The fortnightly meeting and entertainment of the above Suciety was held at the Hall, Hankow-road, on Saturday evening, P. Blethen, President, in the chair, was a pretty good attendance, but not so numerous as on some previous occa-Among the audience were several seamen of the U. S. squadron in port, but in consequence of the sailing of the Modeste and Dwarf, but few men of the British navy were present. The Rev. Mr. Thomas opened the proceedings with prayer, after which the meeting sang a temperance chorus, to the tune of "Auld ing on the harmonium, After a fow congratulatory remarks by the Chairman, Messrs, Francis Chetcuti and Carlo Con trade (the latter belonging to the U.S, gunboat Saco), played a duet for cornets, from Norma, and were encored, when they substituted another equally pleasing duet concerto, Mr. J. M. Rogerson followed, and recited Longfellow's ' Wreck of the Hesperus," in excellent style, though a little more attention to emphasis would have rendered the recitation more effective, The audience were, however, loud in their applause, The Rev. J. Rosenns, a former resident in Shanghai, who las again recently arrived in the Settlement, in comection with the Americun Presbyterian Mission, next gave a brief but suitable address, He alluded to lik former residence in Shanghai ten years ago, and drew a fa-yourable comparison between the aspect of the Settlement "now and then."
The address was followed by a song by the Chairman, accompanied on the piano by Mr. Cuthbertson—Dickens's Ivy Green," which was encored, and was wueceeded by a plaintive negro melody, ' Poor Old Joe," both songs being " capitally given. Bir, 'Barlow, of the A. B.C then read Dickens's funny yet pathetic story, "Our Next-door Neighbour," in a style' seldom heard at these meetings, both for pathos and humour, Mr, J. MIN. Rogerson next recited the famous legend from Ingoldsby, The Jackdaw Rheims," and was quite at home in the humour and significanes of the piece, The Rev. Canon Burcuex, who was warmly welcomed, delivered the closing address, as follow:
President, My very good fri houses where y you do not get an invitation you are to invite yourself, On the present oe really an me what uncertain whether I am with a request from your retary, or ab my own suggestion.
ing in this uncertain state pro last, you have had a memorable successful evening—the evening when Admiral Sir Charles Shadwell took the chair, and gave you such practical advice and such a hearty' and cheering " God-speed. luite so fortun wrought up to a very high There's sure to De a reaction, and th mark, In the Church Calew after it has reached a grand climax. Though my remarks will be, it is to be feared, rather discursive, an attempt will be made to keep to one aspect of the question, and that aspect will be the conserving, strengthening, of temperate habits, and the weakening influence of intemperance. Th legend of the pleasant county of Cornwall which has been put into verse by Robert Southey, but which unluckily not being able to find a copy of his works on my shelves, I am obliged to tell in plain homely prose, It seems there was a certain well dedicated to St. Heyn and people believed in the villages round that when a couple were newly married, the Blank rst of thi well would have the trier in the matrimonial engagement who mastery. If the husband drank first he would bear rule. If the wife drank first she would bear rule. A man fell in love with a lady (a circumstance which will occur in Cornwalland in other places), proposed, and was accepted, and directly the ceremony was over left. his wife in the Church porch and ran as fast as he could to get a drink from the sacred well, 'The lady waited very quietly and composedly being perfectly aware what' object the bridegroom had in view; and when he was out of sight, took a small bottle from her pocket or from' an attendant bridesmaid, (the history does not say precisely which), and drank a
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