The New York Herald Newspaper, August 25, 1857, Page 1

de “<F THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 7663. THE ATLANTIC CABLE. Aurivel of the City of Washiagton and Rorth Star—The Weather st Sea—The Landing of the Cable and the Break—Final Departure of the Squadron—First Despaten Mecetved by an American Sewspaper. Tho s\cawehbips City of Warbingion acd Nerth Siar, whioh arrived bere last evening, left Liverpool and Sith mmpton on ihe 12th inst., fve deye after the tclegrapa fleet railed from Valents Bay, and thoy report the wes ther boastife! throughout the twelve dave’ vo) age, wilh te exception of two days, on which the head wieds were somewhr! aif Their egarce being # litte southward of telegraphic plaieas, they did not come ip eight of the wquadron. ‘Oar epsria? correspondent despatched the foilowirg in Meresting letters by the North Siar, detaittng the leat ope wettons a: Valentia Bay—the lending the cable and ine five) dover sure of ihe squadron for Newfoundiand:— OUB BFECIAL CURRBSPUNDRNOL Vauantia, Iamiann, Acgust 6, 1657. Bepwwre of de Te graph Squadron from Oork—Kzpri ments with the Paying Out Machsnery on the Way--How 8 Werked—Arrival of the Squadron at Valentia— Land tog of the Cable~Scens on Shorc—Mpecctes of the Lard Aaewionant of dreland, Mr, Oyrus W. Pild, and ahers, ‘The -whole teiegveph forn¢ro, conzisiing of the “YT agara, ihe Susqoehanna, the Agamemnon, the Larpard, We 0} clops, snd @ tense; called the Sdyice, a6} Oui frow ‘We Covent Gork for their fuxt desttuation previons to starting @0 thtir way to Newfoundland, the point of tho New Wor id whioh Is to be brought ints connection with ho OW. Toe day was not ar auspicious for the depart. wre se could have bean desired, but there was no lime {. de leet, and, fue or storm, it was abeolutely mecee- ‘ary (hat they should leave, Hive o’cicck waa tho hour Med for their departure, but tt was past six before tho whole squadron wes uader way snd out of tho harbor. ‘The Brhilah side wheot steamer, the Leopard, was tho first te move, and about half an hour after she had got oat to fen the Agamemuon followed, Nexi in order was the Buequchanpa, the Niagara bringing up the rear. Soon @fler we paened the enirance the order of the procsastoa amlerwent a completo change, for the Niagara in a fow Roure tovk the lead, leaving the cther three behind. It taad been tetiled, however, before starting, wa} none of the vensela shctld go under more (ban half press of steam, an it was deemed pradent to save coalas much as Poambis, so that it would be unfair to take this as @ text of the steaming qualitios of any of them. There was po trie) of speod, forhad there been a:l would have done ‘mamob beter (han bey did, and particularly ihe Agamem- mon, which has @ high reputation tn tho British fleet. of our departure, as wae eiaied in ern 9 kedgs: anchor wae tirc to the end toring tt, ana im Bat manner Dy Oring'ng & Weight upon the wheels icces @eom fo revolve nti! & soMicient pordan of te canie ‘SROs bo pals out tO EBADIS Ihe ToMEAt to proceed st 1be deatrod nypeed. The anchor havteg deen fastened was Qropped inv the water, Dot tho Woigh! WAR DR Beary aanagh to prodnce the dest ad rasait. The wheels of the pendrront mach:ery refused to move. and the agobor afer ewivging to and fro from the stern for & few momeots, were pot to work ‘o pall ibe cable ever ths wheds by main rtrengih end pay ft o:t ont! ensh time aa thore gould bo chough of |t over the atern 16D tog the strain aeocrsery to ret them in motion without tne ald of mmy ciber force than that exercuet by the weight mpd atrcin of the cable itecif, It wae @ sicw and fedious process, and to ecne who were ‘mpaticnt of delay, it wan dountices @ maxt vorétiona one, The five’ half hour passed, and aii! the men oqo. Brust hasiing & Over the sheaves and parsing { over Poarc, wiihous effecting the Fiightest shange, Bat in loss than (ro minutes the whee’s began to move, slowly e) Srrt and then with incresved poet Mf! ths rato of paying ut reached from to to three miles an horr. All toi Smo there war no appara! tendescy o Pink ed there ‘ware fair chance (hal afer ali the Woodie, aller a) me UN g and dragging the mes had Mucoaded, aod the whole (hing was pow in & falr way bo De satlefaotorily Meetted. There wae new Bo ¢ Meukly avout payiag out, © Ost eRsentiai potas to ba setiied be- Ik wan BeOee Bore faa *0C eRe COU! be finally estadliabe a. sary %0 ify the AO of the Drakes, end to do that the he cad a would De mort prodably wadjockad to & eiralD which It Dt be fund to wracto reset, TK was, now juelone for any other pu pose, aod vo it martared airain {t migus bo wabyrcted to So the braxen ‘were pul on, aod the wheels over which It pawed Baving been stopped ip thie way a very few wimutes, The object of the brakes, as wu éxplained te a former «tier, is to stop ‘be cadio when 4 kink takes place, or when any defect i# dis covered before \t passes over (be wheel, 0 tbat lk may be Pepaired before | descends into ihe wer. Bat aithougs S me; de dcaracie aod setuneiaey aoceans wor —_ ww any damagor, yor it eo ty don tf! ar oe Denon of the branes a) atime when the vessel ie yep , three or four mila an abou inion to grr tee aafety of (20 ah Srrvosc, for jastan.e, 2 defect it dixcorered bef are t ban Z 6 fet from tho ost! and whe ut has too @ Penarod aod ONy more hafore It raachas 184 mecuing; Be mowen) |t le made known tho brakes are broug to bear, d motion of the vee is teporivie, every one knows who ir wide eeamer, to stop cre Bt Once while It Ir gol w & rate even as wo miles an hour, and it t# atl wore diffoul with « p-apetier. Tn fact, no staam Mat, be % propelier oF wideRebeo!, can be imnecauly arresiet, Ber until {thas run about once and rometimes do ible ie owe eng #0 't waa Toond in this inatance THe J t- mg on of tho Drake severed the cable, enapping & Kae a ‘Pape ste! wae tied and with she same re Niagara it broke io four tiles from the entrance of oor passage in we had a magnificent east and & fine opportastty of ) ding of % esonery. The county of Kerry, as you wit! nee by look’ At the Wap, 1 One Gf tbe monk southern concties of ire and, and ite whole Dne of comas te romarkacie for jin ec character and tor the deo) inden‘ations which tho of tho nea from age to age has made apon it. Hoge meanfans | lee UP ON al MOE. eVery Side, ANd roa: marren of Pook Sa 8 Unonmend fantamtic Abapea siend ont miles from whe lud, terribie sa soo fa mmrnee rocks, which look Grom the bege mountain that q eerance of inngie May goers the entrance |): weailer beaten tenlnels; while mormmtain range, the face of fereguiar intervals by wore afier wards tod, bear! of (he worntaing. three bordred fabome, but it the #0 C#m to the vee, and the ancl. ormg: ie re bad , that one of the work places Phled a yeere! Could eelent ine atorm. The waver breve with torribie force on the rooke, throwing Weir way fer ‘€p the birak mounta’n ides, sud tho wind sweeps with reienticns fory on the \il fated versel that may be cangh: Bere ona ice shore But Vaientia Bay ie more pro ecjed, and although nv; tafo ios storm, affords meen hor ter anchorage The iand ‘or iil imlo tne \oterior “ very reoky and barron, ar! adurde ® poo pamarege for the @/minutive but hardy rave of cattle whieh tae county Kerry is (amour fur. [i ie @ didicalt matter wo didingan the hnie of the pearaalry on the grout hillsides, bat here and there you can see the rulat of cburahes which were dallt by Jove Christiavs of the dh and alath centurion aed whose walle have |. ng sines crambled into decay teiand of \ aientia suffered fearfully during the fam’ Troland, and hundreds died of starvation on the roadede or in the mirerabie dwellings, some of whi +b Uli remain, and th which thar bodies were found many weeks afer thelr death, unburied. Within the las: few years it ie ¢a: 4 the condition of the people haz considerably ‘mproved, but {feome of what I enw ie called improvement they murt Rave been in s terrible state before the process of amelioration was commenced. Sime of them five st present by fishing, wome by caltivat- 2g the ongratefi) coll, and some by quarryiss winte from the bilisides. ‘About throe miles from the dead of Vaientia Bay ia theyvillage of Usherswour , acd at Ake tame distance from where our abip now iles 1s Knights town, © emall village of one thoneaed inhabiventa, called aher tho Koight of Kerry, gentleman who has been 090 of tho srongaat advonater of the Atiantic telegraph From te dock of oor ship wo oan see & fail randy cove which hat been tolected s# the piace for the landing of the shore end of the cable, and omtred yarde from which » tomporay tent has been erected fo’ the baiterion and other tlegraph nei mente Tn Played Am attempt a: Uhe stare and etr!por, bot (tle ony an ont of It die attempt, and #t would require one of the moat shrews greasing Yankees that ever tized in or camo oat of Gon Reo lout to ‘ell whet Is wen hwended for ip will noon be ros lsced by another of a moro unreistatable kind how ever, and thet ought te be sufficient to satisfy the most er patrios although it was certain that wo could noi axe the sboro end of the cable ont, yet tt waa conclaced to emoliy our enare time {a (710g arother exoeriment with a pari of the 1,260 atten of ibe tea line which roade up our half of the Ationtio , and which was free from de"es ‘The Willing Mind, a steamer which came rovud from Cork ‘a2 ap additions! tepter to the Advice, took the end of th's oo beard, and securing it firmly started off from ihe Nia gerne) @ speed of about {oor miler an hear, and wheb about five or six buncred yards from her the brakes were puton The little steamer tugged and pulled away, but the wheele refused to turn while the brakes rema\a we they were, apd after tugging and puliing for abevt ive minvtet tre cable parte, given way at lasttos Gvegping force equal t & weight of three tone and a ball ‘This was regarded as very satisfactory, but there is on> thing whieb I think it proves—thet tho brakes cannot bo brongnt to besr upp the cable with such wo tunmenre mass an the Niccara hauling on %t. The only pian te to let it ron free, and tf @ ktnk should oocer, to take chances rather than put on the brakes, #hicb eppeare to de oortain desired: co We arrived and anchored tm Va'ontia Bay on the cren ing Of the 4ib, but et ice late an hour to commence cpers thone other than I bave described. The work cf ‘and! the shore part of the cable was deferred therefore ant: the following morning at eight o’elock. At the appotntod (ime every bing was prepared for the work, the Willing Mind caves onder ovr stern to tow the heavy store were some half cozen ae BA ee kegpree om iy, Ah C6 eu from ibe Niagara, ali prevsred work. ‘The engineers, howeve, before bee! ge the work at ence decided on testing the shore cabie ard muchinery and for thet purpere got we Willing Mind to tow out some five or six yard, attended: euch suecess that 19 commence whhout further ibe laucches of tbe Leopard and na were brought under the and about a mile the cable coiled “upon or three querters was pet on the whole four towed by the Advice, towards (be pelnt cated as American fag already alluded to. dition to Mr, Raymond. the sailing master in command of ber end bie brother officers, there were the following gon- tiernen:~Proferzor Morse, Sidney E. Morse, bia Deniber; the rollo wing directors of the Atlantic Telegraph Com +My. Pickering, cf Liverpool; Mr. ie, OF Glas gow; Mr. Bright, Secretary of the Irish and fngiiab Mag- Reve Telegraph ny; Mr. "Conor, of the same; Mr. Wm. Haughion, Director of the Great Southern Ratiway; Mr. Job, iawe of Newfoundland; Mr, Libary, Capt Chade, of he Bogue; Lieut. doyd, Dr. Gray, af the Dublin Prreman’s Journal, aud your correspondent. There uumber of otber boats, among which was eying Commander Penpwk aud é of Wat ship ia it—Uleutenants @neet Wells, Whiting, Purser Eldridge and wr. Bright On the shore there were «bout two thousand persens, the whole population of the piace, and lsrgo cantributions from miiee sround, waiting there from soven tn the morning tilixcven im the evening forthe arrivat of the eet of cabio hoax, whose progress they had watched with #0 much anviety and impatience. It was five c'ciock when we stasted, and never before wat such @ sceuc pre si nted t Valemia bay, and the poorest spectator there, though be egoid not tell what siranpge agency |) vas that iny im rat cable, underst.od what it wag intendes to of. feo!, nud his face beamed with joy ashe heard his comrades ‘that it brocght them pesror to that creat iand vost ‘Morovusly stretched ont ube helping hand to their commtry men, and that bac given asboiterard » heme to thore whe bad focnd petther tre cne or tho other in the ined of their birth It was happy day ‘or thems, and when jster in tbe evening the cable wae lended fpdit wae proposed ic areo cheers for America, there were none there who responded with more sin cerity and honert enthurisem than the pocr peasantry. li took wtoct two Rocra to lind the cabié, but the shal- lownete of the water prevented the Advi ve from running close to the shore, The paesepgers, therefore, ° of those gentlemen whose names I beve giver, go: into one of the emai! boats and rowed in es coer as wo could, Dut et pot ewe envog’ for us to g-t athore without wet- Urgonr feet. We we'e not long teftin doubt ss to what we ebould do, for we had baruig rus cur hos! agrovad before there were & whole Crowd of men into the wa'ar, regerdiees of wet oiolhee, profering their cweisuance ant of forir ¢ a8 many becks ae there were presengers in the'noat. Ts wan owe of the incideniee the grest scene which was being enacted, and o¢razioned conaideranie merriment —— ‘bystanders. Hero & little fellow presented himself to @ gentleman of the mor: portly dl. mensions ,and insisted upon his shitty to carey him. ft war no ure, however, for had he tho strergth of tien he conid not have perevaded the passenger tha: ho was able to carry him, and go be had te -4'! aneiher to hie help, whee the both of them succoeced in lending bia exfery 10 hie grea: satiafactian and roof §TueKe two por. formed tho job ec woll that the reat if tho yoy oe * once entered Into a Coutract wilh them, and were leaded bigh ana try 9} the beach Abont belf an heer ale we got azhore ne exalt fleet cf cable ponte swore ouserved rapidly 4) f, beaded by cae bearing tbe cni: tetona of fSciand abd the S:ates—that , tbe abion Jack and the stare alone on ® b'ue ground. These were placed ja the folowing atyhe-— | i : while the words " Auantio Tomgraph’ spon itn large ketorn ‘among bore on shore are ihe Tord Lieutenant of ire. land, Lord Morpeth, of antieinvery procitvivier, Cord Hille borough, ihe Kuighbur Kerry, and veariy al 20 gen: tome n connected with the enverpriss But hore oxmes the & \@ in the Daods of the ore@ of the Nisgara’s bow, who rorh up the Desoh with i dripying with water, for in tbeir Dasw to carry % ashore whey pave to wade Koes deep shrough the waler. Mr. Cyran W Field in there oowido Lord Morpeth, or, a he te Dow culled, Lord Ger) sie, and & Capteln Pennock oo mes up in Advance of bit men witb une cab} imtroauces tin. There is no time for the vaprego Of formalities, 64 the imtrod .cUcn and meeling arePherefore frre from them. “] am mor: happy } eco your, Oapie’n,” eave? ord Mor path, and the (apiain most appropriaiely sepiies:— “Thiv , clr, ie the betrothal of Dogiend sad america, enty days the marriage «ili be cons! ary cpere it was decided delty. Two of the Busqueban of the Nisgara of STARS, ; NW Att recone ny 3 STLAN MO TELEGRAPEL i vmon wo cere™ baal ereecaaaaed eeeeee’ se Qececcceecowe™ crovevavocceonoorenton’ were ineor'bed atte opt, - avd bau! they get into the wen laid and take ap | te the top (hey secure & by Btu cos driven ‘ast inte the earth, and pieced * scircle. Thx is the contre of tae site marked bouse, in hic the bate tes and insboments are 7 ty and wh) ured s4 & temporary eat on 11! Retier and aniial Gwe Cao De erected the cable placed here and the enthusiaem of the peo- pie bad romewhat Bubs 164, the rector of De pared made tne prayer, a of which Foa bawe airenty rece'ved. At the close of the prayer, Lord Canine addressed ibe poeple a follows am My American, Irich and ngtied friends, | fee’ at euch a momen! As Mis Hat DO laDgasge Cao be Deo-ming except that of prayer wd praise, However, it'e always alown be (© ay bomen “pe, though they have not bees spe cially cualified for the office, to raise the secrip:ion of Malery we 08 earth, peace, cood wil te man.’ That, 1 believe, ie the rpirit (ip whieh thi i work bar been andertakan; and ‘tus his retection enooureges 18 0 feel the sirongest hopes of Casi socom. (Hear, herr) | Doliewes the great andortaking, now 0 bap ply beguo, will accompiieh many great aod noble sur pouen of irede, of mattonal polieg of empire; bet ihere je ney ue view ia which I will no# present lito hove whew | bave pieasure io address. You are aware you must kuow, some of you, from yoor own ox repos, that many of yout dear frendeanst on'y reisvicns Pave left the alive iatd to recetvs hnmp'table ahoiver in America, (Applause ) ® cil, then, i don't expect you can all aederetend the wondrovt © echaniem hy which hiw great onderteming et) be carried o@, Dut this | think yon will ail of you andersiaad, f you winh to rommanton's rome pleoe Of \wtolligence straight way to your reiationa ecroes the wide world of watere—ii y60 wish to tell those whom you baow it would isterest io their heart of hosts, o° «a merrirge, & virth oF ® death among you, this | rd which we have pilee op om the shore will impart thoes dings quicker tean the een Of the lighininge, (ap pieome ) Le! on now hope, let ae row pray that the bo oF of thene who bave got in operation thi gros: desgn may be rev ardad by ite entire enocese, end let us hope futher chat thin Atian de cable will, im all (tore time, werve at aa om blem of that strong cord of lowe whicd { trast will alwaye © the British inland aod tho gres' continent of 4 mertos ané joie with me ip my ferven: wiah thattbo groat rire of Ail, £004, Who hes enabled ail his servants to discern mucd Of the workings of thase mighty laws b governs the ubiverse, will ruriher. this wonderte | And will farther so ices ie operation as to make \! ser re | tbe high ee see of the good of man aod bis cen ercat glory. (Heer, hear.) Ana now, my friends, ae there can de no project OF Undertaking which onght not to rece ve the appronetion and applenge of ai) all ne wlth me ingiving 91700 heariy cheers. bree choere were givon with @ will, bat | enongh, and they eheeret and cheeres an ii they wore obliged to ‘¢ tp from exhavstien. Three cheers, fald Lord Oariiele, are not enooeh—iher are whet thay ‘wae ot woien he | give on common occasion. Now, for the auconas of the | Auiantic cable, | must have at lest one doven. The crowd responded with the fuil number, and obeered tbe joilow ™ The Lord Lientenant of ireland * Tbe | cited States of America. Me. Cyraa W. Froid.” ' Mr. Fiery, 9 reply, apoke ae ‘olléwe =) adie and gon. janeroe Canoot express to yor he fectings «ub this heart, 2; beats with affection towards cyery mea, woman and cbtid tbat heave me; and 'f evea on ihe vlier ride of the water ure of yon present yourseive: at my door and say you bed hand in this,! promise you aa American welome. (Cheers) What God baib joined together let no man pet asunder.” (Cheer ) And more “hers were given for the follow ing: — ‘or the ealiors,!? for Yankee Doodle ”” "For the officers and aailore on Dowd (he abipe Ube are intended to ley tho cabie.* The Queen,” feut of the Tniled Steven? “The Ainericap Navy ” Captain Waorwicrt, of the Leonard, returned hin thanks on the part of tio olficara ¢f the squadron, aut said that thero war not a man who would not be ready w make any sacridco gimoss to promote tne svecese of this mndertak'ng. ‘This closed the great ceremony of landing ‘he Orat {Ulan tiostbmarine cable, and if wo bear succasefo! in takeing *t sebere at Newfouninnd we will certainly have reeton fr Congratulation amd rejoicing On our revo lo the wardroom ¢ Nizgara wo had a pleagant so7a! gathering of all the officers, &' which Lieut, Boyd brought ontax tmmense cake, witb whish we crlsbrated tho ovens. Varunna Bay, Augom 7, 1887. Landing of tee Coble in Vilentia Bay on the SA of Au 98 Pho Work of Oe Sod Day—The Niagara Com mences the Laying the Cable on tha Morning of he 6 Me Progras thaio—The Shore Onble Broken by the Strain: and by a Part having been Ocught im the Pays) Ma chinery= The Point Where the Cable wa Bucyomamourt of Cale Pod Out of the of the Acrdent Atumps to Fale it up and Splice the Served Part Prevvicd ty the Renigh Sea—The Work Abandoned for that Day ond the Niagara Roenters the Bay of Faten- tamThe Moming of the 7% Oonmencts with Favorable Weather, and the Attempis to take up the Quite wre Rev mrwved with Suscess—The Aplicing By/ectes, In my lsat lotter I gevo you en account of te landing Of the shore and of the Atlantic enbingrine cable, and of We incidents connected therewith. The occasion was one of general rejoicing, end too pretence of the Lord Lieute: nant of Ireisnd, whe attondet ay the representativec! the Queen, gave siditional zat io the celebrat! Tt wae abozt oight o'olook that ovening when the alfalr was over, and ea it was rather late to coathuus the work, !t was do- cided to wait tli tenr o'clock ihe follow mg morning, the Gh inet, That was the last night it wae believed we would bo obliged to stay in thie plane, and we were all snxiously awaiting tho arrival of the moment (xed for oor derartare. The long delay which we have had eince the Niagara firet entered Fritieh waters only increased tne impatience of every ene oo beard, and we were eagerly expecting the hocr when we thould tern oor ahipe west- At four é'clook everyibing wae made reaty for s fair stert; the anchore wore woighed, we men stationed at thetr piace: on the cot! sad at (he pose cet machis end in baif an hour after the veel wae maving eiowly and steadtiy cut of the bay at tho rate of aboat two miles snbour, Tho mschinery eppeared wo work beiler or as well as when it wes tried before, and the cacle parsed ont over the stern without interrcp ion of any kiad for avout three quarters of an hour, when muddenly it surged off the sheave of cne of tho wheels snd waa Jenimed Ip the machine, An attemp! wee made to extricate it; but oe- fore it could accomplished tho great strain tbe; wae brought upon ‘t by the onward motion of ‘he reve Conia Bot Do arrested, parted the cable. Ii poreiblo undor the circumatances to provent axch « caie- trophe, for ence |! ge} of the wheel ro means that cauid havo been adopted at the time world have saved it from Soe Had {2 parted on beard the dl might ave been romedied, but wifortumaiely the polni of aeps ration wis in the water. ‘This at ence brought matters tos stand s(ll?, bul as (he eply thing that now remainec «© ho dono war to f-h for ine cadie, or derren tt, the services of the W ling Mind, the Little steariboat which played euck an imperant part in the landing of it, wore onom more called lute re- quisition There was no GiToulty in fuding the epot where the end inv, a8 bucy altached to an sosbor hed deen dropped right evar it, but as the process of fubing for it war ratmertecions, 't wea deciied to underrus it from the shorr—2 distance of stout fozr milte. Cue of vee Dosts from iBo Susgnehanne sad another from the Leopard were 4: nection with ube Wilkag Mind, for this wor comiderabie Uoobie they 0! ‘a undorropniog it ont ae fer an the bur when the Iifle steumter tock the cra on Dosrd the purpcre of spl’ ‘This, bowever, wae foond to bo atterly Impossible, om mscount of the rough. wees of the eek, and having made several cnostccone er Tol attempts, they were obliged Ww dup the end. ime Niagara, under there circumstances, rae more tn Valenti Pay, ahd thie morplag ihe procser af on derropniog frem the shore was once more sccomplinkea. ‘The end of the cable which waste be epuced rar oo Doard one + fl» Sueqrebanva’e boa, and the end from tha N agere takon to it by the Willing Mad The Jalnere fn tho Operatives from the gatte perobe works are called, ard the wire epliners pow went to work, actin abcutiwo Dowre accompliebed the far. The cable was thon dropped inta the bay, and the continuity having beee foand to be perfect, the Nisgare vcoe more weighed archer exd stood ont fo een. ‘The plot, who leaves ue (he Moment Gor vemne) puneen the entrance to the bay, takes this ‘tor to ine lost Uee, 10 that the next you ® |! hea from the telegraob squadron may not be ti! we get w Newfound acd, choad we ever reweb thst isino’. THE PROGRESS OF LAYING THE CARLE. We received by the City of Wagaington the drat des. patch pen! through the great seb marine cable to asy Amo riean cewepaper. 1: wae tranrmities song the cadiefrom ibe Niegare to Vale tie, and thence to Liverpool. It 2 cot the latest received from the feet, bet it is at least the fiat which any o.rnal a! Luis alde of ihe AUaste has rece'res, and intervening — TO THE SDITOR OF THR MERALD, RrrED Stavam Sm NiAcARs, Amanric OMAN, Augant B—=1.40 PM. 5 We bave rt paid ont the twelf.h m'le of the cable moet enceerefally, sudare getting om admirably. Tae tnanie tion was found w he perfec afters splice wan paid ont, wad the cable 'e insoch evcellent working order that met. seger are tranerolited between the ship and the shore with the gremient care, Al re well on board the Niagara and sang vine as to tho r Of the expedition, Wo can see the lights of the (ther #wamers en iney bover arcond i, and can imagine what inteuse anxiety they foal so know bow we are geting on i OTHER DESPATCHES. ‘The fol<@ og deepatches. recordiag tne progrrm of ne work, nad bees received previoce tw the eating of we Oty of Weahiegton — Vaumwnis, Tueeday, Auguet ¢ ‘The Aten'ic cable Bas | bee: Sours / the ebores of Valentin Bey, and sipnaie peer, weier from the temporary station on jana th: whole of ihe cable om buard of ihe Niagara, 1 250 m! in dag P The levding of the cabie wae efeaed hy the tailors the Amer cae ships, @ho bronght i on shore and id it hia Sxoctlency ihe Lard Lieutenant. Fils Lorabip and every one presen who, owing to the deneo arc 4, Were enadied Yo cot near Youoh » tk ibelr bods tb nic destined & “ounso! he {+0 be: here: Afier the sanding the sailors were narem ble! round the Lord Levtenent the directore, emi & eve lal rreyer for fihe enterprise was olfered cp by the dav. ao the aevomb|y wae tddressed ty his cheers for be eur cess to sal for New‘oundiand as day break to narrow morning YOR OND ks LAGI S PRMLRAIT. VarRNrA, Angeat &, 1897 Om Thursday, noon after the #h'pe patied “or Vo «found and. ond Shen at the distance of four miles from ihe landing an ereident Rappened t the tnish eet ancre ed of the setle, which became en angled wih the me ch) ‘and broke st bet point, Toe ships’ noate were em g9 R04 pnt!) Ibe aYernoen of yesterday (Fri lay) ie onder romping the cable ‘rem the @hore to the piace whore % wer broken, ani there joining he two ends agus. This opera jon bas bevn most erccesafully performed— the juiut 9 08 perfect Ae fay pari of the cable, and the cout: aod ine ation of the whole ieng'h bay ng Deen ar -ertaned by the sovorest test, tho rquadron ineanily wet ea! at About unset on the eveniog of yortorday, and have kept 8p con Inued intercourse through the wre to tho shorn of Valeotia «ince that time op te ibe Acar, half past ¥ on Deavufcl, and the sea calm. OFFICLAT NTORMATTON Pv PTR AND ORR Mace morale Vaantia, Monday, August i0—) ©. ‘Tho work ct laying down the AUaatio wlegraph cadle 9 gene on op to the present time ws eatinfactorily sa ite bess Triende can des re Nearly 500 miler have new been roccesfuly wd down into the Bem. > ‘The depth of water into which ihe cadic & now beng tubmerged is boat 1700 fathoms, or about two miles. neltioo from the shalicw w the greaier ceyih was hout di:'culty An electrician co mr dorate far ¢ of ve miles per hoar og matantly nterchanged between ihe thipe All are well on bonrd, in excel'ent apirie, and hourly decoming more ba Ao yastfal of stoce: LLIAM WADTCHOCSE, Sieotrician GRORGR S\WARD, Snorctary, Deruy, Friday, Aagost 7, 1867 ord Lieatenant bad eid ube end of the At jautio telegraph cadle, Commander Pennock oxprewe ! ipa rire now 22 milse off, ‘tne woatuer ¢ | MORNING EDITION—TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, ho Hope tat the work Of lay jog down the cavie wou! Do | completed In twenty daye, The accouste of the expedition , Are tatisfaciory COMMENTS OF THE ENGLISH PRESS. from the London Poet ( “uy Arvicte) Avg | The tran anciione in ie marks! for miazelinnecte 6% Reve beon raiber romercet Cot cpeE the whole whe 50° 1857. te fons Deve deep tlatter than on Sevurday, Thore has Deon Dustuevs iu the share- of the Allantic Telograph Com papy (@pop which £000 hus now been paid) ut 670. (rom the London Times (City Articie) Aug 11) ‘The shares of the Atlantic Telograpn maintain t»eir Ise resovery, and, afer having revenily been ab 120 diecoua', ‘Were purchased to day a: 30 discount The market will pow Puciuate sccording to the account transmilied each day of ibe progress 0} the vessels. At presen the re- porte with regard to thom aro delayed by tne aosence of Any (elegrapnio wire belworo Vareptla Fay and Killaraey, bot this link expected to ve supplied by tbe middie of 0 week. ihe The Quick Voyage of the Meamer Vander bite, TRE UNITED BTATRS STRAXKHHIP VANDERMLP THE OBAMPION OF THE &£48-—row Yeesia’s seer | TIME BEATER. ‘Extract from the log of the Unived Biases sicamahip Van- derbdilt, £, Biggie commancer, from New York to Cowes, dhird voyage, Gaet of from dock st New Work a 14:20 P.M, Peoted Sandy Book 2.16; divobarged pilot 2:39, Avgupt 2, 1867-— Latitivin — Lanyituile, Distance, 49 87 61 40 290 OL 27 5 or 48 ai ot Time Of PRFRALC...0ee-eeereeee er Making the parrage equal w 9 dsye ) hour iy Liverpool. ‘The Pereia’e reportéd bert passage te 9 daye 1} hecr and 30 minutes. | ‘Tho Vanderbilt reached Havre mt noo 6m tho RKB ipahy twotyo bours in advanes of the Avantic a} liverpos!, aier baving landed passeugers, <3 , at Cowes, The Americar Hersey in England. , Welearn by the City of Warhington, tbat ir, Ton Bae retained the services of Chariton, (bo jockey, for his horges in their futuro eumgoments od tho English turf, In hie hands there ie vo doubt: thas Prioress and Pryor will confirm the Bigh 1 expr of them by many shrews judgga at Goodwood. Ana Jookey, his mertts have for some yoars been uatversaliy acknowledged, aod 1s was under his guidance tha Bink Bonny wrn the Derby and Onke Abie year, apd the Ascot cup. Prioress wes extared forthe oop, which was ran for oa the 1th tmsiant, 1 ron OF nob we are unable be Pay, an the only fo! ihe London journals give of the race ie, won firsi, Pole Starregond and Chevalier d’Tadustrie tied. Five rup, and the race was wom by & length. As we have not the nameg of the other two starters, say wheiber Prioress wan Gispored to think ber ow Horeford ros a} plate, where ‘Will .now ue @ better spice of pete Gop of her jokey wilowed Alleged Fraudulent Mepresentations, eUTERIOR COUNT —-873C1aL TERM. Befure Bo. Judge Holman. Juries Lee and Benjamin ©. Lee ot Clafont Webster, Tho defendan; in this caso is somewhat known in tho political worid ss connected tx the affuire of Nicaragua. The plaintiffs allege Mat in 1656 Mr, Webeler odtained from ® gontieman in Baltimore, named Siroba, a writen re- oeipt stating that he (Sironm) bai received (a store from Mr. Webster 1,006 barroie of superfine Sour, deliverable to Mr. Websier's order, Thie receipt Mr. Websier en dor sed Over (0 & man Of the Dame Of , whe pro- ce 4 Ibo Jrmes Lee & Co, ant ataied to them that Mr. ebm wae a map of Ligh eandiog \o Baiimore, and the) be bad the thonsand barrels to svore ae represenied by ALo receipt, Upon the strength of these representations Mevars, 120 wore inc cood to forniab bia (Ma kterson) with the sum of $2.9RO Mr, Patterson tren ferred tbe reoolp4 to Lee & Co. On the plain:.le making inquiry they sscer tained that Mr. Swohm pever bad received avy quantity 0° flour frou Mr Webster, gy the etsiements La tbe affidavit cf the p'anutts farther alleve wat Mr. Websier obtained this reseiyt for Ihe parpore of proscring a adva money, and that the (racefer to Patterron wae made eof wit) the veme object; Of al) heve represet auvos —— WA alone with Pat- tersom ‘powe Perpeleailes rand. Upon thie siete of facts Judge Bourn ¢! for the erreet of Mr. Webster, fixing the bali a: $2,300, Mr, Wobeter war arrested by ai, Serif Atearnr, d eelerduy evening remalved 1 custody, Whe re- nol having bean proce red Wereonal Intelligence. George D. Prentice, Pag , (editor cf 1h | oc a!) ond fatly, aroat ine Ciinwo Mace Hos Gen, Walker, of Nicaragua, wae oe Vaahei*) the .ls! ‘net. Ben J. 2. Bowusa, of and Majer Carleton, The Detroit Pribine waye hy, who was in London, © W , on Frag inet, taw there Brestin, tho fugitive (his Cofaulter, Ns Pi «few b ira, acd (bey were Quarding st the Robinson Hall. Oa the day tho informant of the Pritune maw im, he par ticipated Wp the annual plo nlc of the Loudouere to Port tanley. He seemed to enjoy humtelf very mach, al ough ea Iclour o: none who made \o jee for him. ot eithatar diog hie Ont Cefnieaione be ie reporied to be ecant to funds. xe Ba ARRIVALS. From Liver 9001 io the « camedip City o” Wasiuing oc- Murcosh, tracedian®) Sire mr: ior, Wa A web ridge Mr J Barton = ni Jarlitie, Brea Pall, H Whe Rev Or Sevens Me W While and indy, Mre dpiogonad hid. T Wagon, Rev ! Parker Me Obamere: des logue J Marcil, Indy ary Jaren, W Jobnser B Keuy, Mr Biiae, Jobo Horae, 8 3 Reencer, Me B pork J Pierson and Iaiy 28 Harrison, Mra De Mra Fer’ 1 sad eb Mra Ti nse, Inds and #ervan: A B Dolmne ard, Joa Dinos, TOM ey, Syoeee Pat lent, Riri Merliner, weo Ber! Marie Wheqwaa, Jobe Neco Jatin Aroe Risoia!, J aia Bion si, beminger, J & Peter fowkier, | Ws ms Bre B Loyer UA Met ier Mrs Je Blom, Heir Kiver Marie B , Areold willer orl oat Om oi ae, Paull deigier BS telvel, bad Koop, F ™ Thiel, ohaoom Komi i Inbo, Geta a ee tS x , Anum U'livicn A Tieken, M Reich, a torner. Karin Torner, bm | Tore, Aon ® Turner, Fr tories, L. Beer, U™Marlog, Bines Flicks, uuler J Wrile: or, MPR Tare Tu Maria ®olt, Yu auefelae Ans yen Scovenbapen, Aare & rane, FL Vary Nira Anwedy Gro & Vath 5 Zomapelly. f ey, P ilerman B adm e iron, KO penheun, Bd wd P Bower, M Dano, A Jo tian O.ae +e, Aiea Moarier, Lecinda Mo rt oe Naor, Rowiy searship Nasheilis—Wisk © ®o wemore and tw oarehmerer Misa Grabam. danghiers, Miss ob td aed wr ae. Mee A polomona and lade, 1 iy. fis, Ady four children and ear raul) J Fenny » !fon. 9 N Bart, GN Reyecide, Jr, act aan W Ut forpact | Blvliber, OS May, AB McVonold. J BS odena. BP Chew, B Thompson, 0 ao % browne, ¥ jibesobuli>, 4 Ureisnim, ab Kerr, €e Moe, & ode, B Sirvanm, JG chine, M'Ueokeon, Sed 18 in’ une aeorane, we Ricbriond, Ae RB Darraco 1 tbe weramet: Andre ® Jonaswn, Joba Lyon and ady, Mise i Wilttameon, Wm Tee, Wm HY B Herdine. JH Pa men Pr © Wilson and indy. Str Kone ro ‘oe WO muse sad indy Wid Aad vercce Neqnowe—Jokr Por, bt & Te and at Way now’? Heenanne ware Wha Amir & A few daye ago & men returned to Lowo.!, afer a four | years avremoe in Australia, and found sain and with @ child by her second breband. The whe jeetifies hor second marriage on the groand of the en death of her firet horsand, to whom, now that he bas made his appearance, she ¢ reedy to retcr The ecoond heehend Psa taker porsepeion af the bere, and whe other parvee @ !) wie loge’ proceedingr for “a recovery Board of Counciimen, AB adjourned special mectieg of this Board was heid lant evening, tbe President, Jonas N, Phillipe, Haq, tm the chair, for the parposw of taking action relative to the Lowbor judgment agaimet the city, The minutes of the preceding mee'ing bemg read and approved, a few onim portant petitions were referred to thelr appropriate vom mitteee, Among the resolutions presented were the fol. towing — By Mr. Surra—Tha! the Camden ac? Amboy Railroad Company be prohibited! from wideutrg pier No, 1 North river cnless auiborised by the Common Goune!l Adopied. Mr. ¥. J. Ortansow offered the mbjoined preamble and reco ution, which, on motion, waa laid over under the rule:— HP LOW KER JOD GMRwT, Whereas, Robert W. Lowber did, on the 2ist of April 1962, ar eitorney for Siliman, Alien 4 Oo., and Rilptislet Nott, petivos sho Common Couscll w alter and extend jote the Haktrive: the ealerior line known as Tompkins stress, from abou' Kighh sires to abous Thhty cighih atroct; apd a Commived of the lard of Asslatant Aldermen did, on the 2les of May, 1862, report in favor of such ona ces; and the raid Lowber, on the Min, 16.p and 18m days 0 ‘April, 1868, did, under oaih belo 6 tho Recorder of ints ony, tm relation to this attempt to altor sald line in the folowing words, to wit:— In to thee) eraiton of tbe exterior lina beter {a eralaat wors had been made b tbe mams ac: getting forta the facts in relation Rebels ‘Ri oriain ‘partien a tho, dourd bad mans ihiey Would require, ‘i rt woul gure, eT A I Spa made be would ove mean L was, poole Dower, pe Fiowiten tho paper barars we and gives'to Aint» read to Sie smh andte wan shown to ihe boveuam. tntormed mo 1 0 Ct waa not citfored oF head they, wantd, on ‘res Thtions elther vote for them or m2X4 29 op Position 10 them.” The rewoluuona were called op. Dit inc > ecquonc of @ jretions of Ansistan: Alderman Maker and ang gerticns fer ie appointmeat of » ocmuniséion of sstenitti> mea to report to the city on We subje. tol tho emexior ‘ine ot the East ver, Ihe Fesoluvons Were net psaacd, aad thez Aave not wince befn parsed. And whartar, the Common Counoll of 1856 reqaired the bp teed to advertize for proposais for » market site gn ibe ‘end did ge] iv ibe city, (under @ revolution paseed by Common Counct! ct 1867, iinaity ad: anout fedora ary 18, and sviiered to become & Inw by tho Mayor, be paving declined either io tign er voto the eaine.) a biock of giound boapded by arenno C, Stxtesnth atreot, Se ron. teenih atreot, and sho allegod exterior hve in tha Kast river. Thus the Com;trotier, for she good aud puiliolont canes that there had been vo previous spproprietion to caver the ex- penditare, (wsout $300,009, ) ee bo pay iho same. That enid Lowber wved tne city for seid money; tha! the cave marplecide d by a referee (Daniel Bickle, Bey ) againat the city, end thereuyon exeoulium was ienued; sald jndgment war evtered ov o¢ abont the I2th day of June Inst: that at the term oftae Supertor Court of this oy in July of nis year, one moath afler the entry of yndgment, a fnii bench of the eaid Court did affirm the Jastive aud jegailiy of a decision made by Justice Hoffman, of the gaid Moperior Court, as the April term, 1854, in tho cannes of Thayer & Fiery re. tho (ik; Belmont, Griffin, dal ve. Soll, Lowber, ibe City, and other eofendenia, eee progerty sold to tho city, as toltows :— Tho! the ordinances of “he 234 Gay of Joly aod the Ib day (oebisblag mn exterior line of arent cn tell, the the Bast r'ver, ere [legal and withoalysuthorliy, het the Innd under water. from snd bevoud the eaterly wile of Tompriss rireel, which in om ord rina wi in the Ihwile of uch ordinan sem, Famaine in tha people ar bn stata cr Rew York, aud that (bo eee Maes fae io take, wae OF great cay wick ime comprived within 20 wald lum, ‘That by thie decision it clearly eppears that rald Lowber hae no valid idle to abort two-thirds or three-qnarters of said bicck of lend gow to the city, said Tompkios sivees pumping disgonally ecrose the end of waid bicck nearcet to svenne U, That therefore tt appearing that ine origypal grante ‘id not cover this gronnd; that the exte rior lines cen be alkered only by the Tegisisture: thet ths true live now culs cif two thirds ef galt Dlock; tha: enid Lowber conferees to baring offered to bribe veriain mem. tbe Como Counc w exvad We under the revolution of the Uommon Council was further legal jor the want of @ previous appro- priation; thet ap order (f the Supreme Court hae been aniy intued rompending al) famiber proceedings In the tale of cly property: jeiriog the said rhow carrey by n deoirion of ih t De eet aride; Malus these pom 2 apd vecirone upon » hich the alleged ‘nid Lowber resw, wih hin opinion pon tne validity of raid Udle, #9 ' re ground of waler beyond the Hine of Tewpitiow *urost es @niabiieved by Whe Leg wlature, eed aifG an Deyona the river line of the grant made dy ine erty Wo Hezekiah Bradford, RATOAD GARY I MEDION STREET By Mr. Ciani—That the Hude no River Railroad Com pary be directed to keep (heir Freigh\ aad parmenger cars olf the track during (he day le Budson #treet, from Oham- were to Duane eweots, eald care delng a great obstruction to the travelllr g community, Adopted, DIRRAARD Sama v, The report of the rpecial commiuee of the Health Com mim toners, relative to ® commantestion from DN Rood reape ting diseased meat, was roselved, and referred to the Hoadh Committee of this Ararat MR AYR MAWMR AS RADA! My fyaw wished to 1emove a migw cast opon the Board and himeelf by the publication of am Nem Ip & mo nine pape, Rtating thet B been arrestel ‘izen Tle Aald that he woted om neh had bern HRNTOUNT FERRY The never ending #uhjoct of compelling the Tweoty third Sireet Ferry Company to rua their Greva ites ofen es the Tenth rought ap. Vending ‘be di seniuat consorring with the Roard of Aldermen was ra. e residems Of Grosnpoint, end, logeuer aN OM PRO: RENT 8, the Guard copcarred tur \enpro cath Ob moves of Mr. J Aldermen ip appre the Centra! Park, by untoauion wae reoe'ved from the relative Wo Ure diate Areenai PAmTwRaT, OUFY 6 wo t Fisvmam! Ht Common Corwen + Yum The Iv .slatare of tbo Dale, by an act paswed April 16, 18E7, € cwoted tae Com #elonern of the Land OTe to reli awed by the city of Now { section of the city, tho nile appertaining Lavreto, bo the city of Now York. at a ¢ third section of tue act ard Commonalty of lopging 19 the State, sin misimun price of $275,000. jrovides that the Mayor, \Wer tho city of New York abail have the right of parchase «i the above named sum upon complying wilh rome ce-tain requisitions aper far tharain Those ou diiour Lave been complied with. Al the ti ae of the pesango of tho act an amtesament for regniaiing aod grading Sixty thud etreet, from Fifth to Slath aveanes outing {) $6,001 (1, bad bees leid om the argena' aod ounde, % ad mercer men 1867, On the 17up Cay of June, OD ordinance war pare! by the Common Connell tor and provide [ur the purcbass of the Mate Arrenel acd grounds, the eeven:h nection of which vrovides that the Comptroller aall por to the Commisetouere of the Land Office he eam of § wae confirmed am the 11th of May, 87, 060 ae the p we or purchase money for the Slate As renal j and all the lands anperiaining thoreta belonging i the Stato, “apen receiving a good and valid deed or emrey ance thereon’, eating the same in the Mayor, Aldermen ani Cemmoralty of the city of New York, free from ail ipeomorance Om Friday, 14th of Avgnat, the State Oompirolier banded to me for my approval a feed of the promises w@bich comatned the follawin,: proviro— ‘To have ard to hort the above desorbed and grantet premises unto the weld May or, Aldere am and Commonsiry of the city of New York, their succomora and avsigns a1 a good and indefatigadic estate of Inheritance forevor, npen condition, nevertheless, thal ovr sald crantees, thei? woccsssors and assigns shall pry and satiefy all are mente cf taxes that may bare boon Assessed on the abo rented misee. crite stied to acenpk thin deed, Deeauso It makes the prey ment by the city of the assessments A Condition o vorting any estate In the Mayor, Aldermen sau Oommovaly yo Comptroller of this city, on the same day drow hu for $276,000 ty the City Cham> risa him notlde of the defect in the proposed convey the Chamberlain holde thie warrant ready to tapen being legally authorize to do eo ebm! Gir your sonsideration whether { sha’ ayorovo deed which makee the Conveyance subjict to amon. ent, Respecwully yours, RICICD BUSTRED, Counse! 19 hy Corporation The Hoard them adjourned to the first mM. }, jou mt Monday in Sep Kon Crotrns.—The Zanery!)'e ((ihio) Mima: ata‘er that in the distiiery of Mr. crane, ibe wen of Dreeden, 's wat comply, $100 worth of boge ¢ each day river, aud eaid Lowber did pat im propesair to Bumerical tm of the Daw, ma and those WOO ave Bick O* anwEN GD Ronee Dead eee men. Mo 6 “eo nor. aro pe forrs Toundamen's duves To ee Lowber t> | PRICE TWO CENTS. Metropolitan Potlce Aftaies, LIVE BAVING PROVIBIONS ON THM FERBIBG. ‘The following report has been maie to the Gevera) Po- perin‘endent by the officers detailed on the special service of examining ibe bosts on the difforens terri OvFiR SUP RRINTAND ENT MarkOroL. Pou, 88 Wire Smarr, Naw Yous, hugons 24, i367, Hoy. F. A, TaLmavan, Gxymmar Scrakinnesnawe or foudm t ane me Sekareiened; Daviby Deen delalied o examine 0 ierry boats and houser, respestiuuy eabait we fasow- 6g report tor your consideration —~ ¥ cn THR UNION FRRRY Cor LBY, This company comprites tho Hamilton sven=e, Sovtn. Fulton, Roosevelt, Wail, and Ostbarine ferries They aro rupnjvg ifveen beats, allot which we found in exeelieus condhion, aru fouy supplied with the requiate pam ber of beats and jife preservers, acomwding to tno reqnivemanim of the law. The bricges are in good condition and ampiy supplied with ali (Be appllanges wécessary [or We wreser- vation of Ute tu cane of scciteu:, VPC RLIP YEREY. {his company are now runeing ‘var bose. They arercp piled #ith the sumber of boats required By law, bus they are tn A Mie! able Com liton, and entirely apli for age. Toey ave eo sottem that {hey cou'd not be ian iched without grea: danger of being broken to pieces. These boats are an- provided with corks, Joa's or lines —nos even a Doew hoo could be fou den beard. Provisios sheuid be made to bupply there ds ficienciee immediately. ‘The Jumes sip forry bas two bows romping, doth of which bave iife ooass in good order, sa required by ja et ferry ta running iwo busta. The Onel. da has bot one row boat, Bond thet la only twelve fect Tho Cayngs has but one boat, and jhat te ip an oD safe conditicn. Tho Division avonne ferry tas one boat rmuing vided with a life boat in good order, sccording wo lew Tho Hovstas stones ‘erry » pee Hilfe bonke, ’ presen ins Je Mein bowie rumnmg eappreg } Tho babes Phe atreet ferry uae one host raaring ap. ry ° y City ferry is roaming facr boxts, af of with rowboate fifteen fect long, ard are } ta goad com inion. + 0 Boten Island ferry ie now rapvipg four boate. The Jorepbing and Siaten each carry one life per ibe Huguer ot carries ene skiff, and the Hanchteck Vite- boas. coe Popped whb life pre- noseenlane fee cepine are Oiled with 3 nettees havo Iie preservers fea, 80 case of accident they cs = egy haan seeti large number of persous streot [erry rune two bosle—ibe James ersou. They are well provided with do tw and cork floats. ferry house ie in TOL €xcelien onsen, sad would makes good node— weil pro- worthy to be tm vey other com . , ‘tha Canal treet fi is tow ik but one boat, whicb is im good order snd with boa, fre puchetr a, Hoste, du , ail right The Christopbeg stregt forry ross one old called tho Newark, Sho 8 provided with one hoa, of r= por length, attadbed to this ferry there ie whai le caliod wcattlc beat, whigh rone only when her services are re- quired. Thin boat i& bos provided with aay small bopte. ‘Tho New frenewick (éry rine oné boat, wel) provided Wilh boalp and life pyeger vere. Excursion forries Fanning t> Long Branch, Sbrowspurr, Ocean House snd other dpwa thi + were exes ined apd Jound ye eal posse ohh alias Appliances for raving life, according Lat ty Meme! Qf iho mw. The boste are the Long Branch, Al acd. an Lions. Your oiticers cannot cono/ade this report wilbeus com- menaing we Umon ¥, fof execute ide re- quirementa of the io their eflurte to insure ihe Iree and comfort of their paseeogers. i BXBJEIT OF TRE PSN 5 POLICE FORCE. ‘The werk of re apporthoming’the police force being com- ploted, the Deputy Supertnvendent presenta the follow tox, exbibit of the relative strength of the different divinions of the polloe force, according to the new regalations:— AvGuET 44, 1857. ‘The following @ a correct rtatement of the dwitus« Of toe police foree un-ier the recen! apportion met, an tas - en from ths retarns of the caplaing and acting capieins, Dace to thie flee Ww day, viz—~ 4 ‘Onptaine ... 8 Doormen yet remaining fo be filled amounts to 270,@ much lean number than was genera::y 9a and ‘that = = that there are 100 actcn'ly engages ony Max Drowsnn ot Rook Way. —On Sanday morning, shoo) * o'clock, Mr. Jone Carolan, cf No. 30 Pitt strost, New | York, wat drowned while bathiog spperie be Hotel, Rockaway, He lef. we city on “es urday ovening rpore of spending Purday at thia pooslar water frightened, and fmumeciatety showed wigne of dro Hie wroggien were very more. Mr, Wm i. Cole, of of Hatvax, | N. 8), apd reveral oth nm the water atthe time, | Dot beng too far off wore unebdi: the drownlag SPF Besistapoe. Indeed, 0 « but few knew at the Ume be cath. The bocy has heen resovered quest held upon it, when {t waa brought on to thie © ty by UF reintives FATAL ACCIDENT. A lad pamed Henry Pendrill, 17 youn of ag6, ‘0il from the roof of the five story batlding Noe. 116 and 117 Nerean street, to the dome over tho Sarat story, in the centre of the batiding, at sbont 1 9’ dock yentersny, and was instantly killed. Corcner Porry waa sent for aud beid fan inquest apon the remains. Tho jo cit of * Deaih by concussion of the or y socidental fall.’ The iad im tbe son of Penurill, who roniden a9 No. 15% Court 0, aed wae em d by J.B. Beers, pencil cans maker, tNa 9 Maicen He was at piay witb other iads o pop the oadiding & yan ane the time of the aceident The boat which upset during the equal! on *neday after peor, olf Governors Isiaod, contsined + men sad two women One of them, named Bridget Piuncket, residing a: 406 Water street, wat drowned. Her body bas sat beet reoevercs. Damoe an early hoor ‘unday morning, Mr. Will.em Chapman, of Alexandria, ¥. J., wae robbed of £150 ic the moni dar (pg mawner, by 8 comple of bichwaymen whe followed him from the cares! Jersey City, It appears, ae far ae bees epabicd to learn, that Mr ¢ arrived ‘ Bie Ral road a 2 o'clock on grultg outo! wecars he wea sc- ‘er who offerec to convey bim to tirenger io me metre- the driver to proceed ver, of (aking tbe miran- dark @ oo: be wl Heel 5 per to Love joy'e the hack man dr De welg the rebicle, ad di Chay ld pot del ver op onan poeeibillty of eecaping from the bin money. Tho robbere,tho month eo an (0 prevent bir r tips into ibe ¢arringe, tcid the back man to drire off vilaina tuscerded in making the\ ance so and @huiding iho vigilance @our ever watebfal police. Treatrical and Mustenl. Noco's = The samirers of uneurpeased pamomime e- ng ws copmply de graiied wiih te anecancemen oo ihe revival, (bie evening, of the Ravels’ g-nat piece 0” », OF ihe Night Owl,” which w renowned fer (+ scenic and mechanical efece. Their very baliet W action of “The Qunirabandiat,”’ ie aie io | be periormed. Bow sey — Mr. Fldy evinces no dinpotition to relay nw endeavors to place (hie Onered theatre in ihe bye cosition it formerly en jo) ed in pmbiic estimation, aad Lime bis eviorts well d Appr ssiated is apparent from tbe novae evening Weare to L. wor and the © Miner's Das g B The busy and redoabtab' P't—Woasre Per m—are we ouce more bicad thelr wisdom ad wit this evening, for the rperial edideation of ther legions ef friende who wit! mont lively throng the base io mbere Inng ere the rige of the curtain. The cone a will appear im the ‘Serious Family,” aad their com cal *“Dun'ity.*’ Lavra Kruan’s —The ¥areh Children are to epact Dong- Jas Jorroid’s pavtical drema of | Black hyed Suran” to- mabdt, & play in which Mies | ouse ae Wiiiam, dike Mary as Susan, and Master George as Goatbrain Deve doubtless eed ine theddieg of more toart and the enjoyment of moore langbter tout any other trio In tbe same parte is ibe ‘Telam O'Linn” ta to be the ahorpioce. ihe company, which | } © Perfeotion | Awencue Mowry. The bogus Bardell heir and ite | real mowber from Rellerue Hovpita,” are still to be seen at the Moveom, day and evening, together with Profee- | Se Wyeen, the ard whe *nake and all the other | members of the bappy family and extraordinary curiom- thee Pryasr’s Moserar:s —A mong the angouncemonte forinie evevirg are “ Orly Niveteen Yeare olf, “ ganjo Breas Neck Act,” “Challenge Display of Terpsich wean \et!wily | and the “ Arena Spor Gc carly, if desire © vend of oven mand!rg room.