The New York herald., 1866-08-04
THE lxua-luuusAa TELEGRAPH.

s.-stss lFrom the Times Of Indis, May 49,
s 1sS sSSs the sss issDn was opsasd %
e--J means Of communIOaon with Great Brtaln 10 IL
- present moment With London suffering from
or :s e: sssn ssss. u
point reached during the panic which prevailed at the
siose Of the American civil war and with almost Tho GER
a Sss%ssD sns % Wy oos
aaxously but In vain Tor the intelligence whisb shall
that during February the average time occupied between
Great Britain and India, via Turkey was only two days
and nine hours during March three days and seventeen
hsurs and during April, three days and hour, the
ysbsie naturally anxious in their Inquiries a. to
vty the line should mot have worked more
satisfactorily than II has done during the
pressnt month One cause may be that during
ths time Of monetary crisis the telegraph OF neces
ssy more than usually occupied rhs eIpianstion we
but that the present apparent total suspension OF tec
graphic communication with Great Britain originates in
The quarrel between Austria and Prussia the SIDE
and between Italy and Austria on the other We say
apparent total suspension, as during the twentyfour
hours ending A. elss. ocecs Las, eyssnins ven ,eegams
Europe haH.r
The Indo.European teegraphc system-snd in this
- include the entire teegaphc system between Great
BdaIn and India--is controlled by the International
xslegraph Convention, better known as the Brussels
Convention. This convention was signed in Brussels in
1855 and has been agreed TO by all the European powers
except Rusio In looking through this document which
b before us and bearing In mind the waIke Indi
cations conts ned In the teegrams that have been
yocclved, We think that one or tho other Of the
Continental powers have exercised tho power
vested In them by this convention, and II
shey have not suspended telegraphic communication
sntroly, they have prohibited any ssages
beng forwarded until sanctioned by the central author
nv the state One Of the articles m the convention
aotincs that each reors the pesoer ef
fyvurng Ne rues of fnfevndsonaI GegrapAs IN
hefnse period II judgs erpediert ether al ih
1Hes upon pwtrn ~ pAem" ,ohfLe anotaT ~yriass
fA1f sTecenfrol ddminfrdon Of each SaJc shah hare
NJ po~.v ap bansnssion Of any despaeh caca,sd
% prrduce any dungsr In the event. thercfoc, o
having already broken out IN Germany, se inay look
sisAer total cessation of teezrsphn communication
with Great Britain continuance OF serious and r-
sftAing delays In times OF peace Of tho Powers
would be- likely 10 their right 20 stop commun
eaton but during such crisis that pending in
Germany they would from fear Alone be likely N
entirely prohibit the Of the telegraph for other
purposes than their own at least TO insist upon all
Hxes being submitted TO the 'Cenral Adm instraton =
90 determine whether noe they calculated TO pro
Auce danger before being allowed 10 be tecgaphed
along their lincs
frrom the Times Of India, May 10
The statement showing tho working Of the Mekran
section of tho Indo. European telegraph he portion
under the control Of the British govrnmcn bas now
bean published 10 the end Of April From u we learn
at the number Of messages and the during the
Iaffer month were larger than during any month
ssncs the lndo- European telegraph Was opened The
nxnres for the four months follows
Ggv<v.