The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-10-12 00:00:00

Mr. Lzent's Wronigo.—The Market-bones was
decorated with flazi, a string of which stretched across
to Mr. Rogers's, on Wednesday morning, in honour
of the marriage of Mr. Joseph Laver, of Chickerel
and Weymouth Market, to Miss Mary Maria Jesty,
daughter of Mr. C. Jesty, of Radipole. A beautiful
garland of dahlias and other flowers hung around the
Royal coat of army, on Mr. Layer's stall.
A SAILOR BAGGING. Mini:island, seaman,
of Dover, just discharged from the William Dyer, was
brought up on Wedn-aday morning, for begging from
door to door in Creeoent•street. He was so unlucky
I that P.O. Carter saw him, and took him to the station.
It le said that, amongst others, he hewed from Com-
mander Evans, of /I. KS. Boscswen. —The magistrates
were J. imadfs. Xag
and Dr. Drew, and he we/sat
to
_prison for seven day,.
THI LATH MR. TRINCHARD'II MBDAL.--Oooddsr-
able regret has been expressed at the withholding of
the medal, which is generally known as " the lets Mr.
l'renchard's." The medal we understand has been
given yearly from the very lint years of the rifle corps,
I and it was given, we are told, by Mr. Trenchard that
anyone in the corps might shoot for it, so long as he
was efficient. By some means it was confined to those
who had not won two medals already, and thus some
of the beat shots were debarred the pleasure of win-
ning this most honourable prize. Now it has been
withheld on the groan 1 thst It is not appreciated ; but
we are assured that if the competition were again
thrown open to all the corps, whether winners of
previous years medals or not, no prir3 in the list would
be valued more, and that by the best shots. It is said
that of late the most encouragement has been given in
fact to the indifferent shots, those who remain in the
lowest class.
SHIPPING INTILLUIRPOL Arrivals : South of
Ireland. Perim, Cherbourg, general; Charlotte, Hud-
son, Hull, oil cake; Empress, Omens, Bournemouth,
passengers; Great Western, Blampied Cherbourg,
general ; William and Alice, Byes.Hartlepool, oasis,
Waterford, Wetland, Hartlepool, coals; Ravensworth.
Lovell, Hartlepool. coals; Louisa, Lovell, Hartlepool,
coals; Aquila, Fliaher, Jersey, general; Georgina,
Filmer, London, wheat; Annie Marice, Attwooll,
Hartlepool. coals; William Dyer, Hayward, Hartle-
pool, coals- Florence, Robinson, Bournemouth,
wwwngers ; Prince, Masters, Torquay, fish; Carham,
Haides, Bournemouth, passenger.; Empress, Coleus,
Bournemouth, passengers; Brighton, Falls, Jersey,
general; Samuel and Mary. Atuell, sea, nil; Golden
Fleece, Mitchell, sea, nil• Jonadah, Pasco, sea, nil;
Peuder, sea, nil; Hope, Watkins, Port
elate; Regina, Krug. Soderhamn deals;
Annie, Hodder Hartlepool, coals; Aquila:FßAs/Ir,
Jersey, generaf.--Sailiags : Charlotte, Denman,
Poole, nil- Empress, Cc.sens, Bournemouth, passen-
gers. South of Ireland, Learn, Cherbourg, pascal;
Brighton, Falle, Jersey, general ; Great Wertern,
Blampied, Cherbourg, general; Florence, Robinson,
Bournemouth, pansengers • Teresa, Robley, Cardiff,
grabs • Empress, Cosecs, ,
mth rsemou, passengers;
Car Cam, Heiden, Bournemouth, passengers • Gorda,
Johanason, Elsinore, ballast ; Golden Fleece, kitchen,
reol.llloo, nets; Jonadab, Pasco, Penzance, nets;
Niagra, Ponder, Penzance, nit.; Brighton, Falk
Jeney, general ; Great Waster 4 Blampied, Cherbourg.
general.
Dzitoirs ro rue FOOT-BRIDGI.—The violent north-
east storm of Monday morning threatened considerable
damage, and certainly was most effectual in driving
Indoors the visitors and inhabittnts from the Esplanade
and the streets, accompanied as it wee with ahowers et
bitterly cold rain. As the day wore on, the wind
gradually veered round to the asset, and blew with
great violence up the harbour, and the tide, driven by
the wind, came up over parts of the quays. When the
flood had passed, and the water was going back, there
was a contest of wind against tide, and two vessels,
the William and Alice, of (look, and the Waterford,
of Weymouth, moored, immediately above the foot-
bridge, began to jerk to and fro, as the tide carried
them towards the bridge, when the gusts of easterly
wind lulled a few raqtnents at • time- but when the
wind was stronger, again they were driven to the other
end of their moorings. The Waterford broke one of
her ropes, which had been chafed in the tossing to and
fro, and drove a short distance towards the bridm
where her boom actually knocked away a part of the
handrail, and projected partly over the bridge. Mr.
Dale, who was crossing at the time, reported the
occurrence at the police-station, the borough surveyor,
Mr. Morgan, was quickly on the spot, the Waterford
was made fait and prevented doing further mischief,
and the handrail temporarily repaired. It may,
perhaps, be advisable to cause vowels to moor farther
off, va had the Waterford broken entirely loose, and
driven full weight against the bridge, she might have
so damaged the structure as to make it unsafe to pass.