The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-09-29 00:00:00

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KM. Sins Raritan COMO into the Roads on Tuesday.
She left next da,y, in company with H.M.S. Immortalit.%
fir • min to Igo The Royal Alfred and Bow:awe:1
remain.

THI LATE ADIIIIILLI.TT StoitrA. rh, Prince of Wales,
the first of the engines remove,' front the Admiralty wozits
and which was bold at the last great sale, was keeled on
Wednesday on the railway, tor tranmert next day to
Ashton-under-Lyne.
("11 FOR TuPnil-L—The gai !ming are now actually in
course of being laid up the 11111 to the top. In excavating
the trench at that part of the root above the rectory, t!:0
men had to cut through solid rock, in tn.: ,sire layers of
roach. _

St. Jowe's Citeacu.--The papers relating to the
augmentation of the living of St. John's to COO, have
lately been received. Perhaps it will now be thought high
time to have this church re -tainted, which we are informed
has not been done for thirty-three years
SAILOR Buts Astione.—The boys of the Basemen
celebrated their return to Portland by vagaries which did
not fit the observance of Sunday. They rolled stones
down hill. damaged garden walls. were 1. si sle.nonstrati • e
to females, and so no. The Seamen's Mi.o.iou and othyr
friends of the sailor boy most be on the alert to teach
Jack ashore how to spend his Sunday* with joy, met yet
with good order. But he requireo extra thought and pro-
vision in susla a station no Portland. The po.oition of the
sailor boy should be a care for all Christians in the Island,
for it will be no sin All difficulty to get him to feel it a
happy place to spend there leave.
' Dean, or a SOLDIER mots dov.—One of the Bend regt.
died on Friday last, under rather melancholy circum-
stances. Ile hail been in very had health. but on the Ifith
g,•t the news, joyful to him, that he would he oli.ehar,zed
from the service Ai an invish,L At the thought of return-
ing home be became so excit•xl that he was taken ilt was
removed to the Infiniory and slit,' on Friday. Ili • :131110
was Chard. and he had been suffering from general
debility. On Saturday he was internsl at the Castletown
, cemetery. This was the first military* funeral since the
105bel have come to Portland : the drum-and-fife band
attend...l. the" Mad March in Saul" was played, and the
I other honours accorded. _ _

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Ixreetroux or vim IlExn REGIXF-Vr.—On Friday,
Sir Hastiumi Done, with the assistaat Quarter-master
General and assistant Adjutant General inspected tkis
regiment. The men were on the parade ground at the
Verne citadel, early, and he arrived on the ground about
11 o'clock. and wa.s received by the troops in full parade
order, under the comtuand of Colonel Jepson. He went
through the ranks closely examining everything, and
afterwards saw the kits laid out in the barrack rooms,
inspected the barrack rooms themselves, the books, etc.,
and found everything ia excellent order. He also saw the
men at dinner, and was PO exact as to pass comments on
the cooking of the potatoes in one room, and of the meat
in another. Sir Hastings is evidently not an officer to
make his inepections cursorily, for he expressed himself
freely with regard to little detail., and let the men feel
that he was a thorough old soldier. as well as a soldier's
friend.—There were present, besides Lieut-Col. Jepson,
in command. Major Z. lhalhar, rapt. 11. F. IlornsbY.
'apt. .7. A. Woods, Capt. Parry, Capt. Stevens, and rapt
Rogers, Lieut. Turner, Lieut IL raskill, Lieut. C. 11,
Carr, Lieut. C. 11. Kerr, Lieut E B. Hutchinson (who
carried the Queen's colours), and Sultildent G. A. Mills
(carrying the regimental colour). On the staff were Pay-
master W. Thompson, Quarter-Master G. F. Stenson,
Officer-instructor of Mr. ketry, Mr. G. F. laver, Medical
officer Mr. C. W. Griffith, Staff- Sores. Sergt.-Major
Cruickshiusk, Bandmaster Luttwyche, Sergt.-inistructor
of musketry Aruyas, Paynauster-Sergt. Winterbothatn,
Master-cook Fyne. There are ...even companies at the
Verne, and they were formed into six equalised cionleinies,
containing each about 40 file, the sergeauts numbering
about 24. The band was about 50, including boys. The
captains were successively called to the front to drill the
battalion. It was put through a variety of movements,
and the inspecting officer expel-wised himself fully satisfied
and highly pleased with the style in which the move-
ments were gone through, as with the rest that he saw.
How THE Coy xiCia B&ING ON ILLEELS.—Mr. It. N.
Howard, coroner for the Island, held an inquest at the
Convict F.stabllshment, on Tuesday last, on the body of
John Barnett, aged 15.-Mr. Clifton, governor of the
Prison, stated that the deceased was received into the Es-
tablishment ou the 25th April, 1873, under sentence of penal
servitude for seven years. He saw admitted into the In-
firmary on the 14th June, and remained there till the :ffith
September, when he died, having been in thh Infirmary
leti days. —Dr. Askbant who had returned from rick leave,
looking improved in health, said he /41., the deceased on
the lesth June, four days after his wlntission into the In-
firmary. Ho wu suffering from chronic diarrhea', and
continued under treatment for some time, in fact, until
Dr. Askliane himself was obliged to good duty through
Mines.. For the last week or fortnight he had been molar
his treatment again. The coos, if eleath was ulceration
of the bowel,: from the first Dr. Askleasu saw it was a
serious case. During the time he was in the In-
firmary, he bad all necessary tuedisal treatment together
with many kinds of nourislueent such as wine, biscuits
pudding, eggs, Ac., in fact everything that he mode-est
Convicts are sometimes in the habit ed making up into
pills the soap that is given them for washing they
swallow it, and it brings on diarrhea. They do this for
the purpose of getting into the Infirmary, aail when they
are found out, they are punished for ise doing. Had no
doubt the deceased did this, although he appeared to have
denied it. Ile never made any saineplaint, beit appeared
perfectly satisthal with his treatments- Herbert Murray,
a convict who acted as nurse orderly in the Infirmary,
attended on the dees..,sed. and was present at his death.
The treatment he received was very good, and lee bad
everything be required. He made no complaint, on the
contrary he expressed to within. his gratitude for the
kindness and attention be receivssl. Another nurse
orderly. Roupell, saw hint either the same day urn day or
two before his death.—William Runnel], who is about to
leave, was called, and stated that through the kindness
of the governor, ileceassql was allowed to have a letter
written. Roupell wrote it for him. awl also saw hiut the
day before his ileath. Ile said lie did not wish to ion),,
any complaint, but he stated that he lead been surpectsal
of eating soap, but it was not true. Ile wished his toed
changed, and the doctor changs-s1 it directly: the Lot time
he saw hien he arkssi for a little more wine, and the
medical officer nrilertal it —Verdict: "Die,! from ulcera-
tion of the mauls."