The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-10

striking proof Of the oonques. over difficulties,
which may be achieved by any person Who com plies
scientific knowledge and practical energy With thai
still rarer ccompishment-the faculty OF orgalila-
ton; In fact, the most serious hndraLccs which
the Director General had TO overcome did nor arise
from mechanical causes. me establishment ard
discipline Of the working aG ~ the yari,as sta
lions presented difficulties ar more serious than the
original formation OF the hne itsel. Tie materials IN
cose were OF inferior character md lees undec
control Considering the minute uracy and general
intelligence required in the attendants upon an ee
trio telegraph Of every rank, it surprising tbatth
duties could be In any degree performed by native
operators. The organization OF working stat
from such materials was indeed work Of NO slight
labor and responsibility. We can well understand
Mr.. O'ShaughDessys assertion that The construc-
ton of 00G miles Of line was light and agreeable
taskthat OF organizing our sixty offices one Of in
describahlo difficulty and pain"
| The very satisfactory result from the care and
skin expended upon this task is, that the Indian
system Of telegrspns is already in condition to pay
| its way and de'ray all the cast and charges
Of working. During the twelve months pre-
| ceding the date OF the report, although the
capabilities Of the line only half developed, the
ret receipts exceeded els 900 "a against q work
ing expenditure Of less than 100000 per annum
The revenues Of the department were also regu
aIly expanding. In the last month or two Of 1856
The receipts had augmented to rate OF f2l 500
ear, without reckoning the advantages which tire
government drew from the line, and whereof ample
use was made by the Transmission of g service mes
ages in very Considerable numbers, for which Of
course, no money was paid The use OF the tele
graph tor governmental purpose. especially IN
cases Of disturbance and crises-woud, indeed am-
ply reimburse the entire outlay upon its construction
Among the apprehenslons which were loudly
expressed when The construction OF an Indian tele
graph was first contemplated, but which have
been totally beled by the event, are the fear
Of danger from atmospheric phenomena, and from
social disorganizaton. Earthquakes and storms
on one hand, and revolving tribes on the other,
were believed 10 present just causes Of alarm for the
&aln
issue OF the practical experiment has shown that
those fears were groundless Frequent strokes of
lightning, as The Superintendent reports, have
fahen on the wires and flashed through the stations
but have never occasioned any disruption In the
chain OF Geographic intercourse And, as u still
more remarkable phenomenon, he states that, al
though some hundred miles OF wire and suspension
pillars were carried across the district lately
run by the Sanhal rebels and left eotirely unguard
ed, in no single instance was the communication in
terupted or damaged one to the apparatus OF the tee
graph. The only serious obstacle, as said,
consisted in finding and Getting fit persons to carry
on the busnt ss OF the enterprise. The ordinary
officials OF the company were altogether an6ted for
the peculiar services required. The work, says the
annual report presents quiet wellpaid sine.
cures' its duties widely different from the yene
rated routine OF ordinary Indian Offices It will not
answer with US TO come to Office at eleven aud creep
away at four. All hands must reside AZ our station
house To the many dissiipated persons on our es.
tabllshment this - specially disagreeable Thus 1t
Is that OF every ten persons employ on trial.
consider ourselves fortunate il two three found
to possess the qualities and habits essential for the
duties OF the telegraph
The opinion of the Marquis Dalhousie respect ng
the services rendered oy Mr.. O'Shaughnessy is ex-
pressed In ICTcibe terms in ''minute,' dated the
10th OF last February. In this official paper the
late Governor General says: - have 50 often had
occasion to applaud the ability, the energy and ua-
tagging exertions Of the Superintendent MIR.
O'chaughnessy, that it would seem q superfiuous
repetition to express again my ackno wledgments
now. Nevertheless, ] desire TO record once more
the full measnreof appreciation and gratitude with
which / regard the public services which Mr..
O'shaughnessy has rendered. and by which the gov
eminent and the people OF India nave prottcd so
largely. The confidence which the government has
reptsed in bin, the applause with which it has
covered him, and the Gberslity with which
it has treated him, and. above all tue kno "
ledge which he possesses that, as the head of this
government, have fes il my pleasing duty to
commend bin Tor other and higher honors than any
praise OF bin Shich the East India Company can
nscribe upon its records, any reward which II
can bestoE upon him IRON is golfers must satisfy
Mr. Oshanebnessy that bis value IL fully appreciated
by the governments OF India
Extensive as the present system OF Ind,n tele-
graphs may be. IL Is only the basis for lar more
ambitious dcsclopement. After inter-ecting the
peninsula oil Hind0stan, besides enyeopiag evety
Important town and station in their folds, the
telegraphic wires III ere long become extended
10 kurTachee, whence they can offer no re
mote or inaccessible point Of junction with the
communication. That port lies the north
eastern shore Of the Arabian Sea, and affords link
wherein ON submarine cable can easily be land along
coasts whtre the is thaQ 100 fatboms
deep, to the most northern parts Of the Persian Gulf.
Landing there, the Geographic line may, without
difficulty, he conducted along the valley of the
Euphrates, until it reaches spot from whence it
may be carried through the chain Of the Caucasus,
and westward TO Seleucia, on the coast OF Syria.
here the wire would meet the offsets from the Con-
tncnta system, which has already been carried tar
In that dir ection beneath the waters of the Medter
m n hpd w a
break from London to the capital cities every In
dian Presidency, and UPWARDS even 10 the confines
Of Burnah, or the regions whose inhabitants pay
divine honors TO the Grand Lama himself.
Mail Communication 20 Australia.
A BANQUET ON BOARD luE STANCES SPEECH OF
LIEUTENANT HARRISON, UNITED STATES SAvY-ak-
Marks OF Mr.. TRAIN, OF Bos1oN
From the Load IN News vct 40
The opening oil the new mail service TO the Aus
tralian colonies by the European and Australian
Company, has been celebrated At southamp.
ton In q manner char actetistic Of toe place
u appears TO be an unIeseryed opinion that
all the undertakings connected with that port.
whether Of private enterprise or Of an OH.
cial pature, should be acknowledged in marked
manper by the authorities and principal Inhabitants
of the to.n. IL Is household iuea in Southamp.
ton, that nothing tcnos more to do away with the
awkwardness and angularites which must, to Ger
tain extent, belong TO the workers in new projects,
than bringing them face 70 face with all the nol.
biiitcs o. every department in the place at well
covered table. The directors OF the European and
Australian Company were probably asare OF this
institution OF the port they had chosen
for the departure Of their uail ships, ana
they took the initiative in the festiyity
which took place Tuesday last. On board the
Onieds, their pioneer vessel The town was antci.
pated, but WIS not 10 be outdone, ard Mr.. Richard
ANDREWS, the mayor, invited the directors TO meet
pretty much the sane party that had partaken OF
the bospi'alitcs OF the Unieda at grand banquet
at the Dolphin Inn, Friday last. The opportuni-
81 was also taken To repay the courtesy shown by
the officers Of the United states irigate the Merri.
mac, TO tbe numerous visters who board their ship
daily, by inviting the whole of them b. join the
party, and accordingly depuiation of their body
ing trsccfy OF their uniforms and 1t may be added
for the zest and good fellowship with which they
entti eo uio the spirit Of the evening and il Is TO
lie doubted whether the usual loyal and patriotic
toasts were more heartily welcomed by any one
than by them. The chair was of course filed by