The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-01-05 00:00:00

NEW YEAR EVE ENTERTAINMENT AT
BRANKSEA CANTLE.

However much bar lash said of " the good old days "
which 6SW Branksom Castle in full splendour under the
Lavish care of Captain Waugh, we are led to think that Ws
long those days will be eclipsed by the present owner of
that inagnitikut piece of property which as a freehold on
account of its perfect hoularity i ICCUII.I to none. It was,
indeed. • "happy thought" that prompted Mr. Ilentinck
to bring in the new year with those rmailing around him
in We homely, cheerful, and happy manner he did. On
the last day of PCI, at half-sot seven p.m., the throe
lights of the steam yacht rieal Might have been Keen
rapidly approaching the holding at Branksea castle,
which landing was gaily .lecorak,l with colours,' lamps.
The occupant. of the yacht were few less don HA who
were fortunate to receive invitation, to the concert and
ball, and most of them were residents at Poole. The
magnificent conservatory near the Water., ..4140 WWI
prettily illumithted, and the large baronial dining-hall
lth.uah thorn of the tapestry we used to admire so much)
was also decorated, and illuminated. The two massive
old English tire-places, at each end, blazed forth with a
grateful warmth, and :Jai happy faces filled the mum.
llonfauck, in a short speech, announced his gratifies.
tion at meeting his friends, and apolgizod for all short-
comings. The prgrawsue of the evening was varied, and
consisted of songs, duet. (both instrumental and vocal),
and readings, as follows :
PART I.

Was tßvandkh Bentilck and lir W. G. Cavendish Ileininek
Reading . . • .. T. G.
ituel guard° ..mr. Dunisetti.

Song . Rev, C brute
bong "Cherry
•' .. Mrs lkssndish Msntanck.
&rm. from A Itasrular 11%."
Earunktish lieotinek. M. P. and Slr F. Cavendish Bentinck.
I.sar U.

(nail l'amtoral Sy•-11-.1;..ny
Miss C. I :vista...* aa.4 Mr U. C.
'Loading • • • .Mr C. lkialincl, MI.
SLaiwali ;du t.tuslultcry . . • ..
nt C. Ikutlack.

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, (14411. Of Mrs. lientinck's singing it way justly be said
• profeusionai'' would veil envy. Mr. llentincke read,.,
of Pickwick's journey to Ipewich, and his adventures with
even-
ing: never do we remember hearing k 'works
so irresistildy natural that canoed an amount
of eoiu ve been seen to have beeu
tut
liyiur.o=7. Dr. nur,o,,...that shook! Sank% were comic, and well
ap bard, and Mr. liow.l.s's original reading was short
but very taking ; his son g_of •:..Mlack Eyed SWUM being
liv ge very eitectively "flu brave old oak, hi. sen
full bans voia'u tilling the roouireiiiaral.ly well. riz.
awl' hod 'eve the 4ueru, in both of which
the audienre joined. This part of the program,e
being 11ente4, U retinsl to tile Aur:cr 1"...5n,/ where well.
I erangtSl collation. w..re in renlimass. During 9‘o tame
the guisets were ht refn.Wwurrt, the large ilining hall was
cleared fur dancing, which UN IV nment wits carried
. on until five o'clock in the norribi.k, and 'lnc of the
pleasaunnt evenings we ever remember Lying
I SW", was brought to • duos by the home:nal
trip iss the yacht "Seal,' which vessel was "wally
! enough to have been sonic hours behind her time in u-ric-
ing at the pier to take her passage to Poole. SOLLIn say the
tile prevented her appearance, others say the. wind (of
' which there was blowing half • gale), awl sonic say her
Icrew let her engine fires out; but of tlnis we cannot speak
peeitively. However, she carried home to Poole a freight
of very I hap y, but very tired paahninfXrd ; all 1.1 whom
will hke,, most pleasant recollections of the NUN
Year's eve of ISH.. One word before we conclude, upon
! the noWe owner of Braneeca In a speech he made 'luring
the eveninE, he said' "Lie lilrod eke Island noise and more
every day. The reeidento upon his Kowa', ray the
hi,,, as he says of the Island ; and we have a... 50; to
believe that the inhabitants of Poole will some day say the
I wile- more nipecially if any one of Burt, influence as Mr.
Hetilinck postaine and whose actions are open to so much
.s
critiezoni are, will set the good crample of ignoring
that pditical secrinisin which occasionally stirs up the
• wiwrowunnawil an stehivn of this town and county to
let their little w andel 094."