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S6Q THE LEADER. [No. MO, August 28. ir&r
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THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. This great inter...
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THE LIVINGSTONE EXPEDITION. Her Majbsty'...
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ACTION FOR LIBEL AGAINST MR. W. S. LANDO...
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S6q The Leader. [No. Mo, August 28. Ir&R
S 6 Q THE LEADER . [ No . MO , August 28 . ir & r
The Atlantic Telegraph. This Great Inter...
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH . This great international undertaking , as far as we can judge from tlie accounts received this week , is satisfactorily advancing towards a perfect working . The principal daily journals have received despatches by its means , though only to a limited extent . Time is of course required to effect the arrangements necessary to bring it into the full use of its powers . The enthusiasm displayed throughout the United States at the success of the project is something extraordinary . Meetings , illuminations , and banquets , to celebrate its completion , are the order of the day in all the principal cities . There appears also to be a feeliug in this country that some public notice should bo taken of the " event , and it has even been proposed to have a general holidav in its honour .
. The following are the messages of her Majesty to the President of the "United States , and Mr . Buchanan ' s wply : — " The Queen desires to congratulate the President upon the successful completion of this great international work , in which the Queen has taken the deepest interest . ' 44 The Queen is convinced that the President will join with ; her in . fervently hoping that the electric cable which now connects Great Britain with the United States will prove an additional link between the two nations , whoso friendship ia founded upon their common interests and reciprocal esteem .
>* The Qneen has much pleasure in thus directly communicating with the President , and in renewing to him her best wishes for the prosperity of the United States . " " Washington City . * TO KEK MAJESTY VlCTOmA , QUEESt OP GREAT ; ¦• ¦ , - . : - . ¦ . - _ ¦ BBttArs . ; ' . . ¦ ¦ . " . ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ " The President cordially reciprocates the congratulations of her Majesty the Queen on the success of the great international ' enterprise " accomplished by the
science , skill , and indomitable energy of the two countries . .. .: '¦' ¦/ '¦ .. ' . . . ¦ ; . ; . ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ : " "¦' "It is a triumph more glorious , because far more useful to mankind , than was ever won hy conqueror on the field « f battle . May the Atlantic telegraph , under the blessing of Heaven , prove to be a bond of perpetual peace and friendship between the kindred nations , and an instrument destined by Divine Providence to diffuse religion , civilisation , liberty , and law throughout the -world . '
" In this view will not all the nations of Christendom spontaneously unite in the declaration that it shall be -for ever neutral , and that its communications shall be held sacred in passing to the places , of their destination , even in the midst of hostilities ? ( Signed ) " James Buchanan . "
An interchange of courtesies between the city dignitaries of New York and London was yesterday commenced by the receipt of the following message , which was promptly responded to by the Lord Mayor of London , whose mayoralty will be long remembered as the date of the completion of so magnificent an enterprise : — •* To the Eight Ho » . Sir Walter Cauden , Lord Mattou , Loxdon . " New York , August 21 st , 1858 . "I congratulate your Lordship on the . successful laying of the Atlantic cable , uniting the continents of "Europe and America \ the cities of London and New York ; Great Britain and the United States . "It is a triumph of science and energy over time and space , uniting more closely the bonds of peace and commercial prosperity ; introducing an era in the world ' s history , pregnant with results beyond the conception of a finite , mind . To God be the praise . ( Signed ) " Daniel G . Txeman , Mayor . " Tho Lord Mayor , immediately upon receiving the message , sent the following reply : — "Totbb Honourable DAf tim , G . Tieman , Mayor of New York . " The Lord Mayor of London most cordially reciprocates the congratulations of tho Mayor of New York upon the success of so important an T undertaking as the completion of the Atlantic Telegraph , , < J » ble , It is , Indeed , one of the most glorious triumphs * th © age , and reflects the highest credit upon the , « P « rgy . » kl ll , and perseverance of all parties entrusted with bo dlfttcult » dtttyj and the Lord Mayor uincerely trusts that , by the bleeeing of Almighty God , it may bo the means of cementing those kindly feelings vhlch now exist between the two countries . « 28 rd August , 1858 . "
The three steamers comprising the American portion of toe telegraph squadron—the Porcupine , Gorgon , and Nlagara-rliave arrived at St . John ' s , Newfoundland Where a grand reception awaited them . The civic authorities , of St . John ' s invited the officers of the squadron to a grand ' banquet , to be given in honour of the event , , The report of tUe engineer in cbiof of the Telegraph Company , Mr * C . T . Bright , in reference to the paying ouA of the cable from the Agamemnon is published , but { f .. of more interest to tho scientific than the genera ) nuUfov
The Livingstone Expedition. Her Majbsty'...
THE LIVINGSTONE EXPEDITION . Her Majbsty ' s steamer Hermes , Captain Gordon , which was despatched from Simon ' s Bay some time ago to accompany the Livingstone expedition to the mouth of the Zambesi Stiver , has returned . She arrived in Algoa Bay on the 8 th inst ., and has brought intelligence from Dr . Livingstone and the members of his exploring expedition . Dr . Livingstone , in a private letter , dated Zambesi River the 26 th of June , 1858 , addressed to Sir Georgo Grey , states that the expedition had safely reached the Zambesi , and , having parted company with the Pearl , were about to proceed to Tete in the small steam launch Ma Robert . Some difficulty was experienced in obtaining an entrance for the Pearl into the main stream of the Zambesi . Dr . Livingstone says : —
u We first attempted the 'branch which was described by Lieutenant Hoskins as the most southern and most navigable branch , and , though it did not lead us into the Zambesi , we found some sixty or seventy miles of navigable Tiver . . »' . .-. After searching for some time at the bar of Lunbo— --which Mr . Skead sounded in the Hermes' cutter—we failed to find a passage ; but trying , by the advice of Captain Gordon , the river Kongone , the bar of which , also , Mr . Skcad sounded , we entered , and soon reached the main stream . . . . We then let
the Pearl go on her voyage to Ceylon , and trust to getting up to Tete by the Ma Robert . We have had no fever yet . Cnptain B ' edingfield lias had hard work of it , but he , too , continues well , and we all look forward with interest to meeting with my Makololo , who are still at Tete , though several have died during their stay . by . small-pox . We shall leave our heavy baggage at Senna . " A member of the expedition , vrritihg from the Zambesi on the 2 nd of July , gives the following additional particulars : — ' ¦
" The -weather lias been delightful ; no sign of fever ; in fact , nothing can be more delusive than the belief that this is the region of death . We found ourselves off the Great Zambesi , in the Pearl , on May 14 th , but , the river being rough and the wind fre 3 h , we did not attempt to land until the next day , when the Hermes hove in sight ; and , as it had been decided by the expeditionists that the groat river would be more easilvvreaehed-by the West Luabo and less risk run than by entering the Zambesi at once , where the bar is shallow and the surf heavy , ' we decided for West Luabo , accompanied by the Hermes . It was lo-. v water when we reached the mouth of the river ,, with the ¦ sea in a state of fury right across its mouth ; so we waited till 3
p . m ., when , the water having risen six feet , we made a run for it in the Pearl ( her captain showing much pluck ) , and got over the bar ( which just broke ) , 2 ^ fathoms being the least water -we found . Upon entering the points of the river , a fine sheet of water opened out , the shores of which arc densely clad with mangrove and other tropical trees , but the river ' s bank * were quite level , and elevated only two or three feet above the . spring tide level . This feature is universal throughout the delta . We anchored for the night , and at day-dawn on Sunday , the 16 th , the operation of hoisting out the steam-launch was commenced . I started off with two Kroomen and three of the members of the expedition to
survey the estuary , and get astronomical observations , Captain Bedingfield and myself acting as leadsmen . We did our work by 5 p . m ., and returned to the Pearl just as the centre and heaviest part of the launcli , weighing five or six tons , was going out . All went well , and at sunset we gave three cheers , and joined the fore part of the launch to the middle , and so ended the first day . We found a group of eight hippopotami living in a creek just at our observation spot , and they by no means approved of our intrusion . We fired at them , heard the bullets strike their heads , but they only grunted , sank down and rose again , again to receive another leaden salute with the like indifference . I measured the footprints of
these animals on the stiff clayey bank of the river , and found them 15 to 16 inches and 12 inches . Dr . Livingstone declares their flesh to be delicious , and ywy similar in flavour and delicacy to sucking-pig . 1 have made arrangements for an hippopotamus ham . Having got all ready for forward work , such as trying the launcli , testing the compasses , & c ., we left our first anchorage on the 20 th of May , with the launch ahead , to lead the way , We soon got aground about seven miles up the tiver , but did not remain long there , and by 6 p . m . had advanced a good many miles from the
sea , where we anchored in six fathoms for the night . We found the river more than anticipation had pictured it to be—broad , deep , and flowing with riverly strength , which Taised our hopes far beyond what they had formerly been for success with ease and rapidity . Vain hopes , too Boon to be confronted , with reality , in the shape of reeds and bullrushes right across the river 1 The mosquitoes began to be very troublesome . I saw and closely examined six different species , all venomous and brutally ferocious ; but we found that by keeping In the middle of tho river our sufferings wero somewhat alleviated .
" Very few natives were seen , and they were ahy , not daring to approach us , as far as we have yet been . "Next day , May 21 , we started at daylight , and ran aground at 8 . At 10 got afloat and went on , passing a wide branch of tho river , severul miles from the uea . We continued to proceed , tho river getting narrower )
until 5 p . m . On the 22 nd of May we reached , . i . ^ sharp turn in the river , and in , trying % 0 tX C ^? ting her bows against the river ' s bank , she ^ uck ? a V and at 9 p . m . she was dry as far aft as the for ™ !' her stern being in four fathoms water and not 20 TJi from the other bank . . No fever , nor anything tna ? know of , can be worse than the mosquitoes that Xi * The spot is called the Mosquito Bend , and the beast ? « ' if conscious that our onward progress was at an d feasted with savage prey upon" us-curtain * , clotbW boots even , proving unavailing against their savatre 1 slaughts . fa n "
"Onthe 23 rdof May at day-dawn I left the Pearl i » the launch with Captain Bedingfield , to feel for theZ 7 pected channel to the Zambesi , the fog from the rive barely allowing us to see our way , and the river fast became narrower and shallower , the middle not exceed ing twenty yards . At 8 . 45 we got aground ( the iaunch floats in two feet ) , and then we left in a gig to try if a passage at north-west to the Zambesi existed for the launch . The tide being out we did not get far and 89 there was not water enough for the gig to turn we backed out and returned to the launch , having floated At noon we returned for the Pearl , reaching her at 2 tu " May 24 th—Again left in launch to try for some channel to the Zambesi . We again got aground , tvlen 1 left in a gig with the geologist and ten Kroomen and after pulling , sculling , and poling the boat many miles from the sea , we were fairly stopped by reeds and
bulrushes in two feet-water in every direction . AH hope this way was then at an end , and we turned our thoughts to the other branch of the river , from No Whither Island , and our prow towards the launch . "— Cape Aram .
Action For Libel Against Mr. W. S. Lando...
ACTION FOR LIBEL AGAINST MR . W . S . LANDOK . An action for libel was tried before Baron Cliannell at Bristol on Monday , possessing unusual interest , from the defendant being the aged poet Walter Savage Landor . The plaintiff , a clergyman named Yescombe , has for Bome time , like Mr . Landor , resided at Bath , and has been upon terms of intimacy with him for upwards of twenty years . A quarrel arose between Mr . Landorand the wife of the plaintiff regarding a young lady residing with Mrs . Yescombe , the particulars of which were not specified . Mrs . Yescombe considered it necessary to send the young lady away , and immediately after her removal from Batli the defendant commenced a series of most libellous attacks upon Mrs . Yescombe , inabook entitled Dry Sticks Fagoted , and also in a pamphlet , Mr . Landor and the lion . Mrs . Yescombe . In these he charged her -with perjury , with purloining small sums of money , and various acts of dishonesty , including a fraud upon himself of ICO / . The husbandof the insulted lad / having put the affair into the hands of his lawyer a temperate letter of remonstrance was sent to Mr . Landor , which , only produced further printed slander . No redress being obtainable by the means adopted , nothing remained but to proceed to trial in a court of law , but shortly before the assizes at Wells , Mr . Forster ( formerly of the Examiner ") kindly came down to Bath to endeavour to arrange the affair . An apology was agreed upon by him and plaintiff's solicitor , which would clear the lady from the imputations cast on her character , and which at the same time was couched in terms § o moderate as to render it easy of digestion by the defendant . Mr . Lnndor signed the apology and also a promise upon his honour not to repeat the offence ; proceedings were then dropped . Hardly was the ink dry with which the promise was signed than a series of anonymous letters of tne most disgusting and disgraceful character , and which were clearly proved to be in Mr . Landor ' s writing , were sent to Mr . and Mrs . Yescombe . They would not , however , have noticed these had not the defendant followed up this fresh outrage by the publication of his Dry Sticks , containing the most direct and abominable attacks upon the lady . ln « daily journals have reprinted a quantity of this ribaldry ; we select the least offensive specimen : — " TO CAINA . " At the cart'a tail , some years ago , The fcmule thief was dragged on slow , And the stern Beadel ' a eager whip Followed the naked haunch to clip . If no such custom now prevails , Is it that carta have lost their tails ? Rejoice O Caina ! raise thy voice , ^ Not whore it should be , but rejoice . After hearing these facts given in evidence , tho j udge interposed , saying that something ought to be done to prevent tho coae going on , as there was no plea of )* " ' tiflcatlon . Tho defendant ' s counsel replied tUnt he )» aa in vain sought for authority from his client to take tn « course suggested by his lordship , he hnd therefore ru > alternative but to proceed with the defence . Mr . W «< "i for the prosecution , after regretting that u man M ™ 8 " a gifted by God with such great and mighty talent ano »«» have so debased and degraded himself , asked for bum damages us would protect Mrs . YeBcombo * c" » rft ™ from futuro calumny , and tench Mr . Lnrntor thut new not to degrade that great talent . ... i . Mr . Phinn , for the defence , admitted that tlio iw could not be justified , nor indeed could eomo passm ^
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 28, 1858, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_28081858/page/4/
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