The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-06-29 00:00:00

WZYXOI7TH.

Ilta MAJEATI'S BALL—Mr. 11. Edwards, :senior P.
for Weymouth, had the honour of an invitation to, and
!wing present at, Her Majesty's ball. on W.:due...lay
last.
to discus: whether there aliould be a special colour or
prarilricercrneren(ilißigisclanmeeCtiLnug" wilt* held at the ctktheet tilaeltad
leehm worn by the chili. (visitor suggested that the
W. A.C.C. should adopt as the design for a badge the arms
of the town, and he mentioned that he hest had such a
badge presented to him as captain of • foot hall club.
The suggestion seemed to be much approved by the
members, and it WA referred to a committee to enquire
the costs
RE+CrE.—On Monday night, a stone boat was lying
opposite Mr. Snook's, grocer, Weymouth quay. Some
ww.hoael'rnaso...nast
children were playing, running on board and ashore on the
plank, when one of them fell into the water. Mr. Jesty,
nwahreo
oss lenechTldilred,
not drowned, considering the wilfulness of their play
brattviselywrescuonderfe'ul
along our quays; but the practice helps to tusks them
lthtikrot
courageous and sure-footed; only parents should not
leave the little creatures to themselves in the heartless
WAY some do.
THE PATENT Th.VIT AND BOAT DETACHING COMPANY.—
An Old Weyinicithian, Navigating•ljeut. Mc cuumby,
who is the secretary of this company, last week had Die
honour (accompanied by Mr. Fred Young. the inventor)
of submitting to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edin-
burgh, at Clarence House, the working model of the
above company's apparatus for carrying, lowering, raising,
and automatically disengaging Nhip's boats immediately
they are fairly water-home, His Royal Highness was
pleasesi to say he considered it a very clever invention,
and well worthy of attention and trial. Commander Lop!
John Ramsay, MN., who DIM also present, expressed him.
self much pleased with the whole apparatus.
SEATING RINK TO HE OPENED.—For sonic months Mr.
Wheeler and Captain Bradford, of the Tath regiment, have
been endeavouring to get & skating rink for Weymouth,
and we are happy to find they have succeeded. The
rink will be opened at the Burden Hotel Assembly Room,
daily, until an outdoor skating rink has been formed at
Grange-road, near the Dorohester-read. The indoor rink
will be opened on Tuesday, July ti, in the presence and
with the patronage of the Mayor, Crlonel Jefferson, and
officers of the llr2nd regiment, Colonel and Mrs. Akers.
Captain and Mrs. Kelsey. Major and Mrs. Sykes, Captain
and Mrs. Easton, Rev. R. A. and Mrs. Hideout, and Mrs.
and the Misses Warrington. The outdoor rink is to be
opened on Saturday, July 24th. Every ones knows how
delightful an exercise is skating, and to be able to carry
it on without cold and without danger seems to add an
unexpected element of popularity. At Brighton, Bath,
and other watering places, rinks have been established,
and it shows Mr. Wheeler's forethought and spirit that he
has ventured on the speculation in Weymouth. The.*
who enjoy the opportunity offered will be certain of a most
agreeable and improving amusement, and the practice of
this calisthenic exercise will afford occasions for pleapant
meetings of friends
YACHT ON THE Rocas. —At three p.m. on Tuesday, a
yacht was observed by the Chief Officer of coastguard at
Weymouth, to be on the rocks inside the Mixes buoy. On
going on board with his crew, he found her to be high on
the rocks and Pilot Fuzzant on board, and two fishermen.
It appears that this yacht belonged to a Mr. Foster, of
Gloucester, and was lately from Elam. The master and
men belonging to her were down below, and did not seem
to know where they were. Mr. Watty with Pilot Fuzzard
went rapidly to work, laying out anchor, and in about an
hour and a half succeeded in getting her off and brought
her safely into Weymouth Harbour. This yacht was in
danger of never being got off; but the great skill mud
by Fugurd and the lief Officer and hanl ork if the men,
who worked with good will, aorninplished the rescue and
raved the valuable property. We hope their exertions
will he well rewarded. During the night the two men got
somewhat mund and took the boat, leaving the line vessel
with her cabin and contents open to the world. The men
have not been hoard of since. The yacht is now in the
possession of the Receiver of Wreck, under guard for the
owner.
MscxeMat —The great shoal appears now to have fairly
spread beyond Portland Bill into the East Bay, where they
have been so long and so anxiously expected. A few of
the fore-runnem of the shoal have been caught at Castle'
town tor weeks pact; hut on Tuesday about 1,5110 were
caught off Weymouth, and on Wolnesslay morning very
esrly. two small shoals were visible off the Pile pier. Last
year the dual rounded Portland at a very much earlier
date than this. and the figh were in larger numbers. The
mackerel shoals at this time of year are tif's to the lashes--
men. and to all the industries that Ilept n.I upon thesis.
1 Drapery gools, groceries, Meat. :Ott bressl, and, alas ! beer,
all move off brisldy or uot, acconling to the she of the
, mackerel shoals and the numbers caught, and the railway
I men either take it fairly tray, or are worked almost to
death, accenting to the number of cart 1.n.b0 that arrive
post-haste, to catch the trains. Itut this year, instead of
the long trails of trucks crammed with pads till they can
lvdd no more, or even loaded with fish lying in mass in
the truck, there have yet been little more than a few
hundred square boxes of fish, • different shape of package
that the railway inen don't much approve, for they are
nothing so "handy" as the old-fashioned fish pad.
BICVCLE ErICURSION.—Ihe proposed visit to Warehoni
by our velocipedists, which was delayed by s. ehoptcr
accidents, as mentioned in a former paper; none off
sureesafully last week. your gf stir local men who
delight in the title of "slat riders, " met at St 'John's
Church, arid the start was prompt/y made, though, as rain
was felling, it REA doubtful whether they could proceed.
At Lodnioor turnpike gate the rain had so increased that
they pulled up till half-past four, but it cleared slightly
and they started again. Another stoppage was made
under the trem at Mr. Scott's until it looked more fax our.
able, and then away they went, and the evening turned
out Matutdully, the rain being only enough to lay the
dust. Osmington was ruched about ten minutes past
five, anti a smart run !wriest them to Wool in about 1.1
minutes, which Is considered a very good pau, taking dta,
road into account At Wool, by previous arrongemeit
they met the Wool "shooting star" Mr. Plower %eh'
turned out in thorough hiryd, born and
an, he
went
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atm
re. um:
hea
finds the horn needful to clear the road in that gallesea
place. A little run to Wareham was nude In Iff minutes.
anti on their return it wu evident the "shooting star"
WWI inclined for • race, for he put the Weymouth riders t
• few racing spode, but they were not to be drawn into
regular rare with the free man, considering they hal
rather highly mounted, gave him a "breather" of abort
rt'i'itlil,ei'en,olfitit'w.f'‘7l‘ntetrYaantnidleutothinit.tohf,iro:roa‘i.,le,sa... wa
costly. A Wareham rider accompanies' 'L iss fili'mas the
mit
the population es p....ttsA to seen race, for they turned out
pndty r.uoserouely, and there were shouts of "Here they
rSuet Phonier ahead. The Weymouth party returned
home at half-past nine.