The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-07 00:00:00

TIIK Doßsisr MILITIA.

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The recruits of till Dorset Maine hare CoMPlate('
their month's prelinnii ay training, sod now Join the body of
the regiment. Assiut hi have thus best initiated Into the
wort of soldiering, and 11 otbdactory to learn the/ In no pre-
stoul year have the r.cruite done be.tor or devoted Mensal...
rt oil
,et.,
. wit, b
oer.lulneesv: "s on
•-Id •lacritdyutty with th
o wthe detesilm w
s drill.
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Adjutant Ciaticott, CAM, A. Coombs, .1 Lieut. 1111•01.
The recreation room, which Hsu Impurtentand veluable a fee,
lure at the annual training, hes again boo opened Wider th•
euperrizion of Mrs. Bingham, and the Intenst thst estimable
hely takes iii all that c moor. Um welfare of the militia. Is
highly appreciated by them. The tea awl c iffee department
In again under the mane:cement of Mr Cheries Ormolus, and
the rerruita have taken innumerable cup.fill, (or the charge
sooty. halfpenny, while • Molnar ce In will purchae • large
▪ of bread •Itti butter ur breed and cheese, an liar • peony
Oh. eallitianten may Indulge In the luxury of plum-cake. T• 11
usual gains etre provided, and wryed to pos away the 11,101
off duty very ploomaly, while fur Um studious clam. for
reshot, wfltln,t, sail cip•011114 were forumed, and hen, not •
few have picked up useful learning which they may here-
after improve up,ol sod turn to, advantage. They have
lace entertained OD two eveainge by megk lantern sahib'.
lions by Dr. Hollis, of the Dorset County If
and Mr tilator, of Maslen Neettue the Rev. IL W. Peers,
go‘ n.h opening oWritein, and the Bee. K. Paul, of Sthillithifthr,
• temperance lectunt Every WM, the advaotsees or teetotal-
-1••• non rut •0I rn the men. and • large nember Join the tetn•
porous mod, Nome, no doubt, to heap Use pledge hence-
forward, and even those who fall sway do by Uwe tempor•ry
abetimenos prove lot their own proper persons lA. liduzioging
, liquor* are not ow is try. Already up Refill of 5 I lion. Laken
I the pledge. Mrs Blugham's Savings' Bank is a great Institu-
tion, and the Yearn U Moe saved upwards of AST. Sue attends
M the room every groan( for MU-an-hour to receive env some
Wm ease wish to deposit; and them another half-hour is
spent In Wooing, accompanied by the harmonium : and the
men KAM to ell 7 thts as much as anythin Mr Davie, of
Cluirminster attendn to the religious weltare of the men, and
then are few so well adapted for the work, or •ho o mild en
thoroughly ,wla the reelect of the men. lie Is Cioroughly
earnest is what he has undertaken, and the men eateeia him
hecaues "he means IL" Bufore closing Uie rudn, each evening
Mr Dols offere• short prayer.
The online have bad a church parole on Sunday afternoons,
end service c inducted for them In the NW ?nut court of the
!blacken. Last Sunday at hallioad two the spew ordinarly oc-
cupied by Garnet... Jury, and wictiones, so ineidenstily portion
01 the spectator: dowry and the prisoner'. duck III• 41110,1 with
the 14 Dorset, whom bronsol laces proved that sill, .ugli the
majorty f them are coulitry lade, with out-dour employment,
they Sr. not accunorned to the .on exposure lucident to even
smooth'. training I. the militia, at this changeable ...on of
the year. However, they all looked renbarkably well. Their con-
duct thr.ughout the write was exemplary, aad it elbows how
eo.ly our Haslet buys are 1011., good conduct if it be net about
in the nght way. Major Clapoutt woo In cominai.d of Um
for. but C. done! Bingham was present in clodion garb, and
Mn, thug.oin through whose devoted.een so much ha* bora
lons for the regunent led the singles with the harmonium. The
terrine btgan wall the hymn " How omit the name of Jesus
sounds lu believer's eo,- !Sergeant Legg giving out the num-
ber of the hymn awl reading out Übe Snit verse, with all the
familiarity which custom brings. The Mel .sag in a rory
heartnUrring way, the lop number M voles. does* in
ut Won having a Uirditog slat. Evening prayers were read
by the Key. B. U. Watson, ILA., heed-master of the Direst
County Saw!, who for eaeldal year. past has very kuidly
oiSclated at the Sunday services of the regiment. Ilere again
Sergeant Legg made Masan midst as • clerk, leading of
the alternate warm of the palms .1 the dsy with cwiSdence
and vigour. After the prayers came the dear oid hymn
" Jerusalem. my happy home," which is OV1.1•1111) • great
favourite with the men, Ipf they MAC II with been and VOW,
and the Moot unanimity; and, II they acquire when in Ltir-
chater, pleneure In the Waging of souse of ;how hymns which
are the designt aud sol 00 of (Arlanao people id MI ago and
in MI seasons, valuable memo of Willi:au m will have been
put before them, which may produce hereafter the happiest
result& The Rev R. O. Wawa preached • short, and
thoroughly practical sermon from the dew three rave. of
Pages cutzlit.—"o Lord, thou has reached ink and knows
ins: thou knowest my down sitting and mine uprising, thou
underetanded my thought aim oil: thou c4aaparandb my path
and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my way.,"
The rev. gentleman I ordbly urged the continual Lod Immo-
dish. presence of God as an Inuintive to • riligloti. life, • per-
suasive to UN fulAlment of duty, sod a support m temptation.
Orval attentlon was paid to the discourse. At the close of the
aegTloo, the 12100 1101.0 IMACCIIOI heel to the In/Una Moro and
Menlo. The preliminary month'n training has paired use-
fully wad pleasantly, and probably one of the recruits repro-
mould the general feeling whoa be eald " I've never been ashtt: before in my life."
"old hands aasembleal at Dorchester en Monday, and
such a inamof men in labourer's dress, and with the rough
and ready ways of men out oil harness for the day, created
unusual WO Is the town. Of cowse slew were more Imlay
than discreet, but the OM day is alway. • trying Ums to
everybody, and snowiness mint he made. The tea and c.f.*
roam was thronged, and the men as tar resesenharsel the
advantages gained by the Savings Rank In former years, se to
king In most than SI the Int day.
This (Tuesday) uvulae the Rev. S. W, Nen, A-, will
deliver as addrem to the rogl.eat.

a./VO4-ci..1631.1.112. 1' 1011..

Wammumir.—Preasst : The Meyer (It. Dunes,
Esq.). Aldermen R. Look, J. Chloe, Councillors Dr.
Aldridge, G. J. G. Gregory, L Barnett, T. Beason,
J. Bishop, W. Slade, sod A. &WOO. la the elmeaos
of the Town (Nark, who wee soiled sway from the
town, Yr Look misted cm his behalf.

LOCAL TAXATION.
The MATOI aid that in °anapaests* of It being pro-
posed .1 tbe last conned he 'hada attend a mestiag on
the above subject if one were bald, be wrote to the
floor of Norwlath to say be should have ranch pleature
In obeying the orders of the Town Cenaoll In cue
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there woe • central meeting by being present. He had
not readved any reply, but they had simulated a full
report of tli• debate on booed MIX 4001), and he bad •
eopy which was at the service of any gentlemen who
would Ilke lariat it. In eonseqaenos of that division
Is the Home of Commons, and the nosjority of 100 in
tavola of relieving the lolled rates, he thongit it vary
possible the Mayor end Corporation of Norwioh would
not move farther till they esw what the Government
woold do. It wee evident that *caner or later the
quartioa must be teksa natio, of by the Governmeut
whatever Itialatry was in power, therefore, he doubted
whether say of the boroughs would tow move farther
In the matter than by petition.. He did not pretend
to know but he had heard nothteg from Norwich
slam that time.

BOROUGH 71114101.

The mastitis* mootemended the payment of varies.
bells. With regard to the sum of 1;46 31., doe for
the punting sad and chimneys of whieit Kr. G. Thorne
get the benefit iu ploti 48 sad 19 is WeLlasion field,
It wee resommended that £46 9.. 31. of the amount
due to him for gravel be out against that debt, to whet\
It wee understood be worsted. lo relstioo to the aew
rod from High-skeet to the formation of whieb
Gregory promised 130, the Committee resomineadied
that se the subeeriptioes fell short, sod the actual cost
of asides the roal was has than expected, £l4 be
aoceptel. £l2 61. U. had been espeoded, and the
Wanes would be sullident to meet the outlay nal
required.—Adopted.

THZ WALKS.

The Walks oommittee laid biers the ommod the east
of Ulla( ani el...gravelling the walk.. Oa the south
walk they had expeaded 4.18 9., lb. °omit, waa
£27 9.61; the liatielsery welk, 6155. 61, estimate
£l5 LO. • the short walk by Mrs 81. e., £2 151. e4intate
£3B. 9; total outlay, £469. 61, mum ste £46 81. 11.
rho outlay moth. elope* bad been 1.9 14.61, mad £4 15.
more would be reunited. The ILou obtained were of
tbe valuta of £119., making tbe whole outlay about a
mere the. Ake estimate. Toe )ootomiten toggested
that chars should be provided in the walks, also •
hairy roller for rolling the walks, and that two lines
of wires be pitted in the foam of the walk opposite Mr
Ilamett's, to keep sheep and cattle from straying Is
the walks. The estimated oast of this wireing vim
m.

Mr BUIMM alvised that chairs be had similar to
them on the esplenade at Weyinonth. People out-of-
doors eugp,tsi there should be tee kinds of chairs—
some to boll ire end others two: he supposed the
latter were designed for " spooney " o.ouple.
(taaghter).
Bu GagclOnt seid the walks 0301nliti40 had hoped at
this neetisg to report the walks were eompleted, bat
in coosequenee of some litre labour on the slopes
llelehing hal been delayed, bet in the course of • week
or ten Says be hoped everything would be *completed.
He felt that the labours of the committee wouid have
beim in vein unless soon person were appointed to
take 'barge of the walks, mai he 'eked the Council to
de at. But he would not ask them to pay • trellis-
keeper out of the borough feeds. The Chairmen of the
dean°. committee (11r J. Balpie) at the lust meeting
stated their funds were not in • very dourioliing condi-
tion; and, as he bed taken some little interest in the
walks, he resolved to stake on appeal to the pnblie for
fund". They had respoodel most nobly. He had
something like Bfot or KW violets was at the disposal 01
the Town Council. He proposted they appolot • mut
at • salary of 12s or 13s a week, providing him with
salt of clothes—livery by which he might be diatin-
(Melted. lits duty shoeU be to take sure of the walks,
mow the gram, sweep the walks, sod do enythins that
was required. He thought tie, might empl iy mar
all his time. As regarded chairs for the welks, he would
unclad the to provide them out of the fends he had col-
lected. If they would iellye the matter in the Wands
of the Welke Committee they wool i do their bet; to
appoint • competent person as wit It•keeper, and to pro-
vide the necessary chairs.

Alderman GALPIN protested against the basiness
being conducted in this way. The agenda paper on.
tithed no Intimation that there was to be • proposition
to appoint • witikrkeeper or anything of int kind. It
was solitary toil! preoedeat to discuss a subject whieb
1 arm not on the paper.
Mr BOUM remarked this was a quarterly meeting,
and the proposal was only 0 wrying out what be sug-
gested at the hat Coastal.
Aldermaci GALPIII said he would appeal to the collar
members of the Council whether the CHICAS proposed
wee not unusual. It, had notitied it at toe last few
molting' and determined at the grit opportunity te
protest against it. Propositioue worn made sod carried
without the members haring any intimation of the
subject before hand. He would not go into the matter,
but simply protest against 1111 being brought on at this
meeting.
Mr 0111001 T said he had always understood that at
C quarterly meetin& as this was, matters squid be
brought forward which wire not on the agenda paper.
Alderman CUM, said it might be dorm, but it bad
not been ths praettos to some to any mein:ion when
questions were brought tip ',Ahead not.ce.
The MitToa suggested that sa SOO proseat proposi.
tions did not Involve the outlay of icy public money
an esoeption might be made. A land had been sub-
eeribed by the Matthias La order that a walks-ireeper
should be Appelatsi. They kisw lb. mods, honor