The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-11-25 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

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MILITARY.—Captain Jones, of the Stith Heirblunt
has been appointed to the Depot at Warley.
COURT LET.—The quarterly Court Leet of the
Manor wax held at the Portland Arms on Wednwlay
before Giles SYnewile, &go steward of the Manor.
Tux Ftect—ltear-Adndral Hood will hoist hir Na
on board the Minotaur ae weldor Aker in conunami
the Miami Squadron, and not the NortiluudwrLuid,
which le to take the plane of the Defence.

RIMOVAL or Covrtern.— %a the Chatham Convict
frieon I. about to be cloeed it le ectiected a consiavr•
Ade number ..f the prison,,,, u,,w ,flune.i there will
be removed t. the I'..ratoo,l Prieon.
NAVAL.—Licut. Arthur T. S. Carter, to the Invin•
eible • Chaplains —Huy. Henry I'. G..1,-; Igei to to
Sortitumberland Itev. J. H. %V. Niel) .well. to the
Minotaur; and Hey. K. Sullivmt. to the l'••nelole•
Sava] Instruct,r A. 'Lillie, to the Northiliniterlanl
Ditrlcs,T., In iron screw, armour plate.l,
Coptain H.. Cator, which left l'•irtlandi last w..rek.
npon arrival at llym,uth liiiif all et,nlin, awl is
•n in the first division f the stew', re•wrve.
The "niers are that be is to bc kelit in all respects
:weir and in good condition.,
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TIMPAKANVK I.rarrimv.. --On Tuesday evening Mr.
'L'l,ker.y,oflie Western Temperance League, lecture,'
in the Good Templars' Isslge itoom,
under the sung lie.l of the star 44 I'.4rtlatt.l Lodge.
Mr. It. Stone occupied the chair and there was a kilo
awl attentive andienee,_ _ . _

"TN/ Si xs or Tug Pxitx,:rs," &e.—.%t the County
Hall, Dorchester, before Colonel Bingham, Cluir4.4te
°eve, who appiearwl with a child about two years !old
in her arms, wee char,geil on Wednesilly with being
drunk and disonlerly at Portland, on Tuesday night.
Stone proveil the case, awl she wax sentenced
to 1/ days' imprisonnient.—Baby had to go to gaol
also.

---COttimos PacrweeN IBeveuts.—On Saturday last
two young men who had just arrived in Portland Fr vi
the Weymouth-road were manieovring in front of the
Victoria Hotel, when they came into colliision, bring-
ing both the riders violently to the ground. They lost
a little of their skin, and the machines were also
eimewhat danus,md, several of the mpokes of the wheels
being broken.
1.0.G.T.—" Ark of Safety" Lodge.—The sixth
anniversary of this Lodge was celebrated on
Wedneeday by a public tea in the Mlle Cor,rtian
school-neim, Maiilenwell. After the tea., fart • plidie
meeting WA, held in the Chapel, when ml :so*.
delivered by the Revm. J. G. Lawrence. (7. Danham,
Bro. it.,. A.Bird, and others. The chair a ...taken by
Bro. Rev. A. liettesworth, P.W.C.T. (56th
Regiment). The addresses were excellent MA
appropriate and most attentively lietened to. A
collection was made in aid of the Lodge funds
FOOTRALL—ANOTHRIt VIVTORT rim TIM PORTLAND
T 1 \ll.—A well-contested match took place im Satur-
day last between the Portland Club and a team from
the Melcombe Regis School. The first goal obtained
by the Portian•l men woe disputed, awl they cow:ol.st
but they Soon 4,btained another, and the match und..l
in a victory for the home teen' by four goal, to nil.
The following are the names of the winning team :
E. C. Gibbs (Captain), E. S. Beale, S. Gibbs, F. J.
Boait, F. Reynold'', A. Watson, Rolls, R. Johnson,
S. Storry, C. Holland, G. Hare, R. Hare.
H.M.S. NORTHAMPTON. —The Northampton, 12
armour-plated ship, Captain .1. A. Fisher (one of the
ironclad, ordered on the present Government gaining
power, and on the late Mi. Ward Hunt going to the
Admiralty), which has been lying in our Roado at
frequent intervals of late, now selected AA the flagship
for Sir Leopold M'Clintock on the North American
and West Indies station, hae gone to Portsmouth for
her trials prior to mailing for her destination. On
Friday she went to the meamured mile in Stokes Bay,
where idle made several runs. During the day one of
the rudder chaina gave out, and her trial was much
interfered with. The maximum horse-power developed
was 5,560, which was not quite up to the amount
guaranteed by the contractors The speed was a little
over 13 knots. The time employed in the completion
of the circles ranged from rather less than three to five
minutes. Sundry alterations have been suggested, and
the ship has 001130 into harbour in order that they may
be carried out.
A Milereav is connected with the future proceedings
of the Minotaur, the flagship of the Channel S.lnadr.m,
now at Portland. It was expected that on parting
company with the Agincourt, Invincible, and Defence,
on arrival at Portland at the end of the cruise to
Bantry. she would be ordered round to Portsmouth,
not for the purpose of paying off, as had beep alleged,
but of giving fresh numbers to the crew. So confident
were all on noard that the ship would be ordered to
Portsmouth that she did not proceed into the break-
water with the rest of the squadron, but remained out-
side and practised torpedo drill, while the other ships
were anchoring, and until telegraphic instructions had
been received from the Admiralty. It haa also been
stated that Vice-Admiral Lord John Hay would held
down hie flag on Sunday evening, and would be
succeeded by Rear-Admiral Hood, who was expected
to hoist his flag on board the Northumberland at
Devonport. But none of these events have occurred as
predicted. The Minotaur remains at Portland for the
present, all leave being domed ; the Ailiniral's corn.
inane) has been prolonged until the 111th inst., and
probably longer; while Admiral Hood, instead of
*electing the Northumberbinii for his flagship, will
hoist his flag on board the Minotaur, the former Ail,
being destined to relieve the Defence, which is maid to
be madly in need of repair.. The delay in the change
of commanders is suppeed to be due to the difficulty
of supplying the services of Admiral Hood at tha
Admiralty. On reaching Portland the officer,' of the
squadron were informed that the ships might be
required in the Mediterranean, and it was only when
the condition if affair,' at Constantinople bemine more
reassuring, that the squadron leanrt that ita service*
would nit be required in the East. In the meantime
the ships are re-coaling, 1,100 tons being needed.—