The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-11-23 00:00:00

WIITIIOI7TFI.

Mc, CI4 OUT.—On Monday evening the first march
out of the E Company Rift Vo'uoteers for the
marine t mk place, when, in • esponse to the cdl of the
bugle, 25 file assembled at the Drill-hall. under the
command of Lieutenant George, together with drum
and fife band, under the leaderehio of Baorbiergeant
W. Gee. The corps proceeded as far as Broadway,
where th.y had cnne refreshments, and returned to
Weymouth about ten o'clock, where they were dis-
mi-ae.l.
ROT BLowg on A CAR?.—!II the height of the
storm on Thum:lay, ma boy named Henry albridge,
of Chickerell. aged 14, was driving a cart in St.
Msryatrest, when near Mr. \Villiamo shop the force
of the wind NIA 40 great that the boy was blown from
the neat of the cart to the ground, where he sustained
inch *mere injuries that necessitated his inatant
removal to the Royal Hospital, where he is in a
critical state, and is attended to by Dr. Moorhead.
There does Rot lidenl to have been any other serious
damage occasioned by the gale.
Ace ILAINT TO A r•AILAnt.— Daring the very heavy
weather experienced on Sunday in the Channel a ma
broke over the deck of the steamer Centurion, on •
voyage from London to Genoa with coals, and broke
a seaman's leg, named Robert Beer. The *oddest
occurred when ab out ten miles off Portland, and in
the afternoon the Centurion was brought up outside
the harbonr, and the injured man sent on shore and
taken to the Royal Hospital. He wee there attended
by Dr. Griffin, who found the principal bete of the
man's leg we broken.
Lose OF A LAROZ STTANZR KIM Sr. ALBAN'S
HJLAD.—On Saturday afternoon tidings were brought
to Weymouth by a small steam launch, that a large
steamer woe on share on the coml, a short distance
from St. Alban's Head. The Commodore, belonging
to Messrs. Comes and Co., s on after proceeded to
the spot, but Could other tugs had got there before
them, information having by some mean. reached
Cowes. A. tug from thence had gene to the sae i.tsnce of
the vessel, which turned out to be the Arklow, named
after a town in Ireland, 500 tons, from Glroutow for
Southampton, with a general cargo. The vessel,
partially iron, is very greatly damaged. end '1( the
weather becomes boisterous she will quickly go to
pieces. On Sunday the Commodore (Capt. Itowring),
went out to the stranded remelt, taking Mr. Price,
itsosisse of Wrecks for Sri,. district, and at midday two
barges were towed out to the unfortunate vessel. The
cargo is being ramovni an quickly as possible, and it
will be brought to Wevmonth for storage. The crew
of the vessel were cavil by a wasstguard's boat and
those of the ship. On Sonday evening lice wind was
due east. .

Su r r INA I mrc LLlti INA —Arrirais: Cygona, Fl Ober,
Jersey, general ; :ioutli of Ireland, Pam, Cherbourg,
general (three time•); Jane, Cambourn, Shields, coal ;
Brighton, Painter, Cherbourg, general; Mary Wigh-
ton. Martin, Shields, anal; Telegraph, Redmond,
Poole, all; bdarnbull, Hodder, Guernsey, stone;
Cygnus, Flisher, Jersey, general; Brighton, Paintee,
Cherbourg. general; Avon, Goldfinch. Shiel)coal ;
Cygnus, Flisher. jersey, general.—Saiiings: Brighton,
Painter, Cherbourg, general; Three Brothers, ash,
Kimmeridge, nil; Zoe, Attwooll, seeking. ballast;
Gollah, Stephens, Portland, nil; •••outh of Ireland,
Pure, Cherbourg, general (three times); Cygnus,
Flisher, Jersey. general ; Waterford, Warland,
Hartlepu ballsat ; Teresa, Robley, Hayle, wheat
Mary and Annie, Harding, Teignmouth. billast ;
Brighton. Painter, Cherbourg, general' Telegraph,
Redmond, Poole. nil; Olive Branch, Lobb, Poole, nil;
Brighton. Painter, Cherbourg, geneval Cygnim,
Ylither, Jersey, general; Brighton, Painter, Cher-
bourg, general..
Tanrcaance Mterrno.—A public meeting was held
in the lodge-room, High-street, on Tuesday night, in
coansothea with "Flower of the West" Lodge,
The ball was crowded. The chair was
taken at eight p.m, by Mr. W. C. T. Mottoes'], who
opened the proceedings by a brief address. The
programme was so follows :—Chorus, "Here we are
with, facer bright," the choir; song, "Don't run old
Engird down," Mr. Meech; song, 'The pilgrim of
love. Mr. Dnrey ; address, Mr. Staple; song, Mill
May," Mile 'Cerny; song, "Bother the me-s," Mr.
Marthallsay ; address. Rev. E. Boiton. An interval
here to place, during which coffee and cake was
served to each pinion. The programme then proceeded
with—Song, "Mother, let the infra, in." Mr- New;
recitation, "The lips that touch lteittor shall
touch mine," Miss Bilk.' song, "Somebody whispered
to me," Min Martin ; address, Mr. Holotwoodi ales,
"We'll win the day." glee choir; recitation. " °bier.
time answered," Mr. Duffel' ; song, "The Pilot," Mr.
Russell; song, 't Where wag Mons," Mr. Davie; gee,
" Hope of England," This brought a very successful
entertainment to a alms, ill thp piers' being much
applauded.
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ANOTHRIII FSMAXI Swurni.as.—Yhere 444 been
another attempt to swindle the people of Weymouth,
On this occasion it was by a young French woman
giving the name of Solomon and who informed the
people eitat she hailed from Jerusalem. She is %poet-
'tiny about ti year. of age, and speaks good French.
She arrived hero en Tuesday evening lard, and was
taken by the French Interpreter to the White Hut
Hotel, where the landlady, Mrs. Robbins. speaks
French. Sim had supper. and went to fed anon after.
The next day ahe appeared to make good use of her time
by milling on different belies and gentlemen 'soliciting
elf, and purchasing goods. The police soon, however.
got anent of the character of the party and contioned
a number of the inhabitants spinet assisting her. She
repreosinted herself aa 4 singe of Jerusalem, and told
several tritiatk. Morin. and the Roman Catholic priest
was at first indeced to'beliere her story, and bad pro-
mised to give her £2. Fortunately be( me he parted
, with his money be wos informed of the character of
the party, but men then Gould her 11, disbelieve
the woman's story. She west to Mr. Webb,
, music seller, Esplanade, and ordered about 16s.
worth of music, which was to be gent to her hotel;
also some boxes worth 184 from Kr. Rarele,
Thomas-street. Fortunately the fraud was discovered
before she left with the goods, and the tradesmen bad
them returned to them. She Mae called on several
mbar pmple and solicited aid, but always manamd to
go stare the lady or gentleman amid speak French,
b. reprisommod in some cases that she wanted to go to,
Cherbourg to see har mother who was dying, and had
not got enough by ris. Gee lady, to whom she made
this pitiful tale, and who hadhaenoreviously cautioned
by the police, offered to se maguey he§ to the Cher-
bourg boat, and pay the deficiency in her fem. This
kind offer was not accepted, and while the lady was
g accompany her she made an excuse to
v=eiriato ,
promising to return emu after. She if Si not,
however, Peel afterwards. She tried to do a little
badness Tl wells ert Portland, where she went on
Wedneedey evening,
ptit did not summed in doing a
When
good trade. net,mmed to the Weymouth
stades on Thursday menlag Ma fqend that she was
watched by the Pain% mid conseguan4y she took her
departure for Yeovil, She had lett some Juggme
bed at the White Hart Hotel, and Mrs. ZubMbs
has since received a letter from her limo Femance,
dated Friday, sad in which she asked that her luggage
might be gent on to her sash. was going to France
from PenyaDO. ; that she should retina In about a
mouth, she hoped to see her, signing herself
m Heard. Mrs. Bobbins has lot, however,
sent the luggage.