The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-06-20 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

Tire splendid band of H.fif.S. Edgar, flag-ship of
It-.ar-Aduairal Decree, on Saturday evening played
.opoosite his residence, the crescent. The marked
manner in which some very difficult music was discoursed
was much admired by a considerable number of persons.
EXCURSION TO Till CHANNZL ISLANDEL—On Monday
the splendid steam boat Aquila, one of the Weymouth
and Channel Islands' well appointed line of steamships,
left our quay for the Channel Islands, having on board a
,party of excursionists.
EXCURSIOR TO SWANAGE AND BOURNZHOUTH.—The
'Weymouth and Portland Steamboat Company having
pared no expense in refitting and decorating their fast
sailing steamship the Premier, she made the first excur-
sion for the season to Swanage and Bournemouth on
Tuesday morning. As the weather was very fine •
numerous party of exoursionista, about 80 in number,
availed themself of this pleasant trip, and returned in
the evening much delighted with their cruise and
• rambles.

DORSET RIIPLE SMALL BORE ABROVIATION.-At the
last meeting of the Dorset Rifle Volunteer Association at
Dorchester it was suggested that a Small Bore Rifle
A ssociation for the county should be formed. Aooordingly
• Sergeant Hopkins, of the Wimborne Rifles, took the
matter in hand, and wrote to Colonel Mansel, who gave
the scheme his hearty approbation and wished it success.
Since then Hopkins as been actively engaged in forming
the Association, which now numbers several members.
' The entrance fee is 10s. 6d. which is to be devoted to the
purchasing of a silver cop, and any member making the
two best scores oat of three competitions will be entitled
to it. The first match took place on Monday afternoon
at the rifle range, Chesil Beach, but the number of com-
petitors was small. The ranges were at 200, 600, and
1,000 yards, with seven shots at each range. The
highest score was made by Sergeant Hibbs ( Witnborne),
56; and the second by Sergeant Roberts (Weymouth),
52, The shooting was not pod, owing to there being
such mirage on the beach. The next competition w,ll
take place at Wimborne, on Monday the 26th inst.

BOILOUGH SC8810NE• Tuesday. —Before the Mayor
(Captain Protege), K Bayley, and R. Cottrell, &qrs.—
Rrnameouas' QUARRELS. —lsabella Wood was sum'
maned by Eliza Chick for assaulting her. —Complainant
'mid she thought the matter was more of a " spleen"
than anything else; she ran on a long rambling state-
ment, in which a bird, a cage, clothes, and filth were
mixed up, after which she came to the point—the as-
sault; this consisted of defendant slapping her face and
pulling her bair while she was hanging out her
bird—Defendant denied the assault, and some "choice"
language was made use of both by her and complainant.
A lodger in Mrs. Chick's house was called, who gave
corroborative evidence, but this witness she said was
"bought and purchased," and she called another who
gave contrary evidence. The parties then changed
places, and Mrs. Chick was charged with inciting Mr.
Wood to commit a breach of the peace. This case
arose out of the last one, and the same "fancy"
language was made nee of.—The Bench adopted the
wisest course in their power, dismissed each case, and
ordered the parties to pay their own costa. -USING
THIBATZNING LANGUAOR —George Hawkins, a seaman,
I id an es-local preacher, was charged with being drunk
and making use of threatening langnage towards Phillis
Cooper. -=-ItomPlainant said, on Sunday morning, as
usual, defendant came home drunk, made use of bad
language, and threatened to cut her throat. She
wM afraid that he would carry his threats
into effect. He was constantly in the habit of
abasing her.—Mr. Howard appeared for defendant, and
In cross-examination, witness said she did not see de-
fendant drank in the street.- • Mr. Howard, in defence,
Laid he had never heard of a man being fined for being
drunk in his own house; therefore that part of the case
must fall to the ground, but he bad no answer to make
to the other part —Defendant was bound over to keep
the peace for six months, himself in £2O, and two
sureties in £lO each.—DalfaCliNG • TAMA --Samuel
, Greenharn, a young man residing in Bast street, ap-
peared to answer a summons., charging him with
damaging a table, the property of an old widow named
Mary Ann Con.—About two o'clock on Saturday
morning defendant and another young man entered her
premises and threw her table about, breaking the legs.
Sir estimated the damage at is. Defendant called two
witnesses who proved an atibi, and the case was dig-
mimed with ports.

PORTLAND.
Tex Stows MUDS. —The stone trade is very brisk,
and as fart as one vessel is laden another one takes her
place at the wharf. Ships cannot be laden fast enough,
and there are a great number in the roads now awaiting
their turn.
TIUDI is very dull here, and shoukeepers are com-
plaining of the scarcity of visitors. They attribute this
to two causes; the first, because the railway companies
have risen the price of the excursion tickets, and the
aeoond owing to the non.opening of the Portland line.

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iItTILLIST 88001•ING.—On Satanlay, the 10th inst.
the 4th Dorset Artillery marched to the pier head
battery, Breakwater, for flring. The distance was
1,310 yards. Some splendid practice took place.
Gomm W. Attwooll aucceeded in knocking away the
target.

Tag RALLWAY.—There does not seem to be any pro•
bability of the Weymouth and Portland Railway being
°Potted for some time to oome. The muse of the delay
anpears to be involved in myetery, and the Portlenders
are tired of patienoe by the frequent promises which
bare been made to open the hoe.
NAVAL Irrigurogircg —Black Prince, 40, iron "row
frigate, Captain Right Hon. Lord Frederick Kerr,
arrived at Spithead on Saturday morning from Portland.
Ihe sill no into Portamouth harbour to make good
defects. —Trinenlo, 3, screw gun boat, Lieutenant John
B. Creagh, sailed from Portamouth on Sunday for
Portland, vith supernumeraries.
THE DEATH BY DROWNING AT WYZE.— Respecting
the retort of the drowning of Mr. Rogers, at Wyke, it
'snot true that any boat got away from its moorings and
the man went alter it. The " trows," or bowta, ware all
over on the other side, and Rogen attempted to swim
after it, but being over-heated when be got in the
water, there ts no doubt but that he was taken with
enirnn, or something of that sort, u he sank almost
immediatelv—before help was at hand. Several wen watching him, and did not know but that be was acting
Ira funti • Yutufg ma k aerate QV* aft* the boa, &Lid

the body wan picked tip. At the inquest a verdict of
accidental death was returned. He was buried at
Wyke, and a great number of members of the Ancient
Order of Foresters folloved his remains to the grave.
We are pleued to state that the owners of the boats to
which crew he belonged has given £1 as a donation, and
the salesman has done similarly. ' The men be•
longing to the crew also oontributed to relieve
the widow and four children no unfoitunately bereft
of a husband and father. This melancholy acid.
dent should cause all those who do not belong to • Sick
and Funeral Benefit Society to at once enrol themselves,
as there see many good societies, amongst which we may
mention Odd FellowN Foresters, Old Friends, Victoria
Benefit Society. /sc. A rnan by a small weekly payment
may secure sufficient to keep his wife and family front
the painful necessity of applying to the parish for help
to bury his remain,. All who have not made such pro-
vision we would earEently persuade to join one at once.
"Be wise betimes, 'ts madness to defer; procrastination
is the thief of time," and "delays are dangerous."— S.