The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-07-25 00:00:00

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1 tier in which Lord Palmerston's Government maintained
a strict and honourable neutrality during that strugele
deserved their unqualified approbation and gratitude.
(Cheers, and a cry of "Three cheers for Lord Palmerston,"
which was heartily responded to.) Whatever might
have been the sufferings so nobly borne by their manu-
facturing population, whatever aspirations might have
tilled the he ats of Englishmen during that struggle,
they must at least, however, be consoled with the hope
that the state of the negro popolation of the United
States must for ever be ameliorated. (Cheers, and cries
of "Down with slavery at home sod abroad.") In
conclusion, he called attention to the results of the
financial policy of Lord Palmerston's Government.—
His lordship then thanked the vast assembly for the
kind and intelligent manner in which they had liatencd
to his remarks, and said that if they returned him again
to Parliament no effort should be wanting on his part to
promote such measures as would, in his opinion, be
most conducive to the interests and prosperity of that
county as well as of the country at large. (Loud and
long-continued cheers.)
Sir GEORGE JENKINSON than essayed to address the
assembly, but several minutes elapsed before he could
obtain a hearing. He was met by cries of " quack,
quack," and "7". a-week," and a bundle of pill-boxes
tied to a stick was held above the crowd, whilst others
were thrown towards the hustings. The noble continued
throughout the lion. baronet's address, and his remarks
were at times wholly inaudible to those around him and
to the reporters immediately beneath. He said that he
claimed that same fair hearing as had been accorded to the
last speaker. (Hear, heart hisses and uproar.) He would
not leave that place until he had been heard; he had
got plenty of food by him, and if compelled to stay there
until the polling day there he would atop. (Laughter,
cheers, and uproar.) He never received from his noble
opponent on his left anything but a fair and courteous
opposition, and he could never have anything but
pleasure in a fair stand-up electioneering fight. (Hear,
hear.) Elections were not to be won by personal abuse
nor by personal attack,. (Flair, hear.) His noble
opponent had fairly stated to them what were the terms
of "the compact." He sincerely wished that no compact
had been made. He held in his handg the very words
of that compact, and be would read it, which he
did. The hon. baronet said he had oome
forward in the Conservative interest to endeavour
to regain for the Conservative party the second
seat which had been sold over to the opposite
party. (Hisses, and other marks of dieapprobation.)
The electors of that county had been dictated to by a
few individuals who had told them exactly who they
were to elect, hitt he ventured to predict that those who
valued their independence would on Friday next record
their votes in favour of the man who stood forward as
their champion to vindicate their rights rather than in
favour of the two other candidates who had coalesced
together. (No, no, and hisses,Voice: and • "How
i about 70 servants in your house n a ewer) The hon.
baronet observed that the question of franchise must
come before the next parliament, when he was met by
cries of "Quack, quack," and speaking to some person
in the crowd, Sir George said, "You are a goose, sir,
you ought not to quack, you ought to cackle." (Loud
laughter, and cries of "Take another pill.") When
order was partially restored, he ridiouled the action
of the Government as to Reform. He advocated
taxing the funded property of the kingdom, and
as to the franchise thought it should be extended
to men of education and those possessing property.
If the suffrage was to be extended indefinitely he should
be in favour of extending it to women- (laughter)—
became he had observed that the women were always
more cereful i 0 looking after what property they hail
than the men—(laughter, cheers, and dissent)—and the
women generally took a more straightforward and right-
minded 'view of all public transactions than the low
class of men did. (Hear, hear, and dissent.) The hon.
baronet, in conclusion, made a strong appeal on behalf
of the Conservative cause, and said that he should re-
oord his vote by splitting for the hon. gentleman on his
left (Mr. Long) snd himself, and he called ou him and
on all true Conservatives to imitate that example—
(cheers and counter cheers), and he had no doubt that
the two Conservatives would be returned. (Cheers.)
Mr. LONG, who was received with loud and long
continued cheering, next addressed the electors.
As the repreentative of the independent Liberal Con-
servative electors of that county he stood before them,
and as such he asked them to return him to Parliament.
(Cheers, and "We will"). He challenged any man to
point to any tot or speech of his that was at all inimical
to the interests of the tenant farmers or the Conserva-
tive party of the county. (Cheers.) He denied being
any party to the much-questioned "compact.' He was
no bigoted Tory, no mere opponent of all change. He
was content to go gradually and fairly with the times;
but be venerated those great institutions tinder which it
was their good fortune to live. He believed that those in-
stitutions secured to them an amount of freedom,civil and
religious, an amount of order that enabled every man to
profit by hi* own industry, and secured that general coin.
fort and wall-being which in no nation under the earth was
ever paralleled (cheers). Therefore, when they were
called op by rash innovators to rapidly and carelessly
change those institutions, and to graft upon them
changes of a revolutionary character, be would give
unqualified opposition to such agitation, and thus it was
that be had voted against the PA Borough Franchise
Bill. Having briefly referred to the Fire Insurance
Bill, the Union Chargeability Bill, and other matters,
the hon. candidate concluded by soliciting their suffrages.
The show of hands was then taken, and folly four'
fifths were held up in favour of Lord Bruce and Mr.R.P
Long. A Poll was demanded on behalf of Sir George
Jenkinson, which will take place on Friday.
The customary vote of thanks to tlie High-Sheriff
was then passed, and the proceedings terminated.