The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-07-31 00:00:00

THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.

On Monday, the 23rd inst., the Ipswich Volunteers
had a field-day on the grounds of the Chauntry," the
seat of hr Fitzroy Kelly, Ml'. The Volunteers were
hospitably entertained at luncheon by Sir Fitzroy, and
afterwards marched, amid • drenching rain, to the re-
view ground, where they were drawn up in a line. •rni
presented with a silver bugle by Mrs. Josselyn, wife of
the Mayor of Ipswich.
On Tuesday colours were presented by the ladies of
Stamford to the Volunteer Rifle l'orps of that town.
The oorps was joined on the occasion by a body of
Volunteers from the neighbouring town of Grantham,
and the men were reviewed by Lord Burghley, on the
parade-ground in Burghley-park, in the presence of a
large concourse of spectators, despite the unpropitious
state of the weather.
The 3rd West Riding of Yorkshire (Bradford) Hft Il
Volunteers are about to commence shooting practice
forthwith, having become proficient in their position
drill.
The 7th of August. the day of the review of the
volunteers by the Queen. will be observed as a holiday
at Edinburgh, and also by various yther towns, in order
to allow the voluntevre to be present.
A silver bugle will be presented to the Colchester
volunteers on the 9th of the ensuing month by Lady de
fcrespigny.
In addition to the cup which will be given in Septem-
ber by the Sheriff of Norfolk to the hest shut among the
volunteers of that county, Mr. J. Middleton, of Hayn..
ford, has offered the handsome sum of tro for division
among the second, thirst, and fourth shots.
The 33rd Middlesex Rifles had the honour of receiving
a silver bugle on Tuesday last from the lashes of Totten-
ham. The bugle was presented by Mrs. Hall, the wife
of the vicar, the Rev. W..). Hall.
A grand review of volunteers of Cloeestershire, Wor-
cestenshire, Herefordshire, and Seal% Wales, is to take
place in the neighbourhood of Glocester on the Inth of
September.
On Wednesday evening the interesting ceremony of
swearing in volunteers was gone through under the
portico of the parish church of St. Leonanre.Shoreditch.
AT Dttizz.—When the command has been received
upon the tympatimas, act upon it at once, without
pausing to reflect. You will see many intelligent men
bring upon themselves the wrath of their sergeant.
simply because, in analysing and pondering on his
instructions, they have sesiesed the right time for action,
and are half a te or so behind the rest of their
company. For instance, the es lie given --" At
the word • Fours' the rear-rank will step smartly off
with the left foot, taking a pace to the rear—Fours"
Or, its the sergeant's language, Squad ! 'shun ! at th'
stud ' los' the rer-rank will stepsota't th'
leffut tekkinapeastestlerare—Fom "-rex !" the last word
! being uttered in a prolonged and discordant bellow. A
reflective gentleman in the rear rank first translates
this dialect into the onlinary language of civilised life,
t and then proceeds; to p)nder on its meaning; and when
he has discovered it, he probably finds I self deserted
by his comrades., who have taken up a position a pace
I behind him, and an object of disgust to the sergeant,
who, looking at bins more in pity than in anger, says, in
5 • horse whisper, "Now, Number Throe—abet, wrung
&gill !"