The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-05-28 00:00:00

THE MILITIA ENCAMPMENT.

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The annual sports in connection with the Dorset
Militia took place at the camp at Planefield on Friday
afternoon, in the presence of • number of visitors trom
the neighbourhood. The weather was somewhat
unfavouraMe, a cold wind blowing the whole of the
afternoon and heavy rain falling in the evening. The
competitions were as follows :-100 yards flat race;
wide jump; high juuip ; 200 yard. fiat race, for stag
sergeants; hurdle rec., 120 yards over 12 flights;
wheelbarrow race, competitors being blindfolded;
quarter mile fiat race; three-legged race; 300 yards
flit race, for boys under la ; flat race ; sack
race; and a tug-of-war competition between the
venous companies of the regiment. 12 men forming
each team. and the four winning teams each receiving
a prize of 12i. The four winning teams also pulled
for an additional prize of 12i. Various other awns
were improvised, and the band played selections of
music in a very creditable manner. The review will
probably take place on Thunder. and the regiment
will return to Dorchester on Friday to be disbanded.

THE APPROACHING 1111/NICIPAL ELECTION.
The Judges of the Common Pleas Divides) of the High
Court of Justice having declared the election of Messrs.
J. Andrews, T. Buckley, and H. T. Trevanion es
Councillors of the South-East Ward of the Borough null
and void, the Mayor has fixed the new election tor
Tuesday, the 4th of June.
A crowded meeting of the Liberal Association was held
at the Temperance hall on Wednesday night. to hears
lecture by Mr. S. L. Hagen on "The Turks Abroad and
the Turks at Home."
The Mason (Hr. A. Balaton, Jai) occupied the chair.
end in the course of his remarks caul those present knew
he had at the last municipal election, in bin capacity
as Mayor, to decide a point of law, which area° in this
way :—The register of voters was made up annually in
October, nod it came into force on the Ist of the following
November. On revising the list is October be found that
Mr. Wanhill win amongst the names that should have
been placed on, and he aocereingly inaerted it but the
law prescribed that no mu was eligible as • candid"'
for the Tows Council who warn not on the existing list,
and he could not for the life of him (=mire that the list
wide)) be had only Jost revised and which did not come
into operation uatil November, could be the existing list
The existing list lived until the other list came to it.
birth, which wee on the Ist of November; therefore, it
seemed to him imPussiole to rule otherwise than that Mr.
Wankill was not eligible, mid he ruled that Kr.
Trevionion's objection was good. As they were all awarx
, the quistioa. s had guile before the judges, and they had
decided that he was in the wrong. They now knew what
the low was, and it was held that he decided iu error; but
he mull thullaght is burins. is. embryo was not burgess de
Jade. (Applause.) It rested with the uneuug to say
whom tiny would choose as candidates for the new rands-
rlntes for the now ele,tion. last year they put up Meesra
H. T. Trove:lion, T. Buckley, and J. Andrews. and no
doubt they would invite them to stand again, unless thee
Ii id other names to mention. (A Voice .• The same
three again, and cheer.)
The proposition of Mr. MATH/tow seconded by Mr.
Tsissza, that the meeting should support the =ndida-
' tore of the three geulkosen mentioned by the Mayor, was
, enthusiastically carried.
Council W. h. Weitzel, saidit was resolved at &meeting
of the Association committee that Meson. Andrews,
Buckley, and Tlevanion should be invited to oiler them-
selves for re-electii.n, but it was the duty of the committee
to submit their names for the approval of that meeting.
Ho was stow tho gentlemen they hail selected justly
deserved their sympathy as regarded the manner in which
they had been troAtegl. an I their cordial seoperation to
aceure their re-election. He had no fear of the result, for
he believed that their political opponent. stood at • lower
ebb than previously. Ile did not believe petitioning did
soy good—it did nut get Sir Ivor Guest into Parliament,
soul he did not think it would get their friend Bodge into
the municipality. Let them endeavour to show that they
I were not to be thwarted, and he determined to hero their
three men sgain (cheers.)
Mr. S. L. HAKIM then delivered his lecture, some parte
of wuich were very origami sod &noising.
In proposing a vote of thanks to Mr. Baker, Mr. T. P.
Hicks raid that, had though the Turkish Government
was, that country might hire hem in. better position if
ak,.ead 1..1 better neighbours than the
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- M 7. Carter iu aecrZiling the proposal-al—. on the
other hand. Russia you d no doubt have been better elf
if elle had not such untileeimut wri.,hhoure as the Turks.
Mr. G. Westsupporust the rte..: of thanks which wee
utianimously carne.l.
A rote of thsukt ta the M tyor. proposed by Mr. S. L
Beker nod eerionded Ly Aldorinsu J. Buckley. terminated
the emceeilincii.
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Tb. cm:theatre were uoutiaated ea atturday as
allows :7

Audrosirik kbaket•stree4 iuukeeper.
Titus Buckles.. But-streetkoil Ptaki.tone. corn merchant
Hoiry Thum os Trevanioo, staid, ur.
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Chree aboiroolienuosTii candidate's -(i;ilCis) wore
earii proposed by Mr. A. K. Witt snd seconded by Mr.
Joseph Best, and the assenting Burgesses were Kamm J.
Buckley, (1. Wareham, J. C. Ilasickse, J. Wilkins. J. D.
L ckyer. 11. Penney. W. Jenkins, and R. Turner.
The Conservative candidates were tionalusteil es
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p laud Lionel Budge, Lonictleet, solicitor, pro-
Pmed 191 Ht. C. 11,11, aen,nded by Mr. T. Longman. and
by illanere. IL 'Potts. T. H. Bal-on, W. H.
Ballard. H. Bunten. P. King, W. Meadua, W. D. Duidales
and W. Turner.

Henry Forner, High-street, ironmonger, pn,rei 6
d b,4
Climb,
Mr, G. 11. b, seconded by Mr. W. H. Bal ,
erouted to by Meows. FL Pet* R. Hay ward, T. 4.
Belson. 11. Burden, C. Hill. T. Longman, W. I.), Ligdale
and W. Turner.
Hnurla Frederick WarIIALL The i.surels. &Mors,
Loudest, clay merchant. jroped by Mr. W. Maadua,
a.,onded by Mr. W. D. UUgda., and amentod to by
Hew. IL Pella, T. IL Belson, W. H. Ballard, C.
Ed loads, a Tumor, H. Burden, P. Xing, and W.
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The tlayor sat in the Couneil-charniser from two till
four yesterday (Monday) afternoon. to hear and decide
oldections to the nomination papers: but none were
taken tY either parts, and the six candidates will there.
fore go to Me poll.