The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-11-16 00:00:00

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ELECTION OF MAYOS AT WEYMOUTH. Mr. 'lmams seal be bad had the broom for three'
lusty I
intemet men manifested with years i.ct t,, sit 0 the table near their late mayor, end
C., election at Med magistrate for the ensuing h. would toil tl re, honestly mil fairly, that he pryer
e DC the M odems .4 the oonducted in a better
that to the very last, remained mine- in a""ettt"b" Parties being "Ina I"
n :tuner nhe T Mr. izard-thear•) Ile had therefor°
mop it at pleasure in proposing it vote of thanks to him for
what doubtful who would be amen to the highest
east ternorsHaPeilthoth
offico in the borough. The *atm:oEolllY Itt"tian Mr. COMMIS' bogged most erinoseely to wawa the
which the late mayor haa given to the duties of the
motto.. He had known the Corporation for 40 odd
aloe, the unbounded liberality which he MY Preottr:! ye," and bad been • member for 16, and had never
on all emoulons, end the general good reaMeet„!!:." rte. pleasure than in seconding that motion-
towards him, no doubt rendered the filling a the
.7,". enitten.e.l
an honour rather difficult to support the smight 2.. r Ex.
emnitten i„,en,, year. ago Komi day or other to fill the
-MATOIt bald he must admit it had bees Me
when to this was added the close meaner in
awntenthas
moth mdm were winced, it will be et
one who memo office of chief for Dab borough, but he never
mono temerity WWI reqUir". in anyb:::',..f me Council anticipated that is fellow townsmen would have given
*accept the difficult position. A mon ...atoria.tarrace, him the pleasure of presiding at the Council for three
useinbled at the Mayor's mildew:a in I
and accompanied him to the (hold-hall about noon, in successive years, mid on the conclusion of each term
ge day attended Si. Marys have given him • vote of thiseks. He onald not but
the lame order le ibeion long time pre. , think that what he had done bad Met with their am
church* The "11 of ",17g.r: sine other , provid ;be had Indeed attempted in yto
TiosalY by were kept closed until ! out the duds* with impartiality, and one
habitants 'efbut oe-rpers- Sion *to the Connell Chamber. mlstOet. hod said at his table that morning, to temper
Theefoldthe door, eepenting the Council room from justice with mercy. During his threeyear,f offer
word hadalle h
the mai bad been thee" if
open. end a tau abaa.a ”-rd "Ybrag to any gentlemen isroromundimthowCohicuhninhnal table, he
blab only sees:abed U.. Council and efrearnimmenddieteee eo
front. g lmihldeaseriureHtheenini
nsittlaadthni.otk beethonseingteernttlieo.n.elnlywuhtotehraed
rfrieencondasf7orc.m.a.t.dhe hodutLyjolawteyhreepp.rezdni
to the
Mayor (J. given hir their sasistanee during that (ime, as that
eeeie. had
..enabled him to perform his duties with
'risen', Foy.), Aldermen Eliot, Thompson, ,
satisfaction. lie personally thanked the Town tlerk,
Yloesrd, l'othoutrY, and Cooncillon Ayling.
for his valuable esaistance, and he also returned thanks
toevenisla Eliot, Buck, It. Thomas, Commies, Betts,
to all the officers. and particularly to the Town
Dyer, Webb, Welaford, Aylea, Brown, Vertae, Itsuntoo,
Mama, Drew, and Luce, and F. C. Steegall. Esq., Surveyor, who was a most important officer, and be
Town Clerk. There were • numberof megisteatee and wee pleased to say that unless Mr. Seaman had
other gentlemen also in the Council Chamber. applied himself with energy to all matters which
The Marna rose and said that, in acconianco with the mune before the Local Board it was impossible that
provisions of the AM of Parliament, the first bushman the town could have been kept in such au'
was the election of Mayor for the ensuing year. mirable order-- -(hear). He must refer to one
Mr. Pontine= Mr. Mayor and gentlemen- other matter. During the time he had held the office
Mr. COMMINS (Interrupting): Excuse me for one of Mayor, he did not think be had had any attack made
moment-I wish to ask one question-that is to say, upon him till Yesterday week, wbeti the poll was de-
la there any law to protect the burgesses or not? Our eed by )fr. Alderman Potbecary. On that occasion
worthy friend Mr. Alderman Thompson has not been • gentleman newly elected to the Council thought pro-
lific for four years-(uproar, and cries of "That's teas"). Per to go out of his way to attack him-(confusion.)
Ace burger, and one who has been elected by toy Now, if it bad been plain John Tigard that was at-
felow.bargeases to do my duty. and I believe I have tacked, John Tisard would not have thought anything
attended here ever, times meeting has been held- about it, and would not have said anything in reply ;
The Ili401: What is the question, Mr. COISUM.II7 but inasmuch as be was attacked as Mayor of the
Mr. COostiwa said be wished to know if there wu borough, his great anxiety wee to leave the elfin§ clear
any law to protect the be any aldermen of any charge. The newly fledged councillor, Mr.
who hail not attended for7c7t7OraCien;rtears. Had he Welsford, thought proper to say that he had dictated
a right to come and vote upon mach an occasion as the to the town, nominating four burgesses to the
eloction of Mayor, 2-thear, hear, and erica of "No," Council. Now t sly were quite aware Haat this borough
sad" was itieided late wards, presided over by Aldermen,
The If amOit said the member had • perfect right to and the Ward Alderman, and not the Mayor, is return-
ottend the Council on that or on any other occasion, tog officer in each ward. Although they knew that
and the noway rested with the ratepayers themselves- here, it was notknown in other towns, and a friend had
(hear). spoken to him about it since. He said "It is • very
Mr. VOMITUS thought it was • duty to expel Etch • pretty thing for you, Mr. John Tigard, to sit as return-
member-(ineroar). ing officer, and nominate your own men?" But he (Mr.
Mr. POrnalgallY then rose, another member rising Timed) replied "I am not the returning °Meer ; it
i.
immediately after, but Mr. Pothecary remarked that he the Ward Alderman." On that his friend replied
took good care to he first. fir said he roar-with a greed "That makes all the difference, •He (Mr. Tirarel) had
degree of pleasure to propose a gentleman well known as much right es any other burgess of the town, and he
to them all, and whom they individually respected, to claimed that right, awl he had no more to do with
fill the chair of chief magistrate for the borough. They dictating to the town than any other person who
might easily imagine who it was-Mr. Alderman nominated • Councillor-(bear, hear). It might as
Richard Nicholas Howard-(diom) He had heard well have been said that Mr. Alderman Thompson or
that morning an eulogy passed upon their present 'hist Mr. Vincent dictated to the town. If Mr. Welsford
niegiatrete, and it had been remarked that any person had reflected but for one moment, he would not have
who filled that important post ought to have a fair made such a ridiculous and puerile observation-(bear).
knowledge of the law. The nuns of Mr. Richard Again, he was surprised to bear Mr. Welsford make
Nichols' Howard rings throughout the country, he is the remark he did about a friend of his, whom he (Mr.
sought for far end wide, and ho (Mr. Prissier)) deal. Tioaril) wu glad to see returned with him to the
lenged them to find a man who had risen more rapidly Council - calling him • political magistrate. He
in his profusion than he- (bear, hear, and bravo !) The believed that Mr. Welsford meant Mr. Betts was •
public bad imposed upon his friend Mr. Howard Otie of magistrate nominated by • political party, which was •
the !nest bonourabl° and weighty appointments that very different thing. if Mr Weldord meant that, be
man could bold. He bold the office a coroner for the was sorry that he had no greater respect for the meta. I
Viand of Portland, one in which a great amount of legal hers of his own party. Mr. Welsford, sem, his father,
skill, forbearance, judynent, and mercy, are tat upon the the Bench as a magistrate, having been
essentially necessary, because the destiny either of nominated by • political party, and no other, and there
lifo or death, may be said almost to bang upon was no magistrate in the borough, or in any borough in
the manner in which eoronees inquests are the county, and be might almost say throughout the
held. Ile (Mr. Pothecary) trusted that before they conntry,who was not iii this sense a political ausgirrate.
left the room, Mn. Howard would hold another and a (bear, hear). Mr. Welafonl then went on to ape-it of
higher tube-that of chief magistrate for the borough what he called the eacmaive expenditure of the borough
--Minor.). Remarking on the hospitality shown by the and said that required to be tastefully watched. Now
Mayor, ho said that the greatness of his friends' no one was happier than he (Mr Tinned) to hear that
charitable heart was well known throughout the town, thoy were going LO have some one to watch-(iaughter.)
and was unsurpreal by any, rye and except that of list whatever responsibility attached to the expenditure
his worthy friend on the left (Mr. Tirard). It would be attached as much to the Conservatives es to the Liberal
surplusage on his part to eulogise the gaminess' of his party-(bear, bear and applause.) What bad been done
friend Mr Howard; hot believing that he would act was with the consent of all, for they hail had but few
mercifully and righteously to the unfortunate creatures divisions. No 1011 e had benefited more by that en.
who are brought before Min, and that his general penditore than Mr. Weltford, who poese•sed considerable
conduct would meet with the universal approbation of bonne property in the borough, and the improvemoats
elm town at large, he would, without further remarks would enable him to let his property at more remunera-
propose to them the name of Mr. Howard as a fit and the rates flue money expended in the new l'lrnsure
proper person to hold the office of chief magistrate- gardens and in repairing the streets, had been judicsioudy
(applause), laid out, and it was much better to effect a solid im-
Mr. Baome said that with pleasure heron to second prevenient end pay the money off in • term of years
Shut prommition. Ha had known Mr. Howard for the than to have half-a-dozen men tinkering about the
hurt twerty years and ho knew that be!was not spotless, streets, and making no real improvement after all.
for if be were he would rot be a human being fit for With respect to the new pleasure gardens, if ever the
this world-(bew. hear) ; but he believed he would limo should come that he should leave the town,
make a suitable succomor to their present worthy Mayor it would be a great pleasure and pride to him to
as he bad been elm of his (Mr. Tizard's) own pupils- reflect that them gardens had been opened I
(hear, hel.r). during Ma terni of office. They wool., tend I
Mr. Ant ran rid be did not know that lie bail ever much to the benefit of the town by indueing
risen with greater pleasure to propose • gentlemen vbitots to come here, and to remain much longer thee
than he did at that moment to propou bin friend to All they otherwise would. One thing he otonlei etrongly
the civic chair. He would not keep them long in impress upon his sneer., wto carry out, bemuse there
•,,111C12FP ;I is friend Mr. Milledge had been member wee e a etas. of permns interested as beirolholdera in the
of the Council for the last 31 years, and during the Market-house and Pier, and they should endeavour to
whole of that time ho had fulfilled the duty in such • memo (them their interest. Tim matter was brought
manner u had given universal satisfaction to this to his attention some three or four months ago, and •
Connell. Mr. Ililledge Mall a resident, born in the short time ago fresh airangements were made, with •
place, and at all times felt pertieularly interested in view of increasing the amount reoeived from the tolls.
li.- welfare of the borough. When they talked about CemideraMe improvement had already been made. arid
the interests of the borough he might say that Mr. if lois successor in oilier caret ally wateheil the matter,
Milledge was ever foremost to render every assistance the time might come when they mould he able to pay
be pocibly could to bother those interest., and he the interest duo on the bonds. He again thanked them
booed to me him elected to fill that honourable position the members of the Council for all the kindness they
to which he (Mr. Ayling) thought be was entitled for had shown him, and hoped he abould atill be able to
the rervims be bad rendered for the tut 3I years. give them such aosistance as i• his power. Ile
(liter, hear.) Mr. Potheoary had spoken in very high beemsel to he allowed to make • proposal-the town had
of the get.end character and capability of Mr. I, euivod a great deal of kindness from the military wile
lloward. and h. (Mr. Athol() admitted evorythieg that bad ben quartered herefor some time past. The oilioers
Mr. Potheeary had amid ; but be thought Mr. Mdledge of the :11st hail allowed their band to play in Dm I
was entitlM to as notch prelacies his friend Mn- Howard, gardens, and he believed this bad been the means of
ant was as capable of Sittig the chair. If Mr. Milledge bringing and keeping visitors here, and thia had in-
were placed in that very honourable position, he (Mr. creased the letting of lodgings and imeroved generally
Ailing) had no doubt he would be found ready to carry the trade of the town. Ho wowed that the cordial
out the duties with credit to himself soil ti e town at thanks of the Mayor and Corporation of Weymouth
large. Mr. Ayling would not further occupy their time and Meloutube Regis be given to Lieut..CoL Madden
but propou Mr. James Millodee, me mayor for the and the offioers of the and he thought
reaming yeur -febeen..) th M should be critter. out in due official form, and
Mr. H. Devisitsu addreesing the Mayor and gentle- forwarded to Lieut.-Col. Madden- (applause.)
man of the Corpmtion, and lechee if there were any Mr. Iliminog seconded the proposition, which was
there, said he rose with the greatest pleasure to second carried unanimously.
the proposition. Mr. Milledge's character was very Mr. Neutron]) asked if he would ho in order in
will known, and his lone experience fitted bim for the making a few remark. in arAwer to the observations
effuse, Ho wu straightforward as amen of business made by the late Mayer
and was held In very great (atm m and respeet, and his The lieron replied quite in order.
me mica would give gnat •Stilf•lMOrk to every ratepayer Mr. WRI.SYORD Mill he wool,' first reply to what had
of Hai liorough-otheers). been last mentioned. In returning thanks in his speech
The MATOO then in the usual order, put the amend- on the 2nd November, he rnirlit perhaps have expressed
inent and proposition. The division revealed (befall., himself rather more strongly than he should have elope
ica result :- on another occasion ; but ,f they looked at the report in
Pout Mr. MILLIDGL FoltMe. HOWARD. the newspeper, they would see that he carefully guanled
Mx. Ayling The Mayor himself, in 'peeking of thee' penditore in the borough,
Devenish Mr. Pothemuy Kohut saying that one Merle penny of that money had
• Milledge „ Brown been improperly great. lie did not wish to take excep-
„, W. Eliot „ Howard tion to • single item in the expenditure ; but be re.
• Weldotd Betts marked that the repayment .4 that money would extend
„ Ayies „ Com:ulna over • number of yeare-( Vona : That's tight!") the
• Luce Vurtate ratepayers would feel it • burden during
„ O. Eliot „ Mason that time, and the Council would need to
„ lbsenton „ Buck exercise great care. Not that he set himself
„ Thorns. • or up to be more careful than other people for
„ W. Thompson ViTebb be believed there was not s singlc pencil in the Council
(II) „ beam (12) but would endeavour to take care that that money was
properly expended--(hear. boar). Ile had given but
Mr. Roberts was absent through illness. one pledge, and that pingo was to look after the
The Mania said it was therefore his duty to dealers intemesta of the town, and lie know no means whereby
that Mr. Richard Nicholas Howard was elected Mayor, they could better take care of those interests than by
chief miegi.trate .4 the borough for the ensuing year- watching the eapenditure, and making sure that they
(isomense cheering). had the worth of their money- (applause). Ile tio•
The new Memo then made the usual declarations, came to second point, nod it wall • very eiinful one.
and was invested with the robe and chain office. His He hail in his quell called Mr. Betts a political nigh*.
worship them returned thanks to Mr. Alderman Pottle. (rate, but Mr. Betts and every one else there must have
eery, and the other aldermen, and councillors fanning known that he meant nothing offensive. Mr. Tisird
the Corporation of Weymouth and Ileleombe Regis. If could have chosen no better place to bays referred to
bin election had had any effect upon him, it had stirred it than in this emonail Chamber, for he had seen men
him up to do his duty faithfully and honourebly, and who had worked their way in this town, and gained a
to strive to his utmost to gin, satisfaction to them, and position among the inhebthruts, and when a "ranger
inset the approval of his townsmen. It was quite true had come into the town, and had been appointed to
he could not bout of being • native, but for many such a position, he thought he had some warrant in
years he bad resided in the town, even from childhood, making • remark. He considered that Mr. Betts's
a tern, el 21 yeerisi Hie utmost effort, had been that bin, in which he referred to untried men, was specially
he might not make a song's enemy, hut to retain and directed against him, and perhaps he (Mr. Welsfoni)
add to the number of his friends. Although gentlemen did attempt to give him too much of a Roland
of the Council had come forward to support an older for his Oliver ; but it did not root there.
inhabitant, it was a great satisfaction to him that they fie, was afterwards told that he had used the
had not nominated • younger ono than himself. expression "political magistrate," and if so, he must
Some gentlemen had been &Went from the Council for a acknowicslie that espnesion was • slip. The best
mom bong time, and it was evident that Me motive that thing he thought ho could do was to write • note to
hronght thol.l tLer.l that day must have been a very Mr. Betts, In which he °mitered to having spoken too
"trona and urgent one AM' If they harl scsiinated a :trough. But Mr. Betts, in reply, refused to ucoept
younger inhabitant than himself it would have caused his onpreanon of regret, and :stood upon leis dignity as
ry grey.. refiectlon-(volee He would not have steed a magistrate Mr. Weldor.' had no doubt he should
el.s chars%) Be trusted that daring the wining year meet iMr Betts na a magistrate on the Bench, and
they wooil see that unanimity ir‘ the Council which shonid ha ready to answer any remarks he might make
had exiated during the terin of °iliac. of their late chief -(hear). Mr. Welrforel thou came to the third and
magistrate, leis respected friend and tntor,and be might last point, and he did so with some feeling of regret,
say his neolib air for twiny years (Mr. Tinrel.) Ile would although he could not lout think that on the whole he
%Mite, although it might be beyond his power, even to wan right. Ile respected no meson more than Mr.
*and him in that urbanity of manner with which he had Tigard, whom he had known for mane years, evon when
administered jutice, ant if so, no one would be more he was • boy, and long before he had ary politied con.
pleased than be or better satirised. Thor present oeetiou. Mr. Tisusi had Mon a party man, and had
woad doubtless be able to recall many scenes in the foueht well-(bear). Mr. Welatord would not give a
political strifes and straggles of the borough in years tiff for a person who, being it party man, would not nail
lone by, in which he himself had taken an active part. he colours to the mast, and fight manfully. When
Many masse promident in thou seen°s were not with they saw men who had reached-not perhaps the
A.k.a.; their names had not been blotted out but they height of their ambition, for there was another House
were gone fmm amongst them. He hoped tho present where they might he smt to represent the town-wheo
members of the Corporation would support him, for they heitstus chief magistrates of the town, they were
without their sopport he coul I not efficiently discharge constituted our local kings, and they could not throws
the donee of the office of chief magi Orate. He con their magisterial office, end assume the imaition of
eluded by again returning thanks for tho honour done burgess. (Disapprobation). The Ides that the goron of
him that eley-(applause.) England could exercise the rights of • simple citizen,
Mr. Illet.gong saki that • very eingolor coincidence or the Lord Mayor of London could resumes the poeition
had happened that day. Twelve months ago when he or common burgess, was an idea on which tho late
oat at breakfast with their worthy mayor, ho was told worthy Mayor must allow him to differ from him. He
that he was not to continue to be alderman, and that looked not at Mr. John Tigard, • man for whom ho had
-a. very newly carried out. But he oil' minmem an very great respect ; hut ho regarded him entice ehiel
alderman, and ho hail the ambition to think that magistrate. When the Mai or went into the Town
another thing might have happenet to day. In th,iy Clerk's office, he bat a full and perfect eight to turners
%Melon) they had thought propor to el. ct Mr. Howard any man he chose. Hut If he nominated any, surely he
ho prefermice to himself, and as he wax the most, of must back his nominatir el by declaring hi otleinn th et
their moire, they bred done perfectly right lie (Mr. themewere the most worthy. not when Mr. Tigard
Milhoge) model not harbour in his loert any ill f. cling entered that office, be found foar burgesses already
or malice towards any one ; but he amid not ray th .t nominated, and by nominating °here ha must have
ire himself had beer, unfairly brought f .rwareL and he deal ire.i that he considered them more fittin.; than those
mom, believed rem, Mot thy election been left to the previously nomieeted. Mr. Tigard having made his
'!?,'lt"..ate at Weymouth and Melo...mho Regis, Juno, nomiusitiona, he (Mr. Welsford) had • right to adc if
stl la. ice would have leen mayor of this boron I the were not made by the ilfayor of Weymouth,
liazel,ll:lllro.c..ngiii.lennsioonn hheisrelorned thank, for Om :elm- an" lie must nay that the Mayor did ge •
. it. Demme tet.iressini"h• little out of his way to make them -(hear, end "No")
"tor, eahl his ;merle. Still, if he (Mr. Welsford) had enlarged upon the
wow.,
al.rolid e;eeoleralr, and perhispa he matter and said too muoh about
a nn act hire (Mr. Them.) It,woe in the excitement of the moment. Mn'.
4.„the ste leoirioua of asking If he John Tigard wog lost in the high position lie
ao."
ay.' 7,7,1 raven. tutoehee who beet supported roomier! as Moyne of Weytnouth, and although he now
that they osiuld support him Mr. fieuneillor Drew shook his head, it was impossible or him to mate the
?doyen-Meer, hear, "That?," for the cellos of nomination in any other way. He was sure that Mr.
"a• msestion," end Tigard would not entertain any personel ill-feeling
uproar).
towards him, but be did think that when others could
hn.h t...A.447,,,i.d. to have done it as well, the Mavar's intention might havo
been
I,v th, hercally so 0ntr.„":"....7 tbb.osehrohutldt,litei y.ti:x.ies,c „
he
loit this eme lie ntte.t remark that (To ..,"h",ilteTh.:*
onU:
wP:lti,gdo
tto It' friends,
an
tmprontet thereby. In enn.
his dMotioll‘ ha much, uantob.ebctaT;
It mould to. perfectly Adis-100u to give
thesr.)
mnee of Mn, Mittens:le prop...a meeting.,
is Mr Tunica.. %leen has given er0,„,,,t. their approvid-lexem4
which
hot rolls r• and laughter.)
. 'me egree.d to.