The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-11-13 00:00:00

!EA AND ENTERTAINMENT AT THE WORKIN9
MEMB INBTITUTE.

A tat and entertainment took plane at the Working
Mn'. Institute on Wedursday evening. and was in
every way • great succeed. Between 60 and 70 eat
down tie capital tea, en I at the entertainment watch
followed there was a large no Winne. Mr. G. E.
presi led, and at the c iminencement apoloirked
on behalf of Mi.. Smith and Mew Penny, whom
names were on the programme. but were. Un-
-I.rtuuste y, tumble to a:tend. Mrs. Thompson and
Maj Goilop filled their planes. Tao entertainment
ple.ed a very well, several encores being obtained
Mr. Webb kindly lent the pia o.
The pr.,gr•mine was as follows :—Part I—Planos
wt. duet, Mrs. Walter CI as and Mrs. B. Ford ;eons,
'high'." Mrs. M whoa I; sot,. "Gig.,"
Lenthall G. Dickeueon, E q.; song, " Tbe Stirrup
Cop," Nir. Beetlest .n'; duet, "0 fairest Italy," Miss
and Miss F. l'enny ; song, "Llama Sweet Home,"
Miss Blanche Smith ; glee, Messrs. A. Dennis, b. W.
Dennis, and W. Ropers; comic song, "Th. Nervous
Nlan," Mr. U. II ,gger. Port Ll—Piaaoterta
" Freischuts," Are. Walter Cale • song, " The
Better Laud," Miss Blanche Smith; recilation, " Tb.
Midnight Charge at Tel, el-Keoir," Mr. J. Timkins;
.te sot', •• Web o sme we Home," Cecil Dickenson,
Esq. ; song, "A Little Bow of Blue," Mrs. Moorhead
solo, wito violin obligato, " the Children" Home,
Mise F. Penny • glee, Messrs. A Deitois, A. W.
Dennis. and W. 'Rogers ; comic song, " The Parcels'
Post," Mr. U. flogger; "God Save the Queen."

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POZTIMID.
Parson' Oferesms' Balla—Under the auspices of
thia hand, • concert is t be given in St. George's
Scho t i-morrow (Prideri eveuirqr.
Ilia CHARM Fume.— ne Aginoourt, one of the
ships of this eqtadron, which has been In the Q teen's
lock at Plymouth for • week for the thorough
examination of all her under-seater fittings, and for
re-covering with lusta-fouling 0 imposition, was nu-
dockei Tueeday, and the Northumberlaml took her
place. The two ships will the . be pushed forward
wit's all speed i.i order to be rea ly t join the eastern
di.tision at l'ortland on Monday week, the 19th inst.
The Achilles, however, will be detained at Plymouth
for at Wool three weeks after that date, as it is found
that she requires eery extensive repairs.
Ponmest. FAlL—This annual event took place on
Monday, but as far as any real business was concerned
it was almost ail, in cousequeucie i.f the very stringent
restrictions iu force ii, regard to the foot and mouth
&seg.°, and farmers and dealers also were unwilling
to run the ri-k of sending stock through an Infected
are., therefore the supply of stock of all kinds was
exceedingly limite I. 'lbs pleasure part of the fair
situate,' in Chesil, was IA brisk as ever, all the itinerant
par iphernalia usually found at these gatherings being
present in the shape of shooting galleries, steam
circa., bicycled, eta, shows and stalls of every
.lescription, as oleo • tent, in which were displayed •
quantity of Singers se wing m ichinos from their depot
at Weymouth. The pleasure fair we, Cell patronised.
0.G.T., PORTLAND " 81.1f4 " LUDO it. No. 1,752.—
An open lodie seami wee hell in toe Young Mons
Institut.. Tee chair WM taken by Bro. W. Stone,
D G W.C.T. After • short address by the Chairman,
the following pi.egramme we. ..endue I :—lfelody from
H Glee Class'
, song. Bro. liohano; recitation,
Bro. Gordon; song, Bro. ltictiar.le; dialogue, Suet ire
Elm Inds ant G ; glee Glee Class; recitatl in,
Bro. Vicaiy ; song, aro. 1.3 Me.; reading, Bro.
Dim ; dialogue be six. entitled "Women's
Rights '-" glee, Glee Clans; twit ition, Sig. L anbert ;
song, Bro. ilotano ; res ling, Bro. Bryden; song, Bro.
Lynch ; recitation, 8r... Gird in ; wog. Bro. Its Wing'
m ; recitation, Bro. Brydon ; sou. Bro. Richer is;
H
Melody from. oyle's, 196, tiles Cues; "(IA Save
the Q teen."
THE ottmcas' INSlTrina —lin ler the able manage.
meat of Mr. St- Clair, the first of a series of entertain'
mats to be give.. periolic Ily at the Institute to
military and their civilian f. lends' will be given on
Tours lay next. Mr. St. Clair hoe been instrummt d
ii mounting • firet-clage string b ini, and tog,ther
with a capital programme, • goo 1 enterteinmeut
may be expected.
THS Admiralty propose to grant supplementary
votes ti the principal dockyards, to enable the
armoured shipbuilding programme to be fully carried
out, and, if possible, exceeded, during the current
financial year. The replacement of obsolete vessels
in the Channel Squat Iron, by monitors of recent type,
and the coo:unison fling of others, alao for traielog and
evoluti 'nary purp ass, are under official consideration,
AA well as the provisional strengtheoing of the British
Sent on the Chins station. Plans are being prepared
at Whitehall of an armour-cla I, that will, it is under-
stood, in its latest developmente of naval architecture,
represent novel features of offensive and defensive
strength.
COURT MARTIAL.—A court-Inertial assembled On
board the fl .g.hip Royal Adelaide, on Monday, for
the trial of Cornelius Desmond, private in the
Portsmouth Division Royal Marioes, serving on the
Achilles, fir striking his aupudor officer. The
prisoner was brought before Captain Beresford, Royal
Marine Artillery, for being drunk, and after the
inquiry he was led away by Sergeant John Evans
t. the cells. On reaching there, he suddenly turned
round and struck Evans heavily in the left ear with
his clenched fist. The prisoner was sentenced to two
years' hard labour, his charactsr having previously
been goal—The same C iurt sat to try an able seaman
of the same ship, named Gordon Agnew, for gross
acts of insubordination. On the 131 ult., when the

lower deck was clewed, the prisoner wae. discovered
asleep in the sail-room. He was taken before the
officer of the watch, and ordered to he reported.
Shortly afterwards the corporal, named Herber, who
made the complaint, was sitting at mess, when the
prisoner a cute aft and said, "I suppose you are one
of the educated navy men. If I was like you I would
cut my throat." The prisoner was ordered to leave,
and rushed away from the escort. When brought to
bay, he clutched liarier, mail desperate attempts
to strike him, and threatened to hang for him. Sub-
seoue:,.ly he lamps I overh ..od, and 'ALA to
by swimming ashore. The prisoner, who wears
A•hantee and Fgypt;an medals, but bore a general
bad character, was sentenced to one year's imprison•
ment, an Ito be discharged from the service.
COLLISION IN TUC ClislISIL.—A collision took
plane on Thursday night off Plymouth, botween
Portlan I and St. Alban's Head, between the twin
screw steel steamer Notting Hill, of Liverpool, 4,011
tuns, and the fuldrigged Herman ship &wills, 686
tons. Serious damage was d ins to both vowels. Toe
Notting 11111 was bound from London to New York
with • general cargo, but there were no passengers on
b era. Toe Eugenie was oil a voyage from lquinuo
to Rotterdam with a cargo of nitrate. She put into
Falmouth for orders, and on leaving took on h iard a
Channel pilot. ()n Thursday night, while the Eugenie
was sailing up Channel close hauled, the weather being
very thick, thoee on board saw the Notting Hill steam-
ing down Channel at the rats of about seven knots an
hour. The Notting Hill did not see the Eugenie until
she was close up to her, her sails, it is said, obscuring
her lights from view. The engines of the steamer
were reversed, but the Eugenie ran right into her
with terrific foe°., striking her on the starboard side
between the main an I mixes mute. The Notting
Hill ha I a hole six feet by four knocked in her aide
ab out four feet above the water line; several plates
were displaced, and some beams broken. Mats and
tarp iodine were placed over the injured portions of the
vessel, thus keeping the water out. The Eugenie had
her bows smashed in, and bowsprit sad all head gear
carried away. The Notting Hill took her in tow for
some hours. At daylight on Friday the tow-rope
Darted. ani the Lon on tug lilbsevai. then came In
sight, eat towed the ugenle to Plymouth, where they
arrived at night. The Notting 11111 arrived at Ply-
mouth about two boars later.