The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-06-26 00:00:00

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An extensive fire occurred here on Friday last,
upon a farm the property of the Earl of Ilchester,
in the occupation of Mr. TempLeman. About mid•
day smoke WWI seen issuing from the stable, and be-
fore many minutes had elapsed the flames spread so
rapidly as to defy all atteinpts to stay their progress,
and in the course of a couple of hours the farmhouse,
barn, stables, and outbuildings were completely con-
sumed. A considerable quantity of beans, wool,
and fifty hogsheads of cider, the property of Mr.
Templeman were destroyed, and much injury done
to the furniture. The fire is supposed to have been
caused by a spark from the chimney of an adjoining
cuttlge falling on the thatch of the stable.

The feeling of disappointment in London on Saturday
morning was universal. Bain had fallen at intorvaja
during the night, and the eky wore a sombre &ad
leaden appearance. Indeed up to 10 o'clock all Om tp.
pearances denoted a persistently wet day. lly U, how
ever, a great change had come over the spirits of 04
million. The sun was shining brilliantly, the air waa
deliciously warm, and there appeared a fair chasms el
the traditional "Queen's day."
The arrivals from distant parts of the country
been on an enertimus scale, both as regards volunwen,
and ordinary visitor", mid Loudon, since the Gnat
Exhibition, has never been so full. The stream id
pedestrians and of vehicles has, of course, been seaat.
ward, and numbers had taken up places in the Park at
• ridiculously early period of the day. Hy 17
o'cleek multitudes of volunteers in every variety of Dui.
form—metropubtan and provincial, the latter lei.,
almost as numerous as the former—were seen wer,d4
their way to the different points 14 muster, where, ie
some cases, as in the Temple, provision had been made
for a substantial meal to enable participators to fees
possible wet, and the certain'fatigue of at least seven er
eight hour's duty
Those who wished to know where particular regirseei,
were to be found had only to observe the colours of the
small digs picketed about on the open ground extendiag
fr the Serpentine to Bayswater. The front faced
Grosvenor-gate (Parkdane), the rear Kensington-gardens ;
the right was towards Knightsbridge Barracks, the left
to Tyburnia.
The right of the line was taken by the cavalry, ch.,
it will be YeCII, mustered in uo great numbers, the
regiments being newly formed. Neat to them the pest
of honour, as of right, was taken by the Hon. Artillery
Company of London, whose scarlet uniforms strongly
contrasted with the general darkness or mistiness of the
greens and greys. The Artillery Brigade, in dark royal
blue and silver, came next.
At 4 o'clock, the first gun of the Royal salute apprised
all that Her Majesty was entering the Park. A meas,
siou of cheers f the estreme left announced it also.
A detachment of Life Guards headed the procesMoll,
which passed f left to right along the front of the
galleries. Her Majesty was in an open carriage, with
the King of the Belgians. the Princess Alice, and Prince
Arthur. Ilia Royal Highness Prince Albert, in uniform,
rode by the side of the carriage, near which were alao
the Prince of Wales and Prince Jules of Holstein.
Gluckshurg. Aides-de-Camp, Equerries, the Adjutant-
General, and other high military officials preceded the

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carriage.
The corregr passed nearly to the extreme left of the
line of volunteers, then turned and proceeded slowly along
the front to the extreme right, and, turning again, drew
•up on the open ground in front of the Royal standard.
The three bands of the household brigade were stationed
oppimite the Royal carriages ; through the intervening
space the volutiteer companies marched, those on the
right of the line of columns opining usi first. It wu
half-past 4 o'clock when the first Huntingdonshire
Mounted Rifles passed Her MajeAty ; and at a few
minor,. to C, o'clock the 2,tli I leshire closed the review,
which lask4l without interusisoon fur quite an hour and
a-half.
We believe that some of the companies were larger
than the previous return to the War-office made them,
and that the total number on the ground was consider-
ably above 20,1X10. The general impremiion produced
by the appearance and bearing of the Volunteers Ivo
very favourable, and there wee but one opinion oltheir
efficiency—that it did infinite credit both to the nun
and officers.
i Her Majesty left the ground at 6 o'clock, in the sums
I order as elm arrived, but some tune elapsed before the
public could get clear of the enclosures. The difficulty
of getting a large body of troops out of the Park bu
' almost become a military axiom, but the difficulty is
not insuperable. The volunteer officers solved Ms
problem without confusion except a little crushing at
the gates; but the crushing was more among the spec-
tators than the troops.
When the review terminated, the Duke of Cambridge
expressed to the officers of the Volunteers the gratifica-
tion of Her Majesty at the display on the field; it was
mon 'oattd to the different companies before they
were dismissed.
Notwithstanding the immense multitude in the Park,
and the pressure of the crowd at different points, the
whole proceedings passed off without any serious
, accident. tusked, there were only two mishaps on the
I field ; the Duke of Newcastle and Lord Otho Fitzgerald
I were both thrown from their horses, but without severe
I injury.