The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-10-16 00:00:00

CHINA.
A corps a 6.000 men had been dispatched from Pekin
a,gsitist the Eli.b,and 10,000 soldiers hdd been sent in
another direction.

THE AFFAIRS OF ITALY.

Tbe French occupy Viterbo, Velletri, Civits Vecchia
Tirolt, Palostrina, Fruit-I'li, Albinos, en

Valmonto—ne.
It is assirnted that the Pope has refused • pecuniary
indemnity offere4l by Napoleon and Vietqr Emmanuel. I
The report of Major Reilly states that the 10311 of the I
Irish battalion in the fight of Spoleto was only three
killed and 10 wounded. The Papal Government is
making fresh enrolineum and •,romisei large rewards.
The Papal troops who still remain faithful are conoen-
trated in Tivoli.
it 14 said that M. Merode will be dismiwied.
ci_ssiog OF ITALIAN TERRITORY TO FRANCE.
Count Cavour has declared in the Chamber of Depu-
ties :hat there existed no public docunient or private
treaty-, that no conversations or negotiations had taken
place., and that no l'ower had ever made any proposi-
tions or demands involving the cession o: • single inch
of Italian soil. Count Cavour further said that the
f ict that the news coucerning a treaty for the cession
of Saidinia, of which the journals had spoken, was
..ianialtaneously seat from Vienna and Palermo was
sufficient to show its falsity and to explain its double
origin.

TAIL iilCiU.
Two most important events have to be recorded this
week—the signal defeat of the Neapolitan army by
iribaldi, and the ocenpation of Naples hy Sardinian
t. ..ups, under the personal consumed of King Victor
liamanuel. This atop ma.< preceded by • manliest°,
addressed by the King to the people of Southern Italy,
explaining the line of policy he bas followed. The
lied sondem (;overn• ie-it is said to have declared that
it has no litr4sile feeling to Francis 11. personally, but
that its act is a nesiessa y consequence of the principle
of Ital an unity which will hence!o th be its guide.
carilialdi had previnuAy sent imploring the King to
visit Naples, and to bring Lou teen or tfteen thousand
men with Ii m. Twenty-lire thousauil, we believe, have
guise, ssii.h flume:in.* artillery. The nom ler of the
liisaliniau &Any, in presence of the large concentration
of dint troops oa the Venetian frontiec, will tate
up position in Romagna and Lie Duchies, and, in order
to give freedom to thei.. moveineats, the national gnard
will alone undectake the garrison duty of fortresses
44 the second rank.
Twin of the fith says :—" The King
- - so complete the great

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Th." Upipioat of To, in of the fah says :—" The King
takes .he voinum.i.i of the army to complete the great
mite Trim of the foundatioo of a strong kingdom—the
ii.ingdom of Italy. This generous act of the %march
will accelerate the completion of the work by the unity
of emnitiand, and ttrn to the best purpose the great
results obtained in Southern Italy by General Garibaldi,
and by the bands of volunteers who henceforth will be
part oft: Italian army. Vice-Admiral Yeaano leaves
this ev. lo: Naples.
It is under reserve—that ..bree :mat Pesten
—Pro,sia, Russia, and Austria—have proteAted ar•ainst
the entry of the Sardinians Lit° the Neapolitan tern.
toy. Thu.. Woks seri.ms, eseecially la, smording to the
Vienna correspondent of the official Ilrr.nkn Journal,
Ittun'a, is on the point of retailing tier Ambassador
Tim Marquis de Pallavicini accepted the office of Pm-
Die•ator of Naples. His first act was to request Mai
zini to leave Nsphm ; and the Republican accordingly
took los departure from the city.
noult.

A warier from St. Peteraburg has arrived at the
Russian Legation at Home. He is the bearer of dine
patches from hi. Government advising the Pope not to
quit Home, nor to pronouuee any excommunication,.
but
for the present ,o audio° hienvel: to protesting against
the invaaion of Sardinia. The Austrian Cabinet,
although severely censuring the Sardinian invasion of
the Papal Stater, declare+ the utter impossibility of
intervening otherwise than in the ordinary diplomatic
way. The tipautsh Governnient has demanded the
aviembling of a Congrees'of the Catholic Powers, similar
to that held at Gaeta in 1849, with the object of
teeing the integrity of the edam. of the Hoifriaatea:
The French Catmint, although admitting the expedi-
ency of unieudiling a Congreas, has nevertheless stated
his the torntorial changes lamed by the lam event' in
Italy vont.' render it neoessary to refer the Ramat
question to it Commas 01 the growl ruwen.

found very remarkable. In Wales half the whole
number of the insane are idiots, and the proportion is
nearly as large in the southeastern and south-western
countiex of England, while, on the other hand, in the
metropolis and the manufacturing districts the propor•
thin of lunatics Ia larger, and of idiots less. There are ,
three Welsh ceninties—Cantigan, Carnarton, and Den-
high—each o which had a population at the last census
but little more than half that of the perish of Man-
chester, but each of them has double the number of
pauper idiot,, that Manchester has, though scarcely •
third' of its pauper lunatics. The comparison with
Liverpool ix still more striking ; and London, which at
the census hail nearly five•and•twenty times the popula-
tion of either of these Welsh counties, has not five
tiuies their number of idiots, but above forty times
their number of lunatics. The return shows also that
there are illure women inwne than men-17.617 to
13". The expense of the maintenance of these
3E540 insane paupers is stated to be nearly 110,090 a
week, or 1.5'311.000 a year. Above half of them were
lodged in lunatic asylums, aad of the remainder, half
were iii workhouses, 5,195 resided with relatives, soda
few in licensed houses or in lodgings.
THE New COM SIO N LAW PROCZOURe ACT.—On
Wednesday last the New Common Law Procedure Act
came into operation, and will effect some considerable
improvements at common law. It recites that it is de-
sirable further to improve the process, practice, and
mode of pleading in, and in some respects to enlarge the
jurisdiction of the superior courts at common law.
With regard to ejectinents for a forfeiture for tion•pay-
ment of rent or for non-insurin;, the conrt or a judge
is empowered upon a rule or summons to give relief in
a summary manlier, but subject to an &pleat to the
Conde of Error. A notice of appeal is to he a stay of
execution, provided bail to pay the win demanded and
costs be given. On interpleselcr proceedings Ail inter-
pleader may be granted, though the titles of the
claimants to the money, goods, or chattels in question,
or to the proceeds or value thereof, have not a common
origin, but are adverse to and independent one of
another. The court or judge lefty direct the sale of
g Is seised ill execution, and in certain cases decide
summarily. A special case may be stated, when the
facts are undisputed, for the opinion of the Court..
There are several provisions with reelect to procedure
and practice • dower, wilts of right of dower, and quart
impedil are abolished solcal actions, and are to be coin•
mewed by writ of IMMIIIOIIO. In proceedings to obtain
an attachment of debts the judge may- refuse to inter-
fere, a here froni the smallness of the amount to be re-
covered or of the debt sought to be attached or other-
wise, the remedy sought would he worthless or vexa-
tious. Where a third tenon is alleged to have a lien
he may be required to attend, and the judge may bar
the claim, and inaLe an order as to the matter in dis•
puts., roots of writs of marviunins and injunction .11
now be included in the writs. •• When the plaintiff in
Cu action for an alleged wrong in any of the superior
courts covers by the verdict of a jury less than £5, he
shall not be entitled to recover oi obtain from the de-
fendant any Coots Ni hatever in respect of sorb verdict,
whether g...en upon any issue or issues tried or judg•
uient passed by default. in c.se the judge or residing
officer liefore whom such verdict in obtained ahall
used lately afterward* certify on the back of the record,
or on the writ of inquiry, dud the action was not really
brought to ty a ihlit besides the mere right to recover
damage., and that the trespass or grievance in respect
of wit eh the action was brought was not wilful and
malicious, and that tbe action wax not fit to be brought.'"
The other sections are of a practical character to carry
oat the Act, which Act. by ii Other in Council, may be
extended to other courts of record.
Tug New ACT 0:: NAVAL DISCIPLIEF.—The Act to
amend the laws relating to the government of the nayy,
which was passed at the close of the late Session, will
not Collie into operation until the Ist of April next. The
preamble gates that it is expedient to amend the laws
relating to the government of the navy, whereon, under
the good providence of God, the wealth, safety, and
strength of the kingdom chiefly depends. The Act is
divided into seven parts. Public worship is to he pro-
perly conducted in all ships of war, and the Lord's Day
is to be observed according to law. Penalties are to be

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imposed for misconduct in the presence of the enemy,
tor neglect of duty, for mutiny, and for insubordin•tion,
as well as for desertion. For absence without leave all
offerder limy be imprisoned for 10 weeks, with or with-
out hard labour, or auch other punishment as the cir-
cumstance (4 the case may require, and forfeit a sum
not exceeding two days' pa,.. exclusive of all charges ol
apprehension, and in addition for every tis hours of ab-
•ence a aura not exceeding six day's pay, and any i.ereoti
may he deemed to be absent without leave, not-with
standing his absence inay not have liven voluntary, but
may have been caused by imprisonment under • coni•
mitment for an offence against the law ; penalties are to
be enforced for profane swearing and other scandalous
actions in derogation of God's honour and corruption of
gissl manners, with dismission from the service. Other
offences are described, and the punishment to be inflicted
as also the constitution and proceedings of courts-
martial. Where persons are insane at the time of the
offence or trial, they are to be kept in strict custody.
and the Lords of the Admiralty are to give orders for
their safe custody during Her Majesty's pleasure.
Another portion of the Act has reference to penal servi-
tude and prisons. During the imprisonment of any per-
son the pay and wages are to be stopped. This Act
repeals the whole and parts of several statues, coin-
! mencing with the 2'2nd George IL, cap. Xi, and ending
with the 16th and 17th of Victoria, cap. 69.

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1860.

A SHlen CREW ENCUILD Br GRACE DABLING.II
FATHEIL—The Trio (Mr. David Anderson, roaster), of
this Poti was wrecked on the Fern Islands in the storm
of Niednesdis• week ; she streck on the rocks within
three yard. of She snot where the steamer Forfarshire
was wrecked in 1838. The sea ran no high, and the wind
was so ter:ific, t.)At she crew were afraid to take to their
boat. Tile men, tileiefore, joiumsd into the water, and
wee washed on to the rocks, many of them being
dragged back several times by the fit ce of Cie " under -
I tow," •nil only saving themselves, with great &i.e.:idly,
by the aid of tangles and other seaweed. 'She boat
I Cself was blowe light off the deck, alighting en the
rock many feet distant, bow on, and beiiig split up the
centre by the ,hock. The men were about twelve hours
on stie rock, the sea beill2 MO lli6ll that no boat could
possihly put out to rescue them. Towards evening.
wl•en the storm had ahated, • clew, headed by
Jaines Darling, ale father of the heroine Grace Darling.
who had been watching the wreck all i:ay, pot omit
bout from .he Longstone Lighthouse, and rescued the
men. Old Darling i. 'low 75 years of age, is hate,
hearty, aii•l energetic still, and has been seperintendent
of the Longstone Light for a period of SO years. The
aptsin an:l crew of the Trio epesk most reverentially,
an they well may, of the brave old light-keeper.
STK•II CARRIAGIO4 On CoNSio:c Roams. -- The
Council of Wick met on Tuesday fm- the purpose of
presenting the honorary burgeKs ticket to the Earl of
Caithness. In acknowledging the honour, the noble
Earl referred to the suliject of the propelling of steam
carriages on common roads. lii, !Amt.:hip entered on
an i•iiterestiog histor7 of this invention, iiiscla•uiiiig for
for himself all right to the merit of inventing it, though
admitting lie had been the first to employ the steam
carrisge to anything like the exteet he had done. His
Lir:lshii. detailed the construction of the engine, and
refei•resl to certain improvement', which he had himself
introduced, sailing to the :safety and simplicity of
travelling, and namsting a variety of amusing and
interesting iucidents in connexion with his IIWII
experience in thus travelling. Three cheers having
been given for the Countews of Caithness, lien ladyship
said, " Thu( is one of the proudest and happiest day. of
; my life. to see my husband ulede a burgera of Wick,
; and to think that lie, a Caitlinerdi man, lias taught the
; I people in the south that it iv poseible to cross the Ord in
; a steam carriage, which mousy of them regarded as an
• impossibility. (Loud cheers.) I am sure that as long
. as Caithness can boast of a steam carriage propelled on
, its common roads, it has no cause to be ashamed, and
, may claim to itself what the Americans would style the
! character of • go ahead county."

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