The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-01-13 00:00:00

PORTL&NI).

11.M.R. WARRIOR will leave In -March and proceed
to Port*, ~,,,,, h to b. It t. 4 ar an a med tranvort,
semain.—Th.-r..l,ave be n c dam lately,
but they not re-di.. it :.11
ii oN•L I Ileum Rev. Mr. Wall
c to ne .c ulabery n .y lot at 'lsis church.
Ile preach,d t. larze congregations b.fth morning svd
evening.

wh %.3.1 fr omo time re.i,l,nt at
t,, 1)r. Ins died In
Lon.lota. hi. a et. , ea,h.r _
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WET,Perill ANI, I 11A7I.wsv —The anntiAl
tr.in-frr .ilf •he w.i Idiot .f hi. lin.. wit t•ilte place no
the 1-t ~f Fehr,' ,rv. wii..9 1,./c.4.rit R. will take
I the line fr the en.itinit twelve tn .nth*.
Ds. 11, Melt Its. Dr. I'.irpone as melical
oth-er t,) the " it ni Albert" lodges of

SocIAI. GATHERING —on Friday last the Rev. J.
A a. d Mis. 11,z r n'ert Med 'he ,hoir and Sunday
erlued tea,:hers of t, 1, Irish in the Reform,
,eh -on, nnmbering ebuit 100. The evening was
azreeal.ly and ej yhlc spent.
,EAM• W.—Thia revel, which is tender to
Watrior, an.l Alicia has been at Portsmouth
since August hit undergoing re; sirs, le expe. ted to
return to this port in April next. rum teamew has
hen provided with new boilers, and is at prese,.t
remeing riplirs to her hull.
NAVAL O.NTRACTi —Ti,. following are some of the
latest c .ntra-ts entered into for engines for Der
Maje tv'e Ail.. Thor's, for the Colossus are to be
snonlied by %midday, Son, and Field. at • cost of
teo 010; th .so for the Majestic at Pembroke by
limunhrers awl Tennant, at a coat ,d £77,000, and
tin.. for th.• Congneror At Chatham will be supplied
by die sam fi.m a.. a csst .d int 500 Penn swindles
the Constance a• Chatham, the emit being £32000;
the same firm elan engines two vessels of the Como
typo for £73,000 for the two ships.
%V tionDav Sam La.—The annual meeting
of the Ralston, Southwell, an.l Weston Wesleyan
Monday schools was heft on Now Year'. Day in
Raston-sonare. Mr. W. A. Attwooll, secretary,
presented his report, which appeave.l to be highly
satisfactory, and the statement of Mr. W.. 1. Pearor,
the treasurer. shows.% I* substantial Wane" in hand,
The following officers were elected for the ensuing
year :—Mr. .1. P. Serb's,. Mr. J. Pear." Mr. T. L.
Attwooll, an.l Mr. R. Peters, a, surerintendenta ;
Mr. B. Read, Mr. D. Stone Mr. B. Hinds. Kr. ff.
Minion, worsted J 's; Mr. J. Pearce, Mr. B. Hobo,
and Mr. it. Lowman, librarians; Mr. B. Stone,
general secretary; and Mr. W. L. Pearce, treasurer.
In the evening of the same day a public tea was held,
',Per which tutiresses were delivered by the Rev. W,
Lawrence P vigeham, and other..

Di•TRIBCTION Olt PRIM —The annual
of prizes won by the 'cholera of St. Geore'a ('birth
Schn.l took plac • ..n Thursday Last in the Reforoe
school The time WM spent pleanan, ly with m isle
and cm. in,, n.l the chillren, under the directi ,n of
the master, Mr. Wood sang .....veral very nice piece..
The reclations by the children wore equally go3d.
S 1 Is lies and gentlemen kindly assisted in the
muaical part of the entert &went. In distributing
the prizes to the aucceesful sch lane the rector, the Rev.
J. A. Ilieson, made a.m. appropriate remarks, and
expressed 1-articular pleasure at the meaner in which
acriptural subjecta were taught. In this p.articular
subj,ct the pupil teachers and monitors bed pawed ex.
ceentiogly well at the annual I*.ace.an Examination,
Margaret Attwo,dl, Caroline Pearce anti %Valiant
Dino having been eapecially socet.fol. The attend-
inc. of parent., and friends w.as exceedingly good and
• very agreeable evening WM spent.
MOVEMENTS of THE QUEEN'S SHIPS.
(From our Portnsunak Correspondent).
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f4twerneev.—Arnalin sailed in the afternoon of 3,11 Init.
Pivinouth.—Miranda tried machin,•ry on 3,1 inst.
(10 raltar.—Arhillee arrived on 3.1 inst.. and would
leave for
_Liviion on 6•11 ins.

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—Troop 8-rvies.—Oreatoa arrived e Port Sri ! on 3- I

IDdIDT,ni,2 rviee.—Jumat arriv j at P,•t Sall on
3r.1 Inst Eagibrates arrived at Ili its on lit Intr.. sad
sailfd.on 23,1 for Port 9 dd.

,leria--Onatas arrive,' no 3rd lost., and loft on Vb.
Ado:h.—Ml.ocm liffi,.`d on January lit, and roc.. ded,
East Indian 13 trviev.—Lettera from ft... Admiral Or
Jour.. CR. in tb.. V.:! A Bombay. up to Daawatwr
Litb. Earyabit left 13 lt De,groto r for A tan fttl'i
she will b. docked at Bvs lt r.Anniiral Gore Jones
having traagferred his 80l to the V Iture, which remain.
at Bombay. Ruby returned to %swain nn tbg 1411
Derombar from Mautman :she grill procoed to Trincomalee
an.l Bunbay when TO11.1•0,1 by Soartan. W. 1.1 Swan was
at Rangoon. Spartan left Trio ornetre on 8 h Dec ttulor
for 11411[0011, to relieve &thy. Dra:on arrived at Z
bar on lgt N tvemver, an 4 left on 12 Ii for Johanna, to
relays 11111eman2 rho would call at Llndi on i then mules
near the C. 11,11.0 1-lanag. Ve•tal gra. a 111 zatoonune on
of Novenotwr. R fl•man at J hating on 3.1 November,
would go to Zanabar, and theca to Also on br way to
Ragland. Hewn° was at Salinas on Bth at December.
Reedy waa at Muscat on 7th al Dowanber.