The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-02-19 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

NEW ZKALVID.—The Rev. W. hi Yell gave his excellent
lecture on New rtlend for the benefit of the Bible
Wskehrin, on Thursday evening.
MILITART.—Sir J. Temple, But.. and Mr A. A Garbler'
have le-eu repented lieutenants in the BIM regiment.
The latter sit D ire DUO*.

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RiII:MAT PAWL-VOIR* B CONFORTLD —The "block"
system is sbaut to be introduced on the Portl..l lan-,
end the wire. and other enoliances aro oresv being nand.
ACCIDENT NV/ PAIPADISL. —A young niaaon on Wednes-
day. working at a wsll on the edge of Paradise had the
misfortune to fall otf. When removed t Paradise to his
bon,. he wss insensible. Yes ! gentle reader, we are the
puns available ; but Its too serious to joke about Paradiae
and the Pall.

"faiiriimuct murrixo teas held in the Weeleyau
chapel. Chesil on Wednesday night, the Roy. T. flocking
Pretnling, when Ile.tra B. Ifit..!heil. jun . C. Cunha's. and
Flew addres.ed the numerous gathering. Are not teetotal
principals adysnrin,t, when a teetotal meeting In held in a
W,deran chapel t . . .

81616 rig It int wow —At the special service at Maiden
Well chapel on Sunday, the Revs. —. Hawkey, F.U. and
Turley tout flirt, aad the chapel wad crowded in the
evening. On 11..1am, and luemlay • lemile preacher,
Mks Prince, from the Isle of Wight, preached, sod on
Wednesday • tea-meeting was held, and addremed by the
local mlni.ter• _

CONVICT" AND JOHN Bsitunigotte—lf convicts get extra
work, us indeed only an extra chance of getting some-
thing to drink, very few of them are averse from a nip.
But what would happen if they g,st drunk f Why, at the
very Mast, HOMO of the officers would get suspended.
Moral: Be very careful what beconses of your intoxicating
drink.

Mona court-users reach on of some of the young idlers
of Portland. R seeing at 'he shutters of etek people is •
cowardly way of showing dislike. and taking away their
rest at night can do no cool ti those who annoy. It is •
bed feature in the case when even girls engage in this
rough horseplay. If caught, the magistrates will make
them look very shamefaced.
THE LATE FATAL Anciniorr IN TUE (PAMPA. —Mr
Lake's funeral took place on Saturday at St. Deorge's
churchyard, and warn attended by over 200 people.
Deceaaed was • leading member of the Wesleyan society,
and the Rev. A. T. Hocking, the Aker; and • large
number of the member, of the society were present, also
about 100 member, of the 900rr7 Club, to which decesud
belonged. and St. George • 'torch was very fulL The
Rev. W. Brion. carafe of St. George's read the service.
goirit.gr AT TOE ! by.the-way, how is
'Gamier getting on r adted a friend of aiii,one well
informed in Priun matters. "Ofi I fairly well; he will
he soon out of hie time aad at liberty : but he has been
amusing himself by the same old game I They found he
had been at work round the sash of hi. window, and by
doing a little bit at nights he had worked away the
masonry round the frame, filling up the chink with some
soft stuff he secreted about him. So well had ho managed
that the whole frame wee lose. enough to be removed. It
Is well thin was found out in time, or the, might base had
more trouble with tills Jack Sheppard. They won't be
sorrY when Quigley goes but he seems likely to he an
unwelcome addition to the powilation anywhere.
ACCIDENT TO • SOUTN•WIENTEEN KNOINC —The South-
Western four o'clock train, ,ito ',ridgy last, was delayed by
• small accident to the engine, which, providentially, dil
not !eel to any further damage rho train had left Poi t-
-I.nd and we. nearing the Ferry,bridge, when the lending
axle of the engine gave way. Toe engine and train were
on a .troigot poet of the line, and did not leave the rails,
but the driver did not proceed: he was able to bring his
train @lowly back to Portland. Information we. im-
mediately sent to Weymouth, and anotherenitine brought
train for the 4.50, when traffie was resumed in the
regular way. Some of the passengers had meanwhile
nnined to Weymouth, but the majority waited for the
train.

—gill-NOE PIACI roe Tosscco.—Twonld be very etrangs
to find that the planes where convicts work in England
produce tobacco. Yet, true it is that the sunplY
invert tbly follows the demon I that On-Hill gossip age a
•great deal is found "promiscuous in paces accessible to the outer world at some times, and to convict., at others.
"Dozens of ounces" says wide-mouthed Run:tour. " mar
be gassied in a week by carebil search just before the
! ale:mere go in.' Of course we bereve Rumour exestger.
, me.; hot ff le certain the arts tners are almost madly fond
of the "noxious weed.' Only • day or two ago, a cOavict
spied' • cigar end on the piattirm. and quick as thought,
he woo on the tobacco, and the warder at hi, throat, to
"choke it out of him. Peoesoion we. the nine points in
thit ca4o for the fellow hal it •wallowel ; whether be
pouessed the ruminat ne war, ant got it no to chew
the end like • cow, would be an tolerating question to
solve
The Foorsau. Marmite. —lout week about the beet
mach of tbe season ea played between • team of the
Mcicornlte Rees School (Rev J. Miller'e) and one
orincipolly from the Portland Academe (Her Frisch
"When Greek meets Greek, then comes the
cue of war" was true in this instance, for the struggles
were so spit lead and emh temporary success was oar
met on the other side that, after planes for ee how. ehd
and long deteeleitted mite& resulted ha a drawn
game. The Portland team consulted chaffy of the junior
teeittrietnintita neither teem mead overcome the ether.
....hers of the club, the Portland Academy supplying
Masters A. Gibbs, A. Smufen, It. Hodder, J. )umont%
and A. Driver, all of whom played well In this their first
match. Mr. Miller's whoa team consisted of Mr. Raven
es half-hack, with the following boys—Neave. Garai,
Toth's'. Nave, G. Clifton, G. Newman, Penne,
A.
Richards, Tuck, F. Richards, and Barns, of whom Nave,
°doll, Taylor, and Newman. distinguished themselves,
Though the school PMled. u° well together, it was not
easy for lookers an to decide who were the best —Tins
was on Wednesday.—On Saturday the Portland Club
played • Boatmen team, and the struggle was well balanced till after half-play, when fortune rather inclined
to the tietriernen's side. the PorUanders kicking one goal,
PAT of their owe ground.
QUM
the Boscomen not gaining such await,. —Next Saturday
the Portland Club play the Dorst County School, and
expect a " hot" team,
.but are determined to stand up
weploenims. eoli
l kfor the ehamNciezu THR ScuooLoon'T —ndil
1 It is long since such • pleasant evening has been passed at
• the Grove as that cd .1‘11) last, when the entertainment
provided by the friends of " Court Robin Hood," 4,8 W,
Lair., cams off with great success. The room WY tlllOd
to a crush, but the ladies and geetletneu who graced the
platform In read n0,C0.1012 SO held the audience that
' there was not time to feel any ex.:pm/mum.
and the plesaant and hapuy manner of the lany whose
maim are so often paired, and who to always so grecs-
fully willing to preside at the piano on such occaaions
lostlnctiveli Inspects all her slitrit of mirth, we must
digress to remark that the thanks of the intiaLitants wbo patronise this class of entertainment may be gracefully
sheen in some tangible manner, both to this lady and her
hushand. the respect-ad rector of at George. who so
linpartially devote their time sad aeghiteece ra ailordiog
healthy and pleassut recreation to all. It seems invidtous to criticise alnateUra.but. annr.all throw/11(1e programme,
notice the great improvement of the pordhod prison
OBlcers' Rend, under the leadership of Mr. Murray.
Wainwright 's " Life's a B rrae cemtelly rendered
by the glee class of the 20th meet. Mr. hirkinohatem
sow was sell received. The duet by the Moue Goodman
and Russell was • musical tleat. When we speak of Mr.
Flogger as the " what more can we say In his
pranie. Sergeant-Major Cutbuah proved bonsai So be not
only a very good singer, but a clever actor. The pianoforte
duet by the Mira Driver was • brilliant performance.
The song of Min GOOdliMn Waled warm aolimunt, and
the naive way in which this young lady rendered it made
it doubly effective. Evidently the comic ability a Captain
Hume was not pat to • severe trial In Into selection, but
his moon sum " Too Hucil.e, fer the Money." Proved him
not too dear at any prim The object of the entertainment
(to assist the fnea of the Juvenile Briuteh) wee
LI: secretary. Bro. S. a Pioty,r, who La exPlalned
a fee,
well
ward' ',lnroad *mob es the Woo and who volnatowod *dr ostwkess, am to the for
Task gogoarl.