The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-29 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

SMACK MIZOFIZ.—Dwing the gale last week the srasek
Mary Aan, of Portsmouth, dredged her anchors. dross
ashore between the Cat's and the "Out," and broke her
rudder. _

'-iiii'vratar•logged barque Argos arm o Frlinftorrnd to
Portatuoad' by two tug.' them bar cargo will bare to he
takes out, aad it is fea'red she will ha of MillVid
aflcriaard..
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NIGHT SCHOOL—The Res. T. 0 tley's night school ham
hese well at•etatied, al,u• 70 heint present on Tuesday
and 58 on Friday lest eru-k. Mr. O•tley, Mr. Gibbs, Mr.
Ash, Mr. Wyatt, Mr. Cllia.. Ar.„ kindly caught Vie men.
sad • numimr of ladies were good enointh to glee the
women equal Md.

SUNDAT SCHOOL/ —On Friday the R4V. W. Wood, *o,of Leeds, Osliveied an address in the Prienitlre Methodist
Maisel, Tartans's Well. on " &odds ficho As," the
aldreee being psrticularly directed to pa-eats and teaches,.
The Rev. J. Turley took the chair, sod • goodly number
were present.
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HURT DT • WANTON ACT. —Mr. Hodder'. waggon was
&lieering goods from the railersr Seurd.s met, at
Ca.tletown, when, host SA the carter, Wareham, was
getting op into the front of the *won. • toy threw a
" Amcor," in frost of the horse. The explosion startled
the animal and the roan wan Under the Wheci., one pawing
quite over his right band and some distanco over tb• area.
both of which were skinned so that the sight %as sicken-
ing. Fortunately the waggon was not heavily loaded or
the hand would praha'ily have been destroyed. A lieut.
of Her AI ijesty s navy ran at •r the young rascal, who
escaped into ensue W.relisaa a horts are MOST
painfol, and grill throw him hack for some time.
A RAP FM BIGOTS. —Oa Thursday evening the Rev. W.
M Fell lectured at the C ingregatinnal school on C.rdinal
Wolsey. Triers was a good attendance, under the pre-
sidency of Mr, Fr ..ok Wills. Mr. lecture was •
capital one, and he .ill not fail to point otat the faults of
this great Church ilignitary. who seldotn, if ewer, did any-
thing hut from ad suisle m this principal reason being
to advance hi. selfish views. —Afterw srls, in prop '6104 •
Tote of thanks to the Uhsirnien, Mr. Fell to. Ili mod he
ha.i heard Mist on • former oreasion some of Mr. Willis
friend., of his own denotnination, loan-11 fault with him
for prosiding.—The Chairman, In Oi• usual hearty man-
ner, stated that he had done what he thought right. He
had experienced great pleasure in listening to Mr. Felre
lecture., and any such complainta to him (Mr. Wills) were
like water nn a dock's hack..

A Covvices fluvalgo.—A prisoner who was discharged
from servitude on Friday Mat wag pail his usual gratuity
mil presented with his ticket. He changed the gold coin
at the booking office, and hoeing managed that, he pro-
duced another half-sovereign suid asked for change for
that also. A. be SISoI only aupposed to have one, the
officer asked him how he obtained that ; but he only
shook hie head, and sail he was not fool enough to leave
that behind On the platform he let slip that he had
pos eased the halfisovereign four m nabs, sometimes he
kept it in his mouth, sad was often in fear lest he should
lose it. The coin was much scarred and scratched and
hail evidently been knocked about a good deal, ant the
query the prisoner could conceal it. When
prisoners are receive! they are most strictly examined.
Iwing etrippel of every vestige of clothes, their mouthe
opened and ersininedl, they are made to extend their
limbs like no X. awl this close search is repeated before
they are discharged.
ISOTAL VISIT •ND Inarierriorg. —H.R.H. the Duke of
Csathri lee. with Prince Inward of Sane Weimar and
stag, visited Portlattd on Toursday last. They landed at
the Cadletown pier, when salutes were fired from the
Warrior and Romawen, which lovl 'wen decorated with
inastbeed flags in honour of the visit. Three carriages
were ready to meet the party, orderly sergeant, of the
Artillery and the 2.90:4 Regiment receiving the l itter, and
tney drove to the . The arrival of the commander-
in-chief and the commander of the S loather:2 district of
course had caused considereile anticipation, and the
regiment was drawn up on the oars& ground, under the
own !nand of C ilonel Davis, the Royal Artillery Wine com-
manded by their Major. Detstchmente of the Royal
Rogineers, of the Cliast Beige le, se., were also there, and
the Doke inspected them, sail at.., the "fa and other
.mole this grant ciiadel. The prriv luneltied with the
Milkers of the regiment, and returned ti Weymouth by
road about two o clock, whence they departed by 3.20
train. At gm o'clock Prince Z [ward returned to
Portland, and remained the gueet of Colonel Davi4.&
At ten on Friday morning H.S.M. visited the Porthand
Convict EA iblishenent. arrivinirdtpthet7,:naasspnr...itt.t.tnid
back of, tb.
Prison. The governor, Kr. Clifton, Captain Hum%
started
pdrcuown:
hlgpyniv:ti.e.pr
cl
~ having :tot
the church,
Previously
eg,min in
detail every part of the Estaidokmeni, egi,qmob built
the prisoners
flouting from below. At dinner H.S. H. was entertained
by the Colonel and officers of the regiment, Hr. Clifton,
who had accompanial him over tho • irks, being lizaNli
the suede& The band of the regiment played beautifully
during the repast, and, the wind being favourable, the
inhabitant, of Fortune's Well, and even to the railway
, station, shared the medical treat H.S. H. and aides-do-
, camp left for Portsmouth at four p.m.

"PLEASE THE PIGS," BY " DISCRNS."
An URlimit Bird. —An old proverb says that" pip may
; From what I hare heard of pip eating
horses in Portland, 'tie clear that grunter there sometime@
becomes • species of 'oerifrage.
Ger Modem Oadarra-s.—rb. Portland critical mind Mut
°IUD been troublod to know whv the herds of swine
belonging to the °admen's were auff.ired to be drowned
Hare's an idea for them—Did those pigs eat vile bone-
nuh If I had my way with some of the Firtland pigs,
I fear 'Proubin't he long before the owners urged ma to
dentrt out of Vieir coast(
Portland Meat —Our island mutton has lorm been re-
nowned; but • new delicacy threatens to compete with it.
Partridges fed on almonds were thought St for the table
of a Spanish king; the new treat is Portland pork, fed oa
• horse that has died, a Katmai death. As only on. or two
of the Portlandeni have attained this clevernes,. prr.sona
wishing to have the real article should ask for the
genuine hople.fed pork," and's* that they get it, or they
may be put off with berlei-utvel- tad-4,61,7'W.