The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-27


might he supposed, from a long notice which appeared
the london Time OF Wednesday last that some great
discoveries have recently been means of
graphic communication that will ensure 10 the public much
complete advantages than have yet been realised
from this invention. II might almost be assumed, indeed,
from the glowing description Of the plan which, Is sad.
promises "a bring the Of inland communication
10 the dosas cf all in the united Kingdom, aud to
faihom with It's submarine wires the 'broadest and
mot distant seas thai Geographic correspondence Is
4" be lei 10 every house In the we
supplied with gas and water unfortunately however
tor the realisation Of such hopes, the scheme expoundcd
such length seems 10 contain nothing In the way OF
Geographic irnprOy ement than known four
Eve years The advantages offered 70 The public
indeed by any means 80 great those proposed 10 be
granted by company which was brought before Para-
m,nt in lsA An uniform rate Of Cd per message 70 all
parts of the United Kingdom was the bonw then offered
Ia induce Parliament 20 pass the hi; and out cf that
small charge the shareholders told they would
ceivc highly rcmuncrave profits why that scheme was
NOT brought Ia bear do exactly know; probably
the difficulty among capitalists caused By the Russian
had something TO d. with II AT all events The present
oh.f o messages laid vi the uniform ~ L. e.sch
rctrogression and not advance.
One on the Important improvements which s said 70
have taken place relates 10 the laying down Of submarine
wires y represented that cable about inch In
diameter, the centre Of which formed By 10 wires a
timed iron wire twisted into strand, aud enclosed
IN case of india ftibbcr coated over with a mixture
II tar and sand, would overcome the dicul,y OF lay.
Ing down TRANSATLANTIC cable This is spoken ~ con
son s9ee IN %nsor Rw corn c Principle ss e. as %
and It's conductor similar plan however suggest
cd a. means Of overcoming the transatlantic difficulty at
and In Liverpool in 1864, by Mr.. Rakewc, who recon-
mcnded the plan, reproduced new Of making the
means Of trans mission sso the agent strength such
scfprctecng cable u then stated might from it's
comparative hshtness and exibty be readily stretched
across the Atlantic, and alta cost OF fi0o 600
IL might be presumed indccd, Mai the authors OF the
new plan were unacunnicd with the method actually
proposed 10 h. sdofecd by the Atlantic Telegraph COMPANY
for he cenducunx medium they iDcpd employ consists
ii strand q wistcf oopcr wires by Which mesn
the dwnrcy u frscte would ~ very mrh diminished
would have bern mr. more saiifcty " the propscrs Of
nicston had heen able TO SATISFY public that The t,a
Guilty arising from the dctcnuon " electricity in s,bma
rnc wires had been solved. Some infimston Is indeed
the company one 81 this kind IS included is not,
however, distinctly described and we gather from she no
tee that s rather element OF hope Than realized
fact That the of internal communication BY eiec
Telegraph capable or being very greatly increased
no entertain doubt and n very probable that
an uniform rate q Is per message may be made remune-
siive Nv the application OF we known existing couiriv
sroes BIT there II pot 10 tbe scheme ~opcrd any row