The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-04-24 00:00:00

WEYMOUTE.

Pnomcrnow.—Mr. F. J. Ff. Charles, senior outdoor
officer at tble port, h sa been promotel tr t' e poet of
examining officer at Liverpool.
APPJINTIMITS.—Mr. G. H. Prior., Mr. W. J.
Downes, and Mr. W. Mamma have been appoints'
by the Elder Brethren of Trinity 11..0.0, sub-
commissioners f,,r nilotage for the district, extending
from St. Albans' H,.l t . Lyme Regis.
ARRIVAL or ARTILLIIRT.—A. battery of Artillery, t
replace elm.* recently sent to Jersey, arrived on board
tie Commodore on Sun lay m .erring. They were goon
on shore, en I hen led by the 610 and drum band
marched I their quarters at the Notbe Fort. The
interesting spectacle was watched by &large concourse
of op etet
Avran.trlos OF MAIL.—A very advantageous
arratigenaeot with reeard to the early well has just
been effected. The 815 men to Dorchester and else-
where now leaves at 10 a.m., thu. giving the public
the advantage of posting two hours later, while
at the same time the mall arrives in Dorchester
In time for the second delivery, and in Loud in in the
evening.
, RAP& —At the Borough Police-oltart, on Wednes-
day, Ge mg. Gordon was agsscn brought up in custody
charged with having c ,mtnitted • rave on his ille-
gitimate daughter, Ann MacDonald. The magidratee
present si,reerrec7J
titretertsonip , tsdq.t,oempici T. Atab.boati
E. Burnett defended. Further evidence wee given,
and prisoner was committed for trial at the next
Assiz-s, hell being refused.

Winscrran Foneron kfursores.—Tha 64th anniver-
sary of the Weymouth branch of the.. missions wee
held on Sunday. when special sermons were preached
by T. G. Osborne. Req. M.A. (Headmaster of the
Kingswood Collage) On Wednesday evening the
annual mivaionary meetiog wee held. James Robett-
son, Req., J. P., preeiged, and interesting ad tress
were delivered by the Re.. James Calvert (missionary
from Fip). and the Roy. J. C. W. Gotick. for al
years inery in India. The Rev. J. Tialfrrd,
M.A., Rey. Widiatu Andrews, and Mr. D. J. BUn
also spoks.
Tits Et.ccrios or GUAIUMML—The remit of this
election hi now been declared, and the effort to
unseat one of the old goardiane. bid) lathe pulahes of
?dela 'nibs Regis and Wyk. Regis, hie failed. In
addition to the old candidates th.se were nominated,
to- the psesh of Melnimbe Rettig, Mr. Zillwood
Maisie, and fir Wyke, Mr. Seines. The voting we.
aa f.,110 we ilc nab Retie Mr. ff. Thom... 674;
Mr. G. A. Talbot ; Mr. T. R. Charles, 537; and Mr.
Zillwood Millesige, 5.10. Wyk. Regis, Ifr. &one,
288; Mr. J. Hamilton. 251; and Mr. J. Spites, 39. It
will thus lessen that Mr. Z. Milledge ran Mr. Charles
very close, the latter only retaining his seat by seven
votes.

.-C-.E.T.S.—The Holy Trinity Branch of Nile soclistl
gave another of th.ir enjoyable entertainments it the
Codes Tavern on Wednesday evening last. under the
presidency of the Rev. W. S. Bhuttleworth, whoa •
very attractive protraninie was rendered, bat un-
fortunately the attendance was meagre. The entertain-
ment comprised, readings by the Ray. Ghanaian,
Miss L Thieelton. and Mr. Force', solos on the
pianoforte by Maler Gal.; songs by Miss Wass and
Master Edward Grirnmett ; recitations by Meow W
Hood and Mester James Sly; two violin and piano-
forte duets by the RIP.. W. S. Sbuttlaworth and Min
L. Tniedion ; dart, vklln and flute, by Mr. Hinton
and • Toluenes.. an I temperance melodies. At the
clom, the 1f.,. Chairman expressed the thanks of the
society to tholes who had taken pal in the evening's
entertainment

--fitii-6:;m7tio Taurean:we Mteelorr.—lt has now
been definitely decided that the Temperance Mintion
shall commence on Monday, April 30th. A com-
mittee meeting. at which representatives front every
temperance society in Weymouth were present, was
held at the Guildhall on Friday afternoon. In
addition to deciding that the mission should commence
as above, it wee also resolved that the chief meetings
should be held on Monday and rhursday in St. Mary'.
School; Tuesday and Friday at the Burdon Assembly
Rooms; nothing definite w.as decided as to Wednes-
day, bet it was suggested that the meeting on that
day should be held on the Weymouth 4,U of the town.
Several emir:mot temperance speakers are expected to
address the meetings. Those who are willing t espial
I. the choir are Invited to attend • practice oo Monday
next In the Temperance Hall, Parketivet, at eight
o'clock.

_
Coacitir.L•ctnan.—The concert-lecture on Mozart,
given by the Rey. J. Wood at the Glouc?st-retreet
Chapel, assisted by a choir of 40 voices, was repeated
on Tuesday at the Hope Independent Chapel with
greet .11COM notwitlestaadine the &Nana of two of
the principal lady vocalists, Mre. Stedman and Miss
Frames, the former being in London, and Mies
Freeman, who was to have rendered Mrs. Stedman's
solos, was aL the last minute, revenged from attendiag
by • severe c. 41. Mr. Parsons, as before, conducted
and Mies M. Parsons pruided at the piano, and Mr.
H. J. Rogers at the American organ, the other in•tru.
mentalists being Mies Champ, violin; Mr. Champ,
violoncello; and Mr. Champ, cornet. In the interval
between the first and second portions of the programme
the Rev. J. Lewis; mentioned that he bad Iron unable
from various causes to obtain a chairman, in fact be
did not know where they would have put him if they
had one. The ray. gentleman &leo spoke of the
ab-once of Mies. Steelman and Mills Freeman, from
the roams' shore stated. They were two ladies who
would bane helped considerably, but it would have
done the latter so much harm that she was not allowed
t come. Having expressed the pleasure at having
the concert there, the a -cond portion of the programme
was proceeded with. The foil programme was as
follows :—Part I. Adagio (from trio in B fiat), violin
—Mies Ch.mp, violoncello—gr. Champ. pianoforte—
Mims M. Par-on.; "Kyrie" (12th Maas), choir;
lecture, Rev .1 Wool; andante (from sonata in D),
Chamo, pianoforte—Mr. Champ: " Qui
Tolls" (12th Mar), choir: "Gloria" (12th Mass),
choir. Pert —Allegro (from trio in violin—
Miss Champ, violonc -110- —Mr. Champ, pianoforte—
Mies M. Parson.; lecture, 11,.. J. Wood; motattee,
" God is our Refuge." choir; duet, selections from
" Don Giovanni," pianoforte—Miss M. Parsons,
American organ—Mr. H. J. Rogers ; Gloria" (Ist
Mass), choir; presto (from sonata in 1)), violin— hiss
Champ, pianoforte—Mr. Champ; " Aentig " and
" DWI& Nobis "(lit Mass), solo—Miss Freeman.