Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-06-18

Wlted 1t that at the passage of the act prov
ding Tor the payment of the said sum, I'D of March,
1o9f the company was organized joint stock COM
pany under general act of Parliament but subse-
quently, special act of incorporation passed by
the Prish Parliament which received the royal assent
on the 9th of July 1851 By the terms of this act
the company possesses monopoly of telegraphic COM
muncation with the coast of New Foundland and it
is provided that the Lords Commissioners of Her Ma
estys Treasury may appoint exofcio director, in
addition to the directors of the company in behalf of Her
Malestys Government, who shall take part in ali dis
cussons thereat and inspect and examine all minute
BOOKS books OF account, and other books and docu-
mens of the company, but he shall not have right to
vote and remuneration shall be paid him by the COM
pany.'
The said ex-ofcio director shall also have power in
he shall be OF opinion that any proposed to
be taken act proposed to be done by the COMPANY
III, or may be preudical to- inconsistent WITH the
due tuhment OF their contracts with the Government
or the regular, speedy and impartial transmission of
messages and signals for the public, otherwise dSad
vonageous to tie Government or the public, to veto the
taking of such the doing of such act and to
require that the matter shall be submitted to the Lords
Commissioners of Her Majestys Treasury for their de-
cson and the said Lords Commissioners shall there
upon whether not the objection of such cxofcio di
rector we'll founded and whether not such
shall be taken act be DONE and the decisions of the
said Lords Commissioners thereon shall be final and
conclusive upon the company" But if the directors
are dissatisfied with the decision the NATTER within sew
days after notice in writing to the Commissioners
shall be referred to two Judges of Her Maesys superior
courts of common law whose decision shall be final and
binding The election of all the directors of the COM
pany also made subject to the approval of the Lords
Commissioners.
All messages and signals sent or forwarded for trans
mission and delivery for Her Majesty or on her Males
tvs service shall have priority all other messages
whatsoever and it shall be imperative the company
their officers and servants to transmit and deliver such
messages and signals accordingly, and to suspend the
transmissons of all or any other messages until the said
messages and signals shall first have been transmitted
But should the United States Government grant a
subsidy equal in rate with that of Her Maiestys Gov
ernment the messages of the said Government shall have
equal priority and be transmitted and delivered in the
order of time in which they are received It is
also provided that after twenty-five years the British
Government may take absolute possession of the line
tor the purpose OF preventing any communication being
made signals given such shall be directed and
authorized by any such Secretary of State' meanng
any of Her Maestys principal Secretaries of Stae;"
and this possession may be held from week to week
indefinitely"
It is not difficult says the Trenton, N j., American)
to perceive how unfair and onesided the provisions of
this act are The act of Congress granting the subsidy
Of $4,000 per annum, provides that the United States
and the citizens thereof shall joy the of the SUBJ
marine communication Of all time and upon equal terms
avh Great Britain and the payment to continue until
the net profits of the company should be six per cent
per annum and then not to exceed $4,000 for twenty
five years. At that time the capital Of the company
935000O it has since been increased to G5OOOO0
Thus appears that Uncle Sam, with all his proven
bal shrcwdness has been outwitted all round and in
his anxiety to aid in enterprise which was supposed
to be for the benefit Of the world has in reality
aided in giving his overgrown cousin across the water
machine Of immense power, with both extremities 10
Gated British SOIL and its management under the con
troll of the Lords Commissioner Of the Treasury.
If any difficulty should between this Govern
ment and that of Great Britain, the ruling powers
that empire would be brought, were, into i'm
mediate neighborhood, unless some Yankee skipper
should happen to fish up the cable and destroy the con
nectOn.
We hope the time is not distant when this Govern
ment will learn to phrase to "keep itsel
to ITSELF" and avoid all joint concerns. It has in no in
stance been successful in its treaties and arrangements
with Great Britain and if it could honorably get
this telegraph coparnershp and put end to all trea
ties with that Government excepting those regulating
the relations of between their respective peo
pie, it would be all the better.
The views of the American certainly correct bu
it is nothing in the history of this government az
it has always been outwtted in all such speculative
schemes particularly where foreign interests were con
cerned. Nevertheless, believe that if Uncle Sam i
not called upon for the $4,000 per year until the At
anc Telegraph in perfect operation, the money will
remain in the Treasury for some time to come. States
Appointments by the President, b and cih the odcic
and consent Of the Senate.
Collectors of the Cust0n1S-Eben W. Allen, district O
Nantucket, Mass: reapponted. Phneas w. Leland
district of Fall River, Mass; reappointed VIM. Bar
toll, district of Marblehead, Mass; rcapponted. Syl
vanus B. Phinney, district of Barnstable Mass; reap
pointed James Blood, district of Newburyport, Mass.
reappoined Jason NJ Terbell district of Sag Harbor
n Y. Plny M. Bromley district of Genesee n. Y.
Il vice JAS G. Campbell resigned Theophilus Peugnet
of district of Cape Vincent, n. Y Henry J. Ashmore
j. district of Burlington, n. j. Thomas D. Winner dis
h trict of Great Egg Harbor, N. j., reapponted. Ste
st phen Wits district of Little Egg Harbor, N. j.
in appointed Amos Robins district OF Perth Amboy n
j. William S. Bowen district of Bridgetown N j. re
appointed Joseph B. Baker, district of Philadelphia
e Pa John Brawley, district of Presque Isle, Pa. Ed
N ward S. Hough, district of Alexandria, Va; reappoint
Of ed Moritz Schoeffer, district of Milwaukee, Wis J
n, Adair district of Oregon 0. t.; reappointed.
'e Naval Ottcers-John Ryan, district of Salem anC
e Beverly, Mass Nicholas Brown, district of Newbury
g port, Mass; reappointed. Chambers McKibben, dis
It trict of Philadelphia Pa.
1t Surveyors Of the Cus0ms-Samuel j. Anderson, dis
rict of Portland and Falmouth Maine. James Nichols
ID port of Eastport Maine Josiah FL. Hadley district
Portsmouth, NH. Ebenezer Dodge district of Salen
+ and Beverly Mass. Samuel Porter, port of Beverly
f. Mass. reappointed. John Ingalls, district of Marble
of head Mass; reappointed William p Dover, distrc
of Gloucester, Mass. Daniel L. Willcomb port of Fps
le wich reappointed. William G.. Barker, district o
n. Providence R. L. reapponted. Elisha Atkins distrc
h OF Newport, R. l.; reappointed. Asa Gray, port
Tiverton, R. l.; reappointed. Edward Ingraham, por
es ofSaybrook Ct reapponted. Clarke Elliot, district
e MiddIetown Ct; reappointed. Emanuel B. Hart dis
of Philadelphia, Pa. James A. Gibson Port of Pitts
y burg, Pa Robert Edmonds district of Carers Greek
at Va; reappointed. Walter n. Halderman, district
Louisville, KY Benjamin L. Dorsey district of Alton
of ILL.,, vice John Fitch
sh appraisers of Nerchandise.-Charl Y. Hagner,
Pa appraiser general Samuel Peasants, appraiser
n Philadelphia, Pa. George R. Berrell, appraiser