The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-11-24 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES AT THE WEYMOUTH
SCHOOL OF ART.

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(not for competithm) an el painting of the moa
arieted the palace .if the liiehop of London. It
leading characterietic Waite truthful natural blending
of coheir In the epeeial works for advanced, or art
clam teachers certificates, there were drawinga in
gi'iinetrical model,. an'! chalk ilrawin
rob cfarotn.i,
including liilaater., h, Mi,., Gardiner. .1-a'
the egg plent design from the Ghiberti Gated of the
oaetietry in Vl,,rrnce Cathedral.
whool hex not been fr., from debt since the
time of its establiehment, it having cost MOO to furnish
the place. Mr. Symee, the hon. sec. and Mr.
.R....kri the
trfi.withinamste.i,vw,
if liquidating
t
ever, made gnat.*
he debt. Their
Or"r!'' liam• been atten.het with much enemies, and we
have no doubt but that the school will in the future be
a great leon to the town.
it,lii., ..
c1.rt.1ik.,..1 he fi.t
,tand erater colour figure xubjecte NIN
,n A
prize with a figure in crayons
and M Baker the eecund with an oil painting skit-
fully executed.
Am, ngst thoke ion...tent at the dietributien were Mr.
R. N. !lowan! (the Mayor) in the chair, Mr. and Mr..
l'earce-Edg • be (of I)orelieaterk Colonel Clap:ott
the Miller and 1101144 alter, Mee Firth Mr:
lye. Mrs Swaffield, Mrs. Griffith., Sirs A. G. Var.l
Niles Eliot, Mr. and Mrs. Itatchelor, Mr* Ayle.bury,
Mr. Hallett, Mr. 11. Groves, &e.
The
.priceedinge commenced by reading f the
following rep irts
The report of Mr. G. Eliot, the hon. treasurer, who
was, owing to teniporary inn..., aliment, ale me! that
the Government grant am' untel to £49 t 9. ; local
prizes £112.. ifl. ; repaire and siindrim, LI I in. 101- ;
31r. Wheeler'. bill (on arc...nth/30 ; balance in hand,
17 Income : Balance last year, 1:4 7s. ;
miabeeriptione received (annual), ell 9,.,; special ditto
(througli Mr. G. P. Symes), 3 Is. ; from Mr. Baker
(a third of the fees), I:12 30. ed.
Ilitan.MAKTlnt's earner.
In presenting my ninth anneal retort of the Wey-
m.intli School of Art for the year ending August 31st,
I beg to inform you that the echo.' has been
attended by the following students :—ln the day
claiews—lsess, in; Dank 53; incense. 12. In the
evening clasews—lexs, ; 32; decrease, 7.
T. ital —1.85, 90 ; 1841, ; giving an increase of tiye
impile fir the year. In the 2nd grade examination* in
flay the nsults were—ln Freehand —2 paesee.
Mielele —7 lasses; 1 excellent. G., imetry --1 paes ; 2
exellente. I'erelective-2 pumas Advanced 3rd
grade examinatiens—Stage 31., outline ..f ornament
from the cant, 1 pees (cvrtificatel ; xhading
!nodels, I pass (certificate). In the 3rd grade
inationa of the year'c work, one etudent was. sena...Nl
in obtaining a thirl grade prim for • group of flowers
awl foliage in water colours. This prize, however, 0i
forfeihel, on account of the pupil having obtained the
ii 41111.1 award for the mime subject in a ',revert. year.
Two work,. were retained for the national amusement.
Nine works Wen' sent to !sondem for the art chi.
teachers' certificates Sixtymine etudents sent 5821
works' to South Kensington
Mr. G. P. Slllll+4, hon. secretary, read the report
rd the committee. The committee especially called
the attentien 14 the inhabitants. of Weymouth to the
work that had been done and that was now going on
in the whoa, with • view of obtaining a larger
sympsthy with and co-operation in their efforta. Cliii
pupil* attending the school numbered 90, of whom 3
attended th., morning and afternoon clamea, and 2a
the evening class., for artisans. The committee
regretted very much a falling off in the numbers
attending the artisans' classes, and urged all
employers of skilled labour to endeavour to get their
young emehay.is to 'attend the classes. The usual
prises fur heal competition bad been awarded, Mr.
l'ye kindly undertaking gratuitously the tank. of
adjudication. A special prise of £2 3a. for the artisan
clam wee riven by the ex-Mayor, Alderman R
Thomas'. The committee felt that every effort should
be made to keep up this Incal competition an • great
means of encouraging the numba to strive after greater
excellence in their work. vhecommittoo regretted to
retort that at the first meeting of the
.year. the hon.
secretary, Mr. Arden. tendered his resignation of an
office he had held from the commencement of the
school, and in which he always furthered in every way
the work and internee of the schoil. A unanimous
vote of thank,' was given to Mr. Arden at that
meeting fir his services, and his name was added
to the committee. Mr. G. P. Symes was requested
to iind..rtake the Maim of secretary in the place
of Mr. Arden. A largely increased committee
lint wax prepared, and letters were sent to forty
.4 the principal inhallitante of town and neigh-
bourhood ailking that their names might be added
to the lint, which now comprised 42 namee;. the
committee woul.l be glad to welcome any ad.litional
members who would aid in the work. On the
mstion of the hon. secretary, it had been rewired
C., invite lattice hi join the committee. The com-
mittee felt that the preeence of the ladies who
had coneentoil to act on the committee bellel n a very
material way the w,.11-being if C 1,,, whod, and
they would IN, pleasel to be able to adil to the
number .4 lady inembers Captain Dor, DaPagl•
mental Inepecter, was prewnt on three evenings
when examinatiene were being conducted, and
reported to the secretary that everything was
found in due order and properly carried mit. The
c.ii,.iiiittre ileeired to thank chum who gave up- so
4 much . their time to act on the examination
o tee. It had long been felt that the priewnt
school wee. insonveniently eitested, 111111111 l
otis complaints 011 Chill ouihiject 11:1Villiff been received
froni the parents of 'minis. Great idea* hall been
made to find a • suitable bedding, every available
site being in.pected, but unfortunately without
ancc.... Mr. Baker kindly offered his Art Galll•ry
for the pm-pow, but the IN•partment, after mailing an
inspector ei report, refused their consent. alld for the
present the rich.ol meet continue to be held in the
present premises. It might le. powible when a build-
ing amid to. erected for Cl,.' Tows. Society 1111,1 a free
library for the School of Art salsi to filet eltelts• ler
its roof. A Govt•niment grant not exceeding I:500
might he obtained toward. the exirnen of building
for the mhoile. The conamittet were very minion. to
clew off the existing debt, and the hon. eecretary sent
out 250 letters asking for (elide for Clue vireo., Ile
received in all 17 replies, repreeenting the Kum .4 £l3.
A personal canvaes was then l..rtaken, reeelting
in sulecriptionuu to the 1111 l tof £2O 17... being
collected. The committee were thee enabled to pay
none debt.' of long et:wiling, 1111,1 had now only. tome
email and recent account,. to 1110. t. There was in the
town a strong teeing that the school at hI Is, ~elfs-
upporting, and the committee would gladly welcoine
anyone who w. 'old loint init C. them in what. In:miler
tine deeirable object could be effected. Inquiries hail
been male of the eecretarien of all OW in the
county, and alio of many echods in different parte .4
England, and in no inetsance had a ischod been found
that conlit pay its way with. at volunt try hell, by
subscriptions in. donations. Relieving timat 1110 1/CllOOl
WM essential as an educating influence in the town,
the committon viral...l to thine who had geneemAy
helped the ode ail in the peat to centime, their aid, ies
that the mieleat sum of cao might be *eared hy
'remised annual subecriptiime and the school, new
free from ite old burden of debt, be enabled tit i“y ita
way in the future.
Mr. Pre, who acted me judge at the Med competi-
tion, read a report on the examination hf m eel ade
en the work of the echo.' for that competition. lie
explained that in the three stuilim (nen th.•
which, unfortunately, were in three different materiale
—oils, water-colour, and chalk—he gave the. heat
place to the chalk, on account of
.its superienty to
the others in drawing and in modelling. An extee.l.l.l
ammo of study in light and 'shade, from the antique
and from good life motels would benefit thew
students immensely, and lead to better remelts. If the
competitors were limited to some given size, and the
materials in which the study to be executed were
named, the students would compete on even terins,
for it was manifestly unfair that one style .if work,
such as chalk, shout.' compare with others containing
such difficulties as water colour or .id. The sane
remarke 'apply aa to the next clam of work--studien of
flowers from nature. Sento of thew were god, but
in several VW.I to. mach had been attempted by the
student. The MaAiiittf{ if colour and the effect of
light and shade were neglected, and the itelividual
flower,. composing the grouhw were indifferently
painted. Some of the simple one., were by far the
Inert. but, of course, the difficulties were slight coin-
paned with the more elalarrate works. It was rather
a pity that thie description .if work emit! not have
been divided into two or three cisme The first
prise is aWarderl to & simple spray of leaven, which,
though not effecting much, was well drawn and
coloured, and showed emaiderable feeling for nature;
and was inuch more sateifactery as students' work
than some of the more pretentieue specimens. The
drawing.. free the flat were, on the whole, satiefactory
production., some of them doing the students credit
for careful and attentive work. Soule few drawings
from the mat were tolerably good. Thu drawings
front the inedel were not goal, but being much
more difficult, and, he einipmed, many ..f the 'redeem
knowing little or nothing of the law. of perepec-
ti.m, the (act was not to be wonder's! at. Some if
the drawings .4 foliage sprays of leaves from nature
were very nice, but the growth of the 'h "C.. and little
stalk, was not in every case truthfully rendiarel.
Students ehinald note everything accurately, as, no one
can draw or paint well who diem wit observe einrctly.
Several sheet.. .4 goineerical problem, were credit-
able. The drawings of building einetructions were
notable fur their neatn.m and accuracy, and the
+beets of projection .4 ehadows were very god. The
artiean. of Weymouth should attend the clasem. at
the whool better than they did, for Art schools were
establialed chiefly fir C 1,.. benefit of the commercial
ints•reete .4 England, to enentrafre design a, applied
to practical week. Every apprentie. to decorating
cabinet making, carpentry, building, blacksmith's
work, mminry, er other craft in which (lenge WI.
useful, and indeed necessary, should attend these
Oman, and masters ahould try and imprese upon
their employ..s the neceesity if doing m, if they
wiehel to beceine good and skilful workmen. 14raw-
ing trained their eyen to we e.rrectly, and if this
were its only use it would be worth a great deal to
dere who had to use hobs for the shaping of timber
metal. It elm gave the workman lower te produce
his ideas upon paper before lie put them into practice.
With a few strokes of his pencil he amid explain at
once mine idea which he could not well retire. any
other way, and each isedent who went through the
emir.. of study laid down would lind it a benefit to
him for the rest of his life. (Applause.)
The Rev, J. 111.ffee, }lead-inviter at Weymouth
Cathie., in moving the adoption .4 the reports,
observed that they had not on any former ice.. had
a more pleasing report than the one submitted that
evening —(hear, hear)—eopecially aii it told them the
school was out of debt. He (Mr. Miller) was one of
the guilty pers.ms who ran it into debt in the old
days, and under that inclines they had been struggling
for some year. lie Wa.. very glad that, under the
auspices of their new hon. sec., they hail, during his
first year of office. 1.. n able to get out of cli•bt. It
was. due to hie energy that this result had been
(.tpplaiise.) Their Sehoil .4 Art had 1.0.
.4.r.a.erlisix eon.., years lint it WWI 1101 W ..,it i.f mho
struggling stage. ..wing to the progress made in the
goal work, awl th.• 1111 l met of 'midi': seirit whi't-II hat
heel ehown, .0 that it was to I.' limed it weal,' Ilene,
forth exiat on its merit... The reports 'dowel that
ro:hitteyey seccese.had beengained in connection_ with

The distribution of priitia-- and the annual meeting
were held at the School of Art, Maiden-street, on
Monday evening, and passed olf very successfully.
The works executed by the pupils were on view during
the day, and were mach admired. The room had
been prettily decorated for the occasion with over.
greens, flowers, lac. At each end of the mem were
the initials of the Mayor and Mr. 'l'. B. Baker, the
esteemed master of the school, in ornamental white
wool letters, surrounded with foliage. In former
yearn the elementary drawings have been exhibited on
the staircase, but this year a arrangements were made
AO a,, tO admit of all the works being shown in one
nmm, and the alteration was decidedly. a very good
one. In the oil or water colour competition (flowers
or foliage !run nature), Mir. Itanliatn. daughter of
the rector of Broadway. the only pupil living out of
Weymouth, who competed, gained the first prim, the
subject being autunanAinted hone chestnut leaves.
Considering that it was Miss Banhiun's second or
third attempt onlylat copying from nature the produc-
tion reflected great credit upon her, especially as it
was executed in but two lessons, whilst others who
cempeted had hail their works in hand two months.
Miss Banhain had, however, a formidable opponent
iii Miss Itoatrice Martlgst,, whose exquisite little
painting of a basket of rises in Mho was gremly
sdinin.id, and possessed real artistic merit. In the
competitien Miss 1/0110.11 pnsluctien of snap-
dra!peas and fent% and designs by Nliss Gardiner were
tlfi• average. The Pxhibit, in shading rmidels,
althowb Aomewliat noirrli iii executi 4444 Were good
for first effort., for such they were. In this class the
Prin. was gained by Ntim Pat,. The drawings in
:evhiteeture, ke., were very geisi. The
first prit, WAS g: I by Mr. IVatkins, wh.si.• work
was very neat ; whilst for projection I if shadows and
iwattiess of work Mr. W. Lowe gained thi• moind
kiss (downs obtained the first prize in outlines
of flowers and foliage, sketched from nature with a
pencil, awl subeequently inked. Miss F. Strange
gained the second ;gin., awl the production WAS a•
very creditalde one. In freehand, for pupils over 12
years of age, Miss Uralm..iii caine first with an :inn,
and Allis,* A. Clawat seminel with an outline fr.mi a
inst. In the w • oeilistition for thee under 13,
Ali," Margaret Eliot, A very promising pupil, gainesl
first liononne with a work (nun Is cast.
whinde, :stale sigh a little rough, was not at
all eel for so young a child. 'rho goo, I C. .11
duct prise WWI gained by Ci.lonel Swallield's
boy. wk.., drawings and shadings MT.: very
fair indeed. With respect to the wink dime in cein
aretion with South Kensington, it may be stated that
the third grade prize 1134 to Is. forfeited, lieCtlbs, 3f
I.avertom the micoessful competitor, haul pn•vi,,,fy
gained idle in the class. The subject was dowers
from nature, with background. in wieer
There were SOIIIO very interesting 111a0111,1 mounted
in plush. The principal one—subject., "Purity "—had
been copied from a little printed engraving in grey by
xi is,, Zillah Verrier. For this, however, a prim was
not awarded, it being regarded by the department
with such satisfaction that it is to be retained for the
national competition. This is the first speci tttt en that
hiss gained such distinction The young lady also
showed a placer° which had gained a prize at the
Town SocietT hibitien --subject, "St. ),,,n,„ and
the Wagon. ' Mr. William I,iewe's eriginal design
foe linoleum was very meritorious. It was. we nr„
iiifermed, eriginally ttttttt elated in xsimuiction with a
esolietition iitiiiiiibxterl by a (iris in the north. Tfiu
is g
tlw kind of production for which art seli.solii were
nfitinly established, for be it remembered that their
lerpe eie
inc'l I j ict is to cultivate • taste for fine art
amongst artisans, and that the thevernment grants in
*inflection with art schools an, nal li acti to pupils of
the artisan clam, although the word artisan is nit used
in a strictly literal sense in the artistic world, for it
embrace. all -and they are very erects, tr. —whom!
n maw are under 000 a year. Miss Baker exhibited

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their School of Art was duet. Mr. Baker. (Hear,
hear.) They all widied their art school was more
patronised by the artimn clam, for they were the ones
the department wished to reach. Ho hoped that ere
long they would get a new building, for although this
might be looked upon tut a thing in the dim and

distant future, he trusted it would not be longer than The steamer struck the barque on the port side
two or three years. abreast the fore rigging, leaving part of her stem
Mr. T. It. Geovits supported the preposition. In plates in the covering board of the barque, knocking
doing so, he observed that the statement as to the away some of the stanchions and starting the butts
building being free from debt relieved him id a feeling and ends, also taking away all the after stanchious
of great responsibility. The new broom which Mr. and psi', rails. Signals of distress were burned
:Vines had used had swept clean in doing away with by the master of the Pensher, and answered by the
the debt. It had proved most agreeable to the screw steamer Trevean, of St. Ives. Instrucsaone were
officials, and would be very advantageous to the given to the Treys'n vi look for the barque, which
institution. (Hear, hear.) lie feared there were was subsequently towed into Portland Howie. A serve,
cert, sin classes who could not be aware of the of the “Wagoola" was made on behalf of Mr. C
advantages vi be derived from a knowledge of free Arden, Swedish viconinsulatWeymouth. The
hand drawing, and that they were really oblivious to gmlawill probably be brought into Weymouth Harbour
their own interests in keeping away Irma the school. for repairs. Thesteamer, which also entered the Roads,
m Ile hoped employers of labour would insist mem boys was tempearilY repaired, aad then proceisdol to
attending schools of this kind. for it would ultimately London, where it will have to unileqm general
be iif advantage to both master and man. As to 'dr. repairs, the fore compartment being full if
Baker, he deserved great praise, because for a number water. The collision will, we are informed, cause
of years lie had stuck to this cause, and had at last legal proceedings to be taken.
landed both the committee and the school safely on I --ees
'Mere. (.tpplane..) PORTLAND
The :notion having been unanimously mrriol, the tr ITIOII.I el news and notices of forthcominv
Maim asked Mr. Pearce Eilgeumbe to give an events fir insertion in the TePrirnat will In reoeioxl
eiblress nisn Art.
b; Mr. J. Royal, jeweller and silversmith, Fortunes
Mr. PLAIWE EtiiietMillt, in reel... Ming, observed sll :or by Mr. %V. T. Wallis, The Library, Cutsin-
they hail now o time whimua aliat every
Com' muniostions should be mint not later than Wed.
educated poison Tight to Ise able to say something ne.jav at non.

sheet art generally. The two prints especially
wished to speak alerts were three. Ile would ask
them to *insider what was the nature of the teaching
they had in their art sehoolx, and secondly the
result of that teaching? The teaching they had in
their art wheels now MKS totally eifferent to that
which they used to get from the irld drawing maiitere
in year. past. Several termins premed could, no
doubt, recollect the old style of teaching drawing.
The system was a curious rine. It WWI a case if very
little of the drawing being don. by the pupil and moot
of it by the master—a very matisfactory system to the
pupil. (Laughter.) When the pupils .11..WP11 their
works to their nilatives and frientle they resioneseesl
pleasure at the perfection at which they had arrived
in their art. They had the specimens framed, and
it might hal open that people said in after years " What
a pity you have not continued your drawing. You
drew so well when at school, whenas the reason
why they had not drawn was because they knew they
nigh, not do a, without the art master behind them.
It, however, was net se in art schools now. The
weeks were executed by the pupil.. What they got
from their masters was criticism, advice, and corree-
t• He had had the advantage for • few months .4
studying at the Royal Academy School, and of
receiving instruction from thee° great painters Sir
Frederick Leighton and Sir .I.4in Millais, who never
thought of drawing on the drawings of their pupils.
They, however, showed him tho strikes ought to Ire
made. The system now was for the master to paint
before the pupils so that they might gather ideas
(nen him, and the old system of the pupil having
the work done for him was a thing of the
past, but he feared it was not thoroughly understood
by many people who, not drawing themselves, became
dissatisfied with the work which their sons and
daughters did in art schoobs. They thought if there
were individual teaching of the old style they would
get on much baiter, and apparently they would, but
in reality they would not get on half so quickly.
Alluding to the paucity the attendance at the even-
ing classes, he said he was very sorry for it, because
it seemed as though the artisans of Weymouth were
hieing their opportunities, but, at the same time, he
wished particularly to make this remark. Taking the
whole of the art schools in the kingdom, the most
important thing for them to do was to get the morn-
ing classes filled, and he would tell them why. It was
on account of the old system of supply and demand.
If they had the morning clawed filled, and got ladies
and gentlemen to otme and have their tastes
cultivated, they weuld not buy the ugly things which
artisans produced ; consequently, manufacturers
would be compelled to have persons who had attended
schools of art, otherwise they would not be able to
supply people with such things as they wanted, there-
fore the morning classes must re-act on the evening
ones. (Hear, hear.) The teaching of these schools of
art had been very great indeed, considering the
schools had only been established about a quarter of
a century. At the commencement if that period the
schools were few, but they had become more numerous
year by year, and the effect, taking them altogether,
had been simply predigems. Most people were
inclined to admit the improvement in respect
to art was greatly due to the art ech.erls. This
improvement had taken its first shape in the Attire of
the people of this country. When they looked at old
pictuns they saw "spoon bonnets " and crinoline,.—
(laughter)—hut he did not think such a style would
presible now with the improvement and culture ..f
the people in matter. of art. 1/ress had also
improved in form and colour. Then, too, there had
been great champs in their domestic rOOlllO. In the
"old time " drawing•nsim there was a great stiff table
in the middle of it. Now in most rooms if the table
had not gone, it was going into • corner if the room,
if not eut of the roem altegether. The old stiff chairs,
with wonderful antisnacaesars—tatted—(laughter)—
were also gone. In place of these they had pleasant
chairs, with beautiful hits of oriental drapery.
Caris4a, too, no longer offended them. Sometimes
they weel to walk on a sky blue mrpet —flaughter)--
which made them feel as though they mast be up
aloft altogether. (lienewrel !smelter.) On the walls
they mini to have formal patterns—mere blots of
odour, but now wall papers were charming and
artistic. Not only had papers improved. but cornices
were being tinted, and ceilings slightly coloured.
flaying referred to the improvement in stone decora-
tion, Mr. Rdlrcumbe next alluded to pianos, saying
ornamental CNICS seem coming more into vogue, some
14 which were "turned round" and had inirrors
behind. This was a mist proper place for a mirror—
and not o:er a mantlepieces. One of the best places
bw a mirror was a dark owner. He le.lieved if these
changes were not entindy due, they were to be attri-
buted in a great measure to the wonder-
ful iirognres Made in the art nivels of this
country. There had al., been a great improve-
ment in table clothe and crockery, whilst
instead .4 having large pieces if "r mutton before
their eyes when dining these were kept on • side
table, and Howen• put in the place they need to
occupy. They had gone thus far, but another step
bail yet to lie taken. There hail been an improve-
ment in dress, awl the interior of houses, but lie ceuld
not any much for the beauty if the exteriors. They
saw what a beautiful place Weymouth was, but the
row if plain houses which &dented, or rather
attempted to ivloni, the hay was, he would net say
ugly —flaughteri —but painfully plain. Their houses'
wen. moire fit for larbarians. What were they to do
with thew ugly 114,11...1! IL, 1111191011 ed they would
bead no more if them, and yet he did not exactly
know how this was hi be managed. Mr. Raskin,
years ago, declaimed against them. 1-le attributed
the fault—and he (Mr. Rib:climbed thought rightly—
to the short leases on which the houses were built
If they Wi•11.41 ti'/14,u 1,03116611 h 011114,1 they must go to
Venice. l'esrple would build beautiful houses if they
had a long intrirere in them, hat at pnerent their houses
were ugly. Thu earliest growth .4 art, Mr Edgcumbe
explained, was first founded upon architeciture. It
then went on to PlCllll4llrll., then painting, and than to
the higher art still of music and ;emery. But painting
bail ,line so much in respect to internal decoration,
and although it came after oculpture and architecture,
they found the architecture of this country behind
internal decorati.ms and oilourinspit Art was also
apparent in advertisements on hoardings. In con-
clusion Mr. Fslgnimbe observed that many great cities
provided art schools free of cost, so that if in Wey•
mouth they hail iinly to keep their school rent free
the tax upon the town was not a great one. (Hear,
hear.)
On the motion of-the a hearty vote of
thanks was accorded ?,to Mr. Rilfrcumbe for his very
interesting lecture, which all were of opinion had enly
one fault—that it was too short. His Worship then
presented the prizes to the pupils, who were heartily
a; iplauded.

Tile LIIIIMAL 001ixtrru.—The room nand by the
Liberal Committee is at Mrs. Combed', Fortune's
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Well.
ACCII.KNT.—.7OhO Hoare aiisistant to Mr. Score,
provision merchant, had his left arm badly burnt
whilst taking part as ono of the marshals in the
Bonfire Carnival.
TIIK Btu. BATTRRY.--Chl Wednesday
experintonts were to have been made with a dummy
gun at the New flattery, l'..rtland Bill, hut a post-
pinement had to tako place owing to the looiKtAintus
weather, although various Government officials had
come to the locality for the purls.° of seeing the
experintenta duly carry out. A large number of
persons Irian Weymouth and ether places had Oho
assembled to witness the proceedings.