The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-12

pass from shore 10 shore even with the greatest
of electrical power There is, indeed, more twixs hea
ven and earth than IS dreamed Of IN our philosophy"
The advance OF electrical science every day brings 10
light startling facts connected with submarine teegraphs
oil which no one previously had the least idea. Thus,
within the last few some important discoveries have
been made in connection with submarine cables by Mr..
Charlton Woason of Derby who has elucidated the fact
that currents of water passing submarine cables
produce in them induced electrical To put this
theory to practical test Mr.. Wollaston day ago
immersed considerable length Of an insulated
ductor in the Thames, opposite Fast Greenwich, AS
the tide rose, very considerable current of cleo
trciy observed flowing through the wire in a
direction contrary to that Of the tide which increased
ID force as the motion OF the water became more rapid,
and again declined at high water ceasng altogether just
before the ebb When the tide fell the again
INFESTED itself IN the wire but its direction changed
The varying and irregular which observed
upon the gavanomctcr both ends OF the Atlantic cable
have been attributed the nductve influence OF natural
impulses OF electricity which continually raversing
the surface of the earth Since that discovery of Mr.
Woiistons, however, II is quite evident that they may
Iarty, not entirely be due to the effect OF the ocean
currents II is known that very rapid tide flows in and
out OF the estuary ofDnge Bay which the cabe
lad and would therefore, be very easy to put the mat
ter 10 practical test by noticing the force and direction OF
the supposed earth the fall and OF
the tide. The Stag with miles Of the shore end Of
the cable on board arrived in vaenta harbor last night
and Capt kell viii no doubt commence the laying OF with
out unnecessary delay. There rather dangerous
reel OF rocks lying about one mile and half or two miles
outside the mouth of Vaenta harbor, called the Coast
Guard Patch On this rock there about athoms at
low water and about twenty six athoms all round IT, I'm
fortunately as the Agamemnon entered the harbor owing
10 The wind beng untavurable she obliged TO lay the
cable over this spot II is thought that the drift ing of the
cable over TINS place might have partially caused the in
jury which has stopped the working for long period
From this point WILL OF course, be removed, and de-
posted in the most and level channel into the har
DOT WIN the view OF discovering such channel zap
tain ke has for the last few days been closely sounding
every approach 10 the bay both the Vaena and the
Tough Kay sides of Bcgnish Island As there already
between four and five miles of the shore end Of the cable
laid down. the additional seven miles which will he added
to II by Captain Ke viii render the rope quite secure
against INJURY from the wash Of the TIDE
II l. understood that Mr.. Henley whose powerful mag.
neo-eectrc machines have for some time been used AT
Naienta has undertaken supcrnend the electrical ope
rations al Naenta for short period. II the next ac
counts from Newfoundland should show that the
sails from Mr. Henleys instruments have been received
from Nalenta no time will be lost IN despatchng SINH
lar piece Of apparatus the station Trinity Bay.