New-York tribune., 1867-02-15
GREAT BRITAIN.

TIE UNITED STATES VS.. PRIOLEAU.
The following letter from Secretary Seward to the
Omitted States Consul at Liverpool appeared IN the
English journals of the 3Oth
No. 57Gl
'eDFPARTNFNT OF STATE, WAsHNGToN, Jan. "a, 1861
"TBoMAs Ii. DUDLEY, esq, Uhaed S'dtS Consul L''"'
ksR have to acknowledge the receipt of your dis
matches December a, No 125 ana December 70, No
t2e, concluding the account gwen III previous osFatCnes
Of the motion before VceC Chancellor Wood to discharge
fhe sretios OF Mr. PTiOleau. . .--.
asclOsed in opposing that motion that the se
Element made with Proeau by Messrs Consul Morse ana mo
montgomery Gibbs disOwned by this Government Dy
telegraph TO Mr. Adams ON the 18th OF November last III
Segence Of the proposed arrangement having been ntt
received here ON the 2h 2sth days November No
more delay necessary 10 examine the papers
frOm which AN authority intermeddle with the suit
pnder your charge supposed TO be extracted was
permitted TO intervene before the transaction was ans
RvOwed and the officers who had assumed 10 MAKE II
were directed 10 return home TO- give & % a naed @
consider whether the proposed arrangement night OF
etaes There was however, manifest disadvantage IN
SeDcedpg TO NJ PT92 e4s y tle a?49t OF o5d 1i .s
enies the validity Of liens whatever created by tae
agents OF ReDClnOn or Iof advances lnaue OF upon Co
is5f s fst;ioR 5c' WIN ,,s~ ' NJ Morse. an
Shoy really smIied TO- he was under express nstruc
mons 10 do nothing which should recognize the capacity
Of the pretended Rebel officials abetors OF Rebellion
Who dealt with them, by making contract which could
e1ve validity to such liens OF charges - .,,. ,,o.o,
You are at liberty 10 make such use OF TINS Gspten
Sbedlent servant WILLIAM H. SEWARD"
THE Reform QUESTION.
The Reform question is still uppermOst in England
The Times in leading article the 27th says that
The days of any Government without Reform bill
were numbered and almost the hours.
Miner Gibson addressed his constituents ON the
subject on the 29th, and urged settlement OF the
question.
TIE ANGLO-ANIERCAN TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
The directors Of the AngO-American Telegraph
Company have issued their report to be submitted at
Ghe meeting of shareholders Oh February 4. After
describing briefly the various steps taken for laying
Ghe cable of 1866 and recovering that of the previous
gear, the report states that the condition OF the
cables is emnently satisfactory that many as 100
letters per minute have been sent through each cable
and that at present their capacity Is only limited by
che power of the human eye and BRAIN to follow and
read the transmitted signs. With respect to the land
lines beyOnd Hearts Content considerable improve
Inent has been made III them ana negouaIlons are IN
progress for laying, by the New-1oTk ana NeWound-
land Company, a submarine cable between Boston
and Pacentia Bay, thus leaving only about ~ miles
Of land line between Boston and the terminus Of the
EnbAtlantic cable The capital account shows a
toal of 100000 received on the pad-up shares, and
q sum of El00OO premium on the sale of shares,
makes a total of f61O43l. The expenditure
shows eGOOOOO for the manufacture and laying
of the cable and fS,gS4 for preliminary expenses,
leaVing a balance of Il Al The revenue shows: To-
tal receipts account Of messages 70 Dec. b. J. &,
E64,342 rebate from the New-10rk and Newfound-
land Company, GlO4lb: The salaries and expenses
pTe f54S3 and sum of f2Oo3 IS pad to the Atlantic
Telegraph Company on account of five months in
teTest on the 100000 of mortgage bonds The bal
Ance of revenne account is G6Sl4 and this being at
the rate of more than - per cent per annum, the
directors will pay dividend on and after the 18th
inst on account of q per share 10 per cent of the
subscribed capital In making up the accounts credit
was not taken for the amounts due TO, but not re-
eeiVed by, the Company, and which have since been
found to amount 10 fl466 which added 10 the total
already stated increases the net earnings from 46I-
sI4 10 fSl $50 for the five months. After the pay
uent of the dividend this would leave balance
Of f2l $50 for distribution ON the Prefer
mce Stocks of the Atlantic Telegraph Company
r. Jsse-- NogE BREAD RIOT, RIOTS,
There had been little food riOting on the part OF
dock abOrers and rOughs at the east end of London
bnt il was soon put down, and the weather had
become very mild the laborers were mostly at work
Acain. and no further trouble was apprehended
Bakers shops were plundered OF then contents ana
5D some places property was destroyed
TBE PRINCE or WALES 70 RESIDE IN IRELAND
The irish Times states that II has been determined
10 provide residence fOr the Prince OF wales IN
Ireland where the Prince Will, III future spend some
lOTtiOn of every wear.
Sir II Emerson Tennent is created a BarOnet.
CONFERENCE on THE LICENSE QUESTION.
The Conference for considering the laws relating
90 licensing and the fearful and increasing drinking
habits of the people was IN session on the Uih IN
DER the Presidency OF the Earl OF LtchIled. lhe
snliect urging the immediate interference of PaTha-
Se1t 10 prevent the increase Of drinking shops.
TIKI DUKE or HAMILTON.
The Scotch papers commenting severely upon
Gle reckless course of life pursued BY the young
Dnke of Hamilton. il seems that his whole estate
ts now entirely in the hands OF tuIhtes," his name
ss continually posted IN black lists OF dishonored ac
senfanees and he is constantly mixed mp IN ignOble
RrawIs The last Duke lived and died selfish and
d;shOnOTed yOtaTy of pleasure, but the present Is
Gar worse representative of this ancient and almost
royal house.
FRANCE.