The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-11

We have masufA0sured every mbawme oaese wnioo
ysss past devoted The whole q bis aS.lsy and
saerU 10 the carrying Qua Of the system In me unised
sssc.d vim sissro s we'll md
~ ;Ssn1s NJ Ss Ds ss
~ Rance in 1851 NJ ouniDs Who ha. laid me lines
s~os NE Gulf Of s. I.wrenos and IN The Asdissrra.
Hspssor Mr. webb The engineer Of The submarine line
M OrfOroness 70 the Hague and Professor wni,ehouse,
w noas s
siSIe that some unforeseen contingency may mot be
provided for, but, knowing IN whose hands the con
az. sUsos % tbas they ssoui not succeed Every
go connected wi tho enterprise appears oonn lent OF
insxipa,y difficulties. "You doubt whether shall sue
deed, do your" raid Commander Noddsll TO savan Who
predicting failure 70 and shaking his head omnous
Il some Of the mechanical arraneements Chen sir, on
Soard the Agamemnon Is no place for You We conies:
Nat have great faith In the abilities Of such practical
Der Of the Agamemnon, his gallant colleague Of the
Niagara, Capt Hudson ordered 70 pay the cable out
sveF the Allegheny mountains, they would NOT undertake
Trom the earliest inoepton OF this undertaking Ii has
BEEN The work Of Of enterpre and energy
ago suggested by Mr. Bright the founder Of the Bri
Ush and hsh Magnetic Telegraph Company he laugh
q a. and the most charitable term employ cd towards him
ne 70
character the investigations Of Lieut. Aaayy into the ply
ca geography Of the see suooeeded in removing the en-
he Of the telegraph BY proving the absence
ef currents and the existence Of level Bottom 1t the AT
hno, With stratum likely 70 remain undissurbed and "a
voabe for the reception Of the cable The teegrapho
plateau which described hast week. lying between Ire
nd and Newfoundland, one which not 100 deep for
Ne cable 10 sink down and rest upon, and at the same
Nme not shallow that currents or icebergs, any
sbrsdiDg force, can deranse me wire after It once
scs been verified by the scunnings m.de BY olcers Of
ne Brith snd United states navy. virg discovereds
suitable plateau In which to sink the cable necessary
NJ fhaa
rent through distance - that across the Attain
No. Professor Morse, Dr. whiehouse, and Mr. Bright
nrousb 900 miles Of wire At the rate Of go
minute about 900 words day Of twenty fonr
hours Finally on the 10Th Of OCTOBER ls5s, Professor
Morse enabled to write" The doabts resolved
the difficulties overcome success is within reach
and the great feat Of the century must shortly be accom-
phhed !" aud before the 10 Of October 1857 1t is con
Adent antci that these hopes will be fd realized
The assistance and operation Of not less than
diserent governments have been given 70 the completion
q the undertaking the earliest In the held the
Cover Of founo lssd which gave TO company,
ormed in 1854 for the purp Of establishing the Inc
ieSe for dry years Of landing cables on The
whole coast OF Newt midland, labrador, and tne
O OF Of on
4 tho line 10 Cape Breton, and have pro missed similar
graz when Is laid between ireland and Ne Sfoundl.ud
Futher the mt agreed TO guarantee per cent
ESQ 0c0 Of the capital the company OF f6 900
the expense Of making roafs along the line OF
telegraph and RENTED the port duties all line and
cher materials require for the use the COMPANY The
government OF Prince sad's Island gave exclusive
privilege for so years landing cables grant Of 1000
OF land the COM etion Of the oe and q o.
$500 towards the :ept OF the con
Nova Scotia, too, pave exclusive privilege TO
:Sore. Of bat soleny he stas 81 Name in the Uoisd
6ates gave the same privilege; AM Canada anthor Eed
Vie company to construct telegraph hines throughout the
he importation OF all ~ires and materials required 70
30 used There exclusive right ha ing been oh
mined fYom the Gov Of the British possessions and
Of the sta Of the American Union, prepAra ions
made In The 0Yst ins 70 q Johns, New
Iconds1d, with the whole teieersphic svrtem of the
Unssed States aud the sb North American ssessous
mis- bias now been completed BY means OF . submarine
rops laid under the Gulf OF 81 La ~repce eighty Eve
Sra,b Of Northumt erland, .ooppeciag Prince Ed.
wards II and with New Brumwick On thh side
Ireland connected ,s With Esslapd Sy Two c.ele.
hat noGhng In required bat the cable across he At
hac 70 complete this, the most Important link Of com
muIicasons, the two governments 4 England and tue
United SsAes have rendered 70 he CON any The most
valuable ssss,aAoe. Her Maj ry's cove nmsnt have
granted an annual subsidy Of fooo until the net profits
q he company reson six per osn on the whole capital Of
f2sr ,ooo when the grant IL 10 DO reduced 70 $1,000
ys for twenty nve Year, In addition 10 this they have
gantef the Of two large steamshps In navy The
AgAmemnon and the Leopard, ana have recently des-
p cn.d C cops take further sopndnss and verify
nj similar oourse mas been adopted they give
suecidy until the net prodn yield SIX per cent,
when 10 be reduced $4,000 for senly I've years,
Uabjoct 70 termination OF uvact By Congress after ten
yosrs, on giving one ears nouse
rhe government also the steamship Arctic 70 take
soundnes last between Newfoundland and Ireland,
md this year they have another 70 exs nine the
soundings tho Of Newfoundland Tho tao large
- n down Ss Never ~a
undertaking 90 hberay and 30 generally fostered oy
oviseS govern nepn, while both In America aod Great
Britain the capital has been supplied with readiness
whsoh proves alike the wealth the enerprise Of the
nations and the ndence which felt 10 the success
600 divided in,e $50 ,hare Of 900 each and in one
ay Liverpool alone subscribed for not less than 10 OF
shsm.
Az nsimated week would probably be the CASE,
has been decided thai the laying Of the Gable shall oom
menoe from Vaentia, the coast OF lrc and and
not nom point In the mil ocean, whence the vessels
Might part and proceed opposite drec reegrAphic
ooonupcatons kept up q, short intervals between the
ships ana the shore win show the progress OF the work,
shle board log, recording compete vaiions,
will kept sbo wing the Of the snip the rate OF
ing out the cable the state Of the weather. tn" tempers
ture, ana many olher facts OF nteres successfully
ad II probable that the ins will be completed Ia time
10 send Der sMsjestys speech In closing Parliament,
Which. delivered mere At t~o 2 would arrive In Ne~
York Ne- Orleans In time for he sec,nd edition OF
morniIs newspaper Americans viii thus The soeech
in morning paper, While Engrsbnen must be content
vrh having published In an evening Jpurnai.
A. the Assmemn weighing anchor In the rhs mes,
serious soSident occurred by the captain running Away
sih ,be men at the bars; aneea men were less
hjur, d, some them badly The Asamsmnon eft sheer
for Corr The 27tn and was supposed that all he
veses would be at the rendezvous BY the tine the Indian
eh Liver pool The greset ,on0fsn 20 m infested In
ne successful accomplishment Of the enterprises.
THE Irish Potato Crop
A the fate Of the pstapo crop Ia The Suth OF ireland
wm beginning TO 10 " unes-ioess the sub
cned cautious r. the Core ErImtney OF 27th
u July, 10 not without Interest,"
Various continue 70 be received with respect 10
he the crop, according 10 the oaliy from
vhch they come but there is little d. creparcy 10 be oh
ssrved in TIA emens 'eerrog 10 the same ocahy From
Gil NE midland counties ire reports decidedly favora
ble both with respect 10 tho Weld ~ he crop and the
sbse' CO OF ds ase and from The steror pernn OF
his ooubU the accounts comparatively satsfscory,
Bus there doubt vhaeve THAI the disease has appear
Cd aua'ked and vruent form throughout an exen i've
district shpg he Of the south AL he bed accounts
Ne receive are from localities aim ut the same situation
With respect peipg the me other day state
mont vas made hat In niw Of Skbberecn the name
~hch Ia memorable hi tory of the blight, the
crop vas sound We have asccrtAined fro accurate au
no ny tn" this report IL exactly the oppors u he fact
me poatoe " In thu, locality atos 10 be very exten
uvcy Infected aod also /, far inferior that Of last
the actual amount OF produce In the contiguous district
surroun d,rg Bantry we have been Informed that tho