The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-08-24 00:00:00

KEPT IN.

(A Parliamentary Tragedy in One Act.
SCZNII--..St. Stephen's Sakai WE is as Season.
Hartington (chief usher). Now, boys, the holidays—
Chorus of boya floorayilt
Hartington, Postponed,
Flom press of work, must be put off—Who groaned I
No one! That's well I—Must be put off until
You've polished a arrears—too many still
There is your natural history (hares and rabbits),
Political economy (labour's habits),
FinAliCe (the Indian branch at Strachey's tripping).
And several minor subjects—
And navigation (section merchant shipping)
Chorus of boys (murmuringly). Oh, sir Pease. air
Harlington. Who interrupted I Northcote I
Master Northcote. Twasn t me, sir.
But when shall we break up!
Hartington (decisively). Not while this noise
Goes on.
Front form (together). Oh please, sir, 'lien% no. Thom*

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boys
Behind make all the row.
Irish boys (triumphantly). Not us, this time I
Tie Churchill, Chaplin, Rich° I (Aside,) Ain't it prime
Can't chivey us again ; they've licked us hollow.
Hartington. A sorry lead for decent lads to follow.
Regret to keep all in for the bad few,
But there 'a a lot of work that you must do.
Stop shindying, and you may get away
About—let's me—well, anyhow, some day I—Tableau I I

NEV LIFEBOAT FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT.

The National Lifeboat Institution has just placed a new
lifeboat at Brighstone Grange, on the south shore of the
Isle of Wight, in lieu of the termer boat on that station.
The new lifeboat is 34 feet long, 8 feet wide, and rows 10
oars, doubled-banked: it was built by Messrs Woolfe and
Son, of Shadwell. London, and possesses the usual
characteristics of the boats of the National Institution
in regard to self-righting, self-ejecting water, /sc., which
were fully demonstrated on the occasion of its harbour
trial in the Limehouae Canal, London. The boat is
provided with • transportingcarriage, which is also admir-
ably adapted to ita purpose. The expense of the new lifeboat
has been defrayed from • fund raised by the Cadets of
the Worcester Training Ship. through Captain J. H.
Smith, the Superintendent The lifeboat was publicly
exhibited at Newport on Wednesday last, the 11thinst.,
on the way to its station. It was drawn on ita transporting
carriage through the town, the band of the Head Quarters
Companies of the Isle of Wight Rifle Volunteers being in
attendance. On arriving at the Guildhall, addresses were
riven by the Rev. Canon Connor, Vicar of Newport; the
Mayor, Herbert J. Orchard, Esq., ii'., and Captain the
Hon. IL W. Chetwynd, R N., one of the Inspectors of Life.
boats to the Institution. At the conclusion the bend
played the National Anthem, the crew standing with oars
erect Afterwards the boat proceeded through Carisbrooke
to its station; the people of Carisbrooke gave it a very
hearty welcome, and the crew were addressed by the Rev.
E. Boucher James, M.A., vicar of the pariah. On the
following day (Thursday), after • brief ceremonial, the
lifeboat was launched for the first time at Brighstons
Grange, and the crew were 'practised at sea by the
Inspector, the behaviour of the host on the occasion
giving every satisfaction. It should be mentioned that
the society is much indebted to the local committees for
their kind co operation in the management of its Isle of
Wight Lifeboat Establishments, The institution now has
270 lifeboats under its management, 10 of which are
stationed on the coasts of Sussex, Haute, and Dorset, at
the following places: Sussex—Rye, Mecham*, Hastings,
Eastbourne, Newhaven, Brighton, Shoreham, Worthi ,
Selsey, Chichester Harbour ; Hampshire—Hayling Island.
Isle of Wight—Bembridge, Brighstpne Grange, Brooke;
Dorset—Poole, Swansea, Chapman 's Pool, Rimmeridge,
Weymouth, and Lyme Regis. Not a winter pares
without some of these boats rendering important service
in saving life from shipwreck. A large sum is needed
annually to maintain them in a state of thorough
efficiency. Contributions in aid of their support will be
gladly received by the different bankers, the several local
honorary secretaries, and by the Secretary of the Institu-
tion, John Street, A delphi, London.