The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-04 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

Pommel) ateD ran Cluny'', FtmaT.-11emoraada
by Lieut.-Colonel Clarke, 5,11., dinetor of works, have
been treed among the Perliamentarypapers, explanatory
of vote II of the navy estimates, from which we extract
the following :—For Portland Hariour, which may now
be regarded as the head.cpurtera of the Channel fleet,
and which will probably become. in time of war, the
point of departure and rendeavoss for our own fleet when
taking the net against nn enemy, rapid and moat
efficient coaling arrugenuate are wanking, and a um in
the current year amounting to 1,2,000 haa been taken for
oommenoing them.
ARRIVAL OF TR! CRANNIL SQUADRON AT PORTLAND.
—The western division of the Channel Fleet, from
Plymouth, under the tommaml of Admiral Ryder,
arrived in the Portland Roth' on Friday morning lest:
The iron clads comprising the division were the Achilles.
Bellerophon, Penelope, and the Defence. The latter
Iron clad canine 29 guns, and is 3,720 tone, oommanded
by Outcast May. Os the arrival of the fleet, the
Premier etaanter (Captain Reynold.) took a number of
excursionists round the iron club, and they were
allowed to inspect the Bellerophoo. Shortly after the
western division were anchored the Rear-Admiral
division wu observed rounding St. A lban's Head, from
Portamonth. They conatite4 of the Ifinatour 8,828
tons, 1,500 home power, and 28 guns; eh* tarries the 12
ton armstrong tune, daptAin J J. Goodure, the flag
I lip of Rear-Admiral Warden, C. B.; the Warrior, 32
pun, 1,250 hone power, Captain Corbett • the Bin*
Prince, and the Pali... The Mloaloar look up bee
Relation near Her Hajeety's Ship St George, sod the
*than were anchored to the westward of Admiral
Rydeea

MELANCHOLY CABE OF Itaowtrfoo.--On Monday
afternoon an hoped was held at the Hopi
Hotel, before R. N. Howard, Req., on the body
of • youth named William Thomas Chard, aged eleven
=who was found drowned at the Admiralty Pier,
Portland, on Saturday. Mr. Jamoi Mob; wee chosen
foremen of the jury.—Mr. George Pound laid he was
• quartermaster on board H.M.S. St Georg., now
lying in Portland Roads. On Friday efternoon he was
in • boat about Mt; yertle from the pier, when he beard
• person cry out murder. When he heard the ery it
was about • parter•past three o'clock. The word
murder was repeated twice, but he could not tell in
what direction the sound earns from. The voice sounded
like • child crying out. He did not me thyme* on the
pier —George Crags mid he was a boatman. He heard
the &sowed was miming, and he went to look after the
body at fear o'clock on the following day. He got into
• leuneb near the Admiralty Pier. Soon dime he got
into the boat he heard the watchman my that be could
see the little boy under the melees of the water. He
went to the spot indicated by the watohmen, end
sew the deceased lying with his fop upwards,
and about two feet from the Pier. He got hold of a
boat hook nd dragged the body on shore. On instottna.
li.. of the decease I be toned • large braise on the fore-
head. It speared to him the deceased bad been sitting
on the pier rail and soddenly lose his balanoe and fell
into the see. Is felling he mad hese struck his fore-
head aided the FUNL—Thomas Osborne, • poser
corroborated the last wltases's eridesioe—Franeis Chard
identified the body of the deceased as his son. He bad
been sent width cake to take off too ship that wee lying
in the Portland Roads. The cake was picked tip at the
heed of the pim.—The jury, after • short deliberation,
returned an open Twilit of " Potted Drowned."

BLANDFORD.
SUFOULAB 01MIX OF A Flla.—Ou Saturday Lai
ottonrrsd in the late Yr. Look's weed°. where the
fate of ths amalgamated actsieles was lateLT bold. A
sonsbisrabis extent of great wee destroy , sod, as
examining a/ to the cense of the Ore, it was discovered
to have originated by the deasentration of the sun's
rays Quote' a pilot of a glass bottle I Probably other
Or., this extraordinasy /111•011. Whiaa have seemed as.
aeeoantable, have originated in a similar manner.

DURBIN:HON OF tITLNDLICI BAILLIT DT 1,111.-0 o
Saturday last • Are occurred at Littleton farm, in •
fold of beriey, tbe property of J. J. Farquharson,
Esq. It la nppoeed to have been ceased by the burning
ltaden from an engine on the Somerset and Dorset line.
Fortunately • large body of labourers engaged in harvest
work versos th• spot, and succeeded, by mowing down
• portion of the barkry' to stop the farther progress of
Lb. flames. About three-quarters of an sere was
emanated.

AN ADOTIONZEIR SUMMON= lot CAUSING Al
Oarninerrox. —On Saturday led, before tin Mayor and
J. S. Dmiell, Esq., Junes John &limn, auetioncer
sad appsaiser, tram sannaceed on a shame of musing
an ohdrurition, hy exposing for sale sedan JAW'S of
furniture it front of hie premises, in Saliabary.street,
soatrary to the seveath motion of the borough by.
lam. —lb. Atidesaa forth. defendanl—P.O.
Ssariour said that oa Saturday jut, sliest • quarter to
three p.m., his attentioa was directed by Mr. Reisman
to a quantity of furniture in treat of defendast's home.
The ankles remaimd till about An °Wm*, whoa be
wan in tad raatiosed Mrs Barnett about them. the
*bars were then taken in. There were mare than
thirty Main end • bedsteal. —By Kr. Atkinson : Could
nee ray if • woman from Charlton brought an bedstead.
Did not me Mr. Bennett Impala the chain at four
o'clock. The ohars were Pledniet with straw. Sir were
packed in orn aad the oaten paced one on the
ot the other. Did not see defendant offer any for
—P.C. Butt said that be sew the articles in front
of Mr. 13rnaett's homes se described by Saviour. Six
of the choirs wen caked, bat the others were plead
in front of the wiadow in the same way as they generaly
wen when mooed for ale, and a bedstead WAS in front
of tbem ; there was not =ore than 18 inches of pave-
ment left far people to peas on, and they were obliged
to go out iota the ?c.d.—Mr. Atkinson said that their
reply to the charm was Oh, a quantity of new chairs
were bromt to hie chest's house by Hammond, the
carrier. They were not exposed for male, but SM. dais,
In unpackias the. serairrid, la the afternoon • bed.
steed mud some snore Mars were brought by • woman
from Chagos. Hone of the artistes were exposed for
ale but there might have beea some anneosseary delay.
—Mr. Hammond, sorrier, said that on Saturday, about
• quarter or hall.past two, be delivered eleven bundles
of share at Kr. Bennett'.. There wen from four to
six in each bundle. About sena o'clock be masted to
pea some goods in Mr. Gray's art for Mr. Bennett,
but they were net those he had left in the afternoon.—
The Mayor said that amoebag to the wording of the
mamma the Bomb amid not seuvist. Thom was no
proof that the gooda were exposed fir sale, but if the
Information had been for an obstruction only then the
Bomb would have grounds for a oonvistion.
BLANDPORD BT. MARY.

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Tin Len Ka. G. Lam.— The death of lir. G. Loa,
after a very short Moen, has created a feeling of pro.
loud regret tbroashout the neighbourhood. For mum
time pan Kr. Look had been in feeble health, but he
was able to transact his ordinary Unions no to
Saturday, the 25112 ult. On Sunday he attended Divine
serene at }Sandford church, both In the morning and
evening; a more acute attack of illness seised him whilst
there, and he gradually became worse until Wednesday
Sight. when, dazing the temporary shamus of hie
'Umlaut, he expired. For upwards of n years Kr.
Look was the landlord of the Crown Hotel i latterly
he has been well known u a eneeserfal agracaltarist,
and was universally respected. Releases a large family
to mourn big lose. He was 66 yearned , and yes
burled in the= veldt at 111. /Lary
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