New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-09-11
Particulars of Foreign News
PER STEAMSHIP ASIA.

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The overdue steamship Great Britain was Oft Liv-
erpool from Australia when the Asia sailed. She had
over fiO6, 900 in Australian gold on board.
A inii meeting Of the Directors Of the Atlantic
of August. The engineer Of the company submitted
full report Of the operations on board the rgate
Niagara during the paying-out process, attrbuting
mechanic in applying the retardng strain upon the
cable endorsing the machinery as perfect in the per-
forlnance Of its duty, and expressing greater con-
On the 2Oth the commanders Of tie several shins
and Capt Harrison, late Of the Cunard line and the
future commander Of the Great Eastern, attended
meeting of the Directors. The officers were unani-
nous in the opinion that form Of Submarine tele-
graph could be devised suitable in eveyy re-
spect to the object intended to be accomplished and
they were unwilling to recommend any modification.
They were of opinion that no natural obstacles Of any
moment exist to prevent its being successfully laid,
and their views as to the future hopeful and
guine. In regard to the machinery employed, they
were unanimous in their opinion that some modifica-
tions necessary, and in conformity with this
opinion the directors had ordered an inspection by
three competent engineers Captain Harrison stated,
from his experience, that the weather during the
month Of October and the early part of November,
ton like the present.
Eight or ten days would elapse before the various
matters Of detail referred to subcommittee could be
reported upon TO the general board, and until the
pation of that period nothing would be known as to
| future proceedings.
| In the House of Lords on the 10th, in reply to
question from the Earl Of shatesbury as to ths opn-
ion of the law officers Of the Crown upon the legality
Of the sale of opium in China by the East India Com
pany, the Lord Chancellor stated that according to
bis opinion. there ilegaty in the manufacture
and sale Of opium, but that it might be expedient
that certain alterations should be made in the law
upon the subject. He promised that the opinion in
quired for should be laid before the House in few
days Ff ~ ~ i5sEs
In the House of Commons on the same evening,
the bill authorizing the embodyment of the militia
| wa asspd "T1urnp the debate IL Inrd Palm
erston observed that although it was only intended
to call out 10000 men at present, government by
means bound themselves not to call out more, if the
necessity for doing. He also stated that it
not intented to withdraw the whole of the Brit
ish forces from Persia until that government had full
filled the stpulations of the treaty, by evacuatng
Herat which was not only unaccomplshed, but there
was runor that additional troops were being sent
there. ss@0.
Mr. Disraeli reiterated his structures upon the gov
ernment for their conduct in the affair Of India and
was replied to by Mr.. Vernon Smith, who asserted
that it was the full intention of Government to put
down the revolt for which purpose the force sent out
was IN the opinion OF eminent authorities, quite su
cient. Steps would afterwards be taken to feorganze
the native army in manner that would prevent the
1 recurrence of such unfortunate results.
/ LATEsT.-1n the House of Lords on the 2lst, Lord
Granville stated that it was not the intention of Gov
eminent that the propagation should take place
the 25th, but that the date would depend upon the
: state of business.
In the House of Commons in reply to an inquiry.
Lord Palmerston said application had been made
by the French Government for the expulsion of poll
tica refugees from the country and that il such
] application had been made, her Majestys govern
ment had power which would enable them to ae-
i cede to it.
The Divorce bill was finally passed without diyi-
sion. 1t had to go back to the Lords account Of
the various amendments made to it by the Commons,
and continuance of the opposition to it was threat
ened.
r The man Spoen. who was acquitted of the murder
of Mr.. Little had attempted to raise money by per-
SODaty tDuDIIl tlpAtPr
recite his narrative. But very few persons attended
and the mob outside assumed such threatening att
tnde that Spoen had to make private retreat from
s the theater
e A letter from Hamburg, in the R9rsen Zeituns of
q Berlin, says:
1t that England is about to enlist foreign
Il legion for the East Indies and that, as the
ii during the Russian war; the Isle of Heligoland will
be used recruiting station. We assured that
agents of the English government have already had
several interviews the subject with Schleswig Ho
stein officers living there. Many offers of recruits have
A. been made to the British Consul here but his nyari
able has been that he has instructions from
his government and he his referred the applicants to
the special agents who appear to be charged with the
lie conduct of the negotiations
lie The Paris Pays has information that permission had
e been granted for the passage of English troops
y the Isthmus Of Suez The permission is only tenn
e porary and special for the existing occasion.
letter from st. Petersburgh says. that the Rus
iao JLSu oiOciS III hLiu
e Engandfor nine line of battle ships four frigaes two
|, corvettes two gaots and four transports All
if steamers.
g In his official report of the telegraph failure Mr..
. Bright says:
do not perceive in our present position any reason
n for dscouIagement, but | have, the contrary, a
q | greater confidence than in the undertaking.
r. 1t has been proved, beyond doubt, that no OBJ
q stace exists to prevent ultimate success, and
clearly how every difficulty which has presented
itself in this voyage be etectually dealt with in
a the next.
The cable has been laid at the expected rate in the
e great depths its electrical working through the
tire length has been most satisfactorily accomplished
e while the portion laid actually improved in efficiency
by being submerged from the low temperature of the
water and the close compression of the texture of
the gutta percha. ..
# The construction of the cable has answered every
expectation that had formed of it; and if it were
II necessary to construct another line, should not
# recommend any alteration from the present cable,
W which, in its working has confirmed my belief that
" it is expressly adapted to requirements. Its
N weight in the water is adjusted to the depth that
nt the strain is within manageable scope, while the
~ effect of undercurents upon its surface proves how
~ dangerous it would be to attempt to lay much
lighter rope, which would, by the greater time occu.
pied in sinking, expose increased surface to their
power.