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to Suez or Jubal Island in the Red Sea. Firms desirous of availing themselves of the new line are referred to the printed circulars of the Telegraph to India Company. Deposits (of not less than £30) will be received by the Bank of Egypt in London, to be applied to the payment of Telegrams addressed to Alexandria from India, China, Australia, <tc, to be telegraphed to the United Kingdom ; and arrangements have been made by which such deposits shall, when desired, be used to cover the charges for the transmission of Messages by the Telegraph to India Company's line in the Red Sea.

Telegrams should for the present be sent from England not later than two days before the dates of arrival of the Steamers at Alexandria. Tariff for Local Telegrams of Twenty Words. Distance—l,3oo Nautical Miles. From Malta to Alexandria ... ... ... ... ... ,£1 10 0 „ „ to Tripoli ... ... ... ... ... ... 010 0 „ Tripoli to Bengazi... ... ... ... ... ... 010 0 „ Bengazi to Alexandria ... ... ... ... ... 100 ~ Alexandria to Cairo ... ... ... ... ... 0 4 2 „ „ Suez ... ... ... ... ... 0 8 4 „ „ any port in India, China, Australia, &c. (by Telegraph to Jubal and thence by Post to destination) ... ... ... 0180 „ „ Inland Stations in India (by Telegraph to Jubal, Post to Bombay, and theuce by Telegraph to destination) ... ... 14 0 „ h Ditto by Telegraph from Galle ... ... ... 166 Half the above rates for every additional ten words or fraction of ten words.

English clerks have been placed at the principal Italian offices (under a convention signed by the Italian Government) for the express purpose of facilitating the through transmissions. Telegram's •should in preference be written in the English language. May, 1862.

Enclosure 2 to No. 1. London, 3rd March, 1862. The undersigned will use their best efforts to carry out, through the medium of a private Company, a line of Telegraph between Rangoon, the present terminus of the Indian Telegraphs, and Singapore, in the event of Her Majesty's Government granting an annual subsidy calculated to pay for the working and maintenance expenses of the line. The payment of the subsidy to be contingent upon the successful working of the Cable. Signed as follows, the description in brackets have been added :— The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company, (per C. W. Howell, Secretary). James Edward Coleman, (Public Accountant to the Bank of England). George G. Nicol, (Chairman Chartered Mercantile Bank of India London and China). George May, (of May, Mathewson, and Co.) H. W. Eaton, (33, Old Broad-street). Charles E. Mangles, (Chairman of the Koyal Mail Steam Packet Company, and Director of the Union Bank of Australia). K. Campbell, (Director of the Union Bank of Australia). D. Q. Henriques, (Director of the Bank of Australasia).

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