The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-11-30 00:00:00

T ORTLAWD.

NAFAL—On Friday • draft of 15 first-class b yys,
from H.M.S. Rawswen. proceeded to Portsmouth by
train to join H.M.S. Superb for ova.
Slavin OF F ONG. —"Jessica's First Prayer" was the
subject of a service of wing, a;ven in the Bible Christian
Chapel, Washita, on Wednesday evening. Mir
Ricks Nave the connective rtadings, and the Hen. .1.
Brown occupied the chair.

PORT BANITARY.—Mesors. Lovell and Snook, have
been appointed by the Weymouth Town Council to
act on this authority, with the members appointed by
the Portland Local Board.
BUMP ICILLall—On Friday evening last the 7.10
train from Portland ran through a dock of sheep, near
the Sandsfoot Castle, killing four of them. They were
the preperty of Mr. O. Andrew', of Portland.
MTh/MN! 10 Swum—Me Rey. J. Tot=
chaplain at this port, took part in some s
essyices held at Weymouth on Sunday on behalf of
this aoci-•ty, when the sum of £7O 10s. was realised.
&rungs ABROlL—Messrs. W. Roberta and Co.,
shipbrokers, of Csetletown, had the arrangements for
the salving of the cargo of the steamer Arklow, which
ran uhore ft St. A %an', bead on Friday night last.
AN address to the children was given on Sunday
, last at the Wesleyan Smutty School, Portland, by Mr.
John Stone, of Greenhill-terrace, Fortune's-Welt, who
spoke in an ekquent manner on the valuable subject,
" Time is sonnet "

HATTON r7F:CRIVIN.—This disputed local
which ham already been twice before the County Court
Judge, is to come before him again at the next sitting
of the Court, the award of the arbitrator standing
adjourned till then.
INDISIONART SKRVICe&—The annual sermons on
beha'f of the Wesleyan Foreign Mission, were preached
In the Southwell Chanel on Sunday afternoon and
evening by the Rev. J. heWir, returned missionary
from Western Africa. --The public meeting was held
on Monday evening, noder the presidency of Mr. T.
('. Attwooll, when -oldressee. were delivered by the
&malt ministers and 4her friends.
TIIKATRICILII.—TiP• amateurs of B 00141110 y, 56th
HeAme t. gee,. rir.mittiC PerfortaatiOel at their
gymneninin, the V,. re Citadel, on Wednesday
evening and on T4ursday site. anon. The pieces per.
formed were" The Momentous Question" and "Cut
off with a Shilling." Between the pieces Captain
Blest gave • °omit, song entitled "The Peep Show."
Herr Hansen, with his string band, played at intervals
dating the performances.
NATAL RMQ"IRY.—On the occtsion of the I'mit of
Captain Brarlshatr, C. 8., inaperting captain of train-
ing shins to "ortlan I, he held an enquiry on board
H.M.S. Warrior into an alleged assault committed
on Mr. Kirby, Muter-at-Arms of that ship, by •
pallor belonging to the training brig Nautilus, during a
recent visit of that vessel to Portland. It appears
that se.. r.I of the crew of the Nautilus were fighting
o the btich .t t'ailetnwo, and on Mr. Kirby request-
ing them to desi-t anti proceed on board their ship, one
of them 4rock him in the face, knocking him down.
At the enquiry on Friday the indentity of the man
who actually struck the blow was not very clear, so that
no punishment was awarded; butthe parties implicated
bed a good talking to. The men from the Nautilus
were brought up from Dovouport to attend the
enquiry.