The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-09-29 00:00:00

THE DORSET VOLUNTEER REVIEW.

For the ninth time the rifle volunteers of Dorset have
bad their yearly review, sod the event has never been
summits 111 in interest or success. Wimboree was the
scene of the meeting this year and the people of that
Minster town, painfully placid in ordinary times,
literally astonished the county by the furore of smite'
moot the event elicited, the lavish ornamentation of the
houses, shops, and streets, in honour of the occasion.
the hearty and generous reception they efforded to the
volunteers, and the remarkably suemssful issue of the
ent're arrangemeeits. lienoeforth Wimbecne will stand
A 1 in volunteer annals. Gerard Stunt, Eaq., with that
good nature which distinguishes him, undertook the
heavy responsibility of providing a "rattling good
Innitheon" for the whole battalion, and, of oourse, it was
done, and right well. In every teamed the volunteers
were fortunate ; and even the weather, fickle as it has
been of late, was beautifully fine the live-long day, for
the few drops of rain which fell in the evening could not
in the leant mar the enjoyment of any. The limits of
our space preclude us from entering into details as to
the droorations ; comes It to my that for extent and
excellence, never were such seen before in Dorset.
Witnborne had a most gay and animated aspect on
Wednesday morning, and the merry peals from the
Minster bells added to the piquant liveliness of the town.
Shortly after mid.day the whole of the corps bad arrived,
and they were at once marched to the review ground on
the Blandford rued, the bends playing alternately. The
magnitude of the arrangements made for their reeeption
seemed to take the volunteer, entirely by surprise, and
their expreseious of wonderment mail gratification as
they passed under the various arches were something
amusing, and fully testified as to how far the mart
sanguine of their hopes had been realised. On the
arrival of the battalion upon the Leazo the volunteerz
wore provided with a plenteous supply of bread and
cheese and beer, as a " preliminary" to the festivities of
the day. 'The following was the total effective strength
of the battalion : 1
Rtarr.—Lieut•-Colonel Mengel (commanding), lion. Colima
Lord tarot C loud Stewanl, Major Templer, Raja..
Roulet-at,. Captabt 21111 Adjultuit Rarrrtt, lion. Chaplain Rev.
Prvberalar) 011.10., Hon. Suurott Kies. Awi•twa-Stirifeolt
tjolrterrua.ter Ilenzaan, Serrant.Rafor Abbot, and
llowattl-tiurreott lloltu•ooa.
No. 1 et oniony ). —Captain-Commandant Eawartli,
Lieut. Good, kicam Wbethwat :6.m:omits, I bugler, 42 rank
. . -

V'
Ole. I •
tid. (Worekan,`,.—Capt. 0. W. Farm, Lkut. N. Bond,
r.Pant...n ; 4 Irritants, 1 bugler, 41 rank and Ile, 1
ncrgeant•lnotrlactr—t.dal, /4.
N. ll(l),re.bra4t rl. —Captain T. Coombe, Endo R. ;
Sergeant...llo.r Seuman, 6 tergoanta, 44 rank and tile, 16 band,
1 aergennt-InM ructor an.
N. 4 (1.....10.—Cap4u0 butt., Lieut. Aldridge, Fdad¢u
Mani ; 6 ,erguante. 1 bugler, GO rank and Ala 1 serieant-
instrura.r—t. dal, 71.

N. 5 (We) Thresher, Lieut. Trani, one Mail
oflieer:l eerguante_ I bugler, 4.5 rsnk aud ale, 1 eergeaut-
in.tr. ct .r—t 4.451 54.
N... 0 Whabosne).—Ospt. J. N..ntague Clued, Lleut Well
Ts) lor, &Aro Pope, 1100. Chaplain Rev. IV. Murthrer Heath
wrgeants, 1 bugler, :al rank awl Ole, 1 sergeant-instructor—.
total Ot. _ _

Nu 7 (Stserllorne).--Capl. J. F. Fa!warier, Lieut. J. T.
INelnanth, Ens4rn Tanner, Assistant.Nunm,n Williams ; 5
acre. ant.. 1 bugler, tAI rank and Ale, 1 ben:rant-Instructor—
total, G.

No s (11144016.4.11.—(5414. 11U11140. Lleot Johns. En44in
06•tleomo, ‘1114144410 J. IL quirk ; 6 .rgeaata, nu*
wol Illy 14 band, I 44:46,50t itotructor—total, 79.
No. 9 (.144/fte4bury).-4J14. I.von, I.lrot. IlorTidg, En 44414
Bennett, 6,crgeantn, I bugler, 66 rank and 61e, I remnant-
Ite•truele,r—lntal 66.
_ _ _

$•.. 10 (SturmltisSer Nmstnn).—Lleul. Ilnotague ;
.alln:anSs. 22 nink and Ilk. 1 writosat ind.ructur
N... II (Gillingbaul).—Capt. odnc... 1 hon.
Mat! ..Mr;sergrants, IS nalik al“1 410, 12 land, 1 servant-
-ostruu..r—t..l.al t.S.

No. 12 (StSlb.r4ltrel Cuo Vestman, Lieut. Loin:: 4
pennants, 1 bugler, 54 rank mul 11k, 1 tergesut Instructor—
told, at

At two o'clock the battalion was drawn rip In line
to3ll the customary general salute was given as the
LoritLieutenant rode on to the ground, accompanied
AI his aide de tamp, Capt. Johnson, 33rd Heat.
Among the gentlenian on horseback assembled round
lii. saluting bias we observed Henry Gerard Stork
F... 1, M.P.. Colonel Sir Edward °loathed, K C. 8.,
Colonel 3fuloch. Lient.-Col. Paget, kc. In rear of the
staff, a long line of carriages were ranged, the company
including a large number of the elite of the county.
We noticed :—Mr. Weld, of Lulworth, Mrs. N. Bond,
Lady Selma Bond and party, Mr. and Mrs. St. John
Coventry, the Rev. H. B. and Mrs. Visaed. Capt and Mrs.
Moore. Mr. Ityler of Nettleton, Mrs. C. Hambro, Major
anal Mro. Pagot, Colonel Mulock, Mrs. Portman, Capt.
and Mrs. Mete, Yrs. Colonel Mantel, Mr. and the Hon.
Mrs. Raahleigh of Morley, Rev. Owen Malawi, Captain
Okeden, Mr. R. W. Kennaird, M.P., Mr. Kennard.
Mr, Mn., and Miss Rawlins, Rev. Bruce and Mrs.
Kennard. Miss Charlotte Kennard. Mr. anal Mrs.
Charles Webb and Lieut. Webb (Hants Artillery), Mr.
G. Erma, Mira Parke, Mi., Bernard, Mr. J. S. Daniell,
Sir. Williamson Daniell, Mae. M. Heath, Rev. J. R,
Quirk, Rev. B. W. Pluniptre, Mr. H. Brouncker,
Yrs. Tod and party, Sir Ivor Bertie and Lady
Coruelia Guest, Rev. H. Chad, Rev. C. Onalow. Mr.
'W. Smith, Captain and it,.. Fylsr, Mr. Hector
Morin) kc.
. .

The speetatore on foot were a great multitude,
ranged on three sides of an immense quadrangle. The
evolutions of the battalion were of the usual character,
and they were performed excellently well, and Galled
forth hearty marks of approval from spectatoss capable
of forming a judgment on the subject.
During the volley firing, considerable amusement
was occasioned by a eour.igeotts little dog (of very
different breed to the proverbial dog of the racecourse),
which fronted the whole line and received the entire
volley without showing the least alarm, afterwards
amusing itself by chasing the spent cartridge& At
the cloak

The Fs'irl of Shaftesbury said: Graestkomen, Rine Vol-
unteers of the County of Doreet,—lt is my duty, as well
as my gratillution, as usual, to express to you, upon
this occasion, the high opinion I entertain of the display
that you have mods this day, and of the noble, loyal,
and patriotic spirit which has animated you to come
forward, and again to tudergo, during the whole of this
and the course of preseeling years, all that discipline,
all that toil, and all that arrangement that Must have
been neeeseary to produce in you such • degree of et
diciency al we have seen to-day. Now, I may my to
you in confidence It must not go beyond the few who
tear nuithatthere hal occurred in otharparta of the king-
dom something which we must lament; but we all know
the wards of the old proverb, that mistakes will recur in
Ishebeirt regulated families.. I 'inlay no more about that
than that I am very thankful it did not occur amongst ,
the Rifle Volunteers of the county of Doriet. You are
taking that part which is ersentially necessary in the
days in which we live. Look at other nations ; look at
France, loot. at Russia, look at other countries of the
oiontinent ; you will see them all endeavouring by all the
means in their power to put their eountries in the most
unassailable condition of defence ; but we are animated
by a spirit which these fellows know not, and while we
have ;laud ourselves in thir condition of defence, we
have continuously repudiated with all our power the no.
tion that we have taken tine seep in opposition to any
other nation. In looming down your streets to-day, and
by the way I will take this opportunity of uying, that
in no town of the county of Doraet have we ever been
so nobly received, so gladly welcomed, as we have been
to-day,—(applanse)—in passing down your street I real
the motto "Defense, not Defiance." That is very sound
and good, and Igo a great way with it. Defence I 'tend
upon, and so do you, but I will mitigate that word
Defiance. We do defy all those fellows who threaten
the honour, prosperity, and peace, ti old England, but
we defy them on our own soils, not on theirs, and I
therefore take both Defiance and Defense together, if
limited only to the four shores of this old country of
England. But let me tell you, it is impossible Co keep
up this 000dition of efficieney without obedience to dis-
cipliaa, and the most minute observation of attendance
tot drills, It may be tedious and wearisome, but it
alone will give you efficiency and power in defying, if you
or• over called on to do so, the adveraaries of your
eountry. You must go on with seal and heart, and if
you would see what that returns when rightly employed
look at your gallant commander, Colonel Hansel, lie
bee given his whole soul and ability to this ervioe, and
has produced a con,. which is not only an ornament to
this country, but also one which any countiy might be
proud to rank among its best sod noblest froe defenders
--(chairs). I will not detain you longer bcciuse I
think your own sots in what you base done in the
preeenes of so large a meeting as that of this day, is the
Lest argument of how mach youare disposed to do in
this epirit. I trust you will go home oontented with
having dons your duty, and determined to do it again,
and knowing well this great truth, that if yon are ready
and dispoecd to defend your country, it snakes your
erectile.' Indisposed and unready to attempt to violate
the sanctity of your own hitherto. inviolated shores—
(loud cheers). I thank you then in my own name,aod in
tho name of the whole country, acid in the name also of
those fair ladies who have coma to look at you, and I
will put it, old as lam, in words you know as well as
I do--