The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-04-20 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH..

Tar Kisos STATtli.7lA—fe-;:rthe tops of the new
rails around the King's &Moo have been ornamented
by being gilt. This was done uan experiment on the
suggestion of the Mayor, and certainly if properly
carried out, and protected from damage, the sails will
present an appearance must iirrEoved.
A Homan seQ • Snot WINDOW.—On Tuesday
morning a hone and curt that bad come out of the
Bear stables, went down Bt. Thomas-street out of tbo
control of the driver, who had not taken hold of the
reins. Just opposite the shop of Mn. Woodward, eon-
fect.oner, ko., the horse got on the nevem/rot, slipped,
and fell against the glass, its head &mulling the win-
dow, and damaging the goods, the horse receiving some
Nacre cuts.
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THI BOIOOOSI Citiotr°U.—There wu a rut debete
at the council on Wednesday toeshbrg a propoired pay-
ment of £4OO to Mews. Goodyear, on account of their
balance of £446 Is. 94. Thulakes of Messrs.
who are owed 1.1,700 on the Pile Pier contract, were
vigorously urged by Mr. Howard, and in the end it was
agreed that the £4OO should be equally divided between
the two firms.
THIATSIOAI.S.—The Amateur Dramatic Society,
'misted by Miss Ella Staunton, performed "Saved from
the Wreek," with after pieces, on Monday and Tue,d•y
nights. The houses were thin. Our Liberal borough
member, li. Edwards, Seq.. made • generous present
towards the expenses of producing the play, so that his
patronage was more solid even than the prestige of his
name. The company understood that they would have
had similar kindness from Mr. Hambro to acknowledge;
but, —owing they say to a Weymouth cause—no astut-
eness wa. received.
WSTMOUTH UNITED DISTILICT A. 0. FORETTIRS.—
The half-yearly meeting of this district was held on
Tuesday morning, at the '' Plume of Feathers" Court-
room. Eight Courts were represented by delegates, and
the district officers were present. £42 have been paid
as funeral claims on three deaths, during the past half.
year. It was decided that 14s. per week should be paid
to sick members for the first 26 weeks of their Shier,
and if they isoutinned ill longer, it should be reduced to
10s. per week for the next 26 weeks, and 4s. per week
only should be psi I for the remainder of their illness.
Something is to be done daring the summer in the way
, of • fete or demonstration, for the benefit of the funds.
A Cagw Rall:slNG TO Wulii THug SRIP.— The
Lady Hilda, of London, with a cargo of 600 tons of
general goods, for Philadelphia, in America, put into
Portland Roads last week, as they did not consider her
seaworthy. The vessel was classed A l for three
years in the American Lloyd's; but afterwards a alight
leak was discovered near the stern oost, and the master,
William Kirkland Mills, engaged • carpenter to repair
her, and the vessel was put on the mud below Gravesend ;
but the leakage could not be discovered and the visual
proceeded, landing the carpenter in the Downs. On the
dlst Much, while being towed throngh the Queen's
Channel, they met with • rough sea and shipped large
quantities of water, and when Portland lights bore 15
miles N., the wind increased with • heavy cross see,, the
yule' laboured and rolled heavily, and again shipped
much water. When they got S.W. by W. from St.
Alban's Head, sod B.E from Portland, the weather
was thick and buy, and the vessel took in • good deal
of water, so that the crew refused logo further in the
ship. The master offered to go into Plymouth for
repairs; but they refused, and compelled him to put
into Portland Roads, and on Tuesday the surveyors
came on board, and ordered the vessel to be lightened,
as the leak was evidently in her upper works. On the
14th these fact/ were depued to before R. G. Cheeeman,
Ea 1., receiver of wreck for this port.
Glint Tingle SoL-FA DEMuIiSTIATIOS.—Herr
Behnke, who is celebrated in the county of Dorset for
his persevering efforts in the cause of congregational
singing, gave to a very large Weymouth audience on
Friday evening last, an exhibition of what could be
effected in the way of combining into one harmonious
whole • number of voices but • short time before un-
trained and unable to sing together. The Weymouth
Conceit Hall was nearly filled with two attentive
muses, one that of more than 200 singers, and the
I other the audience, consisting of several hundreds who
tilled the galleries and the body of the ball, and nearly
filled the reserved seats- Ninety of the singers were
t adults, and 120 children, and of these two rhesus had

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only hut two quarter's triim.g ee glees eee quarter,
sad the 0..1y nine WOOS& In spite of the rhodium of
their testate' these varicose dames, &Item* oombisoek
and at timed the whole together, ear; In the most per-
iod harmony and time, a number of two, Hues. sod
four-part seep, and mends, the delietoee mules /Meg
ibg ball. The exactitude with *Melt all followed
the seeded of the master showed that soma
thing more than meehealeal obedienet was
given, and that he bad lespired them with blown
spirit. A pleeeieg proof of the goodnem of the
was egorded by the " eight singing test." for w=
four- part sour, quit. unkDown to the singers, had been
sent down from London to theist, of Dr. Health. This
was opened in the hall, and the muck there distri-
buted. The intermediate classes than sal-toed the
piece through with scrouraey, and rang with a radi-
i:OM that told of good trsining the ',tatty wag "I
live for those who bout mu" A very pleasing fosters
was the clear pronounsiation of the worths, no that to
the enjoyment of the good music was added the feeling
springing (ruin sympathy with the noble sentiments In
the song, a tenmtion too commonly absent in what le
called "high ohms" rousts, where aiming at egret often
entirely destroy, the influence of the words. The
children were especially clear in their intonation, and
we hope there Le a better time ooming, when, reverently
to apply the exhortation of Holy Writ, people will
'sing with the spirit and with the understanding
also