The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-13 00:00:00

THE ATLANTIC CABLE.

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lam leaving in an hour, and send the latest news. I
have it from a certain source that the cabinet of the Tune-
ries has lately opened with the cabinet of Berlin poarpar-
lers—or, if you will, an exchange of views—on the subject
of the frontiers of the French empire, now that Prussia is
considerably aggrandised. The French ambassador had an
interview yesterday with M. de Bismarck which lasted
till 10 at night ; and again this afternoon M.
Benedetti had another long interview. It would
perhaps be going too far to say that the question of
the Rhine boundary is now officially propounded. But
I feel myself able to say this much—that diplomatic con-
versation has taken place on the subject, and that Prussia
shows herself little disposed to meet the wishes of Frame
in regard to territorial compensation. This may perhaps
LI be the reason why the King of Prussia said nothing in his
speech about the Prussian annexations. This complies-
. Lion is, however, attenuated in a certain measure by the
fact that the relations of the two governments continue to
be very cordial. They both desire to cultivate friendly
relationship between France and New Germany. I can-
not, however, hesitate to say—and what I now say is
personal, and does not bind the Siede—that any French
pretensions which should wound the national sentiment in
Germany would make the Germans rally to a man round
the standard of the King of Prussia. That is the truth,
and at this crisis I think it better to tell it you in all its
nakedness. Military Germany might be a danger for
France, but the great German democracy about to be con-
stituted, with M. de Bismarck —or without him —may
become our most sincere and faithful ally. Yesterday
evening I took leave of M. de Bismarck, who had received
me cordially at Berlin, Horzitz (near Sadowa), and
Nikolsbourg. The private life of a statesman should be
,runic. I may, however, say this much, that the
terrible minister, whom the Vienna papers depict
with a death's scythe in his hand is in his home
the most affable man in the world, and the gen-
tlest and kindest husband and father. His salon is
• French drawing-room with a perfume of patri-
archal Germanism. On leaving M. de Bismarck, I said to
him—" Is it peace or war that lam taking to Paris ?" His
answer was—" Friendship, lasting friendship with France.
I cherish the firm hope that France and Prussia will hence-
forth form a dualism of intelligence and progress, and I
hope very soon to go again to Biarritz, which is my foun-
tain of youth." In the course of the evening M. de Bis-
marck said to me on the subject of Italy—" She de-
served biter luck, for she fought bravely, and her
policy has been most loyal. I cannot conceive hew it was
that after the battle of Custozza the Italian army recrossed
the alincio and admitted itself defeated. All the reports
which I have received of that battle, not from Italians,
but from Prussian agents, go to show that the Italian
army was not defeated, because it did not lose its ground,
and did not experience sufficient loss to constitute a defeat.
General de la Marmots might have called himself victo-
rious ; and if instead of retiring across the Mincio, he had
• marched forward the next day the face of things might
have been entirely changed.
One can hardly suppose that such a circumstan-
tial report by a journalist of M. Vilbort's reputa-
tion can be otherwise than substantially correct,
I and on this assumption it is highly interesting,
Not the least important part of the dialogue is the
admission that M. de Bismarck did meet with en-
couragement at Biarritz last year.

MAILS FROM NEW ZEALAND AND

AUSTRALIA..

By the steamer from the West Indies, which
arrived at Southampton yesterday, we have mails,
the new Panama line, from New Zealand and
Australia in advance of the overland mail, which is,
not due at Marseilles until the 16th inst. The
advices from Melbourne are to the 16th June ;
Sydney, June 16; Wellington, June 23 ; Auckland, •
June 16, &c.
The Panama Star and Herald gives the following
as the news from Victoria :
On the Ist of June the Victoria parliament was pro-
rogued by his excellency the officer administering the
government, General Carey. The illegal expenditure of
last year was covered by an appropriation act, and a bill
for the reduction of postal rates had become law.
Some changes in the cabinet are anticipated.
It is reported that General Carey insists on the col-
lection of the tea and sugar bonds, and if this is the case
the ministry will probably resign.
The same paper says, in its impression of the
23rd July, in reference to the new line :
All doubts as to the success of the newly-inaugurated
steamship line between Panama and New Zealand, and the
capability of the steamers to make good time, are now at
an end. The first steamer of the line from Wellington,
the Kaikoura, arrived at Panama on the 20th inst., having
made the run in twenty-six days, being two days less '
than schedule time. So pleased were the people
of New Zealand at the prospect of the opening of the new
line, and such confidence had they in it, that the ship came
up full of passengers, a novelty in the annals of steam
boating, and it is gratifying to know that these passengers
Ihave not been disappointed in their expectations of beating
the Suez line by several days, and enjoying in every respect
a far pleasanter trip.
I To merchants in the United States the opening of this
line is of great importance, as it brings them within
thirty-five days of a portion of the world which could
Inot hitherto be reached in double that time, and places
them just the width of the Atlantic nearer the British
colonies in the Pacific than Great Britain itself, a cir-
cumstance which Americans will be by no means slow
i in turning to the best advantage.

We learn from the American papers that the
Great Eastern arrived in Heart's Content Bay on
the morning of July 27. A correspondent of the
New York Herald says :
About 9 o'clock the Great Eastern came to a stand in a
hundred fathoms of water, and preparations for connect-
ing the main and shore end cables were commenced. The
big ship was at this time a mile and a quarter from Heart's I
Content. The Niger lay at one side and the steamer Med-
way on the other side of the Great Eastern. A number of row-
boats
put out from the stern of the big ship, and after
about half-an-hour's work a large hawser wax attached to
the cable. The cut was made and the cable and hawser
were placed on botnl two large and the other small boats
engaged in the operation, while three guns at the same
moment thundered out a grand salute in honour of the
event. All hands of the Great Eastern sent up a rousing
cheer, and a scene of enthusiasm followed. Hats were I
thrown in the air, handkerchiefs were waved, and deafen-
ing shouts rent the air.
The Great Eastern entered Heart's Content harbour
shout half-past 9 o'clock. While she was steaming
through the Narrows the shores of the little village were
lined with people, and scores of small boats dotted the
surface of the water. The six colliers in port were
decked with bunting, and every house displayed a
flag in honour of the occasion. From the flag-
stan of the Telegraph-rouse the Stars ant
floated gaily. The big ship also carried the Ame-
rican banner beside the Union Jack and the Atlantic
Telegraph flag presented by Mr. Field on the occasion of
the first cable expedition.
The Great Eastern came to anchor precisely at 10 a.m.,
and was boarded immediately-by a great crowd of visitors,
male and female.
In the meanwhile the splicing fleet proceeded slowly on
with the work of connecting the shore and the main cable.
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The following congratulatory' telegrams had been
published :
Heart's Content, July 27, 1864.—T0 his Excellency
President Johnson, Washington. D.C.—Sir,—The Atlantic
cable was successfully completed this morning. I hope
that it will prove a blessing to England and the United
States. and increase the intercourse between our country
and the eastern hemisphere.—Yours faithfully,
CYRI:S W. FIELD.
Washington, July 29, 1866.—T0 Cyrus W. Field, Heart's
Content,—l heartily congratulate you, and trust that your
enterprise may prove as successful as your efforts have
been persevering. May the cable under the sea tend to
promote harmony between the Republic of the West and
the governments of the eastern hemisphere !
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Heart's Content, July 27, 1866.—T0 Hon. W. H.
Seward, Washington, D.C.—The telegraph cable has been
successfully laid between Ireland and Newfoundland. I
remember with gratitude your services in the Senate of
the United States in the winter of 1857, and recollect with
pleasure the speech yon then made in favour of the
Telegraph Bill. That you may never have reason to regret
what you have done to establish communication across the
Atlantic is the sincere wish of your friend. —CYRUS W.
FIELD.

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Washington, D. C., July 29th, 1866.—Cyrus W. Field,
Heart's Content.—Acknowledgements and congratulations.
If the Atlantic cable had not failed in 1858, European
states would not have been led in 1861 into the great
error of supposing that civil war in America could wither
perpetuate African slavery or divide this republic. Your
great achievement constitutes, I trust, an effective treaty
of international neutrality and non-intervention.
Wiimaw H. Etzw.m.

The Royal Mail Company's steamer Tasmania,
Captain Reeks, arrived at Southampton yester-
day, at 5.30 p.m. She brings 224 passengers,
amongst whom are his Excellency E. J. Eyre, lady,
and family, from Jamaica. Spoke the Shannon
30th July, the same day as leaving St. Thomas ;
7th, signalled the British barque Angla ; 11th,
passed barque Titania, homeward bound. She ex-
perienced heavy, foggy weather during her pas-
sage. The dates by the Tasmania are—Porto
Rico, ' July 28 • Demerara. 23 ; Tobago, 23 ; Trini-
dad, 24 ; Barbadoes, 26; Grenada, 24; St. Vincent,
24 ; St. Lucia, 26 ; Martinique, 27 ; Guadaloupo,
27 ; Dominique, 27; Antigua, 28; St. Thomas, 30.
She brings specie to the value of 2,094,648 dole.,
and the following cargo-403 aerons of cochineal,
882 ditto of cocoa, 97 ditto of bark, 141 casks of
coffee, 11 bales of cotton, 5 live turtle, 48 bales of
indiarubber, and 174 packages of sundries.
His Excellency John E. Eyre and lady were
received on their arrival by Dr. Wiblin, medical
superintendent of health, who conveyed them to
his residence in his carriage. Previous to his de-
parture Mr. Eyre received an address from a depu-
tation of the inhabitants of Kingston, expressing
their regret at his leaving the colony, and their
gratification at the praise given him by
the Jamaica Commission for the prompti-
tude and vigour in suppressing the recent
insurrection. Mr. Eyre, in thanking the depu-
tation for the address, read a long defence
of the measures adopted by him, of the execution of
Gordon and the prolongation of martial law. The
subscription in Jamaica for presentation to Governor
Eyre amounts to 5,0001. The general news in the
island is unimportant. At Trinidad the Legislative
Council met on the 18th ult., and a message was
read from his excellency on the subject of the
Anglo-French Chinese treaty. The weather had
been rather unfavourable for the shipment of the
remaining produce, but had been everything the
planter could desire for the growing canes.
At Barbadoes the weather during the past fort-
night had been constantly wet. Rain had pre-
viously been much wanted.
Cholera had disappeared at Guadaloupe.
At Grenada the rainy season hadfairly set in ; the
fall had been great and general throughout the
island, and its effect had been very beneficial.
Health good.
A revolution had broken out in Bolivar. A
large number of lives were lost. President Aris-
mendi was removed from power and imprisoned.
A. Della Casts has been chosen to succeed him.
The commander of the forces was among the
killed.

The late attempt at revolution in Gonaives,
Hayti, was promptly put down by the government.
In San Domingo everything was quiet. As yet,
the new ]'resident has not been elected. The
choice is between Generals Cabral and Pimentel.

THE MISSION OF THE EMPRESS OF

MEXICO.

The Ind4cp-tutance Beige says : "The Empress of
Mexico arrived in Paris yesterday, accompanied by
the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Empire and
a numerous suite. The official journal of Mexico, in
announcing her departure, confines itself to saying
that her Majesty is charged with negotiations in
Europe on the affairs of Mexico, and to arrange
various international matters. As will be seen
by our correspondence from Mexico, the
real object of the journey of the Empress
is to explain to the Emperor Napoleon the neces-
sity of not abandoning the empire he wished to
establish on the other side of the Atlantic, and
perhaps also to defend the conduct of her husband,
Maximilian, from the accusations which may have
beeii directed against him by Marshal Basaine.
For a long time past the relations between these
two personages have left much to be desired ;
latterly, they have grown so much worse that
common intercourse has become scarcely possible.
Hence, also, the rumours which have been in cir-
culation of the recall of General Almonte, suspected
of opposing in Paris the interests of his sovereign—
rumours and suspicions which require confirma-
tion. As to the impossibility of the Emperor
Maximilian maintaining himself upon his throne
when the assistance of France fails him, it is indi-
! cated by the letter that we publish in another
column. If the Empress Charlotte adds to her
communications the resolution of the Emperor
Maximilian not to prolong his stay in Mexico
after the departure of the last French troops,
'it will not be a vain menace, but an act
dictated by the most elementary prudence. '
According to the admission of even the sincere
partisans of the empire, the Juarist party, which
represents at once the independence of the cowl-
'
try and its liberal tendencies, encouraged by the
United States, displays at this moment a vigour and
a unity which promise greater successes at no dis-
tent future, perhaps even a general rising in all the
large towns of the empire immediately after the
departure of the French garrisons. We have never
doubted that such must be the end of this adven-
ture in the new world."
From the correspondence of the Independence
BeGje above referred to the following is an
extract: _ . .

I believe I am justified in stating that the mission of
the Empress is to obtain from the Emperor Napoleon the
recall of Marshal Bazaine, and a postponement of the
evacuation of Mexico by the French troops. This post-
ponement is an absolute necessity. If the Emperor
of the French cannot agree to it all is over
with his work in Mexico. It is said that after
having been in France and Belgium, where she
will be received with all the esteem, respect, and affection
that the Belgian people experience for the offspring of
their first sovereign, her Majesty will return to Mexico in
the month of October. I fear, alas ! that before that
time she will find the empire, if not overthrown, at all
events much diminished. Of what avail to disguise it The
liberal party, which had deeper roots than people thought,
has regained all its advantages, and is moving with a vigour
in the highest degree alarming to its enemies.
In another letter dated, Mexico, July 10, the
correspondent of the indepoulance Beige says :
" I told you in my last that the mission of the
Empress is to explain to Napoleon 111. the
internal situation of Mexico, and the im-
possibility of the present regime to maintain
itself without the support of France. I may add
now, that if her Majesty does not succeed in her
mission, if that support is refused, the Emperor is
determined to quit Mexico. lie already enter-
tained the idea of doing so at the time of M. Sail-
lard's joArney, and was only prevented then by the
advice of his wife, whose disposition is energetic
and tenacious ; but now the Empress herself re-
cognises the necessity of choosing between this
alternative or depossession by the triumphant
enemy."

AUSTRIA AND THE PARIS EXHIBITION OF 186.7.
—The Memorial Diplontatique says We regret to an-
nounce, on the authority of letters from Vienna, that the
participation of Austria in the Paris Universal Eihibitiou of
next years very doubtful. The principal manufactories of
that empire are carried on in Bohemia and Moravia, and those
provinces have been literally ravaged by the Prussian occu-
pation. A large number of objects intended for the Exhi-
bition at Parts have been carried off by the Prussians, and
on the other hand, the exactions and contributions of all
kinds imposed on the populations prevent the manufac-
turers of those districts from making any sacrifices to
appear with honour in the general competition of 1807.
Rather than be seen in a situation of undoubted infe-
riority, the Austrian manufacturers prefer to abstain from
taking part in the Paris Exhibition, with the intention of
reserving their efforts for that which is proposed to
take place at Vienna in 1870."
OYSTER CULTURE IN THE Exa.—A company has
been formed for the establishment of an oyster fishery in ROBBING A TRAGEDIAN. —"The many local ad-
the estuary of the Ere, and the construction of a pier, mired of Mr. Ira Aldridge will learn with regreabsence at t (says the
, with a aiding to the South Devon Railway, was coin- Lerant Herald of August 1 I that be hauring hs beeisn the victim o
the
f
menced on Saturday, the first pile being screwed by Earl very sweeping robbery a D
Devon. The company has a capital of 60,0001., raised in theatre for hilliest representation at that town, his lodgings
10/. shares. After the ceremony on Saturday, the party were broken open and the whole of his welljeery, including
were entertained to luncheon ; Earl Devon in the chair. —as a request for a warning notice of theft en
l Various toasts were drunk, including the health of Mr. ' two gold watches, nine rings, four of them set with
Ffennell, her Majesty's inspector of fisheries. That gentle- valuable brilliants ; a brooch set with 52 brilliants ; and all
man, in responding, said he had made a careful examine- his other presents and relies of his deceased wife • also,
tion of the Ixe Bight Fishery grounds, which he thought bills of exchange, bankers' and other acknowledgments,
• would, under good management, prove highly remunera- contracts, he.' Mr- Aldridge's loss in cash alone was nearly
tin. The beds contained natured breeding as well as 10,000 silver roubles. We complain of our Turkish police,
fattening grounds. Whilst the English people were but it is, it appears, perfect when compared with the guar-
. highly agricultural, they had sadly neglected the cultiva- diens of life and property at Kieff. Though the fan of the
tion of the waters, C. Lempriere, D.C.L., proposed robbery was disoovered within an hour of its being corn-
the health of the noble chairman, who in reply expensed milted, no clue whatever was obtained to the thieves, nor
his confidence in the success of the company. The oysters when Mr. Aldridge wrote was the" the remotest
produced from the Exe Bight have always been considered of his recovering any portion of either the jewellerrlowcct
the best on the whole coast of Devon and Cornwall, and, mote, or cash stolen."
according to some judges, equal to the Thames natives. new PROVISION ON ASSESSED TAXES.—Ry an
The members of a newly established club, under eat issued on Saturday persons, under a penalty of 201.,
the title of the Working Men's College Rowing Club, are required to deliver a declaration of assessed taxes,
rowed a four-oared race from Barnes to Ranimarosith- and a wilful neglect en delay is to subject the parties to be
Midge on Saturday. fined.