The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-09-25 00:00:00

INDIA.

FeseneL or Ma. Witsenc.—At half-pect 5 o'clock on
the 13th of last month, the funeral of the Right Hon.
James Wilson took place. The funeral teethes which
amembled to pay this hot tribute of respeet seemed to
comprise almoet the entire male European population,
and mane of the natives of rank and influence in Cal-
cutha. the son-in-law of the deceased gentleman was
the chief mourner, supported by Dr. Users.). who had
been his principal medical attendant; then followet his
Excellency the Viceroy, the Commander. iii-f • et, the
Lieutenant•Govertior the judges, and t..t uther
members of the Executive and Legislative Council, and
is lung procemion, in which the military, the law, the
merchants, bankers, and commercial themes all bore
witints., in their grave demeanour, to the general
esteem in which ?Jr. Wilson has been held, and the
universal sense of the iuiportance of the hos sustained
in his death. It was a subject 41 remark how greatly
Dr. Marine appeared to be borne down by the sa4l
responsibility thrown upon him during the last few
weeks as Mr. Wilson's medical adviser but it is known
that while ell thet skill and unwearied kindness could
for Mr. Wawa wes dune by Dr. Macrae, to whose
Louse he had been reinovest and by the medical gentle-
men who came to his assistanoe. still the resolution with
which Mr. Wilson refined to leave Calcutta, and the
great work be had in hind, until too far gone to permit
of his removal, exoterates his medical attendant from
• any possible shade of blame intim matter; and, indeed. so
inn di we. done to sustain his failing its. with that it
was not until the morning of the day on which lie died
Um: hope was relinquished. While leaving the rad
sceue we heard more than once the remark. " We iho
not yet realise bow much we have lost."—Codearra
Englishman.
It is stated that the immediate canoe of Mr. Wilson's
death was the shock which lie experienced at the in-
telligence of Sir H-nry War,l's sudden and lamentable
cod. He had previously shiwn symptoms of improve-
ment, but these melancholy tidings are supposed to have
brought one rel
. A public meeting has been held at Madras for the
purieme of drawing up npetition to Her Majesty,
soh. itl ig the appointment of Mr. Morehead as Governer
of the Presidency. Within in • mouth, by the depar-
ture and donne in quick aucceseion of the two distin•
guished ststesmen who have ruled at Fort St. George
this eminent eivilian has twice been called to mom;
the reins of Government. Yr. Morehead concurred
with Sir Charles Trevelyan's views regarding the hie°,
tax. He did not acquiesce in the propriety of pulleproceedings of the Madras Government.
Nissan is to be rewarded for his fidelity to our
Goesnuaese by the meanie's al the &steed le lb•

south of his dominions, the Engliah retaining poweasion
of the Serer valley. His Highness will likewise he pre-
sented with Engtah manufactures to the value of
ElOO,OOO ; and Saler Jung, his !Holder. besides being
most honourably complimented by the English Govern•
inept, obtains a present of manufactures to the value of
C 30,000. and hopes to rival Jung BbaJuur by acquiring a
G.t7.8. ship.
A private letter from Nepanl reports that the cholera
had broken out a. bad as it was four year. ago, when it
was very destructive. The wife of ftalarao, brother of
the infamous Nana, Las been carried off by this
epidemic.
The P1..114 Cazette says, "We are informed on good
authonty that the 'thole question of the removal of the
seat of Government irons Bombay to Poona is now
under referent* to the :Secretary or State for India.