The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-09-19 00:00:00

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The Mate of Poole presided, supported on 034
right by M. Alfred Lists, incite de Is villa die'
Cherbourg, 4ir Edward Baker Baker, of Ransta ,
House, Doreek'aiid Mr. H. D. Seymour, M.P. ; and
ron the left by M. de Gast 6, Conseiller-Chutral do
Department de 111. Manche, the Rev. A. Wilkinson,
rector of St. James's, Poole, and Mr. J. Flora,
P. for Doreet. Govern were also laid for the follow-
ing :—M. Muller, Mt. J. Werry, deputy-attain:min
of the Somerset and Doreet Railway Company; Dr.
Aldridge, Mayor of Dorchmter • Mr. A. S. Hodge,
Mayor ot Blandford ; M. Deslandea, M. de St. Mile,
-Mr. G. Reid, wocietaxy A.o the Someraet and Dors.,,
It&il way Company • M. Duhomoset, Mr. T. Pain, M.
E. Mahien, Mr. 3. Chicle, M. D'lngremarde, Mr.
, H. Harris, Mr. J. Lonliester' M. Rachley, Mr.
'Blesser, Mr. C. 3. Stone, Mr. S. Hernsbj, Mr. J
Harker, Mr. 'F. Travers, Mr. R. C. Hopkins, Mr.
J. B. Dwell, Mr. D. Dural, Mr. H. Ralston, Capt.
Ragleeome, Mr. W. E. Crawley, Mr. H. Farmer,
Jo. H. Emmott, Mr. H. Brisooe, Mr.. E. Jenningr,
Mr. J. 8. Hudson, Mr. W. W. Aldridge, Mr. J.
Wood, Mr. Swayne, Mr. J. ['yea, M. Bonilla, M.
Laurens, M. Retebe, Mr. J. Kemp-Welch, ht. Cann.
/illl, MX. Argent, M. Du.ssand, Mr. Rigby, the
'Sheriff of Poole (Mr. Hamilion), Captain Burgess,
RH., M. R. Ferre, Mr. M. Guest, M. Quoniam,
Henry, Mr. Schrieber, M.P., M. Bringsoo, Mr. W.
Pewee, M. Mounoye, Mr. F. T. Rogers, M. sokly,',
M. ,lihxy. Mi. E. Lacey, Mr. G. A. Adaiiii,M;
Adrian Liais,, Mr. H. W. Dickenson, Mr.' 0. R.
Penney, tie. -J. Da** Mr. G. J. Barber, Mr. G.
Curtis, Mr. J. Crabh, Mr.-I% Sounder', Mr. G.
Aldridge, Mr. F. Rickman, Mr. Gill, Mr. J. W.
Martin, M. Cowin, Mr. R. Read, Mr. E. Mullett,
M. Bauder., Mr. S. Lewis, M. le Julia, fill,
Brun, Id. ftopert, M. R. Delinas, of La France, &e.
Grace having beensaid, the Mayon of POOLS rose and
remarked that he was desirous, before he announced j
the first toast, of expressing the pleasure he felt in
seeing so large a number of guests from Cherbourg,
and the only regret he experienced was that he could
not express his thoughts and sentiments in the.
French hieguage. He was sensibly impressed with
the importance of snob meeti ,ge as that, the prop*
use of which was calculated to increase the good-will,
and firmly to oement together in happy concord two-
of the most influential nations of the world. (Cheri)
It did seem to him important that the express:lows.
'uttered should be such as could be understood by thee
whole of the guests invited. His hope was that,
those French gentlemen who understood English and..
' were present would maned in conveying to then
the warmth of feeling moving in his mind, and
which .he was sure was shared by every Englishman
(Cheers.) He‘ bade the gentlemen of
- (the Celebrated neva! portlif Franoe,) a
home to the shores of " Merrie England,"
_ ancient town of Poole. A short time ago
#olS7h4eteated the spewing et steam communication
--wytke goo perks, so long looked forward to.and
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one time, unfortunately, Med the breasts of each
individual nation, and manifesting nothing but
amity, good-will, and hearty fellowship. (Applause
and cries of "Bravo.") That such good feeling
might exist between the two countries was he felt
mire not only the fervent desire of every wan in
:England, bet the hearty with of every man in France.
'(Cries of "It is." "It is.") Without doubt, the
' civilization of the world depended upon that more
,than upon anything else; and notwithstanding
, whatever might be said by nations who viewed with
Jealousy the amity existing between the two great
—Western Powers, he believed that friendship was
one of the best guarantee' for the peace of the world,
-(Loud applause.) While the world was at peace,
, commerce' which was especially represented on that
'no:merlon, advanced, bearing with it the greatest
blessings to the human race. In a small degree, as
representing a city of commerce, the Mayor of Cher.
Oxetee was welcomed amongst them, and he hopedj
Peat the present vieit would be one of many inter,
/Maimed between the two countries. Long might
that happy feeling exist; an whatever might be
, said to the contrary—for there were persons who did
r .00t hesitate to do so—he believed that to the great
man who now occupied the throne of France was
-due in a great measure the present peace of the
world. (Applause.) He felt sure the hearty wel-
come given to their neighbours upon their arrival at
Poole and the cordiality with which they receivtd
, the toast he proposed, would assure them that it was
4 from the heart and not with the lips only they bade
1.-them weleome. (Applause and " Bravo. ')
ii. M. D'INGRISMAIIDE reeponded in Englieh, saying be
•lioped they would excuse his imperfect knowledge of
,the English language,and remarking tbat b ie colleagues
of the municipal council had desired that he should
,express to them gratitude for their gracious recep-
tein. He had accepted this honourable office with
,the greatest pleesnre because it gave him an oppor-
tunity for the first time of expressing to so important
a body of gentlemen as themselves, (that day the
representatives of the great English people,) the
'.feelings of affection and respectful admiration which
•he had for many years borne and fostered in his
heart. He had had the opportunity, as was well
ihnown to his colleagues, of living in close friend.
ship and active co-operation in great and important
-public works with some of their moat distinguished
muntrymen,and particularly with those to whom the
town of Poole and Cherbourg were most indebted for
,the formation of the Paris and Cherbourg railway—a
great public work, the importance of which to those
towns could not be over estimated, uniting as it did
two great public centres of industry and commerce.
, From this intercourse he had learnt fully to respect
I and admire the great qualities of Englishmen—he had
(!thtts verified the sincerity and stability which so
greatly distinguished them, and for which they were
' celebrated throughout the world. This was a
faithful expression of what be was authorised by his
, colleagues to state to them, and he begged ti close
is observations by wishing prosperity to the
municipal council of the town of Poole—the choice
..of that important constituency.
, • Mr. H. D. SZYMOUR, bLP., who was received
with the heartiest demonstrations of welcome, said
'that be had the permission of the Mayor of Poole to
:ieropose a toast, which be was sure they would drink
With' the utmost enthusiasm. The West he had to
peolicise was that of the president and members of
, the Chember of Commerce *I Cherbourg. (Applause.)
:It Was oae in which they could all join, because
men of all political opinions were alike impressed
with the value of commerce, which shed it. benefits
uposi all--the rich and the poor alike. (Hear,
hear.) They hailed with pleasure the presence—
not, be was sorry to say, of the president of the
:Chamber of 'Commeece of Cherbourg, but of many
Members, he believed, of that dietinguished body.
;They welcomed them at Poole on a retuen visit for
the munificent hospitality they of this borough
enjoyed about two months ago. (Applause.) Th-iir
friends set them an example which they bad not
been slow to imitate, and he might say that heaven
•really appeared to shine upon these international
'fetes—(bmar, hear)—for they had had the most
beautiful weather man eonld wish for, and be did
not thine they could have spent their glorious
summer to better advantage than in cultivating
ID acquaintance with the nearest of their foreign
neighbours across the Chanel. (Applause.) They
had lately seen the armies and the fleets of France
and England engaged in the duties of mutual hospi-
. tality—they had seen and heard of the magnificent
shows that had taken place at Cherbourg, Brest, and
.latterly at Portsmouth, and he for one read of them
with the utmost pleasure, because he believed that
every visit of that sort better secured the peace of
-the. world. On the present occasion, in the
presence of their Cherbourg friends, they had to
!,eiehtbralie an event of a character still more important
in his opinion, because political enthoritiee had had
nothing to do with their demonstration—it had been
tbe effort of spontaneous hospitality, and had sprung
, unprompted from the respect which the commercial
pleases on each side of the water entertained for one
another, and the sense of their motes] relations.
'(Applause, and cries of "Good, good.") A very few
years ago the sagacity of some statesmen on each
' 'side of the channel pointed out to them that the
relations of two such countriesi, England and France
*ware Itht 98 C 1919 as they ought to be, and
'the treaty of 1860 told them plainly that such places
as Oherbonrg and Poole ought to shake hands.
(Applause.) They had not bun slow to respond to
that call, and their meeting on that festive occasion
mimeses of the results of that treaty. (Hear, hear.)
The call mine to them from the other side of the
*seer, sad' he thought he might say in the name of
'both -Mee and low in Poole that they had responded
ter it' (sef& alacrity and peeasure. (Applause.) They
lresiffilY itokpowledged ChM those who lived on the
eheieee of the chancel ought to set an example to
Ito teeth countries by cultivating in acquaintance and
h intense, With those en the other side. That
r distinguished and ingenious nation with whom
410eine a long series of years by force of circum-
Masco. they were in military rivalry, they now only
,mnulatexi in the arts of pease. In the name of the
people. of Poole he welcomed. them to this port.
These were some people who looked with distrust at
the magnificent display which had recently beemseen
of the navies of Frame) and England at certain
arsenals, because they might be a .possible nteasee.t*
other impoitant statue in the ' world, but he *lt IWe.
that there the no men who Medd hien • "Adelaide,
an eye upon the festivities with which, tberiweeise
then occupied: These were festivitiesethe invltelefilleee
to which were spequpeonely sent from Wien;
town, and which could', dot be too frequent, foefff
would increase theiiiiiiiiininrcill editions.
in ancient times had trild:thein that Providentle
. given differenegiftelmlithmentinee,and in hiss 4 • 0
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'nations; that., the 'Mealiest* of Franoe di% , s,
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of England, though 'both ,were stioli distin. •
nations. They had in his opinion, much butt
from each other. (Hear, bear.) He would ear ,
them leave the impledieeiti of flgliting to the'
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and even to read, those sentiments of friendship and
good-will to which expression had been given by
distinguished men of both nations those wlpt
assisted in the government of the two countries, rid
those gallant men who led, with the same vigour and
valour the navies of the two nations. (Applause.)
But it had been still noire gratifying to every real
well-wisher to his country to know that those ex-
pressions of friendship, were not merely the senti-
ments of the leaders of the country, hut that they
were the very echo and expression of the feelings
which animated the hearts of every man in England,
and be trusted and sincerely believed of every man
in the great empire of France. Those vows and
aspirations were that the peace, which by the bless-
ing of God had lasted now for very nearly two ages
of men, might continue and be perpetuated to all
future time. (Cried of " Bravo," "Tr, bien," and
applause.) And when he spoke of p 'ace, he meant
not merely a stated tranquility and rest—not merely
seats of cessation (ruin ear, but lie meant a with-

drawing from works-of mutual destruction the genius
and industry of men which was an much better
employed on thee works of art and those operations
of commerce which they were now met to inaugu-
rate and celebrate. (A pplaueo.) By peace he
meant that happy state which i.•-. merely freed the
seas from the attack of the privateer, or the clash of
oontending squadrons, but which made it a broad
and safe highway for the ships of the merchants
carrying the products of various countries, and, with
them, interchanging good-will and harmony amongst
mankind. It was in that spirit he believed they
had invited the distinguished party then assembled
around the board—it was in that spirit, as a humble
representative of the great counties (if he might so
oall them> of Dorset and Pole. he bad been present.
—it was in that spirit he desired to eider into the
engagements of the day—and it was in that spirit he
bade them "God speed" in the noble enterprise in
which they had embarked, which, he trusted, might
be for the permanent advantage of that ancient and
worthy borough, and not only no, but a benefit to
the whole county, and a general advantage to the
two nations represented on that occasion. (Loud
applause.)
Mr. H. D. Bryn-lova, M.P., responding to the
general call of the company, said he thought that the
able speech of his colleague, as the representative of
the county in Parliament, would have been anSicient
to answer to the toast. He felt that Mr. Floyer had
touched moat ably upon the principal topics which
interested them, and which had regard to their pre-
sent aseernbling together; but he responded to their
appeal, he was obedient to their call. He could
only reiterate to them thanks for thetordial manner
in which they had drunk the health's of the members
for the county and for the borough. It was with
particular interest, of course, as a borough member
for Poole, that he witnessed the banquet of that day.
lie viewed it with interest and pleasure for many
reasons. In the first place, because he saw realised
what was but a dream when he first came to Poole.
At that time there were pennons sanguine enough of
the future of Poole to wish to see a railway carried
through it. and a means of communication by water
with the other side of the Channel. But difficulties
supervened. There were commercial crises, apathy,
and an undefined notion as to the benefits which
would be realised by them. But there were persons
of energy in the town—men connected with the trade
and others, so deeply impressed with the importance
of the subject, that they constantly pressed it upon
his attention as their representative. Occupying
that position, be thought it right to respond to
their appeal, and to use whatever humble in-
fluence he possessed to realise that idea. (Hear,
hear.) He could proudly say that that idea
had now been realised—that the magnificent counties
of Dorset and Somerset were traversed by a railway
—those beautiful valleys with riaBtures some Of which
were not exceeded in fertility by any in Europe,
now grazed magnificent besets- and furnished agri-
cultural produce which was available fur the chief
markets of England, While at the same time there ,
was steam communication with the opposite coast of .
France, enabling them to interchange the produce of
the two countries. And not only that, but it opened
up communication with the fair capital of France, ,
and also with the southern districts, which were so
celebrated for their fertility, and with the productive
but undeveloped kingdom of Spain. With those
countries their communication was yet simply in its
infancy. It depended upon commercial enterprize
on both sides of the water to draw the full advan-
•tages of thaw magnificent districts, and of those op-
portunities which Providence had placed in their
way. But, while -be acknowledged the advantages
which might acorns to this country and their French
neighbeura from that communication, and while he
regarded the presence of their Cherbourg friends as
an indication of their estimate of the importanee of
that communication, and of theft determination to
the utmost of their ability to take advantage of it,
he might refer to the present banquet with pleasure
for another reason—it showed how they in England
estimated their neighbours across the channel.
(Applause.) It arose from a spontaneous ebullition
of feeling on the part of the whole population of
Poole,—(hear, hear,)—and showed that a most
cordial feeling existed towards their foreign
friends. It was not simply to those who had as-
sembled at the banquet that the impression was con-
veyed, nor was it amongst them only that the im-
portance of the relations between France and England
was felt. The sight to-day which had so astonished
their French friends and had pleased, he was sure,
every lover of the French and English alliance—that
welcome given to the guests from Cher-
bourg was participated in by the whole population
of the town. It was that fact which was so gratify-
ing both to them and their guests. It could no
longer be said that the labouring classes of Poole, at
any rate, were not actuated by the same feelings as
themeelvea—he was happy to say they all estimated
equally the advantages to be derived by bringing
commerce to that port, and he trusted that there
was the same community of feeling and interest
manifested by both the higher and lower climes
of the town. • Upon two occasions within the
lest year he had bad the opportunity of witnessing
Vane . gratifying regalia. He might remind many of
:AksampW present that when a lifeboat was started
,ak.- Poole an intense of interest in the matter
wee. found to exist amongst the marine and
fishermen population, which astonished some of
them said gratified all. There was a similar feeling
now evinced with regard ,to oommninOntion with
Cherbourg. He hoped they would excuse his having
adverted to that meter at so .great length, but it
was an important oonsideratioa, and b.-id with
regard to Poole and the empire -generally, that the
more such feelingitivere,fortered by both tbe higher
and lower chosen everywhere, the 'stronger would be
, the, force of Englaled in any difficulty. (Hear'
hear.) It was as one of their borough members,
representing as he considered be did all claims alike,
that he had ventured to submit those remarks to
them; it was with those feelings he congratulated
them upon the splendid reception their guests had
experieneed, and on the ability with which the
oodamittee of management hail carried out the
arrangements. It was impossible to have partaken
of that banquet—to have observed the renovated
condition of that halls-to have seen those ancient
'emblems of the 16th -century *hi& adorned the
,4alle surrounded by new ooloure—te mark the tuba
Jelly constructed temporary hell at the entrance to
the banqueting-room, together,witli the decorations
of the town, Without taking them 'as indications of
t the satisfaction of the oitisese at their'first visit t,o
Poole,' and the important commercial enterprise
I which they had met on ,that (10411601.1 to celebrate.
(Applause). He thanked them foe the honour they
had done him, and he trusted that the friendship
r thin happily inaugurated might result in the
anutual benefit of the inhabitants of the countries on
both aides of the ,'-enueL (Apphtuse.)
' "The health of the Directors
id with Poole," mentioning
enereed to the town in cease-
end Dorset, and Londoa and
twit's, and the great advantages
from the Salisbury and Dorset
Itv in course of making.
'sr-chairman of the Somerset
Tony, responded.
"The Visitors," coupling
....renames of,theMayors of Dorchester
and -.,eford.
Dr. ALDIiiDOW (the Milyerli(nblitiliketer) returned
thanks. It had afforded lush the! Wet gratifies,
tin to be preteißtsdit ittiak4astssulLlngsoeseli.
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heartily aytnpaihis4h 3leslerkpg
had been the Ifirst
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theOlie en `Ale PPiIY'maugureteld
wiltrainlYProve dais.' to both Franco and
England. (Applasiee.).• . •
1. Mr. A. S. Amass Athe,Motyor of Blandfomi,
,'Pertira) also. responded.. He laid that he esteemed
: it'a vary greet pleastre and hiltionr to be permitted-
to take part iii the pleasures and festivities of tkel,
evening. He little expected an invitation to the
assembly, but, on receiving one, heat once felt thet
he geoid not be doing, his duty MAn Eggliabinan If
- not attend the celebration of the visit or thtid
who had coins &moss the channel in order
with them. He sincerely hoped that thej
gentlemen from France had experieeoed as mug))
pleasure as he bad that evening. He would only
ray, as an old man, from the bottom of his b
*el Dever' hi the wholteesoperience of Ms leaked.
eilltawded a. Meting which had given him' rest*
4lr li tthe present °ea, and why!
it was pp* whit* gave indications of mei
amongst men. (Ones of "Beard •
_ ~,pkuse.) Meetings such as that
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