The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-07-31 00:00:00

lartin ant Colonial E ntrlligrat.

FRANCE.

The Coutitatiovenef of Friday last In an article signed
by m. 0,...,tran0t., announces that lord John Russell
has authoristd Lord t'owlev to come to some understand-
ing with France respecting the expedition to Syria.
The same paper sayi. An all the powers agree upon
that question, the AVA`II4 Of Turkey will necessarily
follow. ft only remains to determine the basis of the
general unileretanding between the powers in order to
carry out the end which all have in view. Tide task is
net without difficulties, but we niust hope that the
good faith of the powers will be able to resolve them.
France, who in this affair han assumed the energetic
attitude most proper to raise thecourage of the oppressed
tribes, will also show a moderation which cannot fail to
inspire the European governnients with confidence, and
which is the invariable rule td her poliey."
The Emperor IVOJ to have left Paris on Tuesday for
the at r hians : but he has now altered hie mind,
It ening. Prince Napoleon bee arrived at l'herbourg.
The Session of the Cori s Le,latilf was closed on the
2001.
The Moniker contains the promulgation of the con-
vention between the French and ihtrian Govenements
in reference to the entry of wines i.n.l piritn into Bel-
gium. According to thin en-ventiou c Men will pay ice
Mature an inemert duty of At. sfie. per hectolitre, awl
spirits of rele degrees proof 591. jcc every degree of
proof above riff, spirits will pay If. ISe. in addition.
It ie given out by the tbst foreigners coming to
Paris to see the fkte i.f t VI will not be required
to have pasnoorts : and on Chia , erasion it alludes tie a
ru 1111 l ur that the Gov, rnueent C•iak. of doing away
with pasis,rts alt „Aber, and e :otituting for them
mere " cardn of identity," such si omit in Germany
and " England." It in cene how tin French
mind, from beteg habit, clings Io i lea of some sort
et annoyance on the part of the hi Ming • necessary
eoncomitant of locomotion. The l' ri. journals cannot
be made to belies,: thst a wan .nay really travel all
over the [Tidied Kingdom 'tenement being liable to show
any paper or "caret" whatsoever.

ITALY.
Letters from Rome state thst General Goyon wi!
leave that city on the sth proximo.
A letter in the CONytle I:.i:rtfc t a les Met the Pope
• sa Mused to adopt any of the niessnres suggested by
th c French Minider, and has 41. clan 41,, if these change
-
forced on him, ho will &tendon his States.
lie Pupal (:overnment is kept in constant alarm by
the rapid organbeition of an army in Sicily. It is grow-
ing I tally in numbers, and fast reeeivit g • ipplies of al
• h.—ar.ns, provisions, and clothing. lite rumour that
c liable had embarked with • strong force with the
i„usetiote of landing on the Italian coast baa increased
t he a1a..111 of the Roman authorities.
The 44 Sardinia receives' the Neapolitan Mau-
i odor.' 4'.1 the 25th.
Tt‘v, ()pinion( says, relative to the alliance with Naples
—" We do not believe that negotiations have been com-
menced up to the pre,ent time. If overtures are made'
k may be predicted that, in view of the present state of
things at Naples, they will not result in the conclusion
of sm alliance."

The Turkish reinforcements sent to Syria are said not
to e‘ceell fi,CKN) men, as it is not ineeiible to withdraw
the tr.ops from llournelia on account of the agitation
prevailing there.
Sir Henry Iltslnfer iIIUI received a telegram hem
London, and immediately had a long conference with

the 'Julian.
A gentleman who has been 20 yesrs in the country
has publiabed a long letter in the Too's, giving an
account of the origin of the bloodshed. lie throws the
blame, in the first place, on the Christians of the
Lebanon, who, he bays, commenced the war; and, in
the second place, on the Turks, who, by cowardice and
treachery, allowed the Christians at Deir-el-Karner to
be massacred.