The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-06-15 00:00:00

Dorottobire•

RMOCTION OF RENT.—LOTI liichriGroveuor, £lO
par cent. ellowance off the half.) err's, up to Lady
Dar.
iIIASLIS appear to be spreading in various parts; at
West ['Richland the puigh school is closed, and it is
stated several grown-up persons ara i" at Dorcheiter
with the fashionable comp'a'rit.

DORSET RIFLI VOLUNTEERS.
BATTALION ORDER. " Dwelester. June 7th, ISM).
"1. Her Maje hao:nit apnroved of the lit Abuttals-
trative Battalion Dorwtshire RAVI Volunteers. m ntiotln
of the lit (Arid port). And (Waroharu), 34(l) isch.et r), 4'h
(Poole), sth (Weymouth), 6th (Whoborne), 7th eilerborn
Ath (Ettandford), 9.h (Shaftesbury). 10th (SuriulctrL
llth (Gillingham). Corps, being f onlotl into • consol'•
dated regiment, to be deoignoted tho " lit Drmete
shire Rifie Volunteer Carps." its maximum eat shli4h-
meat will consist of eleven companies sod no sub-
division, thus divided :-1 lieutsnant-culonel, 2 inh)ire,
11 captains, 12 lieutenants, 1 adjutant, 1 quartermaster.
1 surgeon, 1,159 of all ranks. divide I lot, sheen com-
panies and one sub-division. 2. The rules of the lite
several corps are hereby cancelled, and the rules of
the regiment thus newly constituted will be thom
adopted at Aldershot, August 3rd, IS7'7. 3. The corps
composing the it kB. D out Ilitle Volunteers will
in future be called companies, and be lettered as tallow.:
—The lat Corps. A. C 'moony ; 2.nd Cups, TS C onpany ;
3rd Corte, C Company; 4th D C annor.y 3th
Corps, Z Company ; 6:h Corns. F Conipaur ; 7th C irp%
Company: 6th Corps, If Company; tith Corps, 1
Company; 10th Corp.. K. C inapaoy ; 11111 Cored, L
Company. 4. Officers commanding c,nsli tines will be
considered as officers commanding detachments, and will
have the entire control of their respective detschinent
parades, drill% and rioo credit-, so far es regards the
time and place of awerobly. 5 Officers will bo appointed
according to the War-office regal Alone which m iy he in
force at the limo SOT Var&OCie4 May °emir. Althou;:b
eMeeis will take precedence in the regiment sec ,rding as
their names appear in the War-ellice Monthly Army List
It doom not follow that their pram:lien will nices.srily
take place regimentally. Tue local requirements of
detachments most be con,iisr.l, and th • cironmniling
officer will be guided in his recommendati,n of gentlemen
for commissions by the instruc•ions laid down in the
Volunteer Regulotions. 11478. section 9. norm.t.apli
Officers who have not pod oily tsk to the oath el
allegiance as prescribed by be Volunteer Act, 1963, inn 4
do re on appointment f N aprommisdoned officers will
be appointed or promoted provieionally hy officers com-
ing detachon iota Such appointment; or promoti ins
will be published in detachment ord, re as "subj-ct 10th.
approval of the commanding officer," and witty, thereof
must be sant to the regicisentsl head.rriarters en the let
of the following month. Such aptadntments or pro-
mottoes will not be confirmed until the recipients have
an examination before the adiutont, proving that
have a competent knowledge of their duties and drill, ,
the confirmation will always be mildshed in
regimental orders. 7. The subscriptions and donations
of the several detachment% and any other funds belong-
ing to them respectively, *hall be separately administered
by the emumending officers of detachments. R. The
eleetstion allowances, although Waled to the commanding
of the regiment, will be handed over In due pro-
to the officers commanding detachments, who Will
pro-
portion imitate to the commanding officer of the regiment
for the proper administration of the moo, Order,
C. ITO. Hattie'', 0 tptain, Adjotant It Dr It Rine
Volanteern"