The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-10-05 00:00:00

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Ovrittias Ontivairimn,—.We have much plwisure
in quoting from the Bengal Arlin Omens, HI% May,
19119--oldnial mtiritafrgtom 13t4 hr bong*, CIA
Ild ,
gir ward , 1LU,11,4 sseoutanding the
Asunghinn Field oroe—the following nun men
of (doers connrioWd with Weymouth 1—"1 also bug
moot particularly to mention Captain Henry It. Sm.
moon, 79th Highlanders, Major of Brigade, ant!
Major Turner, R,A,, who acted as Artillery MO
Officer and who both rendered me valuable amis.
tenon.'
PKOKIINADI BALL—The 'mond promenade ball
at the Royal Hotel Assembly Rooms, on Tuesday
evening last, was again most numerously attended,
The music we. played by the band of the Wexford
. . . _

The winter session of the Literary and Montilla
Institution was most brilliantly and suomiefully in-
augurated on Tuesday hat, by a concert at the
Victoria Hotel. The oommittee had engicl the
celebrated harpist Frederick Chatberton, to
perform a very beautiful selection on Erard's Gothic
Harp. They also retained the services of Miss
Eliza Hughes, the well known vocalist, to vary the
entertainment. The Nit( of the residents, a large
number of the most fashionable visitors, and the ,
members and subscribers, filled the room in every
available corner. Mr. Chatterton (who has had the
honour of performing before the royalty, both of
Great Britain aud the oontinenti played with the
greatest brilliancy and with considerable effect. His
most striking performances were from "Robert le
Diable," "Lucia di Lammermoor," and reminumen•
oes of Itellini. Miss Hughes displayed considerable
vocal power, and great facility of execution. The
area, " Cora e hello," from " Luoresia Borgia," was
truly artistic, while the halide, "The spell is
broken," and "I waited till the twilight," wire
loudly and deservedly encored. The area," Li-
wee well sung and much applauded. The
entertainment waa of the most gratifying descrip•
tion.

FATAL Aoomewr.—An inquest was held on
Tharsday laid, at the Castle Inn, Portland, before F. Cl.
Steggall, Faq., coroner for the island, on the body of
Henry Stephens, a boatswain's mate belonging to
H.M.S. Blenheim, who had been drowned on the
previous Tuesday evening near the Victoria pier.
The following evidence was taken :—Michael Dunn,
coast-guard man said :—Ou Tuesday evening between
seven and eight o'clock, I was at the Victoria per
and saw the deceased coining towards me. He looked
at me, and said, "old fellow, can yon eV* me a
shove on board t" I maid 6ll don't know,' I having
doubts as to whether it would interfere with my
duty. At the mum time the deceased's Mend, Hedge,

eame down, and I got the boat reedy to help de-
ceased on board. Deceased came straight towards
the boat, but when he had got three or our steps on
the ladder I heard a splash. It was very dark, and
!weld not tee deceased, I immediately called out
to his friend Medge who was in the boat, "there'. a
Man overboard I" and told him to put the boat-hook
over and give the alarm. Meantime I endeavoured
to find deoeased with the boat-hook, but did not
auceeed. The dep. were very slippery, and to that
and the darkness deceased'a deetk wee, in my be-
lief, attributable. About twenty minutes elapsed
before we futttld tha body.—John Madge s I am a
gunner's mate on board the Blenheim, I was Isadore
on Tuesday evening with the (Leawood i we left the
(Jostle Inn about half-paet oven to go on board.
Peomesel was at the mer before me, and when I got
there he told me that lo had asked the oimelguainl-
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his Wiatibook to lurch Air desemed, I hastened to
give the alarm, mid then returned to the pier, and
belt off my emu and stockings, end dived into the
wMer endeavouring to find the doomed hut 0 could
Pt _ I remained at the Ow until the hotly wee
found, The dumbed wee, I sikeidd Nay ,a quarter of
an him in the water, His body wee taken to the
(Jamtle loot and owani were wed to restore him Mil
without oder It Ito weevil yore of eyelet the (IN of
his death, Mr, Vita W, Rowielone, maistittitieuri
genii of 11, M,lll, fllaryhoint, deposed Mutt hay mg re,
ealved ilifurniatimi of the fate ill', he prompt ed at
ones to the liertie lien, where deOltard w. lying,
and found that I. wee entinet, lie need I oreo
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u groat sleep. I ion at been the woe up tore
line we may see anuthef ton yore pee with city ew
moths of iiiipertaisee. Wel/1r .b. almost rid to
lee mm lit the opts lapin Upon variplie p it. inid
break,/ re, or the amount Italy to ite &minuted for
mylls 'log the prole* in hond, Tito other side of
tee seeu unt, burster, Motile of mash easier onapitip
I pill In a very few words we "eh reeapitulate, we think,
& I the produos or our outlay and our enterprise for some
years peel, and the retropeo, II not esleulated to inspire
mush olf•eomplattenoy, may lend, pothole, to our Mut'
guidance. rhdriti the hit opines Alderney, We '
willing be take It promoted that the military works ..
fitted on this ell Is and rooky island have been sientis
filially toneelved, not will we atpresentralse anyquestion
about the expedieney of looking up In ouch a position
WI 1,000 men who would be reilairal to garrison them.
We are only dealing with Alderney as a Harbour of
Refuge, and we believe we shall be expressing the almoit
unanimous opinion of sailor, when we say that for lids
purpose it is nearly worthless. Its situation is etude
that approach lobed weather-the very weather when the
harbour would be needed-4B eseeedingly dangerous.
bunken rooks abound along Its shores and over these
perilous objects the tide races with alarming rapidity.
vvith &smooth *se and in broad daylight the port might
be pretty 86611 y entered, but even then its interior space
Is so *entitled that not more than six or eight second•
slice 'teenier' could find °intimations anahorage. This
gives but a poor return for aU the money spent year
after year. Alderney, If well garrisoned might be very
difficult to capture, and It might shelter a few amen
cruiser' under favourable conditions of weather, but
for the wants of that vast mercantile ma-
rine which now floats upon every sea it
can hardly be thought of any use at all. HEIR less suc-
cessful had been the outlay at St. Catherine's, Jersey,
where the works, indeed, have been at length abandoned,
and not so much as a prospect Is now retained of any
return. We next wine to Dover, where it is rather
difficult to appreciate the pending operations owing to
their indefinite and ambiguous character. Nobody
seems to knew precisely how far the works are intended
as national defences, or how far they are directed to-
wards the formation of a Harbour of Refuge. As far,
however, as the latter object is concerned, it seems hard
to believe that the expenditure can prove very produe-
tive. Dover I. .1. tidal harbour, and approachable there-
fore only at pertain times. The pier now in course of
construction would protect this harbour from a south-
westerly gale, but from that only, and the utmost that
can be said is, that 'mall coasting vessels would find
better security than before. That the new pier is a
convenience not only to the town but to the travelling
population of these islands generally, ie what it
good many of our readers have probably observed for
theniselvea during the last two months ; but, thought
this is certainly a very agreeable accommodation, it does
not make Dover a Harbour of Refuge. Against these
we on uow set two others of better promise. Holyhead
a. noble port admirably situated, and olealated to be
of Infinite serviee to the shipping navigating tit, Charge's
Channel. Portland is better still. The situation end
wwwitioo of skis harbour leave little to he wialied for,
and if the protective works were completed it walla
furnish both our ships of war and our merchantmen
with exactly the kind of port required. If the
money gunk in _ other photo had been expended
here we should now have 1444 at loot one
harbour of unexceptional character . but, though we
eon hardly be said to have attempted ;op mush, we have
aerial not suagewled In bringing onythiag to perfr
lion, 4 sit additional rerownemdetion too in I a
me of ortland, we may say that it it on,
'ome to
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filisf,-1/1 to, summon lurnlpe For edlleer Met' ill'eent
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The spirit of esatilstion knight to be caviled is not
°unfitted Isi the 5h0w.11.1,1 1 hitt pries' are °Skied for
the best 00,4_0ir...rw. on a given number of
w oil 00, the! ore onowlokLAet two et Wye
Airmen Appointo personally to inquiet the crop!
when growing, Thus nitural ativnntages of soil and
general mode of cultivation are taken Into uonsidert•
lion, and a more correct as well sea more saldolltolory
judgment formed of individual merit than could be
by the mere examination of selected specimens. The
prattlerl and improving subject' constantly broin.iht
forward and discussed by the members of the Midi,
and the satisfactory manner in which the relative
value of different kinds of manure has been lately
tested and published, are additional and important
features of the cileb's usefulness.
EMIT DURANT ItUUNDII.-Thie peak, having 'coin.
menoed by nub hunting, met in Shroton Fwir !geld,
on Monday, the 97th ult., to begin the real busineu
of the season. This meet rarely affords much sport,
being merely regarded by fothuntsrs se inaugurating
the first of the season, and affording an opportunity
to the knowing ones critically to exercise their
judgments on the turn-outs. Judging from the
expreesions dropped in the hunting field, hounds,
staff, and equipments met with universal approval,
and gives promise of future sport, highly satisfactory
to the sportamen present. Plenty of foxes were
found, but there being little scent, and the °oven
drawn being encircled by crowds of horsemen and
pedestrians, no fox oould be got efell awry from
cover. An old and welliknown huntsman present
declared, with a eportaman's honesty, "No hounds
could do better, Ille there wee not e breath of want
stirring, and too many people." The beauty of the
day, and the animation of the scene, fully made up
for the lack of sport We *ere pleased at haring.=
influential farmer (and we believe landowner) living
near Shroton, indignantly repudiate the charge of
killing the foxes. "Let them drew cover" said "the
farmer, "and I'll be bound they dad foxes." The
cover referred to was inibswinently drawn, and three
or four foxes were shortly an foot at the mme time.
A lecture will be delivered at the Town-hell,
Blandford, on Wednesday evening, October Bth,
by F. A. New, Egg., (late manager of the city of
Landon Education! Society> - Subject: "Our
to e next wreath ,s. ' ladies are invited to
attlAr2 the
The Chair will be taken at 1 o'clock by E. 0,
Spooner, Req.
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WIAIBGRNIII.
The Lay %mist Ashley gave birth to a daughter
on Tuesday lain, at the residence of the Marquis of
Donovi, in Groovonor-oquare.