The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-11-12 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

T. SRTSIIIIIIII or ADMIRAL Bra Mtn DACUS.
—A Plytnoutn oorreepoodent writ« as follows :
Admiral Deore's retirement 1, assrib ed in novel °holm
to the dispute b.:trees the Prime of Wales sod himself
at Portlitad three months ago about aring the Itot•lte
gun. The Prises at that tints deolated he hod never
before been so Moulted, and that he should demand •
court of inquiry.—With referenee to this report, lb.
Pall Mall Gasette sops :—" We understood the rumour
to be imosurate that Sir Sidney Dames leaves the
Admiralty In consequence of the dispate about the
firing of the evening gun at Portland, when tile Prime
lof Wales ma them. Tbe truth le, we hoot, that after
forty-Beeman of serviee--aix of them at the Admiralty
—Sir filmy desire. rest, mid tame the opportunity
promouid to him a retiring as 0 ivernor of Greenwich
Hospital."
LOYAL 0011V1Ore.—The Maplain of Portland prism,
in his animal report, jest published, observes that •
wrong prejudice is often raised against prisoners, for
supposed unmitigated hostility to all who are to
authority, sod disaffection to the Inetitutiona of the
land. Smarting under tbe litab of the broken law, they
are supposed to hate all who represent and galore* it.
He gives • remarkable barroom of oontrary feeling.
Tuesday, the 13th December laat, .me.. of the most
onsious days paused at the orison respecting the health
of his Royal Highness the Priem of Was.. Telegram
alter Weems afforded but little hope. At the evening
Bible cleft, held in his room in the centre of the prison,
the chaplain and 26 primmer' knelt down and prayed
that the life of the Prise, might b @pared, aid
members of U. Royal Pamily susteleol In ther midst of
ahem tremble. Nottideg, he eity• maid Yam szeseded
the 6.9 helm, cod eerweet Aelettow of this. see.
" Reny • prayer," adds the amide, 'west up darlag
them days of euspense from cathedral, pariah 'thumb.
Pawn, Rod R.ltAlle, but we believe Mut the prayers
and sighinp of the poor prisoners in behalf of the
Prises were not unheard or forgotten by the father of
us all." . .

TH2 Palit—The oppoeition which is said to have
been shown to this time-bonoured institution has onlr
awakened a determination in re minds of the farmers
and others, to support it, and iso there was this year •
mash briar fair than the last, rid Arid the ;marvel
oontinue to improve in the nett and sarmedisk years,
we
may hops to see something like • retarn to the fairs
of older limas. A very large number of shmp was
ppousied. and wetter§ rid at from 37a. 64. to 54a, was
from 331. to 48k, and lambs about 30s. rah. Fat
calves were Ireff plentiful and goof, sad sold at from
£3 to £slss. ; fit beef WM I.la Si. per erre, barroom
£l2 to £l5, and cows sad errs, 1130 to £25. Pigs
were in plentiful supply; but there wee • dell sir. and
of horses there were • few whiah were sold at about £25
sash. Altogether the sack falr en. very satiefeetory,
and we 000gratalate the Portland.'" oa the great int-
proratect. There were • few staodings or pleasure
booths in llertasses W.U. near the fair Geld • but of
enures lb. majority of this eras eseemblesd as tsaal. is
theirs posed at Orr. Hers they were arraaged in
two liar sae sash aide of re road, leerier a olear
sore for passage Weer The pleasure booths did
not *Ake as es being spire so auseroos is we have
fanned, WA them, but there were se rad • 'sadder.
able number .1 ,46. galleries, re sharp shots in whir
rang out IMUNIt and freqrat, of ant sad ere booths.
doll and other t shoes; lb.' Fire Vag," who made
sere of • hot supper by swallowing a red-h. 4 poker,
and wonderful shows of verbal serial But the whole
aff sit seemed rather spied ; of rano there wr a eon-
Adorable index of sadism ; bet very few sailers, twilit
to the reser of the Fleet. Whatever pleasure there
waa had to be sought tbroosh an inch or more of soft
mod, for re roadway was very soon greased sad
trodden into mire. To make ap for this good order
reigned the arrangement' of Supt. Here and P.S.
Florae. appeardis gniteeffident. The New Liesmelag
stet, the polies say, remised • moss breasted effete.
oath, eight of the Fr. All Hie bosses were &mod at
the proper time, and seen all was greet. Ups prmars
berths stopping briars before twelve delook. Bent.
Florae*, sad a few mea her been ample) to preserve
order at the Fair; in fast rimy have had little to do.
Th. pleasure fair was ereatinned the following night,
when in spite of the ever-instessior mud, Chesil was all
obits, with lit, and light in that part jest past the
Vistori• Lodge Hotel. 'Rifle galleries^ seem to kayo
• good deal of lowdoess between rent ; but there were
so many that when divided Core was not mash far (AWL
Of shows rims were very few, and the sake and sweet
stalls did not seem to bare math trivia ; attendsote
appeared scanty, ant moor soros.
MAIDIN NNWTON,

Ag a large shooting party held on the estate of mon of
the Wrist landownen in this neighboarboxl a few
weeks 'igloo, • member of the militsry profession.
seeing a One fox some oat of a fans bash sad run
across the open gronnd, fired at and killed It He
possibly mistook It for a hsre, bat row* merriment was
exalted by the Inoldeat. The body of the victim was
thrown into • fnris bash. By order, however, of t'se
military wale:man. the animal was skinned, and Use
shank boas. of the forelegs were removed for the
'melt of tbe sportsmen. It is said that the shook
boam of • fox hews souls rotgiod 1118291101 when
brought la coots', with bootleg boots. Several tootle.
wan preseet have been joked a good deal &tont beteg
'' in at the deeth." Te. affair evoke! • gaol deal of
indignation from fox banters. who allege that a great
assay foxes bays bees mistakes for bares on the same
eigalat—Paissaa's Weekly Irmo.