LECTURE BY JUDGE FENTON.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 165, 12 July 1894, Page 9

LECTURE BY JUDGE FENTON.

••THE SONGS OF THE JACOBITE PERIOD."

At the Young Men's Christian Association Rooms last evening a very interesting lecture was delivered by Judge Fenton in connection with the Auckland Burns Club. Mr James Stewart, C.E., occupied the chair. The lecturer gave a doacriptive account; of the great historical rebellions of 1715 and 1745, and dwelt particularly on those incidents of the two periods which gave biith to some of the most popular of Scottish songs. He referred briefly to the timo when the Pretender book up his residence at Gravelines in France, whence Charles carried on an active correspondence with a number of his friends in the Highlands. The song, " Come O'er the Stream, Charlie," was, he said, written about thia time. The events of the Pretender's arrival in Scotland, the raising of his standard at Glenfinnen, the spreading of tke news through the country, the battle of Prestoneons, and the march of the insurgenb army into the North of England, were adequately described as also bis utter defeat at the hands of the Duke of Cumberland. Throughout) the lecture was of a most entertaining character, the description of the humorous incidents of the time when the Pretender was reported to be advancing on Edinburgh being much appreciated under tho lecturer's able treatment of the subject. During the course of the lecture the following songs were rendered as illustrations :—" Tho Blue Bella of Scotland " and "Come o'er the Stream, Charlie,"Mr George Reid; " Lewie Gordon," Miss Jessio Moncur ; " What's a' the Steer, Kimmer " and " Wha Wadna Fecht) for Charlie," Mr Armstrong; "Cam' ye by Athol," Mrs Murchie; " Wha'll be King but Charlie," Mr G. M. Reid ; " Charlie is nay Darling," Mrs Anderson ; " He's o'er the Hills," Mrs Murchie; "Bonnie Laddie," Miss Fitzpatrick ; " Wae's Me for Prince Charlie,-' Miss Mencur; "Twa Bonnie Maidens" and "Lament of Flora McDonald," Miss Moncur: "Bonnie Charlie's Noo Awa," Miss Jessie Moncur. At the conclusion of the lecture a vote of thanks wa3 accorded to Judge Fenton and to the ladies and gentlemen who had contributed the musical part of the programme. The singing of " Auld Lang Syne " brought the proceedings to a close. The duties of accompanist were etfecively carried oub by Mr H. Conn ell.