New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-01

co,oprn PASSENGERS BY THE CusARp LINE OF
sry.MrRs.-The following debate took place in tho
English House of Lords the 18th inst, touching the
,acentlvdscussed case of colorsd passengers BY the
Cunard steamers:
Lord BrouQbsm reminded their lordships that fort
night or three weeks sgo be called attention 70 toe
course taken on recent occasion IN INC Nuna ~ ny,
which had received large subsidy from tne 6ovetn
inert for the conveyance Of ails He stased e. mat
time that to his great astonishment he found tnM .
o, ntewoman who Il could never be discovered was
person of color, but WI was said 70 be oesc
Of an African stock, though free citizen Of the United
States had been refused the accommodauon o. = nne
claes parsage in of the Cunard ships ana mao oeel
told that she must go into the second rank IN anosnsr
part of the vessel He could psia saPpuse .
had since been confirmed snd Letter nom Sr 2: Su
nard mon the subject had been pubshed. He wiehed
70 know from bis noble friend whether 1t was me m
ten.ion of the Government to take any steps ~ '"e
Esd Granville was not surprised that the noble 'ord
had mt the question: bat at the same time, was not
possbie for the Government to interfere. ~.
Lord Brougham said that some ume ~, ia
case an action was brought against the caP sep
Damages would have bsen recovered against n y .Se
action had not been compromised he Inongns, IN zoe
relation that Sir s. CuDard STOOD 70 tue uoverh"on,
that some interference should AePiAoe " P'''Ps'A
things occurring in future'
c,yor,,p pursoxEyos--A letter from Por.obsuo
.oss q strange phenomenon occurred here ON Sunday,
Jnly 8. About Up. H. our attention was nrss oiswn
~ x s;nynsr appearance of the Hadding'on coast-
Sevond The yisibe horizon, and perhaPe four degrees
inward along the ofng, extended broad blue band,
apmrsntiy Of calm water, which re6ccted eyeryhing
twice it, own hight and showed islands dissinctly We
had never before observed on the dearest days with
an inverted reflection in the blue line above then.
black mist Aoated around them, and, IL travelled
from east to west, the Fife hills assumed the same
FORM only their reflection was not inverted and their
appearance was as If they stood on high chfA This
continued off and on, till about p. M, when its most
remarkable phase occurred. A ship Of war with
two decks probably her III ,jesty's ship Edinburgh,
was then eteamipg down the river, and a.
che entered the blue line her changes were most
curious; sometimes abe sank into 9 figate, her
hull barely visible sQmemes abe rose IN four.deck
err not unlike the ancient Great Harry vhen quite OPP
poste this place she was reflected double, - q two
chips were sailing above the other and sl FAR
Their down this reflection became inverted and sne APP
peared to stand on her masthead During the mirage,
If may 90 call it, the trees opposite were mayuined
into gigantic forns and the houses dissended neo sc
tory-chimneys, with windows all down them. Ie tae
uncbservant perhaps, little unusual may have been
seen owing TO the mist, but when viewed hrou8n tne
telescope il was most singular. Thss appeasaucs Are
] am aware, Of frequent Occurrences IN me Arsse y
gions bot have never before seen them % ~ oesn
The stiff east wind on Saturday brought up cense -
fog on Sunday morning, which the san oniy essessc
away by g. n; perhaps Il was this comine sse ssx|
! 70 distorted natures hss On sssaay shsFress,