The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-10-11
Foreign News per Steamer Asia.
THE ATLANTIC CABLE.
FURTHER INSURREOTIONARY MOVE
! MENTS.

-, HALIFAX, N. s.. Oct 10.
n Inc steamship Asia, from Liverpool 18th, via
Queehstown Both nit, arrived at o'clock this
an,aetnoon. n She has ninety-four passengers for
Dostoh and hfty y-fOur for this port
Inc Atlantic Telegraph Company had a
special special meeting on the 9th. The directors
Supnitted report congratulating the share
noiders on the success of the cable, and thank
uls ..ose through whose energy and persever-
ance 1t was laid. The report asks the sanction
OF the shareholders to apply to Parliament for
power TO increase the nominal capital to five
milhoms sterling, including the existing capi-
Ca'. Inc directors explain that they abandon
ed Iiie proposition to issue s1 100000, with the
nrst preferential dividends, as unnecessary and
instead ask for power to issue the balance of
capital, and to apply to Parliament for in
creased powers. The report was adopted.
tight honorable James II. Worthy, chair
ll1ll, salu that he anticipated at a very early
moment great reduction in cable tariff, d, OBJ
ably to one-half the present rates In fifty-fiye
days, including September LIST, the cable earn
ed E46,O4S, which would make an average. in
ciudlng n dag sundays and stoppages of land lines,
the exceptional days when the cable could not
work atall, the average wonld be 1850 sterling
per day.
The various cable securities had somewhat
declined in price. 3fsQ sl,
La addition to banquet to be given to the
cable layers by the Liverpool chamber of com
merce ON the first of October, the American
cnamDer OF commerce in Liverpool had resOly-
ed TO give banquet some time in November,
ana to present four gold medals, commemora-
tive of their achievements, to four of the nrin
ciple actors who we're on board the Great
eastern during the great work, viz: One to
Capt. Anderson one to Mr. Canning head of
the engineering department, one to Cyrus w.
fleid, and one to the head of the electrical de-
partment ~ w
The Paris Patrie asserts that the insurrec-
tion IN Palermo, the revolt in Gambia, the dis
turoance IN the Ottoman empire, the agitation
IN Greece, and even the renewal of the efforts
OF the Juarists in Mexico, are the effects of q
vast plot formed in the belief that a general
EuropeOn confagration would be the result of
the late German war fli ~ ~
Inc estates of SAKE Memimgen assembled
on the 9th to take the oath of allegiance to
Duke George, who had ascended the throne in
consequence of the abdication of his father
The new Duke, in speech from the throne
declared it fitting that Prussia should be the
leader OF Germany, and further stated that he
had gladly accepted in the interests of Germa-
ny the allegiance offered by Prussia, and had
recalled the troops that had Joined the Federal
army of execution.
On the arrival of Mustapha Pacha in Can
dla, he issued proclamation calling on the in
habitants to submit to the Turkish autE rity,
and promising to redress their grievance.
they were required te lay down their arms in
five days.
Advices from Athens say the Turkish Am
bassador had threatened to break off relations
with Greece, and his representations to the
Greek Government were supported by the
French and English Minister'S
Further insurrectionary movements are re-
ported in Samaria, in which the Turkish
troops had the advantage
The Calcutta mail of Aug 23d, and that of
Hong Kong of Aug. 11th have been received.
"details OF the Indian famine continue most
distressing.
Owing to the close of the quarter, discount
demand at the Bank of England at the reduc-
ed rate OF A IL per cent. was pretty active
Gold continued to arrive freely and was flow
ing into the bank in large quantities