The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-03-26 00:00:00

POILI LAND.

"Joieo Stionx.—Al.ui a hundred marines drilled in
the Naval ground on Tueiciay, and finished off with a
spirited charge.
REINIVICSII&W —Yegterlay (Wedureday) an officer
and 52 men front the brigade depot et Bury arrived as •
reini or extent for the 20th regiments
Tag Lenten eervices at St. George's Church are well
' attended, sermons ere preached even' Wednesday night
by different clergy Melt of the diocese.
Local. litottwom —The handeome new swing gate, of
open ironwork, placed at the entrance to Mr. J. C.
Lazio's, at Fortune's Well, was uucle at Mr. R. PearOß*ll
foundry, Raton.
Foareau...- The Saturday arlarnoon match ."
the Weymouth Collegiate School and • team of players
front the Ship. Each team kicked the bell thrice peat
the goal, and the match was drawn.
FUNZIUL SCILIION.—On Sunday last, the Rev. J. Turley
preached the funeral !sermon on the to. Mr. H. Bennett,
at the Primitive Methodist chapel, which was unusually
crowded. Yr. Bennett bad been • member of the eociety
for the pest sixteen years.
nuerzaawc...—A meeting was bald on Tuesday, under
the auspicee of the Good Tempters, at the Matietieell
Schoolroom. Mr. C. Mitchell, jun., presided, and
addremees were delivered by Messrs. R. Hawkey, F.
Wyatt. eat R. J. Stone.
Tug CONCIPATZ PATUISST has been extended from the
front of Mr. W. Andrews's to opposite Mr. W. Re sirs ;
part of it wee found too soft on the eurface : but this he..
now probably been remedied by putting more cement in
the concrete.

Blots Cnitirrigss.—The Rev. K Foul'. from S menet-
ebbe, preached at Zion Chapel, Wakeloun on &today, in
behalf of the Bible Chriatieu 11.110 and C ,Situdons,
and public meetings were held at hlaidenwell on Friday.
and at Wakeham n Monday, in support of the some.
Itrauarr STEASIXSt —The large four-roasted Italian
steamer Ligwua. Captain Dominica Gandolph. from
Ravre to Buena' Ayres with general ripen, came into
Portland Roads on Thurwlay, short of coal, and having
been supplied by Meant Roberts sad Ca, left during the
iVt
iateroir liiICHIXT—A young leen nem., Joseph
Norman. who keeps • poly in his stable at Plucktoan •
Cloae, on Thursday found his pony exposed to the wind.
some rascals haying pulled out the end of the stable. •
mortared wall. Footmarks were plainly seen in • seed
bed close by.
SOLDIII3I LWOW/CIO. —On Wednesday • lance-
corporal and two pet. ate, of the 20 h Regiment, broke
out of harracko They answered to their names at tattoo,
and since vanidted; they have been traced t. pwey,
where they took ticketa, but have not been found yet.
We understand that the lanowcoryporel is the men who
lost Ell with bad women, is we mentioned lag week.
Ban Smoot Borg. —lt has been left to the Boacawen to
introduce the bold stroke of striking one's superior officer
In the person of • Lieutenant. A bad boy has just acted
thus with the view of getting clear of • service whirl he
finds unituittd to his taste, but the result has not come up
to hie expectations. Inateed of being dismissed ea •
scamp, be has been treated like • naughty ivy, "log
given twenty,four cuts with a birch and then put in the
cells for • few days to get over the smarting and cogitate
upon his folly.
SOPPLT FOR TEX FLZET.—%e have been buying stores
at such • rate that the oueetion now is, where can the,
he stowed? Deptford is crowded from basement to
garret, and the desire is to keep all transport supplies
near the arsenal and great ViettlalliNg deput—Wo.,l,sich
and Deptford, Instead of scattering them about at the
ports, which might occasion mach delay in getting ships
clear of the Channel and well on their way at short
notice. Contractors are reedy to deliver, and we shall
have to rent some Acres In all probability to meet the
demand for space.
TIM ADMIRAL'S WTVE.—Mrs. Haraby started from
Malta in the Helices, which le reported to have pained
up the Dardanelles on Friday to Jolt, the the flag of the
Admiral in the Golf of I-mid. From the nature of that
place there is not likely to he any acc nit.. el4tion fit for
an English lady, end at tlbs tumoral Con-tantin..ple I.
not too charming a place to be in. It is forboitlen for the
Admiral's wife to dye on bard the 11.4-ship. so I eee
nothing for it but for Kra Hamby to stay on hoard the
dispatch vessel, which will be oestaatly on t. e move
between the Admiral and the Atabserador. She will
have most of the work to do now, as the Salamis ham
started a for Malta.
Tax LoCat. BOAED.—Friday is the met day for
nominating candidates for the Local B wrd Rivottion. The
members retiring are—lles-re Henry 0 ter, Thom.
Gibbs, Z. Ombra. &mon Pearce, It Pearce, and R J.
Andrew.. The first five of these gentlemen bays •eryeal
four years, owing to an extension of the term for which
they set, while Hr. R. J. Andrews is the member whose
Morn was only confirmed after the teat lad well-
resengebered *Aka at law. tle lase WM this amatested
that Mr. Andrews would ace have tat deltas the tena
had am the has be tElmehel.

Amos wr to • LOCAL BOCOOOIIII/. —Oa Thunder
J. P. 8 Tiv.• wa ,i Ma• • coo titterhill, when, neer
.9,11 ifii," some children rin ott front who end
frig. retied the colt, which constefooed cepering and
Bosco:. B:rfven was tdnisri on the ^die ive
and menaced to •liti off ode wit,: NI, the e ill. fearful.
fallow flown Int fB • Wow the or tot I .ra which are
morff below the roefl, weep.' bark in Mr. Strithfo, and
trod on hof thfsh To nitric of the 1.1p,00d
se plain', in tie. Sere •n'e Raab, as if it had leen etaffipad
into butt. r. and the injured gentleman is expected to be
lai I on iffr wrA,
WEEKLY MILITMIT ?SPECTACLE- —The Colonel of the
Shit Sediment tinfio tbat he caonot go a full parole of
his Milt except i. SatUtdiy affeinoosa, on ere not of fors
tunny bein.c taken for pierifiet and o• her dots. We
beb..vo two, in yoneefoof /Ice, a seekli parede has beffit
decided on, and Ow but teas held lant Settirday In the
large C nottion. There a,. a larde everyone
available being there, pirquets ant oil, and they went
through tneir in.tecrocist., hf adel lit the hint,
which rime ont in full inorehiffe nialer The mance fvres
°erupt.' about au i hour, and fitrehefi by a erenfl °rm.
lion in line st buck of the 'noire -Latin, and Subaos
to the eastern end of the Cognition, &telt loud Owen. of
the troops Th.y then piled Soh,. bad a em Ice, mid
returned to berrarhs. A. it in averted theae p fried.
will cotne off nickl, we may expect visitors to Coln. te
Portland for the aisht.
A REVISIT TO tax MIMI —Two men and • woman=
Wedoesos) teurelng paid a Visit to the Prisnn, T. quest-
ing to go.i certain nor. inquiries were made ae to
whether ,hey mold we him bat foe Usoal t4.10,e is that,
when apt lamer is entitled to visit, hi. friends •pply.
and if the application is granted an otter is sent to them.
In (hie case ft eras found that dp-se one. ay prelimi-
naries had not been s die Woeful', an I p trfuoisi in WAS
refused, alt louth font elaime I tom lii tie ...rinser of the
pnwner ant the Who. his tow herin•l set The 'a. foes
were rec.ozniewl as having teem discharge' from the
Prison preshoofdy ; end n.e. urhe hail i 'arra green
over his ere, as, pfricuhirly reonsfulnired as rimer,
whose e peraeter ifiaid had n ft beim eX00.11). • .st
This is in hot nein 41Iy the refiffunmei to cell at the
private residence of kis former .41 me. When badly
refined the party pretonfiel to ha otfon let. asked fit'
MP., to Write Initnre to the G .corn-or, snit whoa leaving
tin' Prison are sail to have dropped wbeeco—• drostlful
sin (rola the lidatsliehment ',tint of view. a 31114 d twit
the Grove-rosel it 14 said they *leo drippe I tobiono over
the wall, but, ending they were followed. they time
down !leiter akeitor td the (oar fie' at train, and were
seem off the Island hy • prison °ln.), rh-T May be win
tnonlddl that they were not— tic men at tweet —rehmeted
to the custody thoy hit left, or th it of the polio*.