The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-28 00:00:00

SWAXACIII.

CONGICOATIONAL &Maar EIC—NOOL.—Tbe society
setablishe I three years since, in connection with the
above school, for the benelt of siok scholsrs, by which
each ntelnlar, pevin4 one penny per week would be
enti.l-d to two elpilinp per week in mune of nickneve
for the 11,4 three m otba, 'ne shilling for • similar
period, and beyond that !sixpence • week, until
recovery; in the event of s member dying the Penni°
or friends receiving the sum of one guinea, has just
presented its annual report, sh .vrisfr a large increase
of memlors, while eich child at the division of the
sick fund, has received back the rum of four shilliags
and two ponce, the contributions to and foes of Dew
mernbens having raised the reserve fund nearly five
pounds. We heartily commend this good work to
the thoughtful consideration of kindred institutions.

THZ STRANDING OF TEI FRIGATE.
In reference to Una, our Poole correspondent writes:—
On Friday morning, between one and two o'clock. the
•oserinsa training frigate Constitution. stranded at
Bollard Point. near Old Harry Rocks. 'rbe vessel left
Havre an Thursday afternoon. laden with goods from the
Paris Zelibition, fur America. After ;saving the harbour
a MOM we. steered t• being the camel into mid-channel,
and when it we. considered she had soots far enough a
cosine wee stain& hut a few minutes afterearde she ran
eglwre near Seansige Bar. The wind at the time was very
slight, but had an easterly besting. A minute-run was
Seed and rock. It diachented, and this attracted the atten-
t.nn of the (tonnage C mtguard, who en:Needed to the
gmt with the whist anmeatu. Flailing there wee no
danger, and that they could 13, no good at the ship, some
of the coastguard/oleo, acconspenled by one of the
lietitancnte .4 the (Scale, returned to Se &nage, and tele-
graphed to several plume for tug. Is the meantime two
largo anchors were throe n overboard, astern of the frigate,
I, try and make her anat, hut without success. The
s eamship Telegraph arrived (rem P. el. atmit nine o'clock,
and, acting under the instructiono of the captain of the
frizata, Mr. Redman, the master, n torned to P,c,le to
obtain some lighters, In order to take a portion of the
corm from the ship. The l'elleirranii returned abed 11
&Holt : ith two lighters, and the oatmedore, from Way-
mots ram. up at alout tie same time. Half-an-hour
I .tar t Lightens.. a steamer high had sowed a mewl
from C .wm to Poole, came to render mend ince, sad I.t-r
on the Government tug Mishit orris.' from Portsmouth.
Tim 11.yel Albert also came from P.l. with three
additional lighten. There were hat two gong on board the
frigate, and the.., with their carriage., two large anchor,.
fhoirts. SD.Chial.7, ie., were taken out and sent to
Poole 'no'.. of the lighters. The remaining lighters were
not taut Snipes were then mad fact from the steamsbing
Teiegeaph, Onumodore. Malta, and Lightning, and at half-
mat 12 ,-Sort, were made to cetth. ship 55 At, but with-
out owcess. The Wet mouth tug then attached a rope to
the frigate'. mainmast heed in order to give her • list, but
skis ea. also unsuccessful. The Admiral, a steamship
from Cowes, arrived shoat three o'clock, and, the tide
hying high at half-paat three, further Iff .rte were then
made, and with the engehined p iwer of the fire tugs the
frigate was g t afloat at about fmir o'idock. Another large
O .vernmeat steamer arrived from Portsmouth after the
ewel hid been got off, and ti.e Warrior was also
demist...tied from Portam. Ten of the ship's beet., which
had teen used in ii.htenine the vessel, were picked up by
the Telegraph, and fraught alongside the frigate, which
no. takes in tow by Mamie o' the tom, and proceeded to
Portsmouth. The frigate apparently made no water. The
.•111-bal to. nme of the C n-titivion is 1.336 tons, and we
there were (rum 250 to 300 person. on Ismrd. She
I mid to he the oldest vessel in the American Nary. being
113 • care old, bet 'he was rebuilt .1, three years inf.,.
The diver on Monday found that the after part the
keel of the Constitution (American frigate) was smashed
and the fore part rubbed, in cones lemma of taking the
ground hear Swamies ; and she will be docked at Porte'
mouth in order to have her false keel replaced.