New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-26

any could lind tsuh win T. ne should De happy 70
hes, What could be sAid. Mr. Field here produced tso
specimens Of cable sbesihed IN wire, twfted vith The
u,oet perfect md minute workmanship. The thicker
cable which IL only TO be used in ahalIo yer water,
where vessels aachor twe about an inch and quarter
in dis meter; the smaller 10 be laid ia the dsP ocean,
was about three quarters Of an inch. Perhaps sone
Of the gentle present might fear that such cable
q; tie bottom Of the ocean, would get worn away by
rocks. or something else Bet veen Newfoundland and
the West Cossr of ireland, they would see thst IN
taking .oundirss for the chart not single rock was
iouno The bottom was brought up at every single
sour dir e. ard it could be shown 70 them that there
were DO rocks the bottom sufficient 70 chafe evea
that slight cable. The bottom ali the way across,
was composed Of Shells brought by the Cult Stresn
from the South When that stream met the current OF
the Arctic Ocean, the shells were sunk 10 the b1tom,
ard rested. An exsmna1on, by the AID OF powerful
MICROSCOPE proved that they nothing but SHELF
gentleman asked if the wire galv anized one
Mr.. Field said that 1t was not galvanized. They
would have preparation around II, but they DID not
care if came oil one minute after II wa lsid down
The cable had been submitted to the best engineers OF
England ard Of America, and be had never yet found
any person 70 express doubt that i was perfectly
practicable TO lay wire down between Newfoundland
and Ireland. He never yet found c.paia Of vessel
who was no. cot fo ent that he could do IL in any
steamer large enough to carry the cable. Now, the
question was, when they had accomplished thai. would
bling the shareholders revenuei The cable was
capable OF transmitting, in twenty-four hours, 4,IO
words He left it to then to cay what would be rea
sonabe price for words between America and England,
and what would be the a9oun. Of business 20 be done
by the cable when laid They should remember that
present. if they wished to communicate with Ner-
Oile4ns and write letter that day, they could not
have answer back under forty days. When the
cable would be laid down, communication from here
New-Orleans would arrive there about six hours
than they sent Il tLaugtter. That was owing,
of course the difference Of time. All the bdsn-es
trdnsa actions OF Liverpool, mp TO tie time when ne
vtIpoo! merchShts went home in the afternoon, the
merci ans Of New-York would receive arriving a.
n cir places Of businss-the difference ot time between
London and New-fork being four hours and forty
eight minutes.
TLe New.York merchants could Thea transact their
buens sfer they kneT what had been done ia IL ee.
pool and Lyerpoo l merchants would have Their replies
back in the morning. The cable could be manuiac-
tured a, laid down for an eIpene Of $780, 600 They
boued there would be saving IN that The per-
tos who took interest IN the enterprise, would not
be charged farthDg for preliminary expenses up 10
the present moment, although years had been spent
upon it, II was at one time expected Thar Inc New
York Newfoundland and Lond,o Company would
have extended their wires from New York 70 the coast
Of Ireland They had comp eted ,7l0 miles, OF which
almost 00 miles In u straight line to Europe
But il was proposed by pereons who had spent much
tine and thought upon the subject that a. 1t was an
ente pre to the Atlantic In should be composed
| or Eng ishu.en and Americans 1t was an enterprise
| in which the whole world felt an Interest -,
The company 70 which be belonged readily resIZed
that view shd agreed that company should De
tonne ed to be called the Atlantic Telegraph Company,
TO connect the coast Of Ireland To the eastern
shores OF Newfoundland The expense OF man.aiaag
could Judge for themsel, comparatively nothing. III
they kept the cable employed every momeat OF the
twenty -four hours, the additional expense would De
nothing more than the keeping proper stan and Oh
fees at the two ends; and be hoped that before long,
40 MANY NE ssaees would be sent that the price could
be reduced. He hoped the cable would be kept EN-
ployed every moment, and that III another year de-
maid would be made upon the Directors to lay down
another cable There were present other gentlemen
Interested in the enterprise Mr.. Brett Was there,
Who Lad laid down the fret submarine telegraph, and
Hey wRhed 10 hear him 10 doubt be would 0e ready
| TO make some remarks.
Mr.. Brett SAID he wss sure his friend Mr.. Field had
So ably explained the objects and the purpor: OF the
enterprise that it not necessary for him to add
,ne word 10 convince the meeting Of It's great value.
Mr. Field had spoken TO them Of the nature OF The
| TO hear something upon that point, looking Ct the
cable and il might be interesting TO soDe gentlemen
slender thing which was to tie together America and
England In that very town, curing the early part OF
the sub arDe telegraph enterprise some eight or nine
y,sIs Sgo, ne bad very arkable continuation OF
lie advantage OF the dnng OF the cable, and OF ie
foInI rather protection than Otherwise IL was IN
Il shop Of Mr. Mayer man very much respected 10
this town, and whose gseat antiquarian and Other va-
/ able knowledge, gave him worlds wide reputation,
| that be saw an anchor which had been foGnd some
where in the eighboihood The oxide OF the iron had
attracted of concrete almost solld braeaia,
srouId il. He rtcoleceo, also, seeing cable, BY
the OXIDE passing from it, literally covered with mass
of stone.
l
SILT water and supposng it TO lie safely al The bottom,
whee they were aesued the bea sO.t and level be
believed aitet il had rusted considerable time l.
would attract all the lime ebd shells Of The bottom and
form solid mass Of concrete, which would De pro-
lection tn for might say very EARLY, hundred
years He had beard o: their most clever saoaa-
rne tciebtfc men asked when he had Las. tested the
cable between Dover and Calais, whether II was likely
10 last, and the answer gyeT scionsy and solennly
that he had tested IL week before and be saw no
| reason 70 doubt that 1t would last lOO year, There
wss ben every probability that the rust Of the ou.sr
covering would enable that little cord 10 lie for lU0
| yeaTs The cables between Dover AMI Calais, and
Dover and osend were as good tha. day when fire.
they were laid Gown; and the tso IN the Mediterranean
| never required one SID gle slIDence outlay.
The expe1 Sc OF making the cable wss not oonsie.s
be Wien they Iecolected thst, for each mile, abJut
l.U miles OF wire had to be worked up for the Ou.er
covering, and that the central cord composed OF
seven copper rires twisted into Every thug hfd
been thought otto render perfect thing for the pur
poe. He believed he1nght venture 10 cay that noch
mg perfect lad hitherto been int oduced. It had
b,en shown upon all aides, to ascertain L aay objection
be ,ght against IL, and be behev u that
ibose who hsd the g,eae,t 70 the scheme
hrst, could TO it. They had therefore, every
hing - hope. BY the energy OF Mr.. Field ami others
On Mono ay, beiOe they LETT London, they had sssred
item sevts by the contractors that the work you'd be
done; ard b. had great confidence tha, next Ssmmer
they would b ave q communication between Europe
snd America. II would De- undoubtedly the creates,
work ever accomplished IN 60 shor. & tGsa Hear,
heaTl.
Nj. Charles Fright, at the reques, of Mr. Field, read
sIrice from The Times Of yesterday, strongly adj
yCcaine the project. Mr.. Bright added tina recent
experiments bad b, en- carried on IN which they SPOKE
| oisIipeuy through eDgh of 2,000 miles. He ssid
tat lie would sake his whsle reputation upon tho
electric working o; The Atlantic line beng perfect in
every respect.
Mr. Fi.,d stated in answer to question, the. there
vas 10 Giiieni'y In splicing the end, Of tia cabIes