The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-23
4DDlHoNAL NEWS Br 1uE NORM BRlH4n

ADDITIONAL NEWS BY 7HE NORTH BRiTALN,
The steamship North Britain which left Liverpool
the 9Th inst. arrived at Quebec the 2lst
The royal mail steamship Niagara from Boston and
Halifax, arrived at Liverpool at o'clock p m OF the
4th instant.
The screw steamship Great Britain. from New York,
arrived at Liverpool at p. Of the It'll.
The steamship Northern Light left Southampton the
same day the North Britain.
GREAT BRrrAN-The stoppage of signals through
the Atlantic cable announced in the English papers
OF the 0th in the shape of letter from the secretary Of
the company The letter says that inteigibe signals
ceased TO be received from Newfoundland az clock on
the morning of the 3D. frona unknown cause The
directors and corps of scientific and practical electricians
were at Vaenta investigating the matter, with view if
possible, TO remedy the difficulty,
The quotation OF the shares Immediately became quite
nominal the only price named being from f400 TO $780,
without any operations
The London Times says that similar difficulty was
understood to have occurred temporarily short time
back and the hope is that the accident merely of
those to which the cable must be liable until the
sary shall have been completed for the protec
ton Of the portion the shore Some dsagreements
between the electricians and board Of directors have
terly existed, and ths it may be presumed tend to
embarmss the general proceedings Mr. Whitehouse,
who signs himself Electrician Chief and one of the
four original projectors of the Atlantic Telegraph writes
to the Times that he believes the injury the cable TO
be in the home end which he had foreseen and had
one occasion repaired He apprehend that there is little
ohuse or anxiety and thinks there rs nothing IN the ope-
tons calculated to dampen the most sangune hopes of
ultimate and complete success Mr. Whtehouso com
plains OF the summary manner in which he has been BAN
ished from the service Of the company.
Charles t. Bright, the engineer of the Atlantic Tele-
graph Company received the honor of Knighthood on
the fourth of the mouth from the Lord Lieutenant of Ire
land.
banquet took place at Killarney, on tho 7th instant,
in honor of the laying of the cable The Lord Iieucn-
ant of Ireland attended He emphacaly denied that he
absented himself from the Dublin banquet from sectaan
bigotry personal hostility to the great enterprise
Official necessity the sole Of his nonattend-
ance.
The toasts included the President of the United States
Mr. Cyrus W. Field, and Captain Hudson, the officers of
the Niagara, &C.
The petition in bankruptcy presented against the Eu-
ropean and American Steam Shipping Company, was
signed hearing on the I'D
The telegraph between England and the Channel
Islands had been formally opened.
Queen Victoria visited Leeds the 9Th and perform
ed the ceremony of opening the Town Hall in that
city The Queen had enthusiastic reception, and the
decorations and Examinations were splendid scale
The Queen and suite had left Leeds for Balmoral
There remarkable increase of in the discount
market and il difficult to obtain any terms for short
loans.
Messrs Archibald Montgomery Co., Australian Iner.
chants, had suspended for about $50 000
Gold flowing into the Bank Of England
The ships Abby Iangdon and Harriet France, before
reported ashore, total wrecks The former has gone
to pieces.
RUSSIA Letters from Warsaw mention that three
shpsof war on their way from st Petesburgh to the
Gulf of Iartary, in order to join the squadron the
AMOR River which has recently received reinforcemens
Of seven vessels.
Additional details of the great fire at Asracan state
that 100 houses burned with ii quays and great
number of boats and other vessels large number of
lives were also lost
TuRKEY.--The religious fanatcism continues. At
Aleppo for many days the Mussenans armed themselves
and parts of the city were destroyed.
A similar panic prevailed at Tripoli, which dssi-
pated by the arrival Of man -of-war. t5tN
II is rumored that the consuls of France Austria Uni
ted States and Greece at Hanch had been assasnated
An authentic contradiction of this report is said to have
reached the French government
CnSA.-A letter from China says that the indemnity
to England is f3 600 and to France 81, 200 00O
THE aestBy Telegraph from London to Ilvorpool.l
LONDON "Wednesday, Sept ga. m.---The Daily News
city article of last evening says: ''The funds
strengthened to-day by extraordinary and rapid rise
the Paris Bourse, coupled with the satisfactory prog
of the monthly settlement of conso and that there
was fair demand for money in commercial channels.
The stoppage of the house of John p Cowes Co.. of
London and Rio with considerable liabilities has been
announced. 5s @ f849E
The Montgomery liquidation is expected to prove
favorable. @
The 1mess city article of last evening says the funds
have improved quarter per cent About fl40 900
sent into the bank yesterday.
A depuation from the Royal West India Mail Packet
Company had an interview with the Secretary of the
treasury yesterday on the subject OF steam commune
cation with Vancouver's Island
FRANCE IAN official report of Prince Napoeon's Min
lister of Algeria the condition of that colony is pub
lhed He expresses desire to replace as far and as
soon as may be safe, military by civil government.
The latest accounts from the departments announce
gradual Improvement in commercial affairs. The Paris
flour market was quiet but firm. Wheat was dull and
buyers demand reduction.
The French wine and brandy markets had dropping
tendency. aasS IE
duel with swords between two Partisan journalists,
Messrs Delvan of the Steele, and Yandim of the Pays
terminated without harm to either. ~ W
The Paris Bourse continued buoyant and advancing
The thrces closed on the 7th at ~. SIS. sA
despatch from Paris reports dreadful railway acct
dent on tue height OF St. Germaas killing seven and
woundng fifty persons. aag 1taa' f33 ~ aalae
Prince Napoleon goes to Agers about the 25h Of Au
gust. @
GERMANY, The German papers give rumor that
Queen Victoria will visit Berlin to be present the
couchement of her daughter. IN aea fN78
+ lt alst LATER FROM TEXAS
BY the steamship Mexico at New Orleans we have Gal
weston papers to the l4th inst.