The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-12-16 00:00:00


THE BOUNOARY 00M 41350 N.

DOILCBUTII, Tbllllo6l.

The Hon. Thomas H. W. Pelham, earl of the
Ormodesioners appolated to sequins as to the
boundaries to be arieigursd to the divisions of the several
mantles proposed la the Hedietributioa Bill to be
divided, attended at the Shtrehall os, Tharedsy for the
purpose of bearing any obl•clloris to the oonstitutlon
of the several divisioes of the county of Dorset as
des:tilted in the published schedule, aid of reoeivieg
proposals for tleir alteration. There was a large
attendee" mad the proceeding ocomioaally were of
an animated nature. Among those present were—
Lord Digby, Hon. W. H. B. Fortame M.P.,
bdr. Montague Guest, M.P., Mr. Flookis (Clerk
of the ream M), the ayor of Dorchester (Mr.
Alderman Grejory), the Mayor ,d Wsym
'be Ucyor of Brisipat. Mr. G. 13 ncl, Mr.
Digby. Mr. Caloraft, Mr. Goorislea, Mr. J. Bsttse,
Mr. H. H. Farqueareon, Opiate Philips, MA) .r
Grow" Mej ,r Churchill, Mr. H. Symonds, Mr.
Trevor Varies, Mr. Pell, Hooper, Mr. G. J. Williams
Andrews,
_Mr. M. C. West Jn, &Ir. Aylesbury (Way.
mouth), Alt. J. F. Hodge*, Mr. A. Pope, Mr. Fres.
land Miter (Wareham), Mr. Filliter, joo., Mr.
lianidoed, Mr. T. Wore" Mr. Brwe, Mr. P. E.
L. Budge, Mr. Gondry (Bridport), Mr. A. 0. Symonds
Mr. 0. Usage (Shaftesbury), Mr. Corti' (IVeymouth),
Mr. Brown Mr. H. A. kiuttable, Mr. A. /Nooks, Mr.
Williams dell, Mr. Morgan (Weymouth). Mr.
Fletober (County Surveyor). Mr. G. A. George
Mr..bierosr, Ur. Ward, Mr. Melkle, Mr. En)", tgl.

Mr. Pguu, in.a.)-crin-eirdo—g the .proase-li-e-gs, trot
mad the Dodos coovening the meeting, lie said the
Rallstributioa Bill proposed that the county of
Dorset, which had, according to the last muses, •
population of 191,023 should be divided into four
divisions, and am consequence was the population of
each division should, as tar &sweatily approach about
1,830. or odej little wider. The inamissiotters, in
orsoering • scheme for consideration, Oi 0 AWN, under-
stood*. was not to bele my way fiord, they did
express an °pillion that it was le any way the best. The
Wane bed been awfully prepared from the maps,
and from the ialormetiou which was before the /Dom-
ini...boon ; it bed the merit of somewhat musks-
log the poleticia ; but there wee Do doubt those who
were locally interested in the 03oaty might find oartein
objections. He had some there to hear term objec-
tions, sad to receive my other propmals which might
be made. TM Oommiesioners had thought it dear.
able to adopt tits same divisions for the purpose of
formintthese Perllameatary Divisions, •ad the same
Local Demeaning arms, and, of mares, the two
divide:los which naturally suggested themselves at first
, were the Petty Sessimal Divitioas arid the Unions,
' but them was greet objection to the Unions, broomaah
so they did not ociincede with the county bouttlery.
There were four or firs which overlapped the enmity
boundary, sad it was thought by this o.lololioolol4ord
that the Petty &alma 'Avalon. formed by the
jostiate of the county, and made by tboos who
were most soquainted with the difformtlomilities, would
be the most convenient to adopt. Therefore they
bed proposed, in order, if poesible, to make an
equitable ahem( to group together tbooD Potty
Sessional Marion; but,of a num, even adapting them
distsioto as fare. possible it wee evident there were
various ways of grouping thorn together. Then there
was another question width 00010 Wore them tea
day, and that wet the naming of the divisioaa.
According to Use 'alienations which were given to
the Commissioners, the districts were to be named
after some town in the division, preference bang
given to them places which hal been Parli•mentary
boroughs. Ho understood some objections had been
made to the amass in this cam, but all ha
could do wee to take not"), of the objections, and
they would be considered by the Conuniesioners. He
then read tat ahem which bad been suggested by
the Oomatiseloners. A echoing hied been submitted
by Mr. Settee (which he would have an opportunity
now of bringing forward), and this newly followed
the lime of the Oommissiouere wham, excepting
that be proposed to add e little more ti the Si idp irt
Division. Although the Commissioners had to decide
the name of the divisions, they hai not to decide
where the election wee to be held, or where the polling
plasm wore to be. Tbet wee • matter for the local
authorities. He then explained the mode of promed-
log that day, and again explained he had not to decide
the question then, but he would take all the 'turves-
thous, questions, end objections, and try as far as
posible to uuderstend them. He should not 'sprees
any opinion upon them, unless it wee to point oat
lay_ very grave objection.
Mr. MOSTIOU GUEST, M.P. : Tires 11c. several
reeolotioos which have ban passed in (moor of the
Government scheme by various Corporations in the
oouoty. I don't kaow if you would moopt them first
before hearing the alternative scheme?
Mr. Phalan sod be would first bear the altereati re
scheme, an I then my gentlemen who repremeted
ho lire io theeiuoty coal i come f irwsrd, put
In raolutions cal memorials, and at the some time
state tb-iir .ihje lt ion, tithe oiooty Gabon,.
Mr. Froocs (Clerk of the Peace) said on receiving
the eoh.me of the Government, he to ik the earliest
opportunity of consulting Dos various persons con-
nected with the county in divislom in order to
wertain their view..

" To the Boundary Commies',. appointed for the purposes
of •The Redistribution Bill.' The Merit of the Peaos of tot
Openly of Doren watt made aware by public not no, which
woo pu,ll.hol on the 6th December, of an e q dry to be he d
at Dorchester on the 11th December by the ilonoutsble
Themes Henry William Pelham, one of the Ceromiseloners of
the ab ere 0 matission, ths pu pi. ,of hearing any obj.-
tions It the oistitution of the • .veral division* of the couniy
of Durolt to provelonally deter Arvid by the ConlOOllll to, mil
of receiving proposals for their alteration.' T • local
authority as defined by the existing law are, no far as the
oounty of Donut (which now include, the borough no! town
end county of the town of Poole and the b 'roughs of Brid.
port, Dorchester, Kelcombe Reds, Shaftesbury, and Wareham)
S mammas', the 'mums In Q tarter Sessions aesuatied. end
to thit authority Is assigned the duty of ,orml ig and naming
the p allots please and centres for the deolaratioa of the p
• In th• divisions of the county propt..l by the Bill now
under consideration. By the Corrupt Practice Act of 1843,
It le pros' le I that the local authovty • shall form polling die
trans no.l melee polling place. m each manner that, so far as
I. reasonably pratrimble, every elector in ddmt la the county
shell have his polling place within a tlbla it of not exc* flog
three miles from his residence. The notice gimo of the
mmuiry, as will be gather.' by the foregoing sts..ement,
been very limited, but the emit of the Poore has been
enabled to eubmit to us the undersigned members of th•
load authority, the pr ovelionel schedule publish., I by your
direotion, and we hav• very earetuly an 4 lolly 00011 ddrad
the whole question from an adminietr dive poiot view—
f.e., Ite future work ~f the local authority in giving effect to
the goblet.. The Clerk of the Pam. al. caumd to be pro-
em' published • table amtipanaung polling districts
Frto.a for divisions, and giving ptoticolare .4th. population
and other stetietics. The public have had toMore them dull-
silent detail. to fully eacti• tantonclosion on the eubject of the
county seat mites pregame, We agree that the petty
magma' divisions a.. tube Else the mon compact arms, bat,
whm an amalgamation of such areas takes pi.ce to provide
only four ulvieone Of Um county, the compact. isms 1. 1011, lOW
a deviation from the Geed basis is ten 'mei necessary, and
this, to KIM exteat, your Oommimlon have contented In the
coostitution of your propels'.. We, therefore, take the mese
you ree anmend (the final formation as petty sessional divisione
dating IMO). and red to 000:11100 than with the polling
districts formed the Order of Quarter &mime Cp phany,
1844, parlament to Corrupt Pre:time Act, Rifle, and by
which Order to. county ems then o ompletely eat up lot, 37
three-mile MmHg. The result of such lOmprrison, and adm
consideration for the natural Ile of the district, and the rail-
way facilities for reeching the reepective neighbourhoods, Is
our LI'MOIOIOSI decision to recentneed to your Commies' on
the amendemot of your provisional whom* to the argent
desenbed in C Attain A of the annexed schedule, and wolch
.111 meet the scheme, C damn B (with the slight alterations
there in partieu'arlsed), oubliette,' by the C.rt of the Peace
as berme stited, and whiAt has, we understend, met with
&mod general approvel. In ISVOUr of etch amendment is the
Tory Important consideration maul compactness end the
countenance as for as practletble of exist tag administrative
csotres for registraCon and elec.'oo w.p.m.-4. to. lb.. Aim
district. By the few alterations In the petty mid mai Lens
as suggested by this proposal 11 0411 be only noose Loy to create
owe .141110.04 polling distriet, and to meke • trivial alters-
Jim In three others. At present then no. U. and the total
Ind then MAIL One additloa.l eet of caws gad eub-agente
wII oonergeently on y be requeite, ..0.1 the entre. of the
revising barrbtere 0. unchanged K•ch divielon bs easily
Trhthl. admlnistratively, the lines of railway anti distances
by road being eiverally In every war unobJectionabl". Dot
11th. scheme lemed by yo. Communion Is adhered to all the
foregoing sivantages (and such it le submitted they might
Sakif b• termed) will be sacrificed, an 1
"(I.) The scattmel, an 1'.... morns parte almost Unsp-
proechable, division of West Dorm' (as from itherhorne end
Bishop's Ciundle, which is, sod abrays has b.], entire].
dusoonnected from Bridp mt or the weetern part of the rutty),
would be burtbentsl with no lees than four additional polling
distrait., wad oold be intercepted at one point with P•riob..,
belonging to another dinsion—namely, Tater Pomona; M.,
-.0 division.

otb

..."-(i)--Tit-;OOrt—h-ein division bt allied with Cranbrinse end
other eijitonat pariehel, a part or the county entirely unoon-
nectld with I a Interest., end Inaccessible oncopt by a
Innythened rud Journey over a hilly °matey, and en eldi-
%Waal Dolling Metric" would be required.
(I) Tbs truth division would t 0... distrin in the neigh-
b 'who'd or Wa ifrith. which Should properly and naturally be
antelgameted with it, and retain a district in the neighbour-
ho .4a.4 Maiden Newton and Abbotebury, which should with
equal propriety be transferred to the weft division. T•o
additional Dolling districts would also hive to be create' for
this divi.lon. . _ .

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"(4.) The east divji uwoul I lose the Cranborne district,
which for ell administrative work hm elways been assoeisnal
with Wimborne. Lod hae Interests entirely in arum a with
Poole and Mershon In the manalectare or pottery awl other
erticlea and mirth severance would orate too exclneively
urban division. In this division Moo so adtiti.mal poltta
disirivt would hereto he formed. _

‘.74l;"Tc•-j-seTteen.- i;c:e7l—•tithority would. Merefore,
have to provide no lest than eightn.lbtl wad polling district.,
every one of which would be abeolut...ly untie weary (nearly
all being only a mile er so .part from misting metre, of die
DIM. which must les retained), but for the dlvis oual bound-
aries m represented in your propotaL"
" Tour Commisol us have assigned the least populttion to
the north divia.on, but this lon part of the county which am-
not hum to Increase io population; the tendeocy has been to
materially decree... It will be obeerred Mit has been
rectiled to some 'steed by oUrvE.polal.
l•"
We hare endeavoured to n to the West division a Mir
.1".• Pepubitioe. but Is im u able to ante. it a
emeler tow than 64,000 (the mem popeleinoc total, it will be
observed, se your 0 cumweion had Oleg for the north
division). It to um the Met census Show. thie part if the
meaty m alio decreatler in population, but recently railway
facilities have been afordel, sod the division as oonstitotei
by this propoml might now re mottably be expected to grow In
linponame. It MI mind what might Moen upon
rani.** thm•topmomt of Propane] railway schemes largely
frequented water' plaem—.. , &hip" Lyme Am* Chu-
mouth. aod •
The f dlotrieg eneetnary 00.1 that our propsii although
on the in'. of IL micaliting Bridport or West Dorset at some-
thing over 0,000 population lese than Womb DOM% resny
',rem the West Dorset division an almost equal electorate : -

North Done 30t0 1001 pout I West Dorm.
_
IP:fia Voter. trot: i;10140011 r. 11,1,00.0 ta Town
i
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°AIM lac. 411,30011010 Cy 00.100 4.otf 44.000 1442
.4,
.4,
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'JR'.
r.
5433
About 11,000 &boas 10.100
Nam lowa

Ire ste. swan that, by the lastrosittom to year temtalalon, It I Hr. Gaut: Yes. (Ltuebter.)-He continued the 1 i
beamed'hitth the diatom. .b mmid b, named after one of Commissioners' m nare bewundlielso be supportghl bT3the .
more of the disfranch sed boroughs In such d • dons, b it. I i boroughs of Poole, oVeyeit oath. BrilpOrt, and Dot' 1
the ea •At 00,0 .tt, where hr. it. only furl,., us, cb.st.r They wined to prefer to have Wmlnth i I
we would vitae to strongly pr pose Is t the tames
tee Enteric Diem z tuna Creoboroe. (deer, I
merited I' such ilstslons eh .u: Ib• Nart'i D • set I stoat of tw --,-
.. -
"TO • •noteds try Divla 111 .'
itll'ltil D w.ct umlaut of" Th, haw.) loan... Porno Wa• • vAry 1 •ii.r waY "il....wid,th_ey !
D wchester aad it evowuth D vbiou." Et-t D•rwt Instead of were usucii in .re toe .I.y aaCat • 1 with Pi' ~,ne '• '
-• no Po 4eald We-eh tal Der,rio .... W• 4 I,,alilt m•m•I or They did not ka or Where the Oeutre of their di vial ...
"The Sri Iport Dlviscon.- Such towns se lilmdf•Pd (roPu'e woul I be, but they duple •sed it would be Woraoam- .
ton 3,791) Shortio:os (5.6), sod Washouts (3,304), and itea,bt,,,i-en.i there,ore Cranoorne wont Ibe a very
Imp via, endears, .1 totniugneut, titor toaster. Corn., en I I-
Besnsmstsr coed not then a .tertalit the feel tor this they long way if train tc, c 'citr.f ant Wiwf,,ri,Lb Z.. 1 le::
e•re oppowativ of ten um •,rtanor that ouch town as it. DO wished to =prem. upon the t--, os
Shafteebury (3,441) and Wersh ins (3.024), wo h, accor dn.; to they crustier. It ie alternative schrtne W.ss ouly one
y-ur proposal, would titre the to is au of b,.1 itsmcd In , drawn up by the Cork it toe P • ;-, ad they did not
their namectle• -Ivoions. Upot thus ge oral at all ooneidee it to be the County scoem ... Toe nese
of
amalideuratly• loolicy we therefore ask to nil Coal l grounds_ilac 4 u.at ...ber wee." to urge that upon him asstrongly ad
your cotamiesuo sh And gins 1( 01 to out peopoel es set out , ...a
In Columo Aof the etheittle and thy map fi sine..), aid we ethwnw. n
D
the slot of which proposal as 1.0 existing election dl•tricts Mr. u• UD, who said ha had h.en tar sa".
is toed.. shorn 14 the r...sed list •1 polil cg district., years Conrosen of tui Wsrehatn eel lee of Puobook
pnlani placas, ant rmieed court. ale • attschel. Unioa, which was Altamt coterminoua with use
Then followed the schedule. (with olfaratlons and additions) te,,freterial division, sod for over three Imre Oman'
an publish) in the ',abbe papers.
man of the Highway Dotriat, which was o,ternitatola
The memorial wae alotat by the following :-John with the megieterial division, winced to speak most
Floyer, 31. P., Chairmen of Quieter Sessions; W. 11. strongly in favour of the scheme propounded by tee
13. Portmen, M. P., Deputy-Chairmen of Q toner Commissioners, so I as strongly moan' that pro-
lusions; Lord Portman. late Ofteirmatt of gamier pouched by the Clerk of the Peso*. (lintr. hear.)
Semi one ; J. J. Farquharson. J.P., Blaudford hit. P. li. L. 13131102, on behalf of the Core 'notion
Division ; William Perks. CBo J•P., Seirminster of Poole, preseuted . memorial in favour of tee Com
Division ; H. W. Suatb-51 omit, B art.. Blandferd mind men' Imbecile, aid opposed to that 01 the Clerk of
Division ; J, W. Llawkaeworth, J.P.. Wareham the Pesos. the memorial wee seined by um Mayor
Ddiede ; R. Teerntou, J. p., 1.) ancestor Division ; and 0 orporatiou, aill eupeorial the Pr 'Peewit el the
Cam :tyke., J. l'., Wenn ou h Division I J. eicAdete, Coamiesiouers' «memo on this grouud. brat toot I.
J. P., $ terbrroe Di vision ; Derby, J, p, cen.. wee more compac:, see •udly, that as far as population
Divisi to ;C. J. Parke, .7.P., Wonborne Divisien ; woe coact:reed it was in ore uuttorm and equitable, and
It. H. !heehaw, ,T.p., Deraherter and Cerne thirdly, that as regarded the pursuit. of the people
D oriduo ; P. W. Matthews, J. P., Shaftewbary their ateresta were more ideate el. Mr. Bulge col-
Division ;A. Clayton, J.P., Seerberas Divisioa ;J. tended that should the county ocbsous be ad opted
Kenelin Dogby, J.P. Sberborne Division ; alto Lord their division would greatly oetuumbor the other*.
Aliugten, H. Hoare (Crsemorne), T. Merthyr Guest Tune lemons omit net be in any way eleution
(iturrainster and Saafteebury), an I J. Daß easy with Cranborne. Having urged Scat the papalatioe
(Shaftesbury) shred pentium, in support. ef Henson and the asigbtemenood wei rapidly mores".
With regard to the ring districts. bp. PIILHAM lag, and that the while district woe one likely to
in very me doubted i the district. noddy the old increase, bin Bulite said the Poole People 'l.u"
Franchise would do for the new, but the CLICK of the infinitely peeler the division to be ogled the Poole and
Pekoe expliiieed they bed been so arreaged they would Wareham to that of Ent Deese,,
only need to Matra one new distal as soden eight. Mr. Pra.tt HOOllll, so 'Fawn Clerk of
By the Cotacniasioaere' scheme the Revising Barrister Weymouth, sell the Corporation had odollered
woute bane to bold several addition 4 courts, the schemes which hal been published, and
Mr. PLLMAY ; Toe whole thing wail have to be re- had unanimously resulvel to adopt that pro-
Modelled, pounded by the Oorninedomen. Tiny bed grave
It wee stated the highest of the divitdons In the oujectious to that cercaime I by the Clerk of the
Commissienen' scheme numbered 51,000, eel the Peen. (lime iuser.) Speekiag on banal( of the
lowest 44,003, and In the county whence the highest Coancil, hedruteeted against toe slight that had been
1)0,000, the meows 1 49,00 e, the third 47 000, sal the put upon eymout.h. It was all very well for the
Lowest 44.000-Mr. S.Mpsol stated the "yeasty mutat/ &antennae to try and wipe oat a little plane
.chem." had been circulated throughout the county like Weymouth, but they would find they would not
al much ae_possible so fez as time would &dude-Mr, be abbe to do so. Toe 0 emoratien thought the division
m Coerce (Weyouth) : Not to Weymouth.-11r. ought to be celled the Weym 'nth, or Weymouth Cud
SaIIIPSOS ' • We would not send it everywhere-51r. Dorchester division. So far at the two 10‘111010* were
Crane: Weymouth la of no coaseqeentes, I suppose. amoterned,tesCouncril uusialmooslyappeoved of that of
-Me Settesog : I don't say so. (oangtotire the llommissionses, but if there were to be any alters'
la reply to Mr. PORTSIAS, Mr. Punta said in cask. Lions they amid sugeset Calls improvements.
log any schema, if they adopted the Petty theelonal Mr. Paula said he wee there to twelve any obj so-
Divisions at one end of the cattoty, they were sure none or sagoestions. .
to have to re-adjust them at the otter end, It Mr. AiLlllllCni (Weymouth) said the Waymoath
depondel upon Minh mad they began. Tooth wa . Corpoeatioa were 01 0 pluton that the population of
sure to be • little inoosivenionte somewhere. He was the town was really 15,000, and that taste had been
shall no proposals which bad yet been made that day an stem In the chinauti.
went into the whole qaestioi. The groat difficulty Mr. PZLIT liooPli remarked that wee certainly
was that somebody would be sure to have complaints the opinion of the Council, but he presumed they
about on. division in pullet/ler withoat going Into the must take the bane of the last ociusue
whole viestion. Mr. Paietex replied in the affinnetive.
Mr. FrOOmi: I have strictly looked bib. ooaven- Mr. Pude dimwit ailed there us! been • mistake
Waco ottbe whole county. andoubtodiy. lie further objected I. the county
Mr. J. Iftearge, M.P., said the ohlef point upon scheme on the ground that it was Goren' out without ,
which it all turned very much was the Arrenaemeat any defined boundary. The Weeineuta people cas-
tor the division of Saerborne. The people of Seer- .idend that Abbetsibary, being to • mann extent •
borne were almost unanimously much more desirous maritime population, aheald be "Wiled to thew
of being joined to Shaftesbury or the Northern division instead of Bridpoet, and nue Winfrith, which
Division of the county, instead of being att.:Mel to it had both propeeed to throw loth the Dorchester and
Bei 'port. As e matter of fact, be thought the ton- Weymouth division, being • purely agricultural
nection betweasa fileerborne and Shaftesbury, And the district, should not be connected With them,
very general identity of intermit with all they celled Me ATLthillint *aspired if the popnlatioa of Way.
the 'Vale of Blackmoor, would coney Sherborne rather mouth (Duel be retake,., but the COltXtestoese
into tee Norther, Division 'blob was formed of related he meld not 111 lute that, Thal, 'au" mace
Sheftesbary eat neighbourhood And the Starminster • tepresentation to the tleannieseeoer• throuee tne r
Petty liremional Divielon, than Bridport. Ile thought secretary, oleo to the td• 'veracious and Piertiament.
there was very little difference of opinion about that. Hr. Huse! Sftlollll3s presented a refutation from
He hal heard hardly anybody who would wish to the Dorchester Town C email supp etiag the scheme
nary the &airborne people to Bridport. There was i,y,,posed by the lioushistiourrs. (Appian.. ) Toe
no connection at all, and es regards mannumication C wetratima having fully considered the scheme, were
there were no dies than live railway change., whereas of opiul ou it woe the beet nutter tle istreatnitaoull
fruit Sherb ores t o ehaftesbury ilea, atral.(ht running. that c mid be adopted. Had it been in their pc tempo.
If they Were to join Sherburne to Shaftesbury, no to eo into an • ternative whams they wield bare had
doubt, there must be • mo liticatiea of the other some euggeitieas to make. Altb ough they had the
divisions in order to preserve something like equality. a muty suborn. to fore them they felt there were no
Mr. Portman had inibmitted te them that it would be to my quetions that would or op up in altering the
deniable to take the Ceenborne district and put it Give/omelet provisional *ahem* that it wa aau &UM
with its old neighbour, and the Petty Siesional On- they cold not go mt., bud that up ou the whole,
tict it belonged to-Wirnborne. Ha thought this although undoubted y there might be certain °lee:.
would be • recipe-eon arrangement, and del net seem tints to the GI overnmeut eetieme, yet they thouebt it
te offer any difficulty or objection. Is order t', cowry by far the most prefers'ole Ha di I not Imo, if the
the thing out properly, he thought it would be Corporation of Deeohent or r u d have au opp 'noel:y
necessary to give the whole scheme • little push east- on another oremelon of r•-prewo:ing their wilt:, if the
ward, and it was this which wee proposed by lb. Clerk scheme of the Governineut wen oat all depa -t ed from,
of the Peace in the memorial he had read. He pro- but he eras not prepared t, to int ,that that day.
move the Dorchester Division eastward es Mr. PELHAM : You mud tote everythine to-4.y. I
ra'rt 4 to
Winfrith and that neighbourhood, and that don't think there is any oh, •p oert mite. Cho scheme
wool i give them power to detach • little from the Dor- put forwaid is merely orerisioo al f,r ti' oak, of
cheater or Southern Division, and present that to baying something tangib.e to work up u at this
hid, good Mende at Briiiport and that neighbourhood. enqiiiry. If you geol.! lilt, I I suggest soy in tlifica-
They were sorry to loge their good friends, of the Dor- tie,. we had better hear it now.
eheeter Division who lived at Mai len Newt on sad Mr. STIoND3 ...sold he Was drat I hie h tries overe
test neighborhood, but the a oransualaatiee tont eeen tend by the resolution of the Ceuticii. He geode
t ;at diarict an I liaip et wa, very c .nvenie,t. In there( ore, simply oupport the urovidon d ...Mame.
toe Coon. a other remake the hot, mmober sail be With regard to the tonne of the diviseo, EIS w•
-
Wall reminded L orl Purim in, whose knowledge ..1 the sorry to find Weym ,uth did net del die re.oecu for
county was certainly larger th ot any ma.o'• be b"1"11 the county town which he 'bought they .11 I. (Laugh
Ibis co e idlest of their ouoty mag , h i•t te., eimiefulle WO Dorchester was the crony two, it ea I Ireurr
c laddered the matter, and he (the o •ble bort) thoUttbt reprfeautti in Carl mutat, the p .11iiog bid always
that up") tile erh'.lo, shd generally speaking, the taken place there, it was au magi toga, a military
arratt,(ernent would be a fey .ureble one for the otunty, centre, it hat hankruptoy jerisfictioe, ant !Mao
He hilnaalt knew the county. as he load ridden abut Admiralty juriedittion, labiate they might lime ex-
it, from stool to wed, n intro to movie all bit life, eel peet,ii Weymouth wool I Is tee hal if it era. • • very
be wished to make a eaggeetion, and thalweg that Millon m "oh cup rim to D 'reit et .r. ii. ou g Wore He ba I
1. bliss, blob: some H ,r, t, the tw • Mil Nome.. and n,, wish there ahouil lc, any rivalry o't the punt, •oi
Oneilhorne, shoul la, to Sonth D •rei t.-Mr. Polunthet 1,, regretted Weymouth we, doe first Si etort i:.
euggeettl the Milton Abbey Peeele hal better eta), in 31.4 PILII4M :It is propose iia the C immie donee.'
Chi Blancitord district—Mr. PLOTS!, : You dint like a :herne it shall be called the Dar attester an! Wry
to part with them mouth division.
'rho CoUlliftalONCll then invite! any other gentle- Mr. STIC•NINI had nn d iniot the Government would
inn" to *tarok in hohttlf of the '!ont•tir scheme •ea not depot from thet milesu they perheps struck out
Mr. Tereus DAVIES remote I a petition from Wry:notch for tbe sake of brevity. (Litiehter.) As
Sh +there., inff lecti.ey aqui I, protesting agoinet re, a 01...1 the histor.e.al entiq thy of the two oilseed, be
b dog sent to Brelport, &nil de ... itig an &Wanes with hollered I) ecliester was kuowe I.ntg bet or, Waym wilt
S oette•bury. In rising to sopport the petition, be wan ever heard of. (Leuebter.) A: the eel i 4 the
might say he had loci ninny year,' experisuce in the last aliitury. when George the Thiel lock • fancy to
election business of the couoty. Within the lest it au I Ive I there, Were oute was reecuel teen
twelvameothe he hal been actor Iv engaged as one of obscurity. (Laughter.) He h .ped the It opt! Fetnily
the chief election silents in anticipation nf the wool I visit it again. for hi hal n, .loulti if Were
arming electien whenever it might occur. lie yen- mouth were benefitte 1 Dorchester woulil be also ; their
turel to submit in carry Lue out the requiremeuta of interest, wero in room on -(•pplati.e)-sui he hop .d
the Boned ery °amine...iota, ;he Commis douse would i., title to Ater there woedd be no ollft •rence .of Op:Id at,
In making Its Alvin-one first li aye noosed particu'arlY In o molted on Mr. "Inn nab pointed out that D or-
to the geographical poeition ~f the large tows, in chaitar wao the centre of a petty mad .ual .livieioe,
that divioen ; seamellse he wionld, in gr ',vie' end wieteith and Wool were lo the Warebeic
these tower, have Nominee regard, as for tta Ityi•l to. That was one objection t r their belog j olioed
poesible, to numerical uniformity. He would venture t , the Dorobo.ter diai4l4ll. All the other •illagee
however, t t point out the G overnment scheme hardly round leokel upon Dorchester as the clone to which
a trried out this ilea of geographical oompaOtnom. On they should g. It was • very import:tat market
taking the Government scheme -( ro• Comolimion,: town, •ed in many other reopen, was properly th.
Better say the Ceranciesioner's Provisional sohente)-
f--se •tne pat of t e Bridp 'ft Divi•i to to the other. oensitreo
r.
hi.
te
ohrr.rellevtrtit.
:i We
ebeut,i
very
much object being
as now suggested, nag SOMo'hlog like 31 miles, or ten newel P.; ot Doret, an I would far preen it being
miles more toan the entire width of the county. In celled the Wa• .ham and Pile division -( *righter) -
compering that alone, with regard t t it. 0 impaetne.. or Poole and Wareham.
It would certeinly root bear a omparimn with the plan ele C. J. Paling said the people of Craoborne
submitted by the Clerk of the peace. The same w ,u'd c artiainlv oh) ct being add I' ilistrusbury.
ober • dime to ~me extent would a oply to the Shafts.. Mr. ELCOOK (Wtmboroe), in the course of a lengthy
berry Divithtn. With regard to Sherhorne, sell wee, epeoch. said tbe people of Wirohorne were moan,
unfortunately, on the boon lary d ens or the other no 'ugly in fay our of bole; j dud t o the Poole an I
' division., it became neceeaary do the 0 nomimioner Wimborne district.
'to see tile eifeCt of 1 'inioff :ilea) Irne i''' Sbaiberb°,7 Mr. F. W, GUIDRY presents lon behelf of the Bei I'
or Bridport by the Clerk of the Peeoe't scheme. Ile port Corporation& resolution penal by that biely [neap-
would also venture to 'unmet in carrying out that part of the scheme promulgated by the Commissioner.,
scheme the Commissioner would c insider that which which he memorised was the only authorised version.
' he was sore was the feeling of everyone in then mote, Toe other ocheme he regarded not as that of tne
' and that woe that the voice of the elect orate tohonld c tonty, bit simply a private prop nal. Bridp ort
' be heard when called upon. H. ventured to say in tamest lere 1 the Commieed.oner.' s:11-tne was Jost ant
' carrying out thi. scheme they genie have mere wieldable, and strongly oh) -ht.! to being Called Wert
particularly t o hear in mind the working of the Dorset . He was sorry Sher-erne was a little coy iof
election when the dsy amie,d. Re pointed out the the projected union with Sri 'port, bet he thought if
' whole of this was simply a ereliminery to one thing, the Commissi mere gave Sherborne to tbsia they
' ani that was the electi in day. Therefore, when thy would got 'on very well together. Tiny entertained a
; came to put Sherburne with Bridport It struck him very different feeling towards Sherborne to what
, they would he giving insuperable diffieulties. and an Seerborne entertained towards them,
Immense am runt of work ii the returning °Mon 1 e Mr. L. H. Rona :We are fond of you, but we
I the Bridp ort Division. Fenn Heliport they would can't get a-. yore
I have to *end all tenet requirements of the election eir. SAMPSON (from the office of the 0 erk of the
' day, the polling and ballot boxes, by what had been Pence) put in a statement of the numeer of houses in
elrerely point•i one • most inconvenient railway tho north and meat dlviai .rol N. I r 0e0..0l by th. c •unty
lorney. In lin ever ilif the boxes halt, bee ollectod scheme. He salt it we, loon I the north dial., t
, and sent to the returning °after, who would fiad it wool I have 11,000 houses aid the west division 10,800,
. almost imaonsihle t t get them in anything like dement 40 their • diem p twee would h. hesrly the some,
' tom.. Th.l meat either tabs them Woo, an .almost.. although the latter wool-1 be 3.03 ‘ 0 lea. iu populatio.
! impracticable road Or by rail, aid in either owes be aid Nth) ir Q. 0.24 ai „or 0 4444:1 himself str tngly In fan,,'
' not see any veniality of c electing them of the 0 ivertuneut scheme, an.l trust, I that w 'eel he
. reneh before midnieht. Toe hoses world have c aerie I out,
to change, the same es powwowing, four times. end Mr. R. TCCIIR, jun. (Sri Iport), said by the c minty
curried a portion tot the roil from no. it dim to the scheme th.re would be only one c ousii•r ahle two in
. .other at Yeene Them were etrong rename hash,: the Brilport division, whores, ay the C omnitosione•s'
l regsr.l bo:h to the geograo •Itt d Wapiti-in AO
eatieme these were two. The feeling in Bra !port wt,
' the diffieulties he hat punted out, why Sherbet-nil
' should not go to oil. On the other heal. (Hear, hear.) BrdlP unanimously in favour of the Govaromont schema
I Sherberne was geographically near Shaftesbury; they Tbe ColollllBlonth said he conl.l got understand why
• hal an 010011411tt road connecting them (if they moat Bridport should be in favour of ons enema more thin
I go by road), and it they were compelled to go by an :then.
' rail, they were on the male line of the London and Mr. luctell replied they would have a larger
. South-Western Railway and were landed at a station poudimo..
• within two miles of Shaftesbury, so there wool] not The CoxletestONag: Why wont • larger populatio if
• be the slightest difficulty in genius the boxes curled The great object of rrrrr oonstitoen,y. as I have
i or sent there, Leerily Slc-reorne at half-pact underst oel, is to get • member for 44 smell a pewee-
I eight, they would arrive at Sh tftesbury in an hour, floc' as possible, so that each indivi fuel vote may be
r am against four hours to Bridaorr. No doubt, also, it ien,th move.
wool Ibe a matter of go ousiteratiou fir tin C en- Mr. CONWAY, In midersiog whet lied been obi Iby
j roissioner to have some little mercy on the candidates Mr. Bodge, said tho 0 oroorati os L.( Poole were
t•tr lb tee divielorts. (Laughter.) It woe almost unaulin "is in favour of the G .yernment scheme.
' impoesible fir the divisions of Sherbothe and Bride Mr. FACILUID FILLITII (Re: onto. of Wareham)
• pJUto be worked, the comouunicition between the expressed himelf in Layour of the 0 ourniceoner,'
two being. xtrernely difficult. (Hear, bear.) scheme.
Me. T. Ca3MISS (1) on:best-0 'remote I • petition The Hon. W. H. B. POHTMtN sal there were two or
' from Crenborne and neighboarbm I against being three point+ on which he 'hull like to touch. There
attached to Shaftesbury. It wee not, and never hal
. 10001.1i', be • port tin am mot ,tf feeliat with regeril
been, millet t, Shaftedoury, eith e• adminiettetiesoy to the county scheme en! he would state the cottooll
• rrr in any other way. The meineriniste wouti much adopted in (reining that pr,,p4.al. Thi Bowater,
Prefer being j oined to the Poole ant Wimborne Commissioners slat their scheme to the Clerk of the
Division. Mr. Co nabs pointed out that to go by Panes for his consideration ; the Conk of the Peace
, rail to Shafteebury. It would be necessary to go to Looked over it, and from Ma knowledge of the
, Salisbury, or • greet way round by • road which la county, and of all the circumstance connect si
winter we. almost Impassable with it he prepared an alternative scheme' Mn. G. Guars representing the Mayor And Cm- to pi". bet.. ,•6. /1,02.0.. y c...i..100.0.
.0
l potation and inhabitants of Shaftesbury, preesated a that the two echemes
,fr itlon objecting to e hsviu allied to their division the Therefore might be (Unused torether,
It was bad w badly fair they shrill swam. that
, remborne District, whieh wes most difficult of BdoFfooks untied to force hiaseherne down the thrh it,
, avow. Tney asked that °motorail should go to of the abbatr. (Hear, hear.) But certainly he (the
Wiruborne. If the district of doerbarne were idled speaker) pre erred that scheme ii that of the Bain I.
to Shaftesbury instead of Crain) ores, the population any Comonissi mere. Referrin tto Cranborne, the hon.
' wooll be about the same, awl the requirements of the member said he knew thst di.trict probably belt-r
, Rediatrihution of Sean Bill carried out. The than any man in the mow and he could aesure Mr.
meaconal was "kneel by the Marchioness of Wait. Pelham there was no comperie on whitener between
pilaster, Mr. Mertbyr Govt, and many other the conveoiegoe of people going to Wimborne or
; Shaftetbary. The mow teem Cranborne to Shaft.-
infissatin inhabiuinta. Mr. Gongs fully endlor•ed all
that Mr. Davis. anii Mr. Coombe had said,
Mr. MosrAou Glllter, M.P. said he wished I° 11 tbour7impwressasolotnbeMwro.mPtershealbtted.cleseriirPatbilnlite He
wiscindhinegi
Protest Mailed the inheanwhial; had been PaaPahled,ad, I the Cranborne district to the Poole and Wareham or
by the Clerk of the Peace, and which had been 06".. 1 eastern division, sae he di I so from his person il
the "County Scheme." (Len:thole.) It wee true knowledge of the c mate and from the belief that it
' It had the to hority of Lord Pore:meant Mr. !Pieper, would be immensely to the convenienoe il the people of
an I few knew the county better than these, still the that district. (hi..,, hoar.)
ocherne had never been before the c ounty ss • whole. With regard to Sherborne,
he WY 4140 air.Olgll in favour of idling it to the
(Haler, hear.) It had been drawn upend signed by , northern or Shaftesbury divisioe. He might tell Mr.
certain gentlemen who were megiotrates, bat It was ! Pelham Ibis we. DO queetiou of party ; b tilri parties
not a county whams. (Hear. bear.) if. begged to bei met sod agreed it would be immensely to their
ineedaie a eedlution which hal fore, paned by the c ouvenincoe that Sberboros ghoul) be aide I
bore Igh if Wareham in the Eastern Llivislou of the to the northern division. (Rear, he .v.) A,,
ic onOty 10 sapport the scheme which had been drawn argument had been advanced by Mr. Beige On
lup by the elommissienere (Applause.) Wean of Poole, which hseiZsti would not hold
Mt. Psuum : Wareham hi as aareteconed borough,water, Re aeguaad thepo of the thew".
Wawa? mai to bo oliron bool el snob lho sou Nool.

and that It would be a great disadvantage should the
P district increase la umber. they were told
that ihst district was larLely itsoLesteiag, Oat let thew
ar at the North of 1E04431 ea I Lb. 'll 11.10
0 imtieo, wool' would be ,41 I oat by the R.ti. ri 111.
tie, UU; ye.re tory ih,ort h• CO Int .417
iliereeee.l. •ci Otero lowa he all 41301,0.0 li ii.
Li ii h two Q the oderea; the net, cow arrepegd I AA
se they wodid be then. rhenium be thought Mr.
Budge's se.iumeht wile -egard to In. probsole iahrome
to the P district Irliti he grottud.
The CenelisolOSlA: Thera lir force 10 the srouneat
th Waete o oil are obiliod gars 040 Lit.tnot rather
1114 re iepUthtlU4 'demi 1110JUIer rot -130,111 Sr,, to tit Lire
hornet topulation in the distriot tuaL is likely to in-
(Adularsee.)
Mr. l'onveSsu said at the same time he thought he
would allow there is fore' is what he said—t.lat otuer
diettiote Jail out by the scheme in other cu-ti s will
iuoresee mere rapidly tits° their.. fuera wie...De other
pilaf—with respect to the 44411a8—,0 whirl he sh.,uld
like t trout. He thought be should be ddlog •
• loms an I save a great dial of jealooey arid
h .artburuing if he suggested that the oiriei ne
.bou.l not be called 41144,r Derohe ter sod Wes-
• ,Util or Weyamuth aol Muammar. or War 444111
an I P eels ur P.mis sn I Wmenain ; audit quail )• •
earic.f Of pll4llO CWll44lOOOe sod tIIIN in We Hons.
ot C ./131130411 if they Were aroma 1 40(14, • ,4t4, C 114.1
•4CI wiat. (Applause.) tithe boo. gootleocau who is
the cant ear.i.t.uool Mao rep- 4.1 Cheat we. JA,I I
.he • .ucheru division halt, be alio loft° as the la ti
we ober for the Dorchester ced Wepoooto division ut
tatl codn'y .11 D.lea•L there would be • ual.ia
Of 101, of time. and ii w ,uld he almost as tesd a, ch.,
il ammo of the new Mune:J.4 tegintoote is Her
Ljeety's army. Therefore he pr..yore,l the distrio'.•
ghoul.' be called Werth. mooD, v.% ata %era.
plaice.) He entirely agreed the baling.' if tee
digtraut parte of toe oouutty ebruhi bi respects 1 in
one way or another, l'ut ss trine of them bat leo loses
their iodividuality pechapa it was better all ehould do
s

Ciptsin Kllllll4ll DIOIII, of Sheetlree, said it we.
very muoti the opioio.l ut tee people of 'het tiwo
tu.t Soerbirme eh mid be j duel to the Sh•frethure
district, with whiob their .y1311)601164 were wore
.L
,e9ly oinowited, thee Wath kinfEhirt, whiob they .11d
not eh ler muJh lb mit. tie si.o tires,' that the c
of Suerb mrtia. +Au • ti.pu,•:tou 01 11.635.
eh
.1.11 I be oJosid..re b.( pre %DAG of itubluibury,
• populstiou of :;,800.
Bauws .ks et leo4th ma bsisad of Wey-
in sad oJaLea.leki that to/114001111 00 th•
..1 to• diriai so. . . .

Kr. W. J. FLUME'S (o .unty surveyor) points 1 oot
the Jittidt ties •.1 0,4 au..,l;•tioa by roil I uocwan.
Creob..rn• &.t dbeit ouury, sad alio bit Arnim her-
b idle slut Briaport.
lii. ft A. lieiite (adobe') Si, the joining
of Ceenbonte to the Fools .heiriot. . .

la 0 niOittei.nl, the C ,MMISILONAII Sail he Armin
Dot etvreee Do opinion. fie iicbinne woutl
thoroughly worked out. mid tb4 f tie ClArc of the
Pesea et Pllki (ODOM. Careful! 0 .01•Olera 1 41. 0; MAYO,
it woe obvi .us if they hod to di yid, irregul or had
0.1.1-sbaped eon .ty like thi. into fur .blloren
divieions, it mull be 1110.vOUieut to •0011 peril
ev ,ry cagoeti in woul.l receive atte.uion.
To* proabbli-ir • twin terminate 1.