The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1869-10-19 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

WEYMOUTH.  Poises fkarrer:os." iseeounts, for the borough has latel, teen medal up, and the following ere some of the reruns :—The last minims returns the population as 11,383; for the preservation of the pease &mooed whom 1 superintendent, 2 sergeants, and 9 oonstables are kepi. During the past twelve months there have been al parsons promeded easiest. Of theme, 31 were by indictrnent-1 foe an assault, 1 attempt to ravish,,l moult and grievous bodily harm, 1 assault no polies, 2 iouscbreeking, 3 larceny above CB, 4 larceny from the person, 2 Weeny by servants, 9 simple larceny, 1 enthemtliteent, 2 receiving stolen goods, 2 obtaining money indev false pretences, 2 uttering counterfeit min, end 1 attempt to commit suicide. There have been :90 cases dealt with summarily; 244 make and 46 females :-2 assaults on women and children, 11 misfile polio., 17 (seminar seagulls, 32 breech of the peeps, 41 drunk and disorderly, 11 breach of the bye-laws, 9 eilful damage, 12 larceny under fes., 8 larceny above 5. who pleaded guilty, 5 attempted lemony from the poaon, and 142 miscellaneous. During the year the polee have relieved and provided with shelter 1,036 vagrarta, while in the preceding year the number was 428. Mr. LtIrreIegPIAVOFORURECTTAL.—The eltelttue ha vs Looker-on speaks in high terms of praise of Mr. Linter'. pianoforte recital, it the Montpellier Rotunda, last week, which it says was a most eceouraging opening of the musical season. On the occasion the ball was well filled with a highly fashionable audience—the fair eel, as usual, largely prodomin.ting. Alehonsh Mr. Linter's own performances ceemearily forntal the principal at.s tractions of ins prigramme, these were by no mean confined to the incremental department. Mrs. Linte being announced for several vocal compositions, am eel as Mr. Miles Bennett, a name hitherto little, if at all known to the profession, but with which it may pro bably hereafter become more familiar, his first appearance in Cheltenham giving promise of much future excellence. At present Mr. Bennett', voice requires cultivation. This, with the knowledge he has evidently already acquired of the science of his art, ruty, presently render him an accomplished and popular singer. Mrs. Linter's songs were charmingly suet, her sweet voice, clearness of vocelisation, and careful adherence to the music in each, delighting all elm heard her, and whose prolonged applause •••••••••••••• • fa pelt 1 Llo• of h.. nuigitsa song i.. SOO Drat net and Italian °myelin& In the second. The duet " L'Addio" with Mr. 13ennett was also deservedly ens rut Of Mr. Linter's pianoforte performances it is ; impossible to speak in term, of adequate contemn, dation, comprising, as they did, several of his own ; compositions and Beethoven's last grand sonata, the . execution of which—m indeed of *II the other pieces— , was most Isillant. Of these, perhaps, the most . generally pleasing were the pismit's own "Chant de . Printeuips" and a MS.B. ballad in the mooed part of r the Programme—a sweet little melody, charming per. formed, although occasionally the overpowering tone of . the instrument interfered with He effect. Altogether the recital vu a decided samosa