The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-02-13 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

TRZ ROADSTEAD. --The roadstead is now a forest of
maata, a much hover number of vessels baring within
the lad few days put in from stress of weather than for
a long time past.

RoCQU W ZATHIIIL —Oll Sunday night this island was
visited by • thuaiderstorm meonspenird 'with bail. The
wind was exceedingly boisterous, and blew off the top of
• straw flak belonging to 111 r. Hodder, of the Crown
farm, covering over • number of sheep. Fortunately
the affair was discovered, tbe straw removed, sad tie
sheep got out, elm they must bare been saffeested.

RAILWAY AOCIDINT.--013 Friday, a lad named Ler-
man, about 12 years of age, bad a very Brow
escape of his life. He was walking on the line towards
Patland, nearly opposite lb. Ferry Bridge, wins Oft
train clams slang from Weymouth. The boy, bearing
the whistle, endeavoured to run outside the rails. Irbil)
one of the hiders knocked bin, down off the reed,
grazine ono band and ivjering his shoulder. His bead
was shoo rat by the lall. The train was stoppid. lubli
was picked up and brought into Portland, and attended
bY Nettledord, ender whew, treatment be is dais'
vcIL

nat. —Afield half-pest ton o'olook oa Thirdly
nigl.t, • flre basks out in • small batkitag assr Portland
erceed by Yr. Coode, for a bethel, but wilt*
"Dot lh,. remo•BI of ibe seamen's ptam of worship, bas
Wee u.ed se • See* uterebeat' *Moe by Mr. Swims,
Wra agent I. er Stewart, and Co. Yealle Kr. "4".'
Deem.. left the °floe about 7 o'clock. whoa everythi
as be supposed oar .sfs. The II am first dbueovsrld
by a coa•t-plard•oun, who, instead of alarming the in-
habitants near the spot, nu and gave information at the
reest-guard station. We woderethed that skeet tie
aims time as the omm-ga•rdsznan fret saw the ire, a
clock at Ow osariot • t•blishment ramie aloag, sad that
but • few buckets of yak!, II "pii.a at oils. .mid
here been **Serest to azttaguA ti. gamin, bat be,
like the priest and Levies of 01,4 whs. tan, saw tile
wounded fisze.ritan . Mond beeel, en his way. A.
the beadleg wee orlghttnY 0"1" is a eared, it tea'
trined • good dial of woodwork, wig.* burnt rapidly,
aad, Do policeman being proPist, Übe good people ,who
had seerisleled feared they would te doing wrong by
br•abeg • peas of glare in the window and taking oat
tbe books. The oo.eaqueeee was the whole of the stews
socounts kayo bora dlMra,ld. Beam* the Wieling
was a mial rtors, oostainingabont 00 kms of oral lialoed-
lag to Mr. Thomas Combas, while wee burnt down
about two feet in depth.

COIIOIIIIT. —As istereetingooncert was given at the
schoolroom, at the Given Portland, en Friday, Feb.
2nd, in aid of the funds tithe Shipwrecked Mariners'
Society. George Øjftou, , ipmernor of the
prism, in the chatr, and . A. HIS, chaplain,
In the vies-chair. There were Mae proems—Mrs.
end Mies Clifton, Captain, Mrs. and Kim Roller,
Major and Mrs. Hickey, Min and Miss Hill, Rev.
H. A. Taylor, Rev. H. Jammu., Mrs. Andrews, Mrs.
Houghton, Mr. and Mrs. Granville, Dr. Foaling-
ton, he. The performance wonmenoed with the glee
' "Ye Gentlemen of England," followed by a song,
"Spring Time," which was very sweetly sung by Mrs.
Hiukey, and well received by the audience. Mrs.
Andrews and WM Hill then played "Les Ales
ois.suz"qiiadrlllee, at the conclusion of which, the
rev. vice-chairman, after a preface On skips and
shipwrecks, read a touching compositioa in verse on
the loss of the London, the anchor being one of the
prison officials. Mrs. Rulhr sod Mrs. Hickey beat
sung the duet, "The May Song." Mrs. Andrew.
then sung "The Fisherman's Daughter" very
effectively, and with enplanes. This win
followed by the "Cornflower Wel a" (piano, flew,
.rd violin). The nest was the old favourite ballad,
"Three Fiebers," which Miss Masson, the school-
mistress, rendered very nicely. It was succeeded
by the quintett, "He ie gone on the mountains," in
which the Rev. H. Jenour took the part he had rang
many years ago with credit, which was encored.
The neat song, "The Skipper and hie boy." was by
Dr. Pockhogton, and then came a reading from
Longfellow, "The wreck of the Hesperus," sod the
song. "Ship on Fire." which received it. full weed
of praise. Mr. Moffat, the master of the school,
now played "Home, sweet home ;" be also ea•
hibited considerable musical ability by his perfor-
mances on the piano throughout the evening. The
duet, "1 knows book," by Mrs. Andrews and Dr.
Pocklington, was sang with taste and precision. and
the trio, "Now pray we for our country," formed
the last piece on the programme. The rev.
vice-oltairtnao here rose and proposed a vote of
thanks to the chairmen, and the vociferous applause
with which it wee received, showed the great
popularity of the governor, who, after thanking the
audience for the kind manner in which they had re-
ceived the proposal, informed them that this sum
collected that evening amounted to £lO. He also
said that they would always find him ready to aid
and encourge whatever tended to benefit his fellow
countrymen. Thanks barite also being tendered to
the ladies and gentlemen who bad given their ser-
vices, this pleasant entertainment was brought to a
clam by all rising and singing the National Anthem.
The audience, however, lingered and seemed loth
to depart. At leant fifty pervious were unable to
obtain admission. Penny readings, with music, are
held here every Friday evening, in addition ho
which there are elocution, Mond, and music slams
during the week.