The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-03-21 00:00:00

DOZOIBBTIZ.

MEW/AUT.—About 950 men at the bit &Mallon I
Doggiggitire (3Og) Regiment, cruder the command of
/mug poem Isft twee on Wednesday by the 1.43
OM. Maim for Partlasd to join their regiment at the
Verse Citadel. The men were acoompaeied to the
eggisce by the bend of the led Batgabon Doresishire
Riglrame, under Drum-Major Loam, the band platzi;
big a link!! air. A. the train etearned out of
medal amid the chasm of a large number of people
who
.Itlci gathered then, the bead played " Auld Lang
VIIOOGX 00111TABIILAZT.—Tbe annual lupeodos of
the Borough police took place on Wedasslay atter
attaniariOsptain W. I'. Rive, H.H. Inspector of
c for the Southern District, in the
=re or the Mayor (A. &won, Feu.), Alderman
J.P. sod Councillors H. Curliest and G.
Dank 'riteozstos minutely examlasd the men and
ci teak new and app dreams, the books,
aloe, and cells, and 'cleared himself thoroughly
mulled with the general arraegemest of the taros,
under Mr. Omuta@ Coward, Head Cornwell.

Ton Dearman Sonar .the net, eves now, we an
sorry 1. 557 in the ininds of a few parsons in the town,
the credit a! • Pertratl.l free and untreated kith-
Win, if we are to / odge_ by the adieu which the coop
mitres have felt it incumbent upon themselves to take,
although it has been proved to as on undoubted
authority that anything Wm partisanship dose not, and
we hope will not, And aüø is the Bonny. We regret
to ban, and Lb. committee nest no to state, that in
isanisquesos of the evident hnpoe.lo which still
sante in the minds of some that this society was
formed with the intention to give utterance to a
=side of politieni thought, they have decided
fidure not to aanounce the remits of the
debates, but merely the subjects from time to time
SIM= Mr discussion. The committee regret baring
Is take iniek a °ours., but on apparently wilful mason.
caption of the objects of the society resden it
neonisry to remove the very slightest ground for
empposlng it desire' to exercise soy indirect influence
won the outside pith& either on one side or the dhow.
(Swing to the number of speakers on Tuesday the
debate upon the policy of the Government was
adjoarsed till next Tardily.
VOLONTIIAL —The annual return of the robin.
leer turps of Greet Britain for the yekr 1881 has been
load. It shoes • total number derailed of 206.308,
of whom 200,162 are thicieuta The highest number ot
Widest, in any one district is 74,346 in the Northern,
the next being 48,930 in Scotland, and 33,339 in the
Rome district. Of the total efficient. 160,346 are
✓iflemen, 86,288 artillerynan, 9,164 engineers, 477
light kinsmen, and trl mounted riflemen. In •
" reaspindasion at told., of .0 some -li, i. shown that
the number of men enrolled in 1980, th• Wet year of
the volunteer movement, was 191,1156, of whorn
106,443, or 89.3 p.r own were efficient. In 1881 the
number was 21t06, of whom 230,160, or
96.06 were T is the largest number
wand Ind the highest p.roentag. of
,thialentri since
the volunteer system ishitd. Ike lowest
parentage of efficientrn war in 1863, when it wee 69.66,
0,124 being nondthient out of a total strolled
strength o( 16'J,935. Wlsh ralwano• to capitation
allowanins, 111. notified that when the commanding
offiosr and the flues members of the thence committer
have handed over portions of the allowance to damn
oonunanding detached troops, batteries, or composite,
• detail of the expenditure of such portions will be
rendered to the commanding officer end the three
wane& A copy will also be posted at the respective
drth statissa
ZIT= UNION!. —On Wedneeday evening an inters
lektmsnt was given with great swoon toaTrooeNand
appreciative andiron, at the Walleyes
on behalf of the bads of ths Sabbath EicbooL The
entertainment cornaieno4 by dagite "God dim the
3'i:7" • rtrtrat unusual prontediatt-
,Itet an eeeeeesiee
aq most sffirr3Priete at us* peeing tim.. nu.
was followed by • Pianoforte solo. Drop of Praise"
(bteadelsion), by Miss Matthews, who tainted the
lien in nodloit style, and whirls thoroughly desersol
the *edits which greeted its performance. A quer-
tett aid thorns, "When the Lord shall Build up
Zion," was given next by ths choir. Master W. Clist
followed frith a recitation," Paddle your own Osman"
A very pretty duet, entitled "Th. Hills of Light"
(Franz
b Alt), was next given by IlLeasta W. and A.
then , Mir Gibbon scoompanying on the piano. A
planing piaeo dust, which wee brightly played by
Miss Book a Miss Keats, followed, =titled " Rem.
inknoces Lyriques." Mester Dade, a little boy,
mond the first encore of the evening. by the capital
way Its recited " Lost I Lost I I Lost 11 " choir
then favoured the audience with an nth " Dar:
of Won." which was well snag. The
and Nem, Wu ght then played a duet—" Fairy
Dewdrops." Th. performers were young, but the
eery pre manner in which an duet was played was
▪ applause, and
and wits greeted with • beady round
d use, and the audience insisting on an encore,
the tile ladies repeated the pins. A vocal duets,
"Pulsars Banner'war next wall rendered by Miss
Heats and Miss Buck, Mins Hartle acsionwnying,
Another pretty dew dust, "Oft in the Stilly Nislir
was well played by Miss Groves and Miss Dibben.
The choir next gave in ricd style a trio and chorus,
"1 will Give Thanks." Mr. Jameson thee gave one
of bit humorous readings in the Dorset dialect. Mr.
Joanna's powers are too well known to call forth
remark, suffice it to say he was met with a perfect storm
of applause, and obliged by giving another reeding. MIAs
Fisk end Miss /Coats then gave a duet, '' Low at Thy
Fret." This was sung very sweetly, the vowss blend.
lag extremely well, and producing a nice effect. Miss
Matthews then favoured the audience with another of
Mandelenbn's compodtions, the well known "War
March of the Prints." This spirited piece was
moored In a most artistic manner, and reflected the
utmost credit on the young pianist., who was loudly
encored. The programme was brought to an end by
the choir
,giving the chorus "Let Hill an] Lofty
Mountain." More the proceedings terminated, in
rsapone to hearty calls from the audience, Mr. Jame.
son gave another comical reeding, which he rendered
In las inimitable style. The Rev. W. Allen proposed
• voted thanks to the promoters of the entertainment,
and to those who had taken part, and the proceedings
terminated.