The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-06-25 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

The Tay, Bustard, soil Tweed—Yu- nboatt arrived at
Various
times between Friday last and Wednesday.
Tug LOCAL BOARD ACCOUNTS. —Ur. James Trask,
auditor of the Somerset and Wilts district. has reported
to the Chairman and members of the Local B writ that he
Ims audited the accounta for the year ended at Lady-day,
and found them to be correct

THI BZAAft AT THE DAT—SCHOOL—The HMS of Mr.
W. 1. %Valli., 'Cuban Library. should have been men-
tioned last week, on account of the valuable services he
rendered. principally at the young men's stall. The growl
takincs at tide very creditable and successful bazaar
anioonted to £l5l ts. Ild., and the clear profits were
.C 143 ELL

HORTICI:LIVILAL SOCIZTT.—A =Win/ was held on
Mond th ay reeniny„ e Rector, the Rev. J. A. Beaaar, pre-
sident The committee and officers were re-elected, and
the meeting resolved to hold the show on the hill this
year, on or about August 15th. Next week • meeting
will he held, in order to the prised and form
working committee. A small debt remains on account of
lows by the Lot dower show, and this it Ls proposed to
pay off bye concert in July.

BOXIIT Flaarn gave an entertainment at the Grove
Seh,silronm on Friday evening. There was a good attend-
ance, and Mr. Heath, who is a good entertainer, gave great
satisfaction, his songs, breathing peace and love, being a
refreshing contrast to the "jingo" singing which has
become fashionable of late.

A GIULAT Lorisroe A PoRMANDLIt. Medal%
Comben, Bros., of Portland, lost a very valuable horse
on Monday night; it was taken ill in the afternoon,
tied the cuter Brown had it home to his master, who
gave it some medicine and tried every means for its
recovery, but could not save it It cost 75 guineas
three months ago at BristoL
A lIATCH was played on Wednesday between H. M.
Fleet in Portland Roads and the Portland Cricket
Club. It resulted in a victory for the Portland
Cricket Club on the first innings. Time did not
allow of the match being played out, or the finish
might have been closer. The chief point in the play
was that of Mr. Westland, who went in second, and
kept cdtnpany with the ninth man, finishing with •
score of 77. The Fleet in the first innings made 61,
and in the second 80, and in the first innings the
Portland Cricket Club made 142.
FIZZMA/Olrar.—On Moady erentris last the Portland
lodge of Free and Accepted Masons met, when Bro. R.
Waters was installed W.M. for the ensuing year; Bro.
Cook (Queen's Hotel, Weymouth). &W.; Bro. Williams '
(late Suatant-Major), : Bro. Ratcliffe, treasurer;
and Bro. R. A. Vickery (Superintendent Weymouth
Police), secretary. The lodge wee numerously _attended,
• large number of brethren from Dorchester, Weymouth.
and other lodges besides Portland attending, and
after briskly, getting through the liminess, they' at
down to a cold collation, provided by Bra Ransom, of the
Breakwater Hotel, and enjoyed about an hour and half
Loather before the train left
THE MAILCAIIT's VAGAIIIIS.--Oceasionally we
chronicle the eccentricities of the Dorchester, Wey-
mouth, and Portland mailcart, whereby, in these days
of railways, lettere are still brought by an out-dated
conveyance. On Sunday the driver had discharged
his mails at Cutletown, and then took his horse into
the water to wash his legs, when the animals, doubt-
less not remembering that he had left the mails behind,
started as if he would proceed direct to the Fleet
When he had got well out of his depth and Her
Majesty's modern chariot full of water, Her l'ilaje:tz.':;
mail-cart-man full of surprise and affright,i
What shell I do?" The spectators might have
exhorted hint
"Pull for the shore, sailor I pull for the shore r
And H.M. servant mAnaged at last to steer his
Boadicea strucLwarcls, and reached land in safety.
Next the trap kindly performed water-cart duty in
Caatletown, where they have no Watering Committee,
and performed it ro well that we recommend the
gentlemen at Fortune's Well, who are thinking of
giving up their task, to engage the mail-cart and lay
the dust.

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Carcr.gr Boadicea v. UM.. Reefer.
—Teams from these ships played • Faroe on Tuesday on
the Navel Ground, commencing at 11 o'clock. The
batting was a great deal better than the bowling, and
long scares were made, the Hectors getting 143 in the
first innings, and the Boadicea. Between the
innines, Mr. Hodadon, of the Royal Victoria Lodge
Hotel, provided • capital lunch, in his usual excellent
style. The Hector, again went to the wicket., but had
not completed their second innings when time was nailej.
and the game was therefore decided on one inning, only
in favour of the Radian& On Wednesday the Portleorl
Cricket Club were to play a team from the Fleet, and on
Saturday the Boettawens were to play the Fleet team.
harrower!' to Foos PAlLLwra.—For several month. pest
the School Attendance Committee of the Local Board
have taken the trouble to request the
school., of children
who should attend elementary to come to an. ,
Board-room, and explain why some n the children are
not sent regularly to schooL This request has bean sent
in large numbers of eadlee, but the committee, we hear,
do not find the attendance at school improved, and It is
likely that in future proceedings will be taken at mae
against tisreate, who will have to attend before the
magistrates, instead of simply going up with their
excuses to the Reuel-room Parents had better he more
careful that their children.,, seat to school, or they will
have to weer for it to the law,—a much more trouble-
some affair than talking it over with their representaU yes in the New Hoed-room.
SCAlCiir OF WATER AT MAIDLTWFLL —The tank at
Mauloovrell, which supplies a considerable population,
has of late been very long in yielding its reeerve, and by
Wednesday the supply had entirely ceased. On Monday
, thew who went to ths tap could only get half-a-gallon
eynes waiting • quarter of an hoar, and by Wednesday
the people had to go up to Fortune'avrell. It is said the
scarcity has begun to be perceived for a fortnight wt„
The Chairman and others of the Local B ard have
attended to the water, and discovered that a largsquantity
which comes down (rota Fortune's-well runs away into the
drains, and this,it is thought ought to have been eonveyed
by the pipe to Meidenwell tank. A committee of the
Board were to deal with the subject on Wednesday night,
and the inhabitant& of the netehbourhuod might hope to
have the supply of water restored, without the journey to
Fortune's-well. We may, however, remind them that
there are very respectable families who have, at a much
greater dietence, to fetch all their water from Portrait's-
well. Uit were not that the oast lies great, we should
borers theasomity of surrealusp tor the whole
IskaA.

TEI CHANNEL TLIRT AT PORTLAND.
1LL11.17111811 O. TIM TWILIT 1111P4
A partial ossusouvrieg he. taken place, outaid• Portlead
Roads, for on Tuesday moraing, about half-past seem.
Use turret-ships of the squadron, with the eicelidiou
the Cyclops. whose machinery is defective steamed out of
Harbour. accompanied by the Tay gonbost and the
despatch vowel Lively. Admiral Si, A. C. Ref had
transfered his ag to the Ticunderer for the trip, and
was in command. Outside the Breakwater they formed
two lime, the Thundererr. and °tattoo Igraine. and pro-
ceeded about 20 miles to mid-channel, whore they
practised yerious steam tactics, and elm shot-Bring,
diackarging sixteen rounds from each gun. About 3p. in.
a dense foe enveloped the vessels, so dense, iodised, that
from the Admiral's ship not one of the other. wadi visible.
Amiral Key of course-remembering Umtata' consequencis
If one ship should strike another, as lately so sadly il-
lustrated by the Emig Wilhelm and the Grosser Kurfurst,
—was very anxious, remaining on deck the whole of the
Ume, and making, glass in hand or to his eye, earnest
enquiries as to the whereabouts of the rest. The fog
lasted about belt-an- hour, and when it lifted, it waa
found that Hydra and Hecate had lost their positions, and
were • long distance astern. About half past .1 they
returned to Portland Harbour. It has been retuarksa
that practice in mancenvring would be by no means
thrown away on the.. vowels, and that it is viny desirable
indeed to have considerable experieace in moving theto
about, before a IRavievr.
On Wednesday the crews of the various shine
were drilled in manning and arming boats, tbii
object being that this should be done smartly.
The boats were got ready, with a 10-pounder
gun in each bow, for attack, and the practice
was smartly gone through; but there was no
landing. All the turret ships steamed out of the
Harbour about half-past six on Thursday morning fai
steam tactics in the Channel. They kept their distances
remarkably well, and were last seen extending in
long line, bow. to the southward, and about half-paat
eight or nine o'clock were lost to view. The weather
bring remarkably tine, we may hope they wotill bare
a succeneful manceuvring day. The broadside line-of.
battle shij!e, despatch vessels. gunboats, Rc., which
remained in Harbour, were dressed with flags fr
bowsprit end over topinaata and to the end of the
miser., in honour of the Queen's accession to the
Throne, and they presented • beautiful sialt. There
warn no sign of preparation, for the expected landing
of three or four thousand marine, and sailors, b,r
battalion drill on the common ; but it is cr.6.lently
expected this will come off within the next few day.,
The Mayor's application on behalf of the public meal
ham been received, and as now under the conaktararioal
the Admiralty.