The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-06-18 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

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Emit THE SEA. -Part of a sailor's bag, stamped "L.
Godbec," was picked up on the Chien Beach on
Friday.
H.M. 'TRAINING BRIG, LINENTY, on Wednesday
teat came into Portland Roads, having lost her jilt.
boom in strong winds blowiug outside. She shipped •
new one, and proceeded.
NAVAL MIN% CRICCIT.-Tbs return match between
teams of H.M. ihips Boscawen and Thunderer was
played on Thursday, at the Naval Ground. Tbis
time the Bascawens were victorious, so another game
moist be played to decide.
MILITARY PROMoTIONIL-20tk Fool. -Major F. I.
Eldridge to be Lieut.. Colonel, rice G. K Francis.,
retired on pension ; captain H. R. Bowlby to be
1F Major. rev V. L. Eldridge ' • Lieut. 11. R. Collingwood
to he Captain, via H. R. llowlby.
THE BAZAAR AT BASToN New Scgoot.s.-We are
very pleased to hear that the bazaar at the New
:•choole was a great success, and that the friends took
over on the first day, and over £.lO on the second
day, making a total of between £l3O and £l4O
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HITIRYNTIOR FFSTiVAL —The pariah tea meeting of St.
Georga's and tract lenders' festival MDe oft on Whit
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Tuesday at the schoolroom, where about 160 sat down, the
principal ladies of the congregation presiding at the
[aides. After tea there were addresses by rev, gentlemen,
sacred pieces were suug by the choir, and gongs. Ac by
friends.
THI SORTHWELL MIDIORIAL CHVICIL —On Thursday
(this) morning, at ten o'clock, the first stone of the new
church at Southwell wrs IrOd by Kra BMW,. This is an
earnest of the good work going on.
1)014 WANT TO FIGHT.-On Wednesday (yeeterday),
a district court-martial assembled at the Verne citadel
to try an Army, Reserve man named Chessman, for
being absent eight days without leave. He was brought
back by the police from Blandford. snd fortunately for
him be had not taken off his uniform, or he would
have been charged with desertion. The sentence is
not published yet.

Naaaow Esc...vs—Mr. Thomas Pearce's onmpan7
were on Friday working at one of Mr. Weston s
quark ies, Easton lane, lowering • large bd.& of stone
1,,t0 the hole by aid of jacks, in order to work it, when
the stone suddenly " went away," and men, jacks,
stone and all feU into the hole. The stone fortunately
stopped where it pitched, instead of turning over, and
the men escaped with only legs and arms skinned.
Close to this spot • few years ago, a similar fall of a
stone took place; but then three men were instantly
crushed and killed, _ . .

"FALL: 75;11711...;.s'burr.—BOrthOlOtOOW COI:Obeli, Of
Top-hill (who must not be confounded with another of
that name who lives below Hill), was walking round
the cliffs on Monday, and at "Shepherd's Dinner," on
the east side, he fed over the cliff, and was seriously
hurt about the head, the bleeding from which it was
difficult to stop. He was attended by Dr. Rae.
REOIMINfAL Dtmina.—That of the 20th Regiment
came off on Tuesday, at the Grosvenor Gallery and
Itestaurant, where were present :—Gen. Sir F. Horne,
KCB, General S. E. Holdich, Lieutenant-General
Lord Mark Kerr, Major-General Radcliffe, Sir A.
Warren, Bart., Colonels Davis and Adams, Major
Bowlby, Captains Webster, Barlow, Lindsay, and
Power; Lieutenants Furlonger, Lateens, Mack, and
Bland.

Ay INT/DUSTING !LOWING MATCH.—Commandar
Anstruther and Commander Lord Charles lieresford,
If.M.S. Thundere. ; and Chief Officer WilliaM;
H.M.S. Seamew, were the committee last week fir
the rowing match between the sixostred galleys of the
Thunderer and Sesmew, for £l4 a side. The course
was from the Thund.-rer to the opeoing, round the
outer end of the Breakwater, and back to the chip.
Mr. Jackson, warrant officer, steered the iron clad'e
boat, and Mr. Jeatt, chief quartermaster, steered the
Seamew'e. The atart was made at three o'clo. k on
Friday, and the Thunderer's galley led throurh the
opening; but, getting too much way on her, took too
wide a turn, and let in the Searnew'a galley. The
crew of the latter took immediate advantage, went
to the front, and at rounding the outer Breakwater
were 15 seconds in front. The Thunderers made a
gallant race home, and managed to gain about eight
seconds; but it was too late; they were beaten by the
Seamews by .even seconds. The affair caused a great
ded id interest. especially among the ladies.
Calcitgr.—Portfand C. C. v. Dorset Corral, School. —This
mate., wsa cmaume,,ced at 3 p.m. ..n Bsturday, on the
Naval Reer..ation Ground, and though time waa abort it
eulliced to finish the match, the School not coming off as
usual, after the match both elevens sat down to dinne r
provided by Host Hodadon, and both sides had a pretty
good innings.

DOILIZT

COUNTY

Atkin., I, Westland—r: Westland
Davy, b Rut . ... I b Westland . .. 1
It ut er. b Rae I. Westland ... I
Kelly, c Westland. b Ras b Westland
Ayles. b Westland .. ... run out .
Arbon. c WUls, b Rae ... not out ..
Nicol. not out ... b Westland . .

Hales, lbw, b Kelly . . 8
Westland. c omit b Davy 0
Patten, b Baxter... ... 40
Turner, h Baxter.. ... ... 17
Wataon, b Baxter 14
inbnion. h Baxter .
Driver, c Burt, b Baxter 1

FATAL FALL OVER THE RAMPARTS.
At the Convict Establidsment, an inquest was held
on Saturday, by Mr. R. N. Howard, coroner, on the
body of George Gibson, a bandsman who was killed on
the previous day by falling off the rampart of the
verne Citadel, whereby be was so injured about his
head and body that he died immediately after.
Frederick Dunn, bandsman of the 2-20th Reeimeat,
said the deceased was also a bandsman, was 18 years
of vge last birthday, and had been in the regiment
over three years. Witness last saw him alive about
11 yesterday, in the act of falling from the ramparts.
Ran up as fast as he could to try and stop him; but
bad not sufficient time to get near him, and as he
evidently mustfall off, witness ran round to the bottom.
to see if he could render any assistance. When he had
got round, deceased had fallen on to the hard ground,
a distance of rat. There was no one near who could
have pushed him off, the only man at all near being
three or tour yard. off, when deceased was rolling.
Deceased's foot must have slipped, and he fallen
accidentally, and as it loon an incline, deceased rolled
and had no power to stop himself. When the witness
got to him, be was ineen-ible ; he might have breathed
a minute or so; but his death was almost instant-
aneous. They had been playing the day before, and
were playing just before it happened, running after
him, and he ran to get out of the way, all in fun,
and then his foot slipped. Since this happened, strict
orders have been given that no one is to go on the
ramparts. Deceased was of a cheerful disposition, and
his comrade, all liked him ; he had served long enough
to get a good conduct stripe next January. He was a
well educated soldier. Witness was so flurried that
he did not see if deceased tried to catch at the
grate. There might have been orders previously to
that, that they were not to go there; but witness was
not aware of any.
Richard Gray, the other bandsman, said that after
practising they went on the ramparts to have a game
of play. When they were running after him, about
four yards off itunne cried out, 'There he rolls down
the ramparts." No one was near enough to have
pushed him, and he must have slipped on the grass,
and could not stop himself, rolled about 35ft , and then
fell about 50ft. They went down and found him on
the bard ground, and lifted his head, when deceased
g ore one groan; but his death must have been almost
instantaneous, and when they brought the body to the
hospital he was quite dead. There was no grass in his
hands, and if he had tried to save himself by clutching
It. it would have been of no use, as it was wet, soft,
and slippery. Deceased was a teetotaler.
The Jury returned a verdict that deceased accident-
ally fell off the ramparts, thereby sustaining such
injuries; that he immediately died.