The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-05
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON. Aug. MOODY and Sankey sale
for New York on the Spain
The crew of the ship Sunbeam, Plymouth,
for the United States, August 2, discovered
that she was unseaworthy and refused to pro-
ceed An examination has justified the re.
fusal.
10 the House of Commons a sharp debate
took place over the supplementary estimates
of two million pounds
Mr.. Gladstone pointed out the laxity of the
governments estimates and declared such
| looseness tended to destroy Parliament's con-
troll over the expenditures The Chancellor
admitted an apparent deficit of G3 5000,
but was confeent the increase in revenue
would more than cover the supplementary
estimates of the Supply bill.
The propagation of Parliament is expected
on the 18th inst.
LONDON, August 4.-The annual banquet
given by the Lord Mayor of London to Her
Majesty's Ministers took place tonight at the
Mansion House, and was attended by the
usual large aud distinguished company Mr..
Dlsraeli, responding to a toast to the govern
ment, declared the country was prosperous
and the people content. Abiding to foreign
aff,irs, he said peace prevailed, and, in his
opinion, it would continue to prevail.
Ii the foreign relations of Great Britain
were scrutinzed, he believed it would be
found that they had been conducted with
prudence and frmness. The Colonial En-
pre would be developed and cons olidated.
Its interests ought to be assimilated with
those of the mother country, and ultimately
the colonies would prove a source, not of
weakness. but of strength and splendor. Re-
viewing the work of the present session of
Parliament, he adverted at some length to
the shipping bill He stated that, ia pro-
no MT ba1
been assisted. not coerced. by public opinion
In conclusion he repea ed the opinion
which he once before declared here, that the
people of Great Britain were better off than
the nobility of other countries.
The speech was received with enthusiastic
cheers.
Other members of the Cabinet spoke in a
similar strain.
The divers at work on the wreck of the
steamer Schiller have recovered 100000 of
her treasure.
At the hearing of the case of Collie Bros,
NJ Rainbow, of the firm of Rainbow, HoI-
bertson & Co., testified that a quantity of
cotton was bought in 1873 by the Collies on
joint account with his firm, and in conse-
quence of decline in value they never had
an opportunity of selling it at profit. The
Collies drew bills against the cotton, and
Rainbow, Robertson & Co., Endorsed the
Collies, who subsequently sold the cotton
and had the bills originally drawn against it
renewed after it had passed beyond their
control.
1t was toe maturing of these bills that
caused the recent disaster. In consequences
of the absence of Sergeant Ballantine the
leading lawyer for the defense, the further
hearing of the case was postponed until Mon
day next.
The liabilities of Lacosta & Co., whose fail. |
urs was announced July 1, are e600, 900.
BERLIN, Aug. 4.-The Bishop of Pider- |
born, who was deposed from his functions by |
the Prussian law courts, and has since been |
detained in Vessel, has, without permission, |
quilted that town. On leaving, he addressed !