The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-06 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH AND yin,comns REHM CHORAL

socim.

A re-union on a grand scale was given In SI Marrs
schools on Friday evening Int, by the members of the
Weymouth and Macomb. Rads nom' Society, in aid of
the repairs of the schoolrooms. The musical arrange-
ments and conductorship were under the able directions of
our accomplidied townsman, Mr. Boytoo Smith. The
decorations of the covered approach to the schools told
how busy hands and fingers had been on Friday mid the
previous day, and how artistic skill had been employed to
make the approach look attractive in the extreme- On
the right the wall was hang with tanners and flags, and
the wall on the left was covered with evergreens and
artiffeial coloured ffovrers, among which were Chinese
lanterns. Suspended from the ceiling were also pretty
Chinese lanterns, which, when illuminated , had a very
cheerful effect At the extreme end of the entrance in
coloured letters on a white mound were the letters in
large characters "Re-union,"

Entering the room the aspect was gay and striking.
The walla were hung with oil painting+ and other choice
pictures and mirror. between which were neatly arranged
vases of Omen Banners and bannereti were every
where seen depending from the walls and ceiling. The
wood-work supporting the roof, as well as the guotiorte,
were entwined with ivy and coloured Bowen The gas
pendants were also similarly ornamented. An orchestra
had been erected and covered with coloured material ; It
looked exceedingly g if. At the front of the orchestra
were rows of chuice greenhouse B mere giving it • cheer-
ful proecenium.like appearance.

At the eides were recess tables, on which were placed
pots of hot house flawers. Oa one table we noticed •
splendid etereiocopic apparatus with portraits, kindly lent
lor the occiteion by Meow. Pears au iii Browning, artist
plaotogr•phers 7, also several specimens of ceramic
enamels, photograph• on china, fired In the potter's kiln.
Those were greatly admired, for their artistic worth and
beauty. There were some very beautifully wrou :Ist
mottoes, one of which—" Set not everyone's dial by yi.o r
own watch," done in letters of rice on a scarlet ground,
had • Teri grand effect. But the most effective woo—
The best litaf to keep goad acts in wenaorr is to refresh
them with new. Tulle wax wrought in gold lett re on a
blue ground. Another—" Many hands m•ko light work,"
in silver beanie on a light blue ground, ws• also charm-
ingly done. There were other mottoes over the daorways
and around the walls, which, with the dresses, and the
blending of the various coloured emblems and tiowers,gave
the old schociroorn the appearance of • drawing.room.
There were couches, chairs, and seatkand nearly everyone
of them was occupied at the concert, which woe one of
sacred and secular music. Tea we. provided for about 400
Perlolll.

The programme. which
!As partly secular and partly
sacrell, opened with Muller beautiful pert song—" May
Day. This was faultlessly given by the member. of the
society and elicited warm septum. Nextcame Mecfarren's
part song—" The Cuckoo sings lath. popler trise,"executexi
In • sparkling and dashing manner. The parts blended
well together. giving evidence of careful and frequent
rehearsals. Mrs. Coucher sang—" When the heart is young"
with her well.known ability. Mendeissohn's sweat duet
—" I would that my love," was next effectively given by
the choir and was warmly. applauded. o.borno and de
Beriors duo conce.rtante— 'Guillaume Tell" (violin and
piano), was then given by Mr. J. P. Collett and Mr.
Boyton Smith. Mr. Collett seemed to excel all his
former efforts by his masterly execution, while it is
needless to speak of Mr. Boyton Smith's accompaniment
—it could not be excelled. Yrs. Pally Hooper favoured
the audience with • song, the clear voice of the vocalist
was heard to perfection, as in most of the other pieces
which had been sang; "encores" were loudly called : but
Mrs. Polly Hooper, like those who preceded her in the
programme, very properly was silent to the demand, a.
had encore, been yielded to, it would have taken till
eleven o'clock to have completed the programme. Bishop's
" The Cbough and Crow"—a trio and chorus, was • great
treat, the voices of Mr.. Andrews, Mrs. Stolz:nth, and Mr.
G. Orickmay mune out with every predble advantage, and
the choruses were well stutaine I. Warbling birds" was
pathetically sung by lin. and Miss Panther, and the ladies
were awarded the warmest Appian.. of the audience. 14..
Pelly limper, Mr.. C 'ocher. and Mn, Stedman then gave
11. Smart's very pleasing trio, "0. rest thee on this WWI'
pillow," and won golden opinion. by their rendering of
the parts. The first part of the programine wao brought
to • close by a part song, "Cowie o'er tbo brook" (Bishop),
which again brought out the efficiency of the whom choir.
Daring the interval of half-an-hour tee and coffee were
served round the audience, which was the largest ever
seen on • similar °maraca) in the schoolrooms. Tne
second part of the programme being sacred, opened with
the beautiful hymn, from liemlde s hymn book, "There'.
an hour of peaceful rest,' in which the audience joined,
and the effect was thrilling. An anthem, "I will 1.), me
down in peace" by Mr. Boyton Smith, was then given.
It was much Mod by the audienoe Klein's Andante (trio)
was next given, awl was • decided nosstermeos of instru•
menteliam. The Rev. 1. Parr presided at the plan,;
violin, Kr. J. P. Collett; piano, Mr. Boyton Smith. Then
followed selections from Flanders oratorio, "The
Messiah," in which Mrs. Coucher gave the air Hew
beautiful are the feet," and hire. J. 0. Andrews lx" I
know that my Redeemer Heath." was something surpris-
ing for an amateur vocalist. The choruses and grand
chorus were faultlessly rendered, and the whole selection
sem proof p.ceitive of the talent and training of the choir.
The bymn. . Onward, Christian Soldiers" was then mine,
and the National Anthem closed the vary enjoyable
re-union

DIUNKIIX CarrAlN. —At the County Hall, Dor-
chester, on Saturday, before Colonel Bingham,
Samuel Thompaon, the captain of • small smack, was
brought up for being drunk at Portland, at one this
morning. P.C. Stone proved finding the prisoner
lying on the highway at Chesil. helplessly drunk.
When asked for his name and address he became very
violent, and the constable had to call for assistance
and lock him up. —Fined 10s. and costs,

A PHOPILR Iles or GALVAXIBW.—A method of
breaking in horses by means of • galvanic battery was
the subject of a recent patent in this coontry, and
exception we. taken to it as being both ineffectual and
cruel. It appears, however, that when properly
carried out it is not only effectual, but the revrse of
cruel, as the animlls are so astonished at the power
displayed by their masters that they ri dckly become
docile and tractable. The experiment hag been tried
by the General Omnibus Company of Paris, and tne
scientific experts appointed to report upon the method
declare that it is more effectual and lees cruel to the
horses than the ordinary practice.

POOL V.

ANOTHER 3IAIDEN PITT!- EIESSIONN.—The only
bestows at the weekly Petty Sessions, on Thursday. I
was the cindirmation of an increase of klO per annum
is the 'Wary of the kali/taut Overseer for Longdeet
(Hr. John Graves). The magistrates present were
Messrs. Ougdale and Durell.
SIR lIIOR GOUT AND TIN RVPRIIIENTATION OF
CARDIFF. - - rh. Dairy Chronicle of Thunnlay mays :
" In connection with the annr,uncement which the
Smirk Ira/es Daily Newt has been authorbed to make,
that Li-loon l Stuart, who has represented Cardiff eines
1837, will, on action:it of continual ill-health, retire at
the close of the present Parliament, the Lilieral Two
Hundred have delegated to a special committee the
duty of selecting desirable candidates for their
approv.d. The register has for some years been care-
fully watched by the liberals, and, cmpled with the
rapid increase In the populetion, the mimes of an
acceptable Liberal candidate by a large majority is
placed beyond doubL The Conservatives of the '
borough are divided in opinion, and it is also only
doubtful whether Lord Bute will give to any new Con-
servative candidate the strenuous support which so
materially misted Sir Hardinge Giffard in his two
unsuccessful attempts to win the borough. The
probabilities are that his lordship will not interest
himielf in the election."
THI Ex•OFFICIO QUESTION.—The Skerborne Journal
says :—"The Guardians of Poole have been agitited
I ir some months on the question of the right or other-
wise of the Borough Justices to act as ix-officio
Guardian,. Their late Chairman, Mr. Hayman, ruled
against them and we think correctly; but • newly-
elected "AJAR, who is also a lawyer, has succeeded
In persuading the new Board to send his ex-parge
argument to the Board above as their obserratiuna :
a statement whir`, seems to us to need a great of
explanation, and to be open to some severe criticiem.
We do not know the exact constitution of the new
Board, but as Mr. Hayman is no longer chairman,
and Mr. Paterson's extraordinary affiliation motion
was carried without • division, we cannot but think
its c melt uents are strangely altered; and there is such
• strong suspicion of politics over everything done in
Poole that the public will be forgiven for believing
this contention to be entirely orie of party. Under the
Poor Law 'Every Justine of. the Peace rediling in any
parish and acting in the eounly, riding, or division in
raticA the same (Union) may be situate,' shall be an
is-officio Guardian. If the claim of the Poole Justices
as 'county' magistrates be received, they ought to
attend Sir Ivor Guest to the next Quarter Sessions for
Dorset, and qualify at Dorchester. But it should be
quite clear that, apart from the question whether •
county of the town' is equivalent to a county et
large, Poole Union cannot by any twisting, beheld to be
'situate in' the Town and County of the Town of
Poole."