The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-07-13 00:00:00

WHAT THIt WORLD SAY&

All true lovers of yacht-racing must regret to see
the string of which has thus far attended the
performances of the Prince of Wales's cutter Formosa
In the spring and summer regattas. The big cutter
Vanduara is the first racing yacht ever built of steel.
She hails from the Clyde, and is carrying everything
before her. The Prince of Wales. recent costly
purchase is "not in it" when the new licotcliman
hoists her distinguishing flag.
Mrs. Legh, of Lyme, who has been seriously ill, and
laid up for three weeks at her house In Iteigrave-
insufficiently better to move to Folkestone,
whose reviving breezes are considered by the London
doctors a better tonic than any quinine or iron they
can recommend.
Considerable excitement WAR caused in Portsmouth
dockyard on Thursday morning when it was found
that • convict had escaped from • gang at work there.
An immediate search was commenced, one aged warder
making great play amongst the long grass with his
bayonet. A dockyard official was also noticeable for
his zeal. He was armed with a short stick, and was
carrying a large horn lantern, not lighted ; the lantern
being presumably intended as • weapon wherewith to
brain the convict if he found him (?). A reward of
three pounds for the capture doubtless had inspirited
him. However, all these efforts proved fruitless; for
up to a late hour that evening the convict was still at
lar;e. The good people of Portemonth are in an
uncomfortable state, as the convict is described as
a powerful man, marked with various scars contracted
in his previous conflicts with the police.

Members who have the privileged vitae into Captain
Gossett's room have been struck with a print which,
amid the forest of photographs, stands out in bold
relief on the lintel of the door of the inner room. It
depicts the arrest of Mr. Bradlaugh, and is a cutting
from the Police New.

The riddle which has gone the round of the smoking.
room at the House is as follows: "Why did the
Northampton shoemakers elect Mr. Bradlaugh ? " and
the answer is, " Because he did not believe in the
immortality of their oaks I"

The writ in the action brought against Mr. Brad.
laugh has been issued in the Queen's Bench division of
the High Court, and will probably be tried before the
Lord Chief Justice of England. The plaintiff is Mr.
Henry Lewis Clarke, who describes himself se of "00,
Colveston-crescent, West Hackney," and he seeks to
recover £5OO am penalty against the defendant for
baying sat and voted in the House of Commons
during a debate, without having subscribed the
oath in accordance with 29 and 30 Victoria,
c. 19. The action cannot be tried before next
December, owing to the long vacation, and Mr. Brad.
laugh has expressed his determination, in the event of
the decision being adverse, to carry the ease to the
House of Lords. I understand he has retained Mr.
George Lewis to conduct his defence, and the highest
legal talent will be employed on the trial.
The pay of the British officer is small, and it seems
very hard that his means should be unnecessarily
reduced by red-tapeism. I hear, however, of a
subaltern who returned invalided from Afghanistan.
and had some seventy_ odd pounds' 'Pedal field'
allowance to receive. This amount he attempted to
draw in London, but the home officials told him to
apply to India He did so, and at 0311 expiration of
two months duly received a reply referring him back
to London. Armed with this communication he once
more visited Parliament-street, and was onoe more
referred back to Calcutta. The young gentleman
livwhenichon his
wasduePnyto; but,
him, he had Incurred enxipetnneese bounty
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that the mimes ,x,me,eal sold are mixed with advised him to putthematter in the hands of one of the
starch, under the plea of them 'soluble, while numerous touters for that kind of business. This
really making them thick how, and isAfaeaie- Tide gentleman,
.who understands the vagaries of the
may be redly detected, for if ewes • as is the Hp Circumlocution Office, undertook to obtain the money
prow, au di4if,44o. Of owch. Cadbury's Cocoa in a fortnight. He fulfilled hie Premise
&woos is genuine' it in therefore three times the bill for the business was some ; but his Haas
fifteen pounds, • fine
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gallant subaltern.
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(From Pan )
TAMIL jr FOR • SlON."—Tourist:—" The sky is FOil to-
night, friend what is it • sisn " Count Ton :
" Dunno, our Dunno no signs hereabout. our. 'cent sign
o' th King's Heed
Poses-Ina (9—The fact that three of our royal prinoes
voted in favour of the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill has
sufficed to revive the rumour that the Queen wishes a
wedding, in which her daughter would be a prominent
Part,. to cease to be a otigs in wow. and to become
one " Ram "
tto.rra OONTIM—Lody :—" How is it/on stand talking
!!) postman go long every morning,' itarY I "
Please, mum. he's my sweetheart'. Leuy :—" Ab. alarY•
sweethearts are the primeval cause of all sorrow.' Mary :
—" Well mum, if they's the prime-evil. doset want no
better nor wooer."