The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-07

YORK-ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.
The Cunard steamship Persia with Liverpool advces
10 the 25th ultimo arrived at New York Wednesday
Her mails reached this city yesterday morning.
GREAT
In the House Of Commons on Monday Mr. v. Smith,
behalf Of the government denied the truth OF report
which had found its way into print that the army In
Bombay had also broken out into muny and stated that
the latest official ayces from India pointed the very
of this.
The of half million sterling on account Of the
Persian war and four hundred thousand for the Chinese
hostilities, were agreed to.
During the debate the latter question: Sir @. Wood
stated that the arrival of the gun Canton river
would enable the British admiral to destroy the
unks, and beyond that hostihtes would be entered
upon until the arrival of Lord Elgn at Pen and the
suit of his mission to the Emperor ascertaned After
that if any further hostilites took place they would
probably be confined to Canton which the wish of
the British and seemed to be the wish Of the
people of China as well
On Thursday the House of Lords the Queen
to the address upon the subject of emigration of free
goes from Western Africa received 1t merely gives
an assurance of desire discourage all schemes
for the emigration Of negroes that calculated pro-
mote slavery.
In the Commons Mr. Labouchere said it had been de
ternined separate the district Moreton Bay from the
colony of New South Wales, and form it into
colony
In the Commons test vote upon the divorce bill
showed majority of 81 in favor of the measure.
According to the latest impressions Parliament would
not adjourn before the 10th of August
The parliamentary election for Oxford city resulted in
the defeat of Mr. Ihackeray, the vote beingor Card
WE'LL /, OS5 Thackeray, 1,0ls
The proceedings in regard to the Atlantic telegraph
cable continued to increase in interest The shareholders
of the company at Liverpool had given grand banquet
to the officers of the Niagara and Susquehanna and the
completion Of the shipment of the cable the Agamem
non had been celebrated by grand ts in the park of
Sir Cullng Eardey, near Firth, the Thames. Nearly
thousand persons present at the latter entertain
ment including Professor Morse, Mr.. Cyrus w. Field,
Hon. Henry j. Raymond, Captain Sands of the Susque-
hanna, and Others.
At the dinner of the Royal Agricultural Society of Eng
land which had been holding its annual show at Sails
bury Lord Portman introduced a guest Mr. French,
the president of the Agricultural Society of the Uni
ted States Mr. French warmly received, and nd
dressed the audience at some length.
The American horses Prior and Prioress which had
been entered for the Goodwood cup had attracted
attention in betting circles and backed at short
odds
Considerable roting resulting from the bad feeling
endered by the twelfth Of July celebration had taken
place between the Orangemen and Rbbonmen at Belfast
and occasion serious collision with the military
was the result but fortunately without loss of life
On the 2lst of July there great rejoicing at the
town of Boston, Lincolnshire consequent the reopen
ing of the southwest chapel of the church in that town.
which has been restored by the citizens of Boston, Mass
as a memorial to John Cotton Mr. Dallas, the Ameri-
can minister, the bishop of Kentucky, and ex-Mayor
Bgelow of Boston, Mass. amongst those who took
part in the proceedings. An address presented to
Mr. Dallas the OCCASION and two speeches made
by that gentleman in the of the proceedings.
There is of the appearance of the potato blight
in the province of Munster Ireland but it was not re-
garded as very serious
SHIPPING ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE
We copy the following from the Liverpool Journal of
July 25
The first great act in the wondrous enterprise which,
in its perfected results is to bring the Old and New Worlds
within few minutes distance of each other was com
pied Thursday morning. when the last coil of the At
antc telegraph cable securely deposited in the vast
hold of the Agamemnon and the machinery set in
motion to show, expermentay, how it intended to
work. About furongs length was payed off, and so
far the experiment entirely satisfactory although it
must be admitted that the length enough try
the question of strain which is pronounced to be the
great difficulty of the project The festival in honor of
this great cownng held in the beautiful park
Bevidere which had been oblgngy opened by its pres
en occupant Sir Culng Eardley for the purpose The
chair taken by Sir Culng, supported by Mr. Card
Sandes and the officers of the American gate Susaue
hanna Professor Wheatstone, Mr.. Brooking Capt Nod
of the Agamemnon, great number of ladies' and sew
era gentlemen less interested in the undertaking
After about half hour devoted to the discussion
feast the chairman gave i'm succession g The Queen
and the President of the United States both of which
were received with much enthusiasm the cheers of the
giving tremendous body to the general chorus and
Immediately afterwards with few appropriate obserya
tons, Success to the Atlantic Telegraph Company ;,
Mr. Brooking, of the directors, returned thanks
The chairman then gave, ''Mr Cyrus Field, and the
American promoters of the undertaking." to which
Mr. Cyrus Field replied, and after few Introductory
observations read the following letter. which he had re-
ceived from the President of the United States
DEAR SIN An accidental circumstance which need
not detail prevented your kind letter of the 10th ut
ing brought under my notice until this morning now
hasten say in reply that shall feel much honored
the first message the Atlantic be from Queen
Victoria the President of the United States and need
not you will endeavor to it in spirit and
manner becoming the great occasion.
JAMES BUCHANAN
The reading of this letter received with loud cheer
ing by the company The chairman said he had recently
been present at conversation between cabinet minister
and the American ambassador to what should be the
puport of the first message the Atlantic and had
suggested Scripture text "Those whom God hath join
ed let no put asunder." Loud cheers. Several
other toasts followed.
The last toast was .sMr Cardwell and the House of
Commons; in reply to which Mr. Cardwell said The
House of Commons would i'll represent the country il it
did not take interest in the undertaking which they
were then nauguratng. Twenty years ago steam voy-
age the Atlantic the great wonder of the day
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