The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-05-02 00:00:00

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first part to a close. After • few minuted interval Mies
Tour, played with peat taste and skill, a selection from
the opera • llartW. and woe followed by theep
" ',bough and Crow," which, as well as the other
was well rendered. Mos Tow, very kindly play the
accompaniments for the glees " The Shipwright," given
by Mr. H. House was well received. Miss Croft's son&
" I cannot sing the old Songs," and Mr. Jenkins, "Teem,
were both given with great teat,, Miss Crofts also sang
In capital style the beautiful song," Sing me an English
song," for which she was encored. The National Anthem
brought the rogramma to a close. Every one sensed
highly p th the evening's entertainment, and it
Is hoped that the musical portion of Moreton, will rouse
themselves • little earlier in the season next year, so es to
give a series of concerti, instead of one.
WITICOUTE.
Tag APPROACHING VINT OF TFUt YIIONANRY.—We are
t.ied to hear that it is settled that our annual visitors, the
0. Y.C.„ will come to Weymouth on Saturday, May 13th.
Mayor has convened • meeting of the inhabitantrn to
consider what preparations shall he made for their proper
reception, and doubtless the town will provide the usual
sporta .

Tiig RIVLX VOLUNTUR Cakr.—At the annual dinner
of the officers of the Dorset battalion WV., at the Royal
Hotel, last week, Colonel Mansell stated that it was finally
decided that the encampment of the battalion should be
held at Lodmoor this year. He bad no doubt the same
feeling which was manifested by the inhabitants of Wey-
mouth on the last visit of the battalion, would be shown
by them on the forthcoming occasion.
Zak Anemia Titurnicata.—Mr. Finch, who took a
leading part in the management of the late amateur
theatricals, and whose irresistibly comic performaxces,
especially in "Whitebait at Greenwich" so much con-
tributed to their success has generouti handed over
£l.ll Us. the surplus, to Dr. Rhodes, to be 'Tided between
the Royal Hospital and the Eye Infirmary.
A Dawoknouis " Lartg Dior."—On Tuesday Joan Gory,
a wheel-chairman was summoned before Mr. J. Ailing,
Mr. Jas. Milledge, Dr. J. Drew, and Mr. T. Abbott. for
being drunk whilst in charge of his wheelchair, on Friday
lest— P.C. Carter had been called by Mrs Russell, of St
Thomas street, to see her safely hems, as defendant, who
was wheeling the chair, was not fit to do so. The constable
found defendant going sometimes on one side of the road,
and sometimes on the other, and the chair was rocking so
that Carter was obliged to steady it with his hands, lest it
should be upset—Fined se. and costs.
WERLSTAN CoNcitar. —A very pleasing entertainment
was given on Wednoaday evening last at the Maiden.
street Schoolroom, by the choir and friends of the chapel
under the leadership of one a the latter. The choir
during the evening sang the delightful piece "Steal away
to Jesus," which was very charming, &lid perhaps the best
of their jubilee songs. They deserve every credit for their
courage in attempting this music, so difficult from its
very barbaric nature, and because it depends so utterly
on intense "expression." They had caught this very
fairly, and their teacher most have been most unremitting
to enable them to sing even bearably the jubilee songs.
They did well and we expect to hear thew better yet
Tea APPROACHING VISIT OP THI YZONANRY.—The
public meeting, to arrange for the entertainment of the
Q.O.R.Y.C. during their eight days' stay at Weymouth,
in May, was held on Friday night at the Council
Chamber. Among those present were :—The Mayor (Mr.
G. B. Welsford), Mr. R. Thomas, Mr. T. Hanna, Mr. Z.
Dunn (Victoria Hotel), Mr. G. H. Chalker, Mr. J. B. Cole,
Mr. Cook (Queen's Hotel), Mr. Felton (Golden Lion), Mr.
Freeman, Mr. T. Wallis, Mr. Jones (London Hotel), in.
The statement of accounts, signed by Mr. T. A. Hanna,
hon. sec. for len, showed that the receipts commenced
with a balance in hand of .Cl 2 Si.. subscriptions £ll3 2a.,
entries LlB 7.. 61. The disbursements were £l4B Us. 4.1.,
leaving a balance in hand of L 5 5L 2d. It was resolved
to have the usual sports, Mr. Hanna HU again appointed
bon. secretary, and Mr. R. Thomas, treasurer, and sub-
scriptions are to be gathered in the town.
BUTCHERS CAPSIZED.—On Thursday morning three of
Messrs. Ilaunton and Sons' butchers were thrown out of
their meat cart in St. Mary-street ; but fortunately were
not much hurt, The accident happened through the axle
of one of the wheels snapping suddenly, as they were
coming down St. Mary-street Off went the horse in its
fright, dragging the overturned cart after It: but nothing
stood in its way, and near the Savings' Bank it was
stopped. We do not say it was the case in this Instance,
but some of the butchers have been in the habit of driving
so fast through the street that an occasional capsize will
be regarded by the Inhabitants as a useful warnillig to
those sons of Nitushi, so long as neither men nor property
were damaged, as was fortunately the case on Thursday
last

FILILNDLY Sec!err—A meeting of ladies was
caned by circular last week, by the committee of the
Weymouth and Portland branch of the Girls' Friendly
Society, a body of which very little was publicly_known ;
but of which Mrs. Geo. Eliot is hon. secretary. The Rev.
Talbot Baker, R.D. and hon. treasurer, presided, and
about a score of ladies were present, among whom were
many associates of the society. The object appears to be
to raise the tone and morals of girls of the labouring
class, to whom the society is to be a chaperone. It does
not wish to sever the secular relations between girls and
their mistresses ; hut provides a home at Bridge Cottage.
Commercial-road, for girls out of place., and here they can
be lodged at Is. per week, finding their own board. The
society asks, as servants in places must go out now and
then, that they be allowed to do so on Thursday after-
noons, by attending at the home, for an hour or two,
when they can sit down and have a little pleasant change,
do needlework, and meet their friends. Ladies will here
meet them and endeavour to elevate their moral tone.
The girls' "characters" may also be given to mistresses,
but only as regards moral conduct, and they are to be
helped forward in their various places. When they leave
the parish, associates can recommend her to an associate
In the place where she is gone, or write to the clergyman
of the parish about her, and 6d. is to be allowed on every
10s. of deposit, up to £5, to encourage the girls to put
money in a Savings' Bank.—Besides the ladies at the
meeting, there were also the Rev. Talbot Baker, who
explained the society's object and workin& the Rev. J. A,.
Beazer (Portland), and Mr. G. K was It not
also attended by all the ministers, or at least all the
clergymen in the town, and their ladies? Surely, for
instance, Mrs. Talbot Gramme, who has done, and is doing,
s. much for girls, would be a most valuable help in any
effort for good to this claim)

tc A . --On Monday evening
the Rev. W. Allen, Wesleyan minister, from Dorchester,
had the kindness to deliver his excellent lecture in the
Maiden-street Wesleyen schoolroom. Though modestly
entitled travels in Western Africa," the lecture really
embraced also a very graphic and picturesque description
of the voyage out, for the lecturer, starting from Loudon
and (iravesend, depicted the liquid mountains on which
the vessel rose, with magnificent prospect all around, and
the deep valleys inter which she sank, showing that it is
not always immediately true that "water finds its level,"
especially to the ship
" As she lay,
All the day,
In the Bay of Biecay, oh! •
The limestone rock of Gibraltar, hollowed into the great
fortress of the Mediterranean, with its 1,000 canons, was
next sketched, and then followed • speculation about the
current that pours always one way through the straits,
and yet there is no perceptible difference in the height ot
the Mediterranean. The lecturer stated that the under-
current if any, was totally insufficient to account for
where the extra water goes, and he ascribed the solution
to subtarraneons passages, whereby the supply was kept
up with the Indian ocean. Then from these speculations
we came up from—
"Two thquaand fathoms deep •,
By the wild and rocky steep,"
and proceeded to the balmy clime of Madeira, where
grapes grow in profusion and the climate ie so gentle and
yet so dudng, that invalids find often renewed health
among the beauties of nature. The lecturer might be
pardoned for almost wishing Madeira belonged I. England,
for he thought we could make more use of it than the
Portuguese. Passing other islands, we at last came to the
Gambia, the grand river that is navigable so far into
Africa, and the lecturer happily expressed his ballet that
it would have been a great mistake had we exchanged our
possession of it for some French settlements, and given up
the Gambia to the French, • statement received with
applause. After a passing reference to the unfortunate
general from whom one of the places passed is named, and
who in • former war with the Ashantees, got defeated,
and his head cut off, we fairly arrived at Cape Coast
Castle, and landed. The lecturer's interesting sketches
of these parts were fully reported in the retsina* of
March 31st, on the occasion of the lecture being delivered
in the Dorchester Town-hall, therefore we need not repeat.
The lecture was interesting_ throughout, and deserved •
larger audience—Rev. W. H. Lewis presided
PROMIIIiD Simms,/ or THIS PALK Bimmesm—The
questions affecting the Park" have been such sources
of troz.ble to our Town Council and Local Board, that
every ratepayer who him any pretensions to be • public
man will be glad to hear that we are promised, on good
authority, • settlement of the difficulties before long. The
committe, with Mr. Aylee, see, , as chairman, sat tor
hours, most carefully examined the matter it every
light they could think of, and have agreed on •
recommendation, which, with the help of our
new surveyor, it is confidently expected will get
the n • improvements on the right road to be
effected. We understand that Mr. Morgan is dealing
with the affair with his usual energy and good sense, and
we anxiously expect his report If Mr. Morgan rimmed,
in presenting a report that finds so much favour with the
Local Board as to ensure its being adopted, and the re-
commendations being carried out, the disposal of this
tiresome subject alone will be worth many )ears' salary.
Parties must be easy towards each other, and not allow
too obstinate adherence to self-interest to obstruct any
onger the improvement of the Park district, which is
every year becoming of the deepest importance to the wel-
fare of Weymouth. If it were sought to provide subjects
for a Municipal Debating Class, the Park, in its present
state, would be invaluable as providing endless questions
on which to hang speeches by those of our councillors who
think they have the gift of eloquence : but if the Local
Board approach the subject vrith• real determination
to finish, and a disgust for talk, they will
earn the gratitude of generations litspiee findgs
should be the motto of our councillors, and with
the view of hastening the end, we are almost tempted
Into a breach of good manners by naming a few councillors
who ought, if they rise to speak in their usual time-
wasting way on this matter, to be immediately called to
" Order," and put down. At the present juncture, it is
earnestly to be hoped that the Mayor may be soon
restored to health, and that he may strictly enforce the
standing orders at least If the Local Board will persist
in talking about, instead of steadily doing, it may be
necessary to tell rather • good story respecting • certain
discussion in the Council but from respect to that repre-
sentative body, we would rather it should not pass our
nicatsd.
Comm. Parry ticsaioNs, Monday.—Before Mr. It.
Eliot