Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-09-25
foreian Netus.
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTH BRITAIN.
LATER FROM EUROPE,

dHhlNAL Ut IdE NOnAn nnlAhAN
LATER FROM EUROPE.
The dildniic Gable Trouble CESSATION Of the
Signals Religion, FaruticiSm in Turkey.
QuaAEc, Sept. 81.
The steamship North Britain, which left
Liverpool at about 1890 a. NJ, OF the Sth
inst, arrived here this morning.
The screw steamship Great Britain, from
New York, arrived at Liverpool at p. Nj.
Of the 9Th. ,
The steamship Northern Light left South
emptou the sane day as the North Britain
GREAT BRITAIN.
The stoppage Of signals through the At
lantic cable was announced in the English pa
pers of the 9th, n the shape of a letter from
The Secretary of the Company. The letter
saws that intelgible signals ceased to be re-
ceiyed from Newfoundland at one o'clock on
the morning Of the Sd, from some unknown
cause. The directors and corps OF scient-
fc and practical electricians were at alen:ia
iuyes,is eating the matter, with view, ii pos
5iblc, to remedy the diiliculty,
The quotation of the shares Immediately
became quite nominal the only prico named
being from Gl00 to $500, without any oper-
ation6.
The London Times says that similar diff
Guilty was understood to have occurred, tenn
norarily, q short time back, and the hope is
IhSt the accident is merely one OF those to
which the cable must be liable, until the ne
cessary measures shall have been completed
for the protection of the portion near the
shore Some Gsagreements between the
electricians aud board oil Directors have lat.
terIy existed and those, it may be presumed
tend TO embarrass the general proceedings
Mr. Whitehouse, who signs himself "electrl-
clan 10 chief and Que Of the four original pro-
iectors Of the Atlantic telegraph" writes to
the Times that ho believes the injury to the
cable to be in the homo end, which he had
foreseen, and had on one occasion repaired
lie appreheuds that there is little cause for
anxiety, and thinks there is nothing In the
operations calculated to dampen the most
eancuine hopes of ultimate and complete sue
cess Mr. Whitehouse complains OF the sum
mary manner iu which he has been banisbed
from The service OF the company.
Charles Y. Bright, the Engineer OF the
Atlantic Telegraph Company, received the
huuor of X Kuighthood, ou the 4th Of the month
from tho Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland.
4 banquet took place al kilarnsp, ou the
eth inst 10 houor to the laying Of the cable.
The Lord Lieutenant of ireland attended.
lie emphaticaliy denied that be absented
himself from the Dublin banquet from secta-
r.4n big0try, or hostility to tho great enter
PRISE OGiciel necessity was tue sole cause
o. his non attendance
The toasts ncuded the President Of the
Unilel States, Mr. Cyrus W. Field and Capt
uudsua, the officers of the Niagara, etc.
The petition i1 bankruptcy, presented
against the European and American Steam
Shipping Company, Was assigned hearing
on the 22i.
The telegraph between Eogland and the
Chsauel Islaud. had been formally opened.
TURKEY,
The religions (austcism continues. At
Aleppo, ,ur many days the Musselmsns arm
ed themselves. aud garts OF the city were de-
etro.y ed.
A tinar panic prevailed ct Tripoi, which
was disspated by the arrival Of the man Of
war.
1t is rumored that the Copsuis Of France,
Austria, United States and Greece. at II an
sdi, had beeO assassinate6. An authentic
contradiction Of this report is said 10 have
reached tho French Government.
CHINA.
a lstter frvu China says that the indem-
nifty to England is h3. 100000. aud to France
K E.,2OU,UUO.
FRANCE.
A despatch from Paris reports dreadful
r.ilwsy accident on the height OF St. Ger
maiu's, killing seven aud wosnjiDg fifty per-
E0as
Prince NayOl.Ou goes 10 Algiers about the
2Jth OF August.