The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-02-10 00:00:00

UPWRY.

WHWW we remember that two families of Sprague,
unacquainted and In no way related. were represented
in the earliest days of the New England Colonies—
Francis Sprague. who arrived at Plymouth in the ship
Anr.e, In July. 1623, and Ralph, Richard, and William
Sprague, throe young men, eons of Edward Sprague, of
Upwey, Doreetahire, Eogland, who went to Salem,
Massachusetta, in 1629—i11, rot surprising that the two
families, from a Judo°, of which the Sprague*, of
Providence, are descended, should have so marked a
place in the history of New England. The records of
Rhode Island teen- with chronicles of the Sprague
family, one of whom represented Providence in the
General Assembly of the colony in 1006.—Cisciasta4
Commercial.

WAILEILLII ELECTION.
TIIISDAT.

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This afternoon the three candidates addressed • OtOwd
in front of the Red Lion hotel. Mr. Emmons spoke
chitfly on the subjeot of Local Taxation, urging that
charges for matters of national concern should be borne
by all kind. of property; and not be levied simply on
lands and houses. He asked them to tut port the man
who would beat uphold the Conservative canoe.
Mr. isItAX followed with • raey speech. He had
presenttd the borough 33 years, and be asked them
to return him again. Twelve years age Mr. Cueat
wrote corgratulating him on his election th, ro and
as'aing for Lis portrait, which he soot, and Mr. Goya
wrote to thank him. That was all he knew <I Mr.
Gaut. As to Mr. Emmons he supposed he had dropped
from the Conde. lie (Mr. Drat) was • Tory, bit •
lib ‘ral one, alwoys ready to put his hand in hie pooket.
They always know where to find him. is to local
rates, Ills int:rest was thairs. In regard to game his
lament.; made no complaint, and he gave airy more
than the Prints of Wake. Ho believed they would put
him at the head of the poll, and help to kick out old
Glailatone.

Mr, Guest then spoke, and observed there was one
piece wbero Mr. Dm.' could not be found, and that was
the House of Commons, for out of • thousand divisions
ho had only taken pectin as.

WLDNI lIDAT.

The polling took playa to-day. There were its
polling stations Viz., at Wareham, Btoborongb, Code
Castle, Bore Regis, and K•ogaton. Oa WWI of Mr.
Drai, Mr. W. C. Lacey, of Wareham, was his prineipal
agent; at Bloix.rough, Mr. Arden, of Weymouth • at
Corfe, Mr. P. Hooper. of Weymouth ; and at gore
Itegia Mr. Burnett, of Dorehreter. For Mr. Guest,
Mr. 'Weston, of Dorehester, at Wareham • Mr. Alfred
Pope, at Bore ; and Mr. A Look, at Code. For Mr.
&omens, Mr. W. 11. Atkinson. of Blandford. at
Wareham • Mr, Moore, of L-dadon, at Corte.
The prooeidings went on quietly throughout the
day. The colours of the e..udidates ware generally
displayed, the blue (Mr. Drag's) largely predominating.
Mr. Go-its' were pink, and Mr. Eraineoe's, orange and
blue. There were about 910 votes on the registrar, and
a hundred remained unpolled. This is a tai, of one of
the "fres and independents" at Beth. Asked to vote
for one of the candidates, the f. and 1, said "Wail,
m.ester, I Volta a-promised for anybody yet; I like
the old Pquire ; Mr. Oust is a no. likely gentle-
man ; but I ballet a promised ; end, there—i/
yosal gie I a pig, I'll vote for you! I" During
the morning amongst the general public) there was
Peet uncertainty MI to the issue, but at four o'clock
the Conservatives were certain of sin:loess. On behalf
of the Liberal cause, Mrs. and the Misses Pike and
Mrs. J. Penton exerted themselves most aselduously.
The ballot boxes were brought In to Wereham, and
the eounting **manned at half-past five. It was not
till eight that the result was known; and, after all
Lb. fuss aad excitement, it was an astotutding Con-
servadve victory, the figures being
Emmen' (C) ... 28
Majority for Dna ... 192

Terl7"bowtaithegr;ematnahweesarintowludr. crive:dofwl.tlit)rawx for
.a7ooa humour, and there were none of tho turbulent
scenes that have prevailed at former elections.

POOLE.

ST. PAUL'S SUNDAY SCHOOLS. —The last stone of the
new school butldings in connection with Bt. Paul's
Church, which have been erected In Leg land-street,
was laid on Friday afternoon, by the Rev. G. Morgan,
vicar. On Sunday last the anniversary sermons in aid
of the schools were preached at St. Paul's Church, by
the Rev. Canon Carus, of Winchester, In the morning,
and the Rev. J. Diuon in the evening. The children
sang appropriate hymns at each nervier. The collections
amountod to the handsome sum of Lid Bs. 10d.