The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-01-16 00:00:00

PLESUNTATION TO THE COUNCIL

The MAYOR then rose, and said trloy DO doubt had MOOD
in me piper. th it Ludy Chartott I S Ihreiber, the wile of
the situng member, hal suit him on New Yam's
Day a very hsedayme loving cup se an addition
1,, the Corporation pmts. Ile now took las
earliest opportunity he had bat of heading it
over to the Corroretion. They doubtlessly remembered
the old story of the (odder, who threw Um apple of die-
cord among the rambled Rode and goddesses, and the
dimetroas and unfortunste results' that ensued. Now,
this cup was intended to hays an exactly opposites Miser
it was int retied to unite then more firmly in their desire
to do the best they could tt promote the welfare of their
town—(cheer.)—and to set as they did in those good old
days, when, as they read, ell entre for the Stat., and
none for the Party. (Haar, hear.) Toe loving cup was an
ancient institution, and a mark of friendship and kindly
feeling even in Bixon times. There was no nation in
which there was not to be found something equally
symbolical of this Pimu had been d •picted smoking toe
calumot of pewee with the Indiana, and he had been told,
that when entering the touts of Bedouiu Arabi you were
supposed to take salt, as a token cil friendship. the
loving cup was en EnCish form of thus pledging
kindly foclAg One towerl s coo her. Their corpor-
ation plate bad been locritaimg of late years.
Tory had n,w a magma mut mayoral chain,
and with this lowing cup he believed as re-
garded the value of their plate, they would be able to vie
with any Corporation in the 8 'nth of Howland. (Hear,
hear.) In former days they did not seem to vale* them
things, perhaps tbey c..nsidered they had sufficient gems
within the ranks of their CoOnCIIS. They might, he
thought, now ger the same, for he believed their personnel
would bear comp irisoe with any other Corporate town in
the kingdom. Still they most not neglect the outward
emblem of the dignity of the borough. (Hem, hear.) For
Poole was an important town. To parody • Dorset
couplet.
Pools was • thriving town
When Liverpool was a fa/say-down
(Laughter.) His Worship then kindly invited the
Councillors present. the °Mei sis and the members.
The Council having nocepted the invite of the Mayor
Mr. CoaTme remarked that he believed there were in the
Poems.' at of ewe gent'emen in the town some very old
nieces an I articles of plate which formerly be) meted to the
Waned. lie thought some mean. 'hyoid be adopted to
restore th, in ii the C ouch. (Hoar. hoar.) He should
like to see them brought bick—he did not care for some
of them, for he had no very groat admiration for such
things as punchhowls but be was of opinion there was an
old chain of °aim somewhere. (Hear, bear.) During the
two years he had occupied the office of Mayor he bad
endeavoured to find out if sack a thing was in existence,
and in that Hr. George Alartige had a...A Iwo to his
utmost, but they had not been succesefuL
DUGDALIt proved • vote of thanks to Lady
Charlotte :Melba for her handsome present. The
Mayor had advertid to it in such very nice tar.s that
nothing he coal Say could add to the acknowledgments
expressed, and he was sure every ran:ober present would
hold up Me Wind in favour.
This WAS done and the Mayor, who them assumed his
called robes, socomp tilled by the members of the Council
adjourned to the Council Llismber, whore a light
champagne luncheon bail been laid. Tem Mayor handed
over the loving cup. and several complimentary toasts
were drunk.