The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-07 00:00:00

FATAL LICK BY A BOBS&

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Lg., county moor. bold as
w ottorsoon kik at tie Dmost Otwati=l:l4l.
trukdat • Toms awl amid William Lbw% wbo
by•moo the ew of Pousdborr Fair. Ho
Wei 01•••7wt bssill Bob tad Wool to tr Dom*
°scab nosittal. Idiom be Awl about WI -pad two
Thu tallawlab:Lan th• ivy :Alt. Job Short* Clore-
otwob Worm r VMS, loam VI ootattll=
Wilms. W. I. TIMIU, Gomm Soak jobsay
Marks Owtor. Jams Botwk-Job akiplised. Sow Toot.
oatill=rotea
docered vas prosaak wowing WM*.

A Ming maa named Vuseeet. In the malslol Mc
Thorns,a ilk the deemed, said they were awrrag.grevel
from Btlnolord Rill to the fetus, sear Mr. Legs. new
fares bosses ;a Fordlagtoo geld. Five carts were thus
employed, wangle bad charge of one, and Roberta of
another. Roh went all the way and returned with the
empty load; they net and passe I one another sacs time.
About hall-past twelve he mat the deceased near the top
of the town, between then and the turning towards the
barracks ; vriusess was then returbitut with an empty cart
This wee aear the ant tree on the Bodport road.
D.eased stopped before whose. dot to him, and the
latter stopped aftanvard. Some colts posed him
Just ea be 'toped, and a QUM was ruling •
hackney horse, and ac At was running loose MY% They
mind It;borne'. cart, and caws towards witness, but not
as far.. he was, and the colt turned round, and ran back
"Ain top gotg m,bsete, passing Use teller bores, which the
man was riding, and the moo turned his bores to go back
after the C sit, calling out to Roberta and moth's boy—
" Stop tke colt." They held up their heads, find Uses colt
stopped, and turned bank, totrarle the horse that the man
was riding. The MAO on horseback rods round to get
behind the colt, and to he did so. he game in (mat of the
bone that wee In Roberts's cart and went to the horse's
head, when the bores be was riding turned right round
shandy. edid "gung at the boy." kicking him below the
strap, Is the bowels. Roberta was ho/dine Pus borm's head
at the time. Tbe man did not get off his horse; but he
asked the boy how be felt, and be said—" Better ;" he did
sot fall. The men asked if the boy wag hurt, and the
latter replied—" N, not so very much," looked up, and
smiled. When the boy said be was better, the matt went
on towards Poundbury Pair. Witness found the boy was
In more peon, and complaining, and after talking to him
• good bit, he told Isms to take hie( +Muftis) empty cart,
and go house to his mother, and witness proceeded to take
the empty cast to Mr. Le4/1, and about. The boy got
Into the cart by ttiosself. and went down the street, witness
going up the road. Witness altarwar Is met his. coming
to Use hospital with the cArt, but aid not speak to him
then, nor see him alive afterwardk
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The U wooer reworked that the witness sestnud to hove
acted with a good deal of judgment, and in answer to hia
ousaUon, warms said it was bacon.* the boy was in more
pd. .t tar the man was gone toat witness told him to go
dome withfils cock
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—Tri;c:7.lonet, Mother of the &ceased, wee at borne on
Monday, when her son came home, about • quarter to can.
Hoe ai with Mr. Tlveno's carter, end wee lying down in
the dung-pot, He maid "Oh I my dear mother ! A bore has
lucked in. in my bowels,' and on being asked who..
horse, he said "Mt. Jaaistia" She got • blanket, and put
under him, to take him to the hospital, because it wee
such rough rides( ; but deceased, who was in • good deal of
pain, seed "Oh. do-se let me alone He came away almost
directly from home to the Hospital, and witness remained
vnth him till he warn put to bed. He seemed very ill, and
wished her goodbye. He elterwards wished them all good-
tic and said ba wat ado/ to
Mr. J. A. & G. Iteenun. LS.A., surgeon of
the Dorset (busty hospital, warn preset shout half-past
twelve on Monday when the deceased we. brought in,
apparently sulfuring from collapse. He did not thoroughly
rally, and suffered from thirst sad abdominal pain. Ordin-
ary sod bilious vomiting set In about three or four hours
slur. extreme prostration, peritonitis, Peleitherenela and
death mat day shout half-pest two. The symptoms pointed
to some visceral mischief. He was perfectly sensible and
tionectoes to within • varier of an boar of his death. On
It. day of his death there was • redness about the &brio.
in.., which might be construed that he had been kicked;
but witness had not ascertained there was say rapture.
What declared volume...god was very brief ;he elinp4 mid
he had been kicked by a colt. The cam was very markets
from the commenosinent, and the result might hare been
expected. At the time of his admittance, there was no
visible sign of a Wk.
By the Coroner: Th• marks which aerated yesterday
would not show whether the horse was
The witness Vincent said it was not Mr. James kinuell
who was riding the bares.
The (kroner said the man seemed to be riding • horse
to the fair, the colt ran beck, Um man called to tho boys,
and went round to turn the colt, and In peeing the boy
the ridden horse kicked out at the boy. It wee not even
se if the looms bores had kicked him, whereby the owner
might incur responsibility (because you most not turn out
loom bones on the roads). Re pointed out there did not
seem to he any criminal reeponsibiUti—whealler there was
civil respmalhility he said not • word, good, bed, or
indifferent. —Verdict : " Accidental Death."

BAND or Hoer. Thip monthly owdocol
_chi
Glosortsr-strest Bawd of Hops was hold on Towd
'vowing. Tito Prosidept, thi Rev. H. Bolton,
and there woo a good attendance.

TH2 ROYAL IFILIND-BILL RHIOEIL2, and glee
Poland-street, London, (the Original Band, fotITZ
1866,) will give performances OP Thelday sod Widnes-
day next, at the Royal Hotel. They have • splendid
peal of 108 bells, and the programme includes a charm-
ing variety of the beet music.—For particulars see
advt.

BAD Aomparr.--A little boy named Wooda Wei
playing near the Backwater on Saturdey afterrnoon,
when by some means he got his hand under the trucks
on the tramway. He was badly hurt, one of his
linger' having been nearly cut off. He was at once
taken to Dr. Griffin and is now progressing favour-
ably.

Fitz IN Nxwqtractrr.—On Saturday morning about
half-past three, se a policeman was passing along
New-street, he detected a smell of fire, and on examin-
ation found that it was at No. 6, a house occupied by
Mr. Jones. It appears there is a lodger at his house
named Fookes, a-shoemaker, and he had been working
with a candle, and fell asleep, when the candle fell
down, burning a very large hole in the floor. When
discovered, the man was quite overcome with the
smoke.

THIATRZ ROYAL.—The Beaufort and Lever comedy
and burlesque company, who made so many favourites
on their former visit, commenced their return visit on
Monday night, and there VIM a crowded house to
welcome them back. The comisuiy is quite equal to
its former excellence, although there are one or two
fresh artistes. The performance on Monday com-
menced with the Adelphi drama of "The Green
Bushes." This play was put upon the stage in •
manner deverviNc much praise. The various incidents
were well carried out, and the whole of the characters
were well sustained.

ANOTHER Firte.—On Monday evening, about half-
past six, a fire was discovered in • large store on the
Quay, used as a carpenter's shop, in the occupation of
Mr. Rose, builder. A large quantity of shavings was
found to be on fire. The fire spread, and it was about a
hour and a half before it could be got under.
That the fire was discovered was extremely fortunate,
for the reason that underneath was stored a large
quantity of stores belonging to the " Hans, " consist-
ing of turpentine, brandy, and a general cargo, and
had the fire spread to this, the result would have been
most serious. As it is a large amount of damage has
been done by water. The stores were insured in the
Northern for £l5OO, but Mr. Raw Is uninsured.

AANAULT ON A Poucguag.—At the Guildhall on
Friday, during the sitting of the County Magistrates,
a man named JoAR Bird, dairyman. of Wyke,
committed an unprovoked assault upon P.C. Roper,
the Wyke policeman. He had teen summoned for
allowing cattle to stray on the highway and fined. He
refused to pay the money and was n.,t allowed to
leave the court. As be still persisted it his refusal to
pay the money a warrant warn issued for his
apprehension. P. C. Roper rex i red orders to execute the
warrant in Court, and proceeded to obey them. Bird
whilst being taken into custody struck the constable
severely about the face with his clenchei fiat. causing
a black eye and other injuries. Superictendent Batty
then went to his assistance, and after .one trouble Bird
was taken to the cells below. --At the close of the other
business, he warn brought up on the charge of assault-
ing the policeman, and fined .M and xmrtia.

SHIPPING NMI. -ArPiNGI4I : Aquilr, nigher, Jet.
sey, general; Empress, Cosens, Alum Bay, passenger.;
Great Western, Blampied, Cherbmrg.
_gtoaral ;
Empress, Corms, Bournemouth, psaisergers ;Brighton,
Falls, Jersey, general ; Cambria, Anly.o. Doyle, nil;
James, Lemmon, London. wheat; Yealm, French.
Plymouth, em pties ; Emma, Conway, Cowes, cement;
South of Ireland, Peeve, Cherbourg. general.
&Wisps Empress, Corms, Alum Bay, passengers;
South of Ireland, Barn, Cherbourg, general;
Aquila, Flisher, Jersey, general • Ravens
worth, 'Lovell, Hartlepool. ballastildaton. Falls,
Jersey, general ; Waterford, W Guernsey.
ballast; Great Western, Blampied, Cherbourg, general;
Express, Fleet, Pools, ballast; Pmfeseor Canteler,
Bowan, Elsinore, ballast ; Empress. Corems, Bourne-
mouth, passenger.; Exhibition, !doors, St. Maio,
ballast; Cambria, Anson, Brest, ballast; Tweed,
Browning, Cardiff, ballast; Emma, Conway, Cowes,
ballast; Idarnbull, Hodder, Guernsey, ballad.

CONGLIGATIONAL ASNITUSAIT AT
A larze number of the Weymouth Concerationalists
suppooted their Abbotabury friends on Wednesday on
the 00CAtiOn of their anniversary. About 40 went
from Gloucester-aired sad a number from Hope
Chapel, accompanied by their palters, the Rev. 13.
Bolton and the nee. W. Lewis. They esre conveyed
In • capital wagonette and three landaus, provided by
Mr. Smith, and they bad a pleasant Mrs. Tea was
held in the Abbotsbury Chapel, at whhh about 200
persons sat down, and it is described as me of the beet
meetings which the Congregatiosalists st Abbotebury
ever had. A meeting lase efterwarde laid, presided
over by the Rev. W. Lewis, and some excellent and
enlivening addreeses were delivered by the Rey. IL
Bolton, and the Rev. J. 8. Butcher, of if perry.
GRAND CONCEIT. A highly 119001161111 evening
concert was given on Wednesday evenings% the Roysi
Hotel Assembly Rooms by the follow* artistes
Mdlis. Jose 81aerr4nglos (soprano), Miss Annie Butter-
worth (contralto), Mr. Henry Guy (te, Mr. Farley
Binkios (bies), Ilona. Albert (solo soallo), con-
ductor, W. T. Arent. The ateendaace was exceed-
ingly good, and we are sum that all cond not but be
satisfied at the manner in which all tic please were
rendered. The programme opened vith • pretty
quartette "O'er the Dark Rime WiAOl" (Weber),
followed by Handers " Droop not, 'Young Lover," by
Mr. Farley Binkina This gentleman paean= a deep
bees voice of moth power, and in this mg wee at his
best. Miss Annie Butterworth next smog " Quando a
te Lisle" (Glounod). Mire Butterwork gave thk tong
with all the feeling and taste of whin% her rich and
flexible voice wee capable. The violoncello solos of
Mons. Albert were good, especially hi own composi-
tion " Martha Milithire." "Angels ever Bright and
Pair" (Handel) was beautifully sung by Mae. Jose
was Mr. Guy's song "Good Night,
Fair
Of these t firthate artistes it
Is to sneak ; sufloos it toes, that Mdlle.
Bhnetrcnringtors be soprano voice and kr. Guy's telling
tenor are both as good as ever. In tisk other megs
they were moored. as was also Mien Butterworth in
' The Bellor'sitcry." Mr. T. Avant ally aocompaelei
Altogether it wee • concert of thakt=et order, and
must have given th u e nmet

Bosons Pow; tridarro—Sidors )r. Drew and J.
Robes. Fog.
Dammam's" AND Basnoo.—J•Jus Veva wee sts-
mooed for being drunk sad bagging 1. Bs. ThoromMrset
ou Thursday. —P. C. rdstAslsad blow lots Kr. BM&
shop whom b• also Hs Ss took Mrs lota
custody, and In his posssaloo he I. sad sit—rbs
dad t said ha was. miller by trade sad setae kw yews mo
Its had • sesstroks. Upon hi. Proall to lasts Um
tows be wae discharred.
Liasana AillaOLT —AMMO /rasa{ of Horrford-itmet.
Ira Ineeght Op sorter • warrsat, char* with indossuttY
missillsillori:Zussi.srms gems ran I W.— ram twcties
reside la sad about • fortnight ego the
ownpletnest had oasis to go h the defendant's
hoes His wife wee from has. sad he asked
her to bar. maw beer wad see bresd sad most. which
she somptoi. H. this aamaltessl Ihs alleged ainialit
—Kra Wsrne. the Esther, said on SD day of the seasult
the add as* has. the wares for bloat, but she heard
sotstag of the amok SW Tuesday het She Ms gss
information ta the pike and • Innis wee eblehted sad
Seediest apprionsh&—lPrhseserorhe deeded eenonitS
fag tbe ass eihegistorred for enadleansmakbet net
bug able Is. Or.it • name% tie Ikea sehrsil
tonowyZeimmaisel wella awl =es4 Ida to Ibes•
aid

Boaotme Petwa, Ilesaw,-elafees the M 10. Coetermon D.
Bloc itaq.), Dr. Dow. D. Oollele, leg, lOP.O
RoPkllle, For members who neve passed out of woad clew,
11 sq. Seven rounds at 500 and 000 yards. First Prim, C0r91.-
As Detour Smits. -Sibyl Biwa, • seasnatt was Pelle ; secoai, Qamtermaster-Sergoint Lee ; third,
charged with nest tonwealag Istituto towards Ceptoin CI 51. Private Daewoo fourth, given by Mr. Graham.
Thomas Brown; also with asesniting • sesame weed Prtvall French. The following to the Ware ae t 0641 J..ho Martuo. and wilfully brissalog • quantity M plates Panto. Drill,, Tot.
and basins, the property of the captaln.-Thomas Brown, Corporal Pelle 641 -
00
cap tsin of the schooner Queen, said on Saturday loot Quartermmter-Seigegas Lee 56 56 -
1)1
Imola the defendant canoe on board he %sod very bad Privets Do•mng ... 2S SO - 911
laimuage eel attempted to strike hint lie eras in • state Sergeant Stevens... ... .. ... 44 3) -74
of Intoxication. fe rim ashore after boa, and Pot hint- S:rgeant Warren - 73
self in • fightiug attitude. Ho did not see Um strike Private Fre imh ... 6 52 -es
anyone. Witness was aot on hoard when he broke the Savant Roberts ... 29
plates and Mains. He did not strike witatee., he only
Courstrriox
thresteaed him. He war very quiet PrvYlooo to bogettln.sl Bacaorrte Pans-Fa. not b•ViMi "6 •
; drunk. If. lit I only been his employ ten dime-John
fLur DTETiOo tosoti gr.nrPire rounds at 100 and BS)
Ittrt.°' ''''''vide°"7 Wed to ttwl° hi. slit°°*".4 "id yards, All drds over 3; to count one point each. Pirsi
he Cm a somn oa on board the schooner Quest. He did I WE.. gl. Private timers ; second, Ss, Privets Guppy:
Dotfte I".° 'inks t;" cal""*" only "ruck wild*" ! third. Ile. et, Private Fletch • fourth, 10a, Privets
twice, but then he 41 not know what he wit@ 4011IC He • Tredree ; A1t0,?.., woalord ; sixth, Private' did not see any of the plates and dishes broken.-Walter
Ilynionda The following was the score :-
Bonham e Kik on board the schooner, said on the day in
Pointe. Drilla. Tot
question the prisoner wte intoxicated. lie broke the private Knit. 90 71 -Si
Plates and basins accidentally. There word two plum
Private Guppy . ... 19 57 - 76
and three basins broken. v•lne 714.-fl. Mayor said it Private Froooo 16 57 -73
WY one of the old ad stories of having too muck to drink, Private Fietcher • • ix es -11 l
and he would lie fined ss. and pay the
Private Trade,. • ••• 6 33 -
STEALING SAGS AND BONED, Etc. —411=16.011111 116111114 Private :I• 19 16 -Jo
Joao fikilingimun wee charged with steeling a quantity of Peva, • Svtu,,ode 21 13
old iron, mum rsgs and bones, Ea, value about 1..-P.C.
the g inbe of hits.
TH. voms Mamma-T. Mae members making
Raper that morning between helf-peit throe and four
was on the Dsrchester-roa a. opposite Wellington-terrace, A y .go
above to be woo two
when he sow the prisoner coming down the road carrying I y,rs mS:rg t Stevens won the medal,
napetitions A and C or
a bat (produced/. Wangle l0001"d him and few" the making V bit., only missing once at 500 yards- Goi6Orsi
bag contained about • cwt. of rags and bones and an iron 8„,„„....,..„000d corpowd Lush woo it
once at MU Imo.
ter kettle. Be eked him where he got it, and he replied
met year.
from the Lodmoor fields. When. said " Whet,
the fields belonging to Mr. Joliet. and Mr.
Jest, 1" and he replied "Tee.' H. then took him to
Radipole to Mr. lefty, in company with Sergeant Coates,
and found the things did not belong to him. He :Aril
locked the defeadant up at itedipok, and went to the
road leading to Mr. Jobee's oceans:a. He there found
foot markt at the back of Wellingtoneterritos. With the
prisoner's boots he made impremions alongside, and, in the
presence of P.C. Himsiord, compared them, and found
they corresp model exactly. Whiiet bringing the prisoner
down to the polloostatioa he said "If I hail known 111
could have come down that way and missed TOD this
morning." He also told ties he picked up some of the
reds a month ago and some yesterday, and put them
away, and went that tocrallig to fetch them-Defendant : .
" thug lots of yersa"-P.O. Handed proved
examining the footmarks in Kr. Jolfee fled in company
with P.C. Soper. They eerrespooded exactly, PartiOulm.ll
the loft boot, upon which the defendant had two or three
nails up. Yr. Jails, the ovals of the field, had
onnteeed defendant several times He had missed several
things before, such as ploughshares, traces, and the like.-
TOG defendant said he would have the ernes settled now.-
Kr. Led.. —"Are you gnat, or not guilty 1-Defendant:
" I be nether (nifty nor not gully, Or, if you can make it
out (Laughter.) I found the Woo sad put them away
about • month ago. Yesterday moraine I walked round ;
ti see if they were still there, and this moraine I went to '
fetch 'eni."--lieven dale' hard lehore.
Boitoutig Pours, Tuseday.-Before Dr. Drew (chair.
man), J. Luadio Seq.. and It lielrina.
ADIAOLT.-Charke Wadi alias Cherie John Bee, a
sailor, of HAL& Skylark, was charged with assaulting
William Green. -Amending to complainant', statement
defendant apolcoied for having seek him before, and
wanted to give in some whisky or beer, which were
refused, and defendant struck complainant, who had his
arm ill • slin& -George Seaward, tit • landlord. said be
was present when the email took place. When they Ant
came into the boos* Welch came up to Green and told
him he had something to say. They then had • glass of
ale, and Welch touched Green on the coat Green said,
"1 don't allow any man to pull ma about." TD• defend.
ant this put up he Set and " retched him on the head."
Groan Rove no pTovoesAion. He did not know what they
did outside the house. Hs should not thlak the defend.
ant was intosketed.-Dofendaat bat no recollection of
the Of air at all; in fact, he was intoxicated at the time.
-The Bench decided that in eonsiderstion of the fed
that complainant wished his case withdraw; sod of the
exemplary character which the defendant had borne,
they should only Are him Se. end Carti-Ilk &Boothe.
INDSCIET UONDOCT. - HOWE Maier, VW lade .ent
=Wien on Sund.y last, was lead lie including co •te, or
wren days-P.C. Sticklaad proved the mee.

ROBBERY BY A SOLDIER.
At the Borough Pollee Court on Wednesday, before
R Hopkins, Ellq., (chairmen) and J. Lundle, Esq.,
Reeert L.se, a private in the 75th Regiment, with two
conduct badge., was charged with stealing two gold rings,
=A, handkerchiefs, neckties, and other articles, from
nn Cornick, a prostitute, on Monday night.
Mary Ann Conlick, who said she was a single woman,
deposed that the night before last the prisoner want
home with her. At night the rings were on her.
flagon and the puree wag in the pocket of her dress
The other articles, the handkerchief, neckties, and •0018
images were on the table. The prisoner left the house
between Ave and six in the morning, and after .he was
gone she mimed the rings. She then gave information to
the police and soon afterwards mimed the other articles
Selina Samways said she saw the rings on the Singer
of the promicutrix at eleven o'clock the night before.
C. &alien said he received instructions to go to the
barracks to enquire about the rings. He saw the prisoner,
who was on guard, and mead him if he knew anything
about the rings, and, in the pressmen( the Sorgeent- Major,
be gave them up. Later in the day from further informa-
tion, he went to the barracks again, and asked the prisoner
If he knew anything about the other thing., and he denied
all knowledge of them. Witness then went In company
with the Sergeant-Major, searched the prisoner's bag,
and found all the morning articles. When the prisoner
gave him the rings, he said he intended to take them
bark.

Mary Ann Gornick (recalled), said in answer to Mr. B.
Hopkins, no conversation whatever ponied between her
and the prisoner about the rings, and she did not promise
to give them to him
The prisoner pleaded guilty to taking the things, but
said be intended to have taken them back. lie only took
them in • game.
Mr. Hopkins : But your taking them is tantamount to
stealing them
The officer in command of the company to which the
prisoner belongs toadied to his previous good character.
Mr B. Hopkins said the Bench had considered the case
in all its bearing., and under the circumetancee, although
his officer gave him a good character, they felt bound to
pees such a sentence upon him m would mark their
disapprobation of his conduct He had done • most
cowardly and unmanly thing, as well as an offence against
the law. notwithstanding his defence, be had no right to
take them, and be would be sentenced to one month's hard
Inboar.

PORTLAND.
NAVAL. —Captain llsvie has succeeded Captain
Rougemout on board U.M.S. Warrior.
WARIIOI will leave for Portsmouth next
week to be docked fur repair, sad to be fitted with a
new Steam steering apparatus.
BACCHANTS left on Thursday afternoon
soon aft .r the visit of the Lords of the Admiralty.
tilos proceeded direct to Gibraltar.
Tim HIALTH• AT THE Vaasa—Daring the pest two
years only two men have died at the Verne. Where
U 0 many men are sosembled this death-rate is ex-
tremely small, and speaks well for the sanitary
arrangements.

MILS. firmairrtr arrived at Portland at midday
ost Tuesday with the Marine reliefs for HAL&
Warrior and Boirawen. She left on Wednesday
morning to rotors to Portsmouth with the time-
aspire.* men.

LOIDOIII.IIIIIIOIAAT &GiI:ST.—A mooting in aid of
this sooleazz held on Thursday last at the Cony**
The Key. E. Btorrow(trom Calcutta),
Ctae,. IL Yell, and the Rev. E. Bolton (Weymouth),
pleaded the MAIMS of the society. There was • vary
good attendance.

McKeown. of the 32nd Regiment, who was
recenUy sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for
complicity in the robbery at the Verne, hes &La been
convicted of breaking out of barracks and sentenced to
41.2 days' imprisonment. He lift Portland on Friday
last under escort for the Gosport Military Prison.

Tag FLorr.—The rumour whioh we mentioned bet
week with regard to the arrival of the beet, la about
to be verified, for ills officially announced that Lord
John Hay, who is In command of the Channel
Squadron, has received orders to proceed in his flag-
ship to Poraaud, where the other vessels will join
him. It is said they will afterwards cruise in home
waters, in order to give the men an opportunity of
spending Christmas in England.

hittxrattr.—On Tuesday morning a draft from the
32nd Regiment, consisting of one sergeant, one
oorporal, and 64 privates proceeded by an early morn-
ing train to Portsmouth to embark on board 11.61.8.
Tamar to be conveyed to the West Indies, to join the
46th Reeiment, their linked battslica. They marched
to the station hea sod by the band of the regiment
playing "The Girl I left behind Me," " Auld Lang
yne' " and other inspiriting West The men went
off in extollant spint.._

Ofi'iiia—Anitinmirr sidled Portland on
Thursday last. They arrived in the Admiralty yacht
Enchantress at nine in the morning and were reoeived
with salutes from the ahips in the harbour. They
',spouted H. 11.4. Baochante, Warrior, Boacawen,
and the Newcastle. The First Lord wee eummoned
to London by telegram on account of the illness of a
member of his family, and left for Weymouth by the
Warrior's steem pinnace. He left Weymouth for
London by the midday train. His colleagues left
Portland in the afternoon for Dartmouth in the
Enchantrves.

I.O.G.T.—Under the auspices of the Good Templars,
an entertainment was given on Friday evening leek
in the new Wesleyan schoolroom, Easton. The Rev.
J. Lawrence presided, and the room warn crowded. The
Templar choir, under the leadership of Mr. C. Way,
acquitted themselves well, the various choruses beinff
sung in capital style. Between the parts. Bro. E. J.
Stone delivered an interesting address on the Order,
giving an outline of its history, from its formation in
America down to the present time. As the visit of our
underhill friends to Easton 1•114 with a view of enlist-
ing the sympathies of our friends there, and so lead to
the formation of a lodge, we trust their efforts will be
successful.

TEM TM:NUMB EXPLOOIOS. - Although the
order has not yet been given to demonstrate the cause
of the explosion of a 38-ton Fun on board the
Thunderer by • trial and destruction of the companion
gun from the same turret, there is very little dsubt
that this course will he pursued, and a strong bursting
cell is being built at Woolwich proof -butts on purpose
for the experiment. It may be remembered that the
committee of investigation reported that In their
opinion the gun was double-loaded, and that the
ignition of the foremost charge in a part of the gun
relatively weak caused it to burst; and they suggested
that the second Fun should be loaded and fired under
the same conditions. The authorities have hesitated,
on account of the cost which will attend such an
experiment, but the importance of acquiring definite
information on the subject is held to be of such magni-
tude as to outweigh the expense. The bursting cell is
being built by Messrs. Kirk and Randall of concrete,
timber and mounds of earth; the inner chamber, in
which the gun will be fired by electricity, being about
90 feet long, 12 feet broad, and 12 feet in height. The
butte at which the double charge will be fired are
being strengthened, and the whole of the preparations
will be completed in about& month.

Fl as. —An alarm of fire was raised on Tuesday night
between raven and eight o'clock. It was found to be at Mr.
Chamen's farmhouse, but was confined to a bedroom,
where the bodges] and be 'clothes were burning. A
aumbt.r of the neighbours quenched the fire with
buckets of water, brought out as mach as they could
of the bedroom goods, and in about half an hour the
danger was over. It appears that when the children
were being put to bed, a boy who ha I charge of the
baby put a lamp on the bed, while he arranged the
bedclothes, the lamp was upset, and the clothes set on
fire. The frightened boy promptly pulled the baby
out by the foot, and ran with it to the mother, the
alarm was quickly given, and the fire extinguished with-
out spreading beyond ths bedroom.