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go. 438, August 14,1858.] T H E LEADE R....
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IREXAND. Lord PALsrERSTON arrived in Ire...
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AMERICA. The latest intelligence from Am...
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CONTINENTAL NOTES. FRANCE. The news from...
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The Atlantic Telegraph, An Interesting A...
rolled on towards the ship . With Sunday morning came no improvement in the weather . We had passed by the deepest sounding of 2400 fathoms , and over more than half of the < leep water generally , while the amount of cable still remaining in the ship was more than sufficient to carry us to the Irish coast , even supposing the continuance of the bad whether should oblige us to pay out the same amount of slack cable ire had been hitherto wasting . Thus far , things looked very promising for our ultimate success . During the afternoon of Monday , an American three-masted barque , which . afterwards proved to be the Chieftain , * was seen standing from the eastward towards us . No notice -was taken of her at first , but wlien she was within about half a mile of
the Agamemnon , she altered her course , and bore right down across her bows . A collision which might prove fatal to the cable now seemed inevitable , or could only be avoided by the equally hazardous experiment of altering the Agamemnon ' s course . The Valorous steamed ahead , and fired a gun for her to li « ave-to , which , as she did not appear to take much notice of , was quickly followed by another from the bows of the Agamemnon , and a second and third from the Valorous , but still the vessel lield on her course , and as tlie only resource left to avoid a collision , the course of the Agamemnon was altered just in time to pass within a few yards of her . It was evident that our proceedings were a source of the greatest possible astonishment to
them , for all her crew crowded upon the deck and rigging . At length they evidently discovered Tvho we were and what we were doing ; the crew manned the rigging , and dipping the ensign several times , they gave us three hearty cheers . About three o ' clock on Tuesday morning , all on board were startled from their "beds by the loud booming of a gun ; everyone , without waiting for the performance of the most particular toilet , rushed on deck to ascertain the cause of the disturbance . Contrary to all expectation , the cable was safe , but just in the grey light could be seen the " Valorous , rounded in the most warlike attitude , firing gun after gun in quick succession towards a large American barque , whoj being quite unconscious of our proceedings , was standing right
across our stern . Such loud and repeated remonstrances from a large steam-frigate were not to be despised , and evidently , without knowing the why or the wherefore , she quickly threw her sails aback , and remained hoveto . Tuesday was a much finer day than any we had experienced for nearly a week , but still there w . is a considerable sea runningi and our clangers were far from past , Yet the hopes of our ultimate success ran high . About five o ' clock in the evening , the steep submarine mountain which divides the telegraph platform from the Irish coast was reached , and the sudden shallowing of the water had a very marked effect upon the cable , causing the strain on and the speed of it to lessen every minute . A great deal of slack was paved out to allow
for any greater inequalities -which might exist , though not discovered by the sounding line . About ten o ' clock the shoal water of 250 fathoms was reached . The only remaining anxiety now M'asthe changing from the lower main coil to that upon the upper deck , -and this most difficult and dangerous operation was successfully performed between three and four o'clock on Wednesday morning . Wednesday was a beautifully calm day ; indeed , it was the first on which any one would have thought of making a splice since the day we started from the rendezvous . We therefore congratulated ourselves on having saved a week by commencing operations on the Thursday previous . At noon we were in latitude 52 deg . 11 min ., Ion . 12 deg . 40 min . 2 sec .
W ,, eighty nine miles distant from the telegraph station at Talentia . The water was shallow , so that there Wasno difficulty in paying out . We were almost without any loss by slack , and all looked upon the undertaking as virtually accomplished . At about one o ' clock in the morning , tlie second change from the upper deck coil to that upon the orlop deck was snfely effected , nnd shortly nftcr the -vessels exchanged signals that they wero in 200 fathoms water . As the night advanced , the spe «( l of the ship was reduced , as it was known that we wore only a short distance from the land , and there would be no advantage in making it before daylight in the morning ; about twelve o ' clock , however , this Skellcys
light was scon in the distance , and the Valorous steamed on ahead to lead us into tlio coast , firing rockets at intervals to direct us , which were answered from the -Agamemnon ; though , according to the directions of Mr . Moriarty , the master , the ship , disregarding tlie Valorous , kept her own course , which proved to bo , tho right onoin tho end . 13 y daylight in tho morning of Thursday , tho bold and rocky mountains which entirely surround tho wild nnd picturcsquo neighbourhood of Vawntia , rose right before- us at a few miles' distance . Never , probably , was the sight of land moro welcome to us , as it brought to a' successful termination one of tho greatest , but , at thus snmo timo , one of the most difficult , e nterprises which was ever undertaken . "
The following- message has been received by tho Directors of the Atlantic Telegraph Company : — " Valentin , Tuesday , f » a . m . " Newfoundland has commenced the use and adjustment of their special instruments for speaking . Last n * gl » t , at 11 . 15 , we received coil currents from them at tho rate of forty per minutu perfectly . They nro now
sending the usual letters for adjustment of" instruments , and we have received from them the words , ' Repeat , please , ' and ' Please send slower for present , ' spelt in full . They have also sent the signals for ' Repeat' frequently , proving that , though receiving , the instruments are not yet adjusted with sufficient accuracy for them to get distinctly . " I forward by this post the slip of signals first transmitted and received across the Atlantic by the Company ' s instruments . The speed at which " the letters come out seems faster than that at Keyham , and the currents are apparently as strong . "
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Irexand. Lord Palsrerston Arrived In Ire...
IREXAND . Lord PALsrERSTON arrived in Ireland on Monday morning , on a visit to his estates in the county of Sligo . Attempted Assassination . —An attempt has been made in the county of Antrim to assassinate Mr . Edward Benn , of Ne-wtoncrornmelin , a large landed proprietor . This gentleman had recently announced his intention to remodel the town-lands which form a portion of his possessions , . and to assign special enclosures to each tenant . A necessary result of this course would be to dispossess some of the occupants , and this appears to have led to ill feeling . About ten o ' clock on the evening of the 26 th ult ., while Mr . Benn was in the act of closing the inside window shutter of a room in the front of the house , some miscreant fired at hint ; but the ball , passing under his arm , lodged in the ceiling of the apartment . The would-be assassin -was crouching at the time in an adjacent shrubbery- ; and , immediately after firing , he rusted away . Riots at Kilkenny , —Some disgraceful riots have occurred during the week in Kilkenny . The rioters were reapers from the neighbouring fields , several men from . Connaught , large bodies of peasantry from Tipperary and the King ' s and Queen ' s Counties , and a number of disbanded militiamen . These persons entered into a combination ( indicating some previous concert ) for the destruction of reaping machines and the prevention of the practice of mow-ing corn with the scythe . On Sunday and Monday the town was quite in their
possession , and , after holding a kind of council of war , they proceeded to the residences of various farmers , and broke all the reaping machines they found . A Mr . Howson , a Scotchman , they seriously maltreated , though he was for some time heroically defended by his daughter , who wae also somewhat hurt . The rioters again assembled in the town on Tuesday , but dispersed after a good deal of shouting and yelling . Two troops of dragoons were then telegraphed . for to the Curragh Gamp , and a meeting of magistrates was hekl at Stoneyford .
America. The Latest Intelligence From Am...
AMERICA . The latest intelligence from America is tliat the Fraser River excitement was unabated . The reports from the new gold fields are described as " fabulous . " Victoria was crowded with Americans , who had run up building lots to enormous prices . The Hudson ' s Bay Company was buying dust . The Indians had begun to molest the emigrants on their way to the mines . It was feared the mining region would be overrun by these w arriors , and that fighting would follow . The correspondence of the New York Tribune states " that the Washington Administration claims no legal righ t to interfere with the action of the Hudson ' s Bay Company , but expects , by the performance of good offices with the British Government , to make arrangements
which will prevent any collision ; and that General Cass's despatch to Mr . Dallas , in reply to Lord Malmesbury ' s suggestion for a plan to verify the nationality of vessels , is emphatic that tlie United States Government has none to propose , and it is certain that none from tho other side will bo adopted . " Tho President is reported to have appointed Mr . John Nugent , editor of the / S < m Francisco Herald , -who was in Washington on the 28 th ult ., as agent to proceed to Frascr River to mnko proper representations to tlie citizens of tho United States , with a view to preventing collisions or outbreaks in that quarter , the United States Government being satisfied that a liberal policy will be pursued towards them by tho English authorities .
From Oregon we learn -that the Indians of the Upper Columbia are collecting in large numbers , tho object unknown . Tho commander of tho Pacific army is hurrying thither all the troops at his command . Everything is quiet in tho territory of Utah , and the Mormons are returning to their homes . General Johnston hud passed through Salt Lake City and encamped thirty miles boyond . llri ^ hani Young . was anxious to be tried for treason , provided tho jury should consist of Mormons only . Advices from liio Grande state that San Luis Potosi had been captured by the Constitutionalists under General Vidnurri , and it was rumoured that General Zuloagn had abandoned t he city of Mexico . The Liberals wore about to unite against tho city .
It ia stated at Washington that a considerable naval expedition is in preparation against Paraguay , to enforce satisfaction for nn outrngo committed on a United States vessel while navigating tho Parana .
The Canadian Ministry has been defeated on the question respecting the seat of Government , and has resigned . Mr . Brown , the leader of the Opposition , and the proprietor of the Toronto Globe , will probably be the new Premier . He is favourable to the abolition of the Hudson ' s Bay Company ' s monopoly , and to the extension of Canadian rule over the whole of the unoccupied portions of British North America . The English defaulting ex-storekeeper at Weedoa has been apprehended in the United States . J He was arrested under a provision of the code of this State , " says the New York correspondent of the Daily News .
" which renders fraudulent or absconding debtors liable to detention in default of bail to double the amount of the defct , to appear to all processes of the court made during the pendency , and all expenses to the close of the suit . His counsel moved for his discharge , on the ground that the British Secretary , the plaintiff in the case , was not the party interested , and had , therefore , no right to sue . The motion was refused on . Monday , without prejudice to another , -with the same , object , on the defendant ' s own affidavit , denying ; the facts . This is not likely , however , to help him ; and , as he cannot procure bail , he remains for the present ia durance . "
Continental Notes. France. The News From...
CONTINENTAL NOTES . FRANCE . The news from France this week is almost entirely confined to the recent fetes at Cherbourg which we have related at full in another place . Every thing else appears going into its usual autumnal sleep . "I have already . alluded , " says the Daily News Paris correspondent , " to the jealousy excited in France by the news that the order of Malta is about to be revived . It is now said that a meeting , at which several influential ecclesiastics will attend , is to be held this week at the mansion of a wealthy inhabitant of the Faubourg St . Germain , to consider what means can be taken to associate France with , the revival and prevent the order from falling altogether under Austrian influence . " On the occasion of the Emperor ' s fete , there will be a grand review on Saturday , August 14 tb , in the Champ de Mars , by Marshal Maghan , of the Imperial Guard and the army of Paris . The Emperor and Empress have arrived at Brest , from Cherbourg , in the midst of the usnal demonstrations . They landed ia the barge in which Napoleon I . visited the mouths of the Scheldt and . the defences of Antwerp in 1811 . The Emperor has decided on the cleansing of the porfc and roads of L'Orient , for which operation use will be made of the apparatus that served for the same purpose at Toiilon , and which belongs to' tlie Department o £ Marine . The military commission appointed l ) y the Emperor to proceed to Teheran to remodel the Persian army sailed for Marseilles for Constantinople on Sunday .
PRUSSIA .. Very unsatisfactory accounts have been received at Berlin from Tegernsee of the health of the King of Prussia . The attack of gout lias been severe , and has considerably weakened his Majesty . Dr . Schunlein has arrived at Tegernsee , and other physicians have been sent for . . DENMARK . "A letter of the 7 th from Hamburg , " says the Times Paris correspondent , '' states that the minority of tho Federal Diet has just sent a circular note to the different Governments , in which it expresses its views on the question of the Duchies , criticising at the same timo tho opinion of tho majority of the Assembly , and especially tlio report of the representative of Bavaria . A note 13 also talked of , sent by the Cabinet of St . Petersburg to all tlie German states , and expressing a wish to sec tho concessions of Denmark favourably received . This intelligence is confirmed by letters from Copenhagen , which say that theliussian Minister in Denmark has oxpressed the satisfaction of his Government at learning that tho Danisli Cabinet , with the object of facilitating an arrangement , was disposed to suspend tho action of the constitution granted to tho Duchies . It is well known in Denmark , this correspondence adds , that it is tho nobles and their friends in llolstein , Hanover , and Prussia who are conspiring to overthrow the constitution of the Duchies . The mass of the inhabitants of Holstion are said to be very much opposed to such a consummation , and are fur from desiring to lose tho most liberal constitution they have ever enjoyed . " SPAIN . TIwj Spanish Government has just decided , under the resorvo of tho approbation of tho French Government , that the railway between tho two countries shall pnss by the valley of Gavarnie , tho routes by tho valley of Aspo and the Aldadca being rejected . Tho Queen continues her " progresses , " nnd tho papers report tho usual amount of " enthusiasm , " whether genuine or factitious . Tho opposition journals continue to urge upon tho Government tho necessity of ameliorating tho laws on tho press , although it appears that these laws arc not at present enforced , and that in fact tho liberty of tho preiKS
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 14, 1858, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_14081858/page/7/
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