The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-30
New York. Sunday, October 80. 1850.
The News.

The News.
BY the arrival of the Nova Scotian at Father
Point. on her way from Liverpool to Quebec, yes
terday morning., we have received news from Ed
rope to the 18th inst. The advices are important
treaty Of peace was signed between France and
Austria On the LIST inst A treaty between France
and Sardinia would, it was alleged, be signed 80 IN
after the assembling of an European Congress, at
which Sardinia, Spain, Sweden, Portugal, Naples
and Rome would be represented, in addition to the
five great Powers. Napoleon had demanded from
Piedmont the payment Of sixty millions of francs
advanced to her for war purposes. Deputations
from Parma and Tuscany had waited on Napoleon.
The French troops would remain in Rome awaiting
the execution of government reforms. This pro-
gress would, it was alleged, be pressed on the Pope
by the Archbishop Of Bordeaux, who was to visit
Rome Fruitess attempts had been made at revo-
luton in Venetia and the Tyrol The Pope, it was
said, would soon address manifesto to the States
Of the Church, acting in concert with Napoleon.
Changes in the French Cabinet were again
anticipated.
Letters from China confirm the report of Mr..
Wards favorable reception at Pekn.
Morocco had, it was said, given satisfaction to
Spain. nr
The Great Eastern remained at Holyhead bat
nothing was officially known as to the date of her
departure for America s@
Cotton was unchanged in Liverpool, and holders
offered stocks freely. Breadstuffs had q downward
tendency. Provisions we're dull
Consols were quoted at 96l a s63, both for
money and account, in London.
Our Havana correspondents. writing on the 23d
inst, furnish the details of the news from Cuba to
that date. Twenty.one Chinese apprentices who
had run away from their master, murdered him
when put to work after their arrest The African
slave trade was fourishing vigorously. fine
scene was presented in the port by the number of
American steamers at aachor. force of free
negroes and mulattoes had been drafted into the
militia By telegraph from Savannah we have Ha-
vana dates to the 25th inst Sugar was buoyant
and freights active.
We have news from tho West Indies, dated at
Kingston, Jamaica, on the 18th inst The weather
was very favorable, but the public health was not
quite SO good The Chinese laborers were usefully
at work. The bark Laura, captured on the coast Of
Africa by the British ship Archer, had arrived
in port. She was supposed to be an American
SLAYER.
We have advices from Rio Janero to the LIST inst.
There were one hundred and seventy vessels in
port at that date including the United States ships
Lancaster and John Adams, and the brig Dolphin.
The stock Of coffee on hand amounted to eighty
thousand bags.
A despatch from New Orleans announces the ar
rival of the United States sloopofwar Saratoga at
Pensacola with important dispatches for the Mexi-
can Minister at Washington. The report of the
murder Of Mr.. Chase American Consul, by Mar
~ M;ror 30 rf;a Ia
The steamship Bremen sailed from this port yes
terday for Southampton and Bremen, with Isl pas
sengers and ss02 .626 in specie.
The testimony in the case Of Old Brown, the
leader in the Harpers Ferry raid, was concluded
yesterday. The evidence for the defence was maiu
ly az to Browns considerate treatment Of his pri
soners The prosecution desired to submit the case
to the jury without argument, but Brown insisted
upon his counsel making an appeal to the jury
Accordingly one Of the Commonwealth attorneys
addressed the Court and jury, and at the conclu
sion of his remarks the Court adjourned till Mon
day. when the counsel for the prisoner will sum up
The prisoner has three lawyers to defend him,
namely, Messrs. Hoyt Of Boston; Chiffon, Of Wash.
1ngton, D. c., and Griswold, Of Cleveland, Ohio.
Up to q late hour last night no change had taken
place in the position Of the steamer New World.
She still lies aground, headed to the Jersey shore,
within few hundred yards Of dry land. Several
steamers, sloops and boats were busily engaged
yesterday conveying freight from the sunken
steamer to the company's dock, and posse Of
police keep watch to prevent depredations upon
the remaining property. Another search was in
stituted yesterday for bodies, but found.
The floating furniture in the ladies' saloon was
thoroughly overhauled, but without avail 1t may
be that some bodies are under the water, which is
three or four feet in depth in the saloon, bat the
impression OF those who made the search is that
everybody was saved, and the fact that nobody is
missing, 80 far "a known, seems to verify il.
We were unable to get the whole Of Mr. Gid
ding's Philadelphia speech Of Friday night in time
for our yesterdays edition. As the omitted part
bore particularly on his connection with Ossawa.
tonic Brown, we deem it but inst to Mr.. GiddiGgs
10 make It public and we therefore publish today
the entire speech.
The sales Of cotton yesterday reached ,ho,. /, ooo
l5oo bales, closing steadily on the b,ss Of oho,,
11kc for mddlng upands Flour was heavy an, ,ooss
freely offered and closed at decline of from e. ., ~.
Per Dbl Tor common and medium brands, while rood 10
Ign extra grades were unchanged Wheat was &C. 81,