The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-03 00:00:00

POITLAWD.

KW. SIM% LIVELY AND TPUTFDEILEIL returned to
Portland Roads on Monday evening.
HAND-11•51111 OF ma Bolicswite.—Renv Rosenbaum has
retired from leading the band of the Boacesen. and te now
on pension. The new band-meeter is Mr. Brooks.
Swaim° is rnit N Arr. —The Admiralty have Mined
a fresh order, impressing on ...ommanding OtIOOTI of
Sri/nine shim the absolute necessity for carrying out
most ictly the regulations of laffil for instructing boys
in rwimming.
Murkier Arrournmist—Lieut. Robert Osropion
Blencwoe, from the Rovalfiumex h., been appointed
to he lieutenant in the With Foot, vice Boultbse, transferred
to the aOth Foot
TTROLIeg 817.1011 W CONCIIIT.—At St. George'. school,
Rap., on Friday. these Sneers gave a concert under
the auspices of the Good Templar. it wan well attended,
the expenses were cleared, and • small balance remained
for Good Templar funds
TIM TOM—About tweet, of the Royal Artillery from
Weresouth were transferred to Portland on Friday, and
ere now stationed at the Verna It is said they have a
number of heavy guns to mount, Nome of which will be on
the Tort at the Breakwater End. if this place le ever to
stand • merlons attack, it ought to be enlarged and
strengthened, or a fort constructed to support it f rem the
Osmington hilla
BOSCAWIII BOTV HOMAT'II.—SereeFF or Ugh/tithe
young sailors wanton leave by the Sent train on W
morning. and by a special train, leaving Portland at Br,
nearly 300 departed for their holidaya They have sixteen
days' leave, and are to returned on the 13th September.
The band accompanied the larger body to the station,
playing " Home Sweet Rome " and the boys arrived long
before the time of starting. its they were not snowed to
leave the platform, • small crowd of the youth of Portland
were soon busily emol:s4n running from the station to
the " and the making small purchases for
the lads while seller, reit and rakes drove • lively
trivia The band also played freq_uently on the platform,
end they had a lively time before the "Special" was
reedy.
RANTURT itLatTltill in Portland, as well as elsewhere,
ought lobe conducted In such • wale. not to cause the
very evils they should overcome. On Wednesday more.
ins, although • fresh breams was blowing, the horrible
effluvia in part of the main street of Fortune's Well wiu a
disgrace to any place, ci vilixed or uncivilised, and 'he cause
pace mainUeet , commencing at • house on the right
of the road from the railway station and extending • long
due.ce up into the town district Should an epidemic ,
beak out in Fortune's Wen we should be disposed to trace
It to the disgraceful slovenliness viable on Wedneedal
moraine

THE ARTILLERY AT CAMP.
Our Volunteer Artillery have retarned front cagnt
Southern, and report haring had a 'plasm week. week_ .
went down under the command of Major Eliot. with
Ilene. Andrews and McLean, Quartermaster-Sergeant
scrivimi, geplante Rind., Stone, and Plane, and 44
gunners. The weather was favourable except on Thunder
night. whet the lain came down from 5 p.m. till 5 next
but the management, were so good that thrn were perfectly dry In the tent. They got • geed Aare 01
, as will be esen by the following lists of the
Pim PULING (with 84-poundals/
I. 9 Sergeant Stamp, Mb Dorset
1 8 Sergeant Freeman, tud Haute
1 7 Sergeant •th RAM&
L Sergeant Burnell trid Ruda.
S. 6 s. K. B. Rims, let Ran's.
6. 41 gement Green. Ind Rants.
7. 4 1 Sergeant stone. 4th Dorset.
ft 111 R. S. M Martins, Ist Rasta
1 312 Rentesett Rearm= littl Rants.
11S II St Stainer, eth DOM* (partly
Portland maul
11. 1
It 10 Sergatat BrittaisOlth Hants.
a l• earous
im t Pomo, ali Dasst
OTII COMPITTTIOX
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