, 1880-12-04
LONDON.
:, ~ tho Government Against
~, ,ha Telephone Companies.
,,,t,sh post.0fflco Telegraph sys"
'f' lam tsm q Lamentablo Failure,
..,r,col Cause Cclclrc-Monument
- !. s,r rrul,els Dra11o nj Plymouth.
-, About tho Princess Dolgorouki-s.
1'''' n Hall-John Wilson Croker

-, About tho Princess Dolgorouki-s. |
s1''F n Hall-John Wilson Croker.
..,,., f,r,rr,ponsttnee n The chteaep TRIBUNE.
s,'.x A Etg, Nuv. l6.-Tho long-cxnncted
N ',p ,ctwcel, Tho English 0ovcsi'sAens asu
t,a,snbopc companies Is on tho ave ol trlll.
te""'. tho alIegch infringement uf tho
of'nR ofn,c,t N rights oycr the tc!tgrirl,y Of tho
sS'f'n,s i, IA Of ct,,,rso Important tint the cnso
ssaa.t =, hc,r,l ne soon nj possible. It IL now
fou'e vc,r since tho Atlnrnry.Gcncral tietl
ftNn ftNn.s,on auu,nst tho e0tlit,lncs. with v[ow
bsAaatty bsan,tmtuy them from sending messages; and
hHss,oy iho utyAtcries Uf bureaucracy why
a.o,tfou asu,s was nat settled long ngo. Tho point
stue,s MI.mo "a QUO whIctI atitnlts of II very hrlcf
ue. us',nnt Thirteen years lInck tic Govcr!I-
a,,rchnstl tho monHpniy of MI psibiiu tot.
'sa' ,t ,rirrs In tho United Kingdom for III,
on. aim. The tulcph0ne slIs1'lenly springs
md A suddenly develops. lIurcly Il Tow
ssn,h, Y, ni,cr 1t Is txhiittr0 IT'S MI Interesting
w. ,xo powerful cornnunics nrn established IN
,.,,,on tor s practical application To tho 1''r-
~. I. n, co,nn,rrrc, aud tho problcts, how tnr 1t
r., ,upctse,lc other methods OF electric cofn-
r,,c.tIou, At nEeu tnkes Brt,.lnu
~ ras nsnttiS nF Till: DEttATAHt.E.
kboay u"."'"s ~. ,,,,,,s,t,u,, shn,,lI v,cv,
ts vEl'a'eo 80 .,..'s s,.,,,, 49,.
x,b Lsirnet fsIo sllcht tnscAls VI ri'"h t"c
..,.nbnne rnInnnIllrs were, OF cfurAe, stnrscd
IN n view nr senul1K messages, not by tho
..mo,ry ~. mcc.,nnissn Of electric telegraph. hut
h.,ho direct tcleuhonlo ACtlon Dr tho huEnni1
rdrc For this purpnst t''Sy hAa 10 eMpluy
'.s..,,i,y on con,.,ci It,v wires in ITO respect
tks''''' t..,,, ,hovo tend ,nr or1Innrv trte-
different s''''. '..o ...''.,'. M IT, .,..I', ..'t,,,
Naphs However ltaPofth''t III pFActic.. ne'e".
ssc.lly the difference hrtwccn transmitting anl
a.s Asa.,rnu tho aGt!on Of tho human voice, urd
N"o ..'-' ,hr ,ncchuniral nrtlon nj tito o,,or-
FFansh Ia ,-,v,,l I'm the ott,er hnn,I tim
tN uh'" ~, =. .,,,.h,,,s ~ H., t,t,,,nno mr.,
apparatus aal'' ''cii"". - ~ .e'et"u , ~ ~
lIrh ~ tho Government tlo I'VE use, ann appar-
,,ay haze uo Immediate intention at tGillR.
w., r..'h,r ,hr stutr purchased tho telcrrnphs for
ios'us'' ~ ,,r,,,,ntino tho ,ul,ftt nnnf
The the fulo"ao - ,,,' ~. ~. ~ ~.
by facI[ltntlhs 1elesfhpnlt aAtc1coursc; "'a' w
tho hrtM5 HrulntivO public utility, tho trlc-
.-,,h nuttorItIrs should DO tho last to question
H'Pu HPs. =, .h, ,,anhor, IN n ,,,u c In III oom.
hef1gnt VI '"o tc'Iu NV :" n.e :" ,..' .,'.,,
nercal economy. lno government ninS "cth
lament over IT'S millions expended OIL tho tele-
s-,,n II %ha tcIrihnno should In a measure
s.fu' ~, n,,t no nrot cono,dnr,tt,n sb,u,ld
rapcteeao u; o'' W. "t's ,' '..,..,.,..
b, xhcther interference WIN tne ili1lu''octol'
anew invention Of such ch1n1t!estinnnple value
H.. mi n,no1,nt to willrul obstruction Of tito
~ se's"os ~ ,,,,ii,, b,nnnt - ,ha 1,,,ircu ,yIn
rnSe" o' pnp'c ncuen'. 'ne 'uoses WIZ
pet tsn slight hE tho 11lcs talitt' III over tho
t,k1fs, .t,it,