The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-14 00:00:00

PORTL &ND.

A Durr from the 2-20th Regiment. numbering 296
num, trill leave this garrison shortly for Cyprus, to join
the Ist bettalion at that stenos.
Tag BAZAAR held at the Wesleysw Schoolroom,
Fortune's Well, on New Yew's an the following day,
realised £4l for the circuit funds.

THZ COOT OP FORTIVICATINIL—During the last le
pan the turn of £150,340 has been spent on permanent
fortifications at Portland.

FOILNUMII.I WZLL WZZLEYiII Cisargt —A now NIA,
forth. use of the ministers, lme been prewneul hy several
friends of the congreiration, meeting at the Fortune'.
Well Wesleyan (Impel. Th. choir hot their annual
supper on Tuesday, when shoat 30 sat down.
DORSI? 001INTY FILIINDLY SOCIZTY. The annual
meeting of the North Breach of the Nowt Friendly
Society took place on Tuesday evening, at St. Job .
schoolroom, for the election of the committee and othne:
business.

illE Boarll of Trade inquiry into the ki s of the (Spay
Queen on Kimmeridge Ledge was concluded on Timiday.
The court considering the master, George Albert Chaddock,
bad navigated the vessel in an unees manlike manner,
suspended big certificate for six months.
A RAIICALLT TPJCI - Daring the tourney of the hist train
to Portland on Sunday night, some reseal tore down two
of the curtains in • second chug carriage, and one was
found on Lb* line. We hope that mammary punishment
will be meted upon the fellow.
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Tits Ramona Hougg.—ln spite of numerous warat
aad the notice from the Lola Board to the owne
ruinous home Fortunes Well still remains, thr 'bask
part Is falling in, the front bilging out mom than ever,
pedestrians &odd Mks the opposite iide if the road. -If
any fatal moidents happen who will Ifs hung

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Tog Gala—Owing tote. gale there hes been no cow
msnication between the shore end the shim today
(Wednesday). The steam-launch of the Warrior ventured
ashore this morning with the liberty men; but, on nearing
the pier the shalt broke, thus disabling her. The
trawler Besay and • schooner have gone ashore near the
"Gut," making the Site mewl Tie cargo of to belong-
ing to the Speedy is balm taken out and stored at
Portland.
A Coorrlesina. luting two ilays. Weidassdey and
Thursday, was held at the Valli Citadel last watt, on
StaffSergesat Steward on a charge of drunkranms and
absence without leave The fielding of the Court was
made known at church wade on Sunday last, when the
was sentenced to be reduced to the ranks, end
Cis:rpm ware cut off before the regiment.
LAND Sup—About 151 yard' of the bank about the
Breakwater railway was drained by the convicts in hopes
that it would prevent the slipping of the bank ; but, '
owing to the heavy rains of lasi week, about 70 yaMs
have shavrn signs of subsiding, end gone down a few
inclths.—At Weston • large iros cistern belonging to
Meters. Giles end th, and which was sunk iu the earth
to the depth of over four feet, was washed completely
out of the ground by the heavy mina
Amos:ire—On Friday last as Mr. W. &riven, butcher,
of womone'e Well, was driving pad the top of Highotreet
• stone teem came down, and there not being sufficient
room for him to pees, one wheel of We cart went on the
pavement and down over the two steps by Mr. Russell's
outfitting shop, and napalmd the pony and cart, throwing
Mr. &riven to the ground, breaking the small bone of big
lag, lie was conveyed home, and the broken bone get by
Dr. Sullivan. —When will the stone trsific be diverted from
Fortune'. Well to its proper route—by the Merchant's
Railway.
Rant= Susar.—Wo are given to umlerettnd that an
order him been tensed to all the prison officers to the effect
that they must not be outside their houses, either In
Government or private houses, after 10 o'clock at night,
unlegg swig' leave be granted. The convicts generally
retire about eight o'cl.ck at night, and there only ammo to
be a matter of two brief lour.' difference between the
two classes. A fine of Se is to be imposed for every first
offence, and • second offence is to be visited with more
rigour, or instant dierniseal.
Now YURI BALL AT ynu VIIIINICITADIL —The annual
New Year's ball, given by the sergeants of the Nth
Regiment, took oleos on Monday evening Let, in the
spacious gymnasium, which was decorated in right royal
and military style far oetitepping any previous attempts
In the decorative art at this garrison. At one end of the
room was the honours eif the gallant Regiment, and at the
other the Royal Standard was displayed, giving to the
other brilliant decorations • beautiful Might Ant*
which, with the artistic arrangement of carbines,
swords, he-, in every conceivable military device, gave
the elncioos apartment an appearance at once ,gay and
tsa_rteque. The decorations were ably asrvMd out by
MT:t-Major Linthwite, Sergeants Oanalaad, Capper,
moron, and were much admired. Tootaaao aad
garlands of evergreens werehung in every crevice posellsis,
and must have taken the willing hands that worked Illso
a long time to accomplish. invitations wee* anal to
shod Ug, dipper been spread in • moat aualplaaas
ammo fur upward, of WO. This part of the
was under the special control of Sergeant Alsall7=
by the able caterer of the men—Sergeant Gamier and
Sergeant Cameron. Dancing commenced in rlgbt samba
at nine 'o'clock when there WY a brilliant dierigsy of
uniforms, the clean of the regiment mingling with the
Sergeant to do the polite and graced to their fair visitors
of whom there an. • goodly number with their husband•
Dancing was kept up with much spirit to the strains of
the excellent band of the regiment which performed a
choice selectice of music specially &mooed by the Bead.
muter of the Regiment. The masters of the ceremonies
were Sergeants J. Hogan, Burke, and Hoary, and by the
way, we should not omit to toeutioe that Sergeant
Hog= was the best shot in musketry lath, what, of tke
British Army, in MIL The supper table was laid
out in exoellent style which did credit to the cook
Privets Barton. At the supper Colonel Davis, who is •
favourite with all the uses, usnal bowel and
patriotic torts, sad term to tio Las