Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-10-11
FROM EUROPE.
BY STEAMSHIP ASIA.

Earnings of the Atlantic Cable The
proposed Banquet-GOId Medals.
HALIFAX, Oct. 10--The steamship Asia,
from Liverpool Doth, via Queenstown 30th
September, arrived here this afternoon.
| The Atlantic Telegraph Co. held special
meeting on the 9th of September. The
| Directors submitted report congratulate
| ing the share holders on the success of the
cable and thanking those through whose
energy and perseverance 1t was laid. The
report asks the sanction of the share
holders to apply to Parliament for power
to increase the nominal capital to Ave mill
lions sterling including the existing capi-
tai. The Directors explain that they
abandoned the proposition to issue
one million two hundred thousand pounds
with the first preferential dividends
as unnecessary, and instead ask for power
to issue the balance of capital and to apply
to Parliament for increased powers. The
report was adopted. Right Hon. j. S. Wat
ley, chairman, said that he anticipated, at
a very early moment, great reduction In
the cable tariff, probably to one-half the
present rates. In fifty-five days ending
September 2lst, the cable earned G48O4S,
which would make an average, including
Sunday and stOppages of land lines, Of
S37 pound sterling day, and if they ex-
cluded the exceptional days when
the cable could not work at all
These figures are very far from conform
ing with the recent statement of the Lon
don Times, that the cable was earning at
the rate of 100000 year. The various
cable securities have somewhat declined in
price.
In addition to the banquet to be given to
the cable layers by the Liverpool Chamber
OF Commerce on the first of October, the
American Chamber of Commerce in Liv-
erpool have resolved to give them ban
quet some time in November, and to pre-
sent four gold medals, commemorative of
their achievements, to four of their princi-
pal actors, who were on board of the Great
Eastern during the great work, viz: One
to Cyrus w. Field, one to Capt. Anderson,
one to Mr.. Canning, the head of the engi-.
neering department, and one to the head of
the electrical department. /
France.
The Emperor remained at Biaratz. The
iron clad squadron had arrived off that
place and passed In review before the En-
peror. The foreign minister, Marquis de
Moustter, had arrived In France from Tur-I
key, and gone to Biarritz.
The weekly returns of the Bank of France
show decrease of half million francs in
specie.
The Parie Patrie asserts that the insur-
rectiOn in Palermo, the revolt in Gambia,
the disturbances in the Ottoman empire,
the agitation in Greece, and even the re-
newal of the Juarists in Mexico are the
effects of vast plot formed in the belief
that general European confederation
would be the result of the late German war.
The Spanish War Department has taken
stems for the manufacture Of tho prne.ion
needle gun.
Germany.
The Estates of SAKE Meinengen assem-
bled on the 9th, to take the oath of al
legiance to Duke George, who assembled the
throne in consequence of the abdcation of
his father. The new Duke in a speech
from the throne declared it fitting that
Prussia should be the leader of Germany.
He further stated that he had gladly ac-
cepted, in the interests of Germany, the
allegiance offered by Prussia, and had re-
called the troops that had Joined the Fed
eral army,
The InsurrectiOn I'm Gambia.
On the arrival of Mustapha Pasha in Cam
dia he issued proclamation calling on the
inhabitants to submit to the Turkish au-
thority, and promising to redress all griev-
ances. The insurrectionists are required
to lay down their arms in five days.
Advices from Athens say that the Tur-
kish Ambassador had threatened to break
Off relations with Greece, and his represen-
tations to the Greek Government were sup
ported by the French and English Minis
tiers.
Further insurrectionary movements are
reported in Smyrna, in which the Turkish
troops had the advantage.