Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-08-20
FROM NEW YORK.

The great event of the day, which has thrown the
people Of this e1eable city into greater excitement
than ever, has been produced by the actual trans
mission Of the Queens message BY the Atlantic Iele
graph Cable, aud the reply OF Mr.. Buchanan This
morning The whole town was electrified by tho read
ing OF the aforesaid messages under large headings
aud in large le;ters in all the city papers.
Time and experience are still required to test the
utility of the enterprise, iis capacity Tor the day
transmission OF news as to be- paying concern
| TIE announcement of the event has ere This pro-
ducsd sensation the civilized world. We learn
| by the Arabia, that much excitement WAS produced
in London and Liverpool by the return oil Inc aga
| memnon and the announcement lhal he CSoie noo
been successfully laid.
| Mr. Buchannan's reply to the Qieen's message l.
admired by every body. 1t contains noble and lnst
sentiments and reflects credit on hun aud The country
he Representa- Nevertheless the Queens MESA &c 10
good, has arrived in instruments, ana Inc peoPe VI
New York have had grand time OF IT, lhe SVEN
has produced one effect, and that ID to immoraize
Cyrus w. Field. This distinguished gentleman no"
in the public mind everywhere, ~ natVe vi "a'oo
chusetts and the son OF congregational clergyman
There are number Ut brothers; one, Danlel Duu
ley Field, prominent lawyer Of New YORK, and VINO
labored so hard and successfully 10 bring about the
cudlfcatlon OF the laws OF this State. Another IS
congregational clergymrn settled At the easi another
brother lives at the West aud another is merchant
in Cafuruis. Cyrus w Field commenced life ~
clerk in New York, when IL or 10 years age wnere ne
soon, by assduity and prOmptness, advanced nilnse
i'm business He subsequently established whole.
| ssla nsn,r warehouse in New York. lie imported
foreign rags, and bought them Also from domestic
dealers. These he supplied 10 paper ni'i'' al he same
lime acting u commission house Tor tho sai1 Oh Ihe
psper they manufactured Being an eastern man.
where These mills We're chiefly located, win large
crc, OF friends and relatives in that part OF the coun
try, he drew large amount OF profitable ousiness-
His habits OF industry and integrity oil character
became proverbial.
Thuugb for wears living in the upper part OF The
city, over mile from his store, in Clf street, or lie
vicinity, he appeared every morning al MS counting
room, winter and summer, by or q oclOck-where
the frat thing he did was to sae that every 'nng was
in i,s right place the next Thing 10 read over
all his correspondence and reply immediately: nr
would then look over his account ana order DOOR,
and by the time other merchants woud oegln 10
drop into their counting rooms, MIR. Field would Or
through an important part of his business OF the day
and ready to go out and transact other business win
the merchants Of the town. Through whole days, IN
and oHt would he toll, and often until late hours A.
niybt No business that he could transact would be
leave until tho next day-scarcely taklng lime
to dine, and often taking no food beyond fruga
lunch for his dinner, with no other drink Than cool
alter. His constitution was remarkably strong, ano
he bore up against daily labor without tear ar hating
He had partner Mr.. = who labored with the SAME
zrsl and assiduity, but whose constitution was un
equal TO the task; and who hnaIy sunk ana died.
| mainly martyr 10 business.
AT one time during terrible commercial crisis NJ:
Field house was carried down and ne was compentn
TO fail for a large amount. Nothing daunted he com
promised with HE creditors, aud again renewed hlr
iabors with redoubled energy and perseverance, Hs
Efforts we're crowned with SUCCESS. He recovered
from all his losses, called hs Creditors together ano
paid them all off with interest. His business hourish
I'd aud no again found himself master oil large lor
tune
! He built himself splendid mansion at the corner
of 2st Street and Lexington Avenue, fronting Gram
macy Park and within block OF the fine residence
O, Peter Cooper which stands at the corner OF Lex
ington Avenue and I'D Street.
Recomipy deeply interested for two or three years
in the New York and New Fourdand Telegraph line,
projected and charter occurred from the Parliament
of the latter through the corporation OF hs brother
Daniel Dudly Field, he sailed for England, where he
succseded in forming the present Atlantic Telegraph
company, the chief stock of which was taken IN Eng
land in shares OF 81 900 each in capital OF 81 OOOOoO
which has since bean increased about S4O0,0OU max
ing total of about 81 40O,00O
Mr. Field becam. inspired with the greatest conn
depcs in the success Of the enterprise and staked his
fortune upon the result or az il said, his for.
rune the work Of a life time, hung uDon thrrdd
Owing to his absence in Europe, during the panic OF
October 1857, from his business, his house here ny
the failure of others all around it, was forced into
Temporary suspension. He Immediately returned,
pu, the wheels in notion and again gave himself up
without rseerve TO the great interest OF The cable H-
carried the unfirDg Zeal and devotion into this
business that he had displayed IN private affairs he
attended upon the British authorities aud obtained
charter and promised aid. He wrote articles f9r the
papers and worked to Influence capitalists. He at
tended of Congress and contributed to eecure
grants from the Government and The aid OF The Nigga
ra the best steam frgate Of the navy 10 cooperate
with tho veesels Of detailed by England to aid 10
laying the telegraph cable.
While in Washington in March, 1857, with Peter
Cooper he contracted ths National Hotel disease.
which for time FRUSTRATED his whole SYSTEM He,
however thought the quickest mods TO overcome II,
would be- by at once setting out on sea voyage Tor
England and there pursue his business IN regard 10
the cable. His health improved, and the results OF
hs sbars we have just witnessed His arrival in the
Niagara at this port may take place before this letter
is closed. His landing in New York will be a proud
day for him and his friends.
In my next letter / will speak of Wilson G. Hunt
and Chander White the other American Directors Of
the Atlantic Telegraph.
Every year more and more developes the ne
cessty of international copy right law. The
large publishers in this city sten all English pub
locations Of value interest AZ soon he they appear
they keep agents in London whose business it il TO
make selections Of whst they intend to steal Among
the heaviest operators in this line are the Messrs
Harper Brothers, of Cliff street and Franklin. a
couple of chaps had lately got out a compilation
of McCuloch's Commercial Directory, the title oil
which, they have changed to that Of IAN Encyclo-
pedia of Commerce" Messrs Romans have made
90 bones of psgiarizng whole pages from American
Judgement.
The substance of their account Of the Electric Tele
graph ia taken from Jones' History OF the Electric
Telegraph published in New York in 1852 and their
account OF the history, production and consumption OF
coffee over the world said TO have b.en written for
the New York Herald in August, 1855, by the came
person. They have stolen bodily without the slghest
Acknowledgement. They aso took the substance OF
somewhat similar articles on Sugar, Cotton and To-
bacco, and the Commerce Of China, all, OF course
without the least mark Of Acknowledgement. They
have taken the whole body OF the work from Me
Cuooh's Commercial Dictionary without acknow-
ledcement 70 his work, thus stolen, they have
added American plaglarsms ana mus Completed 'neil
wonderful labors.
Book notices which appear in the New York pa
pers are written by the publishers, which, IN con
sideraiion of the present OF copy OF the WORK ana
\ few paid advertisements, are daily inserted One u
these published in u morning paper concludes thus:
$50 perfect and complete is thus encyclopedia OF com
MERGE, that nothing can BIZ copied from II without
violation OF copy right" This Is something like
man who steals horse, and claims perfect owner
ship 10 him because he has given him peno name.
Since former letter on the suhject, English publ
cations have come to hand which announce that an
other volume of the Calendars of State papers has
appeared, edited by NJ. Thrope, under the superv
sion of Sir John Romey, Master OF The Rolls. The
volume gives the Calendar of State papers extending
from the reign of Henry vIi 15l9 to The accession
# lame. III. frat, in 1903 which Includes The whole
of the reign of Mary aud Elizabeth. These caeD-
dsrs refer 10 no less than ~ bound volumes 10 two
collections The first contains the ml-c-llantous cor
respondence from the days OF Henry VIII june 9Th,
1862 to the union Of the two crowns OF England and
Scotland, On the death of Elizabeth March 23d,
1923, and comprizss7 volumes The second col
lection consists OF 81 volumes, wholly occupied with
papers relating to Queen Mary's captivity in Eng
land These papers said to be OF remarkable his
torica interest.
They SHE'D new light on the reign Of Queen Eliza
BETH and sh-d new ustre IT, while tbry show That
Scottish history, such ~ written by Scott and others
is iitis better than romauce. Tney put new face
on Elizsbeth's treatment 10 Queen Mary, aud show
an amount Of kindness and su,cltude notbefore made
public.
New York was in a blaze Of illumination ast night.
A vast number ot public buildings were Illuminated.
Herald offics and other buildings shone in bril-