The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-05 00:00:00

DUBLIN-SErr. 3.

STOOK EXOHANGE.—Three per Cent. Consols, 94
—Ditto for Account, 12th of Sept., 941 s—New Three
per Cent. Stock, 901 - Ditto, for Account, 12th Sept., 94i
—Dublin and Wicklow, Gi—Mining Company of
land, 141—Irish South Eastern, 74—Waterford and
Limerick, 241 - Killarney Junction, 10i—Cork and Ban-
don, 11—Great Southern and Western, 571 a d.—Midland
Great Western and Royal Canal, 53I—Royal Bank of Ire-
land, 22.

THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER.—Partridge shooting cord'
menced on Monday. The accounts from this and neigh'
bouring counties give promise of much sport. The
coveys are said to be numerous, and the birds large and
strong on the wing.—Hcreford Journal.

ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION WITH AMERICA.—SOUND'
ING THE ATLANTIC.—Lying at anchor off Queenstown
for the last few days may have been observed a small,
unsightly, ill-painted, rusty-bottomed screw steamer,
without one point of attraction ab,rut her, except the
stars and stripes fluttering in the breeze. Yet that boat
and some of the officers she contains have been the world's
wonder for a season, and have just now concluded a task
which is the forerunner of an event more wonderful still.
The Arctic was the vessel that was sent to rescue Dr.
Kane, who had previously been sent to rescue Franklyn.
She was successful, and brought home Dr. Kane and
his crew, who had been obliged to abandon his ship and
search. She was then a light ship on the American coast.
She is now the bearer of Lieut. Strain, of Darien noto-
riety, and Capt. Berriman, who was before, and nog
again, crossed from Newfoundland to take soundings of
the whole Atlantic from St. John's to Valencia, with a
view to ascertain the probable success with which a
telegraphic cable may be laid between these points. The
result is satisfactory. For some 50 or 60 miles from St.
John's, and again on this side, is a bank varying from
twenty five to one hundred and twenty fathoms. Be'
tween these there is a plateau nearly level, the bottom
soft, composed of shells so fine that only the microscope
can disc rver them, each shell perfect in its minute beauty,
proving the absence of currents at the bottom, and with
due deference to Stephenson and others, the want of
that vast pressure, which was to be so dreaded, and ex-
hibiting at every point not only a capacity, but the most
perfect capacity, fur the very use for which it is re•
quired. The whole apparatus for arriving at these facts,
is most perfect. Steam-power, separate from that of
the ship, works the axle from which the sounding-line is
" paid out." Soundings have been taken to the depth
of 27,000 fathoms. By a neat contrivance each sound-
ing shows not only the depth, but the nature of the bets
tom, which is brought up in five quills, and the tempo.
rature of the water, the latter being given by the expan
sion or the contractio❑ of metallic spiral ribands placed
round a centre pin, fixed at the top, and attached at
bottom to a needle arid indicator, the latter remaining
fixed after the first has ceased to act, showing the exact
♦ariation between the surface at the bottom. Most
careful drawings have been made hy Mr. Van Den Berg
(to whom has been assigned the special post of draughts-
man) of the soundings, showing a profile of the bottom
of the sea with the greatest accuracy. There ca❑ be no
doubt that telegraphic communications between Ireland
and St. John's, a distance of 1,640 geographical miles,
may be regarded as a certainty. It is in the hands of.
a small American company, but, though small, if its
members possess but a tithe of the energy of their
representative, Mr. Cyrus W. Field, who is also here
making every inquiry, it will be enough to over-
come every difficulty. Captain Berriman laughs at
laying the cable. Lie ass but a ship large enough,
and he will undertake to do it at ten miles an hour
right across. The company have already obtained
the sole grant for erecting telegraphs through the
whole of Newfoundland, and have already some 1,700
miles at work, or will have in a few days, which is in
connection with the American lines. The difficulties
and trials of temper in taking these soundings have been
tremendous. Repeatedly after paying out' tens of thou-
sands of fathoms of line, and getting all up within some
60 or 8111, it was snapped, and all had to be done agaie.
Six and eight hours have been occupied in getting one
sounding only, and these have beer► made nearly every
half degree the whole way across. From the captain to
the cabin boy, each has given his willing aid. No trouble
was thought too much—no time too long ; each appeared
to feel the honour of his nation at stake, and proud in
every way to advance the object in view. They have
done their work well. Nature has granted all we could
ask ; art will soon do its part, while nature, science, and
art, worked out by man's hand, will produce one grand
whole to benefit mankind.”—Cork Constitution.

:B IR T H S.
01 A WA'.

On the 3d inst., at Coval Hall, in the county of meg,
the wife of the Rev. Thomas Mills.
On the 2d inst., at St. Mary's-place, West Brompton,
the wife of Charles Coghlan, Esq.