The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-01-26 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

THE MUTH Or SKROT. CONOLLT.-The Admiralty have
marked their strong disapproval of the neglect shown by
the Coastgoardsmen towards Sergt. Con°fly, when he was
found at the black house. The Wyk' man has had • good
condurthadge taken away; the Portland man, Tauhigg,
loses his commission. is now only a common boatman,
and is removed to another station at his own expense.
TIIK Ets?o,l AND CHCIIICH Hope RalLWar Coerstuss-
TIOX nrill be remembered that 1,100 was
settled as the compennation to various parties in Portland
for the extinction of commonable rights cm lands taken
by the above Company. The money was placed in Masan.
If. Williams and Co'a bank, in trust of • committee
of five. Four of the cotnmittee signed the foLeiiite
authority for the withdrawal of the money for decision •
but Mr. Simon Pearce, who was the fifth, objected. liro
medium! were taken in the Court of Queen's Bench, Mr.
R. N. Howard being solicitor for the applicants and • rule
was granted against Mr. Pearce to chow cause why a
writ of Mandeoies should not isme, directing him to
*mem' in Signing the authority with the other trustees.
The rule in retuntable on the efth hat.
NORTH BltaNcit.-The meeting of the north or tinder-
!till branch of the late Portland branch of the Dorset
County Friendly society, was held on Tue.lay evening
at St. John's schoolroom Mr. J. C. tub and Mr. 7.
Mllledge have Leconte hon. members of this branch, and
this eveuing Mr. T. Combeti, :apt A.S.:riven. and Mr. T
H. Crockett: al., became hon. Tomlin:m-76e prou.nt
doctor:., Itr. Me an ins, Lean d Dr. Par.e were re ekcted.
Mr. Z.M Wedge was obyted hon. .teivard. F..r the ~ffice
of steward Mr. J. B. Stine, Mallam, was nominated.
Dr. Parsons proponetb and Capt. A. Seri. en "tele I. as
an amendment, that Mr. T. Comben le :descant. tia •
divkion, seven v0t....1 for Mr. .1. B. SOW'. ali.l three for
111 r. I ....ben. Mr. Stone Icing there( .re appointed. Mr.
T. conihen. Mr. Z. Milledge, Dr. NicLoan. and lip. Rae
did not cote. The following were elected on the ems:
nottee : Mr. W. If. Sinith, Mr. J. Boonett, Mr. Jo.eph
Mitchell. Mr. W. Mitehell, Mr. Saintand Smith. Mr. T. S.
Conilen, and Mr. Richard Allen. Thin branch lia• now
nine hes: siemb,rn. awl We with loth branches id the Lite
Itirtland" on.: tureens and peace.
I"" reIENDLT StorIETY. PoßtLe‘n BRANCH. A
inectin,g of the members of this branch living on the bill
wan held in the St. c,aorga*o sehoots on Belay evening at
the ensuing year.
"eves o.rleekt for the norpone of electing a committee for
members, and the Rector of Porthuol ea. in the hair.
There was a tante ettehdance of the
It wan heat doeided that the mine nimilter ..f committee-
men ahoubl lie Apl.illte,l as in former years viz seven.
About eighteen wec ` • than notiiinatol to the office, and
upon the votes of the mambasn pieseiit being taken the
ftollosint,Pepons were declared to be elected :- Mesera.
darer. it J. Pesree B. Scriven, J MaJw,ool. .1. lien.
Sell, J. Dina, and k,,hert. Otter. me It. thriven then
rolled attention to the unuti.fsetory manner in ii Ii the
Affairs of the club had been conducted fir .nne time Peet,
and expressed hin opinion that a new steward :Mould be
members to the greatly sutterior adsentse's'
alemintod. Mr. KJ. Pearce called the sunlit' of the
tiered by the
Dome_ t Frienill7Soeiety, and pointed out how br the nil.%
of we &MeV, the wives and (entities .4 the members
might be made partakers of the benefits if the -.defy, by
• trifling extra PaYtnent. li. Allan McLean 41IVW a." 'ln'
parinon between mem nit., of the society and those of
other clubs, and said that the unnatisfletory state of
their affairs was not owing entirely, if at all, to the
mismanagement of the stewartL There had been much
neglect and miAnnuleeentent by former committees, and
the clot, had been ereatly stoned I. the 111.3111bCr'. The
meeting, which had been of a very orderly character, then
terminated. At the committee meeting held vtiately
afterwards, it waa decided to stn.pend the steward for a
fortni,i)it, and to appoint Mr. 11. Scriven. honorary
steward. until the trust, of the parent la,ietY could he
communicated with, and their a t.lie• ill the matter 1161:01.-
taiuml.
Sr. JOHN'e (HI In Sunday !ant the new vicar,
Rev. T. A. littler. read himself in in the morning, and
preached in the evening gthonough practical and cramieli•
Cal srrlo,u. taking 19r his text thee flout beautiful and
appropriate seorde, for the occasion, that the .tpontle Paul
Addressed to the torinthianm, at Epintle, chapter 2. verse
2. "For I determined not to know anything among you
save Jesus Christ_ „ ,and Him crucified." The rev. gentle.
man glee his P•rismoners • SYD ,Pds of his future inten-
t:LW:Li when he beeatne • resident among them. Mr.