The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-02-09 00:00:00

tooted, be believed they would be found ready to meet the he hoped they might live long to wear their string-
foe-(applause). plauset
Sir Mai-VIEUX liven Nrrasy, who WWI greeted with (aPp
Cat. Goon said he felt it bin duty to tender hie thank,
londoneel cheering. said he Was proud to We a man in the to the noncommissioned °thrum for the help and mishit-
Britieh atniferin present he WAS an 41 mhber and onee awe they were at all times aziol in every way newly to
won' marlet coot himself, and he considerml Weed; he did not believe there WaS a emarter lot of nem
good a lean as may .me iirment (ianghter); -he trai print.l. COllllllis.sioned officers to be found in the three Kingdoms
he haw:oleo', t a••• seret. !fettle preemie and shealui like --(aptolanme
to I or what he Lel el say for hintelef lapplaiime emarterualaster-Sergeant italtnerr wee the ltr.t to
s 're'. Henn,. thaneel them sincerely fie the warmth reiona. Ile esid all of them, tie behevea, endeavoured to
a lee a hieli foe name Kul leen rt.:Mood :be W.I. wit a 010 their dotty to the beet of their alelily. and that all of
lien me I 4..11101 to tik 11.11C11, and his motto Was "Deed.. thrlii del Ole hest they emila. Ile might imagism that he
ner nor eanpleta del all in hie giwer ti eel the moiveneutat ; on the eemsion
Tee lal %Mime eeve " Her Majesty's I ;Overnlitent.” Of the htst e mei he hail etotopol at Mine' an.l %reeked, in
le.-a:ell with tee Mins of Sir Jam. Eliihinetoue, a meet- order that tie men in his employ might take pert in the
ler uiftheCevernment. It wastree therewereloteof thinxe mateeuvres (epplame). They all felt much obliged to
waisted to Ile dams ii, Knitted. awl re, delibt they wall Lady Nepeats, who hail e.o kindly olietriliuteol the prime
get from* Sir James full particulars of what was hi he done and aim to the olonore of prime, and he knew their helovel
In the reining ',ease's,. Ito mield net sit ulown without Lieutenant would convey to hie brether. Sir I larks
expressiug his thank' to Sir Jellies for the lemour he had Whetham their gratitude for his kinolneo. Ile (the
conferred by coming amongst them that evening- speaker) believed It was the dude of every Ettglialuaan to
esepletmk j learn his drill, so that he might be prepared if ever called
Sir JANES arnmeemsz returned thanks. He was much upon-(applaurea
gratified at being with them on that useeasain. as it haul ; Col-Sergeant flouters also respendmi awl said he hoped
wielded him ti witness the gent feeling which existed every lean in the conapany woulol try to oloi the bust he
amonmt the eerieii, members of the eerie. Ile most could, as he 'whey.' had hitherto been the ease.
thank them for the extreme kinders, he had receive,' front Serie.. HINE (Beaminster) was &ISO called for. lie said
; all clew. since he had been in the town. With mews' to he felt limed that the 13eaminster squad we, a part .of
whit was reinteimariod being amain' the Government he No. I smtiapeny, and that eix eut of the ten who bad
Mint say he hail not the leut knoowledee, but he certainly compete' hail taken prizes -(ipplause).
j though: much was neeolel to be done in the army. HO Si, NOLYNEX Ittn6 NirtAn prepeeed the health of
thought the returns as to the &aggregate height of the men their esteemed drilliustructer, Sergeant Major Watts:
in o'er army were not cornet, and that the stanaard wait he wee the best civilian drill he hail ever men. Ile wooled
consblembly ',clew what wes etatea. IL, Nail ;create' remind them that very muds depended upon the drill-
, indateements mest he held out to the oilier, for whilst sergeant. Now when he Was a captain, his ...measly get
I our barreck yards were mennaratively speaking emptY, it pressed, but deivl a bit had he (the speaker) 4, do with the
, was a notel fee that our convict establishments were effirieney of hie Teen-(laughter), lie het seen much of
I very full, and there was certainly need of reform to bring SergteMajor Wet., and he WAS RA gem" a man as he het
labet a letter state of things-euiplausel. ever seen out of the ranks -Mame.' I nine
The I'll then gave "The Stall of the Battalion." Calotain GoOto sail pereonally he aas 11111e11 iniklated to
ereple.l with the lianles if LieuteColonel Manuel, Major Keret, Major Watt; tor the care anol pains he took he
Sir 'lolenene Ilmle Neiman, ant Captain and Adjutant believeol lie was as geode drill as any man in the British
31,ounellsotten. There was net a num in the battalion army- (applause).
wh.i did not reepeet their j sealant Lieut.-C.4onel, Sereeant 111.11 Its Said since he haul been Bridget he
; believed he we., the beet Colonel in the country; lug baleen much of Scree Mejer Watts, end he could bear
; might he continue to cootenoseel the Doneet volunteer% testimeny to his sereet eflieiency as a itrill instructor.
• 11,, certainly thmaglit they ought to he thankful they had Sergeant Major WATT% briefly, lint appropriately re-
I stela a Coilmel, ant there was not the least oloubt in the spenele.t.
world but that the high standing of the re:Mamie Woo in a Mr. N. M. Locerie propoeed "The 'man iif Lady
large measure due ti the exerthons of Colonel Ilaneei in • Kepean." Ile we, himeelf an ill volunteer, and at one
feet, he inight say all their retirees were old soldiers, ate' time won the Celonel's cup ;he leml it now, and very
nothing modem,' no much to the suceem of a kettalion of , much he praised it, and his being an old volunteer
volunteers es hieing eennuanded by experienced °Metro, doubt led ti his being entruste.l with so important a toast
and at cane, this was particularly noticeable, as there as that ho• hail proposed. Cmel as Sir Melyneux was, he
were certain Baines which civilian officers could not to dal not think Ise would he no gent' if he was not backed up
expectel to have much knomledge of. lie 110 W [stile to at home by Laity Neiman. Ile knew that lady hail
Sir Moleneux-but they must not forget Colonel Stewart, experienced much pleasure in attending at the Drill Ilall
whc would have been present had he leen well, but he • that evening, and distributing the prizes as she had done ;
was Molest...l. They all knew what Major Sir Molyneux and he ea., silri.l the prise-takers t think their prime
wee and personally he must thank him for the support doubly valuable in that they hail leen presenteil by such
he had always ren.lered to him (the speaker), in fact, he ' an estimable lady --(great applause).
could not have borne the rrapon.ihilittee of the coalman.' Sir tIOLTNIUX HIDE Nereess acknowledged the coin.
heel it not been for the ahl afforded Isy Sir Molyneux.- pliment The teen had always conduct.' themselves in
(sir Metres:ex: "Walker,')-(laughter). It was net , a highly creditable manner, and cii Iona: an they dal that
"Walker." for ter Molyneux really olmerved all that be . he Cont.! assn..° them he and Lady NenelUa Should take
I haul saki He must nay he am very proud of the tat I great interest in their welfare, and aid them by all the
I Dorset, and he wished they had equal reason to be proud i means in their power-(smldause).
of him. With regard to Adjutant Mount-Batten, he had The CitLllLltea Imposed "The health of the Honorary
recently come amongst thent, and he hail done an under , Members," he wished they were as etning as the compeny
certain disads'antages, as it was. very difficult eljutancy. I -(langhtert There were many present alto contributed
It haul been held for many year,. by as good a nattier snot by their
_purse, who were not able to do isi by actio e
at true•hearkel a man as ever lived, and his death was service. With the too-it he coupled the mute of Mn. 11.
lamented by thens all. lie need not tell them le, referred E. Ilounaell-(ipplauset
to their late A.ljutant Itarrett-(great applause). It Mr. 11. E. 11411:71ardd, expressed the pleasure he felt at
therefiure spoke volumes for their new Adjutant that he seeing the efficieuey of the Itroliert I ..,nw and said he
haul carried out his thaies in sorb a manner as to lie thought every IMO In cam of need should 'liable to defend
looked upon as a fitting successor to his predecessor. The his country- -(applaumy
j way in which he performed his part when at Cann, plainly The CIIAIIMAN then proposal "The health of the Staff
I indicated that he knew his week thoroughly-(musical Officers of the Company'
roupl.l with the namm of lir.
honours).
I Lieut.-Col. DIANSEL On rising Ilay and the 'tee. E.J, It. ilenslewe. Ile Was OhAtwal
was warmly greeted. In to say there gentlemen were both ettieients, and the eerie
the name of the staff be return.' them his sincere thanks received the Government grant for them- -(applause).
Cie the cordial manner in which the toast had leen Dr. HAY responded, saying hie oth, e was a complete
received. It gave I the greatest pleaeure to be joresent, I sinecure; he shuoula attend the next camp, but hoped his
and although Ise lea receive.' lot it Alert notice he felt it services would not he rolten:4-
I his duty to be there, and show the interest lie felt in the Sir MOLT:ILIAC lit ii, HAMAN, rising, said the Rev. E.
leneet volunteers. Ile was very plemol te find such a J. L B. Ilenslowe was not only their chaplain, but the
• gmul feeling existing between th.• reenters and the 'Men- rector of Bridget, and he not only metered his God like
term; at the time the establishment of volunteer corm • Christian hut his country like a titan; be like,' to no a
originated, they felt that it behoved them the to be up soul man that soul,' preach it gaol sertuen and also jump a
, doing, and after 15 years they were still in exietence -hale the:learn-el gate-(laughter and applause).
plow:). At that time fear wa.s felt at ti the intentions"( The Rem. E. J. LB. lIENSLOWE sail he was exceedingly
: l.'renee tewenba this country; but that had mescal away, gratified at the kind expremaiont which had fallen (non
:laid he th.ongla then, was now another nation whit+ those Who hail spoken of bite ; the volunteer scream lust
brought I te them the necessity there wee of 1,. Mg always loon particularly dear to I ,he first doeined the
empanel. Ile thought England Willie years ago 0101 t to aniforl/11.1 Loneaset, suid sineu then hail commanoled a
have taken , notice of the secret treating between eerie ; and he liege' he shiiul.l continue for very many
Frence and Germany, as it was well known we were yeers to be their rhaplain-tipplasame
Ismail to prefect Ilektium, All.l had the things aimed at Sung liy Private Powell: "Wait for the turn of the
, been atteneital, we elimild have been heel% el in war hole."
with these two. poWels. Ile believed Presses new hail her Mr. 11. N COX proposed "The Bank and File," in
I eye it 110114.1, as eke was :unions to inimmie her sem eulogistic Wrala, a better lode es' men was not toles fo 1111 l I
board ; and, he a,uulul ask, ht what. position ams Eneleatil to the kangdoie ; speaking of fonegat invasien, he said lie
ti, meet her, Shoilld the necessity anon. 'lle time might did not believe there. Was any fear in the Engliela Ml:axe
j come when we ibroadol have teltakt her foorimmiwn lentrths but that eh weeel 1,,, reedy je, eefeea their country be
an.l Itemise, therefore it behoved in to prepare for the time 0: need (applaume
worst, too that a foreigner might never lo allowiel to pet Private T. W. HuUNSELL suitably responded,
his esit upon ear shores. lie felt sure if any Government The Ceattelesx promised "The Third Domet Artillery
brenela (oral's' fair memoures with regard to the arum, Volunteem," couplmt with the nem. iif Sergeant-Major
Ithey would lie neeivel with fevour IT the people. He 'leeward and Center 'fakery ; It, wan pleaml to meet
del not think Englishmen would stand 'never.' eervire, with hi. Mother voliatiteere at. ell
anil his "Olden wee if niuiee helionej,„te, wee, teed, ma. I ye•egueint.alejer II to MAUD 'said he knew lout little alseat
eel the seldier fretted better, we eleelle -on have an eolunteerieg. sus he hail onlY nmentlY returned fret.. helm.
. enema. and lowed.] anay, lie certainly held Mills Fee 21 mars he haul belonged to It., 'bora Artillere, lout
for the militia, and he behored it wind.' since he ha I been etationeul at Bridget is drillinetreeter,
, wee, well. NI ith regain' te the British army. Mn, be hall done what he mielol, and lie hoped the corgi sies
j i'arewo.ll had belt the big :est enritly in the merle ti it, getting up a bit,
, he di,l not lan to say he hail been so intentieuelly„ Comma Vemseiv sail he hail I.oeli a volunteer sines
however. 11., lail recently men that e new ininelad had IKet, and bait been an efficient ell that thee, altl et lie
Gen bel. IT a Itritieli arinefactene fir the Praise:in WOO enlY a gen.', new. Ho eertainle theught the vole.-
r navy : .ihl not think that wee as it shoal,' be, , teens dahlia get anything like so muelesmistance as they
, sad he hots..l if ever the gain, of that ...el Were : I hovorlilnelit-(licar, heart
. . .

lopeight to hear on our shores the manufactory whs.ros
•100. Wan 1/11Ilt might be the tird too feel the weight
oil' her shot -(:11,1,41t1W). Bel to 4,11110 nearer home, lie
would say that whenever No. 1 roonnany oof the Dor.%
volianteers Wan needol it always rame forward All on the
lownolars were effirients, and he wishol the a spirit
anion:den all En Amin ; if sorb was the case, they anal
not 1., Mean of inv:inion. With regar.l to the last autumn
Male Wien,. he 11 a 4 111Ue1l gliwtHireinte.l Willi 0,011, 31111
,li.l Wit think the Dorset hattalion Ara., treated as it ought
to hove been. The fact was, they were potation back into
the n,s..rve, aol olio' not one anything of active serviee.
11.. 1,1114 t say I. Wwm oplite olisdistosl with tlin alTanne-
',lent. I 4.4 poor; lout this year they wool,' have a. moot, of
their own in the osolinty ; ho woulol not now say where it
wool.) be, list it would be settle I in aired in moonth, ,ir
tive weeks, Knoll he believed the Itrinport volunteers would
Ile Dlelw.l with the fixture -(applaure).
Sir %HA:mat:a MOB NEtraaa coil, although he 1n,.,.
hi the -MA, he war is staff they should not lem
open --(lawthter). Ile believed the strenc-th oof a volunteer
force olepenoleol in a great towasion, spun the friendly fowl-
ing loetween the melt alai the officers, anol hot was pleased
to lind it existing as it diol in the Briolport norm. It. i
merely roman:al in the regiment beeallse Col. Menell Was ,
his personal frivolo', and he 11i.1 What Ile combl bemuse he •
belied:a their gallant Colonel war the right man in the
right place. Now there was a young man an.l an old
soldier (I 'apt. Muunt-Patten) present. and he war motel
...say he was staying at his house. and they shoulol hear .
what lie ban to say ilireetly. In he said he
hooped these friendly feelings amt.' Ise tigaintaisied--" let
then, la bound together like • bundle of ostielta, and Ile 1
g friendly mean Mol man and his jackass."
Capt. and Aoljutant Mousv-Itorriat also respondesl. Ile
thanked then very 111UCII inglee,l for the kite, things that
heen said of him. Now Is, must lows to differ in what
had been said set,, the nifficultier od taking on the duties
of asinotant after such a soldier as Adjutant Barrett. The ,
fact wax, when Ile (the speaker) took on, he found every-
thing complete, for there was system, awl when that
existed they all knew lour easy the loanagement and
working of a regiment was, he t thank them for the
cordial manner in which be hall been received when he
first came amongst them -(applause).
Song by Sergth3lajor WAITS: "The Soldier's Dream."
Alivsm. then proposed the health of Captain
Bossl-(trementiour applause). It WWI very true what
had been said that • good feeling must exist between
offirersanol men to ensure sileell.44, and he 41/11.4 pleamol to
"Imre° that in the Briollart rowps that was especially the
rase, lie intuit lair hi, tilitaismay to the worth of their
captain, who WWI a volunteer officer of whom lie was
lonnit.usirv,l.-ruttireamyi
jotnaopi.mola,usei ww:U:c.throocemicheenglynobflui:,3llrd.to
and it was with considerable feehrum of pride be a4drears.4
them. Ile was conscious of his shortcoming., but at the
same time lie felt that be dint all in him power to further
the well-being of the corps-(applause). It war a matter
of pride to him that he had been Mole to keep Ni,. I
company up to such a high standard 101 it was, both as
regarded numbers and efficiency. Ile was phosed to see
such a good nouster that evening, snot be must al.o thank
the men for the strength in which they came out at camp,
for it was a raid wood, and ronferreol much benefit on those
who attended. 'lle oho' net hold with inerelY going into
camp for • fortnight, and doing nothing for the rest (of the
year : what he believed in was, having weekly drilla and
then having a week in ramp yearly. Ile thought they
should have more volunteers than they had in Brioliart,
and it woulol he seen that the number oliol not seem so
high as snme few years lack. Now, the fart was, they
struck off all non-eihrients at the end of the. year, and
that of course rather basemen the total,- it Wag a matter
of life ruin death that all their 1110111lierli levoUltl lot ettio.iepta,
for if they did not whew three-fourths at the anntiod in.
once that
lbw.%
it.M.veem,
hmeenttigrantlot wwoulllttebernwithtahtdrtahsorn,,, and
would won go alas; so of course they must have all their
members efficient, as thereby they were likely to get better
masters. It war no use to have a lot of paper men, hut
, they want,,! those who could stick to the work. Now
then, were many lie knew who could mot regularly attend
but who would he very useful if ever called upon
for active seniors. Ile was proud, however. that No 1
nomatoy kept at the head of the battalion. lie dotal not
amp tor certain where the camp would I/0 held this year
' he doom:lit that, failing a • omit/Able plae it was
very Unifiable it would la held at Burton Ithulstork-
(applause). Ile wan'asl a few more recruits fuel hoped
s woolloi come forward sail join, an WI 4.1,0 up to their
work loy that time. -(Mr. It. 11 sell : Will you have ,no
for a recruit 1-Imighter). Ile (the speaker) was afraid
they shooloin not have leather enough to goo around Mr.
lionnosell--11aughtert If every father was so well tepee-
.4llded a+ Mr. Ilouesell, they should have a ',manno in
the town Onstsmi of • eO4IIIWHE-1,41,11111110!).
5,,,,E 1E; Mr. ANDREW!, u Mu' Whistling Thief," which
, 6,102 incited, his ailatituted "Thu Englialontan. Scotch-
man. and lei-ohm:on "
, The CHAIRMAN maul this year there had been • nil 'ht
alteratiom in their preceeolings, for prizes had been lii.
trilouteol that evening, gentlemen hoot e.illie forward and
~11...r.d prima, and he hail nowt, pleasure in proposing
s• The Donors of Prizes,"--le, 10015,.1 they would itorrelese
and multiply. Their esteeliml nodular of Parliament,
Mr. Mitchell, hail given au, awl Sir Cl,arle4 Whethaal
bad d 'mile forward with at roil pre,,ented lip the b.i,ther
Sellers' Csstill'anY, and had alm given a handsome
donation himself ; there war also their gorsl frienol sit
Monyneug Ilyne Netwall, !tad many other gentlemen to
whom they Well: lisliell indebted. With the toast he
•1 Id cootiple the nein, of Mr. N. M. Isoggin, as repre•
suit ill.; Mr. Mlteliell, .411,1 Mr. S. Wliethelli, fer lois father,
Sir Chad,: Wlictliani. regret;.-'l that the latter
e,,,tleomn wea unable to be ion,sent. lout he wn,ii 'Sell
repro-sell:di loy hi• two solo-thounoal I me).
Mr. N. M. Losa:lV, 'in behalf of Mr. Mitchell; said he
knew that gentleman would Isi very happy to continue his
subscription ; pr else he ~oust have rhangen his naiad ot
, late, for a better friend of the town it was imposed& foe
. them to have ; he war ever willing to stint all In the town,
' whatever might be their political opinions--kopplaissel.
. Mr. S. Wlignisw 011 behalf of his father, thanked those
i.r.z.eht for the conlial wry in whith hi, health luall leon
drunk. He linpoi the primes might la : and lie
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hir IltitAsEra !link Nl:Mt', pr.pilogeii The health of
the Lolies Sweethistrts arid Mit es," he 'honk issiple
with the toast the 1U11,.0..1 Sergeant Patten, who hail won
a shawl as Ins prize • (laughter an.l applauw).
Pergeant l'atten, however, hail ju,t kit the room, anil
therefore coul.l not respond.
The Citailtats pnas,..sl "Ti,., health of their loot.. Mr.
William Knight.- thanking I • for the eseelkeit repast
rovi.leil, aunt allulail in feeling tenets hi the .leath
it( Mr. John Knight, who was rexperhal and heluved hy
all classes in the town.
Mr. Witia.tti KNitiirr n 181.000.1, ',lying he hoped lie
should follow ii. the toutstetts of Ins late lather, ant that
he should en.list, our at all limes to 40[01.1111odate those
who might favour I with their Aniisirt.
It was BMW q.t., delock. the extra two lesinogranksl hail
awl the basing given "tour tie:.t
Merry Meeting.- a verse of the National Anthent siosis
and the