The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-11-15 00:00:00

THE XMITOILMII Or WOLLMITOX num.

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Pour tenders were OPIIIISJ for the pasturage of this
&Id. but the highest being that of Mr. Henry Taylor,
of 41, South-Week the rose was aeorpted.

.von or to. TIM 1111•MATOIL

The MAYOR Mcsor rose sad proposed that the thanks
of the Oeoncil be given to the Mayor for the
ability, kindness, and courte.y with which be bad die-
chwyed the ounce's duties of his °Mee during the put
you.
Alderman Comics, in seconding the proposition, said
all the Council, at lout all the uterus could bur wit-
nsso to the aciestant assiduity and onottasy which the
Mayne had exhibited during his term of °Mee.

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flee P.l•llgtion, In relnnwling, mid he was en.
ettedinglv planted at the way In which the Connell bad
recogriped his humble eereion during the part year
They had spoken in too flattering a manner of
those 'terrines which it was his wiah and his
duty, to the beat of his ability, to discharge.
Ile felt bound te offer hie thanks to the
'samba!' of the Council. individually and severally,
tbroughnut the eatire yeer he hail been in ogle', for
their kindness tower s hint, and trout •hem
oftenti toes he had felt the utmost (nrbegmato.,
He we. aura thst au coney occaaiona he mut have shown
shorteonsion in reference to matter. discussed.
04,.. no.) I. herh hose•tf, been hi- humble endeavour
throughout to discharge hi. duties to the best
of his *Minty, and be est thaekful for the kind noting
the ('Sunni hal been pleased to take of them. He
osld not only thank the member" of the Council for
lute kindness, but wee bound to .ay the same of all the
offirisla combated with the public affeirs of the town
•nie -hies he had hems cont.. rted during the year.
The surveyor, the superintendent of polies, ea well as
the polies forte, had shown great attention to their
dtrios, awl to bed fel giants' to then on eteey
ooesuotn. for although when they bad been eompelted
In inve-tigate off in. mealiest the public pence, be e
not trace one ongle inntnnee in bioh they had exceeded
their duty. They had only been anxious to secure the
pear, of the town, without any undue inter emcee( the
eights awl privilege+ of the public, lie felt especially
Impend to nve.k of this on the present ocestion, be-
ean.e OS account of some remarks which bad been
made in r.ferenae to the Prwenedinip of SetutdaY
bight With regard to that skit, he very mooh
ndstted that one young man should hey. been
isjurol by • blow. He regretted it in common •ith
all the other gentlemen waren; but could not may
any more on the subject, because StOit likely it would
be a Metter of jodmial investigation. In reference to
the pneteedioga of Saturday evening, be might
tske this opportuaity of smentioniag that
generally apeakieg. it was hie impression that
there was no disposition to viol te the public
peace. There teen few exception; but the temper of
the majority c 4 the yobbo win by Ito .o Ot favour
of brankmg the petbe, and resortin • to th •,denee
teibkh sae manifested. Front inquiries winch had been
mode he bad route to the conclusion, and he thought
with perfect wifely, that it woe not member, of whet
were called the working classes who wee. chargeable
with the breach of the peace. He was sorry
to say that the person who climbed the lamp post and
turned off the light was not • member of that glare of
andety, and neither those who commenced or
these who employed other; to break the windows
were each, hut were persons of education and
some standing in the town. He felt bound to say this
pinch, as It had been generally attrlluted to the lower
order; but on his appearing amass them sod desiring
theist to go away, they most peaceably went to their
home,. The disturbance wag a cistern-Lance which was
to be much regretted, and be hoped the real culpritc
—if he might Pay so—would be found out and punished
as they deserved. In eccielmioe, he thanked the
Coned] for the expiration of their kindness towards
hiss.