New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-17
GREAT BRITAIN.

Parliament resumed its sittipgs on the 4th, but the
procee dngs were only of local interest. :,
In the House of Commons Lord Palmerston had IN
tmaed that be intended to submit bill at thn session
for the abolition Of the Church rates.
Mr. Berkeley gave notice of his intention TO bring up
the question of the ballot on the I'D Of June:
The Chsncellor Of the Exchequer stated that there
intention at present OF reducing the duty Oh
paper for educational purposes.
inefft ctual efforts were made for the appointment
of c, mmittees to revise the duties Of the Board oil
Trace and to consider and report for improy
ing the condition Of the laboriDg classes
The Princess Royal Annuity Bill was finally passed
The London Times states that there is not the least
ground for the report that the L. s. frgate Niagara
not TO take her share Of the submarine cable. She
was TO leave the Thames on Monday for Portsmouth
taken out and her ward room altered to accommodate
the cable This done, she would at once proceed 10
Birke head and commence taking in the cable.
At the Greenwich Works about 900 miles OF cable
was completed and the whole length would have been
done but for the fact that the daily consumption OF me
wire has been more than all the wre-drawers Oh En'
gland could furnish. 49,. 4,
The Agamemnon was to commence taking In the
cable at Greenwich on the 9th 10th of June. Her
tender il to be the steam trigate Leopold.
All the vessels will rendezvous at Cork Haroor,
where the final arrangements will be made. :,
The war steamer Cyclops Is now taking soundlngs
along the proposed deep-sea route.
The period for paying out the cable is the month o'
August. -
The suspension Of William Mcintosh & Co. of Man.
chester is announced. The liabilities are supposed to
be about ElgOOOO.
An appeal is put forth for funds to carry out Lady
Frapklin's Arctic expedition, which is expected to
start by the beginning of July.
The statement that during the late witt OF the En-
peror TO the muster of artillery attempt was made
upon his fe is reiterated and the fact that the EGG
lsh journals containing any reference to this matter
as well as to the Government election plan were inter-
CO pied at the French post-oces gives color to the
story The recent Government circular in regard 10
the approaching election formed the main political
theme and Paris correspondence generally agrees in
saving that the document has created sensation
highly detrimental TO Government interests.
The li>t of Democratic candidates Tor Paris had not
been arranged. The correspondent of The Times says
that in the event of the election Of these candidates
the difference of opinion to taking the oaths to the
existing Government will probably be satisfactorily
arranged. He also states that it is doubtful If Gen.
Csvaign6c will appear as a candidate.
Ii was expected that the monthly returns OF the
Bank Of France, TO be published Ia few days, would
show AL increase Of bullion amounting to moSe than
{ C00,OOO.
Rumors Of an approaching interview between the
Emperor Alexander and the Emperor Of the French
are again circulating in Paris.