The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-02-26 00:00:00

PRESENT STATE OF RONK.

The correspondent of tile Times writes as follows :
" The streets of Rome are more than ever tussle at
night, and robberies from the person ars extremely
frequent. The boldness of the needy ruffians who
swarm in this sacred city is increased by the impunity
they enjoy under the most paternal of Governments.
The Pope bad 3,000 gendarmes or more in his pay, but
they have something else to do than to look after male-
(eaters and protect the eitisens. In the most yobbo
stn.et• and at hours, at which thousands of pereme are
still slimed in Rome, you are stopped by knife-hearing
gentlemen, who place the points of these weapon. die-
agreeably 010441 to your skin, and demand the contents
of your pockets. Few persons would ogre to refuse,
ender such circumstances, for • stab is eons sleek and,
moreover, the fellows are generally upon you unaware,
and before you have time to draw a weapon, supposing
you to carry one. A favourite plan is to secrete them-
selves in dark corners staircases and to pounce noon
persons es they amend to their habitation/L. A greet
twiny of the booms in Rome have their street doors opium
all night. A foreigner was attacked the other night Is
the passage of a bones in the Corso. The hour wasi
early and there were people about, but • shout might
have been the signal for the thrust from the egly-look•
ing stilettoes of his assailants, so be prepared to give up
his loom cash. But, as be sought it, the robre at-
tempted to take possession of hie watch, for which he
had • regard, so he at once showed fight, knocked ems
fellow down and finally drove them away without booty.
It would be quite in vain to make any representation
to the Papal authorities. There is no charm of their
eeliteier, irk,iigantfi i heni they did
clyto
catch theta, ththeietov, end thieves,
orh mumd.iralar,
could get any interest made fur them, they would, in
all probability, escape with a nominal punishment. We
are told that beggars are a benefit, in eo far as they
stimulate to the exercise of the Christian virtue of
charity. Unfortunately in Rome their numbers an so
great, that they an so offensively importunate, barring
your path, and thrusting their I Ithy raga upon you,
that people's heart, become hardened ; they look upon
them as an intolerable nuiaatios, give them nothing,
and curse the Government that emmarages the evil.

The Oloire and the ship of {hipline Algoritms have
been out practising firing in every tack at all rates of
speed as high as thirteen knots an hour. lt is said that
in every pointion the Globe maintained her superiority,
and it his only during very had weather that it la
found necessary to moderate her speed when
firing.
In the Spaniel) Chamber lately a dispute arose between
the Minister of the Interior and sertain deputies. The
latter were so irritated that they proposed • motion
declaring that" they bad heard with disgust the Minister
make an announcement which he meat have known to be
false ; " but it came to nothing.
Sir Williatn Burnett died ou the 16th Inst., .sth.
advanced age of eightptwo. He was appointed a
medical officer in the Navy in ins. He was present
at the battles off Caps • 11E.C.8., and decorated with
four war medals,
M. Secretary Mocquard has joined the Paris "Dramatis
Authors' Society," and is a angular recipient og his
Insifits, through that ageney,• as a working
playwright.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has appointed Monday,
the 25th of March, for the coneeeration of the Rev. Dr.
Henry Philipott, who has been elected by the Dean and
Chapter of Worcester to the hiehoprie of that
dioecee.

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