The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-02-18 00:00:00

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DORCHFSTER.;--Dottan YZOICANRY.—We tur
derstand that it is lloicely-balanced question whether
the Queen's Own Rigiment of Dorset Yeomanry Ca-
valry is to exist or the. The Committee that sat last
year recommended that sundry incidental expenses
now defrayed by Government should be saddled on
the commanding officers of regiments; and we hear
that in the case of this regiment, it would entail a
yearly expense of nearly E4OO. The command of
the regiment has been offered to several officers and
declined, and a meeting will shortly be held, at which
it will be determined whether or not the regiment
shall be disbanded.

A CCIDKNT. —On Monday an accident, which was
likely to prove .serioual happened to Mr. Henry
Damon, oi-Reedington, who, whilst endeavour*
to get on horseback near the Junction Hotel, was
thrown with-grhat force on the ground, and received
considerable brukiesin filing.'
Camarillo"- MunitwOrase RUMINATION. —ln
the het of, banours just put forth by the Local
Examiners the name of Sidney W. Lock appears in
the First Claw This y_oF.Da gentlemen is the son of
Mr. Francis Lock, Of this town, and a pupil of the
Rev. T. R. Maakew at ,the Dorchester Grammar
School. We havo not yet heard of any other suc-
cessful candidate fermi this locality.
RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY .—The annual meeting
of the Derebeeter auxiliary_ of the Religious Tract
Society, Ares held at the Town Hall on Monday
week. Dr. 'Online presided, and the Rev. Peter
J. Safferyi association secretary, and. who attended
as a deputation, addressed the meeting at great length.
He gave an interesting account of the progress of the
society and the call from all parts of the world for
Protestant religions publications—especially from
Ruse* Poland, Spain, Italy, and Turkey. There
was a tolerable attendance, and a collection was
made at the close of the proceedings towards the
Society's funds, .

Voirrisrxxx Asaearkrrox.-The Council of the
Volunteer Association have prepared the following
report to be presented to the brat general Annual
meeting to be held on the 6th March next, at the
Shirehall, Dorchester :-" The Council, in Lying
their that mama report before the 'association, may
congratulate the members on the ectasesdal remit of
the year's experiment. The meeting feeritle compe-
tition in Septembstoonitheieverj.way, it is believed,
satisfactory tottle.prietisashbeneng ii ; And it is to
be hoped thistthe pMflin Will, by increatsd support,
enable the&lneff. leVer indneements
to competi in the ensuing year. That the Derma-
nano° and, welfare of the association will be best
maintained by a large lumber of moderate subscrip-
tions cannot -be too often stated, and it is to be
hoped that :aver/ *Meat member of the association
will use his utaiest endeavours to add subscribing
members to'literrolt The Council desires to express
their thanke to the givers of print:at the rillecompe-
tition :-R. Swaffield, Esq. (High Sheriff), Lieut.
Col. G. P. Mussel, and Major Steward. They trust
that the elaraple, met by these gentlemeewill be fol-
lowed in the seine liberal spirit. The accounts of
the association show a list of donations amounting to
£295 4e. ;. the outlay, which has been made for per-
manent objeeta, amounta-to £l3O 7s. ld. ; leaving as
capital £164 16a 11d. The amount of expenditure
which should fall upon income has been £3ll 17e76;
while the income from subscriptions and other
sonnies amounts to £277 lin 6d ; leaving a deficiency
of £34 6s. ld., which haato be paid out of the fund
which the Council had hoped to keep as capital. It
is hoped that in the second year sitheeriptions will
Increase so as to produce an income ade-
quate to • the full outlay. In ccnsidering
under rule 1 the ;question of Assistance towards
the Expense of the Artillery and Rifle Volunteer
corps on their assembling for battalion drill or
exercise,' the Council have determined that they
cannot enter into the question of any expense
beyond the nullity fares, and they decided, with
regard to the pialtrar that, on the two occasions of
the battalion At Dorchester, sixpence of the
railway fare ehouhl borne by each volunteer, and
the remainder by "the Council. They, have Lade
orders for paynleist of marching money on th basis.
The total sum required for this purpose has been
£B3 4e. 6d., and this causes the exceas of expendi-
ture over income above referred to. The import-
ance of the assistance time rendered in maintaining
the permanency of the Volunteer movement, cannot
be too highly estiniated. The efforts of the Council
would, however,have been;neelees, but for the liberal
manner th.xvhich they were met by the Railway
Companies: to them and to their officers the
Council desire to tender thanks, on behalf of the
Association, for the liberalty, courtesy, and atten-
tion displayed throughout the year. The Council
desireralso to expressitbe obligattontmder which
they feel themselves to be to Lieut Coombe, of the
3rd Dorset Rifle Volunteers, for the great assist-
ance rendered to 'the Association in. acting as their
Honarary Secretary, and in his arrangements for the
Rifle Competition of 1861." The statement ,of
accounts shorn/ on the debtor side :-To donations I
received, £289 .19s. ; übecriptiona remised.
£lB3 108. ; entrance fees (artillery and rifle corps),
£9 19a 6d. , Swalßeld, Esq., High Sheriff,
for a prize, £21%;- Mussel's piece of plate for a
prize, £2O; Major Steward (D. R. V.), for a prize,
£8; entrance deem (all England prize),. £l3 10e. ;
receiptsat,porll targete, £26
.19s. ; sale of ammuni-
tion, £l3 ; total, £582 170. 66. On the creditor '
side we find :-By targets and mantleta, £B6 16e. 7d.;
-prizes, £l5l 13e. 66.; pool winners and expenses,
£2l 18a. 3d. • ammunition sold, £l2 18s. 111 ;
printing, advertising, and status:wry, £72 15s. 7d,
expensee el range, eso., £lB 11 86.; expenses of
shooting :dans, ..£6s 12e. ' portages and parcels,
£8 13a. Bel.. ; allowance to the several corps for
marching Inobey, £B3 48. 6d. ' • balance,
£l2O 12a 104. ; total, £582. /7s. 6d. The state of
the capital account now stands thus :-Balance
brought 6rean;'£l2o 121. 106. ; donations (1861) un-
paid, £5 fre. • 'subscriptions (1861) unpaid, £4 135.;
total, £l3OlOl. iod. •