Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-09-13
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have passed away this continent VIII oc "n''e'
to the old one ty no less than three great te'e
cronh;c ,;ncs, trans Atlantic or trans-Pacilic
the SPANISH, the English and Russian lines, eaci
or ,hcm sunk in distinct portions of the ocean:
x,st cxpansc; the Spanish LING Southwark
from Cadiz to Cuba through the Canary Islands
Cape Verde, St. Paul's and Cape ST. Rock; TIT
English line Wcstwards from England to st
Lawrence; the Russian line Eastward an'
Northward, through Asia to the Pacific ocean
The following extract from the New Orb
Herald was translated from the Gazette Of vi"
drd:
4 royal decree dated at St. lideionSo on INC
os,h If Irl, o-,n,s 10 Mr.. Horace Il. Perry
,hc nrov;sional concession which he has solicit
cd nn1.r the following conditions The sup
m.,;,c ,o,coranh cable between the Peninsula
and ,,,o SnaniIh Antilles will go FROM Cadlz to
,ho T,an,rw Islands, binding them together (a'
,a, ,bat If thc Tencritic and the Grand Cana
~. wiling as it may be possible after the
s.,,rcvl 1t will pass by the islands Of Cape
vi: that of San Pablo, that of Fernando DC
Soronha, the Cape San Rogue the coasts OF
Brazil. the coasts OF the GuayamaS, TRINITY;
The small Antilles us far rs Puerto Rico and
| Cuba. But the managers will not be allowed u
unite to that cable any other cables Star'ine
from non-SpaniSh territories on the European
continent
The management will establish between "a
diz and the Canary Islands, rs we'll as between
Puerto Rico and Cuba, the number OF electro
wires which it will think sufficient for the daily
service of all the correspondence between
America and Europe. 1t will he bound 10
place second cable from Cadiz to the Canary
Islands, TO unite those islands together anu to
the peninsula, and another from Puerto kico
Ia Cuba when and aS the Government VIII
judge proper ,,,. all,
Ii is understood; that those new cables Will
entirely be independent from that OF the frSt
grant. The provisional grant will be made
for one year from the date Of the concession.
When the cable shall DC laid the company
will enjoy an exclusive privilege of % years to-
wards all lines which might be projected to
end at the Canary Islands, and at the PENN
s,la. starting from the Antilles. The tariffs
will be determined between the several Go
ycrnments interested The first section to he
opened for the Geographic correspondence will
be that from Cadz TO the Canary Islands.
In England, the achievement of trans.At-
antic line has been mos; steadily pursued.
:, meeting of merchants and others was held
on the 10th. at the Sessions House Liverpool,
to consider the question Of Geographic coinmu-
nication with America The Mayor presided,
but early in the proceedings gave place to Mr.
Brown vino pointed out the commercial as
well as the political Importance OF an electric
means of communication between f.agl!hu ana
America.
The right honorable James Stuart Wortlcy
then proceeded to explain the position OF the
company and the ground for the hopes which
they entertained of carrying ont the underta-
king.
Mr.. Pckcrinsm moved, and Mr. Moon seconded,
a resolution to the following effect THAT tins
meeting. having heard the statement oi the
Right Honorable james Stuart Wortiey, the
chairman Of the Atlantic Telegraph Company,
as to the present position and future prospects
of this important undertaking, is of the opinion
that this great international project is worthy
Of the most general and Jealous support
The resolution was put and carried mem con-
4 vote of thanks was then passed to Mr.
Wortlev and subscriptions TO 4 number OF
shares were guaranteed by Mr.. Aiken and 9TH
crS, when the meeting adjourned.
The Atlantic Telegraph shares were quoted
at goes
The Company is nos advertising for samples
Of submarine cables, and 4 fair competition Is
open TO inventors all over the world. As for
the Russian Government, il has already begun
the construction of the telegraph line which is
to run from Moscow across the north OF ASIA
to the mouth OF the Amor, on the Pacific
occan-thc whole length will exceed $500
leagues. \ project has been drawn up for con-
tinuing the line to the coas; Of America, which
would afford great facilities for laying the cable
to connect the two continents. The compile
ton Of all these works is not prompted 10y a
mere commercial intcrcst-politicS, in some OF
thcm, have the upper hand but the final re-
suit clnnot fail to be beneficial to peaceful I'M
provcmcn;S.
The Government of England having consid-
cred it necessary, in the present state OF affairs,
10 have cable Of lis own, direct TO Gibraltar
and Malta, the French Government has immc-
diatcly discovered that it could not dispense
with {. new cable, direct from MarsaiilcS to
Ora:i, in Algeria. 1t is now in course o! MANI
;icturc in England, and will, probably, he laid
in November next Therefore before the end
of the vea., two ncw and distinct cables Will
have been submcrScd in the Mediterranean sea,
besides the existing line Of Cape spar;ivento, IN
Sardinia and its ramiications.
We clip the following from one of our cx-
changes:
The House CLEHESiiir.-The calculations
about the ClerSshp of the next House made
by the various aSpirants for the position and
those interested in securing it for one or the
other OF them, are amusing to parties here
who comprehend how such clcctionccrlng is
done and what it usually amounts to. At least
dozen gentlemen are cock-sure OF obtaining
it. while quite fifty others arc highly eia,cd
with their several prospects OF success There
Is no end 10 the combinations already formed
to secure the place, while the combinations
sought to be formed to the same emu are quite
as numerous.
None OF those engaged in the game Sccia
however to take into consideration its most I'M
pCr.ant element: the strength oil the lncu;n.
bent who is candidate for reelection, Of
course He has made 10y iarrhe most acccpta
bic House Clerk vino has he'd the Office in
perhaps twenty five years, his personal popu-
larity being as great with the members Of one
party as with those Of the other. His admin
istration of his trust has been far more salts
factory in n business point of view than that
of any other gentleman who has occupied the
position in our time. Though charged with
the duty Of footing the bills growing out of
the change of this hall to the new south wing
Of the caniial Misunderstanding very hCayY