The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-02-15 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

FAREWELL PARTT.—On Tuesday last the officers at
the Verne gave a farewell party to • large number of
the of Portland and the neighbourhood.
CONTIIMPORART',4 ERROR. —IL i 3 impt true, as stated
in a contemporary, that Michael Davitt has been at
Portland Prison on a previous OCCEsiOn. He was at
Dartmoor in 1877. - . . .

Mint Pogracounm.—Lient. Stephens Neary, from
the 44th, has been transferred to the 98th, rice Lieut.
and Adjutant Leslie, promoted captain; Lieut. John
Brown has been appointed adjutant, rice Leslie.
TIM WORLD we Live O.—On Thursday evening
Dr. McLean gave an excellent lecture in the Congre-
gational Schoolroom, illustrated by a number of magic
lantern views. The proceeds were given to the find
for re-seating the chapel.
Ma. Scuiver's SALE. Tilers way a large attendance,,
ant horse.' averaged to about 40 guineas; f”vja, frog 3,
4.1 to £lO 104.; three-year-old heifers, £lO 10s. each
two•year-old dllt3, £8 each; four-tooth P.,ruand ewes
and lambs, 375. per head; Down wethers, 39i.; Down.
ewer, 38..; fowls, 4s. 9J. per c. uple, and ducks, Si.
per head. The furniture fetched a goiwi mice.
HOME MIRRIONR, —On Sunday sermons in behalf of
the Primitive Methodist Home Missi ms were preached
in the Fortune's-Well and Weston Chapels, by the
Reeds. .T. Knipe, J. Wright, and W. Martin, and
the public meeting was held on Tuesday evening at
Fortune's-Well, and addressed by Mr. Wright and
' the circuit ministers.

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GAIIONIETILR 'MR STORIL—On Monday night the
northern gasometer at the cas works near the station
yard was blown by the wind out of all its bearings,
and tilted on one side about half-a-yard higher than
the other. It was very full at the time, and the ors
had to be drawn off to the other gas•holder.
ODDrzttow'm FUNERAL.—A young man named
Richard Davis was hurried on Tuesday at the church-
yard, St. George's, and the deceased having been a
member of '• Loyal Portland" Lodge of Gldfellows,
about 40 brethren of the Lodge followed his remains to
the grave. The deceased VISA not long ago a strong
healthy young man, and only 21 years of age, but he
caught a cold in the late severe frosty weather, and
died of rheumatic fever.

Sunnws DEATH.—Mrs. Skinner, an aged person.
residing at Easton, was preparing her husband's dinner
on Monday night, when he observed her totter, ar,d
seeing she wax about to fall, caught her in his arms. He
found she warn unconscious, and medical assistanc4 warn
called, but she never regained consciousness, an dud
the following morning. The doctor stated tba eau,.
el death warn apoplexy.
THE CHINE WAHDICBAHIP.—Mr. White. hem Dart-
moor Prison succeeds Mr. Brooks as Obief Warder
at Portland Establishment. Friends at Portland, ao
well as all those at the Prison, will be very glad to
welcome Chief Warder White, who so long and
efficiently had charge of "the gate" here, and who
displayed at Dartmoor those good qualities as Chief
Warder which will now be of the greatest service
here.

WRACK ON THR BREAKWATER. The brigantine
Rosebud, of Llanelly, from Dunquerque, in ballast,
on Friday night was outside the Breskwater, when
she missed stays and went on that artifical mound of
rocks. Fortunately it was moderately quiet at the
time, so the crew were able to get ashore without
danger; not only so, Mr. J. W. Russell afterwards
dismantled the vessel. The gale °Monday night and
Tuesday morning were fatal to the poor Rosebud, and
broke her up where she lay.

MICHLEL DAVITT AT THE PRISON.

On Saturday there was a busy furbishing up at the
prison, just as if visitors were expected, and about
half-past one, Michael Davitt arrived in &caning* with
pair from Weymouth, escorted by the Chief Warder of
Milbank Prison, two principal waniewa, and two
assistant warders in plain clothes. Ile WAS first taken
to the Governor's office, stripped and had to put ow the
prison clothes, and then was takem to the infirmary,
where he was lemon/ in one of cells there, and has
remained ever since. He is in a cell with two doors, a
wooden and an iron one, and the wooden door is
allowed to be open, but the iron one kept shut and
locked. An officer is kept in the cell the whole time
day and night. Principal Infirmary Warder Anderson
1 serves out his meals, which include almost anything
in reason, prisoners at the infirmary not being obliged
to have the usual prison fare. Mr. Anderson is
relieved by Infirmary Warder Butt. no Irishmen
being allowed near. The day he was brought in,
14 married men were ordered to sleep inside the
prison in "bunks" in the bachelors' quarters, and they
take turns a week about. These men are in addition
to the usual civil guard and others, so that over 10
are ready at this plane. Besides these, extra sentries
are posted outside the prison, and there are extra
night watchmen. The governor, G. Clifton, Eon.,
himself is continually on the watch, and does not fail
frequently to visit the cell. Davitt is very silent,
haavmc hardly spoken since he has been in ; he
evidently feels very much the suddenness with Which
he has been returned to prison. He is taken great
eare of, and being in the infirmary cells has what he
likes, in reason, and sees the doctor every day, so that.
he is remarkably well treated. None of the men at
tire Establishment are allowed out after 10 at night,
and if any freeman, or even any woman, should pass
the gate after 10, he or she is at once called ott t‘a
answer to their names. A woman on Saturday night
went out late for some wood, and passing g.ater
was challenged, when she held up the of wood
to the challengus, causing a laugh. Daaitt is mid
to be thp only political prisoner an the Establiohment.
Boma Home Ruler Members of Parliament were
expected to visit him on Wednesday.