The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1868.

FRENCH ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH
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fully paid shares, according to the Prospectus.
The Union Bank of London will receive Subscriptions
for .£1,000,000, in 50,000 shares of £2O each of this capital,
on the following conditions:—
Deposit on application £1 per share.
On Allotment £4 per share. On the 15th of February,
On the 15th of October, 1868, 1869, £3.
£3. On the 15th of April, 1869,
On the 15th of December, £3.
1868, £3. On the 15th of May, 1869, £3.
HONORARY COMMITTEE IN FRANCE.
His Excellency M. Drouyn de Lhuys.
M. Elie do Beaumont, Senator.
Count Mallet, Senator.
Vice-Admiral Trehouart, Senator.
DIRECTORS.
London Board.
The Right Hon. ROBERT LOWE, M.P., Chairman.
Cornelius Grinnell, Esq. (Messrs. Grinnell and Co.)
Edward J. Halsey, Esq. (Messrs. Fesser, Uhtoff and Co.,
and Fesser and Co., Havana).
Julius Reuter, Esq.
William Henry Schroder, Esq. (Moms. J. H. Schroder
and Co.)
Paris Board.
Contre Amiml Lacapelle, President.
Le Marquis Eliacin de Beaumont.
M. S. Boitelle, Senateur.
Lo Baroa Pb. de Bourgoing.
M. Charles Crapelet (MM. Rattier and Co.)
Le Baron Emile d'Erlanger.
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.
Sir James Anderson.
CONSULTING ETYCTRICIANS.
Sir William Thomson, F.R.S.
Cromwell F. Varley, Esq.,
TECHNICAL ADVISER IN FRANCE.

M. Bertsch, Member of the Committee of Telegraphs in
France.
ENGINEERS AND ELECTRICIANS.
Latimer Clark, Esq., M.I.C.E.
Henry C. Fordo, Esq., 31.1.C.E.
Fleeming Jenkin, Esq., F.R.S., M.I.C.E.
BANKERS IN LONDON.
The Union Bank of London, Princes-street.
BANKERS IN PARIS.

Sociitd Gindrale de Crddit Industrial et Commercial.
MM. Emile Erlanger et Cie.
BANKERS AND AGENTS IN NEW YORK.
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SECRETARY.
Frederick J. Griffiths, Esq.
OFFICES IN LONDON—Bartholomew Meuse, E.C.
OFFICES IN PARIS—RiIe 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 bo taken by
the French ship of war, that a good deal of ftiVourable
ground will be found from Milne bank to the Grand bank
of Newfoundland.
I am, dear Sirs,
Yours faithfully,
(Signed) JAMES ANDERSON.

London, 4th August, 1868.
Gentlemen,—At your request wo have much pleasure
in handing you She present report on the cable recom-
mended by us to be laid from Brest to St. Pierre, and from
St. Pierre to the coast of the United States.
The deep sea cable adopted is almost exactly similar to
that used in 1865 and 1866. The great merit of this form
is its strength, both absolute and relative to the strains
required while laying the cable. Tho actual strength of
this hemp and steel cable is 7f tons, while the strain re-
quired for submersion need not exceed 14 cwt. Even if it
should b, necessary to haul hack any portion already laid,
the strain need not exceed 1i tons in the deepest water.
The strength is, therefore, amply sufficient to meet all
contingencies, with a margin quite as great as is allowed in
any ordinary engineering construction or operation. We
need hardly remind you of the experimbntal proof which
has been given that this form of cable can, oven 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 lines is no longer a matter of doubt, and the
laws affecting their transmission are well understood. 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 water, 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 anchougee and all danger from
icebergs, and should any interruption ever oocur 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-
tage of a direct communication, and the risks you run aro
not greater in any way than those already surmounted.
Wo are, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servants,
WILLIAM THOMSON, HENRY C. FORDE, and
C. F. VARLEY, FLEEMING JENKIN.
LATIMER CLARKE,
Messrs. Erlanger and Reuter.

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