The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-08-18 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE KING OF DENMARK.

The King 01 Dennark arrived in the Frith of Forth on
Sunday morning. and the Princess of Wales went out to
meet him. In the afternoon his Majesty and the Princess
drove to Edinburgh. At night the King returned to the
war steamer. . . . . .

This (Monday) morning his Majesty landed froni his
yacht at Leith, and drove to Edinburgh with Prince
Walderinaz.
His suite inspected the docks.

THE PRINCE -4.)1' WALES AT PLYMOUTII.
The opening of the New Guildhall and Municipal
Buildings at Plymouth, by his Royal Highness the Prince
of %Vales, took place .in lbursclay. The loan was co fete,
and the crowd.. gave hic Royal is most enthu-
sbuttic reception. The root of the buildings and the site has
been between Lamas, and co,uno.
On Friday, there was an immense gathering of Free-
masons in honour ,if the Prince of Wales. The lodge was
opened at the New Guildhall, by the Rev. J. Hoyishe,
PALM. of Devon. The Prince was met with • tlouriith of
trumpets and great cheering, and by the brethren singing
an adaptation of " God bless the Prince of Wales." An
address wee presented to his Royal Highness, who replied
expressing his gratification at their cordial welcome. In
&newer to a speech by the G.M. of Cornwall, the Prince
said—l have been presentat several great Masons' meetings
during the six years that I have had the advantage of
being • member of the craft, but I never saw • gathering
like the present (loud cheers). Ido not only look on the
immense gathering as a kind of personal expression of
feeling on your parts towards myself, but it is also a proof
to me that Masonry flourish's in this part of the world
(loud cheers). Long may it be so, brethren; long may it
flattish as it does at the present moment, and long may
we uphold those principles for which it was instituted—
(cheers).
It was something to live for—speaking Masonically—to
use the Royal salute that KM given to the Prince by the
brethem, as the live or six thousand pairs of white-gloved
lhands were raised, the time being taken by Brother Hall,
but it was hardly less notable when Lord Mount-
lEdgcnmbe had all but closed the lodge to witness the
reception with which his Royal Highness's final greeting
was received. Then Brother Trevena called for three
cheers for the Princesed Wales, and they were given in a
way that would have done her Royal Highness's heart glad
to hear, if ladles were ever admitted within the body of a
Masonic lodge. The lodge then closed, and 1,800 Mums
=arched in procession through the town.

BOITRNEXOITTH.
Mr. Funtno Noaron gave entartanunents here on
Friday and Saturday meuingli.
MUM= ArCIMINT.—About 20 yards of wall and railing
wan knocked down on Saturday morning last by a run-
away brick waggon. The damaged property belongs to
Mr. Rebbeck, eaten agent.
HOLY Tatnirr PARIsa. —By the kind invitation of the
Rev. P. P. Eliot the schoolchildren and friends of this
parish partook of tea in the Oxforil.road schoolroom on
iday evening last, after which addresses; were given.
Anoniurr the visitors here now may be mentioned Lord
and Lady Penrhyn, the Hon. Arleta 0. Pennant. Lady
Gooch, Mr. AU Martin, q.C.,M.P., Lord and Lady Taite.
Capt. Pilkington, Major Mortimer, 47omnimider 11. T.
Hodgson, R.N., Col. Hervey, coL England, Sir Win.
Boxall, the Hen. alra Ityng, Captain Christie and others.

'NE GAR AND WATER Cont./my. -- At the tenth
ordinary general meeting of the directors and shareholders
of this company held at the Loudon offices on Tuesday
butt (Major V. 4. Suart penciling) the report which showed
an increase in gas and water rentals, and on the nett
profits of the company for the year ending :111th mine.
11174 an increase of .E.A4 7s. 7,1. as compared with last
year 111118 continued and adopte,L This incresae being
altogether a very favourable anal satisfactory one, con-
sidering the increased cost of coal and labour. Large
additions have been male to the capital expenditure
daring the year necessitated by the rapid growth of the
town. An additional water main had been laid and new
channels of coneretealont the valley to carry the water
through the peat, strainers made, and filters improved.
&floes and additional machinery have been erected, and
a water tower, 72 feet high, is in course of erection. In
view of the future incremed expenditure the directors
considered that It would not be prudent to recommend a
divident of more than 5 per rent. for the past six months
making with the interim dividend mid in February,
eight aad-a half per cent, for the peat year. This 'wing
put in the form of a rise was carried. Messrs. W. F.
Foster and IL Iludson (retiring directors) and Mr. jg,
Walduck, (auditor) were re-elected, and a sum of £4515
voted for the remuneration of the directors for their
oervices during the year. —The meeting was then in.vle
extraordinary to authorise the directors to borrow a sum
of stoney not exceeding £14.5110 in acconlance with the
terms of the Bouniemoutia (:as and Water Company of
1157,1. This money, to be used for works extension, the
directors were authorised to obtain on the understanding
that the shareholders would have the optimi of lending
the money. The customary complimentary voka of thanks
closed the meeting.