The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-28 00:00:00

PROPOSED NEW PACKET SERVICE TO NEW

YORK, VIA GALWAY.

At a meeting of the Southampton Chamber of
Commerce yesterday, Mr. STZBBINO, the president, an-
nounced that a company had been formed for the purpose of
establishing a steam packet communication between some
English port and New York, rid Galway and St. John's,
Newfoundland. The English port had not been finally de-
termined on, but it was almost certain that Southampton
would be selected. Three steamers have already been pur-
chased for the new line, viz., the Princess Charlotte.
Southern and Leopold, and another will shortly be
The two first mentioned ships will arrive at
thampton this week to be fitted out there. Coal is
cheaper at Southampton than at Galway, and there are
facilities for docking and repairiug at the former port, which
do not exist at the latter. These were some of the reasons
for starting from Southampton. The present Galway com-
pany's ships are obliged to be sent to Southampton 00011 e
Morally to docked, and one of their steamers, the Adriatic,
is laid up et that port at the present time. The new line
will accommodate first, second, and third clam passenger.
and will fill up the gap occasioned by the withdrawal TruP the
Antwerp and Vanderbilt Havre lines, both of which ran
to New York rid Southampton. Mr. Stebbing, in answer
to a question from a member of the Chamber, stated that it
was not yet finally determined that the Trieste line would
start from Southampton, but that up to the present time
that port stood the best chance of being selected from which
to run the Trieste packets.

All the speeches of Count Cavour are about to
be published in a volume by the National Italian Society.
Mr. Boucicault, the author of the most popular
drama performed in England for a quarter of a century,
The Colleen Bairn, paid a flying visit to Paris last week.
The piece is about to be produced at the Ambigo, as before
stated, and his visit (gays Oalignani) wu to hasten the
scenic preparations, which contain certain extraordinary
effects, quite new to the Paris public.
A Daum) AItROWAUT. —At Orchies, near Lille,
a foolhardy experiment has just been made. A journeyman
locksmith, of the name of Demory, coostructed a small bid-
loon about two months ago, and attempted to effect as
assent in it in presence of the population of the place, but
he'failerl. He announced a new ascent for three days back,
end declared whatever might he the consequences to him-
self be would certainly accomplish it. A large crowd
assembled, and, after filling his balloon as well
as he could with gas, he ascended. But the weight of him-
self and the car proved too much for the balloon, and he
could not rise higher than about 20 feet. After a while,
too, the cords of the balloon caught in some ironwork in
the roof of a house, and the roan was in danger of he''
kgqgg
thrown out. He and kis balloon were, hoesevee.
Dowry dritarminod, however, to make another
trial. Hs removed the car, fastened a plank
is the cords, seated himself on it, end went
up; but when be had attained a height of about
15 feet, the plank slipped and fell to the ground,
and the man remained suspended in the cords bud down.
wards l The spectators were horrified, hut by vigorous
@Rorie be succeeded in raising himself by the cords, and in
getting astride the hoop which had suspended the car. He
thee, with extraordinary coolness, waved his hand to the
people. Tbs balloon rose to a height of about 500 yards.
and the man continued to salute the spectators until he
was out of Wot. After a while. Wmory safely effected •
descent at about three miles from °rehire. • He subs,.
quently entered the town, and was greeted with the loudest
seciamatioas.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(?Hls DAY.)

cOLRT OF BANKRUPTCY.
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