The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-04-16 00:00:00

PORTLLND.

THS PORTLAND VOLONTICHR ARTILLERY.—Tbis
corps and their band are now well into training,
preparatory to the forthcoming review at Exeter.
THE 4TO DORMIT VOLUNTICH ARTILLERY.—The
band of this corps is making very good program and
000mionally play out. On Tuesday evening the
members mustered below the hill and played some
lively and popular airs under the leadership of Band-
master Stagg.
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BOSC•WIN.—Abont 100 boys on board
this vessel last week departed to their respective
home. on leave. We bear that • lifeboat is being
built for service between this ship and the shore.
The training brig Ferret has already made NOON
cruises prepatery to commencing bar mummer work.
Ova Roam—The "improvement" at the foot of
the hill is drawing towards completion, and we
should say that it is certainly • step in the right
direction, especially for those parties who have to
haul heavy loads to the top of the hill, as the sharp
curve will in • great measure be obviated, and the
"pull" on rounding the corner will thus be more
equalised between the team, and so make it eerier
! for the horses.

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ELECTION Or GUARDIAN& —There were no fewer
than seven candidates in the Reid to fill the office of
guardians for the year ensuing, but there did not
appear to be much excitement in the matter, as Mr.
Lane, although at the head of the poll, received
only 196 notes. The following is the result of the
election :—Mr. Jonathan Lano, 198; Mr. Edward
Puree, 165; Mr. Benjamin Collins, 158; Mr.
R. Puree, 135; Mr. C. White, 115; Mr. Joseph
Hodder, 113; Mr. A. &riven, 93. Messrs. J.
rano su:d Edward Pearce are ousequently declared
, elected.
FATAL BOAT Aceinewx.—lnformetion reached
Portansouth on Tuesday evening of a sad accident
which occurred in the Solent on Monday afternoon,
by which a poor fellow, named James Harwood, •
maker belonging to Her Majesty's ship St. George,
stationed at Portland, lost his life. It appears that
the deceased and Lieutenant Thresher, of the St.
George, had been on leave to Portsmouth in a steam
launch belonging to Lieutenant Thresher, and on
Monday afternoon were returning to Portland.
They were towed down from Portsmouth by an Irish
steamer as far as Hurst Castle; hut, the wind being
high and the sea running with great violence,
Lieutenant Thrasher called to the steamer's crew to
let go, thinking it would be dangerous to proceed
any further. They were accordingly out off by the
steamer, and, running beck into Yarmouth Roads,
dropped anchor off Fort Victoria, not far from the
dangerous spot known as Fidler's-race. By some
means the rudder et unshipped and the anchor lost
hold of the ground. The launch had • dingy at-
tached, into which the deceased got with the view
of reshippiog the rudder, when the dingy, which
was only nine feet in length, capsized, hut the de•
ceased managed to save himself, righted the dingy,
and got bock into her. Lieutenant Thresher told
him to sit still till he had let go the foresheet ; but
before he could do this be observed that the dingy
had again capsized, and that the demised was
The poor fellow had probably disregarded the direc-
tions given him, and had spin attempted to reship
the rudder. and in doing so had gone over and was
carried away. An artillery boat pat out from the
fort to assist Lieutenant Thresher, but it was too
late to rums the doesseed, who leaves • widow and
four children. The body hu not been reoovered.
On the following day the boat was picked up by a
coutguardsman at the back of the bile of Wight.