The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-05-16 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

1 THE GUILDSHIP WARPAGE left Portland on Tuesday
morning, to take part in the reception of His Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales at Portsmouth.
Tel LATH Amurrdre Mgoicel. OrriCal is gone from
the Prison. It is mid that be was requested to resign his
appointment ; but that be declined, and then that the
fleeretary of State dispensed with his services. Dr. Walker
has been appointed to mimed Dr. Bernard,
Tng MIST PLAGUE bag recommenced and has lasted
about • week in Fortune's Well. No watering is done to
allay this seurceof irritation sad toes. it being rumoured
that the water.cart has boeu " intalided out of the ser-
vice."
OPENING Or THE CRICKET SILASON.—The Committee of
the Portland Cricket Club, held a meeting on Monday
night, preliminary to the opening of the season, six or
seven new members joined. and the prospects of the Club
were found to be satisfactory.
CoNvICT BITING A MAN'S Lao. —On Saturday Mr.
James Groves, warder at the Portland Convict Prison,
was suddenly attacked by Ignatius Kelly, one of the
convicts in his charge, who was secured, but not
until he had managed furiously to bite Mr. Groves in
the leg.
CHILD NIALILT STIuNGLID WI A CLOTHS{ lAr. —An
unusual accident occurred on Saturday teat in resets'
Lane. A Mrs. Cox there had it seems, • piece of broken
clothes line hanging near the front door, and her little boy
about five years old, playing at the door, got the line
twisted round his neck, while standing on the door stela
and then managed to slip off the step sad so hang himself.
His mother heard his smothered attempts to cry, and
rushed out in time te release her child, but not heft re he
was black in the face.
TzignAny AMONG TIM Mfr.—Good Templar* will be glad
to find that there are several brethren among the new,
reriment. Lodge "Ark of Safety,' at its meeting on
Thursday evening, was visited by several of the military
brethren, and Corps& Meaning delivered an excellent
speech for the "Good of the Order." The Good Templar
soldiers are most of them Greed Lodge members, and
their snivel will freshet' up the Portland lodges.
Arroenge PILLION= DEAD Or CoresinErTlON.—On Tues-
day Mr. K. N. Howard, coroner, held an inquest at the
Prison, on the body of Patrick WNW, aged 92. The
jurymen were :—Mr. W. B. SCTIVOO, foreman, Meows.
F. H. Major, F. Wyatt, J. Kew, W. A. H. &riven., jun.,
T. Marsh, T. Comben, G. Lock, T. G. White, R. Hine, J.
Edmunds, Rodd, A. Hatton, D. Read, and T. Green.
From the evidence of the governor, it appeared the man
was received into the prison from Woking on Feb. 29,
woe admitted into the Infirmary on March 9, and died on
May 8. He complained to Wilhiaes Roupell, nurse orderly,
of being removed (roe. Woking to Portland. He was a
good character as • convict, but had been twice before
convicted, and was last under sentence of seven years' for
robbery with violence. After hearing the evidence of Dr.
Aakkank Principal Infirmary Warder Anderson, sad W.
Roupell, who dated that prisoner had every attention
paid him, and everything by way of nourishment that he
asked for. The jury returned a verdict of "Died of
consumption."
JOLLITY AND WLITCULDPOISIL —Oa Wednesday morn-
ing about 100 of the 31st regt., having obtained leave,
wont off to their various friends on furlough. They were
:very happy at the thought of a holiday in old England
after so many years in Gibraltar, and had • friendly word
for everybody, the regiment being a right down good
one, with nearly all fine, old soldiers of long service.
The correct thing to carry seemed to be the Gibraltar
stick, made of • branch of the cork tree, the
thick bark cut and blacked to look like an umbrella
se that those who were not up to the fashion wondered to
see so many soldiers carrying neat black umbrellas on a
fine May morels'. These jolly fellows got off in good time,
for they were all well-conducted. But just behind the
happy dens, were two parties of eight each, in charge of
guards. One party were going to military prison for
various offences, and they looked mimes able enough at
seeing their comrades' happiness: but even more wretched
was the other party of eight, some of whom at lead were
going to be discharged with ignominy from the *erect.
One unhappy man had had Kt years' service, the benefit of
which he loses. Now that the 31st hate cleared off their
few black sheep, there is no doubt of their being even
more universally welcome than before. The officers are •
*Venially gentlemanly set of men.
A.BBOTSBITRY.
Duane° the past week mackerel has been all the cry
here, on Wednesday last James Pitman's boat landed
between 10,000. and 11.000 fine fish, others catching
smaller quantities about 40,000 was caught that day.
ACCIDENT—On Saturday last an accident happened to
James Randall, of Abbotabury, in the employ of the Earl
of Ilchester, Randall was eugaced with others cutting
timber, whilst using an axe cutting off the branches ; the
axe glanced and cut the instep of his foot in • most fright-
ful manner, he was at once taken to Dr. Hawkins of
Abbotsbery. who dressed the wound, and ordered him to
keep his bed.

TISTIIIIONIAL TO THE ORGANIST. —NUM Warren, who
is an accomplished player, has for some time been the
organist at the parish church, and under her careful
training the singing has so much improved, and the
musical portion of the services have been so well
conducted that several of the parishioners considered
her services should be acknowledged in•tangible form,
and set about raising subscriptions for that purpose, •
goodly sum being contributed. This has been pre-
sented to Miss Warren, with the thanks of the friends
for her untiring zeal to promote the better praising
of God in our rural church. We should add that Miss
Warren receives a regular salary, which shows in a
stronger light how much her valuable services were
appreciated.