The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-07-24 00:00:00

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FRANCE.

It seems that the assertions of Mr. Kinglike in the
Mouse of Commons concerning whit took place between
the two Emperors at Villdranei were known the same
night at Paris, for next day's Cosidiltaionral came out
with . very angry article, from the pen of hi. Grand-
villa, accusing the Orleanist and Legitituiat parties of
plotting for sowing dissrmaions and dixtruat between
on one side, and Great Britain, Germany, Bel.
Engin, Spain, Italy, and Portugal, on the other, by
muslin to the Emperor of the French purposesigainst
e peace of Europe which be has never entertained.
Ihe Emperor, says the Conalittaiwyeel. "would despise
all such insinuations had they not, unhappily, found too
ready credence in Europe, thus enemireging • distrust
which is injurious to the progress of affairs."
The Cosislitatamnel publishes an article, signed by M.
Grandgullot, in reference to the massacres which have
taken place in Syria. M. Grandguillot tuaya:—"Tui key
is either powerless, or has no foresixht. The evil which
has been committed is great ; hut Europe, having know-
ledge of the same, will neither permit its continuation
nor its renewal, and will remember her duties towards
populations who have been too bung oppressed, and for
three centuries have endured servitude to Turkey."
The withdrawal of the project of law on the exporta-
tion of rags ia spoken of.
The Tordonnois publiihes in itinerary of the Em-
peror's projected tour in the month of August. His
'Majesty. it states, will leave Paris on the Itith or lith of
that month, and proceed' direct to thanduCry, thence,
successively, to Annecy, Toulon, Nice, Macao, Algiers,
Marseille.. and thence either to Paris or Biarritz. The
whole journey will occupy about twenty days.
La Patric prints a significant paragraph :—" The
Emperor has taken the initiative among the great
Powers for the introduction into the Council board of
Europe of a sixth great Power- Spain, The proposal
has been favourably received by those Cabinets."

PARIM, July 19.

TH6 ECLIPSE.—The eclipse took place to-day, but not,
throughout, under the most favourable circumstances.
The atmosphere was cloudy, then partially bright, then
Ughi obscure. As the hour approached for the attack
on the son crowds of people might he seen in the streets
and boulevards looking at the sky through coloured or
b ked glasses ; and one might judge from the black
patches I,n their foreheads and node§ how absorbs,' they
sere by what wit. going on in the upper regions. It
wants,l a few minutes to 2 when the eclipse began, and
whenever the sky cleared the opaque body of the moon
might be seen creeping on in slow but sure advances.
The greatest portion of the sun was covered about three
o'clock, and such parts of the sky as were risible Is-
lamics' a darker blue. It was nearly a quarter to 4 when
the sun got quite released from the grasp of his invad9r.
The clouds itgaiu grew thick, and rain fell fur about an
hour.
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AID TO THE CHRINTIANN STRlA.—General Trochn
is the Envoy Extraordinary despatched by the Emperor
of the French to Syria. lie has left Paris, and is to
embark on board the new steamship of the line Fon-
tetioy, at TOlllOll. The appointment of General Trochu
as envoy to Syria shows that his mission is more military
than civil, and it is said that the General will be fol•
lowed by a division of troops, to be drawn from the
anny of Lyons. Six steam gunboats have been
despatched front Toulon to the coast of Syria,
at the request of Commodore de la Itonciere
he Nourry, who commands the French squadron
on the coast 1.1. Syria, has left for &yds in the screw
frigate Zombie, to ascertain by personal observation the
exact position of affairs. Say& is the port most fre-
quented by the merchants of Damascus, and is the
point in most direct communicr.tion with the town.
The Commodore had sent • ship to Alexendria to pro-
cure ',revisions for the fugitive Christians, as well aa
medicine and other requisites for the wounded. A large
convent at Ileynnit had been placed at the disposal of
the French consul, where the wounded refugees were
nursed by the Sisters of Charity and attended by the
surgeons of the French naval division in the harbour.