The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-05-07 00:00:00

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Weymouth, April, ItCS.

DORSET INDUSTRIAL EXHISMON.
To Mc Z4i4or.
By the subscription bet Published in the last issue of
the Telegram. I see that about 1,30 have been promised
towards the prises. and, considering that only a few
persons have yet subscribed in Weymouth, I should thin
the committee will have no difficulty In raising the sum
they require, namely. =O. As there are tell 11 weeks
to the thee of the Exhibition, our working population
have plenty of time to turn out of their treasuries things
new and old, and I hope all will unite in making this—
the firth Dorset Industrial Exhibition—a grand
The list of patrons and eutiscribm ewey thews what the
feeling of the nobility and clergy Is in the matter; they
look upon it as • ',theme that will tend to Promote
industry, sad consequently the prosperity of the working
claims, sod they will antiouely look forward to the
result. It was originally intended that all applications
for space should be sent in by the let ol May, but the
committee, at the suggestion of gentlemen in the county,
bare extended the time to the let of June. The loan
collection In the exhibition is likely to be very interesting,
Dr. Drew. who has many fine paintings, Alderman
Thomas, Captain Chimmo, Mr. Edgar Cox, gßows,
I and other gentlemen, have kindly promised to lend works
,of art, Lastly, the manufacturers of Dorset will have a
I fine opportunity of displaying what they one Produce.
machinery and carrisgth, pottery and furniture, ropes and
nets, painting and saddlery, ought to be well represented
at Weymouth nest July. and I hope to the very strong
competition for the silver and bronze medals offered by
the committee, for the present opportunity reminds us of
the words of the immortal Shakespeare—
There is • tide in the affairs of men
Which, taken at the Said, leads on to fortune
On such • full sea are we now afloat,
And we must take the current when it serves
Or lose our ventures,"

PORTLAND.
Tug Burman:a. 8, training brig. Lieutenant-com-
mander IL H. Erre, arrived on Thursday at Portland.
NATAL APPOIPTIIIINTS. —Lieut. J. B. Bennett to the
Warrior ; Sub-Lieutenants Cavendish and W. FL Arnold
to the Seadower.

new -day and Sunday school. Saston-genare, is, we
hear, to be opened alter Whiteuntide, 111 r. Veal& having
been engaged as marter of the day school
kRTUODDITS.—The Weston society of this
denomination have been celebrating their anal .
On Sunday the Rev. J. T. Horne, of Yeovil,
and on Monday I:Mitred en "The Ruth& patriot who
egged his gauntry. (Were there not DAOTO than
two?) On Timeday they bad h.., and the Hen. ri,reie°::
Hawkey, and Brown addressed the meeting which
followed.
"STAR or PoirrLter," lodge, 1 0.G.T., elected dicer
on Tueeda_y evenings. follows :—W.C.T., Bro. C. Kitchell
W.V.T., Bre_ . F. Wyatt. W.S.,
_Sister J. Miteheliltai.m.
W.F.S., Bro. W. Frampton, W.A.&jilister
Bro, B. Comb..., W.C.. Bro. T. HU% D. WAIL, Br°,
W. W.T.6084, Sister It Rusge_ll, WOO., Bro. R.
Stone, AIL, Bro. R. Hoar, W.R.111t,. Meter J.
Mitchell, W.LH.S.. Sister J. King, P.W.C.T., Bro. T.
Clad
THR Commtgrea or ree Poattran Calmar Ccus
beg to express their very best thanks to the inhabitant'
of Portland and others who so kindly contributed, in
money and kind, the Prises for the member, of the
Portland Cricket Club, and also to those demon
who acted at stewards and generally the
Committee in bringing the athletic sport& of the Club
on Mader Monday to a satisfactory termination. The
, annual subscription for members is 55., payable In
advance, and intending members are reqpeat.d to send
their names to Mr. Prank Will., the Hon. Sac. and
Treasurer. Practice days—Turdays and Thursdays„
from five to eight p.m.
PORTLAND AND 1111 FLEZT.—Nayfai, says that Prince
Louis, of Battenba& will. In all probability, be appointed
to • lieutenancy on board the Tbunderer turret-ship. We
understand, however, that they have their full comple-
ment of heated:mats on board this powerful .hip; but
there are vacancies for two sub• It is understood that
the Thuuderer will remain at Portland until further
orders, and our port has also been named as the nudes-
von. for the Roans& Channel and North Sea Fleets: the
coastguard and turret-ships will Ipramed thither ea soon
as reedy; but no admiral has yet been named for the
command.—Six more coastgusxdamen were drafted on
Saturday from Portland to join the Warrior at Porte-
mouth, and there are now very few left here ;In fact, it
I. said not a &seen at all the Portland stations.

Acciourr TO tag Boscawrg's PIIIRACI.—On Thursday
morning, when a strong north-east wind was blowing, the
sailing pinnace of the Boscawen left the ship for the
depot, with ratty °facers. to take on board the boys
returning from leave. The violence of the wind Is given
ea a muse for the pinnace becoming unmanageable and
running labors on the rocks near. How often have we
had our bones shaken for not attending to the cry
" Prepare to bump r But it wee not given quickly
enough on this occasion, for all the men were thrown
into the sea, and the side of the pinnace stove in. One
instructor had his leg jammed between the boat and the
rocks, and was hurt. Happily, no life waa lost.—On
Friday the boys who had been for their Easter holiday;
returned by • special train from London. They looked in
good health, but not quite as clean and neat se when
they left.
MILITARY MOYIUIVITIL—A draft Of RD men of the 220th
Regiment are under orders for North America to join the
1-20th.—Two officers, eight non-commissioned officers and
men of the 2-20th proceeded OD Monday to Weymouth to
escort the infantry reserve to Portland. They arrived by
the 250 train, formed up in three companies in front of
the railway station,. and, headed by the hand of the
regiment playing ' The Two Obadiah's.; " Whoa I
Emma r ac.. marched up the hill. When they started
there appeared a certain amount of looseness rather
different from the smartness and neatness generally seen
in infantry. but by the time they got to Fortune's Well,
they had pulled together well and got into compact form
and sighs On they marched and entered in. Verne
Citadel ta the tune of " Johnny comes marching home
again," which was true enough in their cam—On Tuesday
two officers, eight non-commtemoned officers and
. . . .

proceeded by the midday train to Bury, Lenoselar;,-iC
escort 150 mars reserve men from the depot centre to
Portland- Them are said to he militia roomy..; anyhow
ths Particulars will have considerable experience of
these Lancashire lada

A VISTILT MiiTING was held In St Peter's Church on
Thursday evening, April 25, to elect churchwardens and
sideemen for the ensuing year. The chair was taken by
the Vicar, the Rev. W. Apple( ord. Among those present
were—Mr. Gene Cid ton, Dr. Asiduen. Dr. Walker,
Contain Hume, Rev. J. B. Wheeler, Mr. C. Coshett,
Messrs. Cohen, U_ ,rrY Winter, Waters, T. Hardy,
Augustus Hardy, cum., Western, Aoott. and Osborne.
The accounts were resd and duly peeled. Various
remarks were then made un the satisfactory financial
condition of the church. The total receipts for the year
front offertory and donations were £72 3a. lid., and the
total expenditure was CI lii. Rd.. leaving a balance of
Ha I Of this expenditose CU la& Sid. was appro.
to charitable purposes. ii.., Weymouth Hospital.
gi 2g. Rye Infirmary. LI ; Missions to Seamen,
Ll Is. liFt ; Eurydice Subsaiption Pond, .C 4 la • and to
the Poor, £1 3s. Church ames
amounted to 1.52 4e. lid. ; and Church Rapairo, £7 3id.
Contain
as?" eniZZl•dvlnty Dr. W been itlrred by
ide?tewcrC
be the perish churchwarden, and Mr. Cohen was nosed.
noted by the Vicar to be his churchwarden. Mr. Augustus
Hardy and Mr. Western were then chosen to act as
sidemen. Several useful suggestions were made for the
improvement of the choir, and a vote of thanks was
paned to Mr. Waters for his gratuitous nervices as
organist, also to the members of the choir for their
nervy= The meeting was brought to • close by • cordial
vote of thanks to the Vicar, who In the
compliment. =premed the pleasure felt in work
of the dwelt end his seneset desire that work might
continue to praetor in his hands.

GIRN • ABBAS.
MAGISTEILIA L. Wednesday, before Lord Dizby and
Colonel Die*, James Derma, of Glanvilles Wootton,
labourer, was charged with assaulting his father. William
Durrant, at Glanville@ Wootton, on the With lust—Prom
the svidence of the complainant. it seemed that his son
came home on the night in question about 111 o'clock In
liquor, and on the father remonstrating with him, he
knocked complainant down sad tried to put him out of
the homes, and threatened to do for him before the night
was over. In the scums the defendant bit complainant's
thumb. Defendant seemed penitent before the Justices,
and in defence stated that he was sorry it had happened,
It was through drink—Defendant was bound over to
keep the peace for six months, himself in AO. and 004
SWAT in Ina