The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-01-03 00:00:00

THE NlBBlllO BALLOON.
Buttrotr, Tuesday Ind-clay.

The chines" of In Bag any farther clew to the
whereaboute of the Oneness& halloos seen store
and eon remote Tin foar Partlaad boats min—
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f.. the draggled of the bey roanneneed o
esearday .015134..015134.0f Bridport Harbour, sarbelag
deistaid is tie port • ample of days through stress of
weather. Mae operatics, wen carried on yesterday.
few miles at en, but within eight of the turbos', sad,
It being • general holiday, large sainbers watched the
moreuseate of the boat. from the piers. To-day the
Irate nen put ear, but up to Use Last hour we bear
of so swages. iverysne appears to shan the opinion
that the bailees will rose to hot if these operation
olefins to be prosecuted. Capt. Templer la oho" to
be ens at the Isarenr, latently watohlog the
operation,.

Baiprose. Tuesday Night.

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SOON simulation was rile hue Um afar:tom se to
whether • cloth helmet, picked Of is the bay this
morals& was the property et Mi. Pow•lL Om of the
boets au search blames the harbour sad Burton
Bradetoek was passing a abort dietary@ from More,
whys, me of the men Maimed a dark object goat*
oa the oar( eon of Ow water. It was fosad to be a
dark cloth cep, or helmet, and eissilar is forts to the
me worn by Capt. Templer at the liras of the asoi-
deat. It OM taken to tee harbour sad delivered to
Kr. Ck. 4 who at mai berpatobei It to the tows for
Memorial by Capt. Templar. That gentleman, how-
ever. stems Mat Me Mimes has no measetios what.
am with the balloon or les late teleapent.
Wisitimat Mon.

Like • diversd minor, with scsreely • disogralble
ripple on kw beech, has bees Om Wen Bey at this
point during the whole of the der, mid the cela
surface has greatly facilitated dee labours of the boat.
mere in rores,M of the &la lia. The miasma sight (et
this season at Meet), of several power reclining on
seeds reading is the warm light of • December can
was grassiest this morels' ; the Mesosphere was more
Ilk. that of semi& eyries moruisg, than that of the
usual dell DeensMor. Older orders from M. Yowler.
of Weyescattl, four adonal beats were engaged from
the Imintoteties of Burton &mistook, sad she,, In
oosinsatiou with the tom home from this Barbour,
previously espied, have begs at work most
assiduously nide today; but up to this moment with-
out say further moose& Operations are to be again
roomed so the moraing, as the weather le at preeeet
most propitious. Aithough out of range of the
orilaare observer, the emotions of the boats oottld be
distinctly noted by telescope, opposite the mouth of
the Harbour.

It amain that the boys Peters sad Hut/binge saw
the thermometer floating la the water eff Mutton Cove,
ead wailed until ig was MK up by the waves. 'They
have received • hear:Lome pelmet, but sot the Off, sa
there did not come frsat the fiedbm of the ther-
moraelor my reliable informatioa from which Mr.
Powell to the halloos could be fouled. Very madder-
able mteritioe has beets paid to the single hair caught
in the thermometer, and it has been subjeoted to
minute mainiastme. It is oomidered to bee hair from
• whisker, and befog of the same colour se that of the
late Mr. Powell, to. family believe as much as faith
oan be founds l on so deader a thing, that the hair is
actually OM of the lost geetleenae's. As the tber-
ammeter was enclosed with other iastrumsabe to • beg
whoa to Me halloo°, tb• qeestioo is how it oda* to
catch title heir. It ham beat suggested that a brush to
comb was in the bag with Übe hbIItiUMISIS. did Captain
Templer cannot my it wait not ea Looting at the
time which ha. tad ths possibility of pieces of
wreck amnia/ on shoes, it woaid seem advisable that
se far as possible an inveatory sod deerniptios of the
articles in the belloon should be published, sepecially
of those which may float, and this moms the more
desirable when we remember ale vlol.tsi actiou of the
ground swell. There MIMI CO hare bees a delay In the
eortlanders oomeneacing work, even altar it was sup-
posed the terms had bees arranged. On Tuesday tbs
weather warn very Ohba, sad sweeping should have been
curled oa 00 the largest smile sad in the most skilful
and systemado way. Mr. Powell's brother Mays at
the Bezdoa Hotel, Weymouth.

Mr. Powell, whole sow unreservedly alluded to as
the lage member for Maharbor!, once played •
characteristic part in owe of steeling • doonnient.
Whoa hie father died, sod the family solicitor pro-
ceeded to mad for the will, it was bond it ha! been
abstracted from the bag In which it was known to hays
been kept. A search was made lorry where for it, but
it is mid not be found. ANA( the lapse of • week a
letter was received Maim that if kir. Powell's
widow would meet the writer at • particular spot
wooed, and pay over AK the will would be forth-
soaks. It was &Mal that all preeersiuse were
takes by sarprise, and that if anyone accompanied the
lady, or U bay attempt were me& to track tas writer,
it would he disooveied, and Mrs. Powell would find
no toe at the Opting place. Mr. Powell, who was
Ibis a young nem, undedook to keep ibis appoint-
mkt. He dreamed blank' up to W 0111•11.1 clothes, put
as hie mother's bonnet and cloak, bad drove off to
Lb. rendesvous. Here he was presently Joined by two
mem, wise asked the supposed lady if she had brought
the mother. Assweriag iii ths affirmative, in a feigned
voice, Mr. Powell *aired (or the will. Hare. it is
said, Use maa, prolociag the document from his breast
pocket, Mr. Powell theibupon mot straight from his
shoulder • most volady-like blow, whisk felled the
thief. The other fled, sad lit. Powell brought back
the primmer and will in traiompth.