The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-03-12 00:00:00

AMERICA;

Qv crssrowx, Sunday.

The Royal Mail stuaniship Africa, Captain Shan-
non, from New York on the 27th ult., arrived hens
at 4 15 a.m.. landed all mails except those for
Liverpool, and proceeded at 4 30 a.m.. ail well.
She brings 35 passengers.
The steamer America, from Liverpool, had arrived
out. . _

The Senate and the House of Representatives had
agreed to all the amendments to the Tariff Bill, with
t exception of the articles relating to ten and
coffee. It was expected that the Bill would paw
immediately. The New York papers publish Xis
Bill in full.

The Neu, York Herald states that the Peace
Conference at Washington, after three weeks' labour,
had accompliehed nothing, and that the general
belief was that it would not he able to do anything
towards a settlement of the existing troubles.
The discussion of the Force Bill has been post-
poned.
On the 2fith ult. Mr. Lincoln was notified of his
election to the Presidency of the United States.
An infernal macbine was found under Mr. Lin-
coln's seat in the train which conveyed him from
Cincinatti. _ .

tieneral Twigg had surrendered the Federal
military property in Texas to the State authorities.
The voting in f:alvcston and Houston had re-
sulted in favour of secession by a large majority.
Advice. from San Francisco were to the 13th
The Assembly hail endorsed the Crittenden pro-
position.

SALISBURY, POOLE, AD DORNKT JUNCTION
RAI LWAY. —The bill for the construction of this line
has now passed its second reading in the House of
Commons, and will doubtless pass into law. This
line, if established, will have the effect of opening
up to Dorset a now country, and giving to it the
benefit of increased and extended railway communi-
cation. The line is intended to run from the South-
Western line at Salisbury, pass near Downton and
Fordingbridge, carried over the country on the
West of the Avon Valley, and will join the South-
ampton and lb.rchester line midway between Ring•
wood and Wimborne. It is also proposed to connect
the line with the railway from Ringwood to Christ-
church. The main feature of interest to Poole is
the proposed extension of this line to that place,
avoiding the present circuitous and disagreeable drop
line.

Tile GREAT FAILURE)! IN TELE LEATH'S TILADS.—
In the Court of Hankr9,toy on Wednesday, Mr. Com-
iiii.ioner Holroy.l gave judgment in the ease of Messrs.
Laurence, Mortimer, and Schrader- After reviewing
the trading of the bankrupts and strongly condemning
their dealings with accommodation bills, he salt that
the certificate of Mr. Laurence would be refused, but
he would be at liberty to apply for protection after
having been in prison six month.; that Mr. !fora-
inore's certificate would be suspended for one year, and
Mr. Schrader', for two years from the day of hearing.
and when issued to be of the third clam.
SHIPPIDIO DISASTCS OS THS EAST COASIL-011
Friday evening the crew of the brigantine Atlaa,of Moth-
ton, was received at the Great Yarmouth Sailor's Homo,
at ter abandoning their rem when exhausted byeodelud
pumping. The poor fellows were' picked up by •
Danish schooner, and eventually fps& on seem a
Yarmouth fishing Knack, which brought them
to shore. The brigantine was picked_ up dere-
lict, and brought into Yarmouth Moeda, bell
while she was bring towed into the harbour the hawser
broke and the vessel drifted,ashsre. Feers.ore ester-
Wm:4 that the schooner Mary Ann, of Yarmouth, has
been loot with all hands, She wee last sees about a
fortnight since of Mambo b The 1101.8 n•
of Piston, United States, has bun *keit
and beached of Castor. The'reeed, lad& is
tons hardest, has been paid by tie load Benhir
Wrecks for KW.