New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-15

offer for the whole OF their cable, at much higher
price per mile than it will costto replace il and which
offer they will accept if it is decided not 10 lay down
their cable until next summer. The Atlantic cable is
wanted to be laid down at once in the Read Sea, or
the Persian Gulf to get the telegraph 6ne to In
dia open at the earliest possible moment.
Nine hundred pounds sterling per share WIS offered
in London on the 24th, for shares in the Atlantic
Company, without finding any sellers. Conscience
IN the enterprise was increasing daily. 8s4E
Great Britain.
In the House of Lords, on the 4th, after some de-
bate upon the affairs OF India the Divorce bill was
taken up, and motion that the Commons amend
ments be taken into consideration that day six
months rejected by vote Of A tO4s The various
claims of the bill then debated with varying re-
suits, government in some divisions being left in
minority. M I'll 4
In the House of Commons on the same evening" in
reply to inquiries, Lord Palmerston stated that the
Atlantic cable could not become the property Of Gov
ernment for communication with Alexandria, with
out the sanction Of Parliament, which could not be
obtained during the present session that appea
ton had been made to the Pasha Of Egypt perms
sion to convey troops across the Isthmus Of SHez to
India, but if such application were made, no objec-
tion apprehended and that the Russians in their
recent expedition to the Eastern coast Of the Black
Sea- had not exceeded their rights under the treaty
On the 2sth, in the House of Lords Lord PanrauEe
laid upon the table the report of the Commissioners
of the Army, stating that it not unanimous, and
| before Parliament met again he should receive
| the report of those Commissioners who had not
signed it. - t,sos 7, sesss. sgt,s-,,s
| The House Of Commons acquiesced in the Lords
amendments to the Divorce bill, and the measure was
| finally passed.
Both Houses then adjourned till Friday the 2sth,
when the propagation will take place.
| new writ was ordered for the county of Middle
sex, in of Lord Robert Grosvenor, who accepts
the ChiItern Hundreds in anticipation of his ele
vation to the peerage --g--s s4.r5.ss
Some new Peers are spoken of, and according to
rumor, the Marquis OF Lansdowne is to be created a
Duke, while the Peerage will be conferred on Lord
John Russell, Lord Robert Grosvenor Lord II. Vane,
and Mr.. Compton Cavendish.
At the recent Wool sales in London the foreign
demand was much larger than usual and the rates
established were higher than any known for several
years past The total quantity sold was so 305 bales
Disclosures in regard to the affairs of the Surrey
Gardens Company of London, show second edition
of the notorious proceedings of the Royal British
Bank the whole of the capital having gone, and the
company being deeply in debt. ....g..
The Globe states that instead Of forty battalions
being usual retained in Britain the forces had been
reduced to only fourteen battalions and that
quently Government has resolved to raise at least
twenty new battalions of infantry. 4.l
The Australian clipper ship Lightning, built at
Boston, attracting great attention in the Thames,
where she had gone to receive troops for India. A
: grand banquet had been given on board of her.
The accounts from the manufacturing districts of
England generally satisfactory. In the woolen
districts, there had been extensive shipments to
America. The Birmingham iron trade was steady,
and in some instances an advance in prices had taken
e place. .,...
~ The new screw steamship Austraasian, grounded
in the narrowest part OF the Clyde she was leaving
that river and for day two completely suspended
It. all navigation She got off, but again grounded
d. at wider spot and remained there at latest dates.
le Several additional failures reported in Liverpool.
That for f300 900, previously alluded to- was the firm
y of Buchanan, Brown Co.. produce brokers' and the
s. suspension in the trade is that OF Mr. j. H..
Is Hayes, whose liabilities are net stated 81
lie A meeting held in Eondon on the 25th, under
y the auspices of the Lord Mayor in order to raise
funds for the immediate relief OF the sufferers in India
It committee was appointed and subscription lists
Is were opened
y Nothing had been received additional from India.
s. Government could afford explanation OF the un-
certain and meagre portion of their dispatch,
give any particulars in regard to the last transit
/ ship.
been ordered to take command of the forces before
e Delhi; and the same journal, in allusiou to the
e strength of that place says, that General Barnard
p wrote few days before his DEATH " cannot disguise
d from myself that am before new Sebastopol.''
N France. a.=. rr' i.-.
ie The French Minister of Marine has issued order
to all captains of ships of war to give every aid to
English vessels conveying troops to India and to take
them in tow when becamed. An English troop ship
having put into Algiers in Distress towed thence
O. to Gibraltar by French steam frigate. s.tH
it Marseiles advces of the I'D August report decline
as of francs per hectoltre on wheat. Ra
at The Emperor had returned to Paris from Bhrntz
en- route for the camp at Chaons. . gfa....
The Paris correspondent of the Daily News under
d. stands that the French Government thinks it exped
re- lent to deny any present intention Of occupying
H. position in Cochin China but the government organ
at are instructed to insist upon the perfect right
OF France to go there whenever she chooses and ina
at by virtue of an old claim.
hit It is said that a Maritime Conference of varou
nd European powers is about to be held at Paris to
nd slider the subject of collisions at sea, and to adep
ey measures for their future prevention. .-s-
eW Italy. ....
ut The Pope arrived at Florence the 18th, and, ac
as cordng to letters from that city, met with respectful
u but cold reception The turnout of the populact
se was however, very large and the city was brilliantly
nj illuminated on the night of the arrival.
Oh rumor was current at Genoa that two steamers
re- under Neapolitan coors coming from Marsees, ha
been seized at Napes several chests of muskets hav
e ing been found board which chests had been de
iat cared to contain sugar.
ny. The submarine telegraph between Sicily and Malt
led was expected to be completed in September.
for miscellaneous.
his Lisbon dates are to the 10th of August. The U.
nat soopofwar Plymouth, was in that port There is
nor political news. g. =
had under examination an application from the nun
cipal corporation of Havana requesting that the in
port duties on -four should be lowered, to ceas
ton to act as a protection to the mills.
by Vienna correspondent says in regard to the
ing borne conferences Mutual concessions mad
vel England consented to the repetition of the Mold
ers urge the union of the Danubian princpates.h
ing 1t is conjectured that kaprsy Pasha will be tn
Ing new Grand Vzier an appointment which indicates
,es decidedly French bias.
y vel
The death of twentyour persons. Much excitement e'
OF listed in the vicinity of the Holy City, and gran
owe outbreak was feared.
cd, A Paris dispatch dated August 25th, says I'm
hen Porte has consented annu the Modavian election
hen on the representation of the Four Powers wthor
int, waiting for the adhesion of England and Austria
1t was generally believed that the new election
r. would give the results as those that have bee
annuled
70 The Paris Pays says that Persia will faithful
carry out the treaty OF peace and that the best
,Snl lattpa ENyarnmppt md
will dersandng existed get"eelL lie aiu VI
NOT English Minister The town OF Herat was to
,in forthwith evacuated by the Persian troops the re
son that it had not been done early being accou
of the contested claims to the town by the prncI
now tribes of Attghanstan.
ex A telegraphic dispatch from Berlin states that t
mis- Chinese refused to allow the Russian Mission to et
tarv the country by kiakhta, and that it would cons
ould quenty descend the Cmoor, and present itself
ute Shanghai
ioes Russia is taking to increase her fleet al
lrse strengthen her position in the Pacific.
w CAUSE OF THE ATLANTIC AND CAMDEN RAILRo!
,er AccIpENT-A dispatch of the Sth inst. from Phi
ay? delphia says:
The cause of the recent collision on the Camd
and Atlantic Railroad has been traced by the evden
reas before the Coroner to the neglect and disregard
vev duty by Robert NJ Tutte the conductor OF the freq
b;1 train Tho verdict ceuSureS the Company thfou