The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-23

cay 40 aspec aud yhe great undertaking Sncn oas ves
pe has been copstrucdo carry OUT. and OF the aasrgy
and perseverance OF those D. waom thai undertaking has
Seea carried 10 i.s present po' O. success (Voeers
has been built 10 do, and whAt are the peca
i,Ar qualifications which she poss, sses for doing
soas ~o,E. You are aware that ahe s cal'ar
ea, hccoruipg 10 the rec.0aiog 81 her Protectors -
rake the pstsege from England TO Calcutta thirty ree
GAS We know ,bas she is intended carry ner soSls
saw mai enormous a,e and expense wnica present.
alse Necessity, for establishing coal depos dseaus
carry population OF not much less than To- 00o nc,s
Sg her crew-a population large that almos, wondsr
.ne company have mot applied to the House Commoss
paVe tue Treat Eastern iacluded IN the new reform BEL
IN the list OF Parliamentary bsouehs for the ne srhedua
tsuen'er You are aware OF the circumstances under
which bis great enterprise has been undertaken You
know that II that enterprise shall succeed-snd WA Al
Know that nothing has been left undone to insure IL
success that can De effected by inventive genius By me-
chapical skill and BY steady ,ner
amped dlcultesyou know, cay that this xSsrms.t
and far be it nom speaking in this room b
anticipate any other result (cheers viii M
OF the moot remarkable experiments Of the time In winch
we live will achieve treat results for commerce
Tor civilization II will have reduced by half the dis
ance in point OF time which divides coniinaas and
nAoons, which nature has separated By inserveaisg
pg in despte Of nature TO uni,e. (Cheeas You Know
that this grand experiment succeeds viii be greaNr
has Ter been accomplished IN one seuetauon fro tie
day when man first began to ses You know
that the experiment succeeds will render the passage
over the stormy ocean 10 remote Countries easy "a
Tree from the discomfort 10 the andsman and tho
andawcman "a Augh)ss the ordinary railway train is
ment, I. succeeds, will stimulate and deyeIops trade
to an almost lncalculable ex.eut; shat Il viii
sScd VSusy unhD 1o ous the
pire Of the East reinforcemen.s and aid with q
rapidly equal to that Of the overland line, and by
q route which England has always claimed her ORn
peculiar highway and which no foreign potsn,ats
can exercise control Cheers) would say, also th.t
soi7e that great political problem Of our time which "
Known ns the Eastern question, but that will
pru"icai IMPORTANCE to England than it is at present.
lO5.err Because II is well recognized and understood
,, any English statesman that the principal iaereat-I
DC nos say the sole interest bat by far the principal in
'Iest-whch England has In Egypt countries na
sdlatey adjoining Egypt, arises from the necessity q
uohtesrupeo and rapid communicated with tue Britieh
possessiois IN India. That Communication 1t Is nov
pftpoied to supply With greater Independence end
Ia hardly too much TO ssy that you will have for
ali practical purposes superseded the overland route
(Cbeers l heed say no with respect to tuis
uDc eieking, but may be permitted before Sit dowo
ano before ege you the toast which proeose
which prosperity 10 the Great Eastern" (cheers)-i
aay be- say permitted for instant advert 10 the
name OF gelileman who at the head Of this uader
tsE1g We are well aware tuat the enterprise which has
nearly reached lis conpleton was not attended
throughout WITH oxen prosperity and Taers
time OF difficulty time OF des ponoe ncy-a tina
when success seemed doubtful and iaare than pro
bahle- aud at mai time Mr. Campbell colleagues
csa fer~ard Toey brought their commercial kao~-
ledge 20 bear their kno1ledga OF The requirements IL Ia
dan and Of EDg'kh commerce, and hey undertook in
sure the cemercia succsas OF toe work provided mocha
pce snccess WAC assured (cneere and they induced the
capitalists Of the country pa faith their exerons
soc The resnlt "a that which you aronnd you TO-
cay. Qoud cneeIs.) beg 10 propose, and think We
eht I'D give with all boDors oerty 70 tho Great
Essie,n, ana with thai toast shall couple the name of
Mr.. Campbell and the directors.
Mr. CAMPBELL ackno weuged the toast and pointed out
tbt IL the great ship hao completed two years ago
huud, ed Of lives ami literally millions treasure would
bave been spaI ed IN the late mutiDy in India He SAID
speaking of the Great Eastern acting As kind OF
get this country and India, appeared to be
Sa o. sw una. great oaooveries were made just at the
nos sun smuothly without them When they considered
hs the trade OF the East represented tbs Of nearly
nall the human race, and vas even then Of annual
vsue OF ESQ coo sterling, an exsgger alton
to say that win the expansion which must take place
through railways, colonization and the entire break up
Of AL Kinds o! checks TO commerce. the great shp had
been sscovered jost when she became necessity loud
cheers.)
The Wheat Crop In England.
WILL GREAT BRITAIN REQUIRE WHEAT FROM THIS
COUNTRY
CAmBRiDGs the crops BID fair to be good, and the
rain which fell last week has been Of great service boh
to corn and the ga cen crops
DoNcAsrR Notwithstanding that farmers have during
the past week been superin nding harvest operations
the yield Of which for this district will be highly sss
factory, we had very large supply Of wheat day. ~
ge,her with one or two samples OF Former quota
tops were asked for but the large stock offered had he
effect Of coupersc!ing any upward tendency in price,
DERBy.-Tbe aneness Of the weather during the week
has enabled farmers in the forward districts 10 Commences
harvest operations.
GLocaIER.-There was q large supply Of samples On
oier and among them good many Of new whea. and
barley, some OF which were sold. Generally the sample
not go gooo as last year, being rather coarser and
thicker in the bran.
NORWICH The wheats are considered in many in
stances be inferior In quality to those OF last year Fhs
oorya are likely to turn much thinner than was an
ropated come time Since II Is feared considerable
portion will be of this quality in parts Of Norfolk
The weather this week up 70 hursday evening Rne
for cutting grain Since then quantity OF rain has
fallen which We consider will resard field operations.
NOTTINGHAM i'm this neghborhood the crops nave not
received much damage by heavy rans and from present
sppesrinces good yield may be expected although not
equal TO last In the southern districts o. toe county
the growing crops have been injured thunder storms
10 some places however an excellent yield anticipated
Barley s on tho Whole promising; samples will ho wever
re uneven 0sts have been cut, aud many fields haye
beans are also expected to yield well.
OXFORD The prevailing opinion ia that the present
vi eas crop is not 90 good In quality sst wear
great number of fields of all kinds OF grain have in
til neehborbood been well Housed and more would haye
been bat Tor the shortness Of hands, -
READISG--At present the Yield IL differently esti-
mated, come farmers expressing opinion that 1t will
be LET'S tban average while others think will be quite
if not little more, than average.
ROCHESTER -yhe weather during the past week has
been extremely favorable for harvest operations and
reappg has become general in this neighborhood con-
quantity OF wheat having been already secured
in splendid condition The crop throughout the Weald
w be fully average one, but the quality Of the wheat
not considered to DO go good that Of many former
years.
caused great
to the growing crops in this county, but pro-
ductve OF benefit to grass, turnips and mangold.
IntereatinR Emigration Returns.
From the London Times, Aug 81
compact pocket blue book, Of $40 pages, published
Friday contains the 10th General Report Of the Emigration
Commissioners Qst9). The report, comparing the emf
grafton of 1856 1857 and 1858, attempts for
the striking decline noticeable in the number Of persons
emgrsing from the shores Of Albion for last year fell
70 972 from 2i2S75 in 1867 hs latter figure, too
holtirg great difference compared with preceding
years. The commercial crisis OF 1857 and distress
the Australian colonies aald to have been causes
greatly instrumental of late in lettering persons from
leaving home to try their chance the Atlantic
or at the distant anti podes. There also great de-
mand for men in England. But more satisfactory and
permanent decrease to be found says the re-
port In the altered condition Of Ireland In 1851 not less
eourths of he whole number who left the Kingdom
were Irish.
Since that period the proportion has gradually declined
until, IN 1857 only 40k per cent, or wo ffths Of