The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-09-25 00:00:00

Drbonshirt.

Tint R ere ivivitN•riatioN OP Excrelt. —lt was
stated in the Time,. a few days ago that. in conse-
quence of Mr. Dived'. intention to retire frem the
representation of Exeter whenever a dissolution of
Parliament should emir, two candidates for the seat
hail come forward— viz., Major Porter (Conserve
dye). and Mr. Alfred Sey timer (Liberal). On
Wednesday evening a public. meeting of the Liberal
party was held at the Athenasum. The room was
crowded in every part. and Mr. A. Seymour
addressed the meeting ma long speech, in the course
id • Inch he replied to some personal observations
which were made by Major Porter at a lezetit meet-
ing of his supporters. After recapitiihttine his
priwiples, which he hail fully expounded to
the Liberal electors of Exeter on a former occasion.
Mr. Seymour said that lie had come to Exeter to
solicit the suffrages of the inhabitants, and, not•
withstmoling what Major Porter hail said about his
being a stranger here, he intended to nunain, and,
with their Rapport, to win the day. (Cheers.)
With regard to Mr. Diyett, lie wished to pay a
tribute to the political labours of that excellent moan
—a man who was uoiversallv esteeineul for his
puldie and private virtues ; am) it would i.e liis (Ale.
Seynsour's) ambiti to follow in his footsteps,
Isdieving hint to have been an honest politician.
(Chtiers.) With regard to mime questions. how-
ever, he might go a little farther than Mr. Dived.
becalie he was a younger um ; but he should
adhere strictly to that consistent course of liberal
conduct which lied so highly distinguished him.
((heers.) In reply to a question as to his opin 1111 l s
on the lallut. Mr. Seymour &nil lie ',mild vote for
the ballot, not because lie teoug)mt it was the bad
way for Engbalitnen to record their votes, but
because lie considertal it a lesser evil thau the evils
"(corruption and intimidation. (Cheers.) On the
question of u Reform Bill, Mr. Seymour expressed
himself in favour of a large, a liberal extension of
the franchise, but declined to make any pledge as to
the Bill he would support. A vote of confidence in
Mr. Seymour WB4 unaidwously passed, as well as a
resolution requesting the Liberal Registration Com-
mitte to look out for a second Liberal candidate to
j Mr. Se% moor in Lis contest with Major Porter.
Riteitatrkrr•TtoN llnktiON.—At the earnest
request of mammy among the friends of the late Mr.
Locke, Mr. Moffat, late M.P. for Aehburtun, who
hail been intimately associated with Mr. Locke
during the whole of his parliamentary career, will lie
proposed as a candidate to fill the vacancy caused
by the sudden awl lamented death of .Ir. Locke.
AXMINsTEIt. —On the morning of Intraday last
demos S iiith, mason, left his home, intending, it
was believed. to proceed to his work in the parish
of Shute. lienruniog absent longer than usual,
enquires were made tor him, and on Thursday he
was found in a held by Mr. Henry Davey, of Shute.
s ith his thrust cut, and (mite dead, lying on his
side. .l r. Davey hail pi eviously beet, him lying
and thought he was asleep, but on returning and
going nearer to him lie found him as described.
A short time since the deceased had been appre-
hended by a policeman for stealing the bar of a
hurdle gate, fur which Oiling offence the owner
refused to prosecute. A scuffle ensued at the time
of the apurehensi 111 l of the deceased, which was made
into • charge of assault, fir which deceased was
lined C. 2 and 10s. expenses. This amount had been
paid for him by • friend unknown 01 it
proved after his death. but before that event Immune
known. Deceased was a quiet, steady wan, and
had played the violincello in the church for many
years. His tools amid Tuesday's dinner were found
in a hedge near, and the knife with which the act
was eoimiiiiitte,l was close by his side, lie has left
a wife and family.
Bevettrox. sees BlDErolll3.—The lifeboat of the
Royal National Lifeboat Institution on this dangerous
! station was taten mit ii few days age for her quarterly
exercise. The perform owe if the host in the broken
water wive her hanly crew every satisfactiosi. Bole-
' ford or ltarnstaide Bay has been celebrated for col
' for its Odour. elm. Hardly • whiter passe. that does
' not Witness sonic Isiuent ilis.ollers am as it. perilous
shoilg. The Braun 1111 l lifehoat.house ia about lialf-a-
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i.e moth of the lightlionse, and is built on piles on the
On OCCIIIIOII4 of very high tile' it hi comPleteill
murr tttttt ded by the seas. It ix ritu.ited ids a moat deso-
late place, hut, thanks to this noble institution, it has
not On that account being overlooked. It is replete
with every tanivenience that can make a lifeboat statism
perfect. One of the heal lifeboats on the co ditis eta.
Chinas' there ; Anil, iu,iintrd on her trio-porting car-
riage, she can be rapidly conveyed to any given sput on
the maw Iv, which extend., for many miles along the will
uninliab.te I W.A. A fees dais after the wreck of the
Royal Charter it blew • perfect hurricane ins Bideford
bar. The brig North Esik, of Sunderland. W/14 seen to
driye on the fatal -Moak The iseople on I ind dempsired
of any huccour ever being able to reaels her unhappy
I crow, who were seen, like so slimily meek'', clinging to
the rigging. In minse•iuence of the heavy seas that
rolled with fearful violence on the shore, the lifeboat
was with the utiumit difficulty launched. It was, how•
ever, at laid. succesafully acconsplislisl ; but Yalu were
t repeated efforts of her gallant crew to mike way
With their boat in the face of much hoary broken water
i/11,1 trout-11.10w MAN which a.:ain anil again filled the
little craft; but the surf was no sootier in the twat than
it Inas iIINIAIII/111.0111.1y self ejected, owing toiler peculiar
construction. The only fear appeared to be
of the brave fellows in the lifeboat would be washed out
of her, an I then have their humane and persevering
efforts frietrated. Nevertheless, by their nil
perseverauce. and a determination rather ti perish than '
yield to the apparently unequal strife, the vessel was at
jut reached, and her crew of six men were taken off
j. 'I laifore she became a thou:sand pieces. Who eon
toll the value of such service, as these ! How many
a seaman who ix 11.,1r in the full enjoyment of life and
strength, and able to provide for his family and do his
country service, would long since have had hiss last
requiem sung by the ruthless waves but for the help
which a lifeboat alone was able to give him! On the
opposite shore of Appledure, a nearly equally deserted
spot, the inatitution has oleo two escelleot lifeboats, one
of which was instrumental, in very stormy weather last
year, in rescuing Ave men from the schooner Clifton,
of Gloucester.