The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-12-05 00:00:00

TLNCLETON.

OUR CHORAL CLASS. —An "open night" was
given by the members of the Tinaleton Choral ChM
recently. The schoolroom, which was very prettily
decorated for the occasion, was crowded to excess
by an audience whose loud and frequent applause
testified its appreciation of the concert. The
ohoruses were well rendered, and reflected great
credit on the performers, who have evidently given
much time and pains to render themselves efficient.
.The piano and forte passages were well marked.
Ones or twice we noticed a little inequality or
unsteadiness, through a momentary disregard of the
oonductor's baton, but on the whole the time was
well maintained. The voices were well balanced as
'regards numbers. We think meetings of this kind
should be encouraged in every way. Some well
meaning persona fear they have a demoralizing ten.
.dency, but our own experience has been to the con.
trary. We have known cases in which the love of
ammo and its pursuit have kept young men from
more questionable temptations, and from much that
is evil. Not long since a young man excused his
habit of going to the public-house in these words:
"Well, Sir, what are we to do? no kind of amuse-
ment is provided for us; if some one would only
start a class for the practice of mimic, or something
of that kind, I could answer for about twenty
young men giving up the public-house, where they
now spend their evenings." Youth requires and will
have recreation. It frequently happens that • course
of sin dates from the denial of an innocent and
intellectual amusement, moil as the cultivation of
one of God's best gift., to man. More than this
such meetings form • strong bond of malty among the
members of a parish. Above all, the formation of
such °hisses is helping to promote the glory of God
through their influence in improving and rendering
more congregational the servioes of the church.
The intermit or trouble, if he is musical, any clergy-
man may take in his Parish Choral Olass is surnb
well repaid if any voices, hitherto silent in the
'church, are enabled to uplift themselves in hearty
and,harmonions praise, or if the musical portion of the
service, formerly joined in by only & few, be sung by
the whole congregation.
SW A.NAGR.
PINNY Its•rottrae.—These popular entertainment&
have again been commenced for the winter wason, and
promise gratifying ottoOeSi.
TIM Temperance Society, recently formed in con-
nexion with the Dorset A aiociation, held its first pnblle
meeting on Friday, when the Rev. G. Rinds and Mr.
Joseph Vaughan delivered addresses to a large andienos
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POOLE
A. co-orgasms society is shoat to be established in
this town.
UPWARDS of £2O have been distributed during the
past few days by the bon. agent of the Shipwrecked
Mariners' Society at this port among the men who were
wreaked in the Ringdove and Favorite.
PARKSTONIL
BUDDER DIATH.—On Monday evening, Mr. Robert'
French, the village blacksmith, suddenly expired at hie
residence whilst in the act of arranging his daily
accounts, the revolt of a rupture of a blood vessel. Tlss
deceased was 62 years of age, and has hefts wife, dint'
sons, and six daughters to mourn his loss.

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