The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-09-11 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

11.M.5. WARRIOR. —On Tuesday about 100 men of
11M.8 Warrior went :may on leave..
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THE BoSCAWEIL—Twenty six newly raised boys for
this training ship arrived on Thursday.
Mitimar.—Eight .4d soldiers have been transferred
from Portland to the tleislt centre, and left for Bury
by an early train on Thursday.
THE Cositicr Estatittsnussr.-111or Horne be-
coypu senior tleputy governor ..f the Prison, and Capt.
Hume, from Dartmoor' enceeeds I.'apt. Salter.
11. M.S. DEFENCE on Monday went outside the Break-
water, and for some hours Max engaged in target practixt,
the ship steaming along its she 'inst.
ARRIVAL OF THE lIIANNEL FLICET.—On Friday arrived
It. M. ships Minetsur, Warrior, Black Prinee, Hector, and
Defenee. making, with tire Thunderer and the B wcawen,
a powerful fleet. left again on Friday afterneen.
Tut; Bible Christians had special 'service,. on S lay
tit Maidenwell chapel. when the Bev.. It. Hawkey
awl J. (BINA preached. On Monday they hail a
public tea, recitati 1114 Were rale I given.
I 'note Tam kT. —on Thursday last. the eheir ef St Peter's
I.latirch had their anneal outing et UIP Wee. Among these
prosent were Mrs. !lilt the Rev Clifton' Rickards, Mr. and
Mrs. Waters, Mr..rwl Mrs. Cohen, Mr. ant Mrs.
Wel a mast happy day was spent,
ACCIDENT OM THE I 'HICKET FIELD.—Last Saturday, Mr.
Westlaird was playing cricket with Felee of the prison
officers, when, In trying to catch a lull, he turned quickly,
and badly sprained his ancle. lie AM attended by the
.l.e-tor, and is pnign.ssing well.
Frail lobstencatchers of Castletown are
in the habit of beating out of their pets the ref use
and leaving it on the shore at Cutletown, where it
often becomes a great nuisance, decomposing and smelling
aleiminally. They sh.edd adopt some less offensive means
of disposing of their bait.
UNDER SIM LOWITEES.—As late as the beginning Of
this week, were seen in some of the slims at I!nnttetown
lobsters no longer thau live inches from the beak to the
end of the tail. The fishermen arid the sellers ale"
remember that the Act came into force on the 4th inst.,
and that there is • penalty on any one selling or buying
lobsters less than r. Metres long.
RESCUE !nos Daowsiym.—A few days ago, Assistant
Warder Williams was in the act of launchin„- his neat at
I Balaclava, when he pushed the boat t far, and she
I slipped away from hien and he fell headlong int, deep
I water. Warder Hancock being fortunately near, rescued
I him from a watery grave.
CHicKET. —Portland V. Royal Artincry.—A match
waa played lot Saturday, which resulted in a victory
for the Portland club. The Artillery scored 46 anti
45, the Portlanders 73 in their first innings. Only
two men were required for the second innings: they
topped the artillerymen's score by making 18 runs.
WHY NOT TARE • PILOT I—When the Calabria left
'Portland Roads last week, she was hailed by Mr. T.
I Way; hut the captain would not take a pilot, and
trailed the ship towards the Shambles. What was
the surprise of those in the lightship to see the cable.
layer bearing right down and, about half.an-hour
before midday, go on the micial I There rue stayed for
about a Iv air, another tire—the John render, we
believe, came up to help her, anti the first vessel
lowered her boats, and eventually set her jib,, and got
ii on the swell, when she returne Its, Pt talent! inrader
hint fortunately hail received little damage, anti left
again the sante evening. We tell the tale an it was
told to us ; but it seems that the moral is—Don't
grudge the poor pilot his fee.
TESTIMONIAL To • PORTLANDZIL—The Rev. C. Symes,
of Houthwell, having completed his three years ministry
in the St. Munn Wesleyan Methodist Circuit, Cornwall,
has just received tokens of the general esteem in which
Ire is held. On August Efith a tneeting of circuit officials
arid friends was held at Treworlae, when a silver tea-pot
inAcribed. and a purse of .Cll5 was presented to him.
Messrs. J. Holman and Williams (circuit stewards)
spoke in the highest possible terms of Mr. Symes's
original and instructive preaching, his general good bear-
ing, and genial and honest friendship. Messrs. T.
HAtallack, I. Wearne, W. Collins (of Belfast) and .1. B.
George spoke to the same effect. The Rev. W. 11. Least
that Mr. Smog's largeness of heart and catholicity of
spirit had produced in him the greatest admiration. On
the 29th the members of the St. Mawes singing class did
honour to Mr. Syines by presenting him with a handsome
silver inkstand.
STONE LOADS IN THE STREET.—It might he a good
thing if the officer of the Local Board would compel
the removal of those loads of stone that are left about
on the public roads near the Terminus and Mr.
Hodation's Royal Victoria Hotel. On Sunday evening
about half-past nine, a ship's corporal belonging to
the Black Prince fell over one of these loads, which
had been left close to a wall near the Terminus, lie was
insensible, arid was picked up, and taken inside Mr.
Smithir, where Dr. McLean found that be had
received a severe wound over the right eye. This was
ilressed. and the corporal was sent to the sick quartent
on board the Black Prince next morning. If the Local
ft. aid decide not to light the lamps, they must be still
more careful to have all obstructions removed.