The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-02-14 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The Speaker is not yet elected.
Mr. Faulkner, the Dew Minister to France, has been
hsetrosted to endeavour and procure certain changes
and modifications in the treaty of commerce negotiated
between the American Government and Prance in 1822.
In Minouri the Government recommends prohibitory
duties on Northern produce. The House, in that State,
has declared that the election of a Republican President
will minas a dissolution of the Union. The Louisiana
Legislature has resolved that the election of a Republican
President would justify a disruption of the Union.
The Government of Peru has liquidated the claims of
Prance, bet refuses to acknowledge those of America.
A battle was fought on Dec. 21 between iliramon and
the army of James. The silica WWI two boors, and
resulted in a victory for Ifirainon. His forces are stated
at 3,ooo—that of Juraea at 7,000; but of these latter,
according to General Acepalco, only 2,000 ware engaged.
the main body having failed through the treachery of
General Cortinaa. who detained thous above lietamorsa,
*Maria( the Texans.

INDIA.
TIN WAGENSIN 411111) VICISCRZIS.

The Overland Mail from Bombay brinp detailed
accounts of the decisive battle fought with the Washeer
tribes by Major Hamer, whose forces consisted chiefly
of native troops, about a thousand in number. He
mattered and broke up the enemy, and took many
hundreds of them priaoners. This revolt of the
Wagbeers has little or nothing to do with the great
Indian revolt, and would, in all likelihood, have
occurred whether the Bengal army had inutined or not.
A similar expedition has been undertaken by General
Chamberlain to punish the Weser,' tribe, to which
belong murderers of Captain Mecham. As these
were not given up on demand, the General has
marched against the tribe with 3,000 Punjaub Infantry
and 14 guns, and, after defeating them in one skirmish
en December 22, in which they lost twenty men, was,
at the distal of our last letters, on the point of attacking
them spin.

TEX CEINXSZ

Details of the China expedition are given. The con-
tingent will be formed as follows :
BunaL.—Earopeans : the 3rd (Fest Kent, or Buffs)
Fool ; the 6th (Royal Ist. Warwickshire) Foot, Let
Battalion; the 611 i (Hines) Foot, lit Battalion; the
37th (North Hampshire) Foot; the 60th (King's Royal)
Ride Covpe,jmS Battalion; the 67th (South Hampshire)
Foot; the 73rd Foot. Cavalry (not detailed). Natives:
rzziabßattalions infantry, including 15th Regiment
infantry (each 800 strong). Irregular cavalry
(ieot detailed.)
itADltall. —Europeans : No 7 Battery, 14th Brigade
Royal Artillery ; the let Dragoon Guards-200 men
and bone.; 23rd Company Royal F.ngineers ; A and K
Companies Bapwre and Miners; the 44th (Feat Essex)
Foot; the 66th (Berkshire) Foot. Native,: A company
sth Battalion Artillery (Golundause) ; let Supplemental
Company (Golundiume).
BOMBAY. —guropmns : the 31st (Huntingdonshire)
Peat; the 56th (West Sussex) Foot. Natives : 3rd
Regimest N.I. (1,000 strong) ; sth Regiment N.L.I.
YAW./
The Homeward Mail says : "To secure uniformity of
amicannition, it is ordered that the native force shell be
armed with the smooth-bore musket, such as is used by
the Indian repimenbi now serving in China; and corps
now aimed with rifles are to have them exchanged before
embarkation for the old Brown Bess—a merciful wea-
pon, which is warranted never to hit anything it is
aimed at.

's Too&

Tb• °Metal tour of the Governor-General terminated
at Meerut, and he now goes to html. to recuit his
bealth. His Lordship held • durbar at Meerut, for the
reception of the Maharajah of Pannell, and other chiefs
of the north-western provinces. His Lordship on this
occasion was micooipanied by the Right lion. J. Wilma.
The Maharajah of Purina received a khillat of 20,000
rupees, and the honour of • beriditary salute of eleven
guns, his Excellency remarking that he was glad of the
opportunity of thanking the Mihanijsh publicly for sav-
ing the lives of Chan subjects of the Queen, and
M ridanee to Her Majesty's troops under Brigadier
After the &mbar his Excellency sooompanied
=Altair, he., paid • return visit to the Maharajah of
where they were sumptuously entertained,
reeideini a Royal salute both on arrival and departure.

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