The New York herald., 1850-06-07

has the matter in hand, will lose time in bring
ing il before the assembly and that that body Will
promptly and favoraby respond to the wishes oil the
Canadian company.
NEW ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY IN ENGLAND.
The British Electric Telegraph Company's bill,
for the establishment of a new electric tele-
graph company, came in committee in the
House of Commons, a short time since. Mr..
Sergeant Wrangham, at considerable length,
opened the case for the promoters, by stating
that they were desirous OF supplying the public
with electric telegraphs more economical
scale and more improved plan than obtained at
the present moment Arrangements for this pur-
pose had been made by the company with Messrs.
Highton, the patenees OF improved electric tele-
graphs. At the present moment there were in the
United Kingdom about 5000 miles OF railway open,
OF which little more than 1000 miles were supplied
with telegraphs leaving 1000 without that facility
In addition 10 this, great many important cities
and towns were without the advantage of electric
telegraphs. BY the proposed measure those already
supplied would be supplied at lower rate, while
on the public generally there would be conferred
the additional advantage of competition. There
were nearly 2O00miles ofrailway now constructing,
besides 5000 miles for which acts had been obtained,
which at present were in abeyance, bat which might,
with single way and the electric telegraph, be
constructed at from one-half to two-thirds of their
present estimated cost. The instruments and ap-
paraus of the British Electric Telegraph Company
were much superior in principle, cheapness, expe-
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company, and the promoters of the new company
sought TO extend their operations, by obtaining an
act Of Parliament to enable more than twelve per-
sons II be owners Of the patents, and to work them
for the benefit of the public Powers were intended
TO be taken to place the wires under ground so as
To be out of the reach of damage, and from the
effects of atmospheric electricy,-a great drawback
under the present system. The telegraphs under
the plans proposed by the new company could be
erected at less than one-haf the cost Of the
existing telegraph company, and the public would
consequently be benefited in that ratio. The only
petitioners against the bill the present Elec
trio Telegraph Company, who, Of course, sought to
retain their monopoly. Their petitions stated that
the wires of the new company would interfere with
theirs; that they could not be laid down without their
consent, and that their interests, public COM
pany, were to be protected by Parliament Mr.
Talbot, O. c., for the Electric Telegraph Com
pany, commended, at length, that the plans of the
British Telegraph Company were infrngements on
some of the patents which the Electric Telegraph
Company already had in their possession; and that
the breaking, up OF the streets to lay down new
wires would be attended with Inconvenience. On
the room being cleared the question of the locus
sandi of the Electric Telegraph Company, and on
the parties being re-admitted, the Hon. Chairman
said-The committee cannot give any decision to-
day, the Speaker being at prayers; but it may be
convenient to tell you what would be their decision
TO morrow. The committee have decided that
they do not think the petitioners against the pro-
preamble of the bill; but am desired by the COM
mittee, to say that in progress through the bill
We shall be extremely glad to hear any objecteas
that can be broush, forward BY the petitioners
sideraon to any of the clauses that may be intro
1uced and that they may think will affect their in
terest in anyway. The committee then adjourned
CHARGES FOR THE USE OF THE TELEGRAPH IN ENG
LAND.
From the Electric Telegraph Manipulatorl
They are based upon q rate Of Id mile for
twenty words, IS. being the minimum charge. /
am not disposed 10 think that any such reduction
as could prudently be made in these rates would
produce an adequate increase of telegraphic busi-
ness Where the mail service is SO perfect as il is
in this country, and the postal rates are so low,
reduction in tariff could bring into competi
tion with the General Post Office, and take much
from the letter bag. We have a separate exis-
tence: the electric telegraph is to do what the mail
cannot; II s to distance the carrier pigeon, TO out
strip the wind, to strike the hour glass from the
hand of time, and level the boundaries Of space.
And so, while it may happen that matters are oc-
casionally transacted by telegraph which could
have been accomplished by ordinary modes, yet il
must mainly be called into requisition when all
other means fail-when, in fact, service is required
which il is physically impossible TO accomplish
otherwise. In great commercial country like
this, and in country where social relations are
extensive, these emergencies are OF hourly occur
renee, and, as we learn from the dispatches in
trusted to US, are OF the most varied character
could we raise the veil Of secrecy which, by our
compact with the public, We are bound 10 hold
over the correspondence intrusted to us, we could
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ments, which could scarcely be paraleled, mas
much as IL is more in times OF pressing anxiety and
OF sudden emergency, as have said, that the pub
lie invoke our aid, they call in that Of the physi
clan in times of bodily ailment. These anxiefies
are sometimes Of an amusing character; at other
times are most painful. We have ordered a turbot
and also a coffin; dinner and physician /; a
monthly nurse and a shooting jacket; special en-.
gine and chain cable an oHcer's uniform and
some Wenham Lake ice; a clergyman and coun-
sellor's wig; royal standard and a hamper OF
wine and SO on Passing over the black leather
bag which some one every day appears TO leave in
some train, passengers have recovered luggage OF
the most miscellaneous character by means Of the
telegraph. In the trains have been left a pair OF
"Nineveh :" purse and a barrel of oysters
great coat and baby and boxes and trunks, d Vi
genus omue, without number.
TuE nEcrRic TrIEoRAru IN AUSTRIA.
In 1911 this invention was first introduced into
Austria, and at the close Of 1919, Il was extended
from Vienna to the following placesi-To Prague,
by Olmuty, distance Of z7yt miles; to Prague by
Brun, 2f9 miles; TO Presburg, ioi miles; 70 Oder
burg 1871 miles; TO Trieste, ,5i miles. The line
from Vienna to Munich has been in activity since
the 10th Of January, and the Ga-effe d. fAngstourg
is enabled TO publish the course Of exchange IN
that city twenty minutes after II has been declared
In Vienna. The line from Vienna TO Sahbourg,
via Linz, IL is expected, will be finished in few
weeks, and that from Prague TO the frontiers OF
Saxony, in the course Of the summer. The lines
run partly on the railroads and the common high
are generally about fifty French metres apart. The
cost Of laying down the telegraph, the German
mile, has been calculated at 81 florins ~ kreut-
zers equal 10 about l6O sterling Tor about 5000.
The whole Of the administrative superintendence
is under the control Of the Minister Of Public
Works, the telegraph being the property OF the
government
THE TFrEsrArH IN RUSSIA.
A telegraph is TO be established at II. Peters
burg 10 be divided into two branches, one lead
ing to Vienna, the other to Berlin.
THE rE1EGRAru IN FRANCE.
Several English engineers are in Paris ready to
enter into contract with the government for con-
structing the telegraph all the lines OF railway
The subject is under the consideration OF com
mission, and IL Is not known what system will be
adopted. Favor IL shown 20 the Prussian method
Of laying wires, covered with gutta pcrcha, under
ground.
Mr.. Ran has been exhibiting his electric tee-
graph in Psris, and claiming for IL a superiority
over that Of Wheatstone, in the celcrity with
which IL prints of the characters that are con-
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