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RECEPTION OF THE NEws.-There was great
rejoicing at st. Johns n. B., at the success of
the enterprise, the people becoming more cxcit
cd every moment in reference to 1t. The firing
of cannon and other public demonstrations
was kept up during Friday.
The citizens of WcstGeld, Mass, fred one
hundred guns over the successful laying Or
the cable and in honor of their old towns.
man, Cyrus W. Field
The announcement was made at the semi
centennial dinner of the alumni of Andover
theological seminary, at Andover, Mass,
about one thousand persons being present,
and there was enthusiastic applause which
continued for some time. The doxology
was sung to the tune of Old Hundred. DR..
Adams of New York said his heart was too
full for speech, and at his suggestion prayer
to God was offered in acknowledgment of the
result. Rev. DR.. Halves of Hartford spoke
of the event rs calculated to hasten the tr-
umph ofcivilization and Christianity. The
"Hoic duuicHco tHcu ,Ipiiieu III oihSi'S tuc
verse beginning "Praisc God from whom all
blessings flow" DR.. Halves then offered
prayer, and in closing said ave consecrate
this new instrument, so far as our agency is
concerned, to the building up of the truth"
The news was received with much doubt
and hcsitancy at Boston, but its truth SEEM
ed at last to gain ground, and everybody was
satisfied with the result There were no
public demonstrations.
The scene in the streets of Albany, when
the news was confirmed, was as though each
person had received some intelligence Of
strong personal interest. No commercial
event ever created so much excitement.
The news created an unexampled sensation
in New York city,
The news was published in an extra Of the
Rutland (vt.) Courier, edited by the post.
master, but the public didn't believe a word
of it,
Throughout the British American pro
vinces, in Quebec, Halifax, Montreal, Toron
to, Hamilton, and other cities, the excite.
ment was intense. Bells were rung, cannons
fired, and every manifestation of joy that
was possible was made, at the final union OF
Her Majestys dependencies with the mother
country.
From all the principal cities West an(
South, from St. Louis to Savannah. there
comes the same tidings of general rejoicing
No event could have produced a more wide.
spread and gratifying excitement. The
whole country experienced a common joy.
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RoTHscnILp IN PARLIAMENr.-The last
steamer from Europe announced that Baron
Rothchild had taken his seat in the British
House of Commons, Heretofore Jews have
been excluded from seat in Parliament by
the peculiar form Of the o. tn rendered to
the member on his admission. BY a late act
of Parliament, when person otherwise
qualified to be a member should declare him
self conscientiously opposed to the oath in its
usual form, the last clause of the same--in
these words " and make this declaration
upon the true faith of christian could
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J. W. FIELD.
TRINITY BAY, Aug.


Pray excuse what you may have thought neglect
on my part in not giving more particulars about
the laying Of the Cable, but have hardly had time
to eat, drink, or sleep. Mr.. Mckay, the Superin.
tendent of the New York and Newfoundland Tele-
graph line has been working day and night to get
everything ready.
The people here seem to have had little faith in
the Cables arriving and had made very slight pre-
paration for receiving it.
The end of the Atlantic Cable was landed on tho
Irish shore from the Niagara the 5th of August,
1851, and the other end from the same vessel on
the 9TH of August, 1888. The heavy shore-end
laid from Nalentia by the Niagara last year still
remains, and to be spliced on to the main Ca
BILE, that both snis Of the Gable haze been actually
iard By The Niagara
The Telegraph fleet sailed from Plymouth on
the experimental trip on the goth of May. The
Cable was broken at the first attempt to lay it on
the 29th of June, and the splice in md-ocean on
the last aud successful attempt, on the 10Th of
July.
CYRUS W FIELD
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PHoToGRAPH or THE ALLEN MONUMENT. -
Mr.. Miller, of the firm of Wells, Miller & CO..
of this place, has just brought us a bcauti-
ful photograph Of the Ethan Allen Monu-
ment. 1t gives view of the monument, as
seen from the entrance to the yard with its
surroundings Of tombstones and trees. The
effect is uncoinmonly fine. We think it iul-
ly equal to the best samples Of the photo
graphic art which VIC have seen from any
artists whatever. The monument itself is a
credit to the State, and the representation
Of it is a credit to the photographer. Mr.
Miller furnishes copies at very available
price.
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LECONJpToS sPTRNED.

Tho news from Kansas indicates the re-
lection of the English bride by vote Of
about ten to one. The people of Kansas
would prefer a century Of territorial pupilla &c
to an hour of such humiliation and disgrace
as would cover them by tho acceptance of
Lecomnton.
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CYRUS W. FIELD.
MORE ABOUT THE CABLE.
PoRr HEAD, CAFE BRETON, Aug.

PoRT HEAD, CAFE BRETON, Aug. 6.
Early last night, the line between this
place and Bedeck ceased to work, and has
but just been repaired, and now, we learn,
that the line is down east of Bedcck and be-
tween there and Aspy Bay, which is the
point where the New Foundland Cable is
connected with the Land Line. Active meas
ures have been taken to have the line put in
order, but this may occupy all day tomorrow
owing to the long distance between the tcle-
graph stations and the nature of the country
to be travcrsed. Numerous communications
passed to and from Trinity Bay yesterday,
before the line went down, and there is not
the slightest reason whatever to doubt the
truth of the dispatches from Mr.. Fields, as
published yesterday, There is no good rea-
son to doubt that the Cable can be got in
readiness SO as to convey Messages before the
early part Of next week
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TRINITY BAY, Aug.

To HE Excellency James buchanan, President
Of the United States, Bedford Springs Your tele-
graph dispatch is received. We landed here in a
wilderness, aud until the telegraph instruments
are all perfectly adjusted, no message can be re-
corded over the Cable. You shall have tho ear
licst information, but days may elapse before
all is perfected The first message from Europe
shall be from the Queen to yourself, and the first
from America to England your reply.
With great respect,
w EIrTn
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On the fourth of August li92, Christie
pher Columbus lost sight Of the most western
highlands of Europe, which he was not to
see again till he returned to give to Europe
his gift of the New World. Three hundred
and sixty-six years pass away, and on the
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just limits and in the same wards Blair men
were driven from the polls by gangs of Irish
DULLES

STEAM on THE ERIE CANAL.-Experiment
are in progress to show the practicability of
navigating the canal from Albany to lake
Erie by means of steam propellers. Gov.
King and Others participated in voyage last
week, from Lockport westward on canal
boats 50 moved. The vessels moved from
four to six miles an hour and the future
success of that way of moving canal boats
was considered to be established beyond
doubt.
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THIEVES ARRrsrEp.-On Monday Of last
week, three men, named Charles, Bartlett
and Chester Smith, were arrested on charge
of purloining goods from a pedler's cart, and
from stores in Greensboro and other villages,
amounting, in all, to some three hundred
dollars, 1t is supposed they have carried on
those depredations for long time,
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erica; and as the sun goes down she connects
with the American shores the thread which
gives Europe and America to each other
majestic celebration of the great hero's
faithful endcavor, at the end of year Of
years after it was made !-Bosion Advertiser
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Letter from Mr.. Field.
TRINITY BAY, Aug.

TRINITY BAY, Aug. T.
Since our arrival here on the morning of
the lst, have been constantly receiving tele-
graph communications asking for full partic-
ulas in regard to the laying of the Atlantic
Cable. to which it is impossible for me to re-
ply, as every moment ofmy time will be fully
occupied while remain here. have hand
ed to Mr.. McKim, the Superintendent of the
New York and New Foundland Company,
and London Tolo graph Line, my daily jour
nal, and gave HIM full permission to send
from the same any extracts that he might
think Of interest to the public, especially
those portions which will reply to commune
cations that have received.
Signed, Cyrus W. Field
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WAITING FOR THE WORD.

The country is waiting now, for the first
dospatch-and our neighbors over the water
are doubtless in the same state of anxious and
rather impatient expectation At present
the signals, which indicate the continuity
and insulation Of the wire, arc all that pass,
and time IS needed to adjust the instruments
for receiving and raclrding dispatches. 1t
would s,rm from the various statements
made upon the subject. that the electric
current is seriously retarded by "indaction
The electricity within the wire, disturbs. 10y
induction the electrical state Of the water in
contact with the cable IAN effect which insu-
lation does not preyenO and in the process a
portion Of the energy of the current is abb
sorbod Or Its velocity is retarded. The re-
suit on 50 long a submerged wire, probably,
is that the electrical lluil, instead Of being
transmitted in the distinct and rapid pulsa-
tons necessary for the operation Of the in
etrumonts in common us, passes in slower
and less distinct undullti)us--and expert
ment and practice is needed in order TO adapt
tho batteries and machinery to the peculiar
exigoncigs of the case. This, the public are
Informed, will take days;and possibly weeks.
We give some extracts from the journal of
Mr.. Field, tolegraphcd from Trinity Bay to
the Associated Press, which will be read with
interest. 1t will be noticed that the cable
was laid at about the same rate from each
ships that twice the continuity was inter-
rupted and that less than hundred miles
apiece was left on the ships on their res
psctive arrivals nj the loro,-showing that
il single storm had driven either vessel from
its direct course, another failure would have
been the inevitable result Indeed it is SUI
fciently evident, that tho success of this
great enterprise is due mainly to most Won
derful &" stroke luck, or rather, let us re-
verently say, to the kind favor Of a superin-
tending Providence, The despatch of Capt.
Hudson Of the Niagara, to his family, tells
the truo story
TRyIIY BAY, Aug. 5.-God has been with us
The Telegraph Cable is laid without dent, and
to Hin be all the glory.
VIZ. L. HUBS ".
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The FIRST DEsPATcu.-The y. Y Evening
Post has secured, in advance of the Telegraph
copies Of Queen Vic.'s despatch, and Presi-
dent Buch.'s reply-which it gives, as fol-
lows
"wISpsoR CASTLE, August g. 1855
" President Buch1nan-Dedy Sir As you will
not permit me to visit you, allow me to drop
you line Faithfully yours,
"VfcroRiA REGIsA."
REPLY Of PRESIDENT BUCHANAN TO The QUEEN
WASHINGTON, August 6, 1853.
"HY pf1, M'dlr Il is my impression that
you have dropped enough Of your line already, and
that you are runnin; the thing into the ground.
Yours, faithfully,
JAMES BrcHANAS.'
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The Eighth Annual Meeting will DO held
at Bellows Falls, commencing Monday even
ing Aug. l6, 1858
ORDER OF EXERCISES
MONDAY EVENING. by Rev Calvin
Pease, D. D., President of the Association.
TUESDAY
Forenoon Appointment
and Reports of Committees, &c. Address by
Rev. j. s. Lee; subect-Dignity of the
Teachers Profession Essay by j. II. Ora
ham, Principal of Mortified Institution
suhiect-The Duty of Teachers to keep up
with the times with their qualifications, and
the means of doing it.
Afternoon. by Prof NJ. II. Buck
ham, of VT. University, Subject-English
in the Schools. Essay by j. S. Spaulding,
A. NJ, Principal of Barre Academy, on
relation of Common to Higher Schools, Adj
dress by R, l.. Perkins, ESQ, of Stowe
Subject-Reading as n means of Mental
Culture.
Eren,ng.-Social Gathering, with Nolun-
teer FIVE minutes Speeches, and a Poem by
G. R. Ballard, A. NJ. Principal of Aontpe-
lier Academy
WEDNESDAY
Forenoon. Address by Henry Clark
ESQ.,, of Poultney subiect-Mental Devel-
opement. Essay by Z. P. Stone, a. NJ.
subiect-Recitation Dlscussion-W. A.
Burnham, of Burr Somnary-The Princi-
Piles of English Grammar and the Best Meth
on of Teaching it.
Atternoon.-Address by Hon. VIM. Slade
Subect-Thoroughness in Intellectual Edu-
cation. Discussion on School Discipline.
Erening.-Address by Rev. f. W Hooker,
D. D.; subect-Music Its Importance in
relation to Common Schools.
THURSDAY
of Norwich University. Essay by \. D.
Roe, \. NJ The Teacher ont of the School
Room. Address by Prof, &. \. Boardman,
of Middlebury College. Suhcct-rhc True
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WHICH CAR Is THE SAFEST at is hard to
ay down the rule. At the accident at
Sauquoit bridge the forward car went down
lin the Erie Railroad accident the rear car
was slung down the embankment, and on
the Housatonic Road last week the middle
car was dashed into oveu-wood
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EXTRACTS FROM Mn. FGElD's Journal
Saturday, Ju'y l7.-Ihis morning the Tele-
graph Fleet sliled from Queenstown, Ireland,
as follows The KalorouS and Gorgon at l |
a. NJ, the Niagara at 100 P, NJ. and the
Agamomnoo Il few hours later. All the
steamers are to use coal as little as possible
IN getting to the rendezvous,
Friday july 2],-The Niagara arrived at
the rendezvous, lat 80 ), lon. 50 40 at 80
p. NJ.
Smday Juy 2j.-Tho Ta'Orous arrived
Mt the rendezvous at 5. a. NJ; weather calm;
huzv and cloudy atmosphere.
Thursday Ju'y 27.-Calm weather; hazy
atm )sphert. Gne Go,yoa arrived at the
rendezvous at +. u.
IV,da%}oy, July 2'.-Light y. y. W.
wind; blue sky and hazy atmosphere. The
Agamemaoa arrived at tha rendezvous at 3
p. NJ
THursdry, July, 21.-Lnt, $3.50 y, Ion.
1927 W. telegraph Fleet all in sight sea
smooth light wind from :. +. to s 5. f.;
cloudy, Spite made in thcclblcat p. NJ;
signals through the whole lan-th Of the cable
on board both SHIPS perfect Gopth OF water
fifteen hundred aud fifty latbom,
Distance Of thecntrucv Of \ulrnliu liar
Dor eight hundred and thirt 'cn nautical miles,
aud from there % th" Telegraph House the
shore end Of the cabln is laid.
Distance 70 the entrance of Trinity Bay,
n, F., eight hundred and twenty-five maui
ical miles. and from there to Telegraph
house, mt the head of Bay Of Bulls Arm sixty
miles, making in all eight hundred and eighty
two nautical miles.
The Niagara. has sixty-nnc miles further
TO run than the AqdneniaOH.
The Niagara and AgameDHon nave each
eleven hundred nautical miles OF cable on
board; about the same quantity as last year.
At 7.ij p, NJ, SHIPS time, or 1913 p. NJ
Greenwich time, signals from the Aganl'nlnon
ceased, and the tests showed that thore was IL
want Of continuity on the cable, but that the
insulation was perfect. Kept on paying out
from the Niagara very slowly, aud WAS con-
stantly applying all kinds Of electrical tests
until = p. NJ. ships time, and H. 80 p. NJ,
Greenwich time, when we again commenced
receiving perfect signalslrom the A.gamemaon.
Friday, July 30.-Lat 5l.50 N, lon. 3i.40
w. Distance run by observation in the last
twenty-three hours, eighty-nine miles. Paid
one hundred and thirty-ono miles nine hun
dred fathoms of tho cable, or IL surplus of
forty two miles nine hundred fathoms over
the distance run by obsarvation-equal to
forty-eight per cent. Depth Of water fifteen
hundred and fifty to nineteen hundred and
ssventy-Gve tlthoms; wind from S. f. to S.
W; weather thick and rainy with some sea.
The Gorgon in sight.
At $50 \. NJ finished the main-dock coil
and commenced paying out from the berth
deck. Seven hundred and twsnty-three miles
from the Telegraph House at Bay of Bulls
Arm, Trinity Bay,
At 2.2l =. NJ, received signals from on
board the Agameoanoa that they had paid out
one hundred and fifty miles of the cable
At 2.34 P. NJ, had payed out from the
Niagara one hundred aud fifty miles Of the
cable.
ia p, M.-PAyed out from the Nagara
three hundred miles Of the cable.
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ACCIDENTALLY SHOT On Thursday Of las

ACCIDENTALLY SHOT .-On Thursday Of last
week, two sons of Chauncy Donaldson, aged
respectively l6 and % years of age, went
out to hunt ducks in the marsh in West
Swanton. The older brother fired over tho
| Others head as the ducks rose, but not so
| quick as he intended, and his brother raising
his head suddenly, received part of the charge
in his neck, killing him in few minutes
No shot were found in his head, and the sur
geun attributed his immediate death to the
"concusssion of the BRAIN occasioned bv
his nearness to the muzzle of the gun as it
was discharged
LITERARY ANNIVERSARIES. The principal lit.
terary performances Of commencement week
at Dartmouth college, Hanover, n. H., were
the address Of Rev. DR. Cheever before tbs
theological society, on the causes of weakness
in the pulpit-one of his mastery philippics
against hunkerism and cowardice in the min
stry--the address of DR. Holmes upon tho
relations Of poetry and science, and poem by
William Pitt Palmer. DR. Holmes in apollo
gizng for his appearance in the Of place Rufus
Choate, took occasion to say, with somewhat
slperfiuous modesty, that it was like Offering
several Roman candles and pin wheel in
place Of an eruption of Vesuvius, or the play
ing of an engine company through two inch
hose, instead of the falls of Niagara. A large
meeting Of alumni was held on Wednesday,
and committee was appointed to obtain
funds for the erection Of an alumni hall.
The anniversary exercises of Union college,
Schenectady, n. Y, were held at the same
time with those of Dartmouth. Rev Theo-
dore Parker gave an address and Rev. John
Pierpointa poem before the literary societies
The alumni formed an association and laid
the cornerstone Of hall. Rev. II. P. Tap
pan of the Michigan university, delivered the
address to the alumni The venerable presi.
dent, DR. Mott, was able to participate in tho
| exercises
At Hamilton college commencement ad.
dresses were made by Rev E. Y. Swift, for
merly of South Hadley, George W Curtis,
and othersa.
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LANoILLE CouS1r.-The Republicans of
Lamoille hold their County Convention at
johnson on Friday August 9th at 10 clock
A. NJ. Ex Gov, Royce and Hon. Homer E.
Royce, are expected to be present to address
the Convention.
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The people of Burlington rejoiced with the
rest of mankind Friday evening, at the SUE.
cess of the Atlantic Telegraph At 9 o'clock
every bell in town of any size, began to peal
forth the common joy. The Telegraph Of6coe
and the residences of Messrs. S. E. Howard
and j. n. Pomeroy, were brilliantly illumin-
ated. The Band was out and played the Ma
tional Airs Of America and England, and
Hail to the Chief" in honor Of Mr. Field.
Rockets were sent up from the Square and
from Mr.. Pomeroy's place, and with some
barrels Of tar and rosin and about fifty dry
goods boxes and barrels, summarily collected
from the sidewalks, a couple of big bon-fres
were made in front Of the Town Hall and
Court House. On the whole, it was quite
notable jubilaton, for an impromptu affair
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We 81 Join some of Mr.. Field dispatches
and other items of interest.
TRISITY BAY, August e.

TRISI1Y BAY, August Z.
The Atlantic Telegraph cable successfully
landed mere yesterday morning, AND is IN PER
feet ORDER,
Tho Agamolnnon has landed her end of the ca
bic, and We are now receiving signals from the To-
lcgraph House at Valentia.
Due notice will be given when the Atlantic Tee-
graph Line will be open for public business.
CYRUS W. FIELD.
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The bids for the United States loan Of
so, 200, 900 were opened in Washington on
Monday Over IS, 900 900 were awarded az
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New PATENr.-Among the Patents issued
during the week ending August Sd was one
to \. W. Bancroft, of Burlington, asslgnor
to himself and II. NJ. Proctor, Of said Bur-
lington, for improved butter worker.
Mr.. Bancroft's butter worker is simple
and efficient machine, which we hope to see
working its way into public favor.
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Two ladies, IL Mrs. Dean and Il Miss Lyell,
both from y. Y. City, We're killed suddenly
on Saturday last, at Hastings, on the ITud-
son river. The two, with Mrs Lyell, were
riding down a steep hill in one horse wagon
The belly-band of the harness broke, and
the thills were lifted up, which frightened
the horse, and he ran at full speed down the
hill The ladies were thrown out at a turn
were killed instantly, one having her neck
broken and the other her skull The third
was hurt, but not dangerously
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PERsoSAL.-E1-Gov Fairbanks, who haC
been seriously ill for the past two or three
weeks, is slowly improving.
Rev. l. S. Kalloch has been invited by
the Society of the fremont Temple, Boston
to return to his old position as their pastor
which call he has accepted and will recon
mence preaching there next September.
Mrs Cunningham denies the rumor that
she is married to Mr. Eckel, and states that
he has not visited her house since the trial.
The Bennington Banner, learns, on We'd
nesday afternoon, that the victims Of the poi
soning case in that town are much better and
strong hopes of their recovery are enter
tanned.
President King, Of Columbia College,
had II narrow escape from drowning while ba-
thing in the surf at Rockaway, on Sunday
The boatman who rescued him, not know
ing his dignity, called him an " old rooster,
and rebuked him for going beyond his depth
on Sunday.
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Religious Intelligence.

At Rutland last Sabbath, Bishop Hopkins
administered the rite of confirmation to ten
persons.
The annual session fthe Vermont Conven-
ton of Universalists will be holden in
Bethel, Aug. 25th and 26th The sermon
will be preached by T. R. Spencer, of East
Montpelier.
The Rev. DR., H B. Hackett, member of
the Committee on Versions of the American
Bible Union, left New York last week for
Greece, for the purpose of studying the liv.
ing Greek language, and applying the results
of his observations to the new version of the
Scriptures. Hewill be thus engaged for a
year
The Congregational churches in New
England and the West, are deciding, so far
as action has been taken by them, to with
hold their contributions from the New York
Tract Society, and send them to the Boston
Society. The New York Society's receipts
for three months ending July LIST are 500,
973l3 being, S3,l7705 less than in the cor.
responding months of the precedin g year.
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Hon. JonS DuER, Chief Justice Of the Su
perior Court of New York, died at the resi-
dence of his son, on Staten Island, on Sunday
morning, aged y years. Judge Duer wa:
an able lawyer and an upright judge-grcatly
respected by the bar, and by the community