The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-01-31 00:00:00

WedneEday, the 24th inst. The readers on the °erasion
were Mr. F. Farthing, Mr. J. Smedmore, Mr. C.
Lambert, and Mr. T. White. hiiss Manwell kindly
presided at the piano, and several songs were sung which
were hWly applauded. Mr. Farthing is about to leave
, this achooL

WEST LIILWORTIT. —FATAL ACCIDINT. it
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fatal accident occurred at this place, on Tuesday, the
24th January, to a young man named Meaden, about
22 years of age. He was engaged tilling i cart with
chalk in a pit, when a quantity fell on him and
killed him on the spot The poor fellow was literally
amaabed to pieces. On Wednesday an inquest was
held before Mr. Giles Symonds, coroner, when a
verdict of " Accidental Death" was returned.

WIMBORNE.—AMATKUR CoNcintre.—Through
the kindness and hospitality of Major and Mrs.
Portman, two very excellent concerts, in aid of the
restoration of the Minster organ, came off at Deane'
Court on Thursday morniag and Friday evening.
Notwithstanding the unpropitious state of the
weather the morning concert, irhich commenced at
half-past two o'clock, was numerously attended by
the elite of the neighbourhood, among whom we
noticed :—Colonel Cult, Lady Albemarle and party,
Mr. and Mrs. North, Mr. and Mrs. Caillard, Hon.
Mr. and Mrs. Randle Clay, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
Fans, Mr. and Mrs. Garland, Mr. and Mrs. Troyte
Bullock, Mrs. Torkington, and the Mines Torking-
ton (2), Lieut. Torkington, Mr. and Mrs. Brett.
Lieut. Brett, and the Mines Brett, Mr. and Mrs.
Gunning, Miss Len thorn, Mrs. Curling, Rev. 0.
Onelow, Mies Onelow, Mrs. Banks., Mr. Charles
Digby, Lady Caroline Morant, Mr. George and
Mies Morant, The Rev. C. K. Paul and Mrs. Paul,
Mrs. C. J. Parke, Mrs. Todd and party, Mrs. and Mies
Ritchie. the Rev. J. H. Carnegie and Mime Carnegie,
General Michel, Colonel Monkton, Dr. Fletcher and
Mrs. Fletcher, Rev. J. Webb and Mrs. Webb, Men
W. Druitt. Mies Drnitt, Mrs. Hawes, Mae Allen,
Mat Curling, Mrs. Warner, Mies Good, Mr. and
Mrs. Packe Reading, and the Mires Forbes, Mies
Rowe, Mrs. Boyton Smith, Mrs. Coombe, Mimi
Stainer Min Frudge, Mr. and Miss Ross, &o. —Many
who had taken tioketa were prevented by the
weather from attending, amongst whom were—The
Hon. W. H. B. Portman and Mrs. Portman,
Hon. Louisa Portman, Hon. Edwin B. Portman,
Mr. and Mr.. Farquharson, Mr. G. D. Wing-
field Digby, Rev. R. W. Digby, &c. The
concert was given in the ball, which was very
elegantly decorated for the occasion. Over the door
by which the instrumentalists and vocalists entered
were the words, " Wimborne Amateur Mueioal
Society," and beneath, " Wimborne Harmonic
Society." Candelabras were placed on bracketa round
the hall, at the back of each were devices
of shield, and oak leaves, surmounted by the
names of eminent composers, producing an elegaant
and picturesque effect, and reflecting much credit on
the taste of the Mienes Portman, and the Misses
Fletcher. The members of the amateur musical
society were as follows :—Soprant—Mrs. Portman,
Mrs. Willett Adye, Mrs. Cook, Mies Clogetoun,
Will Warner, Mies Garland, Mime M. Garland.—
Contralti—Mr.. Clogstoun, Mrs, Hanham, Miss

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Portman, Mies L Fletcher, Miss H. Fletcher, Miss
E. Portman.-7'enori—H. S. Cook, Esq. Rev.
H. 0. Frances.—Bassi—Captain Barrett, Rev. E.
Coombes, Rev. Fitz. Portman, W. Fletcher, Esq.--
The instrumentalist., were Willett L. Adye, Es' q.,
Mr. Whitehead Smith, Messrs. Kerridge, Budden,
H. Blount, Herbert, W. Fletcher, Esq., and W. H.
Tanner, Esq. The difficult part of aocompanyist
was ably sustained by Miss Fletcher, and
that of conductor by Mr. Boyton Smith, to
whose efforts the suooess of the Wimborne
Amateur Society is to be attributed. The
ooncert commenced with the overture to
"Samson," by Handel, which we need hardly gay,
from the well known skill of the principal per.
formers, was exceedingly well executed. This was
followed by the chorus, "0 Father, whose Almighty
power," by the same composer, in which the whole
of the amateurs joined. Spohr's solo and chorus,
" As pants the hart," were next given, the solo being
sung with much sweetness by Mrs. Willett Adye.
Next in order was Mozart's motett, "Ave Verum."
A pianoforte duet, " Lobegeeang," by Mendel-
seolin, followed, executed by Mr. H. S.
Cooke and Mr. Boyton Smith, and was loudly
applauded. "I waited for the Lord," duet and
chorus, was then sung, Mrs. Portman taking the
soprano, and Mrs. Clogstoun the contralto, of the
duet. Both ladies poems excellent voices, and sung
with considerable taste, the chorus being well sus-
tained. Mendelesohn's semi-chorus, "He watching
over Israel," was next on the programme, and the
first part concluded with Mozart's "Dons Nobia,"
which was sung with good spirit and in exoellent time
The second part consisted of secular music, com-
mencing with a symphony by Haydn. Weber's
chorus, 'The stars that above us," was most e xcellently
suug, and called forth an encore. Macfarren's part
meg, "The cuckoo sings on the poplar bough," was
arm well given; and Mr. Boyton Smith, who played
a ask on the pianoforte, "La Fee Coquette," of which
that gentleman is also the composer, was also warmly
applauded. A solo on the violin, byWillett Adye,
Req., was a brilliant performance, Mr. Whitehead
Smith accompanying him on the pianoforte. "L&
Carita" was then mug by desire, and was loudly ap-
plauded. Macfarren's part song, "Harvest home,
was given with good effect, and the performance,
which was highly successful throughout, concluded
with the National Anthem. The evening con-
cert oommenced with the overture to " Semir-
amide," played with great effect by the baud,
the Misses Fletcher taking the pianoforte.
Space will not permit us to give a detailed account
of each piece in the evening programme. A chorus
from the opera of "Semiramide" was followed by a
duet from "Maria de Itudenz," which was
charmingly rendered by Mrs. Willett L Adye and
Mrs. Clogstoun. The Misses Garland delighted us
with a duet, "Beware," which was received with
immense applause. A "Duo Concertante," for
pianoforte and violin, was brilliantly played by
Willett L Adye, Esq., and Mr. Boyton Smith,
and narrowly escaped an encore. "May Bella,
"Behold the Woods," and • somewhat difficult
selection from " Jeseonda," were well sung, and
terminated the first part of the evening's programme.
Haydn's Symphony No. 7, opened the second part,
and went with a precision highly creditable to the
band. Then followed Steven's gem of a glee "Ye
spotted snakes," sung with great taste and care by
the chorus. Mrs. and Miss Portman afforded the
audience much pleasure in their singing of the duet,
"The Flower gatherers" which there was a decided
tendency to encore. "The Lest Rose of Summer
a Ballad sung by Mrs. Hanham •' and MendeLseohn
" Hunting Song" were next on the programme. A
delightful ballad, " The Last Adieu" wax very
excellently rendered by Mrs. Willett Adye;
Rossini', " La Carita," a beautiful quartett was one of
the gems of the concert, and this was followed by
Gonnod's "Oh Gloria," which, having responded to
An litiddre, gave place to "God save the Queen," '
and thus terminated tie° of the most pleasing and
successful concerts over given In the town of ,
Wimborne.