The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-09-24 00:00:00

ADJOURNED QUARTER SESRIONS.

An adjourned Court of Quarter Sessions was held on
Tuesday last at Blasa'ford. The magistrates present
were the Lord Portman (Chairman), John Floyer, Req.,
M.P. (deputy chairman), Hon. W. H. B. Portman,
3.3. Farquharson, John Hussey, W. P. Okeden, T. B.
Hanhatit, C. J. Parks, Joseph Oundrr, H. C. Goodden,
B. Littlehalea„ H. Frampton, R. P. Featherstonhaugh,
L O. Paget, Rpm., and the Rev. F. Watts.

Tat 0/11101 or CHIII 001ISTABLL
Tbe first business was to select a number (to be
determined upon) of sawlidates as 010114 eligible for tbe
oak* of chief constable. . . .

The Chairman laid they could either send all qualified
candidates to the Quarter 811101100 S, or select ten, and
the question which be would put waa, that the Finanee
Committee be ni quested to seket ten from the number
of candidates before them:

Mr. Hanka= enquired if that were curled would any
magistrate have the privilege of putting up a candidate
aft-rwards? _ .

The Chairman Certainly not.
Mr. Floyer said be really maid not me hie way to
excluding a large another of ceadidatee —they seemed
to him to hare such very excellent testimonials. U
be we not on the Finance Committee he was not
quite sure thet hbaruld n4ottnisi over to other hands
the difficulty and. to* for the number to 10—
(laughter).
Mr. Medea : And how are all the magistrate. to sae
their way when the difficulty oomes to gaarlsr
fiesaions?

ifr-.-F;rquharson Ito Mr. Floyer): But you wore ap-
pointed to a Certain duty. You'll obey the order of
&onions won't you '—(much laughter).
Mr. Moyer: Certainly sir, and I'll do ray best.
The Chairmen then put the proposition to limit the
number of candidates to 10, when an unexpected
result eneued—the arlole of the magistrates present
voting for the limitation exoepting Mr. Floyer, who
observed that it was unite clear that It was not open
to any magistrate to propose at the sessions any
candidate not now selected. Mr. Frampton appolurd
rather to rooted the Obit, thinking that as the rule
stood it was open, but that the rule might be altered
hereafter. The Chairman, however, said distinctly that
he could not agree with this view.
. . . .

The eclectic); of ths undidates was proceeded with in
committee privately. The magistrates on the committee
were—J. J. Fsrquhcirson, req. (chairman), J. Floyer,
Feq., N.p., H. C. °midden, Esq , J. Gawky, Esq., and
W. P. °kedges, Esq. Out of 80 candidates who had
sent in spolisations just one half had felled to comply
with the advertisement, and had not in copies of teed.
monials only, instead of the originals. This was held to be
fatal error, and all those candidates were disqualified as of
mums were thou (one or two cc believe) who had felled to
forward the medical certificate. Amongst the candidates
thus disposed of was Captain Williams, whose success
in the Dorchester district war talked of u quite settled,
without the intervention of the Quarter Sessions. Of
the remaining 30, eighteen gentleman attended before
the Committee, via :—Major Fendell, Major Diekene,
Colonel Close, Mr. Q. T. Itrownrigg, Captain Mussel,
Claptein Waldy, Mr. L Parker, Captain Upton, Clapham
A. Brown, Captain Burnside, kilajor chadwiek, Major
Fisting, Mar (Moutons, Col. Luard, Colonel Stetsons,
Captain Still, Colonel Thring, and Major Warner.
The following are the selections of the Committee :
Captain Brown, Captain Burnside, Major Clushrisk,
Major Fasting. Major Grimaces, Colonel Laud,
Colonel Bteevens, Captain Still, Colonel Tilting, Major
Warner.