The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-06-20 00:00:00

LONGFLUT.

CHMILL snoossaful festival of parish
choirs, in which about 140 voices took pert, came off in
Longfled Church, on Thursday evening.- UnfortunatelY,
the rain had been steedily descending during the whole
of the afternoon, and consequently the congregation was
rather small ; but had the weather been fine there would,
doubtless, have been a large attendance. The Church is
famed for its floral decorations, and the present ocoasion
was no exception to the rule, fancy baskets of flowers
having been placed on the Communion-table and window
sills, and the gas brackets, hc., were decorated with flowers
and evergreen. At 6 o'clock the clergy and surpliced
choirs entered the church singing the Processional hymn,
"Advance, advance, the day is come," and after kneeling
for private prayer the choirs at puce sang that noble
hymn. "0, worship the King all glorious Above... The
service, which was fully choral, was intoned throughout
by the well-known General Secretary of the Salisbury
Diocesan Choral Association, the Rev. H. De St. Croix, of
Figheldean, Wilts, and the responses were very well
taken up. The proper Psalms for the occasion were the
65th. 113th, 138th, and 146th, and were sung to chants by
Havergal, G. A. Macfarren, and Hopkins. The first
lesson, the 12th chapter of Isaiah, was read by the Rev.
M. pstey, of liamworthy, and after Bunnett's " Magni.
fleet" had been sung by the choirs, the Rev. K K Dugmore,
of Parkstone, reed the second lesson, the List chapter or
Revelations. The " Nunc Dirnittis" was also by Bunnett
The anthem composition by J. Baptist Calkin, "Rejoice
in the Lord, ye righteous," and displayed the
powers of such a large choir of voices to advantage.
Before the set mon the hymn "Ten thousand times ten
thousand " was sung. The preacher was the Rev W. L.
Dawson•Damer, Vicar of Comfiest and Rural Dean, who
delivered an appropriate addres, commendatory of choral
festivals upon the words. 'How shall we sing the Lord's
song in a strange land." The choirs sang the offertory
hymn. "Give of thy goods to God, and He will bless thy
store," whilst the won was being made, and then
came another hymn, "O, Lord, the heaven Thy power
displays." The Rev J. L. Williams, Vicar of Longfleet,
and District Secretary of the Salisbury Diocesan Choral
Association, having pronounced the Benediction, the
festival was bro t too • close by the singing of the
recessional hymn, On our way rejoicing.. we homeward
move." The choirs had been trained by the Rev. E E.
, Dugniore, and, considering that they had been brought ,
together from numerous small parrishes, acquitted, them- ,
selves every creditably throughout the festival. Mr. Alfred
Errs, R £6l. organist of St Peter's, Vauxhall, London,
officiated at the organ, and played a very nice voluntary
previous to the commencement of the service. In addition
to the clergymen we have mentioned the following were
also present—Rev It Day, Lychett Matravers ; Rev M.
Heath, Lytchett Minster ; her C. Druitt, Parksbane, and
the Rev C. L Kenuaway, Canford. The detailed strengh
of the respective choirs was., follows.—Poole (St. James's)
—Trebles, 8 ; altos 2 ; tenors, 3 : basses, 3 ; total 16. Long-
fleet—Trehles, 9 ; altos, :1; tenors, 5: basses, 5 ; total 22.
Parkstone —Trebles, 8 ; altos, 2; tenors, 6; basses, 4; total
20. Hamworthy—Tteldre, 6; altos, 2; tenors, 3; basses,
3 ; total. It Canford—Trehles, 12 ; tenors, 4; basses, 4;
total, 211. Lychett Matravers—Trebles, 7; altos 2; hassles,
2; total, 13. Lytchett Minster —Trebles. 8; tenors. 5;
bares 6; total, is, The choirs partook of a meat tea in
the Schoolroom at the close of the festival- The congrega-
tion had to walk home in • pouring rate, which, how-
ever, abated for the return jeerney of the choirs.

801711311111017TH.
FISHING EICILIIIISTIN.--On'Thureday a fishing expe-
dition, organised by our respected toy/names', Mr.
Joseph Cutler, cona6ting of some 50 gentlemen, pro.
ceeded in vehicles to Muddleford with the view of
enjoying a day's salmon fishing. By the time they
reached their destination the rain came down in
torrents, and it was not long before the party felt
rather "watery." One fish only was caught, and if as
a warning to all the fishy tribe not to tempt Bourne.
mouth gentlemen to Muddleford in such unpropitious
weather, the poor animal warn forthwith cooked at the
nearest inn, and devoured by the carnivrone disciples
of St. Peter. One of the most wonderful miracles
narrated in sacred writ was the feeding of 5,000 people
with five loaves and two fishes, and surely 50 gentle-
men dining off a small salmon weighing 1511bs.
deserves a notice in the annals of fishing. The party
returned about six o'clock, apparently not much
improved by their day's exercise.
COUNTY COURT. —The Ili-monthly sitting of this Court
was held on Saturday, before Mr. T. E. P. Leroy.
Out of 150 plaints issued, the following came before
his honour.

STRAW DISPUTZ.
Sansu4 Cobb, of Woodbry•hill. Bore Regis, v. Bayley.
Son, corn, coal and straw merchants, Bournemouth. Mr.
Weston, of Dorchester, appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. J.
Druitt for defendants. The plaint was for • quantity of
straw sold by plaintiff to defendants at £3 Ilk per ton,
which defendants refused to pay on the ground of being
over charged.—For the plaintiff were called Mr. R. S.
Coles, hay and straw dealer, Tivertoe, who testified to the
price of straw at the time. He had bought straw of Cobb
for /I 10a. - Mr. Coates considered 3:3 10s. the market
price at the time.—For the defence Mr. Druitt called Mr.
Hayter, senr., who said he loot Mr. Cobb in July when he
(Mr. Cobb) asked witness if he wanted any straw.
Witness asked the price and was told "something less
than LI per ton." On being asked how much less Mr.
Cabb said 50.. Witness bought a quantity of straw from
Mr. Daysiond's executors, at Ma. per ton. Should not
have dealt with Mr. Cabb it he had not been asked to buy.
—Mr. Hayter, junr., corroborated, and George Knatt, of
Sturruinster Marshall, who said be did a "strongish bit of
business" in Bournemouth, had sold five or six tons to
Mr. Hayter at 555., which was all he charged during the
summer—llls honour: kilo considered • fair profit had
only been made, gave judgment for the amount and costa.