Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-09-03

port on the 9th of June, where the work Of
fitting her out for tho soiling Of the cable
was accomplished in two weeks. After
her arrival at Liverpool there was delay
of some five or six days before the first line
was coiled but the whole ,256 miles were
placed on board in somewhat less than three
weeks.
The Agamemnon had finished her task
about the same time, but did not arrive at
Cork till the morning of the 30th ult., in
consequence of the much greater length Of
the trip. Advantage was taken of her pas
sage to this place TO make experiments in
regard to the rate at which it was possible
to pay out the cable, and the result was
satisfactory beyond the most sangune ex-
pectation. There was some twenty miles
of condemned cable on board, and this was
paid out over the machinery at the rate Of
from seven to eight miles an hour without
exhibiting the slightesta tendency to kink.
The attempt, howeveNito underrun, or take
it up, was not so successful; and, owing TO
this circumstance, some apprehersions are
entertained in regard to the possibility of
recovering it from the great depths Of the
ocean, should it be found necessary to make
the attempt. Everything however, has, SO
far, succeeded so web that even This diff
Guilty may be obviated in some way, if not
completely overcome. On the 3lst of July
the two ends Of the cable on board the Nj
agara and Agamemnon were joined for the
first time, giving continuous and uninter-
Isrupted conductor of 2,40O miles, and the
dots and lines Of Professor Morse's alphabet
were distinctly marked by the aid of a sin
gle sand battery of but twelve pair of plates,
upon his register. The experiment was
conducted by DIR. Whitehouse, whose name
is iaseparahiy connected with electric tel
egraphirg, and who.has made many impor-
taA improvements and inventions in sub
ans4ines-4elegraphing. A current was
Thrown into the wire at one end and came
lout atthe other in half to three-quarters OF
a second, and this effect can be produced
A witii' at least six currents in the wire, fol-
Howrg each other in regular succession,
and producing their effects in CORES pond
ing time, according to the periods at which
they commence their movement. Hence,
if the nautical gentlemen and the engineers
perform their duties successfully, as there
is certainly every reason TO believe they
will, the Atlantic telegraph may be regar-
ded rs fixed fact.
1t was hoped, as stated by Captain Hudson
in the annexed letter that the departure Of
the EXPEDITION would take place on the Sd
inst, from Valentia, which would have
been an interesting fact for the future
historian to record that they sailed on
the anniversary of the day on which Column
bus started from the shores of the Old World
on the discovery of the New:
UsITED STATES FRIGArE NIAGARA,
Cove oil Cork, Ireland, Aug. l, 1857.
1 Sin: l have the honor to report that we
left Liverpool on Meaaay, the 9th ut, and
anchored iatisas psrt on the Wednesday
morliag I'll loWiGoslEs a. 81. Her Majesty s
stesiner Agamemnon arriyed here on THURS
day morning, the 30ih nlt., and immediate
ly commenesao@Fing, which had been de-
ferred until has arrival here. We had FILL
ed up our coal at Liverpool, as have in
formed you, and have taken in fifty tons
here, the quantity consumed on our passage.
,HsmSde experiments On.the passage to as
.cerNhl how stewly we c6nIdgohnder steam,
nit Pslsaion across the Atlantic through
"a simple Conductor. l1thas, however, besi
proved that it not only could be done, but
that strong electric current could transmit
dot or character distance of two thou
sand miles in half second. The statement
of few facts will show the wonderful ef-
feet which will be!produced by the success
ful laying of this cable. Phe London EX-
change closes at three o'clock, and as the
difference in time between that city and
New York is four hours authoritative min
utes, we will receive theFsPsrtoft tie. price
1k0f consols'at eleven o'eicek.ili be.morning
'intimo fOr,ou operators ihWainstreet.-
4he movements in the London and New
YorkSmonss markets will therefore appear
in the evesing editions of the New York
papers on the same day on which they may
take place. The British Parliament may
sometimes sit as late as one o'clock, and
their sessions are occasionally prolonged
till two in the morning, but the result Of
their deliberations will reach us about ter
o'clock OF the preceding evening, time
enough 10 be published in the papers Of the
next day, simultaneously with the report il
and found to our great satisfaction that we
could reduce our speed TO one and hal
knot per hour.