The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-06-18 00:00:00

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viimaggpataUesi the competitions which bare
setti during the past month in order to 1
araerLentire at the battalion in the two
. ensuing Wimbledon Prim meeting
geor's Prime and the Bt. George's Chancre
Vass.
rt. competitions for selection were arranged to be
Pour, tee rottnds on saoh 000114iOn being arid at the
200, 500, and 600 yards re= and the selected rm.
petite*. were chosen by to of the murk. I
made in three out of the fourirPotirtwhieh were '
allowed to take ere at any butte In fourth and
ea say day in the week clotted. All companies,
of the battalion took part in this 061611k•ilin •
the 10th (Bturminster), which does not send nrallYini
o
Its member* to Wimbledon, sad the 11th (Gillingham). 1
Lin °V.Antre.wat aa
the
lerange, emanbr Qua:termthin :tree: being
at
1
auger will represent this corps without competing—
the etket nominatisa, r well am the two for
.5 ,
..,...m.hiset.,of to member. from
Iris = le tollowWg 96 gentlemen will
hate the honour of representing the battalion ler the
Quollie Prim The. whe mid. by lath are plated
opposite
the namear.aad it will be borne in mina that
erre rand* by Artng in all 46 ramie in three days
Mem Karts.
pi 'Private Nardi, alt) .. 140 Serge. Curtis lia) .. I*
Bengt, It.4arts lah .. 117 haco. utio „ no
Corp. Mow .. 124 Som. Hoossell MO , 117
prime. Cooly .. 114 Perk C. Cricksiay Mb) IN
Prtou4o Onroa IWO • • 1511 INTL Charles 154 h) .. 114
Corp Imbir (91) . . • US Carp. Blood' (91N) .. 111
Private At übetags (20) IU Private Hof llrd 1 • . 112
mimand„,,,(.6) .. us Priests HI (Mt .. 112
Over,. (916) .. In 001.-Scre. NMI WC 112
111.4. Sart faxe (ite).. In meats pm e (qu)
.. 115
Private Sharron (had) . It! Prints Jeffery (Ird) .. NO
°Wein Thresher (94h).. 121 OAR Churchill (hull . im
Sent firesa(kb) . 1811 Q-. 6810- LUDT (11111)
'The moors* it will be obeered are mahartrably good.
It has been arranged that, Weald any of these gentle-
men be unable to attend the Wimbledon sicelini, the
competitor or competitors next in order of *Wit, shall
take his or their pines, due notice being given to T.ieut.
Hodgse to this effect The following gentlemen stead
next is enter:—

Enka I
Corp. Oner (70) .. 109 Urn r.a. tn./ • • •!Irlik
LienL John (Sill (84h) .. Private Parson (oth) .. 166
Print, ; Lan, Nelbse(lrd) lel
ensign Penton EMIL liortgr .. 144
Prltrateigillr'al age)(l)th) 1:1
Privets Whinnies 041.. ' 1114 Corp. Unseen (Ist) 1611
In the St. (loop's Vase competition the following
28 gentlemen are the *elected representatives, their
mites being the result of 15 rounds fired at the 500
yards range only :
Warta Unita
Invite Ranh (11th) .. ! Capt. Thresher (sth) .. 43
rinses Prase (1I0h) 814 • Plinio Jellery (lid) .. 40
Private Candy (644) .. IS Prison, Raymond (4th) .. 41
Prllaa" Sall46i (Sib) • 0 , Private Parsons (114 t .. 41
Corp. Parintubtgibtl .. ' Lieut. Aldridee (4th) .. 41
Print* th).. 46 gent Omen (Sib).. et
Sergi. Roberts/ .. a Peivalle 111 no (Ilk) .. 41
Ihrirt. Curtis fltth) ell Private ate (8111) • • • 40
Corp. Usher (901) .. 48 gent. In (16h) ....0$
81/66. Henn (rdlo ) ..
Corp.riatell6 *lO Lien floor :8,41) .. Prlratellberren (tad) ..
Corp. Churehtil (god) 43 Sant. Cherie. (sth) U
Bengt. Stewart (fib) . 48 Q.• 11. Ileritt. Edgar (11th)
Next in seder of merit oome the following:—
Bark.. Kern
Print* Omni. Prison C. Crtekmay, Ph 87
Corp. Oover. 7th .. 1111 !Corp. asnue. 4th • 16
Private Hibbs. 6th .. m.l. ger I. good. Ist .
Carp. nottnell, let • • 18 IPrlvaos 111tethant, Iso .. 36
Prints Knight, Sib U Amiga PlOlOO. 2nd 811
Private Marston, 4th .. 111 Lint. Johns. Bth . .86
Can Lyon, eth 17 ' Private Penns, Srd 85
Seanninil thrmigh the ahove names we see
mentioned • very large member of the best shots is the
county, and we feel confident that the battalion will be
most efficiently represented_ We are lure that the
beet wishes of the people of Dorset go with them, and
we have good ream to hope that th,e reporta we shall
get from Wimbledon will not disappoint tu.
In the next place we have very great pleaenre in
lain able to publish such • splendid score as has been
made by our battalion lathe great Simultaneous Enfield
Match, which took place throughout the kingdom
duriag the week ending the Ist of this month. Upwards
of 104 membani were entered, and nearly all comPleted,
out of whose booms the best 20 were taken, and the
aggregate 1,112 marks forms the battalion wore. The
ranges were 500,500, and 000 yards, with seven rounds
at each distanoe.

Last-year— th-Tbattalion took part in a similar match
sad, with a soon of 1,1N2 (85 less than that now made).
was placed eleventh in order of merit among the
battalions of the kingdom, winning a prise of ilO.
The highest atom made on that occasion was 1,157,
and we are therefore very confident that this year the
Dorset battalion will stand very near the top of the
list. and be rewarded by a very substantial
The fallowing are the mores : -
13ATTAL/OX Raersraa.

Myth. 100 yd.. 600 yde T.
Una Job 9th 711 23 1$ —64
Privets Hibb,. 19 21 19 SO
Private Groves, 9th • 21 1$ U— 60
Privsta Harris. 12th . 171 19 18 14
P 7144 Own, 9th • 19 Pt 16 67
Private Jassy, Srd 21 19 17 67
Corporal Inbar, 9th • ft 17 18 67
Priirtte Orsm. itth .. 19 21 17 —67
Prints Burdon, 241 .. 20 16 91
Privets illisreee. 246 , . .. 19 14 II
Isissesi Roberts, 10 17 IS 16
11421.4 ilstriitt. 14 .. 11 16 II
14
Privets It tibias. 7th • . • . IS 111 IS
64
-Sergeant 0 -04. lat .. 21 19 111
Serriast Drew. 2e4 21 ft 10 611
Priv& • Harese. 4th 16 111 17 63
1942•44 ftrinirt. 7.b . 21 10 11 63
1144404 Hsens 11. 14 . se 16 M 61
Prints Hibbs. . IS 19 U 62
Caplan Faltravess, 716 . 10 16 II 92

I 6 DO

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FORDINGTON BEVEFIT SOCIETY.
The anniversary of this society wee celebrated on
Whitt-Tuesday. The members to the number of 42
uneorded as the sekool-roest, and at Ave o'elook
*render Dire* series at the perish (throb.
Tee sermon wee pacehed by the Vicar, and set forth
the importance at wart help, and each endeavouring
to deny hitassit for the good of others. The annual tea
took Are alasewarels at the seboolmogo, and was very
largely attended. At the meeting whir followed, the
=reside in opening the proceeding., el•
his rearm at meeting so large an miserably and
eciagratalated than on the surer of the moiety. The
gumbo, both of the honorary and benefit members had
been greatly increard, and its financial position was
good. Cowering the programme of the evening he
said it warniesded to show that there could be rrionel
enjoyment of the higheet kind, without anything like
intealorieg drinks. The Rev.). Motile, the anOnviary,
read the anneal statement of aroente. The receipts
immuring to VAR IS.. 51d., in ed Ware from
lAA rear £4 4s Sd. and h moral- rushers sob.
seriptiona, 1116 lie.; and the expenditure • mbraced
sit* psy to seven membem £5. medic.' attendance
and barred In the Savings' Bank £29 On Jane ii
the society had 98/1 Os. St. in the Sevinp' Bank, end
the rieeretery held a balm*, of £3 3s. 8i 1., m•king the
Wel w.irtli of the society £92 44. IV. totrit4 the peat
year the number of beret members had been married
from 28 to 45. and th. honorary members were now
between 60 an., IR. The Rev. W. Suttee, of Came,
read some of his exquisite poems, both the homeroom.
and pathetic, to the delight of the mestiog. Mr. J.
Lewis, ter el the bone& members, then addressed a
few were to Me members, saying that the great results
obtained from • green beginning Mould bider the.. to
melte ler.iter eff ,it. to increase the number of their
atem.'.seree is einalasion he proposed • vote of thanks
it all their kind friends—the Vier, the Rev. F. Mottle,
Evans And the honorary members,—Mr, J. Niteroi!
added • few encouraging words on the prosperity of the
ebb, and he spoke in the higher terms of Mrs. Monk
am " mother of the club," and indeed "th mother of
She parish," and not omitting an aeknowlecipteent of
the kind interest mender. dby Mts. F. Route in the
er.lfsre ref the peririorra. The Rey. Reginald Smith
then adrkered the meeting. Referring to the rem rite
of Job Mitchell, he and that he knew • lady in Bath
who wee commonly known by the name of Patient-
Coatiarearrin-Well-Doing. for she bad devoted her
Were and Use to the Metre:ties of the blind, the
deaf, sod dumb for many years, and he need not
teem who reamed that name in the pieta of perdiee,
et—(loed bemires). He then proceeded to eon.
gratulam them on the morel and spit-IMO beauty of the
meeting. Ant, that they were an smoothly of brethren
trying in • lawful and honest way to help theirelvir
and or another in those years of sickness and trl.l
which most sooner or later some upon all, and 'hint
were felt oy no clime of society ao mar an by re tree..
leg Glass. Second, on the gratifying change whir has
taken place in Fordingion and Dorchester aloha sire 31
years ago, and he pro them some sr instances of the
dmunk.nneec and prof molly which at the former period pre.
valid. Torn ing to the political changes now taking place,
he said he eoneldered the extension of the f,onolaiso
by the new Reform Rill a rather deagerous experiment,
for he was not ashamed to say that he .se a Conserv.-
tie*. though, be hoped a Liberal Conservative. He
thought it would have been more prudent to have
enlarge I the number of electors by degrees. If, for
inataties. members of benefit soeisties were admitted to
the franehir he ressived that would have been a safe
measure, rears men thereby showed that they were
thoughtful, exercised self control, looked beyond the
day and the boor, and provided for the future, and
woes theyrkire At to have a share In the Gorrumeet of
e peat orntry like ours, with all Its comphial d
Intonate. Bet *Map had psi on more rapidly then he
had expected, and all they had now to do ems to
remember the motto of Nelms ea • mentorebie oseesion
" Zeeland upsets every man to do his duty." If that
Wu observed by every man now raided to szereise the
inErage no kers would remit, but, on the eontrary greet
good, sa it 'meld units, and strengthen, and benefit in
every way. Let all remember that a tot* was a solemn
gyre pat into their bande for whir they mast give an
amport. Let them endeavour to exerelse it for the
good of the tionntly, not taking • narrow and solar
view of their own Worsts and the Interests of their
owe else& but, a. the Becilteres said, "Look Doi only
Oa aid, awn mane, bet alas on the this's of others."
Notrehetendiag that that there were many thinp amiss
I. this „entry, he weiviteite eitufidmat that Ragland
might hold her bead r hip as any ante*, eie th.
of the earth. There was tee nolintry is the world where
them wee so mar MA and religious liberty me um.
bad bra sew for many rum the retleat days an a
where an neproulada on whet were
7otasiet np
saes called "the good eifi lays." sad
th- y were encouraged to hope for bettor days
Still In the future. There wee wee good to
be done is every direction. They hoped to
re the ementry improving every year socially and
politioally—to re all dears Bomar more
that More may be so • wipleinicig in our streets. Bet
whet w a the ground of their hope? He did not believe
It rested as any polities' regrew, nor on the great
landoall ad polierell perirs—seithee Mr, phreoh end the
Comervatives, see Mr. filiadrone and the Libor*, nor
Elr. Bathe and the Reform Leanne; he hebeirel
end every or to he a rotten foentlation to beilirspos.
Hie hope reeled ea the eerreedhug el the prieelphia of
truth mod brotherly bre, and seeped for owe amothees
rights and heehaws. Now were time to be Apreed,
=l)tby iswerias the heewledip of that true
oir reNsioe *WI sine earpliell am with