The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-03-22 00:00:00

NVEYIIIOFTII.

Colonel Freestun and :Mr.leraft were present at
the Speaker's sixth parliautentary full-drool dinner
on Wednesday last.

PASTIIRA x Ain &WI ETV. —Sermons in
aid of the funds of this society were preached at St.
MAry's and St. John's churches on Sunday week.
The aggregate collections amounted to above £32.
The annual meeting of the Vey th auxiliary
branch took place at the National Schoubruum, UR
Tuesday evening following.
MILITARY FI•NERAL. -- An imposing military
spectacle took place on Wednesday last, in solcinni•
zation of the f •ral of Lientennit King (Wexford
Itegiumit), who diet a few days since at Dorchester,
from which place the corpse STAA conveyed by hiazse,
tinder escort of a troop of Hussars. The body was
met at St. John's church by. a detachment of the
Wonford Regiment, accompanied by the band. A
procession was then formed, headed by the liring
piny, the band following, awl playing the " i lead
March in Saul," preceding the coffin, on which were
pltwesl the accoutrements of the deceased. The re•
maiwler of the Regiment brought up the rear, and
the procession was closest by several officers, both of
the Wexford Regiment, the Hussars, and the ships
in Portland Roads ; also the Major 11111 l andant of
the Engineers. The cavalcade processled 4 a slow
march through the town, attended by a very flume.
roux crowd of spectators. The interment took pLice
in the new burying ground at Wyke, the funeral
service being read by the Rev. Dr. Cottle, incum-
bent of Trinity church. The ceremony concluded
by tiring three rounds over the grave, in accordance
with the anode prescribed at ceremonials of this
nature.

MELANCHOLY SIIIPWItECIL—On 111onilay night
the 14th liost. about lialfisust eleven, thu French
brig, Ciaq Sieutcr, of Bordeaux, went on shore in the
West Bay. The vessel, which is about mu tons
burden, was seventy days out from I Mem, laden
with rye, and was to call at Falmouth for orders.
In the thick weather which prevailed on M lay
Hight, the ('in' Sir !era being unable to make the
port, was driven by the violence of the gale, then
blowing S. by W., into the West Bay, where she
became unmanageable, and finally it nick on the
beach, about a quarter of a 111ile below Fleet *tat' .
of the crew, which consisted if seven, five null'',
tunatcs were washed °vs:Osumi and drowned. The
master (Blaropuint) and one of the men, named
Francois, contrived to save themselves by swinging
141 shore by means of a rope, having watched the
opportunity when the wave receded. The vessel on
tiesulay 1111 l ming was found high mot dry in the
beach, butt it is apprehended that if the wind should
veer round more to the south, Ale will break up.
As NOM 141 tilt !uhisast,r WWI known, the euesst•guara
of Fleet station, under Lieutenant Ilurs. took the
neesswary precautions for prow rV 114 thU
914,r4.11 and cargo, consisting of about WON of rye.
which it is expeeted will be recovensl without
being totally destroyed. It is some consolation to
know that the poor men thus hog have
no families to deplore their loss. The vessel ohms
not ammar injured to any very great extent.
although her tune sheathing is partially stripped
IA and her interior fittings are very much udimagssl.