The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-15 00:00:00

THR ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

The following is an abstract of soundings and
temperature taken on board the United States
steamer Aretio in her recent survey for a telegraphic
route between St. John's, Newfoundland, and
Valentia thy, Ireland :
[The soundings in this table are placed in the order in
which they appear on the profile.]

PREFERENCE SHAft

a•a ' t,' t 4 1r1.6 4.
45 all BlythandTynelOper -"id • * 6 6 " ` '..,' ~ CCI I''l'' B. 7
c. pref. (issd.at 501, ... - ... •2 0. •'" g - i .3 S
,`' §P iggcl . 4
st. 100 &is. & Mr. 4p.c. $t ... - ... 'al a.. 13, o Ls
"c' -a P*7.. .^. .a
. El glElba,llt33:
20 5 Do. 4p. C. Shares ... ... - ... II .2 * -*.' sl te ..°, ,''' A Ts
Rt. 100 Caledn. £lO 41 P.C. 96 -98 o 4 r.r. A 44 4
4 A P
- st. 100 Ches.& Elo.Gn. S ~.. ... -- ...
-- ____ _____ ___ -
St. 100 Do. do. Prof. 5 per C. ... - ..
_-- - -
. le. de deg.
;1 all Cork &Bandonslp.e. 4i -5. 1 31 96 47 50 52 00 30 34 68 55g 49 47
i 4 al Dua.Prth .4, Aber.i. 6 - 61 ,
2 17 150 48 00 51 41 30 48 66 49 51 47
10 2 ii: .Anglian Cle.ASli .. - ... 3 17 98 48 13 51 20 30 38 62 49 47 45
St. 100 Do. do. Cls. B6p. e. 108 - 112 419 85 48 27 50 58 30 34 63 49 47 47 st. 100 Do. do Ole. C7p. c. ... -- ... .
5 19 120 48 40 50 36 30 41 84 50 47 44
all Eas.Co.Ex,spcNo 4 ip ~n, 621 3:0 18 51 50 05 30 38 68 50 48 42
. i all Do. No. 2 . „ it -- if. Pa 7 20 460 49 12 49 42 29 84 69 51 54 50
10 ' all Do. New 6p.0. St i 2 - 121 8 30 732 49 36 49 05 30 15 68 54 52 56
10 all East Un., a. 6p. c ... -
...
9 23 1,080 49 40 48 29 30 25 63 58 56 51
6 all Do. 51., 10 per cent ... - ~.
10 66 1,690 49 49 46 43 30 88 68 59 60 56
10 all Do. 16. Debentr.Sh. ... - ...
11 3'2 1,827 49 49 45 54 30 29 64 55 56 55
tit. all Do. do. 4 per cent ... - ~.
12 42 1,6!7 49 50 44 43 30 20 66 59 59 50
st. 100 gastLancash.6p.ot ... .- ...
13 88 1600 50 15 43 3 3 10 67 55 55 53 5 all is,.,lcW. York. J. sth. ... - ..
14 33 1,500 0
50 03 40 26 390 12 68 55 55 54
10 4 Edit, & Gl. 5 p.c. sh ... -. .
15 77 1,564 50 20 30 30 30 13 69 57 56 56
St. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e 751. - 7.6,
St. 100 Furness, sp. c.... . -
... 16 - 52 1,600 50 41 37 15 30 03 69 55 57 56
x d 17 45 1,600 51 06 35 50 29 89 69 58 57 57
Bt. 100 Olas. &5.W.G.5 p.c .., ..
18 64 1,689 51 15 31 OS 29 88 69 55 56 57
3t. 100 Great Northn. sp. c 118 - 120
St 100 Do. sp. o. Redeem 19 72 2,070 51 33 32 20 29 77 68 57 57 57
at 10 p. c. prem. 110
20 116 2,000 52 24 29 16 29 99 67 56 56 58
- 112
•4t. 100 Do. 4,1 rt. c lOl •- 103 21 72 1,830 52 26 27 10 30 06 68 56 56 57
00 60 D 0.5 p. c., Red. at E 22 35 1,920 52 26 26 30 30 15 71 59 58 59
p. c..
pm. - .
Ist Pr, 9
23 53 1,813 52 02 24 51 30 12 68 57 57 58
.0 all (R. 64
24 90 1,650 51 45 22 23 30 05 69 60 60 62
Nof Scot 4 - 101 25 40 1,590 51 45 21 19 29 94 74 59 60 62
Bt. 100 Gt. 8. &W. (Ireland' ... -
26 41 1,513 51 50 20 12 29 90 71 59 60 61
20 16 Do 4per o. Prof. S ... -
27 60 1,750 51 48 18 31 29 90 72 CO 62 60
i 0 6 tat..W.tll.Exspc 6 -6,
28 60 1,905 52 01 17 06 29 83 70 65 65 62
3t. 100 Do. con. red. 4 i p.c. 95 - 97 .
29 30 1,518 52 05 16 05 29 66 69 59 GO 59
3t. 100 Do.con. red. 4p. c ... -
• "• 30 39 410 52 03 15 02 29 75 71 60 61 62
3t. 100 Do, irred,, 4p. c. ... 85 -87 84 Xin 31 55 255 51 43 13 44 30 48 49 62 62 61
et. 100 Do, sp, C. red. prof 99 • 101
32 10 410 51 52 13 16 30 04 68 58 60 61
8 all Do. Birm. Prof. Sh.. 10 - 101
33 31 717 51 51 12 27 30 05 71 58 59 61
tO all Do.ChesterBp.c.P. . 164 - 171 34 38 114 51 44 11 24 30 13 69 59 61 58
10 all Do. do. sp. c. do. 10 • 101
St 100 Do. Birm. Qua. SUE 73 - 75
IS all Do. Chee. Gus. Sh.. 194 - 20,
Bt.
35 36 - - - - - _
No.
1:1 all Do. do. do 9l - 101 1...Ju1y 31- 6 pm)
?.0 all Do. do, de 144 - 154 2... - 9 pln I ,
16 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O ... -3... Aug. 1- 130 a m From Newfoundland ?to Ire- I
it. 10€, Do. 6p. c. Stock 137 139 4... land.
It. 100 L0n.&8.G.5pc.N0.1 ... - •••• - 6 a m
5... - 10 am 1
It. 1100 Do. P., spc. St.No.2 - - --- 6... - 3 13 m /
It. 100 De. New Gnar.6 p..: 139 - 142
97......5ep_t. 23-
63
10... Sept. 27-
From Ireland to Newfound- f
I l
It. 100 Do. do. sp. c.,N0.4 118 --140
,t. 100 Lon.&N. W., Coy. &
luneaton 5 p. ct... ... - -
land.
It. 100 Lon.& S.W. 7 per et 11... - 2 a m c
12... Sept. 26-
late 3d Shares .. 157 - 159 Imorid.papiamrnmn 1
2 p m
21, all L Andy. & Color. 181. .. - ••• 13... Aug. 6- meridian
21 all Liondy.& Ennis.ish ... - ••.14 ..Aug. 8- 5 pml a
It. 100 4.,5.,3r L. 6p. Cent ... - ..15... - 9-11 ain n
d 41 Do, do. do. £6 - I 16... - 10- 3 a m d
t. 100 Do. do. 31 per cent. 60 - 70 17... - 10-10 pin
2 all Siarypt .&Carl.4p o ... - ... 18... - 11- 3 p m It
2 all Do, 4A per cent - - -
2 10.4 Do. do.
I
••• -• ••• 19... - 12- 6 a m
20... - 13- 8 ain
21._ - 14 - 1 a m t,
1
L. 100 Aid. Consol.6 p.o.St . . -
22... - 14- meridian . From Newfoundland to Ire- h
t. 100 10. Con„Br.itir. 6pc 137 - 139
land.
1. 100 Do. 4i p. c. Prof. ' t 98 - 100 23... __ls- 8 a m c
t. 100 Ditto L. &H. Prof. St 89 - 31 906 24... - 16- 9 aln e
0 all } - '
New. Aber. , &c., pr. I -
op. a. red. 5 p.c. prn. 1 ..•••• 25... - 17- 6 ata
26... - 17- 8 p m P
0 6 Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. 27... - 18- 2 pm I vi
with optn. till '66 1 - 14; 28_ - 19- 1 Pal
0 all Noels. Doh, 4 p.c. eh ... - ... 29.., - 20- 5 a m
t. 100 I o•Pref. sp.o.St .. ... - ... 30... - 20- 520 p m, h
t. 1100 Do. 5 pc. Ext.,1846 ... - ... 31... Sept. 13- 945 ain From Ireland to N'foundland. a
t. ;100 Ds. 54perc.pf ,1847 ... - ... 32... Aug. 21- 135 p m
t. 100 D0.Wv.V.5pc.,1847 - . 33... - 21- 9 pmi From N'fonndland to Ireland. n
t. 100 North British 102" -104 34... .- 22- 5 a m 0
7 34 Do 71. Preference ..• . .. . - _ _ ________ e
lou N. E. Porw, 4 p.a. P. 93 -95
T 81 Do. do. do l4 - i d THE ATLANTIC SUBMARINE CABLE. P
3 13 Do Leeds 6 p.c •.No.l ... - b.
11 9 Do. do. gre.,1848... .. - - w az
i 10 Do. York H.& -:. I',ir fd - p A specimen of the cable which is to be sunk in the pl
) all North Staffordshire. I -
1. 100 Ox. Wo, ,tW. , epc...110-7 - 109 1084 Atlantic was brought over in the Baltic by Cyrus W. th
100 Do. 6 p.c. Redeem. ... ... Field, and now lies before us (the New Tork Times). It th
I all Soot. r.:ent.,New Pref ... - ... is three-fourths of an inch in diameter. In the centre
100 Sc.N.E. Ahcr. g 6 pe 113 - 116 are seven small copper wires, twisted upon thanselyrs, lit-
,
i all Do. d0.,7 p.c. pf. it 105 - 110 and the whole insulated by a thick covering of gutta he
. 'lOO ,Do.do.,3lp.c.pf.st. ... - ... percha. Eighteen strands of slender iron wire, each A
i all South Devon l6l - 171 strand composed of seven threads loosely twisted upon hi
11 all Do, fixed,4i per cent ... - ...
The weight hi
.6' all S. Eastern (Reading
. 1100
Do.An n 4.4)
poefr£clenOts. 6d.
10223 -.....
12054
CO
I all Do. Fixed 44 p c eh. 10i - lOg
v
themselves, constitute the outer covering.
of the whole is 18 cwt. to the mile, and its strength is
such that it will bear in water over six miles of its own
length if suspended vertically. Its specific gravity is do
such that it is thought that there can be no question th
experiments, that in corroding, the material of which of
100 3 p Wales lteisl
1G
Julyna . 41p: cu.
....... -
.....
about its sinking readily to the bottom, being much 100 Do, do. 43/4 p. a ..... - ...
all 3.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar ... - --
all itock.&Dar., sp. c 274 -2&!, heavier than the shells brought up by sounding. The
to
ti
objection that the strands of wire forming the outer
15 Do, do. do 2- 3 p covering will Buffer corrosion or decomposition, is met
ii all Stock. & llartl. g. 5 by the statement, based, it is said, on satisfactory wt
5 all aterfd.& Kilk.6pc 3 - 34 the nn ter nee.,•ier. ~,,,.i.e. -itt enter into chemical -.

St.
St.
3t.
St.

A specimen of the cable which is to be sunk in the
Atlantic was brought over in the Baltic by Cyrus W.
Field, and now lies before us (the New Tork Times). It
is three-fourths of an inch in diameter. In the centre
are seven small copper wires, twisted upon thanselvts,
and the whole insulated by a thick covering of gutta
percha. Eighteen strands of slender iron w►re, each
strand composed of seven threads loosely twisted upon
themselves, constitute the outer covering. The weight
of the whole is 18 cwt. to the mile, and its strength is
such that it will bear in water over six miles of its own
length if suspended vertically. Its specific gravity is
such that it is thought that there can be no question
about its sinking readily to the bottom, being much
heavier than the shells brought up by sounding. The
object ien that the strands of wire forming the outer
covering will suffer corrosion or decomposition, is met
by the statement, based, it is said, on satisfactory
experiments, that in corroding, the material of which
the outer covering consists will enter into chemical
union with the soft mud in which the cable is im•
bedded, and will thus form a concrete mass of cal-
careous or siliceous substance, affording its very best
possible protection. The gutta percha and central copper
wire are thought to be indestructible under water. The
flexibility of the cable is such as to make it almost as
manageable as a small hemp line. Its selection was the
result of months of experiment and trial, hundreds of
specimens having been made comprising every variety of
form and size and structure before this particular one was
agreed upon.
_ .

The one which it was attempted to lay some two years
age was an inch and a quarter in diameter, having the
same number of electric wires inside, but having as its
external covering twelve quarter-inch wires. It was very
cumbersome compared with this, and much more expen-
sive as that.

Messrs. Kuper, Glass, and Co., of London, have taken
the contract for the manufacture of the great cable
chosen to connect the two continents. The distance
from St. John's, Newfoundland, to Valencia on the
western coast of Ireland,,the points between which the
telegraphic connection is to be made, is 1,640 nautical
or 1,900 statute miles. But the manufacturers are to
furnish 2,600 statute miles of the cable, in order to meet
the demand for extra cable that may arise from the ine-
quality of the depth of the ocean along the plateau over
which the line is to be laid, The cable is to be com-
pleted by the 30th of next May. Two steamers, each
bearing half the cable, will directly sail from London
for the middle of the Atlantic, and heading different
ways, paying out as they go.