The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-04-21 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

Goon 'Rms.—Mr. Mills, traffic manager at the Nine
Elms station was at Portland on Friday last, and we hear
from very good authority, that Mr. Bull, of Southampton,
the Contractor for the new Law Courts, will require about
60 tons of Portland block stone per day.
ASSISTANT WARDER Lisa LT, who was no roughly handled
in the late convict assault, has not yet been ',Mete return
to his duties, lie is able to walk nut, though much shaken,
anti it is hoped that the bone of his nose is not broken.
It is, however, much injured, and it is necessary to secure
it by straps and splints. Loney is a fine tall and stout
man, an are most of the warders ; but be appears cools
paratively feeble from the results of the shock. The
other officer, Mitchell, has not recovered yet. Perhaps
what the poor men feel the most is the terrible is-
security of their lives in this repulsive service.
Tile CAPTURE OF A CONVICT 01 A Mtn% —The genius
of our loesl artist, Mr. C. White, has seised on the late
escapade by a convict at the Breakwater, anal produced
• group of effective pictures, which we had the pleasure
of seeing at the Royal Victoria Ledge Hotel. Ike first
is a sketch of the wrecked brig Can:nano. Midi a weary
time on the rocks at Balaclava Cove. Here it ass the
convict made his raft. The lICICOIId iS A midnight sketch.
shoeing the convict alone on his rail, in the wi.te of
waters. Here Sir. White's fancy 14.1.1,1 a sensational
element to the picture: a phantom ship looms dimly at
has side, and heture thu voyager, indistioctly appeari the
shade of a slain mush a with the death ;Alt ing wound in the
forehead, and the convict, glaring at the afTarition, feels
what it is to he "alone and yet nut alum,. • The third
is a picture all over; the convict is still on the raft
between the towering pier-heads of the Breakwater
opening, and between him and the sea is the pilot cutter
lust altering her course to hear down on him. We are
made to feel that his escape is hopeless, and yet are not
led into • morbid pity for the defeated criminal. The
beautiful forin of the cutter, with the full moon gleam-
ing on the peak of her mainsail anal the tapper parts of
her other sails, is boldly drawn. and effectively painted,
anal at once takes off attention from the crouching form
of the beaten 111811. Mr. ‘Vliite, by these pictures, has
shown lie is no fliers copyist, but that he has a creative
imagh.ination, bestowing IS pirit on the production of his
brus _

GOOD TEMPLAR FUNERAL—The funeral of the late Mr.
Cumben C hose death we at ~,,, mice.' in our last lame,
took place on Friday afternoon. The Ileocaoed was a
tneinlier of the "Star of Portland" lodge I.C.U.T. Pre, ions
to entenlig this lodge he heliniged to the " Portland"
Juvenile Temple, and hail there tilled most creditably,
the oilioes of Vice and hid Templar. About a month
since he caught a violent chill, which settled on Lie longc,
and that with disease of the heart, provisl too much for a
constitution cm/Wray weak. At times hopes were enter-
tained of his recovery, lint a relapse took place, and im
the night of Tuesday the 7th inst. he calmly departel
this life, at the early. age of 17 years I his end was pear. Being perfectly reigned to the will of his heavenly
lather, the sting of death was removed, and he fell asleep
in the sure and certain hope of a glorious resurrection.
The members of his lodge, with those of the other Port-
land and Weymouth lodges, met in the klaidenwell
Schoolroom, and the lodge was tipened in due fore. hv
the P.W.C.T. Bro. C. Mitchell at two o'clock, after which
a procession was formed in the following order:—
Marshall and Assistant bearing walla trimmed with black

crate.
Private and Degree Members, two and two•
W.u.G. and W.I li.
W.S. and Assistant.
W.r.s. and W.U.
W.V.T. and W. chaplain.
P.W.C. T. and eupportem
Menibers of Sister lodges two and tw,.
puDe ties of the 0. W.C.S. Brea W. W. puny, and C. med.
District offiecn., lin. W. Tamer. P.A.o, and 11. Gundry, tj.m.
Having reached the house of the deceased the procession
then took position in advance of the remains, and pre'
coded it to the " St. George's- churchyard, Keforne.
Arriving there the raenabers opened right and left allow-
ing the corpse and mourners to page through, then
forming in reverse order, arm! the processionandl,„,l
into the church, where the beautiful burial service of
the church of England, was conducted by the Rector. ths
fur. J. Augustine Beazer : Proceeding to the grave, the
deceased being borne by four of his brother Templars,
the members having formed • circle round the grave, the
remaining portion M the funeral service was proceeded
• with, at the close of which the Rector delivered the
following address—" Beloved, we are assembled on this
niournful occasion to render the last offices, which the
living may unnister to the dead. The scene before
admonishes us of that great truth too little heeilid,
'Man is born to die,' the coffin, the grave, the
sepulchre, speak to us in la that cannot 14
nusunderstood, however unneeded it may be,
of man's latter end, Childhood and youth, in iLI
harmlessness and comparative innocencT ; Maturity with
its wonted vigour and pride of strength, are not wore
exempt than decrepit and tottering ace from the Axel
law of being "Dust thou ark and unto dust thou shalt
return." This solemn truth is inscribed in the great
volume of nature. upon its every page. The beautiful
and the sublime, which the handiwork of the Creator
display on every side, fearfully associate with the
unerring certainty of the end of all things, amid the
vividnisis of the moral which they are ever suggesding
the contemplative mind. Day after day we are cane,'
upon to follow our fellow-creatures to that bourne front
whence no traveller returns. From the house of mourn-
ing We go forth again to mingle in the crowded world,
heedless, perhaps, of the precarious tenor of life, and the
certainty of that end to which all flesh is rapidly tending.
ife who gives the vigour of body, without waruin;
•ralyses the stout breast, strikes dawn the athletic form.
lhe living of today becomes the dead of tomorrow.
Men appear upon awl disappear from the stage of life,
as were meets wave and parts upon the troubled waters.
In the midst of life we are in death. lie nh."e lips now
echo Gime tones of • solemn warnine, in turn will be
chilled in the cold and cheerless howie of the dead, awl
in the providence of God none may e.sape. Let us then
no far improve this solemn lesson Ai to he ',relived for
that change, that leak to life eternaL To the bomm..l
ones who have bisin bereft of a son, brother, and friend,
the language of the Saviour conveys hope and consolation
in the hour of mourning. lie shall live again. To the
order of Good Templar* here assembled, be firm in the
Practice of the
principles of your Order, that your memory
may be cherished beyond the grave" At the close of the
address the Rector offered the following prayer
()rest Sovereign of the Universe I In the dispensation .4
Thine unerring providence. we are called to visit this resting
115 cc of the dead. We are sleet to detseit, to remain till the
morning of the resurroction. mit
.that is
VA lament.' brother and ars:late We invoke this special
blianing upon surviving relations and friends -impress, we
pray Thee, upin the members of the Order, the necessity of
latomulleg .1,11, it is day," sod in lives of usefulussa and
piety await the summons which will call Mi from earth. Alai
finally, we oak Thee t 4 pewter and braes this order through-
., the world, and the glory shall be Thine for Over.
Ammi.
The procession then re-formed in the samo order.
etica.gint.rig.h.t
then
lerefttuprtirt.ititinthtle mounrnewwhetore iso
the
lodge was boil in due form by the it hej"
the lind TemplAr's funeral in Portland, caused • large
nu„,b,,, of pertains to susentlile all along the streets
through which it peasesl, but P.N. Florence and his men
kept dm crowds in order. The members weft not attired
in regalia, but were white gloves and a small black and
white rosette on the left breast. The mournful ceremony
throughout 1448 most orderly. St George's church w"
almost filled with an attentive congregation. We trust
It may be a long time before we shall be called upon to
view a like sad cortege.

111 CAI, BOARD MEETING.
rimiest" Es se 'MO. Present : Mr. B. collies (chairman).
Mr. R. Isom, Mr. E. Pearce, Mr. B. Stowe, Mr. W.
Attwooll, Mr. W. Otter, Mr. T. Giblet, Mr. W. White,
Mr. G. E. Andrews, Mr. A. fictive's, Mr. It. Flew, Mr. (
White, Mr. J. C. Lena,Mr. J. P. &riven, Mr. J. Moddss
Mr. M. Pearce.
MITRING 11/011/4/13.
The follow* are tbe members to Mire bi Maas-