The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-02-08 00:00:00

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Luta! anb District Acta.
11:111s rxmcinErna RIFLE OORPH.
H0tadevaan4614.22,44112 si the 3rd. D. IL V., took plum
=IC hisatilaarters, when there Wed,
Seeelk.„ 'UZI! liped„ nineter--C/apiain Coombs, **.h • Len-
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„yeteertiergeant , D Gregory, Sergeant. eseh,., , eriptants Enreseyarden, Cron, aad
germ "Flrardaf seveuty rank and tie. The
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.• • • heitersoodition. either nu . m
!WU, tad has eatered u-po7rti
'Fcreold gratifying oirsunistanese.
Wee shere. who have returned to tha town
ftiNand ,Yn• rsioined the corps, via., aA.
swot —Tr, sad there am three recruity—'2.
his aa. • • Kesel, and A. Edwards. Reccuit-
sasseumsearelBol, the ranks beiag hill. The linen.
*ism" jar Mews that tbe treasurer opened his
el 84 Oa 14"..,1814 year with a balance in his favour
64. ; 011.Z.7 lisenived ea robseriptlooa en 11.
mg: ; ceatto.r'l*eona. £l4 14s. ; antrum fews £4
hetrzaL , poet, L9l 105.—the total receipts
• 4flor paying all liabilities there remains
ciptile "mon/ ot the corps of £41.. 51.
moo, shki k_ addrelleirts the corps es sonde-
m& had to eongratalate them and himself
'shaker the eleventh year of their service as
and he was very happy and proud, on
te..reeratnise many old hoe. that he
What
Was
s.loessesaming ten years ago to embark •Pen
aisle f, emperimout--whether they would he
leen themselves detiently, ereditably, and
ghbe i;r_el. Mises soldiers. Be need not waste any
waive 7110 how well they had borne out the exam-
=mia mere them formed of than, and bow ree-
-1,1"4,,_ .41 Oaf might be, not only as a nation
°se moscially as ig town, on the very smart,
11.144•43eg,_ imps they had ki Dorchester.
Tbip, had met on so many oscasiona. arid
_UieeSlen'hfltotla,tbh hebed very little
02. T. His proposed that the winter drills should be
hereto f ore, 'tad as soon as poeidbbi they would
s siad floors. With regard to the elass shooting
e•hwr amitters they must wait for the result of the
°Pee
t regulation; em am much would depend
Itnialhere was one point proposed by the
which he was glad to see, viz., that no
Lerapiust drill was *unshed by them eel... 1•••• """
••ent Lem present It wonkl be highly advaistageom
111° lees sf 4 soldien present to drill with times who were
experieseed, sad he had no doubt the regulate
sember would always muster. To ewers this
be would divide the tarps into &goads,
gad It would he the duty of each marmot to take ears
thee three Glee would atlead at seal drill. It would
be very bard, however, for 23 men to sosemble, and
Oland be able to mast a Government drill bemuse
011 24th being abort, in he proposed that in some
eilY (not yet moody desided) such • drill of Zi sboald
tenni at the prise shooting. With Mud to the 011••,
sweepstakes sad prise shooting, be amid hardly Yet
determine. It was oastemplated that lammed of harms
he shoot out of the wood slam before getting the extra
10a frees Governors., sheeting 80 roes& aad 10
moods of volley Iring wield make a man efficient.
He thought this was net a bed plea. For the marks.
Wana's badge they muse we ea. If they errald shoot
oat at the third oleos in 30 made they amid not he
ezoept the volley H• hoped that having
salvt:Nio HIS SO aet make any of them
and sad It would be tionsidered whether rat-
tles out of the Sid demi& 30 round, should mint two
:644 shooting, with 40 one, and the whole 60
He hoped there would be large =listen for
deal shooting as that helped the others to iwouomiss
the karts and to save their own time. Their ensign
had sot a new drW—(laughter)--aad some people said
that they might have asother offlosr going on
drill before the season was over—renewed lanahtar)—
and theraors he was the more dodroua that they Arnold
attend the clam shooting in sire bodies. it the new rela-
Goes were no worse than seemed likely he wee aot at all draid
about the suiouot 01 the Government grain they would tarn.
(Hear, bear.) One thing, however, that was propmed be did
not =r.ea—.o,ldt was that their clothes should beware Ave mare
Be t three as long ail they would rem. Then there
was ea on that they should expend their fends
In certain proposletrunate sumo yearly for quarters, butts, and
clothing. Now In Hormel the azimeaffiture of no tee corp.
them several Items wan alike, owing to their taryntg cheat':
Manem, nelthercould it be ; so he hoped that would not be forced
on them. Ile thought it 'madam that they showed they did spend
the money received troratosernansatin promoting the elacienry.
discipline, and drill of the corps. Here, at any rate, more money
was always expended than Wan received from Oovernment and
dflrtngthoo,fj, eo,aann they would bier yupr h"Primti!
Mut At the battalion dinner on the Ihrd the question of basing
a Said day or not would be diacumert. As for going into camp
agate, that see almost inevitable. It winid cost se much to
bare four bettailon drills an the whole •spenees of the camp
mounted to. AO,I then afaln tamping out was the °cordon of
• very pleasant outing. I e hoped that., many as possible
would le promotei the camp; Wools the same employ could
make ',crimp. arms:memento for leaving one after the ether, se
se to be prawns at wane part of the meeting. He should like to
No every man In camp the wholetinse, it {seeable, but that he
was afrald could net he, Previously he hinnelf had been very
lucky In not beihg taken away from uunp. He aught metre er
fortunate wain. HaverUng to the question olds* drub, i*s.
UM Coombe observed that. In the )ner there must be nine drills
said attendance at the annual inspection, or Man drill, and
two OXUS 4nlew without the manna/ Inspection. Hut
after that he hoped they would not be tempted he stay away
(applause)
The finance committee for the mowing you -the ahem and
Partreartt• of the corp.- we, then cleated on the motion
eanior con s wahl'hirillowcondesi by the senior prtrate (White.)
TM. Carlat,, hoped theist the correnpuinling period neat
y car they ould all mesd there again to COOrtornor afresh
their duties so citizen ...Whirs.

Lieut. lIODUIYI also the con. lie was happy to
meet thein again. wet trusted 0.. t their work under the new
erg Illai ions...old nlh. nexi ten rears bs wq natty es *assn. and
az ....aide he p.t. illethought they had to oongratulela theue
11FM,11 the susses which this movement
had attain..l during theAset ten year., reflectng...lli WI there pre-
vailed the opinion— et ich perhaps he hied shared- when
the corp. 1.. established, that it would not continue for that
Period Now , however, there were 194,00. i enrolled volunteer.
le the I. ingdoin. of whom 167.0.10 worn Cill*Mal in efffrients, and
of the latter 10.5.010 wore ea down as extra efficient... It.
gerbil:: their own LIDIII.II there Olio gl Oland for equal iatistse.
Sion. 'Me tattalioij. it was true. had falkn oil • little in the
nundwr of titivients, although there was a slight increase in
the number of .mtra efficients. and Leo in the perientage 14
A. to the sweepstakes ehooting he thought this year
they had Letter have • tweeting fortntirtilly instead of weekly
an heretofore (hear. hear.)
The l'ateeni then di.Uibuted the snarkanen's hadgew The
following I.ow lit of members so distinguished this year : -
Lieut.oiant 11.40., Ensign Williams. I}ilourNergeant Gregory,
liergesnt• Greening. Corpord. Chick, (Nue, us! Ling.
Privets, Th.etia. Rogers, llutioril. W. Jeffery, Parsons IJ•rt,
Joh., Roger.. Janie. Stapler, Guy. ,Orawsliy. lOW li. Ts) lor.
The 'Aptein'• pewter, were next pre.ented. Colour.tiergeant
Gregory 1.e.1 won three out of the four. so he recei.ed
elegant prier, and the fourth was won by Private. nenond.
It weo announcesi that the weekly drill would be n Thurs.
dagc..
•;.uwasal.
vno lin other hne news, sod the corps then made their
usual perambulation .4 the town, headed hy the band.