The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-05-26 00:00:00

MORE PoLlTio.ti. MEETINGs.

The week wound up with another Couversative gather-
ing on the Qiuy, the pc,op:e being addlressol from sone of
the i-tores near Pisli-street. There were present —Sir
Ivor Ducst, G. C. Mot tinek, Esif , l'., Sir 11. Drummond
Wolff, M. I'. awl lillay other supporters alld
friends of the I:unservative emendate. Mr. Ileutinck was
the first speaker awl seat loud ill prai.e of everything Con-
servative awl in Isis ailvoioacy of Sir Ivor thoest. Sir Dor
fellinved explaining timay of the fallacies put fortji by Ilia
Oppollellta. Ile stated that the question of the foreshore
Was realle one lootweor himself and the I rswll whac as
to the expensos of Cie p.ditida, he re's lan extrad from
tile Act of Parliament. ',lowing that the co,t ottiodi It
!Lyn said would fan no on Vie ratepayers. in reality came
out of the Ililperial treasury. Ile slid not like to speak in
praise of himself, but he asked them to remember that he
Was a ratepayer, and was as nitwit interested in keeping
down the rites as any woe in Coe locality ; and he would
reiiiind Cieno that it W. 1.1 thronigh him Chit Poole hail
ess'alied a School Board. Ile twitted the Mayor for his
lavish expenditure in beautifying the Town Hall awl
throwing it all on this petition. even to proriding TieW
steps for the Aeronain.latioit of the Liberal candeLate cud
Ins supporters from which Melaka their election speeches.
Ile concluded by row 1111 l mewling himself to the voters. and
introducing his friend from Christchurch.—Sir 11.
Dm: ond Wolff. 31. P., commenced by personalho
assailing the Hon. E. Ashley as a lime whose only liiagrn
was his tooth-brush awl carpet-bag, wleose only d'
hear o u taiu Hanham. It. N.. and Captain
swim and then: 3 ShOntet slenoissil
from theo
shortly afterwards uiu..persesl.
in tin,
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the at,3l.'
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lsh. and there were Lit rw
token ;
r. At,is.ruusuan iio'er., Mr
T. It. Sanders, Mr. A. Ral,ton, 31r. B. Curtis, Ay. Tlie
Chairman facetiously mike,l " Hon are you being, he
sahl, anxious to know, after the week of teuiptat. they
hest gone through. In a brief speech, he introduced
Captsiu Ilauli on, who gladly availed h.ncseil of the
opportunity of explaining a few personal matters in
regard to " that dirty pontion.- Ile did nod sing toile
toile at home and another in the stmt.; awl ~t„,,lie
said on the deck of his yacht he said there - that the
borough of Poole had lawn scandalously disgraced, and
ilragg,sl through the mire 111/04 the mere preimxt of thow
who talked .A purity of election. But he had miser heard
of purifying the sea by tur ll ill g a foul over into it.
Hurdle lei I made his usark, but Sir Is-or never would.
Ile n'aptisin Balaban.) hau addressed them it, "electors
awl non-electors,- lout lie hoped the day Was liut far
distant when that distinction would disappear, mid that
every 111411 %Veda enjoy the right to cote. Captain
Ilanhaill defended tlw Hun. E. .tsbley from the personali-
ties of his opponents; awl who, he asked, Wan
Sir Ivor Dowd f Vi hy. lie had allied himself
to the Ileum: of Nlarlisorio lie fancied that every body
WA, to be dragged at his chariot wheel. But who was
this great Duke if Marlboro! He had no hesitation
in branding I as a national pauper, receiving AS he did
.1:5,101 a year from the country, not for anything that he
hail user done, lout lowans.: he happened to have des.
yowled from a Duke of Marlborough who lived some WU
years ago, and fought soille battle,. He load not a word
to say against the Maribor. melt of History ; hint lie believed
that besides being a great warrior he was, conspieuous for '
hi* avarice • and it was avarice Which Wii influencing
their elecaun ; and lie insisted that it was a crying
awl a burning shame, that the country should be
callsal upon to pay .1."5,et51 a year merely heealise
a luau descended m from a Warrior Who dill great
things two centuries ago. Why was not the example of
Sir Coarnet Weis...ley followed. who was only willing to
a wept a reward for lois own services, leaving his soils tO
Wilk for themselves as he Wel done—(toed applause.) The
speaker then ridiculed the politics of Caulonl, and se ke
at .oute length upon the legislation of the Conservatives ;
instancing the great injustice of the lass' relating to
Masters and Servants, fuel which the party whom Sir
Ivor was said to represent. were very diary in dealing
with. Was it not A dia.:a:We that if a servant (he spoke
particularly of the poor agricultural lalseirer,whose ailvo-
eate he Was) was to break hit contract with his employer,
lie Was sent le prison without alternatiie, whereas the
master. as far the gaol Was ciewernol, could break the
law with impunity (shame). But this was the law w ludo he
as a magistrate ha I. he was sorry to say, frequently to
administer. Ile asked them too do jli4tiee to themselves,
auil return Mr. Ashley as their representative; ter the
eledion of Sir Ivor tille4 would lead to something else ;
in the end Poole would become like the MarlloorOligh !
of Woodstock, the pocket loorowth of I 'anforil ; and
iinlepentlellee as a eulistitnelt.y Wolll.l rune, lie Urged
them to Iliseredit the isles that their votes would be
known : they hail the ballot, awl let them exercise their
suffrage like hie-n, !pewit!). :111.1 culiscielltiell+ly, and
: fearless of disc.overy. Ile hoped they would oho thew duty
on Tuesday, awl return Mr. Ashley as their represents- :
tem Captain Hasler. Ml'. for Bath. then addressed the
eroWal, 41.'3'414 the wholesome legislation effected by the
Liberals as e pared with that of the Conservatives.
I Captain Ilayter said he observe.' that Sir Ivor Guest was"
pl.-anted, and avowed himself a Conservative ; but he
reathy failed t 5 understand it, bor. a few days silleo he
cliaiwol to See a list of the members of Brooks's club, a
celebrated London Liberal Club, awl there he noticed
the names of Sir Ivor, Mr. Arthur, awl Mr. Merthyr
from whieli one ws,iish imagine senile odds might
be formed of tiWkiltgentlelliell's is Ile hoped Poole
would follow the example .d Bath, and place a tiieral at
the hea,l of the poll. the had tried .hard at Itath.and bona.'
tMecee.led : awl where only a few months Awe there was
' a large majority against 1l i 111 l the Cuioervatives hail been
minced to is lain .rity. It. trudosl p„,te would
I express itself in favour of Liberal' by placing
: the Liberal candidate in the topmost ',lave.—
' —Mr. Alderman Rogers, in a brief speeds, moved a resoles
thou expresdug the .itisfaction of the elLs•tors with the
UpilliOWA 14 Mr. Ashley, awl pledging itself to USO every
legitimate means to secure Isis return ; and also thanking
the late member, Ur. C. Waring, for introducing Mr.
Ashley to them. Mr. Bogen, cautioned the voters against
thetrick that wait being practised upon them in telling
them to pit two marks on the ballot paper, It was dis-
honest a el untrue, awl they must teniember that one
mark only was to loe wade. awl that again-.t the mune of
the candidate for wheat the vote was intended The
resolution wascarriedi liy a show of hands, amid ringing
clieer'.—Mr. Kemp-Welch said their opponents were up
to all worts of trieks; they haul sew:illy sent a follow to his
otliee begging ; but lie didn't give anything, or what would
hare ',dine of Imo t (A %-oiee : Another petition 9 A
vote of thanks to the chairman, and the meeting closed
During the proceeding, the tweitpants of a butcher's shop :
—not Itiilout's—attemptol interritptions is; chipping '
hones, whiiili some "sews. suggested were intended for
-"imest's skitters. ;" and sidaequently Mr. Welch faun-
, thorian alt.ho etggvirif.tothieusurt. yi.eres-
frequently inteiTupted at the outset by some of the
" Blues" putting in a noisy appearance. and one id two
odt roughly handled. At the termination a man in the
colours Was oliti4ed to seek jorioteetion within the
pre:nods of Keynes's shop, to eseape the result of Isis 11W11
owlisoretion. Mr. Kemp-Welch. however, gooduatunsolly
interne-di and advised all to go home quietly awl respect-
ably. Tlie Mole took Ow hint anil dispersed.
The Right Hon. W. Cowper Temple, 31. P., anil Mr- (
Waring will address the emistituency on the Town HaU
steps this (Monday) evening.