The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-11-20 00:00:00

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RECEPTION OF THE OLD COLOURS OF THE

DORRET REGIMENT.

ma old colours el the 1.1 BAislios of the Dorset
Regiment, totter known es "the 31/ak" Will& hare beets
[Remotei by the colonel commanding to the Vicar and
Omuchwardeas of /Eurocrats for the murex, of being
promoted in the Abbey, aatoe chief &torah in the county
from which the regiment derived it territorial LAW, our.
received in this bias on Friday, and placed in the grand
old building named with fitting ceremony. The time-
honoured colours were presented to the bettelion at
Sydow, in 1831 by tioaaral I) alio& Govsroor of New
Broth Wawa sad train that date until 1813 they headed
li. r.gisteist in its satiny engagements, toeing mutest at
the goodies of the rebellion at Caner also at Metro+, in
Bombay, to N ri South WaM, and at the operetMns
goodut lbs R.j.sh of Ooorg. Tim old colours beer the
Dunes Albuhers, Vittoria, Pyrenees. °Aloes, Nieves,
flibre,ter. and Peninsular; whilst on the now
of the regiment appears the molt, "Primo, in
Isdus," of which toe bounlion Aloud, proud, tole being
WO greatest honour possessed by the diatingulahed 32th,
or lit Drat Regiumat.
Toe old colour. ware e.t.a.( I ow tie camp at Alder.
Act to Faroboroogn ststioo. s ma ch of them mile., by
'toe whole of toe regiment, amompauied by their bead,
and as the colours entered .he eta ion in charge of toe
small escort witch woo to convey loom I Soorborse, toe
Mitiohat Ambion was played. The regiment was filen
, drawn up oa the plettirm and preserved arm.. the band
playing . 'Auld L 8, /I 3' ai iii 1,440 coot .111.111 ttl•
OUlugfl left the Astioo. Th 6 escort in Mugs ot tut
coloars comete l oh Osfrain Ifeneick (Ad) .teot of toe
•giumiit), Lieutea dot M a.. ( the 3r4 Battalion
Dorset Regimen), L ieiteroutt G.-Axiom (who carried the
tforpo's colour.), Lleohmont Jan ,ina (who bon the
Ite,dmentel co.ours). ant Colour-Swgeents PAO., COI,
Mallow and Halt.
Toe moors named arrived at ShorborosSlalon with the
colours 14 the 12.13 troio, 11124 .ere met by a considerable
crowd of townspeople and tho local Volunteer corps, with
their band, under Mr. B The Volunteer. mo,tered
34 rank sud dl., with six • rgeotots, Csputio Calder In
commend. the other Aker. with the company being
Lieutenant William", Smond•Lieutensat arginald
hod A;tinioSurgsion Dr. Wilitsms. Toe rid) atom of the
battaion, Cavern Ls Morchauk ass moo Reagent to
welcome the old colours of his regiment. The Volunteers
I rming the Ruud of honour were drown up in line out-
side tie station, mid hey saluted the coleus on their
arrivet, the band playing • Aram known as "The
remora midi...". Tits colours were than escorted to the
Abbey by way of South-street •ad Halt Moon-streak toe
band Maytag the march " Odom lock.. are silver now."
In the cburcayard, which was thr .nged with people, the
K nes &Moot boys kept It.. ground. tumor the pato to the
wrest door, when, Ole mood CM wet by the clarity (RAM.
W. H. Lyon. IL Rue, sod E Linsley). church•srdens
(itessrs. F. Stoles sad K J. Dogging), nod choir, who
preceded the (odour. up the nave, 'login the hymn coin-
mooning "Lord oi a 1 po +sr aid might." On the Merge
arriving at th• f; iminumioa table the escort formed out-
side the rail., end the Vic it received ii. colour, trim too
officer, ~ho rattled t oem, ant laid toe= on the Holt
thine, the guard, who rem•ined in Ene neve, 'eluting, and
Lb. I, ii pla rim the strain already mentioned.
Ospthia iSSWICIL. addressing the Vicar. said :—Yr.
Lyon,-1 beg toast you will perinit sae t present to you,
in the WM* Ot Mai D.goo, toe officers. oon-commus-
sioned otilcus, aol men oh Her Maleeiy's Regiment the
1.1 Dors .1. Et it eliou of Foot, swat the cutout* borne by to.
regiment in psacs and in war between the years 1231 and
1813. I beg poor soceptence of toe soot., and that you
will be permed to preeervit them here.' tor carefully es
'scrod relics in this Abbey, thit toey may serve to remind
It., men of Dorm: rot it.. 11000411 eon by lioglish soldiers
sod by the regiment which has been now so long sesoci-
awl with the county. I ottertid and torn they me, but they
are the emblem' which the soldiers of the Nth Roglinsat
ounoured la b. the. I have loniser to enprees to you oo
behalf of all toe membors of the Regiment the grauLtos•
lion with "Mimi they view the sale custody and preserve.
iron in your comae of their sacred banners in the noble
Abbey of Sherburne, an the moots' Of Donuts from which
the ragintent no e °Maim so many and moth mosllent
soldier..
Power was then offered by ths Vic' u end whilst the
Old Hundredto Pulm was being sung the wort joined
the 'hard in the nave.
Toe Vico& delivered an address from the pulpit. Hs
said ; My iriends, pariakionsis, atoms, itad soldiers of
the lit Duel and Aloud and um of Ute Sherburne

c ommitted to us had., without Public', expressing
from this piahe our satieraotion that wit have each a
charge entrmt od to is-, and oor determileetion. by God's
help, that we will keep that ttust sacredly within the
wall. of this Nugent Abbsy, and show our gratitude for
the oonfldenoe reposed in us by the. of our countrymen
who hey. dominated their honour of indoors lion, care.
The regiment whose colours are this emanated to on,
keepingts on. of no ordinary distinction. It is the first
Low's B. sgineesat that pasted ths water, of the Cape of
Gui Hope axed entered on the flatde of India, and
Prime, is Inds. is tee proof motto borne on the colours
of the regiment We are told by the great historian and
essayist. Ilaraulay. that ooaspitomoiss am sag Ms emall
army at Foamy were the milieu of the Nth Regiment—
they bated with ocuespiouous gallantry that.- we know
teas teak their part in UV dolmas of admit*, and
bear • coatis sad • key in t Asa of their prowess on that
occasion. The colours which we sow resale were given
to the regicamat by General Diane, in New 8 with
Wales, in Hal ; they were bores by Ike rOgillisalt t 1111843,
when they were replace-I br others, and dadag the
tons those colonel were oer.lad th-y Boated in New
South Wales._ in Madras, in Geatral ladle. and in
Baugat and the, nom of the regionat war. Conspicuous
in gallantry in assay parts oi India, so the regiment
retained the chasaiter It has so leg bora,, and wail
we trust n 0,,, will be stained. but will, we hope, ermain
sit kw% as it is kept tosether es • tor,. in the Qemies
marries. It is wit% special thankful.", we are per-
maid to readve than today is MI. the most beauti-
ful abbey in the county of Dorset. We shall see them
stiepenting on ths walls of this helium and shall look
upon toe= as • trust committal to our care, and shall
think of our brave comrades who are mussed in Her
Majesty's Service, and are following at home or abroad
the twig. Bag of Eagland, awl day by day we shall
lift up prayer to God that His blessing may be
with our county regiment, that he will keep, mantle
eirensthen. awl blea them, both in peace and In war. I
cannot slant in this plea and say duns words without
adding that thee. colours should retold us of • biller
geisha and • nobler Il•riar.l, that we aro all memb•ri of
• great and glorious army, following the Wed of • Oqpiela
who serer know. what &feat is, and as the 3111111" Sowed
Wellington thr mei Vitt oda. the Pyrea«aeni Albutters,
forming p5ll 01 that army which he dWared would go
anywhys, sad do an, thi mg—so we, followhig in our army
the bud of Um crest Osptain of mu Salvation, should so
love an I trust Him that we should have ooelldeace In RIM,
that we aal follow Him eihmigeover He may till us to
go, and that we should fisht aunt oily under His banner,
and 000Ail411 His fait oful **lire and einvente unto our
me. esst. we, mem., then, this expression 01 your
confidence eith thankfulness and joy, sag trust sat may
be scatted to preserve this trust o monied to our CM,
As Sit 'doorman', we yield to nose in loyal obedience to
our Qu,son. and Moe to our oomatoo country. We
f sly desire that God's dohs.% blessing may rest
upon the old Cosset regiment, the 3fltt. for ever, end we
trial that oor Volunt arc may OCIIMst, to. example set
than, become goof soldiers gad faithful servanto of our
Queen, and all unita to fear God, honour the Queen, and
faithfully do their duty.
At the ocondosion of the address the National Anthem
was snag. and the Vicaa proaoulaced tite Benediction.
After the senispe the colours, with the escort, guard,
allergy. and churchwardens, WU,' auetesful ly pliotophed
under the western wall of the Abbey by Mr. AdamGo.n,y,
the enterprieing local artist.
Captain Bum= subsequeatly tha eked the Volunteers,
of whom he spoke in high terms, for the compliment they
bad paid them in coming to escort them ti the Abbey.
Ha said it erase great pleasure to meet them at Aldershot,
and It was also a grant pieastire to have cost than again
that day. Hs very much hoped the good feeling which
prevailed between tha two Dors.tehire regiments would
long continue, and that his raginii-nt, which obtained such
good soldieri from the county of Dorset would yet obtain
many more.
Captain OaLDex suitably acknowledged the ohm pli meat.
The Volunteers then marched by way of aa,a
street t their Q.6441,11'4 it-, where thy •ess Metalloid.
Wo shooed state SUS the whole of the ciel erg who
took part be the o.runionr. at_ _ „well at Goo clergy sad
ohuronwardensaktwore isatertaiiiin at isostpo% at toe
Vicarr •