The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-10-22 00:00:00

DEATHS OF NOTE.

October 11, at OM Steyne, Brighton, Henry Harmer, Ewe.,
wed 97. lho &coved was the well.known spinal surgeon,
where curse extended throughout the whole kingdom. He
bel been In • declining Mate for the lavt three yetra.
Octob r It, at the Victoria Hotel, St. Leonard's-on-Sea,
Major Sibthorp. M.P., aged 45. The lamented deceived left
his mat at Canwiek, near Uncoln. for • short anjourn in the
Routh In rempandively good health. He atayerl • wept* of
days in Lrmden, and on Saturday morning proceeded to St. I
1.-onard's In the mune of the following day as he was never-
cig
OA Mr. Bamford Hqre, he wee mull !cniy seized rich
comprenalon of the brain, and fell into cat gentleman's it,...
•ad within two Mont had breathed his lea. On Monday his
remains were token hack to Canstek Hal% amomienied hy
he affectionate and dircomolater who, to await interment.
TM death nf Major PIM horp cameo • vacancy In the mermen.
halm of Lincoln, wh'ch city he hm represented since the
death 0, his father—the ate Colonel Mbar', -on the 14th
December. 1864. In polities the gallaat Major was • Liberal
Cromervative, and during the whole of hi• repro...retails*
career hot am faithfully and diligently mtmeiell to the interest.
of him con, Murmur, nun ommg • party with which he wee
n ore nearly silted in principle whenever he could conaistentir
• so, but ever maintaining a strictly indepen'ent poeition In
De 41 tie. The Sibth,,rp family have represented Lincoln.
It't but a few short intervals for nearly • century.
tober 11, at North Shielda, John Dale, F..q., • borough
magairate. del ma of the ellest shipownere in the port, aged
79. Ile had been el out all day and in the evening took Ms
&custom, d walk. He appmred then in hie umal health, hut
between 9 and 10 o'clock. while sitting in hio chair, readinz,
he gave. merman and fell Met, and before medical arnistance
Arrived he was dead. Mr. Dale belonged to the pant genera-
lion of Tree ellipownere. but nulike that achool of old seamen
he woe. Liberal lo politim and a decider Free-trader.
October 11, Major John Vetoed Mush, in his 70th year.
Their eased entered the arse In 1909, and served with the
R lignsinecers in the Peninsula
11, at Holm-lodge. Wimbledon, after • brief ill.
nem, Lady Rose, widow of the lore Right Hon. Sir George
Rem, 0.0 H., •ho died in 1966. Her ladyship has left cur.
riring issue Sir Hugh Boma commanding the forcer' in India,
Mr. W. ROM, WO the Cowries'-Dowager of Morton.
October It, Kr Cubitt, the celebrated civil engineer,
after an inns II which had prevented him for some yeam from
following hls profewionsi career. When the Great Ethildtion
was projected. the INU.4fITi.IIIII of the eonetfueteon of that
novel building am entruvled to him, and on the meseutui
termination oe that work he received the honour of knight-
hod. The lam great works upon which he was engaged were
the two lore floating landing-stages In the Mervey, at Liver-
Pei. and the new iron bridge scree the Metimar, at Rocherter
--all remarkable works, and worthy terminations of a very
&Mite and useful profeeideral memo.

PROPVISOI Can YCII TAXO.—Ths following par'
holism respecting Om native Professor of Chinese, who
commenced his emirs* of instreetion at University
College on Wednesday, will be found interesting. He
was at school and college six years, in what is
considered the best city in China, Hans Chou. He
pauel two Government examinatione—one among 8,000
'choler', at which he gained the third prize; and the
other among 14,000 scholars, where he had the
thirteenth prize. At the examination in the college
by obtaisort the first prize. His father is the governor
Of Row Chou; his eldest cousin is now the fourth
i'ikter of Po Ching or Pekin; his wand cousin is now
the governor of Ton Hoe. The professor's Chinese
title is Chou Yier, signifying Young Mandarin. his
'J' eaks fourteen dialects; is thoroughly acquainted with
the Nan Ching and ?oohing, two Mandarin busguages.
lip has been in this oduntr two years. He mine over
with Dr, laserowan, one of the AlOO6Ollll missionaries.
He has taught seven young men the Mandarin
languages; ax have gone to China, and one is still
studying with him. He haa come to this country for
the purpose of learning the 1 language. manners,
and rustbins, and gaining 1h
information necessary for
promoting the most friendly relations between the
Governments of China and Great Britian. The pro-
fessor is a native of Ching Who, and is twenty-eight
srs of age. He was introduced to his elms at
University College by Xt. Onions Xi., he Law
ember,