The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-10-25 00:00:00

served for 12 months as • private, and when einem.
stances non which be crosidersd he amid
best discharge his duty by t,king • higher office
he did so. He considered the volunteer movement
deserved far more support than it bad. In this country
there IMO a • strong fftling against large standing
army, and the paying of taxes is surpart one, and
therefoie it was espeninll/ nemaaary to bay., • !rcing
volux.teer fo oe. Ile thought that not only individually
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Dosed to ensourne and support the Armed Civil
Benin as it had been called. He called upon those
prearent to support this movement, ani thought tit. re
were several in that ro son and many in the town who
ought to be volunteers, and to saerifioo a little in sup.
poet of so excellent a service. It was cnly right that
England shoold be maintained as • first clan military
power, and it must be done by her sons beton trained
Volueteena—(chvs`n.)
Mr. F. Faster said he had very great pleasure In
proposing the health of their worthy Recorder, Mr.
Ferrer (cheers). He had known Mr. Ferrer a great
number of years, sad considered him a very valuable
and useful man In the neighbourhood. He was sore
that gators straightforward, oonsaientious, and upright
man did not exist. He was also extremely kind and
affable, and he (Mr. Miter) considered they were very
fortunate in having so good a neighbour. Mr. Ferrer
had built for himself a beautiful mansion In their
neighbourhood, and he trusted be might live many
years to eojoy it. They had beard his charge that day.
and there were several subject!. to which he had called
their attention well deserving of notices. It wait true
that la the borough of Wareham there was not much
to do, and it was as well perhaps there was not. They
lived happily and peaseeMy together, and he trusted
they would ever do so—(ebeers).
Mr. Beggs, in proposing the next toast, "The Mayor
and Corporation of Warehem," said that they bad that
day met the honourable Bench. Though he had not
heard the charge of their excellent Recorder, he was
sere they heel some good advice from his experience
daring the noun years be had had the pleasure of
sitting with the banish. He was not indeed blond, but
be was so deaf that he could not have heard • word,
and therefore for about forty years he had been, with
one single exception, present on such occasions, he felt
the time wee come when he most give no acting as •
jerycnan. In proposing the health of the Recorder,
Mayor, said Corporation of Wareham, he expressed his
earnest desire that they might long live to rule over
them, and that the people of Wareham would always
do their utmost to support them in the discharp of
their daties—(applause).
The Mayor, in responding, after thanking Mr. Beggs
for the kind way he had proposed. and the company for
receiving the toast, said they were all aware his time
of office was meetly expired, and it afforded him very
very much pleasure in looking beak that several
improvements had taken place, and that the inhabitants
had so well conducted themselves. They all knew that
the borough of Wareham was • very ancient one, and
there were seine people who thought that He time of
usefulness as a borough had passed away, but he did
not agree with them. They knew that one of the
services!, of magistrates was to be • tenor to evil doers.
and • prelim to them who do well. He could not,
perhaps, say that the magistrates did very mush in
favour of the latter, but they were certainly a terror to
evil doers. The Mayor thee alluded to comments
which it appeared had been made in his decisions
during tho time he had been in office, sad said that the
most of those brought before him were from the lower
dam. and if he fined a man of that class, say for drunk-
enness, Is. and ea. oasts, which would be about two-
thirds of his weekly income, and only fined one in better
oinnimatancies to the same amount, which might be
only a !seventieth of his income per week, that would,
he contended, be manifestly unjust. Some might
th.nk in making a distinction between the two classes,
he.had not done his duty; but such was not the earns as
In his decisions he had ever been arattaked by the desire
t do what oaa right He wished now as Willem of Milos
was nearly expired, to return his sincere thanks to them
' for their kind consideration and assistance. He was
engaged in en arduous profession, and often could not
give that attention to his official duties which he should
have liked. He hoped they might live many years, and
, that these gentlemen who would sanded him in the
office would ever have the same support has he had
Should it ever be is privelege to be again sleeted Mayor,
he hoped to see the same teems around the festive Board
as that day, and that the enemy death might not have
made any innate among them. There was one thing
about which be wished to make a few remarks. The
Recorder in his charge bad alluded to the New Town'
ball, and said it was a iredit to the town of Wareham.
He (the Mayor) *moldered it was also a very great
credit to the architect, and also to the contractors,
whose work WY every thing that could he desired. In
the erection of such a building they all knew that it
, could not be exactly stated when it would be opened.
He had hoped one time to have seen it daring his
Mayorilty—but this could taut be done, and of this he
was sure that it was no fault of the contssators—(bear,
hear and applause.)
The Vice-Chairman proposed the health of Mr. and
Mrs. Yearsley, oomplementing them on the very
°sootiest dinner they hid furniabed—(applause.)
Mr. Yearsley in returning thanks said it was ever his
wish to give eatishaotiot, to his games. He then alluded
to the sanitary state of the town remarking that they
were informed by both doctors and inspectors that the
proportion of deaths was less in Wareham that in other
towns in the country though Wareham was called •
dirty plan. He hoped they would be able to go on as
they bad hitherto, without having the Health of Towns
Act forced upon them, and thus be spared the expenses
of litigation and roost of surveyor's and other officers— ,
(hear, hear). _ _

•
The Mayor proposed the health of Mr. Filliter, the
Town Clerk, speaking very hithly of his ability and
attention to the duties of his office. H. was sore that
all present cou'd testify to this, and to his general
kinrinve, and ootwtesy. When he heard that Mr.
Filliter had resigned he office as one of the corporation
to take that of Town Clerk, he was vevy glad, as in Mr.
Filliter they had one who was well eoquainted with all
the tights and privileges of their ancient borough, and
also was able in his capacity al • lawyer, to give them
good adobe.
The health of Mr. Filliter, his wife, and family Wen
enthusiastically received.
Mr. Filliter, returned thanks, and expressed his
opinion, that though he had visited larger and richer
places, the town of Wareham had souse things far more
satisfactory. They Hand generally in peace and in good
feeling one with another. He felt in onning back to
Wareham, like • bird Doming back to its
nest. He had spent some of his most
happy days there and hoped to spend many more.
He asked them now to drink the health of en old
frietd of his, Mr. Calaraft, who he knew as • very
honest and kind-hearted gentleman, and one who had
always taken great Interest in the prosperity of the
town. With the tempt be would alto couple the health
of Lady Caroline Calersft, who was well.known to all
by her kindness and sympathy--(•pplanse).
Mr. W. Spicer proposed the health of the late Mayor
Mr. Randall, and in dolor so spoke of his valuable
services in getting subscriptions for the new Town hall.
He (Mr. Randall) wee a thoroughly energetic man, and
worked his own way in the sense, being eminently
suocossful—(cheers).
Mr. Card prepared the health of an old friend Mr.
Beggs, one well-known to the whole of Wareham, and
whose presence among them gave them much pleasure.
He deeply sympathised with him in his late sufferings,
and trusted he might long be spared to some among
them.

tout was drank with smut entbstelasm, and Yr.
BAGGe suitably responded.
The health of the Vise Chairman and the Press, were
the concluding toasts.