The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-05-04 00:00:00

VIIIZI-ITIDAC-A wARDKD FOB ITS
SIIPLIIIMLITT

GREAT LIBERAL DEMONSTRATION AT
CBBIRTCRURCB.
On Wedaesclu evening last the Liberol Motors of
the borough of Christchurch had a "Grand hugest" to
esisbrate their suoses et the late election in the ret n
of Mr. Edmund Hartland-Berke as their representative.
Ni fewer than 730 sat down. The tickets were not
seld„ but distributed to each elector who 'supported Mr.
Burke at the last elude°, the Liberal party having
subscribed the amount asseadery to meet the whole
oast of the Imuset-searly £3OO. A mossier wooden
bending had been mad for the osession by Mr.
Galling, builder, of the town, on a piece of ground
which Mr. O. 0. Aldridge had kindly lent for the
purpose. The interior was made es gay and es &burial
as feasible, with • profusion of the flap of all notions,
and a pleetifel dieplay of flora &commie, both neftr4
and ortilieLL There were also numerous mottoes and
ineeriptions, whit* bad bum very admirably painted for
the ounelon by Mum. Jenkins and C. Bury, of Christ-
Much. Amami* them wore the following :-Over the
platform, " Wdeoese sod honour to the man of our
sholes," and at the opposite end GI the balding.
" Willows to the &demote or freedom," " Muhl the
bed of the free," and undersea& these two mottoes
wen the war -" Bright, Gladstone, iteasell." On
the sides of the stmetare were inserilesd- ." Freedom of
election our birt,Xight," " Retrenchment and poses,"
" Vele by ballot, ' Union of all Moses, piratic" to
none," " Christchureh boroogh-mejority for Mr. Rorke
19," "Religious equality," " Justice to Ireland,"
"609" (thee being the number of votes reseeded for
Hr. Burke). "The satrap a trust to be discharged, not
poessedu to be "Our Coutry, our Queen,
our Oregituties," "Equal liberty and equal justice,"
"Lung life and happiness to the Liberal member."
Here end there, too, wherever sum offered. wee b-
owled Mr. Burke's monogram, 'EBB'" The long
avenue by which the building was approached from the
strut bad also bees made to put on • much improved
miniature Br trees haring been thickly
glinted smog side of the satire length* On ••A
side of the orm chars were placed for the mom-
moieties a select party of ladies, who were admitted
is soon u the tables were cleared, and as the opposite
end of the pavilion an orehostra was fitted up for the
mossmodatice of the epleedid nand of the Isl Huts
Artillery, who during the evening played • very mortal
selections of Deader airs.
The Right lion. W. F. Cowper, M.P. for South
Huta egookied, and mow* others present were-The
Hem I. Woodwork, N. Hurry, S. Knell. and Joseph
Fletcher, Colonel liothbeas, Hr. JOllll Komp-Weloh,
Mr. James Kemp-Welch, Admiral Sullivan, Kr. T.
Coots, Captain Ward, Mr. 0. C. Creeks, Mr. Joseph
lb& Mx. George Kemp-Welch, Kr. Lott, Kr. Elision
D. R&M Hr. J. IL Smith, Mr. Abbott, Mr. J. T.
Rogers, Mr. C. A. Map Br. D. A. 011111114 Dr. Huns&
Mr. B. liCitiey, Mr. 0.0. aldrid Mt. J. Moser, jun.,
ha The following gentlemen oMsiated as vise-chainnee
it the various abbe :-Misers. Sanded Beasninater,
Henry Sharpe, C. W. Alhidge, Smut Hicks, Elias
Lane, Chubs Risks, J. MOrse, Edward Aldridge,
James Pau, H. Wilms, George Walden, G. Harris,
Albert Taylor, and Gurp White.
The nasal loyal and patriotic toads were duly
hosoared.
Colonel 11411110111 suspended on behalf of the enny,
Admiral SOLLEVLII for On navy, and Captain Caters
for the volunteer&
The 0111•11Kal nut proposed "Th. Ministers of all
denominations." As polities bad for their
highest aim that of doing good to others and of reps-
lating rightly the social and natiosal relations to m
so they ought to be spatially under the guidance :d
the dimities of religious- eonsiderations--(Uer, hear) -
not of sectarian Main, not of narrow or special views,
bed of that broad religious toubleg which thawed mu
hew and where they were to whom their duty to God
and their &sty to their naWsour-(heal, hoar, and
sicisa64
The Rev. JOHN WOODWAILI (Independent minister)
responded.
Mr. JAIiN ILemr-Witwa, is proposing the next
toad, "The House of Parliament," sketched the
proper of the borough of Christi:hunk since 1831,
when he saw bya newspaper that the oorporation of
tee, mama Au George Rose and his sou as members
for the borough -(lught's).
The MAMMAS, In responding, mid be thought he
ould Maim for the House of Commons that it had proved
tedf worthy of the l4ssos whisk had been reposed
in it at the late genua-01012. bow. *Ad churl/.
They mei there that day to celebrate • triumph a
temmph whisk had bees hardly Walk which had been
empletely ea& emageoualy woe-(sear, hur)-•
vkliory of whish ovary au might be proud, fork hes
arst been won by mesas of which any use need be
elhemed-Osear, hear, and peat sheering). Christ-
church which wee a stronghold of old Toryism wee
now a /bright light of Liberalism in the Liad-(great
absorbs). He believed that there wee some perms
who wished the majority had been 50, but be was
ocalient with 49-(hear,theu). They used not wish for
ms, and ho was thankful indeed for that majority,
alpromentinn as it did the equstezd and patriotic
majority that had seat Into ow, of Commons •
man who, he (the chairman) tly anticipated,
would be an ornament to that boom, as wall as • pride
and credit to thou who sent his -(bes: beer, and
shun). He would at use sall upon them to drink
with that hearty enthusiasm which the toast deserved.
the health of the Libra umber for the borough, Kr.
Edmund Haviland-Berke. (The toast was drank with
entaiebeni, the company ding en mom, and cheering
wit and again in the heartiest manner).
801111. cu riMg to respond, was most «stalk
Lethally sheered. He lamed that the enthusiasm of
that day represented only • portion of that en.
*aim which throughout the smutty canoed the
return to the House of COMMOOII of a majority of
Liberal member, without preselect, pledged not o
terms to the advanamest of Liberal prin=
Cro ithe support of the present prime minister -(ebeers).
Sam of bb friends present might have been equals(
to read in the papers something of Mat be had poison.
vttibian doing-(hear, lerier)- and whops the thee
COM when he might venture to open his mouth
In plies to whist% they had soot him but op to the
=time be fund thee there was 11016 magi swims
in bend than that of taildag-(hear, bear)-
and ho hoped in that respect too that he had endea-
voured to deists duty to their satigeseliou -(bear, hear,
and load ebeen)-by supporthig that party to whisk he
was pledged on every 00•111100 %XS which his vote
would be of say eos-(hear. beer). He spoke in
14411111 of the program of the Irish (lan* Bill,
and be said be trusted the present Governmot
maid reign long, and have time gives to
them to give those beneAte to Its emintry whisk be
was sun she woad derive from their efforte-(haers).
Be then proposed "The health of the Liberal Meters
of the becoogia"-(appluse). There was something.
a little tree and easy In asking them to drink
their own bealthe-Oughteid--bst be was mare that
is so good a cam they would act hesitate to depart
from the ordinary rola It wee to the great body of
Mae Liberal electors that they owed the triumph of that
day, a triumph wh he had seid, was noe to be
mimed by the howarable pooltioa which be had
attained, but by the vindicetiou of their principles. Hs
was asked not my long age how on earth it was he
sot is for Oltristehurth, and bb friead, who was • wow
her et the House of Cameos, said heiFsed he
(Mr. Burke) had bought • good dial of tame
He replied, "No, I bus lad to other -(heee,
hoar, sad laughter). The manor by whisk I have
beim* umber fee Madams* is simply by slating
my *aims hem* and mealy In the ommeesemat ;
by klieg thesis. hirly before the elesteee. sod lonia'

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