PETERSFIELD.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS.—On Tuesday the members of Court Sir William Jolliffe, 4479, held their third anniversary, when they met at nine a.m., in their court room, at the Golden Horse Inn. After transacting business, and having initiating some new members, and received proposals so to become from others, they formed procession, being headed by the Buriton brass band, preceded by Brother Brewer, the secretary, in full forestry costume (looking every inch a forester—unshaven and unshorn—with his quarter staff and bow) with banners and emblems of the order, perambulated the town until 11 o’clock, when they entered the parish church, where the Rev. Henry Haigh delivered and excellent discourse, taking his text from the 6th chapter of Galatians, 2nd verse, ‟Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the Law of Christ.” Service being concluded, the procession reformed, and after parading through the streets, at two o’clock entered the Corn Exchange, where a bountiful and substantial dinner was provided by Brother Luff, the host, and founder of the court, and which we may add, gave great satisfaction throughout to the members with their odd and even friends, who partook of the same. The Rev. H. Haigh took the chair, supported by the Rev. J. E. Coles, Dr. Leachman (medical officer of the court), and other gentlemen of the town. The usual loyal and appropriate toasts of the order were given and responded to with that genial spirit worthy of the disciples of ‟Robin Hood” and ‟Little John;” not a little enhanced by the glorious sun without, and the airy and shaded expanse of the Corn Exchange within. After another musical parade around, which followed, many of the members with their wives and friends, were entertained as the shades of evening set in, with various amusements, while others sped happily, for the first time, o’er the spacious flooring of the Corn Exchange, with the light fantastic toe in the ascendant, till the hour came to depart, with the feeling that ‟Unity, peace, and concord,” may be the prevailing motto of society.