The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-12-04 00:00:00

POOLE.

THIS CAMPOLATION AT CHLTICII. —The Mayor. Magi*.
members of the Corporation, and other borough
trfrceli attended Divine service at St. James's Church on
/Sunday morning. A procession was formed at the Town
Hall, beaded by a body of police under Supt. Hunt, and
followed by one of the Sergeants-at-Mace. Then came
the Rev. J. A. Lawson, Rector of St. James's, the Sheriff
(Mr. W. Mate), the Under-Sheriff (Mr. G. B. Aldridge),
the Mayor (Mr. A. Ralston, J.P.), the ex-Mayor (Alder-
man F. Styring), Mr. W. Pearce, J.P., Mr. W. L. C.
Adey, J.P., Alderman H. Kemp-Welch, J P., Councillor
W. DI . Duda°, J.P., Mr. J. B. Duren, J.P., Mr. G. 11.
Clutch, J.P., Alderman J. Buckley, Councillors G. Curti%
C. Hill, W. N. Western, T. Buckley, W. Penney, W. H.
Ballard, Z. J. C riway, E. P. Philpots. H. T. Trevanion,
J, Andrews, and R. Aldridge, the Town Clerk (Mr. H. W.
Dickinson), the borough assessors (Messrs. A. A. Allen
and J. Case), the borough auditors (Mears. G. Burt and
W. Jenkins), the borough surveyor (Mr. E. Pearce), the
Cr+ter (Mr. J. F. Street), and the chief officer of
alaßeserve (Mr. Jerome.) The Rev. Lionel Dawson-
Darner, Vicar of Castor& preached the sermon, and a
collection, amounting to at Its. 111., was made in aid of
the National Schools. Alter service a number of those
who took pert in the procemion had luncheon in the
Council-chamber, at the expense of the Mayor. The
Rey. J. L Williams, Vicar of Longffeet, preach.' at St
James's Church in the evening, when a 131. 71 was
collected in aid of the National School.
TH6 LATH MUNICIPAL ELECTION. —The long-talked-of
petition against the return of the three Liberal candidates
elected on the let of November to represent the Burgesses
of the South-Zest Ward in the Town Council beset length
been filed. Thepetitioneris Mr. P. E. L Budge, one of the
unsuccessful Conservative candidates for the South-Eat
Ward, and his allegation., may be briefly summarised as
follows :—lst. That Mr. F. T. Rogers, the returning
offieer, was diiiqualified from being an Alderman of the
Borough or Ward ; 2iol, that theillayor and Assessors dis-
allowed the votes of 21 Conservatives who bad not had
notices of objection served on them ; 3rd. that the nomina-
tion of the Liberal candidates by Mr. A. Balaton was
illegal, he being at the time Mayor of the Borough ;
that the disqualification of Mr. G. F. Wanhill, one of the
Conservative candidates by the Mayor on the ground that
his name did not appear in the Burgesses Roll published
on the 22nd of October, 1276, was illegal; and the
petitioner further alleges that it was in consequence of an
omission on the party of the overseer for Lonifflect that
Mr. Wanhilrs name did not apptisir in the Burgess Roll
published on the Una of October, 1876; 6th, that the
returning officer, though disqualified, gave a casting vote
in favour of Mr. Trevanion, one of the Liberal candidates.
On the above grounds the petitioner prays that the
nominations and election of Mears. J. Andrews, T.
Buckley, and H. T. Trevanion may be declared illegal and
void, and that the decision of the Mayor *Rowing Mr.
Trevanion's objection to the nomination of Mr. Wanhill
may be reiersed. The points raised will be argued in the
Common Pleas Division of Her Majesty's High Court of
Justice.
Bohouite Fount, Monday—Before the Mayor and
Messrs. Dngdale and Gutch.
Least Drake, • woman of ill-repute, was charged with
stealing a half-sovereign from the pocket of Thomas
Penny, on Saturday evening—The charge failed, and
prisoner was discharged.