The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-25 00:00:00

THE ATLANTIC CABLE.

HALIFAX, 5t:n...15.

The British gunboat Urgent, arrived at Halifax,
reports that she passed the plaoe where the Atlantic
cable buoys were said to be locked, but s►w nothing
of them, and believes that they have drifted.

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLZ Sum. 22.

The Committee of the Bourne have decided that
after thu next settlement imillert of ConsolideSs will
have the right of delivering New Five per Cent.
Stock.

INDIA.

BOMBAY, ACQUIT 25.

The traffic on the FAA Indian Peninsular Rail-
way has been stopped by floods, but they have now
partially subsided and the traffic has been resumed.
The native directors of the Commercial Finan-
cial (I) have been committed on a charge of forgery
and liberated on heavy bail.

JAPAN.
(By direct Overland Telegraph.)
SHANGHAI, Ayr:car 21.
Advices from Japan announce that Sir Harry
Parkes is establishing a legation at Yeddo.

Tas Bansasta Frrsa. Yesterday the cam- '
me cement of the celebration at the 3litb anni y of
the national independence of Belgium took place in Bros-
eels. The day was fine, strangers came in crowds, aid
the city pressoted a very animated appearance. At
8 o'clock a discharge of artillery announced the rimier of
the fifes; at V) the various museums were thrown open ;
at IL a mortuary mass was celebrated in honour of those
who fell iu 1i430, fighting for the independence of their
country. The King was represented by the Grand Mar-
shal ; the government by M. Rosier, Minister of Foreign
Affairs ; M. Vandenpserboom, Minister of the Interior, he.
At the conclusion of the religious ceremony thaw who were
wounded in 1830, and those who received the order of the
Iron Cross, marched in procession to the Place des Mar-
tyrs, and made at the base of the monument erected there
the anal offer'sg of imeorfelirs. M. Dordolot., the Presi-
dent of the Society of t►e Members of the Irjn Cross, made
a stirring speech on the occasion.
The Bruoegghoru, the moat northerly peak of the
Wsieshorn range, was amended for the flirt time on the
19th by W. I). Rawlins and R. B. Townsend. of Trinity
College, and Mr. G. F. Cobb, accompanied by Francois
Devouassoux, of Chamounix, and Antoine Clements, of 1
ChainOry. The guides say there never was such a season
as this known in Switzerland. During a short stay of 21
days the party referred to hays made the ascent, of Mont
Blanc, Moot* Rosa, and three other peak', and passed five
first-class Cols, besides making smaller excuraions, and on
every occasion save one their views have been perfect. The
snow has also been in first-rate condition throughout. On
the occasion of ascending Mont Blanc it was so good that
they reached the summit in five hours aol five minutes
hem the Grand. Mule* including 45 minutes' halt.
The Journal de Ruffen state. that all the erer.
Coos made to raise the English steamer Alexandra, of the
Newhaven Company, wrecked on the rocks of /silly, near
Dieppe, hove proved fruition. After the last attempt
made with the most powerful machinery the engineers

declared the steamer irrecoverably lost. Slow the accident
both wind and sea hid been calm, and it was confidently
expected that the steamer might be floated. The sea has
now become rough, and it is feared that in the course of a
few days the Alexandra will be broken to pieces.
" During my stay here," writes the Washington
correspondent of the Times, " Mr. Seward kindly gave me
the opportunity of meeting a large deputation of Southern
gentlemen who desired, as they said, ' to pay their respects
to him.' They represented all the states lately in arms sr
the 'Confederacy,' and every man in Vie company—there
were about GO of them altogether—was a prominent and
leading man in his state. Many of thorn bslooged to the
'old Whig party,' and consequently were former friends of
Mr. Seward's, end they were all received with the dry
pleamotry and plain speech which the Americans wader-
stand better than any other form of communication.
have come,' said the spokesinao, 'to pay our respects.'
Well, gentlemen,' replied Mr. Seward, you will not ob-
ject to my saying that it is pretty neatly time you did.'
They all laughed, and confessed that it was. Mr. Seward
said to them, ' When I told my goo, Mr. Frederick Seward,
that I was about to receive a deputation of rebels, be said
that unless they came with a very different object from
that which prompted the last rebel■ we saw he would rather
not be present.' The ' last rebel' thus referred to was
the man who nearly murdered Mr. Seward and his son
and whose handiwork is still seen in Mr. Seward's die
figured hoe and in his son's still feeble health."
" Reporters for the press," says the New York
Times, "are to be admitted to the grand council with the
. _ . .

The sailing frigate Terpsichore, 18, which has I India' tribes at Fort Smith, but certain officials are to
been selected by the Admiralty to be handed over to Mr. ' supervise their notes. It is good ; there might be, in the
Docsld kl'lCay, of Boston, Untied States, to be need by suspicious crook of some strange phonographic gramma.
hlm is the experiments about to be undertaken for the legue, the most dangerous treason. Let it beacon to that no
purpose of showing the value of torpedoes uan agency for reporter mistranslates the esntestioua groats of the ' big
destroying veiseli of war, is wire alongside the doe4yard at ladies' into iuoendiary English. There is no knowing
Chatham. She has been denuded of the whole of her stores what dire conspiracy may lie perdu in the ' Ugh' and the
and gear, so as to leave her a mere empty shell, M readiness • Poi.nicbts," and the awful shoulder shrug of those silent
for being moored at the end of the harbour, where the trials and extern■ Ted mode
are to take place, care being takes to pleas the vessel at such a Pittsburgh is a queer place. The other day
spot that &widgets may be avoided. To Wet the value of three meta went into a lager-beer saloon, and two men-
the torpedoes 30 of them will be planed ender the frigate minced catching all the flies therein, while the third ate
and discharged, these consisting of 6 hive and 24 smaller the
insects
than allea"pahtnimoes noubeltd that he
shells, which are sow in course of maeufacture for the per- were arrested mod fined three dollars seth for the fun.—
pose. The test shell will be planted in the mud, below the New pork Nereid.
vessel's keel, 48 boors befogs exploding. Eighteen of the AR an indication of the unusual mildness of the
smaller torpedoes will be charged with Glib. of powder, and semen, a few ripe etnisrbeertes were to be seen yesterday
six with 73 b seek • the ale large torpedoes will be charged we &fruit Wand is St. Nicholssatreet, grows in a garden at
• Csual.road, where • woad crop of this fruit has formed.
with 4801 h weight of gunpowder, the whole being sufficient
_Atartioat Herald.
to destroy the large* iroa-clid ship in the English awry. Qua►r NOSTRUM FrOiSPITLI, OALIDOSIAW-1011),
The powder for the torpedoes it the °tot as that to use for Immures, 21.—Egmber of patteete fee the week ending
the orbray Beglerialier 16, 798 ; of whisk 285 were sew ewe.