The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-17 00:00:00

AGlttetrittinta,

WYXE REGIS.

REFORMING EFFORT.—The Chairman of County Patty
Sessions, Mr. H. C. Goodden, was again rather hard upon
the parish of Wyke, when he declared "there Is more
drunkenness in Wyke than in any Meer parish." Douht-
less toe worthy chairman had very good mama for this
declaration, for this is the .econd time he has made it
from the Beach. But the philanthropists of Wyk. hare
not been idle In seeking to lemove the stigma for a long
time past Mrs. Barrett's coffee-room has offered non-
inebriating drinks, now the mine kind lady with Colonel
Swalbeld and other benevolent souls, are trying hard to
get • reading-room in tier. This is to be near the bank
whence so much of the village is supplied with water,
and to a good central poMuon, and it probably would have
been open by the Ist of October, but for a little dis-
appointment with a resident who, we hope, will sae
matters an a better light, and glee war. Thanks. Kr.
, Goodelen, for your straightforward criticism, though it
was rather against the grain of the Wyke folks; but don't
think that the gentry are cureless about the state of the
place.—Ditioust.

CoNriers.—Visitors to Portland have the opportunity of
seeing convicts in considerable numbers, employed near
the ten of Fortune's Well village, on the left of the road
leading to the Verne, where they are piscine large quan-
tities of stone ruhble to alter the contour of the valley
below the tlouth-Waet bastion of the. Verne. .

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THE BOWLIJID EXPLI3IIIOII.-14. Skeen. engineer of the
Bustard, was sufficiently recovered to be removed, on
Thursday last, from the sick quarters at Port/and to
Hasler. Mr. Skeen had • very noticeable mark on the
neck, it ie presumed from the scalding, and both him arms
were In slings.
FLOIFITL ACCIDICNT ANTICIPATICD.—News in Portland is
at present rather scarce; but we expect before next publi-
cation to have to announce an accident in the kink street
of Fortune's Well, in consequence of the falling of the
ruined house. It gets more dangerous-looking every time
we see It, and we cannot conceive bow the authorities or
on ners can allow it to remain a single day. Friends
whom lives and limbs are insured would scarcely be justi.
fled, by their duty to the Insurance office, in going near
and those unithenced will be who to take the

IlloßworlEe it. roe la,jjto.—They are bestowed away
quite safe at the Prison. It will be remendered that the
two fellows who played highwaymen on Blackheath were
captured at Portsmouth, and found to be bakers, who, it
was supposed, had been incited to their masquerade by
reading low literature. They were recently removed to
the Convict &Bibliniment, and the talents of one of
them utilised in the bakehouse. The other would doubt-
less prefer that humble but congenial workplace; hut the
answer to any such application from him must yet b.—
Not to-day, baker." until. slimes tars DD.
ACCIDENT TO • RAILWAY POILTER.-71y0u115
porter at Portland Railway station, met with an
and painful accident on Wednesday morning. He was
standing in a lowseled Great Western truck, tasking
signs to the driver of • horse and cart to get clear of the
line, when the engine of the train in which Howe was
I standing suddenly pulled up, and he was thrown bead
I foremost between the trucks, and pitched on hi. face. As
he was falling he had the presence of mind to triiir hislegs
up, and theother man shouted to him to lie them The
next track passed right over Hoare, as he ley, end he had
the pleasant sensation of feeling the coupling drag along
his heck ; but he escaped with some very unidglitly cuts
on the face, the left eye, forehead, and lips being bruised,
and the akin taken off great part of the left side of his

liiierscrion Or nut 2-9)rn ligoinextr.—Major-General
Cameron on Wednesday last inspected the 2-10th Regiment,
the General commanding the South-Western Metric-Win
John Garvock being on the sick list The regiment was
mustered on the parade ground at nine •a. In coleus's of
companies and in service marching order, and General
Cameron than minutely inspected their arms and
accoutrements. The kits were all laid out on the ground
and the contents displayed, and them having been also
Inspected, the companies were 'mashed to their quietism
General Cameo= next went through the canteen and
comelliueddedquartan'the reeilentht lawaaparinof thpandilaedm,ithisnatilinbeeingin
drill order. Having formed column of °anomie*,
they marched past, re-formed line, and wens put
through the manual, firing, and bayonet exercise
by Lieutenant • Colonel Clarkson, The Adjutant,
Sub-Lieutenant Furlongs& wee then called to the front,,
and, in soccestion—Cantain Webstir, Captain Scorth,
Captain Power, and Captain Lindesay, and the men
having been put through field movemente by the officers,
they formed in quarter-column, and were put through
attack formations by the officer commanding, Colonial
Davis. Having re-assembled on the markers, the men
were asked if there were any comp/elate, and there were
none. Major-General Gammon then addressed the regi-
ment, stating that he was very well satiated with the
manner in which they had performed their movement&
He had inspected several corns at Gibraltar. Shorneliffe,
and Winchester, and the 2-20th had turned out smarter
than some he had inspected of late, and appeared to per-
form their work with cheerfulness. The men were (lie-
rained to their dinners about a quarter to one, and the
General visited them at dinner, and examined the barrack
rooms, the library, recreation-room, sergeants' men,
hoepitel, and then looked into the companion' books. The
filament mustered about CO of all ranks.