The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-03-21 00:00:00

THE CONFERENCE.

The protocols of the Black Sea Conference were pn-
llshed on Friday night. In addition to the abrogation
of Articles 11, 13, and II of the Treaty of 1836, and the
special convention annexed to Clause 14, the Treaty
empowers the Sultan to open the Dardanelles and
Bosphortu in time of peace to ships of war of frendly
and allied powers. The European Commission of the
Danube is prolonged.

TIIE ItoYAL A1.11:HIA0D.
AI OLD HIGHLAND PRoPHECT FCLFILLILD.
The °Dweller of n historical 'cannot of the noble
House of Argyll quotes an old Highland prophecy, which
he claims to have published twenty years ago, to the
effect "that all the glories of the Campbell line are to
be renewed in the first chief who, in the hue of his locks,
appreaebesto lan Roy Can (Red John the Great, I).ilEs
of Argyll and Greenwich)." "Without professing to
a faith in Gaelic second sight," it was added modestly
twenty years since, "we may it least hope that our
own day may see the prophecy fulfilled, as nature has
so far done her part of the business." In his publication
of this year the author adds slily, "The alliance of the
Marquis of Lorne, the heir-apparent of the dukedom,
with a Princess of the Royal Family of England, cer-
tainly furnishes a singular fulfilment of those remark-
able words." So that what has seemed to be a wise
exordia of free judgment upon the part of the Prinessa
end Queen has really been the necessary result of an
old Gaelic saw.

TEAR-'Elf ON THE STUMP.
Mr. Roebuck hes been addressing a meeting at
Sheffield in his old style- He gave his ViCV/i of Eng-
land's duty in the wars, follows :
" What WU England doing all this time? Why, she
whispered her advice in the lowest breath—a sort of
subservient whisper. She ought to have said to the
many despots, ' We are not going to war, but mind
you don't affront us ; don't attack our interest. ; for if
you do, we &requite ready for war. We have this duty
to perform, and we tell you before Go! and man that
your modeet demrves the reprobation of mankind.'
Had a despatch In that tone and spirit, signed ' Gran-
ville,' bean sent to the two despots, would they not
have stood abashed awl have hesitated before they
would have defied the indignation of such a noble
Pleek r
From the experience we have had of the two despots,
we shonld my they would certainly not have stood
abashed or have hesitatei in the slightest degree Why
"ear Interests" should be the ground of appeal is per-
fectly mysterious, and the statement, " if you do, we
are quite reedy for war," would hardly have been
believed by neighbours who knew better •

M. Henri Rochefort has been seriously ill.
The German army is expected to outer the capital on
May I
Tan Exhibition building at Kensington ii being
rapidly filled; the first articles for the French depart-
ment have arrived this week.
Twg elections in Spain piece the Miuittere in a de-
sided melarisy in the Gortes-253 Miniuteri.lists,
against 12 Opposition deputies, have been returned.
awn have been reported from Zurich. A mob, in
which were French officers, attacked the Gemini
when celebrating their victories. The Swiss troops
arid ea the rioters, killing and woanding several.
Ka. Linivia has been appointed S.cret.ry to the
Admiralty, and Mr. Winterbotham ouccende Mr.
latevre as Under-Secretary of State for the Home
Department.