The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-06-15 00:00:00

PORTLLND.

H.M.S. Se %eLowen.—ThiA training brig arrived
here on Thursday and took off a number of boys from
the Boscaw..n.

himaioNe TO SIAM'S.-- The Rev. G. T. Turnbull,
the new chaplain, has commenced his duties at Port-
land.

NAVAL.—Lent. H. A. Baring to 11.M.4. Warrior,
Chief Offi,2r M Money t H.M.S. Warrior for
Coastgoird duty. and Lieuts. Bourke and Charles
Somerset to ELMS. Warrior.

THE LATE COURT- NILETI4L."—The man Benham who
was recently tried by court-martial for desertion, has
been sentenced to 56 drys' imprisonment. Re was
taken to Gosport Military Prison on Saturday.
THE FLIHEI. —The Channel Fleet left Bantry Bay
on Wednesday, and are expected to arrive here at the
end of the week. The Coavtguard Fleet will probably
arrive on the 15th, when they will combine with the
Channel Fleet for a cruise.

THZ ACCIDINT AT TRW VERNZ.—T•ARt week we
stated that the school lowiet .n 4 r.nother had been
Injured by falling over tho
.v (apart, at the Verne.
This statement we are ioc
.infJrmed is incorrect, so
far as the school assiat.ht 1. concerned. We regret
the error, but we hal the lobvination on what might
have been considered good authority.

A GALLANT RECRUIT I—A young fellow enlisted in
the 56th Regiment, and fl Ilatnrday morning whild
waiting to be passed by the me lical officer, he slipped
out of barracks. Ilk e•cep., however, was soon
detected, and a non•c tnnleo ned officer started in
pursuit, and after a Amp chame across the Chesil Beach
overtook him at the Ferry-ha ho, and took him back
to the Verne.

A DESERTER. —ln Septernbar, 1878, a boy named
Herbert Maim, belonging to 11.M.5. Boecawen,
deserted his ship. Some Sum afterwards he enlisted
In the 53r.1 Regiment sv. Manchester, but after serving
for about seven mu the he g X tired of it, and at last
gave himself up as • des-rter from the navy. The
Master-at-Arms of the B s-cswen has been to Man-
chester and identified th • : imawa).
TH4 Br.'. H. Papaw:A.—At the recent district
meeting at Bath the Rev 11. Padgham, the Wesleyan
superintendent or, ',quested permission to retire
from active service. rho rev. gentleman has been
honourably and lab win icy e nployed for • period of
41 years, a number of which were spent in the mission
field. With many testimonies of respect and affection
the request was recommended to the approaching con-
ference.
EICSDAY SCHOOL ANN IVERSART. &MORS were
preached on Suodsy at the Easton Wesleyan Chapel
by the Rev. G. K. Osborn (of Dorchester). In the
afternoon an address was delivered by the rev, gentle-
man to children, teachers, parents, and friends. Some
appropriate hymns were exceedingly well sung by the
school children. All the services were well attended,
that in the evening more particularly, so many being
unable to find seats. a .11ections were made in aid of
the school fund.

"Low PORTLAND " LODOL —The state
of this lodge, as shown by the balance sheet just issued
Is very satisfactory. The number of members on
January Ist, 1879, was 208 ; on December 30.1, 1879,
225, hving an increase 17 members. The receipts
for the year amounted to £363 13s. 31. ; disbursements,
£2406a. 44.. being as : -tii..k pay, £1643a. Bd. •
funeral fund, £l3; other items, £6325. ad. The nsc
are thus :—£l23 Be. lltd, over the expenditure.
total value of the lodge am.aints to £1,072 2e. 51. d.
Inatru.

receipts
The

AMATEUR CONCIMT.—A concert of vocal and
mental music was given at the Verne on Monday
afternoon, when the Gyiunadum was nicely fitted up
for the purpose and made • capital concert room. The
attendance wes very large indeed, and the concert was
• complete success. The f.• 11 .wing warn the programme:
—Overture, "Semirami ' " (Rossini), hy the band;
serenade. Braga ; song, "'lie anchor's weighed" (Bra-
hmi), Mr. E. Greaves; harp solo " Irish air.", Mrs.
Fitagerald ; son "The fialer-inliden" ()Lnderton),
Mrs, HAWOS ; violin and piano, "Romance '(Hanaen);
vocal duet, "Addle " ( Llouizetti), Mn. Bagwell and
Mr. E. Greaves ; comic wing, "It's a dreadful affair,"
Major Fitzgerald; selection, "Madame Favart "
(Offenbach), by the ha,' ; song, "The iron black-
smith," Mr. Leslie; hero solo, "The nun's prayer,"
Mrs. Fitzgerald ; song, "It was • dream," Mrs. -
well ; romanza, " Qui Sole Verghi Rosa" (Flotow ,
Mrs. Bagwell; fantasia for two violins and piano
Menem/ song,.
." Bayed from the storm," Mrs.
Hawn ; song, " tiloog-hya, sweetheart" (Hatton), Mr.
E. Greaves ; comic song, klapr Fitzgerald. The harp
solos by Mrs. Fitxgertil I were splendid paeormancee,
and were enthusiastic illy applauded. Of Mrs. Bag.
welt's songs, too, we cannot speak too highly, in fact
everything went exceedingly welL Major Fitzgerald
evoked roars of laughter f r his irresistibly comic
rendering of his songs, and he was heartily encored.
Mr. (heaves was also extremely good. Herr Hansen
I agwatis pecvladis *ad hie ability as a violinist, and won
applause.