The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-06-26 00:00:00

CHINA.

The latest intelligence we have received from China is
St so conflicting a nature that it is iinpossible to say
certainty whether the ultimatum has been Secepted
,or not. The China Mad, wh:ch is the best-informed of
' the Hong-Kong journals, affirms confidently that it has
not been rejected, and that the answer of the
Court is conciliatory.

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THE REVOLUTION IN SICILY.

The intelligence from Sicily is less exciting this week.
Garibaldi appears to be occupied with the organisation
ci his may, and the administration of the portion of the
Island under his direction. The Neapolitan troops had
riot completely evacuate,' Palermo. Garibaldi is at
present using all his efforts to promote the extension of
the insurrectionary movement, and he has sent into the
different provinces energetic agents charged to constitute
insurrectional municipalities.
The capture of two vesaelabound to Sicily is con firmed.
They had on board, it is soul. I.'oo volunteers, 2,000
muskets, 32 cannon, and 2,080,1aa11b. of powder. Both
were taken into Naples by the Neapolitan cruisers.
It is said that the Sardinian Autbauador ha. demanded
the restitution of the two atesoners and their MO
possengen, am they had paaapurta fur Yalta. Mr.

Elliott, the English Ambassador, has supported this
demand.
All the communes in Sicily have presented addresses
requesting annexation to Piedmont. The dery and
aristocracy are at the head of tl,e movement.
Two steamers, bearing the American flag, landed 3,000
volunteers • few de. since La Prairie says that
Garibaldi is only waiting the arrival of • dozen large
y.
American steamers, which have been purchased for
Sicily, and en board which he means to try conclusions
en the 111allilS1111.
We have received the following account of the Maur.
rection in Catania, ihated dune 0
"On the 1111 l thing of the 3lst of May, to the cry of
' Italy and Victor Emmanuel!' a small body of armed
men attacked the Royal troops in the city, nearly 2,000
strong, consisting of infantry, horse, and artillery. For
nearly eight hours they continued the rimiliat, taking
two guns from the Royalists; but wanting ammunition,
and reinforcements of more than 2,000 men appioaching
to support the lloyaliats, the insurgents were obliged to
slacken their fire, and withdrew with a slight loss in
killed and wounded, the loss on the part of the Royalists
exceeding :100 killed and wounded. When the attack
was over the troops net fire to various buildings,
whether they had been fired from or not. Many
house. were pillaged ; the troops shot down every one
they met in the street, indiscriminately, whet, er rich or
teor or sick, whether man or woman, robbing theni
afterwards. The library of the University liar sufiered
considerably, many valuable books being destroyed.
Many houses and Amon were pillaged, and what could
not lie carried off was destroyed. The city having been
placed in • state of siege, a military commission was
appointed, and a disarmament ordered, when to the
astonishment of every one, on the night of the 3rd the
troop* withdrew, escorted by a steamer, carrying off,
as..istril by hired ships, all the portable articles and
ammunition. General Clay did not omit clearing out
the boxes of the ' Rieevitoria Generale' and • Cassia
Provinciale.' At the present moment Catania is left to
its own resources, and has pronounced itself for union
with Italy and for Victor Eninuinuel."
The weret committee in Messina is in correspondence
with Garibaldi.
Important desertions from the Neapolitan army have
taken place.
The Od &Wick' Post admitathat the Neapoltan fleet
is thoroughly disaffected, and the craws mostly Geri-
baldian partisans.
A report that Marini had landed in Sicily is contra-
dicted. It is said, however, that two bands 14 assassins
have landed, with design' on Garibaldea life.
Great preinirations and also great trepidation were
apparent at Naples; but one resolve seems to have
been taken by the Neapolitan Government, namely, to
earn, on the war against Sicily by instituting • bloclu4s
of the entire coast. The dismissid from the headship of
Neapolitan police of the odious Ajossa is conaidered the
most alarming feature in the Councils of that Court ;
forced to let fall the very keystone of the Government
arch, which is not an ore en cid. The banishment of
Maniscalco from similar functions at Palermo only gave
heart to the population ; and when cowardice is mani-
fested in the King's camarillas the national outbreak
may be speedily looked for.