The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-10-01 00:00:00

Dorsttede.

TErzfOILINT VOLONTIZIJI AT Tau ALOTIJKX MAX-
ON —A Lieutenant of the Dorset battalion has
written as a letter to the Votuition. Service Gamete
a last Saturday, what the editor of that papa/edam:fiber'
es
"a perfectly model report of the work dons by the
ezatellent Dorestehire battalion under Colonel Mensal."
We hove great pleasure in goalies the following from
the introduetory paragraphs of the Lieutenant
report :—" I have perused the detailed aceousts of the
movements of the lit and 3rd Provisional Battalions,
end while doialLemo oould not but feel, in common eith
(I &W sore) the maj nit, of the Dorset Volunteer;
that our battalion eertainly merited a little more
rustice froin the press then haa been accorded to it. I
believe that the fact of our being its rearm throughout
the eampalgn amounts for the &beanoe of any further
notice of the battalion than the casual mention of its
preminee on one or two omissions which appeared in the
London daily papers. The Don't Battalion. mustered
613 of all ranks, easembled at the Blandford railway-
station on Saturday, the 31st of AL.guat, and marched
thence to the camp on the Ramp Down, to take its place
in the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Division of the Southern
Array Corpe. Lieutenant• General Sir John Michel,
G.C.8., the oonatnaodsr of the corps d'arisee. 14 •
Dorset men; our divisional commander was Meiero
Genersl Brewurigg, C. 8.; sod our brigade, 000atating
of the 93111 Regiment, the let West York Rifle Wins,
and our battalion, warn under clommand of Colonel
Broca, Grenedier Gaud& This brigade has been salted
"Ate model brigade," as, it consisted of one regiment
each of Revilers, Militia, arid Volunteers, therrbr
carrying cut the ne• scheme of the Army orgenisatiou.
I would here have your readers remark that the Dorset
Battalion is the only one In the Volunteer Service
which. either for tb• mancouvres of hot year or this,
turned out sufficiently strong to form rta entire and
distiact regiment of • brigade. This was the case 1.. t
year, when the battalion remained for the first sight
days only; but this yoe we rernainet for the whole
time. Tim trati•liou was formed into eight strong
eompanies, Lieutenant-Colonel Manse' (iat• of the &)b. . • . -
• ,Colonel '

Re) in Command, with Lisuieoant-. Steward
and Major Matthews, °utak and Adjutant Barrett,
Quartermaster Captain Camels, and twenty company
(dithers. In front of the battalion marched • 'malt but
effective corps of pioneers, wearing bublev, and beteg
all tall, fine logo, opechillyealected, their promotion added
much to the mmartneas of the battalion. rte • band is
not permitted to Volunteer battalions, we substituted
a oorps of buglers, oolleoted from the various corps,
who, with • little instruction from the Bugle-Major,
supplied the deficiency with great encases. The in-
spiriting sins they played were of the greatest &armies
during our bog marches, end it wu wonderful how
oberig woe the music when the pace Bagged • tittle.
The Out was most rtriking, and I think the eeteblish-
meet of snot • bend well 'worth the consideration of
oommuding officers of Volunteer battalions." Want
of specs precludes us from quoting entirely what Is an
essollsat and sculpt acccunt of the doings of the
Dorset battalion.

JURY LlffTL—The jury Hata for the Dorchester
division were duly promoted to the magistrates at leo
petty sessions, last Saturday.
Liouturro.—The meeting of the lioensing magistrates
for 0006rming the new lionises granted at the annual
Wowing meeting is flied for Saturday next.
Ws beer that the Rev. J. li. Ducks, who wee curets
at St. Peter's reeently, has been appointed to tb•
instusbeoey of Glen Oraig, near Belfast.
Lim or Voraaa.—Mr. Platt, revising berrister. was
at Dorehester ea Retards, leek to revise the lieu of
voters for the borough and this division of the °aunty,
bat the bluntest wee gaits forme!.
BT. Pamta's SOID•T SCHOOLS.— The &could sermon.
on Wulf of these schools were presohed on Sunday
last by the Rector. the Rev. E. W. Peers, and special
hymn' were sues at each ferries Ti. selections
amounted to £l3 12a. 6d.
Dosarr Comm' HOGNTAL.-Borznona were preached
at East Fordington church lest Sunday in aid ot the
horpital on the 000ssion of the ingathering of the
harvest; and more than £6 was oolleatad.
Strrrxr. —At the great theme and butter
exhibition it From. on Wedneeday 'sat, when prism to
the rains of MOO were competed for by 167 persons
from Indeed, Wilts. Glouoreter, Somerset, and Dorset.
Li.. first prise of E 5 for 281te. of butter, was taken by
Mr. Thomas Weldon, of Came Dairy, Dorchester.
The Lord Lieutenant of Somerset won a prise of Angler
mount _

0010111TID TO Till DOUBT COMITY PILDION.—Hard
labour : Arthur Norman, vagmocy at Itampisham, 2
calendar mouth.; James Adams, posobing at Ormage
All Sainte, 2 oalendar months ; John Laver. and William
Monter, night poaching at lAttlebredy, 2 caleodar
mouilm and find scrod..; ?sancta Freest, vagraney at
ftharborne, 1 calendar month • George Hammy,
vagrancy at 14111 field, 14 days ; Kingdom Oook,
a cant at Weymouth, 14 day..--imprimenwiral : James
Norris, breach of pesc at Fordinaton, 6 months.
'twiner /sass William Walker, malioiously
wounding at Portland.
DoacuiSTU A.ORIOULTITRAL ROOMY. —The animal
pleagiting match of this moiety took pima oa Tuesday
last, on West Knighton farm, osoupted by Mr. Z.
Bunton, when there were 25 competitors-14 men, 11
britiyaawnatid two with Vitt oz-plonahs. The land was in
e I ordar for ploanhing, and the work was doe*
oapitally. The judges were Mr. W. Obiloott, of
°amiantus ; Mr. J. Best, of Wannwell ; and Mr.
Hopkins, of °wee Magas ; who awarded tha prises as
ander
To the yemen being a constant errant of • 'amber or hie
widow, wto WWI port, half an acre of rod within • given
time in the brt manor (two home without • driver). Isl,
LT, Edward Forney, In the bernoll of Mr. L &mown, of West
Knighton ; Ind, LI, Christ Boring, In the service of Mr. W.
Paull, of Piddl•hlnton ; David Rolla, lo the wirvio• of
0. Kill., of
•Iltarnsate.

To the lad, tieing • conelaal servant of a member or his
widoor, under 17 yew. of age who shall plough half an acre
of Mod within • gives Urn.. In the beet manner (two homes
without driver). lot, 11 10.. Prank Ncirman, In the mortice of
Mr. If, Kayo, cow?. Prom.; 2nd, £1 Roil., e the
service of Mr. O. Eli% Of Suragste , 3rd, it., George Dart, in
the WV id of Mr. T. Chick, atlml.toia,_

In the clam for two scan 'without *driver there one no com-
petition
To the person befog • constant marmot of • member on hie
widow, who shall plough half an acre of laud vrlthin • ivon
time in the beat manner (three or four °sew with • driver), IS,
AI, John Mom, In Um serwlee of Mr. J. Mayo, Pox well ; 2nd,
Li. Richard Layne, In the service of Mr. W. Maillteld, Purim-
ham.

ADJOUILIIID Darsaixo Mu ha—The adjourned
Ilo.ywi. Tire mm."lnag is tint: pPreeenia" ett
wttee-13 bk1.1"0"11. F.l"Stet trudr,
Esq., G. Warry, Esq., & W. Whilams, RN., and G.
Churchill, Req. The Dock, Piddletown—The license
of this house was traasferred from Mark Meager, to
Ann Meager; that of the Travellers' Rest, Portland,
from Thomas Haile to Wiliam Malone, formerly •
private In the Royal Engineers, discharged lest July
with • very good Mutracter (Mr. Howard made this
application) ; sod that of the Bridge Inn, Preston, from
Mrs. Spencer, dammed, to Mr. J. 11. B. Spenoer, her
son.—The renewal of the following Beeman were
adjourned from the annual sessions. The Crown, Port-
land : Supt. Hare said the disorderly conduct Qom-
off had been disocuitioued. Granted, In the
LialPirdihat for the future the hotter would be properly
eonditeted. Mr. Howard watched this mon The
Peach Bowl, Portland: This was adjourned on acociant
of some little irregularities, but Supt. Hare said Moos
the last russiting the ottleance bad been disoontlnaed.
On the aptlieatten of if. S. P. Collle. the demise was
renewed. The Fieherinaa's Arms burrito's's, West
Chiokerell, which stood over la account of nou.attend-
ance, was renewed at the Jordan°, of Mr. Howard. The
Sailor's Return beerbones, Portla' nd had beau adjourned
on th•OnwPinint of the police, but was now granted, as
it was understood Mr. W. H. Maher would modest it
himself instead of entrusting it ie • servant.