The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

DIRTIROUISHID Vtarron.—Tne yaeht of tho lion.
Milker was In the Roods on Tu.sisy,
and the boa. yentleman himself woe on board.
FOURTH D. V. A.—On Whit-I'll.Bday the members
of one artillery eorps praet...ed with their how snider
rifles at the ttrget on the Nast Mitt. Altlon4h they
bad not long remind the new riair. some good .00rea
were made.
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Toe Wesleyan' at SouTHWILL bad • tea on Whit.
Tuesday. under a marque pitched lee Bill belonging
to Mr. Hinds. About 'AM ware preeent, and the good
previsions were well Mewed. Afterwards the meeting
was addreesed by Mr. J. White, (atamaran). W
Dawaon. Mr. H. Flew, Mr. A. Pearce, Mr. li. Strives,
Mr. F. Maynard. Mr. IL Flew. An
Bins Clinierian Tu. —On Monday last, • tee
was teld at the Bible Christian chapel. Wakehain,
on behalf of the Glenn{ funds. About 2.10 took tea,
and the evening wee spent in • inasiaal •ateit tininess,
Mr. Anderson's Toot. Sol-fa choir from Weymouth
singing several temparanee and religious plans, to the
satisfaction of a large &odious..
Etazt•fi.—A Weser was held on Whit-Tuesday, at
the Infant eshool-room, St. George's, kteforar,in ai,l of
the Cbursh Missionary Sciaiety. A number of articles
offered at the Beaus at tattletales. but principally
Atte.l for summer wets, were sold at the stalls. The
bazaar was promoted by Mrs. Hogarth and other ladles
eonneetwal with the chetah. and, the weather being
line, there was every chalice of raising • decent emu.
Doline or viz CaDers.—Tbe Cadeta of IL U.S.
Trafalgar have some troublesome boy. amongst them.
A few weeks ago these lively 'marquee' were on tie
stone I oaline, arid seeing some atone trucks there wait-
ing to be kale i and sent into the stone yard, obey
lifttd op the breast, and let the truok, stut off lowa
:be Indies Teel were seen by Lone railway e.rek-its,
who succeeded at great risk in et .ppin.; tmtn is'ore
they panel to the bottom. 0.4 Sairday taut come of
them went into Weymouth for • holiday, and on tack
return oisupied their tune by bring out of the train
windows pistols loafed with powder sid shot. Toe
mos at the Littlefield, crossing was near being •truet
by the shin, and on hearing of it, the railway
suthorfites reported the (Mae on boned the ship.
Parson Orriosse BAND. —Mr. John Blainey having
resigned the meat reship of this promising band, in
**Dinneen« of ill-health, he bas been sneeseded by
Mr. John If. Minions, late band-sergeant of the 2a4
Battalion 13th L L The band is mtintamied by velum.
tar, subleraptions, and is eneoaragel in eVdry way by
the whole of the superior of/tura Tae management
Is entrusted to • eommittee of Tilton the Governor,
Geo. Clifton, Belo Is president. This band Le likely
to beware very efilaisitt. Amongst the members is Mr.
It. Blliott, late band eorporal of the 2a4 battalion
13th LI.; Mr. Bennett, solo bias, late of the 7tti
meet of foot; Mr. D. Marray, solo clarionet, late of
the 5155 reiratadd Kr. K. Dawns late of the 77th mgt.
The mad played in front of the Alma terrace on Wed-
nesday evening, in sash • manner as to Ma themselves
credit. The following Passim programme—
Troupe,—.• Maggie's BaillaTT
Donnybrook," .. Salta
nolalia.—Period Popular Airs.
Wate.—" Mountain Diabg."
Oalop,—" CUyaol," Emus

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God Save the Queen.
Ban.' !Lava. —4 very intermit% ridi ineteh took
plsoe on the 20th hut, tut the Government Range,
Chesil Beech, betweea 20 aergsants of the 77t6 (Bast
Middlesex) Regiment. viz., 10 sergeaats of the Wily-
month Detachment. against 10 animate stationed at
Portland, the dudes.. being 200 end 40J yards. live
round. at seed distance. The day being rather showery
and windy. not many good some@ were made. The
following are the result. :

230 yd.. 400 yd.. Total.
Sergeant I, og 11. Leman, A. W. 17 Id SS
Serpent George 17 Id 33
Sergeant J. Mania 17 16 Ii
Sergeant IL Lugger. 13 16 31
Bernard IL Pryer 16 14 30
.r 3060 .3. Andorran 17 29
Serpent O. 1411000 f .. 14 14 11
Col. Sergeant H. Laser .. 16 II 17
Col. Serpent Johnson ... 14 11 26
Swlle•el 0. anre47 .• .. 14 11 24

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Armoury flogrosat Tronnuard .. 17 17 34
barroom O. Barrel' . 17 16
OoL dorgoolit J. 1.141111p0 17 14 31
11.orgeoat T. Usher 16 13
Wake,

Col. Bergsma% H. Stuart 17 II 2s
lisrgeast B. Anastroag 13 11 21
Servant J. Ford .. 16 S 24
OM. Bergsma Westherlassd .. 9 19 22
Coll Bergsma% B. Dempster . 15 4 19

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