The New York herald., 1869-07-06

usCOurfeu surflnX music throughout tne even
| ing. The dinner capital, the
being extensive and elegant. At the table or honor
were placed the distinguished guests OF the evening,
among whom noticed, as President, Vice Admiral
La Capelle President OF the Company Vice Admiral
| d'Horney, commanding the Cherbourg iron.clad
! squadron; Dr. Nougy, Director General OF Tele-
graphs; jaeger Sehmitt, Director General OF Consuls
Abroad Or. kerjlgu, Deputy, from Brest; Dr. Kers-
/ try, Deputy; GOun, President OF Tribunals; Baron
! dc Bourgonlg, Ecuyer of the Emperor; BODY de Ia
| Chapee, prelect; Boltee, Senator aud Manager OF
the Company; Vice Admiral Reynaud, Rear Admiral
Simon, General Marquenat, the Bishop, and Others.
! Baron Eflanger and MI. jules Reuter the c0RceS-
si0taigeS, were also present, besides more than 200
! guests OF distInctIon-clvil, military aud naval.
After the magnificent repast had been completed the
/ President oAered toasts 20 the Emperor Empress
! aud Prince Imperial; NJ. de BOurgong to the Queen
OF England; the Marquse de Beaumont 20 the Presi
| Company; NJ dc Kerjlgu 70 The union of England,
| the United States ana France.
The toast TO the President of the United States
elected tremendous applause, which quite put III the
shade all other responses. The company really dis
| played great deal OF enthusiasm When the Prcs-
N. de Vougy, Director General OF Telegraphs In
France in Offering toast to the company and to
the success OF the laying OF the Transatlantic cable
sad-iiis EXceiency thc Minister OF the Interior
hoped TO assist at is Iee and TO give TO the enter
prise, the execution OF which draws 10 an end, pub
nc evidence OF hls sympathy The pressure of affairs
of state mas not permitted this. You regret it
do. gentlemen, because the presence OF an eminent
minister whose name Is associated with all the pacific
works OF inns empire, would add greater sOldt TO
tins reunion and his eloquent words, always at the
height or grand thoughts which are familiar TO him.
wond, better than Illustrate the spenoor of the
work accomplished, and pay the company ana the
luen who Initiated t q lust tribute aud eulogy.
Tie concession OF the lines transatlantic date from
July 8, 1865. The schedule OF charges impose the
obligation TO begin the service September /, 1853.
There were osgy fourteen months To manufacture
tne cable "A 80 miles long, to lay it, and, beforea,
TO form capital OF nearly $4,000, 0O0 Win what
punctuallty has the company fulfilled ITS engage
msntsP You will be able 10 appreciate it, gentlemen.
TO some thousand OF us. Tie ship which win i'm
merse The cable Is ready the nrst signal 10 con
| hde Its precious deposit III The sea. Meanwhile,
the company has found before IL obstacles OF every
"A Of- a
| work TO accomplish, new services to IenaeF TO
commerce, it has, by its energy and its devotion,
Very soon, then, the teiegraphic relations between
France and the United states win DC freed from all
III their history the most powerful motives OF rec-
procai sympathy Will be. so TO speak, in contact.
enterprises In every progress, VIII spread BENEFITS
on the public, and wlll assure it tarins more and
more reduced. soon, finally, Two channels viii
open themselves to the teegraphic correspondence
OF the two worlds, and commerce. viii have less fear
10 see its relations interrupted by the dangers of the
oceans l IS this, gentlemen, the goyernment OF the
Emperor wishes-the object which it has pursued
with perseverance ana which it has accomplished
without imposing saerihces on the Treasury,
without placing on the future tue charge OF
privilege Of long duration without glvin4 q
grave blow to the principle OF liberty undel
winch Il wouid protect al industries. The com
nany has not hesitated to associate themselves with
development OF commerce, comprehent;aq that Its
efforts and its sacrifices Will find their reconpense
In word, sufficiently confident in tie 1utnre 20 |
draw Its forces from Itself rather than from the as
sistance OF the State. ''To the Company ana to the
success Of tie i6ying OF the cable" (Cheers)
Baron Stranger, on drinking the health OF the |
Construction Company, sald:-Unaceustomed as | |
am TO speaking before so large an assembly, ct |
least desire 10 express Jhe GRATITUDE OF our company
towards al those who have come here to show |
their sympathy towards our enterprise. To- |
gay a naPpy e say we whsa 20 aaTs
beset SO arduous an undertaking. Our task |
Is almost at an end; the fate OF the French cable
now rests in the hands of Him who is ruler OF the |
seas and winds. Our task has been one Of peace, |
making the alliance sul closer between TWO mighty
ana sympathlzing countries Let us hope that such
it viii remain, Bringing 9,y nossares OF peace and
good VIII towards all men. Such is my fervent
desire. ~
me French as nation fnust rejoice In the
success OF our enterprise, Which has gwen them an
independent means OF fcCnimnnication with America.
IneI cape passes nom one French territory to
another ana la3rhtates their commerce across the
Atlantic. shall close my short discourse by ex-
pressics nay sincerest thanks to NJ. de yougY,
done much 10 facilitate onr task. We also
wish TO express our thanks to the naval
officers OF Brest, to the English ana American
admiralty and photographers; also 10 the members
| Of the press, who have not ceased to encourage
efforts and lastly let us drink TO the success OF
| the Maintenance ana Construction Company, who,
by their rapid and able execution OF hat task have
brought us near the moment when the shareholders
wi begin TO reap the reward OF their courage and
The company broke ND at late hour highly grail
fed with the agreeable manner i'll which the banquet
passed or noticed IN the gallery Madame Err
LANCER and Miss Slidell. To-day the company sep
arated on various excursions in the harbor 10 the
| iron-eiads and 90 Petit-Mporex, where the shore
end OF the cable Is laid and where stands the tenn
pOrary structure used by the electricians operating
| the cable The house Is q small wooden one, built
| on little elH, overlooking the cove Ia which Is
laid the heavy shore end OF the cable. II Is quite
unpretending as the one | saw in Va
! lentia, ireland, when the first cable was laid,
| 1t contains an operating room ana sleeping apart
ments or four or five English electricians, who
to be stationed here. the operating Is always
kept dark The instruments, made 0y Professor
! Thomps0n are precisely IKE those employed
| on tho Atlantic cable, which have often been
| described in the HERALD. found among the elec-
trfcians some OF my old friends the most sklrul men
IN their line, ana they all expressed their periec
confidence in the cable, which exhibits more per-
feet insulation than any ever before constructed.
They hope to be able to transmit signals rapidly
and as perfectly through to ST. Peters, Bay OF st.
| Lawrence as they did through. the much shorter
| cable working between Ireland and Newfoundland.
| The cable is IN every way much better one than
any before laid, and II no accident occurs In the
| submerslon France W7l have the most rapid means
| OF communication to America extant. Signals
| ere sent through to and from the Great
| testing signals 10 measure the insulation of
the cable Every halt:hour little conversation is
had and at midday official dispatches are received
from the ship giving the run OF the ship, the number
OF miles Of caoe pad out, the nature of the weather
70 the last moment the communications from the big
shlp were perfectly assuring and satisfactory. The
cable, via England, Will give you daily reports OF the
anything here.
Everybody feels exceedingly confident OF the sue
cess OF t4e voyage aud every enc sincerely hopes
that We shall soon be In communication with Amer
ic3. many people asked me what erect the opinion
O Attorney General noar would have on the opera
tlon OF the company, and thought was justified IN
remarklng that the Attorney Generals opinion
| had 20 vital force other thah that which
a mere dictum carried with it. II would
certainly be extraordinary 4 the great
| English monopoly should be permitted % have the
exclusive right OF landing cables On The American
| Continent. No one believes that such state OF
Affairs so repugnant 20 the spirit Of the American
! people could be allowed to exist. The French COM
pany believes in the business and iarness Of the
Americans, and it Will land It's cable, unless pre-
vented by force, the shores OF Mas acnuaetts II
the ulctum OF Attorney General HOar ~ the only OBJ
staele 70 the happy completion Of the grand enter
prise 70 be overcome we may congratulate ourselves
! III advance on its successful issue.
~ quests on TINS occasion who leave tonight for
Paris u sptcia rnn rnrcus,. - .welgs senIs eyer
40 miles, are greatly ndebsea e &c Courtesy
secretary OF the company and 20 the editor OF the
| Debdts for everything a0ne to promote their com.