The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-21

The announcement yesterday morning mai the cAole
Of excitement, Merchants and every easaged in trade
and hailed the with intense delight, ana
osg inSsen nc o Offensive operations IN Cira
he naval and military demonstration az Cheooev To
Ey oonducsd the ane tseaga VIII essrc an n sm
Hence more important and benpcaal man tNe "'ss' Wv"
fleets of bundled KINGDOMS
THE NEWS sxNr TO PARIS.
london (Auguss 81 Despatch TO GalenAnis MessenSer
The laying down Of the Atlantic cable accompinhed,
and tho tsleeraph,c communication is established between
Ireland and newfoundland.
COMMENTS AND OPINIONS OF THE LONDON PRESS.
TFron the London Globe, August
The news which have the pleasure Of communicating
TO our readershat the electric wire has been
tic and thai yaeniia in Ireland and st. Johns New
foundland, may shake hands-will be received with
unaloyed satissc.isa We, who have, On former occs
by Of the enterprise unegnedy glad have those
doubts entirely removed and In manner 90 thoroughly
ncaiion. 7he uniting Of Ireland and Anca should girs
the spur to those enterprises tchich are destined to extend the
ire from England Hindosian The Of the Aga
traversed the depth Of the the uncertain character
of its bottom the turbulence Of its surface gives the
greatest possible support to all projects OF the cable
beneath the We heartily congratulate the company
and the spirited officers employed their sustained
perseverance, and we'll won victory.
From TIE London Shipping Gazette August
The Atlantic cable laid Such is the substance OF tue
brief received this day from the coast Of
Newfoundland via vaenta. The success Of this expert
me II! solves in the complete manner, the question
OF the possibility OF depositing the electric cable not
marine which cannot fail to exert wondrsus
influence human affairs. While the result or the al
tempt was yet doubtful undertakings had been shaowed
out for connecting America with the continent OF Europe
by another and direct line and no less than three
distinct enterprises on foot for putting the cities OF
Brtish Incia en- rapport with the metropolis these de-
signs were only conceived but bad, as we may say
taken a practical FORM while the success of the
but natural to suppose the projectors will now regard
the successful conclusion OF their labors as q
ana Una. ss1 so %, Is
all directions Tbs obstacles in the way OF asynem OF
oceanic slegraphs, considered BY many quanea TO speak
on such Gupject nsurmountabe were those created
by the great depth Of the and the rresuary OF US
bed ana the force required 70 propagate current Of
electricity throvgha cable of the necessary length Pro-
fessor Morse aided by Mr. Bright and Or. Whtehoase,
disposed of the latter difficulty By . series OF
mos, conclusive experiments made two years since
al the telegraph office in Old Broad street; while
the Investigations OF the bed OF the Atlantic ~
,ssss he M a
undertaking and even pointed gu. the submarine orms
ton on which the cable might be deposited If only the
appliances were provided, and the undertaking con-
Quoted with patience and with skill These conditions
have all been fulfilled aud the result before US in eie
Atlantic Cable Expedition from Trinity Bay, in Nswfound
land announcing the completion Of this wondrous under
taking This is, indeed, inclgerce or which we can con-
graduate the people Of both continents We feel tia.
canro close these remarks better than by repeating the
language wheh We smpsye S TWO ago Tsea ascI.
plica!ion CT electric agency THE consequences which
may flow from this extension Of social and commercial in
utterly ncalcuAblefor who 10 TO predict
the results Of all the civil zed nations Of the earth being
brought together like the inhabitants OF the same city,
We have strange events in time, but we form
little idea Of the efec! OF state Of things upon the
rcure Of the human race for the changes which that f
ture may bring inexhlustbe the inventive fac
ulty Of man"
From the London Times (edi,orsD August g.
By . chsn OF electric communication, extending from
n,or med ths, the last attempt to lay the Atlantic tse
graph has succeeded and that the Old and New World
actually linked together by the magnetic wire fne
intelligence Is so much the more CRAFTY ing as we had
been led, in common with the rest of the public
and surely not without very plausible reasor-to some
thing ike despair, not indeed Of the ultimate OF
the undertaking, but OF its success with the existing
machinery and under cond ions apparently unfsvo
rAble II rot unnatural 10 spprehend that q cable
which had parted the bottom OF The sea, and again
within few feet OF the stern Of the vessel that
was paying out, would be stretched in safety
cd and the relish OF the surprise only the greater from
previous disappointment and uncertainty Although the
weather un'avorable the cable seems to have beer
paid out with the greatest regularity, the quantity Of
cable discharged from the ships being the every
day within ten miles On the FIRST two days the amount
paid out by each ship about 1870 nautical miles,
the rate OF between i've and ak miles an hour ON the
lst Of August each ship pad out 40 nautical males al
The rate Of nautical miles hour On the I'd this
rate increased 10 seven nautical miles and i've
sassa car be- sssea h .sslS sbsn had been esss
lated We told thai there good signals between
the ships but Of course we wait with much anxiety more
precise Information as TO the rapidly OF communication
that has been maintained.
We sincerely congratulate the promoters OF this great
enterprise upon the Triumphant success by which, after
many delays and dlsappon, meuir they have been
wsrded. difficult 50 suddenly TO realize the msgni.
tute OF the event which has Just taken place ne
compliment 81 sis migay feat comes upon as 10. an
the gradual and estotis mannsr in oiici sci>nf;
,rpioes hou besn Performed, bat lch rcridiy woThy
oher eres, di,covery Of our time has been perfeced
little by hi,e and DO one can exactly say when was
that each Of the uIumphs which !. has successfully
ahead of theory that high scientific authorities
argued strongly against the possibility Of results
and we've not refuied by courtsr arguments, but
by The accomplishment Of those very rssults the pos
siblity OF which they had Denied With the Atlantic
telegraph i bias been Just the contrary Ihsory had
Infinitely bshind It, Kssdd Of proceeding by sIoo degrees
he protectors aaw lsped al once 20 gigantic SUGGEST We
graph have never before been successfully laid under
water, and YESTERDAY we received intelligence that a
communication ~ fully established beneath Zoo miles OF
stormy ocean under supsfncumbent OF water the
depth CT which may be calculated 10 miles Only nor
ne magnitude and The haniihood Of ne egteYpriIc.
over wat Jagged mountain ia Dat slender thread
folded IN what deep oceanic valleys does Il rest
when The lash which carries the thought OF from
continent 10 another darts along the wire through what
strange and unknown regions among thin how uncouh
and wild. must thread i's way II brings US ~
tcpes from the abyss-bu, not OF the sbyss ise
but OF men Ike ourselves ~ho dwell beyosd.
Sipce the sIccvery Of Columbus no.hrg ass been done
any degree comparable To the vast enlargement wh,h
has thus beet given the sphere o. sc.lvy We
may, row that sir TIC most tnsuli problem Of all has
been solved, be justified anticipating tina, there s no
por Ct The tarths surface which may not placed
Immediate communicates with Us We knoS that
We have In our hands tie means OF practical ubluity
Distance a. grouud Of alCeTa rty vii be eliminated from
The calculation OF The s'sternsa and merchant II IA
violent presumption 20 suppose thai sthln very short
period tha able 10 present 10 oar readers every
morning Intelligence OF wha happened tne day before Ia
every quarter Of the globe. Tie Admiralty will Know
within Few miles tie position Of every ship 10
her Maitsys service Ibe intelligence q a CEfre
war or an Indian mutiny viii resch ne before tire hrst
blood tbs, has been shed cold. ard sba bs able 10
economse the Whole time consumed by the ordinary
vehicles Of intelligence We see, with not unnaursl salts
faction tbs the Advantage OF TIE discovery will be the
greatest 10 these countries the possetsons OF which
the most remote, ard therefore, tia, Eogsnd has
10 gain than any or her rivals More d0ns yesterday
for tie consolidation Of Empire Than ne wisdom Of orr
aatcsmer he lit> ally 81 Legslare ne Loyalty Of
col0niss could hare Effected distance between
Canada ard Engsn3 acnihsied. Tor the purposes o.
mutual communication sad OF gocd understanding the
Atlantic dried up, and ws bson IN realty yell in