The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-11-16 00:00:00

ruTtsotur or /NM MAYOR,

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The Worshipful the Mayor now addressed the
Donnell as follows i—Gentletuen, I rise to perform
last duty in this room is the Chief M%ietrate
of the borough of Dorchester (—that duty is to
return my most einoere thanks for the very kind
way in which you have been pleased to speak of
the manner in which I have rionducted myself during
the past year of my office. Gentlemen, of course
I could not esteem it otherwise than as a great
honour to oentinue to occupy this chair for another
year, in oomplianee with the express wiehes of my
friends around me ; but, indeed, the state of my
health puts that quite out of the question. In the
due discharge of the obligations of this office there
are many duties to perform and many appointment'
to keep, and these miming at times when it
would really not be proper for me to leave my
room ; and I do feel, as my strength is failing,
that I should not have it in my power to do adequate
justice to those duties for a longer period. I leave
the office with more confidence and satisfaction when
I look at my suocesser, who is a member of the law,
.and who I have no doubt will perfenn the duties
of the office in a much more efficient manner than
I have done, or could hope to do. (Cries of "No
no.") Allow me to take this opportunity of thank-
ing you for valuable assistance received at your
hands—always most kindly and readily tendered;
and for the obliging courtesy and willing ear in-
variably given by the Council and the Board of
Health to any suggestion of mine which I have
thought it advantageous to the public interest to
bring before your notice. (Hear, hear.) Gentle-
men, I can never forget the singular honour
you were pleased to confer upon me first,
in having placed me at your Board by the
unanimous voice of the Council as an Alderman of
this Corporation; and, secondly, on the first vacancy,
by electing me with one accord to the civic chair.
You will readily believe me when I say, that had
my health and strength permitted the resumption of
my office for another year—in accordance with the
kind solicitathins I have received—no consideration
could possibly have had greater weight with me in the
fulfilment of your wishes, than the gratitude I feel for
the double honour which you so generously con-
ferred upon me. As it is, I cannot repay this dis-
tinction with additional public service, and am able
only in return for all the marks of kindness and
good will which you have shown to me, to tender
you my most sincere and earnest thanks. (Hear,
hear.) I will only add, that if there is any gentle-
man present whom I at any time may have inadver-
tently offended by an untoward remark that may
have escaped me, I beg leave to apologize to him,
and to express my regret. (Hear, hear.) And
now, gentlemen, I don't think we can do better than
meet at six o'clock this evening, at the Antelope
Hotel, where we will discuss other matters than these
which occupy us at this Board, but, I trust, with a
spirit of right feeling and good will nothing inferior
to that which has obtained in this room. (Laughter
and applause.)
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The Council then resolved themselves into a corn•
mitten, upon the question of damages sought to be re.
covered against the Board of Health in carrying out
the drainage works' and the further discussion of
the bulimia was olosed to the public.