The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-02-13 00:00:00

"OUR MEMBER."

At the Council meeting: whi.:ll was held on Wed•
nesday last, under the presidency ~f the Mayor, Ll4O
chief matter which came before the notice of the
members Wlll the following resolution prop sad by
Mr. Councillor Curtis, eg•Miyor : -"That consider.
big the fact that Chas. dchreibo, Esq., hoe beau our
member minim the last general elea.tou, end on no
occasion has addreseed the general holy of elector.,thie
Council, ae the represeutwlyee of the people respect-
fully request him to take the earliest opportunity of
addresaing tile electors.' Ou this being read,
with well feigned surprise, an I amid some laughter,
Mr. GlirroltD, elevaung his eyebrow., asked" what.
ever for,"

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H ouly looked upon Mr. Schreiber, the ex-Mayor
reph,d, iu the light of their repres-ntative,
therefore, it was ouly right an I esolotiable that be
should address the whole of his cousti.uency. At
present whoa ue spike one half won, shut out (ruin the
meetings.
Mr. CoNWtx said their member add:ease I his
friends and supporters. He imagined Mr. eurtio
must be one of his friends to propose such • resolu-
tion,

" uppoeing he refuses," n,ked Mr. Guyon°,
pleautavely, will you pram him anniust his whl?
"And will you gauran:ee urdeir enquired the
member for Perketone.

Mr. Oliva did not for one moment doubt that
order would bo maintained at any such meeting.
The President of the I.,:bered Amociatiou, Mr.
Datums, was of opitdou Ms. &number should
be aft ntied the opportunity which he bid
never yet had—that of addressing the whole body of
electors. At the recent meatus,/ of Lb., Conservative
pony, whidi wos of a qu.ei, if not of on ii..tirely
private character, Mr. aclircioer inde a speech,
which was published, alio went forte to be world as
the senluienta of his c.matituauoy, but he (Mr.
Malstou) was quite certain tune eei.tins-nta could
never be at lorsesi by the constituency. Mr. Schreiber
might be proud of his e •tua:etiqu with Mr. Wartou
and the obstructionists, but he knew the electors ,d
Bridport dill not emiorie Mr. Warton's policy. With
regard to that recent meeting, one thing_ he was
plemed to see, and that was that Lord Wichborne
was not preeent. Circumstances, over which he had
no control. compelled him to keep away. Circum.
stances, which many men could not control, bad
converted Lord Wituborne to a Tory. (Laughter.)
He should be very glad to we him re-converted, and
to eee his eldest son representing the town and
county of Poole, for he was quite certain L ri Witn-
born• had no more sympathy with Mr. tichreiber'e
p tic 7 of obistructiou, and Mr. 0 dirrey'e speech at
the dinner, than he had.
A stroug protest wa, raised by Mr. C, WRIT against
throwing le,litice in amongst that body. It was, simply
tnrowiug down the gauntlet to the C oiservative porty.
He we. of epini Cu there were ohetructionsats i lsewhi re
than in the !louse of Commn ina with r.gard to his
speech he had.heeu inis-reourt d.

It WaZiell-r-enef—jO.l'ai.i.l; fag end of the meet-
ing." rent trke I Alderman Sonros.
" Ah," drily added BALISTON, "Mr. Murphy
wasn't there."

Sir. HUMOR was at all times willin4 to listen to Mr.
Schreiber'e wisdom, but it won' I be more agreeable to
him if he were a :dresee I as one of the electors.
Referring to the speech made by Mr. Dugmore, of
Perkatone, at the dinner, the speaker expressed in
strong terms the disapprobation he felt of the ignorant
emu wnich had been pored forth up vi the alayor,
and sail the rem irks were beneath the id any-
one presuming to a position of respectability, as Mr.
Dugmore did.
CONWIT en.leavoured to apologise for Mr.
lluguiore, and said he did not Wiens hie rrmarks
applied to any particular Mayor. Ae this elizited
" oh, ohs," he added he had quite enough to answer
for himself.
Aldermen NORTON: Yes, you have quite enou;li.
Mr. CONWIT l'hank you.
The NIAToR said h- treatel the remarks which had
been printed out ti him with c ntempt. (Applau.e.)
At the same time they had beans one noutce of in-
fection t him, having drawn I.rth an they hut a c .n-
-iiidere le amount .if sympathy in the shape of letters
fr.on friends.

Mr. "lupus protested against that an-t of discus-
sion.

M. Weems followed in the same wake.

Mr. BuDaz afterwards al e Ithit it was nothing but
sheer pr,suinotiee, especially on the port of the ro-
poser and seconder of the resolution—the shining lights
of the opposite perky —to aft.mpt to dictate to Mr.
Schreiber how be should regul de his c induct As •
Council, they were not cello I upon t • put the screw
.in their member, but th-y sh old leave him to do what
be thought fit for the good of the toms.
Mr. Cairns iipitaoc•l Mr. D%vey, who, when he
I•l,lressed a umettng B .urneutou'h, threw it open
to all. Hs hal n . wish to throe to apple of disc .ril
among them, awl, as it MILI pen to them to get the
sheriff to call a meeting, he would with haw the
reeoluti in.
The matter then cede I.