The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-12 00:00:00

SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.

The contractors of the Submarine Telegraph
Company are engaged in laying down a new line
of telegraph from Cromer, in Norfolk, to Heligo-
land, for the accommodation of Denmark and the
north of Europe—the cable having, after being
fully tested, being shipped on Thursday last from
the yard of the manufacturers, Messrs. Glass, Elliot,
and Co., of East Greenwich.
Although the company has only been established
a very few years, it will, when the line now laying
down is completed, or say within a week, have five
lines in connection with the Continent at work.
The first cable by which a submarine communica-
tion' was effected with the Continent was laid down
between Dover and Calais, and contained four
wires ; and shortly afterwards, in order to meet
the requirements of Central Germany, which de-
manded a more direct communication, another
cable containing six wires was laid from Dover to
Ostend; and in order to be enabled to reduce the
tariff for telegraphic messages, the first under-
ground telegraph was laid from London to Dover.
This cable, which was laid as successfully as the
first, brought demands from other places on the
Continent. For the advantage of a telegraph, and
for the further accommodation of the traffic of
North and Central Germany, a cable with two
wires was laid down between Cromer and Emden,
in Hanover, and now,. as we have already stated,
a cable with three wires is being laid down from
Cromer to Heligoland and Denmark, thus giving
a more direct communication with Denmark
and the north. About the same time as the
last mentioned lines originated, it was found
that the traffic between this country and the south
of Europe had so increased as to requre further
accommodation, and, accordidgly, it was resolved.
to lay down another cable to France with six con-
ductors, via Boulogne and Folkestone, and this lino
was safely submerged about fourteen days since, so
that the company has now four, and will in a few
days have five, distinct cables laid down, with 21
conducting wires, giving them the means of receiv-
ing or forwarding as many messages from or to the
Continent simultaneously, which it is calculated,
notwithstanding the greatly increased and increas-
ing use of telegraphic communication, will suffice
to meet any requirement that can come upon them
for the next quarter of a century or more, includ-
ing even the Indian and China business.
On all the lines traversing different parts of the
Channel or German Ocean, the greatest security is
afforded against the interruption of business, as no
accident within the range of probability can occur
to more than ono cable at a time, whilst the com-
pany possesses five distinct lines of communication.
The communication by land, either at home or
abroad, is so arranged as to afford the same secu-
rity, whilst the wide distance apart of the varioreat
us
advantage in securing the traffic should any de-
cables or roads of communication, give g
rangement take place in any one of the lines, and
we understand that the French Government are
about to give direct wires to the Paris Bourse, so
that the communication between the establishment
and the Stock Exchange of London will be instan-
taneous, and, doubtless, the business thereby
developed very remarkably increase.
The Submarine Company are removing their
offices from Cornhill to most extensive premises,
built entirely for telegraphic purposes, on the site
of the old North and South America Coffee-house,
Threadneedle-street, and which will be occupied
conjointly by that company, the'British and Irish
Magnetic Telegraph. Company, the London District
Telegraph Company, and perhaps others, thus form-
ing one grand centre for telegraphic communica-
tion. The offices of the various companies are very
commodious, and are all connected one with the
other with lifts from the message office to the
various instrument rooms, from whence communi-
cations can at once be made between all parts of
England,Scotland, and Ireland, and the continent
pfEurope. The London District Telegraph Com-
pany, with some hundreds of offices, is• destined to
04y a very important part in the communication of
the metropolis ; as for we believe the small sum of
4d. a tradesman in Regent:street will be able at
once to order any description of goods from a whole.