The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-04-25 00:00:00

RAILWAY ACCOMMODATION.
To the Editor.

Sta,—l was glad to as. Mr. Dennis call the attention of
his fellow townemen • short time ago to the diagrtceful
railway accommodation Weymouth 10.11•8091.1. between
Weymouth and Waterloo, and between Weymouth, Bath,
Bristol, and Birmingham: also as to the railway fares
between Weymouth and Dosimeter. On this branch the
fares or.. diagram toe civilised *silos. After more than
20 years the fare between Weymouth and D ochester wee
7d. third-clam; is. second ; 1.. 31. Scat; but as loin as
the Greet Western gailway had altered their guage from
broad to narrow they reduced the fare le. 21. What •
plum hr Weymouth and Dorset ! But 10, and behold;
turn over and what de we ss? This great liberality only
extended to one train a day each way. thus en all the
ether trains the public were dooe out of 2ed. each journey.
Footsie say "You rob Peter to pay Paul,- but if ou travel
up sad down one journey • day, yt,n get enough to pay
the other 10 disciples a id. each, half as much as they
get for a whole day. No doubt their new etock required
paying for, or they thought the sooner they did the nel. trick
the better. Of course, as the little Sloth-Western had
ooly running power., great pressure was brought to c,rnoel
them to raise their fare also. So as we have two railway
emopuujee mooing into Weymouth, you will perceive
they both try and drive the public away front our beautis
ful bay of Naples. The South-Woetern Railway running .
certain trains up end down at inconvenient times, and the
Great Western ltstlway raising their fares. Now, if the
Great 14 este= etches to retrieve their lost laurels and
command their share of thetraffic, permit mete make • few
suggestions No. lis that they resort to the origin sl fares
between Weymouth end Dorchester; No. 2 is that they
commence at once laming cheap market tickets at • single
fare for the double journey Tuesday end Friday from Dor-
chester to Weynio Ali, and Wednesday and Saturday
from Weymouth—also en all Bank Holidays tickets to
be isatied at • single fare between the two boroughs; 3rd,
we require a revived service of trains between Weymouth,
Bath, Bristol, Birmingham, and Devonport I am
Informed that you can get quicker to the aligns places
going by the Sooth•Wastern than by Ore it Western, and
the Great Western has the most direct lines. Surely it is
high time our inhabitant' took the matter up before our
ceceoe ammeoces, so that we may get proper railway
aocommodatine. Did the Great Western look after Wey-
mouth *alio as tbey should, there would be little cause
of the ratepayers amplaining.
P. 8.—1 shall have • few wort!' to way about tha L&W.
In a taw gays—Tows obt4Maiii. Iranuur.

PORTLAND.
WOll AND TZADL—The stone trade In general is
DOW quiet, end business fiat.
BOYS FOR Till NAVT.-00 IL mdsy twelve fine clam
boys from the [breaks proceeded to Derooport, to
join H.M S. Amethyst.
81easONABLI RAIN. —The late rains have, toe oerttin
extent, relit' eed the fears of a greet drouiht in the
summer, which had been threatened by the fine weather

In the early wart of the year.
COST or TEI LATO TIDIPIRO2I9II MIOPTOII. —We
are glad to learn that, after ;aroma of all "keel".
Cher* was a mat balance in hand for the Dorset %Aunty

Temp•raDos Association.
Niw GUNBOAT —On Thursday the newly-built snn•
boat Bullfrog, four guns, composite built, Lieut. Corn.
minding W. hf. Annieley, arrived at Portland on bet
t!ial. trip, preparatory to • voyage on the West Coast of

Africa. -
suttees ON REICIIIIL—On Monday about 500 sailors
from the Achilles and Northumberland were leaded,
headed by their braes band, and marched to the
navel ground, where they had about an hones drill.
A noticeable part of their rig-out mutated if the
brown leather leggings, wt.rn alike by officers and
men, and which matched in brownness their pouches
and belts. The force marched capitally, and looked
remarkebly welL
Wg-tleTen Home Minton. —On Sunday hut
sermons were preached in the Fortune's Well arid
Keaton chapels by the Revs. J. Lewhs and W.
Andrews. At the mottling service there wee a
remarkably large c tngregation, about 200 sailors and
marine. attending from the ships in the Roads. On
M tudey the annual meeting wet+ held in the Fortnre's
Well Coapel, when widowing were delivered by the
Rev. F. Holmes Smith, from From' (deputati.n), the
Heys. Jeremiah Sunoco, J. Lewis, and R. Lickee.
CHURCH MISSIoNaRT SOCIRTT.—On Sunday 'erelong
in behalf .tf this society were preached in St. John's
Church by the Rev. R. R. M. siows, 8.A., who hen
ben 25 years in 'finnevel!y, Southern Indite. In the
afternoon he ad.ir seed the children t.f the Sunday
School, in the church, and on Mond.), eve tug a ptiblic
meeting wes held in the schoolroom, the vdre, Rev.
T. A. Ottley, in the chair.
Carstu or A Boar.—On Thursday lack IS • boat
beon.ing to the revenue cutter Chance was sailing
from the shore ti the cutter with men and provisitne,
when near the vessel, a puff of wind outsized the boat,
thr .wing the men into the water. They clamb red on
to the bottom, but the boat then righted, and threw
them off again. The accident was teen from the chore,
and several boats put off, and a man named Byatt wan
tint on the Pp 4, when one of the men in the water
m .ng nut—" I don't want thee; I can swim," and
, eventually the two men ruched the cutter, and the
boat was secured, the provisions, of course, being Int.
STRALING A SILVER KING.-4 Tues lay hut. before
R. if. Eli Esq. and Dr. Smith, Mire! Cote.,, a
so:dier of the 39 u
39th Regiment, WM charge I wi h
et-sling • silver riot, value 151. the property f Mr.
Royal, jeweller, of Fornoe's-Well, Portlan I. Mr.
Royal said het on Ssturday evening last, ahout
eittlit o'clock, the prisoner entered his shop, and asked
to look at a silver ring. Witness showed him one
price 15d., which just fitted his little finger ; he then
said be wanted • is ger one, an I witness showed him
• larger which he gave back, an I sell he would cull
again on Monday as it old not fit. He took .up the
fist one anti showed him from the counter in hi. lea
hand. Witness then semi him to give it no, when
he said—" I have nothing of yours in my hand ;" he
then passel it from one hand to the other, and ,tnt it
in hi, pocket, ehoweei troth hand., and sahl—" Ynti
ses I have nothint of yours." He ref Iced hi give iup
the ring, aud waked out of the shop, when witnese
cam him into ciadody ; the ring wee then found in
his poeseeeion by the constable—P.C. Abrahl ii eid
the prisoner warn given into Hs cestorly on S startle!
e cuing between eight and nine by the hut witness, he
searched him, and found the ring pr Awe 1 on his
finger. Prisoner said his sister gave him the rint
thtets years ago.—B for, the magistrates the prisoner
idea led guilty, and was sentenced to two m 'flume'
herd labour, a previous conviction having been permed.
DIATHR ANON° GONVIeTa.—The inquest n Joseph
hi ,uld, the convict who's death we recorded lan week,
took pleas before R. N. Howard, Esq., c wooer, at tie
onviet &tableau:mot —G. Clifton, Esq., govern r,
said the c .nvict was received on Angust 2. 1891,
sent-need to seven years. This war his f-urth • n.
tence ; but hie character, u • convict, wee ex,,upl.ry ;
he was 49 He WAS always engaged as a etone-ires-er.
—Mailed Brewer, • convict, said he was with the
lecea.el on Tuesday morning at werk with No- 14
party loading stones from a eteek in the went quarry;
witness was sling man. and deceased WAS at t e 'jib
handl," Dexued left the handle, and we it to him
on the stick to pot the "nips" on a sto. e. They put
the nips on, in 1 witness csll ..ut t the coovicte at
the jib handle to BA up gently." They counneoced
to not up gently, and the deceased, who was at the
back of the stone, of his ow o accord left him on I went
right in front of the stone ti g bat kto the jib h encl:e.
I he stone "swathed" a little, ant me ugh' the 4-ceased
egainst another smite, and ktlus 1 him inotestly. It
was entirely his ono errnr, he ught to have remained
where he was--on the stack. There was no nee- soty
for deceased going to the handle; the stone being rei-e 1
was only small, and there were three men at Ch., ph
handle, who were doing their work with great care,
the stone was less than two tons. The deceased was
well up in his work; the accident reenrrel between
ten and eleven o'clock in the morning. Deceased of
his own acc rd helped put on the nips '• he was a
very willing man for w ,k.—!.. verdict "Accidental
Death" was returned.—. Another oonvict, who had
been ill for a long time past, died on Thursday last
from natural causes.
VILSTEIT MELTING AT S. PPTILICS.—This was held
last week, the Rev. W. Appleford, vicar, in the ehaie,
.n i there being al.o present the Rev. M. H. C.
Shelton, Maser.. Cohen and Western (churchwarden").
Mr. Healy, Mr. Male, Mr. Water., Mi. Bailey, Mr.
Pecott, Ms. Bennett, and Kr. Hoekine. The notice
c meaning the meeting having been read the minutes
of tee last vestry meeting were read and confirmed.
The Vicar then re-appointed Mr. Cohen as hi. church-
warden. Mr. Western, who for the la-t two yea. n hal
di-charged the duties of church werden with gr oit
seal and energy, wss rendered inel gibe for re-electi .n
by hi- removal beyond the bo.utin of the perish of St.
Peter. Mr. Brsdy was therefore unaninonsly elected
as parish churchw eden, and Muses. W.stera
Austin were elected to the office of si .esmen. Tne
accounts were then read and duly passed. The teal
amount received during the past year fr ,m the
offertory and church bow, including a balance t.f lie.
from last year'. arc tants, was £133 7s. sd. Out of thi
£l7 10s. SJ. was contributed for various
s, clothes and charities—viz., Weym tub Hospitsl,
£2 2e. ; Eye Infirmary, El le. ; Portland Dispensiry,
El 16.. ; Prin es. Mary's Vlllsge Homes, £4 4.. ;
Church Miesionary Society, Ea 9.. ; Army ricriptore
Readers' Society, Cl 6.,; mission. to seamen, £2 16. ;
poor box, 15s. 9.1. Church expenses amounted to
E 45 17e., leaving a balance of 7.. Si. due to the
eiturchw;rdens. A cordial vote of thanks was teiv..lll
to the vicar and the Rev. M. 11. C. Shelton Ur their
earnest and indefatigable labours during the pant year.
A vote of thanks was also given to the churchwarden
and sidesmen, to the organist and choir, and to the
choirmaster Mr. Boait.
FRZIWABORRY 111 PORTLAND has been advancing
rapidly since the Lodge 1,037, removed its meetings
from the Breakwater Hotel to the neigh ourbo..l td
the Railway Station, where Mr. Hodedon we' able to
render them vial-table assistance. and the help of
brethren from Weymouth wee also thrown into the
catee. The very convenient hiasooio Hell was the
next advance, and it is pretty and suitably furnished.
Here a lodge of instruction met and the poor were fed
at Christmas; the Royal Arch Chaptei was started, and
bee become one of the strongest chapters in Dorset.
Meantime the warrant of the ' Durnovarlan" Mark
Lodge, which lodge Wee closed at Dorchester in IK6.
WM lying in abeyenee,and P.G.M. Vickery was asked
to apply for the w.rrant for Portland. This he did,
the warrant wee applied for and sedated by the Grand
Mark Muter, Lem Heneiker, under the title of he
Portland Mark L Age No. 133; the nrieinal name
being tournorarise Lodge, No. 1330 he original numb r
being retained, the lodge will so rank In p iot of
seniority. A Mark Lodge wee formed and o toted at
2.30, with the D.P.O MM. of Dorset, the Rey. W.
"I. Heath, in the shale. Fourteen brethren then took
the Mark degree, and several Mark b °three were
elected as joining members; the lodge was then
coosecrate lin the usual form. It should be rernerkel
that Bro. W. Chick, havint been the last W H. at
Dorchester, he was especially desired to bike the chair
for the first year at Portland; this he consented t do.
The three offirers designate In the warrant were W.
Bro. W. Chick, R.N.. 126, P.P.G.M.0., W. H. ; W.
Bro. R. N. Howard, W.fd., 126. P.G.S.C., S. W ; Bro.
hi. W. Heath, P. 0.3.0,3 W. W. Bro. Chick wee then
ioetalled in ancient forma, W. M , and appointed and
tw., officers as follows :—S.W., W. Bro. R. N. Howard'
3W., Bro. hd. W. Heath • KO , Bro. T. Ratcliffe ,
5.0., Bro. R. Waters; Bro. —Everleigh 4
Bro. H. Bowen; treuurer, Bro. Gale •, secretary, Bro;
S. A. Vickery; A.D., Bro. Brady ,• J.D., Bro. :Voles;
organist, Bro. Board ; J.G., Bro. Jeffery. The whole
of the ceremonies of the day were most impressively
anl limy perronned by use rtes. W. as. 14.. b.
D.P.G.YI.B.Lhf. of Dorset. who has received
appointment P.G. M. 11.11. for the next three years,
and will be initialled into offict at Weymouth during
the summer. The mtu cid portion of the ceremonies,
which added considerably to their effect, wad excel-
lently rendered by Bros. Water., Board, Brady,
Chick, Ratcliffe, and Heath, jun. Letters regret ing
the r unavoidable absence were received fr. m W. Bro.
Brinckes (Grand Secretary). W. Bro. Damon ( Ass ais
Mimi Grand Eineretary), and R.W. Bro. M. J. Giv-.t
(P.G.NI.M.M. Dorset). The lodge was closed a 5.30
p.m. A banquet was afterwards held in the dining'
hail of the Ledge, provided under the sliperintendance
of Bro. Ratcliffe. The usual toasts were given, end •
most pleasant evening spent. —hiss otry is greatly
advancing in Portland, no doubt in consequence of the
united force of Weymouth and Portland being there
employed for the good object.