The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-01-02 00:00:00

PORTLLND.

Tea Caeurtilas Ssow.—l. Ott last we omitted to
mention the preparations of Kr. Janes Gal*, buteber,
of Chad!, who had a floe display of prise beef, mutton,
and pork, the whole being tastefully &wonted.

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CHRISTY/8 GIFTS FOB TIM QOAZIMMIL-Th•
Portland qaarrymen received 2a 64 each Iron their me-
piers., towards the mut el the Christmas feast.
VESTRY lIIITISG LT T. theotaz'a. —At the vestry
meeting held at the parish 'harsh on Tamlay, the
outgoing churchwardens wire re-eleeted.

Csassrsas AT rss Vsass.—Tha 7sh Faultiere
stationed at the Verne citadel trimmed up their rooms
for Christmas in • style similar to thee of their emu-
rade* at Weymouth, though perhaps sot so elaborately.
Evergreen; chains of ooloszed papas, loyal mottoes.
and good wishes to the °deem alteraated with
piotures and photographs, aad the geed was matt and
gay. The bleat musisted .1 1..... beef, podding, &a,
with wines and ales. In the evening the drummers
bade dancing. party, Private Hayward presided at the
piaao, and enjoyment was kept up till tattoo.

Pas Dar.liirra Einnw, with drainage foriltile.
only, him been adopted by the Local Bard of Po
when pressed by the Central Board of Health to 'MU
umitery imprmuient. Out of all the plans so
elaborstely drawn, it was felt that tine system alone le
fit: 1 for t w ,nti of the Island, es the vino
it id llittal e....ezrtissu ether maaaMaa Mr. agg, boa.
the lastreetor. L woke, In feet gseled smelt •
system, am he stated there le so of esfileient
water being obtained to the hued to carry out any
water-earriage system of draleage. The great espouse
of other systems staggered the Board, moms of whom
w, re almost ready to throw defiance in the fees of the
central authorities, abolarin that so power bad the
right to ompel than to ruin themselves. Captain
Berivon has protested that the espousal waterurriap
systems would be no crumbles that the middle classes
would be driven out of the Island. and &one of the
Board had suffident °mafiosos to propose any sub
plan. Mr. Pour* thought to set oat of the diffieulty
by proposing one drain dons Fortune's W•ll,and others
for Clesil, with outfal le the Mere, leas* the water
question ustoule I. list this would have been • half-
and-halt aeln.r..e, a.. 3 only stave off the question for a
time, till the st ite of the Mere got ea bed am has been
ohargod ',Nut Weymouth Baelrwater. Mr. J. P.
derives *oar &pointy exposed the seasoner of working
without • complete scheme. and when be 04 '0'0°0"
the Dry-Earth System, in its therossbune and sheep-
nee., the Board evidently fell relieved. and Captain
Boner. hastily snatched from Mr. John the honour of
the propeeltion. But Portland will reneemtmt who it
wee that lased the diftlealty widish ha... lug bees a
bugbear, and, advoesting • meleeme whisk engineers
don't favour, but whboh bee nevertheless been snows,.
ful over and over again, delivered the Board trout the
dilemma of ruin or a dead leek. We hope the Dry-
Bath System will have fele teestia•at in Portland; it
requires ; hat with sash a bad meter but good
servant as sewage, it is time that people who are not
careful should be compelled to lure that important
lemon. The time will yet dome when foul water will
be utilised, sad found emay times this value al solid
*wage; but till Wks Igoe shall some Portland bag made
s great step In advance.