The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-06-18 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

At the Southampton Counts, Court on Tnesday the
following casa we. heard, I koalas Suilornoood •. Robert
.10141140.1 —Mr. Candy appeared fr the plaint.ff, and My
Lynn, barrister-at-lasr, for the defendant an
.'chin to recover tiO 10.. wain. doe, and L3O damages
for Yrrunrful diandasal.—Plaintiff Raid he nee,' at
Wivenboe, and In the end of March lust year be met Mr.
Jamieson by appointment at the D-tynnshire Club, in
Club, upon recommendation of Mr. Robinson. the owner
of the yacht of which he v.. skipper last year. He MIS ,ed
witnem from P e I.t of Anril at .17 a month riving him
to understand it would not last beyond the 16th of July.
He authnritted him to engage a crew. anti he did an and
Mr. Jamieeon mine on board shortly before the vessel was
ready for sea. Tht y went several cruises, including to
Cherbourg, to Portland. and to Ryas.. Wits.... remem-
bered once in entering Portsmouth Harbour they caught
the ground on the west side, as be had miscaleulatai the
tide She floated without injury, and plaintiff made no I
complaint to bin, about it. This was quite five weeks
prior to his dismissal, but defendant never said • word to
him about it.—His Honour said though dates were yery
iniportmt, there was obviously PIMP confusion.—Mr.
Lyon: He ran her ashore on the 3rd of May, two days
after the owner came on beard.—Plaintiff went no to saw
that nothing hapnened till the 27th of May, when Mr.
Jamieson asked him to come ashore and pay for seine
Ilags, and he did en. When he returned be was sent for to
the cabin, and Mr Jamia.on told him the engagement
would c.a.e from that day, and save him no explanation
beynnti towing him till the end of May. Witness asked
him what he bad done amiss, and he replied that hi.
e. ntiuct and manner was unbearable. Witness replied
" enplane. you bare . trneeme in the forecastle you prefer
before rue." He did not know why he was discharged :he
, had never had any unpleasantness with the crew, and
nothing wrong had passed between him and the owner.—
By Mr. Lyon: The yacht went ashore on • sandy flat, and
witness was at the helm. Ho freely acknowledged be had
no right there, hut it would have been safe if there had
been water, and he had been there mazy times. Mr.
Jamieson mentioned to him at Portland in • calm that he
did not get up early enough, but they bad not lost a trip
to Dartmouth through his haring numb* below. They
were mai tide for the tide, but • yacht Icing by their vide
started for Dartmouth and gat there all right. ffemem•
bored starting for Scotland, and went to Camper and
Nicholson's the day before, and returned between four and
ties; would not swear it was not eight o'clock. Mr.
Jamieson did not complain that as be was so late they
would not be able to get ready for an early start. Put
beck to Florid Oman but that was be Mr. Junieeon's
order• Remembered the Saturday before the Monday
when he was discharged, Mr. Lewis coming on board, anti
the owner telling him to go for • sell on the Sunday, and
they went to C 0.0., but he was not at all surly in cons.-
to his master and did not refuse to speak to him.
Winton ordered the yacht about, but had received no
order. to do so. He was not dismissed for general
incompetence and impertinence, and for having pat the
vessel about the day before without orders —James
Martin. of Wivenhoe, one of the crew, called by the
plaintiff. said Sutherwood navigated the yacht in •
seamanlike and satisfactory manner. On the occasion of
the trip to Dartmouth, they put back to Portland by Mr.
Jamieson's orders —Mr. Lynn, in defence, denied that
there was any engagement till the 16th of July. but Mr.
Jamison% told him he should not continue Yachting beyond
that date. He made some specific charges of Incivility,
“grumPimea" and want of punctuality on the part of
plaintiff, and cmitended that )(r. Jamieson had a fair and
reasonable right to dismiss him,—Mr. Jamieson was
called, and his evidence was in direct contradiction to the
points on which plaintiff relied In support of his case,
csazi2 that unless be himself went nearly always and
plaintiff, Is. would not get up. On the trip to
Dartmouth, a yacht named the Broomhill, of about the
same tonnage, was lying near them. Witness did not
wake early enough to call plaintiff. They did not, conse-
quently, start for Dartmouth, but the Broonthill did. and
arrived there, but the Anemone had to put back "as
math" Witness discharged him for his incompetency
and 11l temper, and told him on He told him tog. ashore
at once, sad allowed him and his son to take their outfits,
and be paid their railway fares.—Mr. Nicholson, of
neeport, yacht builder, said he saw the yacht ashore at
Portsmouth Harbour, and the man who steered her theee
showed great want of discretion mil judgment —The
defendant's valet, and William B Smith, one of the crew.
were heard. and Hi. Honour found that plaintiff's dis-
charge was justifiable, and gave • verdict for defendant
with eosin

COMMANDS IN THE FLEET.
The Admirals sod Captains and number of men and
run. of the Fleet are as follow :—Hercules—Admiral 811.
A. C. Key, in commend--Captain J. A. Fisher-11 gun%
as Mtn Werrior —Rear-Admiral H BOTl—Cap.ain R.
O. Douglas-31 gun*. 703 men: Hector-06144in C. H.
Siorprm gm., BM Mon; Valiant—Captain C Chap-
man-18 gun.. m. n ; Rinistanus —Captain A. ThruPP-
-16 ma, 460 men: L-m 1 Warden —Captain the Hon. K
Fremantle-18 gum la men; Penelope—Captain W.
Brown-11 guns, 361 'non; Thunderer —Captain J
Wilson-4 gun., 368 non; Prince Alhert—Captain L F
Jones-4 runs, lOU men; Cyclone —Captain K Kelly—
! guns. 156 men: Hydra—Captain A. H. Markham —4
runs, 156 man : Hecate—Captan H. F. Cleveland-4 guns,
155 men : Gorgon—Captain Sir I, Lumina, Bert guns,
156 men; Glatton—Captela Hamm Singer-2 pins, 184
men: Boadicea— Captain .1. Z Kra me-16 guns, MI Men
Lively_—Commander Sir B. V. akin —1 gun., 18 men.
H.M.S. Tbundenir took ups fresh anchorage On Wed.
neaday afternoon in the Breakuater light in anticip met
of the arrival of the Fleet, then Simla hourly expected,
end this will be her position diving the nay of the ships
The turret Mips arrived on Friday afternoon. including
the (Hatton, Prime Albert, Hydra, and
Hs.w. sod joined steigtadarer already bora The
Bluer gunboat also came. loch of these mansion le as
I ertrmo in herself, and the peat turret fleet knead to the
pent bircedskl• lest sada wine before, constitute a
Great Armada, meth as no ether Power In the meld can
mars in such a tam • few gnakeese sue Use s.iss
torpedo veseels, which can stoma from 60 10 71 knots an
War afll soca alive and make up the Great hint, carry-
ing the Mariam guns„ armed with the most amnia iron-
er endowedNl
with 111•01141 milli:ma and weaned
Mir ON British mama
Long exp.ct.d aa the Fleet was, the lookerpout bad
mother t dleappolateaent on Thursday naming.
H.M.S. Volornus being sem with steam up, it mal top-
wised
she was the Int of the Fleet Smelt. She only
t saparnmasearles, and soon left &ma In the
afternoon, however, the skia were descried approaching,
and they came la, sad sautes were end shunt four
o'clock. They wen the Livelv, paddle despot,* agg..l.
with Six Baldwin Walker, lending the gnat iwn-dada
Hercules, Hector, Resistorace, Lord Warders, Warrior,
Penelope, Valiant, and landices. the two last being
wrangle. Business at once became Mt to in Port,
laad, escursiona from Weymouth by Mesmer were f re-
taint, and the place wee thorough!), wakes us, bum is.
dormant steno The division of Wont ship wire sagests4
to mitre on iisturday.

WAREHAM.
Ma Jaw Dans talented dramatic company have
been giving their popular entertainments in the Corn
Bitching. for the Pas, five nights, but the audiences have
not heen en large as the perf,gmacces richly deserve. On
Tnewia.l ,rw, performed "The on with the Iron Muk" :
at Wedasoday "km., and Juliet': Thursday, "Lost
London": and Friday. " A New Wsy to Pay Old Debts.*
Tbe performance concluded eeeh evening with • farce.
Mr. A. Byron amused sp. company with hi comic songs.
We hear Ur. Darns will remain for three night& longer.