The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-11-06 00:00:00

POOLE.

DEM in OF CRIME IN THE I.lo.ROV4ll4.—Superintsa•
dent Hunt has presented the following aatisfactory
report on the stabs of crime in the Borough during the
post year to the Watch Committee
The Worehipfut the Mayor anti rientlnnen of the Watch
ottatnitte,, P 001.%
Gentlemen,—l beg ti submit for your perunal my
annual statistical returns to the Hight Honourable the
Secretary of State for the Home Deputment, for the ysar
ending the 29th of Septeniher, 11577, from which you will
perceive that n) perg.ori+ have been pr weeded ag,iiiutt, 218
summarily; showing a derrewe of oriole Ufwfil the returns
of last year, the number then being ;be., decrease ti).
The indictable offences reported to the polico during
the year are 17, awl 21 persons have 'Wen apprehended, In
of whom were committed for trial at the 8...11011,. and 5
discharged.-1 Lave the houour t , be, gentlemen, your
obedient servant,

STEPHEN HUNT,
Superintendent of Police.

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
GREAT LIBERAL VICTORY.

The election of six Town Councillors took place on
Thursday, and resulted in the signal defeat awl utter
iliwomfiture of the Canford party the Liberals return-
ing fire of their candidates, and thus eusuring a
majority in the Council for at least six years to come.
The polling stations and presiding officers were as
follows :

SOUTH-EAST WARD.

Didt A.—NAtinnal Schoolroom, Perry Garden. Pre-
siding officer. Mr. W. U. Raker.

I){4i not B. —Britlph Schoolroom, Skinner.elreet. Pre-
Bing oftieer, Mr. Q. liarrison.

Ingrid Hunger-hill. Presiding
officer. Mr. A. A. Allen.

NORTII•W CST WARI).

Distriet D.—Temperance Hull, IW-street. Presiding
otfir,. Mr. J. IF-Julitton.

Diotriet le—St Jame, s Scheelronm, Church-street.
Presi.hne officer, Mr. Z. Stemheid..e.

Diotrict P.-111,1epeZent P.irkttone. Pro.
siding °dicer. Mr. IL P. Ayles.
The War-1 Aldermen were: nith-t Ward.—Alder-
titan F. T. R ,ere; North-West Ward.—Alderiiiiin T.
Mellen.
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--The polling commenced at 9 0%-b.ck, and from that
time throughout the day the interest awl excitement
was aim. at equal to that witnessed at a Parliamentary
election. Every available vehicle in the too n, as well
as some from 11 mrnetnouth. were teed in bringing up
voters, the livers wearing the c dours of the party by
whom they oNte engaged. We regret to have to
record one melancholy incident in connection with the
election. One f the stern in the North-West Ward,
Mr. George Pitman, of Towngate-street, was suddenly
taken ill when opposite the Temperance Hall. He,
however, persisted in going into the place and record-
ing his vote. Having done so he was af-sbited home,
and uselical all obtained, hut the poor fellow died the
following aftertn.on. Deceased was a steady man, and
he had been a member of the Good Templars for
several yearn.
The number of voters on the list in the South East
Ward is 1,030, and about 920 are estimated to have
polled on Thursday. In the North-West Ward there
are 970 Burgesses on the register, and it is estimated
that about 821; recorded their votes. The number of
Burgesses who did not vote includes the names of
police-oHicere, a number f double qualifications,
persons ill r al,ent from the two, and many of the
Plymouth Brethren- -most of whom are Liberals—who
refuse to take any part in elections. These facts and
that of the large number of v. tea paled by every
candidate give ample proof of the great interest taken
in the contest by the Mu-geese,' this year. Last year
Mr. Oakley headed the poll in the South-East Ward
with 434, whilst this year Mr. Andrews polled the
unprecedented number of 476 for the same position.
In the North-West Ward, also, Mr. Curtis gamed 452
votes this year, a :abet 410 recorded for Mr. Balston
last year. In 1876 Mr. Penny won a seat with 394
votes, whilst this year Mr. Marston lost with 422
votes ; and in the South-East IVaril Mr. Budge was
at the lsittons of the poll with 447 votes—a larger
number than headed it last year.
The poll closet at four o clock, shortly after which
hour the ballot boxes were conveyed to the 11uildhall,
where the counting commenced at five o'clock. About
half•past seven the result of the election was made
known, as follows :

SOUTII•EAST WARD.
James Andrews (L.) ... . •176
Titus Buckley (L.) . . . .
11. T. Trevaniou (L) . . .

ff. Farmer (C.)...
P. E. L. Budge (C.) . 417
There being a tie between Memm. Trevani.,n and
Farmer the Ward Alderman gave hi 4 caoting vote in
favour of the former.
Nonin-Wr.sr WARD.
EJ. Conway (C.) ... 444
It. Aldridge (L.) LTS
C. T. Marston (C.) ... . . 422
J. Gifford (L.) ... . . 414
F. Travers (C.)...
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The result of the election is that the Liberal party
have a majority of six in the Council, awl when the
glorious victory became known at the Liberal Hall a
number of rockets were sent up from the garden
at the rear, and coloured torches were burnt in the
street.

A Liberal meeting WIS held at the Temperance-hall,
which WaS crammed in every part. Councillor J. S.
Hudson presided, and said they bad been fighting a
battle for the life of the Liberal party in Poole, and,
despite all opposition, they had won. (Cheers.) He
thanked them on behalf of the Liberal candidates for
the efforts they hail put forth that day. Poole had
been a Liberal borough, and it WM SO still. (Cheers.)
Let them be true to themselves as they had been that
day, and nothing would withstand their onslaught.
They had fought a gosi light, and they had fought
valiantly. (Cheers.) Mr. Curtis was at the top of
the poll, as he ought to be, for he was a man of the
people. (Cheers.)

. . .
Mr. G. B. ALDRIME congratulated those present on
their great success in carrying five out of six candi•
dates. He urged them upon all future occasions
to be united, as they had been mem the present, and
to show the Canford party, the Tories and the neigh-
bouring towns that they were independent, and cared
nothing for the Tories, or for what influences they
might bring to bear upon them. He thanked them on
behalf of his cousin Re4inald, wh , would have been
present himself but that be was very fatigued.
(Cheers.) Councillor G. Curtis, who was received
witlea round of applause, thanked the electors for
having returned him at the head f the poll, and said
he was especially proud of the efforts which had been
put forth at Parkstone. Some one had said to him,
"You may do very well in Poole: but Parkstone is
going Tory." He declined to believe it, f 1.9 even with
the open polling for the Assistant Overseers* the
people declared themselves Liberal. (Cheers.)
Mr. J. G. Gifford said that was the happiest day of
his life, and he was very please.' with the re.ult of the
election. He was not daunted by defeat, and he
should be pleased next year to come forward again as
a candidate.

Cheers were given for the Liberal candidates, and
the meeting ende‘L
The Liberal members f the Town Council and a
few friends afterwards dined together at the London
HoteL The Mayor (Mr. A. Ralston), occupied the
chair, an] Councillor E. P. Philpote the vice-chair.
Among the toasts honoured was that of " The Success.
ful Candidates," to which Councillors G. Curtis, R.
Aldridge, and H. T. Trevanion responded. "The
Health of Mr. Gifford," the unsuccessful candidate,
was also drank. The company separated at 11 o'clock.

BIRTHS.

October 23, at Sherborne, the wife of the Rev. A. Wuxi.
of a daughter.
October 25, at Moreton, the wife of Mr. Eli Dean, of a
daughter.
October 26, at 3, Victoria-street, Weymouth, the wife of
William Clark, R.A., of a son.

MARRIAGES.
October 23, at Wareham parish church, by the Rev. T.
Hartley, Joshua, second son of Joshua Rack4m, thatcher,
Parham, Suffolk, to Maria, eldest daughter of John
Tewkesbury, of Wareham.
October 27, at the parish church, Come Abb,s, by the
Rev. J. llosegood, assisted by the Rev. —Smith, Mr..). T.
Stayner, of Cecile Abbas, to Ellen Mary, only daughter of
Mr. Francis Bragg, of the New Inn.
October 2P, at Dorchester, Henry Moore Satnp+ou
R.C.P. Ed., M. R.C.S.E., of Painswick, Gloucestershire,
son of John Sampson, Itympton, Yeovil, to Laura
Augusta, sixth daughter of Edward Steele, Wollaston
House, Dorchester.
October 30, at the Abbey Church, Ellterlorne, by the
Rev. W. H. Lyon, vicar, John Frost, H. M. Vice.Consid
Morocco, to Clara Isabella, only child of the late W. .1
Leath/sm. of Brighton, arid niece to Mr. T. H. Bentley,
Sherborne. .

DEATH/4.
October 23, at Weyruouth, at the residence of her
mother, Barbara Martha, wife of the Rev. A. H. McCaw-
land, of Grooms Port, eo. Down, and second daughter of
the late Rear Admiral Charles Payne.
October 27, at Corte Mullen Rectory, Waltham°, Ellen
Blanche, the wife of the Rev. Robert William Plumtre,
rector of Corte Mullen, and daughter of the late Mr. John
Bingley Garland, of Stone, W huborne, aged EL
November I, at 6, Rlchtunnd.torraos, Florence May,
infant twin daughter of Mr. B. C. Harris, aged 5 months.
A beautiful stained glans memorial window has recently
been erected in the smith aisle of St. John's Church,
Devises, in memory of the late Mr. Simpson, the founder,
and for 58 years the proprietor and editor of the Devises
and *Wash., Gassfes.