The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-02-26 00:00:00

WZYKOI7TH.

LIEUT. HALLET.—N•vigating Lieut. Edwin Owen
Hallett, son of M. H Mott, of St. Mery-strect, has been
appointed to H.ML Yacht o.lsyrue.
Bova, Donut YAM CLUB —The following candidates
for admission to this elute were elected on Wednesday
lest :—Sir. Philip Montagu (3lal Regiment), Downe 11.11.
seidpprt t Mr. Philip W. Flchardeon Peek, Tempi...combo
House (Wind); Mr. %Wham Wyndham (Shaftesbury.),
Kr. James Coleman (late captain let Royal Dragoons
Array and Navy Club (Osme Cock); Colonel Stanley
Stott, 11. RoYelterrace, %Vermouth ; Major General
Baugh, 8, Tiotonsetesrrace, Weyniontly ; Rev. Arthur
Chicheeter Rummel Beer Hackett Rvct.ry. near Yeovil

''-151CSreriteasogre wrragss mon rue Siir or C.a..:
The Rev. Jim Stephenson has communicated the follow-
ing to the &seder,' :—" Oc the 13. h January • geeaiao
offirer came in and told no that Colenel Charles Baker
and four English doctors were orb mere at Bu7gli, and
were in a very hod way. We iututedistely corresponded
with the Commandant here, who Jove no. letter, and a
soldier and I started off for this village ifftryglo
arrived there the day after Dr. Armand Leslie and
Ralph L-slie, Neville, and Kirkpatrick hail left for
Pierian I found the Engliah there in a fearful condition.
Three of the doctors were sleeping in a. little uaud-built
room without any vrlndow,ast.l with them in this wretched
place were their dragomen, cook, and seven Ilulgariatts,
four of whom were infants. There had been eight
imbrerians, but one had died, sad the dead body was left
in the room for 211 hours. C 'Meet Baker with one other
(Dr. Smith, of the Rol Crescent) ha I • room of exactly
ma same ,iageription, hut they had the room to them-
selree. The Colonel hot • very narrow .quitak for his life.
but wee ilecidollr lieVer when It. end the
dodo, • had guards at their doors, and none of them could
r. out even to perform the twat neeessary ectai. without
the gaud going with them. They were complaining
bitterly of their tr.:atm-et, but bore up under all their
difficultiet with wenderiul pluck. I got C ilonel Baker
off to 8 iphi. about IXlline. conveying Lim in a britskn
The poor doctors who were left behind entreated us not
to forget them. After! arrived in Sophia. Lady Strang.
ford sent off two arshes of provisions to these sufferers,
with an order from the commandant that they were not
to be treated as prieoners, and were to be allowed to come
to Sophia with their wounded Turks. I am writing in
such haste that I cannot give you the least idea of the
treatment of these wounded, end of the Zulu& doctor,
The poor Turks were lying ffn together) in a shed that
had no window in it, they hail no brenl and all had
and there woo noose to carry out the escreta
one, and
fellows who could not walk outside. It
would have been for less cruel to cut their Uvula than to
save them to die in this state."
Oppeghhown' ANNlvniteenT.—" Loyal Excelsior "
lodge of Oldfell 'we hail their annual tea and enter.
tainment, on Thar' lay evening, at the lecture hall of
the Working Men's Club, which was adorned with
banners showing the Samaritan work of the Order.
About 180 t oak tea, sod afterwards the room was
crowded. The Rev. V. F. Itaasome, hon. chaplain,
presided, supported by Alderman IL N. Howard.
Alileroan it. Thomas, Councillors Dennis and
Aylesbury, Mr. Wlndhent. ac. The evening wile
most agreeably paused with songs, readings, &g.,
among the singers being Mrs Stedman. Miss D-ake,
Rev. V. F. Rams Mr. Board. Mr. Pretty, Mr. ft.
parsons, Mr. Wiudham, Mr. Crocker, Mr. Legg.
st.„l,nan woo et,,,r..d for "Nord,'. Courtship:"
and ;ilia Drake fir" Ketey'a Letter," when she moot
agreeable give "Shy !Whin," Mr. I.egg for "Site
wore a wreath of &Jen,. Mr. B. Parsons for his
rollicking singing of "Nancy Lee." Sergeant Laird
most humorously read " Handy Andy's little Mis-
takes'," and elicited immense laughter. Some of the
singers joined in charming part-songs, glees, ate.. and
sang mist agreeably ; but li,, prozrainme wee rather
too long for the encores to hare been allowed,
especially coemidering the large number present. who,
however, seemed to enj tbonninkm,
this very succes.ful anniversary. Between Hie two
parts of the programme the Rev. Vl'. Rams me, us
chairman, WWII Whi to certain officer' of the society
"ogle certificates or presents which the lodge hoe! pre-
pared. Their proceelinge were conducted in an
"deaf ant proper manner node( the superintendence
of a Grand master, sad he I -st presented • certificate
to Grand Master Legg, who had held the pneitioa of
for the teem. (Applause.) Next Mr.
add die mod encouraging feature of these