The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-04-26 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

Tim lintrriox.—We understand the nomination
of candidates for the representation of this borough
in the next Parliament will take place on Friday,
and the elect. on Saturday. It is expected that
the contest will be very severe. In all probability
the official declaration of the poll will take place on
Monday morning.
Our town bids fair to be in a state of unwonted
excitement for some time to coma, as very soon after
the hustle of the borough election contest is ended,
we shall have the Dorset Yeomanry Cavalry assem-
bling for a week's duty. We understand that General
Stairlett. the Inspector General of Cavalry, will
inspect the regiment.
liisu Cutlicit issMNS. —The annual meeting
of the Weymouth branch of the Irish Church Mis-
sionary Society, took place at the National School-
roisn on Monday evening. The Rev. R. Lyons
presided, and the attendance was large. Appro-
priate addresses were delivered by the chairman,
the Revs. (:. Robinson and John Coghlan (association
Sec.) At the close a collection was made amounting
to 4:4 14s. The sum of .CZI 2s. as collmted after
sermons by the Revs. G. Robinson and A. Washing-
ton, at St. Mary's Church on Sunday week.

PORTLAND.
OFFICIAL VISIT TO PORTLAND.

On Monday, the Ihth instant, Admiral Bowles,
c. 13. (Commander•in.t %lel of Portaniouth). General
the Hon. Sir Jamul Yorke Scarlett, K.('. 8.. the
Lieotenant-Governor, Colonel lAke, C. 8., coin•
toweling Royal Artillery ; colonel Fester, cow.
mewling Royal Engineers; Captain Farquhar,
ILK,. of the hag ship Victory, and L. C. 11. Robin-
son. Eaq.. Flag Lieutenant, arrived in Her Majesty's
stinuner Fire Queen, &al pr„c„,,,ied to male an
official inspection of the Breakwater and fortification
in the course of construction on the Venie hill ; and
were accompanied by Captain Scott, C. It. Her
Majesty's ship Blenheim ; Major Whittingham '
(Royal Engineers), John Cfsele. Esq. ('.E., (Engineer-
in-Chief of the Breakwater), Captain Otway and Lieu- ,
tenant Clayton (Royal Engineers) ; and in the course 1
of the afternoon honoured Captain Manning (Her
Majesty's Lieutenant) with their company at Port-
land Castle, after which the official party proceeded
to Weymouth in the Fire Queen.
On Thursday, the 21st instant., General Sir John
Burgoyne, Bart., G.C.B. , Inspeetor•General rif For-
tifications, and Colonel Sir Joshua Jobb, K.C.8.,
Inspector• General of Prisons, visited the Convict
Establishment and the Fortifications on the Verne
hill, accompanied by Major Whittingliam (Com-
manding Royal Engineer of the district) ; and on
their return honoured Captain Manning with their
presence at Portland Castle, and proceeded from
thence to the railway station rut route to London.
It is reported in the Island that the Lords of the
Admiralty will inspect the Breakwater during the
present week.

E Mats Ounrariami.—The foundation stone of
a new Chapel in connection with the Bible Christiana
was laid on Thursday by Miss Malley, of Portland.
Mr. Bening, of Weymouth, conducted the devo-
tional proceedings- The interesting ceremony was
witnessed by a considerable 4.-onts,urse of ptrople,
and Mr. Brown, of Taunton, subsequently delivered
a suitable sermon in the preaching room. A tea
party, consisting of some 'al, took place in the
Wesleyan School-room, and after addresses had been ,
delivered by several speakers the assembly separated,
when the amount subscribed towanla the building
fund was found to be X. IS.
ACCIDICNT. —Chi Good Friday as a pleasure party
were getting into a boat at the Breakwater slip, one
of them, a young lady named Thorp, accidently fell
into the aster. She was at once lifted out, without
having, we understand, received any other injury
than a wetting. A youth in attempting to rescue
her was partially wetted. The young lady was im-
mediately taken to the ell,ineer's office, where her
clothes were dried. She is one of the assistants at
Mr. Steele's haberdashery establishment, Dorchester
and the youth is in the employ of Mr. Beicombe, of
the same town.