The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-29 00:00:00

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way submarine from Su,
at Kossire and Jeddah,
Aden, and Kooria Mom.
The Sultan and. the.-Vicera
the necessary firmans for
the entire control of it 1
pany who undertake to carry it out, but they have
refused to sanction the formation of the former,
on the plea that they cannot protect it through
Mesopotamia, where the populations are nomadic
and freebooters. Thus, at Constantinople, the
authorities, who best-know' the districts to be tra-
versed, have given a decided veto in preference o
the line of the Red Sea. Recent experience
in India fortifies them in their opinion.
Scarcely had the first symptoras of mutinr been
observed when, by means of the telegraph, Lord
Canning was enabled to adopt a policy and make it
known at every important military station. Local
papers wrote, " the telegraph has saved India."
The mutineers soon stopped this wonderful agency
which tracked them from-post to post to:post,' fore-
armed and fore*arned ' their approach ; they cut
the wires, and Delhi is again 16 or 17 days distant
from Bombay. Now that the telegraph is of the
-
most urgent necessity its power is -lost--4he loss is
doubly felt from the knowledge of its utility iii the
first burst of AS evil-doing. • There niiiit be some
radical fault in a system which can only -work
when routine keeps its regular and monotonous
sway ; that fault is palpable, the wires should
be guarded in the most efficient manner, which
science and practice can teach, from wilful or,acci-
dental injury by man. He is the enemy to con-
tend with in this case. Applying this:dearly bought
experience to the two projects for a telegraph to
India, now under the consideration of the Govern-
ment, the question resolves into whether the_ line
through Mesopotamia offers greater guarantees as
to constant and efficient working than the' line
within our Indian empire. The Turks who 'own
the country, and try to rule it, say it does not, and
they decline the responsibility of protecting the
wires—the evidence of men like Chesney, Layard,
Raw liison, Williamsof Kars, bears out this opinion.
The country is undeniably in au unsettled state,
and - must have soma definite and practical
form of Government" before we can afford to
----lis`d. su i Ise and depend' :upon a line_ of telegraph
through it.
The two stations on the Red Sea line, out-of the
pale of English rule, are at military posts where
authority is recognised and order enforced, besides
they can be commanded from the seaboard, and
there we can always protect our interests. We
understand that the Company who promoted the
undertaking by this route are prepared to complete
the whole line within twelve months. Their con-
cessions or promises are in perfect legal form, cor-
rect surveys and soundings have been made the
whole way from Suez to Kurrachee, and :a respon-
sible contractor is prepared to lay the cable at his
own risk. Nothing is wanting but Government,
and that one hope is about to be afforded. Rea-
son, b.lsed upon experience, points it out as
the best line for speedy and efficient Telegraphic
communication with India ; the want of it is seri-
ously felt, and the value of it will be immense.
If we desire to maintain our character as a practi-
cal and far-seeing people, let Goiernthent give a
fair start to individual energy, and. an open &id o
science, and before the end of the year 1858 our
columns will record " Indian News by Telegraph"
as regularly as we now do any important occur-
rence upon the Continent.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNING.
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.

The morning papers groan under the weight of
the reported proceedings of the British Asgociation
yesterday. The sayings and doings of the seven
sections are given with a fidelity that would not
discredit the professional skill usually displayed in
the production of a Parliamentary debate of the
first importance. 12 or 13 columns of the minuteit
type are devoted to the readings of the papers, to
the exclusion of almost every other topic of public
interest. A conversazione in the evening at the
Royal Dublin Society's house in Kildare-street
wound up the second day's feast of reason.

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