New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-28
GREAT BRITAIN.

The shipment Of the shore end Of the Atlantic tee-
graph cable was in progress on board the steamer BIZ
boa at Plymouth. As the cumbrOus nature of the
cable necessitated caution in the work Of slowing it. il
was not expected TO be all board before the night
Of the 10th, when the Bilboa would proceed TO the
Thames.
TIE London Times Of the ith says: There is no
alteration in the condition of the Atlantic cable
Communications continue 10 be received through
" the entire ne but they are too faint for anything
"to be gathered from them. The shares remain with
" out huctuation, the transactions having been at
i9J to Is o."
An advertisement had been Issued Of an embryo
company for purchasing and finishing the Great isi-
BLytton, tie Colonial Secretary, he'd made ar.
raneements iur opening bank at Naacouvers Island,
and ultimately IN British Columbia. lie hal also sug-
eesed plan for uniting f,Inighuy postal c)nmun-
cation T. New-Zealand AMI South Australia, via
Panama with postal service by The same route to
Vancouver. Mr. Brew Of tine ltish Constabnary,
who served with distinction IN the Crimea, had been
appointed to organize coustabuary police 10 British
Columbia. Two chaplains aie sent to the colony by
the Society for the propagation OF the GosPei;
Tie Rielt Hon Sir +. B. Lytton had addressed
an oficia communication to Mr. Norris, tine
bearer Of the petition from chzens oi
Canada, praying her Majesty to let the Pnnce
of Wales inaugurate the Crystal Palace at To
ronto. The letter, after pointing out that the
proper channel for the petition was through the Gov
ernor-Genera says that 1t was, nevertheless, on ac
couut Of the eninence OF the parties sgulng the peu
ton laid before the Queen, who received very gra
cusly though she under the necessity OF declining
tie request that the Prince of Wales or some other
members OF the royal family should perform the SER
vice requested
A Sheffield telegram, dated Monday night, says
A fearful calamity has just occurred at the Surrey
Music Han, immense building, capable OF holding
1900 persons, where a variety OF amusements are
carried on. The place was much crowded, when some
villain in the gallery fired pistol, eVidestly with a
view of creating alarm. The proprietor instantly ap-
peared upon the stage, and succeeded for some time
IN persuadug the people to keep their seats, but in
few minutes three or four men simultaneously rose IN
the gallery and cried The place is on fire. upon
which there ensued fearful scene. The audience
principally young persons iraitlcely rashed for the
outlets and many Jumped over the gale front into
the pit In the struggle six persons crushed to
death, a seventh removed to the lntrmary in a
dying state, and many others wore seriously injured
This disastrous affair most clearly results ifon con-
spracy as there not the slightest signs OF any
tre in the place.
The British Government has just iauewed the con-
tract with Tie Pacific Steam Navigation Company oi
Liverpool Tor the period of SIX ars for tine convey
anco OF seml-mOnthly mails along The west coast oi
South America, from Panama 10 Valparaiso.
The Literary Ga-cte says there Is we'll ground-
ed hope that Canada will next Summer BE- visited by
some prominent member of the Royal Family, il not
by the 'Qaeen and Prince Cuusor.
AIral sclnelts were on foot In Liverpool Tor calling
apUbhc meeting IN order to decide what steps should
be taken for the purpose of completing anl employ
ing tie Great Eastern.
The Secretary Of the Eastern Steam Navigation
Company writes 70 The SL,pPiAg Ga:efe that the
Directors have 10 knowledge OF new Company
advertised tO nniSh ard work the Great Eastern,
but that q scheme has received the assent Of a
majority of the Directors, aud several Of the largest
toCkbodeTs, and vii shortly be submitted TO tine
'rOVretors.'
'r.'Ten Broccks American horse Pr.ogess won the
grit Yorkshire handicap at Douca Ter races. Twelve
hohs ran, but their prelensioua generally moi-
-erH The Great ~. Legcr was 10 De run lol on the
DAY lie City If Washington sailed. Lord Derby IS
hGrS Toxophoite, continued hist favori;e at short