The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-12 00:00:00

THE-ATLANI'IC !LEGRAPE

(Er Di insa AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
QUEENSTOWN, JrLi- 12, 11 A.M.
The Agamemnon has just arrived.

THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIB,—At a time when the public may naturally feel
discouraged by the successive failures of the Atlantic
cable, and be disposed to regard a submarine telegraph
to America with despair, it becomes my duty to re
move, if possible, impressions formed under existing
circumstances, and from a want of knowledge of the
appliances which have already been proposed, and
may still be brought to bear upon such undertakings,
so as to render them all but a certainty.

Now, Sir, however it may be attempted to disguise
the fact, there cannot be a doubt that the oriyo mall
—the great cause of the former and present failurf g—
hee in the cable itself, whose structure, however
suitable in shallow waters, is entirely inapplicable,
from its construction aad specific gravity, to the e--:-
treme depths and span of the Atlantic ; and it now,
therefore, becomes evident, that if such an enterprise
is ever to be successful, it must depend upon the
employment of a light rope, based upon principles en-
tirely different to that on board the Niagara and
Agamemnon.

In support of this view I need only refer to a leading
article on the Atlantic cable, in the Times last year, in
which they state as follows :—" In our judgment the
whole cable is constructed on a wrong principle. In
a previous article on the subject of submarine tele-
graphic communication we pointed out the errors
which have already led to the destruction of so many
cables, and the simple manner in which they are re-
medied by Mr. Allan's patents. This Atlantic cable,
though with regard to lightness and cheapness a
step in the right direction, is still not in the right
path."

I have now, therefore, merely to state that a company
has already been formed with a view of rendering the
patent in question available, and it will be for the
public, after a full examination of its merits, to decide
how far it is calculated to supersede all other attempts
o nr.bipta parr,-) nti.ot. I may add that the means
which I propose to Vuiploy
some of the most eminent engineers of the day, and also
received the highest countenance in. official quarters.-
1 am, Sir, yours most obediently,

THOMAS ALLAN.
1, Adelphi-terrace, June 10, 1858,

It is said that Quesa Victoria will be accom-
panied to Cherbourg by Lord Malmesbury, Lord Derby,
Mr. Disraeli, and the Duke cf Malakhoff, and that her
Mitklity will spend only one day there. The Minister
of Marine has ordered the inscription recording the com-
pletion of the works and the inauguration of the inner
dock to be changed, in order that the Royal vizit may
be included in the scroll. The Illoniteur announces the
Queen's arrival for the 4th of August.
The Earl of Darby, after the breaking up of the Cabi-
net Council on Saturday, left town, accompanied by the
Countess and Lady Emma Stanley, for Otterley Park,
near Brentford, where the noble Premier will remain till
this day.

The -Marquis of Salisbury left town, after the Cabinet
Council, to join the Marchioness and family, at Hatfield
Home, Herts.
The Earl of Malmesbury, immediately after the close
of the Parliamentary session, will proceed to Osborne,
there to embark on board the Royal yacht, to accompany
her Majesty during her excursion up the Rhine to
Coblentz, and will aftcrwatds attend the Queen on her
visit to the Emperor and Empress of the French at
Cherbourg.

The Right Hon. Sir John Pakington leaves town
at the close of the session, on the nsuai annual inspect
tion of the ports and dockyards, accompanied by the
Lords of the Admiralty.

The marriage of Lord Norroys, eldest son of the Earl
of Abingdon, with Miss Townley, daughter of Lady
Caroline and Charles Townley, Esq., F.R. S., was
solemnised ou Saturday at the Bavarian Catholic Chapel,
Warwick-street, Golden.square.
The marriage of Captain Walsh, eldest son of Sir J.
Walsh, Bart., M.P., with Lady E. Somerset, daughter
of the Duke of Beaufort, will be solemnised on Wed-
nesday next.
We (Plymouth, Mail) believe we may announce that
Sir John Yarde Buller has consented to accept a peerage,
and will take the title of Earl of Churston Ferrer,. The
second title will probably be Viscount Lupton.
A Bombay telegram will be due in England on Fri-
day next, with news up to the 19;la
A letter from St. Petersburg states, that in not fewer
than 38 governments of Russia, in which there are
9,713,000 serfs, committees of emancipation have been
ormed.
GAS IN THE METROPOLIS.—The select committee of
the House of Commons have determined to hear no
further evidence this session, and recommend to the
House their re-app.iintment in 1859.
Sunny V. SUSSEX AND KENT.—The following match
resulted in a draw in oonsequence of the rain. Score
—Kent and Sussex : Ist innings, 152 ; 2nd innings, 132.
Surrey : Ist innings, 169.
HARROW V. ETON.—This match, now again revived,
was brought to a conclusion at Lords', on Saturday
afternoon, notwithstanding the continual rain. Dr.
Vaughan was loudly cheered as he left the ground.
Score—Eton : let innings, 44 ; 2nd innings, 97. Harrow:
Ist Innings, 148.

The correspondents of the New York Herald, writing
on the 23rd ultimo, report a total cessation of the visi-
tation of American trading vessels by British cruisers,
The United States fleet off the island made a very
respectable show. The British gun-boat Styx arrived
at Havana on the 16th from a cruise off the north-east
corner of Yucatan, and thus pleads an alibi to many
charges cf outrage preferred against her.
EXPLOSION OF A GASHOLDER AT CARDIFF.—On Friday
afternoon a large and recontly-erected gasholder at the
Cardiff Gas Works, Bute-street, exploded, shaking the
houses near, and breaking a great many windows, but
fortunately causing no loss of life. The gasholder was
about 100 feet in diameter, and contained at the time
about 20,000 feet of impure gas: lt is not known how
the explosion was canted.
RISING OF PARLIANIENT.—Ministers expect to eat
their white bait dinner in July, and some now name the
22nd as the day of the dinner, and the 27th as the day
of the prorogation.• But we are more disposed to think
that the business before parliament cannot be concluded
for a week later. There are still three more sets of
estimates to be laid upon the table of the House of Com-
mons before the appropriation clause can be introduced,
and these are the miscellaneous estimates, which are
generally objects of lively discussion, with the additions
made at the last moment. We are inclined, therefore,
to think that the prorogation will probably be deferred
till the 2nd of August, iu time to allow the Queen to
start for Cherbourg on the 4th of August. Arrange_
ments have been made to charter a vessel of the Penin-
sular and Oriental Company, by several members of the
House of Commons, and her Majesty's visit to France
will be accompanied by a considerable following of both
houses of parliament.
Civia SERVICES.—The estimate (No. 7) of ser-
vices for special, miscellaneous, and temporary objects
for the year to end on the 31st of March, 1859, Was
printed on Saturday. The amount of the estimate is
658,810/. against 598,0151. in 1857. The Acme include
7,4001. for the General Board of Health, 3,000/, for the
inspection cf burial grounds, 1,000/. for the Oranoe
River territory (Cape of Good Hope), 10,000/, for British
Caffraria (native tribes), 2,0001. for the Historical Por-
trait Gallery, 6,000/, for the Nelson column in Trafalgar.
square, 8,8361., for the main drainage of the metropolis,
111,4291. for Westminster new bridge, 70,000/. for the
Court of Probate, 19,2961. for the Embassy-house in
Paris, 13,0001. for the British Consulate in Constan-
tinople, 5,0001. for Newhaven Harbour, 1,500/. for the
North American exploring exeedition, and 1,0921. for
the Havelock statue and Royal Artillery monument a;
Woolwich. The various commissions and miscellaneous
charges fill up the list. There is also a vote of 3,0001,
for compensation to Major-General Chesney in connec-
tion with the cost of printing the first twu volumes of
his " Euphrates Expedition."
ST. JAMES'S,, CURTAIN-ROAD.--00 Thursday last one
of those interesting sights now so frequently to be seen
in the metropolis took place—viz., the rector and his
parishioners having their annual excursion with the
children of the National and Sunday Schools of this
densely-populated parish. The excursion hitherto has
been to the Ryo House, Hertfordshire, but this year it
took place by the Eastern Counties Railway, to Epping
Forest. The train stopped at Loughton, and the party,
which consisted of several hundred adults and children,
proceeded to the forest, accompanied by a brass band,
and the band of the East London Ragged Schools Shoe
Black Society, under the superintendence of the inde-
fatigable collector, Mr. W. Thompson. The party amused
themselves in a variety of ways until dinner time, when,.
under the presidency cf the amiable and beloved pastor,
the Rev. J. W. Markwell, a very excellent entertain-
ment was served np at the Crown Inn, Loughton, which
reflected credit upon Mr. Salter, the host. Mr. Mark-
well was supported by S. Archer, Mg., the church-
warden, and several influential persons, including the
Rev. Mr. Andrews, curate of St. Pancras, and Mr. S.
Parker, the overseer of Shoreditch. Aterample justice
bad been done to the good things provided for the occa-
skin, au adj,urnment to the delightful gardens of the
Crown lon took place, and t to rfiereoor, wag agreeably
spent. The children were them arranged into a circle, tea
and currant cake and bread and butter were liberally dealt
out to them, previous to which, and after, they sang an
appropriate grace. About half-past eight o'clock the
return to town commenced, and Loughton once more
resumed its usual quiettle. It should be stated that
Mr. Salter, of the Crown Inn, and Mr. Osborne, the
station master at Loughton, paid every attention to the
comfort and cenvenieece of the company. Several poor
members of the congregation at S.. James's were gra-
•:•` j"" "---^4 en the orcaeion. The St. J. mes's
•, . •
schools have attelueu ae •-e- " evil -
of the instruction afforded, and honourable mention has
been made of them in the '`Minutes of Council on
Education," by the Gov( rnment inspector, and since
their first establishment many thousand children have
received the important advantages of a sots td, good
education.