The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-11-30 00:00:00

( romaialer qf Ireynwutk NOIOI I. WA par.)

PORTLAND.
'lnc ACHILLES guard ship put out of Portland Roads
on Monday, for • short cruise in the Channel, to try
h. r new steering apparatus. We are informed thee she
is still very abort-handed, although she bas had some of
the Nova Reserve men on board. She returned on
Werinealay.
SHIPPING CASUALTY. —The Elisabeth, • Llanelli,
visal, hound from Si. Valery to Ceriiff with potatoes,
about half-past eight or • quarter to nine on Tuesday
morning, mewed stays and went ashore near the Ferry
Bridge. Mr. Cox, of the firm of Rob, rts and Co., pro.
cored the assistance of • Portland boat's crew, and got
her off without much damage, at the flood tide about
eine that night.
ADDITIoN•L CURATES' SOCIETY. —A meeting was
held et St. John's sehool-rouen. Fortune's Well, on
Monday evening Ist, in aid of the above society.
The lbs. 11. Jenour pie-idol, but the eudience IVAS
small, in oonsequeuoe of attraetione on the Verne. The
chairman read an interesting account of the operations
of the society, which hai agento ie all parts of Englani.
The meeting was closed with the doxology. There was
no collection at the Monday evening meeting, bur
sermons had been preached by the Rev. IL Jenour noil
the Rev. J. Doles, awl the collections summated to
£3ss. 01.
EXPECTED REVIVAL OF TRADC.—It is hoped that the
stone trade of Portland will soon be in a more Bowie',
lug state, after languishing for • long time. The,
hopes are Needed on to fact that the contr•ct in, been
taken for th, erection of the new Money Order Office,
opp site the General Peat-officio. It is to he built of
braib and Portland stone, and between 10,000 and
20,000 tons of the latter will be required. The contract
is for E 129.718, and the contractor is Mr. William
Boss, an rod customer of Mr. C. Mitchell's. As it is
underetood that all the stone will he arnit•bed, several
of the merchants expect to be called on to help in
supplying it. and thus the whole of the quarrymen must
be benefited.
EAST GI AND CHURCH HOPI R•ti.w•V.—lndicationa
are beiiig given that this railway may be commenocl at
no very distant date, if all goes on am the promotes
hope. Mr. Pine, valuer, and Mr. Short, manager. of
the company, are taking steps towards acquiring the
laud, preparatory to the commencement of the works.
It will be remembered that the Act was obtained nearly
two years and half ego; but there have been many
difficult's, partly in comeiptenre of the great numbr
of ownerships of the property which the line is to cut.
However, • loug arbitration between the company and
• certain bindowner bowleg terminated in • manner
which the company consider favourable, they are mak-
ing Groan So It may be stated that this line la not in.
tended, as has been supposed by some, to forma junc•
ties' with the present Weymouth and Portland raay.
but is mainly intended to convey stone from the riaarry
districts to the sea, and Church Hope is selected as
i having • cove which might, by the construction of •
I pier. he fitted for the looting end unloading of ships.
ILECTURE AT THE VllllNR.—Captain M. C. Farrington
delivered • most interesring lecture at the lecture room.
Verne Citadel, on Monday evening last, on "The
records of the 51st K. 0.41." The room was Intl, •
large number of ladies and gentlemen being presimt, '
besides the sitters and their wives. Captain Farrinason
stated that the chief object of his lecture was not ro
much to bring &urbane original before their notice es
to help in instructicg the men in the long winter even.
logs, in twoordanee with the idea of the Colonel, who
wished to get up these entertainments in order to
keep the men together, and enable them to mend the
i eve, ng soeiably, without the evils attendant on the
i üblicehouse. He then connuenced tia the tuna the
regiment was raised in Yorkshire, ant traced their err.
vanes, including theta at Minims. A very fine part was
that embracing the siege of Minorca, where the regiment
was among those forced to capitulate, but only when
reduced to the extremity of distress. Ito great was the
, reiipect enteriairied for them by their opp 'nest., that
they allowed them to pass OUI with Oil honours of
war, and an they pased fated their divisions in lines
, fronting the English, and presented arms. Their cons.
manlier said the capitulation was no disgrace, as the
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...my had only taken possession of • hos-eisaf. oot •
fortnaa. The nest event of
.importance was the onto.

pdgn of Sir John Moore in kptsin. The lecturer
graphically described the horrors of the retreat, and the
evil effect* of want of discipline which were apparent
in that retreat. He commented vPry severely n the
drunkenness which became habitual as the men,
in despair at being unable to come to battle with the
French, broke oat into open mutiny, end an they
entered the villages ransacked the wine-shops. In one
place the French same upon them after they hail bees
Indulging it the wineshope, and hundreds of the poor
wretches were trampled down by the French horaemen.
He next described the battle of Corunna, where the
regiment occupied a central position, and had their full
share in that day's deeds Captain Farrington then
recited the beautiful "Lines on the Burial of Sir John
Moore," with great effect, and was followed by loud
applause. The campaign under Wellington woe next
dwelt on, and the lecturer led his audience as fats. the
battle of &laments, sod promised to continue the
Records of the 514 in a future lecture. C.pttin
Farrington has a good voice, and an eteellent delivery,
and was listened to with great pleasure testified by
applause.
MARTINSTOWN.

TRII 17L11.-111Tti-n-s-tO-11;ir -0;1:11-1) off on Tuesday
when there woe a large attendance. The supply of
animals was indifferent, but high pries* were realiud.
Bureaus fetched from £9 to £l3; two-year-old heifers
£7 to ; three-year-old heifers, 1:10 to £l5 each.
Sonthdown ewes were sold at from 30a. to 40.. ouch;
lambs, 218. to 308. Mr. Eneor sold a number of lots by
auction and the animals went off well. Cut horses—of
which the supply wu not good—changed hands at from
V2O to £3O each. A variety of agricultural implement,
were also disposed of by auction.