The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-04-12 00:00:00

(the rifles, said he thought 12 years had reference to.
reoents of the in'. who had not au much practice as
the miluitteers.—Primate W. Crieltumy called the at-
ten Is of the Captair, t‘i the manner in which several.
of the se tubers of the eorps used their undress elothiag,.
at sting that he bad known men go to work ~.112 it, Nig
euitirestod ghat the uniform shook( be inspected twies•
• Tar. and that that which was shabby, on account el
carleasneas. should be iceproved'at We aspens& of the
noom.—Captain Thresher remarked that be eould not
find mach (suit about the Lill drew, and dated that at
the lot series., it underwent inspection, aid WM re.
ported to be is very I ood comiltion. He, however, seg.
seated that • little mesa care should be Whim of the us-
dress. Upon the proposition of (*dein Thresher,
seconded by Ensign Tmard, votes of thetas were enaid.
moody (accorded to 11r. Weltford for the NM of his
drill-rooto, to Mears. W. arid C. Jeffery, for granitees
printing, and also to Mr. Eliot, the treadrer of tie
corps. A vote of thanks was akio awarded t• the
Finance Couswittee—The Rev. J. D. Addison, the
chaplain of the corps, proposed • vote of thaaks I. tip
Mayor, sod in doing ma said he thociebt they might cow-
retold' themselves not only on the stability of their
own corps, but of the movement throughout Esejsod,.
It had bees mid that the volunteer aririt would mom
subside when the excitement and novelty of the affair
were over, but bad such been the sass? Tbe voluted
force now numbered from 150,000 to 160,000 men. He
said that those individuals who bad joined the byes wit
had left it in • short time, were those who withed only
to have on the uniform sod please the eyes of their
sweebrarta These could very well be dispensed
with, as the only men that were wanted were
those who wonl,l not be afraid to face any fse.—
Mr. W. Symonds seconded the vote, in the wares of
which he observed that should danger threaten this
country he had no doubt the premed force of 150,0011'
volunteers would very saon be largely increased. He
also alluded to the fact that sines the fares bad been
organised England bad not received any threat of inva-
sion from any foreign power.—The Meyer bristly
responded. Several recruits were sworn in, end it was
decided that the first "march out" for the maw. detail
take plat* on the 20th of April.
PANORAMA ASV PIROTRCHNIC DIULAT.--00 Thiene
day evening • very large concourse of people
in the vicinity of the Terrace, to witness a ills"plepl,l4l
reworks by Mr. Gyngell, which was -of- •
first-alma nature, and appeared to give pond eathfeo,
lion. After it was over, • very Interesting enterlain-'
ment was provided by Mr. Gyng4l, at the leder* romaof the Literary Institatios. This was very extendedly
patronised. and the affair was of • mod instructive
nature. The wonders of eredicse were
illustrated by the oxy-hydroorn MINNINNIF46I:IB.Iartb
Was Mated to magnify • militias time. Sans
water, which Mr. (Spleen mid wee tabs* frisk
• pond near St. John's Church, and which to ffie oohed
eye contained no animal life, by the aid of War Wino.
mope, exhibited some immense creatures; whiled the
dust of cheese, in which no life could be seen withowd
the kid of the microscope, proved to be MI al life, sad'
animal* as large as hedge-hogs were seen rushing abed..
A very nioely painted panorama of Most Mane
followed the microscopic part of the enterMinmeet,
showing the means of adds f ram the bass of
the mountain to Its top, and also the =waft of
descent The entertainment was brought to &slow by • •
splendid exhibition of dissolving views, which pee -
great satisfaction. Mr. Grased also played a Warm*
, selection of tunes on musical glued, which was highly