The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-08-05 00:00:00

lIHAFTISBUR V.

IN zgooainioN of the envies' rendered by Lard
Wolvertoa airbag his tenure el the aloe of Eleeretery
to the Treasury, Lord Wolverton will, we believe, be
mid.. Privy OesneUlor.

THE HIPRIBINTATION Of ISFIeIfTEBBLIBM.
For the massy mud by the elevation of Mr. G.
G. Glya to the this of Lord Wolverton by the death
of hie father, there are three eaudidata; la the field—
Mr. Y. V. Benet-Staaford, to the Conservative interest;
Mr. D.Dby Seymour, mho formerly represented Poole,
us. Liberal; sod Dr. Langford. of Birmingham, who
styli. himself so" Indopeadent LabsraL" Mr.
Belptt-Btanford waives Ml* support of Lady West-
minster.

-15-Claangford, the ladepesdent Liberal candidate,
addressed an andleacce of about 2,000 persona on Friday
evening from the baloony of the Grrevenor Arm.. lie
was supported by several pr best Nonconformists of
borosgia, and by others specially interested in the
snidest of education. The chair was taken by the Bay.
A. F. Leurance, Bapthrt Minister. Dr. Langford, who
was well received, said that he appeared as tbe oppo-
nent al the present eduestional palsy of the Govern-
ment, and as the educate of religions equality. It
wee the latenSon of the /rattan! Itelnatiou League and
the Noneenformiate to ended every oontaltuany In
whisk candidates were not prepared to support the
legislative rsoogoltion of their principle*. Mr.
Joseph Lath and Mr. Francis Adam/ also ad bussed the
meeting.
Mr. If. D. Seymour, the Ministerial candidate,
addressed 400 or 600 pecans from the Waal of the
Town-hell, on Thursday evening. Blr R. Glyn, Bart.,
melded. Mr. Soymeer recounted the triumphs of
Liberal la/Weldon. Free-trade bad brought peace and
plenty, adding to the pro& both of farmer and lenti-
-1 lord, and the comfort of the lebourer ; land had
lactreased la vales, and the impedes glreo to our PM-
mann had mada England the rishalicsonetry in the world.
Liberal Government had radiated the maenad es-
reediture front 41 &Wass In 1812 to 030.010.000 in
nu. The Tory ministry la 1866, 1867. and 1343
incenesed ht. 843.700.003, and had a deficit every year.
Flys Liberal bedew gave the censtry upwards of 13
radnotion of tesatisa • end ankle. this nearly
13 minims surplus were applied to the reduotloa of the
national debt—(applanes). Mr. lienet-Stanford might
'all Lai present Government "effete," but he could not
deny that while the Liberals had kept their expenditure
within their receipts, the Conaervatlves, when in
power, usually bad a deficit—(atar, bear). The primal
Government had reduced the income tax on smell
income', and given the poor the protection of the
ballot. There was no country cc prat:wrong as Great
Brits* and no country ice well able to d fend itself,
with a firot-slass army, and an invincible navy. Tb.,
beet teen Of any party was their actions In the pest;
and the Liberal party having already bestowed a meaty
benefits upon the people, it WWI bat right to treat them
in the futare—f beer, bear). In rapid to eduestion be
was in hover of School Bards throughout the country,
and eompuleory education. At the same thus be was
not In favour of voting public money for denominational
purposes. He had been in America, Germany, and
other countries, where saltation received more mien.
lion than in Zeeland, and from what he bed seen he
was prepared to advosate the adoption of a system
under whisk every *had algid twelve a gratuitous
education- (hear, hear). au great object was to pro-
• mote every measure that was for the real advantage of
the seentry. He wished to recluse taxation, to
preserve peace, to promotes *elocution, and to inareass
the wealth and prosperity of the people la *very way—
(applause). They all gained from wealth fairly asineired
end Flatly rUstributed, and a greater respect for each
others feelings *mild not fail to remove many paten of
differeacce—(heer, hear). Let them all move for ward in
in the happy road of progression not qoarrelliag with
each other, bat seekim to pronate the reeral benefit
and welters of the sa—(ePideeee). The (Ihetree"
Mr. T. F. Grove, M.P., sod Mr. A Seymour, M.P.:
also spoke in favour of Mr. H. 1). Seyncour's
Ware.

Zr Wolverton, this now peer, has issued an address
to his iste oonstitnents, Making them for the trait
whist' they had reposed in him for seveateen years, and
for the Uncloses which he bad ever mitred from them.
The noble lord odd.:—' I look bask with plower* to
the period during which I hams hod the honour of
representing you in Puliassent. I tender to you my
acknowledgments for the opportunities your sonGdences
haa afforded roe of premoting, to the best of my ability,
In public and in private, these liberal prlnelples which
I have eves prOieNeds 12,d I hePa maelekully adhered
be. I mogulss your hidalgos's= may sesaslons, and
thank you for the opportunity you have gives me as
your member of placing my serviees, however humble,
at the disposal of my great leader Mr. Gladstone, and
the Literal party, daring an evangel period in the
Hesse of Gommous. Oar petition mmusetion Is at an
end, bet I hops I may Met that I have your sympathy
In the great sorrow which now overshadows me, and
that the mutual feelings of esteem and regard which I
believe to imlat between us may loag imatinue."
There was an unusually largo attendanoe at the
ordinary (farmers' dinner) st the Grosvenor Arms, on
when It beeme known that the different
candidates would be preempt Mr. Foot, of )(Inbar',
Presided, and was supported os the right by Mr.
Efourst•Stanford and Mr. C. Gordo.; on tits left were
Mr. Denby Seymour, Sir Richard 0. Glyo, Mr. Grey%
M.P., and Mr. A. Seymour, M.P. After the removal
of the sloth, speeches were made by Mt. Beset.
[Bastard and Mr. Denby Seymour, the former of whom
seeded • sonsatioo by segueing Mr. Grove, M.P. for
Soath Wilts. of using abusive sad unbeemalue language
to an agent of his. This brought up Mr. Grove, who
admitted, being hasty in hi• language, but denied
several-of the words sooredited to him. Dr. Longford
did not pot in an appearanos, but each of the other
sandidstee etpounded his views at greet length. After
the speeches is the room, the eandidetee addressed
the electors from the balmy of the Grosvenor.
Mr. Benet-litonford egpremd himself to favour of
fusion of moderate end enlightmed men of both wiles,
so se to enure I,berel memres, gelded by prudes,* sad
common sense, by which alone the eouatry weld full'
It. lofty mid national destiny. Kr. H. D. Seymour
defended the palsy of the Liberal party, and argued
that every Tory Miniatry whisk bed been In power
within this last twenty years had dons the iseentry more
harm than good. If local tanagers had inereased, it
must be remembered that the eountry had become
immeneely richer than it was before the repeal of the
Imre Ism and that the ristepoyen were consequently
the better able to bear the herders. Mr. Brookes. •
Oosservative working mon, addressed the meeting in
reply to Mr. Seymour. Triers WM some excitement,
but them were no arsta of vleleses. Party feeling,
however, Is ninnies high in the borough.