The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-08-02 00:00:00

I am, Sir, yours truly,
JAMES THOMAS HODDIM.
Weymouth, July, 1861.
PORTL aND.

Hirecrus.—A Hampshire paper Alps that
the Hercule* is t go to Portsmouth after her summer
cruise, before returning to her steam at P.etland, as
some alterations .re to be made in liar armament.

CoLMIR•SICBGRANT Hawnia,- of the 14'h, be. been
promoted to be psymaster•arrgrant of tits northern
depot at York, and the non-commipai,ned
officers and men of hiv company have I resented him
with a tea and coffee service.

PelentriTATloN.—The choir of the Wesleyan Chapel.
Fortune's Well, have presented to Mrs. Pears.% who
as Miss Gill, of Fortune's Well, was one of their
members. a large photographic wham, on the omssinn
of her marriam, and have sent it to her at Portsmouth
ANN,VeneART Catlett ‘Tione.—On Sunday the
anniversary sermons of the Congregational Stindl
gchool were preached at Chesil Chapel, in the Morning
by the pastor, Rev. W. R. Wench. and in the evening
by the ,ev. J. Trsffor I, of Bark-buildings Chapel,
Wev ',out)). In the afternoon the Rev. J. Lewis,
Wesleyan minister, eignalistd his first Sunday of &tire
work, after being laid aside several weeks through tbs
injury to his ankle, by giving an addreas to the
dren in the afternoon.—The anniversary Ferri es of
the Primitive Methodist Sunday Sch.) A, Weston, we"
preached on Sunday, by the Rev. W. Martin at the
Weston Chapel, and on Wednes lay there IMP totes
public tea, also a 'terrine of sang, entitled "The Fight
of Faith." Mr. Martin took the place of the Her, F.
D. Kendall, who, we are sorry to bear, baa be"
ordered by his melical adviser to abstain from preach-
ing for three months, on account of the delicate state
of his health.
JohIPING THltnt'Gß PLATS G I, k,t,—We hIIIVO all heard
of the ram who butted hi.‘ reflection in a looking-glass,
also of the ghosts seen by Professor Pepper in a sheet
of plate, but a rol ier of the 14th was moved either
spiritually or r unlike last Saturday; He was rambling
"or all the 'ills lift victa.riou thr. ugh Fortune's
Well, when, papslog Mr. Searle'e shop, there "dared at
hit» the figure of :• dri,,ky soldier in the I late glass.
Whether ho thought i. wax All ugly reflection on hie
behal i nr or he .1 0. st .r led kw the ghost, it is not
said ; hut the fe)rleas NV. Yorkshireman suddenly
dashed at elm Other, and 'prong through the window.
Of ootuse the glass cracked mt. some dozens of reset-
edges, and the soldier wan holly cut, in fact realties
near chance of wt bur fat dly throat-gashed, 'swished
enough as it was. After a brief stay la the 'alio
station. whete he w.,e removed. he, was take to the
barrack. I.y the mild* .v p lice, skol his 1.. Pal the
damage of Mrs. Searle% illte ga-s, an I await his own
recovery fr, in M. font ft. cuts._

ACCIDENT To 1! I I 1.W.17 PORT: R —On Fiturelay
&bung. n. as the 4.20 train wee ab: ut leaving Poetised
station, a female ran on t . the platfo.ni, and attempted
to get into the moving train, noire ie. far sure. reful as
to get • carriage door.. p o. Porter Meats cmi kly ran
to prevent the w man tithing meler the ravines, a.n
tr.,t ..ne hand inside the carri..ge door, while hold. g
w, man with the other, when a passencer
stamina I the door frim the inside too suddenly, sew rAV
crmhing the tiger. f to I..ft hand of poor Sheath*
show, IA into the bo .k -otlice streaming with Md.&
It was necos.ary for him to go to Dr. McLean few
a e'atat ce, and it we.. tout el the fourth and 11th nger
we r 3 so badly cut that it wav neoessary ti remove the
tiue ti below the 1. V.. 11, femalelwas prevented
from totting it.to the c,rrisce, and probably her W.
wa 4 staved, WI s'.e would most l'kely have fallen between
the step and the rlaHotm. She WAP ur.rried neat
day ; hut even with en,h ure; 'erasion@ on loadi
marriageable ladies Illight not tl risk their awl
be the occasion of injury to those who Pave thaw.

MICHAEL DAVITT'S Amusserrivrs...
The Central New ; "The Home fiecretarr i•
deference to the repreaen'icione go,d.. to bun i,y the
ladiei who have visited Michael Diritt to Portland
Proon, has granted perniisebr, I r the prisoner to he
winched with writing materials. It fa understood 'het
Michael Devitt intends to employ his time whil!
prison in orting • work which will b.? of a political
and historical rhararter, and will ho publiehed
tan...ugly in America and Ireland." The Haws rekrapa
remark. :—No sooner had the cable borne to Americt th.
announorment se to Mr. Michael Davi,t having reo.teed
permission torn the Secretary of Raw to weep, himself
with literary work, than the enterprising managers of et
fewer than three or four Transatlantic journal* tele-
graphed authority to enrage a .eekly letter front the
prisoner o' Portland, on his own terrine. It I. • fact.
however, that Cepten Clifton will have imposed on toe
the delicate dory of Perusing the "copy "that goes o'4'
so that the line may ho drawn somewhere. It will he
surely interceding to read these jolit production., if ^Da
may so call them of the prisoner and hi. jailor. Tli•
literary effort+ of NW. Erektuann•Chatrain may b. 050'
done by the Dt•it.-Clif ton prison I. tiara —" Ah r .11
excrerieoced inhabitant of Tophill to tie. " there er°
plenty of Irishmen outvote who would be glad to here
Daylit's berth. The tale goes now that two of Michirl.
friend, have medo their escape from Portland, bet oe•
was taken and brought back. 'Twee all • joke about
Michael's idackbirds.' They tell 'me he's got • eery °lc.
billet in Ampere old garden, with Rios light tools to
work and amuse himself with, like the rest of fA•
PRI imam outeide. and KM. months ago be fame •
nisekbi a'a nest in the garden with time young wits'
and twat thrift into tit remit, I suppose to rear up. But
one of the birds foil out, sad it way found out. `lid
terred away; but they were wen brought back. berg
wanted 'for a particolar purpose.' Tarll you what, k•
ought to go to work like many • poor pi Wooer, for he wee
• convicted pricener out on leave, sad taken up for._
breakiersithiconditirsee of ide bonen, and aalas Use b••
baying " •