The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-06-19 00:00:00

forrign Intelligtnce.

La France, in a qualified manger, denim the ttuth of
the report that the Emperor Maximilian baa mule up
11le mind to abdicate.

THI Curewitoh ha s arrived at Copenhagen. His
special object is probably to visit the Prinoese llsgroar,
who was to have been the bride of his brother, and who
ie now not unkikely to be betrothed to bins.

Canuct has broken out in the near vicinity of the
Prussian capital. On Sunday there were dye cane at
Fnankfort-on•the-Oder, and there bad been 65 0•0311
meetly in the little town of Arnim.lde.

A I.,rrez from Rome announces the death of the
etcher of the rope, the Count... &mirth de Jesi, who
died I. p.-at sisoery, not being able to aubsist on the
pension of two pounds a mouth which the Holy Father
allowed her. The doceaaed (taunter was an ardent
Italian {Akio... and no lover of priests, having taken an
aversion to the Homan Catholic Church, as well ea its
ministers and belief, from an impression that she was
persecuted by her brother.

ATTINFr TO POINON TEN KUNO AND QUINN OF
PONTUG et. —The Journal de Costasereio of Li.bon eon.
Woe the folloving:—"A rumour ha. been current here
that in the palace of Alicia, an attempt Ea. been made
to Ivaco the King and Queen. In the spertments of
the Queen was &covered at the bottom of • fug of
drinking water • quantity of phosphoric matter more
than sulleent to poison the liquid. A rigorous inquiry
wee immediately set °afoot One of the gargles hone..
bold who bed drunk of this water hes been takes ill.
Another cordon states that no one bad drunk, bat that
the dimovery bad been made in time."

TUB FENIAN RAID IN CANADA.

The City of Boston brought the Intelligence that
the Fenian. had crowd the Niagara river and captured
Fort Erie and a small village near Buffalo. Troop.
were marched against them, and it was reported that an
enp.aement occurred at Ridgway, but the result wan
not known.

By the arrival of the Belgian we learn that ai eight
o'clock on the morning of Jane 2, the Canadian Volun-
teers Writhed the Forking near Ridimiy, bat were (owed
to fall bank for reinforesmeot& The volunteen were
subsequently reinforced, and drove the Fenian* bank, a
number being killed and no:minded on both sidaa. Tbs
regiment& of regulars, wi,h an Armstrong battery. are
maroliing to attack the Fenian' in the rear. It ia
behaved that the entire Fenian force will be captured.
Tbs Federal tr.mps hare sent pickets along the entire
frontier.

Tile proprietor of Fort Erie, If r. James ll'Collam,
73, Kensington Garden Square writes to the Timm to
say that it consists of • corn mill with • dwelling-I:owe
and • few acres of land on the Canadian side of the
Mager.. The corn will WY burnt a fsw years ago, and
the whole consists of • desirable site for a railway
station when the proposed loternatMnal bridge to
Buffalo is built, but is worthless as • poet for the
Fenian* or for any other belligerent.
The Penises have had hut • abort Maser in
COASAIL. Is is stated that they were attacked on
the morning of the 2nd of June by Canadian velem.
mere, who had to fall bade. A couple of ininients
of replant fume up, however, and the taMeswere
speedily turned. The nebula, sou» 400 in number,
were surrounded, and GeeseralO'Neill, their commander,
✓ho. dolt Thaw of that who ricwwwl aide tor hhok