The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-07-27 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

GRORTATION OF CONVICTS.— &boot two dozen
col-idiom, shammed together in two long files, and
attended by three warders, fully armed, were brought
from Portland at 8.40 on lfooday morning, and booked
for Plymouth, no doubt es route for Dartmoor.
Plum IT! VI MITHODIST CHAPEL. Sermons were
preached ou Sunday last, on behalf of the funds of the
chapel in Hope-square, by the Rev. J. French, of High
Wycombe, and a tea meeting wan held on Wedneriday
afternoon. Addressec were delivered by the Revs. J.
French, R. Trotter, free church minister, and 13. J.
Willis. The proceeds, amounted to about a 10e., will
be devoted to the ebspel fund.
To VISITORS. —Vinton to Weymouth during the
summer should kn•w that great part of the brach from
a c-rtain point opposite the Greenhill is devoted to
bather.. On Friday morning last nomerone perties
were mated all along the slopes, while in front scores of
men and boys were undressed in and out of the water.
The scene might have been worthy of the South Seri
Islands before their inhabitants were civilised ; but eau
a strange contrast to our ideas of English modesty, for
husbenda and wires, with wins and daughters of all
ages, had perched themselves within a few yards of the
bathers. By and by we shall have some indignant
visitor complaining to the authorities of the exhibitions
that meet their eyes in front of the Greenhill; bet they
must be told lc time that the fault is their own for
going there. It will be hard if the aputs for free bath-
ing, already go few, are further curtailed, and if such a
thing were attempted In this broiling weather, it must
lead to bad resells. Those who cannot afford the
luxury of daily use of the machinue, and who have
alrearly to walk to Greenhill or Old Castle, should not
be molested in their eooling plunge because the be-
chignoned and he-trained 'girl of the period" choose*
to intrude into their bathing place.

Ties ENGLISH °PIRA COMPANT.—As Ire anticipated
Monday evening the eompiiny gave a grand fashionable
performance, under the distinguished patronage of
Colonel Bellleld and the officers of the Royal
Eneineera The gallant Colonel attended with many of
the officers in gerriscre, both of the Engineeri and the
slst and the anidence visa numerous and
fashionable. The opera was "The Bohemian Hirl."
The chorea "le the Gipsy Life" and the due. by Mr.
Manley sod Mr. Heathen. "Comrade, your head,"
were very well ming. "Tbe &met of her Birth," by
Mime Mills and Mr. Manley, was • capital (last, and Miss
Mille also distingaiebed herself in the soles "Cons.
where the Gipsy bride," and "t 412 Knight and Lady."
Mr. Glover's fine bias was heard with great effete in
" The Heart bowed down," and the finale 'Praised be
Heaven," gave opportunity for appreciating the voices
of sil the PrialciPal sinters. Mr. Manley's cultivated
tenor dot foil justice to the martial song in the third
set, sad Mir Mills and Mr. Clover again earned warm
applause. The bead el the Royal Engineers, kindly
permitted by Colonel Beltela to take a part. played re-
markably ervlL The fares woe "No song, no supper."
and was smartly ruirtained, and greeted with roars of
laughter. A special train left Weymouth station for
Portia.' at the conclusion of the performance, in order
to take buk visitor. from Portland who had patronised
the company. In wishing farewell to the Opera Co..
pany, we may be &Bolted to bope that ere long we shall
have another such a treat.