The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-05-23 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

IL M.S. WARaiou left *pithead on the 15th for
Portland Roads.

DR, BRRNARD, late of Portland Convict Prison,
lias obtained, it is said, a taluable appointment in •
London Hospital.
THE SCAACTFT OF WATIII threatens to make itself
felt on Tophill, and everywhere the dust plague
increased from day to day.
St,I.DIERS' Evrmisas.—Byorder from head-quarters,
military tattoo is to sound at 10 o'clock at night all
the year round in future. Formerly from October
lit to April 30th it sounded at nine o'clock, and the
ten o'clock tattoo was only during the other five
months.

DICLINIC OF THIC CIROWN JAjc. —The old "Crown
club fair" is still kept up in Portland on the 14th of
Mav, and a few years ago :here used to he booths,
stalls, and various amusemente. But it has much
declined of late, and thee year was 'educed to two
small seal* so that we may won expect it altogether
to cease, . .

—Tife Stiixin Dutu...—The 31st regiment will, it is
rumoured, attend the milita.-y summer manceuvrem,
their duty at Portland being taken during the time by
a detachment of the 37th. The general commanding
the district has given orders that all men out on
furlough shall return this week.
MACKULEI.- —On Saturday last, the fishermen found
that the mackerel were not showing signs of swimming
near the surface; but the men tried what are here
called " launty shots," the nets being shot without
any idea as to where the fish were. They were very
successful, each taking some thousands, and Mr.
Joseph Stone's boat caught 11,000.
SIONB or LOTALIT. —When the Seraph; passed last
week with the Prince of Wales on board, the training
ship Boecawen exchanged signals with the Seraph.,
and, her consorts Raleigh and Osborne, and hoisted her
masthead flags. A large flag was also hoisted from
the Verne on a flagstaff specially fixed for the purpose
against the iron railings at the end of the Grove.
Pairmvs MrritooisTs.—On Sunday anniversary
services were held at Fortune's-well chapel, the Rev.
W. H. Allen, of London, preaching. h has been
usual for the children to recite on Sunday evenings,
I and many persons attended, some doubtless to hear
the recitations; but these were deferred. On Mondaz
evening a lecture was given, "George Washington
being the subject, and the tea and public meeting were
held on Wednesday, when it was supposed the recita-
tions would come off.

TOPHILL PARISH SCHOOLS.—The following is a copy of
the report of Her Majesty's Inspector upon the examina-
tions recently passed by the Tophill parish schools:—"The
mixed school is doing well, and bas passed a good examina-
tion. In the infant school much improvement has been
made in the instruction of the infanta. The school is now
• very good one." The Government Grant of money
earned under this examination if .C 224 Its., .4.32 6s. 3d. of
this is deducted on account of the expenditure not haeing
been sufficient ts extitle the miumgers to receive the
whole amount, the actual sum which is receivable by
them under the grant being £196 Ils. dd. This is the
largest amount by L'2o 4s. ever earned by SC. George's
school: the amount of the grant last year having been
£2lOB 14e.