The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-03-13 00:00:00

ITALY.
SARDINIA.

The King of Sardinia is said to have informed the
Pope that he cannot any longer turn a deaf ear to the
cry of distress which reaches him from the Umbrian
Marches, the country west of the Apennines., and lying
between the refractory Legations and Mouie itself, and that
he intends to occupy them; to which offensive proposal
the Pope is said to have replied with a threat of excom-
munication.
A circular of Count Cavour to the diplomatic agents
of Sardinia abroad, dated the 20th of February, calls
their attention to an order for the forced enlistment
into companies of penitentiary disclipine of all Vene-
tians whose antecedents should appear hostile to Austria.
Count Cavour points out that tilt elasticity of this ex-
pression allows the whole male population to be classed
in this category. M. flavour hu also notioed, in a
similar manner, a circular of the Imperial Councillor
of Mantua, ordering the arrest of persons who favour,
or are suspected of favouring, the emigration of Vene-
tians. Count Cavour states that this system of pre-
sumption of guilt has been extended to persons included
in the amnesty guranteed by the treaty of Zurioe, and
believes it to be his duty to protest against a course of
action involving the destruction of the stipulations of
this treaty.
A batch of senators from Lombardy has been added to
the Upper House at Turin by the King, and among
them Italy's most distinguished living author, the
venerable Alesarndro Maneoni. It is meant that he be
elected President of the Chamber.
ROWS.

Great excitement prevails in the Marches. Tricolored
flap have been hoisted nightly at Viterbo. It is asserted
that the Papal Government is preparing a note accu-
sing Piedmontese agents of exciting the inhabitants.
The altercations between the Papal Government and
the students of the University of Rome, said to be
appeased some time ago, have broken out afresh. Eight
of the young men have been banished from Rome, and
the whole body of their fellow-students insist upon the
decree being rescinded. General Goyon has sent a de-
tachment of troops to the university to prevent dis-
t urbanees.
A popular manifestation of no importance in favour
of annexation to Piedmont has taken place at Gubbio.
The Pope is said to be ready to grant concession if
the Legations submit. His Government has prohibited
commerce by transit between Ancona and the Romagna.
The merchants have lodged • protest against this
measure.
Soldiers enlisted in Austria continue to arrive in the
States of the Church and in Naples.
A letter from Rome of the 2Sth nit, says :—" The
carnival has terminated in all the provinces of the
Roman states. At Pergnia a demonstration, consisting
in a promenade to the cemetery on the last day of the
carnival, was organised, and in consequence of it the
shops were shut up; but General Schouit caused the
gates of the town to be closed to prevent egress, and
ordered the shops to be opened, an order which was
immediately obeyed." Another communication give •
different version of the affair:—" An imposing demon-
stration of some thousands of persons took place lately
here. It was provoked by the Swiss officers, who deter-
mined to have • maskerade on the day chosen by the
population to show their respect for the victims of the
Wth of June. The crowd of people, when quietly pro-
ceeding to the cemetery, were driven back into the
town by the Swiss soldiers, with the design of forcing
them to take part in the masquerade. The people
refused to do anything of the kind, and retired home,
leaving the Swiss mercenaries and Cardinal P•cci to
enjoy their carnival alone in the deserted streets
On the following day numbers of tricolored bouquets
were found on the tombs, with patriotic inscriptions
appealing to Kir.g Victor Emmanuel to come and take
poseesaion of his province of Perugia."