The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-10 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1858.

sion ! The Valorous and the Agamemnon iriterchanf.,:eil
rcckets, and constant signalling was kepi. up with the 'Nia-
gara, then in Trinity Bay, Nevi•foundland. Until dawn on
the sth the Agamemnon 4,3!) oil very slowly. At full day-
light, accompaniA by the Valorous) she arrilkd at Doului
Bay, so quietly, as 1 have already stated, that she was at
anchor l_rfore the people at 'Valenti% were aware of her pi e-
sence. Ttie prow s: of uti.liipping the eab!e was cortimeucA
without delay ; th • boats of the Val.inms tiroitiAt the cod
to shore, a .d at four o'clock p.m. the compleiiiin of the v feat
work at this side the A.I-.n!ie wl9 achieved by ettieldois
the end of the c ib'e in the electrical ruinents wide!, I.4Ve
been erected is ti.e company's teriii;oi.ary office. At this tittle
a number of people had ai,.eiribleti, and the landing of the.
cable was hailed by the most enthitsiaitie deinonstrati.ms of
delight.

" It was most fortunate that the weather did not prove
more severe, as in that case the quantity of cable would not
have been sutneient f,r the purpose. Tne ,tirplos remaining
on b said the Agamemnon was ort:y 35 miles, and the
Niagara had hot a similar length to spare. It is wry re-
markable that the quantity paid our by each ship is almost
identical—that by the Agamemnon , being 1,012 miles—by
the Niagara, 1,010. The average spec lof Agamemnon
during the homeward passage was five knots an hour, never
exceeding six and a half; and the speed at which the cable
was paid out was variable, according to the state of the coil.
from five to eight knots. The greatest angle which the cable
had been observed to make with the water was 26 deg., and
the least 14 der. 30 min., and the s•rain on the cable never
exceeded 2,330;b5. or was less than I,ooolbs.
" The squadron engaged in the expedition consisted of
four British and one American vessel. The British
were—the Agamemnon, Captain Precdy ; the Val sr-
cue, Captain Aldham ; the Gotgon, Captain Hudson ;
and the Porcupine, sent to Newfoundland to aid the
American frigate Niagara. 'Die engineers on board the
Agamemnon were—Mr. Charles Bright, and Mes,r,. Can-
ning and Clifford. On board the Niagara, Mes,rs. Wood-
house, Everett, and Kell,. Arr. Bright of course had charge
on board the Agaraernnq&antltrolessor Thowsonattended
to the electrical instruments. The tortner gentleman' et=
presses himself iu the warmest terms with respect to the
courtesy exhibited by the commander and the officers of the
ships, and the very zealous and effietive aid given during
the whole of the voyage by those gentlemen, as well as the
crews, both of the Agamemnon and the Valorous.—The
Knight of Kerry, who takes a warm interest in the under-
taking, is: dispensing the hospitalities of his island to Mr.
Bright and the other gentlemen connected with the project.
" SUNDAY MORNING.
_ _

" I have nothing further to cotatt.unicate. The s!guals
still continue to be perfectly made. Should any event
of importance take place I will immediat&ly telegraph the
fact to you."

progreFs will be from time to time communicated toparliatnent.
The line of electric telegraph has beeu cumpleteC from Mel-
bourne to Adelaide, and would have been opened to the public
hut for an accident to a portion of the line on the Adelaide
side, the exact particulars of which have not yet reaered this
government. The line to Sydney is nearly completed, and
both will be opened to the public in a few weeks. .Negotia-
tions have also been brought to a successful issup fir the
telegt-aphie connection uf Victoria with 'ittasinanitt, but trim)
the difficulties in the way of de tei mining tlse most: su'e line
of deposit for the ,ul.renarine cable, some time MIAS'
nee es-
satily elap'e betare the work itself eon be, brought to a suc -
cessful termination. No labour will he spared by any ad-
visers in carrying forward those great public improvements
so essential to our material and social progress. During the
recess I shal► otherwise avail myself of the powers which I
possess to effect all such Improvements as I am ct•wpetent
to carry out with tut further legislative aid from you. It
will be my earnest endeavour to urge upon the imperial
government the necessity of enforcing a more faithful per-
formance of the contract f?r the mail service between Etg-
land and Australia.

" Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,—l thank yeu
for the readiness and liberality with which you have voted
the su;:plies necessary for thepupbu!li
public service.
departments.eivice.ltwi I
will be my
duty duty to administer the expenditure with due regard to 'mu-
rapy t
mpYano be abledtheeth te o l
inform
erleY°l
the
you that the revenue and public
credit are in a most satisfactory condition. The large propor-
tion of the consolidated revenue which you have felt your-
selves justified in devoting to public works of a beneficial
nature, bars witness to the extent of the available sur-
plus over and above the ordinary expenditure of the
government. It is gratifying to find that the temporary
check to our cominel mai prosperity, caused by the embar-
rassment which recently prev:aled in England, has passed
rapidly away, and there seems every reason to hope that,
our present satisfactory financial condition will be long
maintained."