The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-08-06 00:00:00

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POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

MIL LATAIII).—The appointment Of Mr. Lapin' toll
thelForeign Under-Secretaryship will not oblige bun to
go before his ounstituents. Mr. Lay.rd, like all the
other under-secretaries, is nominated not by the Crown,
but by the chief of his depArtnicht, and his acceptance
of the office does Out, therefore, necessitate a fresh
election.

LORD EIA;IN. -We believe we may state with cer-
tainty that Lord Elgin has been appointed to succeed
Lord Canning as Governor-Geacral of India. This
appointment has long been contemplated. and is itself
an explanation of the fact, which excited *mile remarks
at the time, that Lord Elgin obtained no °thee daring
the late chauec in the Ministry
MINDSTERIAL WHITRUALT Dv:xi:lL—The customary
Ministerial whitebait d r, wiuiu.iu invariably precedes
the adjournmett of Parliament, took place on Wednev-
day evening. at the Tratialiptr, Greenwich. There were
present--Viscount Palmerston, the Earl Granville. the
Duke of Argyll, the Earl Ewell, the Luke of New-
castle, the Duke of Somerset, the Right lion. W. E.
Gladstone, the. Right lion. Sir George U. Lewis, the
Right Hon. Eduard Csrchrell, (lie tight Hon. T.
Miler Giboon, the Right lion. Charles P. Villiers. the
Right lien. Sir Charles Wood, Lord Stanley Alderley,
Earl of Ripon, Viecount Bury, the Right lion. Frede-
rick l'eol, Lord Clarence Paget, the Right lion. W.
Hutt, the Right Hon. W. F. Cowper. the Right Bon.
Rohm t Lowe, the Attorney-General. Mr. G. thive, Mr.
K it. K. Ilugeasen, Hon. Henry W. B. Brand. Mr.
Whitbread, lion. Captain Drummond, Rear-Admiral
the Hon. Sir F. Grey, Mr. C. S. Forte:acne, Captain C.
Lien, Mr T. U. Baring, fie. The patty proceeded to
Greenwich in a steamer from Huugerford
eng_aite.l already for (lie purpose..
MISPITISRIAL ER-ELECTIONS.--Nr Robert Peel, for
Tninwortli, and Sir George Grey for Morpeth, were cm
Wednesday re-elected members fur these boroughs
without oppimition. ' . .

SILLIL F.IIIUSH ISE ELkeviiiit.- -The election of a ;tient-
bar for this county took place on Wednewtay. At the
Ghee of the poll, the nnuabela were, bold Henry Scott,
(Conservative) 188 ; lion. W. Napior, (Liberal) 136 ;
inajority, 22.
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It in said that the honour of newel,. is about being
eonferred on Colonel Herbert, who, as it is known, is
11,14.111 to enjoy the privilege of entertaining her Majesty
at his splendid residence at Miickres* If an honour ix
to be conferred on the Lord Lieutenant of Kerry, it
could not lw anything less than that v hich is spoken
of —namely, • title, and • smit in tho House of Lords.
Sir Hobert Peel's appointment seems to disioruied
for the moment the hostility of tlie Irish Conservative
journals. The Dablin /Veto/Ow Packet, one of the most
vigoroua of them, referring to it says :—The announce.
ment will give satisfaction. This rising politicinn has
made character of !ate by his chivalrous championship
of the cause of the Spanish Protestant*, and his generous
and truly British sympathy struggling with freedom
everywhere. There is manifestly some heart in him.
We are prepared to meet hisii with • warm welcome,
RII.I to place considerable confidence in hie judgment
and ilupartiality."
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A:el:await nomination and election
of a candidate in the room of the Lord Mayor of London
took place on Monday morning, Mr. J. Poore, the
Mayor. iireaVing. Alderman Earle_ proposed Mr. Coles
as a fitting representative, and Mr. H. T. Leathain
seconded the motion. No other candidate being pro.
Mr. Cale was declared duly elected. The hon.
gentleman then addressed the electors, advocating con-
titutional views, in the imam of his remarks being
lon 117 cheered.
Car 01, OXYOILD ELCCrION.—The threatened Con•
servistive opposition to the re-election of Mr. Cardwell
diii nut take place. At the nomination oti Tuesday, no
other aandidate was proisised, and the Mot. gentleman
was declared duly elected.