The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-01-13 00:00:00

BLANDIORD.

CONCERT.—The member+ of the Itlandftrd Choral
and Orchestral Union gave a grand evening concert
in the Corn Etch nge here on Thursday evening.
when Barnett', cantata "The Ancient Marine,'
and • miscellaneous selection of music WA, faultlesdy
rendered. The solosits were Miss 11cEwen (soprano)
Mi., Edward+ (contralto), Mr. Townsend (tenor) Mr
F. Sudden (bars). In addition to these ,r C
Curtis, the conductor, sang soles —especially appear.
ing to advantage in "Down Dropt the Breeze " and
The Harbour 13oy " Miss }Awards, too,' wan
loudly applauded in the air,' Oh, Sleep, it is a Gentle
PORTLAND. Thing' The "Mariner', Chortle " and "About,
Tits CHANBIL SQOADION ScAßL—With refAreece to About" were effectively rendered by the whole
a statement to the ,ff.et 'list the Channel S pralron orchestra. The second part of the programme com-
mute wee due to the injorilo:ous action on the part of nienced with an overture by the string band of the
Captain Patti:eon, the cimmander of the Neptute, • society-28 in number—song, ' Going Home," Mr.
Posemonth correspondent supplies the following Townsend ; song, "Bier Faithful.' Miss 111cEwen;
facts telegram wm, In the Vet Wm:twee, mat violin solo. Mr. C. Fletcher; chorus " Gipsy Life"
from the Admiralty to the Commitider-in-Chief at Mr. Edwards, Miss Constance Smith, and %Ir. F
Portsmouth directing the initne lists recall I all the 13udden were the accorm_muists, the whole being ably
officers and 111110 of the Sultan end Nepture. This conducted by Mr C H. Curtis Thie being Prince
order war at °Lod conveyed to the rempective ship., Albert Victor's birthday, the concert opened with the
from both of *blob ullefframe were soot in every a ee air, "God Bless the Prince of Wale.," and ended
whirr. the &idioms of the oflimrs end men on leave with the National Anthem The attendance was not
were known. Captain Pattison, in river, in order to so good as might have been reasonably anticipated,
expedite the recall of his crew, went to iha dockyard and we are afraid the society will suffer a pecuniary
gates and there bad • notice posted up. directing all lima by what ought to have been the most successful
the Neptriee men to be on bunr.l by 1.30 on Mond iy, concert ol the lesson, seeing the pains taken by all
The result of this was Coo. in the cm., of the Naptui.., members of the union to ensure MIC 06•11.
nearly all the men b. d rsj I the ship by Sl,Juday FOOTBALL Blantiford v. Bournemouth: The
evening. Certsin Pt ison'a share I. the matter, return match between these clubs came off on the
therefore, simply • tol.rs,J in carrying not wi n ground of the former on Wedneaday, and resulted in
exceptio.al promptitude ti order a u.veysd to Lim • tie, each side scoring • goal Some good play wad
by the Commas le,.le.Coiel. Th. cd.reepondeai witnesse . The following wre the team. :—Biand•
• .:—All this is well known down here, but it id ford : 14 Ingram, A Green, A Scutt Hedgell, F.
oily lair t Captain p.4..4.11 that this explonerion Danielle, P Scutt, H Drew, F. Lowndes, W Bennett,
should appear, •r the statiment that be had anything H Daniels, and A Foote' Bournemouth W Pick-
le do arab the scare Is simply ridiculous, and at the ford, I Powell, W Gatttall, W fiayter, Mime, F E
game tim. most unfair to that,efliner. Lamy, and Staildall.

PRINCE ALBIRT VICYOR'S MAJORITY w 1 celebrated
here ou i'bur.lay by worry p3al* trona the chard'
balls. roe ity•••• ( dr. E. dJaith) dev.itched a
telegram m lii, Kiyal lii the Prince d
Wale 4 .ia thd imppy rtt, ant m Ulf CVd4111,14
reply C 4111.3 trout Prink:, Albert Victor Al -
" ALtny th.iiik+to your.,lf, thi tlirpiret Bur
gee s and rector of Blandford, for c.ingratulations
ou my birthday."