The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-12-18 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

ST. PrrElies.—The Rev. Elton has succeeded the Rev.
C. Itit k tr.l; who W.L.I promoted to the chapLaincy of
I/ tnv ior prison.
WESLETAN4aT WARCHAVI.—The Rev. A.. T. Rockin;
preached anniversary sermons at the Wakeham Wesleyan
chapel on Similar dist. _ .

CERISTEAS lIOLIDATA.—The drapers of Portland have
resolved to tilt., on Monday preceding Christmas Day, as
well as the Wednesday after.
STRENGTHENING THE GARRIACHL—On Tlirsgay 11.M.S
istati, came ins Partland Roads and landed a draft
ttf 9 nil for the 29th Regiment. The ship had brought
them front the gepot near Liverpool.
THE ILL-TAIPEI !introit—Thin vessel, which was lost off
flear!ty Ileatl, in consequence of a rellision with some
ve—el unknown, had gone from Portland Roads, where
tit lett in anti coattel fnon the coal hulk.
LIGHTING *NAME THE VERNE —A correlvindent who
area:4,l the late military cencert suggests that a lighted ,
lawn i moils 'testae I redid ie the Gymnasium, and weuld
.nittiess im granted, if the matter were brought under
the n eiee of the It tyal Engineer Department.
PoRTIEND STONE. —A view of a new matittion in course
.1" ero lion at ltt.:shot Park. Surrey, for the Duke of
' is :Ken ftv tit Builder. The .41 house, once
thori 1,.... ..I the Duke of I aoleeAter, stool in a low
tituation, and, having become much ofilapitlatol, has re-
rently he 0 1,1111,1 down. The site select,l for the new
structure is con sitierahly more elevatol, and command,
an extensive and beautiful view. The house now building
is in the Tudor style' which hat been preferred to 1. nut
'the, =style ; the materials are red briett and Port-
land stone. The !don is formed no as t., admit of future
adtliti no when pep tired. The worst of the matter it that
the st ate is Icing worked by the convicts, no that
IIL ir, new ivel.• seal be no gong to Portland freemen.
/NCF.ET AT THE 11,IWIASUIII.—The second run, this
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iven Thorsday last, hy thu hand of the
I! .ziment, in t' Gymnasium of the Verne Feet,
a: .1 A wilt attended: hat in so large a room many
in n 'ill have INVII I.olll(4,rtaiiy Aearei, .04 we wood
ke all the lovers if ftillAiC to patronise these very ex-
reTent V ”11/11,4. nall,llllfltter Dhumer certainly displays
I tat, and :minas to take a lively interest in order
t pl • es,. A few javenile VOiCeA were this timy. added to
I'. 4 and chorus's: this was rrineh needed where
V. r.• much spice. an I the additien was:. marked
tiff!..s... The wregrapme...was as fellows :-Overture,

held glee, " ini" where my Irve lies
.Inaming," gler MAIM ; song. "Owe again," O'Brien;
rot " Minn;e's Prlkr," Mun Iry ; chorus,
gle.• el,al ,mtig and rh " F.irget if yis
c ,n. f.irei v..," I, miner " Sr.rptch Meffley."
h : Verlzo 'tray, etlitlon4l. • overture.
" lon I - msblier's chorus. "II ;frovatore,"
.• ; n " K •-• 'SI Christie ;
; Her:::‘ health
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t ; and chorn, " .arn in
dc, incalaiv," Itirkenshaw encore sin, "Nancy Loe,"
Ri-ken -haw : " Pleasures 14 NI atrimony„" bind:
..I; S tho Q •ciri." The performance of the hand
,e ex•-ellenv, the tint overture was much admired ; ataa
the ii..otch Medley. The piano' it, accompaniments were
..x ~ it I v ell in Miss Phooke, who also son.: hr song
nth not taste ; the iint'n if Menrs. Farmer and
n'rk,•ll.ha W:l4 I 6191 were encored. The glee
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,t.off I Cb 4.111.1. alm,rahlv, and
d.,..rvf.113- fly.* with an tmer.rf. Catbugh
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,llifirlit on ein.icierinir that he wax
ho wet Iona!). epplatpleA,
in. 1.441 he well tie... Tree, foe a neat .cq,i4tirm to
h.• ,ttorni hi, actin. especial's' " takina, whiht he
Ittentive to all visitor,. awl in this he ean ably
hy.%rteo•ttrstg 11.1irke,.111eary, Capper, Cek, and
S:veral Meers :Lttendel, ond their brilliant uni-
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I.rm: 0(1.4 much to the. general appearance of the
andiene., heing prominent among the sumhre hues
general's. worn hr the sterner sex.
%MOWS aunt GNawEn Sr Rare—On Saturday last, an
inve-t was held at the Breakwater Rotel. before Mr. R.
N. II .warrl, coroner, on the body of Rang Olsen a hot
on broint the %mine Flonahnrg. The barque was on a
voyage (rem Dutch Daiana t Delfthanten, near R 'Dor-
dans, and h ii been alonnt 111 days at wit; but they had a
romf.a.f.d.le voyage. Decease' had been ill with !time at
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Paramaiho : lint after they set sail, he only <",nlnlalned of
cold: Oa Friday morning, the captain had the watch
Dion lit. 4, ant at 4 a.m., the mate's watch was called ;
deeciseil was in that ; but did not turn out, and one of the
sail in. called the captain. who went to the forecastle and
found the iMeeased on his bunk, cold awl stiff. The body
was left where it was till the forenoon, and then was
moved to the leek. The barque cam. into Portland
R.l-10. and Dr. Mii.sean rime on board. No wounds, the
captain said. were in the body when it waa placed on
deek'; lett Di. McLean found that the face had been
gnawed by rim and there were the marks of their teeth.
The holy
was piiire.l in the Mug boas, another host was
placed over it. there are a number of rats on board, and
thy mast have got a. the body : but the captain dot not
know it till he AM,' the body that morning. The deceased
was a D me. and 17 years oltL—S annel Johansen, an able
seatuan in the mate's watch, said that deceased made no
entitplaint of being unwell, and w is happy and comfort-
able when he went to his hunk. Witness slept till 4, and
, when he was waked he found that deceased was lying
on his side, dead, like a person iisleep.—Witness did not
RA`C any marlsn about the body when it was put into the
Jing boat, the hands or face were not drawn, and dereased
was quite like a person asleep.—Dr. McLean said the
in wks on the fare were evidently made after death by the
mtg. Davin.; beard the evidence, the doctor had no
doubt deatt. Wll4 caused either hy diseased heart. apoplexy,
or rapture of some internal vesseL—Verdict : Death from
Natural Ceases