The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-08
sons connected with the British gc,srns, that would

sons connected with the British government that would
place al me companys disposal two vessels tor laying
completion OF the undertaking would DO less than e25O
ot0 II they only calculated upon sondrg 30 OOo words
each, after allowing ten words for the dress ate aad
signature. The United States government mad ao been
everything that had hitherto been asked A, the same
time the sharehc ders must reckon upon rec pg
any guarantee from because the company might not
messages bad net yet been liked but he (Mr Fcd) was
not in favor Of their being high When the Gable
support Of the establishment at either end and II was
therefore desbable that they should keep the wire en-
poy during the whole Of the twenty four hours they
could get sufficient number OF messages at e. he
would receive them at fl. or at l0s and rather
than have the wire unemployed no would come down to
The Chairman, on behalf of the chamber, thanked
the deputation for the statements they mad
proceeded to the York chambers, where they nat an
INTERVIEW WITH THE MANCHESTER COMMERCIAL
ASSOCIATION.
Mr. JANIS AsPlSAu TusNEs, President Of the Associs
ton, occupied the chair. nm there rather
Gus attendance OF members. The deputa;ion, having
been introduced by the chairman,
Mr. FIELD Tecaptulaed TO great extent the statement
which he had made al the Town Hail. In
questions, he said was prop osed that when the cable
was completed II should be taken In two
centre of the Atlantic, where the ends would be cou
neced and the vessels would then pro,eed respectively
towards America and Ireland paying out the cable at
The rate OF from eight to ten miles hour The months
Of June and July had been selected because during that
portion OF he year there were scarcely any
In the northern part OF the Atlantic Inc strength CT
cable had been tested with tour TONS and there
doubt trat would answer its purpose that respe3.
When laid at the bottom Of the ocean, would in time be-
encrused but this would in noway injured Tue cable
was composed OF seven copper wives covered with
separate lay ers OF guta percha over which was bound
hemp saturated with tar and other materials the whole
being enclosed in 10 iron wires. Even the oitsae
wire became detached II would not affect the conducting
oped was ndestruc.ibe In water.
MI BRETT mentioned one or two instances In which
bad become covered with SOLID OF conorets ADD
said II was not at ali Impossible In the OF
the cable which they were about 70 lay down between
Ireland AMI America might become epcrust,d feet
in thickness.
In reply the chairman Mr. Field stated the great
est depth Of the ocean fshoros which within
10 mhes Of the In order that the eec
trio current couio be conveyed through 90 miles Of sub
marine wires, experiments made several weeks ago
on the lines OF the Magnetic Company between Lon.
con and Manchester. Ten wires united crd after
the usual business Of the day been dcne Profess or
Morse DR.. Whitebouse Mr. Bright ard himself Iar
Feld) spent the whole night iAcorduc.ng experiments
which resulted 10 establishing beyond doubt the prsc-
tcabily OF sending messages that distance and il
vel known fact that there much greater difcutr
In subteIranean than with submarine wires. Various
gentlemen 10 the prscticabty OF working toe tele-
graph across the Atlantic but he was not aware OF
single instance In which those DOUBTS had sats
iacorily removed.
Mr. Burr that the cable which he had laid down
In the Mediterranean where the bottom was very
uneSen. wee he'd eight tolls TO the mile but that
would be LAID down In The Atlantic would weigh more
han one ton per ns. Between Dover ald Osend, and
Power and Caas the cable also necess srly ncayy
owing to the anchorog vessels and IT. as no
queny happt ned. u anchors caught the cable they
were held SO fast that they lad 10 DO away
vessels
The CnARMAS remarked that the difference Of time 10
tween the two countries OF about nve hours va, rea.
sdvantage.
Mr. FIEip ssid the precise difference four hours
forty esht mnuea For one porton of the day
would bo worked from America snd during thu other
portion from England.
Mr. RKETr s,ntet that rnrmerahle experiments hal
been made by Dr. Whebouae respecting the current CT
the electric nuid, and he was enabled give them
to the nundrectb thousandh part OF a second, hos
loog II would take TO 6e conveyed acrosg toe Atlantic
be bad afro invented nstrun for weighing d
NJ Field said the lime taken 70 convey nuif through
two thousand miles of wire less than q quarter OF
second.
Mr. Bsrrr Inertcped TIA Hr Field had given his cheek
for t5 eco towards the undertaking, and ba, total
amount srh'cIibcd by himself and mis- friends Wa, 10
waros OF Gloot0o. No OF the capital would be
called for unie,s absolutely required and he topped
that the calls would not exceed iss the round. Mr..
N. Roes Twice PRESIDENT OF the aseccatcn) proposed
vote CT thanks TO The deputston, and cxpresed his be
lief that The undertaking would prove remuneratye TO
the share aolders.
The motion was seconded by Mr.. II. W. Wood and
agreed TO; after whoa the dopIancn retired.