The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-03-20 00:00:00

Till DILIIII•011:01 TAN PIM.

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gme time we, spent by the Council in hearing
the complaints of s d.putati ot of owners of property
In the Park, who o unplained that their district was
lo sled at u.r heavy rains and during high tidm. in con-
gsgo.noe of the defective slots of the dr•iosse.
The Surveyor having esoisined the arrangement
h had been made f rom time to time for tits
drainage of the Pork, and pointior out serious ways
in whieh the 1•11 might be rent,ii.d, the subject was
referred to the Street C anmittes.

MISCILLAIMUS.
Th was reellved to grant p•tmladon to the florae
Gnarl' to place subscription bra.. on the Pier. In aid
of wounde I awl diothleti
A number of pet•olvron Stenos. were grants&
Permiaelon wea given for the rrerti.m of on orna-
mental lamp In front of the Working bleth's Club,
Mitohell“treet.
A rep wt by the Surveyor, ree ,mmendlng the re-
laying of nearly all the_pri ,cipal vtreet erartiog.,
ref. ivied t., the Stregt rornittas to asoortalo which
of the arising. most urgently needs I repair.

PORTLAND.
GARDIVINO operations Lave b en very brisk during
the re..t week.
'Ns Adjutant inspected the Portland Volunteer
Artil'ory oo We Inesday evenin • at the drill abed.
S /Wise.' ill .1111/111. kl•vira. Conway and Waite
are makig in ike pr me's/ with the construction of
this bni'ding in lteen /pro* I.
TIODCAWNS DOTII —l3-tween three and four hundred
boys of H M.S. 13 oicawsio, went on le.ve on Wednes-
d .y. A few /1 the above left on Tuesday by 2 40p.m.
t sin.
ELECTION Or MeltillMS OF MIR PORT SANITARY
Aurnoster.—The 26. h instant la tto la.t dy for
nominations: theme have to be sent to Mr. W. H.
Sini•h. the retuening officer.
SICK Costricre.—A natty of invalids left Portland
for Woking by the 11.30 train on Tuesday. Dr. Lilly,
the p/Incipal medical offic r, acme:monied tbe party.
TER Galutisoe.—We no lerotand that the rumoured
change of gate son will not take pl/os until the
autumn, it having been decided that the 2 d Queens
shall remain at the citadel eight months longer.
ON Thur.day last a lemurs was given by Rev.
Lick's, in Fortune's Well Wesleyan ohs*, on behalf
of Chesil Chapel. Tha subject was ...Tenhot and his
deotendanta." Chair was taken by Mr. Jesse White.
Attendance fair, and a pleasant evening was speeL
NAVAL —Rngineer William Pososon bee been
appointed additional to the H mules for music* in the
Hawk tender. The Skylark coa.tguard cruiser, chief
ofilow, Mr. C. Richards, has loft for Devonport with
stores, Au Mr. Richmond Yates, head schoolum.ter
.1 the training ship 80/cowen, hating 006101644
term of /ureic.% is louring on a pension.
ENTZITAI 'MINT AT Tali Saito's' R. Pro-
gramme "Vacant Chat." Mr. Kent; recita-
tion "Ship on Fire," C/rpor 1 Smith bong, " Poor
01d,J,e," Mr. W. Dunkley ; reading. Kuasniewskie,
RAL A- • eong. Robin Adair." Miss Dunkley ; duet.
" Larboi:rd Watch," Mies Hold and Mr. W. Dunk'. y;
reading. Lieut. Mulon, R.N. ; song, "Heart. of Oak,"
Mr. W. Dunkley ; reeling, The Little Conjuror."
Mr. Kent ,• song. ' S /embody/ Whispered so Sweetly."
Corporal liesedish ; sing, " Come, Birdie, Come,"
Hies Buckley; cone, Mr. T. Bunkley ; glee, " Here
In Cool Grot and Mossy Cell," Mean. T. and W.
Motley and Master W. Smith; .ong, "Walt till the
Moonlight," Corp ir .1 Smith ; " /4 Sere the qieen."
A few other songs were kindly volunteer/A by some
friend. present, when the meeting wee broug_ht to •
close by singing. In the &been°. of Mr. J. Banner-
man, Lieut. Madon (H.M.S. Hercules) kindly presided,
and opened the meeting with &few well chosen remarks
on the object for which there meetings are held; also
earnestly asking those present who were not total
ab.tainers to become so before they left the room.
Miss Maton and Miss Crocker very ably played the
accompaniments at the piano. Th-re was an interval
of ten minutes, during which coffee and biscuits were
handed round. The room was well filled, and • most
pleasant evening wan .p-nt.
ATTIDIF NAGA! t or • Convicr FROM PORTLAND
CONVICT cievor attein pl at escaping
was mole by • &mien:ter on Saturday. It appears that
after the usual outdoor work he ws. taken back to
'hi. cell and the door oloeed upon him, but he deftly
put in the corner of his °oat, or it .mething which
provent-ci the spring of the 1 rk from scow, nin.
eequently, when the prisoner felt inclined be only
bad to pull the door and walk out. Some time after-
ward, the warder, upon going him round., was surprised
et finding the bird 11 own. The alarm was at once
' given, vigilant warders, civil guards, and deputy
governors were hero, there, sod everywhere seeking
/ for the " lost one," but all thi, was soon over, for in
• very few minutes the repo.t came in "found out-
side," and not long after this the" missing man" was
brought back, looking a me the woine foe his foolish
I attempt. It appears that the prisoner, after leaving
/ hi. cell, ma le his way acre.rorreation ground,
.nil over two or three high walls, until be got clear .1
/ the promisee, he Ito,, made off as quickly .• possible
towards one of the black hots, but, on his way, a free
I workman happened ti are him, and followed him, and
took the late captise prisoner. The man said "It
/ was not his intention ti escape, he only meant to see
how long it would be before they found out that be
was miming." We understand that the foolish man
bad served the greater part of his term. The name
r of the workman who succeedet in catching the convict
was William Dine, who lived in one of the cottages
• near the Backwater. He called David King to his
I assistance. The name of the prisoner was Hogged.