The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-05-20 00:00:00

ffortign ant olontal Enteltigentr.

PRUSSIA.—The Dresden official jorrnal published
on Thliniday a telegram from Fninkturt stating that the
o.)i/creme:it of Eieetor 1 Hem° lid resolved to act iii
aecoidance with the resolution pagsed b 1 the Fedi ral
Diet, and Was about to i.lure itself in coininunirritioil
eith the Diet in reference to the further conrse of
ation to be pursued. We sincerely hope Ulla news
iiiay prove true for the sake of the perplexed and
op' reseed people of Hesse, who hare this hnig time
reit bven living in a condition of perpetual struggle
with their Goveinmeet. The decided course takeu by
Gennep Powers, Prnada in particular, his no doubt
relined this lucid interval in the mind of the Electoral
Prince of Hesse.
AUSTRIA,—It is stated that Austria lies increased
her army on the bonier, of the Venetian territory
by 10,0 tin men, and tier force upon the Tyrol frontier by
four battalions of Imperial Chasseurs. Bnppoxing this
to he true, it is difficult to understand the meaning of
Stlell a step after the very implied declaration lately
made by Count Hochberg that Austria had adopted a
policy of strict non-intervention and would maintain
towards Italy an attitude purely defensive. Lettuce of
Fio prononce a eh iracter look, very like offence. The
Entptror of Austria lies returned to Vicuna from Venice
and it is stated that negotiations are already going on,
having for their object the esrly convocation of the
Hungarian Diet. We have not the slightest faith in
the suecess of any negotiations seeking to change the
attitude of the Hungarian people.
TURKEY.—According to ntulligence received in Mar-
seilles, the Sultan of Tui key is 11111011 inclined, notwiths
staling the &Mee of his Altuist,rs And the diplomatic
body, to make war against Montenegro. There is a
vaiacing ferment in the Selects provincea. An insurrec.
tion is apprehended there. The Porte is mai itig
enormous military prepsrations in Rouiuelia. A tele-
gram received in Vienna affirms that Oivar Pasha has
resigned his command on account of the state of hia
health,. *tie about, to repa.r to Constantinople. The
'riatapers still represent the recent losses of the
Tabs in the Herzegovina as much more serious than
those of the insurgents.

ITALY.—England is evidently popular in Italy.
(Mr rel.lll.olltratilr* at the Court of Victor Emmanuel re-
mittal at Amami, the other day, the form3l visite of
the prefect, syndic, and governor; and the whole popuM-
tiou Licked to the ovation in his honour, consisting of
• rerchade from the military band. The National
Anthem of Italy woe preceded by that of England.
Front • dense crowd the shouts of' ViTa is Regina
d'lsighilterra !" "Viet Palmerston I" were vociferated,
and Sir James woe drawn from his incognito to ac-
knowledge the enthusiastic cheering. A very delicate
attention was paid by the local authorities to the
DritishllMister in providing him with an escort of
camhinieri for the journey by post to Rome. Not
baying applied fur an ...sort he was hardly aware that
the soldiers were &ChM) pauying hint, as they performed
their task the whole of the way to the frontiers
unobtrusively, alternately preceding and following the
c.irriage on the post road for his safety ; but in no
instance being especially observed by their guest. At
Foligno, shining/1i he arrived at a late hour, the seine
manifestations occurred as et Ancona, and so on to the
very frontier of the territory of the Pope. At Nariii
the reception was even more enthusiastic, ladies at
every window waved their handkerchiefs, and, heaping
nosegays. ha passed, literally filled the carriagt witii

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The enemies of Gsribaldi in this country will be sorry
to lcsrn that he has found benefit from the baths of
Trwmorre, and that Ida health being now almost
en Cr:ly re-established, he will in a fi w days resume his
Interrupted lour, visiting B-rgsmo, Varesi, Como, and
a few other Loinb.,rd cities in which lie him not yet
wade Ma Appe a ran ca. The rifle societies already formed,
nr iu process of formation, amount, we are told, to
WO.

RObiE.—Tho Pope has written clatter to Cardinal
Donal, Archbishop of Lyons, thanking him for the sum
oI £12.000. which the importuoity of the priests has
succeeded ii. wringing from that distressed city for the
" succour of our ii.digenee"—tliat is his 11.dmes,'s
exprea,fion. He mention.; the extraordinary struts of
the Lyons workmen at the present moment as a
considers/ion winch enhances the value of the gift, but
the idea of refusing it on that ground, or even of depre-
cating further subscriptions, does not occur to him.

MEXICO. The West Indian mail brings intelligence
from Vela Cruz to the 15th of April, of a very iinpor-
tent char ,ctor. The allied expedition to Mexico is
broken up. Owing, to the French having determined
to establish themselves in the city of Mexico, the English
and Spanish authorities, reganling the step as a violation
of the treaty between the allied powers. had decided on
withdrawing altogether, leaving the Freueli to pursue
their swim course. Consequently the Spaniel and
English forces were leaving Vera Cruz. A. body of
French troops were on their march to Mexico, and
others were preparing to follow.. The English ambas-
sador had resolved on quitting the country. The yellow
fever was very bad at Vera Cruz, and several of our
marines had fallen victims to it.

ANLSRICA.--1111MICAN DRINKING CUSTOM/I.—A
eorrespuedeut furnishes us with a number of statistics,
authorised by the New York Chamber of Cumbers:se,
which, if they can be relied on, prove the Americans to
be the beet drinkere in the worl I. There are rumours
as well aa statistics pointing to the saute fact,one of which
accuses no less than six of the most prominent men in
the country of habitual intoxication. One of them is
only second in power and influence to Ur. Lincoln, and
flee of them are generals in command of armies in the
field, two of them being in the Fedend and the e in the
Confederate service, It was alleged in Congress against
one of them (Gen. Smith) that in a fit of drunkenness
he ardercei • iletachrtraut to 'attack fort in Virginia
under circumstances where gamete; was impoe4ihle, and
where the utter destruction of his men was highly
probsble, if not inevitable. A friend of the inculpated
officer threatened that it the dis.ussion were le rsieted
in he would move for a return of the names of all the
members of the lionse of Representatives who had been
teen intoxicated either in or out of the Chamber sinee
the beginning of the Session. The subject was imme-
diately all°. ed to drop, and General Smith hes since
demanded a court martial. With regard to the
atatiatical information on tide interesting wicial subject
it is furnished by a committee of the Chamber of Cum•
inerce which eat upon the Tax Bill. The committee has
presented a report to Congress. which states that an
ennual revenue of no less than 250,000,000 dollars
(upward/of £50,000,00U) will be hereafter necessary to
austala the credit of the country. This vast sum, it
goes on to user, eonl4 be meat advantageously raised
end collected under seven different branches, and two
of the seven, says the Times' correspondent, refer to
the drinking capabilities of the American people. By
means of an excise duty of 25 costa per gallon on
" whisky and other liquors"the chamber calculates tat
an nnual revenue of 25,000.000 dollars, or upwarde of
Ats,ooo,ooosterling, cm n be raised eithout any difficulty,
and by means of a similar tax of 5 cents per gallon on
malt Neon it estimates receipts of nu annual sum of
B,ooo,oooefollars, or £1,600,000 !telling. If the figures
be true the Ameriean people must conseme no less
than 100,000,000 mations of whsky, spirits, ant wines,
which, with* population under 30.000,000, will amount
to nenriy 34 gallons per head for every man, women and
chill, white or black, in the Federal and the Contede•
r ,te Stites, about five times as much as Englishmen.
Not only most each men, woman; and child drink this
inordinate quantity of spirits, but they must
furtliec-
score consume among them, somehow or other, nn less
than 160,000.000 gallons of beer, ale, and " lager" per
annum, or 54 gallons per head all round, Infants at the
bredet included. Figures. it is said, may be made to
prove anything, but if these figures do not prove great
intemperance on the part of the Ameriesn people the
Loft nose* either he in the figures or in the Chamber of
Commerce, which is, or ought to be, eoreposed of men
who know how to deal with them. The general idea is
that the Chamber of Commerce, and it only, is to blame
for the picture here presented.
In referring to the ',resent struggle and its probable
duration the same correspondent saye :—" Success mey
continue to attend the Federal armies, They may
capture Yorktown end Rie'.inond as they have captured
New Orleans; they may tie together by cants of 'draw
or 44 frost the broken fragments of the Union, but the
queetion of taxaton in the one that will earliest and
most severely try the teinper and the patience of this
Peelle, and the stability of their ipstitutione. Fifty
millions sterling l'or annum for ever is a heavy price
to I. 11) for the subjection of the reluctant South ; and
still isore heavy —still more deplorable—if the South,
oely snhjogeted for a while, should return more than
half ruined to its allegimce, and nnrse for a future
day the eream of independence and the desire of
vengeance.*

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IHkMToI OP New ORLEANS AND THR FIDCZAL
COLN ‘NDII.—The intelligence brought by the City of
New York confirms the capture of New Orleans, if
information bad been urea:wary, and it shows us the
spirit in which that city was given up to the Federal
commander by its ablefmagistrete. The Federal com-
mander, Fart-eget. formally demanded of the Mayor of
°deans an unqualified surrender of the city no the
26th, and likewise demanded that the Federel flag be
hoisted as the public buildings, and that ell Confederate
flags be removed. Hs also requested the Mayor to use
him authority to quell disturbances, and concluded by
saying, "I shall severely punish any persons commit-
ting sneh outrages as were witnessed yesterday by
armed men 6 ring upon helpless women and children for
giving expression to their pleasure at witnessing the old
flag." The Mayor replied : Fq the sake of the
women and children Cienerel Lowell evacuated the city.
leaving the whirinistretion of aff.ire to the civil
authorities. T. surrender an undefended city would
be an uumeaning ceremony. The city is yourl by
power of brutal force, not by chains or consent of the
inhabitants. It is for you to determine the fate that
awaits us here. There is no man in our midst whose
hand or heart would not be Paralysed at heisting • lag
not of onrown adoption. You may trust to the honour
of the inhabit iota, though you might not count on their
submiasha to unmerited wrong. Your occupancy of
the city does trot 'render the allegiance of the
isliahi-
tants froth Gwen/nowt of *heir choice to one which
they have doitheratelv repudiated. They only yield the
obedience which the conqueror is entitled teextort from
the conquered."—lt appears that General Bosnrogard
lias fallen beak from Corinth upon Memphis, where he
would beined by the forse under Lowell, A battle
between alJetk and the Confederate army, it is laid,
was immibent, and as both has been powerfully aug-
mented since the Pittsburg Landing affair the battle
is liks ly to be fierce and bloody. The political news,
although -onnsisting chiefly of rumours and the ramie
of the Washington correnpoodent of the New York
press, hi not without acid& anoe. It was rumoured at
the capita, it is said, that oonaulationa bad taken
place between the Federal Cabbie* and the Foreign
diplomat', corps, respecting a solution of the present
complication. The question of an armistice was even
disrueied, and the French Minister. since the occupation
of New Orleans, was understood to be of opinion that
the time had arrived when, under the instructions of the
Emperor, he might step forward and act the part of
mediator between the belligerents. Napoleon, it was
supposed. had agreed to use hia influence with the
Federal Government to end tile war on terms securing
an indepenZeiir nationality to the Southern States, but
if hia mediation is not accepted by President Lincoln,
Naioltion himself will acknowledge the Southern
Confederate,.

The mese Important item of Intelligence hronet
by the Canada fin America on Souk, Ii the
bet orted evtare of. New Orleans by the Tederala.
Passing from the earlier rumours of the event to the
Wet ilitdlhgeace, stated New York, Nay the Ist, it is

atated that the arrival of the Federal fleet before New
Orleans was conlirmecl. The Federal commander
don.nde,l the Rarrender of the city, which Central
Loyal refuse I to do, but he retired with his force to
Cstup Bloom about eldity miles from the city. At
the last accounts 41. e Federal. hod not commenced to
shell the city, and c.rrespondence was going out between
the Fe.!er -I Commissioners and the this autlioritiea
re:fleeting the surrender of the city. Forts Phillip and
Jackson were still occupied by the Confederates. A
portion of the Confeterate fleet, it is reptrted, had
arrived at Fort Wright, end attacked the Federal gun-
'wits which wt re bombarding the fort. Beauregsvd
has been strongly reinforced, and a battle was expected
north of Richmond between Bank's and MeDowell'a
division and GI, Confederates antler General Jackson
and Gustavus Smith. No intelligence of the Merrimac,
ad affcirs at Yorktown remained in status quo. The
Kew York Herald thinks the new Slave Suppression
Treaty with England, which grants mutual right of
Rearch, will be sure to leal to a collision with England,
an I rcjoices at the proattect. Preaident Lincoln vittited
the French frigate Gassendi at Washington Navy
Yard. The French Minister receivcd President
Lincoln on board. The yards of the vessel
mantled, and toe nationsl salute deed on Lincoln's
arrival and departure.