New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-26


napy an tis prCte. ION they could Toe Colonial Leg
naiu1p of NewfoundlaDd conferred upon he company,
in s1diri 70 important privileges OF grants o, iaoo
and subsidy the sole and exclusive night OF landing
tesr.ohic Inc the shores within their Jurisdiction,
conf Ring IN addition to thcse OF newfoundland the
vho Atlantic coast Of Labrador, from the entrance OF
Hudsons Straits TO the Straits OF Belle lse, for ntfy
years the only sesboard eligible FOR the termlous OF
Europe an and An ercan cable That grant the English
Goy.inn ent confirmed, 20 that IN every respect the
company was fully protected.
NJ Brett observed that the probability Of the break
ing OF the cable had beef referred 70, and that he might
Therefore be expected 70 say few words on the SUBJ
ieot Hear hear IL was said that the cable 10 the
Black Sea had broken; but it should be understood,
that il was one which should never have been laid
down. He had bad nothing 70 do with II, nor did he
think that the parties who had wee TO blame IL had
been laid own the purposes Of the war and
with the foreknowedge that could not last for any
time. II was nothing more than sutta percna GOV
cred vne very little larger than quarter OF an men
in diameter and his surprise a. mt ths thad orokeh
but that it had lasted 20 long, IL lasted neAr1y 'see
months, but he would not have expected Il 70 nave
Lasted more than three months In the laying OF tne
Neoerrans an cable difficulty was occaroned oy the
French mander mstskiDg biz latitude Tor Two sue
eesfiye days and running westward to soutn. lhey
found the bottom like the Aps-now they got a. II
we've On the top of Q mountain and then at once de-
see rded ~ its base; the depth changing Almost lns
disiely from one mile TO tao miles. The reverse vas
the case with the Atlantic The bottom pseeeasTa ar
than those OF even the shortest lines
A gentleman asked-If the Calais cable broke, why
should not the Atlantic cable break
Mr. Brett replied that the Calais cable never broke
There was he laid down, he might say very mucn
in or position 10 his wishes by the engineer, simply OF
eu,is percha. /; was an experimental hne-he ieei-
Ing at the time being that they could not sink tee-
sshc cable be Tie printed Ers the s that was
telegrspbed from this country TO the Continent. IL
lasted during a week, and would continue 10 Last, had
DO, a fisherman on the English coast hshed tuP, aud
cut il to clear his hooks An honcoyefed cable was
then taken across and had never failed from that day
TO the pre- seIt. Tie average depth in which II was
.pnk only 80 fathoms and though he MAD seen up
wsrd of 40 vessels cbored over IT in shallow wate
and had often Iembe for its safety, yet not one had
ever yet iDterfered with it Hear, heal
Mr.. f. Heath, in moving the thanks of the meeting
to the gentlemen Who attended behalf OF the COM
pany, SAID that they could not allow those gentlemen
10 der without king them for the kindness WITH
which they bad explained this great enterprise Hear,
beaIl an enterprise which was pregnant with the
largest results nationally morally, and commercially
He would not go into the mercisl aspect OF the en-
tepse b cause on that each gentleman present wond
form his own judgment; bat he should say that 1t de-
served their admiration, when they looked on as the
means of connecting the two continents OF Europe and
America Hear, heaIl. The results which have been
arrived a. in regard to the .oundpgs OF the Atlantic
astonish,d him. A one who had often crossed the
Atlantic he had believed the thing TO be altogether i'm
Ok ssibe and that the depths far greater than they
turned out TO be- They should approve, as well as ad-
mire the msnlness aud candG with which the gentle
M. a. who attended behalf of the promoters Of the
company, had explained all the circumstances con-
necied with it, ana answered the questions put to them
touching the matter Hear, hear. Under these sr-
cumsnces he begged to move that the thanks oil tho
meeting be given 10 them-a motion which, he was
cure, would lie unanimously assened TO Hear, hear
Tie motion carried by reclamation; after which
the ss.embly broke up.
Fyoa The Londos Timss Noe u
The projectors of the Atlantic Telegraph Company
have publ he'd al announcement of their anticipation
{" thar they will have the cable completed in time To
"lay in the Summer of 1857 and, any cifcum-
slances, not later than the Spring OF 1883" Thus,
within The space Of twelvemonth Or Whereabouts
th, SC hopes be realized q merchant in London VIII DO
able to communicate with his correspondent at New
Orleans with the speed OF lightning. Habit has so
famiarized US with the marvellous tnumphs OF physi'
cal science that have ceased to feel or express as
tonisbment at results which, not 30 many years ago,
would have been dismissed from the consideration Vt
rational men as the visions Of fanastca IMAGINATION
To railway train over the surface Of couotry at
The rae OF mile minute; to cross the Atlantic In
ses msbip I'D eight or nine days; 10 communicate
with any OF the principal towns OF Europe IN less
tine than required 10 put the words upon paper and
other results OF the ike nature have become 80 com
pleey part OF cur daily life tia. have ceased 10 re-
gard iLem as traOIdmary. That which is really
worthy of is The rate Of progression at which dis
coveries are made. One miracle seems to beget
another. !: is Wbeatstone and os Electric Telegraph
ole yesI-it the great Glass Palace the nex.; one
cay have the monster steamship another Bessemer
discoveries the method of working iron. This comes
OF living ID scientific age We as yet but STUN
bling at the threshold Of the cavern In which the
seets of nature have lain hidden for 50 many year
AZ yet tie humen seem to been mainly srut
Cling with gloomy and mschievous superstfions or
contendiDg against the tyranny aud violence oil tner
rulers ano ,he devasfstions Of war. Even now when
We consider the spiritual and ineiecaa CONDITION OF
the great mass Of mankind when we look BACK
at the bloody trenches Of SevastOpol; when we
SEE Europe bristhDg with bayones, and even
tie citizens of the United State. turning neI
iretIcidsl hands against each other, We cannot
hope that We have yet read the last c1oncies oil DARK
ness ana OF slaughter. The inventions Of our modern
men of science, however, give as reason for hope.
When he continent of Europe and the continent Of
America are united by he electric current wnlch 70
pas. TO and frvm the British Isles a. It's headquarters,
!, seems difficult 20 conceive that the civilized nations
OF the world will not become so bound together by
community Of nteIests that the era OF unpronta6le
vsIfsre and Of selfish tyrannes VIII ind It's natural
termination. Many problem IN economic scIeace and
IN the political situation Of the Western word which
nov seems TO pres nj insuperabe difficulties will then
be eaey solyed by tee mere force OF circumstances
ard ,Le progress Of human thought. Many persons
now living ana Of age to comprehend the meaning
Of What rs passing ucubd them, viii live TO see the
wear ID 1900. l. will be q changed world then.
n projectors OF the Atlantic Telegraph have pub
nshed tier prospectus i; 10 not our custom to coGe
toward A. The advocates Of Joint stock companies bat
.ueIv this project constitutes an exception. The n-
,re.1, of this raticn and of the civilized world
rl boupd up win its succe-s that feel justified
in c1mrendns to the notice OF our readers. With
the CONN. Ics conditions Of the project they stand
a, prerent we have nothing TO do but certainly the
rris. must be badly earned out indeed If the res-
euue arising fUm the electric service between the tao
coIiinents Is not sufficient pay handsome interest
MON The outlay. ihe feasibility OF the scheme has
been reeos hsed by Who have devoted their whole
Iiv.s 4, M. consd, len Of such sntlecs, and who
have sncces.uy handled submarine wires 10 Other d.
,sc,ps. 1hs only feature Of novelty which the cleo