The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-23 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

LATI TILAIMI.--I,win4 toe we. y of the Channel
Fleet, let • trAitas will I tilltlo i each week on the
Portland railway for toe ce.veuleace .f the officers
and rasa.

HAIVIRT FIATIVAL.-0 S today last thanksgiving
services for the tate hountif ol harvest were held In
St. Peter's ChuroC, Pottland, wlti. b was beautifully
decorated, but i., c nseguenoe of the stormy et to of
the *statues., the congr.gattoris were not large.
ENTISTA 1111RAT.—.1.12. F. Melillo gave an entertain.
meet on Alesurerisui '' at St John's Schools on
Friday evening, *Hob was well attended.
MILITARY. For several days post R.H. the
Duke of Cambridge has been expected to visit Port-
land, and revue the Cheshire H-giment, recently
arrived from Jersey.
ESTLITAINIIINT TO tiloungss.—An entertainment
waa given to the sadism in garrison, at the Soldiers
Institute, on Thursday evening. The entertainment
had been kindly g d op by Mr. St. Clair, the courts-
, ous manager, who presided at the pianofOrte. Several
ladies from Weymouth rendered valuable assistance,
anti Mr. Dunkley, of Portland, who is always sure
to meet with a good reception, moor of the only encore
,4 the evening for the hospital manner in which he
sang '' The Monarch of the Woods." Dr. McLean
occupied the chair, and the room was crammed with
this iidler., eitogetber • very pleasant evening being
spent. It Is Lopeil to give a serie, of these ehtertaisse
uses., making them public, during the winter
months, and Mr. Sr.. Clair ii maim' every eflott to
min a small string band.
Tug RIADING CLUB.-413e firct meeting of the
members of this club was held at the Healing-room
last week, when Dr. McLean presi.M.l. The election
id officers and committee men was the find buainess.
Mr. Alfred Score was elected hon. see, Mr. F.
Reynolds and Mr. Dowd.ftwell were nominated for
Lb. office of trossurer • Mr. D iwdeswell received 16
vete., and was elected. Fourteen gentlemen were
nominated as committee men, and the following seven
elected : -Mowers. John Patten, J. Patten, jun.,
McLean. H. Mitchell. A. Comben, T. Major, and
H. Smith, jun.
PORTLAND PRISON Oemosius' BANTA—By kind per-
mission of the corms& t.e, the Po, tilted Pi .on Officers'
Hind. under the learlerehip of Bt.'s:nester Murray,
played a c,lital velection on Tuesday evening, at the
idett.sry, so acknowledgment of the services tendered
by the moch-esteemed 11-v. J. A. and Mrs. Beasur
at the Grove concerts in aid of the rani bard.
This lady and gentleman expressed themselves highly
mati•fied with the progrews the hand had made . lace it,
re-organisa'ioa, an I hoped throusth the moot able
masseceaseut of Mr. Murray, t gether with the strict
atte tion nt preeice, the band would soon r-ach a
high vtsteof efficienev. The f dlowing was the pr.,-
creunne. th., clarion, tte s .1, r. fleeting great credit ..n
Mr. 11. White :—Nlarcb. " 14.mM-sus " (Sadiron
Clarke ) ; waltz, "' thrgen dotter (Straus.) ;sefec
tine, •' Loci, ha Borgia " (Donir.etti) ,• nutdrille,
" Bine " (Murray) ; clarioliette .1.4 11th Aria,
(Brepeent) ; wads, "Operatic," (Myder) ; sChottische,
" :clolway ' (Shot t.idge) ; galop, "New Dispensation"
(Murray) " God Save ths.Q teen."