The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-03-06 00:00:00

BR I DPORT.

THE RIFLE CORPS.—Between 70 and ho of the
rank and tile of our rifle corps assembled at llount.
field on Friday morning last at half past 10, wile,
they underwent an inspection by Colonel Luard, of
the Royal Engineers, and assistant inspector of the
South-Western district. The men were formed two
deep, took open order, and then proceeded with the
platoon, manual, and position drill. They wers then
proved as a company, and marched, with the fife and
druin band, through the town to Hyde, where they
performed light infantry movements, extending
skirmishing, ite.. returning to Mountfield at oa;,
o'clock, when they were addressed by Colonel
who expressed himself highly satisfied Irina
their perfonnsitees. and considered that the First
Dotsetshire italics hail made more progress than any
other corps that hail come mailer his notice. The
men were then addressed by Captain Templer, who
als4 spoke in high terms of their various manmuvres,
and who informed them that Sergeant Lappin MA
arrivol from Ilythe and would continence his drill
forthwith. and he hoped that as many would attend -
as possible.
Ris..roaaraos OF THE I'ARISII CHURCH. —Weare
enabled to report the repairs of our pariah church
are progressing mat favourably, under the able
superintendence -of - Mr. Hicks, the architect, and
untiring energy of Mr. Gerrard. the contractor.
Thu west end, which has been lengthened 30 feet, is
nearly complete, and it is expected that the beautiful
new chancel window will 110011 adorn that end of the
sacred edifice. We wish we could add that the
funds for the carrying out of the works were in a
noire flourishing condition ; if they were, and the
weather continues tine, there would be every pro-
bability of the church being completed by the end ef
May.
NCY BA EA A R.—The members and friends of the
new Independent t 'lmpel held a Fancy Bazaar at the
Townhall on Monday last, when the fairer porti.a
of the congregation proved most incontestibly that
that they had not let the long evenings of the part
winter slip by without devoting a portion of their
leisure time to the manufacture of the ,iumberlesa
articles of utility and ornament which were offered
I.r sale for the charitable purpose of swelling the
f I for the building of the new schools casnuectial
with this place of worship. At an early hour in the
morning we fund the ladies silo had the principal
management of the bazaar, busily engages' in display.
iii their attractive wares in the several stalls to the
best advantage. The room was prettily decorated,
the stalls being arranged along the two sides and at
the upper end with a small one in the centre for
some larger articles. The following ladies presiiLal
at these stalls: —Mrs. Swain, and Miss Hussey ;
Mrs. Ewens. and Mrs. 11. E. Hounsell ; Mrs.
'logos, Miss Wallis, and Miss Stevens ; Mrs. Peach
and the Misses Bartlett; Mrs. G. Edmunds. out the
Misses Perry. Of the articles with which these
stalls were laden, we can only say that every possible
means were taken to create as much variety as
possible. In a pecuniary point of view the bazaar
fully exceed- the expectations of its promoters.