The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-11-13 00:00:00

POOLE.
THE ELECTION OF MAYOR.

STOSNT NESTING.

The proceedings in connection with the election of
Mai or were the most boisterem that have ever chum•
tensed the ceremony. A. won as the doors were open
the crowd rushed in aid g moat to their political
(cellos, by alternate am ring, gronaing, and Inning.
The agenda paper wee headed" Timmons', November.
it...
Ti.. proposal. formally mate by Mr RALSTON, emonded
by Abli roan STTILING, tLat Mr. IL T. Trevainon be
appointed Mayor, was greeted with Mame and groans and
aPge,Lir'sl My, itilleJell more lengthy remarks in vest Lasing ea
amendment, that Mr. Dag labs be elect id to office
met with • I avourable reception. his rafereaC• to Mr:
Dusdale's many good qualities being fr qmotly cheered.
Mr. CONWAY emended, and sal he knew that, in
doing so, he was only expressing the wish of a majority
of baggages.
Mr. BUDGE raised a point of order. to whether it was
competent t pr 'pow a gentleman °Wei le the Council,
the Council being full—the point was oreroudden, how-
ever.
Amidst • greet deal of excitement, the two names
propoewl worn pnt to lb* meeting, -ben the tee p•rties
registered their respective nulaberg—lr ,r Mr. TrOV•SIOI2.
13 (including six sidermen); for Mr. Durdals, 11.
Tbe M.yor vacated the chair, and his place wee filled by
Mr. Trevanion.
Tao me iely-elected Maros proposed a vote of thanks to
the out-going Mayor, but hie remarks could not be hoard.
t TOW was caisrLsd sem tom. .

Mr ALDRIDGE suitably t,tur..el thanks.
Mr. Coawsr proposed. sod Mr. Bsaivali seconded, the
elect on of Mr. C. rope as 86 rid, hut an amendment in ,
favour of the elecnon of Kr. .1. U. Mundell wag, on •
division. curled by 13 rotas to 11.
co, ex•itement subseqoently atteched to the election
of three aldermen in the room of Messrs. Bittop•Welch,
Suring. and Builder, who r t rod by r Tag drat-
n tined rot rice, the nom. of Kr. Corte was substituted.
The Liberals voted for htemre. (Turtle. Btyriog, and
Buckley while ths Conervativea voted for Kasen.
Travers, Smyth, and E F. W. ()Ahoy The voting wu
(Juni to be equal. and Mr. Taal's:floc gave his cubing
yet, in favour of Wolf& Btyring, auras. and Beckley.
wh were therefore d•clared elected, an occurrotoe which
emigre-tool wi.h applause and hisses.
Mr. BUIPOZ then band ,d in a formal protest on behalf
of the CormervaVio,a, protistint mietnet the election of Mr.
Tr ovanloo, an I .t &as thst I. gsl p -weeding' would proh.
ably hereof ter be coma:mead against him should he vote
on any question coming before the Conned.
timers. WESTER...I eat Yeti ma I. ,roua efforte to
within Thaoteetiolli but owing to tie continued intorruir
Clog no one hsard what they wore tit tin; about.
Mr. Burma further prcreeted against the original vots
of Mr. Irma:don being a lows I, sa also against the vote of
, Kr. Aldridge, who he contended was disquelifi.d by
reason of his partnership with his brother. the Mark of
Lb. peace.
Mr. KddroWdad bade an nt ctiag farewell se on old
member of the C soot exprosad an earnest wish for
fle.pro!per.ty of the town. (Appl owe.)

—ie7.l7.Z".;L ra I othar formal business
t`no proooede t with.
The bells of St James's Church were rase as anal of ter
tier *Motion of Mayor.