The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-09-13 00:00:00

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The Right Hen. Mr. Cardwell visited Weymouth
and Portland aliatrict at the atom of lost week. On
Friday he went over the Verne Citadel, Portland. care-
fully importing the great works, and on Saturday, he
insi.rctel the Fort at tho extremity of the Nothe. The
inspection had been fixed for half-past nine; but like
mgat other great men, he did not arrive till nearly half-
. an-hour after that floe. At five minutes to 10 ally and
. pair front the Gloucester drove up the military rOll-i to
I the entrance of the Fort, and overtly rtrawbridge under
I the great gateway. Here were aesemtled Colonel Cooper
(7th Fusiliers), Lient..Col. lielfield (Royal Engineers),
Major Wallet (7th), Captain Cole (7th), Captain
. Frasier, barrack.maister, Mr. Clark (7th), and Mr.
Lloyd (R.E.) The right lion. gent'eman was aceom-
lauded by Mrs. Cardwell, and Colonel Jervoise. As
became • Seartary of State who had recently receive.'
such heavy news as that of the beis nf the Captain,
Mr. Cardwell, though erect as ever, lookei remarkably
grave and serious. They male the round of the Fort,
inatrected the gnn-rooms, tho mama:nes, the passages,
dec., to ali scribe Whiell 1•001.1 h. treason to our couutry.
I:margin: from the obscure dep.ha, the p•ttr a-nodal
by the eloping road to the parapet of the Fort. and all,
including Mrs. Cards., n, walked round the great horse
. oboe, whence they had moat apleedid views of the
, Roads, Porthind, and Weymouth Bay. A smart shower
i had fallen as they entered the Fort; tut the sun now
I shone out brightly and lighted up the panorama in •
t charming way. Tim wind, however, blew so atrangly
that Mrs. Cardwell was fain to bo eatiadied with one
turn mod. The Secretary of State and Cad. Belfield,
turned hack and traverse I the whole distance again,
i apparently in deep conversation. The wind hod risen
Iso high that it was really • matter requiring a little
to stand at this elevated point. Mr. Cardwell
seemed to enjoy it, and carrying his bat in his hand.
his grey hairs streamed oat into the wind and his tall
frame borne erect as • ship's mainmast. Ti,,- part des-
cended again to the gate, through which they p seed,
and orders were given to draw the bridge. In an
instant, five soldiers appeared suddenly, attached •
stout rope to • ring, Sergt. It” St. took his atation on the
bridge, and in less thau three minute. after the order
was given, in came the ponderous iron frame, with a
ringing sound. and a great chasm was left between the
Fort and the ont-iders. With equal quickness
the drawbridge wILI run oat and communication
restored. and the another ord r was Ova n. and
in half-a-niteute, the drawbridge wan run in
again, and the gates shut. Had it Men time
lof war, and the girrison de•ired horse fl-ah to help
out their ration,, aia they ere said to do at Straaburg. .
' the propretor of the Gloucester hotel would never have
seen his handsome pair ;main. For the gate is so strong
1 that it can only be bettered down by contort, and then
haw Sr.' you to crews the great eiteh. When the fort is
! put in fighting trim, there will be cannon not only all
round the sea front, but also across the straight part
connecting the bores of the crescent. Let us hope that
Mr. Cardwell will never have the anxieties of conduct-
ing actual war added to his present troubles. He
seemed to have quite enough already, es he left the
in-p ellen of Om Node Fort. By the 12.40 train he
left for Plymouth.