The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-07-22 00:00:00

RECEPTION OF MAJOR-GENERAL SIR
JOHN MICHEL, EX.B.

The' call of. tbe Moyer to the inhabitants of
Dorchester,. to give Major-General Sir John Michel,
KC. S., • hearty weloome on his return to his native
country, was enthusiastically responded to on Tues-
day's:rt. -A handsome triumphal arch was erected
at the Smith, entrance of the town, opposite Mr.
Lewer'srlituriage repository, having on either side
the stint of the Borough and those of the Prince of
Wales, while surmounted by the arms of Sin John
-Notobs4 was acr3ll ,_bearing the inscription of
"'.. atoms Home." The town pump, which has been
a 'great boon to the inhabitants in times past, seems
klikken to serve niany $ usehil purpose, wastaste-
Allgalacoratedwithevergreenti, surmounted /vitalism'
andheamere, end .bearing the uusoription—" Honour
to the Beare." Plage and banners were hoisted from
Abe:. tinnthes and public buildings, and from in.
euessralds private residence., while numerous
yards of bunting spanned the streets in several places.
lilla fronts of several houses were decorated with
evergreens, and business during the greater portion
of the afternoon was almost wholly suspended. The
bells of St. Peter's rang several merry peals, and
altogether the town put on the appearance of one of
ile grandest gala days. The streets and windows of,
the houses along which Sir John had to pass on his'
%vette Delvrhali were thronged with spectator', as was•
also the. tower of St. Peter's Church, whence a fine'
'view., nob only of the procession from the railway,'
but also of the surrounding district could be obtained. :
MIMI/ lifter 3 o'clock the staff of the Donseti
:Ilia unlliliiiiknd4 Adjutant Smith, and
I" 411°V antet*. fife blind, starched to thei
- ~.. Alfmtiern. ;Ukase*, Station. They were
' "••• . -siterwarcia followed by the Dorchester corps.
R.iffels, under the command of Adjutant
• •..., 0171. • Aentkant Doonth; inclawedsa bYtbAir;
~ • -•?1, *War the . leadership of bansdnewbse i
Robbsomighlegibt Imam. the vilsycerand„Corpora• ,
UMW ensemparise4 fikgr . arrow& of ..4110,Asilatgy
ilf lik town and district, dressed in their .
canonicals. We suppose that at the railway station:
shyheuld'nob have isiumbered leas- Omni
iv
ItiOttewersoas, ihnong whom we 'naked, besides the
mt.iotporatioi.torgi the.. officer.
ilooyferthe 3f,c!!
~ rig.; jlis William, Feq., 'Major-
Gneral Michel, brother to Sir Join,. Joseph Weld,
Eltreilon Reginald Smitls,_Rece la facto, Rev.. J.
ilree, E. Pope, Esq., Rev. E. Headland, Rev. J.
Fisher.„
_Rev. J. P. F. Davidson, Rev. J. Watson,
Plik.'W.:ffitarnes," Rev. R. lbaiiii, R.Travis, Esq.,
Rev. J. Bird, Dr. Penton, .Rev.l. J. Nash. Dr.
Markt]. Major iSesant, E. Pearce, Esq., &c., &c. "
„il iZialentli-Weetern Railway Station was Also
„decorated vtitla kifers.mid evergreens,
entitte ogled but accord oarsmen of -praise for the
"et baraityV displayed by Mr. Mears, the station-
Welaster, and the whole of the coMpany'a servants
brew& them who were assembled on the occasion.
3,lheargki eenveying Sir John did not arrive till
itinit' four o'clock. On alighting he proceeded
thrMigh• the station, accompanied by Lady Michel
and dapghte,r, and was received in front of the
hinkteg by-the Mayor and Corporation. The Rine
Brans' Rmitediately struck up "See the Con-
quering EferW'comes," after which the Mayor,
addsening Ida• • -General Sir John Michel, said r
S. • . 4•,.. ‘• and Town, .C..ouncil of, the
:.'.‘4.-.,. . .... tr. .. x-,deelres through me, to con-
-41 yea on ;mired* retiwn to this cmintry. X
kg M eepresofor niyaelf individually, and the large
attendance you witness here to-day sufficiently shows
on the part ef the inhabitant's of the town how
plowed we .sre to welcome you back to your native
country. It would ill become me, as a civilian, to
offer an opinions , on. military mitten, at the same
time permit hie to state that I, in conjunction with
ingttfelleir. *Mem, . cannot be -.liiseedble of. -the
thit_gratitedd we owe you, and those who
have been engaged with you in periling
yonalqliieis for your eountry's cause. We
feel deeply the, .gretce you have rendered for the
maintenance of the honour of your country, and
moot wirtifelly ido •we rejoioe to see you once more
armogst: ow, motored, to your family, and in the
enjoyment of your wonted health. Our wish is,
that it May • place God to spare your life to enjoy
tharlintilftwek rewards you have received for your
. , ;:. • .. .... 'services, and that peace and happiness
• • got.A, - • • 'attend you. (Applause.)
wing.
_,Widress, engrossed on vellum, was
!, " • ' 13J the Town Ginrh, and afterwards handed.
•' ' , yor to Sir John r--,w-
02,:nkl
tlioPG_tuvrel Sir •XChlt Michel, Knight Com•
of the Most Military noter'd the Bath:
." W. the Mayor, Aldermen, and 'Burgesses of the
borough and county town of Dorchester, in the county
oPEitableil in Council assembled, desire to express to
you the pleasure we feel in welcoming your return to
,an native county, and congratulating you on coming
agUirestiongat us after a lengthened absence in your
country's service during which events have taken plisse
*Stuh:.iliLei.Jterocosipya. important page in that
country's history. Destined as you were at an early
smcfertke military: serene of your sovereign, it has
to your lot to serve in various parts of the world,
and to occupy a prominent place in many military
operations et gnat • importance; and it has been with
ride and interest that your career has been
ti°%.lliy your countrymen; but by none more an;
xiontly or admiringly than by those who have the priii
k g--i"i vait the county to
yw • o
vVteip7
_.N ~!f . . 4rixtst_ys
g. .andbr ordain:7 eitenniatancia ilVelkid)
IMMO • .municipality to offer an opinion oar
t ' at aCts of soldiers, we cannot be insensible
o " int-tide we owe to those brave men who are
to Wit their lives in their country's mak.
modern heitory of England, and her is-'
es, *Obi& in a marked and striking manner I
record of the important services which have been ren-
ders+ Ipy/Dereet rep% but we venture to supreme ens
contillion' that wbether we Carry our minds-back to the
miltissy operations of the NAY of Goad Hope, CT in
hankler is 0* 'sore retreat dart to thew of China,
ttig nete it few, it any, can deserve or obtain it. Weer
, of approval eed admiration than years; matt
has ins unmixed satisfaction to Ram that yei
half JORMIed gletisguistred marks of y"
favour and approbation.
"It Is with a deep genie of the value and im
of your services, as well generally as at a tinTilw=
Eng4askintereets and England's honor in the Ewa hung'
tranabßugly in the balance, that, on behalf of the an-
Imbitants el this toWn, with which, from the contiguity
of Yogi' haste, you are so closely identified, we welcome
ygsg_tegur_n.from foreign lands; and we earnestly pray
rid u
?I:4pa bteit:paznedbotyciAncyrarwigon your
the
sownb.
I of yonr eventful life, and the ejec-
t , re respect of all those who have the
. b*ppless. of Your acqualistanee.
, Gl'sp under the common, awl of the Borough of
Ishesl, the twenty-fifth day qg Jane, one thousand
.
. sAtksixtietirta, i •
• - ' - , “,,soisit.Geisix, Mayor."
aealltialigitia i 44,0: miyor, and gentlemen of
the . ' ,tostii. of Dorset: My life has been spent
wholly in camp., and never in the forum, and
Zlire. X 410 no,t feel myself capable .of Ada:petal),
'rig my mom of the high honour and kindness
that those of My own country pay me to-day. It
111111Sedir thy lot, as you all know, to serve my
country fopa long period of yews far away from
England, and therefore I am a stranger to many of
Coladalorest a stranger even to my native county.
thrill I can truly my, in whatever clime I may
heim rlteen, my heart was ever in Dorset, and I
yoked for the day when I might live amongst you,
asuirwhea I vai4ht hear once more that dialect which
I lime to hear better than any other dialect upon
earth, (Cheers.) I have heard it said that it is
a babwotie dialect, bat there is none that sounds
so sweetly in my ears. I have heard it in the Indian
hike Sold and in the swamis of China, and when: ,
ever Alhave heard it it km boss as mimic to my.
hart ' (Chests.) You kite ken good enough to
demist, oulegistioally efi the way in which '
I have performed my duty** my Queen and country
la ociejenction with others who have sustained so I
well in the field of battle the honour of Dorset.
You congratulate me on my return home and I
Willi Sot tell yon, after I have been so long fir away
Not._ lib, family, my friends, and acquaintances, and
Ant land that gave me birth, how dear thee
coagtikulations are to Me. They tell me that in
.T,Mw estimation, at least, I have served my country
mik, - „ i.nd..that if 1 have gained some honours or
*liki
o:i.e'M •,.. '.',, l'ott Dorset men claim them as in
, and that you identify me with you.
."2. glad.to awl too, that there is some patriotism
RUM Ati.,. Doree ~,., .
Irdmwer lame ``'. Illownesh as you bare your
heirthe .41,1,,,,...._''..P• for the, protection of your
bare hacrajle 'know T. of course,„bons* draw
but I tai a the *lig, how wrongly you meter,
coon of Doriet se la' this respect
,
' - -'") *ail alwat aniivt to 10,, . , t,..
traca gstiwc:oc' „ha,'
ex,ss i, • •

not leas petriotic than our neighbours. In your
address you express yourselves as trusting that 1
shall remain and live amongst You. I cordially
reciprocate that wish. But the day may come
when I shall again have to draw my sword in
defence of the honour of my country. If I do, it
wiU be no small gratification to me to know
1 have your sympathies and approbation. But
God speed the time when your kind wishes shall be
realised, that I shall stay amongst you. I thank
you moat cordially for the honour yon have done me,
and the kindness you have shown me to-day, and
happy lam to be able to call myself a man of Dorset.
Three times three hearty cheers were then given
for Major-General Sir John Michel, and three times
three for Lady Michel, who subsequently took their
seats in their carriage, and were drawn by hand
throne' the town, preceded by the staff of the
Dorset Militia, and the 3rd Dorset Volunteer Rifles,
with their bands.

On arriving just beyond Grey's bridge, on
the London road, the horses were again attached to
the carriage, when Sir John said: "Officers and
Gentlemen of the Dorset Militia and Volunteer
Rifles: I thank you for the honour you have done me
this day. And you, my friends—turning to those
who had drawn the carriage in triumph thus far—
although I do not know you, I thank you all indi-
vidually and collectively. You have treated me
to-day as a gentleman of Dorset. God bless you all.
The carriage then drove off to Sir John's seat at
Dewliah, and those who had accompanied him
returned to the town.

WEYMOUTH. BOROUGH Pirerr SicesioNs,
Tuesday.—Before J. Ayling, Esq.—Thomaa Farwell
and Thomas Jones were summoned by P.C.
Bowring, for not wearing their badges as cab drivers
while plying for hire on the previous Tuesday. The
defendants were fined 2s. 6d. each, and 4s. 10d.
costs, and were informed that if they were brought
there again for a similar offence they would be
fined in the full penalty of 20s —James Godding,
charged by P.C. Powell with being drunk and
incapable on the Chapelry, on Saturday night, was
fined Lk and costa—William Mackey, charged
by P.C. Short with sleeping in the open air, and not
being able to give a good account of himself, was
discharged on promising to leave the town.

CHARMINSTER. FATAL ACCIDENT —On
Tuesday bat an accident, which terminated Wally,
took place in this village. It appears that a lad
named William Meech, aged 12 years, in the employ
of Mr. R. Chamen, waa in charge of a horse and
wagon, and when coming down the Sherborne road
the horse took fright and knocked the lad down,
the wheel of the wagon pealing over his head and
chest, breaking his ribs, and injuring his heart,
resulting in instant death. An inquest was held at
the Compasses Inn, when a verdict was returned of
" Aocidental Death."
OKEFORD FITZPAINIL—Cati Huirr.—Dis-
OBACITUL SCENE. —At the ve7 time when Mira
Todd's coachman was undergoing the sentence in-
flicted on him for whipping his mistress's horse,
many of the inhabitants of the above village were
engaged in one of those brutal and degrading sports
which may belong to another, but certainly not to
the 19th century. A fine calf, six weeks old, was
taken to that splendid hill, which overlooks one of
the finest views in England, where its tail being
shaved, and smeared with grease, the poor innocent
stood ready for the amusement of those bipeds whose
grovelling minds could enjoy it. Start not gentle
reader! when you are told that thirty men—no, not
men—came forward and subscribed a shilling each
for the privilege of chasing this poor creature almost
to death. But before the brutal sport commenced,
they sat down for two or three hours to influence
their already too cruel natures with large potations
of strong beer, and when billy primed, the sad seene
began. Some on horseback, and a great number on
4sot, started off in pursuit of the terrified calf, while
the yells and shouts of this maddened crowd
resembled more the untaught savages than men born
In 'sappy England. After a chase of many miles, the
poor victim was captured by a young man, led to the
slaughter-house, and the little remaining of life
taken away. The inflamed carcase was then divided,
taken to a publichouse, and bowled for. The 'place
where this cruel sport was concocted witnessed its
debasing end. It would be well if it were possible
for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals to place an agent in every locality, where
needed, or in the absence of such, we think it a pity
that there were not some power, either temporal or
spiritual, who could prevent such barbarous prac-
ticoe.

WAREHAM.—Something or other 'will generally
be found to be going on in Wareham. A few weeks
ago the police were riled, through having the truth
told about them. Last week thp inhabitants were
amused by the public sacrifice, on the altar of
justice, of a public official, viz., the Station Master.
On Monday, all Wareham went a gipsying, under
the greenwood shade, in the delightful grounds of
Mr. Bartlett's rural retreat on Stoborongh Manor.
The amusements commenced by some wonderful
jumping feats performed by a few of the rougher sex.
At the same time others devoted themselves to Aunt
Sally, and others stretched their sinews at the
scientific game of quoits. By this time bevies of
Wareham's fair daughters and their friends came
flocking in. Mr. Toms, the Dorsetahire Paganini had
also arrived; and when itwas observed that two highly
accomplished amateur musicians,viz., Mr. Henry Beet
with his violincello, and Mr. James Tuck, with his
violin, were present for madding Mr. Toms, the
delight of the lovers of Terpsichorean amusements
knew no bounds. Every member of the delightful
party sat down to a most sumptuous tea. Need we
say that the tea and viands were very first-rate,
when we mention that they were provided by that
well known caterer to the wants and delights of the
Wareham public, Mr. William Spicer. The wine
and lemonade department was under the careful and
excellent superintendence of Mr. Charles Beale, and
gave the greatest satisfaction. Mr. Beale was the
"observed of all observers," as he appeared in an
extraordinary white hat—one, as he said, made
expressly for the occasion.
WIMBORNE.— Calcium— The return match
between the National School Club and eleven of
the town was played on Saturday week, when the
former were victorious, with three wickets to go
down. There was some very good batting on both
sides, and we particularly noticed that of Messrs.
Adams, Eaton, and Parsons. The following is the
wore