The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-05-18 00:00:00

LONDON PeLARILETI3.

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 180.

&holt discussion upon this important subject, at about
four o'clock on each day of the visitatioa. The pro-
rtimes and place* of holding the visitation are as
ite .—May 24, Shoehorn* ; May 26, Holy Trinity,
Shafteebury ; May 26, Blaadford May V, St. Mary's,
Wareham ; May 26, All Saint's, Dorehester ; May 29,
Bridport. I cannot do better than adopt the convenient
arrangement which our Bishop made at his last visite.
tion, and say, as I said last year, "should any of the
clergy or churchwardens in the Arehdeseonry, wish to
attend the Visitation at any other pleas, in preference
to that named in their citation, they have my consent to
their doing no, anon two conditions :-1. That they
gIVO Mr. Johns, of Illandford, my registrar, a aufficient
noting of their wish to make the change.-2. That, as is
necessary, the clergy and churchwerdeos of the several
parishes attend at the same place.
FISH FOACHIIIO. —MIS is a common practice for a
lot of ne'er do-wells about Fordington on Sundays,
especially wLen the meadows are beiog irrigated. (in
the 2nd of May, "Tinker JODtb" and Jim White were
busily engaged in the afternoon sneer the arch at the
will tad, where Mr. Maher has • private right
of fishing. A youth named Bs Timed,
saw them come from under the bridge with
trout esch, and there were a host of witnesses to their
attempting to take the fish, the sasdas operands being
piece of wire fastened on tie end of • sto.k, with which
they dexterously lift the trout from the stream. They
were brought before toe msgistrates yesterday, and
tined El each and costa, or 14 days hard labour. White
paid, and " Jones" has the hard labour.

Tad Orlilta.—Mr. Manley's English opera company
achieved a fair success in Dorchester, although there
was but a thin attendance, on ths first and laat nights.
La Sonnambula was very successfully performed on
Tuesday night, Miss Mills in the nhimactsi of /mina
winning rapturous applause. On Thursday Colonel
Bingham and tse affairs of the Dorset militia gave
their patronage. "Th. Daughter of the Regiment"
was spiritedly given, but the best part of the per-
formance was the concert whisk) succeeded. Miss Tinted
was worthily encored in "Tao dashing white sergeant,'
Mr. Mover gave • very pleasing rendering of Wsiss's
great song " The village blacksmith," and it was re.
demanded ; Mr. Manley gees "My pretty Jane," and,
being encored, was particular happy in his singing of
• The lowMacksd ear; Miss Mill. carolled most
charmingly "Sing, birdie, sing ;" and two amnia song
by Mr. Detuthorne were dem and amusing, and he
mccessfully showed that • comic song need not be
vulgar. The evening closed with "Mrs. White," who
we did'et like at all. On Friday night "11 Trovetcrs"
was performed to a good house, when Miss Mills as
Leonora and Mr. Manley &slim:ince were highly success-
t al, and were rapturously applauded. lt waa no doubt the
best performance during the week. Th." dungeon scene"
was very effective, and pro. oked a hearty socors. "The
silent woman" was the after piece, in which Mr.
Dunthorne sad Miss 'Lindell played capitally. On
Saturday evening 'The Ross of Castillo" was yin credit-
ably produced, but the perfumers lacked the idspiiing
preemie of a full house.'The Waterman" was the altar
pion, in which Mr. Maclay m Tom Tug, sang " Farewell
my true-built wherry" with much applause. Mr. Dun'
thorn. was a capital Robin, and the other ohmmeters
were suitably filled. Should this oompany visit Dor.
cheater again for • few nights, as is probable, we have
no doubt all who have attended this week will pay them
• visit agaut