New-York daily tribune., 1859-10-03
GREAI RRIIAIN.


The Cororer's investigation into the csIse Of the
explosion On board the GreAt Essers bad terminated
TIE evidence very Col ticting to who hsi the
responsible charge OF toe engines Mr. SCOT Russell
6ebied that he had control and the Esd engineer Of
the shp made similar denial The verdict Of the
Jury was a. follows:
1--WE frd that the deceased came to their deaths
FROM injuries received from steam, hot air and sster
in consequence Of the bursting Of scket attached
TO the foremost unre OF the Great Eastern steamship
ard that said burstiI was cauied by the closing of
a tap connected with the syphon, attached TO such
jacket in cor anctiOn with the shut ng of the feed
f., N the wa'ercasng 10 the boilers but there is no
evidence before the Jury to show by what person or
perrops the tap was shut Of ana the Jury further
express their opinion th at said taps highly danger
" hen plsced such positions, a0d tina, sufficient
caution not used by the ensileers. The verdict
il sin pie accidental death.
1t s considered likely that the accident may give
SIR JAmes STE pheDr Professor OF Modern History at
Cambridge and formerly Unoer Secretary OF the Colo
MES, is dead.
7he Manchester Guardian, 10 an editorial on Gen.
Hsrneys occu cation Of the Island of San JnAn says:
4" The American GeI erals exploit seems to have been
nothing than of those scs of piracy by which
laaless representatives oil the United STATES are ac
cus,omed TO settle dir putes With wesker and more
bsrbsrous neighbours but which it is time they should
be taught they caDDot safely ncuee in against power
full and civilized nations" The article concludes a.
follows: "We trust the Government OF the United
: aies will speedily dissvow the act OF Its Oil ,er;
Otherwise the EDglish Government will be forced to
take imuedate steps for yDdicst)n Of the honor OF
the county, and show the licensed ruiiians of the
Feoera Army that they must not appropriate British
territory cOOlly as II they were merely cutti0g oil
another elce OF Mexico"
The London Post cbarscterzes Gen. H4rneys con.
ouct totally opposed 70 the first principles of public
law, and hopes the American Government will dsavow
it.
The Brph Government is sad TO have made q con-
tract for csble OF ts-lve bundred miles, 10 bs lsd
from Falmouth to Gibraltar in June next, his is to be
sue eeoei by cable to Malta aud Aiessaniria thus
giving Eng 1od an independent hne Tree iron Conu-
rental difficulties. The speedy completion of the ln-
dian line ard its eIten-)n to Cbips loudly called for
il view Of the pes Chioese difficulties.
The London Daily Ners Announces that Lord Clyde
W retire from the cOmmaLd of the Indian army and
be succeeded by Gen Sir Hugh ii. Rose, who played
prominent part in the suppression Of the rebel n
Gen. Mansfield is to be Commander-in.Chief OF the
bombay amy.
The IndeDcndence B,lge says that Lord Coxley and
Count Waew,k have been Commissioned to arrange
basis OF cooperation bet England and France in
the prosecution of the Chinese war.
Three o. un ships we're at Portemouth under or1ers
for foreign service and four gunboas we're bolng pre-
pared With all haste tor China. Tue umos, activity
prevailed at Woowch AID else where in getting OIL am
muI Itiob, &c. ~
The Engiish Funds had exhibited but slight huctuf
tions, and closed Yer, Grn at quotations M1ney con
tiuueo aburoabt and in moderate demsnd. Gold cJu-
tnued flow the Bank in large qua 1tit'e- the ar-
rivals from Au erica anC Australia having been heavy
THE LATEST.
LONDON, Wednesday, ne london Daily Necs
CITY Ar,cle under date of Tuesday evening" say:
"'The funds to day opened with continued tendency
TO in,proveu eI' but we're checked by the Govern
ueut broker restricting his daily purchases on accoaGf
If Saving Banks 10 the aftenooo, however, more
buoy ancy was shown aud a fresh advaecs OF one
eis btb was estabhed La the several othef mafke.'
more especially tina. for Bri ish raSsy shares, the
tercency wss upwari. The demand for money was
b,isker. The large cum Of one hundred snd eight
thousard pounds was sent into the Bsnk 70 day..
Tie London Times (CIty Artice) says:
"Tbe funds opened at a res,tion OF an eighth, but
prices resumed their s,eadness before toe cose. AT
ibe BsIk there ~ss An increased demand Tor money
The rate the open market continues about q Per
cent. Letters from 81. Petersburg cay that j. Is
Kempe, the talo~ speculator, is expected to pay
sbont ie to % per cent.
The pIize fight for the championship Of Englanf,
between Ssyres and Bfetle, was won by the former 10
min