbrous to be carried by that method. The men
employed in its manufacture by Messrs. Newell are
still in town, and the various layers that compose the
cable are also " in stock."

The following, ascertained by soundings, is an ac-
curate table of the submarine undulations of the
Channel, in connexion with the sea route of the expe-
dition, with its configuration in miles and fathoms,
between the South Foreland and Sanngate :—One
mile out, 5,7, 12, 16, 14 fathoms; two miles out, 14,
14 ; three miles, 16; four miles, 17, 23 ; five miles,
22, 28 ; six miles, 30 ; seven miles, 31 ; eight miles,
30 ; nine miles, 27 ; ten miles, 26, 25 ; eleven miles,
24 ; twelve miles, 21, 26 ; thirteen miles, 20 ; four-
teen miles, 21; fifteen miles, 21, 19; sixteen miles,
20, 18, 17; seventeen miles, 15, 16; eighteen miles,
15, 13 ; nineteen miles, 13, 14 ; nineteen miles, 12,
10, 8 ; twenty miles, 9, 51 ; twenty-one miles, shore
at Sanngate. From this table it will at once be seen
how great were the inequalities to which the cable
had, in sinking, to accommodate itself.
LBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]
OVER, SUNDAY NIGHT, 11 O'CLOCK.

By the latest accounts from the South Foreland,
the cable remained undisturbed in its situation.
Wind and sea same as Saturday.—Daily News.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

Intelligence was received at the South Foreland, at
six r.ar. on Sunday, by the submarine telegraph itself,
of its satisfactory completion to the French coast, near

Calais.

Communications by the printing apparatus of
Messrs. Brett were kept up by one of the inventors
at Calais, and by Mr. Cheshire at Dover, and also
with the double needle instrument, in a most satisfac-
tory manner.
Fasces were successfully fired on the order to fire

being given from either side of the Channel.
Copies of the printed message announcing the gra.
tifying intelligence have been forwarded to her Me
jesty the Queen and the Duke of Wellington, &c.—
Times.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.—The British and North
American Royal Mail steam ship Asia, Judkins commander,
sailed from the Mersey at noon to•day for New York, with
the usual mails and 120 passengers. The United states'
mail steam-ship Atlantic, West commander, will sail for
New York on Wednesday next, with mails and passengers.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.—At a meeting of the
Brazilian Association to-day it was determined to address a
memorial to Lord Palmerston relative to the state of affairs
between this country and the Brazils. It was also deter-
mined to solicit a personal interview with his Lordship.
DEATH OF COLONEL BRANDRETLL—We regret to
announce the decease of another old and distinguished officer,
Colonel Brandreth, C. 8., of the Royal Artillery, Rho expired
at his residence, the Lawn, Chudleigh, Devon, on Wednesday
last, after an illness of but a few days' duration. Colonel
Brandreth had served in the corps of which he was a distin-
guished member for the long period of 54 years, having re-
ceived his commission as second lieutenant, July 19, 1797.
Fifty years he had spent in active service. By reference to
" Hart's Army List," we find that Colonel Brandreth was
present at many severe engagements, and received several
marks of honourable distinction. We are told that " he served
at the blockade of Malta in 1800; at the bombardment of
Havre-de-Grace in 1803; the Corunna campaign; on the
expedition to Walcheren and siege of Flushing, and that he
was present at the Peninsular campaigns from Sept., 1812,
to the end of the war in 1814, including the battles of Pyre-
nees, Nivelle, and Toulouse. He had received the gold medal
and one clasp for Pyrenees and Toulouse."
DiPARTURE OF THE ROYAL YACIITS FOR LlVER-
rooL.—Powrsmouvr, SUNDAY —The ,Royal yacht tender
the Fairy, Master-Commander Welsh, sailed at ten o'clock
on Saturday morning for Liverpool, in order to be in readi-
ness to receive her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Royal
children on the 9th proximo. The Fairy sailed thus early
to make sure of rounding the Land's-end with fine weather.
The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord A. Fitz.
clarence, will follow the Fairy to Liverpool this day (Mon-
day), where the state barge will be required to convey her
Majesty and Court through the Brithr,ewater Canal to
Worseley Hall, the seat of the Earl of Ellesmere, where the
august party will s'eep, en route to London. After the de-
parture of the Court both yachts will return to Portsmouth.

POPISH RELICS.—The following is a list of Popish
relics (quoted by the Me•sra. Chambers in their "Papers for
the People") mentioned in Brady's "Claris," which either
have received, or are receiving, the wondering adorations of
folly :—A finger of St. Andrew ; a finger of St. John the
Baptist; the thumb of St. Thomas; a tooth of our
Lord ; a rib of our Lord, or as it is profanely
styled, of the verbose earn factum, (the Word made
flesh); the hem of our Lord's garment, which cured
the diseased woman ; the seamless coat of our Lord ; a
tear which our Lord shed over Lazarus—it was preserved by
an angel, who gave it in a phial to Lary Magdalene; two
handkerchiefs, on which are impressions of our Saviour's
face—the one sent by our Lord himself as a present to Ag-
hauls, Prince of Edessa; the other given at the time of his
crucifixion to a holy woman named Veronica; the rod of
Moses, with which he performed his miracles; a lock of hair
of Mary Magdalene's ; a hem of Joseph's garment; a feather
of the Holy Ghost; a finger of the Holy Ghost; a feather
of the angel Gabriel; a finger of a cherubim; the water-
pots used at the marriage in Galilee; the slippers of the
antediluvian Enoch ; the face of a seraphim, with only part
of the nose; the snout of a seraphim, thought to have be-
longed to the preceding; the coal that broiled St. Lawrence;
the square buckler, lined with red velvet, and the short
sword of St. Michael ; a phial of the sweat of St. Michael
when he contended with Satan; some of the rays of the
star that appeared to the Magi.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC AND THE EXHIDITION.The
aggregate amount of traffic on railways in the United King-
dom, published weekly from the Ist of January to the 20th
of September, inclusive, amounted to 10,652,4791.; corre-
sponding period of 1850, to 9,251,989/. ; corresponding
period of 1849, 8,044,769; and in 1848, to 7,279,7324 ; show-
ing an increase in 1851 over the corresponding period of
1850 of 1,40 !,490; an increase in 185 J over the corre-
sponding period of 1849 of 1,207,2201.; and in 1849 over the
same period of 1848, of 765,0371. The traffic receipts for the
above period averaged in 1851 1,6841 per mile; in 1850,
1,6621. per mile; in 1849, 1,7171. per mile; and in 1848
they averaged 1,9131. per mile. The gross receipts for the
eight railways having their termini in the metropolis
amounted to 169,023/. for the week ending the 201. h of
September, and for the corresponding week of last year to
129,0991., showing an increase of 39,9241. The increase on
the Eastern Counties amounted to 2,5541., on the Great
Western to 7,5231., on the Great Northern to 5,866/., on the
London, Brighton, and South Coast 1,1911, on the London
and Blackwell to 358/, on the London and North-Western
to 13,701., on the South-Western to 5,2381., and on the
South-Eastern to 8,425/, making the total increase as above
39,924/. being 72.8 per cent.
.of the total increase of traffic
on railways in the United Kingdom, le ,ving an increase of
27.2 per cent. for the other lines; the aggregate receipts on
which amount to about the same as on the metropolitan
lines.

FORGED BANK NOTES.-011 Saturday information
was circulated with the description of several persons who
are travelling about the country uttering forged Bank notes.
At I:orking, in Surrey, on Saturday week, a man about 30
years of age, five feet nine inches high, of fair complexion,
with brown hair, and an appearance of ill health, passed a
forged Si. note to a tradesman, and the next morning left
that place for Reigate. He was dressed in black, and carried
a dark loose over-coat. At Fleetwood, a forged 61 note, No.
60,465, dated London, 14th July, 1851, payable to Mr.
Matthew Marshall, was uttered to Mr. Buchanan, by a msn
elder in appearance than the one above-described, jive feet
six inches high, dressed in a dark brown overcoat, light
brown trousers, and blue checked waiscoat. _

CURE ion HOOFING COUGLI.--It 18 said by the
inhabitants of the forest of Bere, East 'Tants, that new milk
drank out of a cup made of the wood of the variegated holly
is “ ore ter the Ituppiag cough,—Notes and Queries.