The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-07-19 00:00:00

ABBOTBBURY.

Elow Fissr.—An extremely fine 'isoclinen of the short
Sun fish—(Orteaporiscas Mola) was taken in a seine at
Abbotsbury on Wedowiday. The weight was estimated
at not far short of a ton. The length was about five
feet, and the breadth nearly the same. The fith was
bought by Mr. Vincent and taken to Weymouth for
ext,ibi,ion. Probably the continued calmness of the
weather had canard the apnearanoe of this creature on
our rout, from the warmer latitudes (teliterranean,
Sto.,) which it usually inhabits. The B.h was placed in
Lb.. marquee in the new gardens at Weyntouth. and
exhibited at 23. each visitor. Casseirs Na4eral
History says the short sunfish (Orthagurisces nolo) is
of otronhar form, and though there in a caudal fin,
united to the dorsal fin and the under fin, there is no
tail. The jaw. are armed with an undivided cutting
edge. This fi.h is very shining. it of en growl to a
great nine, awl h.s been taken weighing 300th..; but
ash large seseitnens are very rare. Generally these
fishes are observed aeifting along as if uleep on their
site; bat sometimes swim...log in the ordinary manner.
They keep much at th- bottom of the water, and there
feed on gesweeds. They often, however. uoend in
cdm sonny weather, and lie banking on the surface,
carried along gently by the tidal norr••nt. Both 44•
oblong eunfish and the abort sunfish have been taken
on the firitish coasts. A specimen or two of the short
sunfish are nearly certain to ocnur every year, and
most museums have one. Large numbers of the
Medusa, or common jellyfish. about the use of &parasol,
have also entered Weymouth harbour during several days

THE COASTGUARD OE ?RR UNITED KINGDOM OR •
CROL9l.—Last week • fleet of ironclad, arrived in Port-
land Roads, to take the coastguard for 'a 28 nay.'
cruise :—Blaeg Prince, Captain Gordon, from Oreenock,
6,109 tons, 1,250 bormepower, 28 gun.; Hector, Captain
de Horse!. from Southampton, 4,089 tone, bOD horse- CHARMINSTER.
power, 18 guns; Valiant, Captain Wilmehurat, from
BRITISH AND Pontos BIBLE SOCTITY.—• meeting
the Shannon, 4.063 tons, 800 hormepower, 18 gone ;
liemilse. Gaptain Rowland, fri m Queensferre. 3.749 in snip ,it of this exo-lleot and flouri-hing society was
ions.
800
ttot...power. 12
inn. . Re.,jeamee, Captain held on Thuremy, the 14th inst., at Charminster, in
3,710 kin'. 600 honte-power, a barn kin,tly lent by Mr. Chamen. The barn, which
16 run.; pee,lope. Captain Conolly, from Hersh*, was prepared with great care, and deo-mated with mush
Haswell, from Liverpool,
:1096 ton'. 600 horse-power. 11 gun.: IVyvern (turret), taste. was w.ll 611,1 with a noNit attentive &mimeos of
Captain W. Hope, from Leith, 1,899 ion'. 350 horse- all claesem, amounting to more than 250, sod it was se-
minally agreeable to see many working men among
t0p...7,24.31.7u.. ;
.I:&6outhis,bComapta.poinwWeradBdiglnorsie,;ftrbo.mAlubeeino,...s.
the number. The company included Mrs. Bingham,
the Mimes Spinka. Peqs, Miller, Si elton, Mayo, Gond,
(...pt;h3 Hamilton; from Portland, 6,121 tons. 1.250
horse power, 26 gees, Ist he flagMip, and rhe fleet are Mr. and Mrs. Sannders, of Forston. the family of Dr.
to be under comm•nd of Captain Georm Odirumney Sly 111, I, Revs. T. Neave. A. Houle. E. W Peary. Ness's,
Willer,. About 2,000 men, rerth 140 eeare will be Stinky, Gilbert, J. Loy-lace, Devis, Mrs. Cbimen.
afloat, and of therm 340 men and Xl officers belong to Mr. and Mrs. Olive, Mr. White, of Burton, and many
weemouth diitricts ; these are on others. 'lts eh air was taken by Mr. Spinks. After.
the Falmouth and
board the Achilles. There am 3.956 wen mid 321 offieem most appropriate by Mr. Dtvis. the Evanieli.t,
API thello lkf 0 diAldfd into the Rev.
.A. Mauls, missionary from Ninepo, addressed
in the co..atguarill aerrim, he me.,ting at Si. length on the hboory of the
ordere
on.' districts. The fleet is dto /Santry Bay. and
expected back about the 11th August. Captain
'bier's° fish the Bible in their own language, from
Ct hinese Bible. lie stated that 1.210 years ago ills
Willei, c tornander nf the fleet, arrived mi Wedrieme.,
' ed. He then truied the history of the i Minem Bible
wilii..h probably some of their wisest proverb. are de-
ev,ming mid inibirked at Old Caatle in a four-oared ,
down. to. the r recent time, stating that the present
galley. The Hector and the Achilles saluted am the
o,m,eander pas.ed, At seven o'clock the captains
;11.111,78:
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mfg. giving
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ttranstation is so correct end so purely Chinese in idiom.
dined together on board the Achilles, and about half-
pant
hipn,
nett
mcnnie2; the Achilles..ileat_t_hne.nbrl.eeßt.omut.
01 PorUatd Roads.
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Jot. Oren. landlord of the Hoot Inn.— Defendant had been site,' of China. The Rev. T. Neave, in • very earnest
in. 10,4 and i 111 p 1'.711„.. II:d
jandgd rteoi li,
bring .poke
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over t • the beach, and bad had a "drop of leer."
thertlie tie at la te the hoot on B.turder ni,.ht• and. not society,
aatidied with atilt he had drunk before, treated hiniaelf to o.
ge•ner soil
, to raise them shove the eifflealt.
ether peii.l.'• drink. Of e. .11111 V. I here A/11. 3 dodorbaiiee, end
often , . , IMA that too
keep t ,m apart. He then gave a sketch of the
h. eime the lawn dtl, anti ordered hint either to lease off Itii vast k n
trick.. or Iris,' the hoti-e. He Would not iiri either, and the wor now carried on by the • ciety, illustrating
landioni got more stet snore meg,
with a gverY right to, He Ida remarks be what bail occurred within the last few
h.'. a., he tam the µ,,,ch, put up ood deal of this sort inenth. in ~iitr rent i of the world, imp Mildly
id not like Put the rdn'rn.r.r Is Madagasear and India. The !i.e. R. W, Pe '
Ibittrinsin out of the twine. After uaing a great d progress o the society eal ~y statistical account of the f a"
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gave
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of thing lately. and d
,it.'"geninif language. the defendant struck the bind. ,to •or ..
r matton, with the wonderful openings that had
lord • *cry silent , blow on the cheek, and of
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Mr.
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to
th. 8...,h._Th, m.y..r continually been made in Europe and elsewhere, until
Pent complainant inn perfertly right in bringing flu cats: to the at the present tini.l .4.1 Europe 1111.1 open t 1 the Bible
court. The Iternh ware determined to uPboki iendiorda in hawker, except Room itself. He gave a more ,r.
limping onkr in their bouses.—Flued 10a Including onit.. . timelier account of the work in Frans. and Amali with