The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-01-15 00:00:00

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Werra RIBBON A IiXT. —A lecture waa given by •
gentleman of the National l'emperance L 'ague at
Zion Schoolroom on M nday evening, when there
wee • goo I atten hare.

SUM.= DLATH.-Kr. Edwar.l Comben, glue an I
china merchant, fell dew' hon his chew. on Tuesday
morning. He waa m re than 80 year. of age.
Tan T0r.011.1. TaaliwAr Co —A meeting of the
shareholder. of this c 'mosey was hsl at Portland on
Tuesday to take lot, consideration the propo*ei
Easton and Church Hope Ext Rail...shy. The
proceedings were strictly private, but we are given to
understand it we, decided to oppose the Bill.
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WEICIAGI —Oa M ouday at i;,l Tic 'U, goeutity of
wreckage we washe I up tt.o beach, and is suvpose I
to be portions of the carro of the steamer " O irdlenees,"
at present in Weymouth Harbour. Toe wrecksge
consist d of many casks fwhiokey, eta*, of 0,:go,
bales of wool, etc. In the ovsniug the ormetguards
had a pretty lively time. Whidd watcoing tit, goods
that bat been recovered, a large party of choice
white from Chesil overpowered the c,stguards and
broached the calks .4 spirits, and soon a sc.U9 ensued
which bid fair to rival that which t k place at the
wreck of the "Royal Adelaide." Men were t , be
men lying ab cut on the beach dead drunk. The polio.,
put in an appearance and soon stopped the mischief.
EASTON AND CHURCH HOPE EXTENSION
RAILWAY.

It would be satiefactory t our realer' to learn that
all the necessary steps to ensure this act being
obtained have been taken, and the Parliamentary
Deposit msde.
J ing from the plans and sections which have been
dep mital, the length of the railway to be conitructed
(including the branch t Weston) would appear to be
shout four miles in extent, but to thie must be added
the portion between Esoton anl Oaurch Hope already
male, which we b•lieve will.add,ahont another mile.

The line wiUt the Ebel Wein, and will thus
give pawners a view C 4 rolat of the harbour and
shipping, the breakwater. the ewe cliffs, the prison,
and moat of the fortifi mains, re whiog ton top of It..
lilt by so out the same incliontiou IN lb. hue from
loVeromouth to Upwoy.
The railway proper commences at Portland Break.
water by • junction with the Admiralty line, t which
point passengers will travel over Val existiog lies.
fr in P ...lan I Station. From We juoKtion the new
line will pass •01 the se• cue of the Coast.uttard
St itiau at Bel Pi•va, where, rising at an inclination
of one In sixty•five, It pines to the ritht of the Pris on
Water•oorks. At this point there will be • short
length oof b iris ont .1 line, lOh ovoel by r•Nular
inclination of one in fifty al tar a. Wok linta
TM/4 by c omparatively rimy gratienti the top of the
isliant is gained.
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The projected line cuts through the cliff about a
o•rter of • mile t , the north of Ruh'. , an I by
an easy cores crams+ Wakeham, ett•cting a junction
near the Wind Mills with the existing railway by
which Eynon is reach el. At this point • large
p 'teener 4 Aloe, g .01., warehouses coil wharves,
• will be erect el. It le propose Iti c
the line northward t the quarry district calla I
" Isunoethay."
Another branch Is plume! to tart from the main
line near Washout to We.bin village, to Serve tlO
quArries there, an.l to convey coal and other heavy
gals for the inhabitants ,i 1 that district.
,uhtlett them propose!' will, Umbra 4.1 out. greatly
tis number of riatora to th 1.1 tad, &Lid
▪ iirnv• ,freat_lv•os 'otre residrotte.

We 1-arn that the echetne ie viewed with greet
(*your an the Wend, n d the least gratifying prospect
bolus the coalition of the arias incevasiag heulse of
heavy livds of .t .ne along the public roods CI the
danger of p .dena dens ald hs.. t say noshfog of
the serious destru lion of the roads.

From ratimat .6 of traffic, which hare been carefully
c unpiled, there Is little reason to doubt that the nom-
pany's duns ant oblieations will be favourably
viewed a. a medium of iovestmect ail soon se the line
ts open for traffic.