The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-06-20 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

Srare-Eioaolon G. J. CLARE has been appointed to
the 150.cewen, rice ifeedooald, to the lortnoble.
PurrireD coot, ibuted • f4r share of marksmen to
the Dorset Conoty Shooting, on Tuesday and Wednes-
day:
blutacnot.r DRAM—List Frici.7, died rather
en ,d,nly, Xlias B.4Wa d. Age 20, daughter of the gate.
keeper • priumpal warder at the Pri•on. bite Waa
much b I .vecL _

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A eItILLING A DAT IS stopped from the pay of the
1i coastguard..., dating the tune they are on board the
ships, in consideration of their getting rations at sea.
WO warrant s .me of the men'a good wives ere &hie
enough chancellors of the Bache:mar to provide their
hosbands with better food for 7.. a week than they .
can get on bard.
Mee. Eutthorn Comets, an old inhabitant, aged
about 70, was edged Isat week with a fit, and was
caught io her daughter's arms. Dr. McLane was mot
for, and found her 'Amble..., only balf-cou•cidus, sal •
her math clenched. She died n Samr by. Iseviog •
map that requir.s to be filled, for the worked heartily
for b nevolent purp -es; io Jaw, she lief just been
vioitidg a pew .i..k friend when she was
THZ FLAMM SH4ll.—Vhn mond.ee of the Horti-
mature! •• y bet I their pr•lini dire m eting on
Eumday vvenl.g, when tbs plat ft t.e tacit
snow was discus.. I. M. at were deeir .u. of holding
IL in the Naval Groond on ler the Recreation
Shed, but there 0010204 a difficulty AO to lighting
the place, etniS the committee we .• onwlllm t a face
the espouse of erecting • clergy., so that finally it
was decided to hold the show at the Drill Hall. We
expect to gave further particulars next week.
A BUR At L tat —The b.-own hear which lately
requested the talks authorities to attend outelle
Vfeymonth station, but was war..ed off, has been
visiting Portland. Last Thuneiey, on leaving the
Weed, Bruin ad his man hod got as far y the
railway signal box, when spying the green bale of
ke, be b..lteci from the hand of Stoiie, broke a• ay
from at, keeper, and has en ta the mainlond of
h.t.gland at full gall au. The hyper started ii, pur.uit ;
but has shuts said throats and the w rviaag of hi. stick
terrific I snail lucre the anim .1, lobo objects] to a new
conjunction of the Bear and the Ragged Staff. He
wa.n't suited for running on that newt, awl was over-
taken by the man and severely cudgelled. It is a
question whether these strange and doubtful.t mpered
creatures thould be left in the care of men, often unfit
to OIATIO4TO th.ua, exiept IT cruelty.
Tax ALnalltH.lT MANGOVIIIe are to be attended by
a brilliant st.‘l2 of foreign military officers, and will, I
am told, be in rioted with special importance by reason
of some new departures in the laithertd accepted rules
of tactic. and grassy. The divisional troupe will be
strengthened by battalione from the regimental dis-
trict., even Vortian I sending up • detachment, and
Portsmouth furnishing the Royal Highlander. and the
Berkshire Helpmeet. General Sir D. Lysol's will, of
course, have the supreme command, and the officers
likely to lead the attacking and defending forces are
General. Willis and Hawley.— World.
Rsooolito • Daowniso Clitto.—A little before one
on Sunday afterno.n, ad Mr. Joseph Norman, of High-
street, waa walking near the Camber pier, his
notice wern attracted to two females screaming on the
Government pier. On getting there he raw a little
boy in about 12 feet of water with his arms moving
above the surface and at once leapt into a boat, an-1
reached the chill, who was Intertnatiolle, but being
roiled in the boat for half-on.hour, the boy was re-
covered, and proved to be the goo of Mr. James Lana,
of Chesil. The chil Iha I strayed on the Breakwater.
with • younger rine who wee lying on the pier, laugh-
ing at hia elder brother's movements in the water, not
knowing he wag drowning.
BOYS WAITED FOR THII NAVY. According to
Information just received from the western port, it
seem. that the recruiting of strong sod healthy boys
for the navy hos been any hing but satisfactory lately,
and • report has been made to the Admiralty on the
subject. Td tide over the difficulty and to secure the
needesary number of entries, •minporery arrangement
has been sanction. I under welch boys from the
mercantile tramiog shim and from the Arethosa and
Warspite wall be allowed to eater under the reduced
standard recently fired for bole ir"m the RIM
Hospital schools at Greenwich up to sixteen years of
age. According to the standard in question lads from
U to 1611 years of age are regained to be 4ft. 10ii inches
In height and to Daemon 2911 Mabee round the duet,
while boys beyond the last mentioned age and not
over 16 have to be 51 1. in height, with a that Inialaile•
OW a net kw 600 30 Wass.