The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-12-13 00:00:00

Nampshtre.

Sormanrros.—Between 200 and 300 persons are
now enrolled as members of the rifle corps formed in
this town, and the subscript' amount to nearly
£5OO, in addition to which the Peninsular aml
Oriental Steam Navigation Company have voted the
very handsome sum of £lOO as their contribution to
the funii The volunteers meet for drill three even-
ings per week, at the Riding School, and muster
numerously on each meas. . Major Lacey, staff
officer of pensioners for the district, temporarily acts
as adjutant, and the non-cminnisaioned officers of the
Royal Engineers (under command of Colonel .lames)
and of the enrolled pensioners, act as drill sergeants.
FREE EMIGRATION TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
—On the 2nd inst. were embarked at Southampton,
under the superintendence of the Hon. W. Field,
mu board the Tudor, of 1,064 tons, for Algoa Bay,
315 souls, equal to 2.554 statue adults. They coinrn
prise a number of farm soil general labourers, as well
as of domestic servants and tradesmen of various
deaciiptions. The Cate emigration at the expense
of the colony for the year 11559 now amounts, exclusive
of assisted passages, to 4,031.
THE GREAT Eawrens.—On the arrival of the
great ship at Southampton, the president and
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce considered it
a fitting omission fur a grand commercial banquet
at whicn they might temler the hospitality of the
pert to the chairman and directors of the Great Ship
Company. Having been long anxious to embrace
some suitable opportunity to testify its respect to
Lord Palmerston, whose estate is in the immediate
neighbourhood of Southampton, and who is one of
the most distinguished landowners of the county, the
Chamber conveyed to his Lordship, through the
Hon. Ralph Dutton. one of the county members, a
special invitation from its president, soliciting the
honour of the noble viscount's presence at the
Imuiquet, in order that, while he was thus giving
his countenance to a great national undertaking he
might receive from the men:lauds and trailers of this
town a warm and enthusiastic reception, exemplify-
ing the attachment and esteem in which his Lord-
ship is held. In his reply to Mr. Dutten, the noble
Premier reiluest him to assure the president that
he is much gratified by the very flattering tenor of
the invitation, and that he cannot do otherwise than
accept it with great pleasure. " With regard to the
day (continues Lord Palmerston), which he is good
enough to leave to my choice, my movement.; are
always necessarily so uncertain that I would rather
leave it to the Chamber of Commerce to fix the day
which would be most convenient to them, and if
that day were towards the end of the month I can
have little doubt of tieing able to attend." When
the Great Eastern was at Holyhead a large extent of
hospitality was exhibited, awl the social Lewd was
graced by the presence of Cabinet Miuisters and
other distinguished men of England ; a similar
gathering will now take place in the south, at which
not only the noble Premier, but the Earl of Elgin
and other very influential noblemen and gentlemen,
have signified their intention to be present. A
special mmting of the Chamber of Commerce was
'mullioned for Friday, when the day was fixed on
which the banquet shall take place.
FATAL WRECK'S IN CO A I.K B.T.—Letters ree
ceived at Portsmouth from Brixton, in the south•
west part of the Isle of Wight, convey the intelli-
gence of the wreck of two vteewle, with A serious loss
of life. One vessel is represented to be three•masted,
and her supposed name the Nlarainatta or Nlirabita,
from Malta, laden with oats and barley. She
appears to have driven ashore between Grange and
Chilton, in Chale Bay, about 10 p.m. on Sunday
evening, and the following 'nothing was a total
wreck. Twelve of her crew have been drowned and
five saved. The last man was saved by a fisherman
of Athertield, named Frank Wean', who rushed into
the rollers at the imminent risk of his own life, and
succeeded, after the third attempt, in throwing time
man a rope, which lie fastened around him, and by
means of which Wearn hauled him ashore. The
poor fellow MAI quite exhausted, but W5B promptly
conveyed to the farm-house of Mr. Brooks, at Grange.
where he received every care and attention, and
soon recovered. The man Wearn who so distin•
guished himself on this occasion lost three brothers
at ono time not far from the scene of the present

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