The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-04-01 00:00:00

WARIRILM.

THZ HZOOND D9WHIT &V. AND COL

-111.1181 L.

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The no•-•0•Uniesioned °Moen of the gallant ffiel
Dorset R.V. invited the beloved colonel of the barteliou
sloe Capt. sad Anjutant &mitt and their own officers
to a &nese at the Sleek Beer Hotel on Monday evening
but, Col. Mensal and the Wareham °Moen aecepted
the invitation, but Capt. Barrett was prevented from
being present, by an engagement at Bleadfori, to
Inspect that wept That. was • goodly amembly of
Rad Dorset at the dinner with • few friends. The
room was hang all round with wakes' eve. sad
dished with evergreen, while mottoes adorned the
wells, among them " Weleome breve Volunteers r
"God um. the Queer," ' 'God bless the Prince and Prime's
of Wain," "Prosperity to the town and traded Warr.
ham:. Host Gadsden provided • oriestal dinner, well
served. In front of the colonel was displayed with
pride the handsome prise cup. given to the battalion
by Col. Mengel and won by Send. Cherles Churchill, of
the Wareham acne. apt. 0. W. Ferrer was
requested to take the chair and was supported on the
right by Col. Memel, Sergi. J. A. Drew, Beret.
Jobe Beer and Sent. C. Sadden. On the left by
falCAlem&B;ll7° Woodruff. Denial, and Private
Penton, supported on the right by Swat Lstruator
Crawford, and CorporelSploor. On the left by &rat.
Cl Churchill, and Corporal R Churchill. To' other
members of the carps were Private P. P. Oilliagham,
Private G. Beer, Private Frank Hibbe, Bu,aer
Marsh, Private Florence, Privc• Miller, Priests
Luther, PTITIVO Tuck, Private Rudd, Private R. Davis,
Private Deny, Private F. Laker, Private Filson,
Private A. A. Woolfreys, Private O. Hobbs, Private
Will., Private J. Beer, Inaix-Corporal Snook, and
Private !Beckley. Amoupt the visitors were Mr,
J. G. Sharron, Mr, John Davie, Mr. L. W. Pik..
Mr. C. Beate, Mr. K. Clark., Mr. W. J. Card, Mr. F.
W Beggs, Mr. erner, Mr. T. Hunter, and Mr. Benitoki
(Swensge).
Tb• Ci•uutAx lilt • little difficulty in speaking
that evening. beosume be had • divided duty, having
had the honour of an invitation to dinner, and also
that of being put in the chair. The worthy ,:cm *hair.
man wee in the same position ; but they would take
their pertain the festivities of the eveniug, and mast be
csousidered in the position ef the very well known
gentleman, the celebrated Tommy Tooker, who came so
sing for hi* supper—(leughter.) Ii giving the " health
of Her Majesty, he sal: we had not the pain of elect-
lug every two or three years • new king or queen, and
therefore se pleura/a is in the genes of pain, we have
pleasure in living under monarehisal Institutions. Moot
of us had had the pleasure of living for • great many
years under the rule of so ezoilleot a coustitutional
'ovarian as her present majesty, and would with unmis-
takeable gretitioation drink her health—Cheers, led off
by Sergi. Meer, with mush spirit.
The Cnarsires carried beak their reaolleetion to •
litt:e more then •year ego when all Ragland ten hanging
upon the bulletins Petted sate the health of the Primes
of Wales,and we feel grateful H R. H. has been preserred.
Nothing then so much attracted the lore of Englishmen.
as the domestic happiness enjoyed by the Prince and
Printer and others of the Royal Family. Ile gave their
health/. (Drunk with three times these.)
The CH•IItH•N, in giving the Bishop and Clergy of
the Diocese, said the corps looked beck with treat
pleasure to the morning prayer meetings, which were •
particularly pleartag feature of the a, m -(hear.) Though
they had noon. to respond for the toast, gratiLede in
not always " • lively seri. of favour., to emote." and
they would drink the health of the Bishop and Clergy
of the Ditosee—(cbeers).
The Cuarowi gave " Tim Army, Navy, and
Reserved Forces." It had been said that the voluntaries
would be too indepenpent, and watt to govern them-
salve.; but no mistake mold be greeter, they knew
they were not born soldier' ; but hoped by 'Petition to
drill, and by being associated to military movements
with regular soldiers, to make a very good imitatioa—
(applause
Mr. ROBUST HUTCHINGS, who holds • medal and clasp
for distinguished eerviee during the Chinese war,
responded for the Navy.
Lieut. P•wrow (vi..-obsirmoku) was sure that any-
where In the battalion they only needed to mention
the home of Lieut.-C.d. Mausel to encore the west
being receive.' with enthusiasm. The lota*? they were
In the volunteers the more.they liked and esteemed
Col. Manse! ; they ought to tio proud of beinu in the
Dorretsbire battalloo end wherever merit or efficenoy I
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It bed was principally if not wholly duo bib. experience
and time devoted to it by the Colonel. Ling may he
(continue to 111 the pest of colonel, as bo has hitherto
done —(shreo time. three, lei by Lieut. Penton, with •
good volley at the cloth).
Lieut.-Cot. bliagest returned thanks. His tans
would have been perfectly futile ha I it not been for
the melatance of nearly every member of the battalion.
He had always pleasure in meeting No. 2 basses, he
remembered the way in which they hal sedated him In I
most difficult movements, and he @quid always depend
upon them —(applauth). He felt getting old, and could
hardly belle.. it was 13 years gin., they first iret under
the auspices of their gallant captain, of whom they
most feel proud that he is at the heal of the corps
at the present tlme--(applauat). We mimed • good
many old members, and saw brown and black heads,
instead of grey and bald ones ; but it would not dub
remain stationery or they would be composed of old 1
members, whereas to bath young members 1nf0..) was
the beet thing for the oorpa, because they then hal not
only those wbo at preeent attend drill, but those who I
had left and whites hearts the still la the envies, and ,
some would doobtleas with • little &shiest, come batik 1
to the old corps, Toere had al wqs been • goof tow i
In No. 2 company, which oontinued, as it always does 1
Ins regiment of the lino, and by had *Pulliame that he I
could Gall upon No. 2 and Gad they would respond se I
well se In former yenta Referring to the autumn
saacasuvree, he lath the greatest pleasure in receiving
• letter Iron. the War OSse endorsing the high opinioa
that wont persons who now 'he volunteers at the
autumn manoeuvres had formed. The commander-In' t
chief was not • men woo humbugs, and if there had I
been anything to find fault with, he would hare told ;
them of it, and therefore It w a with extreme gatisfaa !
Lon he received the letter from the War Office, which I
bad been pablithed in the papers. When be was going ;
to the museums, a lady told him "Remember the I
march past." There was a feeling among civilians that
volunteers when they marched past with the regular
soldier would make but a sorry figure; but he saw
afterwards this lady's husband, who told him they were
surprised at the splendid way in giblet, the volunteers
mulched past—thareely dill from the line. When
they were left to march through a river, and on the
other ado were five battalions waiting for them, he
heard one of the men say "1 would not be without a
wet nide of breathes for £3—(beart No remark
pleased him better Nth that, for it showed the plink
of the man, and reflected the good sterling military
bearing of the whole battallth, and he hoped the
nornits would take example. Discipline I. 'lapis
• obedience, obeying garden, whether from the oolonel,
the officers, or the nott-eocamlsidoced offleera let these
obey instantly, and if need be complain afterwees—
(hear). Another thing, whenever the captain or edjur
taut called them out, let them do ell possible to obey '
the oalL It is Impossible for the captain to drill • few
see, heartrending to the drill sergeant', and dishearten-
lag to the subalterns. The latter have to Iwo their
duties, and they cannot with a few men; but by &Wad-
bag drill not only would the men learn but they would
teach their dithers. He ooagratulatedihem on having •
full body of officers. He waggled toss* the captain, who
was among the first of the theps, [that Pantos, the
fourth or fifth, and the late lieutenant's son, It IMO •
most healthy ago when the eon took his father's place,
and that had been exemplifii d in the ease of Ids friend
Mr. Leoey—(applatuse). As to the autumn rthereuvres,
they would not ye to them this year, and they required
• good steed, drill In camp. He had tried to get a vary
good pierce of wand at Riagethed, bat the magmas
who owns It Is very ill, and ref case to great it. The
meth likely plain wee Swarm's; but the ground they
had before is now In fallo• • bet they might perhaps
get great fields near. LulwOrth is a very pretty place
to encamp in, but a very bad plate for drill; they *Quid
hardly ask Hr. Weld tor *Ash Mill again' so near as it
is to his own property; but he should go this week and
look at Swath" and he hoped to get a good spot, and
that they would have a good time there, and he should
he pleased to be again supported by No. 2. He had
now very great pleasure in proposing the health of the
gallant capeain—(applause). No man appreciated him
more as an °flaw than be (the Colonel). 'because what-
ever he had to otheult Capt. Farrar on difficult points,
he always guided him in the right way. He wag got
oaly a good officer in oosamathiag ; but he hews the
country; he always heel • map in his band, and could
at ones "spot" were they were. He pointed out water
were no one else know of it but the natives, and Mei
the general sent orders to them to take s bridge. As
they were marching down Capt. Ferrer said "There is
no bridge there, I know it by the way." The Colonel
communicated with the general, whosest some rivalry,
and they faith there really wee no bridge—(laughter).
There was no use in buttering Capt. Farrar, for they
all regarded him with the same affection as he (Colonel
Nansel) himself did—(hearty cheers, led by Colonel
lilassel).
Capt. Finnan returned thank.. Fourteen years ago,
they met at the Town Hull, and he moved a resolution,
that they should forma ride sorps,or coaded by Mr. Georgia
Memel, who happened to be staying with ha father
at Itheedmore, but who though • retired officer in Her
Majesty's 011fTiON had no thought of earning thole
qthelful laurels which now instead of locks encircle his
iwow—Daughter and spoken*. He was then told
they were making a good atart and plenty of Wareham
voilta
people would follow ; but they would net lop top • year,
for no one in Wareham would go on ' h • thing.
He was delighted that he was not d by the
diffloaltime, but thst everything bad • on pric-
Znetty. It was en more thee on the cards, it wee
led then
Depression of most of the Fresoh nation end
the others on the Coatineat, that Ragland was liable at
any moment to be Weeded, and that the mere feat of
troops being landed would paralyse Londrin and all
credit, and it was impomible for England to pretend to
bold her place emotes nations. To put ourselves out of
the reach of periodical panics we determined to make
en effort to pot thresh. In • different position. The
rifle volunteers aided enormously in that effort, and to
them we owe mach ef tho ehmuce from panics. Colonel
Nitheel'e observation should Do remembered, that it la
not only the men now in the corps that form the strength
of the volunteer. but thole also who have passed through
the ranks, and who would when required, cocas forward
es
speedily" deli-able mac, and if necessity arise the
reserved forth scald be trebled or quadrupled if
Deseseary. After expressing bL pleasure at thing still
whit his old friends, Capt. Farrisr said in the aims be
we, had any thSealty in having any order obeyer',
either in ram or anywhere elia They maw it was not
thowary to make • ' big row" in camp; they ought to
be sad must he quiet. He would appeal 10th. old mom
of the company whether altar that first blamed night at
Lalworth, iu 1864, when the softest pillow any man
bad wee • hedgehog, and it was mare like Bedlam let
loses than an assembly of disciplined men, whether
omicart of night at 'limp does not consist in being as
quiet as passible. (too, when be Iced laid awake at night,
he withered what cotheinableplessure • era could take
la " Cook-a-doodle-dein? all aight--(laughter.) If be ,
enjoyed that Peaullorecook-addaing, why doss he ,
wee take himself to the lop el the bill, sad enjoy It,
fathead of disturbing all amend. As for those in
the tent, be wondered they did not " rough" Ida
as oaes.—(lteer, ham sad laughter.) He had sever ,
hued among No. 1, sempeay ft biased a Wm. •
as wie who took *lmre In "esekw-deedletego ,
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