The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-11-04 00:00:00

16a p.m. 169 p.m.'

PORTLAND.

CAITLIN Moots, R.E., who resided at Portland
Castro foe soars yw., has been appointed for so:orrice
to tits Cape of Good aop..

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Conaaaoariossa. Ceriacu.—The Bev. Mr. Potter,
who recently preached in the Congregational Chapel,
has declined to swept the charge, so that the church is
still without a pastor.
8•13 DEATH or • CONVICT. A convict named
Richards, who has been in the Infirmary for some
time past, died on Tuesday night. His sentence had
expired.
PIUNITIVIL hfrruoniwr FOREIGN MISISIONS. On
Sunday week epeeist sermons were preached in the
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Weston, by the Rev. J.
Ashworth, on behalf of the Foreign Missions. A
public meeting woe held on the following evening,
when addresses were delivered by the deputation and
other friends.
1.0,G.T. --STAR Or PORTLAND. —Under the auspices
of the Star of Portland Lodge a temperance meeting
was held in the Bible Christian Chapel, Maiden.
Well, on Friday week. Staff Sergeant Bettsworth, of
the 56th. Regiment presided, and an interesting address
was delivered by Mr. W. Bell, of the Dorset County
Temperance Aasociation. There was agoodattendanoe.
YOU] WTI= ARTILLIIIT. —OR Wednesday last our
volunteers mustered in good number, for shot and shell
practice at the Breakwater fort. The firing on the
whole did great credit to our volunteers Although
the target was not carried clean away it woe brought
on shore minus a portion of it and also a part of the
flag. The firing was conducted by Adjutant Noah,
Major Bliot, and Lieut. McLean.
LOOT—m. election of alters in the "Star of
Portland" Lodge took plus on Tuesday evening. The
following are the names of the °Shiers :—W C.T. Bro.
W. W. Puntia, W.V.T. Sister J Gibbs, W.S. Bro.
F. Way, W.F.S. Bro. H. Pound, W.T. Bro. W.
Cleat, WC. Bro. C. w 7, W.O.G. Bro. T. Flew,
W. 1.0. Bro. C. Mitchell, an., W.M. Bro. W. Gibbs,
Bro. It. Stone la P.W.C. and Bro. C. Mitchell,
L. D.

Catiscl MUMIONLItY 800217 T. Sermons were
preached on Sunday week at St Peter's Church, in the
morning by the Rev. J. B. Wheeler and in the evening
by the Rev. J. A. Bativa., in aid of the funds of this
. The &Randomise, particularly in the ,
society.
A public meeting was held in tln 1"e n
school-
room on Monday, when addresses were delivered by the
Rev. G. Monk missionary from Chins and deputa-
tion from the society, Rev. W. Appleford, and the
Rev. J. B. Wheeler.
MAL& Hawx.—On Friday week H.M.S. Hawk
arrived in our Roads having on board Rear Admiral DAMAGE TO • YACHT.
Phillimare, Admiral Supt, of the Reserves. He come
410171117 001712 CM& with the intention of Inspecting the guard-ship
Aa important case mans on for bearing_ at the Coto* Warrior, and the Ociaeternard stations of the Portland
Court on Saturday, before the Judos (T. 11- P. 6471.,„S 1.1. District. Owing, however, to the absence of the
District Captain, the inapection WU poatponed until
the Admiral's return journey. The Hawk lai on
indinemjwuserh:yehicli:Nrathto"thelei WPahteihrPepSitrysch'. gtotin" Lculitmorth'' '.oosea' or
Wednesday morning foe Holybeacl. Admiral PUB-
Mr. Weld ord appeared for plaintiff, sad Mr. Howard
for the Steamboat Pal 7. more's term of service expires in November, and he
COM
It a the yacht wee moored is the Cove on tits 9th will be succeeded by H.R. B. Duke of Erlinburgh,who
of July last, and the Premier, accord= to custom, weds will hoist his flag on board hL M.S. Penelope at liar-
one of her picador excursions to Lulwarth. In comic; wids.
out the Premier ran foul of the yacht, ceasing the Yid
d.:
The disputed gaieties was whether the cam- AsstOLT oir nu Poctox—On Monday • number
P=l env right to order the yacht to be moved, of sailors were absent from the mess-4-war in Mtn The 8.... kr. Gad., a reutio„ Of In. onion'. who has Roods, and warrants were Wined far their
ttrZof the vessel, stated that he bad always dimpatad Mon. A lively scene ensued in the eg
lit of the ronapsay to order him to move his yacht, the railway station. Three polloommt abased Arse
oithav ego way or the other. He had. ~_.,he'reen._, ' 11:_a" , bine-jackets. The latter proved themselves very good
dose so es • matter of courtesy, and "" '"nLYI `-''''' I at a short run, bat pulling off their boots to enable
them the beat scoaasmodatice he could.
I them to run with greater '' sem" they soon came to
lila Honour advised them to settle the cams
Mr. Howard admitted that the collision took *ea had 04, and Ime sena in the hands of their seleral
also that the yacht was at anchor, but at the some Ulm *Demise, the blue-jseksta of somber species. Bean
ea earthly WU could avoid it except the mm on board afterwards P.C. Cox went to Castistown to search for
the met. . another man. He entered one of the publichonem
Mr. Webbed quoted • strong rem in his Wow, is and saw his man, but upon his attempting to remove
- - -- -- ; which It era. held that when venal. • mid B owes into him anninbar of nren in an adjacent roe, set upon
1 collides whit. Et woe at anchor the burden of proof was
hi He was struck a severe blow by a marine, who
1 upon A to account for the collision. and that burden was
m•
BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. . not shifted from the fact that if a &dm,' I used a spittoon as his weapon of offenos, and hit 1
A large meeting of the promotan and friends of this gooses da prim calisihhOhos ishthw:nmasagealt Thk the Poi•••••• • "To* blow over his eye, causing a
excellent •ordety was held in St Mary's Schoolroom on was the Anspolls cam us. Meek vol. Q. leery bad wound, which bled profusely. Me was also
mond., • realm. The Ray. r a ralkoar took the chair, Mr. Howard said noon the law which We Mead quoted struck oo the shoulder, which rendered one of his arms
and on the platform .*** the Rev. Carr J. Glyn, kLA.._, his ows coos stied or fell The menu accident was mamas. P.C. Abrahams secured the fellow and
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