The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-03-16 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

NAVAL. - Lieutenant. Sidney, G. Cooper, and
Edward L. Lowden, to Itn.,s wen.
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MarranT.—Quartermasbw Charles Costeloe, from
the 43rd Foot, to beQuartermaster 54th Regiment, vice
C. V. Leech, who exchanges,
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Seems or Sores.—The service of song which was
to have been given last Friday at the Wesleyan
Chapel, WU postponed in consequence of the death of
Mrs. MitchelL
H.M.S. BOSCAWIN. Sub-Lienta. Cooper and
Lowdell, who have just been appointed to this vessel,
are for service in the training brig fiesflower during
the summer drills. . . . .

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arentAirma LIAM, 56th Regiment, who has
exchanged into the Ord, will shortly leave with his
wife and family to join that regiment, now stationed
in the Bombay Presidency.

ROYLL RIA.MAN'S ORPHAN Sm(ool..—Among the
subscriptions just acknowledged by the treasurer of
this institution is LI 9s. 81. from H.M.S. Warrior (a
visitor) by the Rev. G. M. Sutton.
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BILLIARDS. —• Mr. Hodadon, proprietor of the
Victoria Hotel, has arranged a billiard handicap, in
which a number of the best players of Weymouth and
Portland will compete. There are sixteen players, and
play will take place every evening.
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Tim Comm? Szavws.—The promotion of Mr.
Urry to the stewardship of the Parkhurst Prison
caused e vacancy in the first-class clerks, which has
since been filled by the promotion of Mr. E. Gibbs
I rom the second-claar, and he will consequently remove
to Parkhurst.

ILLNESS oe THE Rev. J. A. BTAZOIL—We regret
to heir that the ilector has been very unwell dunn:
the past week. Whilst t.iking a service at a distance
the rev. gentleman WIL3 taken suddenly ill, and had
to be brought home at once. We are glad to say,
however, he is very much better.
THE MAME RUNE —The letter of the Portland
beacbmen c3O do no good ; the Editor of this paper
was present at the sad scene when the Marie lieine
was lost, aid can vouch for the courage shown by the
brave Portlandera ; but the credit given to Mr. Smith
was also given at that time, while be himself honour-
ably mentioned before the G ironer the names of John
Benne t owl the Flannel.

Tux Itoccrr APPARATUA.—The qnarterly practice
by the c astguardsmen to .k placa on Wednesday
afternoon on the beach. The usual exercises were
gone through of landing pers. oil from a wreck, the
latter being represented by a post on the top of the
ridge. Would it not be more interesting and more
realistic if these practical were held on the beach at
Castletown, when the rocket could be fired across to
one of the numerous Government barges anchored
near the Breakwater? Inspecting Commander May
was present during the matucuvres.

Tag " Caosanne." Some attention has been
attracted by a painting by Mr. White, jun., of Lyttle-
ton New Zealand, son of Mr. C. White, of Fortune's
Well. It is entitled "The Crusader," being the
repreeentstim of a ftall-rizged clipper in a storm. The
panting j. bill of merit. Mr. White's works are
spoken of in the following terms by the Lytticion Tina,
New 7. :—" A wate. -c 'lour paintin of the steam-
ship Rot° .thana, by •tr. Oeorge W. White, a Lyttle-
ton artist, 1,31 been on view for • few days, first at
Mr. Geor,:e L3wis's shop in London-street, and
afterward- at the shop of Mr. George Ayers, Norwich
Quay, Lyttleton. titr. White makes a speciality of
ship pictures, and the one referred to does him credit.
Of those p NI by Itim,and which hays been generally
commended. the principal ones are the ship Crusader,
In the gal • in which the Eurydice was lost in the
Englislt Chi .nel,—(o3 te win Davi; of the Crusader,
placed this picture on 'new in Wright's gallery, East
India-row], I oelon, where it attracted some atten.
tion), the ship Hydaspes, the Merope, the Rangitiki,
Wangaimi, Pink., and IVsimat t, the as. Wellington,
and the Lyttleton tu; steamer."

FUNERAL OF A GOO" TEMPLAR.—On Saturday last
the remains of Mrs. Isabella Mitchell, the wife of Mr,
0. Mitchell (manager for Messrs. Giles and Co., stone
merchant-), were interred in St. George's churchyard,
In the presence of • large number of persons who had
met to psy their lest mark of respect to the deceased,
for she we highly esteem.' I. Much sympathy is
shown to Mr. Mitchell in his bereavement, for he is
left with eleven children, the youngest being a baby
only two months old. The funeral cortege started from
the residence at Clove Cottage at half-past two, and
ed to the churchyard in the following order :
proceeded
District Marshals, Bros. W. W. Pantie and R.
J. Stone, bearing wands draped in black crepe;
District Chief Templar, Bro. W. Holmwood, of Wey.
mouth; members of the three Portland Lodge.; the
undertaker, Mr. F. Pearce ; the Revs. J. H. Padrharn
and J. S. Lawrence; the corpse; and four mourning
coaches, containing the family and relatives of the
deceased. Then came the Society class, to
which she belonged. A large number of per-
eons assembled at the grave. The funeral
services of the church were read by the Rev. A
Brereton (curate of St. George's). A. handsome
wreath of spring fl mere was plaint on the coffin. At
the conclusion of the service the Good Templars
returned to their lodge-room, where the funeral
service of the Gisler was read by the District Chief
Templar, Bro. Holmwood. On Sunday evening last
the Hey. J. H. Padgham preached the funeral sermon
at the Wesleyan Chapel, Fortune's Well, the sacred
edifice being crowded. The rev, gentleman delivered
an impressive discourse, founded on the ninth verse of
th 3 15th chapter of Jeremiah—" Her win is gone
down while it was yet day." Most appropriate words,
and the preacher in the course of his sermon referred
In feeling terms to the active and useful life of the
deceased, she having hseu a member of the society for
about 20 years.