The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-07-04 00:00:00

Elution Ncioss.

,I Dtvivo.—Mr. Darby Griffith has ionised his Matsui
, soliciting raeleetion in the Conservative interest.
DIVONPORT.—Mr. reutiog has declared his intention
of 'gain standiag at the general election.
PLISOUTH.—Sir ft: P, Collier, M.P., Mr. Walter
Marlton, M.P., anji Mr. Stuart Lune are
engaged in a orisonartsenvass of the votersof Plymouth.
DArrmorru.—The leaders of the Lib.'ral party here
intimated th‘t it is not their intentiott to contant the
seat. Mr. llardy will therefore be re elected without
opposition.
TSONTON.—The various members are ponuing the:,
airtime', end the Conservatives are most aanguine
sucoese. Mr. A. Mills, the present member. addressed
a large and enthusiastic meeting of the electors elf
Wednesday evening.
Mr. E. H. BURKS intends a ntesting the borough of
Chriechurch.}doh, for 18 years, has returned a Con-
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jet heard.

POOLL —lleum. R. D. Seymonr and C. Warior ire
candidates in the Liberal interest, and Cant. Bashfont
the Concervative candidate. Capt. Rarliford ClOGely
connected with the family of Mr. William Fryer, of
Lytchett.

SOUTH Wars.—The election for thin division in
exciting the greatest possible interest throughout the
county, and every exertion is being wed by the sun-
porters of esch of the tree nendidatu—Lord IL
Thynne and Lieut.• Colonel Bathurst (Conservatives),
and Mr. T. Framer Grove (Liberal)—to insure guavas.
Lord H. Thynne is considered to be quite safe, and it.
therefore against Colonel Bathurst that the elude ef
the liberals are °hied), directed.

BRISTOL. —On Saturday, Mr. T. F. Freeniantle, the
Conservative candidate for Bristol, Viatount Giant.
worth, and several other gentlemen were initiated as
hon. members into the mysteries of the Independent
Order of Oddtellowa, Manchester Unity.
COVENTUT, Wegi Oeiclay. —CIOIO Of the poll :—Mr,
Eaton (Conservative), 2,395; Mr. Jones (Ltheral), 2,142.
Majority of 253 for the Conservative candidate.

LISCEARD.—Mr. W. B. Sanders propoaed. and mr.
J. R. Moon seconded, the nomination of Sir A. W.
Buller. There was no oppoaition. The proceedings
vier* oonducted quietly, and Sir A. W. Buller wag
declared returned.

MUCI7ORDBHIRE.-Bir Bulvrer Lytton's address
has received so much praise as a model piece of
election literature, that, contrary to all usage, which
rigidly prescribes payment for insertion of election
addresses as advertisements—the only little bit of
bribery the British press is open—we give it entire.
TO THE RIFCTORS OF THE COUNTY OF
HERTFORD.
_

GICHTLEMEN,
YOU have, four times, done me the honour
to elect me u one of your Representatives. I
respectfully ask you to renew the trust of which I am
so justly proud.
Hone of us can pretend to foresee what m.y be the
most exciting or important topics which the next
Parliament may be called upon to deliberate in the
course of its existence. Sti 1 less can we oonjecture
what political questions Her Majesty's present Govers•
ment may deem sufficiently imperative to risk the
tenure of office upon the chance of carrying their
measures. Judging from the past, we may presume
that among such questions will not be any scheme of
Parliamentary Reform. They use that question mush
as a man who takes care of himself in this changeable
olimate uses an upper garment, when out to be put on
—when in to be put off. . _ _
. . . .

As to the principles upon wbieh I think that any
propositions for the Ettension of the Suffrage should be
based, I retain the opinions which I have already es.
pressed in Parliament, whether upon the Reform Bill
proposed and abandoned by the present Government,
or upon that which was introduced by Lord Derby's
Administration with the earnestness of men who, in
undertaking so serious a task u that of an amended
representation, were prepared to stand or fall by the
advice they proffered to their Sovereign and their
countrymen...

•
Believing that every system of fiscal policy should
apply its principles fairly to all division. of the national
industry, I shall not cease to struggle for the Abolition
of the Malt Tax, as • burden which fetters the discre-
tion of skill in the cultivation of the soil, and singles
out the husbandman for special exclusion from the
legitimate operations of free trade. Bob, if the
grievance be more immediately felt by the farmer, its
consequences are injurious (beyond those of any tax
now left in our statute book) to the omamunity at
large.
The Malt Tax not only rabies the priers of met
liquors, but by discouraging and restricting the growth
of barley as an article of cattle food, it impedes that
increase in the maintenance of stock which an Manes-
ing population naturally demands; and thus raises the
price to the consumer of all descriptions of butcher's
meat, while by diminshing the amount of farmyard
manure applicable to wheat crop?, it tends howevrt
indirectly, to raise even the price of bread. Tl.4t
injurious effects of the Malt Tax are really felt in the
weekly bills of every householder. So that, permit In.
to hope, that the farmer, in seeking relief from this
burden, will find among the inhabitants of towns, not
his opponents, btrt him allies.
Gentlemen, it had been the anxious desire of Lord
Derby's Government to effect an •micable settlement of
that long-vexed question of Church Retest, upon which
Her Majesty's present advisers have declined all
attempts at legislation. It would give me great pleasure
if those among our fellow-subjects who dissent from the
Fetabliehed Church. seeing that proposals to abolish
Church Rates without providing a substitute have lost
favour in the House of Commons, should feel that they
can conscientiously meet us in the endeavour to bring
this dispute to a friendly and final adjustment. But to
the Abolition of Church Rates without a substitute, /
say frankly I can never bring myself to consent.
Gentlemen, I do not think it can be fairly said of the
party with whom I have the honour to act, that, during
the Parliament which now draws to its close, they have
harassed, by any factious opposition, the Government
by which they were displaced, or evinced any restless
eagerness for the resumption of office. In or out of
power they will, I doubt not, continue faithfully to
represent that large, and, I believe, daily increasing
section of public opinion which considers that it needs
no great change in the fundamental Institutions of
England to develops all her resources, and maintain the
position she has acquired in the foremost rank of
civilised nations. The removal of abuses ; the amelio-
ration of laws; the respectful consideration of all real
grievances, whether of classes or individuala, are as
mull within the range of a truly Conservative Policy,
as a prudent man places among the objects most
demanding his care and forethought, the repairs of the
house he does not desire to pull down, and the im-
provement of the property he declines to risk by taking
shares in every bubble company.
With every sentiment of grateful respect for those
who have allowed me for thirteen years to call them my
consti tn ten M.,
I have the honour to be,