New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-11
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ter-Prcf. Mughc.'s Printing TELEGRAPH
The Occupation OF Obcis, in the Zee
! sen, by the French-Tbc New Spanish
Ministry - Experiments oa Armor
Pilates.
The City Of Manchester, with foreign files 10 Jan
81, arrived here last night. Her dates have beef
anticipated, but we find in her summary OF news I
few items not before published.
Prof. Hughes had been exhibiting tie working o
his telegraph instrument, before a considerable mum
her OF London merchants, over the wires OF The
United Kingdom Telegraph Company. 1hs eX
blbition was complete success, and the printing
telegraph ls generally unknown in England, it ere
aied little surprise to the lockers The Hughe.
/ inBru nent was in daily use, on the wires OF The
above company, between London and Birmingham
! The Times, in leader on the taking possession
| by the French of Obok, in the Red Sea, says: We
have now an opportunity OF showing how calmly
we can look on at what ten years ago, would have
been denounced in most English circles as a dan
gerous aggression. II may be, OF course, that the
Emperor Is not disincined to crafty his subjects
with the possession Of a French colony on these
celebrated Shores but the most Obvions purpose II
to facilitate communication with China, in which
French commerce is rapidly increasing through the
silk manufactures" TT
The Paris correspondens of The Times, in alusion
to the completion Of the Spanish Ministry, says that
the English bondholders will have heard with cold
shudde that tho repudiatng Saleyer is kept at the
head OF the Finance Department. DENY that j. u
u. 30 CROWNS" exclains FiFerrio, with virtuOus in
dignaton 10 the sceptlcal .Bariholo, bad rather
owe you the money or my life than deny i, in one
single instance. Saleverri goes step further. lie
denies il altogether. The police Of Marseiiles have
just succeeded in arrestipg gang Of remarkable
| swindlers. Several banking houses in Alexandra
hove iateiy oeen .viclimised by swlndler uau.ed
Tinker to the extent Of at least, 100000 A large
boIn 10 ha
covered.
Some Interesting experiments were made Of Ports
mouth OIL Jan. ~, II to inch armor plates. The
results are fully detailed in The 1,mei The Atla;
plate proved the most satisfactory. The beautiful
iibrous nature Of this plate mnch admired. IL Il
stated that the past years experience ard more
especially that Of the last twelve months, has proved
that tougher and more perfect armor.plaies can be
made with the roll than the steam hammer.
Last evening at the Literary Institution, Edward
street, Lord Fermoy referring 10 the measures oil
the last session, said the war in America he hoped,
would soon end. lie denied that Republican inst.
tutions bad anything TO do with that war. and sad
that II monarchial institutions had been introduced
into America, the States would LOT have held to-
gether as long Us they had. Mr.. Harvey Lewis ex'
pressed similar views genorelly: note Of conf
dence in tue two honorable gentlemen was parsed at
the end Ct the meeting.
The receipts Of tie new Metropolitan Rallwsy
for 10Th and llth Of January amount fOg passengers
only to fSi3; the receipts or lie week ending lsih
Inst. amounted to e. ., being At the rate Of / ol3
per mile per week.
1t stated tha. the applications for shares in tie
British and Foreign Marine Insurance Company
amount to no. 600 Liverpool, and II 900 IN Lon
don, making total Of HboGt Isl 0u0 VI which the
uunber TO Dc allotted is y, co., The allotment OF
the shares IN tho above company, and also ~ the
Bn;sh and American Exchange Back can hardly
take place until about week hence.
The MoHitcW announces the Ggnng Of The treaty
OF Commerce between France and I,aly.
Accounts from the wOOlen manufacturing towns
sreah Of such great activity that many Of the uueni-
pipyed cotton sYinnero were being engaged n the
work.
Tho Minister OF he Interior was said TO be carry
Ing on a vigorous campaign against tho PTer-
The CorIs Legislsuf had appointed . COMMITTEE
t. prepare al address in repy 10 tbs E.apcsor .
speech.
La France announces that Franco Is about 20
take pos sson officially OF Obok ~ the Red Sea,
point IN proximity to tie Straits Of Babel Mandeo.