The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-06-24 00:00:00

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publigici:Briatel ott the effertoptade tnake the city
I°4. WIN awl these were eminently successful.
Thu de rattgus were for the most part strikingly
elaborelle. VIVA., triangle of fluttering silk crowned
Brandea.biD. Which had an exceedingly fine effect. The
*rob at the Bieck /toy FAO the most elaborate of the
decorattons, and reflected much -credit on the cititln
who desigidd and erected it; and down in the city
uninber of the chief thoroughfares were spanned at I.
terv,l4 with flag trophies - The shipping diaplayed their
bunting, sad the bells filled the public ear with holidey
peals. Ofi the Downs the spectacle was imposing is
the est:gime; the number of spectators present were
ani meted to number from ninety to a hundred thousand
The dal bf the spectators WWI massed on the Grand
Stand. There, in long rows, dressed in glossy
fleecy, clouds met muslin, and other fairy-like got.
seiner fabric, whose names we do not venture
to guess—in ribbons, feathers, jewels, and in
all bright and beautiful, vat the fair re.
presentative* of the female aristocracy—the beauty
mut the- feabiesamt the Wen-ut Ragfautt- Town sag
country yielded their contributions to the dassling
play. What Lilies and rames, and pet+, and vielete...
violets in th 6 form of ilea, we mess, mingled here and
there with black, beach and
..grey—all lighted bp With
MI. bright epirit of heppieen, - -Beauty and goodnets,
loyalty, candour, courage, and all the other
virtues beamed In thell.fletits ; wad well might
the volunteer army that marched past them
strive to look and do It. best when such looks
wens fixed upon them. The mandator the day wee. of
*course. Aquarius, who ornament:cid to use his pot jest as
the hands began to play the battalions past the ralageg
flag, bet the watery god was, upon the whole, mercifaL
He damped, but did not drench, the holiday folks. Th.
army took the rain with soldierly saes froid. Those on
the grand stand were protected by the roof of that
hulling, and the general public, as beat it could, took
shelter under umbrellas and parasols. Altogether,
however, the day may be regarded as a decided miens,
and one which may be looked back to with pride.
Coarrrinott.—The Volunteer Review at
Bristol was sui plemented by a competition for several
valuable prizes, which took place mu Wednesday at the
practice grOnfld of the Briatol Rifles Come at Sated
Park. The first match was at ranges of 300, aon, and
700 yards, five shads at each distsnee, and the following
were the winners :—lat prise, £2O, Private BAN.,
Bristol Rifles, 32 point.; flnd prise, .£lO, Answerer.
Sergeant Gibbs, Bristol Rifles, 28 points; 3rd giis,
£5, Captain Holum, 17th Somerset Rifles ( 28
tints; 4th prise, £5. Gunner Hyde, trotol Artillery,
27 point-. The second matota was at a range df 200
yards five shah', regulation target.. The firetatise,
£lO, was won by. Artneurer-Serglant Gibbs, with 14
points ; and the amend prize £5 by Private alit,
Briab I 11169 A. The third metal wad at rants =mid
500 yards, five shota at each, targets all in the fink
match. Private B.kar again carried off the first prim
of £lO, with 26 point.; and the second prise. % wee
a tie between Annonrer•Serreant Gibbs and Private
Metter', Bristol Riflea, who each scored 23 paints.
Althoufh mine very good firing was made in cosh
match by Volunteers from a distance, seven out of the
eight prises offered were won by members ef Use
Bristol corps, the remaining prise falling to the lot of
Captain Holum, of Bath.