Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1863-08-05 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

INVENTIOX.-At a time that the public attention has been painfully excited by the recent murderous attack in a railway carriage an infiention has been perfected for enabling the guard and, if necessary, the passengers in a train to communicate instantaneously with the engine-driver,—an invention which for its simplicity and efficiency ought to be extensively used. The inventor, who is in charge of the Telegraph-office, Holyhead, has, in conjunction with Mr. Gisburne, the wellknown telegraph engineer, patented the invention in England and America. All former plans in use in England for enabling railway guards to communicate with the drivers accomplish their object by mechanical force, but by Fletcher and Gisborne's plan this is done by the more speedy and certain power of electricity. A small instrument worked by a voltaic battery is placed close to the handle of the engine whistle, the connection with the guard being maintained by an electric wire running on the top, underneath, or through the carriages. This wire is fitted with El spring coupling ' between each carriage, so that it may be, if desired, a fixture on each of them. The communication is, of course, instantaneous, and seems adapted to meet every kind of mishap that may occur to a train, because any disconnexion of the wire with the guard's van, whether arising fro..i negligence or accident, sets the whistle going at once. Should a train beceme detached in going up an iaclino, or should any one of the couplings not have been connected, the driver is, ipso facto: warned of it. In order to prevent any unneces,ary wbiafang when a carriage is adled fo or removed loan Usc train, a small handle is provided, which the driver draws out about an inch, and which not only cuts off the communication with the train, but at the same time blocks the handie of the whistle. This arrangement compels the driver before he can whistle in starting his train, to replace the electric communication. Tile instrument is comparaiively cheap, and not liable to get ef erder earful. All that is required is that the battery should occasionally be replenished. Th afarcads of Clanric,ade and several gentlemen well qualified by their know ledge of railway sto form an opinion have seen Use apparatus and recommend it highly. There is nothing to prey. at the cornmunicatioe being made available from evvey compartment, ehould bo given to every passenger ot atoppihg a train, However, whether it h used by the guard only, or by the pussengera as well, thi in seems to be no doubt that this electric communication is immensely superior to the " rope system," for instance, winch is in use on the Landon and North-Weatern Railway and other trunk lines. The strain on the tope is iiequeialy so great or to make it snap, w;:ile any disconnexion cf the train cute oft the coiamunication without any warning to the driver, and evin when it is actually in woiking order some 'precious memento are I.AZ bathe the whistle oi be  The Canadian journals complain that the Feder's have established a regular system of recruiting clew to the frontier line. It is charged that they have a recruiting establishment at Whitehall, with active agent, in Montreal and other Caaadian cities, who delude young meta by promises and misrepresentations, and ship them off ostensibly for other purpses, but in reality for the Northern army.