The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-19 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

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CASTLETOWN heJITICIES. -The TIM% the ROT. T. A.
Ottley, has instituted services at the Cantletown mission'
room on Wednesdity evenings, commencing this week.
A very large fleet of merchant ships took shelter in the
Harbour of Refuge, and on Wednesday they extended as
it were in several lines from Castletown Hght scrum to
opposite the M eymouth Nothe.
PRIMITIVE METHODIST MISSIONS.—The Rev. E Richard'
sin and the Rev. W. AUen, of London preached sermons
on Sunday lant, at the Fortune's Well chapel, in aid of
the above IiIIAMOIV4 On Monday evening there was a
Public meeting, addressed by the Revs. .H. Allen, S.
"Janson, E. Minim and K Richardsoe.
SIXTEEN AT A 8111.17.—A baker of Tophill, whose father
has a lordly name. a short time ago surpassed the best
shots of the volunteers, scoring le at mum, though they
seldom get above four. The more astonishing part is that
he ii supposed to have seldom or never handled a gun
before, and it 44 quite uncertain whether lie has a license.
It happened thus: the taker was at a private house not
far from Fortune's Well BARI obnerved a gun there.
Takindt opposite to a broad garden wall, off went the
gait. Tile wall was missed' but tho charge of small shot
palmed over and riddled le windows. A child was near
the front of the house just before, but fortunately had
movol on, or the hiker might have found that he must
not plav with firearms, and that in a more unpleasant
way than laving to Pay for if panes of glass, width, being
royal onmerty, even this son of a lord had to get replaced.
A PORTIA:4IAR SHOT DEAD IN lA:MON.—OD Mouday
last a mast painful sensation was caused by a telegram
announcing the sudden death of Mr. Benjamin Scriven
eon of OWL John &riven, of Fortune's Well, • mod{
promising young man, who at SI years of me, was first
officer of the steam ship Port Adelaide. The taken-am
.dated that lie was shot through the carelesr handling of a
revolver. How the sad event happene.l will be gathered from
the followissg. whichappeami in Wednealay's Steed's-d:
At the Thome. police court yesterday, George lick,,
second steward or the steam ship Port dslclatile, lying in
the East in.lM Dock, was brought before Mr. Luahington,
charged with causing the death of Benjamin Seriven first
officer of the same ship. by shooting him with a revolver.
—Robert Hockford, first steward, SAW that about three
,;clock. on 51,111d11y he was mated at the saloon table
racing the first mate, when the prisoner left to pack the
captain i
's clothes just nside the saloon. Ile returned into
the saloon with the captain's revolver, and alluded to
some rust upon it. The first officer linked him to-hand it
to him, ma he was about to do no when it went off an.l
shot the deceased lie cried "Oh," and said something
else which witness could not distinguish. A dnetsr war
sent for. but it WAS too late, an he bad expired. In
answer to the magistrate, witness said he did not see how
the prisoner handed the pistol to the first officer, lie did
not notice how the hammer was, or if the secured had his
hued on the trigger. There was nobody in the cabin but
himself, the first officer, and the prirmer. The latter said
he war not aware the pistol was loaded, and commenced
as cry. The accused waa sober, and warn • stead l'. careful
loan. Ho klid not ;lotto any inorlud Palm on MO Piot&