The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-03-21 00:00:00

the same amount of taste and animation which charae•
terized its predecessor, the "click-clack" portion of
it being apparently considered as first-rate. " I am a
merry Zmgara," sung by Mrs. Andrews, was rap-
turously received, and rendered an encore almost
absolutely necessary. Mr. Gubbins's solos on the
harmonium and harp showed that he was a most
akilful master of both instruments, and his perfor-
mamma werelistened to with the most marked atten•
tion. Between the first and seeond parts of the con.
cert, ashort hutintereating paper by A. Longbottom,
Esq., F'S. A., of London, on "Artificial Light,"
was read by Mr. Brown, after which was exhibited
the new magnesium light, a light of immense power
which ean be seen at a distance of from thirty to
forty miles. After this, Mr. Brown proposed a vote
of thanks to Mr. Harvey, the committee, and to the
ladies and gentlemen who had provided tea, a vote
which was most heartly responded to. Mr. Brown,
in announcing the annual meeting of the institutimi,
said he was happy to say it was now out of debt.
(Cheers.) This was owing to the kindness of Cop.
tam n Manning. Ile (Mr. Brown) had recently called
upon him soliciting his patror.age for the soiree,
when he observed '1 think you want something
more besides my patronage, and I will increase my
subscription from a guinea to £5. (Applause.) The
soiree appeared to give the greatest satisfaction, and
a very pleasant evening was spent.
ANOTHER BOAT ACCIDENT. —Scarcely had the
gloom which had been cast upon the people of this
island, in common with others' passed away at the
melancholy event of the five Coastguard men who
met with death by the capsizing of a boat, before
another report was circulated, that two more men
had met with death in a similar way. Happily,
although the report had some foundation, it was not
truo in its details. True it was that a boat bad
capsieed, btit its ocetipatits had been saved, although
one had been rescped with Much diffieulty. It
appeals that on Wednesday motning a boat left our
shore containing Charles Hodder and Benjamin
Scriven, who were going to • vessel in the roads
named the "S. B. 5.," the Captain of which is •
relation of Mr. Scriven'e. After leaving the ship the
[ boat, which was • sailing one, by some means or
. other capsized. Hodder, who Wag a good swimmer,
swam about until Resistance arrived, but Seriven
slung to the keel of the boat, and When picked up
I was much exhausted.

BRIDPORT.
The anniversary Of the wedding of H.R.H. the
Prince of Wales was not noticed in any other way in
this town than by • juvenile dance and tea at the
Townhall, got up by Mr. S. Ackerman, of the Cross
Kern There was no bell ringing, nor even • flag
hoisted on the church tower, or on any of the public
buildings ; in fact not even a shop was clied in
commemoration of the wedding-day of our future king.
'rwo years ago no town in England could have been
more loyal. The rifle and artillery corps marched to
the harbour and did " sham fight," and were afterwards
feasted to a man. 'The school children were not for-
gotten, and the Mayor gave a sumptuous "half-a
guinea" feed to the upper classes. The streets were
decked with arches of flowers and evergreens, the front
of the old Townhall was illuminated as w.ll as the
fronts of the principal buildings of the town. This
year nothing has been done with the exception of the
following announcement from Mr. Thomas Taylor, the
town crier, who publicly announced throughout the
tiiirmabont mid-day on Friday :—"Ton Taylor presents
his cOMplitnrente to the inhabitants of the borough of
Bridport, and begs to inform th.on this is the anni-
versary of the wedding of His Royal Higline.s the
' Prince of Wales, the inhabitants of the town being
' unaware of the fact.—God savethe (been !"
, --
bFIABMGHTFI:
; Flnts.—On Wednesday, the Bth inst., the inhithitrtntil
of the upper part of this village Were thrown ink: a
, serious state of alarm, in consequence of the chimney
of Mr. Pidgeon's house having caught fire. The wind
being high nt the time it communicated itself to a
thatched cottage on the opposite side of the road, but
the fire was soon extinguished without doing any great
' amount of damage.