New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-20
GREAT BRITAIN.

In the House of Lords ON Monday Lord Brougham
inquire whether Ministers had taken any steps 10 IN
Guce the French Government to abandon the impota-
ton of Africans into the West Indies. Lord Clarendon
repled that the attention of the French Government
had been called to the subject.
The Earl of Mamesbury drew attention to the
seizure of the English schooner Maria by the Nenezue
Ian Government for an alleged case OF smuggling,
characterznc the case as one Of great hardship Lord
Clarendon stated that the matter had been called 70
the attention OF the Venezuelan Government and was
under their consideration.
In the House of Commons Government was twice
defeated upon motions to amend the pending Probate
bin.
In reply to an inquiry, Lord Palmerston announced
the opposition Of the Government to the projected
SueZ Canal and admitted that IL mao useo a It's iu
auepce to prevent the Viceroy of Egypt giving any
coupterance 10 the scheme, regarding II az mere
visionary bubble and tending If carried out to separ
ate Egypt from Turkey.
Mr.. Koebuck brought forward his motion for the
abolition Of the Lord Ieutenancy Of Ireland, but alter
a debate il was lost by vote Of 2o6 TO 10.
During horticultural fete at Shrewsbury bridSe
supported on boats, by means OF which the grounds
reached, gave way, and dozen or more pefsoni
were drowned. -,
The work of shipping the submarine telegraph cable
was Going brsky forward both on board the Niagara
and the Agamemnon. Upon the latter the{ Wer 80, n
ing in ffty-four miles in every twsnlou avnune.
the 9th inst, they had got COY miles on BOARD INC
whole was expected to be on board the Agameihuo,q
by the 10Th july so that by the 18th the vessel wou
be ON her way 10 Cork to join the Niagara:
The following article from Tue DoHy 'e"' W IVY
7, gives full particulars: it,, o,..,
The preparations for this grand international enr
prise the Atlantic Telegraph are now raplaiy 4p
preaching com petion, and there is every reason ~ ~
ieve thar by the end Of this month the aganelinen
and the Niagara will have commenced dePo'iting IN
the Atlantic the cables which will, it is 10 De oped'
cement the amicable political and commercial rem
tons of England and the United States. Don .nsse
vessels are far advanced in the work Oh suPP5 .n1
cable, one al Birkephead, where Messis. Newau anu
COMPANY are under contract supply one-hsi the en-
tire len 9Th and the other q little below uceenwcu
Hospital. where the other half is being suPPhed ,rou
the works of Messrs. Glass, Eilou ~ 70. .. Essl
Greenwich. Each firm has undertaken 70 , iu,n'sn
twelve hundred and fifty miles and the 'o.a u'', .
from shore to shore being sa' ,s.s msree
will of course be a surplus OF 6Uo mies-a niaf9n
which is believed to be amply sufhcent 20 provide lDr
all exiceuces and contingencies when IL IL rea'ohaoie
10 anticipate. ...o ,vorks nc Nas.-,
The scene now presented at the works Oh Messr:.
Glass e. Co., and on board the Agamemhon, when Is
oored opposite 10 them, is one OF extreme interest.
On entering the mandatory, one IS cohauc'eo 20
room in which the electric wires, seven IN NUMBER,
are seen. encased in three coatngs oi garapefeoa'
as received from the works Of the rereha Com;
papy in the CITY road Here the casing, with the AID
Of serving machine, receives covering oi ta'reo