The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-04-14 00:00:00

ADDRESSES FROM THE COUNTY OF
DORSET TO HER MAJESTY AND THE
PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.

On
I...day ccciii compliance with a numer-
ously signed munition, the High Sheriff convened a
meeting at the Shirehell, for the purpose of pre.
ling addressee to Her Majesty the Qualm mid
than Royal Highnesses the Prince and Priam= al
Wes.
Th. wan Swoon said : In eniesquinos of the re-
giddies which you have jest beard read, and which
ma wee signed by nearly ell the leaded pro/widens
in the county, I deemed it my duty, by virtue of
the office which I bold, to convene tbis meeting.
I have hoard it said by some that we are
rather too late in our meeting. 1 ham also heard it
dated from other sources that there might poesibly
be no ocemion for niche media& but I-have yet to
learn that it is too late to show our loyalty
to the Throne, and that Dared Mould be be-
hind the other great towns sad cities in Ni.
United Kingdom who have already shown de-
moostretiona of loyalty to their Sovereign. Abler
voices than seise will be raised hereafter to show
cause why that aatetias arm held, bin we mud me-
gratulste ourselves that we live in such peaosable
and prosperous lies; that we are reigned over by a
monarch who ever looks after the welfare and in-
teresta of her subjects. The poet ism truly said,—
Entire and tirni the monarch's reign must prove,
Who founds her greatness on her sublects love.
lAppleme.) Per more than a (porter of a century our
neeertign use reigned over this vast Empire, and but
one dark cldd during that time has obscured the
h"ritele 14 her happiness, end that was the death of
the Pintos Cons'.rt. You will agree with me that the
netv'le at hwye mourns over the death of that greet
and good w..an, and the only solace we have is that
the mit os of Wales
gives every hope of fulfilling
the fo•-dest wishes of 'hie parents and frieods, and by
hie early union be gives every promise that we might
orneeicate a glorious and happy &tam. (Chimers.)
will now call upon Lord ghaltaeb.ry to move the
first resolution.

Lord &unseat:ay nod: It would mem almost an
*Lad to the loyalty and good moss of the comity of
Den* if I were to sustain by any long and elabo-
rate argument such a proposition as this :
" Tot the inlislitants of this county are desirous of
espressiag their divotion and loyalty to Her Naiads,
mid the helium of eatiifactioe with whieh they Merl
the merrier, of His Royal Highness the Prince of
Waies with the Princess Alexandra of Denmark."

Leery one, lam sure, who reverences the great lady
who site upon the Throne. nod regards with affection the
iastitetioes of this country, will not fail to express the
teal &ad sympathetic joy at so an auspicious an event as
this—the marriage of the eldest son el the Queen, end
the hair to the Throne of these realms. (Cheers) Now
gentlemen, it has pleased Providence to afflict our Queen
with en irreparable loss, bat in His merciful goodness Re
haa been pleased to give her eldest son and herself a
daughter, of whom it may be said, with the utmost
truth, that the charms of her ruind are gaite in harmony
with Use charms of her person. (Hear, hear). It
will be your simere and fervent prayer that whenever
it may please God to remove our gracious Sovereign
Irwin this transitory world—which God grant may long
be disiteet—it would be your prayer that'thore young
people may be enabled to sitstain the public glory and
•ffeineetic virtues of Albert and Victoria. (Loud Ap-
.plauss,)
H. K. Stings, Esq., M.P., observed : In seconding the
resolution en eloquently proposed by Lord Shoftesbury,
be felt at a loos for words, and for this mama : If any
persou would get op anal dispute the propriety of this
meeting, and so that we were not to come forth upon
suet an ocossion, to congratulate Her Majesty upon
'ebb anspiedeas event, I should haves great Wel to say;
bUsLing am we are lannailnotia, it le really ditSoult to
speak upon the queetion. I would like to my this, that
every town and county had testified its loyalty on the day
of the auspicious event of wh eh they were now speaking.
Thera ham been sash on outburst of loyalty, u pereons
MAY years ago eould not, ham been able to have
given credit to in this country, but such persons would
have been very short-sighted and ignorant of the feel.
jug which existed in the country. (Hsu.) We have
seen the ishabitonts of towns, sad villages, tradesmen,
and employers of labour, all cowing firward and giving
holiday, and showing by every means in their power
their seen of the event which on that happy day oc-
curred. (hollowed Now, nothing remains but that
the exerting of the freeholders of the county of Dorset,
prseeled over by then High Sheriff, should do likewise.
I spoke of the teeing of loyalty which some persosta
fancied no longer enlisted in the Country on this question.
I believe this Irebrar arms from two ciraninstanue—
from the satisfaction and contentment we derive from
living undo: a limited monarchy ; and the more we one
of our institutions the more we have reason to bless the
eirrusestonons under which we live. (Applause.) I
believe this feeling of loyalty slap arises frost the pu-
mmel attachinent to the Sovereign of these realms,
which certainly has not *sided fnr many years in the
country. The happy life of Her Majesty, the pure do-
mestic examples which obe Las set in all her relations
of life, give., an intensity of feeling, and all we can
hope and pray for is that her son and his bride may
follow the stem of the Queen and her lamented Con.
sort. (Applause.) If they do that I am quite sure
this country wiU be well reigned over. (Loud ap
plume.)
The proposition having been put to the meeting rind
:tan, d to, the UndisiSheriff read the following ad. i
Jessie:—

"To Mu Qrsta's )10.T EICIELLINT MAJESTY.—
WORT GRAMM'S 130VINEIGN : We, your Majesty's
loyal and dutiful subjects, inhabitants of the 'sooty
of Dorset, duly assembled this 7th day of April, 1863,
desire moot humbly to offer our cordial congratuletions
to your Majtaty upon the suspicious 'marriage of His
loyal Highness, Albert Edward Prince of Wales with
the Princes Alemindra of Denmark. We rejoice in
this opportunity of dutifully expresing our devotion
and loyalty to your Majesty's person and governors,
In common with all your Migsty's subjects we aoknow-
ledge the many years of happiness and prosperity that
y nur Majesty's enbelitened rule has bestowed upon us
We are highly sellable of the earnest parental care and
devotion displayed by yoer Majev,v and vise late
beloved Con-ort in qualifying His It .cal Highness the
Prhios of Wake for Vie 'mated position h. (=pies.
We earneetly pray that your Msjemv may Ion: be spared
to rule *ear oa, and in watching the kaprioese of the
illustrious Prins, and Princes, to find a solace for those
cares and grid. which have so gravely oppressed you.
and that their union, under the blessing of Almighty
lied, may tend to the h•prillPl4 of your 11.jeety's
and to the continual welfare of your faithful mibjecta "
" To IL I, ROTAL HUSH/fate ALSERT EDWARD,
or WALCA:
"We, your Majesty'. loyal and dutiful subjects, in-
habitante of the count,' of Dorset, auly aaserubled this
7th day of April, 1131.3, humbly offer to your Royal
Richness our earnest oongratulatists upon your aus-
k6.ons marriage with the Prime's Alexandra of
Denmark union from which we are oonfident the
baptise( results may be anticipataL We cordially
participate in the universal rejoicing on this happy
(WIMP inll. oti,l regura it as one which, conducing to the
ashi.lity of our valued institutions. will he a source of
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gratification to II•r Majesty, said of the lasting }mem-
ocia of year Royal Highness and your illustrious bncle.
That the blessing of Almighty God may red upon your
•Mon is our earnest and heartfelt prayer."
Lord POSTMAN said: I quite agree with Mr. Rymer
that there is hardly anything to say. We are all of one
roiled awl were most happy that an event should have
occurred which Iwo given thogreatest possible pleasure to
the Queen. and we wish to expreessuitably the feelings we
all entertain. (How.) lam quite sure of this, there is
not
how. hail • sun married who cannot feel most deeply
for the QUcele 111.011 this occasion. The joy it gives •
lon to see his eon married to • daughter he can love is
•pairt all usideretowling. The man who hos never imps.
eneril Inchon event, cannot understand the feeling. I hope
•very one will live to experience it. mid therefore It is with
the greater latisfactiun that we con tender to Fier Majesty
congratulstiona of • similar nature,. ((qows.) And
having bad such jots after so much trouble, leads us
more anxiously to &olio Her Majesty will be supported
in that satisfaction, and &gain feel, through all the
changing scones of life. all that happiness wkieb in her
widowhood oh* can experience. (Applause. I Abe hes
not only had the best of husbands. but one who assisted
her ill the most anluous duties in reigning over this
great empire. I SIM of this, that the county of
Ito-set must feel uwet aniiuti.s that their wntimenta
witreaseal ot Oita meeting iihoall be conveycil to Her
11.ji etr. We hare all dons our best to make this
au•pielems event remembereil by the youngest amongst
After all, the joys of thow al mature see are nothing
hobo compered wiels thorns of Um yonnger of as; and when
th cyan,* seethe Prince of Wale.' eh ildren,say we
rejoiced when they were married— we will rejoice when
your son is married in turn. Nothing could tend so
much to comfort the Queen in the remnant of her afflic-
tion. as to know that her petiole contenipleted, with
great joy, the event which must be ea satitfactory
to her. Au di why' because we were looking
forward to the Prince of Wales walking in the foot-
steps which his father and mother have endeavoured to
guide him in his youth. (Applause.) lithe Prince and
.Prinoras of Wales feel. as I am sum they as good
.naust feel, that the love and affection of the great
body
a the people of this country are tendered to them, they
mill strive to the utmost to make themselves worthy of
that affection. and show that they are doing all they
can in return for the hope that had he... expreeesd by
the people of this country, and that they will follow the
et:ample which the (Neill has set before themA (Ap-
plans& I SOM. of in have hsid in days when it was
flought impossible to inuegino Hat such &feeling would
epread in the country as wu hays witnessed during the
post few weeks. It is not our business to go book. Ws
In looking forward, and I hope the youngest ansompt
us who may lire to see the Prism of Wales 17001111Z1111 of
SM. country, will be able to realise that hope whish they
new wish may be realised. Intern ) The noble Lori
then proposed the following resolution :

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" The* Mho address to Her Moist Gracious Illajeetynow
read by the Under.Bheriff be adopted and .
on vellum, and mooed by the High Sheriff en=
the county, and forwarded hw presentation."
J. J. FANQINAIIIION, EN , seconded the motion made
be Lord Portnien. He perfectly growl with all that
Mr. fisymer h.d said with reipird to the loyalty of Mos
ammo of Dane* sad of the happiness withal they
•141.04 in under yeah a imenardiy as
they 64. (Hem, hear.) Although be wee somewhat
adstmeml is life, lie hoped be might lime to see whim a
otemiug shoold be caned upon to oospataiste His

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loyal Highness epos the birth el as heir to tile threw.
sod laughter.) He was ewe that they weld
an lois is wivhing them every possible lopploeu sad
b. Amid likelto see any man Ishoalared to select ergo
aho loyalty al the county of Menet come forwanL
(ApPloasse.
Lord linens said tI have been asked I. torn Ow of
the resolutions, and it would he eery eabseetning if I
besitsted to do in. When I was oriel:eta to some time
ego %pop the subject of this muting. I must confess ins
answer win rather calculated to dimearege than *num.
..r. lb.roosting. which was owing to ,fg knowing
sow laarly fuldrealles bad to.. sent up It Iris rather
Ws to nod an address of coogistelentall, but he would
Don wal "better Into than Never" ; endwithegual troth I
do eay there could he no Oisetion upon w*ch a store
besot-felt congraulation eituld be addressed then the
-applause.) la the of the
Met eta
ed Wsles, so ha es human toned& au see, His
Royal Highness rests his hope for future happiness
upon some sure foundation. We must not forget that
It is an event which gins cause foe congratulation to
the county, as is the ordinary course of event Het-
Royal
Highness the Princess of Wales must ill the
position of importance .that lay lady can
if In this county, and epollion in which her
toluene. and example will tell much upon the happiness
of thou stowed her. Viethelli ray exaggeration I might
say that Her Hefei Highness gen great promise that,
whilst she would.c.ravea blemag to her laueband, she
will sealuely the duties which will he con-
nottsd with her pubis. statien. (Applause.) The
addresses I will now any. "That the *damn to His Royal Highness the Prince
of Wake, now also read by the Prides Sheriff, be
and engrossed and signed in like manner, and
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pneented."

Glaser Rturr, Esq., M.P., mid! Lave been re-
quested to second the resolution which has been so
ly proposed by my honourable friend. I will simply
remark that if anything can tend to mitigate the
lees which this wenty hes sustained sad add to
the consolation of our bereaved Sovereign, each en
Melon on thi, isn't folk' It. mission—a onion cemented
by love and sffectioe. I think we may articipale
that the Prince of Wales will be guided in hi.
future career by the bright examples of his parents. and
by tlie example of a Sovereign who lives and reigns
In the affections of her people. (Applause.) I think
we zna• anticipate th•t the bright influent* and pros-
pests whirl hays been laid lotto, Prinee'scharacter will be
realised. With regard to her with whom be has linked
his destiny of youth—gram and beauty, sad the far
more important qoalites a the mind and heart
can happily combine together to support hlm in the
career upon which he is thout to enter -we have an ex-
ample in her in whom we have no lately welcomed to
our shores. (Cheers.) Let us all unite in eongratula-
tions, which. I believe, will never be effaced from the
memory of this pest nation.
Lxd Claoderssoa, in a few appropriate remarks, pro-
posed the last resolution,. -
'That the thanks of this meeting. in the name of the
money, he given to the HilFll Sheriff for cionveaing the
same, and for his conduct in the chair."
This was seconded by B. GUIDRY, Esq., in a neat
speech, and the Mei awe baring acknowledged the
compliment, the atestims separated..