The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-04-02 00:00:00

HON ESTE A UDA X.

NOTES OF THE WEEK.

The Emperor of Russia, having braved his
nobles in order to do a deed of justice and
humanity, has addressed a letter to the
Grand Mike Constantine in which he thanks
the latter wair4y for the ;Rai he has displayed
in connection wt4Jhe Superior Committee,
for the suconsful realization of the project
of serf emancipation. The Emperor prefers
to rule over men—subjects, not serfs, or
slaves. Notwithstanding the menaces of a
powerful noblesse, he has dared to carry out
the humane convictions of his heart, in recog-
nising the great law which unites our race,
knitting subject to sovereign in the bonds of
a common nature. At the same time, the
Emperor announces his intention of forming
a special Committee, under the presidency of
the Grand Duke, for the reorganisation of
the shole rural class of the Empire on an
uniform basis. The Czar has undoubtedly
taken a step in the right direction in advanc-
ing the social prosperity of his people, and
uniting their affections more firmly to his
throne. We give him credit for acting on
the pripsefile of what man owes to man, and
would recommend the democracy of America,
instead of expending so much talk about
"progress," "the dignity of colour," "the
elevation of the masses," and" extending the
area of freedom," to go and do likewise.
Count Cavour, at Turin, has spoken out
on the Roman question. He emphatically
and boldly announces that Rome belongs to
Italy as her natural centre, and that in Rome
the Italian Parliament must assemble. With-
out Rome the kingdom of Italy cannot be
constituted, and lie interposes no doubt as to
the constitution of the kin.gdom. He admits
that to obtain Rome the consent of France
must be had, but affirms that if the Pope's
spiritual independence be secured,' the sword
of France will no longer flame at the, gate
which it now guards. It would thus appme.
that, since so sagacious a statesman as Count
Cavour has spoken out in so open and free a
manner, the solution of the Roman question
must be both imminent and certain.

A meeting worthy of the city of London
was held on Wednesday at the Mansion
House. The Lord Mayor presided, and he
was supported by many influential merchants
and members of parliament. The object of
the meeting was to devise measures for the
alleviation of the distress caused by the
famine in India. "The speech of the day"
was delivered by Mr. Gladstone, who, with
148 usual commanding eloquence, pleaded the
maw of our famine-stricken fellow-subjects.
A idillion. and a half of men, women, and
ehddrerr, Im stated, had nothing under Provi-
dence buk the) loud of charity in which to
trust to saVe them-11pm premature death, and
he eskedwhether; fpoiiéyry ground as men,
as philanthropists, as , as Christians,
we ought not to rush -forwird le avail our-
selves of the opportunity iiituidect..4e, We
set a high value on the commerce of India,
'but we had to carry to India •Morethalx the-
wealtii Curt abores produce. We owed her 'it
boon which, we eould never acquit by the
mere exercise of 01ftical rule. We must
desire to communicate to her some better and
some higher gift, and he looked upon that as
no small missionary meeting. Sir 11.BdArds
made sonic very pertinent remarks on tho
disgrace which would have been inflicted upon
the English name, if it had gone forth to the
world that we refused to stretch out a hand
to save the starving myriads of India. Happily
that shame has been spared us, and we hope
that the appeal made on Thursday will meet
with a hearty response throughout the length
and breadth of our land.
A mock clergyman received his deserts at
the Derby assizes on Wednesday last. Edw.
Seymour Burch, alias Simpson, alias Edward
Norman Carew, formerly a master in Arch-
bishop Tenison's School, London, was in-
dicted for having solemnized matrimony
between George White and Anne
Andrews, according to the rites of the Church
of England at Rushall, Wilts, he not being
in holy orders. The prisoner did duty for
the Rev. Mr. Curtis, at Linton, Herefordshire,
where he represented that he was a Master of
Arta. His description of himself did not
altogether satisfy Mr. Curtis, and he left on
a pretended visit to Gloucester Cathedral,
and never returned. He subsequently put
in communication with Mr. Bradford,

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