The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-06-06 00:00:00

NOWT NIUTIA REVIEW.

Outtalk, was It. on Thursday as to where the Militia
Review WM to take pleas. So admirably hen the 'oohs
fellows of the Dorset inland conducted themeless ou
their visit to to. nand' that they ei• denteethy popular,
end almost everybody treated to bars • country stroll with
them and a sight of the glones of mimic war. But no field
neuted sultabte. and the same old psraderroand on the
neck ot the None was chosen as the nest level sad eon-
venient bit of remand avoidable. The wind blew chilly
from the east, not graham • sesproien of rats and sht
sprat , sad the attrantons of the Noche owned rather at
• dislidnatav between dream en-brersas and *mann-
ing donde. Still then was • very Ise short of visitors
oPPosite the saluting Islet the superior officers ot the
regiments in the nein bourbood mesdng there; one
splendid maa appeattn in Highland suborn), with •
stately high black " house; sad the gallant Hr.
Bindles", exeolonek was La strong cookie' to that Kahn
°spun, Yr. Hodges of the Derehmter Rid..; several
Inns also save their undo" to ths country lads who haws
dowsed the red. Among the ailvet-lecel uniform' of the
REHM dames were tha gold-laced of the regulars. and •
few of N.M. Coastguards represented the ees force.
Altar the preliminaries, in which the band played agree-
ably to the lospeattng Maar. Conan Marshall, command-
le. tie reginteand district, and 006 Sem so to the &Web
who drew_ op, freak fink and Tsar. the 3rd bat Lai ion
eitmusind the diolay. Their march-past in column of
oonspanies was • very Ana solid suovinint, displaying
them to edesange, and it was remarked that the few
week's drill had cartaialy pulled them together remark-
ably well. Quick and double time they did it in,
the men needy nionensals bets g most suited to
keep their Inn nrinOts Soon they wheeled to
the snit, fining Penned Roads. sad then workiug round
to the left, narchin along to what we judged to be glow
time snag the crest of tie land, aad than formed • grand
Wm bong the ecestiptard buildlngs, the band an the rear,
the Quota's and regimental colours displayed in t .
centre, with then guard of bayouste at says fired. Aft.,
they had mend about than Mee with the readiness of the
practised soldier. "Firs • volley at 403 yda r was the
command, and, in the usual number it half-moonds, the
looks of the riles were all laeard to click together. Had
v. bsen the enemy Si most all have dropped to that
tremendous volley. • grand advaooe, wheeling to the
right and still to the right, sad the nest boa movement
was the advance in column of oommunes, which they did
towards tie look-out booms of the c ortguard. Was it an
ined of Zulus that was sun approarbi.ig I For the order
was given to form battalion square, the °Maws secured
themselves beside, the espartor oues couspicuoue on
their homes, and in I wires the rustier with Ws south-
east corner of the square? Never mind, them are
no Zulus about, as steady men steady. If the officer hair
—you be steady and wait for the word of commend.
Rirtorm column, wheel about. adeance, and re-form
line, this time with your beau to the coastguard
buildings. What are those men on the left at Dm% be
shaky men; no Zulu, on that north-ant side, though you
did try to form battalion maitre ro just sow. Son
there's an unexpected movement, about three-quarter.,
of the regiment starch to their tents, leaving D. and E.
companies to exercise ths young others on. The colonel
didn't compote with the native Last tri of this speech-
making town; but we heard that he expressed himself
well satisfied. So we hope were D. and E. companies
and the young racers ; but alt.!. the mind.whirliog
effects of a few countermerchen we departed with the
rest of the spectators A TOiy good revue • I Yee,
admirable I So considerate, too, to let us home in time
for lunch, and Ii condole with the intending review.
hunters, who cams out Just in date to satisfy themselves
It was all dons. Those who cause In the afternoon, con.
soled themselves with the sight if the men sheltered
under Hs wall. round the bar sit square, displaying
their knives and fork., spoons and button henna,
brushes and towels, uniforms 'nil knapsack'. In the
ground the recreation marques is already down, tha tents
ore 1,0061 with mute, sod SIM if .hey are ceiling encore.
TO. comp is getting in its dishabille, and so we bid youpg
Doren" good-bye-scams again oast year.'

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