The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-12-13 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

ST. MART'S RICTOR —We understand that the new
eectar wall not preach until the 18th inst., his wrier'
haviog been deferred.
LAMP.' ON THD BRUN:M.—Four orc•llent DOW lamps
with al be sissies Lave been ere Wed on the Weymouth
side ad tbe Harbour 13 lige, anal we trust shortly to
see a similar improvement on the Meleombe Regis
side. .

ROTA!. DORSET YACHT CLUIL—The following gentle.
men were al, co I rnemb-rs of this club last month :
Captain lb bo, Goff (late 16th Lancers), Alexander
K. Hamilton, Fam., Hugh P. Williams. Esq., H. B.
C ,ventry. Fsq. (late Grenadier Guards), Captain C.ll.
Duff. and Charles Weld Blundell, Eaq.
SHIPWRECKED CRZW.—On Monday last the Cid, of
Nante.. put into Portland. having on board ten men,
including the captain, of the Italian barque Recce
Sc nada, of Genoa, aband lon the 29th ult. They
were sent to the Weymonth Sailors' Home, and placed
under Mr. and %he. Croet.y's care.
HEY. E. BouroN. —We learn the, a very successful
photograph was taken I,f the Rev. E. Holton, prior to
hie leaving Weymouth, by Mr. Wheeler, of the
Vandyck Stulio. by the andre f Name members of
hie concreg.tion, in ord. r • hat all might Inv, the
opp-artunity of pro oranz mach ..honirt they wish.
Wept .tso.—On Tuerday morning 'ast a happy event
took place at Holy Trit,ity Church, the parties inter-
ested bring well known in the town of Weymouth.
The bri legroom, an aged captain, looked as gay and
happy as a youth, with the exception of his silvery
locks. We are given to understand the festive and
gay bridegroom has attained a very advanced age.
Era INVIRMART.—The hon. secretary of the Royal
Eye Infirmary acknowledges with thanks the present
of three brace of pheasants and six hares from Sir F. J.
W. JAnstone, Bart., M.P., for the use of the in-
patients. It may have been seen elsewhere that Sir
Frederic has extended his kindly presents to the in-
patients of the Weymouth Royal Hospital.
INSOLENT VAGRANT.—A Mil, rough fellow. named
Cook. was br.ught up on Tut edgy before the borough
maitirtrates, charded by P.C. Carter with begging.
C unplaints had beam m ade. and he was caught, when
he threatened to throw the constable on the ground.—
The Mayor said they were determined not to tolerate
vagrancy, and cont him for 28 days' hard I,IrMIT.
IMPROVED RENVDT FOR DRUNKENNESS. —On
Tuesday last Jeremiah Peach, an (elderly man, was
brought before the bon ugh Bench for being drunk.—
The Mayor put it to him whether he would not like to
have an sc-ount at the savings bank, and on his
expreasing his wi•la to do an, the Mayor, who might
have fined him the usual drunkard's crown, trio I to
make him a responaible member of society by sen ling
him to the Post-office Savings Bank to put the money
io._ _

THR FRAUDS ST SDIMONS.—We understood that
Frederick Simmons also obtains 4 a house, No. 2,
Shanklin Villas, Wandsworth Common, hem Mr.
William Oldham Dawson, a barristeroyt-law, far 8 or
9 months, only a few weeks aro, and brought •
"gentleman," who respresented himself to be from the
City Flour Mills. and gave the same name as one of
Simmons's latest "references." Simmons also le
supposed to hay. obtained grods from various trades.
men in another neighbourhood, and they will be very
delighted to receive some cosh, even on account.
DAMAGE TO THE ELM BLAILLIID.—rhuiag the
great gale of Sunday we-k last, the ship Eliza 13Inx-
land, which arrived in our harbuir on Saturday with
coals for Mr. Sanders, coal merchant, whilst lying in
the Downs was run into by a ship which hilted her
anchors, and loather boat, had her bulwarks smashed
and the foreyard brek.n, an 4 was ohlig-d to take
assistance of the Deal boatmen fir the safety of the
ship, or she would have boon lost, Mr. Sanders 1.34
the Counter in the same gale, and lost the Zoe only
•sh yrt time before we are sorry to hear such bad
fate has befallen his ships Lately ; but are glad to
learn all his cargoes are insured.