The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-11-09 00:00:00

GRAND FIFTH OF NOVEMBER
DISPLAY.

All those who were preeent at the first public meet-
ing, in connection with the Saturnalia, at Holy Trinity
Schoolroom, or who raid the report of the proceed-
ings, must have felt that the anticipation of the
reversed chairman on that night, that the coming
display would be the best we ever had, we* fully
realised. Everything worked smoothly, hardly any
°Weskits worth speaking of was met with, all the
arassoments had been made by the committee, and
It only nanthed for the weather to be fine to maks the
affair • grand succor. The evening of Friday was
extremely dark, which wag all the better, but hardly any
wind, which was not so good, on account of the smoke
of the torches and the fire at Poundbury hanging &boat
somewhat unpleasantly. Ever since that first Guy
Fawkes night, in the Year of Grace, 16011, we doubt if
Dorchester ever presented such • weird appearance as
It did during the time of the procession. tome before
the procession started, forme, wants, and horrible.
looking, some of them, paraded the str• ete and mixed
freely with the townspeople, who apoitar•d quite
content to be jostbxl by their "newly-mad'" friends.
To organise the display, committee meetings had been
frequently hold, and the various members and officer@
have devoted a great deal of time and labour to make
the affair • thorough suocem The papport of the
Hes% H. Everett and other gentlemen had been
cordially gives, and young Dorchester, and old, too,
must have felt indebted to them for supporting that
which, in some towns, not a hundred miles away,
would be thought childish and foolish. Funds came
in extremely well, about 150 having been subscribed
up to the eve of the display, and so economically,
though judiciously, has this beau expended that we
noderstasd there will be, if not a clear balance-sheet
at any rate, not mock on the wrong aide. And this is
somewhat surprising when it is considered to what an
extent the amusements were carried. In hardly a
town in England, in proportion to its size, have ore
heard of anything approaching that of Dor-
chester. It is also extremely gratifying that
nothing in the shape of disorderly conduct or riot, in
the smallest degree, occurred, to mar the proceedings.

The following are the names of the committeemen
who it must be confessed fulfilled their duties well,
amd especially the select committee on whom had
devolved all the minor, but important. &Mani :—Mr.
J. W. Ms (hon. sec.), Mr. B. Hazel (chairman), the
Hay. H. Everett, Dr. Fisher, Messrs. Brown, laymen,
Frost, jun., Solway, Masters, Webber, Charles,
Fowler, Hill, jun.. Garrett, Stevens, Gulliver, Barrett,
Eames, Daniels, Markham', Hill, Judd, C. Lacey,
Glover, H. Sticklend, G. Hooch, Curtis, James
Vieosst, Searle, Morey, Phelps, Newman, Biles, and
Roper.

Early le the day the town began to look lively,
.specially as regards the juvenile portion of the popti.
laden, and manna, discharges from various parte
proclaimed the eventful day. Shortly before epees-
dons commenced the oommittee's " ammunition
waggoo," • gaily decorated vehicle drawn by two
plebs and ridden by two " Master-piece.," proceeded
through the streets, and was • source of much amuse-
ment. The delvers were attired in fancy dresses
and regaled us with • emending blast of a bugle, which
certainly tended to awaken the inhabitants to a mom
el the importance of the day. The weather looked
extremely enspicious, and grave fears wereentertai net as
to tire wet blanket being thrown over the whole affair,
bat the gloomy.looking clouds poised away or changed
int. thick darkness. Soon after "tea." were ebeeryed
queer looking objects. some with face. nvet burr hie,
which Ad not agree at all with their English-looking
bodice., warriors who bad donned the armour of their
" ancestors," eleveted personages on Milts, and demons
of all shapes aml mime These made merry in he open
thoenighfare to gluier hearts' onntai.t, happy i„ the
feeling that they were unknown. The "female'
of the community was largely represent Id, the
portion
Perim fashions in some cases having been
imported to add to the general smmtnem, but it is
doubtful if the belie. were at all flattered by the
Whet. eresteibel train. fr .m %Vermouth aed ether
parts ...in Is gee to ,rree, n.d l.y ...ve.....10ch the
town WA/ sToW.llet L.) 4.1111 an extent that it wee
extremely difficult to VA.. with any deeree f coy •
stolen°e or comfort through he armee. lint this Wee
leeternte,l ee inevit,ble, an I the Kawl peeple of lb.--
chaster wept no dente rather fl itter..4 thA their town
amid ties be the beet Gory Fawkes " piss •in the
whew C unty. Good foment, prevail...l, end the
lesugliag and crew,ling were he' ne in want stints. ht
• trader to eight, the time ermeeed for the ;mac...sloe
in ferns, the erganized " tenoise• under the command
of tb,.;r a...m.1 romans were t be seen making their
way qui tiy and steadily t the g •ner 'I rendozynns on
the London-road. Rash mon h ve white cards, eigni-
eignilping the number of ht. rimep, the captain being
dietioga.hed by a corresponAleg number on a pink
card. The prommion was arranged by the cereains
and c enofittee with all despatch, and be shout a
queer of as hour after the time announced a eignsl
was given, anti he wh,le 210 torches were lirhtei
eltool'onenualy, the meet of which was extremely
pretti . Then, heeded by the Town Mud, tinder
the leelerhip of " -4sroor 'goverment," the preeeesion
geoewl forward, headed 4, a treatise I rt. coeneillnr,
who mustered P. be not all aela.esed if the fen (n'l
why /meld he?) The Rrewerks, which hel twee freely
dietril tied to the captains of the renew wer
sit e .4.4 i -wood
eleog the tine of ...we, which needier...l iht.ir
motet of armeen fr en the fair speetebee. ml the
usual "Ohs r from the j 'vendee, no
tha bone. were evart 1,1.1 aPh eaeer •pecteerri
At the corner of the 'Towel Hell the cersli was "nor-
sauna: but, fortunately, the sematsion p withnut
any mishap. (jonenicuens to he peeeeei m wan
tollepiwny of Roman guard. In introit*/ ei "steel "ender
Captain ewee, which reaantad • briltiaa. *We' •r's
The " get cif we. a credit beth to the weds ecei his
MSS. Rind King Hs). or the "lfervirch of ha Wierse-'
had a joilyeookier representative in a well-knows
morkin : member of tiseemaneittee. This c stems was
good be detail and well Metaled There Was a canital
representation of the "Crown( the Decehante." 'stare.
boat Allah, doubtless, has weathered many a "trial by
water" at the rocky island, having to °Between fiery
ordeal. Tbeerew were well got up, and looked sok Togs
every inch of heel. Annther feature was the captive ,
M01111"41 of Earthed, Cetewavn. with his wive., who
:me stigmatized a. a "pretty lot" A well known
Dorchester Individual arty ittriereonated this dia.
rtardthough unfortunate peremage. He seemed
a pregy ;mod spirits nmertbriess, no doubt
being greeikr- cheered In his adversities ire hie amiable
"consort.. " The " Cmck4.the•Walk " strutted
=dire. though sometime' he wan in Inareinset
of bane upset he the extranolinary size ~f the
•' bird." Sir Garnet Waseley looked quite gallant in
his brilliant uniform, and stommi quit. Mk home in
this new element. Joe, the 'town evidently
thinking of the good reseteresimes time coming
was meryersough. The old hohby-horse was premed
with • new fees, the old one probably beige: bidden
away somewhere else, perhaps the elephant The
latter animal walked Mate* and with dn. importance
baying &abases copied the correct behaviour from
1117oestawell's. There was an annonecsment that
'AB." would be present Of mho.), bet it did not
trample. If that Individual. whoopee. be might be
figured ln the procession. Mar bob.. *lt The "con.
tooted Irishmen " a rare ends is hem days looked
happy enough, the troubles of their deer old lead
Winn the"' gram grows green," being direineted by
the lope in whisk they were then the partakers,
Anwar the other neWilige. represented, were tteeist,
Bassaiek 'our Old Aunt Jemima ; Old
; lewd Bawled .; nr Tanner end his Melon'
The Sultan of Turkey'. (who Imelleenevolently premised
to Gad parer to licht the lire; " Joe mounted on his
moles: Mies Golightiv Count ritspultemoti ; our
(Imlay Merin and her friend the Major the Irish
Andbeseader Chang the Chinese GI osti the Petah
coustahiel Peach; Hamlet (Irvine's covseernartt
iied his Ghost I Miggere from Alabama, alwitators,
tgc. It wait be almost an imroteibility to
4esor4be the hemease ',lmlay of costumes and
Ataractice in the promaslon it will suffice to say that
away had been selected
geed taste, and there
was rabble to offend in the eimediest AMY&
The cavalcade proceeded up Mat Nada and High
Westotrest. along the Cornwall-road. Great Western.
road, floolls-Mweet, again passing up High West-sen.,
by the ilarraebe, and then on to Ponndburv. which
wag reached about Nen o'clock. Hundreds of pereees
bad preatzwaly mad* their way to this elevation,
wbere the peromann mold be witnessed along the
read hewn the Rserecke, to great advantage. And a
very effective eight it premeterL-the two hundred
bright tomb«, the weird fiaures in the pmeemirwt. all
▪ onstreet with the tide* darkness (tithe night The
bonfire. which looked .4 big sea house, hest been well
by elan up to M. ties., but on the nrrivai
trdwipmaaaka the light was applied, and soon the
imams bean of furze and timber smarm foto a mass
of flame, the beat of which W4O 4,•hilWillag iambs.
The Irma ascended to a great hetet* au" gnarl be
tem for tsar miles rotted. Rork V, epillts, gems,
candles, and the spiteful little cracker, aeon began tot,
to theterrord • few awl the defigh tef maw" I
Ligataa.d.ter barrels were ml ert about by fiendish-look- '
lay Individuals, who maned almost to be living in the
dames. It would be extremely hard to gave any just
estimate of the number of pees ma moment, but it has
hem roughly coneputed that there wen between 11.000
met 10,000 spectators. To add to the !fretlean of the
ems the head played seversl datum tunas, but dancing
was rendered somewhat difficult on account oi the
crash. However, It all added to the general merei•
meet. The het was kept up with spirit tM long after
ten, when the fine began to bare low, and the Newly
of fireworks were pretty well ethenated. These
wainisisksable tokens forcibly reminded the spectators
al the lathy- rf the hour and they heath to thin
vapidly. The bona played the National Anthem, sad
thee ended the Fifth of November, MO whisk we are
wowed wH rank as the mom emoretal of these harm-
less though seiqyable demonstrations.
We regret to hem of one rather 'mimes esiehap
end& easerred. La elderly man named Jame Ostler,
of Ireedleyten. had bath bones of his ley fractured
si poundbfary. We am, however, glad to hear be is
=alfavourably. Tweeeass of burns from fire-
also bees treated in the Casualty Depart.
meat at the Hospital