The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-08-27 00:00:00

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An order has been issued that the steel vent-pieces of
the 100-pounder Armatrong guns are to be at once
cltauged for others made of scrouglct iron. Several of
the steel vent-pieces have broken lately on the gun
being discharged, and hence the issuing of the present
order, which will he drat carried out with respect to all
guns issued to the Beet.
The new depot barrack for recruits of the Royal
Marines is now in full operation at Weimer. A library
and school have just been formed. Each married 111411
of the establishment ha/ a plot of land allotted to intu
for cultivation. The present number of inmates, Oddly
recruits from three divisions of Chatham. Portstumith,
and Woolwich, is 400, and, as a proof of the advantages
of removing young recruits front the tetuptationi
inoident to large garrison towns, it is worthy of
remark that during the three months since Ude depot
has been opened in no case has ad inmate been charged
before a magistrate.
PROP...3ED VoLl; NTERR ENCJIMPHKMT.— Lieutenant-
Colonel Palmer propo4e.. if the project receives the •1.•
probation of his Royal Highness the General Comm trid-
mg-in-Chef an.l the Secretary of State for War, to (Ann
• volunteer encampment and brigade. for one day, on
Easing Coannton, Essex. The time proposed is M..nday,
the 23rd of September.
Cu %NNW. FLU:T.-111e Revenge, 91 guns, the Done-
-1.1101 guns, the Conqueror, and the Centurion. reached
Holyhead on Sunday to await the Queen's presence ;
and tot Monday afternoon, Admiral Erskine, on hoar 1
the Batt•ship Edgar. 91 guns, accompanied by the Hero,
91 guns, and the Tra`algar, 90 guns. anchored out.i.le
the harbour at Kingstown. These vessela had all come
from Cork in order to do honour to the Queen's pre-
sence. As they ley at anchor they were objects of
universal admiration, bat more espeeially the Hero, AM
alas was the skip which conveyed the Prince of Wales to
Canada. There was a gre it desint among all classes to
be perutitted to inspect the Hero, but it was a desire
destined to be diaappointed, SR the division weighed
anchor immediately after the Queen's arrival, and was
expected to proceed north to Lotagh Swilly, and thence
to the Clyde. In these days, when we have so much
discussion in the House of Cot.mons regarding our
navy, it does oceptical eyes good to inspect such a vessel
as the Hero. She carries in her bows an Armstrong
gun, loole., and at her stern two more, 401 b. each, in
addition to her regular metal. lier Anna. cutlasses,
revolvers, kc., are the newest and best. and her crew
are in the hiehest state of efficiency. A good proof of
their training is exhibited in the fact that • few days
back the order was given to launch the three lifeboats
on her deck, which are themaelrea small ships, and
from the moment the hands were piped to work to the
boat.; being afloat only eight minutes elsteted.
Errgerivc VoLUNTI29.B. The Right Hon. Sir
George Cornewall Lewis, Bart., Secretary of State for
War, has caused the following communication to be
mode to the officers commanding volunteer corps, upon
the subject of what constitutes an effective volunteer,
accenting to tit, previsions of the Act of Parliament,
namely:—" With a view to the better nnuerstateling
of the conditions which constitute an effe 'ties volun-
teer according to the provisions of the Volunteer Act.
tlae Secretary of State for War thinks it desirable to
point out to officers commanding volunteer corps, that
no member should be returped effective unless he has
attended at the annual general inspection of the corps.
or is accounted for as absent with the leave of the
officer commanding. Officers commanding volunteer
corps may rely that every" care will be t..ken that she
general inspection ordered by the Act should be held
each year at the best time suited to meet the conve-
nience of the volunteers."

"TA. COOltsll OF TRUE Love," ke.—The pleasant
and fathionable littletown of Leamington was the other
day startled from its propriety by the intelligence that
a "soon." of a romantic yet intensely ludicrous de-
scription was taking place in the church.. It appears
that a lady of title, of inature age, and connected with
an ancient Scottish family, who had been anjouniing
in the town, became enamoured of a shopman. and
forthwith contemplated matrimony. Lady Elizabeth
B—is long past the age when such escapaths are
panlonable. She is. in fact, on the shady side of two
score. while the object of her admiration is little more
than half that age. But neither the disparity of years,
her social pceition. nor the remonstrance of friends, haat
any effect upon her. She iodated noon declariim that
she would become lira. George Foot at tie earliest
possible moment. The license wee aocorlingly pro-
cured. and the lovers repaired to church to esci.ange
their vows. Love, however, who laugh at locksmiths,
sometimes favour angry brothers, and just as the
cereu.ony was shout
.to commence Lady Elisabetli's
fraternal relative arnved hot-haste from Scotland and
forbade the henna. A touching and melo-dramatic
scene ensued. The lade drnpriod into the arms of the
"young person" from the milliner's who acted as brides-
maid, the bridecreoin M./1004111W, the parson gave
good advice. In the end the brother succeeded in
carrying off the lady with the rite unnerformed. She
vows, however, with the usual fervour on such
oacasi, al by disappointed brides, that she will be true
to the *bleat of her choice, and that in the fulness of
time their mutual affection wid he rewarded. The
saddest part of the affair it that the would-bp bride-
groom has MO Ws Amides in Ibe shop without
esepirieg awls.