The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-09-07 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.
THE REGATTA.

Monday was the first day of our Regatta. For
several days prior • large number of visitors bad
arrived, and ovary thing wore a holiday aspect. The
two vessels of the Channel Wands' Steam Packet
Company displayed • profusion of gay flags. The
Aqußa made two excursions round the bay, and
Capt. Cosine' trim little Prince made severaCtrips,
both vessels taking a full complement of passengers.
About half-past twelve the yachts started for the
first match, and shortly after two the members of the
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The first race was for the Town Challenge Cap,
value 100 plume, to be oiled for by yachts of 10
tons and upwards I open to all the world, and to be
won twim by the same
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startedi—Wiltillre, 58, J. T. Turner Ella, IDA,
Gilbert East Phantom, 27, B. Lane 111stravogrmaa,
4$ 91r Peroy Shelley.
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°foiling 24 feat Flint bone to wroalre 42 i second
and third £1 each,
let hea4-1. Haul% i 2 Tower ; 3 Plerencie Nightingale.
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Okla match for the Champion's But of the Way.
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1, T, Awn. 2. W. Attwooll.
TVINIDAY.

In oonsequenos of the protest entered against Mr.
Turner, the Town Challenge Cup was run for spin
to.day. A puree of 30 move, fur the mond yacht was
added. Distance as before.
In the mond round the Wildfire was diabled,
having lost her bowsprit and part of her cutwater.
The yaohte darted at 12.47, and returned es
follows
1. Phantom
9. &la
3. Vesper
According to Mlles male, this makes the Phan.
tom the winner of the Challenge Cup, and the
per the winner of the 30 Kies. Great satisfaction is
expressed in all quarters of the town that the cup he.
at last passed out of the hands of the committee,
having been so often contested, bet the conditions
never laving until this year been fulfilled..
Purse of 15 sovereigns for yachts of any port, not
exceeding 20 tone. Distance u before. The follow.
ing started at 12.48:—Little Dorrit, 10, Talbot;
Fanny, 12W. Grant; Dolphin, 14, R. Cox.
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1. Little Dorrlt - 4h 43m.
2. Fanny 4)1. 47m.

The Dolphin gave in.
The rowing matches were of a similar style to
those on the previons day, and with nearly the same
results. Unfortunately the water was not deep
enough for any of the lighter aquatic amusements,
and the weather was very unfavourable.
THE RACES.—The all-absorbing topic of conver-
sation here now is the sport which will be had at
the annual races, which come off Wednesday and
Thursday. The theatre holds out its attractions for
visitors who stay the evening, and the race ball,
which takes place on Wednesday at the Royal Hotel,
will doubtless attract its nsual number of devotees. As
to the races themselves, the most ample preparations
have been made to ensure succema to the stewards'
arrangements, and the high standing of these gen•
demon affords a sufficient guarantee that the busi-
ness will be properly conducted.

CHURCH-RATE CONTEST.—In compliance with a
demand made at a vestry meeting of Meloombe
Regis, presided over by the Vicar, the Rev. T. A.
G reeves, and convened fur the purpose of making a
church-rate in anticipation of the expenses at St.
Mary's Church during the coming year, a poll took
place on Friday and Saturday, which ended by a
large majority in favour of a rate. The show of
hands at the meeting on Thursday evening was also
in favour of a church. rate.

GEORGB DAWBON AT WICYNEOOTIL—On Wednes.
day evening George Dawson, Esq., A.M., the well.
known lecturer of Birmingham, delivered a clever
lecture at the Guildhall, on " Napoleon and Wel.
lington—a parallel and a contrast." Colonel Free.
stun' M.P., presided, and Mr. R. J. R. Campbell,
was on the platform. On Thursday evening
Mr. Dawson delivered a lecture at the same place, on
"The origin, character, and doings of the Angle.
Saxon."

Tux GLO'STER LODGE BAZAAR.-011 Wednesday,
Thursday, and portion of Friday a hamar of unusual
extent and interest, and under very distinguished
patronage, was held at Gloucester Lodge, the object
of tho undertaking being to add to the funds for
building a parsonage house in connection with St.
John's Church. The beautiful and rare articles were
disposed in a graceful manner throughout live rooms
of the gtound floor of the spacious building, and the
appearance of those apartments with the stalls re•
plate with articles ornamental and useful of well
nigh every description mut gratifying in the extreme.
The ladies who presided at the several stall. were :
Lady Williams, assisted by Miss Tennant; Mies
Waller, assisted by the Misses Mortimer ; Mrs.
Buckle (Cpwey), misted by Mies Foster and Mist
Raymond; Mn, Melville Lee (Bridport), wilted by
Mies Vandaleur ; Milli Allen, assisted by Mile Chet.
woods ; and the Misses Aliegne, Miss A. Vandaleur
Mrs. Spreokley, Miss Cotterell, and Miss Capp.
There wasa useful addition to the bazaar by Mr.
Criokmay, the architect, who 'hewed a model of the
proposed St. John's Parsonage House. The esti
mated oust of the structure is £1,200, and it is to be
in the Goalie style, of the decorated period. The
others of the Wexford Militia kindly permitted
their fine band to perform lit the grounds of the
Lodge, adding greatly to the attractions of the
day. About five or six hundred of the Mee of the
neighbourhood attended the hastier on Wednesday.
Thu attendance on Thursday, however, owing to the
ceaseless rain, was not so numerous. The earnings of
the two days amounted to Cl6O. The battier was
open for a few hours only on. Friday.
Mr. W. Craft, an escaped slave, to whom reference
is made m Mrs. H. B. Stowe's "Sunny Memories,"
delivered a lecture on "American Slavery," at the
Independent chapel, on Monday last. Th. chair
was taken by Mr. John Smith. The lecturer in.
eluded an account of the extraordinary escape of the
lecturer and his wife, from Macon to Philadelphia, a
distance of 1,000 miles across the slave states, in
In4h, which was full of "startling incidents and
dramatic effect." Hie able and lucid address was
delivered with much pathos and humour. A oolleo•
Win was =de at the ohm of the meeting.