The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-01-31 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

Re/MINOS ON BOLith 11. M. AOI NC Juar. —On
Wednesday evening lad, the ootupsny of the Agincourt
was
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affable manner. Ammer the selections which deserve
special notioe are the following:—" Mrs. Brown on the
Grand Tour," by Lents:mot Ramsay, R. I L. 1., who
caused many a titter and laugh by the clever way in
which he seimicket the old lady was heartily applauded.
"The Fight at I)eine guropme school," sh -min; how
the German boy thrashed the French boy. and hoe the
English boy looked on while he did it, by Thomas F.
Piekles, seaman ; Mr. Pickles deserves great praise for
the masterly manner in which he handled his subject,
and we hear opinions that never did the audience have
a better explanation given of the present war than the
story afforded, he showed how bath Fran:e eel
Germany were in the wrong, and what they both
thought of Ragland as a neutral lie finished amid
thuudering applause and cheers. Reading, by Limit.
"Mr. Piekwickjeerneys to Ipswich and meets
with a romantic adventure with a middle•arsel lady is
curl papers." The Lieetenaut well sustained the fame
which has long appertained to him, of being one of the
best readers in the Fleet, and he was received with
tremendous applause, and sneered. Song,
naughty, but its nice," by George Mimeo, seaman.
Mr. Banyan, the life of the ship through his budget
of mirth, was received with sash deafening shouts that
for five minateeit was impossible for him to commenee;
when he did his messmates joined in the chorus
heartily; he was encored, and responded with
"Dorroty's Wake," when has friends joined in again
with as much power as before. After this, all attention
was respeinfolly paid to the beloved commander, Capt.
Boyle, whose fatherly meaner of making everything
plain so his men has endeared hire to all Me said it
was his intention to have mad about the war ; but as
it bad been explained in such aft able manner by Mr.
Pieklee, he should read the "Settle of Waterloo
though after what they had heard before, and the
Engin', he was afraid he should ha oast (pita in the
shade. The worthy osataleader • rsoteeks wee* too

elleLLlsoll TO Tau WORLD. —The Bristol Daily
Tine) and Mirror, Angest Sib., has the following t
Messrs. J. C. swan and Go-, of 16, goeen'l9°"°,:li,_°
this city, have invented a pocket micruocope, ito" •
a marvel in ell that such an instrument should be
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boa great power, remarkable definition, and does not
require focussing. The cheapness of the article
make it exceedingly popular when its merits are
widely known. lug celled the " Bristol illicrossoPo•
and is o greet credit to the inventor, is mach for its
extreme simplicity as its power.—The Western
Duly
Press says: The Bristol Microscope his s ntagniffisii
power
of
31184°Ik)s : Ttimbe *B.linskt'l "ItiuronoPe—The Pris""ra Dmill
the is°B4
oompaot and useful scientific iiortrument we have over
seen; it possesses extraordinary Power, mad lis Tea
needy managed, lac. Theories of the Bristol Mioramezer
it only 21. or, free by pos Pci:VotrPl42,..
25 sialllo6-1d Sven
. 16, Qaessigairs.