The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-02-06 00:00:00

PUBLIC DINNER AND PRESENTATIONS
TO MR. P. WILLS.

The Portland Cricket Club and other inhabitants of
Weymouth and Portland had &neer together at the
Victoria Rote!, Mr. Holdall's, on Tuesday evening
lase, the occasion being the farewell of Mr. Prink
Will,, who hag so lops and 'kw/ mud the Poet of Bask
Manager, and various other offices la commotion with
polio Improvement, and recreadora In fact, Mr.
Will. has been one of the mainsprings that give life
and leer to public society, especially of Underhill, and
be haa set to work in the most hearty way to do with
all his might all that his hoods sod bead found to do.
It would be too bog a task to nuns the various good
works be has either initiated or shared to, and, if we
• attempted, psobably we should omit some of the
I moor werthy of mention; audios it to nay first not
only his own profession of banking, but sanitary
work, cricket, football, sod thence to church
office, have had his personal 'elvers. To his
natural courtesy and geniality undisturbed under any
circumstances we can cordially testify, and in hie
departure Portlandera will feel the vacuum that nature
Is !paid to abhor—until his successor, Mr. Dowderiwell,
has been able to take up and continue his various
works.

-7i-1:S-dinner provided by Mr. and M.s. Haddon was
an exoellsnt one; it was ably presided over by B. N.
Howard, Beg., Si'., lb. Coroner of the Island, and
Mayor of Weymouth, Mr. Frenk Will. sat next, Dr.
McLean was vice-chairman, and among the company
were Mr. Parsons, stationtna•ter, Mr. Z. Milledm
Mem.. R. C. Bennett, Driver, Osborne, Gibbs,
Ratcliffe, T. Ransom Boom, H. Rama, Kendall, J.
Ward, White, Hoeft, R. Hodder, Dowdaswell, Boors,
jun., Pittis, Berne.. Greenwood. Cohen, Targett, J.
Parsons, R. Cox, J. Hodder, Holland, jun., Patten,
T. Gibbs, U. Moore., T. Williams, ac.
The CHAOUIAN haviog given "The Kottinoor of
Sovereigns, Her Majesty," " Tbe Royal Family,"
" Phe Bishop, Clergy, and Ministers," came to the
"Army, Navy, and VoluntenV naming Dr.
9lclnan, for lb. Army, Mc. Ratcliffe for the Navy,
and Mr. Hodder for the Yeomanry.
Dr. Mo LIAM really belonged to the volunteers, but
Litwin done duty with the garrison m medical officer,
responded. He had always found the °fibers and
men of the army most amiable and agreeable, and to
himself personally Moet kind. ( tpplauee.)
I hit. K. HODDili had had Om pleasure of belooing
to the Yeomanry eight years, and they do their duty
aa EnglistanTn.
Mr. JOHN WARY was also called on, and responded
for the Yeomanry.
The Ca LIBYAN claimed attention to the toast of the
evening. They had met to spend a pleasant evening
with one whom they frequently met, and whose
absence from Portland will be our loss but his gain.
We at, very sony Indeed to loss him, for be is a
thorough good business man, and discharges his duty
well. It had been • pleasure to the speaker to talk
over badmen matters with him; and having had the
pleasure of knowing Mr. Will, for 90 yew, he had
never known him otberwin than attentive to badness
In every shape and form. In fact It spoke volumes for
him when those who eLifloy him have removed him
to another important tbs, and he la ready to bring
his Mottoes' qualification, to help forward everything
born cricket to his own business for the good of the
Island. He would bear from the Island of Portland
the good wishes of everyone with whom be lute been
brought into contact, and the Lyme people will find
him a good business man, who will devote his energise
to the good of the town wh he may reside. In
wishing him ; rosperity and happiness, the meeker
wished to say Mr. Will, takes with him our beet
wishes for his future, and leaves behind him the
1 recollection of the pleasant relatioes which have existed
between eta and him, and we hope he will come
amongst us again, as often as he can, and spend as

r Through issisespoodeate kindness they will be given
out week.—So. N.]