Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-03
LATER FROM EUROPE.

2 30 P. NJ. to day, short of Goals. She expert
enced strong westerly winds during the whole
passage The Arabia has sixty passengers
Tor New York.
Austria having protested against the views
of Prussia, with reference to German affairs,
Prussia says in a note to Austria and the other
German states, that there appears TO be no
well founded motive for such Il protest.
The French papers think the Mexican ques-
ton will lead to The fall of the Palmerston
cabinet. The archduke Maximillian is posi-
lively said to have accepted the Mexican
throne.
The Tuscarora is reported at Gibraltar,
where the Sumter still remains without Goals.
In the house of lords, earl Russell, in reply
to lord StanhOpe, stated that The government
had protested against the permanent destruc.
ton of any harbors by the stone blockade, and
that the American government denied any
such intention. The expense to England of
the Mason and Slidell affair, is understood to
be E364000
Ii is understood that the address from the
French chambers is to contain a mild rebuke
to the pope for not listening to the conciliatory
propositions of France toN the settlement Of
the Roman question.
The Austrian conCor(lat is to be raised with
the consent of the pope.
The Liverpool cotton market closed frmer
Breadstuis steady, but sales small Provs-
ions quiet and unchanged. Consols 92a SO.
In the house Of lords, on the 14tL, Lord
StanhOpe called attention to the reports OF adj
di ional stone blockades at Charleston, and
asked what steps the government would take.
Earl Russell had no official information, and
knew not whether the reports were correct.
Government had protested against the perma-
nent destruction OF any harbor as unjustifia
o,,I l.l
that they had no intention to permanently de.
stroy harbors' The views of the French gov
eminent were identical with those OF Eng
land
John A. Turner called attention to the dis
tress in the manufacturing districts, owing to
the American trouble, and urged the govern
ment to do everything IN lis power to devel
ope the cotton products elsewhere.
The government is busly preparing all the
information relative to the American blockade
to lay before parliament The O'Donaghue
gave notice uf a motion for returns as to all
the British vessels which have run the block
ade or been captured in the effort also of all
British vessels which have put into Nassau
and other ports with cOntraband of war and
been permitted to refit g..
A supplementary naval estimate asks for an
extra vote OF f364000, which is remarked as
representing the responsiveness of the Mason
and S1e affair.
Prince Napoleon had offered an amendment
to the address in the French chambers, regret
ting that the pope did not listen to the couclli.
atory propositions of France for the settle
ment OF the ROmaa question, but withdrew
the amendment on the understanding that the
address is to contain mild reEuke to the same
effect.
The Paris Patre points to the effort to get
cotton via Mexico as a probable solution of
the blockade question.
Latest via Queenstown.
PARIS, Feb. 16.-rhe Moniteur says the
council of state has discussed a bill for estab-
fishing supplementary tax Of ten francs per
hundred kilOgrammes on all sugars Aor con-
sumption. The same bill fixes twenty francs
per hundred kilogramm4s consumption tax on
salt.
CoNsrANrINoPLE, Feb. ia commercial
treaty has been signed between Russia and
Turkey.
WARSAW, Feb. 15.-The churches have been
soemnly re opened.
BERLIN, Feb 15.-An identical Prussian
note was RENTED yesterday 10 Austria and
the other German states of the Wurlzebourg
coalition. The note says. since Austria, con
sidering her general interest, as well us her
positive rights, feels called upon to protest
against the Plussian views in reference to
German affairs Prussia ill not conceal the fact
that there seems to be no well founded motive
or righJ TOR such protest, The stir rendered
suli more striking by the sending OF ideutical
notes. has so little OF the character of the eX.
change of opinions that Prussia cannot dis
cnss views expressed in the Austrian note Cd.
posing those OF Prussia. Prussia yields pre-.
cpdence to none, confident in the conscientious
fufment of her federal duties, in the reI,.
resentation Of real German interests, and Is
serious in Ter endeayors to do justice to well
founded national claims anl to induce the fed
erll govern nent to do likewise. Should the
views on the reform of the constitution limited
at III the latter part of the Austrian note ia
vorlng the establishment OF constitution for
the whole cOntederacy, with an efficient execu-
tive power at its head, and aiming al polit-
ical consolidation of wider extent compris-
ing non German territories as stated in an
Austrian note OF the 9th OF November be real
lied Prussia would be compelled to see in
such realization far greater peril TO the con-
federacy than i'll the reforms indicated in
the Prussan dispatch of Dec, 20. Prussia is
tar from opposing formal protest 10 mere
expression OF opinion, but at the same time
she cOnsdersi it more proper to await pro
posal OF reform in more concise shape. AT
present, as far MS Prussia can judge The pro-
posed reforms are lmpracIicabie. The propUs.
ais being entirely in contradiction with Prus-
a
possible to enter into discussion any such
reforms.
PARIS, Feb l6 The French papers think
the question relative to Mexican affairs might
lead 10 the fall OF Pamers Ions cabinet. 1t is
believed England will Withdraw from the Gx-
petition, should its aim be abandoned by Spain
and France, and should they interfere in the
Internal policy of Mexico.
The Independence beige asserts the positive
acceptance Of the candidacy for the throne of
Mexico by Macmillan.
The emperor of Austria will make another
journey to Venetia. The belief continues in
Italy that Austria meditates war against Pied
mont. The emigration of young men from
Ve1eiia continues. The journey OF Victor
Emmanuel 10 Naples has been postponed. Ills
son, prince Hamburt will go there. The
prince of Wales has left Vienna.
1t is generally believed that Prussia will
recognize the kingdom of Italy. Victor EN-.
manuel is to send irigate into Mexican wa
tiers for the protection Of Italians.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsHINGTOE March 1.-The war denart