The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-06-02 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACK

Thr prepamtions for the fifth Triennial !Linda Festival
at the i'rystal Palace, to he held .41 June 10th, tn,t 2lth,
and :Nth, are being rapidly pushed towards completion.
The last announcement of importance is the names, of the
solo artistes ; and it, would be difficult to lind a finer array
of talent, whether we have regard to vocal power, artistic
excellence, or experience in the interpretation of oratorio.
The soprgass. eiumprise Mm.. Titiens. Si kk 4 .0, Otto-
.VivAlehen, and lemmen....Sherrington ; and contraltos
are Min'. Trelielli•llettini and Patey : the tenors, Messrs,
Sinks Itteives, Cummings. and Vernon ; the hassmi,
Signors Foli am! Agnesk and Mr. Stantley. Mr. W. T.
Best, as in P. 71, is the solo ..rganist, Mr. Willing will take
'hare of the organ aceoiliptililluent", and Sir Michael
Costa will direct the Vur:Lkhhi army which will fill the
immense orchestra and will even sun.ass that &grit
which, it is reported, impressed the emperor of on
his late visit, more powerfully than any sight he beheld
while in England,. Following the now firmly estab.
fished precedent, the "Messiah " and "i.niel in ligvlit"
will Is• given on the first :eel third day of the Festival
proper, while the second day will he devote.t to •
iniv-ellaneous seleetien, especially intisesting heing
chorives frein "Susanna, ' the " I treelit Jubilate.' and
other sehlonvhearil works ..f the reat master. The whole
of the musical arrangements have been entrusted', as
usual, to the Sacred Harmonic Society, who have done so
much to make the name of Handel a household word in
England ; while the Crystal Palace authorities will bring
their vast raseurces, an.l the experience gained on
pro ious ailitilar OCt.a.iioll4, to the task of providing for the
comfort aliti Hever lation of the audience. The
various railway congsfiliw. have combinoi to afford every
farilty for residents in the nese •listiuit parts of England
to le present at the great gathering i.t.t full particulars
of the excunion arrangements will ho, foinni in the Handel
Festival pamphlet lately issued, and in the time lalls of
the different lines for tine. The giant demand for seats
already renders early application imperative upon would-
be visitors : and, .iltegether, there seems every reason to
anticipate that the Festival of le7l will equal, if net
surpass the most mUCA.L.I,4III.if it,. pro.loCesilorl, both in
colmossi grandeur of mu,ical effect, in point of numbers in
the audience, and ii, perfection of detail in Hie arrange-
ments.

BATH AND WEST 4.1 ENGLAND RI Ery
AND SOUTHERN COUNTIES ASSOCIATION.
The Bri-tol meeting of this Society. cominencing rn
31.4i.1ay, .11111'2 Stli, and extending over the NKr follow ing
days, pnesiiint in all respects to surpass any of Its prude.
cement. The Show Yard, 3/4 acres in extent, is sittiats.4l
on Ihirdhain one of the most attractive sites in
the West of England ; and the entries in all ilewtmenta
are large and important beyond all precedent The C,,tth
elasot are remarkably well filled : the entries numbering
301, ant inelmlitig 47 Itvons,7l Shorthorns, 21 llerefor.la
62 x,t Jerseys. :old 311:uernseys. Of Sheep there
are 174 pens, from the flocks"( InVirly all the I.est I.ree,lors,
and eniiipr4dtig„ among others. In Soutlelowns. 2.1 !aims-
ters. Cots. olds. 22 Shropleints, 13 Itev,al L'rn. Wools,
Ilamithire Donni.l. and 12 tlxfonlshire [twits. The
'forms number 131 : awl then, are Li las, chiefly
impirtations from l'oicteu, l'igs are represetiksl l.y 1.1
entries. Total entries of Stock, 7441; es itetinst 515 on the
4d the Society's last whit to Bristol. An
interesting featuni in the open judging will be the award
of the I'haiiipion Prizes for weight-rarrying hunter,. ; Bulls
.4 any class ; and linslitetive cows, irrespeetive of breaL
poultry .w will It the targe-t ever held the
Soeiety. and nail:irk:Ode for the num.:roils entries of hints
best adapted for fann purpi-e... Alt ...tither there are not
le.: than :it, liens, al of wltl.ll are pigeons. The imple
ment depirtaient u ill al.. 1,. in a male of uniisiial
niagnitu.le. l'omineuring at a ....nvenient point, not very
for from the main entrain..., will lie an mil.rokeit a
:41 steam engines, propelling almost every desetliditti of
agricultural in :n.1144: re.rytinng ; in tin.
shedding, nearly two utiles to 1c1.1414 still It exhlldted an
almost ets.ilh.s ,aiiety 4 implements adarythl to the
varions rcluinaiteut...f tho farm, the nat. aud the
hume.tead : - .dtidity In variety, not in 'tv, being the
lartastoldect if the inanagingl% 'llea In at a con-
venient, di,tanec from tlie show yanl, will Is. seen ill nitra-
tion the steam eitltiVallitg machine* of 31e....r5. Fowler and
of Leeols; .1. and F. 'lowan!, of Bedford ; and Isa.
ford and l'erkins. of Peterborough ; and every opportunity
will Ist atforile.l for the inspection of bay-makers, mowers,
awl reapers, att.! other harvesting and laiseir Avila;
machines. Tho horticuicurm t.ut, under the dir.Alion
the 11..,,. and Rev. .1. T. Itreawen, will chatan ati tut-
usually rich display of Rheas anti dowers, contributed by
11l iii ent ;mower. in Somerset, 141eurestershire, awl the
neighlturing ; and the Arts Ilepartutent will be
di.v a si axial coltecthni of elegant awl costly
articles it..,, the Benda li'cu.ington Museum, in additegt
to 4 ictitatkalde .lisplay of 11011iiani InCe Wilt in innilinUii•
lion for the nriges °dens, by the t4oci..4y. The mom
judging of stork it .11 r aet at 111 ..'.'lock on Monday
morning i at..ne n'. ct. the Mayor, Town Council, and
Ilettiltet et the lasoll Committee will visit the Show. in
Pre.mtdou ; ;eel, in the evening. the 1 'muted and Judges.
will Ilhie together at the (Bitola DoWn Motel. 1/a
Ilay. at 110011, the Animal Meeting of Members of the
Society will ii, held in the Cotincil tent, tinder the presi-
deney of Sir Mattey Ilan., 11.1'. wizen thirty-tint
Members 41( UM have to he elected in the
place of thom retiring 10 rotation or other cam.... The
proceediu., .1 Ute .lay will be .liversititl by the Sheep
shearing Matches under the auspices of the Wringtsm
Vale awl Wet Niewlip Society. In the evening. at 7,
there will la, a Iwnyiet at the Grawl Hotel, under tit
residency of the It). Wor-hiphil tit.. M.O or (Al.h.riown
Banns). The c•innictiihm fur Mr. Miles's Shoeing l'rims
e ill lalm phea. ma Wednesday ileomdna, and promises to
be of au i ; 11l hal intetestiar. WWI exciting 01er:b.-ter, SA
a large m nuber expertness' It'll Julie anittameed their
intention to cuter tit lists. The seri ices ..f the splendid
. bands of the Cremplier 41iPels and the Royal Marines
bane Iten secured for the meeting ; and on
Wednesday afternoon they will, iu comidnatioa, play a
choice select'. 111 l of concerted pie.ces. For the ilinVellitnien
of visitors, silecial railway arrangements have been made
by the several railway compaides ; and, on Thursday, the
great iropular day, cheat, trwins will he run front meet of
the large towns within a convenient distance from
BrlateL