The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-01-15 00:00:00

lotrign ant Colonial Entelligence.

FRANCE.

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Prince Joachim Murat, acoompanied by two of his
Majesty's orderlies, has been des, etched to Berlin,
bearing an autograph letter from the Emperor to the
King of Prussia.
Au i Attaché from the Minister of Foreign Affairs
left Paris on Tuesday morning for London, with
. despatches for IL. de Flshault, which were supposed to
be "17 imPortant, as the private aecretary of the
Minister pared the greater part of the night in drawing
theta up.
Swarms of political agents, volunteer or official, have
been off and on in Paris from various parts of Northern.
Central, and Southern Italy for some time past.
Several have had audience of the Emperor, but to all,
it is aid, he has held pretty nearly the same language—
namely, his decided preferense of a Confederation of
States toe United Kingdom in Italy.

SPAIN.
The Rpoes says that the Spanish Government will
anon have 150,1)00 men, regular troopa and militia, flt
for active sorties. The Minister of Marine for Spain
has informed the naval authorities that it lias been re.
solved to introduce ritad cannon into the Spanish

navy.
An official account states the floating debt on the let
ot the month at 1,013,9910,701 rods.

PRUSSIA.

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A deputation from the Minicipality, presented on the I
3rd instant, in the name of the city of Berlin, an address
o/ condolence to the King.
His Majesty, in reply, expressed his deep grief at the
heavy loss which had been sustained by the Royal
family, and recalled how the late King, in addition to
his high intellectual attainments, always took the most
heartfelt interest in the welfare of his people, and how
the Princes of Hohenzollern had always entertained
trollop of affection for their subjects, whose interests
they considered identical with their own. The King
continued as / 4lows :
Perhaps you have already discovered that in this
respect I hold the same opinions. Formerly, perhaps, I
WWI nostinderstood ; but I can wore you that I have
always had the same lose for my people. I should not
be inisunderstssid.
I stated the principles of my Government when I
assumed the Regency on the fith of November. 1858.
I shall ins widsly and inviolably maintain those prin-
ciples during illy future Government. I gladly accept
the expressions of your loyalty. A time may come
when I shall remind you of those expressions, for I
reckon on the fidelity of my citizens, as the loyalty of
my people has extricated us in situations of difficulty.
Many changes have taken plaoe in the course of the
past year, and all that has been done has not always
been done rightly. No one shall induce me to abandon
the principles which I have pronounced ; and I give you
the assurance that I shall, with true affection for my
people, abide by these priorities.
I authorise you to communicate to the citizens of
Berlin the sentiments which I have expressed to you ;
and I thank you for what you have said in the name of
Municipality.
It is nonfidently stated from Berlin that a complete
political amnesty will shortly be declared in Prussia for
all rased to which the Royal perogative of pardon
extends.