Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-09-01
From the LIVERPOOL Tim
telegraph in EurOpe.

From the Liverpool Time
Telegraph in Europe.
An event of Considerable importance occn,r
ed This ~eek.-the opening. at Birmingham If
submarine telegraph station, which will cao
rect the capital Of the Midland Counties ui,l
The central station OF the company al Cornb;n
whose wires amify through large porton If
Europe, and bring the B itish METROPOLIS and
most of the capitals Of Europe into immediate
communication. The Company is GUSHING
on to Liverpool and Manchester. by the turn.
pike road, ard, as they are enabled 10 lava
bout mile OF wires per day. dnec comma.
nicadon With this porl may be looked for in
the course oithe ensurng "ider.-certainly be.
fore Christmas. The Magnetic Telegraph Com
Pany,ioo, are pushing boldly on 10 the metro.
polls, and when their arrangements are com
plete, the connection OF this company with The
north and south Of Eng gland more particular
y between the metropolis and the great seats
OF business in The manufacturing DISTRICTS
NIL be so perfect as 10 compass every Imagina
BILE want " hich the electric wires can supply
Hitherto, the telegraph has cen but little
used IN this county as compared with lis use
In The u. States, because of the cost. This has
been mainly owing to one company having the
entire comrol of the machinery, With tanf Of
prices " hich is not calculated 10 attract. but 10
repel, custom; and change in this direction is
one OF the very first consequences q" hch must
follow the hr-hy competition to which this
kind Of traffic will shortly be cx osed. From
Birmingham 10 London, messages Of twenty
words are now transmitted by the Sub.Nlarlno
Company for n shl.ing;and the tariff from Lls-
crpoo, when the line is open, will be corre
spondingly low. When the three competing
companies are in operation, as they will be by
the beginning of the year, The public will ex'
perence The sweets of the competitive prncl'
pie. AS regards the past, the rule has been
the short sighted one ofthe Irish shopkeePer'
-"the smallest amount of busin' S., and the
largest amount Of profit. than " ich nothing
can he more suicidal to an individual or CON
pany.
The time is not distant when ieegraplmg
will become necessary of life; es-enlao
business as the penny post; and when ever!
| man In an extensive trade will have IA wire 10
bls'own counting house. We are only on oe
threshold OF The enormous changes " hen ms
subtle agency will work on society. AIreaOy
we see it in operation in the Italian o'e8
house, in The walls Of the palace,in the bureau
oft e foreign minister, and in the offices oil me
admiralty. This is only the beginning Of lOe
end the change which is impending TO fnng
mighty interests into immediate proximity
aud TO transmit intelligence with the rapd'i
OF thought b, fore many Years have passed
away, the newspaper Offices of this coun0!
will become focus of electrical commute
lion radiatng throughout the empire anu
t,r ,I,aI1
The Americans have far exceled us in the O'
ofthe telegraph as vehicle Of the commo"
cation OF thought. and The tiipIe contest "o'I'
will shortly he at " ork in England, Tor int az
sorptlon of this kind of silent intercourse ''I
not ia,l 10 ropnlarise, by cheapenlng' "a Nv
OF communication " hch will throw all l'e .
loris of the past into the shade. A few yea
will work an extraordinary change IN ou'
clal system, in our mode of transactlns wv
hess, and in annihilating Time and space W
means " hich science has placed IN our How
SARATOGA GOSSIP Here is speclnle"
the gossip sent from Saratoga by corre'P0'
enis of N. Y. Papers: :,
There will be more music, more s"s
more dancing, more signing, to night .na
Whispered in the parlor that CERTAIN !' IA
gentleman as been smitenhy cer,Sl" y'r
lady. and has actually proposed He era. ao'
is not yet definitely known. but oFIe.l
has referred him to her papa. Ii anhl''s
liable should transpire, Will lei you KIN, u
P. 81 open my letter to say that me- II
Iady's papa has ruius d his consent a"I "a
there is some talk Of an elnpem' nj IN
he Young gentleman, not an hour s'he" e4
ing with livery stable keeper. lhs'e'
IDENTIFY something on the taps.
| And here is another: IN
Ii seems invdious to particulze' wn s,,e.
MANY are beautiful but the Georgian w
| Miss E -ToNE, must pardo"
the compliment wish to pay her. ~