The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-08-08 00:00:00

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INSPECTION OF THE sre D.K.V.

The Weymouth Rifle Volunteers assembled on Tues.
day evening last, for inspection by Lieut. Cal. Hansel.
To the number of 36 rank and file, they met at the
King's Statue, and headed by the drum and life band,
marched to Mr. Tizard's field on the Dorchester raid.
There were present: Quartermaster Sergeant Lee,
Sergeants Roberts and C. Jeffery, and Drill-lustruotor
Barrow, Paymaster-Sergeant Frampton, and Hon.
Assistant-Surgeon Trend, were in the field. Lieut.
Thud was prevented from being preseut throu.:ll
domestic affliction. The corps were put by Captain and
Adjutant Barrett through company, skinnishiug, and
sentry, drill, which were performed well, considering
that it is comparatively new to the men. Colonel
Hansel arrived soon after the movements had begun,
and in addreuinr the volunteers complirneuted them
on the numbers of their muster, and the smartness of
I their drill. Baronies to the disappointment of the
volunteers withrespect to the proposed Berkshire camp,
j ho geld he had always taken upon bleach to advi o the
, authorities to form these camps of instruction arid he
felt
turrrvail4 roued
nd their ovfflloeurnsternrscrwettan bleeliiiiedumubePuran
lie was very pleased to say that he had not been din.
appointed, because when the subj.ot was mooted at the
shooting meeting at Dorchester, he found iminedi ately
that the officers, knowing their men, as he knew thorn
also, returned nearly roo men who would follow them
to camp. lie must own that if he had been disap-
pointed in the spirit shown by the men on this occasion,
he would not have continued a volunteer himself. lie
IVILS more than satisfied afterwards by finding dist the
men backed up their °Meer.' return, and that when
they came to examine the return, he found that like
true Englishmen, there wore nearly 600 rank and tile,
(Allows and nonesominiuioned tartars. who gave in
their names to attend camp. He was sorry to say that
they had bad a very great disappolutment. lie consi-
dered that the Government, having invited them to
the camp at Berkshire, ought to have given tlrem an
opportunity to meet with the miritia and other reserve
forces. Ho thought the Government ought to have
taken care to have their preparations ready fur the
Berkshire camp ; but at present that camp was entirely
knocked on the head. However he had that confidence
in every member of the Dorset volanteers, that whether
they were ordered to the terror camp, or to • smaller
one in the Windsor distriat, the same men would volun-
teer to go. As for having a camp of their own this
year it was entirely out of the question, because the
season was so late, to make the necessary arrange
manta Ile felt very much distressed at the disap-
pointment, because he and the rest of the °Moms were
desirous of showing what the bore it volunteers would
do, when they were called out to used amid serious
service. They had had a specimen of that iu the
sentry duty they had done to night, which was
tedious for men unaccustomed to it. When he looked
at their ranks, and saw Buell • very smart body of
young men, he did not see why they should not go
through their duty in a satisfactory manner, and be •
credit to the town to which they belonged, to their
battalion, and to their country. Ho hoped the Govern•
meat would see the error of titer ways. if it woo an
error, and that they would persevere in furmiug these
large camps of instruction. There had been sonic
changes in the omnpany lately, they had lost their
captain. Ile was is:namely son/ to lose him, for he
woo an offiser in whom he had very great faith. If
they would suppert their now captain, whoever thet
might be, and ho supposed it would be the second
offioer in command, Lieut. T a tril, they would soon
make this company what it ought to be end might be—
es good a company as any in the battalion. Ile went on
to remark on the evenieg's drill ; there hat bon a
few things that required correction ; but ro doubt,
owing to the alterations in the officers, they had not
had so much drill of late, and their cohesion had
become lees ; but if they went to camp they would rub
up in them details, and a few drills would put all
right. This was the first company iIJ
since the Sherborne company, and ho war very ploasod
with their appearance. Tho gollout c Jlouel then
wished tho corps good night, and they formed four.
and marched to tho town, the baud playin4 lively
tunes, to the front of the Guildhall, where they were
dismissed.