The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-10-08 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

WITMOUTE Afl POIMAID B.AILWAY.—WO node,
stand that the award recently made by Mr. Colt, in
reference to the compenration dispute between the
Weymouth Town Council and the above Railway, is
spinet the company, the meta, al I matter of warm,
foaming.

MABONIT.—The Ilasonichall or lodge is being taste-
fully decorated in anticipation of the forthcoming
centenary of the Weymouth lodge, which will be
celebrated some time during the present month. The
celebration will be accompanied with the tuna' banquet,
at which it is anticaped the principal lodges of the
district will be represented.

nil PORTLAND STUMM& —The indication of the
shortening days and closing season Las been brought
prominently (missed by the Late sold weather, and the
ma sersies" between Weymouth and Pertland is eon-
sequently lessened by one boat • day. The 5.30 (front
Weymouth)and 60- (hoot Portland) boats hare been die-
continued.
CRICIRT.—Tbe coats& whisk we announced last week
bobs,. taken Om* aro Wedsesdav tie 9th inst., be.
twins elms of the Wspsoatli Aablads Association

and n of Wevatoeth (trailasess and volunteers) Itaa
b. en pee rim d for soother week, 'a conesquenee, we are
* t u. derstand, of an intimati from the latter,
gentlemen that they wish ts have &little practice befine
std.( into its field.
THE TIME OF • SOLDIER.—Ou Friday evening lut
I report gai cad ome exodenee that an attempt to
commit suicide ha. been "indn'ged" in by a primate of
the 13th regiment, stationed at Weymouth, by trying to
bong himself. The horrible deed was sup Kora to have
been attempted at the Greyhound inn, St. Nicholas.
gusset, and the fructifying mind of the p 'soon
caught the idea. The man had been cut down whilst
almost tisok in the face, and on b Ong taken to th.
barracks had again attempted to commit gni tile by
Jumping over the bridge. This vague report has
remained uncontradicted, and the punishment to be
awarded to the unfortunate James (for such is hiG name)
wits looked upon in anticipation as being likely to be
very severe, especially as he ban been handed over b)
our polies to the care of the military authorities. Many
Were the inquiries made yank stumeasive one gaining
strength in the conviction that &serious attempt at self
destruction had been made, and the absence of an.
positive knowledge only tended to etcei,e the public
mind. We DOM find on Inquiry that Jambs had been
absent from barracks for two day.' drinking hard, and on
theeveninx named be was in the Greyhound before men-
tions:l in company with others, including some of the
female members of society. Al this time he was Inc very
excited state, and hia money beieg spent slid not improve
bin condition. Accidentally a remark was mole by some
person present to the effect that he was to hang
and then in one of those pesuliar fancies of the brain,
molting from hard-drinking, he attereped to hang
himself, not, however, with any substantial article
likely to answer the purpose, but with • female's waist-
band, suspended from a nail not calculated to carry
much weight. A breakdown was of coarse the result,
and in the midst of the distarbanoe consequent thereon
the police were sent for, and he was eveninally banded
over to the oars of the military, and on his way to the
Berrocks he no doubt acted in &reckless manner. The
regimental surgeon attended the man, and on examina-
tion failed to find any sign or symptoms of 'teased...
tine. As a matter of course the man was properly
attended to in hospital, and on the facts of the mime
being laid before the commanding officer it was deemed
unnecessary to proceed in the matter, and for being
absent without leave the man was sentenced to be con.
fined to barracks for six days.