The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-09

IELEGRAPHS IN EUROPE.-We nave recently
seen and examined chart of Europe, exhibit
ing the lines Of electric telegraph in actual
operation or in course of construction through
out that continent. The map was prep .red aud
published under the direction of Viscount de
Voncy, Director General of the administration
of telegrsphic lines in the French empire, and
extends up to the past year. 1t does not, of
course, embrace the several new lines of tele.
graph which the exigencies of the Eastern war
have caused to be established or projec ed but
yet it is one of the most deeply interesting and
highly suggestive publications that can well be
imagined. 1t marks q wonderful epoch in the
progress OF humanity, when time and space are,
as it were annihilated, and whea the distant
regions of the earth are brought into immediate
psopiDquity. And while it does 30, it also
forms an almost unerring criterion by which to
Judge Of the physical, intellectual and CONNER
cial condition of the various countries of the
Old World. So, for instance, the empire Of
France appears upon the map a. covered with
closely wrought network of lines which IA
date from it's great centre, Paris and extend
to all the seaports, frontier towns aud cities
owning the sway Of Napoleon the Third. This
network bespeaks not only the intellectual, but
the material and industrial position which
France occupies in the van OF European ma
tions. Next to it in the close rsmIfcations of
the telegraph wire, and connected with it by
submarine line across the Straits of Dover, is
its neighbor and ally, England. And it is In
teresting to mark how meagrely the CONNER
cial and industrial advantages, sigpalized by
this symbol of prosperity, are shared by the
two sister Kingdoms of Ireland and Scotland.
Though they are both connected with the me.
tropolis, they have each but an inconsiderable
portion of their territory aud only few of
their principal cities bound together by tele-
graphic connections.
The proposition holds good too, with regard
to Holland and Belgium, and Switzerland,
whose commercial and industrial position is
exhibited in favorable light by the proper
tionably large extent Of their telegraphic
lines. The kingdoms of Sweden and Denmark
are indifIercntly well intersected with them, a
large proportion of their lines being subma-
rine, crossing the Sound from Christianstadt to
Copenhagen, then sire tching westward among.
the islands across the Belt, and down south
through the Schlcswig Holstein provinces.
There does not seem to be a single line to serve
the necessities-if they have any such-of the
Norwegians. Pruss a contains but few lines but
these extend across the kingdom to the Russian
boundary on the north and to Cracow on the
south. From this latter city line extends to
Warsaw, thence to Moscow and on to St. Pc
tersburg. 1t was by means of this connection
that the death of the Emperor Nicholas was
known in Vienna, London and Paris within
few hours after its having taken place. The
most important cities of Germany alone have
the advantage of the telegraph, the minor
towns and cities being for the most part I'M
provided for in that respect.
While London, Paris and the other great
western cities, are thus connected on the north
with the Russian empire, they are also in tele-
graphic communion with the southern and
southeastern limits Of Europe--with Rome,
with Naples with Constantinople-au with
the northern regions Of Africa. France will soon
communicate at any instant with her distant
Algerian colony by means OF line extending
from Paris to Geneva, thence to Turin, thence
by submarine line across rhe Calf Of Genoa to
The island Of Corsica, the birthplace Of the great
Napoloon again over the Strait OF Bonifacio to
he island Of Sardinia. and from the south
oyy point thereof across the Mediterranean sea
to Algeria the island OF Ghlita being placed
midway. ~ II were stepping stone to facil
tate the crossing. Asia is also to be bound to
Europe by a submarine lice across the straits
of The Darssnellts
While thns even the Papal States and the
empire Ct tho Crescent have not been able en-