Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-09-14
.ATEa FROM EUROPE.
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F,vrHrn Po1Nr, Sept 5.-The steamship
N,,th Briton has passed this point for Que
-. with Liverpool dates to Wednesday at
tsrnoon, the 18th ultimo
Nothing of Importance has transpired of
the proceedings OF the COM eFenoe III sesSion
ME assemblies of Modena and Tuscany
,.r;ng adopted resolutions 3anishing the cy-
ast;rs by the former Dukes, and annexing
-, mikes and aunexing the Dukedoms to
Piedmont w
11,,bprg line, has been Withdrawn for re-
pair Ca o.,,;o ~ - s+o,
-. Raltic for Halifax, to sail on Saturday the
-5-,b nit. simultaneously with the Arabia for
Haifax and Boston.
Mr.. Levers offer to charter the Great Gas
,.rn has been rejected.
The Russian f-igate Grand Admiral had
.,rrjyed at Portsmouth.
Several members of TIE English royal fam
;,rr are Messengers on the North Briton Their
lat 70 Gambia is supposed to have reference
n the contemplated visit to the Prince of
Wales. to the British possessions.
The India loan had all been awarded, at a
rate above ninety-sevcn per cent.
The Russian loan has been q partial fail
ure.
II is reported that the British Government
Congratulated France on the recent political
amnesty.
The impression prevails that the recent ap-
nointmeut of General M'Mahon to the COM
mind at Lille, is in consequence Of the prof.
ected fortifcations at Antwerp.
Three per cent. rentes closed Oh the Paris
Bouree at G9f Sc.
The Paris -four market was heavy.
The Atlantic Telegraph Company recently
Jeputei Mr. f c. Webb, an engineer of con
siderable experience in testing and expert
uenting on telegraph cables, to proceed to
VaIcntia and examine the present state ofthe
Atlantic cable, ard his report is published in
the English papers. Altar detailing the sci
eutifc results of his experiments. he con-
cluies as follows:
Il am of the opinion that serious fault
exists about 263 statute miles from Falentia
measured along the cable, and that the cable
between that spot and this shore is compara-
atYely perfect Tests from here cannot now
decide whether the cable is mechanically sew
cred, or all attempts to detect the reception
Ofcurrents from the opposite shore, have
since proved fruitless. Still, from various
circumstances attendant on the decline of th(
Insulation, there Is every reason to believe
hat the continuity. both of the cable
aud the conductor. is perfect Whether any
other faults exist beyond the one alluded 10,
it's impossible to ascertain by tests from Va
enta, aud the fact that signals received a
Vclcntia were always better than those receiy
ed at Newfoundland, proves undoubtedly tha;
worse insulation has always been near Val
eotia Therefore it seems probable that if the
fault which exists on this coast, which very
likely forms the principal cause of leakage,
could be removed. The insulation woull be
So far improved to render the cable again
ssnilsble fer signainc, provided the fault,
which is said by those who have tested from
Newfoundland. to exist near Trinity Bay
was repaired"
Gigantic frauls, in connection with the
extensive Carron Iron Company of Scotland
were being brought to light. 1t is alleged,
that for long series of years, the muuagiu2
portion Of the company has been guilty Ot
frauds on the shareholders, of unprecedented
daring and extent.