The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-03-24 00:00:00

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DORCHESTER.—A grand field-day of Captain I
Paget's Et Battery of Renal Horse Artillery came olf •
at Maiden Castle, on Wednesday the ISth ism, and
although it rained in torrents during the whole of
the morning, the streets were crowded at two °cloak 1
when the Artillery inambed through the tows.
The Dorchester Rile Corps, under the command of
Lieutenant Coomha, paraded is High Wesestrest,
with the bend, at p.m. The • Hoe. Umpteen, the
Rev. J. H. Guinea, and the Assietaat-Surgeoo of the '
corps, Mr. G. Pour, being am parade. nil well 08
above 70 of all ranks. As the Artillery passed, tie
rifles •• shouldered anna" the band playing the mew
National march "God Bless the Prince of Wales."
The rides under the command of Lieut. Coombs,
-together with the staff of the Dorset Militia, isedier
the command of Copt and Adjt. Smith, proceeded
to Maiden Castle in rear of the Artillery, and al.
though the rain fell fast • lirge number of pedestrians
and carriages were seen approaching tise ground.
On arrival the battery marched past at a walk, trot,
and "'Hop, the roil of the Dorchester Rill. Corp"
playing appropriate marebee. The field evolutions
and the firing of the artillery was really astooisbieg.
Everything passed off wiueout the slightest accident.
Our Riles again bad their usual wetting, bet to I
this they ars now mccustunied. At the reclusion,
the Mayor (John Galpin, Esq.,) thanked Captain
Paget on behalf of the inhabitants for the amusement
thus afforded. We cannot lose the opportunity of •
thanking the CNomittee for the teal displayed by
them in bringing oat the loyalty of the inhabitants
on this interesting occasion. The following were
the evolutions pertormed —On mitering the ground
the battery ass formed up in front of the fiaptaff,
with guns and ranks at order. "A general mime
was given," after which the ranks were closed, and
the battery marched par in column of divisions,
then netted past by threes, reformed and
trotted past the battery entire, reversed, sad
galloped pest in • column of half batteries
left is front, wheeled into hoe on the origi
vial pound. sad galloped to the treat, came into
action firing one round from each Independently.
Them the battery retired by serbdivisions from the
sight of half natter:es, and formed line to the rear at
• gallop, reversed, slid reamed from their canter in
a double colter df subdivisions at a trot, re-formed
lir before minim at the front of the spectators,
came into erten, and fired one round from each gun.
'The battery, at • trot, retired in line, reversed, and
Loser& the front with the des .brent, c need es their
• carte, masking guns, when the bogie sounded the
about, the guns and detachments wheeled outwards,
and the detachments galloping back to their guns.
MOM into mitre and fired. The battery limboredop,
retired to the rear and reversed, and rine torn&
the front, when within • few yards of the spectators
the word was gives, the right flank thrown back
for action right, at which commaad the left gun
cants %to action at once and fired, the remainder
wheeled to the risht about, said gallop into line and
mune into antra in enecomese. Alter limbering up,
the battery galloped across the front, and ems into
action front, firing one round, and retired by
alternate half batteries, each half battery firing
when its frost was clear, (as it where,
Checking an sweeny) re joined line said came into
action, limbered ti p the rear, wheeled to their left by
wolichrimiess, sed detoehmeot claming to their frost,
;raked the gene to their lift. The word was given
for action /eft; the leftlialf battery halted, and came
into Irian at roe, the right-half trotted to its
frost, ell the left wee uncovered, and then mate
IOW arca and fired from left to right, limbered up •
to the front, the battery advanced at a trotour they
changed their front on their centre by subdivisions
wheeling about inwards. After this change
rthey;retired to the rear, reversed and galloped to the
t (tout, and came into action and fired, limbered rip
' to the front, and retired by subdivisions from the
right by the mar, retired in line to the rear, the
wen patting on their gloves, and arrived *Words,
then reversed, came to the front at a gallop, with
" gems and ranks" at order, pave • salute, returned
their swords, and retired from the &Id (to go to
their quarters).
(Pus TOISCHLIGHT PIOCCISION. —After the dinner
at the Antelope Hotel, the Committee and others,
rice have so heartily co-rented is carrying out the
programme far the marriage festivities, set them-
selves beady to work to prepare for the dank, and
seek a *lle was never perhaps withered in the
good old town of Dorchester before. About half.
pest eight the merry hells of St. Peter's pre forth
• joyous peal, mad shortly after • torchlight ro-
omer was formed at the bottom of High
street, presenting prosestiag each a splendid glow of light 84
to make one almost fancy a lathe firs had suddenly
burst forth. Headed by the ri band, who played
salerooms trim oe the way, our • motley
grasp, who re would suppose bad vied with each
other as to who should present the meet grotesque
appearance, a full description of which it would be
imperil& to attempt to portray. Several of them
on their march quietly took from • bag hung at their
aim, Brat a Roman candle, then • rocket, or squib,
whir ever and anon shot forth, illuminating the
nigher stories of the borm, eint calling forth the
:admiration of the spectators. When we state that
them were NM torches, 300 coloured lights, l darn
!Roman candles, 6 dozen rocket., and 12 dates equals,
r those who were not so fortunate as to witness the
Mack may have some conception of the grandeur of
the erne. The High-street of Dorchester was well
fitted for such a display, and the view from the top
part of the town, as the processiou came forward,
• was grand in the extreme. We could not but par-
ticularly notice the splendid appearance of the fine
• old church of St. Peter's, its Norman tower and
tervets thing clearly defined by the red glow of the
mloured lights. About the middle of the procession
ignored the old Dorchester band, pouring forth its
vtanilirating strains, to which many of the compel,
'Art time. Having marched to the tap of the WWII
the peruser returned, and passed down South -street
as far as Mews. LeWer's establishment, when the
order was given to halt and return. On arriving
back at the Town Puma, part of the pervasion
halted, and after letting off mayoral fireworks, a
ailments wheel was 'Mud to that meal cooduit of
the cooling stream,and the opposite element,whirling
round air mend, and displaying various beautiful
rembenetioes, scattered its fiery sprays over our old
freer Jim. and scrawl the Cornhill. While this
was going on the major part of the procession had
ad to the starting point, and on their return
whole ironed a ring round the Town Pomp,
seaseneded by thorned, of spectators; and here,
in man succession, rockets, Roman candles, meths,
• and wild fire shot forth, the hands playing lively
tura Al the suggestion of Mr. James Andrews,
three times throe Cheers were then given for the
loses, the Prime of Wales, and the Princess of
Wales—the same for the Mayor and Committee of
Nlamegemest, and loud liumhs for the Mayoress and
the ladies of Dorchester. After which the band
played the Notional Anthem, the remaining fire-
works were let dff, and the crowd dispersed, one
and all eriderfly delighted with what they had
witeessod.

WltYmcArarn. —Du ri ens.— Os Kooday.before
emends r••... and G. ('. Wellaford. Hai ~ —Thomas
idbeitrer employed on the Portland railway,
wee elm& with emitting damage, end ammulting
Gootip .4. Prmeenter Mated that es Saturday
aftarnecia, bibelli half-pan three °Work, Triomf awe
be dime alike at are. Herd and Son, Harsh•lamt, ma-
Insets's for the Portland Railway, and demanded lab
wipe. The time sot having arrived for the man to be
prosecutor told him to mane at the proper time.
:prie'emer wee very drank, gad he thoi went outside,
picked up. pleas of wood, and damaged tire gem and
framework of the window to the valse of Se. When
• Crumb went out to premet lhe primmer doing further
damage, he streak oomplaionet with a pion of weed.
—Priamer, iii delesce, admitted that he Ives drunk, bat
thought the time wee later erbee be went tor Me name.
Fined t I for the wenn, and tie. for the damage. cad in
default committed for one mooth's imprieommut with
hard labour, _ _

thate-u-4-6• Hammes, Town-hall, Theaday.—Before J.
Ayling, Esq.. sad W. Taylor, Esq.
ANNEAR OF WARM—hew Lau, captain of the
barque Book. of &wail Shields, was summoned by friar
• crew for arrest of wages.— Hr. R. N. Howard
orimared for the complitimata. Ha Mated that the ame
ea. laid ander the 17th and 18th Vic., chap. 104. The I
owner ef the ...mei, it appears is ha 04044, sad the
Captain has not fun& to ray the crew. The crew were
foreigners, and the Male .4th. ship sated as interpreter.
Halls Jaceb.ion said be mums able Iranian on board the
barque Bank. of Sonth ain't& He shipped for el •
month on the 14th January of thM pair, and Mors was
doe to him for wages Ti las. 3d. The 'nate of the
Bank .id that be ehipped in October list, and was to
halal% 10a. a mouth. Titers audit, to him 1:21 13e31.
Theodore Aram, as ordinary seaman, said be shipped
on beard the barque is Nemmlier 1862, and was to re-
°Mire 5114.. IM. a month. There wee • balance doe to
him of 011 6.61. Deis (Mess, mother seaman, sloe
claimed t 2 13a 34. for Veen. The Oaptols admismil
the claims of the men. but said he was not prepered to
meet Unodauuaadsil ties grew. The ship was in dial.
c.itkioyali.assid anisettes& hem Me wow, nor
frost say one frowersied with her. He had not the '
necessary feeds to disabuse the Wages of wage. gai,
I. the men, and under those cireamatiuseas amid met
meet their damanda—Mr. Ayling mid the men mast
have their wages, and if this was not done a &Aram
would be made pima the ship, sad in default of &elm=
the Captain would bo imprisoned fat one month.
Fosioss DRIVING.—IiWoods, a sob driver, was
e‘iarsed -4th furious drivias in the pablie streeta.—
kfai Mahon said on Tamday night. about 10 o'clock,
he was on defy near the Vitoria Hotel whom he elm
the &deadest Woody &Mug • home sad ftrli
from the Victoria Hotel. The defendant expresredht
.'"7".' for the ofeace, but mid am it viss the Prince of
Wales wedding day he drove • little faster thaa anal,
a. he RIG lanonses. The Beach said tablas all
things boo anuideration there was • little erases for
It. act. sad this being the that offeaor the dcfeadmit
woa dierharged apes "%Oar Nee costa, to. 64-
lisoeitiriogges. Ingham laufard, was charged,
with being drank sad dodoes. —P.C. Howerial moos
that as Monday aigfi, the sth ag Nat* shut 11 1
o'closk, be... the eimmeoat is Liegodnet, arhtialf
with a ossa-of.mar'a sow He wee stripped, mid there
were from 40 to 110 people mersehlied.—The defendant
in answer to that eberhe mit there wee. maa.d.mar's
m.n, els foot lligb, In the Ques's Rotel, whom the
policeman was sent for to take eat of the hour, hot he
woe afraid to do so, sad he deleadant weal mil heed
him, sod ;lit him mt. The WM then arm* itsfinituit.
sod be thoaght he bad • right to rotors it, whit ha
dad ft. listed that he was &sok, sad said ha bag
hem is Weymouth 16 /ears sad lygrassis.Mg lose•
maned before. He for 112 • al OM

ease no that he might be aide to produce witoesaes to
corroborate los statement. ThM the Benda consented
to, and the ease ova adjourred until Tuesday.
Danes ASD RIUTOUII.—Tbota.s Vie, a shoemaker,
of election notoriety, ems chanced with 'ing drunk and
riotous. P. C. Short said on Monday night, about half.
pa 4 10, be wan on duty is Union Road. He saw the
prioon.r in Union Place very drool'. and making use of
Our most disgusting langimec. His conduct was so
riotous as to eau= a mob to congregate around biin.
Ti.. defendant In defence said be changed booms, and
sW"ten.age be fell down and hurt his head, and
oilier ever he hail "a drop of beer" he did Dot know
what he was shout. Mr. Martin sonl the defendant an
• constant soarer. of annoyance, and was • animism to
the neighbourhood. Mr. Ayling mid the hopooing of •
penalty mewed to have no effect •pon the prisoner, and
he should send hint to gaol for seven days' with loud
labour. Vile, who one evidently on the stool of re-
repentance, begged that a line might be imposed, bat
this requmt was not aeceeded to, mid he was marched
off to "durance vile."
Nark:K.—We beg to call the attention of &dyer.
than and our readers in general, to the fact that
any informatfon concerning advertisements can be
obtained at the offioe of the Telegram, S,
street. Any news relating to the town and neigh-
bourhood will &kin be gratefully received. In ad-tin
tion to thin, and to meet the oonvenierme of the
public, we beg to state that advertisements can be
left at Mr. Bensoo's newspaper officio, SL Mary's'
street.