The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-01-30 00:00:00

CRIME ABBAS.
Surniurristons? W. BitoWN is by the
Court of Qesirter &Sow to sot assa=iluspentor
in this ain't= of the society.

WA REH A M.

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a.iist.ner on.
former °Manioc whim the lemurs was delivered for the
hemilt Of the Idiot Seistiole of that town, and wen
noW, as that, grater the Osidlissl dirdetion of Mr.
&glop Smith. The lecturer ewe introduced hr the
worshipful the Mayor in the following terms :—"Ladie.
and gm demon. as the printed bills have an masted. we an
this night to ham the pleasure of hearing Mr. Walla*
Pyle give his Wafture upon ono et the grandest topers
which can form the subject of any lecture. He ha.
kindly come from Dorthister for the purpose seems-
panted let Me aiyton Smith and the Dorchester Moir.
who anti aid him hj' ptomaine Choral illmtrations ; acid I
may mention having reesived the highest lostithonials
from the Rev. J. Fisher, chiiirman of a similar meeting
Istelly held at Dorchester, of the vary intereatng and
s ttisfeelory Nature of the lectures and assompasiment•
be Mr. &rob Smith and the others who ham come
over to help him. You will now hear that whipb is hit
better worth hearing than anything I mu say fertber."
A pr. lade by Bash was theo performed with adsimble
eff et hp Mr, F. W. Smith (Violin) and Mr. Bpytoo
Smith (pianoforte), fnldb rettired viellsierited ap-
plause. Mr. Fyfe thee toweled to deliver his lecture
on Christmas, its codas:as, traditions, and carols—•
masterly aid interseling diecourse on the abject, which
was listened to with great &Motion. ant was Ire-
geteetly applied d. The first illustration given was the
eerie& carol, an popular in the northern and midland
counties, "Christians sleeks I" which *1.4 fairly eung
by the choir. This was followed the "Te Deem Am-
broti Pe" and thrn to note Um improvement slam
In the Merge of WWI, the "Gregolan Te Deno"
wes given. Them compositions to Unison wen
sung in a finished Reid men style and gore alisitransi of
• sohilactory rendering of the illmtrations which wet.
hi follow. The" Adeste Fidel.." was next imrsdeeed
ma mon regular speciona of musift,and • great urn revs-
Wit on the old plain chant, •In Beeshis Gloria"
was given as a meldiy, partaking MON of the nosing of
• balled than a hymn. This was most pleasingly sung,
and was 011411 Of the prettiest illostretions of the evening;
the piano pa.sage exhibithig to great advantage the
jubilant ending th each verse "In &oasis Gloria."
Charternegne's hymn. " *sof Creator' and the Introit
Purr hiiitn. &X" coneleded the specimen ,4 eactesi•
MUGS cools. To illust• ate the remota Stroh the elniir
sang an old Swedish melody, "Chri tea, born on I!haat.
' sas day," " God red ye merry geatlemen," " rb.
Virgin and Child," Orlando Gibbon's "he on the night."
and Me "Golden Carol," together with "The first
Neel "This List is aa o den oompoeure arranged as a solo
and shorn.. Miss Wallace Fyfe, a. • pa•il of Mr. BoTtati
Smith's, wing the solo yeti mrgisitly and efeetively, sad
the mores was spiritedly given by She
ao• boritoo. wok* w.. rolsibiard to groat m -
..1.1.a• in 'be silos of" The Boar's Head," ow • The,
Boer is Dead," which ware given as ills.trstiose of
fe-tire carols, and the choruses wen admirably done.
To Mr. Boyton Smith and the Moir, we are indebted
for a most plowing port al the peening's proceeding.
ha. duals the well-kooen "flail the li-raid angels
one was terra by the choir. Freeland Fluter Mn
then said: Mr. Fyfe, Mr. Boytoa Smith, and ladies and
gentlemen of the Moir, in the name sod on Isbell of
this numerous and highly respectable ass 'ably, I beg
sintworaly to thank you for the very pimoust sesuing
you have given as 0. Time prpoes. and I therefore
won't detain you longer." Mr. Wallace Trio &Moos-
lodged the compliment, and remarked that as oak Dot'
cheater friends have some forward with the available
mashie' talent of their old town to aid our charities we
may soother day give them a like return, and we ooly
Ibhp, it may messed as ..ell. Mr. Boyton Smith then
prnpoml thanks to the Acting-Mayor of Wareham, for
preilding, whidh cord y endorind by the so-
membly. Mr. Filliter ski: r &gab. I thank pm and
('among to the numerous •ndiemee) I thank yea, ladies
and gentlemen. It woe my intention to have made use
of the T wo.hall, but it is a very poor room unfit for
the parsing, and as the committee Isere kindly Met as
this noble room, en thank then; very much foe it, and
wen very glad to have it. You Won't think we have
done amiss. I have very much enjoyed the evening,
and no doubt you ban done so too." The proceedings
thee terminated.