The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-11-10 00:00:00

ELECTION OF MAYOR.

Tuts Dar.
Ths quarterly melding of then Council was held this
day (Monday) when them were present ,—The Nfayor
(Alilsrunati ilmgory), A Herman ,itnei 11. tra
T. Iknowtt, A. Polk% It. Donlon, A. 11. Lock, T.
Coombs, W. Tuli.y . Davis, F. V. Ens, a•lil .1.
If. Illistable.

Mr. Alden urns I om : —Mr. Mayor and
input lenten,—Anlay brotherableron !II are not permit.
I rift. to flank.. a mos. wition autlureonl to the Mayor
for the uiuuuiuut year. Yon eel remember at this
I: n I WOVI. 111"thilt ago, the duty devolved me to
propose Mr. I Iregory. Ile ham now gone thr mgh
year of office, I think, to the enthe mbefacti m of

- flue prominenon was given to • tableau depicting
every member of the °eine, and I think Mao to lb. hi. Satanic Majority and satellites, who we are told
town at large. If it in not t %idea It:n nut much, I had been procured at immense cost. "Th. Deuce"
was repneented, according to popular (way, with
should prop., that he retwin in "like another year. horns, fiery three-pronged fork, et cetera, and was
I think he is now well up IN the WI/ 16, hi, has sufficiently repulsive 4, satiety the meet exacting. On
this car were ale, several fancy chat actors. This pro-
tium at Itiediepleal, and I think in every way he as erosion made the town lively during the afternoon,
well qualified to fill the "Mee for another roar, if he orowds being attracted by the unwonted spectacle.
As dusk set in it became evident the night would be
would le, kind enough to take it. There are many
fevonrable, and the strain wan became thronged with
reasone, I tnentioned lact time, why I thought he visitors from the neighbouring tewns and the country-
would be • fit and proper prima to take eds.-. He side. The hour of aneenl,ly was, an usual, °ntht
o'clock, lint long before that hour littlyn innumerable
hen • thorouith knowledge of businew, and I think in were ;wending the areeta, and the exploding of fire-
every way he has earned out the duties which works and retinue unearthly noises emitted from
devolved mon him, a• I aid behest,
um
to the ntinfaction numerous unmunical instruments created • din that
of
all. thm.erere propose that Mr. Ath1(1113,11 WWI almost deafening.
Gregory la askedtake effice for another year.
To attempt to delicribe:the multi(etrionn characters
Mr. ALVENU l'ore : Mr. Mayor, -I hare very which were represented would be A hopeless,' Wk.
great iileaeure, sir, in rising to second the Inioticad &MO very original costumes and dwarf's were to be
which has been put to the. :leerily by Mr. Alderman wen, while many old trim& were revived for the
Denten, for Idu feel that in you, sir, we have a occasioa. • remarkable feature was the plenitude
tried gnarl, • gentleman who has saws successfully of cheerio ; indeed, sew old Grimaldi would have
filled the office of chief magistrate of this MU county been highly flattered could he have peen so many
town, having now filled theaters, I think, altogether representatives of his profession. There scarcely
three years. It has been mooted that younger Mee, manned an many brilliant costumes as have figured
rennin% were anzinum to take upon thernaelsee this on former occasions ; there were some exceedingly
„..airabla book but / would remind them, as I good, but the majority evidently aimed more at
would say or one's self, that their turn must come, incongruity and the comic than at faithful impotent& and as long as we can gist gentlemen of ettenience.of lions of historical characters, which form such am
business habits, and so fitted to fill the office of chief important feature in similar displays in lame towns.
magistrate for the borough as our friend, the Mayor, One very remarkable figure was that of • black I think we ought to accept of them. ICu sure there which, with its huge wings outstretched, wined
can be no member of the Council ai eminently fitted through the streets, an object of terror to fill the office in ever/ roPeui as °Ur Present Mayor- and surprise to many. Another, that of an
Mr. Durden hat referred to the point that he tar. Indian chief was capitally designed. There were
Gregory) ham ample time on his handa, and we all some vex, brilliant uniform, of mmaadm.,,, and mums,.
viers with clashing armour and coats of mail; while
knew that, in addition to ample time, he haa ample
experience, and we also know there is none more the soldiers of our own times were well represented,
fitted to deal with the vexed quention ed the drainage Sham soldier jostled with the "real Dranet,"end Uhler's,
of the borough than Mr. Alderman Gregory. I dragoons, lancers, and hussar. made up the:military
therefore have very great 'demure in aeconling the element. There were several very good specimens of
propene' of Mr. Alderman Durden that Mr. Alder- the genus Beefeater, but one we noticed had the
men Gregory should be asked to accept effis• for quaint cenumes surmounted by • modern higbhaescon-
another year, and lam sure, gentlemen, it will be the teary to alltunage and preconceived notions of this
unaninaous wish of this Bond that he should do no. historic °oriel. There were one or two jolly fat
No other gentleman being pnipolied, Mr. Alderman Friars, and 'me representative of another denomina-
Durders put the motion to the meeting, which was tion, who attired in • suit of broadcloth, and with
carried nest, eon, the ortheedix white tie, was apparently assiduous in
Mr. W. TILLIT said : I do not wish to raise any distributing tracts.
opposition to the Mere elect, but, at the same time, By a clever contrivance, an old Dutch clock was
I hope this will be the lent time I shall sit here and seen making its way along the crowded streets, and,
see any member of the Council elected Mayor for the of course, by its novelty, attracted much attention.
second time. Looking round this table, I notice there "'Die Deuce" was still to lie WWII in propriif person.,
an. itesoral younger mm ebers anxiously waiting to fill bid his majesty atimet het his identity in the general
the leak and it is no encouragement to them to emend throng. Pelieemen were fairly num.-rows, Irishmen
so many cemenitne and ether meetings unless they were plentiful, and laden, jockeys. Peters, cane's-
see eeine chance of filling the seat. I believe thin men, deeeradee of all descriptions, were in strong
is the reaem why we got such short neuters at force Coneiderahle attention was, Ad mina:, devot,
ed
the different meetings, to the fair !Mt, and there were numerous attempte at
The hlntoa : I sincerely thank you for the oomph- imitation, with more or Ins %access. To attempt to
moot you have paid me in re-electing me to fill the describe the innuinerable form, of (baptise adopted by
office of chief magistrate for the ensuing year. This the majority of thane who took part in the procassion,
is the fourth time I have had the honour of filling the and the hundreds./ bey", would he impost le ; nearly
chair as chief magistrate ; and on looking at the list every conceiyable character was repreeented. Many
before me, Ido not see anyone who has before filled • gay reeterer found sufficient disguise in an addition
that effice four times; therefore, I consider myself et nose or whiekers, and there were also some good
doubly hoeoured. I am very much obliged to Mr. characters not connected with the procesision. •
Alderman Denten and Mr. Pope fin the kind and large number came from Weymouth, and helped to
flattering manner in which they have spoken of me. strengthen the demonetration.
I have ala', te thank yeu all, gentlemen, for the very Soon after eight the procession started from the
great kindness and easentimoe you have afforded tne London-road, and proceeded by the linual nate. They
during my. peat year of office, without which 0. were headed by the band eif the 3nl Battalion Dorset
oporatien it wentlel have been impossible for mite Itegiment. Two ether lands also took part in the
to eet through the business. I need hardly *ay proceesion-vix , the Piddletrenthide Brans Rand, and
I am quits% sure you will continue to the Holy Trinity Drumm-and-fifes. The bandsmen were
render me that kind assistance as in the pan, all fancifully attired, with • very droll effect. In
We have a gnat deal of work Were us in the ensuing the pew-elusion wen, several tableaux, notably, an
year, and therefore I hope you will give every Iriph wake, and • war vessel, manned by
atkeition to it. I must say a few words with regard "hardy Nonwenen." The latter was particularly
to the past. lam afraid we cannot bean much of friss'. Other prominent bailors in the proceeniori
having made very great progress in the Council work, were( log(without Magog), fencycharaeteremonntedon and especially in that of the deepen' of our town tricycles and many of those before mentioned. The
sewage. When I accepted office last year I was very effect pe'oduced as the proceseion left the London.
sarignine that by this time we should have been very read was very striking, but as the torches
far advanced with the work. Our friend Mr. scarcely burnt as well as in former =
Brymer v.:lint...seed to take the sewage at Puddletown the brilliancy was not maintained. Having i heath if we brmight it there. I personally thought through High-street, along the Cornwallnad, down
it a mast excellent thing, and I endeavoured hi push the Great Western-road, up Souttestreet, the pro-
forward the scheme, lint unfortunately • legal omeion made its way to Pounclbury. Here • large
difficulty mopped up which prevented Mr. Bevan bonfire had been erected, the material. of which had
ateing entirely on leis I/We account, and so the been kindly given by Mr. W. E. Bryiner, M.P., Mr.
echeenn has tweet in abeyance ever sines. I Sheridan, Mr. It. William, Mr. H. Mayll, Mr. Cake,
hope e w shall lie able atilt to make none arrange- soil other gentlemen. Owing to the- high wind, how-
ment with :Mr. Bey:nor; at all etentn we ingot over. the fine burnt rattier WO quickly, and the pre-
all pot our shoulder,' to the wheel, for this year tame- marline round the fire were onneequently tomewhat
tisiog mutt be dine with the drainage in ammo, shape ehortenwl. Some fine rockets and other fireworks
or firma; and thefore it is our duty to consieter the were discharged, and with dancing and other anima-
ls... 4 plan and carry it mt. With regard to other week ments the amine was a gay one. Elwin after ten, how-
we have made a few improvements, and eepecially ever, the bulk of the great crowd had left, and an
with regard to the Fair and market ground. We ha • hour later Poundbury was deserted sad the town had
built • wall there sad erected • Wog abed, and I maiml its wonted