The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-08-17 00:00:00

110IISKILMOIITN.

OPENING OF THE NEW PIER.

The etde visit of the Lord Mayor and Lady Myore..
of London and the Sheri& of L awl Middlesex
no the occa-ion of the openi, g of the new pier, on
\Verities lay last, was the grewhet affair yet °inflected
with the eventful history a the (add table watering-
place ef Bournemouth. The Lord Mayor and suit,
arrived on Tuesday evening, about 1111f-oast five, at
the East Stalin, awl the distingui-he.l PSeLY
receive! by the local anthoritiew Mejar-General
Berrien., Acting as Chdernan a the Improw-ment
Commiseeiners in the absence of Nlaj Walker,
presented an &Meese of wekome to hi. lortliship, who
eui:ahly acknowledged the came. The cite &gait tries
then proceeded in state to the It •yal Bath lintel,
wherethi y wereeutertained dories; their vi.it freetdc est
by the proprietor, Mr. Merton Cote.. In the eveving a
grand promenade concert was g vii in the ho i.e.
mouth Winter Gardens by the bald of the Grenwli.r
fluorite, the wd Mayor and his p ty I wing pre to.t.
On Wednearloy morning a depot ition f Freein 111.1114,
headed by Mr. A. H. Jolliffe, Worthy Malta of
Lodge " Hengist," waited upon (hi L w,l Mayor at hie
had, awl firearm's.] him with a he intifelly I luminatel
ruldresa. 'tie address cougratiticed hi, I rdshiti
the high position he occupied in connection with the
craft, in, one of the Grand %Yankee ,1 Englivitl, and
incidentally raerred to his high vetition as the chief
city dignitary. His Lordehip, in reply, expressed his
satisfaction that Freemasonry woe flourishing no well
in the south ts he found it to be in the north, and
having ra orwl to the very distinguished h weir paid
to him, said he should be most happy to ain lc ems the
Worthy Master or any of the brethren who might be
coming to 'London.
The members of the local Yeomanry, Artillery,
Volunteer., awl Friendly Societie, met at thtir v lOW
headqua-tere, and marched to the pier approach, after- ,
wards taking their position in the grand proce.sion,
which was firmed in the road between the Belle Von
and Bath Hotels. The Lord May r wa. announced to
take his seat in his State carriage precively at 11
o'clock, and the fore part of the procession did start
from the hotel shortly after that time ; hot it we 12
o'clock before a ft 'wish of trumpets it. tided that Ids
rdship had entered his c mine. A few minutes
afterwards there was another flourish of triatopets and
the procession moved off by way of the fliff-roml, sea
front to Meyriek-vad, Gervis-road East, by St.
Church, to Christchurch-road, to Lans-
downe, Old Christchurch-road, to the Square, Sane.
torium-roml, crossing the Bridge, up C imbri lgc-roacl,
to Poole-road, Commercial-rowl, to Ihe Square, and
through the Pleasure Gardens to the Pkr. 'the follow-
fog was the order of the proceasitn :
Advance! guard of the member. nf E Troop' Hants
nienry Cavalry ;
Band of Artillery Volunteers;
11. M. Coastguard, under command of Mr. Btoelm, R.N. ;
Multi ArUllery Voluoteem
smkunder command of
c .pfnin ReM
Hants Rifle Volunteer Rand:
Recta Ale Volunteeraunder alumina of C total's Roger,;
Independent Order of 0 blfellowa
Bend ,•
Ancient Order of Foresters;
Univd Patriots
Independent 0-der of Reeliabites;
Ratepayer. of B iurnemnuth in carriages;
L MenAvra of Parliament;
Mayors of neighbouring boroughs;
The Bournemouth Commieeioners and their Others;
Bind ;
The Volunteer Fire Brigades of Ringwood. Chris' church,
and Itnernernouth
Band;
Bente Ifeomenry C tvslry
Mr. Ex-Sheriff Burt;
Mr. Under-Sheriff Crawford and Mrs, Crawford;
Mr. Sheriff Bayley and Mrs. Bayley:
Mr. Saeriff Woolloton and Mrs. Wool' ton;i
The City Marshall :
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The .f.r7ir-C4y-15;;a-pe.. icrs
The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and the e,.
attended by the Sword Bearer and Hare an 4
escorted by the Haute Yeomanry C,va'ry
The route was profusely deco-at,d, there heing
numerous handsome arches and • free display of
bunting and evergreens. The day DIN regarded as a
general holiday. and the weather bei-ig beautifully
fine the line of route was literally threng,d with
people, many thousands arriving by rail, road, and
sea. The ordinary vehicular traffic warn anspended
pro few. in the ',treks through which the procession
pooled. The tout ens inbie of the dem metration was
most imposing, the handsome egoiragee 1d c in-
comitants of the city dignitaries and other officio*
the banners of the friendly societies, the uniform, of
the auxiliary ("rev, the street decorations, and the
masses of the people, all eontribiting to a sight which
will not soon be forz,otten. On arriving at the pier
the volunteers lined each aide of it, fuming • guard
of honour to the Lord Mayor. TI e civic dignitaries
and others left their carriages at the entrance to the
pier, and walked in procession on to the structure.
I The chairman of the Pier Committee (Hr. T. Beech'-y)
1 having presented a golden key of the pier to the Lady
Mayorees, the procession passed up the pier to •
"AIM Platform, where in address was presented to
tier Lord Mayor, who replied to it and declared the
i pier open. The hand ~f the Grenadier Guar& had
Previously taken op a position OD the pier. and per-
formed a selection of music prior to the arrival of the
procession. A public luncheon in the Winter Gardens
' was followed by • varied programme of aquatic sports
and • Inliad dis Play of fireworks brought the day's
foothills. to • don.