The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-20 00:00:00

Sergeant Mowletn, ai2daisat Hoskins (Pools),os and
Sergeant Real. T hip cgs were of a most pleasingnature. The newly-el Captain was in his happiest
vein, there was some geed singing, and th • s h
enfficintly short and to the point not to weary,
"
Alter 'hi loyal toasts had been duly dtunk, CsP lain
BrINIX Save that of "The Bishop and Clergy,"
coup in: with it the name of the Rev. Pelhand•Stok who had done an enormous amount of good in the
t.wn, nit only by his teaching, but by his dead
(Hear, heart
T eßov. PimiLtu-Sroken, in responding, said as to
the Irshop, since he had been in hie diocese he had
pr pea himself, in military phraseology, an excellent
„1.1 c .m i &inlaid, and whenever he had had occasion
to as. his advice he had always found him ready to c toe to the front. He only wished he could speak as
),Lhiv o' the clergy. (Laughter.) Sonic of them had
proved themselves • most ecfcgotory seg. many of
th in required some good hard drills, and the cones-
'lu•po it .1 Num that in refusing to do them Some of
theo h• I ((mud themaches in the cells, Laughter,)
With regard to army chaplains, he was surethey
wow" allow that the army chaplain who was recently
•1 • •ec ed, and was the first of his class to be as
how owed with the Victoria Cross, for his b
+trim: the Afghan campaign, richly deserved thye
Ii (Hear, hear.) As to himself, he could only
say lie wa, ci ui and proud to be their chaplain, and
h wiMed them every blessing, both in Cols We and
the rt. (Applause.)
Mr. Ito it. then proposed the next toast, "The Army,
Navy, • R-cerve Forces." The army had a most
er loon. aid difficult task to perform, and he knew
this, at I..csent there had been created—he might as
well s.y It -tit—a feeling of disappointment with re-
gar I to i. for they had seen what they had not been
cc i•i.t.•ll,e I to—the army defeated three times in the
held—ln Afghanistan and Booth Africa. But he
th if they In Med into this, they would see it
we, no more than they could expect. Ni hne who had
bad anything to do with racmheross could deny that a
te o•ye •r•••Id condi not do the work of an !Ted animal,
adsoit wa • with the army. Formerly it was coin.
1044 .1 of veterans—men who had seen from 20 to 30
years' aoryke ; but now-a-days many regiments condi
be peen at Aldershot in which the men with whiskers
awl mount Aches were the exoeption. They had been
expecting too much; they had *eat out against the
B.era—the beet marksmen in the world—lade, some
of whom had not been through their course of rifle-
'Moulin; at bill. How could they be surprised if,
when facing such odds, they became demoralised.
(thear, lie sr.) The fact was ther must try and forget
the old uoneense about one Englishman being a match
for three Frenchmen; they matt options iqual num-
bers t the enemy, and then the result would be
more mods( aetory. With regard to the Lacy, it was
never in a more satisfactory state than at present;
but th .y must remember that all Her Majesty's ships
were built upon theory, and no one could say how
that would admen when it came to hard knocks.
Upon the navy depended not unly their national
a .fety, but their daily brea I, for as they all knew
Mu re was not enough wheat grown in this country to
ths population three month'', should they ever
lose the d .mm on of the seas. so ith regard to the
volunteer., be had read with proud satisfaction the
remarks iit the papers upon the march-past of the
D ios.% battalion at the NVindsor review. (Cheers.)
He hid alit la of the old volunteer left in him now,
alkliou,h it woe some twenty years ago since he first
put 0 the uniform of what was then called the 2nd
Dorset; and the six years which he served had been a
time of tadoidderablesatisfastion to himself. (Applause).
With the Loma he coupled the name ot Captain Stone.
Copt ii Srosi (Poole), in reply, expressed his belief
that r.cent disasters to British arms had not been the
fault of he men, but of tho.e who were set over them
—they most In .k above for the fitting place in which to
14 (h. bl one. ( tear, hear, and cheer.) on behalf
of the v .lunteers, he could only say that although t
quote sir. Mc liermitt's King, they " did not want to
light," y. t if they were called open they would do their
duty a ••l that q•tickly. (Cheers.)
C ilt..i Bows proposing the next tow', sal lif
th re was otos thing more absolutely certa:n in con.
'tooth.' with the volunteers, it was that they ha I
nothing to do with p and he did not think any-
one would accuse him of any political feeling when be
asked them to drink the health cf the Borough
hi, lobe-. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) As they knew,
Mr. Utdeet's ~pinions were not his, but the Wareham
corn,iany, he was sure, as did he himself, wished him ,
health eat.l hap Mese, and tendered hini their best
th f-r the handsome_ present he ha I sent them.
[Sir. Montague Guest, M.P., on recently resigning
th 1 ea ta-icy of the company, it may be stated, sent
them Ced.l
C .ptrot Boma then gave the health of Lieut.-
Col •nel Ste ...it'd and the Staff, which was received
with mu Ii cheeriug. Colonel Stewar I, he said, was
a mat urt.e.us gout Leman, a down-right soldier, and
every inch an Englishman. They all admired him,
AIM a. r • pr u I to serve under him. (Cheers.) He
h receive I • letter from him expressing his regret
that he was unable to be present, but hoping they
would " ba.e a pleasant evening, and that it would
prove the commencement of a new era iu the history
of the B Company." Alludirg to Major Harmer, the
Chairm in veto altho' no doubt they would have a most
efficient officer in his place, they would all miss the
Maj o's nushly figure, pleasant countenance and
gee, ral urbe u ity. (Cheers.)
Iu homoroill, terms the gallant CHAIRIIAN than pro.
poed the tart of the Mayor and Corporation. l'he
day might come when, perhaps, that body would stand
in need of defenders, if so, they might depend mion it
tha• n wnuld more gallantly man the oil Boman
Walls ar .und the town than the B Company. At the
same titn«, he believe I the day was far distant when
they w •old b • d-prived of those ancient inatituti ma of
which the town was so righteously and deservedly
pool. With the toast be would couple the name of
a well-known citizen, Mr. Freeland Filliter, whose
ail AAA), and courtesy required no words from him
to testily to. (Cheers.) lie regretted the absence of
the May, r, who w.s unavoidably unable tube present.
Mr. FSSIILAND FILLITIII (the iteooder of Ware-
ham), in reply, tendered to Copt. Budge his beat
thauk• tor the .pirit and enterprise he had shown in
resmcit tin.: the B C =pony. Should ever the Mayor
and Corporation, or the B.:corder, stand in need if
defender ,he was sure they would not fail to entrust
their interest to so fine a body of men. (Hear, hear.)
He was sorry the Mayor was not present; but that
gave him the opportunity of saying what ho could not
have said belie his face—that he was sure they had
neva' bad a b tier Mayor. (Cheers)
RSV. PCLHAM-STOIL/f8 propose I, in eulogistic terms,
"Th. Wad h of the two Officers of the B Company—
Captain Budge and Lieut. Bamford."
Captain Butitia, who was received in an almost
uproariously c rdial manner, returned thanks in a
military speech, which was warmly received. Amid
great cite •ring he announced that be would give two
cups to be shot for similar to the one which had been
won by Sergeant Jenkins.
Amongst the other toasts which followed was The
Health of Sergeant Bridle and Corporal Curtis,' who
had collected the subscriptions for the prises. Captain
Bes fp presented each with a handsome gold pin in
recognition of their services.
"The Non. tnis eioned Officers" WAS ack no wledged
by Qua termaater-Sergeant ELMS, C
NUT, and Sergeant Instructor bream..
Mr. Bort? proposed " 'the Town and Trade of
Wareham"
Mr. Baste replied.
The Cumulus gave the health of the donors of
raises, coupling with the toast the names of Mr. Bond,
who had given five guineas and a cup, Mr. Pelham
Stokes, and Mr. Freeland Miter.
This was duly acknowledged, and then followed
"The Winners, responded to by figanueur Jirriuss,
who by the applause which greeted him, seems a
favourite. "Other companies of the battalion (Lieut.
Haaansors.) " The isitors," for which Lieut.
Burnt aid Quartermaster Sergeant 1110VILA.W replied
"The Press, couple
In behalf of
6 D D.N°I3"Y. • of thispaper, and
with the name of the representative?
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duly acknowledged, and. tha when Captain
Berms vacated the chair, alter" Laaethoen enjoyable even-
ing and suomesslnl reception of the new captain of
the company bad been carried out.