The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-24 00:00:00

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TROOPA FOR IRELAND.—A draught of two officers
and 84 men from the 14th Regiment proceeded to
Portsmouth lately, to embark at that port for Trehind
ArgtipiNtiti.—Mr. .1. Gush, schivi'master, was
married on Thursday to Miss B. Stone, who has
been playing the harmonium at the Congregation
services, and was presented by the friends with an
electro plate tea-set. On he same day were married
—Mr. Pittis and Mies Pearce, Mr. Skinner and Miss
Stone. .

CONVICTS' WORE. —The It 'man Cst'udic convicts
have volunteered not only t,. ,vork a beautiful
monument for Father Matthew, their late priest. but
also to have the cost of the stone stopped f their
labour pay. Whether the Govennuent will consent to
the latter is not known ; but a beautiful monument
hes been erected in the East Weir. Another ia t) be
worked for Chief Warder Brooks's grave, at Reforne
Chur .hyarcl.
PORpolsr.: FRIGHTKNINGTUI MACKKRKL—The
good fortune of our fishermen iu the middle of last
week did not continue, for on Thursday a " school "
of irk porpoises were seen jumping about, and they
traversed the West Bay from one end to the other,
frightening off the mackerel, who rapidly flee from the
;Wile monsters. and for a day or two following there
were no mackerel. On Sunday, however, they
returned, and all the boats that went off secured large
hauls. Fish were sent off by almost every train on
Sunday, and by the mail no leas than four truck.loads.
VIM-FORA TO WFTMOCTH.—A large number from
Portland went to Weymouth on Saturday. So early
as the 2.30 and at 4.20 the railway authorities were
taxed to their utmost to find room in the train. for
500 went by that train alone. The volunteers,
numbering ion, were under command of Captain
Meissen, the other officers joinMg them at Weymouth.
(ICIIIOII4 .tectilorr.—About ten o'clock on Saturday
night, as a young married woman, with an infant in
her ann., was parsing the shop of Mr. Bray, shoe-
maker. Fortune'soWell, the whole of the plastering
slipped away from the bay window upstairs ; the
pima, about 24ft. by Xt., struck the woman. hut
fortunately missed the child. Of Donnie a large crowd
onialcly collected, everybody fancying someone must
be greatly hurt ; but the young woman escaped with the
blow and the fright.
DANGRR IN THE Easr WEIR. —A correspondent
writes:—' I would call the attention of Oe Govern-
ment Authorities' to the dangerous state of the drain
in the Fast Weir. This culvert is on a steep incline,
and apparently leads from the Verne Citadel to the
sea wall, whet. it empties itself. It has two large
openings in it, made. I presume, to allow of the escape
of the sewer gee, but entirely unprotected. and tothe
coastguarrimen, who have to patrol the Weir during
their night duty, these openings must be a source of
much danger, as the top of the openings are nearly on
a level with the ground. A grating placed over each
opening w prevent any accident at these spots,
and I trust this will be done before anything serious
. . . _

TRAINING SHlNS—Special care is to he take
on hoar I the Boscawen in future, I hear, to k eii he-
ns free from smells as liossible, and directions have
been given for her bilges to be flushed and dried,
d ily. When the present training ships for boys are
actually worn Out and ',aye to be broken u the
question will arise—How shall we •eplace then,
suppomi we shall have to fall hack in the hrsii Instance
upon ships whi have been detailed for hospital work
on ter the Geneva convention, and let the hospitals
take their chance should it ever become necessary to
put the terms of the Geneva Convention into
operation.—ffaispekire Telegraph
THE IST HART% VOIXNTEERR, commanded by
Coionel Lanyon Owen, will not attend the Windsor
Review, owing to the regiment being so much
scattered ab slit in small commands, extending to the
confines of Devon, that there is a great difficulty in
brinking the whole corps together. In all probability.
through the kindness of P,rince 'Edward, they will
participate with the regulars in the celebration of the
Queen's Birthday at Portsmouth. and at the sieumn
inspection of the Southern District under H. 14. tke
Oommander-in-Chi-f. The strength of the ment
Is —F.ighteen batteries, tws Lieutenant-o°lone two
Mal la, 18 Captains, 18 Lieutenants, nine 2nd
Lieutenants, one Adjutant, one Quartermater, one
Surgeon, 1,440 of all ranks. Of thea Portland has •
battery and half one Major, two Captains, and
Swanage • half-battery. The whole regiment: save
the Watts Telegraph, is now in the most flourishing
position, officers, non-commissioned, and men
appearing to work together in the moat perfect
harmony, with the sole object of securing general