The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-01-18 00:00:00

POOLB.

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THIS CONSWATIVIS WORKING MEN OF POOLE AND
LORD ALINGTON. —The following address has been Sent to
Lori Alington:„.

Conservative Hail, Poole, January 7th, 1876.
'To my Lord Aliiigton, —Hoping that you will not think it
presumptuous on my part to congratulate you In the name of
the Conservative working men of Poole, se being one of our
vice-presidents, on your elevation to the House of Peers.
hoping that you may long live to be no ornament to that
august assembly, where you will And the clouds more clear and
brighter than the Ifouse of COMMOILI. I have invited you
more than ones to come to Poole to hear that charming voice
of yours, but, alas, it was always in vain. Your late honoured
father used to visit Polk, and you should my, 'lt was my
father's custom, and so it shall be mine, to visit Branlues as
well as Poole."

1 hare the honour to rennin, my Lord,
Your most obedient &mint,
The Lord Alington. FRANCIS Sr:caber/D.
Lord Aliassiou's reply was u follows
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Crichel, January Stb, 1876.
Dear thank you and your brother Conservative
working won for your kind letter. I esteem it a high favour
to be congratulated by them on my elevation to the Peerage
I shall always boar In mind their kind reeillectiou of me.
Yours,
Mr. Sticklani. Ausorok.

CONSERVATIVE BANQURT.- The annual dinner of the
Poole Ginservative Association was hell on Friday even-
ing in the Amend,ly-roorns adjoining the Antelope Hotel.
The room was adorned with loyal and constitutional
mottoes. The company numbered 450. The chair was
occupied by Sir Ivor Guest, Bait, of Califon] Manor, and
there were present Mr. Arthur Guest, Captain Edward
Digt,), (candidate for the representation of Dorset), besides
many leading Conservatives of the surrounding neigh-
bourhood. Mr. G. C. Bentinck, M.P., was amongst the
visitors present. After the usual loyal toasts, the Chair-
man proposed the toast of 'The Bishop and Clergy and
Ministers of all denominations," which was acknowledged
by the Rev. Mr. Higgins, Roman Catholic pried, of Poole.
The toast of "The Army, Navy, and Reserve Forces " was
proposed from the chair, and Captain the Hon. E. Digby
responded. In the course of his speech Captain Digby
alluded to his candidature for Dorset He declared him-
self a staunct supporter of the present Government, and
said he admired their foreign and colonial policy, including
the promptitude with which they had purchased the
shares in the Sues Canal. He was a Churchman, and
decidedly opposed to disestablishment lie should oppose
Mr. Osborne Morgan's Burials Bill, but any amendment
he should consider upon its merits—(applause). Captain
Stone responded for the reserve forces. "The Health of
Her Majesty's Ministers" was proposed by Mr. Arthur
Guest, and acknowledged by Mr. G. C. Beldam*, M.P.
Mr. Bentinck entered into an explanation of certain state.
rirmto made by Mr. Plimsoll and Mr. E. J. Read, M.P.
for Pembroke, to show how fallacious were the statistics
put forth by those gentlemen. It was, indeed, • sad thing
that men should allow their humane feelings to mislead
them, and he dbl not believe that anything that Mr.
Plimsoll could attempt would enhance the commercial
reputation of the country more readily than the exertions
which the shipowners themselves were manifesting.
Other toasts folwesl.