The New York herald., 1869-09-07
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The Turco-Egyptian Question and
Policy of the Sultan.
Trades UniOniSm and the Land Tenure
Agitation in England.

1ne steamship City OF Washington, Captain
Jones, from Liverpool the Goth and Queenstown
the ,27th Of August arrived at this port yesterday
bringing a mail report, with our special CORE
sp0ndence. in detail OF cable telegrams dated IA
her day OF sailing from Ireland.
Tho 0nlcial report on the SenatuS C0nsslu,n, as
read In the French Senate, points out the results
which have attended the legislation OF 1852, namely,
tranquility, development OF public education, In
creased wealth. France" it says, supported by
100000 soldiers, ready to proceed the frontier
respected by all Powers-in word, the country has
passed from a dictatorship to the most complete
liberty" The report states, in conclusion that the
generation OF 1850 can still improve upon that OF
1852 should it consolidate the work which has been
undertaken.
The delegates to the Trades Union Congress
OF Great Britain assembled In Birmingham,
August rs. Before the reading OF papers CON-
menced it was arranged that each speaker
should be limited TO five minutes. Mr.. Shor-
rocks, OF the Amagamaied Tailors' Society, Man.
chester. read very lengthy paper on Grades
Unions Legislation and the Commissioners Report"
The writer referred to the unfortunate circumstances
which led TO the royal commission, admitting that
the inquiry revealed outrages by unionists, but ex
pressing belief that the common law was SUFFICIENT
to meet such cases without special legislation. The
following resolution was adopted:--
That the opinion OF this congress the principles
contained IN the paper just read are worthy Of our
cordial support, and that the time has arrived when
ali especial Legislation IN regard to labor should be
abolished; that the organization OF w0rkingmen
should be placed In the same position as
other legal associations, and that the trades
throughout the country be recommended to get up
unued and vigorous agitation for the accomplish.
ment OF this object; and IL Is further resolved that
this Congress objects to any bill which Shall claim
the right OF the supervision OF the books and funds
Of trades unions more than generally prevails in
dealing with other associations.
The Paris correspondent of the London Times
writing on the Cuban question: under date of the
2sd OF August, says -
The reports spread that the new American Minis
ter at Madrid, General SIckes. had made overtures
to the Spanish government with respect to the sale
OF The Island were, up to very recent date, quite
unfounded. A mediation between the insurgents
and the mother country would be more probable,
any arrangements that might be come to obtaining,
perhaps. tie guarantee OF the United States. There
are obvious reasons why America may not desire to
annex the island at the present tme and might pre-
Ter seeing IL for awhile LII transition state OF inde
pendence.
The lawyers in England are engaged in argument
as TO the classification Of an earthquake point
raised at the Liverpool asszes The cause had refer
ence to the non delivery Of cargo OF nitrate of SODA
and it was pleaded in answer that the cargo mad
been destroyed by an earthquake OF the Peruvian
coast Then arose the knotty point whether the
earthquake was an accident Or circumstance -
and this has been left for the judges to decide.
The London GtO0e OF the 26ih Of August refers to
the reported non-ratificaton OF the Burlingame
treaty by the Chinese, SAYING
We sincerely sympathize with Mr. Burlingame on
the failure OF hs mission. gentleman OF an en-
thusastic temperament he was induced, from an
earnest desire for the Improvement of China to be-
lieve completely in the tricky professions of the
Pekin government Refusals TO ratify treaties being
not unknown In American diplomacy we do not
suppose the government of the United States viii
take much notice OF the Pekin Cabinet.
light submarine cable, on Professor varley's
principle is contemplated between Ireland and
America.
Eighty coal miners delegates were present at an
adjourned conference, he'd at the Manchester Me-
chanics Institution August %. The first question
was whether q demand for a general increase O
wages should be made at once. II was decided Il
continue the agitation in the coal districts for an
other month with view to securing union among
the colliers.
Speaking Of the proposed newspaper reporting
machine, the London Spectator says
There are very few speakers in either House whose
speeches, thus reported, would not be wearisOme in
the extreme full OF repetitons, mental stammering3
and mistakes, which the reporter at present omits.
Mr.. Bright, Mr. Dsraeli and Sir ]. Coerdee could
STAND It; but 10 the majority Of speakers phono-
graphic reporting would be ruin.
despatch from Constantnople OF the oath Of
August says that Talaat Pacha First Secretary OF
the yceroy Of Egypt, mad arrived In that city and
handed q letter from the yiceroy TO the Sultan.