The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-11-26 00:00:00

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THB MARQUIS Or SALIIIII-ORT AX-1; THB VOLUNTEERS!.
--The following report has come to nil, the truth of
which, in its main particular. I think I may guarantee.
An active officer of 0111 of the metropolitan volunteer
regiments, at • great cost of time and lalmur. rained •
workingman's corps, and was congratulated generally
for his nieces.; not, however, by the Lord•Lientenant
of Middlesex. He entirely diapprored of arming work •
ing-men, especially as the Colonel us Radical. ' And
to allow his disapproval, and to punish the active °nicer
aforesaid for his impertinence, the noble lord lieutenant
Lax refuted to grant the said ofticer a commission.
although he was unanimoualy chmen by his corps. And
there P, no appeal ; the lord lieutenant in such matters
being entirely irreaponailile. except to the Crown.
Surely the Secretary for War, or the Commander•in•
Chief, or the noble lord at the head of her ilajosty's
Gurei ninon (for whose special duly it is to check
tyranieal lord lieutenants I know not), ought to logik
into this inciter,—" The Lounger at the Clubs" in the
Ithwrata riots. _

TRIAL OR THC BLAtIt Painca. -- This irommseed
frigate, li ich powieirees the atrength of the W.irior, and
is but little inferior to her in arinanent or dimensions,
made the first trial of her speed et the measured mile
in Stokes' Bev on Tuesday. The Bleck Paince lois not,
of course, goi her weights on board, and at present is
only rigged with fore and jury meat'. The result piths
ial WAN in every respect aatisfactory, the machinery
and boilers uorkieg well. The ship made four runs at
the mile and lealized C speed 4114100 knots. Thu. can
Only he regarded as a preliminary trial, which aloes not
indicate the real speed of the .14, inasmuch as there
were many things which combined to retard her speed.
These obstacles, however, will be removed in the future,
And time Alpe." ell I y reIISOU to kuc...e that tls• Black
Prinaw, when fitted out for sea, with all her weights on
board, will equal, if lot snipes'', the speed of the
Warrior.

TN 6 W. 111610101 PFRIMINANCEB. The official report
of the Warrior's performances during her late cruise,
states that the mean nate lif speed attained under full
steam was ii fraction over sixteen knots an hour. Under
canvas, however, idle was beaten by her consort, the
Revenge, which also showed bee slipo•ioiity over the
ii onside hi ansiveling, .lie liii. 'J lie Wei nor, during
the tiip, required nineteen minutes to " wear," but it
appeal-4 that this defect arose loin cause, which may
easily be removed. She eabiliiied considerable liveliness
is rather lietry weather, hut her rolling was by no
means such as to justify the gloomy prognostications of
wine of fir lkvotl reformer.. In flung broadsides she
only 'ahn.: , a little," and the space between decks is
kept wan. l• ! clear flout smoke by the ventilating
machinery s. ii which she in supplied. Altogether,
therefore- ii no ioly rely upon the published reports—
the first of our great irou-easeil frigates liu come well
out of the ordeal to which Om has been submitted.

The Obarrrer is happy to hear that by the return of
regiments hum foreign service, which will enable the
Government to discontinue reel uiting, therein a proapeet
of • nanaible reduction in the cost ot the army during
the coming year. The artillery, engineers, and the
marine light infantry and •itillery sill not, however, be
reduced. Nor will there be much reduction of ImAvat
expenditure, whilst the building of irou•eased vessel,
goes ou..

The Army and Nary na:rfte says that arrangements
are now in progreas for eiTecting, in ninny of the minor
detaila of the clothing of the service, a greater degree
o uiawinity. Among other inatters it in intended that
one pattern button shell answer for the whole of the
infantry and cavaliy, which will be stamped with the
lion and crown only, and not with the nuirber of the
regiment or corps any longer. Inateril, therefore, of
150 different dies and patterns, min will be sufficient,
and one colour iii the trimmings of the Service will
BUMP) as well. The colour will he I 1 briijlit buff.
Au Order lan been received at Portaiuouth to hold in
readineas for active service at an hones notice all the
gun-bunts in the firstalass reserve at that port. The
object would appear to be to teat how soon they can put
to 55 in perfect order.