The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-04-18 00:00:00

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ROSPITAL-BINGIANT HILLYARD, of the Dorset
Regiment, who has made himself very useful In
temperance work, has been transferred to the Army
Hovital corps, as mud on • regiment from India
being located 1.1 Berland, and has -left for Aldershot.
BITORN Or • PORTLAND'S Munionotte. Th.
Rev. Jeremiah Sonsom, a native of Portland, who has
been a iniasionary in the West lndiee for eleven year.
past, has returned home with • wife and five children.
No doubt the Weeleyees will give him some public
reception or welcome alter hi long labours in those
hot Wands of the west.
WIBLITANB IN TN" FLERT.—Tbe Admiralty have
lust granted • concession to the Wesleyan body, which,
although of little value, will doubless be duly appre-
ciated, it; morel/lug doe Importance of that denom.
took*, in o /1110041 with Roman Catholics and Pres-
byterians. It seems that the Wesleyan Army and
Navy Committee hays for some time been dkulthdied
at the inclusion of the Alegre and men of the Fleet
belouing to lb. Wesleyan persuade-1 in the compre-
hended' list of "Other Proteetente" in the annual
returns of denomination, of religloo or creed ',rester,
and at laat petitioned the Bard, though their Sec-e-
-tory, to make eome dbatincion. The prayer of the
p.tition hew been acceded to, and In future the
Wesleyan, will have • separate column all to them.
eel Ise. —Hompaltsre Telegraph.
CAM! r CRossiD MATH. —0 3 Ttieraday morn. ,
log a convict named Joseph Moll I wag killed in the
Admiralty quorum. He IVY an oil visitor to convict
prisone, havinr had five, four, and 10 years' previously,
his age warn 49. Ilia party were Ltda.' a large stone,
when the block "stirred "or swung round, and Mould,
Instead of running out a the way, unfortunively ran
right into danger, the 0,0110 cane against hie bead, a-cl
entirely smashed it, killing him In a moment. The
inquest era. held on We I °elev.
LoCAL BOARD ELloriON. —This took place last
settpday, when the following number, were given for
each cad date :
Rkhard letno, Pelorue 507
Rich ad Pearce, E sawn 457
IS, it ism Cornbeo, Pr...peat-place ... 449
Fronds Pearce, jots., E iston 400
Jobe B. Gime, gortune's-well 397
George Mitchell, Queen's-row ...
Eljan Flew, Ciiiswell 255
Henry dime, Westin
Wiltiant 177
Read, Fortune...well ... 121
Hoary Fl-w. Maiden-well
... 115
Robert White, Promoct•phtoe
The six at the top of the volt are the old member,,
who are thereto!" re-elected.

Poiflaso V.,LoNT in AT POSThinUrill.—On
Baler lay 84 of the Portland Artillery Volunt.rs,
under the comm.nd 1 Capt.in %Iciest. left Port-
lend by the first morning train for P .itnouth, to
tate peat in tbe East r Monday review At the
mimic battle they occupied the Mlle a line., manning
the lolg guns, from which they fired 30 rou,da They
were jam in the post of danger, U the attack was ma le
from the direction of H.vaat towards Caeham, and
had the infantry skirmisher, been a, well p,wk.d as
the Port,' .nd Artillery, no doubt the attack would
hero be. crushed. As it was. the Infantry expos d
themselves too much, and would have bin annihi.
lated, for went of making use of cover, and the attack.
Inc force were snooessful in their advance between
Innen and Portrodown. in spite of the gallant eff ot,
of the Portlandere. Our artillery retorned by anent .1
traio on Mon lay night. The men had enjoyed their
visit to Portsmouth very much. sad *Poke highlY of
the arrangements made by tbe reit wsy C .mpa .i.e.
The Portland men took train at Fereham. after • 14
mil.' march. There was not the slightest confu ion
in getting them into the train, and others
follows 1 I quick eaccetsion as the regiments marched
up, and the train extend five mil. -from Fereham
to Gotham. Several of the Portland men were left
behind at Portamouth with sore feet, and, a day later,
came on es the rear guard.
Tic ittirllall have been vary abundant of late in
Portland. On • ke.cl Friday the White Itilth in Army
had a tea at Wakeham, when about 100 of them sat
down; the Rev. J Brown afterwards presided, and
addresses were delivered by Ur. C. Mitchell. Mr.
Co .irobe, and other friends, enlivened with einginq and
recitsti-tle On the suns day the Congregetionalists
had heir an,ual tea at 01.41, when the pat Rev.
W. B. Waugh, was sapp,rte 1 by the Re.. W. Lewis
and J. S. But her. The Primit ye Methodists het •
gird company at their tea, followed by a s-rvicr of
s me, and the Rev W. Taylor presided. On Faster
Mnoday the "Son" lodge of God Tempters had a
public tea and entertainment, followed on I nester by
a sodal tea, at which • large number of members of
the Order were present. The Pier:land branch of 'he
Naval l'emperance Society had • tea, kc , at the
S Tors' Iteet, also, on Hatter Monday. On Easter
the Wesleyan' of East in held their
enrol .1 library tea, foil 'wed by a public ',ctn.. by Dr.
Oth one Keen. of Torrington, the subject being
Oils and Ends,', and • very excellent lecture it
chair',
dealing with ' A shadow chair',, the delirium of
unbitten, fashion and fiction, epitc pal or ho logy, a
setni•religions worldling, old Steward Wok, the first
man, detraction, the want of the times." The Rev.
J. Brown presided. Next day the Wesleyan' at
Fortune's-well lied their library tea, followed by a
public meeting, addressed by the circuit minliders and
frien Is _

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EASTII DIVOILATIOIra AT Sr. Pirrga's.—This °harsh
wan very neatly and imply adorned for Kaoter. 'he
friends in at kindly worain• at this labour of love.
On the reredos each panel bai appropriate devi-we of
blue and gold on • white ground ; io the centre panel
was the monogram "1. U. 5.," and over the rere los
was an inscription in letters of gold with brows
borders. placed on • white ground, bordered with blue
—"The Lordialliwn." On the communion table were
vases of terracotta containing spring flowers, blended
with various grasses. TJuder two of the memorial
windows were very pretty fun-ral wreath , being •
white crow In the centre on • blue ground, place I there
by Mr. Wostarn In memo,y of tbe late Chief War ler I
of Portland Prison. Io front of the desk was the
inscription .'brist is Risen," in levers of Wu- and
gold ..n a ahite erouod, borderel with blue satin. In
trot,4 the Odor supoortint tho desk wee a prerty
row ,orop. 2.,1 et bluebell" -12 I ivy. At the ba-e wore
vi jot, s and delicato ferns in p ts. In
iron% 1 p n int tom the est, wee • silk ba,ner
representiait it. I's Cr 'trading ..n • r ck, on I b ...int
In his Irabde the mvotic.l hens. Spring II 'were and
mos. war. tasteful, arranged sr as to re oder the pu'pit
•m at pi-using ct. d-veral very pretty ban, e e
wer- placed in d if rent ports of th • church, .rno g
which waa one b-ari .g the k- y. of St. Pt r. an .
another havi g n 0' no. with the legend " 1., this
Conquer." Ti.. font sa. very t 'at. fully dor rat-d
with M. 8., pricarwee, daisie., wart.ol.l, d .ff 10,
sor.culaa, .esi len-hair fern, tic. Amour tin a de•
who as ratted w- re : Mr. A, p efor.., rim.. We beter,
Mrs. Johnson, the kliesee J h so , Mrs. Water., Mrs
Acott, Miss Emily Hardy, and Air Jul'a Curtis. 1..
the evening the tauth-m "r ey that Wait on th- Lo-d
shall renew their Won't's" was .desirably rendered
by the choir. The sermon in the moroina wee prerah-d
by the Rev. M H. C. She ton from Irate asiv., 34
" The Lord is nein " and in the evenin• by the R-v.
W. Ap,leforri, vicar. from Acts ii, 24. The wrviceo
wet, of • most cheerful chars her, and were well
attended.