The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-04-26 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The Royal mail steamship Niagara, Capt. M illar, arrived
at Liverpool with the New York mails of the sth,
Boston of the iith, Ifsliras to the 4th, and by telegraph
from the former, rib the latter port, to the evening of
the 7th. At Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, much excite.
molt had been occasioned by a coloured mull having
been arrested in the orbit- lace, handcuffed, soil
carried to Philadelphia, unit. r the Fugitive Slave Law.
It was invierstissl that the alleged fugitive 555 claimed
by a party ill Virginia, who Kay that he en,iVell from
moulage aix years ago. Consequent upon the affair,
which is the first that has occurred under the Fugitive
Slave Law in Philadelphia for several years, much
excitement has also occurred in the Ilarritiburg Legis-
lature, where, mon the consideration of the Penional
Liberty Bill being taken up, a preamble was offered with
• resolution attached to take up the Bill providing for
the removal of the capital to Philadelphia. It was
negatived, however, by a large majority • but the
s.scond reading of the resolutions against slavery was
passed by a majority of 10. When the alleged slave
was taken to the Commissioner's office to be examined
hundreds of persons gathered along the route, and there
was strong evidence of a forcible seizure being attempted,
but the authorities exhibited a firm front and the crowd
did not interfere. The case was adjourned.
The trial of Mr. Sickle's for the murder of Mr. Key
commenced at Waallington on the 4th. His manner on
appearing in the d ck is reported to have been calm and
dignified. Ile returned the recognition of several of his
friends and acquaintances, and took his sext beside his
counsel, but near the railings that separates the lawyers
from the audience. Near by ~at the prisoner's father,
Mr. Bagiola, father of Mrs. Sickles, and several of the
prisoner's 'mist intimate friends. prisoner pleaded
' Not Guilty." .Associated with Mr. (NW, the district
attorney, was Mr. J. M. Carlisle, on behalf of the
people ; and for the defence appeared J. T. Brady, of
New York, E. P. Stanton, of Pittsburg, and others.
Both sides erelated they were ready to proceed, and
five jurors were sworn, when the panel of 30 was
exhauaterl, and an order was issued to s 75 tales.
inen for next day. Up to the evening of tin. sth • full
jory had not been obtained, as nearly all who hail been
summoned, obtained exemption on the ground that
they had previously wade up their minds on the nitrite of
the Case, and could not, therefore, judge impartially.
At the close of the Court on the sth, 75 more sum-
monses were issued.

The Central American question was exciting con-
sitlyrable attention. Letters from Washington state
that despatches had been sent to General Lamar,
instructing him" to demand from Nicaragua an apology,
restitution, and indeninity, on • failure to comply with
which he is to ask for his uaasports." The home
squadron was to be strengtbened.and the commodore was
to act up to the order of General Intuar. Similar in-
structions had been sent to the Pacific squadron. Con-
siderable activity existed in the naval yards, and 10
yrs.+. had been murdered to be prepared for Sea
iiiii A tad...graph to Boston states that the
vessels were nut being prepared with special reference to
the events in Nicaragua, but to relieve the home and
l'acific squadrons.