The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-04-28 00:00:00

PORTaND.
CONCeRr AT TIM SOLDISRS iffsmure.

.% concert of vocal and iii.trumental music took
Llace at the Soldiers lii.titute on Thursday evening.
The attendance waa• good, but not a. large as the
merit. of the prograti ttttt • timers-ed. Colonel Bain-
bridge prettided, 1.-ing supported lay officers of the
Royal Scot. Fiailien., also by Captain St. Clair and
•dlicers 11.N1.5. It acumen. The liettitute string
band, under the conductorship of Mr. Mt. Clair we..
in attmdane.., and diiacounted capital mimic, opening
this proceedings with the overture of "Caliph of
Bagdad," and the .econdpart with " The Whirlwind"
polka, each of which they executed neat creditably.
Mrs. Bridge sang " Ehrm on the Maine, an
" Love with excellent path.., and in ietoil
r. W. W. Alceck'. interpretation of The
Bedouin Song," &IMO "Thu. CrUNVIPT*II
Song " was very vigorous. For the latter he wa.
niuteroilhly appatatled. The cleer cssitralto voice of
Mr.. Ste.lntan did imitice to the quaint w. rd.. and
note. a Patchwork," and in the latter part of the
programme to Parker'., beautiful compusition, "Close
to tlte/1A..64d," which was additionally interesting
owing to the violoncello obligato by Mr. W. Alcoa,
Mr. C. Thorne accompanying on the piano. The
(e,,aeomeeml ..lecti•tns were—lhio (violin and piano)
air, v.vri•sl, Stoar a•el Thorn.. ;
" Ilsingarian Dance," Mr. Stone ; trio, •• Adagio.
seliera blob. " ()time N'lne•ro.
Thorne, Stone, and Alcoa: Havinggiven the flames
of the participant., that is tantamount to saying each
nnlectiun wen rendered with artistic ekuil, wad careful
manipulation. The abilities ..f the gentlemen are too
well known to need further praisaL. The duo was heartily
encored and repeated. Mitu. Ih•lplaineCarpendale
seriteumic ismar, " The link,',,l'itcher,
very h etip•yed, and CAllrlell some mirth,
whilst roars of laughter inn-mi.-race' Mr. hugger',,
emnic sung " Scirasins" it being cuciinni, Nfrn.
song,w " ! dear, what can the inattna lie?" and a
..rd dance by l'ipe-ILsjor Fisher, Royal Scot.
Funiliern, concluded the items in the I me. The
sword I lance waa, of course, a very novel and interest-
ing ft•ature. It was executed with much race, and
in good time. There, however, was one ' fault," it
was t,n, short. It,. seld.ait that people living in such
an. isolak•al oreland have the ••pirrtiinity of
.14-3:l' Thcit
ey .aserltt pheasantl Vee‘.4l7oTVgli 117.retallit'prtc:cima"it. :rte
of the effort.. .1 Mr. St. Clair. matiager of the oistittite,
who at kindly undertook all the preliminary iwriutgc-
meta+,

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WA RAW.
GOVERNIIKNTI3o.trni ENQUIRY.--The charter
incorporating the borough Warehani expires in
and the inhabitants have petitioned the Privy
Ginned to grant a new one. The present charter was
given in 1700, and under it the town pomesses several
pivuliar rights anit_jorivileges. The population is
between 201i0 and 3000, Mid yet amto:o,l c.ona are
held in the loosighdoresiileil over by • rt•nknior Nir.
I'reeland I. The Njayor 111141 os -Mayor exercise
niagistedal Perilsheti.% On Kuiinlay the Hon. T.
poliami„.l,l,, I i,,v,.rmip.nt inquiry into the
re.incmporation, which wiw supported by the majority
of the inhabitants awl opposed by the Ism' of the
Manor, on the ground that the ex penseii .4th.. borough
will be inereasist and that ttttt nienal elections are
likely to stir imp party animosity. Mr. ft. is. Howard
applied for the petitionenc and Mr. Ibulgeiggingist

VillEl3o-21411.
ST. Joits'm .tmintotot .vomeivrinx.- -On Monday,
the 20th, a 111,•11 detached chi.. at Wilton wax ea.
monied hy Dr. Al. If. ennii, .4 Wiiiihorim.. Tito
wax
keen camhilly and hilly trained by Dr. Straton,
.4 Wilton. All the imuididateti—nine in number -
who iwetwilted theunwlvex soon' than aatialied the
examiner.