The New York herald., 1869-12-01
THE SUEZ CANAL,
M. de Lesseps' Speech-The Question Of
international Jurisdicti0n-French
Influence in Egypt - The
Fleet in Transit.

Influence in Egypt - The
Fleet in Transit.
telegram from Ismailia dated on the 18th Of O.
vember, published III Gdligndnps Messenger OF
Paris. gyes the following reports pnrporting TO con-
tain the main points OF NJ de Lesseps speech at the
suez Canal banquet at that place OF which we have
already published synopsis in the HERALD.
The Paris Journal says:--A grand banquet, given
by NJ. de Lesseps to the members OF the Commercial
Congress, to the Chambers OF Commerce. aud TO the
administrators OF the Suez Canal took place Noyem-
Der II at isulaila.
That gentleman, on the occasion, made speech
IN which he SAID thas the work Of the Canal was
completed, but that there now remained To de-
Veope the undertaking and regulate the admlnis-
tration OF justice which, In consequence OF the diner
enl existing jurlsdictions almost null In Egypt;
great portion of tue resources OF the company were
Daralyzed by the present state OF things; the
Egyptian authorities wished 10 reform it in concert
with the other Powers, but he had TO ayow with
regret that II was the French government which
made the strongest opposition to these reforms so
necessary 10 the company, to the strangers residing
IN Egypt and 10 the indigenous population. The
board OF directors or the company had decided 10
present petltlon TO the CaDnet IN France praying
NOT 10 oppose the project OF the Egyptlan ruler.
which would give mutual guarantees TO all. The
members OF the Congress had already pronounced
fn It's favor, and lie haa assembled them with the
other members OF chambers OF commerce IN order 10
give more weight to the petition by the assent Of the
Veiopment and security Of trade.
This discourse was received with unanimous ap
probation by all present.
Tue President Of the Austrian Lloyd Company,
In reply, declared that he would support the peii-
tion.
Tho Empress or France mt IsmniIia.
kilograms from Ismailia of the iSth of Noyein-
her reports the following news items more in detail
than the previous adyices =
The Empress OF France arrived at Ismallia yester-
DAY III the imperial yacht Aigle, aIter favorable
passage; The steamers OF the Austrian Emperor,
Prince Royal OF Prussia Prince Henry Of Holland,
and some forty other vessels, are also here
An these vessels on arriving were sauted by the
AeXandre and three Egyptian war vessels coming
from the Red Sea.
rae steamer containing the Ambassadors of the
foreign Powers at Constantinople and other persons
OF distinction followed the French imperial yacht.
Eight ships nave arrived from Port said and smai-
liza, and several others their way the kne-
dive, On board MS yacht came here before his
guests.
The Town is IN gala The yiceroy went through
the streets in the evening III an open carriage ac-
companied W his son, The Hereditary prince. All
the nations IN the world are represented at ismaiia.
TIE Fleet in the Cannl.
The entrance OF the ships into the Suez Canal pre-
sented a magnificent spectacle, and was accom-
plisned most happily. The canal Is November iS)
throughout IN good condition rs regards deptn.
From thirty 10 Iofty boats move al present in the
Lake of ilnsan.
English Impressions, Opinion and Statements
In the Land OF s'oshen--Canai Widening.
correspondent OF the London NelrS, writing from
Cairo on the sth OF November, supplies the following
statements, in current addition to former letters,
relative to the condition and present working OF the
SueZ Canal
The extreme uncertainty TO which those whose
movements are dependent upon the Suez Canal are
subject was apty Illustrated lew hours ago.
Before this etter can he put in PRINT you Win have
probaoiy learned by telegram the result OF the ior-
maj opening o the iIth; and the incident when mas
upset many oil the plans Tor the present will by that
time have lost its significance. IL Is worth record
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been made to-day by the Mahroussa, with some OF
Inc che! officers OF state on board has been perorce
postponed; ana how, through toe cause leading to
Ihls postponement, humber mortals have been
made the sport or circumstances.
on saturday, the 9th, special train left Cairo for
lsnallih, having for itS only passengers Nj. de Les
seps, Monsienor Bauer. aad two Engnshinen VINO
hao been invited TO proceed to Suez by the canal
next day. The immense progress which has taken
place since the inspection maze 5y the officers OF the
Penslnsular ana oriental Company week so ago,
aha the completeness OF the preparations for tne
opening were what the strangers mad been asked To
see. There are so many rumors and couEterruInors
among the European aud Official society OF Cairo re-
Fpecting The cansl prejudice and feeling so
hi2h ana wheels within wheels are 30 numerous,
tiat heth hg short OF personal investigation
vince an impartial observer concerning the facts.
fhe invitation TO inspect the canal again well
worth accepting therefore. ana Ii was with The fun
expectation OF dating this letter from Suez that ar
rived at lsmala the day before yesterday. There is
mignty difference between travelling by special
and ~ ordinary express trains upon the Egg piian
lines.
on Saturday we stopped seldom ana but for o few
but three hours instead OF Hye That digniiary Of
the Catholc Church who has come from Paris to
Egypt for The double purpose OF pronouncng a oene
dicnon upon the Canal, ana OF performing the mar
riage service between N. de Lesseps and the charm
ing young lady who IL to take the latteTs name on
the 2jth instant should be interested in hearing ana
describing the exact nature OF the public ceremony
Ia whch lie IL to play 50 important part. was 10 pe
expected and 1t WAS both striSlng and significant
10 learn that Mussuman Sneiks and .'Itomsni
priests are TO pray side by side in public for the
hrst time IN the history OF either faith, and a
suggested
curious reflections 10 hear OF the religious toeration
about 10 be promoted by successful feat in engl-
neerlng and when one heard that not only were
Mohammedans and Roman Catholica to worship in
unison, that the most sacred rites Of the former
cTeed-suen as native marriage aud circumcison-
are TO be performed at lsInaia in honor OF the
Canal, tee question arose, naturally, What must be
religion Of the world around Us 1t was as we were
rushing tnrough the land or Goshen ut forty miles
Ill hour and when passing the spot at which,
cording 70 tradu0n. Joseph met his father, Jacob,
on the aiteris coming into Egypt, that these par
tlcnars OF The programme Tor next week were talked
over and place, time and circumstance combined to
give that programme strange and comprehensive
Interest
our train sweeps past the rich fertility OF the
valley oi Goshen and on 10 the urcary va5tnes5 OF
the sandy PLAN beyond IT, aud on stopping a few
miles short of lsnailia mount the soft embank-
ment ana obtain desert view. which Is utterly diff
ferent to nything seen lrom the pyramids or sax
kara. There are few stones and no rnOupds nor
activities for miles; ana II the whole country side OF
Essex, or any other nat English county, were Gov
cred with . du yellow snow, and Its trees and habit
tatons removed. an accurate picture oil the district
about ismalia would be obtained. We saw salt III
great patches, as blown over from the Bitter
Ike hoarirost; but there no mirage.
mat phenomenon you see abundanuy nom
the canal. During tho miles before Port Said
ls reached, ana wnen the shallow Lake Narsaeh
can DC seen at intervals over the enbapkment OF the
canal, tne mirage Is so frequent is extremely
difficult to teii which Is real and wach imaginary
water. During recent trip we were mistaken again
resolve itsei INTO parehed sana SO often that we
grew scept!ca when the real wafer cune, and TOOK