The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-07-12 00:00:00

FIRST DORSET BATTALION.

THE DORCHESTER COMPANY.

The first bugle for the assembling of the Dorchester
men waa souoded at five ..Voit, and within a very
Pinot time the corps had mustered about 40, not
including the band. Captain Ho 'go! was in comnisnd
with I deutemint Andrew., Qoa,teiliset-r Croa,
Stall-h•eireant o.es °nil, and C dour.sergeasit
Havii g formed, the corps marched to the vt iii n, with
the baud playi.lif a lively tune. At the:Muth-Waiter,'
Station they were met by the Weymouthand Bridport.
Comptuies, the !stun having previouaiy arrived by
Great Wtstern naiiway, and were brought lip ti the
siding without slighting. The arrangements at the
stiti in were excellent, and the men were &wool-
modated without the vlightait bustle or confuroa.
At Wareham the won of that corps were taken up,
n I at Wimborne the remainder of the ba'taliou.
Altogether the men thoroughly enjoyed the day's
outing, and it will he a long time before they forget
the great Review of 1881.
THE WEYMOUTH COMPANY.

Bright and cloudiest' WM the sky between a quart sr
and half-past four on Saturday, when that lively
bugler, Mr. Gee, aroused the town of Weymouth with
his "stirring" notes, in order to get the R.V. at five
sharp to the King's Statu.. Jest for once a few of
Weymouth's inhabitants seemed t have gone back to
the old customs of George 111, when that good king
acted on the "discovery" of Franklin—that the sun
gives light as soon se he rises, and saw the town to the
very best advantage, for the " level inn" picked nut
the lights and shadows on the distant hills, silvered the
Bay, and made Weymouth Front look more pictur•
coque than you could have fan •ied, with so few about.
LieutesCammandant George was there bright and
early, and the freshman officer, Lieut. Mamie, soon
siipp irted him. while Quartermuter•Sergeant Lee,
Sergeants Jeffery, Russell, Robert.. and Warren, were
to the fore, an I Drill-Sergeant Barron put in his
appearance with that punctuality which always makes
the greenhorns think he's going to be slow, but the
clock doesn't beat him. There were 41 rank and file,
and the drum-and-fife ban i formed on their right.
facing Royal-terraw. Water-bottles and h les
were well suppled, and one gallant volunteer had
evidently thought for others as well as himself, unless
he was assistant commissary, for sundry small loaves
swellei out his haversack. Another was remarkable
for his care of the drill-instructor ; he was the only one
with his great c ,at mounted ; but if Sergt Barren
dollen% take care of the Instructor, who will ? One of
the last distinguished individuals to arrive bore his
honours on his sleeve. an I a painless operation had t
be undergone—his silver streak was cut off—before he
was fit to appear before Royalty. The drums•and•fifee
caused many a sleepy soul ti peep from the windows
on the departing volunteers, the ladies being
acknowledged by the b.uasi with The Girl I left
behind Me." So they marched to the Railway-station,
and wera off amid cheers, and at Upwey they wen to
pick up 10 fill. more.
THE POOLE 00.1 f PA NY,

"It'll be a stinger to-day," raid so-no of the very
few who had proved possessed of sufficient resolution
to get op in time to we our brave volunteers parade
at 5.15 on Saturday morning last, prior to their
departure for Windsor and the inspection of Royalty.
"Wonder how we shall look when we get home,"
oneried one or two of the aforesaid brave volunteers
who, with the Aldershot slaughter fresh in their
memory, were not without misgivings—mis4iviags,
however, that could not quench the martial ardour.
Captain Stone, a model of punctuality, wee at the
Drill Hall at the appointed time, hie lieutenants; show-
ing up but hallow-hour afterwards. At six o'clock
ell the preliminaries had been gone thr .ugh, and the
men, who looked remarkably well ant neat, fell in
four deep. and marched to Harnworthy Station. The
corps numbered 52 rank and file, and the following
officers and others were present Ceptale Stone,
Lieutenants Badge, Flarriann, and Smythe; Sergeant-
Instructor Hurst, fluarteruaastereSerteant Mowlem,
Colour.Sergeant Hicks, Sergeants Hooking and Reel.
and bugler Hyde. The corps left Hamworthy at 6.29
in a train of 25 carriages, and at Wimborae they
picked on the rest of the battalion, which had a grand
total of 708 men and 36 officers. The battalion band
was also in attendance, under Bandmaster Stnrene,
and their pl .ying was much admired, The train left
Wimborne about seven, and, alter one or two stoppages
for the c tavenience of the men, reached Ascot about 10.
Here, on the station platform, they found long wooden
troualle, nine 30fr. in I.'ll tilled with water, from
which they replenished their water bottles. They then
fell in aud marche •to Windsor park. In front and in
rear were the rod coat. of the Sussex men, an I the
march was an exceediug:y plueent ,tne, hot, but not so
dusty as one would have anticipated. The dietance
was about four and a 'elf miles, and the battalion
reached there about half-put eleven, where they die-
cus.e 1 the c mien's; of tl.atr haversacks. They then
"'lase companies, and were marched past Queen
Anne's Welk an 1 the Long Walk to their appointed
atati,M, where they pile I arms, and then besel4ed the
refreehment waggon, which had been provided for the
battalion. A pmt of b or, a sindwich, and bread and
cheese was served not ttp each mane and mr.ireta a
welcome loon lati ni for the wer of tke day. Qaarter.
meet r Crone was in hr,-41 this department. They
then fell oat', that they wo-e lie down by
the side 4 their nvrat Just about thin time Mr.
Schreiber, 'ALP , ca on on to the gr cone], and, having
shaken hands with the officers, oxpreaud the pleasure
he felt at seeing the Poole corps present, and said he
should especially watch them as they marched past
Her Majesty. The men gave him three hearty cheery
el he left. At three ev,ry brigade fell in, and at filet,
a Royal ...dire of 21 guns announce 1 tbs apptoach of
Her ltf,j 'sty, wh come on the 4/ ound tu an open
barouchc drawn fo, fot,r of tl Royal cream coloured
poliei—that ere only wed on late orwations. For au
acconnt o' Vie march pant we must r fer our readers to
anothe-c lumn. Our men, with the rest of the battalion,
marched b st.k to ascot bye diffe-ent routs, reaching
there about 10. There they found their special train
waiting, an I they arrived at Ilamworthy about half.
past three Snnday morning, in the best of spirits, and
comparatively freah. The day was generally enjoyed,
and it speaks we 1 for the stamina of the Poole man,
when we say that not a man was obliged to 44 out:
Just before Her Majesty arrived Qn ifrowo there
was a smart shower.

7:14E NINOPORT COMPANY.
The bugles sounded sharp and clear at the early hoot-
of two a.m. on Saturday, to remind the sluir.tfinig
volunteers to dream for breakfaA, which, was awaiting
them hot and steaming at he.,,d quarters. Sharp to time the volunteers "tmmoci out," as did many of the
inhabitant;dile latter anxious to witness the start for
Windsor. By three l'clock the whole of the carp had
ad; and were do'ng justice to a substantial break-
be as a foundation for the trying ordeal which lay
fore them. By the time breakfast was over there
were already indications that a hot, if not a broiling,
day was before them. Between three and four
o'clock each man received a good supply of bread and
cheese and meat-pie, which were carefully committed
to the safety of haversacks Just before four a.m. the
start from the Drill Hall was intde, led by the brass
band? under Bugle-Major .T. Foster, and with arms
burnished, the men, whoalllookel in capi at
marched under Captain Whethairi tau rAI way
station, the band playing a ftr,;. icaroli air e. cute. As
the men passed thretalo,hustreettl, a largecrowd, many
among wl;on. had not shit/6d the bracing breeze of no
early an hour fir many a long day, thronged the corps,
and accomianied It to the station. Mr. Bond Le
station-master. was (mind to have his areinents
methodical and complete, anti ir ~.nsequence the
volunteers before time waect,y) start (4.30), had taken
their seats, there bziiet an entire absence of bustle or
confusion.
Tio mitt returned 01 Sanity looking as might
el,pected worn and tired, hut little the worse,
it any, trom the effect of the Royal Inspection, and
exposure to the lays of a burning sun. Most of
the Inhabitants believed the Vi 'nutters would
not return till an evening train, and great was
the surprise to town during the in yning that
the arrival had taken place. In fact the men
entered the town very quietly about 5 am, by a
special train, hiving taken train Noon after the review,
and travelled all night, and during the early morn.
ing. By reason of some oversight on the part of the
officials at one of the stations, the wrong carriages
were detached, so that the bandsmen and some others
had been delayed till a laterltrain. But the earlx
arrivals met them at the station, and the Companv
entered the town again together, the band playing
meanwhile. The men soon dispersed after the
Nation d Anthem had been played. It should be said
the arrangeinenta for the review with re^ard to the
Bridport company with the Beaminster 'Contingent
war, perfect. an I no l'ak" Were spared by Captain
Wetham in previously drilling the men„ and instruct-
ing them' in the movements required at Windsor. The
orders issued by Lieutenant-Colonel Steward and
Adjutant /I,rmar, were posted in conspicuous places
at the Drill Hall, and the men impressed with the
necessity of adhering to them strictly, and it max
safely be said that such tan been the ceee, to the
letter. A-pubbe subscriplon of 40. end uP/rards was
secured, and this sum w•ts found espial for necessary
outlays. We are *seed to state that the liridfan't
Company was one of the beet represented, according
to the size of the town, in the country.

ZrIT rm).?"f? 32.-44/4,Nv
In the acvnuit of the review the Da.to NCIO I save
the Dorset Dorpn WY • very fine battalion. bnh in
point of physique sad steadiness. They formed part
of the 3rd Divhdon, commanded by liajor-Gmetal
Newdigate.

LLTEST.

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Named Swath. The otber two moo were each !wed a...m
and costs.