The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-07-17 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

MELCONBC RUIIII NATIONAL &Boom —Sermons
were preathed 1 sucl of them Dolmas on Sunday
week M I. Mary's Chunk. Colteatime,
13e. 3id.

TICTOTAL EICURSION.—On Wednesday the C1340:1•
ben s of the Weymouth and Portland Temperance
Soci.ties, and friends, numbering mine 700 or 800
pereoes, took a trip, by Crvat Western Railway,
to Ile!bury Park, which bad been kindly thrown open
to them for a day's outing by the noble proprietor.
COUNTY POWS., Tbursday.—Before
Siva!field, Eeq.—William Dram*, &tramp, was charged
with mendicancy at Wyk. Regis. —P.& Pitfield proved
the charge. Prisoner bad been annoying the inhabitants
by begging, and professing to be deaf and dumb, pre-
senting a paper to that effect. When refused alms be
became abusive and swore at several people. On com-
plaints being made to P.S. Pitileld he went in search of
the prisoner, whom be found asleep under • hayrick.
When taken into custody prisoner resisted and swore at
the sergeant. Sentenced es a rogue and vagabond to a.
month's bard labour.

CRICKET. —The return match between the Way
mouth and Puddletown cricket club. was played here on
Thursday lest. The bowling of F. Squire, on the part
of the Puddletown eleven was exceedingly good, and
elicited the admirstion of all present. As the game mu
not played out, Puddletown were declared the victors,
Weymouth obtaining but 50 runs in their first innings,
while Paddletoers obtained 90 runs. lii. just to the
Weymouth club, however, to state, that in their
second innings., with the lois at only six wickets, they
obtained 123 runs

A BAWD of "nigger malodists" have pificl a some
what lengthened visit to Weymouth, oollectlng to
pother large bands of children who block up the
thoroughfares wherever they go. As the "singing"
is neither very melodious nor morally elevating, the
inhabitants are beginning to ask why the "Diggers"
should not nu* be requested to "move on" to some
other tows, especially es a very superior band of
musicians, who visit Weymouth periodically, had
so much difficulty in getting parmianion to perform
only • few evenings of • week.
Ova of Mra Grundy's predictions has at length
been verified. A few days ago, a portion of the
Backwater well, near the bridge, fell down, being
the first instalment of the whole of the stone work
along the Backwater and Harbour. And now must
oome the tug of war—who's to pay the piper for
repairing the damage to the Harbour and Back.
water wall, caused by the tramway 7 The Corpora-
tion sadly neglected their duty in not having this
question settled before leave was given to lay down
the tramway; they will now, unless we greatly
mistake, have to pay a considerable sum in law
charge, before the moot point is pat to rest.
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FORUMS CLITLZ. —On &tardily lift two fatoows
sod a bell, pershased by Messrs. Roberts and Saunders,
butchers, arrived by train sad on being liberated from
the rattle truck. dsabed along Ring street, over the
esplanade chains, Yid to and fro on the esplanade, to the
great alarm of the promenaders. One of the 00.5
rushed into the sea, and swum out Le immense distance,
and would no doubt have been drowned, had it not been
for • boat that was in the bay after greet difficulty,
turned her bead and drove her bark. As it 5/511 she was
In the wait nearly two hours. We have many times
noticed that it is sa invariable practice with britehers to
drive their stook down the front and throuth St. Mary-
street, always the most densely crowded, Instead of
taking the lam dangerous back streets from the railway
Adios to the slaughter house. A somewhat stricter
regulation of the town authorities, in this matter would
perhaps some day prevent a serious accident.

PORTL A ND.

_
Tag flemocoi, peddlewbeel depatob vessel, Com-
mander M. Binger, is ordered from Portsmouth to
Portland is tender to the Ckledonio, the ughir of
Rear- Admiral Ye'radon, Commander-in- ie of
the Channel squadron.

Sowing or • GIRL —Early on Friday morning
Eleanor Catherine Jemop, • girl of 14, daughter of one
of the prineipal warders of the prison, limillogiad a
quantity of " Bennett's disinfecitieg acid," and died
I rom the Whets of it in a few hours. F. C. Stoggall,
Faq. , coroner, held an inquest at the Grove Inn that
same afternoon, and the fury Warned • verdict of
suicide whilst in • state of temporary insectitY•

CAPTURE OF A STEAMER OFF PORTLAND.

Tb• captors ot tb• screw obootose, Grootham Hall,
with about 900 as as board to Ow Ohliabel• Ma,
Wactorday soorotag. boo prowoked mooh
Inquiry. Tli• tizotuosbaes• vbiok led to