The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-03-30 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

ROTAL ALITLED OH tiOnday morning LIST,
DORNET COUNT FRIE.NOLT 8011811. SOUTH BUNCH.—
Mr. W. Attwooll h been elected steward of this Branch.
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THE NAVAL CADICTS' (111.0UND. —About 30 blue-dressed
or good convicts, undrr four officers, have resumed the
levelling of thia ground.
FOURTH It V.A.—On Saturday last this tine corps had
a march out, under command of Capt. Eliot. There were
three sergeants and 50 rank and tile, including the band.
Dosctuut BUTS' liol.l DAV. —About half of the boys
from this ship have 16days holiday. On Monday morning
150 left, and a few more left on Wednesday.
KF.CIIAIOTE ENT FATS I N T.ST. —On Friday evening before
Portland Itechabite Tent, Mr. C. Greening, of Dorchester,
exhibited a number of dissolving views, in aid of the
funds. The entertainment gave every satisfaction.
ST. JOHN'S 1111.11C11. —The Rev. W. Koherts, late curate
of St. John's, bade his congregation farewell in his sermon
on Sunday evening last. The ministerial work Underhill
is commenced by the Vicar, Itev. T. (Utley, this week,
ho enters on the living in tune for the Easter services.
Clisxc' E or OVRRIIION.-- The Bcoad A rrnor states that
he 102 id Miulras Fusiliers will be relieved during the
uninier by the :Nth (Ist Stalfonlshire) from Aldershot.
The 102nd are to go to Ireland, to relieve troops going on
f. reign service.
SUPPOsILD LOSS Or A VESSEL. —IS is feared that the
barque Rennet has been lost off the South De7on coast
with her crew, for she had not been beard of dto Wed.
nesday, after sailing more than a fortnight ago. Her
master was Captain Harris ; her cargo Portland stone for
the stone company; aml this was Captain Harris' first
voyage for his new owners.

Gone Temet.Aß ESTEZTAINMEST.—The good tempLers of
1 7nder. hill on Tuesday evening patrontsed Mr. k
Starke, who gave a lecture entertainment at the Manion-
well Schoolram, Mr. C. Mitchell, W C.T.. in the chair. I
Mr. Starke also played with one finger on a one.stringed
violin, and showettsonte allowing figures on the "Dancing I
Nigger.' prinetple.
Itituovti. or umittcrt—On Wednesday morning 30 I
prisoners, in charge of I'6min/a Chamberlayne I
and three other officers; were sent off from Portland by the I
first train. They were linked together with stout chains
in four gangs, two tens and two tives. Most of them were
a full head shorter than the officers, nil the way dress
gave them the appearance of being much smaller. One
or two were tall fellows, and conspicuous among the rest;
and they didn't seem at all to like their prominence ; hut
the little men who were only looked at with the rest
laughed and talked and seemed very unconcerned. They I
seemed to le of the ordinary ' Idle-demi, neither the I
" light blues" who are so good that they are allowed to I
come down near the houses, nor the coloured dressed '
" dangerous" who are seldom seen. Some wore yellow I
circles of cloth on their arms, others blue, and there I
seemed plenty of variety in Dime trimmings of their
dress. 1.15 have lately left for Portsmouth, and two have
returned, in that 11 or In more were expected in the course
of the day, and the vans were left at the station to receive
them.