The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-12-21 00:00:00

POZTLAND.

Anetxrurr Examen, J. A. Hicks, baq been
appointed to the Warrior, vice Sharp.
Ron roe TO! NAVT.—OS Tuesday • draft of 13
boys was sent off to Portsmouth, for distribution among
MM. Ships Penelope, Orontes, and Fawn.
CAPTALN DOUGLAS, Of El. M.S. Warrior, and A.D.C.,
will leave that ship in January, his laws having
expired, and will succeed Captain White, as assistant
sumintendant of reserves, at Spring Gardens, White-
hall.
BIGOASS.—The nuisance of sturdy beggars has
increased so much of late that the County pohm have
put them down with a strong hand, by locking them
up. The rascals had even got so bold as to make
bearing cells from house to house.
WISLITAN MS171•0. —on Wednesday (yesterday)
the Wesleyan. held their society tea in the school-
room, Fortune's-Well, for the members of the congre-
gation.lt was arranged that, after tea, address should
egn by the Superintendent minister, Rev. W.
Lewis, kissers. C. Gibbs, T. Mills, T. Flew, and Jam
White.

GOOD TIMPLART.—Tbe seventh anniversary of
Lodge Ark of Safety, was misheard on
Wednesday (yesterday) evening, when there was •
public tea. At the evening the chair was taken by
Bro. G. Btapie,of Weymouth,and addresses delivered by
him and Mr. White, of Weymouth, and the Revds. J.
Brown and W. R. Waugh,
THE Awn° REGIONS.—Mr. Robert Pearce, on
Friday last, conducted a party of Piertlanders as near
to the North Pole as thay could possibly reach. Steamers
or sledges were alike unused, um did the party go "up
in • balloon," acquaintance with the Az.tic desolations
being gained by a lime-light and pictures, with • good
descriptive lecture.
Swim's CHRISTMAS HOLIDATS.—Ths Warrior's
boys went on Christmas leave on Tnesday, and the
first watch of the men on Wednesday morning by the
first train. In spite of the wretched weather they
were merry and wise, some bad musical instruments
of strange forms wherewith to keep harmony going at
their widely-disiant homes. All seemed glad to leave
the rocky island for a change to more lively spots.
Tag ROLM any Par:vs.—The Local Board's expedi-
ent of mixing limestone and beach seems to answer
very well
mole for the roads, and we the more readily
acknowledge this, having been induced to remark on
the dirty mese caused when the limestone was on alone.
The footpaths, however, require the attention of observ-
ing men. Where they were made of mimesis they are
absolutely clean, and all that can be desired, where's
the ordinary broken stone, worn in, and even regularly
laid Portland pavements are covered with tenacious
mud of considerable depth. The concrete footpaths
should be carried farther on.

baaiaina.lidow that the meson of
drenchiog rains sad dripping overcoats haa set in, the
nate iu our railway carriages are too often made
missenbledooking by being drenched with draining.
from pessecgers' clothes. A good deal of the deluge
might be escaped by a few pegs being provided close
to the doors, where those disposed might hang drip-
ping mackintoshes during the ride, instead el sitting
in cold water till they have to go out again. We
'appose it is unless to suggest that the times of trains
should be arrezi&ed ea mach for local Don venience as to
snit the Great Western main line.
SOTO AT NIONT.—Tbe exuberance of Young Pert..
land I. so great that the streets, especially the main
street of Bortune'rWell, Is Infested with them night
after night, and passengers are endangered by their
rough games, especially when the fed t way is raised
above the road. So far are they from respecting powers
that be, that the other night we saw • strong party of
hei,ehoya pty leap-frog la front of • public
lamp, while they a Lantern of their own Whelp out
the gas. This surely is
.adding insult to injury, and
the Gas Company, 1 I Board, and police are alike
Interested in putting the horseplay down.
The AOCIDECT TO DP.. ASICHAIII.—Thia popular
medical officer resumed duty at the beginning of this
week, having nearly recovered front his fall, which
happened several days ago. The doctor was, only in
the day, going np the stain to the reading-room at
Alma-terrace, and on these awkward stein be fell,
seriously injuring his thigh—so much so that he was
taken up by two of the officers' wives. This year has
been rather an minual one for accidents among the
prison officers, about • dozen of them, and that of con-
siderable standhaviog been hurt, including some
GI the highest
Batiks.' KOKO AT ClUtfilL.—Mios Weston, we at,
glad to hear, intends to open, on or About the 21st
Inst., a commodious Sailors Home at Vl.soria-build•
Inas, Chesil. That lady, who is so well known as the
friend of these and other servants of the country, has
with mime Wiott, obtained • 'even year.' lease of two
houses in the row facing the Vict,ri• L •fre R del and
having at loot succeeded in wet' i -,g ,n of the
second, the two have been tliroyro
,re
being ispidly fitted and cl.e by Ni•• Jolliffr
The twe honee contain about 14 ant a 'out 26
beds will be made up wh.rn erioino I. Itsrides the
dormitories, I. the large readiov.r ,om, made by throw-
ing the two best rooms of the hooars into 'me, and
manuring about 161 t. by32lt.; bybind are bagatelle-
reeme and even oonvenience, and nothing ha. been
rewhich might conduce to the comfort
of the men.
lladontood
extending their lease to 14 or 21 years, dlt is thowtht
likely that, should the seamen show their • Iz-edition
of the home, another boil., may be ecrioire I. The
hex, it is said, will be opened to the pubiic., and this
naturally hods the owners of busineseas Adidas/I to
expect competition; but if the !tailors' Home causen
row of homes to be visited by large numbers, then is
my to be an overflew that will tearoom the badmen
of retraining booms sow.