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“ I sincerely hope you will now reap the well-deserved rewardfor all the labours and anxiety you have had.

“ Believe me, my dear Sir,

“ John W. Brett, Esq., “ Yours very sincerely,

2, Hanover Square.” “ J. R. Carmichael.

The Eight Hon. the Earl of Clarendon, Lord Lieutenant ofIreland.

“ Caledon, Co. Tyrone, September 2, 1850.

“ Sir,

“ In reply to your letter of the 30th ult., I am directedby the Lord Lieutenant to inform you that he lias learnt, withgreat satisfaction, that it is your intention to lay down a Sub-marine Telegraph between England and Ireland. His Excellencyfears, however, that it is not in his power to grant you the exclu-sive privilege which you require, and he suggests that yourapplication on this point should be addressed to the Admiraltyor the Home Office.

“ I have the honour to be, Sir,

"Your obedient servant,

“Henry F. Ponsonby.

“ J ohn W. Brett, Esq., 2, Hanover Square.”

Rear-Admiral Dundas, K.C.B., Ac., Lord of the Admiralty.

“January lGth, 1851.

“My Dear Sir,

“Pray be assured that as matters now stand, theBoard of Admiralty have neither expressed a particular pre-ference for, nor in any way negatived any of the schemes ofElectric Telegraphs that are at present before them.

“ I am very much pleased to hear of your success in crossing theChannel, and wish you may be repaid for your perseverance andlabour.

“ Yours very truly,

“J. Dundas.

“ J. W. Brett, Esq., 2, Hanover Square.”

Desiring, after the enterprise was proved, to establish theSubmarine Company on the broadest basis of internationalreciprocity, I personally solicited and obtained the support ofHis Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and the severalRepresentatives of Foreign Governments in London, who con-sented to give it their support, and under whose patronage thefollowing Company was formed in 1852 :—