The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-11-13 00:00:00

THE
.ELECTION OF MAYOR, SHERIFF, AND

ALDERMEN.'

The C.irrwatien met at nom on the 9:h t elect a
Sheriff, and three Aldermen, awl, with the
exception of Alderman F. T. Roger., every member of the
C•oineil attended. 'The Guildhall and itit approaches were
throng.”l with people, who, we are gla I to say, were
rather lucre orderly than they were at the ,mme meeting
last year.
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Tits:Sergeant-at-Mace (Mr. (lraves) having asked three
times whether any gentleman offered hitumlf for the
taro of Mayor, and meeting with no response,
Alderman Styring awl Councillor Dugtuorc rose t.in
gether, but the former gave way, and
Councillor DIAMORIL said he much pleasure ill pro-
posing for the ullioo of Mayor • gentleman whom he
knew to be held in the greatest respect throughout the
borough, and who hail worked for the interest of the
borough awl of the ratepayers timing the whole time he
had been in .dlcs as • Councillor. lie believed him to be
such a man that if a plebiscite of the whole borough could
to taken to-morrow, he would be placed by an enormous
majority in the position of Mayor; theiefore, he thought
they ought to vote for him. He bad great pleasure in
pr 'posing that Mr. William Douglas Dagdalo bo Mayor
for the ensuing year.
Coswar said he hat great pleasure in
sec ,nding the nomination, and he fully endorsed every-
thing that had been said by Mr. limn:lore Ile hoped
awl trusted that Mr. Dmglas would Is, that day elected
as Mayor.
A'ilertnan STYR ING said, WI be suppowd the Corporation
had the power of electing a Mayor he rose to provide a
gentleman who he believed most present would think
qualified in every way to fulfil the defied of the office for
the ensuing year. He hal been already ti &sof there
could ho uo mannsr flf dOlibt an to his ability, indepen-
.bmce, sound judgment, and other requirtituents necessary
to tivike a keel Mayor, lie then fore had great pleasure
orripodug Mr. Alfred BaLdtou as Mayor for the year
ensuing. .

Titian KnaP.WELcu seconded the nomination of
M!, Bslston.

--the-iii;;l7; were put to the vote, au.l 13 supported Mr.
Holston audio Mr. Duals le, and the former wild declared
to he re-el-tied.
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CONWAY proposed and Councillor Deumortz
seconded a demand for a poll of Miss voting, and after
some conversation it win, taken as

Balooe—Aldertuen F. Styring. M. Kemp-
Welch, G. R. Penney. T. &Mien, awl J. Brckley, Coen-
rillori G. Curtis. T. Buckley. J. S. Hudson, R. Aldridge,
W. N. We,tero, J. Andrews, 11. T. Trl:V{4111011. end K
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Fri,'. Daglale.—CouncillarA W. D. Dazilale, C. J.
Stone. W. Penny, C. Hill. H. It Dugmore, E. J. C onway,
F. C. 0 tkley. E. N. Blanchard. and W. H. Erhard.
Alderman Stratso proposed a vote of tnankr to Mr.
B tilt in for the liberality which he bad shown during bit
Mayorality. lie was sure they could not forget the kind,
liberal, awl c.ntinue,ll supply of nutritious sotto which
had been to plentifully given away twice a week during
the last winter to the aged poor, at ether church people
or dissenters, Conservatives or Ltheralr; and he had seen
Mr. Balstim's natue al a large contributor on every deserv-
ing oe.• mien. Notwithstandimr, all this liberality, he had
bot tiara led what he bad done. hut rather he seerued to
hide it, as if he war clarinets to do good by stsaltii. This
war what they all admired, and what the Giver of all
tod approved of, and he hoped it woolil moet with its
own reward. Ni one lint those who had tilled the Mike of
Mayor lati-iv the trouble awl anxiety and the great amount
of true which it required, and lie was sure that those who
had been in that Mike woold mod heartily join in a vote
of thanks to the Mayor for hir servities during the past
Year, and for the kind manner in which he hal aiicemled
to the witibra of his friendr and consented to accept the
othAile. again.

KEMP.WELCII said he hal great pleasure in
seconding the vote of thanks. Ile did not intend to wake
any eubstistic remarks, which he thought would be dis-
tasteful to the Mayor. lie woo sure that as he had
l'arri.,l out his duties in the past, so he would to in the
future.

.-ilM•voto of thanks was unanimously passed.
The Mama sail he thanked the Council firstly for the
honour they had done him in electing him as Mayor for
the Ile,t year. He believed he hail atudied to do his duty
honestly, awl, however violent a partizan he might have
been out of thaw walls, within them he bad only striven
to du his duty to the t iwn. (Hear, hear.) He thanked
the Council for their kindness, courtesy, and politeness
during the past year. It was inconvenient to him to take
office again, but as he had been re-elected he should strive
in the coming year to do what he had done in the past
year. (Applause.)
The elei ton of Sheriff ivas next proceeded with, and
Councillors Curtis and Councillor Conway rose together,
awl bith claimed to be heard.
The Mayor decided in favour of the latter, and
C lunctlior CONWAY said he rose to propose Mr. William
Mate as Sheriff of the Borough.
Councillor (MILL!' Seconded the pr 'position, which was
IsUppOr UM by Cuuncillora Curtis, Simac, Philpits, Hudson,
aud l'ennY. and Alderman Lull...Welch.
Mr. Mate w.io unauiwomly elected, and Mr. Ilimsog
remarked that List year Mr. Mato was proposed t.y those
who had an object to serve—(" No, no')—hot this dhl not
succeed, and they now all rejoiced together that Mr. Mate
was elected.

Councillor HUDSON propaed a vote of thanks to the ex.
Sheriff (Mr. F. U.S. rityring) for the able wanner in whieh
he had fulfilled the duties of the office during the pact
year. He had dohs so in. manner becoming to himself,
whether as a young man or one of mature age, mid the
office had never been better filled. .
Councillor PENNY. in seconding the proposition, said if
anybody had thought Mr. rityring was too young for the
office, he had shown them that he was not, and he had
proved himself the worthy son of • worthy sire. If they
never had a younger, they certainly never had a more
talented man u Sheriff.