The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-02-23 00:00:00

jortign ano doiontal kntellignut.

DENMARK AND GERMANY.—The strife between
Denmark and the two German Powers appears to be
drawing hoe close. The Danes hold only their position
at Duppel, and the island of Moen. All the rest of
Schleswig is gone. Whether Prussia and Austria will
abide by their pledged words. and restore the Duchies
when the King of Denmark revokes the ronstitutioo
November, and gives to the Duchim the rights they
claim, is still doubtful. The language of the Emperor
of Au•trit, in addressing his Reiclisrath, affords some
hope that he is not insensible to the stain his howler
would restive by pursuing a contrary course. He pro-
teams that the "mission of Austria is to be etrong against
any attack. but to raise the voi,e of poem in the I outsell
of nation,." lie add. that "in concert with the King
of Prussia the Duch. of Schleswig has been °welded
as a pledge." The just inference from this phrase is.
that the pledge being redeemed, the Duchy would be
firm back. There are no like assurances from the
Klux of Prusia, and the arraist co suggested by
England has not been accepted. Still we cannot this
that eith -r the Emperor or the Kii-g intend to drive
matters to evtretnity An att mpt to &smoother
Denmark proper would involve both in embarrassing
complications, not only with England, but with
France, Rtuvis, and Swiden. All them powers are
booed by the treaty of 1852 to protect the integrity
of Deninork, end though they are not coiumitted by
the terms of the treaty to take up arms in defense of
their prittegt, yet without declaring war they Gould
act so as to seriously incommode both the great
German Power,. A hint boas France that the reedit-
cation of the Rhine would he desirable, would have tlne
weight with Prussia; whilst an iutitnatioe from
England that Austria could espied no oympathy from
tts in the event of • riting hy the Hungerions,
Poles, and 'Whine, would isiit be 104 upon her. And
both Austria and Prussia hey, their own troubles to
contend with, arising out of this wretched Dash&
squabble. The minor State. of Gartnany, including
the Free Towns, are in open rebellion ageinst the
authority of the two leading German Powers. Th4l
former desire to increase the democratic strength in
the Diet, by creating out of the disputed Duchies a
Dire German Principality, under Cl. sovereignty of
Prince Freder:ek of Angnstenberg. Proem and
Gernt•ny, as Conservativ. States, seek to diminish
the ',Amex' • o! the democrats, and to uphold the pre-
ponderanee of the aristoeretic element.
There are indications that the Germass are •bout
to add to their past outrages by invading Jutland.
The Austrian heed-quarters are at Aabeeramt—other-
wise spelt Apenrade—whieb is about twenty-four miles
on the high road from Flensburg into Jutland. The
Prussian Ihmd-quartere are at Oravenoteins, which is
Mose to Dnepr'. Field Marshal Wrangel, on baring
Flensburg, told Use people that all the wished of "the
Sehleswig-Holetstinsre should be granted, though •
personal union of the Duchies with Denmark maid not
be givext op. Sweden, it is officially announced, doss
not support the proposal of an semiotics made by
England, neither doe, she reootneseuel the withdrawal
of the November coastitatiox.

The Vienna correspondent of the Tines proteges.
himself able to announce the intentions of the Austrian
Gwverensent with respect to Deentark. It would
require that henceforth the union between
Denmark and :the boobies shall be only •
personal one, such a• that which formerly exteted
between England and Hanover. and Dow *Mem
between Sweden and Norway; and that the Danes
shall pay the cost of the war. Austria is ready to take
pert in preliminary preparations for • conference while
military action is going on. The German papers; bow
seer amen that there can be no talk of a conferenie
until the island at Aleut, which is 131cevigian territory,
is evacuated. It is generally believed that the motors
of this island will prove very duulL Dilppef o a
strong plane, which cannot be tamed, and must there-
fore be invested.

AMERICA. —The American mails do not famish
news of much tooment. Sporadic enootniten matinee,
with result. moneybag to the advantage of the Con-
federate. President Lincoln has palled for mother
levy of 500.000 men. TM Hotter of RopmerratMive.
has reported a bill appropriating opened, of 500 million
of dollars for the army expenses (or the miming year.
This does not look I. though • speedy tarsultiation to
the war was eontemplated.
l'he United Bastes authorities have ordered a mart •
of inquiry to amemble at Hinton for the purpuee of in.
vectigating the charge against the rumter'• mate of the
Vanderbilt for .booting Mr. Gray of the Amos. The
maneed declares the affair was eceicientcl, but it will
he the duty of our Overcommit to see that full justlos i.
dom. We must not allow Englishmeo to be murdered
with impunity by either Northern. or Flouthente. The
Admiral at the Ceps of Good Hope acting on orders
fri. Mane hm seised no the Confederate privateer, the
Tmealoose and holds ler until the proper authoritirs
delennias the rights of ems. Tbe Tuscaloosa was
art/litany • Fedm.l but in. Galled the C mrad ; she was
*upland by the CoMcderstes, sod re-christened m
above. Being Im want of water end provi-ions ehe put
into Boson's Bey, was Mahood by the Federal Coma]
there, and is stow detained m Mated.

imperial farliament.
HOUSE OF LORD&
TRUILSDAT.—After the P•PlMilitiO• of tbe llaschester
petition fair non-intervestics in the Danish war, Earl
Fowls asked if Government was prepared to form s
IMOI.IIII for patents, statist that seek an establishment
was junked by the fact that patents 'indeed an
annual revenue of £42,000, of which £9,000 went int,
th• pockets of the law officers of the Crowe. Lord
Granville mid there were difilculties in the nutter,
whieb were under the consideration of Government
Earl Romney called &Wittiest to the present elate of the
law, with referee* to the removal of clerks of the
=who were entitled to bold office during good
view ;" and the Lori Chancellor said he wog&
immesh the Home escrittary on the point
FILIDAT.—Tb•ir Lavishing id sheet twenty minutes,
and gave notice of one motioa and made another.