The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-08-05 00:00:00

DORSET RIFLE VOLUNTIRR 1873
ENLAMPRENT.

The Dorset volunteers, al noticed In oar last fume,
anieinbled at Wereaset on Monday, to proceed to
enwrap tor the week at Swanage. Tyre were prevent
4.58 et all racks.

At Gude the battalion had broad, cheese, an I beer
sand the ruins, Ogle large numbers of the inhabitants
mumbled. In the town at the Ship oornor was an
evergreen arch with pendant nosegay, and the mottoes
Wimotae, gsßast voiunteer.,- and " Honour to lb.
%UM" • is... of streamers was suspended mice. the
means and lisp were baog oat at the Msyor's hones,
at Ha Mae, and she shops. The &suet bells •er
rang, end Code band welomed the battalion. Tho
Gooks proo•ded the battalion, oat kltoheos, and pre.
pared for dientor nearly 800 lbs, of hod, while for ten,
.seboeusently, three wee an ample supply of bread and
butter and tee. The battalion marobed along the
bills front Corte, a pleasant imrney, getting ova views,
and a glimpse of ilia Laic of Wight mast, while
breams tempered the heat. About half-paat Sr., they
left the hills and same into lawman° parish, when they
IMO met by Lieut. Thorne and the SA Lt.irset
Aruilery, who also offsred them bser aud biscuits.
Shortly before six they arrived at the camp ground.
Hose by the sea, and protected emit and north by the
MIN formed Hose ooluins, and OoL. llama addressed
them saying :—"You ars perfeettly aware, haring been
at the Antonin Maareuvres, what discipline means. I
simil expect pnastnality at parade time, and silecoe et
night." The tents and all the parapherntlia of canvas
were served out, and for the next half hour the amp
was eAve with the work of putting up tents. Mean-
time dinner was cooked by seven o'olook, and everybody
waa reedy for it. Tall weather was doe, and all were
delighted with the promoting prospect. The Rev.
Everett is acting battalion abarlain.

Tu
Alter dieser last night the voluetcors big= to get
Jolly, and la the canteen there wee oonekterable
fraterolestlon, promoted by various drinks, and • merry
sing-song. Shortly after ten all had turned in, sod
prepared their bode—a waterpro4 &hest and • couple
of blanket., with "kit" for a pillow—and not a few
were to them, for the mareh and the subsequent pro-
ceedings had pretty well tired oat all but the very few
shake spirits whose f rolisking a unbounded, and who,llka
the fairies (in title particular only) are more blithesome
at night thaa at iuty °char thee. However, when "light.
out" wean:landed, quiet n,a. tomedia,ely prevailed, and
the alibi paned in greater ninnies than at any
rz're clamp. The nlight woe Wilily, end in the early
of Tuesday every wrap waa made use of for
eremite. Shortly after three, the earliest " lards"
began to stir, and in the course of the next hour and a
half almost all had aroused. At 6ve the sun wee skirling
brightly and the sea looked very inviting. Keay went
dowa to have • dip, and found • gradually shelving
gaudy beach, which wee very satisfactory, but the water
wee deeperstely sold, sad meet mad- • speedy intern to
the besot, ad their clothing. At? o'clock there was
• ehureh parade, whet the 1t,,. IL Everett reed •
shortened nursing service, and a couple of hymns were
sung. There was • large attendaooe. Breakfast
suocreedtd, when the coffee was drinkable, and the breed
and bettor good. The cooks had kept special tuts for
the Doffs. —a great improvement on the "eolama,"
when dainer and tea were ballad in the same pot, and
with only small cawing between the different wings.
Tent, were tidied, papers read, letters written, sad
then with pleasant abet the time wee pseud tin ths
hour for drill arrived. Meantime the sky had bemuse
overcoat, threateaing rain. It was, however ooly the
pride e the moraine' for the scan came out Orallaatly,
sod it woe quite warm enough on parade. The drill
ironed was abOut a quarter of • mile from the camp—
an exeeediegli rough piece of ground on • elope, and
covered with reedy grass ant thistle.. 01 the dn.),
very little may be said ; It wee a. good ae Gould be
expected, but so OMR Friday will be • very different
performtuor. Atr sea hours exercise We returned to
our querters. In, the al terooos we kid • eouple of
hours skircalahlesi'llnieblog with • charge, and • proper
yell all the we/. Before morale,' to the tents
tkloord Maned addressed the battalion, saying be wee
erseedbuly Owed with Mt drill to-day °mandarin(
Is was three' years in.. they had had • battalion drill,
They had evidently given their minds and exertions to
the work, and be had no doubt they would be perfect at
the last day.
The 3rd D.R.V. bead, under Mr. Wanapring, has
played capitally and plentifully, and both buglers and
the regular band have given great pleasure.
• capital 'sateen is provided wider the management
of Maar& Troyte and Fooka
The strength of the battalion on Moeda, we, 476,
made ap as follows :—lat, 48 • 2ed, 40; 3rd, 65 ; 4th,
39; 511, 39; 6th, 21; 7th, .41 ; Bth, 42 ; 46 ;
10th, 18; 11th, 143 ; 12th, IS.

WIDITIDAY.
Many went into Swansea last evening, and explored
Ite beeline& At dusk • huge bonfire was made la
ellinp, to. VOlnna•Ots and a goodly somber of Middens
tended round, and while the. Aro lased and the sparks
dew upward, making a pretty glitter, some capita/
soap were sung. Pioneer-Regrew Taylor— our old
friend "J. R. I."—leadlog off with "Down among the
coal," the oltorns being spiritedly joined in by the soap
pany. Other volenteersauseseeded, their ditties being
chiefly cosmic. Private Pastor, of the Bridport corps,
'Sordid groat amusement with "Robinson Cruses, '
and snowed eassiderable talent on the Moils, playing a
eido on " Highland "addle" a fri Mastro,, winning
great appl.auve. ivivate Lioyd•JoDee, of the AO, sang
capitally The Vagabond." It was • beautiful night
for the earaP Ire, and the messing was a hap moats.
Whim "ditto out" was wended, there iii 4 genera
mohair for hod, and most of as peeled a comfortable
night, • reseoseAle amount of sleep.
morolag at Ave o'clock the amp war astir,
and bathing wee geeeral—the sea bats( nasolmously
voted cassegiagly pleasant and refreseing. The early
company drill snowed great improvemout. The Bev.
IL Anted read the Litany at o'inreh parade, sad the
mostag went capitally, being Ind off by Mr. Reit=
Smith, formerly et the 3rd DAV.. The asps) parade
of the battalion followed at ten, and the Colonel wee
satisfied with the Improvement shown. The weather
tioatiames obanalex.
ne Strusaue Spidcr has hien based daily in Hap,
as 11th. tomer gathering here. To. "Si-M.P. for
Lolwerth" gives the following "Recollections of
liwmitage":—
, Here we are again I" as the Moine my, onto more
at Ilwanege. And yet we, ourselves, personally are
me loner military; though as lead in the carps we
have exchanged the oorpe for the corper—figersavely—
b4ng defiled to her Majesty's servies. In plain
words, we &01 no Mope a eoldter—we have exchanged
the bayonet fee soother spar/ And, yet, who can
forpt aall jolly days is camp? Who, bodied ? Have
we not listireed to the murmurs of the sad sea waves as
they carried on their bosoms the immemorial 'wallowed
hostel Rave we not inhaled the fragraoos of decayed
arab, and bawd, enrapture', the Aute-like warbling' of
the Laughing Gall? What time we dwelt in tense at
Burton &admire*, or reared our poles by Lul worth
Clove, 'ldle the hosed fisherman greaird hie mealy
boots, or gathered at eve, around the amokiag pet, the
tender shrWitlings of his gook I Let is eee make
destoatory remarks on the,. cursory remialeasooes I
They aro the ernotious of a fedi.' 'art t--although our
Logue(' is steed, original, sad we don't intood to
pilfer anything. Swami" Is a Mos plaee I Belo, is
stony, we mina, any picture of it most be • tato.
(pupa. Let no lithograph Our present prospect" and
aspesta. Swoons I. coed for ma 'sir —which must,
orioesearily, be seat 'dia. It rives its noose from
it. tarp quarries; the meta In the tags of hawking
being the largest quarry Biwa at, kintoblogs sidle
It Rwaomict ; the accuracy of 'Mica we dispute. TOG
views from the frost libidos,' a the houses do not
; extend many Jig, as they are bounded by the stone
=ware Pardo ; but by sUPPimg on the other 'ids of
the yards you eer the illimitable sea Beyood that no
human eye can perietrate ! The stone dug from the
quarries is priesipally Partook stole—net penetbeek—
that le a =Moral used In making watches. The chief
witicAm at Ramage are tit, "oast vitsrel, who sit lesichm
still lista round the meet, and watut (tad guard It eo
slowly that sinualers are obliged to arrive overland.
We lave a knowledge of most thiogs, but we never tried
eniaggling—if we did, we might be tried for
eonsernmation we dwelt devoutly wish, itinegirore cos-
tams ire more pietureet me than their crams : Judea',
they are not aomistermad to omegas' at al If we
ever should be indeed to embark In smuggling, we
think we should fwel it our dray to smuggle goods not
liable to def' ms y • la whisk e, mauggiten wotld bonnie
as ennobling and barmier permit, ft. 'Mit guard
station loot Pommel Point, 'Mob gave the SSW tome
of goott's somas. We aaderstand Ufa tide sots round
Dan-nose,. but we rive um most übsottidas. Everybody,
however, knows that" time and tide well for no ass,"
and we don't know why they should, athough at sea-
port towas we haat man tide wailers. mad we boor'
there is a tidy gaiter at the 'loyal Victoria Bowl.
There are mescal inna at Swamies In &Attire to the
above named, tamely, the Gioia—which we presume
wietains all Ma rest—a Ship and an Aruba', • White
mot sad a Red Lies, and two Bosom a Bask on. sod
• White one; whisk latter are ponder' appropriate
toll,, plies. There Is eleo a be lass. Ii this
lowa called De- itowlear, sitar the lane of Its feaarier,
who elms over with the Daiwa The muss used Gyms
to sake calls Ain la the wady more* ot ear
history, but the reddest dW eat =)
I
ready, thee, However, they ultimately get
at several walsetag plans lath. viola*. AU easiest
Dears mei to be lead GI 0 ights, hat their maim
diessudeula grid. T Igkte by the aid Of whisk fad