The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-12-18 00:00:00

DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS

DORCHESTER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1860.

NONESTE AIIDA X.

BY the Overland Mail we have accounts from
Pekin to the 20th October. The Emperor of
China had fled to Tartary, and the army of San-
ko-lin-sin had also quitted Pekin, though it was
said to be still in the field. The Emperors
l'.uffnmer Palace was taken and sacked on tie 6th
October, all'ording an enonneus quantity of spoil.
On the Bth Mr. Parkes, Mr. Loch, M.
L'Estrange, and 13 soldiers were restored, but
Mr. De Norman and Captain Anderson had died
rrom the effects of the brutal treatment they
had received. Captain Bra Lazuli, Mr. Bowlby,
the Times correspondent, and several Freuch
,aticern, were still unaccounted for, and it was
reared that there was little bute of their return.
on the 13th Pekin surrender( d to the Allies,
toe officials left in authority in the capital
;vsenting to all demands. All the Pekin gates
had heel' given up to the allied troops, uho were
lie:Only awl encamped NI the walls, and woe to
%tinter at Pekin and Tien-tsin . Lord Elgin and
. .

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Hume Onis were at the head-quarters of the
railed army at Pekin. All was quiet at
tquinghai. A new and distinct rebellion was
reported in the province of Shensi, and was
said to be headed by influential people.
A telegraphic despatch was received at the
Foreign Office on Saturday last to the following
effect :—•`lntelligence has Leen received this
afternoon through St. Petersburg from Pekin up
to the 9th Nov., stating that peace was con-
cluded on Tuesday 6th of October, and the
ratification exchanged on the Oth. Nov. The
tailed forces bad evacuated Pekin, and the
Emperor was expected immediately to return to
his capital.
The King of Sardinia returned to Naples from
Sicily on Friday. his return having been hastened
by the reactionary disturbances which have taken
place at the instigation of Royalists agents at
Caserta, Aversa, Sorn, Penne, and other provin-
cial towns, as well as in Naples itself. At
Caserta and at Averse the movement WBB
crushed by the Oaribaldians, who arrested about
100 persons and shot several of the ringleaders.
At Naples the most serious demonstration was
caused by the return of the Cardinal Archbishop.
The mob besieged his palace, and attempted to
set it on tire. The disorder lasted 18 hours, and
only terminated when the Archbishop appeared
on the balcony holding the Italian tricoloured
flag. The bombardment of Gaeta recommenced
on the 7th inst. During the night the Sardinian
shells fell upon several of the public buildings,
and even on the hospital. The Queen hurried
front one battery to another encouraging the
soldiers, until the Kin 4 insisted on her with-
drawing to the casemate'. The fortress of Oaeta
energetically returned the fire of the Sardinian
batteries. It is asserted that England, France,
and Russia have advised the King to abandon
his hopelews defence, and to withdraw from
I.;aeta. It is announced that King Victor
Emmanuel has designated General Cialdini for
occupying Rome in the event of the departure
of the Pope. Accounts from Sicily mention that
, the new Council of Lieutenancy has officially
l demanded the maintenance of distinct laws for
Sicily until the assembling of the Italian Par-
liament.
Count de Persigny has issued another addresv
to the Prefects on the Press Law, stating that
the press is at liberty to disclose abuses in society