The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-27

ous were given the porr 20 take possession OF heuah
house in Cheeterpaoe This done and almost stimuli
taneously Inspector Williams arrested Mr. Charles James
cumming Kent young man aged 20 who was CLERK 10
the register office which Mr. Redpah presided. Mr.
Kent who is supposed to have been the dupe OF Redpath
arrested his residence In Castle terrace Hampstead
road and he Immediately afterwards underwent private
examination at Clsrkenwe police court He was remand
ed until Tuesday next and Is In the custody Of the
governor OF the house Of detention.
Redpath captured yesterday, 1.-THE l4lh inst) de
had gone Paris whence he sent Geographic messages
his friends Mr.. Thomas Williams officer connected
with the great northern railway, 10 whom the warrant
granted by the magistrate nrusted proceeded TO
Paris, where be hoped to effect capture.
Meanwhile, Mr. Richard Williams, Inspector connect
ed with the Great korthern railway by OF remarka
BILE vigilance aud atneDess obtained clue TO the prison
err who by this time had returned TO London He traced
Redpath from place to place and yesterday morning he
succeeded in capturing him AT No Ulster Place the
Regents Park gates, at the house OF personal friend
When he captured be gave himself up easily, said he
sorry for what had occurred ard conducted mself
with perfect ealmoess and ccposue II appears probable
that Redpath beard o. air Wismss arrival In Paris
ne lett without his luggage The prisoner was taken be-
lore the magistrates and after evidence had been
taken, was remanded for week.
The directors OF the Great Northern railway appear 10
have been quainted with the expensive habits OF their
servant and TO have been that f30o year could
not have met his exlenses Singulary enough, feeling
prevailed that he fill his responsible Office simply
desire OF having something to do and this opinion
confirmed by the that he made large contributions
many religious and charitable institutions with which the
| metropolis abounds,
'HE ohHAt oOhAelu LiVefpooi
pondent OF the New York Commercial Advertiser writes
that at the request of W. Field in the interest Of the
Atlantic telegraph, the British government have commits
stoned steamer make additional soundings ac-
cording TO Mr. Fields directions and across the
track surveyed by the Arctic. The will
operations early in the spring as the weather will per-
init Mr. Field has also invited the principal maputac
of telegraph wires to send in estimates for the
acture of the Cable be constructed according to pat
term at the of given number Of miles per day. with
security that the whole shall be ready for shpm mt by the
first of July The specimen caoe correspondent
says s vast improvement the old form of subma-
rne line, and he thus desciioes:
"ln the Atlantic specimen the outer wires, instead Of
being solid, constructed Of bundles of smaller wire
twisted into strands which plated around the iDsu
at,d conducting wires in the usual manner. Although
this improvement may but slight IL Is of ncalcula
bic advantage aud gives both ghtness and fexi6ty to
the cable One great culty OF the old cabes enveoied
in solid iron was that in paying ou9 II ran into kinks
and broke the iuner wre rendering the cable useless
this tronbe is obviated by be Atlantic cable which
i is f. xble that it be tied INTO knot without
damage to The conducting wire AID so light and even
that II will run of the reel MS as harpoon line
On Wedne day the 18th NJ Field delivered address
in he the al Liverpool to the gen
temen body and large assembage of be most
influential men on change Mr.. Fed was accompanied
by Mr. j. W. Brett and other gentlemen Of note In tee
grspbie matters
Mr. Field began by observing that in important and
among intelligent commercial communyas that OF
Liverpool il necessary to attempt any thing Ia the
way Of proving the utility eectric means OF commu-
ncauon between this country and America That point
already understood and adui ted he should there
fore cophne his few observations To the praccaoiy OF
carrying that desirable object into effect satisfied that as
they already convinced of lis utility they would not
rest without having carried out II could be carried
out. Or its complete practcaby there did not appear
the least of entertaining doubt when the great
extent Of Geographic lines already in successful operation
There were already not less than az 900 miles OF tele
graphic lines in existence in the different countries of Eu
rope and America and 1t only wanted comparative
iy small additional number OF miles to bring all the
chief towns of Europe and America into immediate
muncaion with each other. To effect this object meas
had been carefully taken particularly for the
purpose of asceranng what obstacles required TO be
come With this view the governments OF both countries
had consented to lend their assistance and through that
Of the United States complete set OF souHdngs had been
made Of the from 81, Johns in Newfoundland to the
Irish He would for moment direct attention TO
chart which had been made, exhibiting those soundrgs
from which appeared that the deepest post of the whole
route more than 2O70 fataoms and this
wi hin about thirteen miles the centre of the distance
Another important also established by those
soundngs and that was that the bottom throughout the
whole length remarkably even there being compare
4 lively few extensive irregularities.
As TO the mode OF LAY ing The cables that also bad been
carefully considered, and IL thought the most advsn
tageous have that accomplished in two lengths
having the point of junction In the middle Two
intended, should meet midway across and bav
ing completed the junction Of The bslves IL should be
dropped and proceed her way toward the
American Shore while the other made the best Of Der way
10 Euroye In this each Of them mig hit lay six miles
Ia hour that the whole distance mig be completed
in week, commencing Monday morning and finish.
ing Saturday night; 80 that they would not, la the
Of this OPERATION require TO break Sabbath
day Sorle parties might think, on looking at small
cable ths holding up wire rope OF about three-quar
tiers OF inch In diameter, that 1t would be apt be
broken by contact aud friction upon rocks be destroyed
by corIos,on. These were imaginary evils
The souudngs which bad been made did not show the
existence OF single sharp or angular rock in the whole
distance to chae the cable; contrary the ground
found to be generally smooth and composed chiefly OF
small shells which, far from being injurious would in
combnatio with The rust II should be formed CON-
pose Of casing round H. which would protect instead
OF njuring IL Others bad objected that the requisite ce
erty OF electric action could not be maintained Tor such
distance with small a cable That a mistake Such
n cable had been found capable OF transmitting Ia 400
words 10 "a hours for distance OF than thousand
miles II this telegraph kept Ia operation such
rate IL could not TAIL to be useful and profitable.
II not for him TO say what should be charged per
word, that would be after consideration but he
might that the Of the cable would exceed
/ f350 600 and by It's agency communication might be
made nth New York 10 four hours and with New Or
leans inf he might be allowed the expression message
might received six hours before II away from
here. laugh In conclusion, he begged state that
from ST. Johns l60O miles Of telegraph already 10 ex
stence nearly llO0 miles Of which In straight line
He might also add that the expense OF maintaining ihe
line would be 10 nothing after IL made, no fur.
Their being incurred than the keeping OF oces at
each end Of the submarine cables In existence
| having cost SKIP nee since II was laid down.
| MItcELLArBoUa
Naval ARaGNrSrrhe following is an abstract OF the
naval force In commission on the let Of November
| Stations Number Guns. Men
B,st Iudia China, and Australia -. a 800 4ops
1 IA. ~