The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-05-31 00:00:00

Local anb sistrirt Attas•

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Tint DORSET MILITIA.
%woof" 8.4•47 14 tild nd of a thing than the begianiag
emu ' Ills Peeselem • 1041 Oi 00 work asa this be
'lies Odd littil that whit* has been serted
tire di... ritt PA 117 Moe. Bthedum PIM&, in
thm*
'to ...1111.0 teeniest of milltia, with a view
peeve*. the L sad improvement. While It is is
the fad the well.sigh balance the hopes, bat at
O 0 mon, „__lestaas 11l all secured. and their remains
beg ethirsbea-aZT y. In former years, when deserlia
to paosootio ti,-.•• ares by tbe wife of Colonel Bingham
expressed the lital-bsing of the militsmn, we have
ptitkoahteoe lthiversel edudration which tbat lady%
of hearths se*rta ban woe, and had the plasaare
votedeteeAm ,_
_. eto the happy noes of her de-
lay to •••‘.. It Is no small achievement for •
Ethatseao A.,..._
,ens powerful indoenoe for good Mrs.
berth' -ip....77 46JONtItOUt the Dorset regiment, one.
sotto iii-r: mound men-men for the most part
the pottot;'ert% and whose words and ways bare not
ntd, the uweemullinese ; yet, to their honour be it
hee ~._ .
_thee bear to Mrs. Bingham-for her
toadoralhe ausebed their bouts-en net reel man.
abo La ..."!.._. .
_Nand them in bet prawns, and
'rhe r "`Panallemed nothing like redeems from any.
It 1111140 al the beginning of tbe
Towi leiblitgeemovilifil toiler to these of former yeses. 'The
„the, ~.. Iliiialy anned to Mrs. Bingham's styli-
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7,221111110 ne el the old corn exchange, and
4.1111, Trip_ . Men utile the dull dingy tan rumathl7
• le -thriii77w; las • toliiti• room, nits* arranged
WI we believe Mrs. Binh= has good
lingied tr." nth • plue, for she ha. sgue
Phan of grated for the purpose.
tesetdali---""a, arm engaged to ranerinteed the
Mks*dssit, and be very thoroughly has
be the lies and coffee, and miner beer,
esd lli bend
°ll.l and better, breed and cheese,
stall m the old games and one or two new
"" Pined nom the tarns, with • supply of
leenilistolliwoo
.1._..... *thee boon end periodicals ; the library
___ ti se the bad of the room, and there were
'air 0. Mr. J. Davis, of Chemin/ter, whets
a"""011 tend by theme, spin attended loaddrou them
111.._ Wink assembles se to religioe and to offer
wool sun kindly advise os their conduce and the
ammerne el tide We,. ielglit do them good. Bible
teen wan seithillsbul under his guidane, and they
hats hist highly meessicuL Tbe three It's have hem
Promoted with sod by Sergeant Gamble, who has bed
• Int masker of pupils Materials for letter writing
were provided, and have bees exteetrely used.
Materlsbuseses of various kinds ken been gime.
The Rev. W. Buses on ose ermine reed to them
some of his thane* Donn poems. filinelat
Bee, late of the R.H.A., hes addressed the men
twice on teetotalism, inning them, 'however.
atilmill thirthdag tomperesce would save them, A ,
great number of them have simnel the pledge, and
I'll be doubt wff I keep it: There have been three
imellanedinse'of the dream of "John Bsrinsorn," with
gnat kin Last Monday Mr. Sheer, of Maiden Newton,
lethe a lecture on " Pilgrims's Proirese," illustrated by
lb* IMMO Inters. On several ectiniess the Itrrv. B.
W. Rester of St. Peter's, jazun stirring
addrePseelelelle the men, to their high 'en • and
Mrs. Binglesin beret( has attended lightly, gathering
• goodly bend around her for lune einghig, going ,
amen* teem with a kindly word and esnotth,ot
smile at all times, persuading them to Isnot thole spare
ensti is bee Bovieg's Bank, and in all sothis,". thawing
a thorough ['tercet in timer welfare. The !sum of the
banking; been unpreesiested, over £BO being depodted
dories tbe treating. Every Sands:, math,' at eight
o'cr, Kr. Dane has esedrietett senice in the room,
and there have bows goad themdthoon Lest Sunday
night the plies 'vs erredt.i, and the deepest &tuition
'ma Paid at ha adffrullred them in words of earnest en- I
taaanrem Ate al, 82. The Rev. T. A. Falkner was pre-
sent en this ciesestat, sed bus on several eventhp visited
the .... nA Bible Reotety gave 700 copies of 006 or
,athse. of the ikepeis for ' lion to the men, and this
.._a" °Mt ilose, the sense of nob recipient and a reward of
aw
l ;sift being written therein. Lady Emily Williams
Oested for them • supply el handsomely illuminated
so ctrtette, sottish bate been distributed, and will
be loon by nil bye demented the homer of
he men. She has awn so fuming with Kra. Bingham
in the room, and Mrs Sheridan of Frampton Court and
other ladles of the neighbourhood have also manifested
their interest be the work and their sympathy with
Km Etugbas bygone; to see what has been married
on. 'These and ethers have given substantial help in
the good week. Thus It •bas premiered through the
mouth.
Solar we ban any spoken of what hu bees does
liter drill hours; end with melt incitements and geed
minuet, it will be nanny anticipated that the mat
would be this to pin • good annul of themselves
when on puede. It is ratifying to Colonel Bingham
that this kinetic. They have made axes! lent prunes
at drill, and bus elicited the thethstwat of on who
have assembled to see them return morning and after-
noon, as tin have marched into town so ;meetly to the
capital playing of t'ee regiment bud under Ban-
seseher 'aura They have also bad • oourse of
musketry instriblies at Maiden Castle, under Sent.
Wok., nalwitsing With the Snider ride.
There wren about 500 sompetitors. The °facial returns
thew :tie following rosette :-Coloureergelust Henry
Lea of No. 1 company, looted 71 points, and was the
bast shot of the staff lath. but and second claws railing
a.. Bergenet William Newberry muds .18 point, but
did not win • prim Private Frederick Billett, of
No. 7 company, b returned as the best diet of
the regiment, his te score being 50. Printer
Thomas Pomeroy and William Patsy, with a score
of 49 oath, were the best shoes in their company
(No. 74. Five or six other members to the 11•001
company also scored 48 and upward. About ten
in `Co. 8 company exceeded 4a Private Arthur
'Wyatt scored 'M Private Henry Rimand 48, Private.
Joseph Steiner, John Godderd, sod Charles Hickman
46 each. Corson] Henry Foot, .coring 45, has dis-
tinguished himself as the best allot of his company
(No. 3). Forty-dve were mule by Privates Goldrieg
and John Rules respectively. Sooner 44 Private
Noah Hawkins is returned as the both shot a
company, and Private John Hawkins with the same
more has gained the laurels in No. 6 company.
Privates John Larsen, William Hunt, and Joseph
Hickford succeeded in sooring 44 each; Private George
Luff 43 ; Corporal Edwin Bailer (the best shot of No. 5
company), Privates David Burt and Levi Fletcher 42
each; Privates Jason William, Allen Davey, Edward
Courtesy, Charles Dithett, John Barnes, Aluasieb
Payne. eamoa Loa. and Joseph W. Thomas 41 sub.
The following privates need 40 each :-Charles Oils',
Williams Paley, Arthur Bodherd, dribs: Drake,
George Lowden, and George Parsons. For tho eteff
entrain the ranges were from 150 to 800 yards; for
the other men of the regiment 'here were only four
images at short destanme-150, 200, 250, and 318) yards.
ow wed...day tut the regiment was inspect, d by
Colonel Willis, Asestant-Qautermester General of the
Southern district. They paraded in front of the
barracks iri heavy marching order, and soon after mid-
day the Inspector arrived. The men were drawn up
in companies, right in front, and Col. Willis examined
their arms and accoutrement., then insinted their
hit., the wapiti'', stores, books, Sta., ending all in
admirable order.
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Ott. evening the recreation room was well filled.
At half-past 'even a short meeting was held, the speaters
being the Rey. B. W. Peen and the Rev. Can Glyn.
Thotavonrith hymn "mars is • fountain," hie., was
gang with great heartiness.
Vie Ray. IL W. PRAMS mid be had been asked to
intrude*, to them the Rev. Can Clye who would tell
them memething about the Bible Society, which had
famished them' through Ma Bingham with these
remiss of the Gospels they had lately received. He had
also theme& to them a few farewell words for Mrs. Bier
bares. It was intended be should do so after Mr. Glyn
illed addressed them, but be had to be in his own
ohms& by eight o'cdoek, so he tonal my them now and
Uwe therm fist hardly liked to tell them how ninth
Mrs. Bingham was gratified by their kind and eourteous
liebsoriont in that room. Why didn't he like to tell
howl BOOSUMI it seemed to imply • doubt on the
matter, and he knew very well that men who were
really men always behaved kindly sod courteously to
a lady, sad espeigelly to 0114 who acted so kindly to
ahem. So don't let them suppose furs moment it was
a matter of doubt. Mrs. Bingham desired him to
sorer to them her ONUS of their kloduess and atten-
tion to her wishes sad to the rules of the room ; end
he must my that no nue *mild possibly some into the
mom without being Wreck with the great enjoyment
they had theni, and without any of those fake and
bed eneibenthete whisk only left a sting behind the
neat day. He bad another word to my, and
be would illustrate it by a little history.
Tway .1,1001 IWO an English army was ordered
from India to Affghthistan, a very wild hilly eountry,
through a dangerous pass the Khibee pass -a
Darrow Wet hamar; high rooks on loth sides. When
shipy were going there the Duke of Wellington mid an
Anglia sway could go anywhere and do anything it
low told. But how will you get them o 9 of the
,countey wain wee biked, and that proved the great
diffietifty. They wont there sad did what they were
and Slime 12,000 started bark 'pie, but of all
that number may one nun arrived borne safely. The
the, w.fe an destroyed during that wretched march.
•ftsr • little time feeling their position to be hopeless
they lest their heads and then they were cot down by
oaeme, and had no power to defend themselves.
of diem might nal bow he would &apt that
''°°•" pc them, They had come into
ow had put on thaw red jackets, they had
dose ell they bed been told, and had eased to the Ratio.
their *Moen and Mrs. Binglinm in that
Ng*, of
but how would they get sot of Dorebaeler sad
0,, it. homes! That was the most difficult job of all.
But let theist remember— if they had felt, as he knew
had—the kindness of Mrs. Bingham towards
_ca he (Mr. Poses) felt it so strong that he
b;iitae7;'—,d he could get anything be asked for in any of
of Dorset if be said he was • friend of Mrs.
ll,' villeins,
• it they felt the kind attention and labour
IliDigh'irdaire. Bingham or. their behalf, don't let them
of love
lees their
o for the enemy to speak reproachfully of them
dismla&--doo'l let
00°•Ww-- b. would overlook the tens sod hundreds
come into and
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di-lorob•at..obeuirr—brociamaldng fools of themselves in the streets.
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of militia,
two What's the good of all the care bestowed
doing that w_ _WA "ea
taheTbsale.inthinge
,inachd it
would be Bead." la fr" I/DY
tg fall on the Dorset regia:n;
Bingh after anetilirblareaa tnherulefbht !haebetohwiltbret
tio,n her "belu
bee AIL *Dd. if they possibly could, get
ntroyato° eaf"nige, lu
He l'ading„" thought of
tofb7 better t
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didn't believe MG'
pp,a/ed to them in that manner he did
Though be hod •
but "'s
Fart treuyldhadu"kneottthheant,
not forget nothing
live and die as the, °slag 31°'
frees, there tufo flabir °salmi feeling. 0 gratitude
and reep,ot ke *Or trims& which might keep them
Iron. Inrnettinn oblue they owed to themselves.
He did most hourtill that some word. they had
heard in that reete,rlhe he °inn"' home by them in
what they had beard from Mr.
their hearts—
Davis. so ii sb. net have laboured in rain ;
sad ha hoped that an the oan bestowed on them would
All.. its fruit not - - la Dorobratar but elsewhere.
outd that...we wowQat WIWI thof firat want away,

THE

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we eleriekd he reedy to velem, then again at anothic
iridium. Be kneed that 3ed's bleming would rest
oce Mrs, BizOlial to her work and noes atoll and all of
thien, and, la tionelsatoe, be leartily visited them him
well—(epplanaei.
The How. CAIN OLTS (Se • ebori address, wirer
King the *entre it give bin to *omit among them,
and illostrativlbo good rock of the itible Society
In Span andrea
After light( it lymn, the ordinary promeditip were
reetuna.

The review took place se Mande, morning at
Poundinory. • large cumber of townsfolk wereled,
and the appsuano. of the encloeure was pleasingly
anime*l were a few carriage. draws up be-
hind lite sedating ban, and we noticed the following
ffidisi end gentlemen preset :—The Mayor (J. F.
' Hodgestaghsa,
eq:), Mn. Hodges end the Miaow Rodps,
Mrs. with Miss Twines sod Mee Thump,
Mn. mb.. and the • Mess cloombe, Kg/. CC
Apron. pa pert, G. Andrew., Esq., Mies
Andrews, Major -fond lira. Wood, W. Prevost, EN.,
Mrs. Prevost and Miss Prevost, the Rev. L. G.
Watson, Mrs. Boson and the Misses Benson, Mrs.
Webster, Mrs. D. Curiae, Ir. and Mrs. Pavey, Mrs.
G. J. G. Gregory and partT, Mr. A. S. Mason, Dr.
Aldridge, Mr. J. Symonds, Kw. C. Curtis, ha
The rifle weep% M UMW, kept the ground. They
hessmbled et headquarters at 930, end marched to
Posedbury. Captain Coombe wee in command, and the
other officers pressen were Lieut. Hodges, Ennio
Williams, Hon. S=es twine, Battalion Quarter-
muter Newman, t Gregory, Sergeant.
Cross, Darden, Reenisy,Mreening, with 40 rank
sad fele. Major Elnderelry was pressen in 'inform, on
loorsebaok. Advantage was taken of the meeting to
bees an twereeffion by Captain and Adjutant Barrett.
This was does while the nilitia were awaiting the
arrival of the Reviewing Officer, and the 3rd Dorset
acquitted themselves well's& isdeed, they spritys do.
At tea o'slook Coloael Wins rod. upon the ground.
The regiment was drawn op in line with open ranks,
sad Panned of three laid officers—Colonel Binsh‘m,
Lieut.-OW. Lord Ashley. sal IWor Davis, 8 Captains,
3 Lientesteals, 4 Staff Mews, Adjatont Llapoott,
easotensasier Anderson, Fingeon G. Curme, Assistant
Seep= Cnnae, 31 sergewts, 8 drummers, and 664 rank
and file. As Colonel Will. appeared the regiment
preowned area Es thee ride up and down the racks,
ahoy which there followed ,---
Conosuow wheeled tact into opaa oilman, and lamed in
mica Is qtick Uwe.
Cluseil to quarter distance. utd pawed In quick tune.
(hien out to wheeling illidanee from the rear.
Wheeled into line.