The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-24 00:00:00

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This pa arises front tke fact of the
honour being thia.. opts game of the gentlemen without
their consent being fiat obtained. This I know has been
the came in peel yea* sad the result has been that
persons whose names were seat up to the Lord Chancellor
have ref used to qualify, sad their appointment hoe 0011111.
quently gone said
Whether the consent of all the five gentlemen ill the
present instance had been obtained before their names
were submitted I cannot say, but I should suppose they
bad not, and it moms to me doubtful whether all of than
(or at any rate one of the number) will qualify.
I am sure most sensible man will an.. with ma that the
present mode of appointing magistrates is most objection-
able. The mods. earmuff is somewhat se follows :—Two
er three local part,sans of the (I ivernmeot for the time
being send up a notification to the Lord Chancellor, that It
I. desirable that so many gentlemen should be added to
the commiesion of the peace for the borough, and forth-
with there I. sent down an intimation from the Necretery
of Comn.le.iooo, to the effect that representations have
been made to the Lord Chancellor as to the state of the
borough bench, and he ham decided to increme this
number I

--liark the factt Not the slightest intintsUon is given
as ta the sort of representation made, or of the name of
the person who made it! Now... there were before the
new addition no leas than twenty magistrates, it seams to
me that there was no particular need to be in a hurry in a
matter of this kind, and, unless Use representation had
come from the Town Council or the Borough Bench, any
such intimation from an outsider might well have bosh
consigned to the Government waste paper basks;
Perhaps some may say, " Did not the Liberals do
precisely the same thing when they were In eer
Granted. But two wrongs do not make a right !
they might not have acted in every case aa they VII;
have don; that Is no reason wh eiry th wronidohog
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--T-IVO--q-tiestioos I have beard asked. via:—"L If there
were only two vscanciee on the Bench. why aprnlot five
new magiatratie r " 2. If there wee a diapontion to
appoint two Laterals, why not have inked the leaden of
that aide of politics who would be moat acceptable to
them?'

—i-know that some years ago when the Liberals were in
the ascendancy and • list of names had to be submitted
and representations made, that the Conservative gentle-
man whose name was included was rpoken to Previous to
the list being sent of. Why not have done this on the
present occasion: it would have been following • good
wren-dent, at any rate.
All things considered, the names submitted are those of
good men. Mr. Tanner is an honourable and upright
man, one who will always. I am confident, do that which
in his conscience he believes to be right. Ile has nerved
the town in various ways, and destine. the honour. Mr.
Milian is now out of business, and whatever objections
might have been urged against him whilet be was con.
booted with "in. trade" such objection cannot DOW be
mule, As a guardian of the poor and as • member for
some years of the Town Council, he discharged his duties
fairly and honourably. and I am sure his appointment
wlll be regarded with favour by most persona Marra
W. Inakeeter and TO. Sanders, as Liberals, have neither
of them taken • very active part in politics, bat they are
worthy DODD OI worthy sires, and as each of their fathers
were magistrates of the borough their appointments
will be looked on with favour by all clams.. Of
Mr. Conway I need only say, Ids appointment would
" improve by keeping.' There is, however, this commie-
Pan,
_that he will be surrounded on the bench (that is.if be
tuWinied by awn of age and wisdom who will guide him
if his youthful seal should lead him to go • little fast.
He comes from • good stock, and I have confidence that
he will grow into a napectabis sort of WM. I will not
find too much fault with his youth, somebody must be the
the Bench, and it fa, perhaps, just
youngesta ,:111:shotelelnbe °the youngest J.E, as anybody
else.—l am, Sir, yours respectfully,
LOOKZI-011.
POOl4 September 10th, UM

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