The Temperance Society are to be complimented on the success of their enter ment on Saturday evening. we seen the Hall more crowded; all the available seats were occupied before the commencement, and late arrivals had to be accommodated with chairs, or be content with standing room. The programme wns Jonger and more varied than usual, ineluding no fewer than twelve items,—five songs, ual opening and closingchoruses. Thesonge were well give two of the vocalist being encored.—Mr. M.A. Chaumont, who lias s fine bass voice of great compass and power, and the president, Mr. C. P. Blethen, who aang "The White Squall " in his best style, evoking most hearty appreciation. A lady friend played the musical selection with good effect. A sailor recited "The Bridge of Sighs," in a praiseworthy manner while the readings were by M: Limby and Mr. R. Lite. for fully five-and-twenty minutes with selections from Longfellow' Courtship of Miles Standish and Mr. Little provoked much hilarity by his effective reading of one of the most humorous General occupy the same position there, d the address, He was rather extra to the wonderful effects ' Blethen's emperauce Hall" had had upon the ing the port, being of the opinion, from what Commander Matthews of the United States war-vessel Ashuelot had told of the reformation it had wrought among his sailors, and from per sonal investigation, that the institution might well be called sui genesis, for he doubted whether there was one like it on the face of the globe, He spoke at length in advocacy of temperance principles, and concluded by reading a legendary poem of his own composition, entitled the Legend of the massacre of St. Batholemew; Count
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