The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-04-17 00:00:00

Elsenos OP Gamtaturt. —The tolkowfng'7--mre the
numbers recorded at the congeet:—Mr. R. Limo, 564
raileheewledyb-setaPtieeeiion teeelpewingethe Merin, and thendinetirout wumiltreuld he":
EdNWAardvAL.plarceLien,
t. 2538.: Mr. fodder,c,
mimeos ; but it would not be go in the Park. Still, if a
company is formed, and there are directors, a solicitor, (elected). Mr. G. E. Andrews, 326 (elected) ; Mr.
of hreetildies. wen hag
&e., Weymouth people would be very glad to waist there.
But if he were irked to take shares he should be glad to
have more details as to the probability of success. From been put in command of 11.5 L brig liberty,
the figures presented to them be would not be warranted Plymouth, and Lie y,
at
ut. Lowe has been appointed to the
in taking shares - but he only spoke individually. The
thing presents itself in two ways ; one is whether the
company are coming here to build the place; then we Tee HARRIERS belonging to the officers in gamison
should all be glad to give them moral Ruppert ; hut if went as far as Wool by train on Wedneeday, and a
°eked for pecuMary support. we must enquire if it is to he break with officers started from Weymouth for the
a paying concern :we must have an estimate •if the cost, same place. There were 23 dogs; Wool is believed to
know the anticipated income, awl have an idea •,f some- be at the fesres ce yth t diet= the haveyet gone. and they
thing like the expected returns. But if, again, Weymouth '
people are asked to itemise in building an aquarium, t because were not to return till 'Thursday. Doubtless some
it will 10, the means of bringing a large number of people good runs were enjoyed.
hero; if they are asked to sink their money for that Catcarr CCU& —The general meeting was lately
advantage, he should be prepared to go some distance help at Mr. Hodselnn'n Royal Victoria ledge HoteL
that way ; but it should be fairly stated. Winter wardens. Dr. Mclean_ presided, Mr. Frank Wiles was reelected
a theatre, concert-room, &e., would pay if properly seeretary, Mr. Bodeen captain M John '
managed ; but we must take care. There most he no umpire 'd M T Ito rtr , r. Barnes
PrODIOtiOII FOCA whatever; it was a great stumbllng block an r. T. tc 1 e scorer. The following
before that .1.3,000 Promotion Fees were required. If were appointed the committee i—Mr. Ford, Dr.
Promotion Fees, even to the amount of £3,00 are Mc Lean, Meseta G. F. Parsons, Dealt, F. Milledge,
required, it would he quite a failure • but if everyone is to Westland, Rae, T. IL Crocker, Ratcliffe, Britton, and
work for the benefit of Weymouth, anti not for their ; Dr. Walker. The (untie are healthy, and it er
ownibenefit, this building would be a complete success. ! resolved to open the season on Whit Monday,"
(Hear, hear.) May
I 21st. with athletic sports, bicycle races, &c., if ti
e 7 Alderman THOnae, being called on, could only t ley
can be arranged.
speak as a tradesman of Weymouth, interested in int e.
welfare. The desirability of affording additional amuse. AmIeGEROCs ESCAPE or GAs.—About a quarter to
ment to the visitors all must agree on, knowing nothing it on Monday night, Mr. Major, of Fortune's-well,
of the management of aquariums he unly looked at the wag retiring to rest, when, on entering his bedroom,
proposal in the way laid before them hy Me. crickmay, as he found it full of gas. Mr. Major very vrisely asked
one vital in the way it affected them. In the tint instance his wife to take the light downstains instead of bring.
it was evident to him this was only a matter of specula- ing it where it might met the gas on fire • he then
tion on the part of some strangers to Weymouth ; whose opened the bedroom • I Ih' ,i
enni ow, and himself went down-
only object is their own personal advancement and —
interests Anything we can du for Weymouth we should
stairs.
'rue room is immediately over the shop of Mr.
do pure and simple, and anything of that kind we should W. Scriven, and supposing that the gas came from
be glad to lend our help to. But it is well known that an there, Captain Scriven and Mr. Major got down some
aquarium pure and simple at Brighton would be a failure, shutters and opened the window, when the gas peered
if it bail not been for eiveniteue aide it would never out, smelling so strongly that it is said it must have
have paid. And between Brighton and Weymouth there been enough to have exploded had • light been there,
is no comparison. Brighton is on the outskirts of London, It was found that Mr. Scriven'a boy hail turned the
within a short distance of it by railway. The success tali at the mete but had not left '-
r, . it properly across
either at Brighton or Seuthport he did not consider could . •
the go
be expected here; Southport is close to the great centres pipe, that the gas was still teeming, while the
of manufacture, whence it gets supsnrt which we cannot burner taps not being turned off, the gas was escaping
expect. Aquariunas, he believed, will not be successful at a great tate, and had been doing PO ever since
but for a very short time ; but a winter garden is a very about a quarter to eight. Of course it was now
great want of thia sown. ille advantage derived by properly turned off, and everybody concerned con
Buxton from the •reasblisktnent of a winter garden had gratulated themselves on having had a marrow escape
very much struck hint ; one had been established with an I from s terrible expiation.
excellent band, and it is the making of Buxton, out such
an one here would be a success, lie q COUNTY PoLICE INSPECTION.—The constables of
'bite agreed with ' •
Mr. Crickmay that the building should be in a prominent Portland, Wyke, Chickerel, and Itadipole, in fact of
position, and was glad to hear of a site being preposed the whole district, assembled at Portland station on
near the Gardens. Mr. Seaman had given an estimate 31onday, for inspection by Copt. Brown, chief
for a plan which would have Inen very reasonable, but he constable. Some people wonier what safety there was
could not but express his opinion that a building in , for the un•constabled districts; but then it must be
the Park would be an utter and entire failure. (Hear, ' remembered that George Green believed to have
hear.)
what . I made a picklock of a bit of wire, was locked up at the
The Mayon next called on Mr. Bangle, to say he i .
time. The man were paraded in their old uniform,
thought it likely they would get from Sir Frederic i
Johnstone. (Hear, hear.) themselves in their I then had to show the ' new merge, again
Mr. NANOLE was not quite prepare 1 to miswer that 1 in the old uniform. The dressing and undressing were
question; hut he had given the subject very considerable performed in away that would not have disgraced
thought. and quite agreed that the best Mite would lie near "Carpet ba,,,, Woolen," and we shoidd like to see an
to the Pier. Differing from Captain Cilium° that an entertaiment by the police, with " rapid changes of
aquarium would he einential, he thought a building that • f
could be used for common purposes as a winter garden, dress and character," all suspected burglars being o
a .
locked uII before the gallant blueeats gathered
skating rink, and for general am '-"
amusement, would be suited nr‘e
to the place. An wousrium would seem to imply a glass at the aesembly room. Young ladies "trying on 'the
luuddine ; but that was not quite the best for sound at fashions may take some valuable hints from the
concerts. and it would be very expensive to keep in smartness .4 the police in changing their coats.
repair. It is a great question how far an Aquarian will (keel.! WHERE 18 Yob it TAIL-LAXP. —Whenever
answer in the end, and thereto', it seould be sell to make a train leaves a station to go up an incline, the custom
the building whet:able f I other purposes. Here we have is that, whetletr by night or day, the last carriage
long days awl wet days,
to sea aquaria and natural
and persons ensuing 'se season
would In very pleased shall bear a red lamp. Dreadful as the shock hto t e
guard it the tail lamp is missing when he comes Into
curiosities of the neighbourhood, in fact anything eon.
nested with the Sell Mr. Dam•m's museum would be "dation, for it is s sign that he hae het part of his
of mat interest, plants and shrubs would also present train, which is probably coming to grief hy running
attractions that would be permanent. Men of busy back. The guard of ak e Vigilant Party must have
habits would meet in imeh a place, awl have means of had a similar diecoinforture, when his train of can't'.
becoming sequainted w lint' they would not get in their dates, who had such a sharrZcline t . pull up, arrived
own rooms. Bet to be a success the plan must have as much without the 'red light." 'peel- tempered friend,
consideration as to the cost. If it were a chill of Way-
. who would have been SA worthy a member of the
mouth it could be dealt with by its parents as they thine
proper ; but if introduced a, a foreigner it would hue at Board as some other candidates, must yard .n Us if we
the mercy of those who introduced the scheme. If they hint that in future, instead of the "red light ahem',"
will give pecuniary support we will gladly accept it; but he seems the "red light behind." A good many
if they bring plans of their own it is a question whether would have been glad to see the Vigilance party's train
we shall not sink so notch money in • mere spernlation. hiring this tail-lamp esfely into station. What was the
Let us Mu nothing rashly, nothing that will involve a very guard about ?
large building for only a few persons te walk about in. SACC H E FOR TE •Gii•ssE IS SA I'CE FOR THE Gasper/.
Nothing is more dismal than to see buildings of the same
A otel leal cif k lISO been
remar , made as to why.
kind in every waterineplace ; let us not over do that. if '
It would DO possible, he suggested, to erect a certain when the Vigilance Party had the matter in their •wn
portion of the building ass teat; the grounds might he hands, they were pei long in oeclaring the poll. They
all laid sot; bot the building not be carried out in its thought it very auspieieus that when Mr. J. O. Lane
entirety. That such a building is required is undoubted; expected to declare by one o'clock, he was delayed
but the carrying it out ueeds more than • Passing thought. till about six. But the counting of the votes on the
(Hear.) Wednesday, when the lull should have been declared,
Mr. T. B. Cdtoves was next called upon, lie should
h h libel t hear son e details of the cost of very muc are oi was begun at nine, half an hour before Mr. Lano
the building, and the land to be reclaimed from theses in began, so we are till. Yet, instead of declaring at
feint of Pulteney•lmillitio. The great want of Wry- live or six, or later, the poll Was net declared that
mouth iO a winter season, and that we cannot get without night, nor even on Thursday night. All our arranges
some kind of winter place of antUaenient. Reference • mente were made to publiall the numbers on 'Thursday.
had leen made to time! ting season ; but the falling off yet they are not forthcoming. On the other nide, we
of that doe* not prove the falling off a Weymouth, but are told, in explanation, that more votes were given,
it is 111-T.IIIW the I 'sttiit.ek Hounds only bunt two days a and therefore the counting took longer, and indeed it
week instead of fenr. Mertria pure and simple will not
pay here, and he
'teems that, at the reckoning subsequently disputed,
doubt."' whether they will pay anywhere
in a few years. After people had been to the Brighton , the numbers ran between 300 and 400, while at the last
and Smithport aquaria, and the Cry•stal Pithee, they will 1 election they were from 500 to 700 per candidate, and
not care to come to a smaller place here. A winter 1 Mr. Hodder got over 1000 votes. But again it must
garden. skating rink, lie., should be provided ; but one of , be remembered that at the election about which they
the greatest wants of Weymouth is a real neslern hotel. went et law, there wads a mulch larger number of
At seariermigh he was much astonished to tinit a good candidates (twenty-six) than at the election of the
table el' hoc, a rare iil ice for making tesmaintances, and
.
the dance was kept up very lively at nights. !tut persons , present year, only eleven.
come here, wander Ogee the Esplanade, rarely seemed , LAsTelt V MINI'S. --St. Johol's. —The Rev. T. A.
in making acquaintanees, and go away disgustml. A ' Ottley, Vimo', presided at the 'fleeting, which was
hotel he would like to see with & concert room seating ' held on Thurelay. Aleut forty pariabionere were
2,015) or 3 Oen people, awl then we mull have a good present. Dr. 3lelsean, was re-appt:inted Vicar's
winter garden and wetaria. Something of this kind would warden. The nominees for seat-renter x warden were
pay well. At Ilfracombe there is a very ler:v.ll,nel, full Mr, Zillwmel Ntilledge, and Mr. S. W. Kendall the
to the roof in the season, and it pays very well, althoigh former being prig...sea by Mr. O. Andrews, and the
it is only occupied about three months in the year, being
closed at other times all but the tau. (Applause.)
latter by Mr. Frank Wilke, seconded by 51r, Case.
'
Captain Cameo feared he had been misunderstood t Gluon a show of bands there Was a large majority for
I advocate aquaria altogether. It was not so ;he advocated ' Mr. Mellege. Mr. Wills was requested to stand, but
, them because he felt there is no place on the coast of ! he decline There were some threats as to pilling
England where collections conld be made with greater 1 the parish, but the matter was allowed to rest. The
'access than here; Mr. Damon, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. I churchwardens' accounts were then produced for the
Groves, he believed, would say the Caine. It would be a I vestry to pass but Captain &riven, the outgoing parish
,
great attraction if ee lied a few tanks with creatures of
the sea in them, and people could watch how they feed,
warden objected, nesting they were net eirreet. They
;
and breed, and exist. The building wriuld cost a £21.1100, .
were ni:t passed. It was stated they hail been duly
awl if it were put ;lows near the gardens, o it would cost ,
' audited by Mr. alillmlge and found correct. M. Peter's
£l,oooforthe extension of the roadway and the Promenade. , --The Vicar, the Rev. A. Hill, presided at the meet-
A committee should, lie suggested. In formed to consider ing, which was held .mu 'Thursday evening, Major
the desirability of erecting such a building in Werneutt), Horne was the elected parish warden, and Mr. Cohen,
aud thus we should make some advance. (Hear, hear.) Vicar's warden for the ensuing year. The debt on
. Mr. G. Ruin was next pressed by the Mayor to give his the church is now cleared, and the statement of
I views. It appeared to him that almost every speaker who
accounts showed a small balance in hand. A vote of
roschad some different idea, and it was extremely ditli.ailt
d I ion at a meeting of this sort.
to come to fin'te cone e e i 116 thanks was given to Albei Hill for presiding at the
lie had been about to ask if any resolution was before the organ ; also to the retiring churchwardens, and to Mr.
1 meeting; but Captain Chimino had partly met that by S, Waters, for his exertions in getting the gam into the
1 proposing the formation of a committee. No doubt in the , Church. A desire was expreseed that the new edition
' world if a company were formed, the inhabitanta of , .4 Hymns Ancient and Modern should be brought
Weymouth would give the best easistance in their power into use.—St. George's.—According to ancient custom,
' to forward the erection of a winter garden. But he himself
i St. George's vestry was held at Christmas.
' was more sceptical as to the intentions of Messrs. Marley . —..,
I
: yr E3LISTaN nEADING SOCIETV.—The annual meeting in and Co. than Captain Chinuno. They were n-e coming
connection with the shove was held on Easter Wednesday
, here, he was quite sure, unless, to use a vulgar
.expression, ,
In the Schoolcoont, Fortunesevell, Mr. E. Comben in the
; they got the "sweet end of the stick." They will not come I
chair. —Afterprayer b the Rev. W. M. Fell, the secretary,
' down without getting some very substantial wlvantage ; ~._ -,... ~° , . Y
read the report which was of a very
' themselves ; the thing is looked at in a very different way I .., B. '--.• moo . ... .
encouraging nature—Mr. T. Mills was glad to hear •
by Messrs. Maaey and Co. (who appear to have been very I
from the aecre of progress. We lived in an
successful in starting these aquaria). front the way it is I report
and " coital acti. it , and Ch ' 'SO m
looked at by people of Weymouth. We ought to look not i e.
t sett of progress
it behomved no to be. awake anti to make Mil
, only at the direct receipts of the aquarium, but also at the
' other advantages which are to accrue to the town. It we I Frovement. It was a duty to cultivate the mental
only get a small percentage we may make up for it by the acuities and to imProve • the mind We should attend to
advantages from the increased advent of visitors here.
the itu t of our time as time w one of our um
__, Jul,',clien ,
We knew that business men derive great advantages from ...Wit" Pasaaaawatt Lost as
riches might be reclaimed,
also lost Knowledge by hard and close study, as well sa
' the advent of visitors ; but when strangers mine and point
out lotideg .
hton Southport and the great profit.. they have lost health and lost reputation; but time once lost was
,
c t look at their offers from a aridly boldness ; lost for ever. Besides improving the powers of our mind
pg'r O w rnu'
f vie. Mr. Eliot continued that he should to like Iwe should make good use of our thought, and endeavour
hait sv
vne heard facts relating to .1 place situated siniilarlr to Ito cuolftivatsa control over it. We
es.houtldmat niche
.ltignoodg a
, Weymouth. Perhaps of all the place, referred to v 1
' ' . lan- 1 i use
strong—uman LIT m reading a f:lifl mean.' 'PA7,,,,e all
I was the only one whence any fair compel-hem could be ,
, ready
said Mr. !I ' we should give atten•
derived. To take Brighton, Southport, Stockport, or even 1 .things, • K , Mills.
i:i e e.xion. .
Vermouth. and compare them with istraelves w.iiilil only k Bilde Christian% in a
bon to prayer.- ev tr. 14 ey ( ,
very able and powerful address, urged all to rail. above
lead 'us into a delusion. because each of those places had a
I every other book, the Bible as it gave a true idea of time
very large population to b ick it up, and that we unfortu-
moral character of God therein. (1•01 was not c•Kitilsiee
nately have not. But we ought to have some such a plaee, !
and as far as the authorities of the town are concerned, ; SS o desPot, but as a gracious Estilendr. ;;rlstr.,t,unill
they would not place the slightest obstacle to the opening I Saviour, manifesting love .to ti a .
li
realmb and true
up of any such a site as those proposed. The inhabitants I read the Biblefbecause re m theitealcharacter
also was Christ the
have good sense enough to come forward and support a ; condition o me adrev es.d
scheme which is for their own interests and the most Saviour.—Mr. T. Flew thought thating w the means
- " '' 1 d
of mental culture or the improvement of the min. , an
practical conclusion would be to form snood committee to
that mental culture was a duty binding upon all. If any
go into
the thing minutely, and present &report to a future
meeting. Blear, hear.) allowed their minds to remain unimproved they were
The MAYOR said we had reason to congratulate ourselves transgressors against their own souls, and against their
I duty but a
in the interest shown this evening. Not only had this Maker. Mental culture was not only a
been the largest attendance at any public meeting of late.e privileg . .Mr Flew would raise his voice against novel
but gentlemen had freely expressed their opinions, an de oralisin and
reading;
he
would d en"ere 1 1 "iemenwtal recreation
debasing practise. Some might call t ,
though a .liversity had appeared, there had been agree-
ment All had agreed that the providing of a place but a better name for it was mental intoxication mental
novels,
fascination. He referred especially to sensationaln
which shall combine as many of the objects before us,
is desindile. A library, reatling•rootn, concerts, tortures, those which gave.. distorted
.b..,
view of life. not works
in addition to some other things which Captain of fiction, which
.had a n more tone. He wished
' ' 'g
side between what h
Chimmo had laid before them in his scherne there was a distinction i
termed works of fiction and novels—Rev. W. H. Fell
all had agreed on these things, and that if a site can be ,
(so tion:laa would say • few words about hooka
found, the undertaking shall be commenced. By way of i,
bringing the meeting to a successful result Capt. Chimmo hilosop e a controversy as to how they could
d t,' ' h man from other animals, one suggested, by
had placed in his hands the mimes of some gentlemen to
his mem:
another would call him a cooking animal, but
form • committee, and proposes at once to bring before
he, Mr. Fell, would y an was a hook reading animal,
them the details of the inatters referred to. The committee ..
d h .dd t aah aa'
' could exist with.
named were —The Mayor, Mr. Steggall, Mr. Thompson, an e i noknow ow a comniunityee_
.. a
time
or. Moorhead, Mr. Dation, Mr. Rowe, Mr. R. Reynolds, out books, or the reeding of them. W lived l. ti
Alderman Milledge, Mr. Hallett, Mr. Naugle, Mr. G. re multiplied, when fathers were
'.heniemaharad trliocwhnestowetheir children more wealth than
Eliot, Captain Chimnie, Mr. T. B. Groves, Mr. John able. .
Talbot, Mr. G. R. Crickmay, and Alderman Thomas. * t h •e also inherited their mental
ethers in e time cone y. a.
wealth. Time had been likened to a. stream, and Mr.
These were to do the hest they could to bring the matter
Fell would add that books were like ships bearing wealth
again before the town in some more precise and practical
down that stream making us wilv•r and hustler. Another
form, Captain Chimmo to act as secretary. (Applause). . . ..
tn ..
0114ei leA,
thought about books was that they reproduce e.
The committee were unanimously elected. and the
meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the Mayor. not if they were shut up in a book-ease, but by beteg read,
[Mr. Eliot having expressed a wish to know about the m becoming wiser, nobler, and better than theyilder"
they then. becoming book writers in this
Rhyl as one of the pieces best suited for comparbon with were before;
ey
en.th i Books also were •
Weymouth, we may remark that Rhyl in a new piece, way, books reproduced etuse yes.,
..
whieli in 11.13 began to' be celebrated. A great influx of great source of happiness. To get a good crozro
au
.d
visitors coming in the sandbanks were levelled, and a to get a good thing, and in getting and
In reference
heal terrace and promenade formed. The Chester and Holy. bee&
tlt7a; 'tie trashy shheyY ;I "=e coofmtreniclny. it was betWr
head railway running into the town gave a great impetui
mt.° have had the bad with the good, than net to have had
to the place. and its population is now between 5,000 and peck with
Ye
Ishould I hat is good and re' '
5,000, the slimmer visitors averaging rather mere, any at • %so theynese select
ret
Knowledge
was
Steamers make the passage between Rhyl and Liverpool i
d edam what wouldled t do us
in two hours. All trains, except the Irish Limited Mails, power, • little ow thing but a
knowledge
was
abt rri" Id Say' iO the
stop there, and it is reached an hour and a-quarter sooner little less was more dangerous. r. e would
k
than Llandudno. A pier has been built for £15,000. and young "Do begin to read ; read diligently,
read it well,
aquarium, with fine art gallery, skating rink, hall for but don'
t read
,
at the west end of the town are the winter gardens and for the sake of reading. Read one boo
make it yours, get the wisdom out ef it. Get the precepts
balls, &c., and a fine organ, orchestra, and !stage The which the book contains, snd. act upon thaw precepts:
occupies 14 acres of ground, and the cost of erection
place
occupwhich ill e •ou
but above all books read the Bible w .
.. j_
was not lees than 4:30,000. This is a town whose residents h faith in Jesus Christ —The
1 wise unto salvation through . a
Rev. Hocki, superintendent of the circuit, exhorted
and suminer visitors together are not so many sa the •
resident. of Weymouth in the winter, or the additional to study G's Holy Word, and in concluding proposed
ladies who had provi.l;
visitors in the season I Let us put it again: Rhyl in the I votes or thanks t° speakers,
season has rather less than half as many people as Wet;goodselection of music at
tea, and the choir, who sang a . f
I intervals under the able superintendence u Mr. 11.
mouth in the season; RIO out of season has N.OOO poop _
less than Weymouth when Weymouth has few or DO i e•Palee.
visitors I Comparisons are odious, and in this case the .
comparison is not in favour of the public spirit of
Weymouth.]

GUARDIAN% OF The POOR.—At the late election, I
Mr. John Laver had 85 votes and was suctsuisful ; Mr.
W. S. Greaves only 30 votes.
THE BAND of H.M.314 Huntingdonshire Regiment
will play in the Verne Citadel every Saturday from 3
to 5 p.m., until further notice.
"A SPRAT TO CATON • MACKERIL" is an old
proverb: but on Tuesday some Portland fishermen
shot their nets for mackerel; but only caught a sprat.
We hope the mackerel will soon follow.
FOOTBALL—The Warrior club seem determined to
try and beat the Port Landers ; but after two hours'
play on Saturday, the Portlanders again won by one
tar FATAL ACCIDENT.—OR Monday was buried
Mrs. Jane Pearce, of King-street, who some days ago,
fell downstairs and fractured her skull, dying on the
following morning. Mrs. Pearce was 87 years of age.
BONCAwE.% Bors.—A special train from Waterloo
brought back the London boys for the Itoscawen, on
Friday; but some of them outstayed their leave, and
two were on Tuesday brought back handculled by the
Hampshire police.
LOYAL PORTLAND ODDIFILLOWS.—This lodge had a
supper and speech.making on Thursday last. We '
thank the Oddfellows for not inviting us to the supper,
but, am they neither did that, nor sent us a sketch of
the proceedings, they will not be surprised that so
report appears.