The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17, 1868.

FRENCH ATLANTIC 'TELEGRAPH
COMPANY.
Incorporated under the Companies Acts of 1862 and 1867,

under i lie title of
SOCIETE DU CAB LE T R ANSATL ANTIQUE

FRANCAIS
(Limited).

With a Capital of .£1,203,000, or 30,000,000 f , in 69,000
shares of 120 or 500 f., of which 10,000 are to be issued as
fully paid shares, according to the Pro,p-ctus.
The Union Bank of London will receive Subscriptions
for X 1,000,000, in 50,000 shares of X2O each of This capital,
on the following conditions :
Deposit on application LI Fr shire.
On Allotment _CI per share. On the 15th of February,
On the 1501 of October. 186, 1,.,69, £3.
£3. On the 15th of April, 1869,
Ou the 15th of December, £3.
1868, £.3. On the 15th of May, 1869, £3.
lioxort,tur COMMITTEE IN FRANCE.
His Excellency M. Dronyn do Lhuys.
M. 'Elio do Beaumont, Senator. -
Count Mallet, Senator.
Vice-Admiral Trehouart, Senator.
DIRECTORS.
London Board.
The Right Hon. LOBERT LOWE, M.P., Chairman.
Cornelius Grinnell, Esq. (Messrs. Grinnell and Co.)
Edward J. Halsey, Esq. (Messrs. Fesser, Ultoff and Co.,
and Fesser and Co., Havana).
Julius Renter, Esq.
William Henry Schroder; Esq. (Messrs. J. H. Schroder
and (.o.)
Paris Board.
Copt ro Atuiral Lacapello, President.
Le Marquis Eliacin do Beaumont.
M. S. Boitelle, Senatcur.
Le Baron Ph. de Bourgoiner.
M. Charles Crapelet (MM. Battier and Co.)
Le Baron Emile d'Erlanger.
GENERAL SITERINTENDENT.
Sir James Anderson.
CONSULTING ELECTRICIANS.
Sir William Thomson, F.H.S.
Cromwell F. Varley, Esq.,
• TECHNICAL ADVISER, IN FRANCE.

M. Bertsch, Member of the Committee of Tel 'graphs in

France.
ENGINEERS AND ELECTRICIANS.
Latimer Clark, Esq., M.I.C.E.
llenry-C. -Porde, Esq., M.I.C.E.
Floeming Jenkin, Esq., F.ILS., M. 1.0 E.
BANKERS IN LONDON.
The Union Bank of London, rrinees-street.
BANKERS IN PARIS.

Soc!et6 G6n6rale do Cr6dit Industriel et Commercial.
MM. Emile Erlanger et Cie.
BANKERS AND AGENTS IN NEW YORK.
Messrs. Duncan Sherman and Co.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Bischoff, Coxe, and Bompas.
SECRETARY.
Frederick J. Griffiths, Esq.
OFFICES IN LONDON—Bartholomew Ilcuse, E.C.
OFFICES IN PARIS—Rue Taitbout, 20.

the depth of water along the deep sea portion can be no
greater than that in which the present Atlantic cables
are laid.

I anticipate, from the soundings about to be taken by
the French ship of war, that a good- deal of favourable
ground will be found from Milne bank to the Grand bank
of Newfoundland.
I am, dear S!rs,
You :s faithfully,
(Signed) J AMES ANDERSON.

London, 4th August, 18,1 S.
Gentlemen,—At your request we have much pleasure
iu handing you the present rep ,rt on the cable recom-
mended by us to be laid from Brest to St. Pierre, and from
St. Pierre to the coast of the Unitt-t1 States.
The deep sea cable adopted is almost exactly similar to
that used in 1865 and 18G.i. The great merit. of this form
is its strength, both al,olate and relative to tho stiains
reqnired while laying the cabl.. The actin' •strength of
this hemp and steel cab's is 71 tons, while tit) strata re-
quired for submersion need not exceed 1-1 cut. Even if it
alt ;uld lel necessary to haul hack any portion alrealy bald,
the strain need not exceed 11 tons in the deepest wet r.
'r tie strength is, therefore, arnp!y sufliJient to meet all
contingencies, with a margin quite as great as is allowed in
any ordinary engineering construction or operation. We
need hardly remind yon of the experimental proof which
has been given that this form of cable can, even if broken in
the deepest water, be recovered by dredging, but we take
the opp)rtunity of expressing our deliberate opinion
that this success was not fortuitous, but that. the experi-
ment might be repeated as often as required with a like
result. The power of transmitting messages through long
submarine linos is no longer a matter of doubt, and the
laws affecting their transmission are well underwood. We
can promise with certainty that through your enlarged
core you will be able to send twelve words. per. minute,
and by improved methods of signalling we expect to in-
crease this minimum considerably. The length of your
cable, which will be in deep wateg will be no greater than
that of the existing cables, and it will rest on the same
smooth and safe bottom. The shallow water section will
be a heavy cable, protected against rust by a bituminous
compound, as used for the Persian Gulf cable. The route
avoids all considerable anchorages and all danger from
icebergs, and should any interruption ever occur on this
portion it can be repaired with certainty and rapidity.
In conclusion, the strength of your cable is such as to
render its submersion a safe operation ; the route to be
followed is eminently favourable, and a good commercial
speed is certain to be obtained. You secure the advan-
t-go of a direct communication, and the risks you run are
not greater in any way than those already surmounted.
We are, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servants,
WILLIAM THOMSON, HENRY C. PORDE, and'
C. F. VARLEY, FLERMING JENKIN.
• LATIMER CLARKE,
Messrs. Erlanger and Renter.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
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Share, at the Union Bank of London.

METRO P OLITAN RAIL',WAY.
GREAT REDUCTION OF FARES

BETWEEN TOE
ST. JOHN'S-WOOD RAILWAY AND THE CITY.
ON AND AFTER THE 17TII INSTANT THE FARES FROM
SWISS COTTA(=E, MARLBORO'-ROAD,
To the CITY,
and ST. JOHN .7.-WOOD:ROAD. )

will be—

Ist Claw. 21 Class. 34 Class.
Single Journey O. 81. ... (is. 61. ... Cs. 41.
Itotura Jourtv.ty
311714 LI ) FE;:il'OY, Gaucral Manager.
August 12, Mr,

COMPAGNIE GENE ;AL's TRANSAT-
LANTIQUE.

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.BATES OF PASS A(37.:.
Fro-n ll.Lvr.s or I.lltEs-r to NEW YORK.
First ...lass 7.11 fr.
S eond Glass 4 fr.
Third Cass
From Paris to Nowlork. vi •
1.1.tv,0 or Brest, incluling
railway ticket, 725 fr. ; sn.)nd class, 410 fr. ; third class,
285 fr.

WEST INDIES AND MEXICO.
Leave St. Nazaire on the ltitlt of each month for St.
Thomas, Havana, Vera Cruz, New Orleans, Porto Rico,
Haiti. Santiazo do Cuba' Guadeloupe, Martinique.
JAPAN, NORTH AND SOU rn PACIFIC, AND
CENTRAL AMERICA (via Panama).
Leave St. Nazaire on the Bth of each month 'for Mar-
tinique, St. Martha (United States of Columbia), Colon,
Aspinwall (Isthmus of Panama), La Guayra, Porto Ca-
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Cayenne, &c., Callao; Valparaiso, &c., San Jose, La Union,
San Francisco, China, and Japan.
Hand books, with full details of all the routes of this
company, can bo had of
STRINGER., PEMBBROKE, and Co.,
Agents, 8, Austinfriars, London, E.C.