, 1865-10-09

huu Inc uaFenpor1s are no longer able 10 vlc'
.imizo g the dl:beliesing Patisians. Il Z time
be put stop to. We all honor, to certain
extent, reasonably honest s'humbngs' Of the
Barnum class bnt Estates Prison''s Is the
proper reward for men like the Dayenports.
We arc delighted here with the decision Of
one Of your tax collectors, who Furnishes these
cense like other jugElcrs. Their assumption
OF fuperhuman power Is downright b'asphe-
I my, md ought to be proceeded against &C
| cordfngIJ.
| TIE ATLANTIC TKLEGRAPn AND TIE LONDON
| y PRESS.
The Atlantic Telegraph Company held an
extraordinary meeting on Thursday, when It
| IVES determined to raise ''an additional
AZ amort qnn Of money hanging from minimum Of
5000 pounds ia IN casE; y Twelve qe per cent IT.
and slarc.o the profts-after the existing
capital gets eight and the original capital four
per ccut,-ate now otFeredto induce new SUBJ
scribers to come forward; However much ne
may desire 10 sec the two contIpents united,
down does not Invite sympathy from our capi-
talists. The newspapers here; without being
30 explicit on the matter Is your own press,
are very cold on the question and, were you
to hear the. conversations in our editorial
sauctuns, you would think "the fourth
as m unalloycd misfortune to journalism.
Newspaper men know that, nolens rolens, they
will be compelled to purchase daily kilograms
from the company, and, consequently, many
Of onr now prosperous papers will be ruined.
Take, for instance, our ohtpptag Gaze.te. This
onlY. to select number, and under
no likely. contingencies will 1t increase
It's subscribers. It now pays something like
SIX thousand dollars In gold per alnum to
"Reuter," for kilograms; hut when tho At
lant1c cable gets to work, It must either
double Or treble the price, or shut up shop.
Most Of our daily newspapers are similarly
America will not sufficiently increase the
number of their readers to meet the additional
outlay. I should not be surprised to find
some Newspaper Protection Association
started, with the object Of employing coast
ers to drug their anchors occasionally IN the
vicinity Of the cable. The break might not
be permanent, but NC may imagine what
SUMS Of money would be saved to the papers
every time the line gets broken. If tho pro-
moters of the Atlantic telegraph knew and
understood their true interests, they would
American ano English press, and decide With
them upon come reasonable tariff for ncws-
paper dispatches. The Directors would soon
discover change for the better In their pros
poets; for the press In either country wopld
advocate the Undertaking, instead Of, as now,
carefully avoiding the subject.
TEE lR1su CATHOLIC CLERGY AND THB GOV
ERNNEST. :
In the midst of the Fen1an rumors, to which
! do not myself attach any special impor-
tnncc, It is pleasing TO learn that the Roman
Catholic clergy are disposed to enter upon
amieable relations with the Government, and
the hitter with them. The Irish Bishops have
announced that they are about to meet to
IT 4@nf LAX
the Crown, On the invitation OF the latter, for
the granting Of university degrees to educa-
ted Irfshmen. or course this poEtcnd5 q
Catholic University, and the consequent re-
cognition Of the Catholic faith as the hclief Of
l,eland's majority 50 that we may congrat-
nlote ourselves and the Irish people that JUS
ticc Is to be done them at last.
SPEECH or ToHY SQUIRE.
The Right Honorable Joseph Warner Hen
ley, tory squire, and one Of the most emil
nent members Of the Conservative party in
the House Of Commons, has Just made
speech before the Thame Agricultural Asso.
citation, wherein he speaks of Americans In
high terms. Praise from snch quartc7 Is
really unexpected, and especially the deduc-
tion which hc draws from the comparison he
makes. Mr.. HenleS SAYS: :
It is impossible mol 10 notice strong contrast.
Ws hare seen on the other side Of the Atlantic
for The greatest Of all Conservative principle+-
namely to maintain the integrity Ola great emptre.
.rhn tsM s;p9 - ~
il Wns in thcir newer and hst Il WnnIi r. ~ sd.
vantage to ihci1, to become indepenlent. They
fought bsayely and nobly. They were not succefe-
tql but We now zee good hope for believing that
that s1cnt people will achieve the greatest OF ali
v1eiories-a victory ovcr their OWL passions. which
1s.ion snd snnrs 10 ia' me W.
fChcess,i Thronehont thai rrt.at strnar1e ihrIe
has been nothing for either party to BE- ashamed
Of: Bat what have ne seen IN Germany There,
under the most Sacred name of liberty. and
,. NET % @ pJ ne nase seen tMo
GniIe force seainst = TefVW wv West e,nes fTfe.T heI
Ard now hat thc cards are f,i.yed out II seem!
all the prctences loE which they undertook this cru
tads Mese falsc and that it was mere mooashine 70
,sis ~ q re EEaesanee* o. ihe peopls OF