The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-09-08 00:00:00

W EY MOUTH.

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Tilt MARIANA YACHT.—The splendid schooner yacht,
Glorians, 133 tone, the property of A. 0. Wilkinson,
8.q., the winner of more races than any other yacht
afloat is now at ancher in our harbour.
A FLErr or Cobbtras.- -Since Wednesday hat an
unusual number of colliers have arrived at this port
from the North with coals. The harbour has not been
so full of weasels for thelast sit months salt is at present.
Three of the colliers have been compelled to discharge I
in the Backwater.
GLOCCESTER•STREET CIIAPEL.—A sale of fancy work,
Its aid of liquidating the debt of .1.1050 on the above
chapsl, took plum in the achool.roorn on Wednesday
and Thursday last. The display of woik and other
articles was very good, sassy of the things being of an
...tenant character. The rseeipts of the tint day were
£45, and It was expected the second day'a solo would be
equally sueoesaful. The following ladies attended the
I stalls, and afforded assistsnce :—Mrs. Ashton, Mrs.
Damon, Mrs. Seymour, Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Chapple,
Mrs. W. Damon, Miss Damon, Miss Budd, Miss Hard-
ing, Min Watford, Miss Stuniard, Miss Seymour, Mks
Pope, Mrs. Gale.
Tux ILIPIII6BKNTATION.-1110r0 i• sata to he •
"compact" hero to return the prompt representatives,
and on Thursday evening there was • meeting of about ,
fifty of the electors, at the Queen's Hotel, to consider I
the matter. Mr. 8. Brown was called to the chair, and I
Mr. S. Webb ts the vioechaie. Both these gentlemen
apoko as did also Mr. V. Hibbs, Mr. Philips, Mr.
Sketchley, Mr. R. Hardy, Mr. Dennis, Mr. Thresher, Mr.
Lowman, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Dibben, Mr. Johnson, Mr.
Board, and Mr. Dyer. Both Couservatives and Libersla
inveighed against "the tomeact," and several said they
would pet aside their DM; we,l pei• (tildes npsst that
arrangement and return an independent man. 'llia
following rrsolutions Were paved : 'That this melting
pledges itself not to support Meson. Edwards or Brooks
whilst they hold together no compact won ; but will
plump for the independent candidate. That this meeting
decides that the said independent eandidele should not
i be put to any other than the bare incidental expenses
I necessarily ineurred in such election."

A MIATRRIOUS AFFAIR hal °centred in regard to the I
Weymouth and Channel Wands' swam packet
company's vessel "the Br ghton." On Saturday after.
noon last she arrived off Weymouth 'from Jersey, but,
instead of coming into the Weymouth Harbour, she
Placed herself under the bromb.ide of the St. George I
n Portland roads for protection, and the passengers were '
landed therefrom. The St. George ran out her guns. At
four o'clock the Premier took off Mr. Maunders (secretary
to the eons pany) and Mr. Witnlge (manager from Jersey)
The Jersey pussengers were brought ashore by the
Premier. On Sunday evening "the Brighton" came
into Weymouth harbour. This (Wednesday) morning
she sailed for tne Channel Islands with the usual mails.
A pa.s*enger by the vessel states that this steamer
had been chartered in Jersey, without consulting tho
directors, to a party proceeding to the liolitermuen, awl
when it cone to the directors' knowledge, they at once
decided against the vessel Irving, aryl sent her to
Weymouth. It is understood Ic was wanted for Crete,
and the chances are the company would never have seen
; her again had she been allowed to go. A number of
; Spaniards were observed on our qu ty on Monday, and are
supposed to belong to the party who chartered the
steamer.