The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-07-11 00:00:00

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WZYNOUTH.

THE Court of Foresters, England's Hope," 4,416, have
removed their meetings from Great George-street to the
London Hotel, Mr. Jones's, Bond-street,
DZPARTURS OF THE 3IST RUB MZIST. —The regiment
left on Thursday morning for Salisbury by a special
train, consisting of 90 coaches and two engines. This
"special' only stayed a few seconds at the old ticket
platform of the Portland Railway, where another engine
was put on, in order to help the great train over the
incline leading to Ridgeway tunnel.
Tug POULTRY Snow. —The members for the borough
and some gentlemen of influence and experience have
consented to become patrons, and the Mayor has been
chosen president Several of the best known exhibitors
intend to send birds ; the Market-house has been obtained
as the place of exhibition, so that the poultry, pigeon, and
cage birds association expect • first-class show.
ADDITION TO THE STEAMER TRIPS —The Weymouth
and Portland Steampacket Company (Omens and Co.)
have discovered a plan for opening up trips to Osmington.
Dr. Drew and Mr. Fowler have been exploring and 1211111
discovered • little bay within a short distance of Osming-
ton Mills where the wronger* can land, and we believe
that regular tripe are in contemplation.
COSMOPOLITAN COMMIT COMPANY. —Mr. Gauntlett's
entertaining company sang and performed at the Royal
Hotel on Monday evening last. There are some good
voices among them. Madame Dont', the soprano, has
plenty of artistic execution, and Mr. Joseph Plumpton
was particularly good in his nautical song "The Brave
Old Temeraire.' But the strength of the company lies in
its impersowitioas, and the little sketch, 'The Wishing
Gate," went with much spirit and brilliancy; the dresses
were splendid, especially for the characters of the Corn-
tease de la Brie and of Lord Ilighffyer, taken by the
talented sisters Claremont, who admirably danced the
Minuet de la Cour. They also succeeded remarkably in •
comic sketch "The Rival Domestics," which caused
plenty of fun.
N WILLI Dementia IN SHALLOW WAITIL —On Tuesday
evening an old man named Lovell, in the employ of Mr.
Oliver, of Park-sheet, rode • horse into the sea nearly
opposite the Royal Dorset Yacht Club, to wash the
animal's legs. The rider fell off, and the people of course
expected to see him get up, and lead the horse out, or get
on its hack. Instead of this Lovell kept falling down, and
getting up in • confused meaner, and was at last moving
in the water with his face downwards. A large number
of people gathered, and gazed in wonder at the man,
when up came P.C. Wickland, who said "What ! see •
man in the water drowning, and not try to save him r
At the same time Stickland ran to the place : but
P.C. Carter was before him, and waded straight off, and
brought Lovell to shore very touch exhausted. He was
so far gone that he certainly would have been drowned
bad lie stayed a quarter of a minute more. This is the
second time that P.C. Carter has saved a man in the
borough within a comparatively short time.
CHOICII AIM PRISIANSMT PHOTOGRAPHS —The carte-dc-
virile is now • thoroughly recognised institution. But it
is dincoursging when you have • choice album with all
your dearfriends' miniatures therein to find the oldest
and perhaps the best-loved gradually getting yellow where
they ought to be white and 'brown in the shades. We are
told that this is the inevitable fate of giver prints in wile
of "alkaline gold toning," and the most careful washing
out of that necessary evil the "hype.' Then silver prints
are now so common that the higher classes want some-
thing above Sairey Ann's style of " cart " or even the
larger and dearer "cabinet size." Mr. Gee, of Bond-
street, can give them valise for their extra expenditure,
for be has secured the patent for Weymouth of the new
permanent carbon process. These pictures are really
works of art and ocience combined, for the most delicate
manipulation is combined with reened scientific instru-
ments to produce them; but the remit is very charming
in the present and has the further value of being per-
manent. The beautiful surf ace is formed by • delicate
tissue, at the back of which is the carbon that makes the
picture, and the finest half-tone is combined with artistic
appearance of relief. These carbon prints have abundant
brilliancy as well as due softness, and the wonderful
finish far eurpeases anything timidly seen, being entirely
different from that produced by albumenized paper of the
highest glaze. On such paper the picture is on the
surface and the albumen itself is uncertain in quality ; but
in Mr. Gee's pictures the surface is above the *Wm.
The artist invitee inspection of these charming novelties,
and those who want something choice, but who do not
aim so high as" photo-sculpture" itself, will find at Mr.
Gee's the style of art they require.
BOROUGH Perry tigasiwts, Saturday. —Before the Mayor
, (I. B. Welsford). Mr. J. Ayling, Mr. T. Abbott, and
Mr. B. Hopkins.