The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-10
The Atlantic Telegraph.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LONDON POST.
AR-fna projectors and provisional directors OF the
Atlantic Telegraph Company considering that II viii be
Rteregig ~ the pubic and yourself 70 be acquainted
WITH the tact have instructed TO inform you that they
have felt themselves usned, oy the state OF their sub
scrip list IN accepting tenders Tor the manufacture
shipment OF their cable BY the 3ls of May next and
Mat he hope 10 effect electric telegraph
kt~esn Europe and America by the end OF the following
no0th Nearly the whole oil their capital nas alreAdy
beeu schscribed and hen the lew remaining
taken the present acting body will proceed elect upon
The of the colo mseives perma
beard Of direction The contract price Tor the cable
h considerably with the estmx;e, this. the
haa gratifying Of their Icement the directors
have Do~ IRE peau-e 10 add that they have just re
ssved communication from the Secretary OF the Urea
kheal 80, port promised 10 The company, tie warm
aeses, tue pr ect by her Maesys nent,
have The honor u remain ST., your obsdeut servant
W0RrLsY De IA MORE Secretary pro ten
TEMPORARY OFFICES, III BlsHoPS6ArE Sr2KEr WITHIN,
Nov. a. 1850.
zHE ENGLISH SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO Mr..
cfkCs W. FIELD.
me following letter las been address ed by the Secre
ery Of the Treasury % NJ Cyrus Ficd:- ,o.,
TRKarrKy CHasBERs, Nov 20, 1866.
sr-Havng laid before the Lords Commissioners o.
her hsestys Treasury our Of The 18th ult al
srcts The Earl Of Clarendon req aestng behalf
ne New York Sewioundland and LONDON relegraph
CoDpany cerisn privileges add protection In regsra TO
Ne line Of Telegraph which II proposed 10 es'aoisn De
oxdshis TO acquai you that ey prepared 70 eoter
sso conuact With he sad telegraph company, based
upon tbe iohOwiLR cohuiuOLs, namely
II Is Understood that the capital n CURED TO sy down
We Inc viii be $3.50 eco
Der Majesty government engage TO furnish the ard
q ships TO What soundugs may ETH be considered
Deedful 20 verify there a1y taken and avorsbly
consider any request thsl nay b made 10 furnish ad
BY their vssseis IN lay ing dorp tie cable
The British government from the time OF the cor
piston OF The tine, long IS II shs contiaue In
working order undertakes 70 pay ~ the rate OF $4,000
ear being NJ the Of four per cent on the assumed
capital nxed PERTURBATION for the work me be-
half Of the In toe conveyance outward aud
hoDexard oi their messsgesths pay ment 70 continue
unal The p. oa,s Of the ANY equal TO d.
dend OF per cent ~hen the payment shall be reduced
10 $1,000 year Tor period Of twenty i've years. "
H. however understood thai The sovsrnm nj message
n any year shall st the usual tard rate charged 70 the
pubf1c, amount 10 q larger such additional payment
shall be made 10 co oivalent thereto.
e. That the British government shA have priority In
ne convey Of Their messages al others subject
% the txcep only OF the government OF The uni.
I'D States IN The event Of their entering IN
Dcnt with the Telegraph Company similar 10 principle
70 that OF the Britsh government In which case the
Of the too governments shAn have priority
No oroer In which they arrive 81 the stations
That the iarl OF charges shall be hxed with the
sent Of the Treasury and shall not be increased without
such consent beng obtained lorg this contrAc,
iAssa ! AN, sir, your ooedieat servant
JAMES WILSON
crsrs ". FiKrD, Esq. 81 ytrmyn street.