The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-14 00:00:00

their Inspectorship, arrive', soothe our aslant fidlow-
onunty-mon by soft asap shout tioir txoelleOl ea
regular army,
arelysootig. as e
.
and m
without tho longing yeoman taring schwa, of proving
Ms readiness to learn that orrice watch in to make him
of such value!
lbe atiatild principle of over-sentralif.atiou which so
t ! Poffelerviten .dlires 'b
olapo "rtni"ti tity of
the
Pa'
without
long has sent Dorset artillery volubteers into Devon.
shire for camp duty, and has 00L untied in the selec-
tion of a pLea without a nianuauvriog plain for •
military osotre, which ha. thr..ateneil to render useless
great military establisirsents a 011 C of the oldest mil.-
tory lilt:toes in &stood, this some untnan.geable
spirit DINIlla moat thcult to persuade that it would
he a aril-ride thing to have the volunteers of our
meaty inanceuvring over their own sanely, with cavalry
outposts and nodding parties of the very men who
know every high-road and bye-road, and almost every
hedge and &tett and bash that could give °neer from
an enemy's elm. Whether we shall ever see each some-
time instructed in satire service on the ground nearest
to him, whether such • onnmon.aeose thing shall ever
be done as to give each troop of,yeoniaory out-post duty
In Its own district, is uncertain; bet undoubtedly such
• practise would render the service fax more popelsr
than it is now likely to be. And if anything sould in.
grease the populariey of such manceityrse, would it not
be the gradual drawing down of the souaty's voltmeter
foram, yeomanry of course on the flanks, to repel •
alma Unsling from the boats of H.II. fleet at Wey-
Ilettll I A week's aldreibildeg with (sham) hostile
forest ecoraisg from the sea would, we Tester, to say,
put fresh mot into the episodes. of every local force.
Grant that the military umpires &sale the volunteers
to be driven over Hideaway or Jordan Hills, what
glory to the Yeomanry to geWe them safely to fresh
posidoes, and to harms nod delay the advaare of the
naval form, separated from the cover of their skips
guns I Bus though this is • dream of the future that
military aides may dodgems Utopias, it is • true
'satinet that draws our Yeomanry year after year to
the pasties ground sear the med. Although ambled
has to some extent thinned their ranks, se that this
year the nearest rode late Weymouth mere than •
soon lees than lad year. yet the tree soldierly spirit
'tepee the siseeth ease tombs. them that no foes..
he locked for In the Warier el Inglend, sad that the
only &eager is from a saddle eateries during the
Assam of the Fleet. Yews before the "Battle of
Corkin" opened the eyes of Bagliaketee, there was •
nervous foiling that oar giant Armadas mad be in all
plasm at wee, and that the mil of Reglaad muil he
defended at all oast from the slightest fear of hells
tread's by • fee. And tea Id Mae of "'Ng% da•
volunteers sprang ap,aad Yeentaary regiments Imseased
la efkrissey, VII we sena such • main of materiel as
ads moires to he led well, to he, under
the mesas el seeurtag our eametry hem ail nher.sitlisaM
ease more die Q.0.R.Y.0. have made their mute appeal
to the War Ole., and by soothe to We/month th=
el ward of guidance from headquarters, have Is e
said" We have is foe in Ragland ; we rally to defend
Isar shore."
It seem nommen to talk of the weather in saes&
tioa with soldiers; but we must make %Bowsaw for the
fseliam of humanity in grmeral. The rain some dove
In sold torrents in the early part of the afternoon, sad
every one feared that the man would be opened as •
sight. It termed out quite differently, for the shows=
missed as the tons of eseesnlely approached, and the sea
shone out brightly, though it was still 0001. The Ned
was well laid, and • few ventured up to the used
Misting- place at Oafs 11111, the majority betas deterred,
by doubts about the weather, from snaking the journey
seer, soniequeally the welds( crowd was small.
It was understood that about 5 or 6 o'slook was to he
the time for marsh* lato Weymouth, and although
our yeomen some frets all parts of the (meaty, and have
all kind, of meths of mesas to me, yet so era did the
intelligent forethought of individual Rogiushmen work
that the concentration of troops we, effected within Id
ininuks of the earliest time named. Reny of the
townspeople who intended meeting them in the sisal
dold at Corte Hill, but who reckoned "the Yeomanry
will not Wive before di °Weak," had to learn that the
spirit of promptitede and readiness welsh bee
per-
meated all brandies of the English sonless, sed
awakened them all to greater mobility, had also enema
the Yeomanry, and the regiment was eels purled
towards Rallied* 11.11 at IS minutes peat 5. But. salty
as they were, their brethren of the younger aerviana,
the vaulters artillery mad rides were reedy to reedy*
diem with a military well/ram The Paraiba artillery
with their bard, had some In by the 10 mantes to 4
train, aad, with their baud under Bandomater Jonas,
washed up to the antrum of the bye sear the
&dipole Maids& postolles. They were indeed • doe
.it of molars, standing ea an average 6 feet or more,
' their bearskins no little aiding to their martial
opearthes. Bat why had not such • splendid master
as 81 ineludiag head, a single dicer inept we reekon
our good and ever-pleasant friend Bergrant-Major
(or, as he is often idled in the ocrupauy—Oapt.) Collins,
and the sergsaata. J. A. Stone, JOhll those, W. L.
Peaces, & O. Rime,
_and Richard Stone? The Wey-
mouth rides were Ud mare asserting to rule; they
mustered about fear o'elook, to the number of about
61 reek and file, with Captain Thud, Lieutenant
Ardea, Hoe. Assistsat-Surgems Tisard, ColoarSergeant
Les, Sorgeants Oberlin, 0- Jeffery, and Crasher; their
bend seder Hr. &mid, looked sad played remarkably
well. The volunteers formed • little below the
Artillery, sad awaited tin *award marsh of the Year
awry. Thies latter poured in over the Bill, in
extended order, which gave an offset of very great
leagth to the savaloada, the spasm between their
deemed guards and the main body, and *dad between
that sad the rear guard, being remarked. They were
6000pro=ted by rather fewer sight-seers than usual
on derant of their **fly arrival ; but the
wards continued augmenting m they neared
the town. As the 'ovally pawed the foot
volunteers the add salutes were esohanged. and aa
usual the artillery and rides then wheeled round, and
followed the Yeonmary bate the tows, the bands is
succession playing lively airs. Tho Yeomanry heed
flayed "The British Greesdiers," "Jsesamthe Ranh,"
The Beglistimaa,* and Drives from Home r %be
played the " Prime of Wales's Marsh," " Rear
Bright Smile Hated me sad the "abscising of
Meta," and the Rods Used gave us "Christy.
"The Asearma," "Darling Jade,' "Imperial," sad
"Starry Night." The prosession marthed down m far
as the front of the Royal Hotel, ladle' and gentlemen
melamine them on every side, hem the Wassails, from
the steps of hoestapfrom our noble pavements, and
the were Roadie in all directions,
troaltaaßletios Hotel to the mad of the Pile Pier, and
the lowa gasseally wore • meat animated
At the Royal Hotel, the Yeemeary were di=aerre
ald
• slight amideet \apposed near. As the wee were
turning resod to disperse, see of the bones berme
restive, sensed mother bores to rear, sad throw his
rider into • gutter or *brand sloes to the Riplausda
However he was uninjured, and soon rose and was of
to quarters, whither the rest betook themselves glad
to school themselves after the journey of the day.
The itresgth of the regiment will be learnt [COM the

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returns .•
BUM —Odom' Lord Rickard Grammar. Major Testman,
Ospt. asd Adjutant Grille, Surgeon Good, Venary-surreon
town Teen b.
Bunt.—lllr. arm and Le bandanna
Iltenrur Tent —Osman the Berl al Lionnar, lastitemant
Demur, Gwen Mown, geartermener Game, 8 eargennte,
oorporak, I farrier, 82 privates. Total
Datum Titocw.—Osplan lostor. Lieut. , Comet
Middleton, QUIIIteIAMMAIR Milky, 6ersonet4Wor Tutted, 2
sernani, I corporal, I farrier, Sii printer. Total N.
Yam 711001..—0ar4a4s T. 11. Bower, Lien &mho Gomm
=reamer Barr* 6 iergesata, 4 corporate, le pirate.
Inuninsto Taoor.e.Cepesin Rainbro, Quarter-warner Tett,
sergeant., 2 =pen* 1 tnunpoter. 48 private.. Total 6.6.
8111119011111 Taoor.-oaptaks 00044410. 1.4.51. Phalli*,
=easier Hareard, nureents, 2 corporal+, al privates.
Winans Tame —Captain Ilk Richard Glyn, Oarnet Bend,
eergesan I aorperal, prtvatea Total E.
TOTAL. ; Baud. le ; Maury, ; Dorchester, 44,
Vol., 61: Ittjolfeed, It; Iharhoese, 49; Witatonte,
Woad total. Int
The abenteen and total ellective ensgth are aa follow :
Ilnevar.—Total einem strewn. 49; almost Nob, 1
eor&=Livatee ; with leave. sargeset, Mnn
ia
--Total einem amen. aa ; nein with
Nam, 1 earsient, 4 peruse; without leave. I privets,.
Vita —rota derma mai* ; eacet steh. I prim*.;
with Nem I privet.; without leave, animist.
BLUIPIPCSD.—Totai ellestave 'Month. ; absent with
save, 1 penal.: without Nave, 2.
Inianalta.—Total ellective strength 54 ; &Went Mb, I
,irivatas ; with Imre, 1 trionnter, I fariier.
Wuraoass —Total elleatin strength, II; Meant Mk,
Fyne, It private' ; without lean, Lieutenant
tratilsregua-ic Out.
Thus there are shout 40 abentess, sad the nembor entering
le more than • score Nes than lust year.
TM Rides were Manisa' at as King's &ass, and
the Artillery st the Guildhall halted, and then sash
as °hoes to do so asepted the levitation of Mr. Groves,
and visited Hops Sqesre, when • plentiful supply of
bear, bread ad ahass was (ploys& by then, before
dispersing to visit their triads. The sold showers
maw dews spin, aad pretreated the sanesubly of the
"roma who sassily lista Ito the Yoorsaary Bad, la
Mat of the Royal HoteL In the evening the Theatre
wag ggrd by Mr. Belton, and the "Iris week of the
MOM lIMETIif begun.
The regiment attended Divine service on Sunday at
RR Mary's antra, the body of shah was, as usual,
erlai up for their accommodation. The weather was
ask the Q.O.ILY.C, being of course, in fall dress
their taster outside the church attracted • largo d
adlairag crowd. The T. Graves a m:st
seediest and earnest memos from *ha 111, 17, IL
"For God mast not his eon into the world to eadents
the world, but that the world through him idea be
saved. He that beneath on him is not esmdeassd.'
The ciongreption was • very large ; bet an so large as
to render any want of room narsomfeetstily Oak tints
being still space in the south pltery fee 00*
la the afternoon the band played la treat of the Royal
Hotel, instead of in the New Garda' as formerly. The
weather was again las. mad • large neater of neeahal•
seekers assembled oa the Ispleaade.
On Monday mends( a sold rain lank and Pro-
spects of the day was rather dulL
At 7 o'clock the.. sum who bad set eta plated the
number of their preliminary drills (as.. 6 squad &Hp)
parade& with their Piss't the Ilag's Swam, sod
t through • saisfastery drill under &at. Luerssen
drip:Trill ....
gos.ii thisuatixsottuais.todirais ways**.
8.T.1119 aa
. mi.b
A d thou
did tho weather sabsetplentl7 boomer. that Capt. sod
.Adtijai tai12.30,t Litifllsamehnwedealyari
uworderrandelater*..l4
still:p.fraradeff
it
Masa the troops were to prods is fat with ea-
maw, g apd tab troop half-an-hour
at 5 restock. °Mein
LW, ths lea losioLk
troop
wen be
iggstogs=saisather abating, II 'optioned to pair
dews mash streams of soli water as almost to clear the
sod woad thiak, Goa the martial ardour
a say 6 6116 most entkastestle soldiers. There wee
meth* autos a • bit of inn, nor the ghost of • joke,
asset say with a arose bias for tins ludicrous p•r•
"shed ft is ths solemnity ,with which was of the
Q stalked sear their quarters in the very
maple sleek that esvelopel theavalas from akosiden
gamg am kik sad being if dark cloth. gave them
• very Ingsbriess appersom Now, one might dawes
"kiwi, grephais paw to the notes of Drive.
free Howe," 'trample enough pissed by tat head o
their mita ea fislarday. The Tomalley iseraigil
looked, iota if then as load the weather, doleful
they sang at .11 —" Ost In the "old
=rest is dr 'kale Rat. es Ms has ea son.
1.461.*F, feat dull drew sear, peep of the Mahar,
sass ilsal4 relieved at having reasthiag te de,
availed dews to the Patios Mart la
sad sus hoar soldier wee as anxious Is tKlVratesse