The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-05-12 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

ST. PRTIR'S CHURCH OROAN has been removed from the
transept, where it was temporarily placed, to the chancel,
where it is to remain. The removal was effected by Mr.
Williams, churchwarden, and a pleat Improvement has
been effected. Mr. Rogers, Musician, of Weymcuth, will
te-tune the organ.
THE NAVAL PRACTICER ON SHORR.,—These Interesting
events have commenced ; on Thursday about 2130 blue-
ticket~ of the Naval Brigade, under Commander Harris,
lents. Tuffnelt Resell, and Fellowes several of the
Royal Marine Artillery, under Lieut. Milnes ; and some
Marines, commanded by !lint. Kitchen, landed from the
Royal Alfred, having with them two field pieces. They
marched along the road to Wyke Regis, and then returned
to their ship.. It is a pity these exercises do not conic off
at regular definite thee.; if they did large hers of
visitors would show their interest, by going to see our
jolly tars.
riiNcEIAT AT THE GROVE SCHHOLIL —On Friday evening
• coneert wee given at the alsive wheels for the purpose
of defraying the expenses of the annual treat of the choir
boys of St. Peter's church. A numerous mid attentive
audience was present mil the concert was without an
exeeption a complete RilreeSt. The ladies and gentlemen
who kindly gave their servieesi were the Misses Hill, Mies
Revnolde, tint Rea, Misses Cotterell, Miss Driver, Mrs.
and Mr. !logger, Dr Parsons, Mr. Churchill, and Mr.
Water.. The Prison officers land also assisted and greatly
Cent Omit.' to the ..uccess of the concert
PORTLAND ROAM, POR THIS NAVAL VADRTIA —After the
Weymouth magistrates' meeting on Tuesday morning last,
Mr. .1. Ailing, the chairmen, :steered to a mater of very
great importance to the cadets training for WM. Navy.
It in known that the training ship Britannia was at one
titan stationed in onr neighbourhood, and the Ann, pure
healthy air, was very coniliarive to their health, while the
facilities offered for all kiwi: of sea and Wel exercise
belrml to make men of them that should be a credit to
the Navy. Now, it appears the rase is vastly different.
Mr. Avila,/ quoted the following from the Hampshire
TstrgrapA :—.* A correspondent at Dartmouth states that
when Mr. Want Hunt lately visited It. MS. Britannia,
Ice was much stnick with the puny appearance of many
of the cadets. If these boys were located on shore, in
pure roomy dwellings, a change for the better would anon
be visible. A vitiated atmosphere wnuld always have a
deleterious effect on growing lads." Mr. Ayling remarked
that he believed the Britannia, miginally stationed in the
finest harbour in the United kingdom, had bee,. removed
Icy political influence, and sent to that confined place at
Dartmouth, and this melancholy state of things was the
result. There could he no doubt that the ship ought to
he ediately sent limb to Portland, which receive, the
visits of the Fleet, and mcommodates them so well. Here
Is every convenience for the training of the cadets: here
I. plenty of rowing, boat ....tiling, 'Ticketing, and of other
athletic exercises. and • more healthy place does not exist
In this country. Ile thought that the political influence
which had procured the removal of the Britannia from
Portland ought to he iturnediately combated, and our
Infinence used at the Admiralty to get the ship sent hark
Mr. Talbot eupporteil the remark. of Mr. styling, and
added that for the training of rabbi for Ur: Navy, a river
must always he a most unfit place.--The remarks of these
two gentlemen are t timely, and a strong combined
effort ought to lie made by me 1111 l rials from the tore,l
Board of Portlaiiii ant the Town council of Weymouth,
to induce the Admiralty to remove the Britannia from a
peddling fresh-water stream to the bracing air olthe most
ample harbour iu the South.