Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-08-31
SEVEN DAYS
LATER FROM UR0PE
Arrival of the Europa.
HALIFAX, Aug. 20.

HALIFAX, Aug. 20.
The Royal Mail steamship Europa arrived at Hal
flax at IL O'Clock this evening, with FOG through
passengers.
EASTERN AFFAIRs.-No change had taken
place since the announcement already received that
the Porte accepts without modification, the note
prepared by the four powers, and already acceded
to by the Car. rumor was circulated in London
on Friday evening, that complications had
sprung up, and that Parliament would be proroeued
till they assumed more favorable aspect. The
story was, however, destitute Of foundation.
News from gservia mentions that Rucun was APP
pointed Commander n-Chief, aud the Chiefs of the
various districts were placed under his orders. A
letter states that Reschid Pasha had informed Aus
tria that any occupation OF Serva by Austrian troops
would be regarded a declaration Of war. Mean.
time the Porte undertakes 10 preserve order in the
Province and had sent Commissioner there.
GREAT BRITAIN.-The long promised debate
on Turkish affairs generally regarded as unsat-
islaciory, and the English funds opened the next
day with further depression, although they after
wards revived from other Causes. Lord John Rus.
sell stated in reply to Lord Dudley Stuart, that the
negotiations with the United States, regarding the
Mosquito territory were still pending, but he hoped
they would be brought to a satisfactory termination
before the next session.
Parliament be adjourned on the 10th, il
nothing unforeseen occurred. A Parliamentary re.
port on decimal currency strongly recommends its
adoption, making the sovereign the unit Of one
thousand mills, and retaining Of the present coins
the half sovereign, crown, form, shilling, and six.
pence; aud issuing new silver coin of ten mills,
twenty mills, and new copper coin of ive two, and
one mill. The only difficulty OF adjustment is in the
value OF The present penny postage. -Four mill
the rate OF single postage, would entail loss Of
100000 in the revenue, while five mills the public
wlllnot submit 10.
select committee have published therreport on
aal,,u Il a
document. Its substance is that Britain possessed
in 1850, "a treaties with civilized powers to suppress
the trade; of these ten give Britain right Of search
and mixed courts; twelve give right Of search aud
national tribunals and two, those with the United
States and France refuse the right of search but
agree TO maintain squadrons Oh the African coast,
Britain had also AZ treaties with African Chiefs and
Princes. Since The above dale she has terminated
more treaties with civilized Governments and
% with Africans, aggI egate Of SO treaties sup
press the trade The Committee report that the
trade would soon be extingushed il the Cuban mar.
ket would close, and think the present lime lavora-
BILE for the joint efforts OF Britain, France, aud the
United States to stop il ON the Cuban coast. Brazil
is exonerated from blame. Portugal is charged with
conniylng the traffic on the Mozambique coast
and the Committee say that history does not record
a more decided breach Of national honor than is es.
ablished against Spain; and it is a matter of great
surprise, that while Spain is at this time indebted 10
Eng gland and France for their efforts TO form Tri-
paiGte Convention with the United States, to pro-
tect Cuba from piratica attacks, the Government of
Spain should not take warning from The fact that
one OF the reasons alleged by the government of the
United States Tor not joining that Convention is the
continuance of the slave trade in that island The
report does say what is to be done but adds from
the abuse Of the American flag trading 10 Havana,
more cordial cooperation on the part of the Unit
nd States, would materially assist the efforts to abol.
lsh the trade in thar quarter.
The Royal Agricultural :, cieiy's trial of reaping
machines terminated at Pusey, Berkshire on
the I7h. Five machines competed; Bells, Nc.
Cormck's, Hussey's improved, McCormIck's i'm
proved, and Croskills. The piize was awardedgo
Crosskills and Bells.
FRANCE The farce of assembling the con-
vocation of Chambers was duly gone through on
the 18Th, and Immediately adjourned 10 Novem-
Der 10th.
A number of ribbon men had been arrested at
Mlstes, France.
Paris letters are entirely filled with reports of
the lete of the 18th. The expense of the fete is
estimated al three fourths of million of francs.
The weather was very unfavorabe for this Joint
festival of Napoleon, and the assumption of the
Blessed Virgin
Mr.. SANFORD appeared at the Emperor Soiree
in citizens dress.
Proposals TO grant eight million francs TO paw
legacies Of Napoleon l., will probably be carried
ReyDard Frenchman, tried on the charge
Of offering to assassinate Napoleon was acquitted,
the jury considering it mere attempt to extort
money from the Prince de Joinville.
The arrivals of gold from Australia were re-
ported to be large during September