The Washington union., 1857-12-04

GREAT BRTrALN. --PaTliament is summoned by royal
proclamation to assemble on Thursday, the Sd Of Docem
Der. ,..sa - y ..srs.. ~
II is announced that the British government has con
Guided an agreement with the Austrian authorities that
If the latter will lay down submarine telegraph line be-
tween Raotsa and Alexandria the English government
will use that and no other in its communications with
India and viii complete the telegraph from suez TO kur
rachee or Bombay The London Times denounces the
bargain tisA-etAA% otlh 3AA'NP ~ 1hAY-AA
Parliament was not expected to be in session for
than about fortnight According to there were
other causes than the banking difficulty to induce gov
eminent TO call Parliament together.
The honors TO be conferred the Indian generals are
officially recorded in the London Gazette Sir John Law
renee Is appointed knight Grand Cross OF the Bath Gen
erol Havelock, Knight Commander OF the Bath and
Generals Wilson, Van Courtlandt, and chamberlain,
Companions OF the Bath, - .s. q.sr5 ~ 3,
There had been some roting among the weavers at
Lurgan Ireland in consequence of their having been
placed on half time They attacked the factory and resi-
dence of their employer and several persons were wound
ed The police succeeded in restoring quiet
Another despatch says that the riot was ooeasoned by
the introduction of machinery into the factory and that
tho police fred upon the mob with fatal effect
a-a rs THE GREAT EASTERN . ..... 20 rtrg
The London Times Of the 18th says
Since the first failure vague have always been
fying about that this maritime wn-ship was to be
launched in private and off hand manner Within the
last few days these reports have assumed such circum
stanal consistency, and named not only the day but
even the hour at which the operation was to be COM
Inenced that the suspicious OF the most ncreduous were
gradually overcome Yesterday the day thus arbi
trarily fixed and Yesterday accordingly witnessed the dis
appointment of many hundreds and even thousands OF
the would-be sght-seets. 81 81. "s1+F ..r
Now il is not in power inform readers when
the launch or the next attempt at it, will really take
place but we can at least tell what perhaps may save
the public such futes journey to Mwall as that OF
yesterday. Our readers, then, may implicitly depend
upon il that the time fixed for the launch will be kept
strict and most profound secretthat no persons, no
matter what their influence, even connexon with tho
company may be- will be admitted to the yard that
occasion and that the first which the general public is
likely to hear of it at all is that the vessel at last aoa
that another attempt has been made to move her with
II is exaggeiaton to that every pos
sibe pecauon is being taken to keep the time which
will be appointed for this next attempt real secret and
even the workmen employed in the yard will not know
when it is to take place till they actually begin to push
the gigantic vessel down the ''ways,
Any of our readers who present at the first at
tempt on the I'd Of this month viii the imperative
necessity for this secrecy being observed On that
sion the yard thronged with visitors who con-
stanty getting into danger and always getting into the
way Ii was then ascertained when too late, that be-
yond doubt a great had been committed in admit
ting person at all WHILE in consequence OF the pub
licity which the event had obtained the river
thronged with steamers, crowded down to the waters
edge and altin right the track which the vessel must
have taken had she slipped OIL the that it would
have been nothing short of downright mansaugher to
launch her under such circumstances To get rid of all
these difficulties and most especially the last named it
has been decided, have said to keep the whole
matter secret in the srictest of the term All the
preparations for making the next attempt ready and
the matter rests with Mr.. Brunei Directly he per-
ceves that the time and tide have Coc the effort to
the ship will be made at single hours notice We
may mention however, that 1t win not be long delayed
for it cannot be concealed that the launching have
Welded and may yield still more under the tremendous
weight which bears upon them and that every week she
remains in her present position greatly increases the diff
feulty OF moving herat all ~..r' "s .'.%.
3a-5t THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH GABLE. .g,a4
pLYmourn, Nov. 1.-THE North Of Europe Steam
Company packet Lcpsc, Capt Rivers, which has been
employed in recovering the submerged cable arrived here
this morning and proceeded to Keyham yard Tho oper
alton was commenced by Mr. Bright, the engineer on
the 22d ult The heavy nshore cable was under.run
from the station at Valencia eaamaran formed of
timber framing bearing saddle fixed between two long
iron buoys this towed by the steamer. At dis
tanee Of five miles, which attained the 3lst of
October, the gales having nterfcred with the work the
bearings were taken, and the wire was attached to
three chain cables fitted with buoy, at short distance
apart connexion with the line to be laid
spring, when operations will On Thursday
the th instant after the wind had abaed the steamer
went 10 miles out grappled the light cable and
nienced hauling in, with the aid of small engine on
deck which calculated with the machinery attached
to draw about miles per hour in fine weather. and mile
and quarter when there much About So miles
of the wrcend the remainder of tho nshore cable
about five mies-were thus recovered AT quarter past
o'clock Friday, the 9th inst, when heavy swell
and prevailed, the wire parted The bottom there
rocky and it is not improbable that the wre which
is capable of bearing strain OF four TONS broken by
the uneven character of the ground The recovery of the
remainder must be postponed until next spring when
small steamer win be sent to meet the Agamemnon, and
to assist in making the splice with the shore end.
1t is very satisfactory to know that the submerged wire
bears appearance of injury and the whole of the re-
covered cable be used again. There is of course
little rust the IL wires which protect the nshore ca
bic, but rubbing with the finger they become bright
again; none Of the gua percha coatngs disturbed
and the tarrng Of the wire to have stood exceed
ingly we'll ar M
The elcgraphic cable in the Agamemnon is passing at
the rate OF about mile per hour from her hold to the
tanks 1t goes through composition of tar pitch lin
seed OIL and beeswax and IL coed in circles SO compact
to prevent the admission of air About $50 miles are
landed tss
FRANoE-M Dc Royer, procireur general of the court
Of Cassation to be appointed Minister of Justice
vice M. AbbatucG, deceased. #
It is believed that the conyocation of the legislative
corps for the 2Sth November matter OF form
and that nothing will be done than taking the
oaths and the vcrifcaton Of powers The session for
the despatch of business viii probably commence in
January at which period the Senate is also to be
voked. s6@tt
The Paris correspondent of the London Post saws that
several Parsan firms reported to have convoked their
most important creditors to with them in the
necessary means to prevent public failure and proba-
bly, to to aprovsonal suspension of payment This
means of STAYING of difficulties win, the writer thinks
be generally accepted in France.
The increase of the rate of discount by the Bank of
France is said to have caused considerable embarrassment
but ne failures of moment were apprehended Several
chambers of were understood to be preparing