The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-01-29 00:00:00

THE COUNTY ASYLUM.

A meet agreeable and enjoyable concert was given
here on the -Sand inst., by some ladies and Gamin
from Weymouth. The bum and spadous
Hall, whkh had been tastefully and prettily decorated
for the festivities of the New Year, remained just the
same—the dowers, garlaada and festoons having lost
If any, of thek freshness and beauty. Imagine,
then, this hell Mod with an audience thoroughly allve
to, and deternslaed on, enjoyment ; the stage oocupied
with friends anxious and willing to do their best to
cheer, acme, and enliven, and you would then hare
inch a picture as any pUantitroptet would fain bare
looked upon; and so it was in stern runty and truth
a happy sight It would manifestly be wrong to
minutelpLoriticket, and yet every instrumental and
vocal wag so beautifully rendered that fault
ladiaLemnirae entirely disarmed. The songs and eon
armed.
full of life and spirit, sad given with so
= real feeling that the audience could not fail
being pleased and almost too exorbitant in their
moome, and yet even them were
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY MATILE• I mow on the *Do, Lod Mr. souromoomPasdoswitt, gut'
ILATICAL TRIPO& gays several most charming pieces, and were lielmeed
The honour list of this great tripos was issued on to with the greeted atteation, loud and very hearty
Friday morning, the list of wranglers being read out &Miami bsinif given slim stub Pitt
I, the Senate House at nine o'clock amidst some The Mediral•SuPstilltendent, in tenderlltie. beet
emitement on the part of the candidates and their thanks for the great kindness shown by good
Weeds. friends in coming so far to same the inmates of this
The senior wrangler is Mr. Ernest WUhiaso Holism, asylum, esPrismd his earnest Wits that this may be
411 Christ's 1...011ege.. He was born at Derby in MN, oaly the precursor of another and yet anotheroomert,
and is am 51-r• William Hobsult,uoMmletor of appealing to all amembliki, who answered with
the Derbyshire Adrerhser. He wee id at Derby hurrahs and cheers, thus showing how truly he wee
Grammar &bad underthe Rev. H. G. Hoak the moment of their feelings and Wain.
mgozootkal master, formerly of the Trinity College, The following was the programme :
Cambridge. The second wrangler is Mr. John Part L--61.0•Sprisag goys:" Beg.,; duet, " Maim."
Edward A. SieihJ of Trinity College I. tho o.of=lra. Sumter& sad Mr. W. Turner; song. Mrs.
test Mese and Mead, "Premier Grand Poe-
m,. J. W. extrgeon, of cittesn'irm, MAW, end fteatlat,N .J. R. &Manson and
Eloorambary. Tbs
of Geoid& and CaiuswirsaZS:Torthe son of g.rioN4j.ThierriesaMmerl.Watrb,leratethisgeOzave.";
smug. OMB. Graham, motor of , County "' Think on 1141," Larissa. Kra Stedame," Mate
Louth. Yr. C. J. It. aceimagrel ; sces. "Bake'

DREADFUL four WRECK AND GREAT LOSS OF
LIFE

PLYMOUTH. SuinA T.
fie sum., hvt.tion Can pii_ity's steamship Me-
nem& which was kat on 1110Terabar 311111 oPPosite the old
Port of ColUelto,2l miles from Caldera, was ries on the rock
Cage Chick at 11.15 p.m, in fine weather. with • swam
southaset wind blowing, but in a thick fog. The third
officer, who wsa in charge, had lusta... the rdat
" hard a-starboard," and that order been executed
when the steamer struck twice heavily. A heavy las
=over her, and carnal away the hurricane deck. lied
both quartermaitere at tie wheel overboard.
whilst the vessel sank immediately. Tweaty-ulite perms
we eared. but n.srty all the deck paresmern in number
HO persona were lost. Mr. Keene*. a aloes
who was saved. was 19 hours in the wafer. Ir.y=
wife was lost. Aseother woman reached the shore after
holding an to slits-buoy for 16 boom no MINIM ink
Is from seven to ken fathoms of water.