The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-03-06 00:00:00

WITXOI7TH.

RAILWAY APPOINTHINTS.—Mr. R. Elliot, who was
promoted here sj4atfurm inspector from having been
stationmaster at Upwoy, has been appointed district
inspector at Bristol ; Mr. J. (2ill, so favourably known
on our platform, and who lately has been at Upwty,
as stationmaster. has the plaid .rm inspectorship here,
and Mr. R. H. Dyke becomes his successor at Upwey.
AT • time when party feeling is running unpleas fatly
high, it is pleasant to notice • House of C .mmons
matter on which all factions are peacrahly united. In
the committee nominated to superintend the kitchen
and refreshment department, all shades of thought are
represented. The half dosen Liberals proposed include
Mr. H. Edwards, the epicurean member for Weymouth,
and Mr. Montagu Guest, who, as Provincial Grand
Master of Freemasons, must have great experience of
1 banqueting& The Conservatives have chosen all their
representative., from two c unties.— World.
A DORSIT COLONIL itS THI OLD= TING—At the
Hartley Council meeting, Southempton' on used.).
it was announced that Mr. Marrett, of West Quay,
and his sister had presented to the Institution certain
books, including volumes of the Ramp/tin Chronicle
from the years 1772 to 1795. There was • reference
ths presentation of colours to • Doreetahir•
Regiment of Militia, in which it war stated that the
Colonel, who presided on the reclaim, sat in the chair
as long as he was able, and was then card .d to bed.
The Hampshire people were just as Waage, for the
Mayor and Sheriff of Southampton, both knights,
were angered in " pitching " • landlady, and • man
far 12s. sold hi a wife in the market-place.
Lintel Vicrroar.—Although the peculiar state of
the Law (which only allow@ • voter to support one
auditor when two are wanted), has caused • return of
one on each sida yet the short and sharp straggle for
t.he &editorship showed • sonsiderable majority in the
Liberal vote available on that occasion. For some
time past, Mr. E. J. Brown (Liberal) and Mr. Plow-
man (Conservative) were the auditors, and • fairly
!satisfactory arrangement it seemed; but when we
are well we always want to be better, and Mr. Pater-
sou (L) cut in and won, sending Mr. Plowman out of
office for the time. This couldn't be submitted to by
the Conservatives, so an estimable candidate, admir-
ably fitted by his knowledge of accounts, was put up
in Mr. W. M. Thiaelton (C); but the remit only
proves the old proverb—" The race is not to the swift,
nor the battle to the strong." Only one vote could b.
given by each burgess, and the Conservatives piled
their strength on the old auditor, Mr. Plowman, and
put him on the top with 212 votes ; the Good Template
rallied round Mr. Pettereon, who is one of the leading
spirits In "Flower of the West," and they or the
liberals (or perhaps there isn't much difference, for
we guess socetrremplare are Liberal, though only • few
Liberals are Template), curled him with 142 votes;
Mr. K. J. Brown, a good Liberal, only had 128 votes
for his share, and Mr. Thieelton was left by the Con..
with only 43 votes. While the influenoe of the
Templar vote in favour og Mr. Patterson is noticed,
we may also remark that three out of the four nandi-
dates are teetotalers. The Conservative intenset only
mustered $45 votes, while the Liberals had 279, the
total polled being 515.

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received (rota H.R.H. the Prince of Wale.) .
that three should be appointed for this town
count.. —Your. truly, Reginald Aldrid,ge, Mayor."
Mr. Cuff, organist, Park...tone.