The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-01-14 00:00:00

ORARKINSTER.

New YEAS'S DAT AT THE COUNTY AIITLOIL. —The
first dry of the New Year rrea celebrated by the usual
gaieties at the New Asylum. At dinner time the
patients were feasted bountifully with meet beef and
plum pudding, the superiatendetit, Mr. gyms.. preeid-
lug at the bouquet, and his worthy right-hand man,
Mr. Guppy, the ohled male attendant. IlUing the post of
vies...students'. The social delight& of tea, followed, sad
thin" thel,ball." The asylum was exteesively decorated,
the chief novelty being the diapering in evergreetut on
fhe walls, with Imitation roue st the laterseetions. A
Large blue banner was suspended over the mover of the
great bay window, besting testimony In large abuse-
tars of "Respect and Gratitude to the worthy Chair-
men and the Committee of Visitors.' Flagg were
arranged In trophies here and there with wreaths and
dukes in evergreen.. "Honour the Queen," with the
additional with that "Monarchy stay be lasting to all
Loaeliubjeoe." graced the lower end of the room.
and Peace" gleamed in white and gold from
another beaser, and farther on • wooed In similar tints
wished "Health sad Happiness'' to all whom it might
emcees. The loyal prayer. 'God flue the Queen,"
had the plus of boozer at the top of the room. Under-
neath •re devise blued forth brilltutly the initials
"V. 8. and the gamilers were made gay with strutters
of coloured raper. In mother plate was sun "Fare-
well to 1872," done In feet letterlog, and the new
year was welcomed b mere prososeced eharaceera
Altogether the room was very Hay. At saves o'aloek
the ball was opened with a oeurstry desDell, led off,
In sooordance with timehonoured outose, by Mr.
Guppy and Miss Bymes. The pettiest. bad previous',
entered ths room meet decorously. The males rangei
themselves along one side of the apartment with the
hroalse on the other. The minstrels were setae of the
rifle:dal. of the establisheneat, under the direstion of
Mr. Wellering, of Doroheeter. They rosily played
capitally. Mrs Braes, Miss Bymee, with two or three
other ladies, and the younger members of the itaper,
intendent's family were present. Besides these there
were the resistant seeded allure of the asylum, Mr.
W. H. Gillispie and Mr. Bland. Mr. 8y... himself,
of tures, superiateaded the festivities, while Kr.
Gape, acted ae an ancient K.C. In the regal depart-
meet there wee no leek of volunteers A male patient
pre "The Thera." A female inmate " o " with
"The Postasen's Knock," Another of the fair ma
followed, saluting, " Lou at Home." A canary
donee to the mode of" Bonny Dundee," made the party
foot it merrily. One datteer, formerly well-known at
Weymouth, particularly clistiagaishel himself by hie
rigorous ealtatioa.
Could he keep himself Will If be would? Oh, not he I
This male inmate treated the audience to • isoinic ditty.
Kr. °Maple soot "Beautiful Isle of the Sen." "Don't
live at Nember One" wee then heard front the female
lido, sung with mush real humour, The Deft effort the
sane quarter wee " What fairy-like Mule floats over the
Su," deservedly aophaided. Oast of the "sterner sex"
wog "The Bay of Biasay," evoking a lusty chorus. A
duet followed by two of the nurses, "The Soldier's Tear."
A duos followed, ono patient erten himself to hi,
task with an unction and devotion that would have
qualified hint for. duets( dervish of the Best. In
tie pause a "gentleman' attempted a song with •
spoken part something about Oosport beach and selling
for a bottle of broody. He broke down, however,
ettributed the eollateeto " behfaluess and confusion,"
and redgaed his " pladoem." Bat after all b• did hit
best—

S. hobbled, but his Mart was rood:
Could he f 0 tamer than be could P.
"The Rose of Allandals," from soother vocalist tho-
oesded. The singer was obliged to stop 000seionallr to
r4resh his memory, sad was said to be one of the most
siiiiesed of the patients. Another male patient was
heard to "Old King Cole.' A glee, "Come, join with
ine,^ was sung by some of the nurses susedtuely well.
A mai. attend Ant followed with" Write me a letter
from Hems." Refreshments bad *re this been headed
round. Two of the trees ran "Mother kissed me in
my dream " very pettily. Mr. Byte.. gave • song.
song rehearsing the miseries of • tight shoe, with oon-
siderable hauteur. Mass Byrnes sooompanied. • &woe
was now Galled to the tans of "A frog be !mild •
=gra" "My Mary Ann" followed, by • male
nt, with capital Goole humour. A female
patient gave "Beautiful Star of the Sea," sad ine from
the opposite ranks detailed the otait experielleue
of Doane "Unlucky fellow." & fe sang "Th.
bold Privateer." A sister patient thee gave "Will you
tell me why?' Another rive • pathetic lay. "
were a wreath of ream " having been sang by Mr.
Gillespie, another dance was gone through and then
" Home, sweet Home" was sung by • femele with
mournful pathos. Two nurser gave the desk "Sweet
Alias Elenbolt," and wars followed by several other
vocalists. Another dance, sad Mr. Merman gave "I
love to beer the Old Bong," Wes Symms thug • solo
very anantspnnying herself, and an attendant
made every cue laugh with "Not for Joseph." Kr
Gillespie was heard to great advantage in "The List Rose
of Summer." A male patient melted the adventures of
" Elie on the wood-crowned height," and another of
the Baum sex gave "The Marseille's.," •Iplain.
leg that the song was In Preset' and the chorus in
English." A few more songs and a &nth or two oon-
eluded the programme. The Nationsl Anthers, played
by the band, ternanatel the festivities. A demonstra-
tive female propmed several cheers for the superintend.
mit, the "doctors." and Mr. Guppy. The mem pany
then orderly retired, one portion to bed, and the other
to ride back to Firetrap. The company numbered
about 260.

ogisanms Casming.—We ies by the Civil 44 of Jae.
4, that 11r. W. Cottersll, alert bad Mass, has been
removed from Weymouth to Newhaven. Mr. H. Nob,
Jun. named. him es sole sleek for the port. Them
alastions are Li conameenee of the redactions at pre.
mot going on to Um Oasteens' setablidomoot
BOILIIINO OF • WITMOOSII &Mere, of
Weymouth, belonging to Mr. P. Roberts and Mr. Dyer,
bee bees totally destroyed by bre off Deal. Bhe was
butnd from the North to Dein)* with mai mad bad
four or five times got near her port, bat was ta!iemt
bask by the baM.ng winds. The coal la supposed to
have been wet, and to have caught bre by anonteneoue
oombe.tion, for at two ceolook on Sunday afternoon,
symptoms of fire were peresivel. Everything was
done to get the fire under, but with no effect, and the
meet am buret to the water'. edge. The crew were
saved in boats. She wee not insured.
Surfaelut DZSTLOCTION OF • CHILD.—LI4 week
some bye found part of tha leg of • newly-born infant
in the late Mr. Betts's timber yard. The rells of
humanity was taken to the polioe atation. It was
apparently that of • babe, nearly, if not gait*, rooms to
maturity ; but there being no toes this was not quite
esrtain. It had been severed at the knee Joint, bat
whether out or crushed off mull 11011 he decoded. No
further light has been thrown on the mystery, though
the police have been eterchiag diligeutly for other parts
of the body. 111. supposed that, • birth having takes
place, the guilty person, sedated probably by an
moomplim, severed the body in Seam the more
effectually to mama' it. The limb bad not been Nog
in the water, and was not much decomposed.
balfillOPTOT.—b meeting of the creditors of .Imem
Sheller, of &dipole, out of businem, was held at the
Auction matt, Markel-street, on Thursday last, at
12 o'clock, Mr. John Landis It the emir. Mr. R. N.
Howard, who is the solicitor in the matter, prodeted
the statement of atument which showed that the
aro-mnt duo to crediton who were oboUy unmeared
amounted to close upou £ll,OOO, and the whoa, of this
with the eamption of £0 or ssoo was toeing to =em-
us. of Id. family. The WANE 000sistal of some
furniture estimated to Protno• s^oet £4O. cad a life
interest in canons propertied at Weymouth and Wyk.
gnu ehieh produced • 008 6•01•• of ElOO. Sad i A
accordance with the tables, would he worth 10 years
purchase, thus making the assets et,040. xr. Howard
stated that efforts bed b••• made with • Fief, IA • somposillo• Wog peld as itteed 1•
• ••thifof
indltor• held mum day. previdasTi,hut-trithost imosit
The maims present as rapresansad
a lassiatiaa ail tie motata should hatt=:::7:

arramgemest, Ur. Goo. Simpson Bolls, of St. Mary's.
street, Weymouth, Wag apeohiled trustee. Proofs of
debts to Ito ametrat of £2,000 west baodad is.—Fe W.
A. Lowisait—A meetang of Mr. W. A. 1.0.1121110.11
editors was holi at two o'closk In the anteroom
at the same' plum, wLan Mr. Warren, in the
memos of B. N. Howard, lf,,q , (Mr. Robert Oakley
Ming in Ma chair) stated that the dabtlities amounted to
about OM the priscipal creditors bass Messrs.
and Co., bankers, £139 19a if,, and Manna
Bryse sod 00., inlmotan, of Leedeshall market, Mei ;
and that the siesta were bat smell, amounting to less
than £lOO. Mr. Wane. staid that the debtor
.ttnbus„.4 the greater part of the deficiatry to his
haring ad, his father from tame to tugs, varlets
gums of roomy to motile him to bring out some gasebioe
which was to stmenorle shim, vii., perpetual motion (1)
and that he (the debtor) bad faith in it, otherwise be
would not hare advanced the monies. The areditoes
were, fmourably latilioed, and calesected to tako a cow
Positiou of 3.. del. is the .E, payable in throe months co
mounty, to be obtained to the e•tisfastion of Mr. .lobti
13. rd, at Gold Croft Farm, who was appointad trustee.
Bs Albert Bilery.—A meeting of creditors of this debtor
Ina held at the Auction Mart, on Tuesday last. Mr.
Howard, the solicitor, also oondneted the num. Tits
liabilities were saltedsled at £B5O, but m the proofs
were admitted they atoountoi to about El,OOO. The
sreditore are all millers, with but two or it,.. excop.
Mona, the following being the principal one.: - Mr.
Rich.rd Labium £4OO, towards which he had • pas,
of assurance for ENS), which bad been *mimed to him
some 15 years ago, and which h. •stimated to be worth
£200; Jobs Sly, of 8ind0n,11335 ; John Skoog of Dor
Owner, £l2O- (Merge Wvihrkisa. of A tl;otabor7
3; John Gale, 1:33 ; Charles Short*, £11; F. 8..
Bartlistt, £46. Ttbs •stst• Mowed mots amoutting
_to
about ds., whisk the creditors agreed to bosom, provided
it ma mid forthwith. Mr. illahard Leckbam was
appointed troika.