The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-07-18 00:00:00

WAREH&I.I.

The nomination of a member to serve in the ensuing
Parliament for this borough, took place on Wednesday
op hustings erected in front of the Town Hall. Each
candidate was escorted into the town by some of their
most influential supporters, on horseback. The rain
poured in torrents during the proceedings, which were
conducted amidst the greatest confusion, the supporters
of each candidate evidently having an idea that the
best way to serve their party was to prevent any one
bearing a single word that was said on either side.
From the hustings, any one could tell at the first glance
in whose favour would be the largest show of hands,
the whole of the men from the clay pits being largely
intermingled with the supporters of Mr. Caloraft.
The writ for the return of a representative for
Wareham having been read, the Mayor took the usual
oath and then called upon all present to give every
gentleman ' about to address them a fair hearing.
(lie might as well have requested the rain to cease till
the proceedings were at an end.)
Mr. RADCL'IFFB then came forward to propose their
old and tried representative, J. S. W. Sawbridge Erie
Draz,Esq , as a fit and proper person to represent
them in the new Parliament. if they returned him as
he believed they would, they would ever find Mr. him,
'in his place in the House of CO161310)4 doing hi,s duty.:
(Cheers and uproan,)
Mr. STURDY seconded the nomination amidst great
noise and cronf scion..

J. H. Counwer, Esq., then proposed his son' as a fit
and proper person to represent the borough. He said
that Mr. Drax had no business there, seeing that he had
announced spending, he did not know how many
thousands in ocratesting the county. and be ex-
horted the electors to confer on that gentleman a favour,
credit on themdelves, and an honour on the county, by
tejtating him. The reason why be himself had not
come forward was that it was now 35 years ago when he
was first returned for the borough, that he was now on
the down-hill read of life, and his son was going up.
Be was sure if they mturned his son, he would represent
the opinions of the majority of the electors, and would
ever be found attentive to their 'interests. (Cheers and
groans.)
Mt. J. W. PIKE seconded the nominatioe of Mr.
Calcraft.
Mr. DRAX, who was received with great cheering by
his supporters and groans and hisses by his opponents
said, that having had the honour of representing that
borough in Parliament for the last four-and-twenty
years, great and important changes, both financially
and politically, had been brought about by the different
Governments during that period. When he first came
forward as a candidate for their representation the ex-
penditure of the country was something like forty
millions per annum. In the year 1842, when Sir Robert
Peel was called to preside at the head of affairs, he
found that the expenditure far exceeded the revenue,
and what was the result? Their opponents thought
that the Bight Hon. Baronet would bathe true physician,
and go he was in this sense—he Put on the odious In-
come Tax. (Hear • and cheers.) Ile (Ur. Drax), with
many others, thought it his duty to oppose that odifium
impost, although without success, but an assurance was
given that it ahould be levied for only a certain period
of years. (Bravo, cheers, and uproar.) At that time
tea and sugar was very heavily taxed. In 1846 the
corn laws were repeale& At that period the &grim+
tural interest was at a very low ebh, those who tilled
the soil being, many of theta, in a state bordering on
bankruptcy. Many looked upon this measure as one of
the ,couses of the nation's prosperity since that
time. He, however, rather attributed it to the
discovery of the Australian • gold fields. It was
elnylarge'atueuat of Australian gold which flowed
into this *pantry that saved us from national
bankruptcy. (Applause and disapprobation.) There
were no thanks to Sir Robert Peel for this. (Cheers
and hisses.) He had alvrays been an advocate of the
agricultural interest, and he held that the repeal of
the turn MIMI was only a balf-measure. It was all on
otse,gicts. When Sir Hobert repealed the corn laws he
undoubtedly had a right, injustice to the agrionituristo
to have repealed the Malt Tax. (Cheers.) They all
4rartk beer. ((ries "We do.") And they all liked beer
'when, they stould get in, (Cries of bravo.) Well, same
yeantago the Malt Tax was oply 4e. per quarter, while
at the'present tithe It was 21s. Bd. per quarter. (Cries
d altaufs.) Now, vris not he right in asserting that
Mr Robert Pees measure was a one-sided free trade?
(Great cheering and free trade for ever.) They all knew
thathtead was now cheap and that bread was what was
termed the staff of We, but beer was likewise the
national beverage. (Cheers and "I likes a drop o'good
beer, I does," and much laughter) Well, the whole of
them liked their beer, but perhaps the whole of them
were not aware that the tax on the malt employed
les the .making of the beer was Ms. Bd. per quarter.
, And what had been the price of barley of late? Why,
only libout 30s per quarter, thus leaving only a margin
"Of Bf. 4d. -in favour of the grower., (Cries of shame.)
'Vow would they act line that tax repealed? (Cheers.)
'Well, if they again returned hilt to Parliament he
'Would do his heat to remove that obnoxious impost.
(Grearrobeering sad "Volcreft for ever.") Atthe present
time the „revenue of the country was seventy millions
sterling, and he was quite *dialed that if due and
proper tObelition were paid to economy, the malt-tax
Might be repealed iO-111001TOW. (Great cheering.) The
Malt Tax contributed five millions a year at the peeper*
time, and there was also an Income Tax of 4d. which
amounted to fear millions more, making together nine
millirem sterling. With ,seventry millions and upward'
of revenue, Government oould easily, with proper
comermy, do without the Malt Tax. Now he would
appeal- to them, whether they did not believe it more
advisakde on the part Of the agriculturists, that they
shoeld send him, who we. one of the largest landowners
in the County of Dorset, and vain had extensive estates
in sit or eight Otheetaituftlet,rallserthan hie opponent who
at the preseet time had no leaded property. (Cheers
and uproar,) tie did not wish to boast of his irMnenoe,
but leisurely -must be conceded that be had greater in-
II fleet* 11.1 an agricalturist, and that he had greater
sympathies with the agricelfurisit, than bad; his
vrortentikwhostt .wsifkinsiontntlp prof irefooor anti, If .:: alma&
gra geritottim es ne doubt be lie :45 menygof the
4
el as. Up to the preceding day when be met-him in
the ktreets of Wareham, hp dad not know tsbnct to ever
set eyes on hint, and he distantly must oon ma to his
turnings when he sewthstit, Was the potsbflt the
father who oppmteklplos. eealla hied, mslk-, tile fathar
there many thinei as It jwpinmpk, kod., fokelk
kim lb a fair 6114'440h '-"donteet. Why wsS he
not this:pelt day? Them mu*. Must be strafe little
mend, ' themenpe.,, fela,Toiers,:, ',`Thilwprialaamse.7.
a d'hiestal -A)1 to the ypung.mena inp *FR
luiteeedritsks."' life Mid Idartl'thM,lli bad.
ate, VOrtien otthlei Mani ] ittleal,Mod theme
t little knowledge of thete.loold wants or
Wafters. But be wouhk not detain them
e weather was such that he *as erne they
WAY We 1$ t *CA. sail as for himself he
like a. drowned 4 (panghter.) He bad
, lout years of nolltiod &Sperm:me, that being
=Aar: of leave be hadteekesented Wareham, and
a Fr:maims he had resairedef rapport he booked
m(34 sanguine anti 4. eipetione to • 41134908=
'again ta-movrnw at four o'clock.' Id
end hisses
Cettnadarr then stood forward, argibist.- the
n/ his friends and gonads of disapprobs.
hh-• Opponents. In 'seeking theft selfrages
dakuto amid) ailiniCs - ' %at . 10 had 'het

iebeeinand "We won't have you?) If they elected Mrs.,
no effort would-be RAWd to give them satisfaction,
whirsh, he beikared was more than Mr. Drax had ever -
done. (Chee a and uproar.) He offered himself on
Liberal .pit lee, and If elected, be would give Lord,
P*neturtcm's vernment his hearty support. It woukill
be bie lisPreeese ae he familia it his duty, to attend to•
their loch/. interviste and to support those measures.
which he deemed to be of the greatest advantage to IS,
leetttaleiate. (Cheers) His reasons for seeking to be,
their ZePreseatiateve were two-fold. In the first plass.
'he tfionglit they must be tired of a man who promised
to dale& much to vidvance their local interests, and yet
was never seen in the town of Wareham except at
i!leetion titnes—a saga who they weld not trust, and
.WhOse name was never to be found in the division list on
Sy important question—a man in abort, who neither
attended to their local interests nor to the interests
tottersonntgl• (Cheers, biases, end great uproar.) The
reagonwhy he caineforwardteoffeir himadf for their
tOpiet4ntation was, that he thought Lord Palmerston
a most fitting man to direct the affairs of the setieei
and that It was more In accordance with the feelings "E
the electors that they should have a member who would
support .j.sgatid,„Paluierston in his poeitiosh. than to
have one Who would oppose him on all onosiessa
(Cheers, and "We want a change of Government.") Lord
'Palinerston;lit the face of the &reared difficulties when
be became :A* head of the Government six years ago•
had aim* that period brought the country triumphantly
through them, and he had preserved peace and good-
will with all foreign powers. (seers and hisses.) H.
had reduced the taxation of the country to the
'Patent of 16,000,000 sterling, and during the last four
years the expenditure of the country had been reduced
to the extent of 7,000,000 alear. And notwithstanding
all this, he had brought the army and navy to a state of
' 'greats/ eillaiiiey than it ever' was before. (Cheers.)
ii:3ll.lgrat at (shaper loaf (cheers) and cheaper tea and
WC,.(tonewed cheer:: and this, amidst the difficulties
he cotton famine the Indian mutiny, and the
C a ; trade had been extended
med, increased with France and other nations, and the
defences of the country had been greatlyvitresgthened.
We had now 29 iron dads afloat, sad six more were
'The volunteer movement, which had sprung
[.ock under the maplese of the Government now exceeded
1170,000. men„ capable of taking up arms in defence of
'Abair country, while the standing army had been ren-
dered more efficient than it had been before. (Cheers.)
fie had no desire to say anything against Mr. Drax per-
sostallYi but he asked them to return him in preference
to Mr. Drat ac he would give his support to Lord
Pilmerston with • view of keeping him in power,
- whetessids opponent, if returned, would give his supwrt
to torn Lord Palmerston out of office. (Cheers. "Nl'e
don't want you.'') He had now only to thank them for
the patience with which they had listened to him. He
exhorted them to be early at the poll, and promised, if
returned, to do all in his power to farther their interesto
(Cheers and hisses.) _

. The Maros en -Ogling for a show of hands' declared
the majority to be in favour of Mr. Cleloraft. Mr.
'Radelyffe then demanded a poll for Mr. Dna, and a
vote of thanks to the Mayor brought the proceedings
to a dote.
During the afternoon some of the men from the
clay-pits, hiving partaken pretty freely of the inebrating
cup, the police had to act towards them with the
greatest forbearance, to keep them out of the lock-up.
The polling on Thursday commenced in earnest, and
at one 'o'clock, most of those who could be brought to the
"scratch" had recorded their votes. The best of all
constables for preserving the peace of the town was in
attendance—we meau thnpelting rain, and the proceed-
ings passed off with tolerable quieted.. At 4 o'clock
' there were about 40 of the electors who had not recorded
their votes.

At seven o'clock, the Mayor declared the state of the
poll as follows :—Calcraft, 129, Dram, 105, majority for
C'aleraft, 16. He therefore declared Mr. Calcraft duly
elected to represent the borough during the ensuing
parliament. (Great and prolonged cheering.) The
newly elected member then briefly addressed the
&actors. He said that yesterday he addressed them
for the first time in his life, and to-day he was called
upon to perform the pleasing duty of thanking them
most cordially for listening to that address and re-
aponcling to- it so enthumisurtioally. (Cheers.) Yester-
day, he told them that he had • majority of the voters
in his favour, and to-day they had most nobly proved
the truth Of his words. (Cheers.) He thanked
them from the very bottom of his heart for
the honour they had done him, and the
honour they had clone his father, in electing him as
their member. (Cheers.) He begged to congratulate
them upon the victory they had achieved against the
powerful influence that had been brought to bear against
them that day. (Cheers.) In conclusion be begged
again to assure them that so long as they did him the
honour to return him as their member, his perils-
mentary duties should be studionaly attended to, and
their local interests should always command his atten-
tion. (Great cheering.) He now begged three sheers
to the Mayor, as returning officer, for the impartial
manner in which tie had discharged his duty. (Cheers.)
Mr. Cskcaerr, sen., then addressed the assembly.
lie said they were all friends there now, and therefore
he hoped they would be quiet while he addressed just
one or two words to them. They had achieved
a great victory that day, and therefore it became
them to be in very good humour. (Cheers.) He
now hoped they would let bye-gones he bye-gonee.
Let them harbour no ill-feeling against any one.
If he ought to show good humour, it must be
towards those who had supported his son on that
occasion and shown to him so much kindness. (Cheers.)
They had worked with a hearty good will and from the
bottom of their hearts. (A Voice: "And no we will
again.") He, as the fa.her of their new member,
tendered to them his beat and most cordial thanks.
He exhorted them to go home in peace and good will
towards each other and towards all men.
Three sheers for Mr. Calcraft brought the proceedings
to a termination.
_ _

Mr. Moore, of Virimborne, attended on behalf of Mr.
CaLaren at Bern Regis, and Messrs. Weston and Atkin-
son for Mr. Dm:. Messrs. Marshfield and Lae, at-
tended for Mr. Caloran at Wareham, and Messrs. Shep-
pard, Trevenen, and Howard, for Mr. Drat. Mr.
ttilliter attended at Code Castle for Mr. Caloraft,
and Mr. Thomas Rawlins for Mr. Ora'. At the last-
meationed place 49 voted in favour of Mr. Calaraft,
and one for Mr. Drat. At Bere Regis, of eourse, the
tables were reversed.

gorefgri

FRANCE

Tbe Petrie says :—" Upon the Invitation of France
and England several Powers will send vessels to be pre-
sent at the fêtes at Cherbourg and Brest."
SPAIN.

MADRID, Thursday.—The Npoca of to-day asserts
that the Archbishop of Burgos has banded in to the
Queen his resignation as Governor to the Prim* of As-
turias. The Senate hag adopted the Bill ratifying the
Customs tariff conoluded between Spain and France.
SPALIII'B recognition of be kingdom of Italy has now
been formally announced to the Pupal Government
through the Spanish ambassador.