The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-11-12 00:00:00

WEYIIOI7III.

An extraordinary result followed the proposition and
election of Mr. Aldermen George Eliot m Mayor on
Saturday last. the Mayor-Meet refusing to qualify. It is
said that • portion of the Council came together to •
priests way, as has been the case before ; but instead of
their making it 'all smooth" not sufficient attended to
carry the election, and the derision was therefore perforce
left to the open election in Ouildhall.
The Council-chamber was entered • short time before
noon by souse of the members and othars, and when the
Mayor'. procession came from the breakfast at the Royal
Hotel. it wee antornpaniel by • goodly number of the
Inhabitants who crowded It to excess, and still a few
gathered at the bar which separates the chamber from
the hall.
The Corporation were escorted by the Sergeants-at-
mace, sail the police, and among those present. were : the
Mayor (Mr Unite), Ward Aldierm n !Midge and
Howard; Aldermen ti. Eliot, Robertson. and Thomas
Councillor. Grove., Snook, Roblin.. Webb Hann.,
Dennis. Hanes, Lovell, Aylesbury, Seaman, Lannind,
Weldor& Charles, Arles Wallis, and Graham. with the
Town Clerk (Mr T. C. Staggrall ) Mr. Alderman Luce
and Mr Councillor Donnish were the only &bloating. the
latter be ng
The public included—Dr. Simpson, p.p., Mr. Reynolds,
J. Y, Dr. Tisard, jr., Mr. W. Talbot, +.p., DT Moorhead,
J P., Dr. Smith, P., Mr. T. Abbott, J.P. Ileum Polly
Hoover, H. T. Dooms, Crlfflps, James ffiilledge,
Motley, Walter Turner, C. F,
_Arden, magistrate.' clerk.
Targott, Hamilton Prime, G. lladems. jun, Dr. Nathan,
Mews. Vincent, H. Wheeler, Rowe. C. .1 Freeman,
Parsons, W B Morgan Bush. J. Rolls. J. A. Shernin. T.
B. Groves.,
_Re c.l 111111., Ray. W. Smith, Mews O. H.
Chalker, Beal*, Russell. F. Mace. Prescott, Supt. Viskary,

The ornewadinge srere root with fan by K. Wallis shout-
ing 'Kate way for the Mayor r and next asking foe Me
WilitiOVll to he opened. Is -Ma the Mayor demurred. se
H. Woriebill s. esstad with tieback doss %hernia
Mr. W4LLIS thereon asked for the Dew esmetilistar to
be al : adding the town bad psid for it, because the
aglatrot.s didn't ways to hare the hush air over them.
K. Alderman How•as : You ideas everything wall
ventilated. Kr. Wallis
Thu minutes were fret read. including the voting of
AM for • now borough rate: but
Mr. Finirleau. supposed the Council did not wish all Um
g.L4I, to bee rewl

Mr. Wows : I Wok ft Is Quito orroososy for the roar
Yvon to too. Ira.% I. gnaw oc is AU borough.
Kr /Manua YE:Llama : niff woad alit booallifkloard
by tbat bola. road.
The Ilona t I ao aot %Mak fib alosasary.

Mr. WALL: I am Imre sea 'Olio mob old I thlinima
it to he reed.
The Kayos: What Is tho voice of thla gesetlag on the
subject
'tr. Waists We are not so dark but what we ma be
aelightened now. Thisi. a public gamier': raseting, and
time is so 4.144
I Tim Katoa : You can be heard through the print. Kr.
Wallis.
Kr. WALLIS : Perhaps I am too dam so already. (Hear,
bear, and laughter )
Kr. Dynns : Key I Worts the hemmers that this is
tidy matter of detail I I do not think Kr. Wallis's moths
Is at all to be deplored; but! do sot think it would
salightle the public to hear the dotal tea
coevermitioa was laterrapted by the hiPanooo
dramatise °abide. sad Ow MAYOR explained they mast
wait till the J•111~11 bad their tarn. Silence Wag
parttallv mewed,
The Tome Cues staled the first bantams of the wet-
las eras to elan • Mayor
Kr. Denali sad Kr. Alderman Eliot nos ta
Tbe Karat having salsouaced lb. °bleed of lb.
decided tit it Kr. Deaals had the right to speak firm.
Mr. Dams said he rose with • great deal of piteous to
move the following resolution :—That Kr. Aldatmua
Georo Edward Viol be liao Maier of tide andeat and
loyallorsagh of Weymouth sad Moloombe Bogie for Um
Pada' yam Ho thought It we. eels dna that h. should
maks • few remarks aa to ths_positisa he held this more.
Mg, Par the beet seven or Milt dart • great dell .11.1 k
bad dose is la ths town as to the neatleensa who Is to be
Karon Day after day they had the names of goallsensa
mentlosiet, who would have beta et aid proper to Tepee
gent the Commit and bargemen, aid to sumala the dignity
of this Wreath. He believed there had boon what had
beta termed by some people hole-andncenor meetings.
Ha was not there to discoanteeaace holtread-oonter
toesthip ; but gentleman came away from them and till
what they had heard—Goughtsr—aad he found up tri
yesterday, no gentlemen who would soorpt the office of
Mayor had hoes decided on, and he felt it warn only for
him, as hairiest received the collides°, of the barrooms,
to foibles oat • comae for Ithasolf *blab would bs satis-
factory to them, and he resolved be would come and
propose the gentleman who bad for so lass • pasted.
two years occupied the botwerablo patinae of Mayor of this
borough. But when be spoke to him co the subject. Kr.
Londe told him yesterday atoning that it would be Is
mil; sad. most anew, thing for any of his friends to do
Toerefore he set to work to led out the next geatlessea
mod tellable to fill the °Sea and out of this Babel if
ocafasies (the geatlem.. beim so numerous who had
long served the burpasse and mare adapted to the office)
he could hit woos so other than Kr. Aldermaa Georg*
Eliot (Applauto.) It would be very mach out of plain
Von Mut (Kr. Dennis) to my what the qualifications of
Chief Magistrate should be; bat of aticessite be ought to
Dream large Wainer capabilities. Daring the Um* he
(Kr. Donets) had bent in that Council Chamber than had
boos many and difficult questions to be decided; there
had been rotes tor great differences of opinion, aid cot
many occasions ha had differed from Mr. Eliot; but he
must my Kr. Eliot had shown large capsioity for public
buenees, and be had never heart fall from his lips ono
word that was offensive to say atintlentan daring an that
low titan' (Applause.) Apia, in the person of Mr.
AUerman George Eliot they had one who was acquainted
with legal matters connected with the magistracy of the
county of Dorset, and it was of the greatest importance
the Council should sure time by boring a gentleman who
is so capable Coupling all these facts together, he thought
It. was not wrong in swing that in Kr. Alderman George
Eliot this. qualifications are combined. If they could
only secure his services when many difficult questions are
corning up for discussion. to lead them through the busi-
ness of this year, in such a manner as will comment
WWI to the judgment of the town se** rally. they would
do right in November, 1878, in slanting Kr. George Edward
Eliot to the mayoralty for thisyear. Hotherefore proposed
that he he the Mayor.
Kr. Haling roes with unfeigned pleasure to woad
the proposition made by Mr. Dennis. After Kr. Dennis s
statement of Kr Eliot. qualifications. he (Mr, Hume) did
net think • single word more nemossre. Ha therefore
seconded the prciposition.
There was • little delay, during which Kr Eliot stopped
to the head 011 k. table, and conferred with Kr. Thomas,
Mr. Alderman IfoWAID suggested that the Mayor
should bring down the hammer. and declare Mx. =Lot
elected.
The Karoo U there ie no anestubnent, it must be
de4arielcorriod.

Kr. -ildes7maa Zuar asked the Mayor's indidgmos for
om minute. because tie bad bees so satirely taker by
eamriee that be might as well say meetly what his
Partials was at that reoutuat. He came there quite
prepared, as they raw, by hie quickly rising, to roars •
gentleman. He understood that by moo( roes mysterious
proceres inentioned—(lanibter)-m gentleman bad bra
selected with the approbation of the snajoritY of the
Conseil, he was also sake& sad wee prepared to
thariFtlensan. As he had beset so entirely tern";
eti by the verY sitarist tra of Mr. D.mals,
I. face of his repeated that be (Mr. Eliot)
did sot feel in a*/ ..ktorewed to take the mayoralty, e•
felt bound to propose Mr. Alderman Thomas.
Kr. WALL= (to Kr. Eliot): You are the Mayor of this
borough. Mr. Eliot, and you will ham to take IL
Mr. Zuor returned the Mayor as chairman, after lila
appealing tor Indulger:A would not take advantage of him
Hs therefore proposed Mr. Aidermaa Thomas, who for 20
years had been a member of the Council, and who on so
many 001:111100011 had been raced, and even after a contest,
had been placed at the head of the poll. He was re rend.
man who should take the mayoralty for the corning year.
With regard to Use choicer Mayor, Mr. Eliot amid he had
always been of °price that the Mayors of this and every
other borough should be taken In rotation from the
members of the corporation, be did not approve of the
custom which had been followed hers in the riaction of
Meyers, the gentlemen who had been trusted by the
burgesses as councillors should, he thought, be trusted to
lake the mayor try. All knew some had manna why they
could not take the honour: but that was no reason why
the rim should not be made, and being refused, he did not
les why others who have been elected should net he
Mayors. Ho therefore had great pleasure in proposing Kr.
itsisland Thrums

Mr. Councillor Animator said he cams doom with tha
undentaading that Mr. Lint had Wooed the Mayoralty.
He fully scowl with Mr. Denali as to the qualifications
of Kr. floors* Eliot: Nit the gentle whom he would
propose is tonally qualified : he had it from Mr. Doors*
Whit himself, who said "There is no gaitlemse among
those who sit around this Word that has WWe knowledge
of municipal matters than Kr. Rowlaod Tholoaa" He
had the plowman of proposing a (en Gomm who has holm
Wetted six times, somoVines of tor a contest, who followed
a *ours, the most straightforward and honest It was
possibie for. moo to adopt. He pr2posed him oot to
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no c oe . 1 ag or u
hare been very haler/ to @spoon him. The greatest
promisors had been brought to bear upon Mr. Thomas to
allow himaelf to he notoinoted—Goterruptioni—gentlemen
of the Board could bear him out In 114100/ SO. if. there-
fore seconded the amendment—that Kr. Thomas be
elected Mayor.
Kr. Waitrons asked permission to speak to thio
quairtioo, because he felt he and othms were plaided in a
0081t1011 of some MU* embarrassment Fairly he might
toy there was but one feeling—that Kr. George Flint
should accept the position sought to he pat upon him.
But if they proceeded to so unanimous election of Kr.
Illotaahro would not acceptto. position, the proceeding, of
this would be nullity, and this he had from Mr. Eliot
hlassol Under those drodoistances ho, and the (sotto-
moo at *his right and Isl 1, did aot feel instilled in putting
the Mayoralty on Kr. noes shoulders. He had
positively doclined on that occasion bat oe some future
oresidoo, and not loot hew*. Kr. Widsford hoped Mr.
tilot would to Induced to accept it, with that gram which
does se well become him, (man sure that no gentleman
sill bear it better than himself. But if they elected him
the proceedings would bean abortion, ThereforeMr! Mr. Lint drat

—Thu -11•70-a711KIETot would adopt Ms own count but
we must grit out the question.
Yr. WILMILD pr•sleaa to that being put from the
chair, asked Kr. Ilia whether ha could be induced to tako
the Ws malty, sad Mr. Zuot replied he did not task to.
Er. ildsrmaa Thomas would like to appeal to Mr. Mot
on this matter, Mr. Eliot knew that h• (Mr. Thataaa)
himself wined on him at hts eineldishatest, sad pasted
out to him the difficulties sad incourealeacto he
Manta) would be wader it be me:opted the allot sod
palatally estreated him to become • madidate when
Mr. Thomas would glee him all tha support possible.
kaasslini ti Mr. Eliot he said—" II youwl.h to soots
the post of Chief Earistrato, I shall gladly re'ire. At the
present moment It would be ezosedlogly incoavenient to
Lotto take office."
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Fataza- Is sot what la your wig ;It la what la
OMR

--Hi ELIOT : I bare previously stated that I most
most positively decline to take the Mayoralty. 111. ouly
due to the Emmy kind friends whom I hew around me
that I should sum this. I am emmedisgly sorry that I
tiers thee proposed ; it hal placed me la • very difficult
position ; bat I beg most respectfully to dallies the 'meow
which bast been offered foe.
Kr. Drum. ea the mover al the sso,ositios. claimed
the right of • *ply. He cordially sg7.d with what bad
been laid ea t" the desirability of wwiag to the
usanlisonely to sleet a Kayor. That eadm=int
vreeCse' al attained if the geatiesein who called together
a section of the Town Owns° had wiled together the
stage ; they should have bees able to agree oa • Ilayoe.
ICaorriag the difficulties coming upon the Coosa°. kuow-
iag bow we are threatened by the Local °overawes'
Board, and hollering Kr. Gimp Eliot to be the right
Crrbe (Kr. Dennis) most abide by bis resolution, sad
olie. d tbe gentlemen would suptert IL
The IGTOR that put the liallodiseat sad the resolution,
when there voted :
Per Mr. Thomas (11). Per Mr. Illiet lI.M.
Kr. Aldermem Zliot Kr. Alderman H,ward
.. " Thom.
ug .. „ Killed's
~ Councillor A v .. . Robertme
.. Nangle ~CorUclllca Dennis
Webb .. „ Keane
„ Groves .. „ Wallis
Welsford .. Apes
Graham .. ... °narks
.. „ Laming
.. „ Seaman
',well

s lkook
Roberts
Tits Worship declared Mr. Alderman Eliot elected. (Greet
applause: and three chairs )
The Tows! Cumut .aid: Mr. Alderman Eliot positively
&dram to make Use denteraflose prescribed by law. tiros,
rir (to Yr. Landis) are therefore bound to hold that altos
till your Dammam la appraise!. (Laughter and sprautra)
Three sheers were thee emu for the Mayor, ors the
magestion d 11(r. WiLt" who also advised the gentle-
men to keep their tempers sod the aldermen too.

Mr. Alderman Me LUDO, said it was always e
and if it had not been customary ha should lisreafnen M
wrong on this occasion If be did not des, to return Sheds
beet and warmest that*" to the late Mayor, Mr. Landis
(epplause) —who had so faithfully, so hasousably, and so
honestly wood them They meld ell 'peak of his
urbanity of conduct at the Conseil meeting., end he (Kr.
Milledp) could speak personally of him when he had
takes the their at the meetings t the maaintransk fea •
most praiseworthy, basset, and tierisht M.D. Therefore
ho proposed that the host Sheaths of the (bawd are dm,
and hereby 0.0. Vs the Mayor, Mr Landis. ( )
MT. Alderman 110WA/to rose with edited mount of
pleasure to second the proposition Mr Milledga
During the two years Mr. Lundie had filled the Alm, be
had done to with honour to himself and to the town.
(Applause.) Although at this election they had heard of
certain things being done, whatever talking' there mietht
have been be had kept himself aloof. It afforded him
infinitrapiseenne to "woad tbe vote et thanks and onbehalf the Connell, thanked the Mayor for the affability
and buslores-like conduct he had shown. He also to&
the liberty to thank Kr. Landis too townsman tad In the
am* ad the town, sad every Demme would support Km
In doing so; no comment of his was reemesary • no
words of his would add to the fesdlau and If anything
could give greater pleasure than Kr. lOts taking the
Mayoralty, it was that, If he could not, they had such a
worthy man to fall back upon as Mr. Landis. (Applause),
The )(trot remarked the Town Clerk add he must
return thanks He was quit* sure of one tking—he omid
%Mt' ogres with his predecessor, Mr. Weldord, that
Better Is the end ado thing thaa the beginning thereof,
became he felt the and was • grist deal better than the
beginning ot his Mayoralty, ant the kind feeling they had
expressed wee bettor stilt Heqults.grisdKr. wa ford had
• hard time of it during hie /Mr 01 ofik* ; but he °besiaal
from the Council ell the sirmlthy and support ha required
In that troublesome tines here had Wen Of ,
each a character that he should harreat4ed to the Praelliel
of same tied framed.% had it sot bea let dew drum-
Menem. The last had sot been • year of labour ahoestha,.
became the labour bed been horse so &serf ally, sad snared
so kitten, by all the gentleman welted the It art He Ited
anxiously endeavoured, wallet bolding Me own opiate's. to
avoid giving pain to say, and had glom to every man who
came to the &erd as he did, "Mk for the beet latentiona
and desire to repressed the hem fairly, tad to sustain Its
Whom Nose of them Gadd shagsay particular stela
la that; they bed all wale Awe le to the beet they tad/
t• womb ibe praperbr hi wbash lbw would an the..