The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-08-31 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

RZCIIVITING TIIR GAILILISON.—SoOSO or 40 young
soldiers arrived from Naas, Ireland, on Wednesday to
strengthen the 102nd Madras Fusiliers.
Igaegeriox or rug MAD RTA3I)II4NT.—This splendid
regiment was inspected at the Verne parade ground on
V. eilnesilay by Sir Hastinzs Doyle. commanding the
South-Western district. The Madras Fusilier' looked
noianifieent.
Bor Rua OALII.-OTI Monday afternoon Mr. Wright, of
Weymouth, was passing through Fortune's-well with •
horse and trap when lie drove over a little boy named
Young, whose parents reside lir Cove Cottar.es, Maiden
WelL Ile was picked up and taken into Mr. Lefty's,
when it was found that the wheel had passed over his
bowels. lie wee removed to hi" home, and Is doing
favourably.
Isruozwr fiIIOP.LIPTINO BY A SOLDINIL —A number of
taller* were making a disturbance at llastletown on
Friday night, and one of the redcoats entered the shop id
Mr. Wstain, grocer, and asked to is served with 6d worth
of bread and cheese. Mrs. Colston and her daughter let
the man has e • small loaf and weighed some cheese,
when the fellow pushed over the scales with ono hand,
and with the other dashed • large stone on the china
plate of one wale, smashing it, and cutting Miss Colston*s
linger. Ile then seized the breadanibcheese and bolted.
Mrs. Colstou went to the barracks, but could not identify
the fellow, who has not since been found.
ACCII,ENT AT About four o'clock on
Monday afternoon • hawker named Co.. whewe husband
resides at Weymouth, was packing up her shells to return
to Weymouth when a truck loaded with stone rau along
the trainwey over the points. Just at that moment 001
stooped down to pick up her beast, when a atone pro-
jecting from the *argon struck her in the shoulder and
knocked her to the ground. She NW taken on lewd the
steamboat where some persons foolishly gave her • lot of
brandy, and she became drunk before the steamer got to
Weymouth. There it required two policemen beside her
husband to remove her to the police station. On her way
she kicked furiously and attracted a large crowd of
people. She wadi at length removed along the Esplanade
to the police cells.
AN UNWILCONN Vistroa.—Au aged man named (lover
and his grand-daughter reside at the lodge at the Break-
watm., and on Saturday morning about half-past two they
were alarmed by the appearance of • tall fellow,
apparently belonging to one of Her Majesty's service..
The old gentleman asked him what ho wanted but he did
not reply, and departed. Upon examination it was found
that he must use, got on • low fiat roof over the porch,
and then to an open skylight, dropped through into the
MellAge, walked upstairs, and throughthe old man's room,
Into room occupied by Mr Guertin grand-danghter. a
single young woman. She called out 'ls that you grand-
father r and the man replied " No," then turned round
and walked away to :he grandfather s room. Afterwerds
he went downstairs Into • room where a light was burn-
ing, unbolted the front door, and lot himself out. Thence
he walked to the " caliber, took • boat. and pulled part
of the way to the 3oecawrin, but turned round and
beached the boat, hallway between Castletown and the
Breakwater. Althouga all this was known of his move-
ments, he was lost sight of, and he has not since been
heard of.
CRICIL6T MATCHLA.—D Company v. F Company, 102nd
Regiment. In • recent match b Company made 12n,
being 6-1 in each innings, and F Company lit, SI in the
first and 711 in the second. Corporal Tuyne made 33 for
I), and Private Maratier96 for F.—Portland v. Weymouth
Visitors. On Saturday the Portland club made 57, against
idly the visitors.
Dorchester C. C. v. Portland C. C.—On Wednesday this
match was decided on the first innings, the Dorchester
gentlemen scoring 71, anti the Purthuel gentlemen, after
capital lunch by float Iliehrion, 67. Mr. Iludadou made
17 for Portland, and Mr. Udall'e play for Dorchester was
inuc.ti admired. a a

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Rae. b Vaal
Wills, b Gale
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Prentice, b lA4 .
Crocker, b Cdal
Berko', b Ctlal
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eel to Kitt= AT Wziffees.—A very sad accident n-ei•urrod
on Monday lest, at IVestou. Mrs. Wills, wife of a labourer
employed by Mr. Joseph Hodder, was out with three
children in a perambulator, and tact,. waggon and horses
belonging to Mr. Holder. One of the horses bemire
restive, the perambulator au struck, and capsized it. The
horses foot, with a terrible blow killed Fanny Louisa, aged
1 year and e months, and the horse seriously injured the
other two, also hortilig Mrs. Wills herself. An inquest
was held at the Beiyal Exchange, Weston, at half-past
eleven, before Mr. It. N. Howard. corener.—Elizaheth
Wills the mother said that about three o'clock yesterday
afternoon she left her home with the ileceseed and her
two other children, and when she returned about four, she
was leading one et 11.1 by the hand, and the other two were
In the perambulator. She observed two hones and a
waggon coming towards her, the horses appeared to have
taken fright. She was than in the middle of the rout
and turned the perambitlator to the right, to get out of
the way ; hut the horse came out from the middle of the
read upon ter, and knocked down the child she WWI lead-
ing, and herself and two children under the waggon, and
one of the horses seemed to put hie foot in the
perambulator. She did not know how she got up ; but she
look two childreu one under each anti, and • neighbour,
Mrs. hardy, came to Melirit her, with Mrs. l'carce, and
they each took • child to her mother's house. The demised
breathed two or three times, and died almost insinu,
tanenusly. There was • boy with the horses, and Le did
his best, but the horses were frightened. They sent for
1/r. Parsons, who Mete shortly after.—Dr. Parsons found
the child at Mrs. Growl's, she had extensive abrasion of
skin on the right chest, a small scar on the right foot, and
contusion of the neck and head, lie found grog effusion
of air at the base of the right lung, extending some way
down the spine, and also six rile broken sear the junction
of the spine, and the extremitiee had penetrated the lung.
The injmies and the shock were quite sufficient to account
fo, death, anti were such as would be caused as described.
'Lo ol.hit tee children bad austained very serious injuries
and were lying ni yery critical Mate, lie thought the
injuries were rather cansvil b; the foot of a boom than a
wheel—With am Smith:* the boy. ',mild be 11 years old
this month, and had been in Mr. jOBl3Ol Bed.ler's employ
nearly two years, and all that time ho wan ancusteread
to
these two home. They wore quiet tool had rie..er
run away before. Yesterday they were carrying oats,
the flies were teasing, anti Mr. Hodder told him to
keep the horses quiet. The wheel horse kept tossing up
his head on account of the dies, the blind halter broke
Wei !dipped ~t 1 one side, and the horse startvil running.
Re tried to turn them into • field : hut tho wlwel horse
came iu front, knocked the fore horse round, and came
over the children, the pernibulater, MIL the tiotnail. and
ell down. Ile never let the horse go. The harness was
niZeileLh Hardy, who was d lotting out of her
door, said naw the accident, centimes] the previous
witnesa • the le.v Uhl all he could, and lid not let go. she
helped litre Willa and gave tLe children seine brandy,
which Mr. Hodder had galloped 011 'to, his lams: and
fetched—Mr. Joseph Hodder gave evilimem that the
harness WWI aound.—The jury returned a verdict of
" Accidental Death," and six of them wished to add that
if the Local Board had not allowed the sidewaya of the
highway to be obstructed by rubbish front the stone
quarries. the accident might not have happened, Mrs.
Wills would not have wheeled the perambulator in the
middle of the [OWL—There Wad no footpath.—The jury
differed in opinion, and six of them signed the ;0.-A.,' ,l'ldi•
tion.—llie jury gave their fees to Om loot woman Wills,
and Mr. Hodder added a gift of .C 5.

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TIIE BREAKWATER FORT.
A. large number of
people hail • rare oppertunitr on
Monday of visiting the Breakwater Fort, which is seldom
shown to this public. Through the management of the
Weymouth and, Portland Steamer Company, permission
was granted by the Enginear-in-e AIIIIASIOL Col. Akers,
ILE., and the steamers of the Company couvered two
loads of visitors to the Breakwater End. rool landed
them at • tone jetey 100 ft. lung and about 2eft. broad, a
beautiful piece of Portland roach-work, which we learnt
from a kind cicerone, Sergeant-Major Barrow, replaces •
former timber jetty that might have lien dangerous In
wartime fly planks we pass over arched stores, where
will he kept torpedoes and other stores of war, defended
from bombshells by • thick arch covered with concrete.
Ascending soine broad steps We CUllle to the groat circle
of limo Fort, the outer bass of which is Oil t. slisineter.
the Fort proper, rising about 28ft, above the sea being
122 ft. diameter. The outer base is is circular bed of etoue
joined AO closely la to appear like one piece, and at the
upper part nearest the Fort is &moulding curved inwards,
running all round by way of • finish, the base beyond
that sloping down to the outer wall. Inside the Fort we
obeerve 30 columns plated with iron. All.l supporting the
roof; of these two are between each eiohreseee- Fr'""
these column. rise the iron arebee of the roof, resiting at
the end near the centre upon another set he. of columns
THE RADIFeL¢ MILL AGAIN. so close as to be alnoot • continuous ring Refers) enter-
It appeared that • nuisance had beee complained of li
the rural sanitary authority in connection with this milt' log this central part, we learn that the walls of the Fore
and it WWI important that the property should at once proper will be shielded with 20 inches of Iron in thr.ic
come into possession of the Board if they are to have it. late., and with the yr:Ferrets and teak Uniting : the
1-Walls will be about lift
i thick. There will be lost one tier
The MAYOR stated that be wa.a there a short Niue ago of gun.; but these s Lsll hi of the great 3e-ton guns,
and wad surprised at the ruinous-looking condition of the the besvlesit guns regularly in the service. These sill
property. The
protect the whole range within about for or five tulles,
difficulty appeared to Ira in finding money ,,,
to complete the purchase.
Mr. NV ‘I.ItER questioned if the Board would be liable we find the hind racers of them gum "ill he pretty near
awl.
_.wo. cross fire with the Wino awl the Nettie. As
for dilapidations taking place before the cemplotion of the
purchase. weights, an such II lOC A
te:beiretner,.un.he areanxious
dabouththei fokunimlattihoen wfirhilnegh
at.
The matter was left to the Town Clerk. these On. will give, and are relieved to find that the
2,abortreaillivg.h
tah,eitelervmelaz.ikt,it.he.wßallbs,
foundation Is of solid concrete, isn't all Is solid to eft.
oPESING OF THE NER OtIIDENS oN St 'ADAY.
::iftithciLegF•ert. shafts Icing
Mr. Tiiiie is said he should like to see the Now Gardens th, coin-
thrown open tel SIIIIday, A. UNed to lie due. inunicating o ith the ro •ion 4 below, and learning that
The TOWN Ci.e.au said they never hail been opened on they aro for the lifting sit shell and shot, we desoend VOA
Sundays except to people who had private keys. the shell and pin* ilex teolllll._ These are immediately
The MAVOR said Sir Frederic Johnstone had very heloW the feffiting •ii rre us, the cartriihm passage rims
ronorotogy thrown open the Greenhill Gardens on Sun- in the outer' circle of ethism underground Moor amid inside
days ; and when he .aw the wag in which the Woe'. eon' this is the shell then conies a "lighta passage in
ducted themselves in Sir Frederic'. new gardens, be should who, lamps
is I lecsfle. to light the powder magazine
eo rlnd to gee the Rings Gardens thrown open. lie would in the centre. Ire "lai lamps ise;ie allowed inside the magazine,
give instructions to have them opened on Sunday next. and the light caner eeonly•ereach it through thick plate glass
and the matter should be put on the notice paper.
SIR JOIIIN COODE's PLANS FOR THE suissOit DRAINAGE DE
THE Pala. rec...tiling theft.recen, si.ießea.h.Thpuspi."the the
apntaarpeuitodamluindityliidcesse
_,.. them from the niagazine. These parts are all ROMA hy
The 3laron referred to Mr. Harrison's revert. whico Loops onfr. for thoro fr about cm of masonry between
stated that complaint wss made of the park being mere the outside and the pewder voyage, and no window
flooded than before the erection of the Gam, of which he pierces this In any part (11d to bor. three gloomy
highly approved; amid he suegested that the Local Baird pasisagee, w just ask about the water supply, mad learn
should lay down subsoil drams to draw .if the water. that it is contains" in tatika, whlth we supplied by a tank
Sir John's plans and specifications for this work hail viowel that brings over frrsh water. Amendini to time
arrivo I; but Sir John hail not sent a report, stating fighting flour we enter the central Part end re" is a
whether
it wee imeeeeerY. The ahLe si"“ fur ateuewere small open apace, to the metre of which Is erocted an Iron
pipes and tanks for the subsoil water, the water to Is: let kr" ~,,,,,t got„ fr, height, orid on tela is the octagonal
„if ~ „Twin ti,,,,, 5.• estimate acc.uu pankal till, plans.
Mr. I.Unnin coo:Adored it very NAMIIII.
1 The spocitical ion was read at length.
iron lantern 4ft. in diameter, which will he west at night
bi .how alightl when the Fort is complete, whorl It will be
hoisted about left. so as to chow over tho wall. Ills not
The outfall of the eubsoil drainage was into the maiu
drain at Ranelaglistreet. certain whether tide will be a aucond-cloas light or lint
Mr. LUNDIM considered that there should be more Irmo all the lights round. Al pre.ent a light L.
the authorities leing desirous It should be quite distinct
security for the work being properly done than a reserva- from a temporary erection to the N.H. of the lore Mound
i Lion of le per cent- till the surveyor declared the work the lighthouse space are windoars, which :ad In lighting
properly done. the caarimatos. Adjourning to tho outside wo mount to
Mr. eVAbitua thought that the engineer and not the the vie
top of the Fort, whence is • beautiful pauoransi c w
1 borough surveyor should be responsible for the proper all over the road. The Fort we °beers* is covered with
i performance of the work. one great circle of Iron plates, riveted th toeeer, and onle
The Merest said the Engineer would be responsible for open where the lamp meet rime from Its little circular) art
the Pinn . het th°ll4.eugh thireeyee would be ble in the ceutro This, /subsidy, will bars some defence to
' fee the ditaihis reiPwl'i

LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
A mooting of the Board was held on Munnlay. Preaent :
The Mayor (sir. G. B. WelefonD, Al.lermsn
Counrilbra
Snook, Lnielie. Grove*, Walker. Webb. Ayle.bury,
Snk, Thom U as, . Eliot, with Mr. F. C. Wagon, Board
clerk.