The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-08-06 00:00:00

foreign antlontal intelligcnce.

POLAND.—An interesting denionatrat ion took place
before the English coagulate oboe in Warsaw on the
20th July. Between 4,000 and amoo respectably
dressed Poles, asamuhiel for the purpose of exptemillig
their grateful thanks for the sympathy the &Wilda
people, and pavticularly our gracious Queen, show for
the sufferlop of Poland. A beautiful young girl recited
sOllMPoliali verse cotnplimeniary to the free inatitstions
of England, which the crowd responded to by cries of
" Long hoe Englnuit—Long live Queen Victoria," &a
NAPLES.—The ir.telligenoe from Naples shows that
the brigandage in eslahrie is decidedly iiiininiainuit
before the arms of the Italian troopa, assisted by the
National Guard. The number of troopa will soon reach
36,000. Such • body, tinder the vigorous direction of
liereral Uialdij, cannot fail in a short time to reduce
the iusergents, and upset ell the plans of the Bourbon
end Panel intriguers.
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F/tANOIL—The French Government seems quite
beside Itself in its fair or rancour against the House of
Otionos• They here Jest caused a domiciliary visit to
be made at the residence of M. de Viers, a correspondent
of the lerlepeuriarcee Bello and the Journal de Uf ;wee,
on suspicion of beingln correspondence with the prince.
of the Orleans family. lli It'alewski lies even de.cended
to the shabby act of preventing the Sevres manufactory
from executing an order sent from Claremont by the
weeirrable ez•Queen of France. The effect of such con•
%tact must be to draw the attention of Frenchmen to
the exiled family, ead give it an importanee in their
eyes which otherwise It might not attain—The Journol
• Ordroury -tales that it hi contemplated to establish
a sirstegie rsil way along the meat, ao as to make it
possible to transport a large body of troops to any part
of the meet "where the enemy might attempt to land."
It is also rumoured that in future iron-plated ships are
to be built at some place where the eye of the curious
cannot penetrate.

CAPE OF GOOD HOFE.—The mails from the (Asps
bring intelligenas to the sth ult. Sir George Grey had
not left for New Zealand, The Finance Committee had
recommended a loan of 1220.000 for the servioe of the
present year. It was proposed to increase the revenue
by ElOO,OOO In the following manner—by reimposing
transferred 'duties, by an increase of the customs
duties, • per essatage on Bank paper, &stamp tariff,
and legacy and suocession duties. A bill had been
introduaed, (or the establishment of the voluntary
principk in regard to church rates, and for the with-
drawal 9f the State grants for religious purposes. This
measure ergs progressing in public favour. The winter,
though late, had act in with great severity. There VMS
• frequency of stormy weather. Trade was unusually
dull, and stocks of wine were low. The losses sustained
by the wool *peculators in the eastern provinces were
very inensiderahie. There was • good demand for chip.
Plans were afloat for trainiug schools for masters
and mistresses within the colony. Nothing further had
been beard of Bishop /deacons. The barque Beruicia,
which left England on the 25111 of March last, was
wrecked on Roches Island on the 16th June. Mrs.
O'Liff, Mr. Van Smirk, four thiblren, and one sailor,
were drowned. An English brewing company bad been
established in the colony. The Volunteers continued to
increase in proficiency.
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AMEBIC A.—The North Briton steam-ship which left
New York on the 19th of July, brings intelligence that
the main body of the Federal army, which commenced
its march on Richmond on the morning of the 17th
inst., snot with no serious resistance until it reached
Galbram, • fortified position, three miles from Man-
mamas Junction, on the following day, in attacking
which, the advanced guard were repulsed by the Con-
federates. Afterwards, however, the position was
carried by tl.e Federal troop.. The Confederate force
at Richmond is reported to number 10,000, and at Man-
'mum Junction, 60,000. The steamer York Town had
been armed by the Confederates, who have iron-eased
and mounted her with eight 64-pounders. The Govern-
ment lies decided that no more fusritive slaves shall be
allowed in or to follow the array. The Cuba, one of the
vessels captured by the privateer Sumter, has got free;
the prize crew put on barrel having laid down their
arum, preferring to go anywhere rather than rejoin the
Sumter. Two of them are Englishmen.
TURKEY—The treaty of commerce between Great
Britain and Turkey, which is to come into operation on
the I.t ut October. has been laid before Parliament.
Turkish produce and manufactures purchased by British
subjects are to be liable to no duty except an export
duty of ft per cent., diminishing annually by 1 per cent.
until it he reduced to a fixed ad raforma duty of 1 per
crnt. to ,'over the general expenses of administration
and omit, ; and the
.produce and manufactures of the
dominions possession of Her Britannia Majesty am
not to be eu, ject in Turkey to any duty beyond an
import duty of 8 per cent., but the import of
tobacco or salt is prohibited. There is to be on
dfferential duty on British shipping. The duty of 3
per cent, now levied on articles poring through Turkey
by land to other countries Is to be reduced to 2 per
cent., and after 8 years is to be merely 1 per mot, to
defray the expense of registration. No charge is to be
made on Britah produce or goods in British ships
pawing through the Strait.. The "most favoured
nation" clauses are tueertad.

KOMIL—The following inert astounding news appears
In large type in the PAO of Tuesday. A scene of •
grave character has lately pared at Home. and etie
which shows how gnmtly the sentiments of certain
members of the Papal government differ from those of
the Holy Father, who never speaks of the Emperor
without testifying the gratitude which he owes to him.
In a recent affray between • Fr..neh and • Roman
soldier about a woman the Frenchman was wounded.
According to existing conventions the pontifical moldier
ought to have been given up to be tried by • French
court-martial, and General de Guyon claimed him.
Mgr. de Merocle refused. The general then applied to
Cardival Autonelli, who admitted the claim, and gave
orders accordingly. Mgr. de Merode stiU refused. The
questi n was brought before the Pope, who ordered
Mgr. de Merode to give up the soldier. Mgr. de Merode
obstinately resisted this sovereign command. He went
to General de Goyon in • state of great irritation, and
with threatening gestures spoke in • most insulting
way of the Emperor Napoleon. The general ordered
him to be silent, and told him that Mum be wore •
priest's dress he could not give him • couple of boxes
on the ear ; but he desired himself to consider himself
as having received them morally, and he added that tf
he Mr. do Merode, would throw of his frock, he, the
general would take off his uniform and was ready tolight
him. Mgr. de Merode took refuge in his ecclesiastical
character. The general answered that in any came he
maintained the mural chastisement, and he at once sent
to fort Saint Amp, fur the Homan soldier, who was at
leegth given up to him.

LulUM.—The Belgian official journal contains a
note stating that, on the subject of the commercial
relations between Great Britian and Belgium, satis-
factory explanations have Leen reomitly exchanged be-
t ween the Belgian Minister in London and the British
Foreign Secretary, and that new treaties, conformed to
the mutual advantage of the two nations, will be
immediately prepared.