Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-08-11

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Inc Royal Mail steamship Niagara, from
Liverpool Saturday morning, Odd ult., with
10 passengers, arrived at Halifax, Aug. a,
ana sailed for Boston after taking in Goals in
dense fog, but with calm weather.
GREAT BRITAN.-It was generally reported
mat Lord Palmerston would again succeed to
Secretaryshlp OF Foreign Affairs, Earl Claren-
uon exchanging to the Home Department.
Respecting Eastern difficulties, there is no
doubt that the reception given by the Cabinet
OF 81 Petersburg to the first proposition from
the powers, was SO favorable as to warrant
the expectation that the question in dispute
will be settled without further delay.
The Russian Chancellor is said to have de-
clared TO the French Ambassador that the
Gar Will welcome the arrangement held out
Tor his acceptance. The only motive supposed
to cause further delay was the necessity of OBJ
tanning the assent of Austria, which consent
Is supposed now to be on the way to st. Pc
tersburg.
The public fully believe that the main dan
ger IS over.
FRANcE.-A rumor is circulated that pri-
waite intelligence reported that the American
Minister at Constantnople had addressed a
note to the Porte, announcing that the United
states would associate with other powers to
support Turkish integrity and would hence
forth claim a voice in the affairs of Europe
II is disbelieved, however.
Vanderbilt's yacht was much admired at
Havre.
GERMANY The Bavarian government an
nounces that a worlds industrial exhibition
will be held at Munich next year.
PRUssIA.-The King has issued procla-
nation that he will dismiss from his service
any officer who, marrying Roman Catholic,
shall promise to bring up his children in that
faith This is intended as a protest against
recent Papal encrOachments.
ITALY-A despatch from Milan, dated Ju-
" 18th, states that the Austrian police are on
the trail of projected instruction in Central
Italy.
AUsTRIA.-The Times correspondent, writ
ing from Vienna, July 18th, states that the
unheard-of conduct of the commander of the
u. S. corvette St. Louis, almost exclusively
occupied public attention, and John P. Browns
share in it was severely reprobated.
The following note shows how the affair is :
" The undersigned beg the Consul General
of France to take into safe keeping Martin
KOstza, prisoner on board the Austrian brig
Huzzar, whose nationality and consequently
his claims to protection are in dispute between
the respective embassies at COnstantnOple, as
between the cOnsulates at Smyrna. The I'M
dersigned beg the French Consul to undertake
his custody on these conditions, namely: The
individual named shall be brought ashore from
the brig as early to-day as possible, under a
guard of soldiers, to the French Factory, and
be there handed over to the French Consul, or
his agent, as the Consul may appoint
The expenses of the prisoner shall be en-
tirely at the French Consul's discretion, and
shall be paid by the undersigned, Consul of
Austria.
The prisoner shall be prohibited from com
munlcating without, except with the under
signed, and shall be permitted to speak with
no one in the factory except those appointed
by the Undersigned 1t is expressly agreed
that the Consul of France shall not set priso-
ner at liberty, except upon the joint demand eff
the Undersigned.
Consul of the United States.
VERBECKER, Consul General of Austria.
Dated Smyrna, July -.
Our information rests here, except that on
the evening of the 9th, the American Minister
was serenaded by refugees at Constantinople.
RUsSIA-The Russians were fortifying Jas
sey, at bucharest, and had occupied Altenitza,
on the Danube. Agents were agitating the
Servians and Bosnians.
Notwithstanding the favorable accounts via
Berlin from St. Petersburg, it is expected the
Russians Will remain in the Principalities I'M
I'll spring, on pretext that the army is in win
ter quarters and cannot be disturbed or at
least long negotiations will ensue whether
fleets or Russians will first take backward
steps.
TURKEY.-A conspiracy was discovered
among the lmaums students, to assassinate the
Sultan, and to proclaim his brother, Abdel
Azez fifteen were bow strung.
FROM CHINA.-Advices from China of the
18th May, are Of a very singular character
The rebels had raised the banner of Christian
ity, the Bible having been translated and cir
culated among them, and they were bent, un-
der the impulse of an extraordinary fanati-
cism, on the destruction Of the whole Tartar
race. Nankin, which was still held by them,
was reported to be in state of ruin, while
the whole district was in state of anarchy
The rebels, however, were fortifying the city,
as well as at Chinkiang, and intended to march
upon Pekin soon as they received reinforce
ments from the South.