New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-09
THE TRANSATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

The members Of the New.York Newfoundland and
London Telegraph Company gave dinner yesterday
10 the ficeIs of the steamer Arctic which is about 10
60 on an expedition for the purpose d taking sound.
ipgs along the proposed line of their telegraph. Haf
a dozen members of the Company, and as many
officers, with few others, all who were preeent.
The diner, which was given at the Clarendon, was
an excellent one. When justice had been done it, Mr..
PETER COOPER, President Of the Company, In . little
speech on the importance and opening destiny Of
electricity, welcomed his guests. Mr.. ID. ID. FIELD,
who Eat at the other end of the table, read the regular
toasts:
The President Of the United STATE"
Nobody seemed to care to respond.
The Queen.
MIR. YOUNG of The Albion made a very peaceful
speech in response.
MIR FIELD, in giving the next toast, said that these
officers were about to do what had never been done
before-o take the gauge Of the Atlantic to sou nd It
all the way from Newfoundland to Ireland, find what
the bottom was composed of, and If there was any
thing which would interfere with telegraph cable.
He proposed
Ia. Heath Of CemmG'de' Bev',"a" and The dr''''" ~
Expeditions
Commander BERRYMAN said that he would rather
run forty lines of soupdpgs across the Atlantic than 70
leave to take leave of them until he returned with the
soundiDgs.
Lieut. StranThe heroic Explorer Of the Ishmus of Dsen
Lieut. STRAIN said that IN the Navy they said that
speeches went like prize.mOney His Captain had set
him an example of brevity. America had cultivated
weed and sent it to Great Britain, where it had Cor
many years been feeding ak millions Of hishmep; she
had cultivated another weed, until it had become the
solace Of all mankind, and many Of woinankind and
DOW she was about to asso the lightning and send il
back to England perfectly tame.
The elo.ey Of the O,d World and &s Moody that
Electric Chain which tee together and pu" rd
round about the Earth in forty mt utes
Or ADAMS, who had been out for half an hour to
cement matrimonial union, responded. He said thai
he felt comfortable in the idea that great Is Shakes
peare ard his dreams were the realities Of TO day had
far outIun them. The true meaning of some passages
in the Word of God was being unfoded. The true
uses of the Ocean were being discovered. He was
happy to learn that In short time IS two years
they hoped have the Continents connected and the
heartbeat Of sympathy simultaneously transmitted
from to the other.
The ~ and Mary Of the United States.
Mr.. FIELD said were it not for the delicaoy Of his
friend On his right who fresh from the aures Of
the Crimea and the dangers of the charge Of the Six
Hundred, he would give the Army Of England. ,-
material ont of which he could make speech which
had Tot been used AID again for President
making. There might continue to be come use for Q
Navy to prevent pirsca crafts from sDchoring sbove
telegraph cables and fishing them up for the old iron
and gutta perchs. but the world was getting 90 very
civilized that there was no need for an American
Army.
The Prs".
Mr. SANFORD responded, in conclusion proposing
the health of COL Rowan.
Col. RowAs responded. He spoke OF the cable
from Bslsklava to vsrna which was nearly 400 miles
long, AID hoped that the attachment which this new
telegraph would produce would exist permanently in
every possible way.
JVoman.
This lat e asst was received with three times three.
few volunteer tOssts were then given. Among
them were the healths of Lieut.. Maary A. D. Bsche.
Mr. Alden, Secretary Dobbin, Prof. Morse, Peter
Cooper and Cyrus w. Field Mr.. Field responded
for Prot. Morse. He sold that Prof. Morse was 80
enthusiastic for this enterprise tiat he was with diff
Guilty restrained from cmbaIkag everything he poe
ses.ed in it. Mr. Cooper responded to his own, paying
a high compliment to the unfiring assiduity OF MI.
Field in this enterprise He should be somewhat sur
pised il the wire were rot laid next Summer no
concluded by giving:
The Oceanic Tesgaph-The best means OF preserving 'n'
peace Of the world.
At little after II O'Clock the party dispersed, with
marv and hearty wishes for the success Of the noble
enterprise in which the Company is engaged. Athe
cable can be made in considerably less than yesr,
and the money of the Rothschds is proffered, should
II be needed TO any amount, there seems to be but
little doubt that we shsll give the news OF London
ConstsntinOple and St. Petersburg in couple Of Year,
a. we now give the of yesterday in bos'
ton, New Orleans and st. Louis.
The citizens of EILENYlLLE, IN Ulster County,