The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-30

jured by It's own weight This is, Of course, only pro
at the time IL Is impossible 70 account in any other
way for the cable having become damaged since us sub
Should the fault have originated in this way,
the blame is attributable either 70 Sir Charles
Bright his assistants, the officers Of the Agamemnon,
the being solely reerabe the dccctive and
tain method Of ascertanng the speed Of ship at
present in vogue in the royal navy Tho steep range
above alluded 10 is often mentioned as soping bank,
upon what ground ii s difficult 10 say for but two sound
nss taken upon 0ne at the bottom and another
at the ,orand these two soundngs, though only eight
miles apart show difference in elevation Of ,2o0 feet
OF the nature Of the intervening space no one can
course any conjecture. Whether the sides Of th
are broken by ravnes and precpitous cliffs in the sam
way the sides OF the mountains on hand are, nothing
tcrmne That such series Of soundings were not mad
by Commander nayman al the point IN question, when
sounded across the Atlantic from the Cycos was we be-
eve due the prevalence Of bad weather at the time
II s perfectly conclusve according 70 the experiment
Of Professor Thomson and Mr. varey that the water ha
reached the conducting wire i'm at least place not less
than two hundred and twenty mies from the shorc and
the currents received from Newfoundland vary from
two hnedth 70 only nine hundredth part Of tn
strength they should be, coud be deceiuin0 the pubic
state that the fault is other Than g te most se,ioss nate
cate Instruments and with proper concert at both ends Of
the nc to work through during some part OF each day,
Negative currents OF electricity now used as much
possible in the transmission OF signals for were positive
currents used the exposed portion Of the wire by decom
posing the sa water in contact with IT, would be oxydzcd
through ia very short time Mr. Henley, who has been
for days experimenting upon the CABLE is sangunc
erful magnetic electric machines which their
way from London II Is well that every cxpodient for
working the line its present defective condition be cd
the chances Of successfully undermining the cable
far as the point Of injury unfortunately very small in
deed The extraordinary phenomena Of the natural cur
rents OF electricity, which continually rayersng the
surface of the earth in various directions act by their in
ductvc effects upon the great length Of cable submerged
and disturb the needles and gavononecrs at both ends
Of the line considerable degree This nature and
,on, properly observed and studied by Of the
Atlantic cable would no doubt throw considerable light
the UhcnOmcna dlurnal magnetic
count for which no satisfactory law has been proposed
On the night Of Monday the 9th fScpcmber of those
extraordinary phenomena called magnetic storms must
have passed the track Of the cable for from half
eleven to hopast twelve the rejecting galyanometer in
connection with the line most violently disturbed.
The reflections were so rapid and violent that IL only
occasionally that the reflected Of light could be dn
gusbed upon the reading scale These magnetic storms
by means Of rare occurrence, and well the earth
currents already mentioned sometimes great delay
and annoyance on long lines Of eegraphc communication
There s very generally prevalent idea that one of
the principal faults in the cable comparatively near
shore and though this supposton opposed to the very
conclusive experiments ci Professor momson and Mr.
Varloy yet il question whether for the m satisfaction
Of the Shareholders would not be worth while taking
up tho cable miles from either Shore and then
testing through the middle portion. These operations
would undoubtedly be attended with considerable expense
and is therefore probably not thought advisable to en-
gage in them until has been asceraincd how matters
stand at the American terminus Of The cable
Mr. Lrndy one Of the electrical assistants proceeds 10
Newfoundland on Tuesday by the Prince Albert, from
Galway tor the purpose Of asccrtanng the condition oi
the wire at the other terminus, and also for the pur
signals be at concerted times from bo'h
ends and endcavor thus recstabish nieiiipibso
communication. Even locking al matters in the worst
light and supporting the cable practical work
ing goes failure, not only Las the mactcability Of
sntmcrgmg been demonstrated, hut also tho praci-
eabty cf working and signalling through Il. There
tore IL Is not 10 he supposed for one moment thas the
public both this and the other side Of the Atlantic Will
allow the grand scheme for connecting together tho
Old and the New World 10 fall 10 the ground, ten
cables instead Of one I've sacrificed in us accomplishment
Al the same time private enterprise unless adequately
hy be cxDgrtcd
10 come forward and eApend vast sums u money In she
chance against them or csng both capital and interest
The Atlantic Telegraph Company have expended nearly
half million in the Manufacture and laying oi the prcscn.
cable, for which the English and american governments
guarantee f2s coo year fer certain period contingent
upon But should the present cable prove
finre both the caIaLAi and te government subsidy
lest and the sharchciders expected N subscribe
another half million ff another wire the scfssae basis
before and with the chance OF losing al before
them. Under these circumstances Is surprising tho
difficulties Of raising the capital for cable locked
upon as almost nsurmoGnlabc II the English aud Anne
rean governments really anxious Cor elective ele
hrarhc communication between the two countries they
have but 10 guarantee certain though small percentage
on the total capital expended IN the completion OF the nc
and money viii be forthcoming FOR new wires should i've
or TX be lost before one successfully completed
From the London Times (cI,y ar'iclel Sept. III
The shares of tho Atlantic Telegraph Company have
experienced decline To between 42o and 400 II appears
the recent experiments induce belief that the fracture
iraetures-or Is thought there may be two-wi be
found to cvist At distance of between two hundred and
three hundred miles from the shore For about two hundred
only four hundred and ten ahoms and within that range
tie mischief could easily be repaired but sudden &c
scent then occurs 10 one thousand Ave hundred and cgh
iatoms, where is extremely doubtful if anything
could be done The probability seems that u b at this
abrupt point the damage has been sustained.
From the London News tcity articic) skpa. is.l
tail Of about $50 per share took place to-day (l7h
IN the shares of the Atlantic Telegraph Company ho Inn
precision having strengthened that tho deeyo povnn Of
the cable lies great distance out at The cosing quo
iason this afternoon E3o f35o Per f oo share,
being bat little above tho extreme point q the dcprcsscn
a tfN tfs
the pracucabty q laying the cable were generally ehter
tanned.
ANOTHER LETTER IRON Mr.. wmTKnousB.
To urror LONDON HsrsfD
lis not surprising that the directors u she Atlantic Tc
legraph Company asonshod" at the publication ~
my ctcr, containing as did, mcis which they md not
Il their Secretarys letter o to-day, they viii doubtless
40 ''c', best either 70 dstor, ~ % suprrrss.
us-sd these words
Ihersirs claim = matter g Justice . ycnr band. faI
oasnrrs since DE aging o e cable and apon whrh s ~
ss s. ~, sss & sh 20 found ny n . and
where alone all ~ nct- connected with be properly
elected ard appreciated.
great undertakings national enterprise with which
the government has 80 largely Identified cfis 100 ser
matter To be entertained merely personal grounds
and hrshed w IN board rom " get rd q by The more
summary process q dismssing an outsIokcn official
nov Therefore suggest That tnc n,csuga,cn above
hands q the shareholders II the company ~ whom the
directors themselves are immediately responsible, and
that every letter and every teegarhc despatch upon the
subject shall be- publiShcd in full
This sr, 70 my answer 70 The unwarraniebe language
contained IN the letter from the Secretary, which aftr
the lapsr of many days has this morning appear ed
language which, of itself, renders evident the drin,s
which dictated y, ami WILL perhaps, satisfy the public
that tho investigation should other
single cNrrcsiun n my published letter nnd.
from more recent Information, has Internationally Dc.
pfvcd TREND of credit due to him. The Presidents
ply w. her Majesty sage received shortly after my
departure ffom Naentla white Il transmitted from
Newfoundland (as a others have beenl solely by the
oi my Instruments there received and recorded al
Nalenia by the combined OF instruments Professor
Thomson aud my am, sir yotr obeiient sprvant,
EDWARD ORANGE wll.pNAN WiiTTt1IOJSF.
Electrician Protector OF the Atlantic telegraph.
Roy1 iSsrntIos, Albemaric street sept 10, 1858.
Sailing OF the English Opera Company from
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