The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-06-20 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

RIFLE CLUB.—The tenth competition took place on
Wednesday, when Lieut. Tigard, with allowance, took
first prize, and Sergeant Roberts second.
A NoVim MODX OF ADVERTISING.—A grocer, re-
siding in St. Mary-street, in order to give publicity
to the faet that be has milted the pride of tea, has
hung a placard to that elect on a large Newfouud•
land dog, and allowed it to run about at large.
RIFLE INTELLIGENOIL—The ensigncy of our rifle
corps, which bag been vacant for such a long period,
is now filled up, W. J. Hill, Esq., solicitor, having
accepted the commission. The appointment, we
are aura, will give satisfaction to every member of
the corps;

MelerlNG OF, +RI Farr°Et AMD FhIOLIBH
the 15th ofly is spoken of as about the time two
ironclad fieets—Englibh and Frenah—will meet at
Plymouth, when they will pass the Prince of Wales
in review. The Emperor a the French, it isthought,
will review th-m subsequently at Cherbourg.—Would
not this be a suitable period for the organisation of a
steamboat trip from our port to witness the auspicious
assembling at Plymouth ?-8.

THE LULWORTH ENCAMPMENT.—With a view to
making the evenings " pass pleasantly" while the
Volunteers are in camp, Mr. W. W. Hassell, the
bon. secretary of the Tent Amusement Committee,
has issued a circular to the commandants of the
several corps, proposing that on each evening during
the encampment, two subdivisions jointly should
provide some entertainment, such as legerdemain.
Christy minstrel illustrationei Davenport Brothers'
expositions, ,ko. A ball one evehing is alto suggested.
We have no doubt but that the volunteers will
cordially respond to the invitation.

ANOTHER COASTGUARDSMAN PICKED UP.
On Thursday morning about three o'clock, whilst a
fisherman named Anthony DeLeine was on the Sands,
be picked up the body of a man which had been
washed on shore. He gave information to the police
who took it to the dead house at the Cemetery.
The body proved to be that Of Charles Baker, chief
boatman of the Warbarrow Coastguard Station, who
with four others were drowned some three months
since. It was impossible to identify the poor fellow by
his featuresius they were dreadfully mutilated, but the
warrant of office found in his pocket afforded the
clue. It was not considered necessary by the
coroner to hold an inquest, and in the evening the
poor fellow was committed to his last earthly resting
place at the Cemetery, two boats' crews of H.M.
revenue cutter Defence following him to the grave.
EXCURSION BY LAND AND SEA.—A. rather novel
excursion was made, on Monday, over the Great
Western Railway to Weymouth, and by the Aquila
steamer, Fluffier, commander, belonging to the Wey-
mouth and Channel Islands Steam Packet Company
(Limited), running in connection with that com-
pany, from the port of Weymouth. A train left
Bristol at 7.30 a.m., Bath at 8, and Yeovil at 10,
and arrived in Weymouth, in due course, at 11.20,
where the steamer was lying in readiness to embark
the passengers. From Weymouth to Jersey the trip
occupied 7 hours and 26 minutes only, being the
shortebt on record, and the whole distance from
Bristol to Jersey *as accothplished, it will be ob-
served, in less than 12 successive hours, and whilst
the sun was above the horizon.