The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-10-22 00:00:00

:Dorset &until Express

TUESDAY. DUMBER 22. 1227.

if °TES OF THE WEEK.

eoutroi.

The alLabsorbing foreign topic of ths week is the
riaieg in the Papal states, where events are rapidly
culminating. It is said that French intervention has
ben, nacided upon. and. indeed, that troops have
actually embsked from Lyons for Civil' Veochia,
while a powerful division lion it. way from Lyons
to tbe same port. This decisive step ou the part of
the Freeth government has prodnest a Ministerial
oriels at Florence, Signor Ratarai haring tendered
his resignation. It is also said that Viotor
Emmanuel ham notified to Napoleon that • French
faros for the oecupatien of Rome will be presided
thither by an Italian army. If all this be true
of the situation.
can exceed the gravity
The re-ocuoington of Roman territory by France will
by regarded witb disapproval by England,Prossia, and
Russia, if not Austria, while je will
°meet
the
obligations whioh bind Italy to Frame, and give
bee a right to enbetitate the *troupes heettlity for
grateful friendship. Not that we think for •
moment an Italian army will Contest with the Free&
force the occupancy of Rome,that would be too harp-
ies' a bawd; but, in the notimprobehle oath=
of • Franco• Prussian war, it seems very
that Italy would march upon Rome, with its Ireappoh
garrison, trusting for success to the pre-ocoupsaaaa
of the French army on the Rhine. It mar be, haw.
over, that despite the preparations at oulou and
Lyons, lb EmPeror Napoleon does not intend to
prianpitate events, but only desires to bring about an
arangement for committing the Pops to the protec-
tion of the Italian Government.

The position of affairs in Abyseinis MP regards the
captives, King Theodore, and the rebels respectively,
remains unchanged. Preparations are being rapidly
made at Bombay for the campsign, and the Indian
papers stale that the hardships and danger of it are
slot likely to be so great aa seems to be feared in this
country. Of course, says the Times of Indta,
difficult and trying mar&es, seareity of water and
provisions, and an intensi&sition of kw other hard-
ships incidental to almost every campaign, are en-
posted; but heino forewarned is being_foreanned,
and these difficulties will be 0•11100111111 This is good
news, sad we are (nether gratified to leen hoe the

Serena? of State for India, who has the supreme :
emetrel of the expedition, that the oast is not likely
to be so grebe as the press generally has estimated.
Fenian alarms are now everywhere rife, not ex-
cepting even this placid county of Dorset. In Soot-
land it hie been deemed expedient to have a strong
military guard about the Queen, and to have dain-
ties' enuring the neighbourhood of Banton!, for it
Is feared an effort may be made to seise Her
Majesty Loans of revolvers have been granted by
the Home Office to Warwickshire and to Coventry
for the polio., and In numerous places the con-
stabulary foram are being nercieed in cutler
drilL The Lord Portman, in charging the
Dorset grand
ambiguously, to
week, alluded,
somewhat to the muss there ••=ir
fear here from people who are "spreading themselves
in this (aunty mute more than Is w holesime," and
his lordship specially referred to a prisoner for trial
who and he mane from New York. But this man,
at any rate, cleared Inman from being a very
dangerous person. He was a seamen, be said, who
had landed it Cardin' from New j irk, and while
there he bad met with an accident, injuring his
beak, which rendered him incapable of going to ems
again, and so he had wandered about the
country. Being on tbe verge of starvation,
be stole a cost Imaging outaide a second.
hand clothes' shop at Bland/ord. That is
simple enough, and at any other time it
would have been regarded as an ordinary theft : now
the man is suspend of being a larking Fenian.
Theo again, Colonel Bingham celled attention to the
de sten of the militia stores, where is kepi
900 stand of arms and the clothing of a /*went,
with but three sergeants on the spot. This dose
seem a nee where there should be more protection,
and we learn that arrangements have been made for
a guard night and day at the storm, bet it shield
not be forgotten that then are barracks dose at
hand, and • batesey of artillery, in owe of any danger.
The WOMB, doubtless, are Webber, and we do well
to take due precautions, but let us not loss our self.
possession, or give way to hen unworthy of our
name and character sea people.
The election of Captain Amystt Brown as Chia
Ogasetable of Donn, by the decisive majority of 24,
was quite unexpected is the lower part of the county,
where Captain Still was the favourite. But Wi
choice memo to hays fallen on a man excellently
qualified for the office. Captain Brown has been in
the army for 14 years, and he produced testimonials
from every commander under whom he served illig
his retirement front the 9th Lanese% a regiment he
organised, in 1880; while helm taken indirection for
a 000siderable time in the dune' of the metropolitan
police force and detective department, and also made
himself acquainted with the organization and manage.
meat of our own and other oonabbulary forma
For some time he has resided at Purse Canals, near
Shoehorns, where he was greatly reepeoted. He has
now removed to Badipole, Weymouth, and enter.
upon the duties of the Chief Conatableship on the lit
November. Colonel co: ham retired from the offices
with the most gratifying acknowledgments from
the county of his fable and Wilful serving. The
Court of Quarter Sessions united in a oordial vote of
thanks to hien, and the grand jury expressed their
sense of his valuable sertioes, while the constabulary
force presented him with a testimonial in token of
their esteem for him. Let us hope that Captain
Brown will so gain the regard of 4 classes.