The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-07-15 00:00:00

OUR voLuATTEERs•

We learn with pleasure that on Arriving at Alder-
shot our volunteen were met by
bri
friends who had been
In Dorchester In their hey and had their ug•
leg-UP In the county town. was for instance
angertat-hiniur 0. lbam, korai Artillery, who was
el3Prolticud Mr. Haul, but who la now the senior
swigs,,a_major of eight batteries of Artillery. MN,
Dimen had preimre on the arrival of the %olunt•erlii
• capital dinner for • few irked' known to him and
belonging to Dorcb°'(". and 0167 bad • hearty
smkowe at the per at hie (the &nth) Camp. Out

" THIMIDAT.
"rtte rouse sounding st 5 am., we hid breaktiest at six,
it:donna. at seven, marching to the Queen's l'arade.join.
then marching to ?Tindal,. It was • very
pretty =d••••ing the different regimentasvery man full-
dressed. The Life Guards, the cream of all regiments
appearance, were there. The tight was raging •harPlY,
with the rattle of musketry and the booming of Cann",
the first two companies of the Dorset Voltiniadre were
extended skirmiahing with two companies ia support, and
the remainder in reserve: but did not advmce far ; the
skirmishers were lying down, when there fell • pelting
sheerer. Home were just getting wet tilifti• when
orders came that we ware to mum oil boom,. to. nearest
im,so the fighting ceased. We arrived home at 12.30•ni.,
had dinner at I a.m., and paraded again at 3 p.m. under
Captain Harmer."

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Fll DAT.
" Breakfast at &X and paraded in drill ceder ad
afterwards we formed up on the Queues Pandi.
marched to Farnham, than having • awn Ilebt,which did
not past long. and then back to camp. maldng • march of
about ten masa, and Arriving in camp at 19 am. There
was drill in the afternoon under Captain Harm.:. To-day
the weather is dna To morrow there is to be an inspee-
lion under Major-General Peyton. We leave Farnborough
rtatiaa at ali p.m. and expect to be home about seven
o'clock"'

- Our Poole correspondent says:—
Bandar was far from being a "day of rest" for the
Volunteers. At 8.10 the Battalion, accompanied by three
regiments of Infantry and a battery of Artillery, attended
Divine service at the military church adjoining the Parade
Ground, and a eery impressive sermon was preached by
the chaplain from the hit" What shall a man profit if be
gain the whole world and loge his own soul r After
service the mess returned to it. encampment end partook
of breakfast. At noon the battalion paraded again. this
Unto for inspection by Major-General F. Peyton, command-
ing the 3rd Brigade, to which the battalion is attached.
The inspecting officer was received witli • general salute,
and he minutely inspected the ranks. The battalion
marched peat in column and quarter column, ac.. to the
strains of the bend of the tfind Regiment, and, number
of battalion movements were gone through, the drill,
which wan, sharp one, lasting for an hour and a ha/f.
The weather was unfavourable, and appeared likely to
continue so. _

sounded et fin o'clock on Monday morn-
ing, and at 630 the battalion paraded for drill by the
adjutant. At 10 there ersa a full dress pantie in front of
Lb. camp, and Colonel Steward was in comman& no
battalion agar &rambled at 2.30, under the adjutant, for
instruction drilL The Poole crps found guards. the
quarter-guard being in charm of Sergeant Hoelan& and
We rearguard under Corpord Cana Thalia were several
shower of rain daring the day.

volunteers were also visited by Sentesnt-bfelor 1111.11131010.131.
Earrishaw, who lay in Dorchester barracks two year.. THZ LAYS LAD! CHaztorrro Brom—The will
and Quartermasder-Sergeant Fenn, these two friends (dated August 8, 1876) with two co icils (dated
visited the camp of the Dorset Volunteers daily, being August 3O 1676, and June 9, 1877) of Lady
allowed to take out their horses on their visit.. Charlotte Penelope Start, late of No. 10, Charles.
The evenings at camp were enlivened by professionals street, Berkeley-square, who died on April 7 lag, was
(from different companies) paid by Col. Steward, proved on the 24th Mt. by Colonel Charles Napier
entertairunents at the Canteen being given, ha order Shirt, the son, and the Right Hon. Thomas George,
to keep the men at home. Canteen-sergeant J. R. Earl of Northbrook, the son-in.law, the executors, the
Taylor was the manager of these entertainments, and personal estate being sworn under £BO,OOO. There am
everybody knows the genial "J. R. T. " was ever alive numerous tweet., loth pecuniary and apneida, and
to promote the general ipesi feeling and do his best to the residue of her 'property the testatrix gives to her
keep the men together, anti spend pleasant evenings. uhi „it, Camel gooro.
The battalion will preserve very pleasant memories of
Sergeant Major Daman, Q. M. Sergeant Fenn, and BLANDIORD.
Sergeant Major Earnshaw, who, with their wives, Ocraostraeux PLlZ.—Viimount Portman, Lord
visited the 11.917311 each evening. The volunteers were Warden of the itomeet.k. of Cornwall, attained his
al,e, pleased to find a Dorset man in Sergeant Guy, 0)c on wedeetedey, having boon boon as Bunn.
the nowiter butcher of .thlershot, who was from ton, bmiet. on July 0 1799. His lordship is the
Beasninster, and who was delighted to visit his county eideet 0 .„„)
Edward .., iserenann,
friends at the annulments of the Canteen. H
W
P.' of Bryansion and Orchard-Portmati,_by hi. first
On Saturday ;the Aldershot friends came over twice, wife, Lucy, daughter of the Rev. Thomas hitlgatif
and at last followed the battalion as far as Farnbone Croswell, Staffordshire. He was created
station, where they produced a bountiful supply of Portman in 1837, and rabid to • viscountcy in HO.
refreshments, and the brethren in arms pledged each
other in many a social glass up to the moment of
departure. Col. Maned being precluded by the
length f the inspection from going to the end of the
journey, addressed the men before leaving Altimultot,
and thanked, among others, Pioneer-sergeant Taylor,
and the different non-commissioned officers who had
taken tart in the arrangements of the camp, his
pleasure at the way in which the duties had been
carried out in conjunction with the men.
A lively journey home 'insight the 3rd D.R.Y. to
Dorchester about a quarter past seven on Saturday
evening, when a ipssily number of friends received
thew, and the band played them into the centre of the
town, where they dismissed, and were received with
open arms.
An esteemed correspondent writes
To flitlar.
"We had pantie in drill order at &30 sot., under the
command o( Lieut.-Mona H.LIL the. Duke of
Connaught, marching direct to Outridden Rill, where a
sham fight between the two divolons took place. There
were prewnt about 7,000 or 6,000 men. and the engage-
meat was a very pretty sight: but rain cams on, and
before we arrived under canvas we were nearly wet
through. Camp was reached just before two o'clock. the
weather clearing off again in the sf tsrnooo. In the fight
of mune there was plenty of doubling over hills, through
fume, Itc., making a distance of about 10 or 12 miles."
" WIMMUDAT.
" Panicle 633 a.m.. under the Adjutant. We packed
kits and struck tents at 9.30, and had everything ready to
introit to Cones Common, whirs the tents were to be
Webs& Mein struck, and to be brought beck to the
North Camp. The tents were hut packed. whew •
tremendous storm came down, and orders were
Immediately given to pitch the tents where they had been
just taken down. It cleared up in the Warne of half-am
how when we had a drill under Colonel Steward. Drill
mak; at 3 pm., under the adjutant, when we emit dis-
missed on the drill ground, the man running as hard as
their lags could carry them, as another heavy thunder-
storm burst forth, the rain coming again through some at
the tents.'