The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-30 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPREiS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1879.

MILITAIY FUSTALL.—Ther• wee araiither military
1 funeral on Monday, when the remains of James
Carrell, bandsman of the 56th Regiment. war. intemld
.in the Rest Weir Cemetery. The usual military
1 honours were paid him. The deceased being a Roman
Catholic, service. was read by the Rev. Father
Winoutt.

The WAllllol.—The Warrior and Blank Prince,
being two of the earliest type of armour-clad vessels,
and consequently unsalted to modern reluirements,
are to be oonverted into armoured transports, in which
capacity they matinialfil important functions in time
of war. As firth ships they compare unfavourably
with the shorter an more easily bandied ironcl tde of
the present day, their great length creating a very
undesirable difficulty of manasavring, and their thin
armour of 41 huhu spread over • large surface, is quite
contrary to the ideas which now preyed of massing
the armour thickly upon small deck batteries; bet
for the conveyance of troops from place he place,
through possibly hostile waters, they are considr red
specially adapted, and the works neoessary for their
convulsion will be forthwith carried out.

COITZT Idarrud...—A court martial on board the
Duke of Wellington flagship, for the trial of Mr.
Rishton Seymour Jones, assistant paymaster, now
serving on bawd the Minotaur, but formerly on board
the Warrior, which commenced on Tuesday, has closed.
The charges against the pawner were substantially
that between the Ist and the 26 lt of April he had
erased or caused to be erased a number of checks
against the names of men on leave, and whose pro.
iorts had consequently been stopped, the eff,ct of
which erasures was to plate 1,000 mums rations in the
hands of the ahip's 'toward than he was entitled to.
The defence raised by the prisoner's "friend," Mr. G.
Feltham, solicitor, was that, although the prisoner bad
undoubtedly been guilty of an error in attempting to
correct a previous mistake en the part of another
person, yet it had been committed without a corrupt
modes, and it bad been admitted even by the
witnesses for the prosecution that no benefit could
warns to the prisoner by it. The Court found the
prisoner guilty, but sentenced him only to the loss of
two years' seniority and to a severe reprimand.

EITIMTLISMINT AT THII TECHEICAL SCHOOL. —A
very enjoyable evening waa spent al this school on
Saturdey week, the and of the term. An attractive
programme was provided, and there vu. large attend-
ance, among those present being—Mi. W. Holland,
Mr. C. Holland, Mn. and the Misses Holland, Dr.
and Mee. McLean, Mrs. Beaxor, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Lano, Mr, and Mrs. Ratcliffe, Mr. and Mrs. J.O .
Andrews (Weymouth), Mist Groves (Weymouth),
Miss Crickmay, Mr. Collett (Weymouth), Mr. B. R.
Parke Mr. H. Pearce, Mr. Edward Stone, Mrs. BMus,
Mr. l Mitchell, Mr. R. Mitchell, Mr. and Mn.
J. Way, Mr. and Mrs. R. fianaon;Mr. J. P. &riven,
Mr. B. &riven, Mies Wallis, Mimes Ayers, The
me opened with a duet for pianoforte, " La
Onairrillanche," which was well played by Mrs. and
Mies Andrews. This was f.,llowed by a glee entitled
" Hark the Lark," which was very nicely sung by a
glee class composed of the following :—Meaus. J.
Plana, W. Flail°, R. Peartr, W. J. Pearce, B. Rea
and G. Charles. Miss A. Altwooll next sung a good
song "The Three Fishers," which was loudly
applauded. Mr. R. Pearce caused much amusement
In the reading " (Archon dun pig." Miss Andrews
then sang Margiars wellitnowekeong "Twickenham
Ferry," which was well received. A duet, from violin
and piano, from II Trovatore (Verdi) was beautifully
played by Messrs. W. and C. Holland. Mr. R. It.
Parke than sang "London Bridge," which was
followed by a very amusing song entitled "Lubin
Lout," both of which were mooch applauded. Miss A.
Attwooll highly pleased with her song "Cleansing
Fires," and hearty applause was alio accorded the
glee "Love and Music," by the glee clams. The
second part commenced with another glee, and the
entertainment concluded with the laughable farce
"id on Paris Francais." Altogether the ooncert
I was a complete sumer.