The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-01-24 00:00:00

CorrtsponDence.
WEYANUTH VuLU.YTEERS' PRIZES.

To titc lichgur.

Sir,—ln the intirestauf that purt.on of the public, who
kin iy castribut, to the prises tor competition by our
rdld souuw.rs, I shall feel obliged if you *id adord use
spice Or • low remarks 011 the letor of "en "id Wes •
01046111•Il." which •144114‘114 In your 110110 ad rl in 13th lu,t.,
in order Mat at usey 110 known • little more cd.arly hue
us tit sr. rsally stand.
With regard to the tint portion of such letter, it is
ceitunly considered that there can be 110 reason or so
lung delsyris the dislaioution of eati prises, with Lim
es.sepsiou,4.o2o.. that it bat Linen the ptactice(uo doubt
• bad alit) or many yaus post nit to disaioute tucui
until the early mouth* of the peer following We vs.
meetine. If an old Wes übsuilibin had attended his
&ill, du Vie 3.il init , he issiuli h•ro basrd the entsdun,e-
meet W/JICA WWI Little nude of on intended early itetritur,
non.

Now, with reference to "011 Weym outhian'a "
complaint about tLe shouting ertangensenta. Has elate-
Manta, II oit Corrected, are prouably iikely to Inleieml
many who way teal them. foe reels are them :—Tn.
prin. Anal competition tri tag annual meeting, woach
connote ut the Mayor's prise, anl Olga (in kind) (limn by
the uflic 311 and sted-aurgeon, le open to Vie C pinny—no
drills paint added to tars scores. It Willi ow adusitteu
that every advantage I. thus given to the bail shots, and
it it weli known that they generally succeed in 00ClIfill0
the WIZ'S.
Uuti, very recently there Was (or many year. • Omen
value. prise p.r..e.ite IbyH. P. Cesunridge, q., and
kuowu e, the ' Trmehard Herded." Tots rem el o open
to the couipeuy, with Lae ea.:option that those woo Led
elreadj woo two w. to Lot allJeted ti COuiput r, sad no
dials were &died to toe mores. Tait was deur), +gain
1/1 favour of the Ii et utarksinan.
Ili-re le a 1,l• slyer medal, known as "to. late cep-
tarn a amnia which ie given to toe member waning um
area:est unut • r ..f in two couspetitiona lt ia true that
Uuispri.zuoen uo. becoine the atosoluie property ,it the
competitor nodal, lie eine ii twice In SU:Cnialun ; •t.II, tile
fact remains that it ir eiro t•vourable io the • xporiet.c
soot, and driii• / Out ill any way 111,0Ilare Wrlta it.
Then, there are two competitions in which drills
etiended by each competitor are added to his score. end
it is hoped, by a vest majority of the company, that the
couiniaadine loth or will mill adhere to his rallellUtl in to
encourage atienuance at drill by not altering the arrange-
ment in respect ot bless cannpoutions.
Not very loni slum, at a teaming of the company, had
at the Ouilihail, the mole complain; was fully ventilated,
and the cniairuun put it uo In. uiemi,srs then present
whether drills should continue in la recognised in con-
nection with shooting, and an overwhelming majority
answered in tneaffirmetive.
I win ventui• to merit the "great diaabefaction
which "Old Wityinoutaim" states exiatia is eotrred in
0o very few, that your readers would be caromed at the
smallness of their number, bearing in mind that toe corn-
pany i• now nomiy 11/0 atrona.
As to the plies no saltily given by Mr. Alfred Webb, I
beuere it we. sell eonsirierei, previous toil. coMpetitloli,
as to the hest mode of giving satunacuen to the com-
petitors, and, alter mature deliberation, &gelded to allow
on• point only to count tor every two driils, and, so (aria I
cut now recollect, the winner's scare, irresapvcave of the
drills aided, was very near, if not thy nigh.' made in thus
competition, so that" Out Wayusouthien" has fallen int,
an error in supposing that it was " on Obi score alone
that the prie was won.
If any alteration is redly needed, I would suggest for the
merlonu coneiJeration of thr c ommanding officer, that the
drills oh 'old be adde I to ail the competitions where peseta-
aloe Los may poasibly induce the discontented and eniail
111100. to 0550 0 • little MOM time to their drills, and
would so pr vent "0 d Wei um itnima's" anticipated ex-
p. ri-nc, tbssattafaction "rye end bye."
At to the c including pat of our friend's letter, it is
only nicsseumy to State taut ihs sans chance of attending
drill is open VI all, and If the few do not chow* to embrace
It, is is only right that they should be handicapped ia, at
least, some of the campetitiona, otherwise it would be un-
fair to limn who shire to attend ragularly. It would
almost appear that, instead of having the true object of
the volunteer force at heat, they only dears an attrocuve
Rine ['abet% se,blies toohertrartoyextohitbhaethpeir ebooting
uot cr't 'the
volunteer movement. We want Men who, beside. heist
moderate marksmen, will cheerfully give time and atten-
tion to their drillinatructor, and endeavour to biome
proficient in the necessary movemente that may be
required of theta, ant three alnico% impossible by merely
attending the bare number of drills necessitated by the
present regulations.
To such men, then, who aril ready to sacrifice time and
suffer incavenietic r to attend their drills, all the enclurege.
meet that is potable ph bold be given, and under existing
circumstances no better way sung. s's itself than by adding
drills to their cc re. In the CoMeetitiuse above alluded to.
I was pleased Ur reed that " old Wevrtortithien" has
"the interest of the corps at heart," and I therefore trust
that, on reflection, he will arr. with
A LOI'LI OF • GOOD NOSTRIL IT DRILL, WITH • FULL
Coursznart OF NON. 0011 a.

Mr. Lovett. believe I thy Comeil IA • body did their
hest in the C mood Chainier. Mmy a time had he
I ft tnat chamber, after • MU, excited, 41iA.
twined in hia mind an uncomfortable ; very often
they foudit m nra over the public Imminent
than over their own feeling a serious responsibility
upon them when the doer was shut between them and the
public, en no man with a conacience could go there and
tea • licksplttle cr a tool as they were often called,
even by members of the Council themselves. They
did all they could to put Weymouth in the fame posi-
tion a. other watering-places.
Mr. WALLIS having heard the elaborate speeches of
metubsre ~f the corporation, mom very pleased that
when the tradesmen of the borough were called on by
two or three huoble individual., they asked the gen-
tleman who, in his courtesy, attends not only the
high but the lowly, for he countenances working men's
clubs and benefit societies. (Appl .use). Would the
supper have been a ourcess to-night if not for the
Mayor (No. no) They were suppirteri by old and
reepected tradesmen, not the thin..kinned, not the
;nine-proud ones ; but thy could do without those
proud gentlemen, thou, •riet,icrats, wit, ling 4 it wee
owing to others they had been brought into tlier posi-
tine. Now thry had here one who is trot only the
king of the borough. but almost the king of it in pro.
party as well. (" No, no," from the Meyer).
He should like to see him mayor for the
third year, for be was the best mayor they
ever had except Mr. John Tigard, •
man always ready to put his ban I In hi. p oket for all
charitable purpose.. (Applause.) Whde we have •
good man for our governor we shall not only be a
properous body, but a prosperous t men. Mr. Wallis
continued that as long a. he withe.l to go into the
Council be should do so, "for all tour church Party
and our 0 inservative frienda"--(laughta r) —he believed
his constituents in Weymouth parish are perfectly
satisfied with him, and he woo ambition. enough to
think that if be tried he should again represent them.
(Hear, hear, and laughter.) The twitting to-night
had donut exceeds I his anticipations, and thsy should
go away with pleasing reminiscences of the meeting. PORTLAND.
(Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN produced a note from Mr. Councillor Alf EXTRA POSTMAN hal been put on under the Hill,
Hanna, who fully intended being present, but was for the first morning delivery, and this is • great
prevented at the lest moment There would be I advantage to those living Jelow the Post-office, a. they
another occasion on the Ist February, when he hoped get their letters about an hour earlier than le-fore,
as many merchants and traders am to seeable would DOWIRT COUNTY FRIRNOLT &TIMM—The annual
amemble ; the day had been selected with great Cafe, infesting of the local branch of this society was held
and he hoped it would be a pleasant gathering show. last week, in St. George's Infant schoolroom, and
iDg the merchants and tradesmen are a nuts wou b .dy, about 100 members were present. The following were
ad will gather to do justice to the town. (Hear, chosen on the committee, the first three being delegates
hear.) The Chairman then gave "The AT-4101,7U of to represent their branch at the meeting of the society
Weymouth," mentioning Mr. Bennett and Mr. Crick. —Mr. John Mann, steward; Mr. W. Attwooll, Mr.
me. the worthy son of a very worthy sire. G. H Smith, Laftrafr.. John Dine, John Marwuod,
Mr. (Miaow% Jun.. responded. Tory bed been doing John Otter, Robert Otter, and Francis Pearce.
• little In buildings in Weymouth, but other towns had Contemners HINRILY TO THZ POLIO, CILL.—A
been going ahead, and we mum null up and consider few days ago one of the County Police, on returning
what shall he done. It. recommended • rood Improve- from duty about three o'clock in the morning, found
Went Saheme, not only to talk about, hut to carry on.
I himself unable togain admission to the watoh-room
and thought that at elections they should systematically
work to mud only men who would practically carry outte The ball door was open, and that a visitor had arrived
these improvements. Its had heard Weymouth spoken seemed clear from a walking-stick and pair of gloves
of as a slow place where nothing Is doing and nothing to being left in the hall. Like the gay cavalier of the
do on • wet day. We want a grand hall, where the band song, the constable mentally repotted "These
can PUT even on a wet day, instead of People reroalnirig glo-owes, these glo-ovee, they never belonged to me."
In enforced idle/ems. • Plum where lawn tennis on he
played, • theatre, and • pier no doubt would be a grand Roosi,ilulo the sergeant. the constable was let in to
have a look st the mills, and there they found one of
thing.
V lee "Ws hers one already."
the West Yorkshire regiment, who had managed to :
Nr. It C. Swart &aid Its had the Oro•PerilY of Wer• consign himself to the pelioe staid en, and shut himself
moLth v.ry much at heart, and they no lid b, .urpiised up in the cell, when be calmly seems to have put
twe the rronononirmlions he had hal frorn smith-men at hquesif to beJ, for he was on the beach asleep.
a distance who required house. with accommodation that Tbe constable took him to the barracks, and it is
it was impinsibii. to obtain in Weymouth. One gentleman requested that he will not again try to take his ease at
w shed to keep six Maniere bet it was quite. Impossible his inn, In • police cell.
t get the accomediatMn for him, and he (Nr. Bennett) COMMIT AT Si. Cieciene's SCHOOLROOM. Lest
often bad applications from gentlemen who would take Monday evenings very suctoseaful concert was given in
houses provided they timid loop bunters. In Weymouth
little tiny houses are bathe built, which inemese the St
t. 0--. 1,14,001 &Gt.
. , the Premeds being
rates; be{ M had boa than lean and had not Wilt lolanda or the iteedel schools. !around with fins

weather, which unfortunately, leas not always bus the
c...„ on cornea gweoino, there IVY II largo attendance,
the ro tat being liter dly crammed, and some hal t
tri I the best tom'. they could. A capita programm I
w.s gone ih °ugh, soaves bring Moos; entiiely
refired on account u.f the number of pleats set down.
a. follow r—Port I. ,nforre solo, S..Mction from
H. hf .S. Pinafore," 514. B olnertnau ; atom, Rev. W.
S. Shuttleworth ; song, "Far Away," Mrs. Rigger;
cog, "True till 1...ath," Mr. Jam,s Forrest, Band.
Sergeant. 14th P.W.0.; duet, Rev. W. W. and Mrs.
mbuttleworth ; sung, "Nancy Les," Mr. %V. Dunkley
One wed); now "simon the Cellsirer,' Mr. Banos,-
man ; soar, ~
" Brown's Tea Party," Mr. Hugger ;
wag, Mrs. ShutUewortb ; duet, "Rejected Addreasei,7
Mr. sad Mrs. 'forger; song. "the lad Rees of
Summer," this R-vnolds ; song, "Two in the
Morning," Mr. F. Wood ; clarioner, with pianoforte
ace inpaniment, " Fentssis on Favorite Sootch
Melodies,' Mr. James Forrest ad Mts. Stator.—
Part IL : Negro haracier 'ketch entitled —" 'The
Mechanical Bies ju the Wood," the following being
the enemata, reprternied :—Ulri Sowerlwrry (with •
mania for mechanic.' genius), Adolphe Jin rle (in love
with Adelina Sowerberry), &as (he serv.unt, ha lure
with Susan Jane), Timothy Sherpurt (omen of mental
resources), Adeluaa Suwerberry (a band...nue damsel),
Susan Jane (her own mull). They concluded with a
sip rt address by Profees.ir Dessle'em, on "Electric
dinat, and t, al Claseical &deux..." We may say
with Artetnus Ward—" Hen Be—This a Gosh." But
it helped the pleasure of the ev.nii.g, and the proceed
lags timed with "God Save th, Queen."
SILF-P06811218113 CONVICTIL—Lnet Tuesday afternoon
23 convicts arrived at Portland from Pentouville.
Tu.ey were all joined together with ie n chains in the
11-tlai way, And detained at the dittant end of the plat-
( rtu till most of the passengers bad gone on. But
when they were brought icreteni, it woe said that two
or three were no strwagers to Portland, but knew it
well. One, carrying • tio, was especially pinto 1 out
se having beau bare only a short time provionely.
Most of the convicts sutoonded into if,., prison YAMS
with a laugh on each face, and ~or, an elderly
fellow, both lwughed and nodded familidrly to some of
the look/Amon.

MOIM firdwirmas WagTgD.—On Tuuraday • party
of 58 aria farm li.td.B. Impregnable, of Plymouth,
which has more thou her complem rut, aralved at
Portland and joined 11.141.5. Boggewea. On &twig)
another draft of 26 newly raised boys errived to j .in
the Ilachwea. It appear. thst. the whole of the train-
tag ships have instructume t .611 up to their full torn-
plement by March; In addlifsn to those meutioned
souse half-dozen boys from the neighbourhood have
come up for entry, wishing to j In the training shit,,
sod at as mid the atendard tugs been lowered a little, in
oiler to admit more boys.
Uotrammicisrlosm, Rataga.—()n the 12412 and 13th
wits held, at the Ouggregetional School, s successful
Wismar, in aid of the fund for re-casting the chapel.
Ur. McLean opeue 1 the proceedings with • suit ahl-
atiee,h. sad the it,,. J. Brown, Chriatian
offered prayer, after which the 'motor, Rev.
W. R. Waugh, made • few remarks. The Mills tem-
tallied • bugo supply of useful and ornamental work,
provalel by the ladies, and were presided over by Me..
Mitchell, Mrs. Drake, Mrs. (.I,mbon, Mrs Atkin.,
and Mr.. Waugh, other ladies inwiatiug. 'there Was
elao a Sunday school stall, where the fair shopwomen
were Aim J. A. Stone, Mrs. M. C0mb0..., Maas Russell,
sod the MAIM Sunday School teachers. the refreah•
meats were disparaged by Mrs. Jtoue, Mrs. Hamliton,
and Mrs Matted. at another stall; and yet • loather
attraction was the museum, which pr...vel a enemies
beyond even great est...Mations. It contained some
iuterestiag specimens of work in Partials I stone,
exhibited by Mr. liowst, and other curiodtier, 'ant
by a large number of friend., in addati I, which •
c mirulerable number ii pictures were ahown. rap c oily
by dlr. Hoye' and Mr. Drake, the latt r ol whom,
with Mr. Ackerman, t,ok the atrangemegt of the
museum. It also canmined +goodly number of mudela,
amok. trim variotis pots 01 the world, as Chloe ant
Japau. The singing was led by Mr. Abel Attwooll,
and gave very great .toets-tion. Arnmget tit se
who ili.tinguiab-d heinaelvas by vocal music be.og
Mr. J. Ilcaisell, Mai -rah "Woe, MIA. H. 4.4 Li
Mi. Ilagi, Way; pi..uoturiat I.lu,ts sad arltaci..ns
wire per! 'tined by Mill. M. A. 'ox, Maas Way, Mim
J. W3y, Mi,.. Ma!, Mae lierwie Allen sod Miss
Waugh. Ihe dec osti na had been ably managed
by Messrs Hope:, Hamilton, and J. M. :Ache. About
td•i was the lowa r.,eult, il li id hoped that £3U net
will be added to the Mud.