Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-08-30
From the Liverpool Times.
Telegraph III Europe.


An event Of considerable Importance occurred this
week-the opening at Birmingham, of a Submarine tele
graph station, which will the capital of the Md
land Counties with the central station Of the company at
Cornhi whose wires rAmiiy through large portion Of
Europe aud bring the British metropolis and Of the
capitals OF Europe into immediate communication. The
Company pushing % Liverpool aud Manchester 10y
the turnpike road, and they, enabled TO lay about
mile OF wires per DAY, direct communication with this
port may be looked for in the Of the ensuing win
ter-cerainy before CHRISTMAS. The Magnetic Telegraph
Company, too, pushing boldly to the metropolis,
aud when their arrangements complete, the connection
Of this company with the north aud south Of England
particularly between the metropolis and the great
seats Of business IN the manufacturing Districts will be
perfect To compass every Hagnabe want which the
electric wires supply.
Hitherto the telegraph has been but little used in this
country, compared with its u the United States,
because Of the This has been mainly owing
company having the entire control Of the machinery, with
tt Of prices which is calculated 20 attract, but
rspel, customs aud change in this direction is Of
the very first consequences which mu-t follow the healthy
competition which this kind Of traffic will shortly be
posed. From Bruirg CHAM 10 London messages Of tNeuy
words Gre Transmitted by the Sub.Marue Company
for shilling aud ;hr tariff from Liverpool when the line Is
open will be- CDur-pJndugly low. When the three COM
ptng companies In operation. they will be by the
beginning Of the year. the public will experience the
sweets OF the competitive principle As regards the
past iIe rule has been the ,hDrignri 81 the li-b
-hopkcrper,-"the sm,est amount Of business and the
largest amount Of profit than which nothing can be
more suicidal % nm individual or d company.
the time b. not distant when tecguphrg viii become
necessary ~ @ ~ essential 10 bu-iuos, tbe penny
pD- and shru every iu extensive trade w have
wire boo hI- oru counting house. We are only on the
threshold NJ the enormous chIuCes which 'hs subtle agsu-
~ will @ul ou tpiH'g. Already wr see b. iI operation
BOO che Italian opera house, .s walls Of Oh. palace, boz
tIe bureau Dto lore. 90 u.cr and no lh' D OF the
sluir.ity THIS i- "Hiy ft. beginning oi toe tn1,-tHe
change which impeding TO bring mighty Interests n'p
irms1,se proximity aui To- traa.mi, Intelligence ais,
noe IapI,I, 90 .nDu Dr. Before many yctI- i4sc passed
uasy ,r ugNspIp-r Offices OF u5 country viii become
focus of rr.trC. communication r'iiitr- .tiuJEh tIc
Tue American. hove ir ,zo.si ut iu Ie 90 ir tre
graph fs vehicle iDr thr communication of Thought aHd
tr uipic oIn,. nH. viii shortly h' at N"rN BOO Ensin1,
iIr c HJaa puUH ul m ti.t oi Silent inertuuri" can.
NOT fail 90 yDpui, Dos cie1parHg Uuir of ,"Dnuui.
cation which will throw 100 t rfJfis NJ Ic pat uip tne
shade. lew years 0ii Nark pro- extraordinary change
Doe our social System, bro node az TRANSMITTING bust.
...s aud boo minimizing tmr and space by The means
which sc'.no' in' placed io our hnnd'
SIS DAYs Acros. rHr Ali,sno-A steamer f. nov
ON tuc -to.i1, of tI" chip yard of John Hrh.', tle
SuDl.n 8' Gf,rruu.Uf which 70 crUg.frI 20 rFrlIr
ipr .al afrly r February ned Tbs steamer u icing
constructed under fhc plans and ciig1ton- OF william
Nu.ri civil eng rrfr 1ui John w. Grhis, naval arChi-
...' abD bow. plt.Ur.d lIrir Improvement fro t coun.
uy Elslsnd ard Frauce. Tire builders sul pltenwes, as
u'orrcI Orc rsinr engagements 90 cross the A.
lutic, from NeN York to Eusud within -ix dIys n a
Seasons with creator comfort 60 plssc0ger and les rsk
r than Ly doc present conveyance Collins sud tu-
ulri ilioy ~ JH,roA
S-or Ur'-Will our country contemporaries, in speak
ing Of to Comet, poa.e stop calling &c lu-trous
,taugcrY oar New YORK Aldermen, it ought 10 bo
knosn, sIsays The scent Tor s1ct tbiDgs, and
they once got into tbeir heads chat the Comet BE- coming
20 tbe Institutions nothing the municipal
cxchoqusr ''ym another appropriation We trust,
Therefore tat the comet will Jr cse Cp'net and moth
ing cl.s. We sUc 4rssi, had enough u distinguished
slF4ngers."-N. T. Elpyss..