The Telegram. — 1894-09-18 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

ILM.L. gen competition :Quality Quality Results of un- of group TL No. of Of divided fire Company fire, drill. discipline. Ist, No. 5, Swanage ~200 20 60 - 280 2nd, No. 1, Bournemouth 150 26 35 - 211 3rd, No. 9, Portland ... 100 24 55 - 179 4th, No. 6, Poole ~ 100 22 50 - 172 sth, No. 8, Portland ... 100 25 40 - 165 6th, No. 7, Weymouth .. 100 2-1 30 - 154 7th, No. 2, Bournemouth 50 24 60 - 154 Bth, No. 3, Lyme Regis ... 50 25 45 - 121 9th, No. 4, Charmouth ... 60 22 40 - 112 No 10 Company waeaunfortunatelyalisqualifled through a mistake of one of the gun layers, which was aconsiderable disappointment to the group, as earlier in the (lay, when the trial shots were being fired to obtain a proper range, the gun layer of the other detachment of the group laid the gun with such effect that the shot when fired carriei away the target. The hutst recorded in the range report are as follow :-No 5 Co. (Swanage), 4 hits; No. 1 Co. (130umemouth), 3; No. 9 Co. (Portland), 2; No. 6 Co. (Poole), 2; No. 8 Co. (Portland), 2; No. 7 Co. (Weymouth), 2; No. 2 Co. (11ournemouth), 1; No. 3 Co. (Lyme Regis), 1. tat prize, the brigade challenge cups. value £BO, to be retained by the officer commanding the winning contpany till the next competition, and silver cross guns with shell and Lintel leaf to be won by each non-commissioned officer and , man, with £l5 15s in cash for the group; 2nd, the I " Pheli es" silver cup, value £l6, to be retained by the officer commanding the winningcornpany till the next competition, and silver cross guns to be worn by each non-commissioned officer and man, with £ll in cash for the group; 3rd, worsted cross guns to be worn by each non-cotrimiesioned officer and man, and £8 las for the group: 4th, £5 18s in cash for the group. In the evening a cumplimentary dinner was given at the Marine Hotel by the officers of the brigade to Lieut.-Col. Eliot, V.D., on his moaning his command, when the following were present: Lieut.-Col. Eliot, Lient.-Col. McLean, Major Andrews, Capt. Comm lt.A. (adjutant) Captains Talbot, byinea, Crickmae. Bowen, tteynolds, Neale, Lefroy, Surgeon-lOptam Kinsey-Morgan, chaplain(Rev. Canon Beator), Lieuts. Calcott, Barrett, Prithuore, aud Morrison, Surgeow Lieut. Du Bottles% Captain Devenish (Ist Dorset Regiment), Col. Congdon, Lieut, Lowis, HA., Lieut. Anley, RA., Lieut. Scott, 11. A., Major George, V.D., Ist V.8.D.1L, Liens. H. Groves, bet V-8.D.R., and S. Groves, Ist V.B.D.R. Colonel MCLEAN proposed "The health of Colonel Eliot," which was received with great enthusiasm. After referring to the valuable services Colonel Eliot bad rendered to the Volunteer Artillery in the county for over 33 years, he expressed a hope that Colonel Eliot would allow himself to be nominated as honorary colonel of the amalgamated brigade.-Colonel Elam, in replying, expressed the pleasure it would afford him to accept the position of honorary colonel if he was appointed, which would thus keep him still in touch with those with whom he had been so long connected. Ile recalled with interest the fact that it was at the Marine Hotel, 33 years ago, he enlisted as a volunteer, and there he had joined in many pleasant gatherings with his brother officers. Colonel MeLsetts then proposed" The health of the Royal Artillery stationed at 15eymouth," coupling with it the name of Colonel Congdon, and referring to the great courtesy and assistance which had always been rendered by the Royal Artillery stationed at Weymouth and elsewhere to the Dorset Artillery Volum teers.-Colonel CONGDON, in replying, congratulated Colonel McLean and the officers of the brigade on the efficient state of the men under their charge, and felt sure that with the energy displayed by those present the brigade would have no difficulty in keeping up a good supply of officers, the want of .whom was often a great hindrance to Volunteer work. During the evening the hand of the Weymonth company performed an excellent selection of music under Handmaater Bridgeman, The dinner was catered for by Mr. Clapp. the proprietor of the hotel, in a manner deserving of the highest praise.  The North Britiah dividend for the put halfyear will be a quarter per cent. per annum on the ordinary stuck, and the full divideni on preference stack.  Robert Arthur Valpy, a barrister, of London, committed suicide on Wednesday morning by shouting, at Pencerrig, Builth, Radnorshire, where he had been staving. •  A Cardiff servant, suffering from religions mania, jumped from a bedroom window into the street on Saturday night, and marvellously escaped with a broken Arm only. A Ti7llC3 second edition on Thursday published a telegram from Calcutta to the effect that a large portion of Luck-now is inundate] by floods. Some anxiety is felt for the bridge. Many suburban houses ate completely submerged.