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A.

The following is a list of the Gentlemen connected with the project for the year 1865

NEW YORK, NEWFOUNDLAND, AND LONDON TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

PETER COOPER, Esq. President.
CYRUS W. FIELD, Esq. Vice-President.
MOSES TAYLOR, Esq. Treasurer.
Prof. S. F. B. MORSE Electrician.
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD, Esq. Counsel.
DIRECTORS. SECRETARY.
PETER COOPER, Esq.
MOSES TAYLOR, Esq.
CYRUS W. FIELD, Esq.
MARSHALL O. ROBERTS, Esq.
WILSON G. HUNT, Esq.
—NEW YORK. ROBERT W. LOWBER, Esq.
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.
ALEXANDER M. MACKAY, Esq., St. John’s, Newfoundland.
ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
DIRECTORS.
The Right Hon. JAMES STUART WORTLEY, Chairman. "" CURTIS M. LAMPSON, Esq., Vice-Chairman.
G. P. BIDDER, Esq. C.E.
FRANCIS LE BRETON, Esq.
EDWARD CROPPER, Esq.
SIR EDWARD CUNARD, Bart.
SAMUEL GURNEY, Esq., M.P.
CAPTAIN A. T. HAMILTON.
EDWARD MOON, Esq.
GEORGE PEABODY, Esq.
JOHN PENDER, Esq., M.P.
HONORARY DIRECTOR—W. H. STEPHENSON, Esq.
HONORARY DIRECTORS IN THE UNITED STATES.
E. M. ARCHIBALD, Esq., C.B., H.M. Consul,
PETER COOPER, Esq.
WILLIAM E. DODGE, Esq.
New York.
New York.
New York.
CYRUS W. FIELD, Esq.
WILSON G. HUNT, Esq.
A. A. LOW, Esq.
New York.
New York.
New York.
HOWARD POTTER, Esq., New York.
HONORARY DIRECTORS IN BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.
HUGH ALLEN, Esq., Montreal, Canada.
WILLIAM CUNARD, Esq., Halifax, Nova Scotia.
WALTER GRIEVE, Esq., St. John’s, Newfoundland.
THOMAS C. KINNEAR, Esq., Halifax, Nova Scotia.

CONSULTING SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE.
WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN, Esq., F.R.S., Manchester.
CAPTAIN DOUGLAS GALTON, R.E., F.R.S., London.
PROFESSOR WM. THOMSON, F.R.S., Glasgow.
PROFESSOR C. WHEATSTONE, F.R.S., London.
JOSEPH WHITWORTH, Esq., F.R.S., Manchester.

Honorary Consulting Engineer in America—GENERAL MARSHALL LEFFERTS, New York.

Offices—12, St. Helen’s Place, Bishopsgate Street Within, London.

Secretary and General Superintendent—GEORGE SAWARD, Esq.

Electrician—CROMWELL F. VARLEY, Esq. Solicitors—MESSRS. FRESHFIELDS & NEWMAN.
Auditor—H. W. BLACKBURN, Esq., Bradford, Yorkshire, Public Accountant.
BANKERS.
In London—The Bank of England, and Messrs. Glyn, Mills, & Co. In Lancashire—The Consolidated Bank, Manchester. In Ireland—The National Bank and its Branches. In Scotland—The British Linen Company and its Branches. In New York—Messrs. Duncan, Sherman, & Co. In Canada and Nova Scotia—The Bank of British North America.
In Newfoundland—The Union Bank of Newfoundland.

B.

THE TELEGRAPH CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE COMPANY

(Uniting the Business of the Gutta Percha Company with that of Messrs. Glass, Elliot, & Company)
is constituted as follows:—

DIRECTORS.
JOHN PENDER, Esq., M.P., Chairman.
ALEXANDER HENRY CAMPBELL, Esq., M.P., Vice-Chairman.
RICHARD ATWOOD GLASS, Esq., (Glass, Elliot, & Co.), Managing Director.
HENRY FORD BARCLAY, Esq. (Gutta Percha Co.)
THOMAS BRASSEY, Esq.
GEORGE ELLIOT, Esq. (Glass, Elliot, & Co.)
ALEXANDER STRUTHERS FINLAY, Esq., M.P.
DANIEL GOOCH, Esq., C.E., M.P.
SAMUEL GURNEY, Esq., M.P.
LORD JOHN HAY.
JOHN SMITH, Esq. (Smith, Fleming, & Co.)

Bankers—THE CONSOLIDATED BANK, London and Manchester.

SOLICITORS.
MESSRS. BIRCHAM, DALRYMPLE, DRAKE, & WARD. MESSRS. BAXTER, ROSE, NORTON, & Co.
Secretary—WILLIAM SHUTER, Esq.
Offices—54, Old Broad Street, London. Works—Wharf Road, City Road, N., and East Greenwich, S.E.

C.

THE following will be some of the Improvements in the Picking-up Machinery and in the Vessel to fit her for her next voyage, and it is believed that the Great Eastern will be as perfect and as admirably adapted for her work as human hands can make her.

The whole apparatus will be strengthened and improved by grooved drums, and more boiler power added, and other drums will be provided for lowering away buoy-rope when grappling.

The paying-out machinery will have steam-power added to it, the spare drum fitted on the machine will be used for picking-up in connection with the paying-out drum; an extra drum and brake-wheel will also be placed near the stern for the purpose of paying-out grapnel lines and buoy-rope, in case it is found more convenient than at the bow.

The grapnel-rope, with shackles, swivels, &c., will be made sufficiently strong to lift or break the bight of the Cable in the deepest water. The hawse-pipes and stem of the ship will be guarded to prevent the Cable from being injured. A guard will be placed round the screw to prevent the Cable and buoy-rope fouling.

D.

STATEMENT OF KNOTS RUN AND CABLE PAYED-OUT PER DAY.

Sunday, July 23.—Left Berehaven at 1·45 a.m. Passed Skelligs at 8·0 a.m.; bore away N.W., and came up with Caroline at 8·30 a.m., about 25 miles N.W. of Valencia. 10·30 a.m., End got out of afterhold. 11·0 a.m., Terrible and Sphinx came alongside. 12·35 p.m., Caroline got up end of shore-end Cable. 12·45 p.m., passed end of deep-sea Cable to Caroline over stern-sheave of Great Eastern. 5·20 p.m., splice finished on board Caroline, and bight of Cable slipped. 6·50 p.m., took hands on board from Caroline. 8·0 p.m., paddle and screw engines started.

Date.
12 Noon.
Made Good. Lat. N.
Obs.
Long. W.
Obs.
Distance
from
Valencia
Miles
payed-out.
Slack
per
Cent.
Heart’s Content.
Course. Dist. Bearing. Distance.
July ° ´ ´´ ° ´ ´´ °
23 Splice to Shore end. 51 50 0 11 2 20 24½ 27·00 -- N. 80., W. 1638·5
24 Picking up Cable 52 2 30 12 17 30 73·1 84·791 15·99 -- --
25 51 58 0 12 11 0 68·5 74·591 8·89 -- 1596·5
26 N. 79., 20. W. 111·5 52 18 42 15 10 0 180 191·96 6·64 N. 24., 21 W. 1485
27 N. 81., 30. W. 142·5 52 34 30 19 0 30 320·8 357·55 11·45 N. 87., 39 W. 1344·2
28 N. 86., 30. W. 155·5 52 45 0 23 15 45 476·4 531·57 11·16 S. 88., 35 W. 1188·6
29 S. 87., 40. W. 160·0 52 38 30 27 40 0 636·4 707·36 11·15 S. 84., 54 W. 1028·6
30 S. 70., 0. W. 24 52 30 30 28 17 0 659·6 745·0 12·94 S. 84., 48 W. 1005·4
31 S. 81., 0. W. 134 52 9 20 31 53 0 793 903·0 15·13 S. 82., 20 W. 871·9
Aug.
1 S. 83., 45. W. 155 51 52 30 36 3 30 948 1081·55 14·09 S. 78., 22 W. 717·1
S. 76., 25. W. 115·4
2 Returned 2 miles 51 25 0 39 1 0 1063·4 1186·0 11·56 S. 76., 17 W. 603·6
before Cable broke
DR.
3 -- -- 51 36 0 38 27 0 -- -- -- -- --
OBS.
4 -- -- 51 34 30 37 54 0 -- -- -- End of Cable. S. 76., W., 44 M.
5 -- -- 51 25 0 38 36 0 -- -- -- “ “ W. (true) 15 M.
-- -- OBS.
6 -- -- 51 25 0 38 20 0 -- -- -- “ “ W. “ 26 M.
7 -- -- 51 29 30 39 4 30 -- -- -- “ “ S. 23., E., 5 M.
8 -- -- 51 28 0 38 56 0 -- -- -- No. 2 Buoy W.S.W., 3 M.
9 -- -- 51 29 30 39 6 0 -- -- -- “ “ S. 38, 6 or 7 M.
10 -- -- 51 26 0 38 59 0 -- -- -- End of Cable S. 56, W., 2 M.
11 -- -- 51 24 0 38 59 0 D.R. -- -- “ “ N. 50, W. 1¾ M.

TEMPERATURE OF THE SEA-WATER.

Date. Time. Degrees.
1865.
July 26th Noon. 59
27th 65
28th 56
29th 55
30th 53
31st 56
August 1st 59
2nd 59
3rd 54
4th 55
5th 55
6th 55
7th 54
8th 59
9th 55
10th 57
11th 57
12th 54

S. CANNNG.

E.

THE FOLLOWING IS A TABLE OF THE CABLES ALREADY LAID IN THE SEAS AND OCEANS OF THE WORLD.

No. Iron. lbs.
G.P.
Copper. Length
Weight. Length. lbs. Length.
1 Dover and Cape Grisnez 13,230 3300 30 30
2 Dover and Calais 314,600 260 14,820 7060 104 26
3 Holyhead, Howth 156,480 960 11,400 5400 80 80
4 Portpatrick and
Donaghadee
316,200 300 20,312 10,125 150 25
5 Denmark 164,748 162 5400 2052 54 18
6 Dover, Ostend 1,138,320 1080 73,125 36,450 540 90
7 Frith of Forth 77,800 200 8180 18,520 20 5
8 Italy, Corsica 1,597,200 1320 104,940 44,550 660 110
9 Corsica, Sardinia 145,200 120 9540 4050 60 10
10 Holyhead, Howth 295,640 760 15,504 51,300 76 76
11 Do. 295,640 760 15,504 51,300 76 76
12 Portpatrick and
Whitehead
328 848 312 22,280 10,530 16s 284
13 Sweden, Denmark 137,020 130 5558 2633 39 13
14 Black Sea 56,763 24,098 357 357
15 Do. 70,584 2076 24,652 11,678 173 173
16 Prince Edward’s
Island, New
Brunswick
46,512 144 1905 1134 84 12
17 England, Hanover 807,680 3360 66,360 30,240 2240 280
18 — Holland 2,439,840 1366 110,976 78,336 544 136
19 Liverpool, Holyhead 161,400 300 5925 3376 50 25
20 Channel Islands 450,306 837 14,787 10,230 93 93
21 Isle of Man 193,680 360 7344 2430 36 36
22 England, Denmark 2,734,200 4200 124,425 6700 4200 350
23 Folkestone, Boulogne 429,120 288 20,520 7776 576 24
24 Singapore, Batavia 564,300 9900 112,200 86,350 3850 550
25 Sweden, Gottland 248,064 768 10,176 6048 448 64
26 Tasmania 933,600 2400 38,160 16,480 240 240
27 Denmark, Great Belt 203,280 168 13,365 5628 84 14
28 Dacca, Pegu 119,016 2088 21,228 18,096 812 116
29 Newfoundland, Cape
Breton
290,700 900 13,515 8500 595 85
30 First Atlantic 5,140,800 428,400 748,000 340,000 23,800 3400
31 Sardinia and Malta:
Dardanelles to Scio
3,326,400 12,600 111,300 70,000 4900 700
32 and Candia from
Athens, to Scio and
Scio
631,104 8304 82,521 51,900 3633 519
33 Sardinia, Bona 707,000 1500 42,750 80,000 500 125
34 Red Sea and India 6,126,714 63,168 743,908 547,404 24,563 3509
35 Sicily and Malta 499,100 700 10,080 7000 490 70
36 Barcelona, Mahon 538,560 2880 25,920 16,740 1260 180
37 Iviza to Majorca: St.
Antonia to Iviza
639,900 2700 31,800 18,000 1200 150
38 Toulon, Algiers 465,600 4800 93,600 44,640 3360 480
39 Corfu, Otranto 427,800 600 11,700 5880 420 60
40 Toulon, Corsica 189,150 1950 39,000 18,135 1365 195
41 Malta, Alexandria 5,829,930 27,630 10,745 532,645 10,745 1535
42 Wexford 687,204 756 36,288 23,436 1764 63
43 England, Holland 2,439,840 1360 110,976 78,336 544 136
44 Sardinia, Sicily 223,100 2300 42,400 36,000 1610 230
45 Persian Gulf 9,677,544 17,988 357,500 292,500 1499 1499

F.

SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH CABLES

Now in successful Working Order, the Insulated Wires for which were manufactured by the Gutta Percha Company, Patentees, Wharf Road, City Road, London.

No. Date
when
Laid.
From To No.
of
Conductors.
Length of
Cable in
Statute
Miles.
Length of
Insulated
Wire in
Statute
Miles.
Depth
of Water
in Fathoms.
By whom Covered
and
Laid.
Length of
time the
Cables have
been
working.
1 1851 Dover Calais 4 27 108 . Wilkins & Wetherley,
Newall & Co., KÜper &
Co., and Mr. Crampton.
14 years
2 1853 Denmark,
across the Belt
3 18 54 . R. S. Newall & Co 12 “
3 1853 Dover Ostend 6 80½ 483 . Newall & Co., and
KÜper & Co.
R. S. Newall & Co.
12 “
4 1853 Frith of Forth 4 6 24 . 12 “
5 1853 Portpatrick Donaghadee 6 25 150 . “ “ 12 “
6 1853 Across River Tay 4 2 8 . “ “ 12 “
7 1854 Portpatrick Whitehead 6 27 162 . “ “ 11 “
8 1854 Sweden Denmark 3 12 36 14 Glass, Elliot, & Co. 11 “
9 1854 Italy Corsica 6 110 660 325 “ “ 11 “
10 1854 Corsica Sardinia 6 10 60 20 “ “ 11 “
11 1855 Egypt 4 10 40 . “ “ 10 “
12 1855 Italy Sicily 3 5 15 27 “ “ 10 “
13 1856 Newfoundland Cape Breton 1 85 85 360 “ “ 9 “
14 1856 Prince Edward’s
Island
New Brunswick 1 12 12 14 “ “ 9 “
15 1856 Straight of Canso. Cape Breton, N.S. 3 . Nova Scotia Electric
Telegraph Co.
9 “
16 1857 Norway. across Fiords 1 49 49 300 Glass, Elliot, & Co. 8 “
17 1857 Across mouths
of Danube
1 3 3 . “ “ 0 “
18 1857 Ceylon {Mainland of India} 1 30 30 . “ “ 0 “
19 1858 Italy Sicily 1 8 8 60 “ “ 7 “
20 1858 England Holland 4 140 560 30 “ “ 7 “
21 1858 Ditto Hanover 2 280 560 30 “ “ 7 “
22 1858 Norway across Fiords 1 16 16 300 “ “ 7 “
23 1858 South Australia King’s Island 1 140 140 45 W. T. Henley 7 “
24 1858 Ceylon India 1 30 30 45 “ “ 7 “
25 1859 Alexandria 4 2 8 . Glass, Elliot, & Co. 6 “
26 1859 England Denmark 3 368 1104 30 “ “ 6 “
27 1859 Sweden Gotland 1 61 64 80 “ “ 6 “
28 1859 Folkestone Boulogne 6 24 144 32 “ “ 6 “
29 1859 Across rivers
in India
1 10 10 . “ “ 6 “
30 1859 Malta Sicily 1 60 60 79 “ “ 6 “
31 1859 England Isle of Man 1 36 36 30 “ “ 6 “
32 1859 Suez Jubal Island 1 220 220 . R. S. Newall & Co. 6 “
33 1859 Jersey Pirou, France 1 21 21 15 Glass, Elliot, & Co. 5 “
34 1859 Tasmania Bass Straits 1 240 240 . W. T. Henley 5 “
35 1860 Denmark (Great Belt)
(14 miles
(14 miles

6)
3)
28 126 18 “ “ 5 “
36 1860 Dacca Pegu 1 116 116 . “ “ 5 “
37 1860 Barcelona Mahon 1 180 180 1400 “ “ 5 “
38 1860 Minorca Majorca 2 35 70 250 “ “ 5 “
39 1860 Iviza Majorca 2 74 148 500 “ “ 5 “
40 1860 St. Antonio Iviza 2 76 152 450 “ “ 5 “
41 1861 Norway across Fiords 1 16 16 300 Glass, Elliot, & Co. 4 “
42 1861 Toulon Corsica 1 195 195 1550 “ “ 4 “
43 1861 Holyhead Howth, Ireland 1 64 64 . Electric & International
Tel. Co.
4 “
44 1861 Malta Alexandria 1 1535 1535 420 Glass, Elliot, & Co. 3½ years
45 1861 Newhaven Dieppe 4 80 320 W. T. Henley, laid 4 “
46 1862 Pembroke Wexford 4 63 252 58 Glass, Elliot, & Co. 3¼ “
47 1862 Frith of Forth 4 6 24 Electric &
International
Tel. Co.
3 “
48 1862 England Holland 4 130 520 30 Glass, Elliot, & Co. 2¾ “
49 1862 Across River Tay 4 2 8 Electric &
International
Tel. Co.
3 “
50 1863 Sardinia Sicily 1 243 243 1200 Glass, Elliot, & Co. 2 “
51 1864 Persian Gulf 1 1450 1450 120 W. T. Henley and
Indian Government
1 year
52 1864 Otranto Avlona 1 60 60 569 W. T. Henley 9 mths.
53 1865 La Calle Biserte 1 97¼ 97¼ Siemens Brothers 3 “
54 1865 Sweden Prussia 3 55 166 W. T. Henley 1 month
55 1865 Biserte Marsala 1 164¾ 164¾ Siemens Brothers 1 “

A great many Cables of short lengths, not included in this list, are now at work in various parts of the world; and other Cables, the Wires insulated by the Gutta Percha Company, have been laid by Messrs. Felten & Guilleaume, of Cologne, during the last eight years, amounting to over 1000 miles, and which are now in working order.

G.

ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

Report of the Directors to the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate Street, on Thursday, the 14th day of September, 1865.

12, St. Helen’s Place, London,
13th September, 1865.

The sensation immediately consequent upon the recent accident to the Atlantic Telegraph Cable was one of profound disappointment, but this has to a great extent disappeared before the important and encouraging facts which were found to have been brought to light and practice during the expedition.

Not only has the future permanence of Deep-sea Cables been much enhanced by the greater convenience and safety with which they can be coiled and tested and payed-out since the Great Eastern has shown herself so well adapted to the work, but it has now also been proved absolutely that in the event of injury to the insulation, even after submersion, and while sunk in the deepest water, electricians are enabled with ease to calculate minutely the exact distance of the injured spot from ship or shore in a Cable 2,300 miles long.

It has further been proved that many miles of a Cable like that selected by the Atlantic Telegraph Company can, if so injured, be hauled in and repaired during the heaviest weather and from water 2000 fathoms in depth: and still more that even when a Cable is absolutely fractured, and the broken end lies at the bottom of an ocean 2000 fathoms deep, it is perfectly possible to find it and to raise it, and equally possible, according to the opinions of all those engaged in the recent expedition, to bring up the end of the Atlantic Cable, which is in that situation, and to splice it to the Cable on board the Great Eastern, so as to complete the communication to Newfoundland, so soon as apparatus of suitable strength and convenience can be manufactured.

In fact, so important have been the results of the last expedition in moderating every element of risk attendant on these undertakings, that the successful Submersion of submarine Cables will henceforward take its place as an event insurable for a moderate premium by the Underwriters.

The Directors, after careful investigation, therefore have determined not to relax in striving to bring to a successful issue the great work entrusted to their charge, but to press forward in the path of experience with increased vigilance and perseverance.

They have been encouraged in this view by the fair manner in which they have been met by the Contractors, with whom they have already entered into a contract for renewed operations.

Under this contract the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company undertake for the sum of 500,000l., which has been agreed on as the cost price, at once to commence the manufacture of and during 1866 to lay down, a new Cable between Ireland and Newfoundland.

The Contractors, if the said Cable be successful, but not otherwise, are to have, in shares and cash, a profit at the rate of 20 per cent. upon such cost.

The Contractors also undertake, without any further charge whatever, to go to sea with sufficient Cable, including that now left on board the Great Eastern, and all proper appliances and apparatus such as experience has shown to be necessary, and to use their best endeavours—in the success of which they entirely believe—to recover and repair and complete in working order between Ireland and Newfoundland, the present broken Cable.

It will be seen that circumstances have thus enabled the Board to effect a very considerable economy in the Company’s present operations.

It would no doubt have been a most gratifying circumstance if the recent accidents had not happened, and to the Directors this occurrence has been a grievous disappointment, but the circumstances surrounding the expedition and the increased confidence which, in spite of temporary discomfiture, has been given to the future of Deep-sea Cables, has enabled the Board to effect a new contract for the repair of the old Cable and for the submersion of a new one during 1866, on terms so satisfactory that if both these operations should succeed, the Company will actually be in possession of two efficient Cables for a less amount by 100,000l. than they would have been obliged to expend if the Cable of this year had been successful and the second Cable had been required to be purchased separately.

But the carrying out of this contract, so advantageous to the Atlantic Telegraph Company, involves the strenuous efforts of the Directors to raise an amount of money ranging from a minimum of 250,000l. to a maximum of 500,000l. in cash.

It is impossible that the Great Eastern ship could go to sea again this year to mend the existing Cable, and therefore such an operation, as a separate adventure, must be put out of the question, and even if undertaken separately would in itself involve an expenditure of some 120,000l., whereas for a sum of 500,000l. the Contractors are willing to make and lay a new Cable next year in addition to the restoration of the old one; they depending entirely upon success for profit.

The question which has had to be considered by the Directors in the interest of the Shareholders has been how best they might be enabled to raise this money.

The Eight per Cent. Preference Shares, though far below their real value, stand at 2l. 5s. per share, and if the Company were to adopt the alternative of winding-up its affairs, their intrinsic worth would not be 10s. per share.

The expenditure of the new money will certainly create fresh property, and probably resuscitate the old.

By its means the existing Eight per Cent. Preference Stock will doubtless be placed at par in the market before the sailing of the ship next year.

The Directors are, however, compelled to offer an inducement to those who are willing to come in and assist to place in that position the Company’s, at present, sinking property.

Acting under advice, and believing in the very large profits that undoubtedly await this Company when successful, they desire to offer a first dividend of 12 per cent., with participation in profits, after 8 per cent. has been paid upon the existing preference shares and 4 per cent. upon the old capital, to those who consent to supply the requisite funds.

The Shareholders will have the opportunity of subscribing for this new Preferential Stock, which is issued solely to protect their property. Those proprietors who subscribe to it are manifestly not injured in any way, as they absorb the whole profits of the Company. Those who do not subscribe pay in effect a small premium to the subscriber who comes forward to help them. It is considered by the Board that this is infinitely preferable to winding-up the Company, whereby the Shareholders would have the mortification of seeing the whole of their property sacrificed, and of seeing an undertaking pass out of their hands, when on the very eve of success, upon which so much attention has been bestowed, and so much experience gained by the expenditure of their own funds.

Such a sacrifice is totally unnecessary, for it can be ascertained by any one who will take the trouble to make a small calculation, that if each of the two proposed Cables can be worked at the very low rate of only five words per minute upon each Cable for sixteen hours a day at five shillings per word, which is believed to be a much lower rate than the pressure of business would admit of in the first instance, the traffic, after paying the dividend charges of 12, 8, and 4 per cent. respectively, amounting together to 144,000l. upon the capital comprised in those different stocks, and after adding thereto the very large sum of 50,000l. a-year for working expenses, would leave an enormous balance for paying further dividends or bonuses on the Company’s total capital, both ordinary and preferential.

BRADBURY, EVANS, AND CO., PRINTERS, WHITEFRIARS.

Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber:
in which occurs the following passages=> in which occur the following passages {pg 7}
eight-eight in the United States=> eighty-eight in the United States {pg 11}
assumed tempeatures=> assumed temperatures {pg}
there, standing blank and mute=> There, standing blank and mute {pg 94}
S. CANNNNG.=> S. CANNNG. {pg 111}
Kuper=> KÜper

FOOTNOTES:

[1] “From Cape Freels, Newfoundland, to Erris Head, Ireland, the distance is 1,611 miles; from Cape Charles, or Cape St. Lewis, Labrador, to ditto, the distance is 1,601 miles.”

[2] Short-lived as was the former Cable, it had survived long enough to prove its value in a financial point of view. Amongst 400 messages which it had transmitted, was one that had been dispatched from London in the morning and reached Halifax the same day, directing “that the 62nd Regiment were not to return to England.” This timely warning saved the country an expenditure of 50,000l.

[3] Communicated to the Mechanics’ Magazine.

[4] It may here be stated that Admiral Talbot, in command at the Nore, gave every aid to the undertaking; and that Captain Hall, of the Sheerness Dockyard, was indefatigable and most serviceable in forwarding the work whilst the Great Eastern lay in the Medway and at the Nore.







                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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