The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-06-03 00:00:00

QUEEN'S OWN YEOMANRY CAVALRY.

The Dorchester troop, under the command of Captain
A. B. Foster, assembled for mounted drill, at. 12 noon, on
Mooday, May 26th, in a field adjoining Lteutenact
R. D. Thorntsn's house, near Dorchester. The gallant
captain put the troop through several movementa, which
ware very creditably performed. After drilling about an
boor the cavalry was marched to the residence of Lieut.
It, D. Thornton. to partake of a capital luncheon, which
bed been hospitably provided by the gallant officer.
During the entertainment heaths were prop wed and very
oordialty received and responded to by C,pthin A. 11.
Ferias, Lieutenant It. 11 Thornton. Quartermaster L
Banntoe, SergeanbMajor W. Tottell, Sergeant 11. Mayo,
and Corporal J. Roberts, Among lb ne preeent were i—
n A. B Foster. Lieutenant 11. B. Middleton, Lieut.
V'tt.. j
. Thornton, Quartarruastsr IL Bsunton. Sergeant-
?thief W. lotteD, Sergeant 11. Mayo, and 23 rank and

, DORSET NATURAL HISTORY AND ANTI-
QUARIAN FIELD CLUB.
Bright sunshiny weather. th ,wth not too warm,
helped to welcome the County Field Club, at their first
meeting for the year. At eleven o'clock they gothered
in the Conxcil-chamber, where bsd been gathered a
goodly number of antiquities and objects of serer.
On the table was shown the marble bust of Her
Gracious Msje.ty, executed by Mr. Durham. A.R.A.,
and presented by Mr. Brymer, M.P., to the Dot.
chowder Town Council, who hope shortly to find •
suitable place for it.
Andrews tent some very valuable ancient silver
grunts, two having belomied to John Milton, and dated
1,tt.18, the others from 1,610 to I,o*/. as • collection of
key; buckles, thimblee, bes,ds, metal, and bons Mont
graplilam. sides, and ligu'w. Roman c Arm, Agrippina,
to those of the Empire's last agve. Mr. Lull, Walton
Howe, Fifehead. very old Dorset Pottery. scamfmt from
the ruin' of Rome, ancient end curious coat of arms. '
Among those present were the president. Mr. .1. C.
Rcv. Sir Talbot Baker, B Revs.
0. P. C.ambridge, H. H. Wood, treasurer. Prebendary
Humber's, W. Domes, J. Penny, U Thompson, and
lmvatt. ProNsonr Buckman. se.setary, Mr. H. B. Middle.
ton, Mr. A. Pope (Mayor of Dorchester), Messrs. T.
Colo; John adein, Cunnington, Rickman, Galpin,
Freon*, Gregory. Mew., Mists Maw. Mr. L H. Rosen,
hass Row, Hr, and Mrs. Routledge (Sherbotne), Dr.
Parsons (Portland). Mr. T. B. Grove. (Weymouth), bit
T. A. Yarrow (Weymouth), Mr. T. Coombs (Dorchester),
Mr. Plokthall, Mr. Stevens, Captain and ILL Dollen,

Professor Scanlan recounted past excursions, itivat late
one of which st litelheidge the telephone and microphone
were exhibited with soccer. He went on to speak of
their publications, the one in hand being a valuable end
eishorste oi-e on "Spidore by Mr. Candiridge, which
would be costly to the club, but a v.ilutne worth two or
three years' subscriptions. Mr. Dale, of Olansille's
Wootton, had written an extraordinary book, showing
that to naturalists the pariah ts most intoresting and he
bored it might bring forward papers on other paddies
gotta as interestiog as Manville aWo tiVan. A work on
Sberborne School ill also mutt ioterntior. Tbeexperinieuta
on hsalsy not mang,ilgiwurisel decided on at Bradford
Abbas are now in hand, eamplee baring been gent up

OFFICIC/Mt.

On Um motion of M;:Iiii1111.1.- Kansel-Plitydell
Wino uotintilQuilt re.anctericimartunn

Mr. DALE proposed. and the AI•TOE of Ihrrhester
seconded, the re-election of the Rey. IL 11. Wood, u
treasurer. . . . .

Mr. RICKMAN proposer,. an 4 Mr. RUZGG seconded the
re-election a Pr0f.:8.4 BUCkaI&G, unecr4tAry, and these
MI viers carried unanimously.

/ILIT PLACE Or MtirllNG.

H. 8. WWI', .p.o. entry we. applauded, named
Wimborne, Chartnouth, Cerne Abbas, and Weymouth. se
places for the next meetings ; a member suggested
Shaltesbetry, Mr. Guanington East Lulworth. Rev. W.
Barnes Oranbornie, and Mr. Groves, Wool. for Bunion
Abbey, and the decision was left with the Alarm
Professor BUCKMAN remarked it Ina often nece,sary to
go ton place beforehand, to make arrangements. Lie had
visited Dorchester, seen the Mayor, and had a very
pleasant and useful time.
Protestor Allred Newton was elected hon. member.

Mr. John Galvin, Dorchuter, ; Mr. Arthur Buckler,
Erershot ; and Mr. T. A. Yarrow, Cleveland House, Wey-
mouth, were proposed as members, and carried ur.ani-
!mealy.
Rev. 11. 11. WOOD reed the financial statement, showing
• deficiency of ,Ll 7 its. lit., and it became • moot question
should copies of proceedings be given to all hon. memberg.
The work on Spiders seemed to be an expensive one,
and the plates at first ire confined to the illustration of
genera, though 32 p. have been sent towards the cost of
plates to illustrate spode'.
The PICAID/Ccf. before reading hie address, returned
thinks to the members for haying no kindly re-elected
him, although he was consciona of so many shortcomings,
and he promised to fulfil the duties to the utmost of his
ability and utmost zeal, He then read • reeln, with the
view of describing the various changes on the Earth's
surface, and their effects upon life, eapeeially plant lit,.
He described the state of the earth in the time of the
Silurian formation, when he c slathered the surface to
have been mostly composed of Wands, gurrounded with
large oceans peening through intermediate stages he
described the lagoons of the carbonaceous age, overhung
by dark mists, which fed the ferns and frequent streams ;
but the land was nearly level, the slight elevations not
being worthy of the name of hills. No bright petalled
dower bloomed in this age. Coming on to the Permian and
the age of the cycada, the physiognomy of plant if. was
then uniform, no difference appearing from Eireive, lately
become—from an archipelago—a continent, to Ilindottan,
and even northward to Siberia. The Alps and the Pyrenees
did not rise till a much later period, a/though Europe
became more decidedly a continent. The existence of
bestir, cockroaches, Itc., was told of, end the remarkable
bird with a vertebrate tail, which at first was thought a
reptilian; but it was peeved to be • bird, although the
Iguanodon existed then. The cycads and conifers
rl imimishal, the *crew pines, dia, were pushed towards the
Equator, by-and-bye the beautiful palm appeared, the
dwarf pall:netts, and one of them resembling a most
beautiful palm which now only grows in the Soyckelle
Islands. In the penineida of Greenland • singer tree, and'
cycad, have been found near Behrinesortraite, perhaps the
last of the genus that grew in the Polar circle. There was
a large increase of land, materially affecting the climate
of Europe. The Nummulitic sea traversed Europe
diagonally, and had an inductee in introducing new palms,
sequoia., Dr. A very important change CAWS next, diminu-
tive marsupials were followed by loch animals MI rodents,
bats, Lc. Arriving at the period at which the birds of
Alum Bay were formed, the passage from marine to fresh
water conditions was noticed. (The muccessive stac,es of
plant life were el...erred by Humboldt in his Ament of the
Peak of Teneriffe, on the margin of the tropical The
climate of Europe WU at that time similar to the present
climate of Central Africa, next caste an intucion of
cold, and of humidity. The miocene, reprsented in Eli-
land by the lignites of Buoy Tracey, as supposed, was
mentioned. The Northern Hemisphere hag played the
greatest part in the distribution of plants, many more
having gone from north to aoitth than in the contrary
direction. The temperature of themes must have gradu-
ally dituihished, elephas antique, sad primoxeuina, loon
appear, and other mammals are added. The pr -sent
temperate regi ms were bound in ice, while the Greenland
c out was probably free the reindeer and other now
Polar animals are found in the valley of the Thames, and
may be referred to the time now passing under review,
they are now only found near the Polar circle, and were
of late associated with the woolly rhinoceros, Ike. A very
different climate must have existed front the present one,
to allow of the growth of mach life, Is the trees two
sines of tissue sometimes occur on each ray of annual
growth, showing the growth wee twice yearly interfered
with. At the close of the glacial epoch, the Gulf stream
returned to the shore of Europe, or we should now be
suffering • climate like that of Labrador. This
extraordinary stream is 50 miles broad, and flows
at the rate of four miles an hour. Instances of the
',motilel and magaifieent growth of the palm were given,
and the declension of the sin of thou tees as they get
further from the equator. The various changes the earth
her experienced in elevations and depreesions, and change
of climate, forms one of the factors in bringing about the
present life, animal and vegetable. In conclusion the
president thanked those peanut for so patiently listening
to him.
Rev. WOOD mid as steologiets they could speak of times
of which we have no conception, and shout which there
are differences of opinion. 1,203,000.000 years Prolesur
Jukes said, mut have ethpied since the appearstice of
life on the earth, while an Elintourgh profeaasor said
U 0,000.000 years was quite sufficient to account for all the
changes. Their pre-odent had not said anything about
geological tine; but they must thank him for taking
them back to the age of &moon, which some stated was
an animal, while others *voted it was the result of
chemical changes. He moved a vote of thanks to the
president, which was carried by reclamation.
Professor BUCKMAN eat 1 great preparations had been
made for their reception, the Roman Wall had been
eXDOINKI, two Of three sections of the Ampitheatre had
been made, the Mayor and Mr. Cunnington were ready to
guide, so they might put themselves under guidance with
confidence.

The party then went to the amphitheatre, where Rev.
W. Barnes graphically " restored" it to the mental eye.
with its arena or lowed part, tht Ltla sanded, the lodge
or podium riaing perundicuborly from the arena sod
occupied by the higher class, the thrones for the Roman
sister and the British chief, the elopes above occupied by
the benches of the common people, who cans into them
from the top, and deacended to the man or wedge-blocks
of benches, by the asks, or steps, while on the top was •
flat grass reached long poles the length of the lunches
and bearing awnings, or eelifid. The place would hold
20,000 people. Questioned as to whence they came, Mr.
Barnes had no doubt the Romans and Britons were equally
admitted, poor people free. He did not expect any stone
work would be found.
Next they proceeded to Mr. Cunnistou's house, where
they were entertained with Roman and British antiquities
end refreshments.
The porty, alter leering Mr. Connington's, proceeded to
the "top of the town," to inspect the remains of a Roman
WAIL 111, near Mr. Barnett's house, the " West End"
of Dorchester in more senses than one. The well was
thrown down by the Dans, circa 1.04, and sins then
the facing of the tOOO- work on either aids ha• disappeared.
It was now about 27ft lung, Nt. In height from the
ground, and should be lift. in thickness; but part had
been deetroyed The bons dug out on the outside (or
walk side of the wall) were thought by Prof eosor Buckman
to be thud of It inseam The muoeum was next visited,
and the Rev. W. Barnes acted aa cicerone. Professor
Backman spoke of the miserable accommodation afforded
by the preset museum budding, and thought that, as
naturalists they should protest against its insufficiency.
It was remembered that • plan Ls on fon for
more extetuive buildings in High-street. which
will be a credit to the largest Donor and the town.
By this time the appointed hoer for the hay x's luncheon
had arrived, and so adjournment was made to the Council
Chamber, where the virtuosi spent a little more time
admiring the Roman and other school relics. A couple
of specimens of the morel piqued curlooity ; they were
sotuethiag like rolls of thin suet, at one end having •
sort of afforest:ens which somewhat resembled dark
tripe. These not very nice-looking productions (allied to
the fungi) were stated to have • good flavour.
Decidedly more tasty-lookine than the morel, wee the
elegant lunch laid out by Mr. Frost in the Town Hall at
the expense of the worthy Mayor. The chair woo filled by
his Worship, and among those who had accepted invite-
time were :—Preiddeut, Mr. J. Matuel.Pleydel, Profesor
Buckmandiev. 11. 11. IYooddiev. Sir T. H. B. Baker.flart.
Mrs. 11. IL Long and friends, Hr. W. and Mrs. Cellos,
Mr. Luff, Mr. D. Stephens, Mr. C. W. Dale. Mr. Dig_by,
Rev. Thompson, Mr. E Burnett, Mrs. and Miss
Andrews, Mr. Henry Burden, Rev. W. Barnes and
friends, Mr. F.. Cunnington am! friends, Dr. and Mrs.
Alsinds, Hr. T. C Hags and friends, Mr. E. Pope, Mr.
U. J. a Gregory, Mr. C. Rickman, Mr. John lialpho, Mr.
T. A. Yarrow (Weymouth), Captain Coombe, Mr. A.
Fannon, Mrs. George Andrei., Mr. W. Durden, Rev. C.
W., Mr.., and Miss Osborn, Mr. 11. Durden (Blandford),
Mr. G. Frost Mr. It. D. Thornton, Rev. a P. Cambridge
and friends, Ur. L. IL and Miss Rungs, Mr. and Mrs.
Jilkrd, Mra D. Symonds, Mr. F. J. Persona, Mr. Pick-
thall, Rev. L Dowlland, Mr. Rent, Mr. G. (hatpin. Mrs.
D. J. Williams Andrews, Rev. Robert Lovell, Rev. Penny
Wsubton). Canaan and Ilss. Killen. Mr. T. Coombs, Mr.
H. W. and Ws Hodges, Rev. T. W. Manual, Mr. T. K
Grovel, e'Velnlouth), Captain Payne and friends. Dr.
George. Kee. Edwards Mr. H. Symonds, Mr..
.D. Curls
Mr. E. Ckmiashaw, Mr. and Mks Routledra
After lunches the Mayo. gave 'the heath of Her
Modesty. alluding to the N A
et of . Q...n havingp.n. a great-prandowther. almost as rare among
ladies as at they seams Qaeen or Empress (Loyal,
drank.)
The President (Yr. Ms.ustt-Ptgeou) espoused the
outdid thanks of the club. for the very hissoraw
leUthe Mayor) had received them. (Cheers, nnd
004 MOM
kW Mr. Pope. and another for the little one.
MATOD, rerponding, alluded to the antiquarian
remains of which they were so junly proud in Durawator.
The museum was not so well lodged as it ought ; but
thanks to the indefatigable exertions of Canon Bingham.
and • magnificent offer of Mr. Robert Williams, they
hoped by the next meeting to haves shell for the mune m
worthy of the county town and the county I kelt (A ppkoutt )
Returning thank, for the Mayors,* he said that while
no one regretted more than Mrs Pope being sable to
be present no one rejoiced more than sbe did at the
cease of Woos unable Arras gogists might feel soon*
Interest in this from remembering how old a nuts) it
waa—Adam and Eve had children—Cain and Abel.
(Laughter and applause.)
The Roe. W. H. WOOD then read an elaborate paper one
"Century of Moses," Salk( he had found more amm nie
hundred in hie own pariah. The rev, gentlenriu went on
I to speak of the peculiarities of • eery Lugo ...bee a
illustrating each species by very highly magnified
coloured drawings.
„rb. potty ',was& softer speadiag • verautesennt day, with waft thanks to the said and hoeftertarMayee of
Thigehegler. who had reatived Ufa la
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.011161 le the ineethnt's me..,

DORSET RIFLE BATTALION.

The competitions for the honour of representing the
H-neet Battalion of It fie Volunteers at the anproachinr.
Wimbledon meeting have now le:initiated. Tbere were
56 entries, but twelve of the Volunteers did not put in nu,
aypeerence. There were four c dopetition., the ranges
betng 209, 500, and GOO yard., maven shote at each; and the
sold oiled or .3 the aggregate id the beet three scorca. The
shimting proved fully equal to the average of f°ll." Ie."!
and PA members ere entitled to compete, independent ot
two to be nominetted by the Colonel. The blowing are
the nanies and order of merit of the 21 sent at the *neva.*
of the battalion:- 1. !Nitrate 8. Green. 11th crop., BB
points ;2. Privet, W. °nen, 11th, 239 ; Private Leer.,
DI., m,• 4. Actlng-Assitant.Surgeon Wood. Ilth, :5.
Privets T. Riddle, 4tb, 231: 6, Cent tin Lloid..lonee. 6th,
l; 7. Serge tat Kendall. Mb, ; 8 Corporal DBfs4m.
Bth. 223: 9,4: lour-Sergeant Subway., 11th, 222 ; 10, Staff.
8 resent 0-uaond, 3rd, 218; 11, Private H. C. Welch, 10t1.,
211: 12, Sergeent Norman. 100, 216; 13. 8,,11.a.tt
Mutford, 3rd, 216; 14, Corporal Ridout, Bth. 216;
Private 11. Curtis. 101., 216; 16, giartermester-Sereestit
Elgar, 11th. III; 17, C trporal Lstder, llth, 212; IS,
Sergeant JAikina, god, 212; 19, Cortioral Stubbing:s, 7t13.
906 ;20 Pirate Frank Hs`ilis, 1,(14 203: 21. NermeDl
11th, 2 The following are the acmes obtained liy to
remainder of the competitors, His first twelve al whom are
entitled to supply any vacancies which may occur. on per -
lug their own expenses :-22, Sergeant Hounsell, Ist, 198;
23, Privets Swain, 9:h, 198: 24, Sergeant Boors, 3rd, 198;
25, Corporal Bridle, lad, ; 16, Captain Bennett, 9 11,
1114; V. Corporal Terry, Ist, 191; 28, Private Goodridg.,
Bth, 189; 29, Lieut. Andrew., 3rd, 185: 3111. Srgenot
Hacker, Oh, 183; 31, Private H. C. Galion, ilud, 198; 33.
Captain Whether°, let, 179: X 1 Lance-Corporal Thome.
10th, 177; 31. Privet, Homer. 3rd, 176: Za, Private M.
Moore, 2nd. 175; 39 Private Crump. 7th. 168; V. Private
W. Leghorn, 2nd, 163: 38, Private Dennis, 7th, ; 38,
Private Brown. let, 158; 40, Private A. Marsh. 34, 158: 11.
Lence-Coroarel Stem 7th, 156; 42. Corporal Foot. 11th,
135 ; 43, Private Frederick HIM; 2nd, 159 ; 41, Lieut.
Ttli. W.