The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-04-14 00:00:00

•NNIVEREARY 07 Tani e EROTON
LITERARY AND MUSIOAL INITITUTZ.

The sixth anniversary of the above near*
lithely was bald at this d.wed fitheolroom, ea
Teseday evening. Through the kindlier of Mr. T.
Harvey, (die ercorary,) we were favoured with a wo-
ven of the wishes Female.' daring:to=
Year, from which vs path, theleithe F
le lUD, its moose' les hese titled tlthilawali_.,
pact al view, but on fhe mhok -ow "la
weethered the storm, lieff4 ecir t
&col dab, there is every M Ile ha
=Outage" and ethoissacy. rieeios to gad
sI
not only at it. formation, but up to the premed deny
it is ably emperted by the resident esishrY ci the
dist:sin, and ris to theo scomema ,dies ma she
to the interest taken in in persembk Immo
ted thither ef the parish, his wrath ,71=
re mimeo* thir • obese el peepathp, Mbeo we
have sash edminible aseibarise too,llfelliond mth
BMW' wheel eyeenthe, we ban miry isesse be help
that not only hump towns, butt. am vfllsges semi
hamlets, the good cisme of edecielim—mil thee of
the most practual amen and hem pees
with the increms of thepepolithen.
The schoolroom on Towner lthneing pnembell •
very py aed pretty appmennee, deo eft4 beemere
being vaspeaded hem the cll MS walk MS at
the apple sod some very well-enonted danwiap
added portly to the ellen About When nth
o'clock the sompeny hope to assemble, and by roves
the room was well ailed by a happy sem, who
sat down to on seediest tisk aessespith the
iron at esdares, to which off egs to do ample
Janice. At the upper wad, OEM *Mena. On
village ohoir took Meth Memo at lb. smith
end the members of the hems WA, in ISIMINIMOS
with the lesbian After tes Bllshaies " Grace" wee
slue by the choir, and the Rev. F. bleuewell thee
addremed the meeting to the follawieg did
Gin the present consiou he bed *Mined te
be only • listener, but at the empation
thin Bortory he would addroulier to-
marks to them. The Ehnen
established for the purpose of afforiliag indree=
and amassment to the wothingeleeme ie the
It had had de daps el posped6w.end trid,vtit
was happy to say,, tin baths& liming the mt
curtailed seine of tithe expethes, they
enabled to show a balithee—e mall on. indeed
—in farm. of the moiety. They had awes
40 periodicals and papers weekly, and the annual
expeditors was abort £6O ; end belie,* thee
the working claims wanted mime Ohm mime
of enjoyment than pouring over "%mule books,
they had enlisted the aid of mode, eed their emiste
was not merely • literary, hula musied Itanaly.
He was glad to knew that amen every town In
Doessitelure had its Inetihnes or Workbag Mae%
Clab, sod be had no sympathy with the mismehee
idea held by sours that the working me Mahe be
too well educated. He should be grill to ken thin
every working man bad his paper to nod, NM wee
swell instructed as himself. The idea Ms, work-
ing man being too learned was Imre Meddle, so
idea, he for one, mooned. He was very eloi to see
gentlemen of the press present, and Imes/ that the
excellent sad cheep papws oirmlned is the Nigh-
honchoed would be well supported ; ter whet was a
newspaper het a hinny of the day? And why
should not the working cameo know when to bay
tie best and the drew* artiele, sad also I. know
in what market titer 'labour would be thee paid for?
Why should they not underbred political led send
economy, and the laws by which they thee governed?
A short dietaries from them a new has of railway
was in proem 01 formation, and this rethedell it
of that greet man who Ain brought to prestinl
utility the railway system—George lhaphenther—whe
deeply regretted km want of education, sad
hissesff mto warly empire knowledge, sad applied
my (mid the meeker) but that there may be •
elimbenson here to-night? Thee what_
do you pomp over and above then hedarc
any rate let all strive to the utmost of thir power
in following hie them* Now from serapes's
they obtained Information of what was jssigon to
other countries, sad he was irony to bad IbM oa
the Continent of Europa affairs were not ping cm
well. The despots of tie Continent Copisell
kept their people in
well knew that if they ballethirlee' nte report=
ties of acquires knowledge as we had, they would
soon lone their throws. The Poles, rhos" game
straggle for indepeadmor they had latelywstemt
were ever denied the use of their owe
were forced to speak the ROMAIIII. Weir whet
should we think if we were soresnandedl. meth
only French? Should we not ries upas mamma, and
I oppose such an arbitrary law Nothing wee more
I moan and bass than rodearoarmg to keep the people
in ignorance, and on the other thind, no idlest was
more noble than that of assisciag the working mon
to educate himself. But be must not salary, they
had not come to hear speedos", but to listen
to music, and he should Orrefors call on the bend
to commence the evening's entertainment.
The following selection was then sung sad 0174
and did groat credit to the choir sad the thorn-
mord band, calling forth repined plendlle from
the company, who evidently highly appreciated the
rich intellectual treat afforded then The pens
were introduced by the rev, chairman with appro-
prier sad hemourons remark.; indeed we have
seldom had the plemore of rising one in his position
so thoroughly at home with his people, and me
doubt hie serious admonitions were received with
greater respect and attention through the kind
and jocular manner be 111110M11111 on moth occerime el
innocent rejoicing. His lady ably presided at the
pianoforte.
Part L Quadrille, "Fanny," by hand. Four-
part nog, "Hard Times," sweetly even by the
choir. 1,01 e•—" Here in cool Coot," by choir. Song
and (Buy..—" May of the Valley," rang by the
younger portion of the choir, whose silvery verse
were well Matted to echo the sweet voice of "=
of the Valley, Marok—" Montebello," by 1
" The Gipsy Chorus" by choir. Polka—" lisidiers,"
composed by D'Albert, by band. Song sad Chores
—" Rule Britannia," by choir.—Part I—Quied-
rill' —" Historioue," excellently given IL I:
band,—Chortui—" 0 who will o'er the
so free," by choir. The prioresses of
this thorn" called forth an swore. Four-pod
song.—" for the best" by choir. 'This was also
well sang, we command its sentiments to those rhe
ever look on the dark side of the picture. Trio—
" When shall we three met apin." This leseeidel
parody on the sung id the Weird Sisters in Macbeth
was exquisitely girth, alit called forth • taperer.
Pour-pert song—" All mom the
, Chairman by choir.. The Char& intiredeoltsg this nag
bury could scarcely be celled" free" nate the
Malt Tax was abolished. Four-part song—" John
Brown," by choir. This appeared to be • greet
favourite, and WU encored. Next followed
Richard's new sore sad chores, "God Mete the
Prince of Wales," by the choir. —Pieee—" Wi yet
may meet again," by the hand. This WM 01111,11 E
well given, the bars solos being admirably pia
and the whole, not only of this pros bet
'previously performe& redacted the greatest credit on
the leader, and his able eoautora. The entertain-
ment was dosed by the we company singing the
aew National Anthem.

The Cnktabus then proposed a vote of thanks to
the indefatigable seeretery—Mr. T. Harvey—re-
marking that with him lay the chief buries of
keeping the moiety, togetket sad they were
under great obligations to him for hi prefer
worthy exertions in getting them out of debt. He
also reminded the members to ths liberal support
the gentleman of the neighbourhood eluded the
society, that they were enabled to carry on the
society. He trusted they would all be spared to meet
again another year.
Mr. liking'', after acknowledging the
went, proposed "The Health of the Chairman and
his lady," which wee met cordially responded to,
and the meeting sepusted about belf-pmt 10 o'clock.