The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-02-11 00:00:00

ffortign anb Colonial intelligence.

FR&NCE.—The Independence Beige has got a
thorough mobbing from the lifonileur for a meant
article in which it was declared that M. Walewski had
represented the Buiperor as having expressly stated
that it was not his intention to withdraw tlie French
troops from Rome, and that he was of opinion that the
Italian question was to be solved only by the action of
of time, and mud be sought elsewhere than in the
Roman question. Stroh an emphatic contradiction of
such sentiments on the part of the Emperor is not
without significance. It chows at least that he is
pledged by no promise, whether expressed or understood,
to occupy Rome to an indefinite period in the Interest ,
of the Pspacy. The occupation will last, no doubt, ,
until the decision of the Council of Bishops which is to.
be assenibled shall have been arrived at; but if that
should recommend no rational escape from the preeent
state of dead lock in which the Papacy has placed
itself in relation to Italian nationality the present pro.
lector of the Papacy is not unlikely to resign his
functions. When the proposed Council has ended it,
deliberations every means will have been exhausted of
reconciling the antagonisms of the Pope and hia Italian
Rock, and it will then be perfectly fair to leave the
contending parties to themselves.

RUSSIA.—The St. Petersburg correspondent of the
Nord speaks highly of Russian reform. He gives the
" most satisfactory', proofs of the economy and good
Government which are being established in the higher
administrative regions, and at the Court of Russia.
The salaries of the Miniaters have been considerably
reduced, and the example given by M. Golovnine,
Minister of Public Instruction, in refusing the
magnificent palace which the Crown had placed at his
disposal, at • great expense, will find imitators. While
the tendencies to reform declare themselves more and
more in the regions of the executive the initiative of
progress Is not leas remarkable among the enlightened
',lasses of Russia. We find in the same correspondence
additional details of the wishes expressed, after express
deliberation by the uobilityof Mortow, for the establish-
ment of the elective systorn in the nomination O
magistrates if the administrative and jerboa! orders.
They also demand that these magistrates should be immo-
vable, or at least that they shall only be subject Led ismiseel
after trial and judgment. Among the wishes expressed
by the nobility is also the desire that the control and
repartition of the land tax should devolve on elective
assemblies, without the interference of the administra-
tion."

CANADA.—The threat of sojpe of the more foolish of
the Federalists to abolish the reciprocity treaty between
the States and Canada, as might have been anticipated,
excited • strong feelingamong the Canadians. The bad
temper which the announcement of such a retaliating
policy, however, created, was but short lived, for the
sensible people of the States speedily reptidlated the
sentiments of the rabidly anti-English portion of their
community. The Quebec Chroaicle referring to this
repudiation, says:—" We were sure that, with the
exception of half • dozen newspapers, published chiefly
is New York and Buffalo, the voice of the whnle press
of the United States would protest against any attempt
to disturb this international agreement, especially In the
violent, undignified, unprecedented, summary way sug-
gested. But we were hardly prepared to find the argu•
ments adduced in favour of its maintenance and
extension so numeroqs and varied's they are. In them,
howeVer, proof is added to statement, and convincing
demonstration to unqualified assertion, that the
Americans are deriving such vast benefits from their
almost unrestricted commerce with Canada and
unhindered trade through- Canada that it would be folly
at any time for them to suffer their relations with us to
be interrupted, and especially suicidal now that they
want the good will of the whole world. It is indeed
amusing to find that while the New York journals
were very lately telling us that we were of no account
en a people, and otherwise abusing us, the Boston arid
Chicago folks entertain widely different views, and
speak of us in terms more flattering than we eould have
used of ourselves. But it is far more gratifying than
amusing to mark these expressions of friendship and
esteem, whieh show that virulent New York and el-
fish Began do not impose their sentimente on the
American nation at large.

AMERICA.—Dinger Newt TROY CeaRLEtTON.
On Monday the brigantine Fanny Lewis, 273 tone, Capt.
Walker, arrived in Liverpool from Charleston direct. A
considerable sensation was created, just as twilight was
setting in, by a vessel being towed up the Mersey with
the Confederate flag displayed. On inquiry she proved
to be the brigantine above named, which, having got
all ready on the let of January last, left Charleston, and
ran the blockade at night. She is laden with 600 bales
of Sea Island cotton and 300 barrels of resin, consigned
to Messrs. Fraser, Trenholme, and Co., of Rumford
Place, Liverpool. The crew of the Fanny Lewis, it
appeared on inquiry, eonsisted of only the captain,
mate, one man, and two boys, and it is deemed genii-
what extraordinary that a vessel of her tonnage should
have ventured to cross the Atlantic, especially at this
season of the year, with so limited a number of hands—
it being considered that she ought not to have had fewer
than a dozen hands, all told. The captain's wife was
also on board, and the vessel had one cabin passenger.
Captain Walker states that there are two or three
vessels on their passage from Charleston to Liverpool,
laden with cotton, which had also run the blockade.
The Fanny Lewis passed the sunken fleet without
meeting any impediment.
The arrival of the Hanimonia at Southampton from
New York, With advice' to the 21st nit., confirms the
reports brought by the Bohemian of a great battle hav-
ing been fought in Kentucky. The fight raged with
great fury from six in the morning until the darkness
of the night put a stop to it. The Confederates had
evidently been completely knocked up, for as soon as
the friendly shade of night came upon them it is stated
that they fled in great confusion to their camp, all their
cannon, stores,tents,and horses falling into the hands of
the Federalforces. It seems, indeed, to have been a
Bull's Run on • smaller scale, and the North can now
at last claim • decided victory, after a Well conteited
fight. Two hundred and seventy-five Confederates are
reported as having been killed--not a great number
apparently for such a day's work. The 'Federal force
also suffered severely.
By the recent mails we learn that even the New
York Herald condemns Mr. Lovejoy's anti-English
orations, not because it hates England less, but because
it hates abolition more. "The abolitionists think,"
says the Herald, that • wat with nr tt d "Would
lead us headlong to flie alternative of liberating and
arming the slaves of the South. That is what blaster
Lovejoy means by his 'short work with the rebels.' It
means 'emancipation or separation.' But now the way
is open to make ' short work with the rebels' without
either destroying the South or dividing the Union.
How strange it is that Owen Lovejoy and his abolition
brethren should have the same views of our national
honor, on this Mason-Slidell affair, as Jeff. Davis and
his confederates." How strange ! indeed, but is it not
equally strange that Mr. Lovejoy's views of "our
national honour on the Meson and Slidell affair" should
have also been recently those of the Herald itself.
MEXICO—The drama of Mexican intervention is
being played with great vigour, and we are afraid it is
tending to • very aerions denouement :—" Au imperious
necessity exists for the intervening Powers to complete
their work by constituting, in accordance with the
wishes of the Mexican nation, a strong and durable
Government, with which Europe could form solid and
pacific relations." We should like to know what
the Maxi/ear and the master of the Mortimer mean
by a strong and durable Government, with which
Europe could form solid and pacific relations. Is it
monarchal or republican, headed by • Mexican Fresh
dent or Austrian Archduke? Spain has declared
officially that she will respect the freedom of the
Mexicans to choose their own form of Government.
We trust all the Powers will be equally minded.