New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-12
GREATsBRITAIN.

Tn the House of Commons on Wednesday night. the
Government III minority OF bO upon DIVISION
for The second reading Of the Superannuaton bill.
motion for C. second reading having been carried on
the following evening, Lord PalmerstOn said the Gov
ernment would offer TO further Opposition to the bill
The new Divorce bill was then debated, and stren-
uous opposition shown to it, but 1t was ordered TO
a second reading.
In the House of Lords Lord Peterborough attacked
and Lord Granville defended the present Governor.
General Of India, the latter stating that Lord Canning
was proving timself quite equal to the emergency.
On Friday in the House of Commons LORD Palmors-
ton said that communications had been made to the
Venezuelan Commissioners upon the sabject OF the
British schooner Maria at Caracas, and that the
British Charge dAares there had been instructed to
take such steps in the matter he might deem con-
veIent. ~
The Royal assent had been given to the bill incor
porating the Atlantic Telegraph Company.
All the vessels comprising tue expedition for laying
the Atlantic Telegraph cable had arrived A. Cork. IL
was intended that they should leave that port for Va
lena ON the 3lst Of July or the lst OF August, aud
That, the weather permitting, the snore.rope should
he landed and the vessels sinking the cable
on the Sd or4th of August 1t ia intended strictly t.
avoid giving priority of information, and to afdd no
facilities for iObbng and specuatiDg during The laying
Of the cable house was beng constructed az the
terminus, into which would he introduced the Cad OF
the cable. and during The progress OF the laying OF Il,
no one will have permission there excepting the Secre.
tary Of tire Company aud his assistants, and they viii
avoid all commune alton with persons outside. Pro-
eress will be reported daily TO all parts of Europe.
The payipe.opf experIments from the Agsmemnon,
between Dover and Queenstown, We're perfectly sue
cessful. , .
The following was the latest telerrap bic dispatch
received regarding the caDle:
"QuEEssrowS, July 81, 1857.
"RIcHARD STUART, esq, Agent OF the Associated
Press LiverpoOl.--Tne Submarine Cable on board the
Niagara erd Aganeunop, over twenty-five hundred
miles long, joined together last evoning, and
messages were sent through its entire length IN sss
tnan a second. Everything wcrks beautifully, and we
are all in high spirits. The Loij Lieutenant OF Ire
land il expected TO witness the OF tue
proceedings tSigDed) CYRUS W. FIELD"
Prince Napoleon had visited Victoria at the Isle OF
Wight, and tie Empsor aud Empress Of France were
expected there abut the 9TH OF August.
RuInors were current that the Government intended
to Z, I'd 10 GOO additional troops to India.
A large and influential population from the Cotton
Supply Association of Manchester hid an interview
with Lord PalmeIs;on for the purpose OF submitting
Increased supply may be Obtanea from India The
resnlt of the interview was not stated.
Mr. Mun.Z tie gel-knOwn Reforiner and Member
OF Parliament for Birmingham for seventeen years,
died ON the Both. There was some talk OF putting
Mr.. John Bright in nomination TO fill the vacancy.
There had been great political de Donstretion at
Rochdse composed principally of nom, lec.ors. Reso
lutions passed declaring tiat it is the right Of
every who has arrived st the age OF II yesrs -
have vote in the election OF Members of Parliament
aud TO have the protection OF the ballot in the exercise
OF tibet right; and that there ought t, be distribution
of corst,u ,ncies throughout the United Kingdom,
equalized in propn1 iIon 70 the pC pula.On.
The iOurnsls from the south and mdileward dis
icts Of Ireland tate that the gestest anxiety be-
gar t. preve with regard to the safety Of the potato
crop although The disease. It YVES generally admitted,
rad only partially NANTES ted itseI.
The cpper-ship Lightning arrived at Liverpool to,
day Saturday from Australia, with 80 500 ounces of
gold.