The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-03
TELEGRAPH EXTENSION.
The Line to India Through Russia and
Prussia.

From the London Times (city article), July Ill
The following said to be the exact terms of the
raDgoments lately catered into by the Russian and
Prussan governments in relation TO the construction OF
u line Of telegraph between England aud India,
through their respective territories
The Russian government have agreed to give q right
OF way through Russian territory, free OF cost. and
tions for twenty-five years from date OF opening Tho
government yield 10 the company their right OF for.
wardng messages 10 and from India upon tue Imperial
telegraph lines, aud engage 70 hand over TO the COM
pany all such messages touching Russian territory Tor
transmission over It's lines Tie company IL to work
the limo by meaus Of It's own officials In or
these privileges, the Russian government exact roy
atty Of less than one-tnIi Of the existing internal
tarf-that Is to say royalty Of nys francs per mes.
tariff between England and India is diminished from
the existing rate Of G5 Is.
to construct and 10 maintain two special lines through
North Germany al their expense, and 10 hand them
10 the company for the period OF twenty years
For these services Of construction and mantna and
for the privileges mentioned in the concession the
Prusslan government charge 2jsf per message 10 be
reduced, in the case OF Russia Ia tho event OF the
through tariff being reduced All messages 20 and from
India touching German territory will be handed over by
the German officials 10 the company for ransmisson
over lines right Of landing cables on German ter
rtory given TO tie company AS there arc To private
telegraph lines Ia Russia in Prussia the company
will enjoy q complete monopoly OF oil the through mss
sagea The Electric and International Company also
TO lease two wires OF the cable lately laid TO Han
over 10 the company.
The British government, engage 10 give every facility
for the Transmission OF messages over the lines which
they Work ferSla OctWeon ltpbAlH ltoc-
ran The Persia line In British hands consists Of two
wires and worxs very WE'LL The British government
also promise red the tara over the Persian lines
and the Persian Glf cable soon 10 an Increase OF
messages shall occur In consequence OF the new lin'
The Prussian and Russian governments permit the
transmission OF half messages 70 aud from India OF ten
words each at half the present tariff and 10 expected
thai the Same concession will be made by The BRUSH
government At present message can DO charged at
less than twenty words The company wiz lay subma-
rlne cable In tho Black Sea, two hundred aud eighty
miles In length, between the Crmea and Circassan
coast BY means OF these several arrangements an
English company will hold and work an Uninterrupted
line Of telegraph from England TO Persia the line from
Teheran India being already In the hands OF the Brit
isn government The few sections OF the line which
consist Of submarine cables lard IN shallow water
where repairs DO effected without delay or dheuliy
The cos, Of land lines Is only onethrd or onsfourth
that Of submarine lines, and the great interest," which
the respective governments possess through whose ter
rtores proposed 10 pass that their countries should
form the teegraphic highway TO India and the East WIZ
n s considered insure the ecisnt maintenance Of the
content plated communication
Negotiations in progress With the Persian govern.
rnon for On Independent line in the companys hands
between the Russian frontier and Iehersn