The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1882-12-23 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

FLATIVITIII.—AbOnt 20 f the chief petty officer• and firstschsie warrant officers of the training .hip, hvl the first a icial dieter they here enjoyed lln boned the ship, the limo being Moo ay, and the place to Repel Portland Aim. lUD. Mr. LI MI, 'schoolmaster, was chains' ti, end there were among those present Mr. G. 8 tell, boatiwaiii, Mt. Yates, head schoolmaate., ti lick, Gard, Hen. defame Hsi's, Campbell, Wiggi s, /Lc. Mr. Itobeit lieshier proviled a capital repast, w gave every satisfaction, and 'hey ryent a j 0ri..1 time. The utast loyal And patriotic Waste were ably given by Mr. S ,uth. and, hi proposiug "Our N xt Ms rry Marilee," the epeaker thin was their first eseial dinner, bat he hoped it would not be it ir last. CHANHZ or blAtutteote—bast Saturday morning • draft of the West :threw Itegimeut, could tang of e:ght non-c iminiesioued officere, Aoki 215 private,, in ch irge id Captain Massey and Lieut., lthlison and E !weirdo, id the Essex Reeiment, lett Portland by the first train for Portemote h. and embarked in the troopship Euphrates for India to j .in the 2nl Battalion. They wore the Indian helmet, au.' *moue them were a number of lively fellows, who had begun their %wades at hell-pact five in the morning, at the B wrack!, by groaning and cheering as various OSUMI were mentioned. They were played to the station by the bent of the regiment, leaving the b meek+ shortly afar .1.30, and I nig befers they reached Fortuue's Well the, ,undo of their approach were beard by the rehearsal of aingin; an 1 difficult music, with which it is presumed they meant to charm the Hindoes. the rear of the main b sly were the prisorors, about two iloZo.ll who had • gu.rd with rifles aid fixed b t'. Thus who were lett behind, we hear. were glad to we the backs ..f the draft, sa those who remade are mostly old metiers of good character, while those who left were youegreere ef little more than two years' .ervioe. 13,. the 230 afternoon teem (hell-an-hour Intel c a eitaneut of the 2nd Shropshire, Ist- the With El, 1., who arrived from Aldershot, to the Lumber of Fib men said several women Anil children nod. r c oninand of Cants. Collette arid Willraliam, and they were m.t by the regimental baud and plated t the barr the Their facings are blue, exactly simder t thee, of the Suirey regiment, the nereeants wearing the edditi in .lec 'ration of the chain an I whistle. The new arrtva's seem hemhr fleecy young men hut th sn of s me experience, and owing to the (ewersss of the remnant left of the Surrry Itegt., most of the dirty will fall on the sew detachment IG men id the It yel Went Surrey Heat. peace. led to Gull I ford on Monday for duty at the depot. Amongst their number was the wan wt, letney attempted suicide by cutting his throat. He I iciked pale, but had aim at recovi red from Iris eremite On the recommendation of Dr. Maelseen, who is in high esteem at the Citadel for saving the man's life (medically simakiii,th and on ac inlet ef the soldier's long servitude and previous good conduct, the General C mmendleg the dietract has given er lsrs that the selfswounder shall not be puuished. He is a tall, fine young mar.