The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-08-22 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

TILE THUM-MEER Fr 80.—The captain, wardroom
officers, and crew of H.M.S. Boscawen raised
£l5 Os. 4d. for the " Thunderer " fund.
Arroticrowyr or ExaiNzggs.—Messrs. Annable
and Weight, engineers, have been appointed to Ifer
Majesty's Ship Warrior, vice Mr Burner, who has
gone to the Indus, and Mr Wilson to the Shah.
Finlay BRIDGE COMMIRRIONIR. —On Wednesday
morning a meeting was held at the Itoyal Portland
Arms Inn, for the election of a commissioner to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. W. Comben.
Mr. Giles Symonds, steward of the manor, presided,
and Mr. C. Mitchell was elected without opposition.
Tits WARRIOIL The Army a"4 Nor!, I:a.:ctlf of
August 12 says : -" i'aptain Whyte, in command of
the Warrior coastuard ship at Portland, has, we hear
received from the Admiralty a letter in which their
lordships ex presr their satisfaction at the report on the
efficiency of that ship, received from itear..talmiral
Seymour, under whose onlers she Warl recently
cruising.
TintritiostAL—On Tuesday eve • g last, the Rev.
W. W. Mherren was, after a tea meeting, presented
with a goldl lever watch capped and jewelled,
and an inscription stating that it was presented to the
Rev. NV. W. Sherren by the congregation and friends,
' (on his leaving Portland, after nine years' ministry
amongst them. Mrs. )(herrn( was also presented tutu
a silver teapot. l'he presents were supplied by Mr.
J. 14. Royal. Mr. Roper presided at the meeting.
CRICKET. -Thereturti nuitchbetweenlthe Weymouth
,Vidt.ors and the ro...CAWCII cricketer( was playel in
! the Naval Cadet's ground on Thursday. 12 a side
j•layed, land the Weymouth visitors were victors, with
ten wickets to go down. -On Saturday the Boscawen
played Mr Setidamore's eleven. Only one innings was
completed by the Boscawen team, who mule about 80
runs, the Sendamore eleven scoring between 50 and 60.
The second inning,' of the latter was more Iniccessful,
as they scored about ICA ; hut as there was no time to
complete it, the match was decided on the first innings,
in favour .tf the naval team.
or BAD Coal ter. --At the I'm-loon on Friday
last an inquest was held on the body of a convict named
Jesse Foot, before Mr. Pelly Hooper, deputy coroner, and
• respectable jury, of whom Mr. Austin was foreman.
The convict had been a notoriously had character, and in
trouble ever since 1819, since when he had served three or
four terms of penal servitude; in the Convict Establish-
ment he had frequently undergone punishment Con-
sumption attacked him, and, after remaining 51 days in
hospital, he died at two o'clock on Friday. at the ascot 41.
At the inquest the Governor (Mr. Clifton) and Dr.
Askluun were examined, also a warder, and it was proved
that he haul, when in hospital, mutton chops, fowl, ice,
milk, in fact everything he asked for except oysters and
oranges, which, being out of season, could not be
obtained. The verdict was—" Died of Consumption."

THE ARTILLERY AT SOUTHSEA CASTLE.
On Thursday last the volunteer artillery were
inspected by Colonel Thring. The inspection was
brief but satisfactory, and calle,l forth remarks of
approval from Colonel Thring. The parade Aldo for
the inspection was as follows : -

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After the inspection the Brigade wax formed into
three aides of a square, close to the officers' mess tent,
the curtain of which had been rolled up to afford
accommodation for a number of ladies who desired to
witness the presentation of prizes in the various com-
petitions. The presentation was made by the Mayor
of Portsmouth, atcuriliog to the following list, in a
very neat speech.
Corps Compel it ion. —No. 11 Detachment, Bat. Sergt...M ai or
Seymour, 6th Battery. £7 10..: No. 2. Co.
_Sergt. Martin,
6th Battery. £6; No. 6, (do., Bat. Sergt.-Major Richard-
son, 4th Battery, £.5 10s. ; Nn. 4 do., Sergt. Freeman, 6th
Battery, £5; N 0.7 do., Sergt. Kemp, Ith Battery, CI Pk;
No. I do., Corpl. Kemp, 7th Battery, £4: No. 5 do.,
Gunner Russell, lot Battery, £5 104. ; No. S do., Karst.
, Wisdom, 2nd flattery, £1; No. 2 do., Bat, Sergt.-Major
Mercy, Bth Battery, £2 li.S. For efficiency: lot prize, LI,
No. 9 Detachment: do., second prize, 154., No. 6 Detach.
ment ; do., No. 4 Detachment is to be commended.
The Mayor next distributed the brigade prizes, of
which the following is A 114 :
Brigade Compri is ion.-1 st detachment, Sergeant Scriven,
ith Ilorset (Portland) lot prize £10; 7th ditto, &S.M..
Mansfield, lot Dorset (Lyme) 2nd prize, IA 10A. ; 11th
ditto, Gunner Leonard, 2nd Hants, Ith prize, tif ; sth
ditto, B.S.M. Perritt, sth Dorset (Cluirinouth), sth prize,
£5; 10th I litto, Gunner Stamp, sth Dorset, tith prize,
I:3 1:-,.. ; 3rd ditto:, Sergeant I. reeinan, 2n4 Hants, 7th
prize, „CI •, 12th ditto, 111.5.111. Seymour, 2nd Hants, Nth
Prize, £2 Igs. : 9th ditto, Corporal Kemp, 2nd llants, 9th
prize, £2: 17th ditto, Sergeant Stainer, 6th Dorset
(Swanage), 10th prize, £1 10s. ; 11th ditto, Sergt. L iwton,
lot Dorset, Ilth prize, gt 55.; 9th ditto, Sergeant Pearce,
4th Dorset, 12th prize, .CI; 14th ditto, Gunner Dowding,
lot Hants, 13th prize, £l. First prize for efficiency is
awarded to No. 7 detachment (Lyine Regis), £1 Si. ;
second me for efficiency is awarded to N 0.6 detachment
(Lynn Regis), 150.
The prizes gained in the gyn competition were neat
presented, the following being the awards : --
Gyri Comperition.—No. 5 Detachment, Bat...Sergt,-Major
Mansfield, .1:4 ; No. N do., Sergt. Martin, 1:2 10s. ; No. 4
do., flat-Sergt-fdajor Scriven, if 10r. For efficiency, llzt-
Sergt.Pdalor Richardson, Ist prize, £2. The 2eil and 3rd
Detachments in (inter of merit, Bat.-Sergt.-Major Scriven
and Itat-Sergt..Major Mansfield.
The proceedings concluded with the presentation of
a silver salver to Lieut.-Colonel Iticliartls, commandant
of the Brigade, on his resigning the command. On
Friday tents were struck, awl the volunteer artillery
returned to their homes.

HORTICULTURAL AND I'OULTRY SIIOW.
This show was held in the Easton Drill Hall and the
field adjoining, on Tuesday last. The plate had been
gaily dressed with flags by Captain A. Scriven, who
extended them from Easton-street all round the 1)rill
flail, making a gay display. In consequence of the
lamented death and funeral of Lieut. Devine, the 314
band dbl not attend: but their place was supplied by
the Portland Volunteer Artillery ban.l, who appeared
in full uniform, tinder the leadership of Mr. IL
Mitchell, and played a good selection of ,nu .k.
There was really a good show, ninny beautiful flowers
and ferns being sent by Mr. Christopher, of Ifinvey ;
Mr. J. C. Lano sent a very large proportion of the
vegetables and flowers, and the committee are also
indebted to Mr. G. Clifton, Governor of the Prison,
for some chiumting flowers. The flower, were
arranged in tiers on a htatull extending great istrt .4
the length of the Drill Hall, the vegetables, of which
there was a good display, under the walls on either
side. Mrs. Christopher sent a very fine bouquet of
flowers, for the good of the show, and five fine dishes
of fruit, two of grapes, two of melons, and one of very
large apples, were contributed by Mr. Christopher.
The judges were Mr. Newberry, of Upwey, the head-
reer for Messrs. Devenish, Weymouth, and
nnet Steward's head gardener and these three
connoisseurs delivered their awards as follow :
CLAES I.—FLOWIIIIL—Sest two balsams In pot, Ist, :is.,