The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1868-11-17 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

SPAIII.—The Brani•rda driven to their wits' end to find • suitable Sovereign, and yet unwilling at present to plunge into • Federal Republic, seriously talk f placing a crown on les heal of the veteran E-partero, and by this means tiding over the difficultiof the moment. Probsbly the Dees of Vietoria woulst be el relemtant as Ferdinand of Portugal to accept the glittering prize. Fresh manifestations are seated to he,- taken piece in favour of the immediate proclamation of freedom of worddp, and petitions are being signed with that object. It is in this direction that reaction is feared. in consequence of the great influence of the To.eish clergy, and the euperattious notions of the people in town as well as in country districts. PAT•L POACHING APTRAT,—The Court of Anises at Rainault, Belgium, tried • few days back • man tem.! Quievreux, a wheelwright, of llontlinal-an•Bois, on a coarse of poaching sod an attempt to murder. On the loglit of the 3rd of September last three gamekeepers of Baron Dessert were on the watch, when they heart I some shoes fired, and • man with • gun approached I them. They barred the pousege, on which he called out to give way: bet they held firm, and the man fired and killed one of them named Foams. After • desperate I struggle the stranger was overpo•ered and teken to pr isle, where he attempted to commit suicide. On him trial he denied that he fired voltentardy, and the local authorities of his commune gave him an excellent char eter. The jury aoquitted the prisoner of murder, hut found him guilty of becidental homicide. In coolie. quenee be was fiord 1101. for the ohne* of poaching, -entenceel to six months' imprieonment, with a fine of 1001. for the homkide; end, on the claim of Fouree father, condemned to pey 60001. damages. AN P.I4OOOONIIIT WITH CIIINISE PlZATte.—Tha Hong Remo Dail y Press gives an account of a very epirited engagement with !trees at CtiorClai. The town of Choo-Phi has, from time immemorial, contained a population of pirate", who have rendered the transport of merchenliee from the interior by the River Hsu • matter of extreme difficulty and danger, and many have been the complaints of merchants whose boats have been plundered in sight of the shire awaiting their cargo in the harbour of Swedes'. "It appears," says a correspondent, "that on an eolueley day, these reseals ' fired upon and robbed a boat that was bringing down stores for her Itaitrety's gunboat Bastard, and ill-tresited • British subject in charge; upon which the °doer commanding the Bustard demanded of the authorities the immediate apprehension and punishment of the offenders, The chief mandarin replied that he would mnst willingly comply with the demand, but that he ram not able to do so, as the town of Choo-Chi was stronely fortified, and too well manned and armed to be attacked by the force at his disposal. On the 29th of June last, leather in obedience to superior orders or on his own reaponsibility dose not appear, Lieutenant Cecil Johnson, commanding the Boded, steamed tip the river and enchorsd at about a mile and a quarter from the town of Choo•Chi. Haring needs arrangement. with some mandarins commanding 300 troops, Lieutenant Johnson summoned the town t• evreoder. This was at once peremptorily retitled, and he tended, accompanied by Idr. Thompeoo. acting British consul at Sento., as interpreter, and Dr. Jones, also of that place, who had volunteered to attend the wounded, there being no medical offieer on board the Retard. Lieutenant Johnson placed himself at the bead of the mAndarin's troost, and marched on the town, which was well fortified, and mounted two gone. The Chinese troops seem to have followed well, under • fire from two guns and a large body of small-arm men, until they got inside the outer stockade, lent yi an Mini, they moo. upon ground that was staked with spikes of iron and hard wood, and being without tehow., and egoomi tea galling fire, their further ad ranee became an impossibility, so they retired, the wounded being well eared for by Dr. Jones. Finding it impossible to atom the place with the small number of Englishmen under his oommend, and it being evideot that the pirates could bring at least 600 men to any given point, Lieutenant Johnson returned on bonei his ganbost and opened fire on the Oars, which was kept up till dark, in the night of the 29th Lieutenant Johnson landed • 24-pounder howitzer, which, manned and protected by 16 men from the Bustard, was got into position within 600 yards of the fortifications, and opened fire upon them on the morning of the 90th. After come hones' fire bad breached the earthworks of the inner fortifications, the imperial troops again took courage and followed the English lieutenant to the assault: they were, however, driven back with greet loss, and it was only after two days' bombardment, and when the town was on fire in • I place, that Lieutenant Johnson succeeded, with 24 of his tans men, in getting possession of the town, which, beeeing levelled Its fortifications And burnt the stockade', he handed neer to the msndann authorities." The Re"g Kent/ Defy Peas says that the town of CborChi &WA. in an open plain surrounded by rice fields. The florttltestioos eonsistel of two lines of esrth works, three Ines of deep head d toter's filled with water, and outside Alchh..l....._46ftetegroq.iLg..bito:hmebtoot:is,tookad.h m.e.,ath.ectr.rehote ooTzredto.byntwoof h'• basing become rich from enturies of plunder, or of the mand•rimi, and • scum' Erwet toes and ....me to the merrhant. of Bestow tiso .I:4l:"*Lisit,hatchs, lie said poper Matas, Lieut. Johnson' centaol thee den ittalltm and placed under imperial - . _  WHIR • rebab'eurticle affording greet edvantares introduced. the puhlie ere certain to avail them,.... fit and it is equ,oly certain that some will be found who do not scruph9 to offer counterfets. For ins, ince, Horn,. man's teas from combi,dng delicious flavour. greet strength end re .1 chespne s, here long enjoyed en im• mense sale • thin hu induced loony to co, the libels and em,per. for the purpose of p.ssing off c .mmon tee. To prevent disappointment, the pub ic shou d observe the pnaine acket is Horniman and Co London, I origi..si lint erten of the Pure Tee.' 2,538 Agents are appointed; than for this distriol ire saver Vold in Chas columns.  tuna! litbm THU Chuck News discussing the From. proseoutlon, say, that if Mr. Sennett's doctrine be formally and explicitly condemned, the days of the Established Church are infallibly numbered, Ma. Wthoul 11•111118"1,, the well.known tenor ✓inger, expired at his residenoe in Gaisfordortreet, Kentish-town, London, on Monday, in the 55t1i year of htn age, from dropsy. AT • BllsTß.—The wife of • poor cab-driver, of No. 35, Prebend-atm', Camden Town, hes piper, birth to three children. One wag born on the sth. one on the 6th, and a third on the Bth. The poor woman, who was attended by two surgeom, is progieeing favourably.