The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-08-07 00:00:00

GREAT WILSTEILIf ARCIIKIT MZIMNO.

The Mayor read a letter trout the Secretary of the
Archery Ameciation, thanking the Council for the
courtesy and kindness which the members of the
A relieve Association had received at their heads.
Mr. Dam said be could not allow that opportunity
to pant without expressing his own eentiments as to the
very cavalier way in which the Great Western Asso-
ciativa had treated the corporation on the occasion of
their resent visit to Weymouth. When ladies and gen-
tlemen Caine there to practice archery for their own
amusement, it was all very well for them to ask the
Council to guarantee that they should austsio no lose
through bad weather, hut if the weather was fine and
they realised 2500 or MO at their meeting they took
very good care to take it all away. New he could not
see any justice in this. As well might • Panel& and
Judy exhibition, or the Diggers, ask them to guarantee
them a profitable season should they visit the town, see-
ing that the archery melting, like these exhibitions,
was nothing more nor le-a than a speculation. They
first of all asked the Council to guarantee them
against sinews, and then, when they came to hold
the meeting, they ignored the Council altogether.
They did not even send them a complimentary ticket.
Such conduit was seandalous ;it was, in short, • cool
and deliberate insult to the corporation. When he was
out of that council chamber, he was plain Joseph Drew;
hut when he was in that council chamber be was one of
the rulers of the town, and he Masted upon having doe
consideration paid to his office. He thought that they,
as • corporation, would be wanting in *elf respect if
they did not stand up for what was due to them. On
the prior measles they treated the Council very bully,
as on the first day the gentry were educate at 108.
ed, each, and the Council were only admitted on the
second day, when • solitary ticket was sent them—
they were treated as though they were not consi-
dered to be fit to go with the gentry. And this time,
afi er getting from the Council their guarantee, they
dol not even give them a ticket for the second day.
Was not this to b. considered an insult? If there
should be another application to the Council to become
guarantee, he should certainly oppo-e it, unless they
would do the same for Punch and Judy, the Diggers,
and every other party who same to make what they
Gould get out of the town, for be maintained that the
archery meeting was nothing more nor less Dian •
speculation to get money—or au equivdent to money
—to take it out of the topes. He should tlierefore
propose that the letter, read by the Mayor, be not re-
oeived by the Council.
Mr. MOBICZTS said he believed that at the former
meeting tickets for each member of the Council were
left at Tucker's library.
Mr. Dame: They might just as well have left them
at the toll house. _

fl. MATOR believed that the plan adopted at Exeter
was to leave • number of tickets at a cortein plaos
which thaw, entitled to them could bare on application.
Mr. POTIIECABY mid that the Council did not go to
the Archery Association, but the Assomotion esme to
the Council and asked them to guarantee to the amount
of £250 to secure them spinet any lose. It was all
very well to call it a guarantee, but it was merely a
nominal thing. As for the COolleil paying them I:250
had it been had weather it was all 'bosh." Who
among them would have done it? If there ware • few
members of that body who were to be treated by the
Arehery Amociation as the great "I am," let them bear
the honour of it.

Mr. HOWARD bad opposed the motion for the Council
beeenning guarantee, and as for himself individually, his
told them that be would wash his hands of all responsi•
bility, therefore, perhaps, lie ought not to say anything
110 the present oceasion. He might remark, however,
that • guarantee was not in all Ce•e• • mere nominal
affair. As he had been informed, when the archery
meeting was field at Oxford, owing to the unfavourable
state of the weather, the members of that Corporation
had each to pay CIO. Therefore, it was not a mere
ii.tmioal affair; and bad it so happened that the
weather had been wet, during their two or three days
stay at Weymouth, or an insufficient awn hail been
taken at the gate to meet the prises contested for, they
would have mime to the Corporation to make up the
deficiency. Those who brought horse racing and other
suiusementa into the town had just as mach right to
ask for a committee as the Archery Association. He
agreed with Mr. Drew that the society had been
wanting in respect to the Council, and also to the
Mayor so ably filling as he did the honoumble position
he held, in not sending complementary tickets. If the
Council were not worthy of notice, why apply to them
for • guarantee, If Mr. Drew would propose that the
letter he returned, he—Mr. Howard—would most
readily second it.
Mr. Tix•iwthoughthimself, that the Archery Society
had treated the Corporation with great Indignity; but
there was no denying the fact that the meeting brought
a great many people into the town. They therefore did
a good deal of egret to the plate as they mused • great
deal ro money to be spent. Under these eirctuoe4AA.A•
he would not advise them to take so violent a step as to
cause them to cease holding their meetings at Wey•
mouth. .

The MATOE did not know there was any blame to
himself in this matter. He did not consider it his duty
to go and ask for tickets for the member, of the Cor.
poration. H weed with Mr. Tizard that they did •
good deed of good to the town.
Mr. Dane mid when be was insito that council
chamber he would have that respect paid him that was
doe to his ofiloe. HO would brook insults from no one.
Mr. POTHER/AT thought there was DO USD in beiag too
thin-skinned. As for their doing such a vast deal of
rod to tits town, they all knew they stayed at one
house, had their concerts at that house, their balls at
that house, and their everything there. There was no
doubt a great profit attached to one particular person,
but he did not know who else received muck beoefit front
them. He did not think it worth while togo out of the
way to insult them, although it might be ell very well
to let them know what they thought of them.
The Marcia said there was no motion before tine
meeting, and the subjmt dropped.