The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-09-23 00:00:00

DORCHFIITER VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS.

The third annual prize shooting match came off
at the Butts, Maiden Castle, on Wednesday the 17th,
when a strong wind from the east made the shooting '
very difficult. However, the day was fine, and suf-
ficiently cloudy throughout to prevent any dazzling
from the sun's rays. The number of visitors was
extremely limited, and when we had put in an ap-
pearance on the ground,--almost alone we were
struck with the proof of the little intermit manifested
by the inhabitants of Dorchester and its vicinity ;
for heretofore there has always been a liberal atten-
dance, not only of the gentlemen but of the ladies ;
but notwithstanding their absence to-day we are
sure the ladies of Dorchester still wish the Volunteers
every MOMS ; and in public estimation, generally, the
movement continues on the rise. A. regards the
shooting, we expected rather • better score, espe-
cially at the short range, but suppose it must be
put all down to the contrary wind. • and as we
append the More any oommemt upon the firing would
be nseimm There was a considerable amount of
amusement as well as excitement in shooting off the
ties.

Every variety of refreshment necessary for keep-
ing up the spirits of the noble volunteer was sup-
plied op the ground by Mr. Wortley, of the New
Ind the manner in which he catered did him
much credit. The following is the score:

THE Cerrms AHD lazuTzwelres PRIES& 5 roundest
300 yards; 5 rounds at 300 yards. Entranoe Fee, is.
let prise, the Captain', £5; 2nd, the Lieutenant's
Field Glues; 3rd, bait the entrance tees 4th, ditto.
200 yds. 300 yds. Grand
hts. pts. hta. pie. Tot.
Captain Binderaley 4 7 3 5 19
Sergeant Hama ... 5 8 5 6 24
Private Oliver ... ... 4 5 2 3 14
„ J. B. Taylor ... 3 4 1 1 9
Sergeant Durden „. 3 4 3 3 13
Private Day ... 5 5 1 2 13
„ Hodges 5 8 4 4-21
~ Warren ... 5 7 2 4 18
„ Barrett 0 0 1 1 2
Corporal Chick ... 5 10 3 3 —2l
Greening ... 4 4 3 2 12
Private Godwin .« 5 10 4 5 - 24
Sergeant-Major Newman 5 7 1 1 14
Sergeant Cram 5 10 3 4 22
Private Cale „. .... 2 2 4 5-13
„ C•oonths 2 2 1 2-7
„ T. Homer „. 5 9 4 8 24
„ Hogg ... 4 4 4 4-16
'4,, T. Pommy ... 2 2 1 1 6
~ Hayward ... 4 5 7 1-11
„ %men 2 5 2 3-12
„ 'W. Pounoy ... 5 8 3 3 19
Porter 3 3 1 1 8
%Mean Davis .„ 3 3 2 3 11
Corporal Mean „.„ 4 5 5 6 20
Private J. Homer ... 5 U 5 6-27
„ White ... 5 5 3 4 17
„ Saunders 5 7 2 2-16
~ ... 3 3 1 1 8
„ Jaffrey 3 4 0 0 7
T. Rogers ... 5 7 5 3-23
„ J. Rogers ... 5 7 3 4-19
LIM ••• 5 4 3 3-14
~ Haber 6 1 1-12

, Curtis ~. 4 6 6 5 -
Colour-Sergeant Gregory 5 9 2 3 19
Corporal Corfe 5 9 2 2 Is
Bandmaster Robinson ... 3 4 1 1 9
Private P. Taylor ... 3 3 2 3 11
„ Mutford ... 3 5 0 0 8
„ W. Miley ... 5 8 4 5 22
„ H. Tilley 4 6 4 6 20
, Harris ... 5 6 3 5-19
Andrews 4 7 1 2 14
„ Holland ... 4 4 1 1 10
„ Wortley ... 1 1 1 1 4
Housden ... 4 5 3 4 16
Private Joseph Homer won the first prize with a
score of 2? but there were three ties of 24 each between
Sergeant Homer Private Godwin, and Private T.
Homer. In shooting off at 300 yards Private Homer
missed, and the others scored an outer each, In the
next round Private Godwin made an outer, and Sergt.
Honer, after taking several sights, spored a bull's-eye.
In the subsequent shooting Private Godwin gained
second prize, which rendered it necessary that he
should give up the third he had won here, and made
the *lnnate competitor!' stand thus :
id—Private Joseph Homer.
2nd -SeFgeant Homer.
3rd—Private Thomas Homer.
- - 4th—Private Thomas Rogers.

Tag BOHM:JON 11111112R8' TWENTY COMAE, AND
THE GOLD, BILERR, AND BRONZE hiRDALR. 7
rounds at 200 yards ; 7 rounds at 500 yard,; 7
rounds at 800 yards. &trance Fee, ls. lst prise,
£10; 2nd. £5; 3r6, e 2; 4th, £1 10a. ; 5412, £1 10s. ;
; 7th, half the entrance fees; Bth, ditto.
The Gold Medal to the highest score at 800
yeas; the silver Medal to the highest score at 500
yards;• and the Brorum Medal to the highest wore at
200 yards. The Gold Medal is a Champion Medal,
and will be retained by the winner for the year only,
when it will again be competed for. The Silver and
Braise Medals must be won two years in succession
to become the property of the winners, according to
the rules of the last Anniversary Shooting.
2007d1. 1500 yds. 800 yds. Grand
hits pie hits pt. hits pis. Tot.
Captain Kindersley 6 8 6 12 2 5-39
Sergeant Homer ... .10 7 11 3 4-41
Private Oliver ... 4 6 3 6 ret.
„ K. Taylor 5 5 3 4 ret.
Sergeant. Darden ... 5 7 2 2 ret.
Private Day ... 7 11 4 7 2 5-36
„ Hodges ... 7 12 6 15 5 11-56
„ Warren ... 6 8 6 10 4 9-43
, Barrett ... 0 0 0 0 ret.
Co;poral Chick ... 7 14 5 7 3 4-40
„ Greening ... 5 7 3 4 2 3-24
Private Godwin ... 7 13 5 6 6 15-52
SegtMajor Newman 4 6 5 9 3 3-30
Sergeant Cross ... 6 8 2 4 3 4-27
Private Case ... 6 9 7 9 0 0-31
„ Coombe ... 3 4 3 3 ret.
„ T. Homer ... 6 11 4 8 1 1-31
~ Hogg ... 7 7 5 10 3 6--38
„ T. Pouney... 4 5 2 2 rel.
„ Hayward... 2 3 3 3 ret.
„ Tamen ... 5 6 4 6 ret.
„W.Ponnoy 6 8 7 11 2 5-39
„ Smith 6 11 4 9 ret.
„ Porter ... 4 5 1 1 ret.
Sergeant Homer ... 6 9 1 1 ret.
Corporal Mean ... 7 11 4 6 2 6-36
Private .7. Homer ... 7 12 6 10 2 2-39
„ H. White— 4 5 0 0 ret.
„ Saunders ... 6 8 4 6 2 4-30
Ellis ... 6 11 2 3 ret.

2 3-28
2 5-31
4 9-39
ret.
ret.
ret.
3 4-36
ret.
PP

„ Jeffrey ... 5
„ T. Rogers ... 7 9 4 4
„ J. Rogers ... 7 8 4 7
„ lAng .., 8 7 3 3
„ • Maher ... 6 9 6 10
„ Curtis ... 5 6 1 1
Colour-Sergt. Gregory 7 10 5 7
Corporal Corfe ... 2 2 4 8
Bandmaster Robinson 3 5 4 4
Private P. Taylor ..„ 4 6 1 1
„ Mutford ..., 6 6 4 4
W. Miley ...” 5 9 3 4
„ H. Tilley 5 6 4 4
„HarrW 6 9 1 1
„ Andrews .„ 6 11 3 3
„ -Wortley 3 5 1 1
„ Housden „.. 5 8 3 3 „
At 800 yards each competitor wu allowed a pre-
liminary shot, and the marker pointed to where the
ball struck for his future guidance. The bronze medal
was won by Corporal Chick, with a more of 21 at MO
yards. Private Hodges took the silver medal with a
like score at 500 yards, and the gold medal fell to the
lot of Private Godwin with some extraordinary shoot-
ing at the long range, he making no less than 21, but
was °lately contested by Private Hodges. There WAS
a tie between Captain Kindersley, Privates J. Rogers,
W. Penney, and Jouph Homer for the last three prizes.
In shooting off at 800 yards Captain Kinderaley made a
miss, J. Rogers a centre, W. Pouncy an outer' and
Joseph Homer a miss, This made another tie between
the first and last named, and on again firing the Captain
missed and Mr. Homer scored an outer, which
entitled him to the eighth prize; but having won •
imperior prise before, he was not entitled to two, so
that the etweeesful competitors stood as follows :

let and aver medal ... Private Hodges.
2nd and gold medal ... Private Godwin.
lid • Private Warren.
4th _ Sergeant Homer.
sth and bronze medal ... Corporal Chick.
6th • Private J. Rogers.
7th Private W. Penney.
fith Captain Kindersley.
Tin CoLoun-Sitsoutffr's SILVIS COP. 7 rounds at
200 yards. Entrance Fee, ficL let prise, the Colour-
Sergeant's Prize; 2nd, half the entrance fees; 3rd,
ditto. Competed for by those who bad not before
won any prize at this or any other public ride contest.
200 yds. Grand
hit!. pts. Tot.
4 5 9
6 8 14
4 5 9
7 11 18
2 2 4
6 8 14
4 4 8
5 8 13
5 6 11
5 7 12
2 2 4
3 3 6
rot.
5 8 11
6 6 12
7 13 20
„ Mater 6 8 14
„ Curtis 2 2 4
Bandmaster Robinson 5 5 10
Corporal Corte ... 4 5 ... 9
Private P. Taylor ... 3 3 ... 6
myttyru „. 5 5 ... 10
~ W. Tilley ... 6 7 ... 13
„ H. Tilley .. 7 9 ... 16
„ Harris .„ 5 5 _, 10
„ Andrews „„ 2 3 .„ 5
„ Holland ret
„ Wortley ... 3 3 6
Honsden 6 6 ... 12
„ Smith ... 6 10 ... 18
Porter 5 6 ... 11
There was a tie , for the third prise beirareesi Privates
BoYtou Smith and. H. but In shoot* off the
former won, so tkutt the suocessful oompetites stood as
follows • • . sT
.1' 7
Ire' ' Private Ling
2nd. •••• Corporal Greeshig.
. 3rd Pripet* Boylan, arm.
•
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ben who bala ai94 lab, and ina Tun by
rrivoi stark -
sirs- •-•111'4 ••‘ •

Sergeant-Major Newman
Sergeant Crow . .
Private J. B. Taylor...
Corporal Greening ...
Private Oliver
Day •
„ R. Barrett...
~ Coombs
„ T. Pounoy
„ Hayward
„ Darden ...
„ Tavel'
„ H. White ...
Sergeant Davis
, Durden
Private Ling

had better look out next year, or "the duffers," will be
on their heels.

da—p-t;in---iiritiasstiv then proposed "The Health
of our Patrons," coupling.therewith the names of Messrs.
Hodges, Greening, and Drake, which was appropriately
responded to by those gentlemen.
Song: Private J.% Taylor—" Kathleen."
Cantain KINDKINGET then proposed "The Health of
the Vice-Chairman, Sergt.-Major Newman," which was
warmly received and responded to.
The VICE-CHAIIIMAN then proposed "The Successful
Competitors," which was duly responded to.
Several other toasts and songs were proposed and
given, and the party broke up at an early hour, after
having thoroughly enjoyed themselves. We need
hardly add that mine host Private J. It. Taylor fully
maintained his reputation as a caterer, and all passed
off with the greatest eclat.

UPWEY.—On Tuesday evening the annual
meeting of the London Missionary Society was held
at the Independent Chapel, when the Rev. F. Jones
gave a long and interesting account of missionary
labours in Jamaica, where he had been stationed.
There was a large attendance, and the collection
was liberal.
BROADWEY:—WESLEYAN RCHOOL ANNIVER-
SARY.—On Sunday the anniversary sermons of
the Broadway 'W esleyan Schools, were preached at
the Wesleyan Chapel, by the assistant minister
of the Weymouth Circuit. The examination of the
children in the afternoon was highly satisfactory,
and their singing reflected the highest credit on
themselves and their instructor. On Monday the
annual tea meeting, in connection with the school,
was bald, when a goodly number sat down to an
excellent repast. The children paraded the village
with banners, headed by a drum and fife band. In
the evening a public meeting was held in the chapel.
Mr. Raggett, of Weymouth, presided, and the meet-
ing was addressed by the Secretary and Superin-
tendent of the schools, the two itinerant preachers
of the Weymouth Circuit, and the Independent
minister of Upwey. The weather was favourable,
several friends from a distance were present, and
everything passed off in a very pleasing manner.
We were happy to learn, from the treasurer's re-
port, that the number of scholars is increasing, and
that the funds are in a satisfactory state.
RADIPOLE.—PCDISTRIAN few days
since Mr. Job Gill, a farmer at Radipole, 65 years
of age, undertook to walk to Preston, upwards of
two miles distant, in twenty minutes. He performed
the feat in 19 minutes. Pretty fair for an old
man.

WEYMOUT H.—FeritzDtv Socrierv. —Silas
Knott, one of the officers belonging to the friendly
society of which Mr. Thompson is the president,
and which holds its meeting at the Royal Hotel tap,
was summonded. on Tuesday, for refusing to pay Se.
per week to William Warry, one of the sick mem-
bers on the funds. It will be remembered that the
parties appeared before the Bench some fortnight or
three weeks since, in consequence of the society
wishing to reduce Wzrry's sick pay from 85. to 4e.
per week. In the present instance it was attempted
to shake him off the funds altogether under an alleged
charge of tippling. From the evidence it appeared
that on Tuesday last Warry was passing through the
market, when he met with Mr. Parsons, who, seeing
he was in a weak state, asked him to have a glass of
something to drink. Warry accepted the offer with
gratitude, and the two went to the Bear Inn, when
Mr. Parsons called for a glass of half-and-halt
for Warry and paid for it. They were not in the
house more than two or three minutes. Mr.
Charles Thomas, who was present, informed the
officers of the society that he had seen Warry
tippling, and the consequence was the stoppage of
his pay. Mr. Silas Knott asked for an adjournment
of the case for a week on the double ground that Mr.
Thomas was not able to be present that day, and
that he had not been served with the summons 24
hours. The case was adjourned accordingly.
DEFAULTING R A MCP A VMS. The Messrs.
Devenish, brewers, were summoned before the
Borough Bench on Tuesday, for refusing to pay the
sum of El 2a. 3d., being the amount demanded by
Mr. Grant, assistant overseer for Wyke parish, on a
melt-house and other buildings situated within the
municipal boundary, and which were subject to be
rated to the borough police. Mr. Hill appeared for
the defendants. It appeared that in order to pre-
vent confusion, Mr. Grant had received instructions
to make out the police and poor-rates, for this
district separately, and the summons was taken out
as "a special district rate," whereas it ought to have
been taken out as a police rate, and collected in the
same manner and at the same time as the poor rate.
The summons was accordingly dismissed on the
ground of informality, and a fresh summons was
ordered to be applied for, unless, in the meantime
the rate is paid.
A lArrlit Boor FOR EVERY ONR WHO KEEPS
A HORS& —This little wink was written to explain
the author's invention for "Improvements in
apparatus for attaching horses to carriages," for
which he has obtained Her Majesty's patent. We
shall address ourselves to this subject next week,
under our usual heading of "Literary Notices,"
when our readers will perceive that the work is
eminently calculated to accomplish all that is
promised for those who follow the author's advice
—viz., a great saving in "horse-flesh." In the
meantime we may remark, that Weymouth is inci-
dentally alluded to in the book, in a way that must
' make it an especial favourite to the inhabitants of
the town, whether they keep horses or not. The
work has been published but a few weeks, and yet
there are three families staying here—at least, there
were last week—who were induced to visit this
place of fashionable resort, solely through reading
this little work. In the days of the author's boy-
hood, Weymouth was the favourite summer resort
of his father, who then kept one of the finest
equipages with which the town was graced; and
the writer alluding to his early acquaintance with
the subject of which he treats, says : "Early
initiated in the saddle, I was soon introduced to the
driving box, and before the first vacation of my
early school life was over, I 'got my hand in'
sufficiently to back my horses with a large carriage,
(and we had no crane necks then) into the coach-
house Each vacation added to my stock of
knowledge in this way, and at a well-known and
then favourite watering-place, among the various
equipages on the sands, might have been seen
mounted on the high driving box of a close
carriage, with the servant in the rumble
behind, and therefore having sole charge,'
and with a splendid pair of horses, this
etrippling of lees than twelve years." The author in
a foot note says in reference to the "then favour-
ite watering-place"_--" I should perhaps have said,
'watering-place once patronized by the Royal
Family;' for, though the royal yacht is not now to
be seen in the offing, Weymouth can never fail to be
a favourite watering-place. Good bathing, the
clearest water, fine sands, its splendid esplanade,
and handume carriage drive, with a bay of un-
equalled beauty and magnitude, will ever secure for
it rank as the Queen of watering-places. For yacht
sailors it is a • static, ben6 lids minis ;' presenting
for small craft one of the finest bays known, whilst
large have the advantage of being at sea at once. A
magnificent range of houses, encircling its bay with
its esplanade. afford first-class accommodation for
families; and the Burden Hotel, with its wings,
forms a noble structure and imparts a handsome
appearance to the whole place. But old or new,
the Royal Hotel, the Gloucester, or the Burden,
leave nothing to be desired by the visitor, who will
find trains from the north, the met, and tho west,
ready to convey him to a station, admirably kept
out of sight; but emerging from which, as the
beautiful bay bursts upon his view, he finds himself
in a moment in the centre of the grand range of
terraces and esplanade." Although this is but a
just tribute to the magnificent scenery at Wey-
mouth, the inhabitants cannot but appreciate the
remarks introduced in a work devoted to quite
another subject. The stripling of lets than 12 years
of age, mounted on the high driving box of the car-
riage, and having the sole charge of the horses,
from its novelty, perhaps, attracted the special
notice of the greatly lamented Princess Charlotte,
who always noticed him with the whip elbow as
she rcde on the sands, and stopped to watch his
various maweetreres among the equipages. collected
there. Some of the "old inhabitants," we have
been informed, perfectly recollect the youthful
whip, and for old acquaintance sake, we have no
doubt they will greatly prize a book, which, for
the class for whom it is written, will unquestion-
ably prove a valuable boon.
Fracions DRIVING. —On Tuesday last, Samuel
Davis, a china ware dealer, was charged before the
Mayor, J. Ayling, T. Bayley, and W. Talbot, Dogs—
with furious driving.—Mr. Cornelius appeared for
the defendant.—P.C. Harvey said that on the second
race day he was near the Crescent, about half-past
5 o'clock in the evening, when a large number of
persona were returning from the races, and the
defendant, who was also returning from the races
with a horse and four-wheeler, was driving most
furiously, at the rate of 12 or 14 miles an hour, to
the danger of the life and limbs of Her Majesty's
liege subjects. He did not notice what other
carriages there were in the road at the time, his
whole attention was directed to the defendant's
carriage, as he fully expected every moment some
one would be run over. The people present all
said some mischief must assuredly happen.—Mr.
Cornelius addressed the Bench for the defence, and
called the defendant's son, who said the horse, he
believed, had not worked for two or three days
previously; that the animal was very fresh; and that
his father tried all he could to pull it in, but that
it was of such high metal it would not suffer, if
possible, another horse to pass it. So far from
urging the horse on, he pulled in the reins, and
never once took the whip from the socket. In
answer to the Bench, witness said they passed a
great many carriages coming from the races, but
his father did not drive furiously at any time. It
was but a small pony,funder 13 hands high. Harvey,
on being recalled, said he believed Davis bad the
whip in his hand. He did not see him pull the
horse in at all.—.l'he Bench considered the charge
had not been proved, and dismissed the summons.
A LADY, BY FURIOUSLY DRIVING, RUNNING
OVER A GENTLEMAN—Jane Templeman, the wife '
of a corn factor, was also charged by P.C. Harvey,
with furious driving on returning home from the
second day's races. The constable said that he was
in the Crescent *bent bal/Taat o'e;ock in the