The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-03-08 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

TB! funeral of Mr. W. Gibbs, member of the Portland
Local Board, took place on Wedneeday at enema lad. It was
most respectably attended, the deceased being held, n the
feateet esteem.
Tag LAT! 00W A CCIDIOrf•—The unfortunate man
tattle, who we so Injured by the discharge of hie fun, dell
bee and Dr. therlethere. who has attended him most
assiduously, thinks it posaible he may recover in time. The
expanse and deems of the tangly, while the man is laid up,
render them it objects for aid.
THE EMOTION liT OW/LOT Titnergt.--A good deal
of remark ban been mused by. rumour that the exponent of
candidate will be defrayed out of the Omni. If thin had been
known before. Instead of two or three candidates, there would
hare been legion.
Tug noir Hit Lt- LANZ to the Nettle still
continues barred. We understand the authorities at
Weymouth raminot put a wicket in the fence without
reference to heed-quarters. W h.t a pity that psratio-
don to erect the fence at all should not have been kept in the
Circumlocution Office, my for a veneration or two!
'llia 7TH Furiti.xxne.— -The Angle hand of thia regiment
will be, as uvual, with Moe heed-quartet at Portland, while
Weymouth will enjoy the advantage of the other hand, levier
Beisimester Von Dleddegisint. and Band-sergeant Lang. The
sergeants at present at Weymouth hennas are :—Oolour-
sergeant I lelm, acting sergeant-major; Colour-sergeant Wright
acting querternamer-.ergeant ; Coloureergeant Cowie% Colour-
oedema Groom; Senrents Morrie, Malley, Bossard, Bolton,
Watson, Parker, Lane, Williamson, Sharpie, Wright, sod
Jonas.
COEDIT PIIRSIrVULANCI, A.O. F. This court, the
meetings of which are held at the New Hotel,
Chiswell, has just published its balance sheet.
Amongst its honorary members'are the Hon. W. H.
B. Portman, Eaq., M.P., and G. Start; Eaq., M.P.
The number of members is 77, and the average age
of initiated members ie 24i years. They had 875
days' sickness in 1869, paying £66 bs., and the
district funeral bill was £l7 17e. Id. ; the balance
was SRO 15.. Fled, at the beginning of the year,
and £76 13e. 44d. at its (do«. The management
fund had a balance of £1 14s. I Id., and members
contributed £2l 51. Id., making with other items
£2B 18a. 4d., the surgeon's salary was £122.., and
other expense. being paid, a balance was left of
£4 81. bid. The incidental fund bad £l2 12a. 10d.
balance and other items made it £lB Ms. 9d. ;
aspens's, the priaciple of which was ES 15.. 6d.
mid to the fate committee, left a balance of
£6 la. 7d. The expenditure at the fete was
£73 l's. 2d., and the receipts, including £7 be.
donations, were £65 2s. bd. The secretary's addrees
to the members stater that there are 13 more
members in the Court than there were last year.
The united• ages of the Court are six months per
member lees than lest year, owing to old members
leaving and younger joining. They have expended
127 days' more sickness than last year, and paid
£l4 7s. more for sickness than last year. he
Nick fund has sunk in 16ir, the sum of £4 2s. 7d.
The management fund has been augmented
£.3 13s, 64,1., but the low on the fete have reduced
the in—dental fund considerably. The mutual aid
fund hag advanced slightly. The Irmo. ou tare Its.
amounted to £ll 19s. 34.

aaaaa USit or THe 61trr K.O.Ll.—This 6n. regi•
men( Me left Weymouth and Portland followed by the good
wishes of ...I alto were acquainted with them The gentle-
manly conduct of the officans, and their Rodinme to oblige the
town by permitting their splendid band to play In the Rings,
the domestic and orderly hates.. of the sergeants, and the good
behaviour of the rank and Mr, alike entitled them to the
esteem of the inhabitante. In Weymouth they regularl3 pro-
vided the twat enjoyable musical Ueda for our •idtons and
tealdent gentry, by playing Ora-rate selections. either near the
Esplanade or in one of the hotels, and in Portland they
were always ready to give their help for any good object. The
time of their &picture for Ireland was altered once or twice,
but at last the urinal of H.M.S. Searnew, Captain Barrett,
showed .atisi•oly that it was about to take place. About one
o'clo•k on Tueday afternoon H.R. Iron troop chip Orontes,
Captain Henry Phelps arrived In Portland Road., and 4m
Wednesday morning the Hearnew took on board the luggage of
the regiment About 1.45 that aftererun the Portland
detachment of the ISlst, under the command of Major
/ton, marched from the tante Citadel, down through
Fortune's Well, the land, under lir. Orme, playing "Auld
Is•ag Sync," and other appropriate aux A large
tweed of fried. and rweethearts bung upon their Ranks and
sear. end many were the sad farewells exchanged. and many
Ike writhes expressed that the Ma might have lame in Ireland,
and that none of 'hem might tall under the slug of the amensin.
They Proceeded tn he new Government pier, and were con-
veyed wren to the Orontes in the Portland Commodore steamer
and the Goren:Mena hogs. to incident happened which
sem not of the mom agreeable description. One of their
number, unwilling to leave his Portland friends, managed to
slip away from the 51st. and attempted to mix • ith the 7th
Fusiliers who hastiest arrived. He was. however, immediately
made prisoner, handed over to Ms own regiment, and marched
rather crest-Wen at their &LW to the pier. The Portland
detachment was accompanied by 3.5 women end 56 children.
The Weymouth throe marched of much more quietly from the '
barracks over the budge, to the Quay. and attracted not much
attention at Mist, es they hal no band to Net people on the
esti core. A crowd, however, gradually amernhied, augument-
Mg at every step, and by the time the men had reached
the front of Mews. }therm and Co's oflces, oppooite to
which thd Searnaw lun. sufficient peoMe had reflected to
crowd the Quay from the Custom House to Mr. Reale's Inn,
The soldiers were, without delay, marched on board, &Morella-
clod by the wive. atid children permitted that. by the military
regulations. It was hard to see • poor Inman, who had le-en
married to one of the men (but not by permit...Semen,' who was
consequently not on the etrengthh turned hack and prevented
from accompanyine her hodand on hie journey. Of course it
was what she might have expected ; but the sight of her grief
could not but recall to mind ono of the grVateat Nola net our
military rystems, and one whom lit effects not ev. the
angered and most unconstitutional Acts of Parliament will
ever do away with. Ps theta it Is ineeparsble from the condi-
tution of standing armies, end neessmry to their management.
that only one man from shout four or lee in • regiment should
he allowed to tie married; but the very fact is an argument
agsln.t the preaent constitution of standing armlet altogether.
This tooralia4 is by the way, and while we me waiting for the
tide to rim enough for the Seamcw to leave the harbour.
About three *deck the 7th Fudieers, who had marched down
Mary-street, pared over the bridge, and sot& of the crowd ran
to greet the dere. sun. The departing soldiers on board
the steamer gave three cheers for Weymouth in hearty style,
and were answered in rather a straggling manner from the
shore. Shortly after four the steamer began to move, and she
ron etearned out of the harbour, and scrim to Portland Reda,
to the (ion etwith many eye+ gadeg after her, and many good
wishes (Aiming her for the .Slat.

FUNERAL OF MR. FFOLLIOTT.

On Monday afternoon • sad cortege pealed from
the Verso eitarlel, Portland, to the burial-ground at
Wyk.. It was the funeral of John Pfolliott, Fag.,
assistant surgeon of the blet R.0.L.1., who was out
off in the prime of life, bv • very simple accident, in
most unexpected manner. Mr. Ffolliott was on
Monday last week. riding on the Preston rued. with
• young lady to whom he waa engaged to be married
very shortly. the horse was started by some cense,
Mr. Ffolliott's stirrup leathers broke, and be fell off
on his head. A gentleman named Theobald, who
Heides at the Bandon Hotel, was walking by at the
time, and went up to him, offering amistanoe. Mr.
Ffolliott, however, got op and said he thong% be
was able to ride home, and he did in foot ride as fen
mile Bandon Hotel, where be had his bead washed.
Maw that he went to Portland, where he oomplained
of pain in his heed, and got worse ooatinnally until
Friday night, when he aspired from the effects of
concussion of the brain. Information was given to
the coroner of Portland (R. N. Howard, Esq.), who
enqeired into the circumstances, and did not deem
it neoessary to bold an inquest. Tbe funeral was
appointed for Monday afternoon last, and collider-
able interest was evinced. The mournful ceremony
was almost entirely military; the funeral procession
formed at the Verneabout half.psettwo, and marched
down the military road to the Castle Hotel in the
following order :

Firing ps7rty. consisting of 100 men of the 51st lint.,
under the command of Capt. Bunuthy.
Band of the 6156. K.0.L.1., under Bandmester
Albert Green.
Hearse containing the carpet.
Capt. FreSlott, brother of deceased, as chief mourner.
About 60 men of the 51st. Regiment, with the
following Gilbert: Major Acton, Major
Reed. Adjutant Wynne, Capt. Penny, Capt. Ruck
Keene, Capt. Framer, barrack master at Wey-
mouth, Ensign Saunders, Rneign Harvey,
F.nsign Seppiop, 51st.
There were also other Anus and gentlemen: Lieut.
Cu!. Belbeld, R.K, Capt. Ferguson, EL, Dr.
Nicholson, of the Portland Oonviat Establish-
ment, Dr. Roxby, Dr. Wodsworth, Dr.
Coery (HILS. Dosiewen), Mr. Penny,
R.N., Yr. Trotter, R.N., Dept. fiorstt, R.
Marines. Dr. O'Brien, R.N.&
Th% procession was accompanied by •
sasemsly of the inhabitants et Portland. &c 111
afternoon was beautifully fine, and the solemn pro-
f:feedings contrasted all the more sadly with the