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On the 15th of Marcli, 1854. Mr. CvKis W. I-iei.o and some of his
Associates sailed from lioston for Newfoundland, to obtain the
Charter of the Xevv York, Newfoundland, and London Telegraph
Company.
On the 15th of Match. 1864, Mr. Adams, the American Minister,
Mr. John Brioht, M.P.. and the princiijal gentlemen then in
London wlio liad been associated with Mr. FiKi.u in the Atlantic
Telegrajjh Enteri)rise, dined with him at the Palace Hotel. The
Annual Meetinjr of the Shareholders of the Atlantic Telej^raph
Company was heUl the next day, when the Chairman, The Right
Hon. j.vMi.s .Stiakp Worti.kv, thus referred to tht leathering
of the niirht before : —
"Without sayiiij^ anythinij In detract frum my deep soiirre of j^ratitude to
the iithor Directors, I c.innot liol|) cspccialiy alluding to Mr. Cyru.s Field, who
is present t'>-d.i\-, and who has crossed the .\tlaiitic thirt}--onc times in the
service ■)f this Company, havinj,' celebrated it ills table yesterday the anniver-
sary of the tenth year of the day when he first left Boston in the service of the
Company. (Hear, hear; C'ollected round his table last night was a company
of distinguished men — Members of Tarlianient, great capitalists, distinguished
merchants and manufacturers, enginee'-s and men ot science— such as is rarely
found together even in tiie highest house in this great metropolis. It was \ery
agreeable to see an American citizen so surrounded. To me it was so,
personally, as it would ha\e been to you ; ,ind it was still more gratifying,
inasmucii as we were there tf) celebrate the approaching accomplishment of
the .Atlantic FelegrapIC d.oud cheers.)
EUROPE .\M) AMERICA.
iUpoii of tlir ^JrorccBings
/ .\' .V rOUR A TIO N B A X Q U E T
Mr. CYRUS W Fl Kl.l),
OF NEW YORK,
Ai the Palace llotci Biukimr/Miii iiak\ London.
0:i IKIDAY. tlh- \ith APRIL. r804.
IN CUM M i; M () K A T I O N < ) !• T II K K K N i; W A I.
/ T LA M I C T IL L E G R A P H C O M PAX V
(AFIKK \ lAI'SK OK >IX YI-.ARS)
or THI-IR KFF(JRTS TO UNITE IRELAND & NEWFOUNUI.AND.
BV MKANS nK
A SUBMARINE ELECTRIC TELECiRAl'H CABLE.
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INAUGUK.VnoX lUNOUKT
TO O.MMIMOIIAIK rHE
RENEWAL OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH ENTERPRISE,
FRIDAY. APRIL \-^th. 1S64.
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THE BANQUET.
Tlio cloth having' been rciiiDVcil, the several toasts of " llu Oium," " '1 he
Priiicc and Priiiass of U'alis, and llic rest of the Royal iamily'.' .mil " The
President of the I'nited States." \v<;ro proix.-^cil by the- Cli.iirnuin, and ciitluisias-
ticalK' rcccivcil "with all the honours."
Mr. Cnri's \\. I'll! II then said ; -Cientlcmcn. wt arc honoured on lliis. orcasion by
the prcscMK i- of one to whom both Knj,'land and Anicrii a arc gri.iily indebted for his
( (intiniied, earnest, and sincere excrlions .hiring' the List three years to maintain peace
and good imilerst.mdin^; between these two great kindred lOimtries. (Hear, hear.)
that gentleman descends from a line of ^t.itesnien. His grandfather v. as loiisidered
worthy to be the simessor to the Tresidential (hair of (leorge U a^hington ; his father
was the sixth President of the I nited States; and he him>eh' is tiic honoured representa-
tive of niv country in (Ireat Uritain. Without another word. I gi\e >ou •• i'he heiltli of
His K\( ellency CiiaricN hranci.'^ Adams, the American .Minister."
THK lOAsI WAS INIHl >l \-lllAl.lA KHEIVKI'.
His Kxcellen<> the .\\ii.R!ia\ Minisiki: : — Mr. Cvrus Field, after the very kind
noti( e you have lieen pleased to take of my humble laiioiir-,, 1 sujipose I must feel myself
as being what is ( ailed •• in for a few remarks." Since I have had tiie honour of holdmg
the |H»t I at iire--ent o( ( upy, I have had the )jleasure also of rei>eatedly seeing m> friend
on the left, who ha-, lome to visit us in pursuit of the great objet t of his life—the revival
of a s( heme whii h, if fmally sU(( essful. will be anvmg the most memorable events in the
hisiorv of the world : in connection with whi( h the n.une of our friend, I think, has about
as "ood a ( h.mi e of innnort.dity as th.it of an\liod) 1 know at present li\'ng. (Cheers.)
He has mentioned with approbation the slight efforts I ni:i) ha\e made in the course ot
mv mission here, tow.irds keeping in h.irinony two n.ilioiis of the same r.n e. when there
was a good deal of danger th;it they might differ; but. at'ter all, I believe that the best
;md most perm.nient pl.in for unicing them is to establish this Atlantic 'relegr„ph, for that
and e\erv other thing wliii 1. tends to bring thosC two nations (loser together will liaxe
the effei t. I am sure, of inc reasing their knowledge of eadi other, and thereby perjietu
ating a good underst.mding between them, from the observations I hive been enabh.i
to make since I came to Knglaiid. one thing has striK k ine with iireat force, and that is.
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l,uv,-rnnUio„ Ihiminct giiru by Mr. Cyms W. I'idd.
,hc ex,st.n.o olprcimln o. on l>o,h s„lcs oi ,he Allan,,.-, win, h rc,|u,re t. be removal by
;!U.e nu.i.iJan.l personal in,er..„r. be.ween ..u-n, (Hear, hea.) . luvc seen
statements ma.le ,n the publie prints l,cre in re.anl to , y .:ountryn,en. whu , I kno. he
FnMish people wonhl never have believe.l if they h.ul ha,i any opportunuy of kno«,ng
the; bv loLr per>onal e.penenee : wh,le. a.ain. on the other si.le of the Atlant.e. there
„,, „,..,.,p.J.vh,.h have n,ade statements «ith reganl to C.reat Bntam. whu h won
not have been believe.l if the .Vmeri. an pubi..- ha.l been reasonably well nUormed . o
.h, the .-.ruish peoHe really are. an>l what are their true feelings. I do not w,sh to
enter further into this .natter, an.l 1 will, therefore, run. hule with one remark persotul to
.n.self n, ...nne. t,on with mv frtend's projeet. Although enti.ely fnen.Uy to h.s scheme.
I must confess I am not very anxious it .houhl be <arried out inunc.Uatdy. It is a great
..bieet no .lou!. ,o brmg the tw., .ountr.es together, but I ■ anm.t help argamg w.th
mvself that if. with the two eoun.r.e. three thousand miles ap. rt. 1 get so many despatches
per week that I ran with ,liffi<ad,v attend to then, all satisfactorily, what wouUl be my fiUe
it- the Cable suc.ee.ls. and I had to re.eive and an.wcr them every day? 1 heretore. I
>ha)l wish success to he Submarine Telegraph between Kurope an.l America, but that ,t
may hap,.en with iust about a:, 'ntle -lelay as ntay bring it t.. the n,on,ent when I hope to
be back in my nati\e . ountry.
Mr l-lKl h It uneves me vcrv mu. h to .litier Irom a gentleman s.. esteemed for his
sound ju.lgment as >!r. A.lam> ; but 1 .U. so with the greatest respect, and in two
pa.ti.ulars- Kir>,lv. I >ubmit that in>tea.l of saying •• if ■' the Table be a suc.ess, h.>
expression sh.nd.lhaxe been " i.lu-n" it i^ a >u.rcss. for of its mw . ess I .loubt no more
than of the realitv of our existen. e here this evening ; an.l, se. on.lly. I submit that. a>
,e.'ar.is the -lailv .lespat.hes. Mr. A.lam, .loes not take his usually . lear Me« oi the .leei,
nnere^t he has \,. the imn,e.liate su. . e>s of ..ur Cable. When 1 have had .... asion to -all
on him at Ipi.er l'..rtlan.l IMa. c. I have been often informe.l that, by the tedums pro.ess
of ordinarv pen an.l ,nk, it fropuntly occupies him all day to . ..mpose and write the
elaborate .'lespat. he. in. identalt,. that form .3f . ..mmuni.ati.M, ; but .1 we o^,l^ ha.l ihc
tele.'raph in con>,aut uork b.lueen Knglan.l and .\mcri. a. he w,.ul.l re. e.ve a sh..rt
ine.'sage instea.l of a long .Icspat. h. an.l w.nd.l reply to it «ith e.|ual brevity: and. m that
, ase. instea.l ol i.eing hampercl with buMuess all .lay l..ng. he w.nil.l have plenty ..f tune
to bestow upon hi, nuinerou> frien.ls. ( lenlleinen. I next desire t.. give expression to the
pe. iiliir pleasur.- whi. h 1 feel in meaing roun.l this table so many gentlemen who have
been ..f servi. e to the .Vtlanti. Teleuraph ( ompany an.l the great un.lertaking whu h it has
,n hand ; and at this m.iment I desire ope. iaily t.. refer to tlu.se otti, ers .,f the Itntish
Navv who were engai.ed m agisting, on the fir.t an.l se. .)n.l o. . asi.,n. in submerging the
Atlantic Cable. Ihere are here Captain Al.lham. wh.i ren.lere.l su. h ai.l in H.M.S
V,th,v„.<, in iSvS; Master ( oiniiunder N.i.l.lall. »ho >o ably . ..mmande.l the
.l.;amannon, v,. \%y. : Caotain Otter. .>f IIM S. IWn,p,n., un uhom we were so
Iiiaii^riiratwH llaitqncl iiivcii by Mr. Cyrus W. I'icld.
anxiously on the look out on the evening of the 4th of August, as we were entering
Trinity Hay. and who so successfully steered our course to the head of that bay. It is
with regret that 1 have to notice the absence from this table of Captains Wain. vright.
Prcedy, and Dayman, who, unfortunately, are prevented from being present. We have
derived great benefit from the ciieerful, ready, and intelligent services of the officers of the
Royal Navy, who have ever shown themselves most anxious and willing to do all in their
power for this enterprise. When I saw the ships of both countries going out to lay the
Cable ii was with great pride 1 witnessed the generous rivalry between the officers of the
two Navies. It was a rivalry to see which would do most towards the success of the
work. I hope the same rivalry may always exist as to v,hich may be the most earnest
and suc< essful in carrying the blessings of religion, of civilisation, and of <omnierce to
every |)art of the world. I give you "The .\rmy and Navy of Creit Britain," and I couple
with the toast the name of the senior officer present, Captain Aldham. (Cheers.)
Captain .\i.i>ham: — (ientlenie'i. I am an old tar : 1 have been forty years at sea;
but during all that time I was never so much taken aback as upon this evening, when I
am < ailed Ujjon to return thanks for the Service. I < an only say, in the name of the
Navy, that I return you our most sincere thanks, and 1 regret that we are not all here. As
I never before in nu life-time made a public speech, I would merely s.ay that 1 was one- of
tho-e wiio hail the honour to be appointed by the .\dmiralty to superintend the laying of
the .\tlantii' Cable, ami with our friends we did our best. The Cable was laid, and it was,
I think, a great success. 1 have two gold medals. i:i\en me res])ectively by the Citv and
the Chamber of Commen e of New Yoik. and 1 h.i\^ been a good deal among the ofticers
of the .Xnierican Navy in the (iulf of .Mexico; I have seen a good deal of them, and
always found them willing to view every '.ntter in a reasonable manner, and to act in
concert with oursehes. 1 received the greatest attention from all ranks in the .Ameiiian
Naval .Service. In the Jiame of the Navv I sincerelv thank vou.
Mr. KlKl,l>: — C.entlemen. we are honoured to-night by the presence of a distinguished
niinnber of the Hritish House of Commons who never rises to sjieak, whether in or out of
the House, but his wonls are listened to with the profoundest attention, and whose
speeches are e:igerly r ad on the other side of the .Atlantic -as eagerly as they are here b\
millions of i)eo|)le. 1 lia\e tried hard to persuade him to visit the I'nited States, bul
without any present sukcss. If he would go there he would receive an ovation su< h as
no other m.m li\ing has ever recei\ed. There is, houe\er, ;niotlu'i side to this jiicture.
There are a great man\ nnde children annually born in the liiitc^d St.ites, and were he to go
there, instead of being John Smiths, and Thomas lirowns. and Kdward Joneses, there
would lie so m.iiiv ihous.inds of lolin Bright Smiths, John liright lirouns, and John liright
Joneses, as possiblv to create inconvenience. (Laughter.) I really do not know what the
ertec t would be, and 1 begin to think after all it would be \ery wrong for me to induce
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luw.K'iimtun, B.iiKjurl .i^iv.'i by Mr. Cyrus W. FiM.
him to go there, even if anything I might say .oul.l prevail on him to do so. 1 «.ll only
a.1.1. therefore, that if he will go he shall re.eive a hearty wel. ome from all those who
know how a. tively he has striven to maintain frien.lly relations between the two .oimtr.es.
.-.entlemen. 1 give you "Long life an.l happiness to Mr. John Knght." iLheers.,
Thk TOASt HAVlNc; IlKIN KNTHL SI AS 1 K All V HUN( )LKKI >,
Mr Bru;ht said :-Gentlemen, I might very easily rob Mr. Field of the originality
of the statement he has made, of what might happen were I to pay a visit to the L nited
States I have in th.,- course of time re< eived many letters from gentlemen in his country,
and oneof Ihem saul there were several penalties 1 shouUl have to pay as the conse.iuence
..f my visit to Ameri.a, and one of them was, he thought, that nearly all the children
horn there in that year would he called after me. (Hear, hear, cn>l laughter. If this
and a grea, many other oreadful things whirl, he tli.niL .uld follow my visit be true, I
an I think, verv prudent in staving in this countrv. . hear.) I have never been
in \merica : but for thirty vears. whi.h is a long time to 1o,.k back to, 1 have had a strong
wish to go there ; but most of us Knglishmen find so much to do in the .onduct and
management of our regular business, that a six months al.sen. e is not a thing easy to
iccomplish. Enulishmen are, 1 think, I will not say more attached, but certainly much
more tied to their homes than Americans are. However, when Mr. field is able to tell
us that the war is over-(liear, hear)-that the Union is restored- (hear, hear)- that
there are none but free men on his Continent- (hear, hear, and cheers)-if I could say I
mi-'ht be a few vears vounger than I am likely to be when that happens. 1 might, perhaps,
be'nduced to promise to pav a visit to .\men. a. I do not know how many ol tho.se in
this room are Kn-lishmen, or how many are Ar.iericans. nor is it at all necessary to dis
criminate between them, but it is. I think, worthy of noti. e that we cannot tell one tn.m
'lie othe,-. (Hear, hear.) That is n,.t an unreasonable thing, seeing that Knglishmen and
\mencans may sav to each other -•• ( )ur an. estors were your ancestors." ( Hear. hear. )
Hut it is a very provoking thing, if this be so, that there are people who would make us
foreigners and stran^'ers to each other. (I.oud -heers.l I am .convinced that it would be
possible to go through the United .States, through every part of them, an.l through every
part of Knglan.l, and to sele- 1 fifty or sixty men from the two . ountries. and to put ihcin
to-ether as we are assemble.l to-night. ,md we should tin' them jus. as ".ell .hspuse.l
towar.ls each other as .ve are, and just as able to enj.,y together the good things provi.le.l
tor them. (Cheers.) There would n.n be among ilu-m the slightest .lisj.osition to quarrel
one with inolher. (Hear, hear.) On the .:ontrary, they w.nil.l begin to think that .dl
that has been sai.l to . reate a hostile feeling between them is false, an.l then the lies an.l
triuhtfui .aUnrmies whi.h a great newspaper in this .ountrv-ihear. hear) - and another
ureat newspaper in New Vork-(hear. near) -treat b..tli hemispheres to, would no longer
be regar.le.1. (Cheers.) There are some persons in Knglan.l very jealous of \meri. a.
rhev think it is t..o big to govern itself t- be un.l.T one C.overnment. They the
Inaiigiir'itioii lianqiict i^iven by Mr. Cyrus // . I-uld
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subjects of a State which governs an empire of 150 millions of people of a different race,
some thousands of miles away — they, 1 say, have a profound conviction, that thirty
millions of people, of the same race, language, and religion, are really too large a popula-
tion to uL governed by 'heniselves and to constitute one State. (Hear, hear, and cheers.)
This national jealousy is very stu]nd, to say the least of it. (Loud cheers.) When the
grandfather of the distinguished guest beside me was here in the same capacity which he
now occupies, he was here in times of great animosity, in times of great disturbance of
old feelings, and in times of great national irritation — (hear, hear) — for the .American
I olonies had just then eman< ipated themselves. After the war of 1812 his fluher came
here in the same capacity ; and lie. curiously enough, also came in for a portion of that
kind of national irritation, the result of the war not having been very flattering either to
the j)olicy or the forces of Kngland : and now our friend is here at a time wlien, although
we are not at war, yet when civil war in his country is producing very unfortunate results
here, esjieciall) in regard to one important branch of commerce, and is stirring u|) memories
which had better been burieil forever, (l.oud (beers.) From all this thee comes— there
come.s, in the minds of some men, some jiartly ignorant, some suspicious, men of contracted
intellect, totally ignorant of what makes the gr -at and true glory of nations — a jealousy
of the L'nited States. (Hear, hear.) In ancient times it was considered the glory of
nations to plant powerful colonies, and they did not glory the less m them because they
became independent. (Cheers.) The United States have ceased to be our colonial
l)Ossessions, and are now truly an independent nation, but still they aio our colonies.
(Cheers.) What, then, can be more ( ontemptibie, and more opposed to all that is great
and glorious, and all we are taught in history to value, than that we should feel
jealous of the great nation on the other side of the .\tlantic, jilanted there by ourselves?
(Cheers.) We have achieved whatever glor> we are entitled tc, it is said, because we
have been able to carry everything good in thir> country to a higher point of e.\cellence
than anv other country of which we are told in history ever did. (Hear, hear.) We
ha\e lately heard a great ileal about the advantages of a universal language, and I know
nothing more irritating and irremediable than the story we are told of what took pla<e
.It the tower of liabel, from wliicli men are supposed to speak in different tongues not
mutually understood : but in the Cnited States there are thirty millions of people of the
same ra<e as ourselves, professing the same religion, and speaking the same language : so
that when ])eace is restored, the Inion re-established, si hools and classes enough open
for the general instruction of the jieople and freedom univer^ally guaranteed, there will
be a vast field ojiened for the development of commerce, civilisation, and Christianity,
and the population will every ten years grow to a degree that, e'.eii in the hletime of our
children, the Knglish language will be spoken by 100 millions of free jieople on the
.\merican Continent. (Hear, and dieers.) What a magnificent contemplation that is
(Renewed cheers.) If I chance to go further, to the Australian colonies, which under
the blessiiu' of iVee institutioii> are becoming great .md populou.-.. I find that there the
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Kiiglish kmguagf is spokLii, as it is spokt-n in the I'nite.l States : and again, if I come to
..ur vast (lepcnden.ics in imlia, l.ihahited Uy 150 millions of people, among v horn the
Knglish language is daily extending its inHiienc e. 1 find that by means of the growth of
>(hools and a good educational system, we shall have the eduiated i)eople of Hindo-tan.
t'lfty years hence, should the connection i ontinue so long, sjieaking the English language.
(Cheers.) Finally, 1 come to South Afric a ; and there the Knglisii language is mrk'ng its
way also among extensive colonies and various tribes ; so that we see that this language
of ours, in which some of the greater', men who ever lived have written and spoken, is
universally extending itself by the aid of commerce and civilisation, until it promises to
belt the world. (Cheers.) I want, then, to know why there should be any persons
iiK lined to excite jealous passions and a hostile mind between two nations ^pe.^klng this
language. (Cheers.) I cannot conceive any man more an enemy, not only to his ( ountry
and the cause of freedom, but also to humanity itself, than he who lends himself to ( reate
iml foster jealousy and animosity between the United .States and this more ancient
English nation. (Cl-eers.) I thoroughly agree with what Mr. .\dams has said, with
regard to the political impcrtam e of that great undertaking, in the cause of which we are
this evening assembled ; and just before 1 came here I was si)eaking to a gentleman, a
member of her Majesty's (;overnment- one of the present Cabinet^and I told him, as I
was coming out of the House, that I wa-, going to dine with some friends of the .\tlantu-
Telegraph. His lountename at once bright .ned up. and he said to me, - I look upon
that as the most glorious thing that man ever attemiJted ; there is nothing eKe which so
e\( ites my sjmpathies." (Cheers.) When he said that, he spoke only the feelings of
everv intelligent and moral man in the whole world. (I.oud <heers.) When the news
reached us that the last Cable was laid, did it not come to us as a revcjlution .iiid a sIkk k ?
Did not every man feel that a new world and a new time were opened to him? It was,
I re( oUect, just at the time when a grea' wo.k was being celebrated at Cherbourg. i;nder
the auspi<es of the Frent h Hmjieror. but it sank into insignificaiK e compared with such
-lorioup news, ami everyboily lelt. in some degree, as everybody must ha\e felt nearly
400 vears ago. when the simple ad\cnturiais sailor of (leiioa had opened a iKw world lo
the knowledge of mankind. lUit he only discovered to Europe what I may be permittctl
to call an uno< ( upied wildernesN ; but this projeit is one to unite 30 niilli()n>, of pei>ple
to the ::5o millions who inhabit this Continent of Europe ; and passing from the days of
Ciilumlius. 1 know of no .-vent in history 1 omparable in grandeur and sublimity (if we
look at its results) to that magnifiient enterprise to which Mr. Fie'd has devoted his
labours and his life. (Cheers.) I thank you for your kindness in listening to me so far.
and I hope, that some short time after this great event shall be aci om|)lished. we may have
the satisfaction of .seeing .Mr. Field amongst us again, to conuratulate him on the result to
which we all look forward with so hopeful and so intense an interi>l. (I.inid cheers. ,1
The hon. L;entleman ihcn resumed hi^ ^eat.
lnangiii\Hum liaiiqut given by Mr. Lyius W. I'icUK
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Mr. FiKl.h: — (lentlemen, more thnn sixty years .i^o there was in ( olle;,'e with my
lather the father of a gentlem;in now present. In these trouhlesome times that gentleman
has left his home, and his (ountry, and his em|)l()ynients in the legal jirofession, to do
whit he can to keej) u|) and restore kindly feelings between the two nations. Of him it
may be fairly said, " Blessed are the peace makers." I am now going to propose to you
a sentiment, and I shall mention his name with it. It is " .Suc( ess to the .Atlantic
Teleg'-aph, and may it bf as enduring as the elite's of Old, and the granite of New.
Kngland," and I couple with that the name of the Hon. Wm. M. Kvarts, of New \ Ork.
Thk roAsT WAS HI I.N H()N<U KKIi.
The Hon. \S\\\.. .\1. EvAkrs said : (ientlemen, 1 very well remember, 1 cannot say
how many years ago it is, that on a certain bright summer nv^rning, in a i|uier New
Kngland town, I left my home in a carriage w ith a number of guests for a drive over the
hills. .\t a break in the line of hills the distant village was presented to our view, and
our ears at the same moment were struck with the sound of bells. We were surprised,
and for a nioment feared that it was a sigi.a! o*' disaster, for the ^V/v Av/ is the only peal
which disturbs the serenitv of a New England \illage. Hut after a little time we reasoned
with ourselves that within the hour they must have re< eived the great news of the laying
of the .\tlantic Cable. Hence, indeed, that spontaneous outburst of the peo|)le's joy
Krom every belfry of New Kngland there rang forth peals in lommemoration of the new
message of peac. and gi.od-will to man. (Hear, hear.) Unfortunately this great guarantee
of peace and good v>ill was interrupted by thi. sad misfortune of the break of c(jntinuit\,
and vou now propose, under surer protections, the restoration of this ( onnei tion between
the two worlds. Mr Bright, by his allusion to Cohinibus. suggests to me a con-.pari.son.
whi< h nviv not seem inapt, between that illustrious navigator and our friend .Mr. Field.
15ut a few weeks ago, in the native town of the grea; (lenoese, I rea<l at the foot of a
noble statue in his linnoiir. in all the brevity of classical inscriinion, these words.- "There
was one world : l<i- said ' Let there lie two," and there were two." (Hear, hear.) Let us
now. tlien, say of the .\tlantii Cable ami its autho' ; " 'I'hete were two worlds, Itc sau'.
• Let them be one again,' and they were one." (dreat cheering.) 1 was asked, in an
intePigent company, on my fir>t visit to Krrgl.ind. a year ago, what it was that struck itic
most, as a stranger, -n the people of Kngland ? Cnprepared for the (|uestion. I answered,
with entire candour, it was this: ■'That tliere wa> so little diti'erence between the people
of the two countries, that they seemed so like ea( h other, that it was difficult to lontrol
the feelin- that lliev were of <'///• countrv." <>ive us in ( ommon. race, language, religion,
free goveniinent. education, and independence, and tho-c who wish may count the
diti"eren(es between us on the fingers of one hand. (Cheers.) Why is it that so much is
ittein|)ted and desired, and >o much is .k ( oni]ilished in the way of estrangement between
our nati.-ns. wh.n no man on rilhcr >•,!,■ of ihr Xtlantu (an compare for .i moment those
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liian^niatwii iMiiu/int j^ticii fy Mr. Cyrus //". [•'icU.
tics ;inil those relations wlin li l)in(l lis to each other witli those which either of us can
estabhsh with any other i.ation on the face of the eartl) ? Why is it that we chiefly rejoiie
in tile laying' of the Atlantic I'ahle? Is it not ' eiaiise it is to be tl.j great instrument in
the removal of misunilListandings anil |jrejii(li< es between these great nations? They will
(ease to lie dangerous when they can be immei'iiately met and explained, for the danger
lies in the delay and in the ( ontinued ignorance of those who ( reate or entertain them.
Again, we have a guaranty of truth in the necessary brevity of telegrajihy, for superfluous
filsehcMxl is exiieiisive. Next, we have the essential condition that whatever message
or intelligence is transmitted is made public in the same sense, in the same words, and in
the same breath all over each country, and cannot be made to assume the various fo.ms
which the le'ter writers of particular newspapers may, from interest or under dictation,
put upon it. Another condition is. that if a mistake should occur, we cannot long be
deceived ; no"- does the false impression which it creates become inveterate, an<l jiroduce
mis< hiefs which become irremediable l>L-fore there is a jiossibility of ex])lanation. For.
once let false information ( ome to operate on the minds of those who have received and
given < redcnce to it. they become indifterent to it:; correction : they commit themselves
to the fact as they first heard it, they s! ape their own reasonings, and commit themselves
to others u|ion it. and become, at last, advocates against truth. But in this rapid and
continuous communication from day to day you have the source of all this danger removed.
It is greatly to be lamented that the two countries, without being engaged in any
open hostilities lietween themselves, without having any occasion for ]iassion or ([uarrel.
one towards the other, should have been so muih estranged in feeling, and should, on
both sides of the water, be so ])rone to give grounds of solicitude and alarm to one
another. 1-et us hope and believe 'hat for the future there will be more reflection on this
side of the Atlantic, and more consideration on the other ; and if you have jierceived that
we have faults, and. on the other hand, laults also we ma) have Ibund in you. let us
mutually pardon them, as natural traits of the family of which we are both members.
Let us, I .say. adopt thi.^ idea, and keep it ever before us. If the daughter has these
inherited failings, let not the mother (omplain. even although, in the descent, thev may
have become exaggerated. Truth is thu great interest of nations. The press and the
telegraph are both useful servants only so long as they are the serxants of truth. (Cheers.)
So long as they so minister to u> they shall hawf a title to, and shall receive, our praise ;
but when they c ease to be messengers of truth they become the just objects of our hatred
and I ijiitempt. Let me. then, in proposing " The success of the .Atlantic Telegraph," add
this >entiment. " .May truth preside at either magnet, and may fidsehood be lor ever
buried in the intermediate ocean." (Cheers.)
Mr. I'li.i.h : Uiieii 1 visited Creat lintain in 1856, the first gentleman connected
vMtli the Kngll^h ( iiAeniiueiit who ic.cik nie by the hand, and said an encouraging word to
me. «.i^ the Karl ot Clarendon. \\ hen I had the honour of an interview with him at that
liiauf;uratton Hanqitct given by Mr. Cyrus W Field.
tunc he recjucsted me to put in writing the substance of my scheme, which he iiromised he
would hring lielbre ihe attention of the Caijinet. 1 complied with that request, and the
result was the agreement that when the table vas in working order we should have a
subsidy (roni the British (lovernment of ^'14,000 per annum for 25 years. I have a note
from Lord Clarendon regretting that he is not able to be here this evening. He is away
on an important mission to Paris, but we are honoured by the jjresence of his l)rother-in-
law, who is the chairman of t!ie largest Teiegrapli Comjiany in this country, and in asking
y<Ki to drink the health of the Karl of Clarendon I shall couple nith it the name of the
Hon. Robert (irimston. (Cheers.)
The Hon. Rohfrt (iKi.MsroN :-~(;entlemen, I feel it at all times to lie very diftii ull
to answer for my own short-comings ; and, as I belong to a very large family, it would be
rather hard that I should have to answer for all iny relations. (Laughter.) However. I am
proud of my relative Lord Clarendon. He is a gentleman and a man of the world.
(Hear, hear.) He has his duties to perform, and I am sure he will ably [lerfonii them in
whatever station he may be placed. (Cheers.) The gentlemen who have already spoken have
dwelt so ably on the |)olitical par^ of the question that I will not enter nto it, but will confine
myself to the comnun ial part of it. .\Ir. 15id<ler and his friends have. 1 think, made one
great mistake ; f hope he will excuse me telling him so. 1 am surjirised that he has not
fought against popular ignoran< e, but rather encouraged it. He will well recollect the
story ot .Mr. (leorge Stephenson being instructeil by counsel to keep back the fact that it
was possible for a railway train to travel at a greater speed than twelve miles an hour.
(Hear, hear.) He must, i think, have been a< ting upon the same [irinciple when he put
before the publi< that (■overnnient gunrantee<l the shareholders a return of eight per cent,
so long as the Cable remains in good working order. Now, with all due deference to his
ojiinion. J would say toCovernnient- •'Thank you for nothing." If the ( ompany tail to lay
the Cable .Mr. Cladstone will not have to pay them anything ; and again, if the Coni]iany
succeed he will not have to pay them anything ; because, with the Cable in good working
order, instead of its paying eight jier (\nt. it is more likely to j)ay eighteen ]ier cent., and
I chink 1 might say eighty per i ent. ; .so that our Coxemnient seemed to be playing the
game played by little boys in the street. " Head.s. I win ; tails, 1 don't lose." (I aughter.)
.Mr. FiF.i.o:— 1 regret e.xceedingly that the Chairman of the .Vtbntic Telegraph
Company, the Right \\nx\. James .Stuart Wortley. is not here |)resent this evening, but
he has been summoned to l-'loreiKO, in (onnec tion with the illness of a near relative.
.Mr. Lampson. our nnu h respe< ted Deputy-Chairman, and ^[r. Samuel (lurnev. another
director. ha\e left the room. 1 am. howev..r. happy to say that other members of the
Hoard are present. \\V have here Mr. IV-nder. Mr. Cropper. Mr. iiidiler, and Captain
Hamilton ; I give you. then. 'Ihe health of the Directors of the .\tlantii Telegraph
Company." (Hear, hear.) I'.ut. before you drink that toast. I should m.iu- to this iiRvtiiii;
ir,
liiaii^uratioii Banqiict given by Mr. Cynis \V. l-uiii.
that one of the first resolutions passed by the shareholdc s on the 9th of Dereniher, 1856.
was. that they (the Directors) should not receive remuneration of any kind until the
Company had paid a dividend of at least ten per cent, per annum ; and from that iay
to this moment they have been constantly meeting at the ofliies of the Company. ..„ne-
times daily, sometimes three times a week, and yet not one of them has ever received a
single farthing for any services rendered to tli» Company. (Cheers.)
Mr. CkdI'I'KK replied to the toast and said : -Cientlemen. I am lor ni\ own jiart. and
on the part of my I olleagues. deeply indebted to \ou for the honour you have done us.
From the very first 1 felt the greatest interest in the success of the enterprise ; not only
on ac(()unt of its commercial value, but because I agree with .Mr. .Adams that, by
unuing the two nations more strongly and more intimately together, it will aflord the
means of an easy and satisfactory solution of any misunderstanding whii h may arise
between their resjjei live (lovemments. Therefore. Sir (addressing Mr. Field), and on
other grounds, we should feel grateful to you for the great interest you have always shown
ni the success of the .\tianti( Ca'ole.
.SlVKKAI. (iKMI.KMKN HAMM, C \l,l l:l> ON Mk. I'.llllHK,
Mr. BiDDKK said : - (lendemen. 1 do not know why 1 sho-ild be called upon to
supi)lemeiit the remarks of my friend and colleague. 1 am a very voung member
of the Board. I came upon it to represent the interests of a more an( ient so( iety.
and I am boimd to say I entirely agree with the remarks of my diief with respe< I
to the value of the ( iovernment guarantee. He will recoUeit. 1 think, that from the
verv first 1 protested against it as something unwortlu the diaracter of the scheme.
(Hear, hear.) It is a guarantee not worth the paiier i is written upon. .\s regards
the layiuL; of the I'able. it will either be successful or unsuccessful. (Hear, hear.)
My firm belief is that it will be successful. (Cheer.-,.) I have had abundant op].ortimities
of makin,' myself ac i|uainted with the 'onditions under whic h it can be siicc essfuUy laid,
and witli the late Robert Stephenson, in the ver\ eady da\s of the Atlantic Telegrajjh
Company . 1 carefully disc ussed those conditions, and we both came to the clear c on-
c hision that the f:rst attempt woidd be a failure. 1 \\:;s at Cherbourg when we weie
astounded with the intelligence that the Cable had bevii laid, and we were delighted
when we heard that the continuity was complete. .A few da>s afterwards. hc»ve\er. when
we ascertained that the c ontinuity was broken, our delight subsided. i)iu we were not at all
surprised. 1 will not go into our reascjns for coming to that opinion. .Soji-.e of them
wen. ol a personal character, very jiainful to recall, but all those reasons have now been
put an end to. and 1 feel sure, as I am addressing you, that the .\tlantic Cable, under
the conditic-ns on which it is lo be now laid, will be a great and a inumphaiit sue c ess.
(Chcers.i ( )f this. 1 give you the fullest amcjunt of assurance. \\h\. then, should we
cue umber cjiii selves with a (Iovernment guarantee? I object to it entirely. I kncnv that
Inawjitration Daiujitit givcii by Mr. Cyrus 11'. l-'uU.
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thi- Atlantic Cal)le will be now laid under such conditions of science as will enable us to
facilitate the transmission of messages to a degree that ex( eeds all power of description.
The importance of this to commercial men will be admitted by all ; and 1 think it will
also be universally admitted that those who have gone to all the expense, and incurred
ill the responsibility (onnected with the enterprise, are entitleil lo the fullest return they
can command. (Cheers.)
Mr. Field : — Clentlemen, 1 dare say you would feel di.sapjwinted if the .'Vtlantic
enter]>rise did not |)ut something into your pot kets, when laid, by the facility given to
business ; and therefore I do hope that when the Cable is laid neither you nor the ])ublic
will curtail the ( omjjany's jirofits by abbreviating their messages. When I arrived in this
country, in January last, the Atlantic Telegrajjh Com|)any trembled in the balan< e. We
were in want of funds and were in negociations wi^h the (iovemment, and making great
exertions to raise the money. At this jun( ture I was introd\iced to a gentleman of great
integrity and enterpri.se. who is well known, not only for his wealth but for his foresight,
and in attem])ting to enlist him in our cause he put me through such a cross-e.\amina*ion
as I had never before experienced. I thought I was in the witness-box. He emiuired of
me the practicability of the scheme- what it would pay, and everything else connected
with it : but before I left him I had the pleasure of hearing him say that it was a great
national enter])rise that ought to be carried out ; and, he added, I will be one of ten to find
the money reiiuired for it. From that day to this he has never hesitated about it. and
when I mention his name you will know him as a man whose word is as good as his boml,
and as for his bond, there is no better in FJiglantl. 1 give you " The health of Thomas
liras.sey." (Cheers.)
Mr. Brasskv : — .Sir, I feel very much embarrassed by the kind remarks you have
made with respect to me. I may say 1 kn w very little of telegraphy — not more than
gentlemen onlinarily do ; l)Ut it (xcurred to me, only twenty-four hours befort I was intro-
liuced to Mr. F'ield, that something ought to be done to renew the communication between
the two C"ontinents. 1 then met him and one or two other gentlemen with the puqwse of
reviving this business, and to see if we could make a combination to < arry out the result
in view, and I then felt so convinced of the jiracticability of carrying out the enterprise to
a successful issue that 1 did not hesitate to ])ut myself down for one tenth of the exjiense.
(Cheers.) 1 felt, and I still feel that 1 undertake a task and an engagement whicn will be
benefit ial to myself individually, and especially benefit iai to the whole of the human race.
(Cheers.) The more I hear the more I am convinced that I am notde(ei\eil in believing
that the matter will be larrieil out. .Vt all e\ents the risk is not more than one-tenth
the expense : so that, looking at the magnificent results of the tlrsl espcriment. and the
small ( hant e there now is of failure, no one could. 1 think, hesitate, taking it purely as a
t itnnnert ial (juestion. to jiut mimey in the enterprise ; but abo\e that — far above that — we
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look forward to great international advantage.i-great benefits to the human family- to
follow an cnttTiirisc whi< h t-xceeds all precedent.
Mr. FiKLi.:--'rhe words spoken by Mr. Brasscy in the latter lari of January, " l.ct
the Klettric Telegraph be laid between Kngland and Ameri. a," t^nt ouragc.l us all. and
n.adc us believe wc should succeed in raising the necessary capital, and 1 then went to
work to find nine other Thomas Hrasseys (I did not know v hether he was an Knglishman.
a .Scotchman, or an Irishman, but I made up my mind that he . ombines all the good
qualities of ever>- one .,f them), and after consideral>le sear, b 1 met with a rich Inen.l Irom
Manchester, and I asked him if he would secomi Mr. Hrassey, and walked with him Irom
28, Pall Mall, to the House of Commons, of whi.h he is a member. Before we rea. he<l
the House he expressed his willingness to do so to an eciual amount. A few days alter that
It was thought there would be a great advantage arising out of the fusion of the (lutta I'er. ha
Company and Messrs. C.lass, Klliot, & Co., into a public comi-any, who would in that
form be able, with advantage to themselves, to hell, forwanl the Atlantic Telegraph.
.Mr. I'ender then entered into it heart and soul, and we have now a list >/ eminent
, apitalists in the United Kingdom pledged to carry out that enterprise in the very best
manner. ! tlierefore feel we are deeply indebted to Mr. Brassey and Mr. I'ender, for the
energetic way in which this m.ntter has been taken up by them, and I am truly gla.l to
see the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company established with the object
and the power of carrying forward the extension of telegraphic .-ommunication in all
parts of the world. 1 give you. then, as a toast. " Ihe prosj.erity of that Company, and
the health of Mr. Pe- "•-•r, its .ible and energetic Chairman." (Cheers.)
Mr. PtM.ER in reply said:- If anything could enhance the .c.mpliment that had' eeii
paid to hin-, or increase his gratification at rec eiving it. it would be the circumstance ol its
being originated by one so well (|ualified as Mr. Field to ap|.re. iate the full extent of the
great work in which they had now embarked ; no living man kn.w better than Mr. Field
the years of toil and anxiety it had taken to bring this great international undertaking to
its present stage, and no man could estimate better than he the advantages whic h the
combination now formed would confer, not alone ujion this country and America, bu' upon
every nation in the world whom it is desirable to bring into intimate and friendly alliance.
The importance of the present project was not to be measured I.,, the mere stamlar;! ')f
capital or prospect of ccmim. ial gain, great as each of these is, but by the tact which
must be borne in mind that, when carried to their legitimate bounds, the scope and objects
of the new organization were calculated to bring the whole of the civilised world within
their influence. Tlie prospec t of being usefully instrumental in .ac hieving .,o great a result
was in itself the highest reward to whi. h he (Mr. I'ender) could aspire, and his ambition to
attain this would l;e the most powerful stimulant to exertion. With such men as were
as.sociated with him cm the I'oard of this t'omp.niy. he had no fear of the result. In litde
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more than fourteen <Liys the Company had been formed, and three tinies the .'.mount (>(
the lapital required had been subsiribetl. I therefore feel the responsibility of my ])o>.ition,
but am encouraged by the import.-tm :e of the work to be done, and hope to merit by future
exertions the compHment which Mr. Field has, by anticipation, conferred upon me.
Mr. BiuuER (addressing Mr. Field):— I have been re(iuested, Sir, to undertake a duty
whirh I will endc.-ivour to fulfd to the best of my ability, and that is. Sir, to proj.ose your
health. (Loud cheers.) Encouraged by the manner in tthi(h the company has fee eived
the simple announcement of my intention, I see that it reipiires very little elo(|uence to
secure for that toast the re( e|ition which it so well merits. I reiollect well. Sir, when you
came to this country on the first occasion in 1854. I know the zeal which you brought to
bear in support of the statements which you made, ,ill which went to show the faith which
you had in the enterjirise. 1 know, too, the high ojiinion whic h the late Mr. Robert
Steiihenson entertained of your zeal and talents, and a careful consideration of the whole
enter])rise satisfies me that the opinion which you have formed of it will be ratified by its
results. I have lately been brought muc h into contact with you. and there is one fixed
opinion which 1 have fomied of your c haracter. and it i.; this, that when you make up your
mind to effect a great objec t you will never alwndon it. (Cheers.) If life and health be
s])arecl to you, you will live to see the Atlantic Cable successfully laid ; and it is, I assure
vou, the wi?h of all here that you may live to realise the glory of the enter])rise. (Cheers.)
Thi: roAsr was Mosr knthvsiasmcai.i.v honoured.
.Mk. I'liLlK — (Icntlenien, words cannot exi>rcss to you my feelings on this occasion.
One month ago to-night, on the evening of the 15th March, some gentlemen, who are now
present, honoured me with their company at dinner in this hc)ii>,e. and it is an extraordinary
coincidenc e that that evening was the tenth anniversary of the day on whic h I sailed frcni
Hoston for Newfcjundland, for the punwse of attempting to cjbtain the charter of the New
\'ork, Newfoundland, and London Telegraph t:onipany. \\\mw the privileges and exc lusive
rights of whii h the .\tlantic Telegraph Company was founded and exists : and that to-night
is the te.nh anniversary of that evening of the iSth \\m\ on v.hich the Cove.-nor of New-
foundland atfixed his s' nature to the ch.irter conceding to this Company, for fifty years,
ihe exclusive right to land cables on the coast of Labrador, Newfoundland, and the
adjacent islands. 'I'hat privilege has been much criticised. It has been called an odious
monopoly. Now 1 speak in the hearing of the great advocate of free trade and the
opjionent of all monopoly, and contend that the .Atlantic Telegrajih is entitled to the
enjoyment of a monopoly, limited as this has l)een, to a moder.-ite term of continuance. 1
can say. as manj of you know, that it was only by very hard work years ago that we
succeeded, even with the aid of that monopoly, in raising the funds necessary for the laying
of the Cable in 1858. and it is only within the last few days that the necessary funds have
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l.cin si-( iircl with «hiih to lay its successor in 1865 ; ami I ask you, as men of business, if
we coulil have got a single farthing for that i)uri)ose if we had not had the monopoly of
which I s[)eak ? Wo.ilil any one. do you suppose, invest his capital in such an enterprise
if. the moment it was ,u<< essfully completed, any one else was to be at •;:)erty to «ome in
and reap the benefit of it. (Hear. Iiear.) There are some things in which a numoi-oly is
absolutely ne( essary. and the Atlantic' Cable is one of them, for mu( h is due to those who
originate and i.e.ir all the expense of su. h an undertaking. If it had not been for the
monoj-oly. d" vdu think that the Company would have sustained its existence during the
five year- ii has been m abeyant e. and do you suppose we could ever again have plai ed it
in the proud i.osition in which we find it this day? It is absolutely necessary that a man
should have a monopoly in his own domestic c ire le. (Laughter. ) Then we have patent rights,
copyrights, the po^t otiu e, and I might go on enumerating a great many other things in whic h
a monopoly is right and proper. My stay in Kiigland is now drawing to a dose, and never
before, when about to embark for .\merica, did 1 feel more satisfied and rejc.ic ed at the
position of our great undertaking : but. with all this, a feeling of sadness at times steals
over me. It seems to me in those moments very doubtful whether many of us will ever
meet again. What little 1 could do has been dene, and the enterprise is now in the hands
of the contractors, who, I am sure, will carry it out to a triumphant sue c ess. It will do
much to bind together Kngland and .America ; and base, indeed, will be that man, to
whatever country he may belong, that may dare, with an unhallowed tongue or \en..mous
pen. to sow discord among those who speak the same language and profe>s the same
religion, and who ought to be on terms of the ccmipletest friendship. (Cheers.) ! shall
leave in a few days for my native land, for 1 think it wrong on the part of any .\meri.an
to be away in the hour of peril to his ccjuntry ; unless it be on a mission of peac c. his
place is at home at sue h a moment. I will say, however, that if any one- here jiresent
should come to see us in America, he will receive a hearty welcome from me, at ail
events, tlentlemen, i thank you very much for the manner in which you ha\e responded
to the toast of my health. Ik-fore 1 sit clown I wish to say that those of you wi„) last
honoured me witi. your company at dinner in this house will recollect that on that
occasion I lire .posed the health of Mr. (Icorge IVabody an.l his «orthy partner. Mr. Morgan.
,d the latter replied to the sentiment. 1 had stated, in the course of my rem.irks pre-
liminary to the toast, that v.!, en I called ujion him in 1856. he gave the name of his house
as subscribers foi /:io.ooo of the Company's stoc k. In reply to the toast. Mr Morgan
spoke of that ^: 1 0.000 a.^ lost money, but promised a further subscription, nevertheless,
towards c arrying out a new Cable, and 1 am happy to ^ay that yesterday he redeemed his
jiromise. (Clieers). That statement th.it he lo>t hi^ money is not strictly ac curate. It is
not lost. Me knows where the Cable is ami can go and get it. The money has been sown,
and the plant is already out of the ground, .nid is now growing up vlenelidly. It will soon
be in flower 1 n.ean at ;. ;.remiuin: l\n^ then there will be. in the ottie e of .Messrs. C.eorge
IVabodv and Company, more rejoieing onci th.ii ^^10.000 which was los. and is fe.uml
Iiiangnraliim liitin/iid jivm by Mr. Cyrus W. Field.
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than over any /[99,ooo of their profits that were nevtr in danger. When I invited Mr.
MorKan here this evening, he < onsented to lonie uji'in the express ronditii;n that he should
not have to reply to any toast or make a speerh. I wiM, therefore, give you a sentiment ;
whi«h, remember, he is on no account t<j reply to, l)ut I hope you have all by this time
ilrank enough of wine to enable you to imagine «hat he would sax in reply to it -
(L.aghter;— If he were under any obligation to respond. 1 ask you, then, to <lrink " Succcs.s
to the house of Messrs. (ieorge Peabody and Com|>any."
M;. MokUAN :— There are many things to be said in regard to what Mr. Field has
just state<l, but I now simply rise to return you thanks in the name of Mr. Peabo<ly.
Mr. Fii 1.1) :~ In iHjS a loniniittee of eminent engineer^, consisting of Mr. Lloyd,
Mr. I'enn, and Mr. Joshua Field, was apjiointed to leport on the (ondition of the
machiner. ♦» be employed in layin;^ the Cable ; and in 1859, when it came to be th(jught
important to establish general telegrajih communication, eight gentlemen were selecteil as
a ( ommittee to investigate the whole subject. Most of the members of that conunittee
are, I am rejoiced to say, here this evening. For eighteen months they pui.>ued their
int|uiry, thoroughly investigate<l the science of submarine telegraphy, and presented a most
able rejKjrt on the subject. On the revival of this enter])rise in 1863, we solicited the co-
operation of five gentlemen to act for us as a consulting stientific committee, namely.
Captain Clalton, of the Royal Fngineers, Mr. William Fairbairn, I'rofess.ir Wheat'<tone,
.Mr. Joseph Wliitworth, and Professor William Thomson all men of the highest mark in
s( ieme. I shall now ask you, then, to drink the health of the gentlemen composing these
Kiiuniittees. (Cheers.)
Captain (i.M.ioN : In returning you thanks for the honour which \ou have done us.
I may s;iy that we all have been very happy to add to the information whi< h has enabled
you to start again on what I may <'all your second career. In 1859 I was, in consequence
of die failure of the P.^vl Sea Telegraph, commissioned to incjuire into the ( ircumstances
of it. I then suggested to her Majesty's C.overnment that the subject of the .Vtlantic
Cable ought to be associated with the coiiunission. (in that commission, as originally
constituted, there were four gentlemen appointed by Covernment, and four cithers were
subsecpiently appointed to represent the .\tlantic Telegraph Company. 1 believe the
rei)ort we made, the evidence we received, and the exiieriments which we carried out have
bee 1 of great value ii forwarding the c.uise of oc ean telegraph). 1 entirely agree with
Mr. liidder in thinking that (lovemment guarantees are of very little practical value. The
Red .Sea Telegraph ".is under a (lovemment guarantee, but it was so worthless that
although ( lovemment was obliged to pay a large sum in perpetuity on the capital invested.
yet they hat' no control over the workin; of thj line. In all sul)sei|uent guarantees
I'.nliament said that the subsidy Miould not be jiaid unless the Cable was in good wcjrkiiig
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order; but no submarine telegraph in good working order woul.l i-ay less than the
guarantee: therefore, the guarantee I hold to be of little im,,ortance. The members of
the committee have endeavoured to suggest such a form of Cable as may secure success,
and therefore I attach little importance to the guarantee, as the enterprise is sure to i-ay
more than the 8 per cent, guaranteed.
Mr FiKLl.:-! have here a letter from a lady. I shall not state the name of her
husband, who is present, but the letter contains a postcript. an.l that i. always the most
important part of a lady's correspondence. That postcript says. "1 hope he (that is to
sav her husband) will not be detained .'atrr than 4 a.m. of the 16th." I mean to test the
lady's sincerity, and in order that I mav have the pleasure of your comjiany somewhat
latc'r I intend' proposing to you another toast. In .854 I became ac-iuainted with the
rtmi of Messis. (Mass. KUiot, & Co., and I can .ay most sincerely that more honourable,
straightforward, business men I have not met on either side of the -Vtlantic. They have
carried out with great success the laying of many submarine cables, and 1 am conhdent
they will also carry out this enterprise successfully. I have, therefore, great pleasure in
Itroposing to you their health. (Cheers..
Mr. (;i.Ass;— It is extremely gratifying to us to have our names associated with a
great undertaking like this. It has been our good fortune to work harmoniously with you
for some years past, and it is very satisfii. tory to us to think that we have been instru-
mental in connecting Cape lireton with Newfoun.lland. which is the means of considerably
expediting messages^ between America and this . ountry. That line completed the telegraph
to Cape Race, and was laid so f-r l.a.k as 185O. The project of the first .\tlantic Tele-
graph is due entirelv to yourself There were, however, circumstances connec ted with it
which unfortunately led to it., failure. Hut 1 may say that since that time it has been our
lot to lav several thousands of miles of cable wh,. h are now in good working order, as 1
trust will be the case with the Cable which is now to be laid across the Atlantic by the new
Company ; for. .Sir. as you are aware, we are now embarked on a new enterprise, and we
enter ui.on this contract under ausi)ices which must tend to see u-e the success of an under
taking oi sue h magnitude. I n-e-l not, 1 think, say we are proud of the positum whu h
we ocVupy. We have already done a great deal, and I think that we will not lose a tathom
of the Cable we are now about to lay. ami we feel proud toi.e < cnnec ted with Mr. I'.rassey.
Mr. Pender, and others who have joined us, feeling that the enteri)rise reciuired something
more man we individually could sui-ply. 1 should wish to draw your attention to the
perm.-.nent character of the cable laid by us between Newfoundland ami Cape Itreton. It
has been for eight years in operation, and has never yet cost a single shilling for repairs.
1 have no doubt the'.Xtlantic- Cable will be e.iually a success. Its c apilal, and the scientific
spirit in which it is promoted, are good voucher:, for the successful construction of the
Cable: and as regards o;r prospects of success in submerging it. considering that we are
InangnratioH Banquet given by Mr. Cyrus \V. Field.
to have the use of the Great Eastern steam ship for that puq)ose, I can really see
nothing which can i)Ossil)ly interfere with the execution of the work unless it be the action
of the elements, and even of that I tliink there is very little fear.
Mr. Ch.\rlks Eu\v.\ri)S : — I cannot sit down without expressing my sense of the
honour which the comi)any has done us. I wish also to state that it is our sincere belief
that although we are now associated with a (Ireat Joint Stock Com|)any our amalgamation
with the Ciutta Percha Company would not have been successfully accomplished but for
one indiviilual man. I have been long associated with him ; and I can assure the share-
holders of the Telegrajth Construction and Maintenance Company that every shilling they
have brought into the concern will be successful in the same ratio as the amount of capital
employed by Class, KUiot, & Co. has been, a success which has been entirely owing to
the attention and energy of Mr. Class. I |)ropose to you. then, '-'rhe health of Mr. Class.'
(Cheers.)
Mr. Ci.ASS :— I find that I have, through the kindness of my partner, to address you
oftener than I at all bargained for. It is true that 1 have chiefly e.xerted myself in the
jiractical jiart of our business, and I have done all you could desire of me. For the
future, those exertions will not be remitted, for I hope that the result of the combination
we have just tormed will be to add laurels to ourselves and to add lustre to the Company.
Mr. FlKLD: — (;entlemen,as one of the most important < auses of the success of submarine
cables lias been the perfect insulation of the core by the C.iitta I'ercha Company. I give you
the health of Messrs. Barclay, Chatterton, and Smithies, of that Company. (Cheers.)
Mr. CHAiTKRrox :— Centlenien. the letter to whii h our worthy host has alluded, has
not, I can tell you. come from uiy wife. (Laughter.) This notice of us is, I feel, an
extremely great honour. So far as the submarine telegrajih goes. I think it is only just
coniiui; into full existence. V\) to the jireseni time we have been merely tuning our
instruments, but the time is now come, when all is in order, and we shall have an
excellent concern, if we only all act together in hnrmony. We are reasonably sure ol
success. 'The arrangennnts for the work are in a most etfit lent state, and any merit the
(Hitta I'erdia Works may have earned by their pa>t man.agement shall ncjt be diminisheil
so long as I may have anything to do ivith them.
Mr. Fil I.I) : — Allusion has been already made to the Great Eastern. The (ireat
r.astern Steam Ship Company have acted in the most liberal manner towards us, inasmuch
as at present they are truly engaged in a labour of love. From this day to the 31st of
December. 1S65. we are to have the use of that magnificent \essel : and, if the Cable be
not successfully laid, we shall not have to pay a single shilling for the use of her. Should
it be successful, we are then to hand to the Directors of the ( Ireat Kastern .Steam Ship
Comiiany /50.000 in shares. In all my business exiierieme 1 have ne\er known any
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..tier niDrc honourable, and I am now going to propose to you tbc iH-altli of the Dire, tors
of that fompany. three of whom are present, namely, Mr. C.oo.h. Mr. barber, and
Mr lirassey. (Cheers.)
Mr. (locKH .—As one of the Directors of the Creat Kastern Steam Ship Company, I
am exceedingly delighted to see her lake part in such a great scheme which. 1 fee! sure,
will be perfectly successful. We are, as you have been told, to receive £^r,,-^oa in hares
when the vessel has successfully laid the Cable. 1 believe she is the only vessel afloat
that coul.l successfully lay it, and they seem to me to have been made for each other.
Mr. KiKi.i) :— There is another toast which I intend to proi)ose to you in connectior.
with the Atlantic enterprise of 1857 and 1S58. and I regr.-t that Mr. Woodhouse is
prevented by illness from being amongst us. Mr. Kverett is in .\merica. Sir Charles
Mright has not yet retu ned from the Persian C.ulf. and Mr. Canning and Mr Clifford have
left the room, so that there is no person here to respond to the toa' • :— " lo the engineers
that laid the Cable in 1858." 1 can, however, without any such drawba.k, give 'ou ■•The
health of Mr. Saward, the Secretary of the Company," who has served us faithfully ami
well during a period of more than seven years, having started with ls at the hrst
establishment of tiie Company, and zealously held on with us through all the troul)les and
anxieties which ha\e attended the progress of its car.'er. (Cheers.)
Mr. SAW.\Ki.:-.\fter what you have heard from sO man\ eminent individuals who
have this evening addressed you, it will be <iuite unnecessary for me, at this late hour, to
.lelay your time further than to enable me to thank you for the honour you have ..one me
in drinking my health.
Mr. PKNl.KR:~-\Ve should not, 1 llnnk, forget our absent friends, the Dire, tors of
tile New York. Newfoundlan.l. and L.mdon Telegraph C.Mnpany, an.l of the Atlantic
Telegraph Companv in .Vmeri.a, an.l may they be as muih rejoi. ed as yourself with
the goo.l news «hich you are . arrying oui to them, i give you, then. -The Dire. Drs
in Ameri.a ..f the New York. Newfoundland, an.l l.on.lon an.l Atlanti. Telegraph
Companies." (Cheers.^
;Vfr Kn 1 1) ;— As I am the .>nl\ Aniei:. an 1 )liv< l..r .if die New N.)rk. Newfoundland,
an.l I-on.l.in. an.l Atlanti.' Telegrai'.h C-ompames here, 1 thank y.,u f.ir the km.l manner
with whi.h vou have re. eived that toast. I have been fr.,n, the . ..mmen. emeiU a
Director of b..th C..mp,uiies. I haxc. however, while a member of the ii.ur.l ol the New-
loun.llan.l C.,mpanv. often felt myself pla. e.l in a very .leluate |.ositu,n, a positi.m «h,.h
1 .li.l n..t bv anv means . .3vet : for. haxing been entruste.l by my . olle.agues with lull p.)»er
to treat with the Atlanti. C..mpan>. in whi.h 1 have so large an interest, 1 telt ih.it I was
at one and the same tune both Inner an.l sdler : but it is satisfa. tory t.. me t., k.w«
tluil Dii c;i< li oicisioii of my rclurn Ikiiir' all my arraiuemcnt-. with llic Atlanti< CJoni
pany were i unfiniied l)y my < olleagiies. and I was honoured with their thanks for having
made them. The Newfoimdland and Atlanti< I'eie^'raph (^'ompanies are peiuhar and
diflferent from any other Companies that 1 know of in the world. I'he hook ot
subscription of the fomier was opened ten years ago at six o'elof k in the morning, and in
less than one half hour e\ery share was sul)s( rilied for. and not a single original share-
holder has ever sol<l a shilling <jf his interest in it: hut on the contrary some of them ha\e.
whenever an o]ii)ortu.iity presenteil itself, increased their stake in the enterprise, so
that each one of them now hohls a larger interest in it than at the (ommencement.
The Directors are proud of their undertaking, whit h they look u|ion as one promoting
the benefit of the whole human ra< e. I have now to give you '-The health of tile
Klectrician of the .\tlantic Telegraph Comi)any. ' That gendeman has, within the last
five vears. visited .Vnierit a, anil the report which I heard of him from our chief l'!lectrician
was, tliat he never met with a man who knew so miu li about electric s( ience. I gi\c the
health of Mr Cromwell 1'. N'arley. (Cheers.)
Mr. V.ARLf.v : — I am indeed very mm h obliged to you. Sir, for your kind attention
to me on this octasion. .\t this late hour I will not attempt to go into the politii al
bearings of the subject ; I shall only slightly refer to the commercial, and say a word or
two on the sc ientific part of the (|uestion. It is my opinion that you should get rid of the
Covernment guarantee. whi< h is of no benefit if the Cable woiks. and none whate\er
should it unf(iitunatei\ fail. It however fixes the maximum (harge that (an be made to
the public, beyond whicli you < annot uo : and this amount is. in my opinion, far too low
when it is ! onsidered that your Cable will have to ( onnect the whoie of the vast telegraphic
system in the I'nited States, in Canada, and NovaSiotia, with the innumerable telegra|>hu
ramifications of (ireat Hritiiin. the Continents ot I'.urope. .Vfrii a. and .\sia. At present
there are betw eeii thirty and forty wires connecting Kngland with Kuiope. and these are
for the most part full of tratVu . If. then, so r.-;,n wires be rec|uired for the business
between Kngland and the rest of Kurope. how many will be rec|uired to connec t the one hall
of the world to the other? Certainly more than one cable. If. then, your rates be so low
that you have more work than your wire will transmit, great delay will be the conseiiuenc e.
and I am ]>erfectly certain, that unless you charge \ery much more than the niaxunum
fixed by the C.over.iMient. your C"able will be so deluged with work that your telegraph will
be slower than the mail packet. 'I'he only remecU for this is to c harge so nuu h mone\
that the number of messa,'es received within the twent\foiir hours shall be suffic icntly
limited to be transmitted within tha' time, otherwise you would get more and more behind
everv day. A telegraph is of no iwe unless it does its work with certainty and despatch.
If you take the stei)s I rec omn.end. the commercial success of the undertaking i>
guaranteed. Vour earnings will be vastly greater than what you have hitherto calcul.ited.
Whv. the telei;r,iph from New York to Californi.i has paid cent, per cent, per annum. If
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Iiiniignratioii Banquet given by Mr. Cynis \V. Field.
one wire be barely sufficient to transact the Inisiness between lalifornia and tlio rest ol the
I'nited States, how is it j.ossible that one wire shall be sutti< lent between I'.urope and
Anieri.a? 1 teel great .ontiden.e that when once a Cable is su.cessfully laid across the
Atlantic, the demands ujion it will be so great that you will have to lay one or two i)er
annum Ibr the next twenty years, or even more. With regard to the science of the
,|uestion. I claim to be a i>ra<tical. as well as a theoretical man. and in order t- snuly the
best means ot- utilising your Cable when laid, it occurred to me that the best method ol
l.roceeding was to construct an artificial Atlantic C'able, |.ossessing the same electri. al
conditions and conse.iuent retardation as that which the Cable about to be manufactured
will ha\e. Ihis I have succeeded in doing, and I have already tried a number of experi-
ment, on it. There is no doubt that through an .\tlantic Cable. 1,900 miles in length,
and of the dimension, of that now about D be made, eight words per minute can be
transmitted, an I I have < onsiderab'.e hope that we shall be abl^ to im rease that number
to twelve or thirteen, bulging from the rates charged, and willingly l)aid. for messages
between California and .New \'ork. and also between Alexandria and London. 1 feel no
doubt whatever that if you ( harge so mu< h per message as shall only just keep -our
Cable from being blo.ked up with work, it will pay 200 or .^00 per cent. (Cheers.)
.Mr. t-'ii,:.h : A few dav,-, since we heard of the mu( essful laying of the Cable m the
I'.rsian C.ulf. which, when the land line from Bagdad to Hussorah is ,omi)leted. will place
.his country in daily i (immuni( ation uith the whole of India. We have present a gende-
man .-onnected with that great work. 1 now propo.,e to you to drink " The health of Mr.
l.atimer Clark."
Mr. I.AilMi K Cl xkK ; 1 feci. Sir. \ery deepl) the honour vou have now .lone me.
and I feel an honour, too. in ha\ing been once conne. ted with the Atlantic Telegraph
Companv. O.van telegrai-hv i> cal. ulated to .lo universal good, not only pecuniarily,
but m..rallv. Kn^lan.l will be .oon now conne. ted with India. China, an.l from then.t
with Australia. ,m,l I hope, lor ihe m.c. ess of >our Cable, that the ...nnection with
th..se . ountries mav b.- iKo extended t., .he Ameri.an Continent ; ,n..l I may add. after
examining with . lo.e attentu.n the plan, that are n..w being adopied. that I have the
fullest confi.len.e in it. . .)ni|>lcte -u. le... (Cheers.)
.Mr. Fiiin: -I regret niu. h that that :,ic.,l .uai,. l'r..i;..or Karaday. i. unable on
.mount of his h -alth to be VMth u. thi.. evening When I came to this . ..untry in 1854,
I waited .m him an.l re.|ue.te.l him 1., make ...me experiments for r-e. telling him thai
whatever might be hi. .harge. I «..nl.l »illnv.dy | a> it. lli. reply wa>. - I .hall base great
plea.ure in makuig th.- expeiim.nl . f.vihr .ake ..I the enterprise, a.ul .hall m.t .harge
vou anything." I will n.nv pr,.p...e t.. >..a •■ The health ..f I'rofes.or Michael Karadav."
Captain Cm.ion. m the ab.en. e .'f l'r.)le.sor Wheal.l.>ne «h.) I....1 jUst left. brielK
leturned thanks, and the feslivitie. of the evening came to a .l.>.e.
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AN N I \' K KSA m' I5AXQU F. T,
TUESDAY, lot/i MARCH. iS68.
Mp^ (ZyP^US Y^ flELD IN THE pHAlR
The folh'a'iii,!^ Guests were pre sait : —
Captain Sir JAMES AM>KK-miN
Colonel FINI.EY ANliKKSuN
r. E. ANSTIE, E»q.. M l>
Wll.I.IAM IIARHEK. K-i
SAMLEI, 1' IIIDDI.K. K~i
I MOM AS IlK AsSEV, Ks.|
Sir CHAKI.KS 1 HRII.H I M I'
CHARLES nURT. E-,|
J \V nCSHliV, E»>|.
>ir SAMI.El. CANNIXi;.
JOHN CHAIIERION. Km|
E. W tHE.SSON. E..|.
LATIMER CLARK, E,.|
HESRV CLIFKOKD. Ks<|
RICHARD C0LLE:TT. Es,|
ROllERT CRAWFORII. L-|
ROHERI IUDLKV. F-i
I HARLES EDWARDS. E-.j . M f
C,F:OROE ELLIOT. E*.|
Sir CHARLES FOX
V.iplain DolCLAS I,AL1«JN. C II H F
s.r DANIEL (iOOCll, l!an , Ml'
SAMfEL OURNEV. E-|.. \\ V
Rev. NEWMAN HALL. Li r.
C.iptain A I. HAMII roN
FREI '■•RICK HAUFOKD. E-,|
WILLIAM r HENLEV. Ev|
JOHN HORAFIO I I.OVD. Em|
Cip«.iin MACKINNON K N . M V
T .M. MAC KAY. E^,
J AS. Ml LEAN. Em)
J R .liI.EAN. Ev|
IIENJAMIN MORAN. K».|
H II FKELMAN H .MoKSF
Cluiiel D D MIIEK
JOSHUA NL'NN. Evi
C.ipuin SHERARD OSBOkN k N i L
J (. "VRKINSON. E-.|
\VM I'A )N. Es.|
HoWXRD POTIER, In,,
Cipt.iin C. H. RICHARDS. K -N.. l W
\V <; (iOMAIXE. Emi . C II
W.M H RUSSELL. E-.|.. I 1. D
CEORl.E S.\WARD. E-q
W.M. F. SCHoI.FIFLD. Fs,|
\V SHUTER, E,.|.
<;. W SM ALLEY, E>c|
JOHN SMITH. E-,|
WILLOUGHI'.Y SMIFH. E-.,|
JOSEPH flERIlERI FRITFON. E-:
F WALKER. Flsq.
JOHN WALLER. K.sq.. F.S.S
Pn.re<s..r .Sir CHAS. WHEATSTONE.
H. WEAVER, Esq.
T. H. WELLS, Em|.
1 he Right Hon. JAMES SFUARl UciKIl F\
PROCEEDINGS AT THE BANQUET.
Mr. C\ kis FlKl.D informed his iiMsiinblcl jjucsts that the Electric ami
International Telc^Taph C .mpany had, wit'i i,'reat kindne<s, brought a tele^irapli
wire ini > th.it room, S\- which lie could conimunic.ite direct with An'erica. and
til, It lie v> as about to send tele^jr.inis to the President of tlu Inited States, to the
Hon. Mr. Sew.ird, and ti) other ^cnth-men m .\merica, to the Governor-(ieneral
of Cuba, and the (iovernor of Newfoundland. He doubted not that before tlie>'
left the table replies would be received from some of their friends on the other
siile i>f the .\tlantic.
.Vt the first interval of the dinner, Mr. l-"ield announced that he had a few
minutes befor.- sent a telej^raphic messajje Hom the room N) Newfoundland, as
follows : —
•• PaI Al K Hoi 11,. I.OXDUN.
Mttiih \r>t/i. ;s° /'■'"■
To t/u Staff of the AniiloAiiicihiiii ivid .Xn.'foiinillaiiil Coiiif<(iiiifi ,}l Utitrfs Content.
( )iir lie^l wishes.
(■^Kl^ \\. I'll.ll'."
Mr. Fli;!,!) said th,it in six minutes from the time the messa},'e had left the
room the foUowinj,' reply was received hy him : —
'■ J/iiirfs Contiiit. March lot/i. ;..?: /'.in. ( Giaii7<.-i<h time.)
To l^'vkts \V. I'iKi I). Km|.. /'•i/aee /folei. l.onilon.
Vours received. W ind . S.W. : weather tine: temperature. .^J Fahr. The
Statt'of the .\nglo-.\meriian .intl Newfoundlanil (omiianies send their respects,
and wish von every happiness.
Wl KI^ON."
I'lll IK0MI'INI>> OK im KIl'IA li.WI. MUM >AMMACnoN.
A message was sent at 26 minutes jiasl 7 to His Excellency the Governor
of Newfoundland. It is a'^ follows:-
■• Taiaci. Hoi I- 1 . London.
7.26 /.///.. 10/// Mareh. iSf)S.
HiN Kxt 1 1 i.iNt \ nil: (Iovi.rnou m \i widi ni.i.anu.
We rejoiie that the province of Newfoiindland. which wa> the tirst to
emourane the .Vtlantir Telegraph 1>\ an Act ol its Legislature, is now in telegrajihic
.oinmunication with the Old World.- Miss Jeanie, Miss .\li<e. and Miss Fanny
Field, who are with ine. desire tolte kindly rcnienil.ercd to you.
CvkLs W. FiKi.D."
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Aiiuhrisary BiVtiiut givm l>y ■'/' ^.'""•f "' /"''"'•
nn arrival at St. Johns, the mfssaKO hail to be sent some distance by messenger
to the lio.emmcnt House, yet at four minutes past eit;ht we received his reply.
beinK thirty-ciKht minutes in ,• ' from the time it left the room. Tl'e
roll..win'„' is the telejiram we have received from that gentleman :—
"St. John's, Xeii^foundhmi, mUIi Jliin/i. 4.10 /».///.
?;< CvRr> W. Ill 1 1), Ks<i., Pir/it,r Hold, I.nndoti
I take the occasion of the anniversiiry of the day on «hi. h you signed the
agreement with the others of the New Vork, New foundlan.l. and London Telenrni'h
Con-pany, to establish telegraphic .0: ninu ation between I'.urope and .Vnieri. a.
to renew my coniri .tula' ions on the accomplishment an.l practical sue. ess of
the great undertaking then . ommenced. ^ Musi;ravf. "
(Chkiks.)
[.\t this moment the Misses Field, with their friend.s. Miss Sullivan ard
Miss L.iwrence.who were escorted by Sir Uaniel (iooch. Bart.. M.P., Sir Charles
r Hri-ht. M.r., Sir Samuel Cannin-. and Sir Charles Fox. entered the room
.iniidsr loud and prolontjed cheerint;. They took places vh-a-vis f. Mr. Cyrus
I'ield.]
M 'I. FlEl.l) continued :— .\t ten minutes past seven '.his evenin<j the following
telei^raph mes.a^e was sent from this room to th-- venerable I'eter Cooper, at
New V.^rk, v.'io was one of the five who si^^ned, 14 yi-'ars ago this ni^iht, at my
house in New York, the ori-inal agreement to establish telegraphic communi-
cation between F-urope and .\ nerica : —
" I'Ai.ui. HoTii.. London.
7.10/.///.. Ti(iSiin\\ \oth Mot ill. 1 868,
I'KIKK Cool'l K, Ksq.. J'lisidilll. .XiJi' \ i>rk.
Tiie gentlemen now sitting aruund this table rejoice with you and the other
Directors of the New Vork. Newfoundland, and London Telegrai-h fompany,
ill the complete success of telegraphic communication between Kurojie and
.\merica, whiili was inaugurated fourteen years ago this day, and i)r:;y th;'.t it
may long continue to be a blessing to thusc two great kindred nations living on
opposite si.les of the ,\tlantic. ^.^^^^ ^^. ^.^^^^^.,
I know not in what part of New \ork our friend \va> at the tinu> we tclet,'raphed,
AHiii:irsiiry lUviqiul giviit b) Mr. Cyrus \V lifU.
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or ho\/ far the message had to be sent to reach iMm, hut \vc received his reply
i 1 this room in one hour ami ci^jht minutes, as follows : —
•• Nkw VoKk, TiiisJir:. JJS/"'
CvRUs W. I'ln 1), Ksi]., ,// ///<• /iiini/iiel, Pj/iIi. //oil, Hiuknu^luim Gate, LonJim.
Yours received J»7 p.m. The iJirectors of the New York, Newlounil
land, and London IViegrai.li Coi pany desire to join in the general joy
produce. I hy the harnioni.jiis action of the AUanlii and .VngloAmeru an
Comijanief, which promises so nun h benefit not only I.) the .Shareholders, hut to
the world at large. The cooperation of the Newfoundland Company can he
confidently counted on in the measures which are now possible and hence certain
for the extension and cheapening of telegraphic facilities, whereby the ( nmrnerce
of the worl.l will De enlarg -il, and the bonds of peace between nations
be streu'thened and confirmed.
pK.rKK I'ooFl-R.
Loud appiause koi.iowkd nit KKAiUNd ok iiiis mkss\i;i..
L.VUIKS .-.M) GKNTl.r.MKN:— You will pardon me I am sure for reading the
next tek-iram. I should have read it alone with my dauirhters. but as they are
now here with me at this table, and as we are all friends to<,'cther. I will "^d it
to > .-u I tcle'jraphLd to my wife, after we .sat down at this table, as follows -
'• I'ALACK HoTKi., London,
6.57 /.»/.. j'lii-siiiiv fiviiiiiii;, n<l/i Mai ill.
T< Mrs. CvKis KiKi.i), Gramcrcy Purk, Xtv York.
We are now at dinner am' H in excellent spirits, and hope that you and ail
that are with you are in the same liai)py con.'.ition. Miss Sullivan is with u.-
riease repb', saying what tin .ou receive this.
CVKls V . FlKI.D."
Perhaps 1 should have mentioned that this day is an anniversary that m\
t'amily celebrates, and that at this moment the members of it arc rejoicing in
my own house. Her reply is not intended for y..u. but 1 will read it to you.
(Hear, hear.) ,, , w 0^0
"Niw Y<iuK. 7'uai/iiy, 2.^0 /'.III., Mdir/i 10//1, isOS.
r,> CvKls W. Imki.o, Ks(1.. /'irA„y Hotel, I.oh./oii.
Yours received. -Ml well. Love to my daughters, and all of your party.
Tlunk Miss .Sullivan fur me. for acting as hostess. Tell your guests that we
shall be too glad to join you in entertaining them, and that if they will ( ross the
Atlantic, we «ill give them a weh ome. as he.irty, if possible, as our Knglisli friends
have always given to you.
This .MEss.\(it was kkceivkd wuh .uli.amaiion.
.Mauv S. 1mi.i,i>
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Aiiiiivnsn.y lhiii>;ii,i jiiviH I'V ''/'■ 0*'"'' " ^''''^'^■
1 .i^kcd my friend Colonel Sanfonl. President of the Central American Tele-
graph Company- of New York, an hour a-o. what he was doinij about the
Submarine Tele-raph from Cuba to tiic Mhmu. of I'anama. He replies as
loll<n\s : —
C'VUL-- \V. llM II
V .. VoKK. M<ii\-h \otli.
Loll.'
We are about to .Irop a line to Soutii \mcri< a. and hoi)e the response will
soon he vihratini; over tne Atlantic I'ahle.
KliW.XRlis S. S\NKOKl>."
After tlic cloth had been removed the u>,ual loyal toast-, of " The Qiucur
•■ /■//<■ rriuaaud I'linuss of Wales, and the Roval Family: -..wA one to " The
rresi.lent of the fnited States.- were -Ivcn and honoured with hearty cheers.
Mr. CVRl's I'lKl.n then -poke as follows; —
L.M.n:> .\Nl. Ciaiiimkn: I had hol'ed. we should have been honoured by the
pre-.'nre to night of the Cnite.l States Minister. I have received two notes Irom him
expressing- great regret that he . ould not. on account of prior eng;igenients. be with us.
I pronosew vou.' - Ihe health ..f His Kx.ellen.v the Hon..ural.le Ch:.rles franris
\,i,ms. th.- .\meriran Minister who, inu. h to the regret of every one who li:is heen
l.rought into otiki.d or friendly intercourse with him. is about to leave this country,
after long, faithful, and d.istinguished servi.es - (i.oud an.l |.rolongcd .heenng.) As
Mr. Adams Is ,d)sent 1 sl,,,ll . ;dl upon a gentleman, to speak to this tna.st. who has re. ently
travelle.l in Ameri.a. ;ind who has ha.l an opportunity ..f knowing the great servi.es
whi.h Mr \da.ns has ren.lered to the worl.l by niaint;.ining pea. e between Kngli.n.i an. I
Anu-ri.a .lurnig a >n..-t trying pen.Kl of their lii^orx. 1 sliall ask Mr. W.iher t.. resr.,n.l.
Mr. W M.IKK tlii:n said :-—
I M„i > .\M, C.i Ml IMI N : I >m sure that there is not ..ne h.-re present wl,„ docs not
, leei.lv share tile regret whi.h has been so well expresse.l bv -nir worthy lioM. that diis
,plen.'li,! and auspi.ious han.|uet is not gra. e.l by the presence .,f His Kxcelleiu v th.
Uneri. ...1 Minister. I am also sure that if there he .me , ircuntstan.e that woul.l liaxe
.ippearcl. t.vo vears ago, more inipn.bahle ih.m another, both t.. lh.it .lislingui^hed
personage an.l t.. the l.a.nble indivi.lu.d who now ad.lres.ses you. it is that I sh.ul.l
he .alle.l ui.on l.v Mr. Cvrus Idel.l, in this room, t.. return thanks for the t.Msi w'n.h has
heen pn.pose.l t,'. the hc.dth of the .\mcn.-an Minister. (He;ir.) It is .miy within a verv
short perio,l that I have had the privilege ..f hcmiing personally a.-iuamtcl with
His Kx-elien.v. an.l I ..«e dwt privilege to the same .ircunistance to wlmh 1 am
Aiiiiiviisaiy Utiiiquil ^iiuu l>y Mr. Lvriis W ■ iuUl.
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al»u iiulebtcil for the jilci^iirL- of Mr. Cyrus Field's ;ii ■ni.iiiit.iiicc. luiimly that to whii li
he has advi-rlcil, a rt< cnt. sliort. but most iiitcresti:ig tour \\hi( h 1 made in the autumn ol
iS60, in the United States. (Hear.) Tliat visit made a very d.ee)) impression on my
mind. It convinced me that there was no ol)ject so worthy of the attention of any
i;n,ulislinian. so truly ini|M)rtaiU to tlie future wcU'are and civilisation of our race, as that
e\c.v citi/eii of the two countries sliould strive by all tlie means in his (lOwer to ijromote
i^ood-wiU and sincere friends]iii> between tiiese two countries. (Hear.) Judging from my
own experience, and 1 am sure in so speaking 1 am but exjiressing the >entiments of every
one who has visited that < ountry, I can safely assert, that unless the United States be
lier>onally visited, it is utterly imjiossible to form a just idea of the condition, ot the
pro>pects. and of the destinies of that vast and imiiortant country. W e in Europe have
been too long accustomed to think of < ivilised countries like our own. We are ( ohm ious
of the greatness to which all European coimtrie- have attained : but we are not suffit ienlly
conscious of the vast strides whi( h are now being made in that va>t region beyond the
.\tlantic. We have yet to learn or realise the fact, that before the end of the <\.'ntury
.\merica will [irobably have a population of one hundred millions of peo|jle.^ people as
intelligent as ourselves, more energetic, perhaps, in their character and habits, and
impressed with the strongest ideas of their future destiny. Much as I love and venerate
mv own ( ountry, and thoroughly as I am impressed with the belief that still better
ilestinies mav await her, 1 cannot help feeling that the greatest ads \\hi< h have yet to be
performed in this worUl's history will be performed on that vast continent. I think it is
impossible for the mind to foresee the \ast stride of civilisation and commerce whun must
take place «hen the C.re.at .Vtlantic and I'.uific Railway is opened to .-san Irancisco.
That will bnng us into closer connection «ith those great masses of barbarism upon
which we have yet scan ely m.ule any impression. .\iiy (.erson who is accpiainted with
that great enterprise, must feel that, when that line has been opened, .|uite a new
and unprec (.dented a. t will t ommence in the great drama of this wor.d's history. I'.ut
my thoughts, ladies and gentlemen, are leading me away from the immediate
subje. t of this toast. Every one who has had the pleasure of Mr. Adams's jiersonal
aopiaintance. is well auarc that no citi'en of the Inited States, who might have the
honour to represent his .ountry in ( '.real I'.ritain. could h.ive been more safely or wiseh
entrusted with the representation of that country thin Mr. .\dams. (t'heers.) He is the
representative ol families the best and ol.lest in the States with whi.h we are ac-
,|uainted. I have had the pleasure of seeing the ijortrails of his father and grindfather in
one of the public halK of Boston, ,'n.l I was pleased, when I returned to England,
and made his ac,|uain!ance. to see the strong hist..ri. ,il. and family likeness whi.h
Mr. \d.ims bears to his ancestors. I belicNe no one is a.lmire.l more for his
natuKu ev.ellen.es, his calmness, urb.ii.ity. an.l ta. t. These elements . ..mbine-l have
enable.l Mr. .\.lams to preserve peace, harmony, an.l go.xl will between the two ...untries.
(Hear, hear.) NWiitin^,; the termination .>f the lonj; an.l yet un. on-hule.l corresp.mdcii. e
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Ainikrrsary Banquit ghcii by Mr. Cyrus \V. b'idd.
rtith reference to the Alabama (luestion. I must add, ladie> and gentlemen, that when I see
the good feeling whu h has sjjrung ui) on that i)oint. when I see the anxious desire that is
evinced by the leading statesmen, and the leading members of the i)ress in these two
I ountries, I cannot but think that if two such men as Mr. Adams and Lord Stank, .>ere
closeted in a room, they woukl make short work of the Alabama ijuestion. (Hca,, ht \r.)
1 can only say that I trust whoevei may be called by the United .States to succeed
Mr. .\dams. he will still impress upon that, and upon all other (|uestions, the same dignity,
the same forbearance, anil the same courteous spirit of conciliation which distinguished
that minister. 1 will now ( onclude by expressing my regret, and the regret that every one
in this country who has the pleasure of knowing Mr, Adams must feel, that he will so soon
i|uit these shores. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. CvRis FiEi.Dth-n said :— We have present a gentleman who for seven years has
been brought into official communication with Mr. .\<lam>. and I know the sadness he teeb
that soon this link of friendship will be severed. I allude to Mr. .Moran. the Se< retary of
the Legation.
.Mr. H. M.ikAN : — Ladies and Centlemen, 1 regret exceedingly Mr. Adams is not
here to-night to respond to the terms in whi< h you have so kirdly expressed your
good feeling towards him It is rather awkward to reply to a toast for another ; but I do
not hesitate on this occasion. I liave had the good fortune for nearly seven years to
be doselv associated with Mr. .\dams in his trying official career in London, and I can
bear testimony, as all men i an, to his excellence, his courtesy, and his remarkable
.djility. He has, as we all know, displayed great skill as a statesman, and will leave
amongst you a name tli.it will not soon be forgotten. iC'heers. i He has won gooil
opinion- on both sides of the .Vtlantic, and is one of those men who will leave the world,
when he does leave it. better than he found it, (Loud (heers.) I might greatly extend
these rem. irks, but under the cin innst.im es I must ask you not to press me to make
further comments, but to a( cept my hearty thanks for the manner in whi( h you .lave
been pleased to receive the name of my most honoured and excellent (liej. (Loud
cheers.)
.\ir. j. II. l.i.ovi):— Ladies and Centlemen, 1 ask permission to propose ,i toast ; and
although 1 feel great difiidence in doing so, bet ause 1 ,,ee many present more worthy
to ijropose it than 1 am. yet there may be personal reasons whi< h render it not altogether
inapi)ropriate that I should have the pleasure of introducing the honoured name whu h
I an iiout to bring before your notice. The toast. whi<h will. 1 am sure, be received
here with the utmost <ordiality. is. "Our kind and di.stinguished host. Mr. Cyrus Lield."
(loud and continued .heering.) I have said there are reasons whi< h render it perhaps
not inai)i>ropriate that 1 should be the organ of this communication ; and one of them
Aiinivirsar}' BanijHct i[iiiii by Mr. Cjriis IV. luU.
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is ;i fcelinK of personal ro-anl ami dfl'ei tion, and a >cnsc of obligation \vlii( h words arc
inadciiuatc to er.press. For the kindness which some of my family have experienced at
his i'ands, I shall remain grateful as long as life continues. (Theers.) But there are
other reasons whi< h may warrant my being the spokesman on this occasion. 1 was
one of the first subscribers to the great work which has been so triumphantly accom-
plished. (Cheers.) 1 was one of the few who decided, having no interest- no commercial
interest, I mean— to invest my thousand pounds, simply in the hope that a great work
might be accomplisiied for the world's good. The resalt of that first venture is known
to all. My thousand pounds, with many other thousands, went to the bottom of the
.\tlanlic ocean, but not with it my hopes and confidence. 1 subscribed another
thousand, and through good report and evil report, ami under all circ umstances, in
spite of failure and disaster, 1 never lost heart or courage. I had la.th in the ultimate
■uhievement of tnat great work, and 1 have reai-ed my reward pecuniarilv as well as
personally. (Laughter.) liut, ifthis be true of myself, what shall be .said .if the man
whose name I have the honour to bring before you ? l-'ourteen years ago, he originated
the grand idea of the .\tlantic Cable, and for these long years he has struggled on with
untir' „ energy and unfaltering determination : hoping against hope, l)elie\ing almost
against conviction, never disheartened by failure, never daunted by diffic ulties. Confi-
dent, from the spirit or instinct. I suj.pose. which Cod had gi\en him. that he was
one of His appointed instruments for this end, he has, with the aid and co-operation o-
other illustrious men who are now round ;.l)out me, and who have received their meed
of well-earned honour, succeeded in completing a work such as the world never before
witnessed, and which is the crowning glory and triumph of our century. (Loud c heers.)
We have li.ul heroes and conquerors, ;^ncl ihev have their laurels and statues: but. to my
mind, the true hero and concpieror is the nipn who, steadfast in his resolve to work out a
-real end by great means, stands firm and erec t in the mulst of disaster and disappoirnnent.
whocon(|uers the forces of nature and overcomes all obstacles, moral and physical, that
beset his path, by setting against them his own determined will. (Cheers.) The man in
whom these .|ualities are combined, is he whom we are i-roud to ha\e among us to-cla\ :
and when to this we add that he is a courteous gentleman, a kind, earnest, and staimc h
friend, a man of amiable disposition, and of a temper of a sweetness rarely to be
found, and. last, not le. .. a very .\mphytrion of hosts. I am sure we shall do honour to
tiK loasl. ..ml drink with enthusiasm the health of Mr. Cvkl - Lli l.n.
L..M. vM' CMINltn M'l'l AlsK Kc.i.l.OWKI . IHK IC.^M. 1111 .aK.-l> KlsINC, AM.
I HH KIM. \l.\IN AN;i ACAIN.
Mr. '■vKls LiEl..), who on using was met with re.loubled ac. lam.ation. said;-
Mr. Lloyd. 1 thank you most sincerely fi)r the kind w.irds you have spoken, and you, laclie>
and gentlemen, for the manner ni whi, h vou have receix.'d them Fourteen years ago. this
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AiintitTSiiry rxviqiiit girai h Mr. Cyrus //'. fiiU.
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very night, nfter partaking o'^a goo.l dinner -{laugl- f>, and after .. i.rcliminary discussion
on the three iireceding evenings, t^ve gentlemen- I'eter Coo|; -. Moses -l-aylor. Marshall
(). Roberts. Chandler White, an 1 nn ..-If—signed an agreement in my own dining room
in Ne«- York, that we woidd establish telegrai.hic communication between London
and New York. Cod knows that none of us were then aware of what we ha<l i-Kler-
takt,. .0 arromplish : Cei.tlemen, those fourteen \ea'. have been fourteen anxious years.
After that do.umcnt was signed, we found, for n-^re than thirteen years and six months,
we did ncjthMig but [.ay out. It is within uie last six months only that we have received
the first return from the money we had put at the bottom of the .\tlanti<-. (Cheers.) I
do not believe that any enterprise has ever been undertaken that has had such fortune ;
that has een so low, and, one niight almost say, s.i high. I ha\c known the time when
a thci'isand pounds of .\tlantic Telegraph Sto( k sold in London at a high premium. 1 have
known the time when a thousand pounds of the sa.ne Stock was purchased by my worthy
friend, the Right Honourable Mr. Wurh.i v, tor thirt) guineas. (Hear.) .\t one Mine,
when I was in London, trying to raise money to carry forward this great enterprise,
a <ertificate for ten thcnisand dollars {£2.000 sterling) in the New Nork. Newfoundland,
and London Telegraph Company soM at the Merchants' Kxchange in New York by i)ublic
auction for a ten-dollar bill (^^2). (I.aughtei.) On my return home, the gentleman
handed the < ertiticate to me. and asked me if it was worth anything. I said to hun. ■• My
dear sir, what did you pay for it," and, to my great mortification, he showed to me the
auctioneer's bill for ten dollars. I -aid to him, '• I shall be hapjjy to pay \ou a good prt.fit
on vour investment." He replied, -'.No: what <lo vou advise rae to do wuh it?" 1 re-
joined, •■ Lock it up in your safe. Do not even think about or look at it until \ou receive
a notice to colleit vour dividends." The hohler now receives a dividend of eight hundred
dollars per annum /or /"160) in gold for his inve-.tment. (I.ouil cheer-,) It .my
gentleman here na> ever pos>e-si.-d a more tlu( mating investment, I shouM bke to
hear of it. (Laughter.) liut, gentlemen, I lonfess to you it is a satisfaction to me.
alter these fourteen years of struggle, on thi^ annivi.-rsar\ of that night, m the presence
of some member-, of my family, to meet, around this festive board, witii so many
who have ..mtributed in a variety of way> to the su. < ess of this enterprise. Cod
knows that, while my he.irt be its, I shall remember them wilii aftection ; and I t'eel truly
thankful that, of the five gentlemen who signed the origin d agreement, all are now Ining
and in go oil health except one. Mr. Chandler While, who >lied in 1856, and who>e place
was at once filled by my esteemed friend Mr. Wilson C. Hunt. I could, ladies an<l
gentlemen. >pen.l the whole evening in idling ymi what ^ome of the gentlemen around
thi-. table have done to conned Kurope and .\meri( a by a Submarine Cible. but 1
nvj>t not linger on the-.e rei olleclio i- now. 1 tru>t th.'t history will do them justice. i'he
ijueen has remeinberec
collection that sliouM gi
some and velOl;lll^e
il their >ev\ices
It. tl
le paramount re
th<
nleiiien above and bevond a
11 i>
th:
^atistaction
that the enterprise we have completed bin-ls together tw.
uions that are absolutelv
Aiiuiva-sarj Baiiqiicl ^ivai by Mr. Cyrus \V. Fidd.
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brothers Sour lathers were my fathers. My venerable father, at seventy years of a^e.
rune to England, an.l spent six months in tracing out the genealogy of our tamih.
(Jentlcmen, I say ac.ursed be the man-I care not whether he be an Knghshn,an
or an \meri,an -that woukl sonv <lis,or<l between these two kindred nations. (I...u,l
and . ontmued .heering.) I pray that all that ill-feeling which has been engendered n.
the last few vear. between these two nations may be buried as deep as the Atlantic C able :
and that this union between Kngland and .Vmericamay never, never, be broken. (Cheer.)
Ladies an.Ulentlemen. it is su.h a long Ime from here to .Vmerica, that when I commen. e
talking about the subject, J do not know when to stop. There are many round th,.
board\vhom vou are anxious to hear. I again thank you for your kindness to me ,u,d
for the kindness which I have always receued from my Knglish friends. 1 have „een
..Iwavs received and treated by Kngli.hmen with great kindness, and shall always
rentember that kindness by giving a cordial welcome to such of you as may be ,d,le
to visit me in .\merica. (Cheerx)
Mr. IMELO, after a pause of a few moments, rose agam, and .said i-Ladie- and
(;entlemen. at two minute. pa>t seNcn this e^ening I sent the following telegram :--
•' P.\L.\Ci: Htt'FI., l.DNUiiN,
7.2/.;//., Tuesday, \otli March.
iHl l'RK>II)KNl OF TllK I'MIKO SiATF.S. Wasluil^^tov.
The .niests assembled at the Telegraph lianquet send their cordial greetings
,0 the President of the L'nited States, and trust that the telegraphic un.on between
Kn„„nd and Ameri.a may never be interrupted, nor the frien.lship between rhen>
broken.
CvKis \V. 1 iKia'
To this message 1 have had the honour of receivmg the following reply :-
'• \\A>niNi;roN. 3.30 />.'"■. ^°"' March
To Mr. t;viu-. W. liKM). Palace I fohl. I.oii,/,ui.
Kxpress my congratulation, to the Telegraph Festi^al assembly. I w,sh
.hen, all po>sii,le success ; that the.r wires may be muU.phed through many ^eas.
and their stakes extemled around the world.
ANHRKW bllIN-"V.
(l..>I|i CllFI-R-.)
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Antihrrsarj Iniuqnd given by Mr. Cyrus W . lucid.
Mr. CvRls FiKl.l) :— 'I'Ik' next to.f<t 1 have to [jroiiosc is, •• The Armies ami Navies
of (Ireat Hritain and of tlie I'liitcd States. May they always be etti( lent, aiul ne\er
opposed to eaili other " I shall ( all upon my friend the gallant " .Vdmiral " Richards to
re|)ly to this.
Captain Rkhmuim— My friend Mr. Cyrus Field is generally good enoagh to
I onfer brevet rank on me. i.V laugh. i He is a very bad sailor, however, who cannot
answer for his own profession without mu( h hesitation, .ind as I do not see any .\meri( an
naval friends present. I v.ill endeavour to ai ( ount tor both. 1 supi)0se I may sa\, without
much fear of lontradiition. that the navies of all countries are connected in -omc
ilegree with bloodshed destruction, devastation, desol.ition, and other agreeable associa-
tions which, perhaps, tiie peculiar circumstam es of llii> o<(a'>ion, and the Company
I am addressing, may excuse me from dilating upon, i Laughter. I It is very fortunate
for me that it is so, because, as I have for so long now been engaged in the ])eaceable
part of the ])rofession, I really do not feel e(|ual to talking to you about iron-dads, or
turrets, or broadsides, or guns, or su( h trifling matters. If you desire to be en-
lightened on such subjects, my friend Captain Sherard ( )sborn is well able, and I
am sure will be happy to do so. Kor my-.elf. addressing, as I am sure I am. an extreniel\
peaceable and well-disposed congregation-daughter! — I should be ciuite i)re])ared to
recommend, ?x\t\ I think it would be, if not a wise. < ertainly nn ec onomii al measure,
to take all the turrets and the iron plates, all the guns and other engines of destruction,
and cast them into telegraph wires. ((Ireat laughter.) I thank you for the honom-
\ou have done the navy; and, seriously, before I sit down. I should like to say one
word on the i)art of the navy present, and thit is. tiiat we most (o..lially congratu-
late our friend Mr. I'ielil on his return to England, and on his success, and to tell
him--and I know it will be gratifying to him to he.ar- that his name is not onl\ well
known l)iit highly respected by all naval men with whom 1 am ai i|uainted. (Cheers.)
Mr. CvRts FlKi.n : — Ladies and Cientlemen. the next toast. \ am sure, will be well
received. espe( iailv bv some of us who are interested in the pe< uniary success of the
Telegraph. 'I'hat to.ist. which I now propose, is '• The .Vtlantit Telegraph Cables! Ma\
they alw.r. ., continue to bj as useful as they are at jiresenl, politic ally, (omniercially.
■>ocI.'lly ;■'— and I willcall upon my esteemed friend The Right Honourable James .Stuart
Worllev. .vho has for many years been the able Chairman of the .\tlantic Telegraiih
Compan\. to repl>.
The Right Honourable JaMKs Siivki WoKTM v : Mr. Field. L.ulies and ( lentle
men. it is ahva\s a diffii ult task to a<'kno" ledge a |ier-.onal com])liment. in becoming
terni'^. before an assembly of this nature, and especially graced as it is by the presence ot
the ladies who have just honoured u- by joining your < cmipany. \ feel it to be still more
.l/i/in\rs,i,j' liiiiKjiul given l>y Mr. Cyrus W. iidd.
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emharrassing, when I m-c around your tabk' >o many nicr jt'uniiring ciicryy, of .li>tin. Hon
in M-icn.x'. an.l of > silted gonius. to whom the great enteri.riNe, with win. h you have
a^so.■iated mv name. i. ^o murh more deeply indeoted than • the fortunate Chairman of
theoltandoriginalCompany. Although not unaccustomed to addressing public assemblies.
1 fee! a ililtkultv in expressing to you my sense of the honour you hive done me. I am
proud, however,' in sliaring that honour with a gentleman of great distinction in this
...untrv. whom 1 am happy t., re.ognise here to-night, and it is my duty, in obedience
t.) vou, to acknowledge the compliment you have just paid to us ; but you, Mr. Held,
are the person to whom the congratulations are, on this occasion, first due. For you have
concentrated and assembled round you men who are meeting here for mutual congratulation
upon the accomplishment of one of the wonders of the world. (Cheers.) Truly do you
say Sir. that there have been different stages of time when men ridiculed this great idea-
when we have all, personallv, in our own circles, had to bear the ridicule thrown upon us
for supporting so extravagant a proje. t. Now. Sir. we are met to < elebrate it.s t-iumph.
.,nd we mav shake each other's hands, rejoicing heartily .it its ac comphshment. (Cheers,
i have been a shareholder from the first, and I am so. -what proud of my original ^'i.ooo
sh.res- and :.f those shares to whic h you have alluded, which I truly bought at £:,o
each. 1 am anxious, ho.vever, that those gentlemen who heard that statement should
understand that I have not vet made a fortune out of the Cable. Laughter.) '1 he
Nic issitiides we \^^^c gone through have pre\ented us from doing mu. h financially, and.
indeed we have had ditticultv at times in keeping the enterprise alloat. lly perseverance,
however, we have been able to live through all these years, and as Chairman of the
Com,, mv I have onlv done my best to . arry the aftair out. I have tried to keep things
stnu.du and smooth, .mcl the event. 1 hope, shows that 1 ha-.e done so with some success.
Thepeople to whom vou are really indebted are the elec tricians^like my Iriend Sir Charles
Whetstone, who nts next to me-to our engineers, to our mechanic lans, and not least to
the gdlant scunen who have laid and resuscitated our beneficent Cables. (Cheers.) 1 hey
have at last accomplished the great work. 1 am, on this occasion, proud ot the mention
vou have made of niv name, but 1 should be abusing the c ompl.ment if I were to detain
vou en that head. With regird to the absence of Mr. Adams. I may say, that as 1 have
had the honour of meeting him at your table before, and often in general society it would
have been a p'easant thing indeed to have had him with us to-night. No one who knows
Mr \dains. or the feehng of Knglish society towards him, can but regret that
on such an occasion as this he should not be present. To hear that he was going
,„ leave us caused regret to every intelligent Knglishman who could appreciate
his character, and we shall all deeply regret his deinirture. (Hear.) Hut although we
miss his presence, we mav at this moment congratulate ourselves upon having
estiblished a marvellous connection between his country and ours. b> wh.ic n
whosoever represents .\merica here may find his task lac ilitated in maintaining haraiiony
between the two nations. We mav take to oiiisehe, some part of the honour of that
'l
I
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Aiii/i:irs<tij naiiqiut ^ivai /'j Mr. Cyrus W. l-'idd.
nncniion. AKain. in its marvellous work -and I .lo not alhulc to what 1 have seen to-
ni'lu. the instantaneous communication l.ctwccn this .ountryand America, crossmg under
the great Atlantic ( )cean and the (n If of Mexico- one of its greatest feats has latel\ I.een
ai .omplished under the auspices of our worthy Chairma>i. by his sending the con. iliatory
.lebate of the House of Commons on the Alabama . l.ums to Amen< a. (Hear, hear.)
I am very gla<l this has been done, as it is for more likelv to . reate good feeling between
th. two countries than anything else. Sir, this Cable and its wondrous effects may be
compared to those beautiful instruments by whi.h a skilful physi. ian, placing one end ol
the in^trunlent upon the .entres of breathing and circul ■tion, can hear and dete. t the
sli-hte.t i)ulse of tile heart, and know exactly what is passing dirough the veins ol his
paUent. The two nations, by constant and fre.iuent communication, will learn to know
mu( h mcjr of each other : to learn what passes in their mutual breasts, and they will be
led to cultivate more perfect frieiulship and harmony, (Cheers.) 1 have finished, but I will
not sit down without expressing my great gratification at the position in which we now
stand. \\e hive gone through great vicissitude>. and yet the most painful part we have
.'one through has been the sort of ai-parent diUiculty or controversy with «hi<li we
have had to . ontenct during the past few weeks. P.ut though, by the arrangtment of
our seats t<,-ni-ht. I have my friends .Sir Daniel (;oo(h and Captain Hamilton on what may
l,e .ailed the Opposition Benches- (A voice : "No. no'") I trust when we get ba. k
to our offices there will be no more .lifficulty. and that we shall have a perfect juncti.)ii ot
interest with the Anglo-Ai--rican Company, an.l eventually a perfe. t amalgamation ; and
then, con.lucting .nir great enterprise in e>tal.li>l- mI harmony, we shall base contribute.!
to the good feeling between the two countries, an.l generally to the benefit of all the
n.ition-> of the world. (I.oud iheers.)
Mr. CvKf^ l-lKi.o :— I hope we shall hear from my worthy fnen.l Sir Daniel Coo. li.
who hol.ls not only the position of Direc )r of the .\nglo-.\merican Telegraph Company,
but is Chairman of the I'elegraph Constru.ti.)n and Maintenance Company, and aho
Chairman of the C.reat Kastern Steam Ship Company. (.\ voi. e : '• He is als.. Chairman ol
the C.reat Western Railway Comj.any.") Ves. but th.il has nothing to do with telegraphy.
(Laughter and .heers.) He is one of that band «ho met together in the trying hours of
the .Ctlanti. Telegraph enterprise, and put his name .lown for a large sum <jf money. The
(^lueen has recognised his .services by conferring upon him the title of iiaronet.
Sir DwiKi Coocii. liARi.. M.l'. . ladies and C.entlemen. the very small part I have
lake'1 in the matter will re.juire from me ery few wor.ls : but I must, after what I have
heanl from my friend Mr. AV.irtley, say a few wor.ls wiii. regar.l t.) the jH-sition ..f the
Anglo Anieri. an Company. There is no jierson who has been more anxious or m.ire
.lesirous. fr.jm the \ ery first, that the C.Mupanies ass.,, iate.l in this great woik should
be one. I mean the three Companies llie Old Atlantic, Ihe .\nglo-.\merican. and
Anniversary Bam]n't given (>)• Mr. Cyrus //'. /•"/(/</.
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I he New York, Newfoundlan.i. an.', l.oiulon. (Cheers.) I believe tliose three Companies
ought to form one united Company. (Hear, hear.) I believe that by those three
Companies keeping in their hands the telegraphic communieation from .\merica. and
making that communication so efficient and so cheap as to prevent ri\alry or com-
petition, we can retain the position we hold. (Cheers.) From the first. I have done all
1 can to bring about that position of alilairs. I regret, and no one regrets more
than I do, that a small amount of ill-feeling has been carried so far, and ha> been
dlowed to exist : but I <lo trust, although 1 do not know at the present moment what
the exact position of at^airs is between the Companies, and 1 do hope that this affair
will be brought to a final and satisfactory termination. I am .[uite sure that the Anglo-
American diiectois .ire .anxious to do all they can to meet the wishes of the .\tlanti.
Company as far as possible, that is, consistently with the interest of their own share
holders. ' They have those interests to consi.ler, and they have considered them, and the>
have alwavs been anxious and willing to meet the Atlant, ■ Company. 1 .an only, on
behalf of 'the .\nglo-.\merican directors, express my deep th.anks for the kin.l way m
which you have receive.l the menti..n of the Cables, which I am sure we must all wsh
may be only a beginning of su. h works, and that they may increase to an extent far
beyond what is at present known (Cheers.)
Mr. CvRi-s FiKi.i.:— I hope we shall hear something from Mr. Saward, who has
been the .Se.retary of the Atlantic 'telegraph C..,n,.any from its very cmmencement. and
unremitting in his attention to tlie interests of tlic Company.
Mr. Sawakii :— Mr. Chairman, you have done me an unexpected honour in calling
me from mv seat; but the subject of the Atlantic Telegraph is so expansi^e that it may
affor.l an o'pportunity for a few «ords even from me. 1 haxe had great pleasvire in being
conne.led with this un.lertaking since 1856, and still greater in ....sc ing from time to
time with our worthy host in much of his labour .luring his most intense appli. ation to this
■Teat work. I have' also ha.l very great pleasure in many odicr happy asso.iations forme.l
'm . onnection with the hard and laborious work whi.h has been devoted in assoc i..ti..n
with mv .lire, tors to this great enterprise, \\ith regar.l to differen<e> that have originated
i,i the i'.ast between the Anglo an.l the .\llanti.- Companies, 1 can onl> say that 1 believe,
t.) a great extern, each has been .loing what was thought to be their <luty to their own
.harehoUl.Ts, and I am ha|.py t.) be able to state that those .liflerences are now practically
merged in a conunon unity of purpose, whi.h will shortly be .levelope.l, an.l whi. h will
be very greatly to the a.hantage of their respe.tive sharehoKlers. an.l t.. the publu
generallv'^who use the Cables. (Cheers.) There needs no elo.iuen.e to sIhan the benefit
T-f ■ni..n. an.l therefore I will only say that, having long used my be.t eii.leav.urs t..
pro,hi. e it. it is t.. me a gratifi.ation to think that union has at last, after so long a
.lelay, been a.complished. (Cheers.)
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AimiViTSOiy Hmuiiul i^hrn h Mr. Cyrus //' /•"/./</.
Mr lVRr> riKLi. said: -La.lies ami Cfntlcnun. «c- li.uc re five.l more tele(<r..nis.
an.l I am afr.ml. ifthcv keep .omini,' in as tl,cy -lo, wc shall not be al.lc to .ontmu. «..h
ourprogramtnc. and. I tear, shall have to stop the uire. The followm^ telegr.im «as sent:-
• I'AI.Ai 1 H>irKI.. l.oNhuN.
•/;, The Hop. WiinvM II. .-mwvk... Wn/.rry ,;/ S/.'/.: /r,/v///>cA'".
The prm.ipal gentlemen n> Kn,ulan,l «ho have l.een eonne. te.l ^vnh
nveen this . oiniir\ and Amerua. now
establishing telegraphic < omniuiiK .iiion l>e
scml.led roimd this table, send their kind regar.ls to the Se.ret.uy ot .Mate.
1 remember, with plea,t,re. the interest he has always taken >n teleuraph,.
tommnnieation aiross the Atlantic.
assc
ani
tVRls W. llll I'
I'o this telegram 1 have re( eived the foUouini; reply : -
•• \V\-liiNuT(iN. v.iOA'"' 'o''' ■'^'"■"''' '''^''*-
CvKLs W. 1-11 I I.. Ks.|.. r,,/.nr /A'.'./, l.onM»i.
I congnuulate the Tele. raph buiKiers tlu.t. instea.l of buihling a bridge for the
tramp of hostile armies .u n.ss the Atlantic, they have streUhed n w,re beneath >t
which effe. tually ex.hanges friendly sentiment^, .>mpathy. and atlectmns.
W . 11. Si \v\ki>."
([.Ml II Cm I Rs.)
Perhaps 1 .ho.l.l menti.,n that Mr. Seward look great interest in thi- enterprise many
years ago, and drew the P.ill. which was passed by the (.m^^ress of the I n.ted States, t-
i-rant a sid.sidv f. the .\tlantic Telegraph. (Hear.) At .o iiu,uite> pa-t ; there «a>
despauhed a telegram to the IMvsident of tne largot Telegraph ( 'ompanv n. the world.
It possesses more than a hundred Ihou^and mile, of « ire. eMending Irom lh> Atlanti. to
the Pa. ific. an,l from the IJritish Proxin.es of North .\mcri. a into Texa^. and soon w,P
e\tend its < (iinmuni( atioii to Mesico.
- I'MAv 1. ilolH. I, ONI. ON.
7. io /.///., '/'iiis,/,iy. \olli Miinli.
Hon. \V\l. ORION, rrc<U.-nl ■■! the IWshrn Inh;, ■/W.-r.jf/i C,wif„>n:
Ihere are now a^.cmbled .iround thi; board many of the prin< ipal telegraph
nun of Kngland, and thev pre-ent their .oinplinu-nts to you and to the <hre. tors of
Ai/>r:rrs<ny /i„>i,//u/ j;i::ii fy •'/'• O''" "'■ ^^''''^•'^
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tlK. Ucurn l-..,..u Iclcyrapl. ( ..n,,.u,y. an.l .rusi that the tclograph-c un.on
Lctwccn the ( M ami the New World may never bo l.roken, an.l tlut the cor.l.a rch-
tions now existing between .1 Telegr.; 1. Co,n,.anie. on l.oth si.les of the Atlantu
may never he iiiterru|ileti.
CVRUS W. IKI.K.'
(Chi Kk-. )
I'h It lieiitleman reiih.--- is lollows ;—
•• IXKCI ..M DllU .. WlslKKN iNlnS; TkiK.KMMI C.MIWNN.
14;. llKnM.WW. \|W YnKK. -lAf'v// lO///. l8<'>8.
CvKls W. riKl.P. Ks(i.. /'■r/.nr //,'/</. /.omioii.
lor the Western Inion lelegraph ( umpany-s Directors and mysch- a. cept an.i
..Mvevto v.mr assenihle.! guests re- iprocal assnran.es of personal and business
fnenashi,. ' I'husc who -lo vou honour on this r,.<asion are not alone those W,-.
si, U v.mr table, Ihe latter are but the representatives of the countless h.,st who.
„,,„„:,,„„ ,lK. world within the influence of the I'r.ss and the Telegraph, s.t da.ly
,, , ,{.,., „r,cason. ever satisfying but never satisfied. «ith who.n your natne shall
be a hoii-choM »<>rd for centuries to come.
\V\I. OUToN."
(Ill \K. HI \K. \M' ClIKl Xs.l
Tl, . „,., i~ from our Superintendent in Neuh.uiulland. .Xs 1 did n. know where he was.
I tck-raphe.l ,.• as. eitain his » hereabouts. This is his telegram :-
" Sr. John's, J/."'/' 1"/^'. 3- '7 A'"-
C\Kt s W. I'm I is Ks'i.. London.
Mnvcl from llearfsCoiitent last night. Ik-st reganls to you and your friends.
M,. Ma, Wav sen,ls . omplimen.s t.- Miss .Mi. e an.l Miss Fanny. Lines workmg
well. A. ^t. .M \cKA\."'
At ;..o p..n. a telegraphi. -lespatch was sent t.. (General Smiti. I'r.si.-.n of the Inter-
n,,l,„nal(».can Telegraph Company. New \..rk.
'■ l>\l Ai I lloll I . I.ON.^ON.
V.i.j/.w., Tiiisd A\ M'irch 10, iSf.S.
7: ...ueral Smiih. /' !.« of tlu NUn.t.on.l O, IW.^r.,;, Company, X. );./■.
What is the weather ,0 .lay n, Havannah f What have you done sin.x- leU
S... o about the extension ..f the Telegraph line Oom CMba to the Isthmus
on-m a^ ^-e mv kin.les, reganls to C.,l..ne. San.brd and all your ot er
:2nate. in :his nnportan, enterprise, an.l sav Uiat we wish them an entile
suc.ess. CvRUs W . ITvLO.
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Aiiniixrsar}' HtDiqiut jfiviii l>r -^fr- Cyrus /)'. /•/</</.
To wliiili he rcplicil :—
" Nkw Vokk, Mardi \ntli.
To fvKis W. I'l'.i.ii, Ksi|.. J.,»ht,>ii.
I leave to morrow
lor Kn^'lanil to lontrai t tor a scionil Cable from Klori.la to
Cuba. I'hc Central Ameri. an [•elegrai)!! Company is organiseil, and I
Central Sanford to siieak for himself, as also
ka\e
Present the eomi
(ClIKKRS.)
'l"he following was
our Vic e-l'resident in Havannah.
iliments of this Company to th. i.- telegraph brethren in Kngland.
\Vm. I'. Smiih.
Presiihiit."
sent I. .is evening to the Captain (ieneral of Cuba, Havannah : —
•' 1'a!,\(.k Hon I, I.iiN'MiN. J/(fn// 10///, 7.2J /./«
To I.IKIT.-Cll-NIKM l-KANllsro I.KkSlNIM, Ct/'tinilGflUTitl ,>/ Clllhl.
We rejoice with you that Cuba has been brought into telegraphi. (om-
muniialion with the Old World, and trust that your beautiful island will be soon
conneited with the Isthmus of Panama.
CvRUs \\ . tin li
,\nd we have received the following :— , „,o
•' Havann.mi, Miinh \ol/i, 1868.
CvKLs W. Fiii.D, Ks<i.. I.oiuhii.
The Captain-deneral is very fa\ourably dis] osed to the extension of tele-
graphi- (ommunicaliop uid every projec t will meet with encouragement from him.
as well as the pub'.ic. who are anxious for increasei! facilities in obtaining ra|iiil
intelliyen; e from other countries.
J. Xki NINc-.Kk.
I'icc-Pn-sidiiit of thi liitiiihUioiuil Ocean Ttl.ii^iaph Coiiif'aiiy''
.Vr THE n.kMlNAriiiN 01 IMF KIAIUNc; l>l IHtsK, TKI.KCiKAMS, \VH ICH IIAI> KXllim
MUXH SLRl'RISr., AMI Wl Rl. KlLl 1\ I \< Willi 1 ol I) C111.1.RS.
.Mr. CvKis Kill 1) resumed :- '1 he toast of the Houses of Lords and Coinnujns whidi
1 have next to proiio-,e to you is one to wlii' h 1 had hojied for a re-ponse from the
ki'ht Hon William K. (Hailstone. I had also expected the presence of several other
Members, who promised to be here this evening, but who are detained by the Irish debate.
Pefore I give you the toast I will, with you I'trmis^i.ni. read a note ju^t received from
Mr. ("dadsione.
Mr. 1*'ii;lii IHKN rf.akihi ioi.iciwim; iiniu ircim Mr. (li austom; ; —
" Hi)i~K III' Commons, March \otli. i86.S, 'p.m.
My Dear .Sir,- I have cherished to the last the hope of coming to see you.
but unhappily it is now arranged that Lord Mayo will not sjieak until after dinner,
and 1 therefore fear that my presence, at the only time of the evening when it
would have been of U'. •. will be imiiossible.
Aimhirsitn- PiViqud ,t;hcn h J/'. Cyrus W. iu'.tU
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I hIiouM have imu h enjovc.l. an.l I h.ul Krcitly . ovctcl. il..- opportunity your
kia.lness ..ffcre.l- speaking a wor.l of no-.-l-will to your rountry, but I am dfta.ne.i
i.crc by a vet higher .bitv ; for there is, it. my ju.lnmcnt, no duty for publir men in
K..Kl.>n.l whi. h at this jun.ture is so high, so sacred, as that of .ludy.t.g the < asc
of Irelan.l a',.1 applvin.u the reiiie.b.'s whii h I odieve it admits.
We shall be here until pa>t midnii;.n. lull not without thoughts of your festival
and of the greatness of the rountry «uh «hi.h it is , onneeted. You are railed
upon t.. enrounter ditti.ulties. and t.. sustain struggles. «hirh s'me years ago I
should have sai.I were bevon.l human strength. Hut I have learned to be more
...uiiious in taking the measure of Ameriran possibilities; and, ,■ king to your pa^t.
tiuT.' is nothing whi.h we may not hope of your future.
I remain. My Dear Sir,
Most fai'hful!
\V
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E. til.AIiSIONK.
tVRl> W. llKLM. Km|.
T,n ANN.UNeKMKNl n, IHK IKITKR W VS RKCKIVKl, WITH CHKKRS, WHICH W.KK
KKM.WM) AT THK TKRMINAllON <>K THK RKAl.lN.l.
Mr. l-.i l.M :-l now give you "-rhe House of Lord, and Hou>e of Commons." m^.\
will (all iii)on my friend I'aiiiain MacWinnon.
Cpt MuKiNNos- K.N., M.l'.:-Mr. Ch.iirman, l..^dies and C.entlemen, 1 am
ralle.l upon, undeservedly, to return . .inks for ,he H..use of Lords and the House o.
Commons in the ph. e of Mr. Cla.Mone. I see many honour.d.le Member, here .V.
.crionlv ivpre>ent -nore numeron, ronstituenries than I do: bu; when I think that
1 have been ronnerted with the In.ted Sla.es of .-\merira for a r.msiderable tnne. that i,er-
,aps artbrdssomeju^ti.ka.ion.^.Mny returning thanks for the Hou>e of Commons. (Hear^)
(len.lemen. I have known Anurua and the Meld family for a great many ye.irs. 1 think
it is nearlv twentv veais ago -vhen 1 first went to .Mnerir,. : then I found that nobody m
this nmnm knew :,'nvlhing about America and in that rountiy th.y were very ignorant
about Knuiand, and there was ., hostile feelmg between them. lUit since then, ,t has been
nulot to'move ainon.,l society in .Vmerica ami I.oiulon, and I have seen dail.N tor the last
fifteen vears .ertainlv the greatest feeling of friendlin- s between the two nations. 1 was
verv mu.h interested in the Al.d.ama .klMtes in the Ib.use of Commons, and everv one
here will agree with me. that everj allusion to friemliy e. ling between this country and
\meri.a w.is re. eived with loud .ippl.ui.e, and great satisfaction indeed-{cheers).-an,i 1
,m quite satisfied, in mv ov n min.l. that the two n.ition. are approxiinUing r.:.w t.. great
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Aunivcrs.uy Ba>HUCt ^iirn by Mr. .rus W. /•/</</.
,r,c,ul>h>i. and Ir.cn.lHncs. W uh rc.ar.l In n.> „wu eM-ricncc, 1 have h.cn all over
V.,.crKa!aml I -an tell ^,>u 1 hav. n.et wth the greatest kindne,. a,ul attenfon there.
I have never re.eive.l a Mngle u,u ivil .or.l .luring my stay in that .ountry. and llwt .>
,avin.' a good deal : v..u .annot m> that with regard to this country. 1 may say 1 h.ue
. large and agreeable aoiu.nnt.uu e n, .X.nerica when it justifies me to •■ s.,uat 'l"«n here
between .Vme.i.an lad.es. (Capt. Ma.kinnon ha.i his seat beside the M.sses Held.) 1 hat
gives me a right to sa; that 1 a> well known in America. 1 retur,> you my thank^ .or the
V.ousc of C'omnmns. (Cheers.)
Mr Ca XKL. . I^..^^ .vKi.s, M , W rose also to respcmd, and said :^ 1 am c ailed upon some-
wl-.a unexi-ectedlv. .Vs a .rother member has re.urne.l thanks for the House o. ( om-
mons, I reallv thu'.k a ' nu.r ntember nnght have escape.l without makmg a reply . and
I have not the excuse that my uorthy friend had in being connected wth .\rnenca 1
h >ve however, been for son>e vcars of my life c onne. ted w,th telegraphv. Dunng the number
of vears that 1 have been interested in this science it has achieved one of the greatest
„i,„,phs that this countrv or .\meri. a wil, ever see-that is. the union between two. we
nviy siv kindred nations, whuh must tend to the well-being and the prosperity ol the
„ ■ rid ' h has been said that as long as England and France were united they were and
.ould be the poli.emen of the world. 1 say, on the contrary, that by the ur.,-on ol ..rg-
Knd and Vmerua. thcv uill. as kindred nations, as brolhe.s and sisters, be the arbiters
of power and strength to the uorld. (Cheers.) Perhaps 1 may have travelled out ot my
,phere in going .so far m returning thanks for the House of Conmions. but depend ui^on
it Mr Chairman. Ladies. aiuKlentlemen. that nobo.ly in the world uould be more desirous
„r more anvious than thes . if things were put n. a straightforward way, to see that the -aiblu
money should be aiplied an.l expended in the development of such enterprises as
tele«raphv. Manv mistakes are luade. anxieties and troubles have occurred, but
relv upon U there is no science in the vw.rld. no enterprise, no large undertaking tha,
has such a sphere -,iich . /euith of prosperity before it. as telegraphv. Compare it with
our railwavs. The interest in railway enterprise is nearly as large ns our National Deb..
Much work iu these can onlv be attained by a very large expenditure ol .-apital to
obtain .ralfu ; whie vou have m telegraphy a much larger sphere for the development
of enterprise than vou have in railways. In railw ,v matters you are obliged to spend a
l,r.,,. .urn to maim.dn ,1 line. ^bu. in telegraphy you may double, qua Iruple, or . entuple
vonr tra.fic bv a suiall charge for working expenses. In the science ol t.h-raphy. gentle-
men we have done veiv !i-llc : while railways have gone over the worl.l. Knglan.l is a
,K.,w..rk of raibv.ivs. .Xmerica is also a netwcnk .,f lailwavs ; but submarine telegraphy is ,n
Us infancy, as has been pr.,perlv observe.l in this room to-night. People have asked. h..w -an
you invest monev in telegraphv ? surely it will all go to the bott.mt of the sc a ! (Laughter.)
\ C.ble was lai.l bv tlie Knulish (i.Kernmenl. when 1 was a i.aitncr m the tnni ... ( dass.
Kllio, .V C.,..be.»een Malta and .Mexan.lria, about ...00 mdcs l,.ng I n.orun.atelv
AiiiiivirMry Baiiqint ^nvai by Mr. Cyrus II'. l-icM.
f„r those who reallv unacrstoo,! the in.ut.r, tliosc who .lid not .nHkTslan.l >t thought
th.v were wiser in prelerring to l.iy H.c Cable in three sections wsely or unw,.ely. It
proved it w.s unwisely. Thev thought it was better to lay the « 'able in shallow water :
but it has been found that the only portion oi the Cable «hi. h has never , ost any money,
never been seen or heard of, and never been out of repair, is the Cable latd >n deep
water, between Malta and Tripoli; thus proving by analogy that the Cables lau n, deep
sea >f ,,roperly and honestly laid, and in integrity, are almost indestru.fble. I th.nk >t ,>
more than seven years ago'sin.e that Cable was laid ; the only portion of that Cable that
has not been out of repair is the port.on laid in <leep sea. The .V.lant,. Cable, contrary
to th.. general impression existing in the min.ls of a number of people ,n respe. t of tha
portion eml,e.lded ,n the bottom of the .n ean. be.omes year alter year more secure,
leturn my sincere thanks for the House of Commons, and I clan, to be an honest
,up„orter of the science of telegraphy, and sha'.l be to the end of m^ hie. <t heers.)
Mr CvK.s F.Ki.n then said : -Ladies and C.entlemen, we have here to-night a gentle-
nn.who^vas one of mv earliest friends in the .Atlantic Telegraph, and -ho. lor the
h „gui.hed part he took in the expeditions of ,857 and .85H. -s kn, ted
He,. Majesty. He is now a member of the House of Comn,ons. 1 hope we shall
hear from Sir Charles Bright. (t:heers. )
Sir'TnKt..s nK,..HT, M.P., rose and said .-Mr. Fiel.l, Ladies and (ien.lemen 1
„.,s not expecting to be calle.l upon as a member of the House of Commons th,s evenu g
.rr. I ion Won which we have met together, an., the re. .,llect,ons ,t has brought
I i..ht of mvself f.>r the time in any .)ther <apa.>tv but that o. a tele-
ZX - ^^ ^^ ---'"^ ---"" "^ '" ^""'^- "^'"'^ ■";" """"" ^'Tin
' vi ,s between us in this .ountry an.l that great nation wh,. h ,s uppermost ,n
"'^" ^ r • 1 we l"ve also l.anl something ab.,ut the poss,bi.ities ..r . ..n-
'" ■"'■ f ff^m"s b^ween us. U'ell. 1 A.r one .lon't think that there is any hkeh-
r"^^:;;:' : . ^ ''" un,Viendlyposit,on towar.,s e,u h other wh.le su. h a
.-.Hnmumcation as that «hi.h «L na\e Willi ,„.,r I n.'ird it is the
, ,, . ,he electri. tek-raph is a most .lea.lly instnnnent ,n times .,t war. I ngar.l t
V ^ ZL dvi statesmen can have n, their han.K U,r maintaining pea.e between
'""" " ' I K ,0 — s .hi. h an earlier nnent.n of the telegraph w.,ul.. haie
:;:r;;:::;:::t::;;::':r': ,„«...». ».™™»...
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AimiviTsaiy Haiiquct ^ivai by Mi: Cyrus W. Field.
So too at the end of many wars, it has happened that thousands of Hves have been
sacrit^ced through the tafduiessof communicatior ; as. for itistance. the battle of Toulouse,
after peace had been settled between France and England, which would have ha.l no place
in history if electricity had then been trained to our service. That the story- of our sup-
pression of the .Sepoy Revolt in India, in 1857, would have been a much longer one but
for the telegraph is fully recognised ; and, in connection with this, 1 remember a < .rcum-
st.-ince .U a much earlier date which was at the time almost prophetic, ^\hen the telegrai.h
between London and Southamj-ton was opened in .843. the meeting of the Bnt.sh
\ssociation was being held at the latter place, l.or.l PalmerMon. «ho was a landowner m
the neighbourhood, took an active interest in the proceedings, an.l m reternng to the
teleL'raph. he said that the time might come when, supposing a mutuiy broke out m Ind.a.
the Government would telegraph instructions to the C.overPor-tiener.d in CaU utta. as to
the steps to be taken to suppress it. .\nd this reminds me. gentlemen, that ulule we are
celebrating the beginning and completion of the .\tlantic Telegraph, there remams yet a
■rood deal for us to do-Kngland must have a more perfe. t .omnumicafon wuh her
Kastern Colonies-we must have an indepen.lent line of our o«n to In.lia. ar..l on«anl to
Australia, and China. (Cheers.) There are men at this table who have done great tlungs.
but there is ample work in the future, and 1 hope that we may all meet together, at no very
clistant time, to congratul.te ourselves up.m the success of further labours. «hen the seas shall
.over wires cotmnunicating l,ke nerves between every great centre of thought and .action
in the worM. I should get too enthusiastic, and make a long story of it, were 1 to attempt
to describe the extent to which 1 espec t submarine telegraphy will be carried in the t,me
even of this generation, and I will therefore resume my seal, thankmg y.n. again tor your
kin.tness in .oupling my name with a toast at su.h a triiunph.nu b..n.|uet as this. (Cheers. 1
\'r SvMlKi. Gl UNKV. .Ml', being cdlcd upon, said :-I thank you for the ( omph-
a,c,n pai.l in calling upon me. Sin.e the commeiuement of this undertaking. 1 have taken
the deepest interest in it, and 1 orter Mr. Tield my warmest congratulations upon the
success which we have met with, and for die messages received througii the Atlantic
Ocean It has reminded me of a soiree 1 gave at my house some years ago. «lien I had
the honour of seeing manv piesent who are Ik re this evening. .Messages .Ncre sent tron. my
house to St. Petersburg),. M.idrid. and other parts of the Continent, and answers receive.,
in the same way as we Iunc been sending ..n.l receiving messages from .\meri.a to night :
ami I am gl.ul to see the great progress which has been ma.le in telegraphy smce that
))eriod. (Cheers.)
Mr Cnkis iMiii, ■.-Gentlemen, oil Friday evening 1 had great pleasure in hearing
tlie debate in the House of Comin.ms .m the .\labama c laims. llef.ire that. 1 cnfess to
you I felt exceedingly anxious about the rel.itions i.etween F.ngl.in.l an.l the L nited
States ; and on Thurs.lay last, in sending . i^rivate telegram to mv brother m W aslungton
A>i>iiiYrs<iry Ihtiiqiul givai fy Mr. Cvnis W. i'idd.
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1 uscl thoc words-" When ><,u .cc the Prcsiacnt. M.. Scw.r.l. an.l Mr. Sumner
please say to them that I an, perfectly convm.ed that tl>e Knglish (u.vernment and
people are very desirous of settling all questions in dispute between the In.ted States
' n.l this country : and that, with a little conciliation on both sales, th.s des.rable object
;.,„ be accomplished." Centlemen. we are honoured here to-night with the presence
of several distinguished persons connected with the press in England and A:--a and
I an, going to give vou. as a toast. "The Press" of tl,ose countnes ; and I . hall ask
them,who^o well know public opinion, to tell us frankly whether I was jusfhed n,
sending such a message to Washington.
The ro.vsf h.winc. bkkn uli.v husolked,
Mr WM.KER. of the " Daily News." said :_l,adiesand (ientlem.u I am very sensible
that I owe this call to personal kindness. 1 cannot admit that we who concern ourse les
!:,: publication o/ newspapers are on that account ent.tled to ^^^ ^^^^
peculiar nualifications for passing judgn,ent in the n,atter you have -^^^t be.o.c u .
The oues ion vou have put. Sir. is one which n,ay be answered hon, that kn,. o. obser^
1 w^ (. open to L all. There is not „ man or woman in th,s country who cannot
:^ r stantlv and eM-licitly what is the dominant feeling of Kngland towards . mer.a
U 1^ P ^ nt tm,e. Un, uestionably we desire-most warmly des.re-to enterta,n tvendlv
d ., ^ " tions witl, V..U. as f,r as we are permitted to do so cons.stently wuh the
:^'^ onour. (Hear, hear.) When a question is ra,sed as to Enghsh opm.o,,. we must
r ' nd the ci .le of special syn,path,cs and peculiar predilect.ons, and ask wha ,s now
1 uld said bv that large port.on of the publ.c who .luring your great^war were d^..^
to the n ,ture of'the points at issue, and miscalculated the result. On those I w,ll sa> ha,
:: c'^not of vour suc.:ess. but of the quahties you developed ,n ach.ev.ng tt^
!rvo^elf reliance, vour patience, your .anh. and. above all. vour moderation tn thet^e
o , " r ha. n,ade a'deep in,pression. (Cheers.) There are certan, .nn,ds so const.tuted
: : and habu as to be pec ul.arK- susceptd-le of enthusiasm lor a cause; ut t^,^.nass
n,ank.nd w.U always be more easily a ft e. ted by the man,.estat,on ^^^J^
,« Uitie, and of scu h vou have not been sparing. The emn,ent ctu.en (Mr. Adams) v^ho
rl t I leave us has won our esteem and reganl. and in another more consp.ct^s
llir 1 onlv nam. (General c;rant. (Hear, hear.) Perhaps, also, t -re ,s anoO,e
' . , • ' fe,.linLr The experience of the last few years has been pamfullv
;-;;;v :'r ir :>':;;iot^\n,,cs m whi., we mu. have been very insens.b.e not
: : .ir c^il man! lessons. We in England, as well as y-u in Ameru-a, h.tve been
:r > L' ,h,U the' freest .Wn.s of ( lovernment, and the most equ,tab.e nUent.ons^
h . rt o the ( .overnors, are not an absolute security .ga.nst do.nesf. trouble. 1 hese
hm rlie ts .,rbeanng.-they make us ready to ..take allowances .or one another^
:; n ; his is the spi,; n, whi.:h we ,hall abvavs c onduct our n,ter. ourse. U e should
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Amhasarj' Banqtut gn-cn by Mr. Cyms \V. Field.
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.n. h endeavour to look at our differences as far as possible, from the point of v.ewo. the
other, so that we may come to an understanding. As to this matter of the Alabama
. laims, at present dividing the two countries, 1 think we are approxnnatn,g to an under-
standing. One after another, misapprehensions have been removed, and I cannot but thn k
that, wi^ the prevailing good disposition on both sides of the Atlant.c, the matter w.ll be
more easily settled than we in Kngland have been inclined to miagme. (l-oud cheers.)
Mr CvKUs F.Fi.o -.-Ladies and C.entlemen, I hope we shall hear from our ex.ellent
friend Dr. Ruslell, who was with us on board the Great E.sUrn in the telegraphic ex,^
aition of .865. Dr. Russell is a man whon, I respect for the manly way ,n whu h he spok
of our struggle, and I hope he will live long to tell the truth about the ann.es he n,ay vs.t
in any jwrt of the world.
Dr RussK,.,. (who was received with loud cheers) :-I.adies and C.entlemen. the
gentleman who has ju>t .at down represented the press in such an able manner that I m.ght
tell be excused replying to the toast. Regarding the sentiments o. the people of England
now with re.pcct to former and present relations between the two countncs. I shall adc
nothing to what he ha. said ; but as to those fun. tu.ns of the press wh.ch are discharged
on both sides of the .Xtlantic, 1 may remark that now and then they resemble n, some
degree those of the delicate monster described ',. Caliban, whu h had two vo.ces -
.. H.s forward vol. e is to utter sweet praises of h.s frien.l ; his hn.ler vo.ce >s to t. ter
foul spee. hes and to detra. ■.•• .\t the present moment, however, it appears we are both ,n
a peaceable and klndlv mood, and C.o.i grant it may so continue, (theers.) Speaknng of the
telegraph, I must ob'serve that after all the praises bestowed on that agency so usefu ni
peace, it should be re„.nbere.l it is al.o terribly useful in war. You. S,r. have founded
one of the most beautiful fonn> of telegraphy in this Atlant,.- Cable; but as an ol.l
factionarv of the pr- >, who ha. almost laid aside his weapons. 1 may remark when you.
.cntlemJn. who have develo,.ed this new engine, .all on us to j.-in in y.M,r pra.ses ..f -ts
"ervi.es an.l to eul..gi>e its nurits. y.)u are very like the invent..rs of gunpowder, saymg
to the knights .,f ohl <la.l in bright annour. " Re. ogni.c in thi> agent, an.l a.lnnre, a power
with which we shall annihilate you in y.,ur ...at .,f proof The pros .Iocs n.,t go too
fist The telegraph .s certainly not t.,o sl.,w. P.y it ta.t. are taken ,n thcr nalce.l
outline, an.l transmit.e.l so rapi.lly that y..u Ikuc no .in,e t., ci.nhe thenv 1 he skeleton
.-omes to us in its .Irv b.)nes. We scar, ely re. ..gni>e the f..rm of the f.gure ere ,t v.uushes :
and what the press k.s t., .1.. is t., labour week after week ... pu, gannents ,m the. skeleton
.n.l to show in what . ..n.liti..n the figure ..ugh. really ... s.cp upon the stage. (Hear, hear.)
Y.,u w ,11 ex.use me iC being .ailed on .., speak ... .hi, t..as,. - refer ... an e,nl.an.>Mng. as
well as a remarkable instance of my .onne. t,..,. w.th the pre.s; mhI ,f I allu.le ... the . ourse
1 took nt .nv humble capa. ity, as a representative ..f .he press on .he ... . as.on of n.y
visit to America. A. the time v.,ur great struggle. S,r. w.,> g-nng on. 1 we.U .0 the
A niiiviisary Banquet };ivcn
by Mr. Cyrtis W. Field.
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united States, and U was nw n,is..tune to witness your first d.sast^. I ^^ ^
in the rout of Bull Run. 1 tric.l to describe it. and I «- -erwhe ..ed ^k e
believe I am familiarlv known, to any people who know of me at a 1 on the othr_.de
th . Vthntic as -'Bu 1-Run Russell." (Laughter.) It had Keen my fortune previously a
rl'tl;. .0 have seen battles, repulses, and ^^^^'^^^X::^
m.sfortune to have to describe the tag end of a rout, enveloped as I was n ,r^ cr
of strauulers Had 1 measured, at that tune, the greatness of the p..^^ er of 'hcpeop e o
say there was ..n gUt o P- Ph-> ' ^^ ^^.^.^^ ^.^^ ,,^y f^^,.,^,, ,, an
L n,ted State. '- ^J^^' ^,,^,„,, ;, .^e pariour. is answered by the ma.d
colonel A«t,..so.. of the •• New York Herald .-Ladies and ^-^i;--; >^;;;^^
.ertainlv be ,11-advised of me. so young a man. .n the presence of so many stm^u hed
nr.. s With reference to the telegraph <ause. however, so essential to both. 1 will >
Anniversary Banquet given by Mr. Cyrus \V. Field.
Amcriai like wc have been doing from this room this evening. About the message whirh
Mr. Field sent to .\merica the other day, I may say that some months ago I sent a similar
one. for I had found that, among a large .lass of people in England, there was a
disposition to settle all disputes «ith the United States. (Hear, hear.) 1 am please.l to
see. in the press of both countries. eviden< e of a kindly disposition, and I hope that nothmg
will ever occur to disturb the friendly relations now existing. I believe that 1 had the
honour of sending the first message for the i.ress through the .Ulanti.: Cable, after it was
open for business. Tlu-c was a message of peace, announcing the end of the war n.
(lermanv. I may have to use the telegraph in Engla.id Sr many years, but 1 sui.erely
trust tha't no angry word will ever pass through the .\tlantic (able. (Cheers.)
Mr C. W. .Sm u.I.KV, of the -New York Tribune." said:- Having been away so long
from home. I have, perhaps, no right to say what they think there : though the i.erseveran. e
.nd enterprise of our friend Mr. I'ield have brought England so near to .\men. a. that we
ought to be able to know what is going on at home as if we were living in New \ ork.
- Hear ) Indeuemlentlv of thu >oune. I think one is entitled to say that the teeling in
\meru I respon.is to the feeling of (Ireat I'.ritain in a degree «hich it has not lor the last
.even vears. 1 heard with pleasure from Mr. I'ield, that he had sent the .\labama debate
to New York, an instan.e of |,ublic spirit for whi. h the two countries owe him a
debt of -ralitu.le ; for through it, there is. 1 ^ui.pose. this morning, in every journal
ill .\merua. .ertainly in every large journal on the eastern coast, full tidings ot the
debate. It is. i.erliaps. such a message as was never before sent from one . ..untry
to another. (Cheers.) It was my fortune to listen to that .iebale. No newspaper report
can give such a notion of die tone an.l temper of the House as hearing it ...lueve.l to me.
It was not onlv the sin.ere purpose, it was n.jt only the enthusiasm and earnestness,
th.- -ood-wiU 'to America win. h every speaker sh.iwcd. but there «as a certain
electric svinpathv whi.h seemed t.. perva.le die H.nise. It manifested itself in . heers
for every liberal sentiment, an.l eveiv kin.lly espression that fell fr..m the speakers-
lip,. .Several members of tlie House <anu' to me .is I sat under the gallery, and
with what 1 mav be pardoned for calling an almost boyish enthusiasm, sii.l - Is not that
.apital," as some senten.e of . ..nciliation an.l .if justi.e fell fr.jni the lips .,f Lord
Stanley, of Mr. forster. or of Mr. Mill. (Cheets.) Now, .Sir. 1 should not be loval t.. the
journal uhi. h 1 represent, .f I -ii.l not say that this aiith.mtative d.-. laration .,f .i . hange.l
feeling in I'.nglan.l is sure to be wel.ome in America. Not one. but many journals
.ame to Us from tlie Inite.l States, in a.lvan. e of this .lebate. breathing a similar spirit.
The .lou.l whi.h for years has hung between the two . ountries seems t.i be passing avvav.
an.l it w.nild be ungrateful n..t to believe that a spark al.mg this Cable has helpe.l to
.lispel it. At any rate. 1 .ann.it m.ike a mistake in saying that any disp..sition to , lose u|.
the .)1.1 .luanvl.'any wish f,.r future uni,>n whi.h English lip. may utter, is sure to tin.l
a ronlial echo from the |iress on the otlu'r si.le of the .Vtl.int..-. (Cheers.)
AHuh'cTs>iiy Batiqiiet £iveu fy Mr Cyrus W. Field.
3/
Mr 1 H Li ovD rose ami said :- All pleasures must come to an en.l. an.l. Gentlemen,
this should resolve itself nuo a committee in the other chamber ; but will you allow me
to propose a toast ? I have seen something of the ladies of Amenca, and I am sure w.
are gr atly honoured by the presence of these American lad.es th.s evenmg-one of t m
(addressing Mr. K.eld, your daughter. Another of your .laughters .s unhapp.h angu.sh ,
on a bed of sickness, and to her we will convey our sympathy and our w.shes o e
spenlv recovery. We wish. also, every good to Miss I.eld. the daughter ... M . Dudley
Fiehl'a brother of Mr. Field, than whom a more accomplished junst does m.tex.st. o
who has done more service to the cause of junsprudence and e.„uty. Ue are honoure.l
.U<eem, amon.st us ladies accompanying a man so distingu.hed as Mr. Cyrus F.eld .
and it w;ul.l be unbecoming n, us if we were not to express our dehgh. a, the.r presence,
and our regret to pari fn.m them as we do now. (Cheers.)
Mr. I.IOV,. n.KN ..KO....K.. •' n,HKK CHKKKS KOK , HK ...n-ES." . H.C, WKKK UVKN
u 1 1 n Kii-.iir cioiii) will..
Ihe Re\. NiwMW Haii. rose in response to
the cheers for the ladies.
He said :
May 1
their name
all.
. h.ivin;
the honour of the acqu;'
intance of these
ladies, to acknowledge in
the toiist which Ivis been i
Irunk. an
d I will also crave penms
I to TTOliosc a
.oast mvself. ISefore doing s(y
however
ission
allow me to express the great pleasure I feel at being
present in a i
hamber where men
" sui h influence in
h irmonv se
•t forth bv the union (
)fthese twobeuit
iful rta
both countries are met together with a
.Vs I said in .\merica.on Hunker's
Hill where the two .lags were folded together. " I do not know a more beautiful fl g n th.
worUl than that of the United States, saving that of (ireat Britain.-; ^'-^f^^^^ "^^^
There seems to be a .Ic.ire with some persons to reproent .Vmenca as ostile to ngland
instead of being friendly. My ain. has been to >how. as tar as 1 possibly ..n wuh truth^
,h u the be,t part of America is friendly to this , ountry ; but there are people, both here an.l
,n Kmeri. a,wh.. >e.n surprise.l that I shouUl say thi. There is.il i, true, a party hostile to us
,.>,t I maintain .hat the best oi the people .,f .Vmerica are in amity with u>. ( .oud .beer.
X. to the Mabama.laims.they are .inious to have that .|ue.tion settle.l. be.ause they
know that, when this len,porary . ause of .liM.u.el ,s removed, we are sure o. peace between
the two . ountries. f..r the best part of Ameri.a. thoroughlv lovmg Knglaml. will be more
than a mat. h .or that so , ion n, Ameri- a which really hates us. (Cheers.) Now .or the tcKis,
, h ,ve the honour of proposing. M.my >ea,. ago a ^ .ry interesting sigh, was wUnesse.l m
one of the rur.il . emetenes of Ameri. a. There was a • uneral. Six men. whose countenan.es
„,.h,.ate,l intelle. tual an.l moral «orth. were carrviiu, a . orp.e not .arrying U as servants.
,,,, ....rrving it as L.ving sous -they were . arrying .heir mother to her last resting pla.e
, ,n. of diet men was a ju.lg.. o- the Supreme Com- of d,e UnUe.l Slate, another a most
,U,tinguishe.l lawver.anolheradis,inga,she.l clergyman an.led.t.>rofaninfluentu. religious
n^ws'iper. an.,ther I'reM.lent of the M .ssa. husetts Senate, an.l another a late memb.i o. ,he
Anaiversar}' Banquet gha> by Mr. Cyrus iV. Inld.
Senate of Massachusetts and an enunent engineer. With reference U, U.e -«J- ' J^h^
L. on the last corning . w.s at New VorU. I was l.reaUn.st.ng .n •'^.^ '^-; "^ ^ -
those sons • and then I had the honour and privilege of meetmg h>s am.ab e and la ge-hcar ed
lif hrhluuiful and aaon,.lished daughters. On that very tahle at whuh we hreak asted
rt'mwas fourteen years ago written, and signal by five .en toget er. tn.lud.ng
; ^ :^h Ither. They tLught. •' We .an lay down a telegraph w.re un. er t e ...
What will it do? It will faalitate < ommer.e ; it wll promote < .v.hsat.on ; , wdl U a pro
I'er o ov.- and hannonv ; it will -onvey expressions of at^e.t.on between hose
: "r^ s^arated; it will do n,uch to bind together in peace two g.at nat.on.
a is wortJ sacrifinng all .e posse, in order to ...... sh such a d^ H ^
possible to be done; U ought to be done; .t skall be don. nd th^> gned
he document on tha' verv table, this night fourteen years ago. \ea. after year ,«sse<l
! n v™Ving out. no money was coming in ; that sixth brother was the he and
of t c nte pnse. He it was whose magnificent faith maintan.ed the struggle yea
Xr ve.u Mon V was continually renuired. and I happen to know-1 hope may be
e'c"s«l f 1 mention the fact to-night, I shall be corrected if I am n, error- 1 happen t..
::r^ le dema„d after another was made fi.r payments on sharesU,r the carrymg o
o he enterprise, until all the money of that si.xth brother was gone. ^ -;'~; ^ —
n,ade. and the horses and carriages were sold, the house was mortgage.l, a 1 the urn tur.
d e p ctures. even the portraits of his fatherand n.other. and the gold medals that had b en
reslnted to hnnselt' had been pledged ; for if he had failed to pay h,s share o the
L .osit others might have deserted the enterprise. Kven to the last Uem of property h
:r s"ed in tne world, all was mortgaged in order that he might not seen, to tlnuh ; and
X the ^urteen years, it was only within the last ^ months that there was n.ney
.onun.. in. It is a n.ost n.agnificent thing to see a m... have such an unwavenng fauh and
sul patient waiting for the final triun,ph of a work like this. (Loud cheers.) I hat work,
whether we consider it as the handmaid of civilisat.on. whether we consuier .t as he
„„nister of mercy and love, whether we consider i, as a promoter and ^"^f!"^
national peace, is not only the greatest, but the most benencent ach.ev.mento. modern
times The toast I have to give is •• The Field lamily." and assocated w.th .t the na.i,e
of our honoured friend here, who has united ,uo continents, an.l has place.l under
obligations the whole world, and the following generations.
Lout. AND ,.ro,.os.;e,> chkkk.n.. r,u.owk.. thk kkvkrkni. .^kntlkman's s,.ekch.
AM. THE TUASr OF "ThK F.KLI. FaMU-V WAS ..KINK W.TH .^RKA. KNTHt:s.ASM.
Mr Cyrus F.eld (who spoke with great emotion) said :-Lad.es and (-.entlemen
,„y heart is too full to speak, you wHl excuse me. I thank you all most Mncerely. I wd
change the subject. I had d.e honour of bearing with me from -Kmenca, and o
delivering this dav to Mr. John Bright, a letter signed by some of the most d.st.ngu.s ed
citizens of New York. I had hoped that Mr. Bright would have been w.th us th.s
Anniversary
Banquet given by Mr. Cyrus W. Field.
59
country. 1 regret more- than 1 can cxprcs >o ^^^^^^^^
l,imsclf. 1 begged him th.. n.orn.ng to let me telegraph to Amcrua
accept this invitation.
"New Yokk. Ft'/>- i7-
bear .Sir,-Your friends in America are so an.xious to see you that we
beg leave to renew at this time the invitation which you have so often rece.ved t.
make a visit to this country.
You w.ll receive a hearty welcome from thousands to whom your name
.. already famtUar, hut who desire to hear your vo.ce, and to take you D the
hand.
Your presence at this time would tend to strengthen the ties between your
....„:::] ours, and we beg leave to -..- y^-^-'"^^;;—- ^i;;^-
if voucan then be indulged in a short respUe from your dut.cs ,n Parlument.
Hoping that you may find this possible and convenient.
We are most cordially your friends,
Cyrus W. Fiki.u.
Pk.tkr Cooper,
\Vm. C. Bryant,
David Dldlev Field.
Isaac H. Haii.ev.
Wll.I.IAM F. Bl.ODC.KTT.
Will. 1AM Adams, D.D..
.Vlkxandi i<
VV. K. DoD<iE,
Wilson ('.. Hist.
A, A. Low.
Jackson S. ScHiiiz.
Wm.H.VanBurex, M.l».
Hamilion Fish,
James Brown.
1'. SlEWAKr.
To John Bki.^hi, Ks,].. M.B-. London."
, „,„_ ..The health of Mr. John Bright," and shall call upon my count, vman. the
Hon. Freeman H. Morse, to reply to it.
The ioasi was
URLNK. AMIDSl I.'IUD CHEERS.
/ I
If
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.1 iiiiivtrsiirv HiViijiut j^iven
by Mr. Cyrus W. lidd.
The Hon IREEMAN H. MOKSK s..i<l: Mr. Chairman. l.a<lic> and C.tntlcn.cn. ii w..ul.l
he unkind of me at this late h..ur ..f the evening, after it ha. l.cen ,.r,.,.osc<l to j..m the
ladies in the drasving-room. an.l when 1 know many of you are impafent to l.c imder the
influen<e of their fa.seination. to atte>n|.t to hol.l you here mu. h longer. I «ell know su. h
an attempt on m^ ,.art woul.l he um1,>.. an.l I will therefore .ay hut a few wor.ls m
response to I'ae .all ot vour thairman. It wouhi he .ui.ertluous if not oth. .ous m me. a
foreigner, to pronounce in smh a presence any eulogium on John Itnght ; his acts are
known dn.l his intluenee felt all over the llrilish lanpire. for i>c has heen a part of U.s
,■i^ il hislorv for the last twenty vears. liut so far as the feeling in .\men. a towards hnn is
.on. erne.l.' I may he permitte.l to say. Mr. Chairman. shouUl he ever v .Mt tl,at n e.l home
of ours his re.eption by our e.)untrymen will he cr.lial. hearty, an.l warm-pe .ups I am
justif.e.l m saving-without .loing injustice to the many other true Ir.ends .Vmer,. a has m
these islan.ls.i,evon.l that ofany other living man. (Cheers.) .\meriea kn.>«sand rememhers
her frien.ls. an.rw..ul.l t..ke great pleasure in seeing an.l wel. omi.ig tlum all. ,.n.l sh..uUl
„u go there who were n..t ^o friendly t.. us in times when e\ en han.le.l-justu e an.l tair de.dmg.
t.,'say nothing of fr,endli..ess. were of s.m.e importance to her die w..rl.l .,• .r. my ...untry-
men wHl show how gener.n.s ami nohle it ,s to f.,rgive and hur;, the past an.l all ,t. untat.ons
„, their gran.l march t.,war.ls a great future. (Hear, hear.) Nearly every gentlen.an who
has heen calle.l up this exening has .Iwelt «ilh mu, h emphasis ..n the great nnport.nM e
.,f cultivating, not onlv ami.ahle relations, hut frien.lship with An.eri.a. It .s grat.lymg
to t^nd this sentiment has now hecome s., univers.d. an.l I h.,pe it w,ll he as lastmg as .t
appears to he wi.le sprea.l ; for n.. two nati..ns ever ha.l m..re .,r ^.n.nger reasons for
forming a. l.,se an.l unbr.,ken allian.eth.m Kngland an.l .\meri.a. The perpetuat,o,> of
friendly relations hetween free g..vernments .lepen.ls .n.unly ..n tlK- sincerity, goo.l-will.
„„1 indn i.lual efforts ,.f their . iti/.ens. The . ..n. entr.ui.m of in.livi.lual sentiment int.. the
popular will .■omrolsnali..nalp.,li.ies. and when m..ved hy justice, sweeps away narrow
an.l stubborn .lipU.ma. v an.l vicious legislation. Ka.h nieiiiher of these great tree
states then, shoul.l bear in min.l that he has. t.. the e.vtent .,f his inHueii.c. their
frien.lly relations in his ..wn kee,,ing. an.l it is t.. be li.ye.l that all will pr.ne faithful to
so great an.l sa.re.l a trust. (Cheers.) lUu. Sir. tiiis l..pic has heen s.. mu. h .luelt ui.on
this evening, that 1 forbear further alhiM.m to ,1, ex. ept to .say that, when gentlemen
put forth the -Mabama . laini. as the only harrier t.. the most perfect li.rmony
hetwee,. the two countiies. they forget thai there are .[..est,..!., .„n. erning e.xpa-
triation an.l .Iti.enship to be settle.l. .Sin. e that m...t satisfact..ry .lehate in the
House of C..mm..ns a W^^ evenings sin. e. all must see that a great stride has heen
ina.ie towar.ls a settlement .)f the Alabama controversy and with a h.xe.l iniri..,se
on each si.le tliat n.. positi..n shall he tak.M -..l a.lhere.l to that is not hase.l on justice,
and sustaine.1 bv law. that .ause of irritation will S0..11 be removed. The .[uestions ot
expatriation. naturalisati..n. and the effe. t of naturalisation on the nationality of the in.li-
vi.lual, it w.Hil.l seem, .an be easily a.ljuste.l. and n.> serious controversy nee.l be
Aunn'iTsorj' Ihvuiiut givai by ■'/''• O''"^ "' '■'''^''^
Ci
if is nmninii all in one .iirfcti.m, an.l ihat is aKum-t "i^ I'""' >' •^"" ' ""'- "
of o "Zing a .an .-> . h.-os. .1. - ountry of his rcMdcn. e ; an.l . la.nung h.m a. a lo> .
1^ " ;!^^n Iter he has. fron. ■ l,..i. c .o l.t.cr Ins c.n.lition. ,ivcn up lus allc^an.c .o
l,«rn i. .1.0 ..ry of hi. ...bp.l.m 11.. r.^L.- .....1 '.l;*.- '^ ■"- . ^^,_^ ^„;
K,,,„.„„ ......r.i.....K. ..' vi.i... :...! •"■•":» v"'v.:''':,:;,vc f„< i ...
rz::;:^!.,^.";:.- ..' ,..i........... ""--"-xrr:::
the earlv an.l nn.l.llc age an.l tnt j^riau... v,,,,.,;, ., «.• < anni.l show
fr,,.,ess an,l strength ..I y..uthA.l en.Tgy a na,...n a^t .n t. mo^ r ^ 1 ^ ^
--' . all the natntal ^^^..-es ..^ ^r^ L': ^ir^r^irylgothe. was
,.o,le w.,r,hv ,...., h a , .nnu^ . h^- ^^^^^ ^_^^ ^ ,,^, ,.^^,^^^,^ ,,^ ^„,,.
„oregiilarlmc..t..>ninnnu.at,.>nl.a«ein the A. „,a.le the transit
tra..e..with the.r nnU ate vi.tin. to ntan s '>-;-';;;•,,,,,,,,,,,,
,._ ,,e Atlan... .Uh as nu.-h .e. a,.y as ^>-;y ^^^^ ^ ^^^ ,,, _ ,,,, ,,„,,„
,,, .nd slavery t^. h . U ^ ^^^^_^^^^^^ ^ ^^^.^ ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^„,^^,^, ..^^ ,„,
ocean is .overe.l nuh tlie sails i e, „reitest triumph ot ihi- or
„,„.„ rr„.„ ,.,.1 .ie,.....i... ...--.;•; » ;:: ■, ; 1;:,::. ;.». .i..- «-
an.i stattling results, (l.ou.l .heers.)
Mr C-VHt-s FiK. n :--l.aaies an.l (ientlenun. „ t.u.k us iVairteen ...nse.utn. days and
Mr. iNRlsriKM ...onlan.e with the suggestion of Mr.
„i,|„. „. I..y .1.. A.l...... .-..*. »- r V „ vl" «a.,,t ,W.„ ,..»rc .„ .1.. ,« ■ l--
■ "^^ '***
NU. T..o^,^. l.o...s : My ..-.1 fricn.l. Mr. 1.01.1. 1 reall> Kvl .icc,,ly Uoured I,
tl.c .nanncr in which you have l-cn ,.lca,c.l to couple n.y nanK- . .th tho.c ol .he . .,...al..s
^n^ grit cntcn-rii. After «ha. we have hear., Tr.-n Sir Charlo Hr.,ht a,,., other, we
lys. wehaveUu reason to l.e prou.l ; a!tluu.,h, at the tu,K the K.-K^^h «l tah.t.
:i^L this t.n.,enaU.n.. the ,.0,..., were „..t so ..right as they are now ; .. w . . s..
a chief as our .rie.ul Mr, I'.eUl. i..piri..«. .^ he .H.l h. "- a.ul .ny -"'— '"'^" -' "
..ertaUing. we ha.l no thought of K Ul,.g out. hut went forwar.i to the successful e
„h..h - . ,„eet this evening to celebrate. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, we have been ver> lortu-
■^ ve; n^^ ate in^lee^ in hav.ng ha.l .o.rhae.uc in c hief; an.. n> those gentl.nen
2. Jitting around tins ta..le. a.r a sa.. eon.lu. t of the en.erpr.se. I t.nnU a n,a„ oM
Unowleu..- anc. reasonab.e re.ian.e coul.l no. he>i.a.e ,0 ve.m.re ... carry.ng out s.uh an
W uS .. as ,. has ,.en o..r gooU .or...ne .0 jo.n ,n. Sir, 1 .hank y... .or the a. e.U.on
^^ :i.. to the . apitali.s, of wh...n I a.n a very hu.n.-.e in.hu.lual, a though ...ve
alwavs .aUen a great in.e.est in the .Vt.anti. Te.egrapl, ; an., wherever you hang our .b
S.r.;n,, wherever y.n. ask us .0 go .n investing our ,„oney .., Sul.n.anne C ah, . I w
,„„..« von with p,easure. an., I am sure others can .lo so w.th sa.e.y ; assured o. con-
irilm.ing to some great. p.oh.able, an., usefu, enterprise. . l.oiul . heers. 1
Mr fVRls Vnvu: . have, (lentle.uen. n..w .0 pr..i..-e - Su. . e» lo the Kx.ens.on
of Subnur,ne ■.•e,egraphy to lu,,ia. to Cinna. .0 Au.r.du.. .0 South Ame.. ,, .nu. Progress
..„., P„.pcr,.v ,., ■.■e,e.n>phi. iaUerpri^e a., over the Wor,.. ; am ^^ ■>";■'» ':>;"
,VKnaCapt.unSir Jan>es Am,er>on. who so su.cessful.y . ..nuuandecl the 0;v.,/ yw,.>Ar«
during the l.'.ymg am. pi. king u). of the At.antic Cab.e. ((•lu-r>.)
r.,puin Sir I.VVM.S AN„KK.os: ->.r. .Meld, n, .he .l.sen.e of Cap.au. Sl,erar.,
,„h,„-n . -an h.ue no d,lh. uhy ,>r he.i..uion m responding to su.:h a t.usl a> that you
,,,ve given -"Succe.^ to '.Vlegraphy al, over the Uor.d"- ml m..re part.eular^ fron, the
fu t t,vu iv would benelU .dl .,f ..s engaged inthat kin.l of enterprise. (I.m.ghter.) ihe.e ,s.
be^ides. an agreeable sen.in.en,. I take u. m d,e pleasure of . cntributrng m any way U. an
..,uerpri,e whlh will un.le the whole wor,d i.. a very .ew .nnu.te (.en.,emen. Mr. ImC.I
,„,a Le the ..her day th.t there was ,ent a te,egram ^^^^^ '-^'^''^.;;''^^^-^'^^X
,.ramis.o u> Ca,i^rm.u and repea.e.l ba. k again withu, .uo m.nutes. 1 us . s..rcl> . u, k
enough A.r any one. (Hear, hear.) The sune rate .>f M-'l -ul-l. .fa telegraph was but.
t.ke; ...esuge roun.l the globe in ^.ur minute. To have a share n, lay.ng C ab.cs
,,„,„,! ,he w..-.,. is s..mednng .0 be prou.l ...-. Kh....) I a.n very g ... n.K.d
Mr .-iel.. i^ lure to ,M:.ht. I hope .0 f.nd. .n M,n,e way ..r ...her. .he whole world
«,11. ,„ ;, .cry few years.' be en< ..m,.a-..e.l by that intercourse of thought an.l sentunent
.vhiih the telegraph i.rimiote.v (( heer>.)
Mr. (VK.^ .■.H.,.: In res,,„n>e ... the same t..a>.. I .all up.m S.r Charles Vu..
who w,.s one ...f ihe e..rhe.-,t iVien.ls of telegraphy in Knglan.l.
.^ Hunrrsitn'
/i,vi,/n,( . !,'"■'■" l>y •'''■• Ci'-'"- "' '^''^''^•
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Sir I-HKRI KS Fox : Mr. Cyn.s P-M ami (i«n.lcn,cn :- No one ha. I .h-nk. I--.1
:;::;,:■, .„in. ^ ^•^■^ r...™,,,., ..,,.1 . ■';»•«;!;;„::„::
C.h.irlL>. iiKn ,:m,.nt were m.iik-. iimkr mv < hargf, ;.l the
,„c..ages throu,!> : .n, ■■..re. 1 hoe -1' ""^"'^ "" ; ^^ ^,^ ^^^,\ ,he„ :T..re..or
Huston Station, an.l in Sei-teml.er. ..S.57, 1 wrote a letter to .Mr. Coo
VVlicatstones |.artner. of whi. 1. the foliowmg is a ropy •.-
•• 1.0MM)N ANI. l!lkMINf.H\M KvUAVAV.
Kn,,.NFKK.N.; DirXKlMlNT. (.AMI.KN SlAlloN.
Stftiiiihir \^l/i. iS,^7-
Mv Denr Sir - I have great ,.leasure n, .ul.hn, my lest.mony .0 .ha, ..f nuuu
. hTv i.cen untift.l l.y wtnesMn, the ^ery l.eautiful experiments
transmitting signals l.y means of ele. tro-n.agnet,. thu.l.
Nothing . a,i have been n,or- .uisfa.-.ory than these expenmen.s. .huh a.e
,,ae«^tey^.l a doubt that the , ,>lc nuy he appHe.l u„h unerr.n, ■ ertamt.
1 am. Dear Sir.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) ( H\Kit-.s l-'ox.
A'lsii/eni E>i:^iiHir.
W 1- (■ ">KK. Ksi>."
(l.Oll' IIII.IK..)
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.■liiith'ii-sdry Hanqiicl ,.
/))' Mr. Cyn
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I North-Wc^lun Cuni]
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Villi I wrote :ilso a simil... .-"- - ...... ,,,,,
,.u..lic.l at bv almost cvcrv one, in > :.n>cMU.n.c. who -aia >t was a -vM.man ul.a and
..;;du ran.' ana in.tcul of being penniuc.l to lay the ele.tn.- tele.ra,,,. be-.cen Ku>ton
Statu-n ana Camaen Toun. lor -he purpose of starting an.l stopping the slat>.,nar> eng.ne
;„' the latter point. 1 luul to lay aoun a pneun.atie apparatus. «iu.h was ,n u.- svry many
vears The Dieetor- of the Railway C-on,pan> wouM have nollnng to ao «,th tl,e telegraph
be.au,e. as thev saia. it was too viMonar>. In. I think, the A^louing year. I wa. iske.
hv a .entlenran: ...nne.tea with the Kainbnrgh and (Ua.gow Ra way C on>p.nn . o te
,,;,„ ;,„,u I .on.iaerol wouM be the be^l uu.le of .annnnu.uatn.g Irom the (da.go^
Statu.n to the Cowlair, Station : al.o .0, the purpose of starting ana stopping the -.tatu,n.m
engine there. - Xon." saia 1. " U >ou .ouU take mv aauee. yot. wouhl n-. the e .
telegraph." ami 1 thereupon, .uh hi, ...a.nt. pu> up a telegraph between tho-e > at,on.
Th:c ',n,panv-s servant, christen.! it. a. luul been the ease on the London .nu Ibu-nnng-
,,,,„ Line.- wit. h, raft." Thev did no, -.,v "work the MgnaW but -uork the «n.h.
..rm,- and ,u the (da. gou Station you uill I believe. Und that a, the present n-.Mnen
thcv nuke u>e of the wora •■ «it. In raft." instead of the «or.l "telegraph. (Langlner.)
, linnk i, wouia be ^erv wrong tbr ,„ to go a.ay without ,,aying a trdaUe to the
l.nllian, talent o> l>role.>or S,r Charle> \Vhea,.aone. «ho ua> ,l>e real n.Nen.or o, tele-
;;raphv nt I-nglnul. 1 ^hall . all lor three ■ heer. ,or Lrofe.M.r Sir t harle. W hea.>tone.
This bcin- roitblv responded to, three eliccrs were ininiediately after\Nards
.riven, at the stf-esiion of Mr. lield. for Professor S. F. 1^. Morse, I.L.D.. ubo.
^t ibout lite sa-.ne tinu-, '^as .>lal.H.hino tdeorapbi. o.mnuniuatunts ui
.\„,erica, and who.e in.trnnienls are now ti^ed in all part> of the ciNilised uorld.
Mr ( Nki-s W Fin ik I now propose a to.iU. «hi.h «e will drink in sil lu e. " The
meniorv of Rieh.ir.l Cobde.. who i.opo.e.l ,0 the late I'rinee ( on-ort di. t the proO,. ot
the Lxhibition of ,85. -hnuld be devo.ed to the e>l d.lishinent of t.le.raphu ..innuinua-
tion between Kn^land and .Xnuriva. and uho. later, desired titat the I'.nghsh (;oxer„n,ent
,hould .upplv one-half of d,e ea,,it.a ne.ess.uy to e>.,bli,h telegraph!.- .0 ninunn ati.m
„.r.,..lhe \tl'a„lir.- Mr. Cob.len". argument ua-thi, •• 1 am oppo>ed to the Covernmenl
,.iving an un. onditional .uaraiUee. be. ,u.>e it i> a bargain all on one sule. It >.>u l\u
then (Wnernment p.n . die lo.s ; if you mm . ee.l. >.m reap all the benem ; but I will
•.dv.K-.-.te «ith all nn p..uer. d>at ihe Cov.tnmen, .sliali ,uppl> one half .lu' nKme^ ne.es-
snrvto e>tabli.h telegraphi. . ommuni. alion betueen Lngland and .\men. a. an.l. in the
even, of sm.e.-,. that thev should have half llie profit.- Ui.ar, hea,-.) If the t i.nern.nent
had, folloued hi. a.lvi. e. lluv vsoul 1 t.-.lay be re. eivin, h.ih the .luid.mb .u, the .Vnglo-
Xm ri.an .md Atl.mti. Tele.r.ipl, S,o. ks. 1 hope ,1h, . ..n>i.Kra,i.m may lead ,hcm ,..
pur-.uealil..r.dp..li.> in regard ,0 the eMenM.>n. ..f ,he telegraph to India. Clnna. an.l
,\iistrali,i. (l'lieer>.)
Tills IMAM \\\- I.UtNK IN sin Net. Ml lUtMM kIMN...
lit-
Aiiiti:
r.u,rv Ihxmput .^hcn by Mr. Cyrus W. Fidd.
.1, . •■ II.mIiIi of ibf persons wlio su('<css-
f.llv.ma.. laul ana mow work th.AU.nU. ^ ■"'- ^^. ^,^^ ^^_;_„ ,. j ,,,,,,,, Wnot
su..;o.sM in U..i,-,clc,raphi.. ^^^^^"2^;^^;^:^^ ,,_,^. ,„,, well. l.U wc arc glad
CiuJt /ui-hiii ; lliai Sir Samuel
nrc^.'nl to-t)ii;lU Sir Rirhar.l (.lass
,.U C'ap.a.n S,r Jan.s Anderson, who "—;;;; ^,^ ,^,„^ ,,,, „. ,d,lc assistant
Canning. d,c engineer who M„,ernucn.kd the l.uuv ^ ^^„„ ,,,„ ,., ,ffi,i,,ul>
Mr. C.i.,ord : Mr. W,„ou,.d, S.ah. t . --;'-'; _^ ' ,,^ ^'i',;, .,,a Mr. I.atnner
...rintendcd d. n.auuUuture ot the ore d. C ata ^^^ ^^_^_ ^^^^ ^^^^^^
C-,ark. uho rcnuin.d at \ alentu .r. l-^^ ^ l"^ ^ , ^,,^ ^Iso renrend.er nrany others
„,- ProfesM-r Sir W . Thomson and Mr. C. . ■ ■ ^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^,^^._^^ , ^^^^
.,. have ...ded in vari.n.s .av, m t . w. . .J ^ J ^^_^ _^^^ ,..u_,eheer,_
you. genlle.ncM. to niention tin-, to tlK n.
;„d we shall be glad to hear fron> any ot t... .. prese-.t.
.. 1 Ivne alread- s,.oken on.e. 1 rerollcct having
Captain S,r Jxmks .Vslkk^on . 1 h-- •^' ^ ' ^^ ,„a the
- -^-- "- -' ■' -^" \ 'T W;r;a l;::;;:.rnow wouU l. hke the
children then made U ,,lay one ttu e. ■^•>>"> -' . ^_,i^, ,,,,,,,, „tat 1 am gla.i
;:;r:it;'r,r:-:;:,:r:;*s^:':;.:.;..--.- ■ ^—
upon the -Vllanti. Cal.le. (eneer.s.)
,-, wvr.K M 1' -M.-. rl>-"r"i^'" and friends, .t .s now rather late
M,. CMVK, ts ... .WAK... ^ -l- ^, aimini.hing party one .annot .eel
,„a, ,,s S,r J.uncs .\nderson ^^'^•\'^^'"'''^^''- .;'',.,,., ;„ ,.,u,rnin^ you .ineere thank<
..,, .nthnsiastie . hut I an, enthu.ast. "-- ^ '^ ^^^ ^aid th.^ no .Vt.antu- e-ahie
n,rnufrie,ulSirRi.h„rdc;U.s. ^'•^^ '>^-■^ ' "''^,; l^ Vield : hut I -an assert that
would have heen laid without the Zealous nd oi M . ^^ ^ ^ .^^^,,^,.^ „, ,;, „„ l.ar.l
U,e.Vtt.nUieenter,a-.elusl.eenmuehauled .y ,euM> ut ,. e ^_^^^ ^ ^^^^^^
,;,,.,. 1 ao ^el. dtough an humhle '";>'-'"-'' ^ ^i:^'; : a,. t.d,,e. that 1 m.ght
.i.U ,t was in the presence ofeverv one who was -^^-^;;^^^^^ , ,,^ ^,,„ ,,,,..
have an opportunity of saying to then., a,M j ''^\^^ ^^:,,i„a l„n, d.,y hy da> when
atror.led to tl-.- ■•a-dcnaking by Su- K. lurd ( das>. • ^^^^^^^^^ ,^^^^^
,.ning. with tide or again, tide : he ,u.er - ^ ^ ^ ' ^ ,,^^, ,,.^, , „,,., ,,„ ,„
,.a,d. I tlunk, with reg..d to the Atl.uuu 1 ek^.a • • ^^^^ ^^^ ^^. ^^^^^^^ ^.^^^^^^ ___,^, ^
t,,e r,ght pla. e -o . arry out this gre.U ->'-i;'- ^^ ,^ ^^^ ,,,^,^. „„,„a U,at nty worthy
;;:lm.h:.:.^^.nw,ueh he has won stteh great s..,eess. .Cneers.)
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Atiiihrrsan
Biiiiqu:
■t ,i;iir)i by Mr. Cyn
U: Fidd.
Mr. C-YRVs F,ki,D;-1 have m oive.l ick^-rams frun. Cuba. «hich 1 «.ll read.
The first is as follows :—
••CnMlK.,\>. lo/// .)/-?/•<■//. uS68. 4.8 A'"-
Cm<l., W. l-iM.i.. Ks.|.. /'-"'''■■'■ Z'^'"'"'- /-'""''""■
1 se- with pleasure and enthusiasm the progress momentarily a.-.,uire.l by
s.ien.e. an.l 1 await with anxiety the day «i>en ! shall reeeive fr.>m you the
announcement that this ;,la. c is also unite.l by telegraph w,th the res, .., the
Ameriean Cont.nent. by 1-anama. as it «>" be another .mp.l^c towards the
prosperitv <if'his islan<l.
Lkksinih.
taptair. ( General of Cuba."
An.l the next is aKo from the Captain! '.eneral : -
*' Cil NUli'As. 10/// M>v\li, 1.S68.
CsKV- W. FiKl 1., Ks.|., ]\^hM Hot'!, fomhw.
HO-.U- to the s, ientifu event that telegrai^hy has just ,,erformed. Honour
tothetnen.... bv their perseverance have obtaine.l su- h an m.portant m,ra. le.
Mav the instantaneous intcreou-s, , arried on b; nu.ins of the wonderful synthes.s
of 'eivil a. tion. ele. ,ri. i.y. be an indissoluble bond of union a.td tratcrntty
between both Continents.
FK.ANilsro 1,1 Ksi \m.
Captain-Ceueral o'. C uba.
Mu 1 nou .,dl vour attention for a moment to a pi. ture opposUe u. me. whi. h has
!,..;, ...mpiele.! this .lav bv Mr. R..bert l.u.lley. ..f ..ne of the m..st mtcresting s. enes
,h,u 1 cverwnnessol a's.ene .ha, , ertainly pro.Uu e,l a grea, in,press,.>n ,.n my mnul
„ «.,s .he ,n,.n,e.U uhen, a.ier .he Cable ha.l been ,e. overe.l .... the (Vnv,/ l:.nf,rn. >t had
,,,,„ Wrought nuo ,he Kle. tr- ian's ro.m, and the test was apphed ... see whether n was
dive .,r .lea.l. Never sl,all 1 forget that eventful mon.ent when, in .ms.er to ...n .piestion
;., N ,den,u whether .he ( able „f .So... ulu.h we ha.l a lew weeks p.ev -msly laul, was m
g..o,l workn,g ..nler. an.l .he < able a, ross the Culf ... St, l.awten, c ha.l been re pa, re. 1.
;,n ms.m, .,.nel.a.kth.,se.,.. .nemor..ble letters ••l;.„h. ...K. (Huers.) Met.
,,„„„, , .,m... n,y , abm : 1 1,„ k. ,, the .i,... : l-ouhl n,. i.,,H er restr..u. -ny
K-ars .rymu hke a , Inl.l. an.l .ull .,f gr,.t,t...le ... (io.l .hat 1 ha.l beenpcn-tte.,
,. hve ... witness the re-. .very of .he Cable we l.,..l lost .r.,.n .he i.r.U h.sUru just
thirteen m.;nths previous, il.ou.l a.i.l p.-ol..n.ue.l ■ heermg)
■l,U I.^KIN .■..-■OKI 11 V. V \.KV ..Ml 'l'^"<
i\i
Aiiiiivrrsary BiVi'juct giv." in
Mr Cxnis W- l-"ul<i
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A.>..d,c lian„u.t ti. ,on,.un„ Ictc. wa. rc.xivc.l fn.n, Captain ShcraM .„.>orn,
R.N.. ( .1'.. :—
••,,,,. Gl.nlVKMI-R IKKRUK. Hvl-K I'AKK. W.,
M.inh will. 1H6.S.
M, ,,,, M. IkU. 1 vou an a,.ol,.gy for hasn.g tailed to wait until th.
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:!;::;"• ?;;:,; :':u- :.^^^ .->>. a. « ... ...n ,ou,. 1... ...^ ^.
■' ' •■ , ;„ „ . (.1.1 C-ountrv ; but it «as tlu- /c-al an.l rotlos phuk o,
,U. >no^. l-avt lound u> tl,. (M Count ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^
.1- N- ^^■-'''- <'""r^^"^;' ';V" r. " n;' tlK ,,a. ^.a; l,c.n onlv too
.,...u,.tl.A.nt.^
„..,,K ,n,,rc... ..1 1-u ^^ ^^^^^^ ^.__^_^^^_ ^^^ ^,^^ .vtlanti. Cables-
.rton, to extend --'-' ' ' \^.,„ ,;^ ,ve need tor the Ka.t an apostle of
''^^^^''^V''^'^\''''';';: :'t . Ve.en,wo,.M. Uei.netanen,ntonUs:
,n ,',e,r l.aud. the '^'^^" " ,,■ , ^,„, Stanley, and S>r SlaKord
S,.,., ..e .a. ,. ^o ^-;- ^;^__^ ^^ ^^^ „,„,,„^^_ ,,^„„, ,. .„, ,,„,,. Cable.
'•■"■" '"^ ''^'^---"^ •" ,■ ,„ ,,,n ,, avK from the (;o^.rnor4leneral ol
,, _,,.,Uer.o..,^e .,.^.ta^^^^^ '" ^ '
Hindoslan tor at lea>l a wclk
ho^jiitabli- board.
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A>nn:rrs,r,y Ihv.jnct :^nvcn by Mr. Cyrus W. luUi.
, • ■ ■ ,„ K... from - M-n to Sue/; i. onh ,K.>1. lb. l,n.,l clc.tru tou.b
revolul.on.MMg Hk- 1..>M. Horn x\ a. ^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^,__^^^^^^^^
,„uion when all shall 1.C of one n,mily and. please C.0.1 on. lauh.
IVlicvc nic. Hear Sm'.
Yours vcrv sincerely.
Cyri-s \V. Firi.i', Km...
l\ihn:- Ifotcir
S. O^llDUN.
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