New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-31
GREAT BRITAIN.

Parliamentary eedings on Monday were uaitn-
poItant In the House OF Commons Mr.. Darleli
called for. and Mr. Vernon Smith promised. the pro-
ducon of the act passed by the Supreme Council IL
Calcutta with other documents relating to the re-
s1icton lately established upon the press IN India
The latter gentleman explained that the restrictive
act ives passed only for a single year.
On Tuesday nothing of cOnst qucnce transpted III
the Lords and in the Commons, the daily perseverng
opposition to the Divorce bill was continued.
Lord PalmCrstOn, liz reply 10 an inquiry, stated that
there was TO be mu.r conference OF the different
powers Of Europe, for the purpose Of placing tue
merce of Turkey in Il more favorable position.
The recent storms and floods had done considerable
damage to the crops, &c, in various parts OF England
but dry weather had prevailed during the three days
prtceG, the Atlantcs departure, and il was hoped
that the effects OF the rains would be much aleysted
TIE LOhdoa Times says: "a merchant recently de-
ceased at Liverpool is said to have left liabilities
"ieachDg 1900 900, OF which flOe0 600 ale through
"fo-ged scceptapces to bills of exchange III: Ljy-
eYpo5l Post pIonounces the story hoax.
The mail steamer FOR India to sail the 10Th Au-
gust would take out about II co., 900 i'll silver. Gen
WindbaIn, the hero Of the Redan," was among her
passengers. He goes out to assume an important
command in the army.
TIE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE.
The United Sis;es frgates Niagara and SG5que.
hama, and the British frigate ASanemnon, had ar
I'm article in TIE Daily Ners thus eIpair- the
breaking of the cable:
"Or Monday evening august TO-, heavy swell
This Increased through the night o. Monday ard the
ea-v morning Of Tuesday. At abert half-past three
ON the Tuesday morning II was Hnnd that though
the vessel was only making some three or four Knots
at hour the cable was paying out fTe six and SONS
timcs seven knots AT this rate 1t was obvious
that the quantity Of wire on board Toud be exhausted
before the newfoundland shore WAS reached. IL be.
came necessary 10 tighten the sral the cable, and
this was accordingly done till the pressure resched
500 puIds This wcs at quarter 70 .our on Tuesday
mora;ng. There was heavy swell running at the
tnoe that the full increased power was thus put on
the1a-tah; the steI of the Niagara as low down in
the trough Of the As she rose on the back OF the
waves the extra strain thus occasoneo Tia Al
the strength of the cable could bear. 1t gave way
under the pressure, and parting at some distance from
The sbp sterp, II saak down like le&t Though the
mighty waters that portion OF the Geographic pa-
te&u,Eetween Ireland aud NEWFOUNDLAND where the
Atlantic reaches its maximum depth Vi rot less than
2,090. c2thoms. AT The tine of the severance, the
Niagara had made from go to $50 mes il q direct
course som Vale nta he,bor and the leug;h OF cable
that had been let 60 NGs about 2SJ miles.
The general opinion anong those pos: qualified to
fo1n judgment appears 10 be tbs; We have learned
enough IN this first essay to render the sue
eess OF the next atteCpt morally ,ce;ts.n. Tive
inporac, points have been decisycly &c. CT rest by
what has already been achieved. The CacsfaeIed
lepgs OF TIE cable aEG the vast depth to.Tbic it was
sunk Lave presented obstacles TO its Geographic
working. Until the zeal Disaster occurred, messages
flushed with the nost perfect success eloDg the
$50 uiiieg Ct wire, portion of which ives submerged
10 the aeph Of very DsaTly two miles IL the
AnotLor point relates 30 tie rate at which the cable
can BE- pad cat. Ii has been coneius.Sely D. owed
that tLcSe IS obstacle 20 laying down az the Ete Of
FIVE uia5 peg hour in the greatest depth Of wGte- tba.
exists Oh {he PROPOSED ltc OF submerdoR Tie prin-
ciCal defDt appears to bs IN the payHG out ear.
the nrt!.I@ry by which the Gale 5deSeTed fto the
ships Gtck into tte ocean. Another difficulty 10 be
overcome IL king cable OF ~ length ia spth
gr,a.- adsiculy yhich has probably beer more fLly
den ousR;od Oy the results OF tie eHpenalea. thsa it
au,d bave been by previous calc-laaou "a the gre
flIse VI the l.d1r c2!ent While the d1ees If
tke Niagara wGs ony about 2SO niles the sxpenGi.
TIE &C cst,4 ' Us about 3St-g S:frrence Which Il
T. cOu.G scarcely have been ca.culGted up,o. 10
IL H. NJ venture, every crcumstGDcc OF this < al wall
be :Acp fully .g;O cabuiatiOn tbs mechanism Tor
pas, the ca0e into the water will doubt rs-
ell Hose improvements which il is susceptible, and
IL time DC 50 fortunately chosen b secure srCe
weeks OF favorable weStLer-a Circumstance by no
means Inn aterial-.here c2n be reason wh:te~or
i2r degparirg Of ultinstc SRccess."
Ihe djrt ctors Of tbs Comusuy were TO old aspees'
meeh9 "A London OF the day tue Atll2.;c sailed, -
cOn,Je. Whether the attemIa shall be renewed il
October, or deferred l9-l EoXt Sumc1er.
TIE L0al0H Star says il is estimated that the out
side loss :he Company III sustlin in consequence of
the failure. vii be So uJO II = fully expe1. led that
q. least half If the sunk cas le viii be recovered
Al that is Ei.,un 100 fd:hGDs VIII be got up hut tha.
portion n deep VIII, ia all probability, nc: lie re-
covered 3he sablc will, il is understood, lie i1rth
E.th hauled ~.