The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-11-10 00:00:00

ILICTION Op ALDIIIIIM.

Tbe NAPA e.d.l the Pent ba.ineet tem the elPee.oa of
Id, rams', 1.:ti.1 Awe Lf tba t roe ntlrtne oats, Mews.
V iLLIDOII. tn.l How mix
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THE *la Von w.a th•H
Frqwwled with by twine. of
A. MS, sad tba MAIUS d 1110.44;• I WA 00114 par
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Rasura aid it wee kis paper, which
-by (urger llama* be bed 11. ,t .igord.
Mr. POTIIPO‘IiT thoGgEt illcial to more
Ptecr t • lei *lewd, eltbeueb he did not himself object
Omit the MAYOR, into lb* ktiewharte rig the la. No
mimed sessive vote t

Mr. THOMAS raid the salver& prattles was to allow
voters the opportunity of Correcting errors. Mr. WAISTS
had not •It. red hit o•err.
Mr. Itoeters wet prepared to take • nallidavit thin
Ike piper vats in kis haudwritleg. lied sot the
alighted idba of 'Poem foe any othrr peeps, and be
treated that having battik the Cotleril for 111 retro, they
knew him se trill that bone weld my he had ever done
• disboesst iamb— (hear).
Ttap Miyop appealed to the 'Toms ("crag.
The Tows Ct.saz said he was perfectly jestified in
reesiving the v..te If there had been any att.innt to
alter the paper. it would not here beim hot
when the pm y says it 1. an error, the Mat or bovine
found no •101.0 we to the leper, end the Councillor say•
It is his the Tote may be received.
The raper warn theu signed and 'rosired the MATOZ,
who after reckoning the votes declared that Meer*.
Howard, Pothecary, and Milledge were elected
elicro an, the nanther being Howard, ; Potbeeary,
1) ;NS .dge, 9. Yoe Yr. Lend It tb.r bo voted eve,
..ad I o the mayor three. 'lb. annotineement was
received with appl.tule.
The amelvaleeted aldermen returned thank., and the
CorPorstion to re invited to laneh with the Mayor.
The Towe CLIBIC announced that the OasConiumers'
Company had aocepted the terms offered by the Cor-
ottratirm for the aupply of gas to the publio lames. •lao
that the Atka office had agreed to lend the Local Baud
£51910. £1212 of which is for drainage purposes.
The proceedings shortly after terminated.

THE MAYORALTY OF BLANDFORD.
This event, which in some boronzha is 'manly
antolatted. in Blandford is generally merely regarded
lw • matter of form. The Town Council meet, and Mr.
&i.endso is elected; at the end of the year be ekiren
and give. place to another, who in his turn is ancosedrd
by • third person, awl thee' in all probabili,y. Mr. So-
end.so is again elected. In this way tie changes have
been rung for the past seven or eight yearg on the
present occuion, however, somewhat more inteent I.
felt, the gentleman attested being an ratire'y new man,
I sod on. •ito, from hi. ambability, kiosloesa of dispos.
'llion, and liberality. Is jnstly entitled to the honour
awarded I int. Mr. B brat Abbott, of the firm of
Abbo't brotbers. was the gentleman aerated. As imu.l,
several bell, rang forth • n Wry peal, and after the
ceremony had b- en gone through the newly elected
Mayor was escorted to his residence, Mr. Eyers'a band
being in btu adance. Doriug the afternoon those .of
he Onantrilloci who had bran re-elected, and Mr.
Einar, otiose° in the room of Mr. Grove', bat the
hosirntr of being publicly acknowledged by the band
playiog la front of their resideoess.