The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-01-27 00:00:00

Debonsbirt.

TOTSR.—Te conks' foe the teat nested by the
death of Earl Gifford. restated on Tuesday, in the
return of Mr. Seymour, the liberal candidate. The eon-
ptituency omelets of 311 electors, of which 'lum-
ber 322 voted. At the clout of the poll the num-
bora stood thus :—Seyinotir, 185, Dent, Ira ; majority
for Seymour, 8. The Mayor declared Mr. Seymour
duly elected. •
Me. F. H. F. RPM ALIT, M.P., OM Tilt TOINIta
Ceikeley writes as follows Some
time since I called your attention to aft addreft of Mr.
banners of intimidation, and stated roundly that going
rT es,moytneduin.iwah.iicihm be cuonmeinedthe
bitterly of the
nt to the
presenting itself was out of the question; consequently
c'''Thteeotath of undue influence no etrongli
the poll in the
lie withdrew. Mr. Dent now reappears as. candidate
and would not hand
it over to Ise putled &bort try irreverent hands, Very
muomur,,,,iiiii.mlusttautteiomr..it the hutting,' that he '
vt
eicctors into voting machines part of that dOnstittftion
gi7 11 .1)".8 11111 !Is intimidation and converting our
etc.
toSejtihnaoturheolp.poxsunffii r,.,e,Deerysit,..haeuredinhethetebollaroutgimil
proofs that the electors were coerced and intimidated
by the other •ide. Ile saw in the crowd peewits who
were Liberals but were unable to vote with their party
beesuee of the influence btought to bear upon
them. The electors were kept in folds, like sheep,
reedy to be btott4ht to the pull; and every nim,t.t men
' were carried out, of the borough, that the Conserva-
tives might keep them in their power until the day of
election. Bravo. Mr. Seymour. Verily, 'desire.
Dent and leymour uhite in describing the plesstire
and advantages of the electoral portion of the leritieh
constitution ; and between political Montagrie• and
titimulets the borough of Totnes is a striking illuetratlon
of the happy family. Now, as the complete renmedy
for intimidation in allowed to be in the power of giving
• secret vote, which of the two candidates in prepared
to protect the franchise by according to the elector the
ballot
The successfol and unsuccessful candidates at the
late election have each issued addresses. Mr. Alfred
Seymotir; M.P., returns las warmest thanks to those
who elected lam and promises to give his ettrneat
attention to the interests of the whole eons ittiency.
He intends to call upon hit supporters Old tender his
thanks iii peisen. Mr. Dent, the defeated candidate,
bide his friends not to
gallant 6h
Enatli aegoutnigindd that h
. lie that
they have fought sir
enemy admit they retiree the honours of war. He
bide the Coneervatives look well ghee the registration,
and promisee to fight their battle again.
TIVERTON.— ND PALWItitSTON AND THE "ioLit
Byrom" or Tivirrox.—We all know how Pima
depicts the lively Plan—with his hat awry, and •
sprig in his laughing niouth—to indicate the perennial
joyoueness of his fine old English heart. I should like
to line In Tiverton; if it were only for time honour of
being represented ItY Rich a great and noble man as
Lord palreereton. While tliese thoeghts were passing
in my mind, I observed the familiar fame of a 'jolly
butoDer,".gleaming with pleasure and satisfaction, b.
bin scope rely floe carcases, which were eeidently con-
sidered by Hai eenersige " 'knight of the deliver" to be
" portieet things" in the whole countY. When last I
had the pleasure of seeing the " jolly butcher," it Was
on a very different platform, and on a aomewhet mere
exalted occasion than the present. The noble Premier
had come down to Tiverton for re-election, and our
jolly friend, who holds very advanced political opinions,
as usual, took • prominent position on the hustings,
which were erected in front of the Old Church. There
was something so determined, and even defiant, in the
expreisloh Of his face, that everybody said " There'll ,
be • spree." Pam line* of It, and wes even more
jovial and rollicking than usual. When thy time came
the " jolly butcher" stood forward, and deliiefed hirn•
eelf of a fluent and telling xpeeeh, in which he twitted
the Premier with his love for office, and his indifference
as to what political complexion any Administration
bore, as long as he belonged thereto. He concluded by
asking his lordship, " point blank," whether he in-
tended to join Lord Derby, or what Administration it
was liktly he would he contented with next ; Pam
listened attentively, with hie hand to his ear, and with
• radiant sufile on his face ; and, as soon as the " jolly
butcher" had finished, he protteeded to reply to
him with that extraordinary teddiings end cleverness
which is so characteristic of this great mite. 1
He content,' that it was perfectly true, as "Ms
friend" had said, that be had had the honour to
have aesisted many Administrations intheir government
of this great country, and lie hoped to be spared for 1
some years to come to do what he could to promote the
welfare of England in any official position which her
most gracious Majesty might call upon him to fill • but
this he would say—and be would say it with the ut•
inoct (Parton= end respect—that there was one Ad-
ministration with eihieh be *mild never be connected as
long as he had brentb—there the "Jolly butcher" and
the seinen** eagerly strained their oats to nett the
name of the Administrationi—and that, said the noble
lord, with emphasis, is a " Rowell& Administration !"
Gentle reader, when it is known to you that " Row-
cliffe" tithe name of the " jolly butcher" in question, von
will not be ourprieed if I tell you that thin very clever
and telling "retort courteous"' was received with one
of the healtieef and most eeelonged burste of laughter
I ever heard in my life. Not long after Shin interest-
ing oceurrence, Lerl Palmerston had ;Keaton again
to come down to his constituents for re-election. His
lordship was just recovering from &severe attack of that
great enemy to the arietocracy—the goat. Strange to
say, the "jolly butcher" also, to wheel I have referred,
hail hi. great toes carefully enveloped in bandavc from
the MUM canoe. When the Premier entered time Calla-
han, where the form of hie re-election was to be gone
through, lie inetantly eepieel hie "old friend," as his
lordship persisted in calling him, and, adeancing to-
wards him as rapidly IA his lame foot would allow him,
he greeted the "jolly butcher" with • jovial franknese
act an tickled the audience that they roared with de-
light. The gmety and distinguished pair exchanged
congratulations on overturning theit mettle' enemy,
with such heartiness and cordiality. that I could have
wished some artist had been present to have deguer-
reotyeed the scene, and thus have handed it down to
posterity—for it was well worthy of it. The " jolly
butcher," I believe, although rain holihng manfully to
his political epinione, holds in high esteem, in coinmon
with every right-hearted and right-headed Engliehmen,
the noble Premier, of whom the country is so justly
prood.—From " Devonshire Sketches, by Tickler," in
the Berne Wertly Times.
Exrgesivt Fist.—A destructive fire broke out on
Friday morning, at time White Hones Inn, and resulted
in the complete demolition of that find an adjoining
house, together with a number of etebles, outbuildings,
kc. The Mune' were discovered about five o'clock by a
medical practitioner, who was on his way to attend •
patient, and the alarm which he made aroused the in-
mates and brought &existence to the spot. The landlord
and landlady were obliged to make their escape in their
night dresses, •nd time other inmates were got safely out.
The engines were on the spot as quickly as possible, but
the efforts of the firemen were unavailing, and it was
not until a considerable quantity of valuable property
had heen destroyed that the flames were subdued. The
property is negated is Um" West at Ragland Oka