The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-21

E u r. O = e.
Five Days Later News by the Belgian,
at Father Point.
Nothing Heard i'm England
OF the Cable.
SHAREHOLDERS STILL SAN0uINE.
Eighty Thousand Pounds Worth Of Extra
Capital to be Raised.
The Difficulty Between Prussia
and Austria.
PROBABILITY OF A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT.
United States Five-twenties
81 q 6S.
&c, DC. go.
Eighty Thousand Pounds Worth Of Extra
Capital to be Raised.
OF A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT.
United States Five-twenties
81 q 6S.

FATHER PoISr, August 20, 1855
The steamship Belgian, which left Liverpool at one
p N. the 10th inst and Londonderry tho next day.
passed this point last night Her dates are nve days
later than those Of the China and City Of Cork
Queen Victoria and the junior members OF the royal
family had arrived Antwerp and proceeded to visit the
King Of the Belgans.
A terrible tragedy had occurred In London. man
took three children to lodge temporarily at coffee house
them all in their beds by suDocation. The
murderer had escaped.
The London Necs says there is prospect whatever
Of further payments Of dividend principal Of the
Confederate Loan
The London Times highly eulogizes General Sherman
for his modest speech at ST. Louis.
The Parliament was further nominally adjourned
til the LIST OF November.
Add Kader had quilted England for Paris IL was re-
ported OF lack OF attention in high quarters
The Liverpool Chambers Of Commerce had memorial
ixed the Postmaster General for Cunad steamer 10 sail
Fridays instead OF Saturdays.
The cholera was still spreading at Constantinople.
The steamship City OF Washington, from New York,
reached Liverpool al quarter past two NJ on the 10th
The steamship Pennsylvania, from New York, arrived
at Queenstown on the 10Th.
The steamship Bsnsa from New York, arrived at
Southampton early the morning Of the 10th,
The steamship North American from Quebcc, arrived
out on the sth
The United States frgte Niagara, from France, passed
| Plymouth on the sth bound 10 New York
The Atlantic Cable.
The condition Of the Atlantic cable remained un-
changed No had been reserved OF the Great East
e,n or of her consos The delay in her strength
cned the impression thai something might have hap
pened 10 the tanks In which the cable slowed aud
that il might have been necessary 10 buoy the cable
until the tanks were made good.
MEETING or THE SHAREHOLDERS.
At an extraordinary meeting Of the Atlantic Cable
Company, held in London the 9th IL was resolved TO
convert the preference consolidated eight
preferential stock and TO Issue additional capital,
to the extent Of eighty thousand pounds sterling 10
complete the present cable and construct and lay down
n second The Chairman Hon. j. S. Wortlcy, said he
had information give the meeting, but hoped for
reliable information in day He said the share
holders shoad be encouraged aud persevere The meet
lug was large aud unanimous
The following is lhs summary by The CITY OF Balti.
more which sailed the day Previous
The Atlantic cable remai ins silent Nothing additional
Is known and nothing expected til the arrival of the
at any The log, Of the steamer indicate that
she can have experienced nothing but moderate weather.
The siosts from Nacnis indicate that The fault IL
one thcusand one hundred and scvcniy-ivc miles out
But thought that the previous tests, showing II a,
one thousand hundred and hy miles like
" to be correct. II reported thaC the company
were ahon To take immediate saps replace the o.l
cable