The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-05-16 00:00:00

SHERBORNE.

PERFORMANCE OF THE " MESSIAH" FOR THE
YEATVAN Flosmat.—Morning and evening perfor-
mances of "the Messiah," were given, on Tuesday, in
the Townhall, in aid of the Yeatman Hosplal, now
near completion. The Philharmonic Society, under Mr.
Herbert, N. 8., were assisted by Mr. Rumsey, first
violin, Mr. Claxton, second violin, Mr. Phiffer, viola,
and Herr Defile, elarionet ; Sir Wm. Medlycott, violin-
cello, Mr. Willett A.dye, viola, and Mr. Chas. Keats,
Dorchester, violin; soloists, Mr. Drayton, bass, lay
vicar of Wells, and Mr. Westmoreland, tenor, lay
vicar, of Salisbury cathedral. The Overture, says the
Sherhorne Journal, was given with great precision and
brilliant effect, and the same qualities marked all the
choruses. Miss Freer gave, with telling effect, " There
were shepherds abiding," and the three following
recitatives, and her fine, full soprano was never heard
more favourably. As usual, Miss Cox displayed great
taste and judgment in the air "He shall feed his flock,"
and Miss Peters, in the grand air, "He was despised,"
acquitted herself with credit. Mr. Westmoreland we
particularly fine in the Recitative, "Thy rebuke bath
broken." and the air, "B. hold and see if there be
any sorrow," was rendered with deep ard flowing pathos
and expression. Mr. Drayton made a most favourable
impression, and marked applause followed his solos.
In "Why do the nations," the instrumental accom-
paniment was most effeetual, and in that sublime
air, "The trumpet shall sound," the cornet
accompaniment of Mr. Ramsey was blended with
an effect that appeared positively enchanting. The
orchestra numbered !about 19 instrumentali.ts and 70
singers. The morning's performance was attende i by
aboirt 70 ladies and gentlemen, among whom were Mrs.
Digby and party, Mr. Wingfield Baker, Mr. M. Yeat-
man, Mrs. Wyndham, Lady and Mies Merllyoott, Rev.
1. Blennerhruisett and party, Rev. Mr. Ransome and
party, Rev. W. H. West and Mrs. West and party,
Arc., Re. In the evening the hall was crowded. The
amount realised is computed, after paymert of all the
expenses, about £'2o, which will be handed over to the
excellent institution on whose behalf the performances
were given.

CTIARMOUTH.
Tea ELacnotc.—lt. will be noticed from the
counter notices which we can admit only into our
columns, and into those of the forthcoming "Britt.
port, Beamineter, and Lyme Regis Telegram" as
advertisements, that the ball has commenced in
the Parliamentary borough of Lyme Regis and
Chsrmoath. We believe that our locality will again
be distinguished as one of the best fought political
contests in the general tn4/ge. Thoroughly inde-
pendent of all parties, we can understand that we
are destined to be scurvily treated by one or both.
But that signifies little. We shall do our beet for
the public; and, with the aid of our new journal,
take that part in the contest which is most con-
ducive to the interests we espouse. We know a
hawk from • Handshaw—of course. Yet we leave
Mr. Treeby and his opponent the task of speaking
for themselves in the first instance. We do regret,
however, to read in a contemporary a most un-
generous, in fact an ill-natured attack on Mr.
Hawkshaw, ascribing to "a political dodge" the
arrival in this village of Mr. E. Brown with Mr. S.
Osborn, to advocate the conveyance of water through
the village in pipes. It is with some spice of
malignity added that these gentlemen came as
emissaries of Mr. Hawkshaw, the would-be candi-
date for the borough of Lyme, as bearers of a sug-
gestion to the free and independent electors that
Mr. Hawkshaw would be glad to convey the water
through the village in pipes free of cost (and, of
course, free of all political dodgery). The last are
the only few words of truth tucked into this jumble
of fabrications. Of necessity the proposition in
question is free of political &Agent, for if carried
out, we have every reason to believe that the water
project will be effected by public subscription. Will
Mr. Treeby give nothing to it? At all events we
fear it says little for his cause to find him or his
agents thin early resorting to tactics like these.