New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-02
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ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY.


been published. ID.
ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
The seventh ordinary annual meeting OF the
shareholders Of this Company held Monday, 18th.
at the London Tavern. The Right Hon. james Stuart
Wortey in the chair
The directors presented en- audited balance.sheet u
the receipts and disbursements Of the Company from its
CONNIE ncement in 1856 to the end of December ie63
showing the receipts during thar period 70 have been
25 722 o. Adj expenditure ff76 i75 AS Cd. leaving
In hand in the shape Of cash and securities SCI %5 g.
iOd report for the past year was also presented. IL
stated thar the Board had been constantly engaged In
completing the financial arrangement for renewdof
the undertaking and IN o%S0ss sSss IN osssy
cure every practicable improvement IN Inc STRUCTURE"
the future cable. t.,us
vertjsement in August last inviting tenders Tor caos
for having across the Atlantic Ocean and witb
view to leave invention entirely uniettered they all
ataiued from any dctation "a 70 the form OF matsna
m be adopted merely stip2la'ng for working speea
of eight words per minute In eply the Board received
tenders and numerous specirtns OF cso'e ano aS
ala They were at submitted 70 the distnsas.su
rentcpen who had throughout materially ASSISTED Ue
directors by their valuable advice as scicDthc com
mittee After examining the tenders ana eaasng .ne
speem to be tested at the works Oh MI. Iah
hahn. the committee unanimously recommena.ac ,nf
Board to adopt the tender of biessrs Glass hIs w.
and the general general PTlncPs re Settling the final
specification every portion Of the mateI'si
ke employed should be carefully tested, W.
separately and IN combinaon so - 70 tbeir aualty
or En- sHe method of applying them. Messrs. Glass;
Elliot & Co. consented 10 provide matsi , S
manufacture specimens in order 10 carry out the wne
Of the Board Various lengths OF cable were esu ~
the CanaLstreet works at Manchester under -
intendence Of Mr.. Fairbarn aud Mr.. mnmwo,N' a.
In the prescnce of the secretary Of the company.
the latter place also experiments were separately
upon different qualities OF the metal ana hemp conPu
a.s Of all these labors were embodied by Mr. Fairban
\ IN statement submitted to his colleagues we9se oenp
orations thereon resulted in the final report wncn ss
been adopted by the Board and which was preseason
The Chairman, in moving the adoption Of the report
said be had great pleasure in meeting 50 many " MY .no
on that occasion. because it convinced MN
that te interest which had been ELECTED In the opee'
the O)mpany had in view had not IN any way aoa'g9,
Indeed 1t would be strange II were otherwise ne
additional pleasure of meeting them eder err
N cur stances which enabled him - ADDRESS teem II
boiler confidence Of the final success 81 theii unasx
ins and roru an inward conviction that they were ar
irving at the point Of its accomplishments he e1pecteo
40 have TO disclose important matters to-day-
matters of most encouraging ehaIacter W. ,SnnSS
l advisable not partcuarze II was found impossipo
IlSo Law the details before the meeting.
II Alter making few observations, therefore,, OF q
general Character with reference TO the affairs OF the
past year he would call on the meeting 10 adJouil ~
the 3st inst when an extraordinary meeting Tou o 10
held and when his tongue would no fonger Do uea
He congratulated them the improved stare oi tle
balance and compared il with the small baences =
years Although not VIVA, ne Musa
10 and that there balance in hand this year Oh
81 900 and odd pounds This result was 70 soms
extent 10 be attributed TO the fact that the directors
had been enabled secure an interest OF betweeno
and per cent on all moneys which they had ID Mna.
He thea referred to the appointing OF we nn
toned in the report and took that opportunity o. 'es
flying TO the important and Invaluable gratuitons oef
vice. rendered by the members OF that committee
Tbe names Of the gentlemen who so kindly acted on
thatCommittee he thought only right 70 MAKE known'
Capt Douglas Cation s T wN William ans prof
William thomson. The contract with hessrs Glass
| Elliot & Co., was all but perfectly accomphsned Ihe
matter was at present in the hands OF the solicitor 90
tina. the necessary formaites be gone through; but
should be remembered that 1t took some time to get so
large a contract in legal FORM and that was another
reason why they should meet again on the 3st inst
With respect the call Of $685. 1t was thought that a.
the arrangements for the contract were all complete
they might make the call and besides was not TO be
paid till the th of April some days after the approach
| Ing extraordinary general meeting
His mind full of topics, oil OF most ooouraglaS
nature but he restrained TO them for the
next meeting. Some very interesting matters would
then be laid before them and he trusted that not Only
al present would attend but tia, tAsy would ofins
others with them. He grateful for the assistance
afforded by his colleagues and had additional pleasure
inneeting hom such promising OCCASION and after
his being for time separated from them by Illness
Now that he was among them again. he could only say
that energies he possessed were at the service Of
company though he was perfectly sonscsoas that
Or the great aid AFFORDED by his colleagues. He IN
stanocd The exertiens OF Mr. Cyrus Field one Of the
honorary directors in America, who had crossed the
this great enterprise and mentioned that yesterday
the tenth anniversary Of that gentenans first
yoyage for this purpose having ON that day ssled from
Boston for Newfoundland. to obtain the charters aud
exclusive privileges Of the company.
II The occasion celebrated last night BY dinner a,
the Palace Hotel buckingham Gate, when he glad
TO say that Mr. Field was surrounded by Of the
most prominent members OF Parliament scientific men
merchants. capitalists, bankers and others Rarely
had he seen such collection Of eminent men, and be
thought it spoke well for the project
In answer to question the Chairman stated that the
contract with hessrs. Glass Elliot Co. would include
manufacture Of the cable the laying down OF same
and the provision Of the ships.
Mr.. g. NJ Lampson, the Nice-Chairman. seconded
the notion and the report and statement Of accounts
were unanimously adopted
The following retiring Directors were reelected:
Mr.. George Peabody, Mr. Francis Le Breton and Mr.
John Fender. NJ. p.
The retiring honorary American Dfrectors-Mr
Watts sherman Of New'York and Mr.. Cyrus W. Field
were also reelected. and Mr.. Henry Webster Black.
II burn was reelected Auditor.
The usual vote of thanks concluded the proeeedngs
4 and the meeting adjourned till the 3lst instant
y THE ALABAMA.
The Cochin China Chronicle, of January q.
gives the following account Of the capture of the Amer
II can ship Emma Jane by the Alabama. .I'he Emma
Jane vessel of about 100 tuns belonging 10 one
Of the ports the Northern side of the now dsunited
\ States. She left Bombay the 5th inst bound TO
Moulmein with ballast and on the l4th when off Tri.
yapdruIn. sighted steamer which afterward proved
H the terrible Alabama Capt Semmes. She approached
N the Emma Jane with the American flag fyine and
Y when short distance from her, fred gun 10 make
her heaye TO, and sent an armed boat board The
X Emma Jane at this period also showed throughout
American colors, bat the moment the armed boar
reached alongside, the American flag was strnck and
the Confederate banner hoised board the steamer
THE officer In charge Of the boat demanded Cant
.Jordan's presence on board the Alabama with The
ships papers, and on his reaching the steamer the
papers were examined by Capt. Semmes who declared
a nd ai hal ~.