The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-04-03 00:00:00

WICYMOITrII.

UPWARDS of no vim aostributed at the services held
on behalf of the Nab Charge kliadons.
Tax ALEOn CUM ,sumben about 70 shareholders,
besides macaws A Ind call bas bort made .1 12 ISo
oa the a shares wlikh bare Iran • toted.
Tnewsettier harem Friday sad guards, week was tsar
hilly romp. Tv. from Um nob of homes mid shimmy
pots ware blow. almost la all dinetious. On Saturday a
Premix selsemer came into the hobo., with topmast
gone and sails split. Sim will be overhauled previews :le
oontieuin her voyage to Jersey. lode is the week the
mohooser Be/fmd,, last Irma leaden, with assmet, bound
to J.rery, was obliged to pat I. hen, having enema tend
heavy arma, in thii well-knowa Portland Ham and beim
very leaky.
Bosocon Potros, Weduesday.—Before X llayly,
Beq Samuel Smith and Alemoder Groom, soldiers of
the nod rrgitrieut, stationed at Portland, were at the
Market-house Tavern on Tuesday MOS., when they
terned oo the tap of • eider cask, and about two gallons
, ; afterwards, they visit to the White Horse
Jos, wham they Cob at the hands of a dock, broke
them, and threw the pieces about the room. They
were bed 6e. each, beetles the value of the goods sad
the expense. of the wart, altogetber i 6. each. la
default, NIA to prisoo for seven days.
Boozy,. The President of this
Society, (the Rev. H. 0. Francia) has been pro-
seated by the members with an elegant electro-
plated inkstand in the antique style, the inkholder
supported by three *wens, on a very elaborate
stand. A penholder also atoompanied it There
use hkewsee • hoodoo's. ring, oossistiog of. car-
buncle mounted in gold of • very ellentive petters.
Hack piece bore the following iseeriptson ' Row.
H. 0. Faso's', Prepeated by the Weymonth Phil-
harmonic Society, March, 1888." The teachers and
children of the Holy Trinity National Schools have
presented the rev. gentleman with a hoods:am silver
fhb slice, with fork and imam All the article, were
supplied by Mr. Vincent, jeweller, kit, St. Mazy.
attest.

Coaoagovriouxi. Scnoot.—A wood entertain-
ment took place as the Gloucester-street Congre-
gational Chapel School-rigons, on Wednesday evening, ,
the Afoot heist to obtain fends to augment the
school library. Tb• evening was far from favourable,
and there were one Of two onestiop at other pima,
010•10( the absence of many who would have other-
wise been there; nevertheless, there was • large
attendance. The proosedinge opened with • piano
solo by Miss Wane who performed with great
brilliancy although a slight timidity was perceptable,
which we attribute to its being her first mike:arms
in public ass solo player. "lightly treed, —dee
Mimes Tomkins and Low—was exceedingly well
sung. Mr. Ashton then read, in his usual telling
style Abbess Inningerd's story from Longfellow 's
Golden Legend. Duet "Come bey my flowers"—
Mime Mane and Fox -wee nicely rendered, Miss
Fox taking the contralto, which was sung by her
very accurately. The piece was highly appreciated. I
Barmen Philosophy, by Macaulay, was next read
by Mr. Ashton, who remarked that some years the
celebrated author was member for this borough.
" The Witches Glee" by Mem. Hill, Bennett, and
Barridp was creditably executed, although there
was slight deficiency la the time in some of the
parta On the whole, however, more fault could
not be found. An extract from Shakeepere's Julies
Omar was read by Mr. Ashton in • styli, which
showed that he is • reader of the great poet by no
mean order. Miss Wallis, in the piano solo "Silvery
showers," showed great capability and power of
execution. All foaling of nervousness bad evidently
vanished. The crispoess of her touch, the rendering
of the piano and forte pampa displayed great
judgment in one so young. Her erms-liand fingering,
, although difilault, was (saltless, and the endemics
' showed their appraised/a of her playing by award-
ing her an some, which, by Um kiadaess of Mr.
Ashton was shored. "Th. Monastery Clock" was
then given—the character of the piece being •
striking contrast to the precedis one. The Mama°
touch was delicately while the bell of
the old clock striking between the prim had a
pretty effect. We cannot give Mies Wallis too cE
an sublime on her debut as a solo piaaist. "
lodise Warrior's grave," was snag by Man Creech
very neatly. Her soda, thoegh not so powerful as
formerly Isaa still the same sweetness, and the
rendering of the so-g was gives with moth WM.
The quarts t and chores which followed could have
been moth bettor. "Di. Marigold's story" dieted
merriment mby among the audience the
triMt
o arm manner in which it was delivered.
"Dear Mother 111 come hack win," by Max Ham,
was not sang in that young lady's wand happy ells,
she being evidently sufienng from gnat hoarsened
We trust that such • misfortune will not befall her
on a future occesion, as she is a great isvourite with
those who have previously beard her. Mr. Ashton I
having been (leered to read in Preach, the rev.
gentleman oonoluding his readings by delivering •
poem in that language, and afterwards remarked on
the dodoes, of Gun the singers bad in getting op
the pions. He therefore trusted that any little im-
perfections observable in their performances would
be pardoned. We were afterwards informed that
they bad had only three evening's practice. "God
Save the Queen" termin a very pleasant
evening's saimmed. Mr. Wallis, the organist,
accompanied the singers, Mims Wallis presig at
the harmonium in the choruses.