The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-06-09 00:00:00

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=Tim steam yacht Sunbeam, having op board Sir
Thomas' Snowy sad Mr. Shaw Leferra, arrive 4 in
Weymouth Roads on Nasdaq afternoon from Bruit.
They took in some despatches which were waiting, and
after steaming round the Beet in Portland Roads pro-
ceeded to Portansouth.
_ . . . . . .

Filrit,LA-. fire which might have been attended with
serious couessauences occurred at a house occupied by
Mr. Anent, 2, llowetreet, on Tuesday evening, the
to the pro y. and furniture amounting to
r), 413 t owing to a lidded candle being
Owed too neer • bedstead. The peepers, mirn
wend only one month ago in the Queen Ofllifu, bat
the furniture was not *most
Suirrigo --it Atli,* Great Ve*to!_il(").
Cherbourg, general ; It. Aodrew (a), ila4dpeli, Cher-
hourg, general; Brighton (a), Valle, Jervey, gesotral ;
Cygnus (a), Flisher,Jeniey, general,. Bournemouth (a),
'lnner, Bournemouth, passengeni ; Victoria (a). Cairns,
Bournemouth, paseengers ; Empress (a), Bowring,
Bournemouth, irreengers Shap Yell (s), Tarbrt,
Jersey, potatoes ; Sapphire (.). Hunter, Jersey,
ketat4res ; Eleanor, Adams, Portsmouth, bricks;
Edvard, Jakalsion, Stockholm, osta ; Thomas Over,
00, cement' Rifleman, Gibbs, Lyme,
ballast, dial quest Western (.), Blampied,
Cherbourg, • St. *egrets (a), Haddock, Cher-
bong, general; Brighton (4 Valle, jtiesty, general ;
Cygnus (a), Flisher, Jereey, generel; Bournemouth (t),
Miller, Bournemouth, passenger ; Victoria (s). Gown., I
Bournemouth, passengers; Empress (4), Bowring,
Bournemouth, pamengem ; Shap Fell (a). Tarbet,
Jersey, empties ; Sapphire (a), Hunter, Jersey,
; William llyer, Hutchings, Sunderland,
ha)Aims, Stubble., Portsmouth, Government
mAr: '(Tans, Hartman, London, atone; Eleanor,
,taied PeClynimith. nd. • •

NAtUJRAL HISPOSr 4ND FISLD rLLIII
BICUISSION,

The Natural History and Field Club in connection
with the Wemouth Town Society and the members
the Dorset %ciety Wan excursion to Bindon Abbey
on Wednesday, the 77th May, when about 60 ladies
and gentlemen assembled. The weather was delight-
fully fine, the country being resplendent in early
summer foliage, and everything seemed to combine
to make Use mismicia en e.
DTtatyr proceeded
by train from W to Wool
station, from whence a walk of is mile brought
them to the Abbey—or rather its remains, which nay
be described as being beautiful in decay, sad contain
lag many features to arouse memories of former ages.
AM that remains of the Abbey are mounds of atone,
portions of arches, walls, &c, for the most part grown
over with moss and all kinds of lovely foliage, sur-
rounded with true and ponds of water. A new
Roman Catholic Chapel was a few days since opened
amongst the ruins of the old Cistercian Abbeg, when
N. eh made was sung by Father Poole, of Dorehester,
Fathers Foley and Lanette, S.J., acting as deacon
and sub-demon, and Father Herbert Woolfrey, of
RetniburY. as MM. Tbe preacher was the Bishop of
mouth, his text being taken from the words—
Indeed, the Lord is in this place, and I knew it
not,"

--The participants in the picnic included Mr. A.
Disney, hon. secretary of the Weymouth Club, Dr.
Childs, Dr. Moorhead, Mr. R. N. Howard, Rev. C.
I'. Cambridge, Mr. A. K Shaw, Mr. Pyc, Mr.
Chub', Mr. G. May, Mr. T. 13. Greve., Mr. and
Mrs. Sylvester, Dr. Griffin, the Mimes Penny, Mim
Firth, MN. Griffiths, Mr. Raise, Mr. Clarke, Her.
T. Rumell.Wright, Misa Newbo Mn. W. T.
Hallett, MIN Haiku, Ur. H. and Mr&neriffe.