The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-08-01 00:00:00

TEMPERANCE FETE AT FRAMPTON PARK.

The fourth annual fete of the Weymouth Total
Abstinence Society took place on Wednesday, 26th, ult.,
In Frampton.Park, the use of which was kindly granted
by P. B. Sheridan, Esq., M.P. An excursion train
left Wertictuth at 10,45 a.m., carrying with it between
500 and 60 friends iehabitants of Weymouth, Port-
land, and the surrounding neighbourhood, all of whom
were eager to there in the pleasure trip. The journey
was agreeably accomplished in little lees than an hour,
when the living fnight arrived at Griinstone, A
pleasant country walk of half-a-mile brought the
excursionists to the beautiful and far-famed Frampton
Park. A number of amusements were here prepared,
such as cricket, foot-ball, swings., &n, &a., which were
entered into with great zest by many of the pleasure
seekers. The afternoon was enlivened by the Portland
braes band, who played a choice selection of dances and
other attractive music. About half-paid four the
excursionists partook of a refreshing cup of tea, which
was very aceeptable, and helped to keep up toe spirits
of the oompany. After tea, the band again performed
the last part of their programme and a soene of vivacity
and life again presented itself. About a quarter-past
seven, the amusements began drawing to a close, when
Mr. Hobbs, the honorary secretary of the above society
proposed that three cheers should be given for R. B.
Sheridan, Esq., M.P., which was heartily endorsed by
t e whole oompany. Cheers were also given for the
squire's steward, who kindly assisted the committee,
and to Mr. Hobbs, who we think deserved them, on
account df the way in which he exerted hims.lf to
make all comfortable. The friend, then moved on to
the station, where a special train was in waiting for
them which left shortly after eight o'elock. We
believe the day passed merrily with all, and we have
not heard of a angle person who did not thoroughly
enjoy himself.

CONTINUATION OF THE LADY IN BLACK.
(eDirhe uneromic.)
To the Editors.
1 have told you of my fairy apparition on one
of the thousand and one enchented nights at the
splendid hdtel of the celebrated banker Jacques Latta,
which the sweetest pound's, flowers and fruits Made almoat
an Eden. New' let me describe more fully the Eve I
met there, the' the least adorned, she was the prettiest.
The word pretty and even its superlative could not do
her justice. She was more like the statue of Venus
found at Milo in, the Archipelago, tir that of the same
discovered at Arles, than that called elf Medici, or than
the modern Greek Slave. She was more like one of
Thorwaldaen's Graces, than one of Canova'', as you
may compare them at the Crystal Palace. She was,
indeed, more Teutonic than Celtic—more English than
French.
Flere, I hope I shall avoid the fate of Gregorio Loll,
the IfAllaii liistOrian, who for drawing a parallel
between English and French beauties, in the ezclueive
times of the Virgin Queen, was sent to Coirentry, and
ultimately obliged to quit London. I cannot say My 'Sung
partner could dance well, for, owing to her recent widow.
hood, she would not dance; but, I dare say, she could
have danced the polka had it been then invented, but not
the ett/ze A dear temps, which is a were substitute for a
Turliish Cr veneer bath;
What distinguished her most waA her tapering arms
and round form, her light hair and beautiful coniplexion,
which last appeared rather too white at first, but
soon partook of the blush-rose tint as soon as the
ice was broken between us, and the marble statue became
animated. Hared refrain quoting Lempriere. because I
am no sculptor. However, I will adduce my classical
anthorities for the tapering roundness of female forms, The small snd tall talk of the Elections having sub-
Term &Om rotundas, (says Horace) 2'eres CerViX, sided, political speculations command very little interest
(Lucretius,) BracAidunt term ACatallaß). Among
or attention, and to social matters journalists are turning
moderns, J. J. Rousseau sais Wdniatf is unfinished
when without round forms, a swan neck and alabaster , for the vrhsrewithal to astisfy their readers. The sub-
skin are common in England, but when joined to a Marine Telegraph may be said to have the first place in
peach blossom tinge, then truly the female plant or the public consideration'. On goes the Great Eastern
flower seems to reflect the face divine, then woman
seams to be a connecting link with Heaven, Southern across the Atlantis, depositing hundreds of miles of
beauties have the sparkling and velvetish eye that telegraphic cable behind, and performing the novel f-
quenches the fire which it kindles, that kills and cores of sending home every few hours, through that very
but, the look of English beauties is simply angelic, cable, records of its advance. This is something to
Oh ! England, do not yearn for another sun ; tar the
achieve, evenventure should at last prove no.
if the
sandiness df thine, keeps thy fields ever-green and thy
dettghteni ever fair. succesaftil, and the daily reports in the papers rather
Now join to the above adrautagell beautiful teeth, increase than allay the interest exhibited here in the
I and ati aristocratic bearing; you will thee tinderstand progress of the operation. Each telegram received
the deep and everlasting impression that Lady Fitt—
made upon toe. strengthens the hope of a favourable result; and if that
Some while after her departure for Italy, as I was be achieved, We eliall not stop at one Atlantic cable.
penning the Galignani's messenger in search of her The enormous charge (00 for 20 words) to be made by
whereabouts I read that Lady Fitz— was gone to the
teneet Scion I resolved to try to find out my gem ; andthe company will stimulate competition, and I should
started for the benefit of my health and heart. I visited not wonder if we had proposals for a cable with floating
Aloe* plaeet especially, the watering ones, so picturesque, stations attached here and there on the way, from which
40 romantic. I saw Merritt then so inconsiderable that passing ships might telegraph accounts of their progress,
.1 was offeresi for 020 • little hones and garden, which
This would be a theoretical improvement—impracticable,
were sold afterwards for tenfold that stint fdr tile palace
et Eugenie I Among other curiosities I saw the valley I grant, but far wilder schemes have been invented in
gained Doo, where there is a most beautiful cascade of the brains of Joint Stook company promoters.
NO feet, which is broken on the third time of its fall by
Saint Pritchard is no more. The penitent prisoner
huge rock. Then it foams like rip immense white
feather, and forms a circular lake, Woking black through walked genteelly to the scaffold, as the reporter informs
its enormous depth. A young English couple had inlet us, wearing the suit of blank he had had made for his
been accidentally drowned in it. Over the cascade there wife's funeral, with a black kid glove upon the left hand,
another lake unfrozen in summer, and over the latter
third lake always frozen. Three climates on the and carrying its fellow in the right Well, these are
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same spot ! little events which the public like to know, and which a
Bad I been with my widow very likely I Would have newspaper reporter may easily learn without obtaining
looked at her much more than at the other Marvels of in official character at the execution. But how was
nature, and could not now describe them.
ANGLO-FRENCH. the behaviour of the murderer on entering the con-
demned cell entertained ?—his shuddering, burying his
CONSTANCE KENT. face •in his hands, and weeping? The horrors of this
medieval cell as depicted in the reports are enough, one
After all the mystery that hung about the case for so would think, without torturing the culprit farther
many years—after the doubts that have been raised as to
tke possibility of a girlie young committing the murder--
with a repenter in attendance, pencil in band, to
Under all the conditions that thecae involved, we think chronicle his tears, and paint his emotion, in penny-s-
-it was due to the public that something more than a hare liner English. Condemned cells, according to my view,
assertion of her guilt should have been elicited.—
should be places of safe keeping, not of punishment, and
Beastiard.
The unhappy girl will speed the rest of her life in the privacy of • condemned man should be invaded only
penal servitude. No greater or more appropriate punish- by the officers of the prison having him in charge.
ment could have been inflieted upon her.—Star. Anything further is to inflict punishment not imposed
"Penal servitude for lifer It is a hard grim •
sentence that for a girl of twenty-one: it means by the judge, before the legal penalty is suffered.
suffering more intense and more prolonged than that lam glad to notice that several of our journals, OM-
of the vulgar felon who periabes by the hempen cord; Meeting on the lamentable deaths that have occurred in.
but it mesas, also, time for entire penitence and for
plenary confeasion. Had the murderess been Switzerland through the absurd passion for alining
she would have left this world, we fear, in • falsiall7t mountains, have done their best to discourage the
unnatural state—half that she was a aninifi practice, but it is not likely that much effect will this
half-conscious that she was the, MOSS miserable be produeed. The love of adventure is inst. in English.'
sinners. Theme spiritual enigmas recur from generation
,to generation. When remorse itself becomes fanatical, men, and there is • great charm, no doubt, in amending
' and penitence is nothing but a desperate struggle to and descending, providing it be done safely—on snow-
iest away • burden, crushing in its weight, the temi clad mountains. Any one who has been in Switzerland
is diseased; and, until the soul is oared, God forbid _.
will remember bow the conversation is never so animated
that even the body should die I That prayer against
sudden death in our Liturgy is substantially a prayer as when the guests at a table d'ltote, or in the con-
that we may all have time to set our house in order wersation room at an IMtel, talk about such adventures,
before we depart; that we may not perish whilst whioh ere, in fact, the staple of conversation in this
1 worldly paasions hid desire. are
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