The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-07-30 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

TIIR2II companies Of the 80th Regiment left here on
Tuesday for Aldershot.
itOUPLI.L.— A daily siontemporary in stating that
Roupell is at Dartmouth, is an error. as we ind that this
notorious consist is still in the Portland establialinseotp
awl on Monday morning was at his usual arosetions•
Although not in strong health, he is somparativeW
speaking in pretty good spirits,. and beers a eharester in
the prison which should be tamed by every consist.

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TEM BRIAERATEIL —The annual reports of the
engineers of harbours of refuge, show that at Portland
the quantity of rough stone deposited in the breakwater
mound, and the foundations of the beads, ham reached
5,6 f 7,654 tons. With the exception of some temporary
damage to masonry in the gales of January and Marsh,
the works have stood successfully the storms of the
winter, and large numbers of vessels have taken shelter
within the harbour.
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NAVAL—The several ships of the Coast Guard
Stations left Spithead on Wednesday, and arrived in
our roads the same evening. The ships were Royal
George, Donegal, Duncan, Revenge, Irresistible, Lion.
and Dauntless. —The St. George is reported to be
In dock at Portsmouth, the crew being distributed to
other ships. The ships left again on Saturday morn-
ing, and presented a sight which perhaps for years will
not be seen again in our Rowhtead. The fine old
wall's of England, how grand an appearance they
present in theme days of Fronded's.
ROTAL Vigil*. On Saturday last we were honoured
with • short visit by one of the royal sons of England,
H.R H Prince Arthur, who. accompanied by H.R.H.
Prince Louis of Hesse and suite, arrived in the roadstead
In the Victoria and Albert steam yacht, and immediately
disembarked. Carriages were engaged at "Sansom's
Royal Breakwater Hotel." and the royal party made for
the Verne citadel, which was reached by the military
road about one o'clock Lieutenant Colonel Macdonald,
in command of the 13th Regiment. with other officers
I together with the bead officials of the prison. G. Clifton,
Psq..governor, and wator H ickie. deputy governor, were
, in attendance on 'he royal personages who inspecteelthis
I one of England' strongholds. with much apparent
, interest. The barrack rooms were all gone through and
' minutely inspected, the young prince and H. It. H of
Hesse being evidently pleased with everything they
saw. A nice specimen of tree petrifaction near the
Engineers' offices attracted the attention of the royal
party, such things being rarely seen else. here. We
should menti nt that the soldiers one and ell turned
out and he rtily cheered in true British style the son
of their beloved Queen. After passing some time in
and about the various places of interest attached to
the Barracks, the royal party returned and embarked
and steamed away again for Osborne at 2.30. We
had ommitted to mention, that on the arrival of the
royal yacht, Captain Ent, 8.25., and ,isptain Smith,
e.g. wait on board, and remained there nearly the
whole of the time abe was anchored. The Royal party
were expected at Weymouth—rumour went so far as to
say that they had arrived there—but such was not the
fact in anticiption the ships in the harbour displayed
some gay bunting.
Local, WARD.— A meeting of the Bond was held on
Monday. Mr. B. &liven in the *hair. Present:
Messrs R. Pewee, Hodder, R. Lano, A. Scriven, .1. C.
Limo, Hine, B. Comben, W. Cowbell, ha. The Clerk
represented that • sea was newssery for the Board,
and after some discuseion the matter was left to him.
The na.iie of Mr. Mace (Weymonth,) waa mentioned as
a competent person to execute the order. There was • eon-
siderable discussion on the matter of making a rate and as
the termination of the, what we may call, debit., it
was proposed by Mr. R. Dino and seconded by Mr. J.
Redder, that • rate of Si. in the pound be granted.
Carried. Mr. A. Scriven e,11,d attention of the Board
to the state of the footpaths, and complained that the
money hitherto spent in the island bed been foe she
benefit of the fanners and horseceners, and eventually
a resolution wss peened authorising the foreman of
works to attend to the matter. —The water supply
rendered • very fair share of discussion. but no further
action was taken in the matter, and with some pointed
remarks from the Chairman as to His publishing of the
names of members voting at the Board the meeting
terminated.