The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-23 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

I Bosom BOTIL —Oa Friday the Bracey= boys
returrof from their summer ham
Mirrazy.—Captain F. W. B. Great, of die 96th
Foot.so the 2ad, rice Captsla J. J. eglasoott, who
sidings&
Ter finsrLowta was towed down from Portsmouth
on londay to take in another lot of boys from the
tanking ship Boscswen.

tatcsay. —The return match between the Yeovil
aril the Portland Clubs was to have been played here
or Saturday. The Yeovil team came down, but
rufortnnately the rain " cum, down" as well, so that
i; was found utterly impossible to play.
The RUM TACIIT Walrus with the Bareness
Burdett entitle and party on board, left the Roads
on Wednesday morning for the Channel Islands, but
thick weather setting In the yacht ran into the West
Bay and anchored close to the Chesil beach.

Tnx Vxzwx Bosom% McKsowen has been
sentenced to twelve months' and Cox to eight months'
hard labour. Cox left on Monday onder escorts for
the Gosport Military Prison. McKeowen remains
behind to be again triad on the charge of breaking out
of barracka

THE florricauruau. &cum.—The mecretary (Mr.
B. Pearce) made the following report tol the com-
mittee at their meeting on Monday night :- -Receipt.:
Balance in hand, El 10s. ; donations, EU 12s. 6d.;
mmehera' tieknts. 19a. Takings at
the gate, .C 9. Returned prises: Mr. Benjamin
Scriven, 2..; Mr. K J. Pearce, 2m. ; Mr. 8..
Otter, 2s. ed.—total, £29 es. Expenditure Prizes
Paid to exhibitors, Ele 71. 6d.; cleaning up drill hall,
; Gibbs, 6s. ed. ; WillLuns. polio*, ; Att-
wooll, U..; Hatton, 4s. 64.; White, 9a. ; Bales,
10a. 94.; Cox, 34. 64.; washing, mangling, etc., 4.,;
Willis, Printing, etc-. £119.. 34.; Stone. Minting,
statloosry, etc., El 16a. 21; band 4th D.V.A., £2;
Pearce, be.ad. and carriage of flags, and incidental.,
errands, kc., 54.104. ; Wan°e in hand, Et 18a—total,
£29 Ba. The report was received and adopted; and
the president (Rev. J. A . Bexor. )and secretary ware
presented with the society's nt..

H.M.S. Ttnarnants.—Hy this time their Lordships
probably see that it was not an over wise thing to keep
the Thunderer at Malta instead of sending her ht,me
ter repair. After that decision was arrived at the
greater part of her crew had to be brought home, as
also had the disabled gun, that gun's sister, and the
1 hydraulic gear. en batches of artificers
havel:Z Then
to be sent out to the ship, and have now been
sent home again. And there the ship lies, while her
loading gear, kc., is being repaired at Sir William
Armstrong's factory. When that is completed, all the
gear and the men to fit it will have to be shipped out to
Malts, and after that her guns must go out. She will
have been three years in commission before she is again
complete for MO. The cost of her repairs after the
bursting of the gun would have been very considerable
under any circumstance, • but how greatly that cost
has been added to by the Carriage of men and materials
backwards and forwards. The Admiralty seems to
have lost ita head when the accident happened, and
was afraid to have the ship home under the searching
eyes of artilleriste and inquiring members of Parlia-
ment.

Curare or Farorram Stranur &Boot Irevartrrz.
—The members of the Weymouth broach of this
institution deeenhied at St. Gea.'s, Portland. on
Thum:lay to the number of about WO, including the
clergy and teachers. The preceedinge commenced
with Divine service at the church, which was ren-
dered with much heartiness. Prayers were read by
the Rev. J. A. Bassor, rector of Portland, and Rey.
W. Aipleford. vicar of St Peter's. The lassona were
read the Rev. J. Stephenson, rural dean, and
vicar St. John's, Weymouth. A very earnest and
Imprenive WIWI/ WM delivered by the Rector from
the text. "Let this mind be in yea which was also in
Christ JllllOl (Philippine ii., 5), Hymns 273, 165,
377, and $ll3 (Hymns Ancient end Modern) were sung
with very du effect. At the rewind= of the
service an excellent tea was served in the perish
schools. Tea over, the beautiful hymn "The Churah's
Ono Foundation," to tune Amy& (Hymns Ancient
and Modern) we. rung, and the Rev. J. Stephenson
having offered a short but appropriate prayer, the
Rev. H. Roe, rector of Popatingtoe, gave a model
lemon to a class of boys and girls on "TbeMlracl.ol
the Healing of the -Ten Lepers." The Imam we.
Helena to with great attention. After a few short
observations frod the Rev. J. Stephenson, the Rev.
J. A. Bognor, the Rev. W. Ap*lord, and the Mayor
of Weymouth (Yr. G. E. WW), a cordial vote of
thanks was passed to Mr. Roe for his really excellent
lesson. and the mesting then closed. re• day was
very fine, and a most esjoyable meeting wee held.