The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-12-10 00:00:00

DEATIis OF NOTE.

Distil or Bra Pena Levant—On Mednewiay Intelligence
was received by the Lead Mayor, st the Mansion Houss. of
the death, on the previous evening, of Mr Peter Laurie. the
oldest member of the Court o.f Aldermen of the City of
Londin. The dammed gentleman filled the Mike of sheriff
Ivo tar beck as HMS, 38 years ago. Ile sae elected an alderman
for the ward of A Idengate on the 6th of July. Into, and 'a.
elknen Lord Mayor in 1632, haring in the previous year stood
• eouteat for the mayoralty with Alderman Sir Joan Key,
who ins than elected chief magistrate for • second time. The
death ,d Sir Peter renders vavent the office id alderman for
the ward of Aklersgate, anti by an Act of the Court ,of Comnom
Council Me Lord Ma)or Is required within 14 .1 .ys from
the deatl to convents a renown for the eiecUou of a
. .

NATIO Or THN COONTLIS CANTINO.—We dez ely regret t
M*.that intelligence was on Thursday reoeir at the India
Ogles, by telegraph, of the death a the Countess Canning,
wife M the Governor-General of India. The lamented

countess expired on the Hish ult., at tkleutta. The late
countess. Charlotte, sae the eldest daughter of the late Lord
Stuart di Km-limey. C.C.S., and can born In 1011. She
married, 6th September, 1866, the Earl Canning, than the
lion. Charles J. Caoning, the only on of the well-known
statesman. ifer ladythlp sea for many ears lady-In-waiting
to the queen, and asn deservedly much esteemed at Court.
Several families el rank Sr. placed In mourning by her prema-
ture death.

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DIATU TUZ RlColtill no LITILTOOI.-011 Thunduy
morning J. li. Aspinall, Esq., the Deputy Recorder, Zaz pre-
aiding In the Nisi Prim Court, Liverpool ; as the trial of
three men, .41 the charge stealing some wheat, was being
with, telegram In banded to him, which caused
rirteodi,:tire and hold a consultation with Mr. 13arnu Cheapen
who was sitting as the Judge of assize in the Crown Court.
After the lapse of mune time the deputy recorder returned,
acid mild—Gentlemen of the jury, it Is my painful duty to
announee to you the death of the Recorder, which took place
this morning at eight o'clock. Having consulted nith Mr.
Baron Channen, and se the power of continuing the erelong le
• matter of some .inubt, you still now be dlscharge4 from ITIV-
lug say simnel In this case, and from any further attendance
at them semions. The melancholy intelligence mused conside-
rable mosation amongst the legal gentlemen prawn% in both
Courts, and deep sympathy was expressed for the widow and
relativee of the departed Reconier. Mr. llectilerenn zas mil-
venally esteemed as • humane, painstaking, and excellent
judge, seen able lawyer, and• thorough English gentleman.
Tim. Lan Ste R. C. Suateseasa.—By despatches from
Bombay, under date of November 12, we learn the death of rilr
Richmond Campbell Sisakzuezr. The dammed. who resided
in Bengal, and whose services In connection with the Indian
main's, are well known, and for which he was made • CIL,
received the honour of knighthood for service. at Rival., In
reconciling the Khan to the Emperor of Muftis, and In putting
in end to the slavery of Europeans in that country. He
entered the military stirs ice of the Bengal Artillery In 1827,
and um eminently distingulithed at the attack on Gwalior In
December, 1843, as well as thom against the Sikhs In 11444:1 0,
at the battle of Goolcrat. where he we' wounded. He receded
the hreset.rank of lieutenantd•olonel in the army In the East
Indica to 180.

TEE ATTEMPTED MORDIS AT ALDEESHOT.—At the
ordinary petty sessions held on Monday morning at the
Aklershot police-station, John Nicholas, of the 3rd
battalion Military Train, was again place I at the bar,
charged with shooting with intent to murder Troop-
Sergeant-Major Henry Leslie Kennedy, on the night of
the 6th tilt: The magistrates present were F. R.
Thresher, Req., and Captain Newcorue, and upon the
pPSO. Der being placed at the bar Mr. Superintendent
Howard said: With regard to the mum of John
Nicholas, who stands charged, as your worships are
aware, with as attempt to murder Sergeant-Major
Kennedy on the night of the 6th of last month, I have
all the witnesses here, so that the case can be fully
grim into if your worships think St. Dr. Reynolds is
Present,iind will inform your worships of the state of
Sergeant Kennedy, sod I must then big to leave it to
your worships whether you think it necessary to
remand the prisoner again. Mr. F. R. Thresher : I
think we had hotter hear what the medical °dicer has
to my. Burgeon F. K. Reynolds, 3rd Battalion, Mill-
ter7 Train, said: I saw Sergeant-Major Kennedy at ten
°Mock this mormitig. and be is going on in a satisfactory
manner, but it is impossible for me to say that be is
completely oat of danger. He is, of Cann., very much
reduced ; bet although there is every probability of his
ultimate Temerity, yet I cannot undertake to say he is
out eg &ape% Captain Niewonue : Then we think it is
desirable to remand the prisoner again, until we can
understand whether be is out of danger or not. The
prisoner wm then formally remanded, and eonveyed
last le Wimbester Gaol in the emus ut the oftenon.