The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-05-16 00:00:00

WEDDING FESTIVITIES AT THE R.H.A.

Thursday wan marked by a series of sports at the
Artillery Barrel:llu, in celebration of the marriage of
Lieutenant Francis Thomius Bireham, R.ELA.., son of
Francis Bauhaus, Fag, of Burr Hill, Surrey, with Miss
Elith Perry Okeden, 'wand diaghter of the late W.
Parry Okeden, Esq., of Turnworth Rouse. The gallant
Lieutenant, who has always made himself • great
favourite with the hataery, by his geniality and
generosity in all matters connected with the enjoy.
meat of those under his *moans] on this anspielons
mansion so arranged that every one in the barracks
should share the happiness of the day. Long before
reveille the men were on the alert.and the brightness of
the early in 'ruing promised a lovely day. Marquees
were erected on the barrack green in front of the
officers' quarters, where refreshments were afterwards
provided for those who were to °amoeba in the trials of
atrength and agility which were to take plies.
With that order and rev:amity attending military
supervision, the groan i had been divided out for the
different pastimes with mach judgment. There was
no lack of anything the "inner man" could require, and
jcviality reigned supreme throughout the day. The
braes band of the Dorset Militia, under the leadership
of Ssrga ant(Jarrell, played an excellent programme of
music to which ,in the intervals between the games, a
taro number damped.
Tha amusements commenced with a cricket match,
played early in the afternoon, between the 8.H.A.,
Eleven, and an Eleven chosen from Dorehester and
the district. At the time of pitching the wlekets a
goodly number of spectators from the town and neigh.
bourhool hat assembled in the Square. Frequent
applanse greeted the batsmen on both aides, and the
ire n It., owl 1101k11.4K V. au ....Atom, sof 1..
battery watched the progress of the game with man!.
fort interest. The following is the score :-
11.6 A.

2nd liminess,
Payno, b Ingo b Ingold 1
illiton b Ingold • • .. b lagold .
Calrns b .. run out .. 4
Iluuard c Hawkins b Andrews b Inguld
Bryant, not out.. .. 2 c Ross b Andrews .. 0
Oolightly lb w, b Ingold c 0
b Ingold .. not out .. .. 23
Gouklatune b Ingold c Andrews b Coombs .. 6
Bout, b Ingold .. run out b Ingold .. 4
Cliander, b Ingold b luobl . 2
c Taylor, b Ingold . c Pinder, b Ingold .. 0
Dyes 0, log byi.i 3, He b 2.. 1 byes 11, wido balls 2 .. 13

1.1, lunings.

DORCRINITIR AID DISTRICT.
1.4 Inningk Ind Innings.
Andrews b Payne .. 6 c Baton b Payno .. 2
Coombs b Cairns 8 c (Atinit b Payne .. 7
Inicold c and b l'ayne 10 run out b Payne.. .. 25
Taylor b Payne .. • 1 c CLII. b Payne .. 6
b Cairns .. • 1 it Howard, b Payne .. 2
How, b Cairn. 0 run out b Payno 0
Muter., b Cairns 0 b Cairns 0
Hawkins, c Cairns b Payne .. 0 not out .. 17
60.4, b Halms e Hunt, b Cairns .. 3
Parsons. e and b Payne .. 0 run out .. 5
Pinder, not out .. 0 c Payne, b Howard 0
13,3;1b,1;wb,1 .. 5 b, s;lb, I;wb,l .. 10

The match being cionoluded, the whole party repaired
to the refieshment awning, and good-hamoured Don.
vivlobty prevailed. The militia turned oat in groat
force to me bow the regulars enjoy themselves:
In the sports which were to foLlow.fieritautt Bantam
°sawed as starter, and, in that capacity, gave great
satisfaction. Trumpeter G. Banks blew the " cells," in
an able manner.
About 5 o'clock the bugle-note rang out, and the
assembled spectators rushed to the point of attraction,
at the north-western angle et the Square, where& group
of stalwart warriors were struggliug violently with
something which showed unmistakeable gigue of Shand
potion. Lively was the curiosity displayed, and it broke
into merriment when from amongst the swaying male
arose • squeal shrill and prolonged, Indicating the
tr of • " porker "of formidable mien and with
irrolse barQ. Then the occasion of the ontory
became sppererrs, A "pig rams" was to be the next thing
es the programme, nag kir Mk pose an oisagenous
ertheeesoe bud buss ever the egiesra