The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-10-30 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

ACCIDINT 01! rloann H.M.S. ST. GIOROK.—On
Friday forenoon, about 11 o'clock, a sad accident
occured to a marine named Elston'. While in the
act of loading a 32-pounder the powder exploded and
blew his left arm off above the elbow, sod so seriously
injured the right arm that amputation wee deemed
nee...Gary. The captain of the gun had his thumb
injured.

Mccitaxic's luirrrrorg. —On Tuesday evening
the second entertainment of popular readings in
connection with this institution took place in the
Heading•room. High-street, The chair was o-lcupied
by Captain Grenville, Pennsylvania Castle, and the
program. was very creditahly gone thrtugh. Tbe
room was crowded to etc.. We understand the
oommittee are organising • choral class in connection
with the institution, and judging from the number
already enrolled, there is every prospect of somes
attending their efforts.
BODY FOUND IN Tug BAY.--OD Monday after.
noon something was seen floating near the Beach,
and • sailor swam off awl brought a lifeless form to
shore, when it was discovered to be the body of •
younglad about eight years old, which had evidently
being in the water two or three days. The polioe
were immediately communicated with but no
identification of the body was made. 'TI:e coroner
was consulted, but he considered an inquest un-
neceseiwy.

Tex Gas Qvccrion.—The polling took place on
Thureday and Friday but, the votes being delivered
in writing the churchwardens and assistant overseer
at Scriven's Hotel. At 4 p.m. on Thursday the
the numbers who voted "forges' were 44, 'sgainst,"
34, At four o'clock on Friday afternoon, 59 votes
stood recorded for gas, and 35 against. As it
requires two-thirds of the ratepayers to carry the
potnt, the "no gas" men have gained the day,
but upon a rcrutiny it is expected a sufficient
number who have voted will be struck out, through
non-residence in the district oonoerned, to deter.
mine the qneetion in the affirmative
Tics Begat:waren WORE& —The contract of Mr
Leather having expired, the whole of the building
offices, plant, &a, is now vested in the Admiralty;
and we are led to believe that, under the direction
of the Engineer-in Chief, .1. Goode, Esq., and H.M's
Harbour Master, Capt. Bell, the variousdepartmente
era being appropriated to Government uses. The
cottages known as Balaclava are to be for the Coast-
guard service, and the hones formerly occupied by
Mr. Leather will be for the sick. This latter
arrengernent will be a great boon to the Government
shipping in the Road., and there is no doubt that
the various appropriations will be carried out with
doe regard to the requirements most needed.
I ESPICTI,E OF THE 56TH Riot —After inspect-
isg the Royal Engineers at Weyrnout on Friday
mottling, Lieut General Sir George Buller, it.o 8.,
in comman f the A. W. District. arrived at the parade
ground of this regiment on the Verne, III:00111p miesl hy
Majyr Mackenzie, A.D.C. Royal Engineers, and ('apt.
Smith, WE, Colonel LaCee was in command of the
:At h, and the other officers of the reginient present were
—Lient-Col Bull: Gras. Conran, Turner, Thompson,
and lluskicson; Lieuta. King, Charley, Nuthall,
Sullivan. Orioles. Wood, Jones, Le Matte, and
Campb-11; Ensigns Watson, Walmealey, Levert,
Austin, Smee, Prickett, Ford, and Harrison; on the
stoff—Stargeon•Major Decide, and Quarter.Mmter
Whittaker. Torre were 207 rank and file, besides the
nrimoonarnissitard officers and bend. Drawn up near
the regiment were five men of the Coast Brigade
Artillery under Mauler-Gunner Agnew. At 12.30 the
General arrived on the parade ground, and the regiment
being drawn up in • line, gave • general salute, rifler
which the General in•peeted in line. Subsequently,
under the anmmaed of Col Lacey, various evolutiono
were gone through in splendid style. At the conclusion,
by the general's request* the kits were prepared for
inspection. In the meantime the general inspected the
married men's quarter. and the recruits. On hi•
return to inspect the kits, which were laid out in three
minutes, the gallant get.eral went very minutely and
carefully round the regiment. Before retiring, g 1
Buller, aldrmaing rel. Lacey Hitt understood to say
that everything he had seen +utmost aatafactory. The
inspection was over at 2,10 p.m. The general then
inspected the various departments in connection with
the barracks, commencing at the hospital, and was dter•
wards entertained at a magnificent luncheon in the
rfficers' mess room, the band playing during the repast
a choice programme of mimic.