The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-20 00:00:00

ME SON, LONDOIN, THUPSDA Y EVE.NING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1866.

Terrible, Lily, and Margaretta Stevenson. The
splice took about two hours to make on board the
Medway, and at 3 p.m. (ship's time) she had ar-
rival in the harbour, and anchored opposite the
Telegraph-house. The shore end was now passed
to the boats of the Terrible, under the immediate
saperintendence of Mr. Canning, chief engineer,
Mr. Clifford, and Messrs. Temple and Loudons.
Shortly after four o'clock it was landed amidst the
enthur_iastic cheers of those who were gathered
about the beach, a royal salute being fir-d by the
Terrible, Lily, and Great Eastern. Passed up
from the shore in the trench leading to the Tele-
graph house, the end was speedily handed into the
instrument room and the connex'ons made. The
cable crew were loud in their congratulations
to their chief, Mr. Canning, and he and his able
assistant, Mr. Clifford, had to submit to the process
of being chaired around the large space adjoining
the Telegraph-house, where the end was coiled. Mr.
Field received a similar honour. The Governor, the
Lord Bishop of Newfoundland, Mr. Gooch, Capt.
Hamilton, Mr. Field, and Mr. Deane were in the
operator's room, and the first message having been
sent, and an answer received from Valentia, a load
cheer was given by those assembled there, his Ex-
cellency and the Bishop saying a few words appro-
priate to the occasion. An address of congratula-
tion from the Commercial Society of St. John's
was presented to Capt. Anderson, Mr. Canning,
Mr. Gooch, Mr. Field, and the principal ex-cutive
officers engaged in the cable expedition, to whicla'a
suitable reply was given, and a large party of ladies
and gentlemen were entertained on board the
ship. All night Mr. Laws, of Mr. Latimer Clark's
electrical staff, was engaged in testing the cable,
Mr. Latimer Clark himself being similarly occupied
at the Irish end. Mr. Gooch sent the following
message to Lord Stanley :—" Mr. Gooch bas the
pleasure to inform Lord Stanley that the cable of
1865 was recovered from the bottom of the Atlantic
on the second of this month, and has been safely
landed to-day in Heart's Content, the recovered
cable being in the mo:t perfect condition. He also
takes this opportunity of saying how much all men
engaged on the undertaking were gratified on re-
cei dug a newspaper to-day to see the kind reference
made to their efforts in her Majesty's speech on the
closing of Parliament."
Sunday, September 9.--Shortly after breakfast
this morning, Mr. Gooch and Captain Hanflton
went ashore to the Telegraph-house, and the t:st
messages requ'red by the contract between the
Anglo-American Telegraph Company and the
Atlantic Telegraph Company were sent. This
official act being completed, the line was formally
handed over to the Anglo-American Telegraph
Co_npany. The " Blue Peter" Wt 3 now sent up to
the fore of the Great Eastern, and everything being
in readin-2ss, Mr. Halpin was again seen on the bow
saperiatending the weigh'ng of the anchor. But this
time he was doomed to disappointment of a very
pecu'iar k•tid. When the anchor stock came up to
the sin race of the water, it was found to be minus
tile anchor itself. So the big ship had loin quietly
a". night ia the harbour, where it blew half a gale
of w:nd, and upon looking at her position, she cEd
not appear to have shift:d a yard. The anchor was
one of Tro'anan's. At 3 p.m. we were under weigh
amidst the cheers of the Ter.ible and Medway re-
peated over and over again. Mr. Cyrus Field, on
lea\ ing the ship for the latter ve-Ael, in which he
goes to lay the cable ;rota Cape Ray to Cape North,
was heartily cheered by the whole crew. There is
eve_y probability of the weather being fine. All on
board are looking forward with happiness and plea-
sure to meet their friends in England, and Eel proud
in having been identified with an enterpr'se which
will be ever memorable in the history of the world.