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Atlantic TOIsgraph CABLE Failure.


he Atlantic cable ia London affected the
s,o,k maseFiassy. TIE fio00 shares Of
tho Company receaed f600. at which
they bad been uomiaally quoted, TO f20o.
The T7ncs SAYS The latest price seemed TO
10 about f200to f400. The salas Of
the cable scually lost IS stated 10 be about
EsS000. Tho weather il the Atlantic
aid Ir;sh channel has shis ysaf. most un-
fortunately. been ,he-FOughest sger kpoEn
IN june.
The London Times suggests that the
Ieyiathan should be employed in the usxt
experiment to lay The cable. aud Cor iea.
COOS similar to those suggested b. the N.
y. Post. The LeyialhaR Is as yet only
shell, and she could be ftted to carry any
length Of cable required in the best shape
for paying out, as well As coal for q slow
Zip.
The Cork reporter Of the 9Th instant,
1applies more detailed account Of the
rnRNrr;
Niagara and Gordon, attached TO the
squadron for ths lsving ofthe Transatlan-
tfc cable. arrived at Queenstown at an ear.
" hour this mDrning. We regret having
20 announce that the object Of the expedi.
ion has for the present failed, and we
shall now give our readers such particu.
lars Of the events which occurred in the
course Of The undertaking as We have been
able TO collect. The Agamemnon and her
tender the Valorous, and the Niagara and
her tender the Gordon, sailed from Ply.
mouth on the 10th Of June; each Of the
vessels carrying about 1900 miles Of the
cable, with a new and improved sppaTat-
u for paying il out, which it was caleula.
ted woad have allowed for any strain OF
unequal motion Of the ships, as the very
speed Of the vessels regulated BY automa'
tic arrangements the rate at which the col
was TO be discharged. After having been
three days at sea the expedition was over
taken BY a fearful gale, which continued
without intermission for nine dsys. On
,he seventh day VI this heavy weather the
ships, which continued to keep together
had to part company and the Agsmem
non was obliged to scud before the wine
for thirly.six hours; her Goals got adiiil
and a coil Of her cable shifted, 50 that lie
captain for some time entertaind seriou
apprehensions for her safety, and from lhl
immense strain her waterways were fUrce(
open, and one Of her ports was broken
Two Of the sailors we're severely injured
and one Of the marines lost bis reason from
fright. Fet such Yas the consumate skill
good seananship, and intrepidity Of be
commander, Ospt. Priddie, that be wa
enabled to bring her TO the appointed ren
dezyous, lat. SO deg. 2 min. long. 80 deg
19 min. Tie Niagara rode out the storm
gaIlantly, ,having only carried away her jib
boom and one wing Of the fgure,head, The
great American eagle,
"All the vessels having al length arri'
yed at their cOntral point Of junction, the
first splice Of the cable was made on th'
2G,h. After having paid out two and I
haIf miles each, owing to an accident OF
board the Niagara, tue cable parted. The
Phi7s having again met, the splice wal
made good, and they commencel 10 give
ont the cable a second time; but after they
had each paid out 40 miles 1t was reported
that the current was broken, and no com
inunicaliop could be made between tht
flip4, Unfortunately, In this instance
the breakage must have occurred at th'
bottom, as the electricians, from the fin,
calculations which their sensitive instru
nenls allow them to make were able L
declare such to have been the fact, ever
before the vessels came together again.
Having cast OF thisloss, they met for tht
third time mud recovered the COZ noction
Of cable ontle 2sth. They thSn star
ted afresh, and The Niagara having pait
out over 100 miles Of cable. all on boar(
eRlertained the most sanguine anticipation
ofmecess when the fatal announcement
was made upon Thurslay, the 29tb, q
3 Pm, that the eclectFic current haC
ceased TO flow. As the necessity Of aLan
doning the project for the preseGt wa
now only too manifest. L was considered
TINT the opportunity might as well be a
vailed Of to test the strength Of the cabe.-
Accordingly, this immense vessel. will
AL her stores. DC, Was allowed to swing L
tfe cable. aud, in addition, a strain of foul
tons was place1 upon the bFakers, ret,
although Ii was blowing fresh at the time
lle cable held ber as II she had been al
anchor Cor over M hour, when a heavy
pitch Of the sea snapped the rope, and the
Niagara bore away for this port. Before
starting, 40 arrangement was made thai
should any accident occur in giving OuI
The cable before the ships should have gone
100 mics, they should return to their star
ting. place in mid-ocean; but that In case
ll.at distance should have been exceeded
before any casaalii, should happen, they
should make for Queenstown. Ia accor
dance with this understanding, the Mag.
Na, having made loo miles befors the
vishar. iRluned to this port. Upon her
honeward way che must have passed the
AgamemOn, Lut owing to the heavy fog
which prevailed .EH. the greater portion o
that time, sle missed seeing Or gaining an!
tdirgs Of her.
DANGEROUS CorxrERFEir.-The HaT
rsLurgh Telegraph says Ilat Q new cOun