The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-09-07 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

THE PICTURE GALLSIIT IS ST. MART STREET.—
Goodall'. magnificent paintings, illustrating two periods
in the life of "The Mother of our Lord," are now on
new at Mr. Cox's picture gallery, No. 1, St. kilaryatreet.
These charming works of art will attract the attention
of all who have taste for lovely paintings. Cards for
admission can be obtained at thegallery, and the notices
of the Preen see senvincing prools that s TY* study is
offered to OnDflOh11•1111. Mr. Clog's plan of • school of
art and phot graphy deserves ex•mination from all.
Who wish to see fr.:ngland keep pace with other nations
in art and design. '
ACCIDENT TO A CrEFC7BICT VESSIL.—On Monday
(this) morning the Comicoilore steam-tog win ktaled
to tow • carrel from Portland Roads into the Harbour.
Captain Mace immediately proceeded there, and found
that the brigantine Rescue, Captain Malty, of and from
Guernsey, for London. '-'O7 tons register, with 3SO tons
of granite on board, had come into the Roads, with her
maintop-mast, foretop-mast, foretopgallant-rnast, and
some of her yaris and gear, carried se ay. Is had been
blowing heavily, and there Wag a heavy sea on ; but
when the vessel arrived id the Wight there was not
wind enough to keep lier on her sourer, and ahe rolled
heavily, and, a. the sailors say, "rolled away" her top-
masts. In clearing sway the wreck, one of the crew
fell from the mint-trod; but he wss only bruised on
the leg, sod has since been at work. The captain
brought his vessel into Portland Roads at 4 o'clock this
morning, and dispatched Pilot WET for the Commodore,
which brouzht her into Weymouth Harbour about
half-past nig*.

PORTLAND.
GALLANT CAPITAL—H.ILS. Achilles has been de•
prired lately of the preense of seven' of her already
rather short orew, and warrants of course have been
imued for the apprehietion of stragglers who do not
like rather full and tiresome duty on board • stationary
iron-clad. Mr. Suptrlntendent Hare, the plod., and
experieeced other of the Dorebester divulge, Dorset
County Constabulary, had to execute the warrants, mad
like • noble chief he dii not leave the matter to his
mrieents at Portland and Wyke, but went down to the
work himself. Sergeant Freeman, • capital man for
Portland, "seine to his aasiatanee," and from infor-
mation reoei ye d," on Thursday lest they @alight two marine
artillery men,one of whom had to bedeoorated with hand-
cuff.. Next they perwiired a tar ontetaying his leave,
having accepted the invitation to laziness widened in
the air. waf led whisper " Come unto these yellow Ganda"
When he perceieved the approach of the rival blues, he
leapt from his vicuna/ant pruition, seised a pebble In
each hand, and stood it bay, However Mr. Hare was
much the taller and stouter, and resisted by Sergeant
Freeman, Jack knew that they would so rake him fore
and aft that be would 6,0 to surrender. A sailor dose
not like to haul doer; hie sok,ars, god /set got under
weigh, sad beat his d'un' sails, going off about 15 knots
an hone. Re took the railway line and tried to get to
the pier, and although a railway labourer tried to
moss his bows, Jerk mind au iron bar and threatened
to ram him in Farragut style. The unarmoured enemy,
abeared off. but on came the two pursuers strengthened
with English oak. A knot soda half was menial, logged
when Jerk found the .coluorte were overhauling him.
Led he tried to get into poll at Paeans's WelL It was
no go, the harbour-masters did not daze to let him, for
fear of the mergence of the enemy behind, and be again
took to " The NM, the tea, the open sea I" declaring
be seen cot be tabu. The iSaperintendent although
more wed to Coasting than the perils of the ociermi,
launched after him, end grappled him yerdarm
and yardarm. The fight waa tremendous, and so deter.
missal was the sailor to nail hi. colours to th• meat, and
on tbe other hand the mperintendent not to let him
alip again, that it was feared they would both go down
together to the bottom of the Bag. Sow tad stern
repeatedly plunged under, „.a main ales swept the
deck, of each ; bet still they stood to their guns, and
at tenth Mr. Rare got the weathering, boarded his
Prey, and made him • Prim. Still, no mauled wm the
good man-of-war He in the fight th•t be was glad to
accept the help of •merchantman (a boat) on board of
which be placed the enemy's crew, sad brought his
prise rote port. It was • spirited dght, and Supt. Hare
deserves all praise.

SRI Dhli EA D.
Aocumwr.—On Saturday. last Mall named John
Collins, of this pariah, was employed on a rick when
the ladder on whish be was standing slipped, and he
was precipitated to the ground, whereby ha sustained
moire injuries in his back. Ile was taken to theDorset
County tlospital.

OWER MOIONE.
anou'r nine o'clock on Monday morning, as William
Upjohn, • boy, was riding • borne across Over Moigne
heath, • rabbit auddenly started from the furze, which
frightened the horse, and canoed it to throw the lad
violently over his head. Upjohn's right arm was
fractured, and he was at one. oenseyed to the Donet
County Hoepital.

WAREHAM.
WIRLIYAII Z.LINDAT Reno:K.—The manual sermons in
connection with these aelitals were preached on Punday,
by the 1t.,. B. Vincent. of Salisbury, formerly the
esteemed pastor of the Wareham congregation. During
the services the scholars e.gg .uitaby,