The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-05-27 00:00:00

LAYMAN.

WNTIIOI7TIL
ANNUAL VISIT OF THE Q.0.R.Y.0.

Favoured with weather of an exceptionally fine
saWis, the annual days training of the Qalies'e
Own Bet Want of irsat Yeomanry Cavalry com-
menced at Weymouth on Saturday. As usual, the
7;1;1t sisembled Dorchester and prom, led to
1_11: at
Weymouth In three squadrons. The 6r4Frutadrou
(C, Vale Troop.) west by the main road. the ...mod
squadron (D, Shoehorns, and E, Blaadford Trapp.)
plat by Maiden Clotho and Corny, and the third
squadron (A., Dorobeerer, B, Mallory, and F,
borne Troops prosodist via Harristetose, Came,
eged Biseembe, all thus 'quadrats effecting a junction
M the Morey Nation. The I Company, let Doreet
Valuators, assembled at the King's Stain, at throe
o'clock, and marched t 3 the Dorcibieter-road, beaded
by fink dros-aisd-life band. There were preempt on
wade :—Captain George (in command), Lieut.
Bowen sod 1.460 t. Gmves, Serreari•-‘l•j .r &rot,
Quartermaeto-Sergeant Lea, 0 iloor-Serreant Roberts,
=l4DtJeffery anti Warren, 48 rack and file, and 18
s .About three o'clock the Portland Corps of the
101 Hants Artillery Volunteers arrived by train from
Poetised. Ll.ut'Oolon.l Eliot was In command, sod
there wort also protest —Ceptain Mac Lean, Cantata
Andrews, Lieut. Holding, Sergeant- Niaj r St me,
Sergoote Mode, Stevens, and W. F. It, Pp., co,
and 77 rank and file, inclu lirg Bandmast,r !Idler,
Bugle' Major Stone, and the band. Son after five the
Yeomanry reached the outskirts, and entered the town
I. the following order :
Portland Artilleg.Band, under the lealerebip of
&nester Miller.
The Portland Artillery Voluntmmunder lb a c-mmaad
of Lieot.-Colooel
The Weymouth Volunteer Fife-and-Drum Band.
E Company, D.8.V., under the command of Captain
George.
Boat of the 3rd Battalion Dorsetshim Regimen, ,on ler
the leadership of Druni-hiajor Lome.
q.o.R.Y.C. Best.
gone* Own Regiment of Don't Yeomanry Cavalry,
under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Hambro.
In this order this imposing stray of the ',nattier
forms of D.rset marched into the town to the drains
of the martial musk played by the different bands.
The streets, footways, Esplanade, and the balconies
and windows were crowded with spec! store. 8 JOG
after pods' Belvidere the Voltudeers and Artillery
tome to a bait, and, form* two lines, the Yemnenry,
headed by their own band and the bead of the 3 d
Battalion Donstahin Regimeot, proceeded through
the Hasa the tawdry at the sone time presenting
arm.. Upon their arrival opposite the Ilsyal Hotel
the regiment wheeled into Ilse, facing the boos, asd
infantry marched on to the King's St 'too and
were dismissed. The Yeomanry were ale, dismissed
by Colonel Hambro, and the men at sae rode to their
quarters. During the evening the Yemnaary band
played a choice selection outside the Royal Hotel,
The orderly room was in Glososeter-row, and during
Lb. evening, the aos-oonsmiesioned officers bad • buoy
time of it making up their returns. The strength of
the regiment is bout 306 es against 283 laid year. On
Saturday there we. a large number of absentee., but
a number of men who were not able to march In have
joined the regiment dace its arrival. The marching
In state was as follows :
Staff.—Lieut..Colosel }Umbra, Major J. R. P.
Goode.., Captele and Adjutast W. C. Rough, Su-
ms C. Drialslis, Assists:l-Surgeon W. Roden
Veterinary Surgeon Rows.
A (D in:beater) Troop—Captain Middleton. Limit.
Thmut ctortessaoter Banntrio, one sergeant-
lirthroe setteasts. 20 rank end file—total, 27.
(Mallory) Troop.-oaptain W. H. &your, M.P.,
Qoartermarter Welts, one serpost-major, four or-
past., 20 raak and file—total, 27.
0 (Vale) Troop—Captain Merthyr Goad, Lieut.
%spume, Quartermaster English, one sergeant.
major, tw, peeresses, 23 oak and 61.—total 50.
D (Slierborne) TroopC —Captain J. K. D. W. Digit,.
Quartermaster Stoop , one esegeent-major, ire so-
raslaind 118,

Z (HlrodfOrd) Trow.—Caotmla R. W. R. Portman,
Lieut. William., I.i,Jr.DM, Qnsrtormorter
Rowers. ear j 000 e•fiegal,, 17 rank and
I. —lO.l.
(Wisninwrie) —Captain ht ,otistus Onset,
Lieut. Hon lit.nphrer Stow, Lieut. Klbo't Lew.
Qoartertnaver tlunckton, 1 sergealsti It rink
and Me. band ht.
Ths mly sotlos pst..i was %bat Captain J. R. P.
Goal ion bm bten prnmoted to be niejor.
Ch..pm an was Orderly Oakes lot the day.

SUNDAY.
Shortly before nine the regiment p traded at the
Kitts's States. an& deeded by their band, marched
through At. al•rl'em•rritt to St. Ntury's Cnurch.
where Dinh. service was held. and the Rim. J. H.
Scott preoched no appropriate sermon.
The medal for long ...rice and mood conduct.
awarded to Sergeant.Blyj yr Stonbronk, now acting
as permanent mrgeant of the C (Blackatoor Vale)
Troop the q.0.D.y.c., wee preempted t., bum on
/Match panda
L'eutenant Hon. Humphrey Start wee Orderly
Officer for the day.
During the afterolon end in the evening the
regimental band played selections of Amain to an
unusually large Dumber of ',foramina on the
&planed'.

MONDAY.
The regimont waded ehortiy before niort, and
watched of for Unit: first day's, (bill at Lorimoor,
where the following drilla wire carried out :—Three-
gonna'. of an hour on ler Troop 0111,.g'; three-
quarters of an hour under qoadron Leaders ; one
hoar under the Adjutant; and one hour under the
commanding officer.
In the afternoon tho Lloyd Lindasy shooting coin-
petitioo took place at the Littiesnom Hamm Br :d-
-im., and was WOG by the motion from the Bloc:Hord
Troop, with a score of fff coLate, lb. Unto occupiod
being nine inlaid*. 35 mooed& The Illislenry troop
with • more of 50 potato in ten minable, 15 miconds,
and the Blaokmoor Troop with 44 pinta to nine min-
utes 35 amends. Tim permanent sergeant.' lois,
was woo by Actin. RegimestaleSergeant-51.) :r
H•noock with nineteen pints, S -rgeant Gabboll
being sec ood with eighteen polate.
It was notifi -d th t dapernoneorsry Captain
Cv•dalo Okeden w Add sot as In oernamersry mai d•
daring the week, and oleo thot the commandiog
taw had approved of this fit wiog promotions :
Corporal Robert Can. to be s :rgesnt, rice B ut.
resigned; Private Biroard Con to be o orte:r d, MOB
Cam, promoted.
The following is • liet of the rimignetioos and en-
rob:mete which bare matured sloes loot p,romneat
duty :
A (Dorchester) Troop—Rmigned—C :moral CU-
wet, Priv•tee Abrahams. Shemin Payno, and
Weisman Enrolled—Private Arenstroog, Brain,
Fall, Lon scan, and Woolworth.
B (Millbury) Troop —Reelgned—Privstes Decade*,
Wakely. and Boatewsin. Enrolled —Privates Clime,
Graves, Curtis, Fr ,at, Look, and dergeant Gebbott.
C (Vals) hoop—Rosined—Priest* L nirmaa.
Earoll•d—Privates Gibbs, Wont, Applin. Jeffery,
Woodford, Andrews, Runt, Mestyard, Shot*, and
L'll37barborne) Troop—Resignol—Privates Jackson
and night. Barollod—Prlvetas Elbscock, Cross,
Ilusekton, R :we, Brake, B-rd, I 4noley, and Pile.
(Blandford) rroop.—Resigood—iergiant Bart
and Private Blsociford. Enr.:llel—Privates Flower,
Woodhouse, Ingram, Alford, and Hoagies- Major
: Flint.
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- IP-(Wlmborne) Troop.— Reoignod—fiergooat Wan-
E am, Corpor..ll Wareham, so.l Priv44 Wore
Marollod—Pri vales Jackinao, If ogboo, kbrrio. (Naos,
Borden. sad Warne.
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T0t.1.-18 resigns' 40 enrolle,l.
There wee • beery Aosta' of min during the alter-
soca, but otherwise the weather was ozoeptioually

--TIN bead of ells regiumot, as usual, played during
Us* 'vesting.

TUUDAY.

The regiment paraded at the some hour ae on the
Timm day, awl, healed by their band, morons I to
linoot, and underwent another etie drill, returning
to tlwn about two o'clock.