New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-12

silver c2ndlestlcEs, ana Cd iuH 49, r.,n.a
o,btr, and The usual eqolsisfs for the oer3'
~ 80 Rnr,an Catholic orm OF Divine "'ofshtP
" nv 1,,si6a coffin. which ia to De OF MAHOGANY
aso3 ,r;,I hl,ct cloth viii have massive suVer
ysta noon the lid wih the io,1 1ins inscflp'Ion
Roi DIS Era cas-,
Ne Paris GIN ocn!ors, NIB
Mort CIeIemont tco'p ~ o9rt1y, Sie'e'ioI'
lie PSI A0Ut, 1900 ..
And The Roy a. Arus Of Ftsnce engraved a. t1e 'op
IT. ,i,ne Tor the funeral mas not yet been nKed,
but the burisl pace viii be q. Wey BRIDGE and Iae
ceremony y il be very simple and strictly private
The Submarine Telegraph between Dover ana
Calais.
The long promised experimental operations loF
establishing continuous telegfapno commonca'
ton between Great Britain and the Continent "
means OF wires sunk between Dover ahd OaisS'
were commenced on Tuesday at Dover. AZ
o'cock Il . steamer Goliah was feady 70 S'afS
ec1oss With ell The necessary apparatus on ooafo' e
crew Of bout thi ~ men slstng OF Pllo1s &uu
sailors suoerintendeo by Dr. Reid, Of the do1s7 Oh
Commons; Mr.. C ] Wolsstop, Ch Ar. ! Tramp
ton. CE; Nr T. Edwarda, and otnera. bet Reen
the paddle wheels, IN the centre Oh the 'ess a.
3 gigantic drum or wheel, nearly fifteen iees long
ard eeven feet diameter weighing seven tuns' an1
Fixed on tNopg frame work. Upon 1t was 'oued
I'D in careful close convoutons about thirty tnues
of telegraphc wire, tenth OF an Dcn ID daile'oi'
encased in covering OF gutta percha the 1n'chnees
OF little bnger. lne pOltt pIoPo9eN ~
Cape Grinez, the nearest landmark TO she bh5'5su
coast and between Calais and Bouogne, 10 us
ttncA Of 81 mileg 80 that surplus OF nine nues D!
ire was held ia reserve forthe purpose OF siacAon
ing. Capt Bullock Of Her Majestys steamship
Wjdgeon caused the track OF The navlS ation 70 %
mark ed in az direct route IS possible by piacn8
series of pilot bouys with flags on the fou'e'
beside being prepared to accompany the expert
mel tai cruise with his own vessel as tender Tie
connecting wires were placed in readiness at the
Government pier in the harbor, and liseWlse az
the Cape, where they run up the face OF the acclV
ty which is 1874 feet above the sea-mark. enc
necessary batteries and msnipulhtors were all on
board, but 40 a gale and rolling sea unexpectedly
sprung Bp, the operation was adjourned unsl
Wedf esday morning. Some Interesting expert
meuta however, were made upon small scale 70
stow the practicabiity Of the plan A mile OF wire
was paid out of the deck, from the pier TO oaaFs,
peres Cliff, and the sinking process wa proved
to be q practicable performance. communlca'
toD TO the following effect was also sent through
twepty. four miles Of wire: Printed by electric
telegraph on board the Golieh steamboat On
Wednesday morning, az half paat ten, the expert
uent Of sinking sUbmerlnely was practically COIN.
menced. The 9olish rode out TO the Government
Pier, with her Geographic tackle and apparatus
on board under a calm aea and SKY aud 4
favoring wind. The connection between the ~
miles Of Geographic wire waa then made gooo
TO geo yaras Of the same wire enclosed in
4 eaden tube on shore, to prevent 1t being bruised
by the ibingle on the beach, aud TO enable sho
! experimenters, they proceeded out to aea, 20
serd communications on shore. The vessel balng
fairly under weigh steamed out st the rate oil shfee
or four miles IN hour into the open sea in direct
track for Cape Grinez. The wire weighed five tons
ana The cylinder two. The operation OF paying out
the 80 miles OF wire commenced on signal 10 the
sailors to " Go ahead with the Wheel, aud pay out
the wire" which was continuously ssfeamed out
over roller at the Of the vessel the men at
every 9th of mile being busiIy engaged in rivet
ing on TO the wire square eaden clamps or welghts
of iron lbs. to "a lbs and which had the effect OF
snkipg the wire in the bottom Of the sea. which,
on The EDelish coast commences at depth OF 80
feet and coca on varying from that to 100 and 100
feet which latter, or 80 fathoms, is anywhere the
greatest depth The whole Of the casting out and
sinh ing was accomplished with great precision and
tuccess, owing to the favorable state of the day
Various interesting sautations were kept up
hourly durly during the process Of aubmerging the
wire betw cen the gentlemen on board AMI hessFs
j. and ]. w. Brett the original promoters
of the enterprise The only conjectured dill.
culties on the route was at point IN mdchannel
called the Ridge, between which and another lne'
quality called the Varne, b0.h well known and
dreaded by navieatots there is deep submarine
valley, sur ounded by shifting sands, the one beng
II miles in length and the other ~ and in their
vortex not unlike the voraCious one OF the Good
win Sands, ships encounter danger lose their an
chors, and drift, and trolling nets OF fishermen are
frequently lost. Over this, however, the wire was
successfully submerged below the reach, 1t IS be-
lieved, Of either ships anchors, sea animals, or
fshing nets The remainder OF the route though
rcugb s on approaching the coast of France was
accomplished cleveily but slowly oommGnica.
ton, dated Cape Gfinez, coast of France, half past
eigbl P NJ. and received at Dover by submarine
telegraph, as follows The Goiah had just
arrived in safety, and the complete connection Of
the underw alter wire with that left at Dover this
morning ia being run up the face of tho cIlff; com
Elementary interchauges are passing between
France and England under the strait and through
! it for the frat time.