Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-10-11

Arrival OF llse Asia.-The Atlantic Tcie-
graph COEnpnny.
HALIRAx, Oct I0.-Ths steamship Asa,
from Liverpool %, via Queenstown Septem-
Der so, arrived here this evening
The Atlantic Telegraph Company held
special meeting on the 9th September.
The directors submitted a report congratu-
lating the stockholders on the success Of the
cable, and thanking those, through whose
energies aud perseverance the cable was laid.
The report asks the sanction of the share
holders 70 apply to Parliament for power to
increase the nominal capital to five mill
lions sterling, including the existing capital.
The directors explain that they abandoned
the proposition to issue El 200, 900 with the
first preferential dividends as unnecessary,
and instead, ask for power to issue the
balance Of capital, aad to apply to Parlia-
-ment for increased powers The report was
adopted. ii
Right Hon. J. S. Wattey, chairman, said
that he anticipated, at very early moment,
a great reduction in the cable tariff proba-
bly, to one half the present rates. In So
days ending Sept. y, the cable earned E46,-
046, which would make an average, inclu-
ding Sundays and stoppages Of land lines,
of eS37 per day, and if they excluded the
exceptionable days when the cable could not
work at all, the average would be eS95 a
day. These figures are very far from con-
forming with recent statements that the ca
BILE was earning at the rate Of 100000 per
year. The various cable securities have
somewhat declined in price In addition to
the banquet 10 be given to the cable layers
by the Liverpool Chamber Of Commerce, on
LIST of October, the American Chamber of
Commerce in Liverpool have resolved to
give them a banquet in November and to
present four gold medals, commemorative of
achievements, to four Of the principal actors,
who were on board the Great Eastern dur
ing the great work, viz: one to G. w. Field;
one to Capt. Anderson; one 70 Mr.. Corning,
the head Of the engineer department; and
one to the head of the electrical department
FRANcE.-The Emperor remained at
BeaFitz. The iron-clad squadron had ar
rived off that place and passed in review
before the Emperor q 2
The new foreign minister Marquis De
Yeastier had arrived in France from Turkey
and gone to Bearitz.
The weekly returns Of the Bank Of France
show decrease of half million francs in
specie. il- 'h t
4Ec I ais 4 dlilt doacItS tAldb Vic AilSuiINC-
ton in Palermo; the revolt in Gambia; the
disturbances in the Ottamon Empire; the
agitation in Greece, and even the renewal
of the Juarists in Mexico, are the effects
of vast plot formed, and it is believed that
a general European eonAagratiOn would be
the result Of the late German war.
The Spanish War Department has taken
steps for the Manufacture Of the Prussian
needle gun. e'i a
He further stated that he had gladly ac-
cepted in the interests Of Germany the al
legiance offered BY Prussia, and had re-
allied the troops that had joined the Federal
army. f9h
On the arrival Of Mustapha Pacha in
Gambia he issued proclamation calling on
the inhabitants to submit TO the Turkish
authority, and promising to redress all
grievances. The insurgents are required to
lay down their arms within FIVE days.
= AdViees from Athens say that the Turkish
ambassador threatened to break off rela-
tions with Greece, and his representatives
to the Greek government we're supported by
the French and English ministers. a-
Further insurrectionaFy movements are
reported in Smyrna in which the Turkish
troops had the advantage.