The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-05-16 00:00:00

THE MILITIA

A correspondent, who LIAO. a very friendly and
masir de row view of these young civilian eoldiers,
says :--Tbe recruits, 121 streog, left Dorchester at
eight a.m. on Saturday for Weymouth, OWlor C.) • gu•nd
of Captain and Adjutant Metthias, Centel's Neared,
and LIOUL. Pearce. Altbougn se.eral of tirei were
young, and carried their padre and kits, there was sot
• sig.'. individual who led out oo the march from
D•,rctimiter to Weymouth, and the conduet of the men
outing the time thry were arembling in Dorchester
for preliminary drill was everyibiug that could be
desired, scarcely any OHMS appe•ring. On Monday
the whole rrginient assembled, .n 1 • tatter enembly
was never Male by the 3rd Hattadou Dorset Magi.
went. Tney were marched from Dor heater to
Weymouth by companies at soon as they were ready,
the fin.t oompany no suit being 13, Capt. Coombe, -ho
tat D.rouee.er about 3.45; them were f 01l 'wed by C,
Capt. U. mom 'rid. and (I commanded by Hon. Main,
Want Ba.teu, and, although, the gallant major lad
litde expeneoce of maid. matters, still it was pleartot
to see how soo., he got his Lowy .ny on the r- al. A
a.eat boon wise a nterred on the men an oth-ster
by allowing rack of them • proud of b tad with Chillier,
i this was armompanied by • pint of ale, ..iven from
nhe canteen fund at 1) dcowsner. Th. other live c.m.
priors followed the three first named, A being com-
mended Capt. Saunders. 1.) by Capt. Newell, h will be
commended oy Lieut. Cavendish Bent Doi, F is under
, apt. hiserirgh, fat. 39th Regiment., and fl by Capt.
Armin. The regiment is under command of Colonel
A. Holl, with Whom are Colonel Hannan and Siaj
Hingham, and the subaltern offioare are Lieutenants
KISOILord, Polleslen, Pearce, and Mean.; the durgroa•
.iiajor is Mr. Curme, and Capt. Matilda' is adjduiht.
Ile men on 'anew at Woyukutitti had everythma pre-
pared for them, the recruits on ffitturday had patched
tent., and filled beds, the betroth room@ were got
ready, and there warn a '' canfortabLe canteen" to go
to for soy refreshment required. The a Wring
apparatus, so simple and yet efficient, is to the usuM
plane, and attracts the same &Memnon from civilians,
there i.e reading and recrsetdon ho ma, mid in general
the arrangements oi the camp are equally good ae, and
pretty eimilar t those of limit year. the three coop
pastes,A. B, and C, are stationed In Weymouth
the remainder under troves on the Noths,
and the routine is e Miething similar to that of last
year. There are abut 500, not including the recruits,
arid the total strength is—officers, 21; sergeant*, 28;
total, 537. Most of the men in line °onward-4 marched
with • brisk soldlerlike step on coining int Weymouth,
and were cheered by the populace; but, as always
happens, the unfortunate exceptions who hal been in
the sun were most noticed by outsiders, who might,
from the email minority, fora, quite an erroneous.
opinion of the main body, whose conduct and discip3os
were very god. The regiment attend Holy trinity
Church, Yid WO unoeretand a speclel service will be
bad for them early in the forenoon, cancluffing in
good time before the usual morning service at eleven
..i'docg. Captain Here ford Drummond, Captain
Loutish', Lieutenauta Williams, Harrison, Crosse, and
Gordon most be added to the officers now present, sod
the total strength is rased to natcly 670.