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6/.-4-1--f'-53 THE MEDITERRANEAN CABLE:

VSPAPER

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SON..:,
Sir,—If you deem the enclosed letter _
partners, giving an account of the inoicl,e''; keb6,7";'
occurred in laying the submarine cable to ililts,raf S
sufficient interest, we beg,to offer it to you forpub-
lication. , Your obedient servants,
R. S. NEWALL AND CO.
24, Abingdon-street, Westminster, Dec. 2.

[Pi rat 40. STAMP Zl3 .]

EJANWELL COLLEGE SCHOOL, MID-
DLESEX.—The object of this Establishment is to aff ird, at
a moderate expen e, a solid, users), comprehensive, and religious
Education.
The Course of Study is equally alapted to Professional and Corn.
mercial Pursuits. It is foundLd on the systematic inculcation of
sound p.inciples of Iteligim and Morality, awl comprises the re.k,
Latin, French, and English Languages ; Mathematics, Writing,
and Arithme ic; History and Genraphy, Ancient and Modern, &e. ,
&c., &c.
The Great Western Railway passes throu:h IL nwell, and the
station adjoins the school ground.
For a detailed prospectils, apply to the Rev. Dr. Emerton, Prin-
cipal.

" Malta, Nov. 23, 1857.
"You know by our telegrams of the 17th and 18th
that we have obtained another success in the extension
of submarine telegraphs, and Malta is now brought
into telegraphic communication with England.
"The Elba met with very severe weather on her
paworatyio,nshoef
hpearsabauglewfarrorts Phte) Msey,
ienr anda twond
having
b o s chaarcir i ead
was obliged to remain at Gibraltar three days to refit.
She arrived at Cagliari on the 10th of November, where
she had been very anxiously (xtiected for about a week.
" We, with our assistant engineer, Mr. F. C. Webb,
had been there a week daily expecting her arrival, having
gees out via Marseilles.
"Her Majesty's ship Desperate, Capt. G. W. Wat-
son, R.N., commander, had also been waiting et Cag-
liari from the beg nning of this month, this vessel having
Leen liberally grante.i by the Government to afford
assistance in the operation of laying down the cables.
Whilst waiting the arrival of the Elba, Captain Watson
availed himself of the del3y for taking a line of soundings
on the course to be •follotted. He ascertained the
greatest depth to be about 1,025 fathoms, for an extent
of 45 miles.

ANWELL COLLEGE, MIDDLESEX:-
- SE NIOII DI PA.RTME NT.
The object of this Department is to.prepare young, Gentlemen for
thfir Examination at the Universities of Oxiord. Cambridge, London,
and Dublin, and for direct appointments to Her 'Majesty's or the
HonlurAle East India Company's Civil and Military Services, in
which the Principal has teen hitherto very successful:
The Military Classes have the advantage of an eminent Teacher
of Fortification; and the rudiments of Ilin lastani, Persian, and
Arab c, are taught to all who era intended for employment in our
Eastern Possessions.
A regular Course of Lectures is delivered on Mechanics, Hydro-
stades, Hydraulics, Pnematics, Acoustics, Optics, Chemistry, See.,
preparatory for the MatriculAtion at the University of London;
wherein Students may mstriettlate at 16 Scars of age, and gradatte
two years after that time:
For a detailed Prospectus, apply to the Rev. Dr. Emerton, Princi-
pal, Ilanwell College, Middlesex.

" Several days more were required at Cagliari for pre-
paration previous to starting on the hazardous operation
of paying out the cable. All hands were busily occupied
till Saturday the 14th, in this duty, in which valuable _
assistance was - rendered by the active and intelligent
officers of the Desperate and their men. Every facility
for getting through the work, in arranging the offices
andln completing the land line, was afforded by the
authorities of Sardinia and sir. Gansu' Craig, alt of
whom evinced a deep interest in the undertaking.
" The Liverpool Steam-Tug Company's steamer Blazer

NEE ETING of PARLIAMENT.—AII the
London Newsp Apers regularly supplied In town, and punc-
tually forwarded by the morning evening. and foreign mails to all
parts of the United Kingdom, India, Australia, and foreign countries.
Advertisements inserted. A list for 1858, with politics, days of pub-
lic .tion, &c., sent on application.—WA. DAWSON at d SONS,
Newsvenders, Booksellers, and Stationers, 74, Cannon-street, City,
E.C.—Established 1803.

sent out by uq for the purpose of towing, &c., brought
Newell and Webb from Marseilles.

" On the afternoon of the 13th, in a perfect calm, the
vessels of the expedition were all anchored off Cape St.
Elias, about a quarter of a mile from the shore, the Elba
rather closer in, and the end of the cable was safely
landed, ready for starting at daylight next morning.
During the night the weather changed, and Leo tine
squally, with frequent Flowers, accompanied by much
thunder and lightning; and indeed the appearances were
so unfavourable that it was decidei to defer the starting:
" By evening of the 14th November the weather again
calmed, the barometer was high and steady, and at nine
p.m. the expedition got under weigh, the Desperate
leading and the Blazer having the Elba in tow. During
the night the weather was very calm, but a heavy swell
from the eastward was soon felt, and in passing Cape
Carbonsra (the S.E. poiet of Sardinia) this increased so
much as to show that there had been strong wind, blow-
ing outside which had not been felt in the well-sheltered
bay of Cagliari.
The swell, being right abeam, caused the vessel to roll
heavily, but the line was payed out without difficulty. On
the morning of the 15th the clouds began to appear on
the east horizon, and the wind to blow heavily from the
south. By 11 o'clock this had increased almost to a gale,
and the vessel rolled still morn heavily, each sea wasing
right across the decks, and it was found necessary, in order
to steady her, to hoist fore-and-aft sails. Arid to this
violent squall.,, with thunder and lightning clo.e over our
heads, and you may conceive the anxiety of our situation.
Under these circumstances the operation of payir g out
the cable became extremely hezerdous on account of the
d:fficulty of standing to the break, and passing freely from
place to place. By the arrangement of the eerie and rings
the cable wound steadily off the coil on to the break
wheel, and the speed of the veerels being mair.ta.ined et
about 41 knots an hour, the operation of the break in re-
gulating the speed of paying out was very. sati,facto,y. At
~be height o the gale the wind veered round to the S.E.,
and the vessel being now much lietened, rolled less,
And rose well to the waves. During the gale we were
passing over the deepert water, extending a distance of
45 miles. The whole of this time cabins and berths
(deck) were washed through, and cooking was out of
the question. However, all were too anxious
about the
cable to think of such small inconveniences. About the
very height of the gale the Desperate hoisted the signal,
‘"
The barometer indicates fine weather," and shortly
after, in truth, the wind began to abate, and by evening
t ha I quite fallen, and though for some tines the sea ran
very high, we were entirely relieved from our arxteties.
"From this time all went smoothly, the seather con-
tinuing fire up to the last.

"On Monday, the 16tb, at da3 light, we sighted Maii-
tima far to the northwarl, and von after the ecast of
Sicily ; at sunset we were c ff On Tuesday
otorning Ger) was in sight, and in the afternoon the
Admiralty tug Hearty came out to welcome ua, with
qr. Andrews, superint.ndent of the Mediterranean
Extension Telegraph Company, on hoard, to suggest an
alteration in the landing-p'ace. For the purpose of et.-
.iding this, Newall went on board t'_e Desperate to
sec nloitre, having previously arranged signals for tho
Eiba to stet r by, and her ,peed was reduced as mucb as
possible. In consequence of the change we did not
come to au anchorage till about 9 o'clock, instead of
before dark, as we had calcula'ed on. The distance
from shore was about three-quarters of a mile, and the
op ration of landing the end in the dark was somewhat
tedious, it being necessary to examine and mark out the
entree cat-eft:l'ly. About 4 o'clock the end of the cable
was landed amidst the cheers of our men and the Fa lors,
who appeared as will pleased a•t ourselves with ihJ euc•
cessfol termination of our labours.
" During the voyage a constant communication was
kept np with C.sgltari, and the cable was te►ted every
quarter hour. It was also immediately on landing
ested, and the insulation ascertained to be very good.
" Messrs. L filer and Vieobelmann, in the employ.
meet of Meser4. Siemens and Halske, cf Perlin, by whom
the beautiful instrument, supplied to us were con-
etructed, have made a series of eelctrical experiments
which we believe will be extremely valuable for future
operations. These gentlemen also instructed the work.
ing of the instruments during the whole voyage, and go
on with U 3 to Corfu.

" Since our arrival we have been engaged in complet-
ing the !and line, for which the assistance of a party of
.appers and miner 3 has been kindly granted to Colonel
Crawley, RE. In the meantime a temporary office is
established in one of the military huts at St. GeLrge's Bay
where the cable is landed.

" We can scarcely express tie lively sense of gratitude
we entertain towards the Governor, Sir W. Reld, Admiral
Lord Lyons, and General Sir John Pennefather, for the
kind manner in which they have aided us by their autho-
rity in all we have had to do to get through our work.
" The gregale has been blowing with great violence
since Friday morning, 21st init., but has now atased,
and we leave this for Corfu to--norrow mot ning."

The public must have experienced, at one time or
another, the great difficulty and loss of time io selecting
a really useful article, at a moderate price, for presenta-
tion. Parkins and Gotto, of Oxford-street, have set an
example which it would be well for others to follow.
They have four large showrooms, open to the public,
for the display of articles which are admirably adapted
for presents upon any occasion. No eff.rt is made to
attract admiration by superb lookin,g-glasse4 and costly
gilding. On the contrary, this needless outlay has hews
studiously avoided ; but the visitor is at once struck
with the immense stock (of the value of many thousands
of pounds), selected with excellent taste. Here are con-
venient travelling-bags and dres,ing-cases, fitted in the
most complete manner ; beautiful specimens of Morocco
and Russian cases ; splendid buhl, papier macl.6, and
elegantly-mounted inkstands ; bibles, prayer-books,
church services, b .und in pearl, tor oise-rhell, oak, &c.
—in fact, an endless variety of artistic treasure/' OR
terms surprisingly moderate. This enterprising firnt
fully deserves the patronage it receives.- -Morning Post
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