The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-05-26 00:00:00

THE VISIT OF THE 9 O.E.D.Y.C. TO
W BYMOU I IL

The annual visit of the yeomanry to our fashion.
able watering place is looked forward to with great
interest, and may he considered as the greet event Of
the season. With the entrance of that body into the
town the fashionable WIPP also COMIDenCeS, and it
is no erooder, therefore, that the inhabitants of the
town take deep interest in their arrival. The gallant
yeomen, too, seem well pleased with the hearty
demonstrations of welcome evinced tor arils them by
the townspeople, apart from all the beauties of Nature
which greet their eyes on their arrival, and du
not seem at all disposed to change their quarters for
any other Wan. We do not indeed wonder at this,
seeing the many attractions this loan possesses over
the other Ones in the 000tlty, and we hone that we
may be favoured with their visite for many years to
wine.

However, to return more immediatily to our sub-
ject, the entry of t'..l yeomanry into the town.
Saturday *as the rt .1 which this event took place.
and s more Impoai • oppeanuice has not presented
itself for some tini • past Every preparation had
been made for their arrival, and they cannot have
any reason to complain of not having a hearty wel-
come 'accorded them. Flags floated in the breeze
from the hotels and principal building; and the
rotunda on the Pile Pier was very prettily decorated
with colours. The weather prophets who thought
they might fairly male their calculations upon the
late boisterous weather' were of opinion that the
yeomanry would be greeted with • wood edition of
Monday and Tumidity 'a gales, but for ebbe they were
out in theiroonjecturea The evening was • delightful
one, which of course was the means of (treeing.
out so many people, to witness their arrival
About four o'clock the vicinity of the esplanade was
the scene of animation, and the Weymouth Rifle
corps, under the command of Captain Thresher,
Lieutenant Welaford, and Ensign Timrd. accompanied
by their band, amembled at the King's Statue.
Speak in/ of the statue by the by, we mast not omit
to, ate that it has been entirely repainted &salon the
tailing surrounding it, and the appearance
of his rajesty looks mach more respectable than it
bee for a very bog time past. . About a quarter past
four the rifle corps proceeded on the Voreheeter.
road to meet their mounted brethren in arms, and
halted near the Roman Catholic Chapel. The band
nwil the arrival of the yeomanry played • capital
selection of tunes, which were listened to by a huge
number ot people. About an hour afterwards the
Portland Volunteer Artillery corps arrived from
Portland, accompanied by their braes and drum mid
fife bands, under the command of Captain Browne
and Lieutenant Eliot, and also proceeded to do
homage to their brethren in arms,
The place appointed for the meeting of the
yeomanry was at a field neir Ridlands, the scene of
the forthcoming archery meeting. After the roll
had been read, and the usual preliminaries arranged
the regiment started for Weymouth, headed by their
splendid brass band, under the leadership of Mr.
Eyerv. The line of march was visited by great
numbers of people, which increased as the regiment
neared the town. About six o'clock the cavalcade
was perceived coming, and extended from the top of
the hill upon which the tnion Arms Inn used to
stand . below the turnpike gate. Near the
Catholic chapel the rifle and artillery corps were
drawn up and presented arms as the yeomanry
pared by. The scene now became one of great
animation, and thousands of people flocked on
the esplanade and Dorchester-road to see the
arrival, whilst there was a great number of .
ladies witnessing the scene from baloonies and
windows of the house* fronting the esplanade.
Tile boom of artillery from one Of the Channel
Islands boats steaming in the hay, and also
from the Pile Pier, the martial strains id the bands,
the clashing ot swords, and the neighing of horses,
together with the immense ixincourse of spectators,
presented a very animated scene. The regiment
bore a soldierly appearance, and on the whole were
well mounted and equipped. The newly formed
Winibiiine ttodp, looked • eery well, in fact we
osild not discern any different* in their appearance
and bearing between them and the "old sont&tale
The following are the names of the troops, the
officers and strength, and the order in which they
entered the town. -

NZLBUKY TKOOP.—Captain Maned, Lisotsnant
Fethennonhaugh, Cornet Sit J. Johnson. Strength
ttt ; absent, 4._
_ . . .

Doacitaarta TROOP. —Captain Floyer, Lieutenants
Foster mut Williams, and Curnet B. P. Guidry.
Strength, CI Lallent, 1.
BLAND7ORD TROOP. —Captain ItiLabiro, Withal at
M Gault, and Cornet Webber. Strength, 55 ;
al now, 5.

Wusisonsx Taco?. •Captain Glynn, Lieutenants,
Cal-raft, and Sir Ivor Guest. Strength, 49; absent I.
8111111110KNS TKOOP.—Lientecants Flunks and
Darner. Strength, 57; &leant, 6. (Captain Digby's
absence is through illness).
V•Li TXooP.—Captain Yelithlall, and Lieutenants
Brewer and Lord IL Aquila de Grosvenor.
Strength, 54; absent, 8.
The regiment is under the commando( Golonel the
Right Hon. Lord givers, Lieutenant-Gilonel the
Right Hon. Lord Digby, Major FraniFton, and
Adjutant Griffitha
Surgeon, Mr. Good; Veterinary-Surgeon, Mr.
Reditood ; Assistant-Surgeon, ldr. Daniels.
Upon the entry of the regiment into the town
they formed into line, extending nearly from the
Victoria Terrace to the Royal Hotel, and very soon
after were dismissed. The headquarters are at the
Burdon Hotel. In the evening, during the time
the officers were at mess, the yeomanry bend, who
took up their stand outside the hotel, played a
capital selection of tunes, and there wee a large
number of listeners.
On Sunday morning the regiment assembled
in St. Mary's-street, accompanied by their band,
and attended Divine worship at St. Mary's
Church. The amnion was preached by the Rev. J.
li.A. In the afternoon tbe public were swain
favoured with some beautiful nimbi from the band of
the regiment, who took up their stand near the King's
Statue. A large number of people congregated around
them, and the attendant), of visitors (non the adjacent
town, and villages was very numerous.

NOW POTATO/S.—During the past week the Channel
Island steamers have brought frog. the island, to
this port very large cargoes of fine sew potatoes.
On Thursday evening about 40 tons were brought over
and coasigned by Great Western Railway to
London, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, Bath, and
other towns.
Sunday being the anniveriery of the birth of Her
Iltieeftf Queen Victoria, nap were hoisted from the
skipping in the harbour and from the public buildings.
WHITISUNTIDIt HOLIDATII. —On Saturday evening two
eicurst.o trains from Loudon arrived here—one on the
Great Western and the other on the Sonth•Western
line. The number of pameagers, however, was but
limited. On Monday morn*/ the shove companies
rash ran • cheap excursion train to town, but not
.441 persona availed themselves of the facilities
afforded for • visit to town.
Tni OLAND WZMITIIIN AJCHUT kttarentit.—ln
again alluding to this meeting, says The raid, we fore-
saw that the liberal conduct of the mayor and corpora.
tion of Weymouth would have • beneficial effect; and
that our expectations were well founded, is shown in
the fact that the inhabitant, have now presented no
less than twenty-four local prises, which will make •
total aggregate of eighty-six prises, beside thirty-eight
badges to be shot for at the Grand Western Meeting.
After this, who will say that archery is on the wane in
the western counties, or that our fair lady archers must
despair of the rifle volunteers carrying off all the en-
couragement of the Merrier sex ? We congratulate the
committee on poeticising such an honorary local some-
Mu as Captain B. Browne, who has worked c-st moon,
and successfully too. Sims Reeves is engaged for the
nand concert.
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LOWER WATERSON.-Figg. -A most destructive
are broke out on Friday morning, between the hours of
nine and nu o'clock, at Lower Waterson Ferm, the
prourty of the Bight Hon. the Eul of lichester, and
In the occupation of Mr. Richard (lenge. The origin of '
the Ire cannot at present be asocnaiipd, bat it area dis-
covered by two urvante, who observed the deiryhouee
on fire. The wind being rather bUli at the time, soon
fanned the lonics and earned them in the direction of
the adjoinine oath/dialogs, igniting the reli•
demos of Me. Geoge. tho whole of which burnt with the
greeted fun. Although every effort wee made to
erred the progress of the Ire it resided every attempt
Shortly after the fire broke out Mr. Dunnian,
of Tronown, arrived on the IlOrna of action who
with about 200 workpeople from neighbouring
farina, (men, women end children) laboured most
sesiouly for tea boars in endeeirotuing to subdue time
games and rescuing the furniture. Too much prelee
cannot be accorded to this gentleman and the labourers
my the moaner in which they worked, r.-gardies, often
of their owe safety; and there can be no doubt if it had
not been for lb. tiisa-ly •rri•al of tide band of route-
toe-u, the load of property would have been conch greater.
Two engines from I.,driletown were Elmo in atandanOr,
and after senr..l boors' labour the sone .gration arall
subdued. Nothing het the walls of Mr Genie's hone
remain. and the diorylionee. banes, end granary, are
completely deetroyed, together with a quantity of
wheo,, barley, oats, hayrick, and farm implements.
The greater portion of Mr. Gouge's furniture woe re-
moved by the bbouren end conaiderablel larnage was
d„pg it by hasty removal. The greeter pwaino, of Ow
dairyman'. furniture was burnt. Mr. Gouge's lose
I. ...of] by intonoteo.
LYME REGIi. -Conn or Pioneers.- Before Sir
C Crean/ell, Judge-Ordinary - Leader v Tucker.-
Thie wag sn applioatitm for letters of administration
by the plaintiff, as next akin, to the estate of Themes
Lyett Follett Esq.,
_gentleman, deceased, of LYto•
'tip Dm* Mr. 40-. sea Mr. *Pkad.
*ere counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. ffursLke, Q.C., and
Dr. [tricks appeared for the defendant. The came, as it
proceeded, developed sane carp singular features. It

till be in the recolleetion of our readers that about
twelve months since, e snit *as commerical at
inkance of Mr. Rime. Mon, ati attorney of
will Alleged to liorra blen' Made
Lyme Rego. often •
by the deceased, of which will Mr. Hingeston
was named executor, and which he sought to propound
in solemn form A special report of those proceeding,
was published at the time in this jonrneL The cause
was tried before a special jury, who found against the
will, and sonic strong remarks were made by the horned
judge upon the conduct of the attorney, who had made
assalteration in the body of the sill, effecting conic
emilter legatees which were to be given to the attedante
of the deoessed, although it appeared AM each alter-
ation • was made. in the attorney in his evidenoe
expiable/I, in defereem to lits brother, the medical
gentleman who attended ripen the deceased up to the
time of his death, and suggested the alteratibn with
a view to obviate any possible litigation se to Si COW
tents, On that occasion also the Queen's Trotter
intervened, de there were suppeed to be some grounds
for believing that the deceased was illegitimate, in
1 which case his property Would revert to the Crown.
I Mr. Follett was a very elderly and infirm geniletn.n.
I who lived in • very secluded manner at I.rde. He was be
lieved Wheys no relations, but when the alleged It'M e/1111
OeCffilt to he propounded, a Mr. Tucker opposed as next
lof kir! Hie relationship, however, being no nearer
I than that of ecersheffennart. It was known that
I he had had • 11011 111 the [feline army, Capt. Follett,
I who hail however, pre-deoessed hid father, bat no other
relative Mee hew. rd or was then known ti exist. When
the will was rejected tie Q. men's Proctor wait asked Ica poly
fur administration in the hope that the Crown might be
memitielisol to effect distribution of the property of
the deceased, which in reality end personalty was eon-
sider.hle. The Queen'. Procter however declined, as
he suspected the existence of some next of kin, who
might be pn-judiced by such proceeding, and evidence
of Illegitimacy woo by no teems conclusive. Affairs
remained in this state until tbe present tlaln if *OPu seed
and pet in hie claim as neat of kin. Mr. Collier now
applied for letters of administration to be granted to
Henry Leader, the plaintiff, se the neat of an. He
stated thst the smitication was °wised by the widow
of We lute Tuckrr as lii,, executrix. Mr. Tinder was
°Tile cousin-german to the deceased, and his widow now
meld only Matta by representation. Mr. Leader was
also is cousin-german, but his thim to letters of admin-
istration should ee considered preferable to the claim of
the trix of • coma nicer-ma*, iteseming be late Mr.
Tacker to have held that relationship te' lb. dema.ad.
If the other side, however, would persist in prelseeetreg
their claim be would prove that Mr. Tacker was dot so
related. It was desirable to know what coarse
his learned friend Mr. Kiu-ilake proposed to take.
Mr. Karelake said it would be toeless to go into the
question of relationship If the plaintiff could prove his
ease,.. no doubt the Court would hold that the pre'
femme would be given to the existing cousin-german,
rather than to the representative of eousin.german
deceased. The followleg evidence was then taken The Rev. 0. Webeter, rSetor of St. Nicholas, In the
county of Cork, produced the resister-book of that
parish for the year 1741 (aid style). froM which appeared
that %V arhana :it. Leger end his wife had two tiii‘lghlers,
Mary and Margaret who were baptized at the parislr.
church aforesaid —The Very Rev. Archdeacon Kyle, of
the diocese of Cloyne and Roes, produced the bond for
• licence of marriage solemnized between Mary St.
Lepr and Thomas Follett, Esq., at the parish church
of Itatboooley, near Cork, on the 19th of January, 1767.
Heiden*. of a similar kind was put in of the marriage
of Margaret St Leger the Water, with William loader,
the frit of the phintiff.—Mrs. Galway, the wife of •
barrister in Dublin deposed that she remembered her
great aunt, Margirek Str. Leger, who was the wife of
William Leader. Had heata her speak of Mr. Follett,
and of his wife as her sister. Witnets had frequently
visited Mr. Follett. His wife died in 1807. '-'he was
also witness's great aunt. She was so spoken of by the
deceased Mr. Follett —Sir C. Cromwell: I think, Mr.
Collier, you have made out your asee —Mr. Collier: I
• ask your lordship formate --Mr. Kerslake opposed
the applration for mete on the ground that the plaintiff
had not come forward before and that his silence had
to • great extent rendered the present proceedings neces-
sary. Sir C' Creswell Itis very probable that in doing no
be exercised • sound discretion. At aliments your client,
Mr. Kerslake, oppoees his application, and has put him
fe the expense of bringing forward evident)e in support
of liii *WM. I think I cannot allow people to ftht
battles here at other people's expense—Mr. Kerslake:
We have put every facility in the way of the plaintiff
—Sir. C. Cresswell : I think, looking at all the circum•
stances, I must condemn you iii the mats of them
proceeding&

STICKLAND.—FILIVIDLT LCD BLIM/P1? Boarrt
—On Thursday the ineiubers of this excellent society
atlebrated their 22nd anniversary by a publics procession
and dinner. About half-past nine nearly 1/0 assembled
fit the club-room, dressed in holiday attire,each member,
according to custom, wearing a blue ribbon round hi.
shoulder, with trowsers and dark amt. Boon after
a procession wadi formed, antf headed by the Whitchurch
temperance brass band, marched through the rill IN
end then to church, where an excellent skid appropriate
merman was preached by the curate. Site }ter. sir.
()ordains. After the servioe the members paid • rah
Is Turnworth, Ni. rmidence of W. P. °Cedes, Earl.,
who, in tbe most Loer..l manner, gave • substantial
proof of his estimation of the efficiency of the bond.
The members then lead VW, to Mr. Watts and other
gentlemen residing in the neighbourhood, and then re-
turned to the club house, whem a very excellent dinner
awaited them, served up in mine host Allen's best
style. The chair was taken by Mr. J. *rake, ci
Felgeetal Farm, supported by several honorary
members. Full justice having been done to the
good sheer provided, the Chairman gave the usual
loyal and . patriotic toasts, and the members were
also suitably addressed by blears. &wins, Drake, Bart-
lett, Con, and Shiner. From a priatal statemeet
handed round after dinner is. ace pleased to And that
the society is in a very prosperous state. It numbem
104 benefit, and 9 honorary members. Income for the
ye ir. £72 131 ; piid for sickness and incidental expenses.
£34 13e.; amount in box, £4; paid over to treasurer, £34
—thus showing • balance in favour of the satiety for the
past year a £3B. The total income of the club, including
Interest, amount. to £512 IT.. bd.—The whole of the
atainceicents gave every satisfaction, and the proceed-
ings of the day pared of exiseedingly well.