The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-07-24 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1871.

MR. EDWARDS SUGGESTS A HORTIs lam etill delighted with Sivior Vansucci's band, which
charms ita hundreds on the Esplanade. But I shall not
, (11LTURAL SHOW. imitate that amateur who went to the Opera, and
',rumbled because one of bd " '
nonowurria. The following letter contains in excellent su the musicMns a live bars
•
ggeltl44 rest." The big drum we can vote an ample allowance of
from our beloved member :- • "rest " to-for drummers are not teid by the piece.
Bretz SocurrY. -A meeting in connection with the . "53. Berkeley Square, W.. 13th July. 1
Dorchester branch of this society was held at the I Dear Mr Lundie,-Mr Howard informs rne you have "Rest," and that for many liersevilLl hopelmalMwel to
Town Hall on Monday evening; the attendance sees . nmeis application for £l,noo on account of the Outer Pier. a certain councillor in the Chamber of our Parliament, and
limited. The chairman was the Her. E. W. Pears, I have suieh pleunre in enclosing chespie for that amount. lam also disposed to take at least five bars' " rest " from
rector of St. Peter's. The Rev. W. Blake. who -I take this oppsrtunity of again thanking
.you for year descanting. on that worthy councillor's public talk. For
laboured for ...,, year, as a me,,,i,,,,,,,,y ie, India., very able and efficient amistance. in carrying out
beset Mr. Wallis's hearty herd work sit the Garden Show
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deeerves all commendation • at last he see to have go
addressed the meeting at some length, detailing his Flower Show, and hope you will also convey my
The ' thanks to the committee.-I was immensely pleased at the on the right line of rail, 'be went on with that head-
experiences whilst a resiaent in that country. great success, and the interest which was excited in the foremoestness which characterises him, and being on a
collection at the door amounted to about 172. homes of the poor people in flowers, etc, and thereby their good object, Mr. Walli, won "golden opinions from all
- health, happiness, pleasure and comfort enhanced ; and . aorta ef men." Take notice of this, all you cynics who are
WEYKOOTR. havinit now succeeded in establishing it, I think the town never so happy as when some one else is getting a " dress-
should take it up, and carry it out on a more extended jug down.'
MR. AND Man, GERIAR REED, with Mr. Corney Grain,
have been very successful in their new entertainment in scale A Herticultural Society might be started, to which 1
window gardening should be an adjunct. On ro account 1 How the cynics must have enjoyed the "dowsing"
Town. must that he lost sight of, as it must be. satisfaction to which our excureionist visitors got on Saturday and '
FURTH= SUCCESS OF A Tow . We hentt once
any Permit to feel they bed helped to raise the toee of the , Monday! The five hundred collar-makers on Saturday
more a pleasant task to perform in chronicling tt
tot...
working c eslos -I need herdly tell you how gladly I lied hardly time to get into the streets or on the
of Mr. J. 11. Inns...a (the e". 4 our ''Pel. • will do all in my power to promote it. We have all the ' Esplanule, before down came the rain and drove them to
man Mr. .1. J. H. Longman) who has succeede in prsitri
elements of success in Weymouth for a grand Flower shelter. So it •114 again on Monday ; rain and sunshine
the Major examination of the Pharmaceutical ' y
Show, charming gardens, an excellent hand, and • hut of alternated hour by hour, till even steamer trips were not
Great Britain. people round and about, who take a deep interest in berth- tempting enough for the great muss of people, though
Tel Lag FLOwER SIMW.-The final committee Wal culture.-I hope we may, next year, have • brilliant die- they had a good chance of seeing that monster of the deep
held at the Giaildhall on Wednesday afternoon, the play.-Believe me, yours sincerely, the Thunderer, and of going over the giant Minotaur.
Mayor (Mr. J. I.undie) in the chair, when the accounts " HENIT ErwARDS." Here we had hundreds of people and not a place to pot
were and a cordial vote of thanks, proorued by them in, except the publics and the shops-a wretched
Me r=l4l-ir Charles, and seconded by Mr. Rowe, to instance of the bad effects of division and delay. The
Mr. W. M. Thieelton for his valuable service, es sesistant- Winter Gersten and Aquarium are trying to grow: the
secretary was carried. On the proposition of Mr. Graham. Hotel and Floral Hall are to be great attractions in "the
• vote of thanks was also accorded to the Mayor for his good time coming. Mean whit.: the Market House interior
great kindness in presiding over the meetings of the corn- is filled with vacancy, and the bondholders hope for better
mitt.. times.
CRICKRT WITTIOUT BEER.- lEryni.rml• • ril!rtic v. Mr.
Gale's (Rroldir,q) -A match was arranged between them
two elevens ter Wednesday tut, on the Weymouth mound,
when Mr. Gale's eleven went first to the wickets and
scored 11%; they were followed by the Weymouth Athletes.
who ran up to the lene figure of 991, Mr. Clarke's innines
for 76 being a wonder units way. Broaderey (Mr. Gale s)
followed • but were all out for 64.-A good deal of gossip
has been set going by the refusal of a magistrate to grant
an occasional license to sell intoxicating drinks at the
scene of the match. It nemeses that the practice has been
(.0 an esteemed correspondent informs on) to apply to a
magistrate for the license, and it has been granted almost
as • matter of course: but the last was refused by a
gentleman for whom we have all great respect. We are
informed that no special ground was assigned, and that if
the intention is that these licenees shall only be granted
at Petty Sessions, it will he difficult to get them, fee
cricket matches an not always arrranged en long before as
to give an opportunity to meet the County Bench.
Tile OnrICRaT 11 mi. -The m any former visitors to
Messrs. Poole and Young's entertainments will Ise pleased
to learn they will shortly open at the new concert hall,
which will he specially. prepared to receive them, their
gigantic panorama of 'The Prince of Wale, Tour. and
from India to Bombay." each picture being left by 3/ft
covering 550 ft of square canvas and weighing over four
tons, at a cost of T. 5,009 ; painted by England's greatest
artiste The entertainment is also interpersed with vocal
and instrumental music, and a capital fuels and philoso-
pher (Mr. 0. Hartwell), whose descriptions of each view
is much appreciated. Crowds of admiring audiences in
Birmingham, Worcester, Gloucester, Dorchester, and the
I:Leonel Islands have flocked to the this genuine exhibt•
tion, and we learn it haa only to be well known that a
treat is in store, with something new, to be similarly
patronised here. Meagre. Poole and Young do not place
their exhibition before the public with • niggard hand.
All that modern science can do is brought to bear here ;
hence its greet succese Other particulars will shortly be
announced in our columns, and every information, with
bills. circulars, programmes, dc., may be obtained of Mr.
W. R. P. Jeffery, the Bridge.
ROBBING • SAILOR Boy-Louisa Voltz, • wretched
woman 'Ma charged with robbing Boy Cheeeeman, of the
Warrior. -The foolish fellow listened to the woman, and
went home with her, and he afterwards saw her
robbing the pockets of his trousers. He saw •
florin in her hand, and asked her for it; but she
denied having it. Afterwards she told him that if he
would pay for another pint of beer, she would return it to
him. He went and found P.C. Dealrnont, and wilted him
to take the woman into custody. When arrested she
denied having the money; but the constable found she
had tendered a two-shilling piece at the "Tivoli Gardens,"
and another at the New inn-Sarah Burrows,servant at
the New Inn, proved that prisoner went there with as
soldier of the 31st, and called for • pint of porter. The
landlady did not wish her to have it, as she thought
Vaux had had enough ; but she said 'l must have one
more pint and then I'll go home." She produced a two'
shilling piece to paylifor the beer, thid she had plenty of
money, and was bound to pay it some way or other. Just
as she was speaking, the prosecutor came and called her
out-Prisoner asked to be tried by the Bench: but she
would not plead guilty.-In answer to the Bench, Mr.
Vickery said they heel had similar complaints before: but
nothing had been brought home to the prisoner-The
Bench considered the case proved. and EKDt V." for
twentysone days' bard labour.
POOR OLD BIICMAR.-liotiere Williams, • poverty•tricken
old man, who looked very feeble and worn out, can
brought up charged with begging in St. Mrl-street -
Pe:. McMahon saw him go into Mr. Taylor's, where he
asked for assistance. The man in the shop told him to go
to the police-station and they would waist him, but this
did not suit him. He was taken into custody, and 74d.
was found on him.- In answer to the Bench, Supt.
Vickery said that prisoner bad been relieved not long
before, and he most have begged the WI in • short time.
-Mr. Robertson said the prisoner ought not to be wander-
ing about. Had he no parish to go to!-Prisoner said
yes, at Liverpeol. -Me. Robertson returned that they
would provide for him for seven days, and sent ben tor a
week's hard labour in the county gaol.
BACK TO CAOI. AGAIN. -Joan Ralston, who had just
come out of pries n, was chargedl with being drunk and
sleeping in the Crown Hotel yard.-I'.C. WeetleV, the
latent addition to the force, found him there about mid-
night of Saturday, apparently asleep, and first tried to
knock up the people where prisoner lodged, but they
would not take him in. Prisoner then became riotous,
and was taken into custody.-Prisoner in a hopeless
manner said he had no qUentions to ask: nor bad he any
statement to make to the Bench. -One month hard labour.
DISoRDEKLT SAILORS. -Th..mon Wills, • miler, was
charged with being drunk and riotous, and • sailor lad
named flokliv,re vast charged with attempting to rescue
the pri-oner Wills. -P.C. Barrett found Wills drunk and
wanting to tight near the Royal Hotel about halepast
eight last night. Arrested hen, when Ilakhurst came up
and though presence was coming on quietly, tried to
rescue him.-P.U. Bartlett saw the affair, and when be
helped Barrett against Ilakburst the latter tried hi kick
him in a dangerous place, and, being prevented, aimed
repeated blows at him; he also caught witnees with his
hand and held him, and would not let go his trousers till
• civilian assisted.-Mr. Vickery said that I(akhurst
brought this charge entirely on hineself, for Wills was
going on quietly when Ilakhurst interfered.--Wills was
fined se. or 'even days' hard labour; Ilakhurst wes sent
for • month's hard labour without the option of a fine.
Armisev TO CONTEST • LOCAL RATE.-On Tuesday,
before the Mayor (Mr. Lundie,) and Mr. 11. Haggett,
Mr. Richard Coo, irouf minder, of the Park, appeared to an
adjourned summons, for non-payment of a Local Board
rate of 4:1 12a, for premises in the Park-The Mayor
told him the case had been adjourned for his (Mr. Cox's)
convenience, last Court Day, he being in Dorchester, and
also his advocate.-Mr. Cox asked the Mayor to read the
description of where the premises are situate.-Mr.
Butt: The case is not yet before the Court.-Mr. F. C.
Steggall, Clerk to the local Board, thin proved the rate,
appearing for Use Board.-Mr. Cox: Where do you say the
premises are, in Ranelaghstreet 1-Mr. Steggall : Yea,
Ranelaghstreet applies to all that extending along the
west side of the Park.-Mr. Con: Why do you say I am
not connected with the drainage of the Park t- Mr.
Steggall: I have nothing to do with that-Mr. Cox :
Yes, you have, you are the clerk to the Local Biased, and
why did you write to the Local Government Board, and
any sot-Mr. Steggall repeated that be had nothing to do
with that toslay.-Mr. Cox again rather hotly asked why
Me Steggall said he was not connected with the drain-
age I-The Meyer said the Court had no power to entertain
any objections on account of drainage.-Mr. Cox : That
is what you say year by year.-Mr. Haggett: You had
better pay an lie. Bennett does-under protest -Mr.
Cog: Oh I I don't object to pay the rate, I'll pay; but
I want to know why Mr. Steggall wrote as he dist.-Mr.
Howard: You had better pay, and save having more
scete.-Mr. Cog: Let Mr. Steggall say why he wrote as
he did.-Mr. Steggall: Oh no, I can't do that now. --Mr.
(Jog: That is the tyranny of Use thing. I'll pay the rate.
-The Mayor: Mr. Steggall does not appear now for the
purpose of giving any explanations about dreinage,and we
can eve you no redress here.-Mr. Cox 5 Just please to
read that paper over-Alter more discussion in which Kr.
Cox used a strong term as to what Kr. fiteggall had
written to the Board and repeatedly protested his
willingness to pay, the Mayor said: The Bench must
make an order for the payment of this within 14 day's.-
-Defendant (once more): Oh ! I'll pay, sir.
EXllllllleg fthwooutut. -John Green and John florreU,
Ism= on board the steamer Rosebud, again appeared to
fie of having smuggled 321 b. of tobacco. -They
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guilty, and had nothing to say in their defence.-
or : on will have to pay trellis the duty and
yaks, 12e. each, or in default go to the county prison
said nossain until the sum is paid. Have you any one to
pay des fine for you, or can you pay 1-Deendante had no
tassms of paying, and were sentenced to KO to MISCn until
the amount is paid. -The Mayor said it was a very eXtra-
Orialniry thing that we cannot get a little extra trade from
the Channel Islands, but that sailors will not only run the
Mk al hang sent to prison, but also that of the vessel
heiWg seised. This vessel had been taken charge of by
the Dreams officers, and the officers only allowed to do
task ditty ander sufferance- It certainly ought to be
undsintoad that the difficulty of importing tobacco and
odor_ pods into this place by emudling it is so great that
B=4ll dealer men from attempting it, and the officers of
will not be more remise in the future than in the
Wed mare attentive if possible.-Hurrell : Do we
ear wages what we have worked for, sir I-The
Clerk : thrtainly : That is a private regulation of the
compsny.
QUAID= 11l • PAIIII.T.-Pltilip Randall, a yam man,
was summoned for essaalting his father, Lansome
Randall-There was a muss-summons, and Mr. Howard
ffirdfor defendant. Plaintiff said that on the 7th
, a and his wife had a few words, and his see, who
hidden behind • door, out, and struck him a
blow with his fist-Ur. HT= referred to a letter of
which he handed • espy
tte the Bench, and the Mayor
=it it was very des retie that the family quarrel
be kept out of court, especially • matter which
affected ths wile also.-Mr. Howard asked why pLsintitl
did not moot the euggestion offered in the letter written
by Mr. fflndt. s asulagal friend I -Misfit!, : I have always
aws=d bnehind and • good father, and strove to pay
,mg • band matter I had to do it. If my wife
likes le wawa, from me she am • butler:it a penny of my
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my and never darbsak say deers any more. -
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Elesraher 13 years 1 bora sat aninsul • does week.-
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The Regatta committee are also " prisoners of hope."
The u=usl support is being promised ; that is to say, the
people who always snliscribe hoe promised again, or
nearly all of them, and the Regatta, about which we were
ready to soy.—
To be, or not to he, that is the question."—
to he a smart thing. The excitement of the Weymouth
" Week of Amusement," will culminate in the Races.
which follow. after a Sabbath rest.

Some people could not under.tand why the Shoreham
captain who lost a sailor, and pursued him a rope's length
in a boat, did not cut the rope and go farther. Everybody
knows the boat could not have dived under the steamer's
paddle-wheel hut they did not know the truth—that this
blocked the way, and Captain Clarke expected the body
to go down and rise again beyond the steamer, and there-
fore he ran along the Quay, the boat being shut in a little
oblong spare, engloied by the two Shoreham boats, the
steamer, and her paddlebox in front. Sergeant Apsey
could have explained this to the iury had he been called.
To sit upon a rail and go to sleep over the water's edge
does not argue that John Williams had specially sharpened
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skiii;mingnver the wave crests and into tne
the sea, though the albatrosses in greit flocks (the too-
accurate naturalist calls them sea-gulls) are hovering
over the Black Prince and Minotaur,
" And every slay, for food or play.
Come to the mariners' bolls."
Here we are alongside the Thunderer, and there's the
genius of the ship looking down upon us,—an extra
large, black, solid bulldog, with an unmistakeable boll
slog face, and a few teeth barely visible ; but
such teeth ! Quiet enough is brave Tiger like
the Thonslerer herself at peace; blithe looks as if, when
he was let go at the biggest enemy, there would be a
holding on to the death. In eager haste, a heap of
lads apparently from Somersietsliire board the
Thunderer, and forthwith in go three .4 their heads
to a little .seal hole in the turret. The three heads fill
it up ; hut when they change places, I perceive they
are right; insisle are the great 'guns of polished Firth
steel. On the main sleek the tars are going through
their drill, and my convoy is edified by the "present,
two, three " going on over and over again. Well,
we've boarded a pretty clear sleek, no masts, stet cords.
no shrouds, no coils of rope; are we on a ship at all?
The pride of Englishmen ía a smart boat, and here's
one " doing up " by a couple of painters, her lines
beautiful enough to he seen in a galley race. That
bundle of big tubes is the deadly Gatling gun, 10 tubes
arranged in cylinder form, and ready to fire GO shots a
minute. one 45 in. bore, or as large as a rifle ballet,
the other is larger still, and its shots, '65 in., will
pierce an ordinary torpedo. No neglected security
here. But I desire to get something like a regular
look over the ship, and am most fortunate
in applying to an officer and a gentleman, who
in the kindliest and frankest m .nner possible takes LIS
under his charge. "I like," said he, "the reporters to
know something about what they have seen, for many
of them come on board, and know nothing ab..ut it
after all." And so he showed no what a hundred
people would have mimed without his guidance. To
that officer my gratitude is ever due. First we learn—
standing on the superstructure which overlooks by
one "storey" a long length of both bow and stern—that
all the bulwarks, posts, ropes and chains standing
above the level of the deck go down out of sight when
the ship goes into action ; all the pipes and shafts, and
hatches are closed, even the great davits are jointed
and are taken down, and there is nothing to hit; strong
screws secure all the openings no that the water may
wash over the lower parts at the extremities, and
nobody cares inside the tight ship. Even the skylights
have heavy iron lids, and should- an enemy hoard, he
can't get in, but is exposed to the full sweep of the
guns, and a blank cartridge with the great pebble
powder is sufficient to clear the decks of everything
alive. Great iron discs, like coal cellar rings, are all
shut down, the iron doors into the turrets are closed,
and there 's no place where he can for a moment
shelter himself except where two or three could stand
and surrender, between the turrets and the great castle
of the hurricane deck. 'The sides of the ship are
armoured with 8 inches iron, 9 inches teak, 6 inches
iron, 8 inches teak and a two-fifths iron skin inside, so
that there are over 14 inches of iron plating to protect
the ship's company below, while the two turrets have
Mich 12 inches solid iron in two platings, and 18 of
teak, with an inner skin of five-eighths, the weight of
each turret being about 300 tons. All this mass
turns round on the centre and circumference, on bear-
ings much like those of a railway turn-table. Inside
we see the great pointed cylindrical shots, rough
with studs to take the rifling of the gun,
these are Palliser chilled steel, and weigh
about 690 pounds, while IMb, of powder inside brings
them up to 700Ib. Here are shell and canister for
mowing down bodies of men, and now let us look at
the guns. Thirty-five tons weight each, with 12in. bore,
and run in by hand; in the fore turret are two 38 toes
weight. So the vessel carries four heavy guns • but
what a contrast to the little things of the old three'
dickers, which were almost earronadee compared with
these! The turret is roomy, as befits such ennr-
MOWS guns; inside, the roof is about 10ft, from the
floor, and one man sits up on high between the two
(UP breeches and trains the turret by steam. His
head is poked up through a little box in the top of the
turret, and he looks along two sights exactly over the
guns, knows the distance and gives the elevation.
Now the portholes are contracted to the smallest
possible dimensions, being not much wider than the
gun muzzle, ansl only about twice as high NI it is wide,
as that there would seem a difficulty in raising or
depressing the enormous mass of treble cylinders of
• hed iron, so as to get the required range. But
no, the whole of the thirty-five tons hangs in an iron
saddle, the gunner only works an iron arm ready
to his hand, and the hydraulic lift raises the saddle,
gun, and all. So great is the range that they can fire
Within five degrees from right ahead. Large chains
are ready outside to make the turret all feat before
going to sea, for of course %would be more than
awkward if either of these 300-ton masses could break
loose when the lively Thunderer dances to the tune of
' a heavy gale. And how shall we serve the turret with
ammunition, for the shell magazine is low down in the
ship? Further we are led, and showed how the
7001 b. cylinders are all ranged handy, how •
little hand-barrow is wheeled up to each on
lines of bronze rails, is lifted until it closes on the
shot, and then lowered shot and all, on the rails
(which seem to have a number of branches and Wi-
lkes' not quite so many as at Mugby Junction), and
run along to the lift. The turret his been turned
round till the muzzles of the guns are in continuation
with a hole opposite to a sponge-and-rammer which
hang in a frame over our heads; a jet of water, 7501 b.
pressure to the square inch, drives the sponge-and.
rammer home to the bottom of the bore and then a
little tube at the end lets a little jet of Water in and
puts out anylb fire which may have remained. The
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irowder, 120 lb. of great pebble grain is popped in by
three men, the turning of • handle late up the 7001 b.
shot to the muzzle and then the rammer.sponge comes
against it, and drives it in. So great is the power
of the hydraulic arrangement that one man is able
to lift the shot and ram it home. As the party below
are shut away from the gunners in the turret, an
arrow cornea along on a dial to "In," to show that the
turret is immoveably 6xed, by means of • bolt in a
hole, and it will not be released until all are ready.
"Right gun loaded " and" left gun loaded" are shown
by arms and lotto, in • way very simple to the tars
at work. Up shore • lieutenant is in charge of the

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old salt !" was the answer," Is n't the Black Prince as turret; but there is also a captain of the turret, a "But are not the full-rigged liners more beautiful and o
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pretty a liner as any in the old fleets ?" i* Well now, first-class petty-officer, seated on high with every more shipshape?' "I tell, you, sir, they are out of date, '
she do look abont Phireihape ; but then there's that appliance around him to work the steam machinery, when compared with the Thunderer; they can't
' Myenator,' where ever did 'ee Fee a decent ship with right in front oif him is a dial which shows the degrees inanorstir cp:iisyy enough to getout of the way of torpedo Preston omtv
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five masts ? And as to that Thunderer, they do tell I of elevation, and from his seat he can fire either gun joist,;ours anoty dint !fetearrrLte.y. 7,:i0nt....1 cu?s,ceompared to mends fi.,,,,,. neymonth, with the families of the coast-
she's all one solid mass of machinery end engine-work or both at the same time. This, however, he cannot ••••I ,i wins would all be so mug hamperueue tee. 'mita guard made up a party of upwards of thirty, the
that their crew •
inside, and not a bit 0' room for a Jack Tar to move do if the turret is pointing in such a direction that be glad to have over the side." .. H.-coy ,ha.. 0. men were regaled with a subtantial dinner, and the
about, down below there ain't air for 'en, to breathe, the discharge would damage any part if the ship, sir, but suppose the Thnnderer's engines give out when woman who preferred it with tea kc., beer being plentiful
and they be obliged to pump it down to 'em like divers for a bar that governs the handles then refuses to she is near a lee shore." "We have two mini of engines, for the men. A band wu also provided, and in the even.
at the bottom oof the Roade. ". Well ; but, my hearty, revolve, and won't move till all is clear. The pm and if one pair become disabled, with the other we ejsu fp:nlanic,ing was kept up till a late hour. All enjoyed
they are a gmel sort that come ashore, and Ink sailors being fired recoils with tremendous force, but is at once Iteant into Pork" "Hut if both go at once r .. Veil ; Ihr..
rs: 'ea remartrorably. well, !int agreed that
,it was a
every inch of 'ern, don't they ? And the officer.. tom, checked by being obliged to c oripress a piston in a bow would a man be if both eyes, or both arms and legs n t• m treat, r wb'n thew warm gratitude to
fail? We most tenet to our anchors, and hold on." We Captain May,. felt, and more still due.
they 're clean-built, trim, and smart, and gentlemen cylinder of water, the force raises some springs, the I
are convince! that the Thunderer and the Devastation,
all over, and SR to the Thunolerer, I hear she e a
_good water rushes through • tube to the front of the gun with their nine thousand odd tonnage each, and their five I
ireaboat, and as handy to manage a yacht" " Well ! an.l prevents its running out again. "Don't you to six thousand horse-power each, capable of driving them
I'm not agin the officers, either; but it oloi seem a pity think these arrangements may get out of order, sir?" 12 to 14 knots an hour, no for from being failures, are
to put such good Englishmen on board her, for as to "Not the least chance of it,' confidently states the tremendous additions to the British Fleet.
the 'I hoinderer being goo:line seaway, it don't stand to officer. 'not even after action has gone on, for every- Ruminating on the wonders I have aeon, and picking up
reason. d,.it ? Why, her lsow's all a-wash when she thing is iheltered and armoured." Supposing the lire niv,,coovoy, I retire from
shouted from
" hook out for
meets a bit id a Seri ; I won't believe it, noo how. And : gets so hot that the man who sights the gun can't put Nouc'k hoe„Tielielilesee:Odel; the tcteainfr manrewli.trlrupir we
as to her being strong, it's all up with her now they 'ye his head out of the hole, then an arrangement of niernorics of the great ship and her gallant and courteous
got them torpedoes, as I hear can find their way in mirrors facing each other is hpiught into use, whereby officer, ~,,,,i ~...„„..,, we turn once more and note the torpedo
the water, and bloow up the biggest ship AR quick as if the sighting is done while the men keeps his head holes, the Gatlings, the turrets, the pig-tailed Japanese
you 'd put a relhot shoot in her magazine. Baint no 1 behow the shelter, and thus he is perfectly sale. We lad, and that genius of the Thunderer, the black
good at all, anti cost a power of money." I know it's now ascend to the pilot tower, high above the turrets, Indian hodbolog : but a quick and pleasant run in the
noose arguing with old Timber-toes, and so Imp "We'll , and between the two, where the captain can commence . bright sunshine brings us soon to the Vile-pier, and with
have a look at that Thunderer on the firtt opportunity 1 the action himself if he likes, or only manoeuvre the s.o;‘Ri-ei,oonritirilt,ll,:twioan,;smo the canontevne it,ii,enwcrei
write you
thofni twVati i iiinig,twh
and Pee what her chance is against torpeoloes ! ship. He has here A wheel under his command to of the Thunderer and torpedoes. y
or wh-ther we are to look out for her anol her consort; steer; bid he only has to find the initial will-force, '
being skye:l by some continental and vet unoler-water a light touch of his and the giant steam sways i
trick, and we have to fight 'The Battle if Dorking.'" the enormous helm. Electricity connects this lofty
The Weymouth and Portland Steamer Company, part with the gun turrets, a telescope points out of a
astute in their directors, first drew large boatload. to I window. the guns are pointed as the captain wishes,
the Minotaur an-1 the Black Prince, and the fowleria i and directly he sees his object is covered by the guns
snare might have tempted any one to see the cousins lie can press a knob, the electric current flashes down
to the giant battery. Bat the premier attraetion i, the and off go one or more guns. The pilot tower is rifle
Thunolerees self, and accorlingly on Tuesday I proof ; but if the action gets hot and it is likely to get
weighed anchor trim where lam laid up in oordinary, shot away, the captain can descenol to a lower and
anol with a light cutter in tow, got alonviole the wave- more secure place, with all the gun, tiring, ship, steers
*leaving Premier, and spying ('slit, William on the hug, and other contrivances like those in the upper
bridge, I know it's all right.* Brit why are there so tower. Should this too get hammered by shot he can
few On board? The g xxl steamer ought to have been go lower still, and eo for four olescents he
crammed from bow to stern. An observant friend can lower himself, fighting and steering as he
lets me into the secret; " this is the time when some goes, till he gets into the very heart of the ship,
lunch and some dine." "Thank you' I can eat where no shot can hammer through the massive
anywhere and anywhen, suppo,ring that I have the armour plates. Besides shot from the guns, he can
wherewithal, and, of the two, I prefer being earlier also tire torpedoes through the side of the ship ; but
to later." more of these by-and-bye. Before we go clown again,
A, comfortable—looking seat I take; lout shall we I have a good look at the beautifnl pinnace hanging
never get rid of that horrible Bath Accident? Close aloft. She is a " torpedo) boat," and is no mean
behind, ald mming lady relates, too the instruction of enemy, for she is driven by steam, and her crew can
all around, how Mr. and Mrs. C ook are mot well vet, poi-li out poles againet the foe, and let olrive at him
though every one is glad they are mending last. with hundred-pound torpe,locs tired by electricity.
" And says the lady, "I saw another gentleman in She is something like that deadly class of little vessels,
crutch, and a gentleman trim Yeovil was obliged to with which the UIPSiaIIS have done so much damagnto
have both legs amputated, and "—I don't stop to hear the Turkish moonitors. Besides her novel offensive
any more horrors; but mentally protest moainst the powers she is worth no dice for her beautiful lines of
remark of the gentleman who would' like to build, and 11l warrant she'll sail welL Even should
see the Thunderer go into action, and have a she meet with it rough, she ie fitted as a life-boat, and
smart brush with an enemy's Fleet Why! is altogether a very complete vessel of her class. And
my gentle sir, are you a deinon, or merely a man of now the gentleman who has so kindly condescended to
science, ready to enjoy viviaection ? No, no, may the act as our guide has to leave no, promising to 'lend an
Thunderer" suns never be fired unless at drill, may intelligent man to show the parts if the nip which he
her torpedoes never slay higher animals than fish. himself is not at home in. "Ant! to whom are we
"Did yon ever try Eamtboume, sir? It ia a second indebted for all this kindness?" we ask. "Oh ! the
Brighton." "Very much second," I think, inwardly first lieutenant," he replies, with that light way of
remarking that all the Brighton', first, second and treating a favour by which an English gentleman &obis,
third, have not such a noble mall-stead between them to the obligation under which he Las laid yom, no much
RS Portland, and as to the Thunderer, where could grace.
she lie vrithout such a harbour IS ours? My new Very many thanks, Lieutenant Gibson; we shall
mxicuiintance starts on a new tack, after I gave his not soon forget the trouble you took for a very humble
helm a gentle touch. "I do in Neglected Securities, member of the Press.
sir, Egyptians I was in last; now I have Erie second And our intelligent guide Chief Gunner's mate
mortgages; they don't come till IMO ; but they are Andrews, conducts us below:between the ship's side
bound to come right." " Baron Grant? Alt! a very anol the inner armoured breastwork, and bids us note
good fellow that; I knew him well; he is lumped in that all outside the breastwork is "gingerbread,"
for it heavily ; but where would the public have been stronger than any ordinary ship, but nothing the
if Baron Grant had not leol them?" "Where, indeed?" strength of the inner Thunderer itself, for it has only
I think, and aloud I suggest that the Baron had a a five-eighth inch skin, and that strength was
tolerably good time of it to begin with. " Ah, yen; necessary to bear the shock wlsen2'2o pounds of powder
but he's lumped in for goods deal more than he got out go off in a broaclside. After having a look at the little
of it • there are the expenses coming in heavily all boxes which are put into the boats when they leave
round" lam grateful to my collalsorateur, for the ship, and which have everything in a small space
such, he confides to me, is his profession, naming a first to enable them to keep up signalling,—we enter the
claim London paper. But I'm afraid! that "Neglected inner ship, the real Thunderer.
Securities" are still neglected by me, and my friend We heave-to, to get used to the dimness, for one of the
di.appeare in the gronli going foriard. "Have we olefects of the Ship Li darkness; she has to be lighted
neglected our securities ?'f muse. Is the Thunderer a everywhere with lamps, and powerful reflectors even
gigantic failure or a great success? Are we to trust to are not sufficient to make up for the most diffused
our iron walls, or have torpedoes checkmateol our fleet light of day. A library, nicely supplied with about
and must universal military service be our stay on Net volumes, is tiolily kept near at hand, my convoy is
land? interested in the Fleasently fitted wardromtn, and a
But what are they telling of behind' Why, the model of a charining little snuggery, hung with
blooming lady treats us to a version of Qnigley's escape, pictures, and fitted with everything beautiful, a little
new to me at all events, whereby I learn that Quigley duck of a place, AS all the ladies declared. And so it
got out through a port-hole, and "went into an old ought to be, for that is Lord Charles's.
women's cottage at RodwelL" Says the Imly—" I said THE TORPEINJES,
if he got over that wall, he ought to have got away."
Perham if she had been one of those ladies in whome
cellar Quigley hid, she might mot have felt so com-
placent at the neglected securities implied in letting so
agile a Jack Sheppard go free.
All the passengers don't pass their time with ouch
free and easy goweip. There is that young couple in
the stern, dividing their glance', between the spray,
flecked waves anol each others' faces, who have
certainly found a joy too deep for words, and, as the
gentleman presses closer to the new wreath-trimmed
at, the lady gazes more intently into the green depths
than there seems ranee. Ah ! fair lady, you can't see
to the bottom of our five-fathooni depths; but that
would be more easy than to spy to the end Of the
joint life you are thinking of. Dream away! loser'!
Irom care not though the wind blows far too rough for
Jnly. though stormy petrels. or what ought to be, are
- as end into the trough of

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PORTLAND.
THE 31ST REGIMENT are expected to leave about Friday.
SitomriNG AT Wimni.gools —Sergeant Gowan and Private
Bates represent the 31st Regiment in firing for the Army
and Navy prizes at Wimbledon.
HER MAJESTY'S FRIGATE VALOROUS, from Plymouth,
put in with stores and supernumeraries for the fleet on
Monday night, and left the next morning for Portatnouth.
RION OF Tilt Tistr_i. —The men of the garrison are now
stopped from applying for their discharges. Formerly
when they hail only about a year-and-half to serve, they
could get a free discharge by giving up their pensions.
HER MAJINTY'S SHIP WARRIOR ate.tmed out of Portland
on Wednesday morning, to lie off Osborne as guardship
during the stay of the Court. This duty is generally
performed by Her Majesty's ship Hector; but she is at
present in dock.
Tile Goon TF.IIPLARS had tea together in their lodge-
room on Friday evening, to hid farewell to their brethren
of the 31st Regiment, numbering about 3n; a pleasant
evening was spent under the presidency of Bro. It. J.
Stone.
THE FUNERAL of the sailor lad who was drowned from
the Boscawen took place on Friday in the Naval cemetery,
and the &view was in the following order ;—Firing party
of Marines, arms reversed ; brass band of the ship : corpse
on gun carriage, drawn by a party of boys; about 100 boys
of the ship.
CONGREGATIONAL SCHOOL TRRAT.—On Thursday last
the children of the Congregational school had their annual
treat in the Castle grounds (by the permission of Lieut.
Moore, R. F...) Favoured with fine weather, the children
heartily enjoyed their tea on the grass, and the evening's
amusement which followed. On the following day Lieut.
Moore kindly threw open several of the rooms at the castle
for the use of the teachers, who took tea together.
NEW RAILWAY WORKS. —Col. Tolland from the Board
of Trade, inspected the new works at Portland railway
station on Saturday, the new signals, locking gear, etc :
panel a satisfactory examination. The whole of the
locking gear machinery has been put in by Messrs.
Stockhill and Hull, from the firm of Stevens and Son, of
London, and the alterations are now brought into
working order.
QuitEn SOLE/MR.—A deserter from the 31st. Regiment
was brought back under escort on Thursday, his strange
attire attracted attention, minus hat, an old militat7 COM,
country trousers through which he hail thrust his legs too
far, showing his bare legs. Add to this the handcuffs on
his wrists and escort with fixed bayonets, and you have a
rather uncommon picture.
CRICKET. nowawe n v. Meleornbe Rega School—Thin
match came off on Wednesday at the Naval ltecreation
Ground. The weather became wet, and the play was
cricket under difficulties The Boscawen boys don't care
for wet, and they scored 103 in the first innings ; the School
made 54 or 50; they don't seem sum which. Only one of
the second innings was
_played.
GARRISON SCHOOL TREAT. Colonel Dickens, 31st.
regiment very kindly gave the children belonging to the
regiment a treat on Wednesday last, when the gallant
Colonel, with Major Bailey, Major Pepper, 1/r. Babington,
Captain Crozier, Lieutenants, Taylor, Newington, and
Mutant, with 16 of the statf, accompanied the children,
who numbered 77, to Biudon Abbey. Carrying some
little flags and bannerets, they first rambled over the beach,
while waiting for the train, and left about 11.40, for
Weymouth. and all went off in high spirits by the 12.51,
for Wool. On ther return to Portland at nine o'clock,
they were conveyed to the Verne in an omnibus provided
by Mr. Hodson? of the Royal Victoria HoteL
REPAINTING ZION CIIAPEL.—The principal case at the
Count) Court, Weymouth. on Saturday, before Mr.
T. E. P. Lefroy was that of William Jollile v. The Trt.tees
of Zion Chapel. Wak,hain. —Mr. Howard slip...sired for
Plaintiff and Mr. Wylsford for defendants —The claim
was for £l3 10s. for re-painting the chapel under a con-
tract, and .C 4 for an extra coat of paint, it,., ordered by
one of the trustees, and Mr. Jolliffe allowed PI, as paid
on account. This, it appeared, was for sonic lettering.—
Mr. Vi'elsford's defence was that no authority at all was
given for the extra work, which was done without the
trustees knowledge, and generally in a most disgraceful
way, no that people Who go into the chapel on coming out
take off part of the paint on their clothes—Mr. Jollifte
demurred to this; the work was done in a proper manner.
—Mr. Howard offered to leave the question to any re-
spectable perron.—The Judge said it rented with defend-
ants to chow that the work was not properly carried out.
—Mr. Welsford said all the defendants wanted, as trustees
of the chapel, was to have the chapel put in proper order.
—By consent of both sides, the matter was referred to Mr.
G. R. Crickmay.—Evidence was heard as to the extra
coat—Mr. Jolliffe said Mr. Ayles, one of the trustees,
ordered hint to put on an extra coat of paint, as the work
had not been done for 17 years.—Mr. Welsford said the
ss had, at Mr. Jolliffe's request, held a meeting

DItiCF.NS.

But my male readers are all anxious on one point—
Did you see the torpedoes t" " Yes, I did, and I had
a good look at them. too." "' How was that r exclaim
nearly all my fellow-passengers, " When we were there,
they told us the torpedoes are always kept locked up, and
we couldn't get a glimpse." Steady, dear friends, no they
were locked up when I got to the door ; hut we oat for
the key. " Lucky ntan ! who wouldn't be a writer for the
Press I' No my good friend; if you had to write an
account of 'Flat was to be seen in that sand ton ea strtorism.
you might not envy the sight at the price, for the wonders
are almost beyond my range. Still, again I heartily
thank Lieutenant Gibson for the privilege, and beg
pardon for "all faults and errors of description." The
magazine entered, here we are in darkness doubly intense,
and only slimly and tnysteriously perceive by the lamp
light, great rows, one above another and all in the most
reguhr order, of what seem like stilfened porpoises, only
all of bright steel, and without heads. I think I can see
50 of them hi thiz aecret chansber, and, as I get used to

trustees

the dimness I reckon them about ten feet long, about a
foot in diameter "in the place where the head ought to
be," and they taper off to a few inches diameter at the
tail end. "Tail ?" Why ! here certainly are tails, only
double ones, qv-wimple. six-fold; surely, this is • screw
like the ship is driven with? Like, and yet unlike, for
some of them have three-fan screws, sonic double two-fan
screws, rind then there is the broad plate of the rudder,
like another tail beyond the tail. This rudder is set so as
to give the torpedo its proper direction, whether it shall
go to right or left or straight forward, whether it shall
swim near the surface of the water, or dive lower down,
and hit the unlucky iron-clad nearer her keel And up
from the screw tail runs a long fin, only it is a steel plate,
broad near the tail, hut narrowing as it approaches the
head, and this dorsal fin is to guide the torpedo in a straight
course. "They work," said Gunner Andrews, " hy scouts-
pressed air engine, which drives the screw." "What ! a
real engine inside that slender cone ?" 'Yes, sir; you can
look through these holes and see it." And I look, and see
the heart of the Whitehead torpedo, with its arteries of
tubes, with pistons :ind all complete. But the head is
away in another magazine; it contains a hundred and
eighteen pounds of gun-cotton, with an explosion the
and cell, tired by electricity. 'Any dynamite-loaded
torpedoes, Mr. Andrews 1" I learn there is no dynamite
kept on board ship; they think it such queer stuff that
they don't know what to make of it, aud its explosive
force is no sudden that it won't do to risk it, where the ship
tosses and where concussions are constantly going on.
Our guide tells a tale of sonic miners who could not make
the stuff go off, and who threw It on a heap, where, some
how or other, by the sun's heat, or fermentation of the
heap, or some way that no fetish could snake out, at the
wrong moment off it went. The gun,otton torpedoes are
accurately discharged, by means iif batteries, and he
shows me a De Glanchy single-cell, for testing the con-
tinuity of the current. Electric amateurs may like to
khow that sal-ammoniac, she., is the exciting corrosive, no
nitric acid being used on board ship, where it might be
capsized, and do damage; the poles are re•
spectively zinc and carbon, and they are joined
to wires, which terminate in platinum as fine as a hair of
the beard. These platinum wire extremities pass into a
cell where a rnealed powder train connects with the gun-
cotton in the torpedo head ; the heat of the electric current
is so intense that it melts the platinum wire at the point
where the contact is not complete, and no sets fire to the
whole. A chlorate of potash and sub-sulphide of copper,
kc., combination was formerly used; hut the present
arrangement is more sure. I see the stock of platinum
wire for six months, on a reel like a common two-penny
cotton reel; hut the price is between that of silver and
gold. Trifling as that filament of platinum is, the fiercest
fires of a furnace would not melt it, yet it goes under the
electric current like wax. From the magazine the White-
head torpedo is brought on a tramway to a porthole, cut
right through the armour of the ship, and not far from
the water-line, launched through another hole in the
"gingerbread" skin, and either the person in charge, or
the captain high up in the pilot tower, or in any of the
more sheltered chambers below, can direct and discharge
It at the right time. And when the torpedo bursts, there
go £500; for that is about the value of the steel porpoise
with its gun-cotton-filleel head, its air-engine heart, its
iron body, and its screw and rudder tails and fins. But if
she blows up an iron-clad enemy worth ,g 400,009 or
£500,000, she has done service to the State, and the
Thunderer, which shut up her torpedo porthole when the
deadly fish had left her, roles calmly on the wave, raised
by the explosion, and sends out her boats to pick up the
drowning crew of her sinking foe. "How many torpedes can
she project r asks Popoffsky, "how many torpedo hole. has
she in her sides r Mind your own businela, Mr. ltussian,
or German, or Turk; an Englishman would he a fool
to let you know, and I'm not a German spy. They com-
press their own air on board the Thunderer, by an engine
that rams it into a reservoir till it presses 800Ibs. to the
square inch, and I see the guage etanding now at 2401b5.
Our guide wonders if pressure is kept up to that, and the
attendant tar lets off a jet of air that makes us all start,
and bids us note how the pressure instantly falls a pound
or two. The compressed air is conveyed by pipes to the
torpedo, and no kept in its heart when it is about to be
sent on its deadly voysge. They pump air, too, for the
hands to breathe, for in the lower regions it would soon
become a black hole unless the used gas were taken away
and fresh air supplied. Large pipes are all over the ship
to warm her in cold weather; but now the temperature Is
of course mild; still it is not unpleasantly hot. Among
the other things we saw was the great tiller, a giant bar of
solid iron, tapering from 0 inches to a foot in thickness,
arid worked by steam. but should the engine be out of
order, a yoke Is also fitted by which the vessel can be
steered by men. See the broad red hand running all round
the ship, showing the water-tine; but these smaller red
strips going everywhere reveal the lead of electric wires.
How do they find all out? Why, the ship is divided
into water-tight compartments, every one can be closed
by an iron door with india.rubber linings, jammed by
handles pressed taut over wedges; every iron beam or
girder (by the way they call them "stations"? is num-
bered, and in the book the position of every tap, wire,
handle, dial and so forth, is marked in a book with the
number of its "station," Should there be a fire in any
part of the ship, at once a handle can be moved, which
starts an alierum hell, and this can be heard all over the
ship. On hastening to the alarum hell, you see a brass
oblong with seven square hot., and into one of these holes
has risen a card, showing from what compartment the
alarm haa come, while, on the matter being attended to,
the noise of the alarum is stopped by turning • master
key below. The engines for training the turrets, for
tarring, the steam fire-pumps, all pass In review, till I
cease to take account of engines, and we only pause
solemnly at the place where the great explosion occurred,
when the front of the boiler was blown out, and every
one on that flat was either killed or hurt. Poor fellows I
it is some slight consolation that their comrades in service
as well as the officers of many easels, raised a handsome
sum for relief of the sufferers' families. The fore magazine,
protected 17 a strong bulk•head from a plunging fire, the
" bag fiat; where the seamen's bags are ranged, almost
suggestive of corpses In catacombs, the collision compart-
ment, at present utilised as petty officers' mesa, all thaw
we review. 'Don petty officers care for collieions I" I
ask in rather a sad mood, caused by remembering that
dreadful explosion ; but our guide cheers us
up by remarking that from collision some-
times comes promotion, and so we go up
Into the light of day again, satisfied that, though
• square foot is free from the engineer, and though
T re
t•P. handles, rods, dials, are every where,
erns ‘liifiensaer the outer is not " cribined, cri
Rare than in any other ship; there is plenty
owe evierrhare, and Ideal know of • plus when the
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about this propoted extra work, and they passed a resolu•
Lion that Mr. Jolliffe be requested to finish his work
according to his contract. The contract woo to do the
work in a workmanlike manner, and Mr. Jolliffe wag to
complete it for the contract price In that workmanlike
manner —Mr. Jolliffe sworn, Said Mr. Ayles told him to
do the extra work, lie asked him " Shall we give it
another coat 1" and Mr. Ayles said 'Yes, what else ran
you do r. So he put an extra coat all through, for .43 10s.,
but the trustees grumbled an soon as the lull come in.—
Ily Mr. Welsford : Hicrnen did not have to go over the
work again with the brush, he understood work better than
that. Mr. Coombes did net repeatedly crumble about the
work; he asked if he was eatistied, and he said " Yes."
Tow Mr. Ayles the work would not look so well without
another coat. Asked Mr. Coombes to see the trustees about
the extra coat, and they said they would go half of it ; this
was before the extra coat was put. Ile refused to do it for
half the money, and next day Mr. Ayles ordered him to
put the extra coat. 'rhe extra 10s. put in "on account,"
was paid by Mr. Coombes. —John Bray, said be, Mr.
Jolliffe. and "another young chap," worked on the
chapel. When they had finished the huit coat, Mr. Ayles
calm, in, and Mr. Jolliffe aoked him about it. Mr. Ayles
said be did not know. Mr. Jolliffe showed him a panel,
and Mr. Ayles said—" Well, of course, you ought to give
it another coat, what else can you to r —Another workman
maid the single coat would not cover the boards, they were
IP bare from not having been done so long. Mr. Jolliffe
showed a apeci men panel, and Mr. Ayles taid—" Well, you
ought to give it another coat, what else can you dot—Mr.
Welsford read the specifications.— In answer to the Judge,
Mr. Jolliffe said the 01.1 pews not never been pointed, they
had the extra cost—Mr. Ayles, a trustee of the Bible
Christian Chapel, Portland, requested Mr. Coombe., to see
Mr. Jolliffe about the painting of the chapel, Mr. Jolliffe
sent in a tender, and all of the paintwork was to have
three coats of paint —Mr. Jollifie said the new woodwork
was to have three costa—Mr. Ayleti understood the
whole was to have three coats. He went into the chapel
while the work was going on and Mr. Jollitfc said " It
ought to have three coats of paint." and witness replied
"Our contract was to have three coats." Mr. .Jolliffe
replied—" No, the old work to have two costa, and the
new work three coats." Did not authorise Mr. Jolliffe to
put an extra coat. Afterwards a meeting of trustees was
called, and a resolution was passed. They deputed Mr.
Coombs. to tell Mr. Jolliffe to complete the contract
according to the terms.—The Judge's ides was that the
three coats of the i Id woodwork were not included in the
contract —Mr. W. Coomies had been for ae years connected
with building work at Dartmoor and Portland prisons, ate.
Ile saw Mr. Jolliffe and others about the work, and pointed
out for what they were to tender—all the work to have
three costa, the windows two coats. Mr. Jollitfe said the
wood that had been stained and varnished might only need
two coats; and Mr. Coombe' allowed him to be the
judge, hut told him to make provision for three coats, as
the work was to be done in a workmanlike manner. He
found fault with the work not two hours alter it was
commenced. Mr. Jolliffe put two costa on the old work,
grained one panel, and thought the work did not bear up
as well as it should, it ought to have an extra coat.
Witness said he knew nothing about that, and Mr.
Jolliffo said—" If the trustees will not order an extra coat,
I must do it myself." Mr. Jolliffe asked for a trustees
meeting, and they passed a resolution that Mr. Jolliffe
was to finish his work according to his :ontract, and this
he communicated to Mr. Jolliffe. It was on the Cith or
14th September that Mr. Ayles came over about the extra
coat, and the meeting was held a week after. By the
Judge : The third coat was not then coinmenced, but the
first and second coats was done. Nothing of the third
coat MIN done then but the one panel, which Mr.
Jolliffe had as a specimen. The people could not
sit in the chapel for the paint, and he bad a lady's
dress in court to show that the paint had come off on the
dress. Mr. WeLtford said the chapel is now in • worse
condition than before it WM touched-14r. Howard
referred to a certain chapel, where of all the people that
sat down, only one could get up. (Laughter.)—Mr.
Welsford said the opinion of an experienced person was
that the whole of the paint would have to be taken off.
The Judge conaidered that Kr. Jolliffe was entitled to be
paid for the extra coat, if the painting was done in a
workmanlike manner. The plaintiff, his Honour,
decided, waa entitled to payment for the quantity of
work done, subject to a reference to Mr. Crickmay as to
the quality, having reference to the specification. Mr.
Cootabes to attend for tht trustees, and Mr. Jolliffe on
his own behalf. —The trustees did not ask for their costs:
bid visintiff and two witnesses' coats were to be costa in
pis cause, and two witnesses for defendants.
DIGGING POTATOES. —William Burden v. Jesty.—Claim
for hoeing potatoes—This was another Portland case.—
Defendant sail he agreed with plaintiff for Ifs, said two
gallons of ale for two "lawns" of potatoes; but Plaintiff
only did the smallest lawn of the two, and drew 2a. 6d.,
in money, and Is. BiL, in ale—Plaintiff said he worked
three days and a haf„ and only got half-a-crorni, and
when he naked for the rest of his 10s. Jesty told him he
had to do the other 111•11 for the seine money. The lawn
I he did was nearly halftua-scre.—Williain White, "of no
occupation," beard the agreement made, by plaintiff, who
Z.Tto hoe the two lawns for 10s. and two gallons of
his was the full value, the two lawns were a little
OM • half acre ; hut the ground was not half done, the
weeds were left—Mr. Edward Pearce, Straits, a
eordwainer, who lived near the ground, law Burden at
the work, and they were well done, first-rate, first-class.
Be could sot alt in the Court, and hear the evidence given,
—The Judge gave • verdict for plaintiff., and 10s. were
paid at once.
JUDGMENT SUMMONSES.— W. B. Pearce against Jolts
Ellis—judgment summons, the debt being .C 7. The
I wife appeared, and said her husband had 24a • week.—
Reduced to fis. • month.
William Coombe* V. Frederick Mozhant. Claim .C 6 Rs. ,
of which defendant had paid a ifs. 01. —Committal fair
28 day', to be suspended on payment of Os. in a fortnight,
and fit in a month.
SaraA Dailey v. Bonnet Collins.— Defendant did not
appear, and the bailiff said that defendant had had so
many summonses that she did not know what to say, she
quietly took the summonses and paid nothing.—Mrs.
Dailey urged that defendant had a good deal of quarry
land,—Ordered to stand adjourned.
WESLETAN SUNDAY 13CMOOL, FORTUNIMMELL —On
Sunday last, the anniversary services in connection with
the above school were held, when excellent sermons were
preached in the mon ad evening by the Rev. T. W.
Johnstone, of Port and in the afternoon, an
address was given to aches-. aad paw•-'
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move together, and are just opposite to the working of audience—The the Is =a
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flukes lie in the sante plane, work at an angle with the 1 amounting uaaiht
length of the shank, both pointing to the stock, and so the lay allPrltstell
anchor holds with both flukes instead of one. the teachers aM m Zit
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