The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-27 00:00:00

SW.AXILGE.

Viervona—The number of departures during the
pia fortinum, oese 8(10, hae far exceeded the number
of arrivals. The unsettled white et the weather no doubt
ecconnts for this.
erru Does= Aartunitr.—The members of this
cot pa, under Lieut. B. Jainelial, 6111011TiblOCI in fur
muster in full dram on Tuesday last, and underwent
their animal inspection and drill under Adjutant Nub
and a Colonel from head-quarters. The corps wan, .
usual, highly_complimented on their appearance and
efficiency. TIM &Ulla prime shooting at the butte will
probably take place on Saturday next.
CHOICE MJSIIIO/11MLY 8001111 T. —The annual sermons
In aid of this excellent society were preached in the
parish church on Sunday het, hi the morning by the
Rev. Reed sad in the evening by the Rev.
Bradley. Al the &Stern. on service a special address
was given by Mr. Reed to the children of the Sunday
Schools. T collectl,ns during the day were about
£lO. The services in the evening were partly choral,
the miasionary anthem, by T. Smith, being " 0
worship the Lord in the b-auty of holiness. Fell it
out among the heathen that the Lord is King." On
Monday evening the annual meeting wag held in the
large National Schoolro am, when there wee fair
attendance. The Bev. D. Travers opened and closed
toe meeting with prayer, and missionary hymns w
sung. Deluaile were given as to the Local working 1:nnell
subscriptions for currying on the mission work, and
the rev. gentlemen before named gave very inetroctive
and interesting actinism on the operations and needs
of the Orturch Missionary Society th•oughout the
world, espretially noting the climate, features, people,
customs, and progress of mon work in Ceylon,
when Mr. Rood had laboured for several years.

We have zsihasablzlossasure in noticing an amateur
coacert that took in the Imitate, en Thursisy
evening, on f of the Sweaters B anch of the
Shipwrecked Fisherman sad Mariners' itoyal
volent Society. It was in every respect • succesa,
l'he performance, both vocal anu instrumental, was
good, and the applause with which many of the Penal
were received wa• an indication of the pitman afforded
to the audience, which was as large as could be sx-
psatad, the entertainemt being the fifth of it kind
turing the present summer. For the thud tame, Mrs.
Holland and family kindly gave their assistance. and
with that of the talented ladies, hire. Aadrews and
Mrs. Jimmies, instrumental music was well rept.
seated. With the exception of two songs fr,m Mr.
and Mn. Palo, both well sung, all the vocal pieces
were given by members of the Choral Society, kr
thsir rendering of which much credit is due. The
ceilings were short and appropriate, and e.icited
cbeers. We were particularly struck with tie fie
rendering of '0 Fair Dove, 0 Fond Dove," and
" Wham the Tide coma in." In both deep pathos
was exhibited. '1 he following was the programme :
Part L—Pianolorta Duet, " Ira DMvol.)," Mrs
Andrews and Mn. Jammu ; glee, "old England on
the Lee," Choral Society; tong, "0 Fair Dove, U
Fond Dove" (A. Scott Getty), Mr. F. H. Pain;
reading, Bev. Lester Lester; duet, "A Voice from
the Waves" (& Glover), Men Nellie Burt and Mims T.
Roe; duet (instrumental), "Selections from H.M.S.
Pinafore" (encored), Mn. Holland and hi:. Crowe;
song, "An Irish Ditty"—S. Lomr—(anoored), Mrs.
Rosevear; glee, 'May Day" (Muller), Choral Society.
Part IL --Quartett (instrumental) "Torch Mara, '
Mrs. Holland and family; glee, "See our Oars" (riir
J. *Raytown), Choral Society; reeding, Mr. W•tkias
Lloyd; song, "When the Hearths Young"—D. Buck
(moored), Miss Nellie Burt; duatt, "0 Albion"—
tiraham—(snoored), Master Hillier and Mr. Pugh;
song, "When the 'Fide cams in" (.1. Hamby), Miss
T. Roe; song, "Bali. mast High," (Claribel), Mrs. F.
H. Pain ; part song, "Rule Britannia" (arranged by
V. Novell()); "God Save the Queen." Before singing
the National Anthem, Miss Colson, as the honorary
agent, secretary, and the allsin-all of the society,
thanked the performers who had given, and the
audience who had patronised, the entertainment,
giving at the gams time a brief rawest of the state
and proceedings of the society. The sum realised,
slew deducting hire of room and other incidental ex.
gooses, was £4 As. Si We are given to understand
that the "hire of room," mentioned ab .ve, was two
guineas, at which we cannot but express our astonish-
mat. The twin socialise of this aad the Lifeboat
Society are charitable institutions, and it the founder
of the Swam(' Institute could speak from his meting.
Pace In the cemetery, we very much doubt if he
would 'adores the action of the present committee of
the Institute in making such an exorbitast chirp
Miss Colson, in arranging the society, iind her treads
In subscribing to it, are prompted by no motive but
pure benevolence, and the swim must be said by ill
connected with the Lifeboat Institution, and we do
not think bewerelasce should be taxed at quite so high
• rate We hops the authorities of the Institute will
r•-oonskler the subject. We presume this will be tie
closing concert of the mason.