Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-10-26
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From Europe---irrivai OF the Indian.

From Europe---Arrivai OF the Indian.
4 FARTuER PoIST, Canada. Oef., l0.-The steam
'h'p Indian passsd hero to day from Liverpool
with adyiees OF Wednesday, September %, -four
days later than the CanHds's news.
Adsiees fths 10th OF August from China
have been received at London. Tho news Was
nnimportant The exact whereabouts OF Hon.
Mr. Ward, tho American Minister, ON his Jour
hW 10 fak'n withn Chinese escort, was unknown
at Canton and at Shangai.
4 Mr., Hawkins, the English Commi..ioner on
the Oregon Boundary Survey. has returned 10
England, and lmd laid the results of his labors
| before tho Government
! II was rumored ai london that treaty of peacs
would DO signed at Zurich, In few days; hut
that Sardinia opposed the proposed Italian Con-
federation under the Pope's Presidency.
In the proposed general European Congress at
Brussels, IL is believed that Austria will bs rs
presented ty tho Archduks MaIimiilan, and
Great Britain by Prince Albert.
The day of sailing rf tho steamship Great East
ern for the United States. Ins again been post.
poned, to allow the repairs occasioncd by tho late
explosion on board hcing fully complete.
Foreign Items by The Hungarian.
II GREAT pRi1AN.
The CorNner's investigation into the CAUSE of
the explosion on hoard of the Great Eastern had
terminated. The evidence was very conflicting
rs to those who had the responsible charge of ,hs
engines. MIR. Scott Russell denied that hc had
control. and the head engineer made u similar do.
nial The verdict of the jury was as follows {.
"We find that the deceased came to their deaths
from injuries received from steam, hot air and
water in consequence Of tho bursting of a Jacket
attached to the foremost funnel Of the Great
Eastern steamship, and that the said bursting
was caused by the closing ofa tap connected with.
the syphon attached to said Jacket in conjunction
with the shutting OF the feed from the water
casing to the boilers but there 10 no evidence DO.
fore the jury to show by what person or persona
the tap was shut of; and tho jury further express
their opinion that said taps are highly danger
Gus when placed in such positions, nnd that suiIi-
cient caution was not used by the engineers
Verdict ia simple accidental death"
1t is considered likely that the accident may
give rise to questions ut law.
Sir James Stephens, Professor of Modern His. |
tory at Cambridge, and formerly under Secretary
of tho Colonies, is dead.
The Manchester Guardian, in an editorial on
General liarncy's occupation VI the Island of San
Juan, says
"rhe American Generals exploit scans to
have hcen nothing more than one of those acts
of piracy by which lawlcss representatives of the
United States are accustomed to settle disputes
with weaker and more barbarous neglbors, but
which it is time they should be taught they can
not safely indulge in against powerful and civil
lied nations"
The article concludes rs follows.
ave trust the Government OF the United
States will speedily disavow the act of it's officer.
otherwise the English Government will bs fore d .
to take immediate steps for the vindication OF the
Ionor or v;o cvultry, ami Biruwiug tiIc licensed
'ufhans of the Federal army, that they must not .
appropriate British territory rs coOlly as if they
were merely cutting off another slice of Mexico"
The London Post characterizes General lIar-
ney's conduct as totally opposed to the first prin-
ciples Of public law, and hopes the American
Government will disavow it.
The British Government is said to have madc ,
contract fora cable 1900 miles long to be laid from
Falmouth to Gibraltar, in June next, this to be =.
succeeded by a cable to Malta and Alexandria, !,
thus giving England m independent line. free .
from continental difficulties. The speedy com !
pletiOn of the Indian line, and it's extension to
China, is loudly called for III view of the new
Chinese difficulties.
The Daily Nelcs announces that Lord Clyde
will retire from the communal of the Indian army
at the end of this year, and be succeeded by Sir
Hugh II. Rose, who played n prominent part in
the suppression of tho rebellion, General Mans
field is to be commander -in-chef of the Bombay
army.
The independence Beige says Lord Cowlcy and
range II basis of cooperat,n of England and
France in the prosecution of the Chinese war
Three ninety-one gun ships were upder order for (
foreign service at Portsmouth, and four gunboats
We're heing prepared in all haste for China. The
utmost activity prevailed at Woolwich and else.
where in getting of ammunition, &c.