The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-11-28 00:00:00

Mr. V. J. Kennard (C.)
Mr. Geodell (L)

Majority

At the Gsneral Election the numbers were : —Cres-
ton (14, 961; Edwards (L.). 95S KeonArd (C.). Sil
Dation (C.), &M. Great esciLement preva.lod
throughout the day, and oecad..n.dly ro..gh boro.plar
and practical jokes were indulged in. n. of
bribery being entertains I. ens suspected qua ter'
were closely watched. It is said to he not improhrodu
that there will be a petition against Mr. Kennard's
return.

After the declaration of the poll. ab tot 5.000
per.ons aseetribled in front of the Conoereatiee
quarters, the ('tithe bat lintel. Mr. Kennard ald tot,-
sag
the ass. mbly, oaid the Prime kileicer tad aeon lit
to node the people of England—unfettered by any
cause—whether they were for freedom or olavery, and
-aliehury had •ti 'ken with no uncertain sound. For
this glorious demonstration he thanke I them from the
bottom of hi. heart. Tory had set agl Atmn exempla
to other constituencies. Mr. Gleist .ne had threwn
down the glove in Salisbury marketplace, aid the men
of Se iabury hal taken at up. (Cheers )—Vis,,ouut
Folltecone, who was warmly received, sail he had
never dreamt they would have returned kir Kenner.'
by so b • thumpiog majority. If the noojority
had been only twenty it would have been a signal to
Mr. Gleistone that, in the south of Englan I at any
rate, they did not wept the gag. By ttie large ma-
jority ..f 103 they had shown .h d they did not want
his tyrannical moles of promiure ; they hod g.eeti him
as strong • hint as peisible that they would are be
thing Po do with the Liberal -Mr. liren•
fell addressed the elect .re at hi. committee-rooms.
The city wai, in a Atm IJ greet .-xciteinent the places
of husineos having their windows for the most part
b•rrice led, and a tundra-1 extra irolhannen were on
du. y. lo Folkeotone tam had • placard circulated
stating that he hod never mantel that the story he
repeat-of with respect to the Prime Minister had been
told him be one of Mr. Gladetone's colleagues. The
story had come to him from a ftiend of his, who had
it from one .of Mr. Gladstone'e colleagues, lie hood
repeated the story, as a good story, for what it WAS
worth, with .ut seer pledging himself as to its (bible.
tion, to illustrate his argument, that Mr. Glielebone
woo notoriously given to altering hi* mind. He (Lord
Folke.toue) regretted that Mr. Fewcett sho.d.l have
take the matter in so serious a light. As t. his
having ralle I Mr. Gladstone an told fool, he utterly
denied having done anything of the kind. Toe ex-
pees-ion was used, according to the story as told to
▪ by one of Sir. Gladstone'. c .Ibeguei, and he
repeated it purely as • 9uotation. lie entirely agreed
with kir. Fawcett that it weuld have been most ungen-
tlernactly in him (Lord Folkes'one) to apply ouch an
epithet ti Mr. Gla !stone. He agreed with him that
no working man or labouring man in South Wilts
or out of South Wilts could be found to do so. lie
(Ler I Folkestone) shared the general high topinion
that the rest ..f the C tine port! held of the
and el, ,i,pouce .of Mr. Gladetone,
great ability, energy,
and be would have been the bet tip son in the wor .1
re. apply ouch on epithet to such a man. If the remark,
which he was .uppowed to bare mode ha I inflicted any
personal pain on Mr. Glad.t.one or any of his supporters
h.
could only say that be was sincerely awry for It.