The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-09-05 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

NAVAL, Lieut. H. W. as been appointed to
the Warrior, vice Blennerhasssett.
MK captain and officers of Her Majesty's Ship
Warrior collected MI for the " Thunderer" fund.
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'FHE 31,1 T REOIMENT.-Sir Hastings oy e On Tues.
day inspected the 31st regiment at the Verne, and
remained to dinner with the officers that evening.
THE NAVAL CAPlrrle Cou.sos.--The people of
Gosport are on the look-out to puff the advantages of I
their neighbourhood, for the proposed Naval Cadets'
College.
DONCRICHTHR NATIONAL SCHOOL - On Friday 4t
children of the Dorchester National School came to
Portland fora treat, arriving by special train at half- I
paet 12. They rambled over the Beach, had games
awl tea in the Naval Cadets' Ground, and returned
by sped i 1 train at half-past seven in the evening.
Poscawest Bois' llompar. .tbout 400 boys of
Roscawen left l'ortland for a holiday on
Wednesday morning. about GO by the first train out,
and over WO by following trains. They remain 16
days, allowing a fortnight's holiday, and one day each
way.
MILIT \ICY SCIIOOI. TIIF.AT. —Last Thurmlay the
children of the :fist regiment attending the schools on
the Verne, hid a treat at lailworth, by the kindness'
of the offieers. They left the l'ier at half-past eleven
by one of the Weyinonth ste: •N, had is capital day, ,
and retnnied at nine at night, when they were taken ,
Itip the hill in Mr. Thresher's busses awl vans.
IhwErto. JOURNET.—On Satunlay eleven convicts
arrived at l'ortland from Perth. As is the custom '
with the Scotch prisoners, the poor wretches were
chained hand and foot in pain', and put into a prison
carriage, which is just like a prison itself, having cells
with small apertures for air instead of windows, so
that the prisoneni can see nothing on their journey.
Two are confined in each cell, and thus they travelled
right through for about 25 hours !
Wem.er.tx inxivecugAnr. -The committee of the
Wesleyan Sunday Sclwols, Underhill, took the oppor-
tunity of the Rev. K Dlsslen preaehiag his farewell
sermonic on Sunday last, and the school anniversary.
Mr. Markin preached morning and evening, and the
Rev. J. Ilawkey, Primitive Methodist minister, in
the afteneset ga%e an address. The coagmati„,s
were very large, and the collectioni, at the three
services automated I+11:9 Is., an advance on last year's.
ARRIVAL ..r THE CHANNEL I.l.rxr. —On gaturchly
et e g the Resistanee, 16 a screw iron-plated ship,
('apt. 1,. W. Hope, and the Mack screw
iron plated ship. Capt. T. Lethbridge, arrived at
porfland, and on Sunday evening, the Slinotaur, 17,
screw imn-platcsi ship, Capt. Lonl Walter Kerr
flag-shipof Rear Admiral F. Ileaueleamp Seymour.C. B.
commanding the Squadron, came in. The Defence, 11,
screw iron-plated ship, csid,. F. A. Iferbert, the only
vessel of the equadron absent from England, is lying
alongside the Mole at Gibraltar.
Tag FENIAN SCARE reference to the alarm
alsnit the Fenians, we notice that the daily paperS
contained an account of extra vigilance having to be
exercised at Chatham Prison somewhat similar to our
report respecting the Portland Convict Retabliahment
An amusing ctinard was circulated in Portland early
in the week. It seem that on Sunday morning a

vessel cane into the Roads, with a large number of
paciangers and crew. On Monday minting mysterious
reports were set on fo it respecting this vessel --that
they would not admit any one on board, mid forthwith
many people seemed to be convinced that she had 300
Fontana on board, and doubtless intended to rencue the
Fenian prisoners. The report was the morn laughable,
an at that time there were no lean than four ship+ of
war in our Roads.
LoOAL

BOIW mEtcriNi:.

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THURSDIT.—Present : Mew,. J. C. I.lno, C. Mitchell,
E. Pearce, Ii Stone, W. C.eithen, IL 0
14141,0 y, R. Lane, G. E. Andrthri, mj.tinin Scriven, Mid
J. P. &riven.
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WATERINr..
An application was made by the acting secreLtry of the
Watenna Committee. aiking the 'Wird to give Ll per
week towards the watering, during the month of
Saloom her.
The application was acceedeil.to.

DR !YAW:.
The committee relative to the drainage in Maiden-well,
and respecting the sed nt ime chainherA, widtcd a general
meeting of the Board, previous to going on with the IMMO.
The committee WM nand to re.consider time drainage. and
ako that of King-street and Artist-row, in conjunction
with Mr. Slagg's plans..._____

CULTERWELL
The Commiasionert of the Woodt and Forests have
directed an enquiry respecting thi..pring.
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exPrt ivousr.e.
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On the Inspector of Isutssnce a report being read, Mr.
B. SmovEs, Om, Itlol/01, 0r^0114,1 Illy Mr. W. Atrwoot.t.
—"That the Inspector be m4ructe4 to take all nereAsary
steps to close up all holism that the leflical Olicer tssn-
eiders unfit for human habit,atlop.:_

Mr. E. PEA PICK proposed and Mr. Swiss ,stsconded—
" rh.t the Inepoetor he not so in•tructed (or the present"
Five rote.' for the aniendrnent and three for the pro-
position. The amendment was ther4ore carried.
The medical officer's report was read and declare,' satis-
factory : hut the inspector was instructed to serve
notices on the owners of property in Guernsey-street to
connect their drains with the main drains in High-street

TIIF. NAVAL

It was resolved "That this Board, having heard that a
committee from the House of Commons is formed to
consider what site in England is most suitable for the
erection of a navel college, the clerk be instructed to
write forthwith to draw their attention to the great and
nunierou-, advantoces the island of Portland poseossoes for
that purpose, and that Mes.rs. J. U. Lane, G. E. Andrews,
P. P. S.:riven, It. Lasso, E Corniten, and 11. 0. Mabey be
a committee to draw up a letter to be sent to the com-
mittee and to the members of P.irliament for the county."