The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-01 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

NAVAL.—Esaineer W. Moon has been appointed to the
Warrior, vice Bourke, whose term of rervice has expired.
RlCRUlTS.—Thiripthree recruits from Miry, Lanca-
shire, arrived on Wednesday for the 2-20th Regiment, in
charge of Lieut. Nall andsgwo non-raminiuioned officers.
—cip to. guno day about two donen no. I oys
came here and joined thn Boscavren training ship.
BISLX Gummy( Sonday the Bible
Christians of Mwdenwell listened to missionary sermons,
preached morning, afternoon, and evening, by the Rev.
T. Andrews, of Somerton, and on Monday evening they
had a public meeting, addressed by the Rev. Mr. Garland,
and other ministers and friends.
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i;;;;I;i1.-fii..ii";,-a-Wo;di-n-g to the Tonic sol-fa method.
Is to be commenced this week in the new Wesleyan
School, Easton-square. Mr. Veal, the day schoolmaater.
Is the tutor, and the terms are moderate. We advise the
young folks of the neighbourhood, with plenty of spare
time, to attend every Thumb.y evening during the c wing
winter for an hour of instruction in that science, which
bath " charms to soothe the savage breast. For further
particulars apply to Mews. Robert Pearce and Mr. •
A ttwooll. _ .

..iii-Ll-140 00 LEAVZ.—The number of seamen who c ens
to London on leave, and find their money go faster the.
they expected must be very great t i jodre by the number
that present themselves at the Admiralty to get railway
passes back to their porta A great number of them also
pot in an appearance without so much ae • liberty ticket,
so that the Admiralty Clerks are obliged to take the
man's word or telegraph to his Commanding Officer to
verify his statement; but as it appears that many of those
who come to London never receive liberty tickets before
leaving their ships, the Admiralty has called the atten-
tion of COMM&lldare-i a-Chief to this matter. —ffsesposkire
Triurrapa.
Tara Gaut AID All Ataan.—On Sunday • strong gale
blew, meetly from the south, in the Wert Bey, and about
five o'clock in the afternoon a schooner was espied, which
seemed to have lost some of her canvass and to be unable
to make out the land. After beating about some time
she appeared to be driven close in, and then was con-
siderable excitement, it being feared she would come on
shore on the Chesil Been. A sudden storm came on and
hid the schooner fee • time, and when it cleared it was
seen she had been able to bear op and gain the offing,
after which she soon left the dangerous Bey behind.
GOOD TIMPUILT. —Ms members of "Star of Portland"
lodge, 1.0.0. T., had a spinally pleasant meeting on
Tirana, night, when they were visited by the officers of
lodge' Hope of Weymouth." There was • good attend-
anor of the home lodge, about 70 being present, and they
received the visiton with cordielity, and provided them
with refreshments, suck as coffee and cake. On their
part the visiting lodge brought • Programme of recitations
and singing, which caused the time to peas pleasantly. In
the rend erlodge work they initiated two new members and
reinatated two, one of whom had been iu the lodge five
years, but who slipped in • moment of weakness, re-
mained out live months, and Pilfered much during that
time. The whole of the proceedings were very Interesting,
and there was • good feeling throughout
Fetrant or Mins Jagit SKINSIDIL —On Monday the
remains of Miss Jane F. Skinner were interred in Mt
Georges Churclayaid, Referee The deceased had fallen
• Prep to contention at the early age of 16 years. She
wu a scholar of the Wesleyan Sunday school, and about
100 of the scholars, besides the odious and teachers of the
Keaton Sunday School, followed her to the grave, and an
unusually large number of persons attended the funeral
which was Impressively conducted by the Rev.
J. A. Beazor, rector, who kindly permitted the scholars to
sing appropriate hymns during the service. The deceased
wee universally respected for her amiability and
sffectionate disposition. The Governor of the Prison,
Mr. George Clifton, sent some bouquets of white petunias
by one of the monitors of the Grove Dag School (with
Which Miss Skinner was fora short time connected) as a
mark of respect, and they were placed on the oath by
some of her Sunday school class-mates before it was
lowered into the grave.
TIM LOST OF ?SS TACIT " 81.100."—Tbs following
additionl particulars of the.espisisrei of the Bijou have
been furnished. The yawl BIJOU, 131 tons Count Metaxa,
owner of the R.V.Y.O , left Gravesend for hutinpr with
the Count and his brother-in-law (Mr. C H. White) on
board iii 30 p.m. on Wednesday, the 11th inn, and up
to the following day the weather was fine, lout between
145 and 4 p.m • sudden and very violent *quell uneven.
tsdly overtook the Bijou, just as she was in the act of
shortening sail, and therefore hergaff-tossail could be got
clear of the halyards, which had fouled, she was eapsised
and had foundered, • minute and • half having thus
elapsed from the time of the yawl having first heeled
over to her final diaappearane "The Count was on the
Point of going to sleep below, when Seeing the sky v•
threatening, and hearing the order given to lower gal-
topsail" above, and being healed over to such an angle as
to be nimble to keep in the position he lay in, he earn out, and only had time to clamber up conkpit sides,
where, lin • few seconds, Kr. C. IL Wane DUE •
lifisbuoy into his hand and pushed his brother-in-6w
overboard. He sank atones, and then came to the surface.
After being in the water some ten or twelve minutes,
both were rescued by • yacht Nothing had been bes
rd
of the master, Andrew Miller, and his son, who anted as mate.
INSPECTION OF TUE 4TH D.P. A.—on WINIOOKIST,
above named corps was invented by Colonel Turner, R. a.
The coupe, 76 N
strong_ was drawn up in • field adLoining
the drill-hall at half-paid 5 p.m., when Colonel Turner
„Heed, accompanied by Captain ain, the Adjutant of
the Brigade Eliot and Lien Andrews were the
°Seen present, Upon the arrival of the inspecting officer.
he was received by • general salute. He then, accom-
panied by Major Eliot, minutely inspected the accoutre-
ments, en, of each man on parade The corps was thee
marched into the where they were put through
the manual and firing exercise by [lent Andrew&
Detachments were afterwards told on and west through
the gun-drill, and the inspection concluded by Colonel
Turner examining the hoelia belonginir to the nese, the
irarmoury, and the runes other appliances for drill in the hall, Colonel Turner expressed himself
l=tirided with the state of efficiency the cern waa
in as well as with the clean and orderly way in which the armoury and the nen were kept. Alta Colonel Turner
: left, major Eliot drew up the corps in line, and kaki aw it
was the first time be had been on parade SIZIOS their return from Southess camp he wined to express to them how
very much pleased he was with the conduct of the men
during camp, and with their swore at the various corn.
petitions which were held them He was y
plowed with the extra prim awarded by peen
to the 4th Donn for their punctuality on parade and
general steadiness under arms, this °erne haring bin with the exception of once the first on parade every day.
This &hewed that they pall attention to the wishes and
commands of their °Moen, and nothing could give him
(Major Eliot) greater pleases than finding this done.
lIMITEST TeiLeasorrixo al Br. Geoid Cduica.—
The pariah church was very prettily decorated by Mrs.
Bream. with the aid of the muter and mistress of fit
Gwen fieboole, Mr. and Wm Wood, and ths
teethe ofthe &meat School tokAhns• Betas Ingra"setioi..
114144 of the hen" theehelielel (411thrsteoui ana
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but tease's sad &dm won aim preassi fide Os Wilk,
and added Sir th• sleet ; Kn. J. C. Lao also kisalsZ
fruits and flowers, and Ilr. Lasn sided in putting up ths
work. The pulpit and reading desk were panelled in blue
and white, with wreaths of plaited straw around the blue,
and of green myrtle around the white panels, running tifi
the middle of such panel were oats, the foot of the panel
being filled In with aims and ferns, from which cora
seemed to spring. The top and bottom wreaths were of
Ivy, corn, and blackberries, with flower.; tomatoes,
apples, and a bunch of grapes were at each panel. and
two very flee bunches of hothouse grapes hung, • purple
one from the pulpit and • white one from the reading
desk. At the east end were two wheaten messes,
with a scroll, baring, " I am the True Vine.
and in the centre of She chancel was • large star bearing
the letters " 1.H.5." in white cotton wool on mom and
bordered with white flowers, the rays of the star being
formed of gold, and further radii of barley. On the
communion table were three small sheaves, and a loaf
made he first fruits of the corn of this year, and before
the table (on the g oundi was • large •nd handsome sheaf.
In the arch at the back of the organ were the tests-- God
Mveth the Increase,- and 'The eyes of all wait upon
Thee, and Thou invest them their meat in due season."
—The sevices commenced with early admin stration of
Holy Communion. at half-past eight atn.—The Her. J.
!lemur preached in the forenoon to avery full congregation,
from I Chren, xvi 4—" To record, and to thank and
praise the Lord God of Israel " and in the evening ths
Rev. W. Appleford preached from Psalm lxv. —The
collectiorui were for the Dorset County Hospital, and pm-
duced £1 to.. Id., including • small donation from klr. J.
Thresher.