The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-05-03 00:00:00

WAREHAM ELECTION
RETIREMENT OF MR. CALCRAFT.

on Thursday evening according to announcements
plentifully spread over the town, J. H. Calcraft, Esq.,
the late M.P. for the borough of Wareham, addressed a
numerous assemblage of electors and non-electors. It
being calculated that the Townhall would not accom-
modate the crowd of listeners, a wagon was placed in
front of the Red Lion Hotel, and thence Mr. Calcraft
delivered his addresa. There were between lOU and tono
persons assembled. Shortly after six o'clock Mr. (al-
craft made his appearance, and was heartily received.
Among those immediately near him were Messrs. James
Paulen, W. J. Pike, J. W. Pike, J. C. Mandel. Free-
land Filliter, C. Filliter. C. 0. Bartlett, Charles
Willcox, W. C. Lacey. P. H. Toop, J. H. Beggs, H. J.
Garland, E. Dean, J. Panton, jun., C. Urovea, ~,,,d W.
Burge.

J. was unanimously appointal chair-
PANTON.
man. He was very warmly greeted on attempting to
address the meeting. When the cheering had subsided,
he said, he saw around Itim a great many who had been
present on a similar occasion two years ago, when he
prevailed upon them to keep order, and behave like
gentlemen, showing themselves to be real Englishmen

land deserving the franchise, thongli they did not by. in
£lO houses (cheers) ; and he hoped they would again
behave as Britons, for lie hail been unexpectedly called
4sin to introduce to them this evening their obi friend,
Mr. Calcraft. (Lund cheers.) The Chairman was not so
fond of flattering as to say he introduced to them
.a
perfect man, but their friend WWI one who had done has
duty honestly and sincerely to the best of his judgment ;
and they had met to hear him give an aocount of his
stewardship. (Great cheering.) Mr. Calcraft had not
certainly done all he (the Chairman) wished him to do,
but he hoped all would support that gentleman.
((.reat cheering.) He (tlie hairman)would have pleasure
in proposing Mr. Wendt on the morrow, to serve them
again as their representative, and had no doubt that
if undue influence hail not been usefl their friend would
have headed the pull triumphantly. (Cheers.) We
were, as eventa showed, in the midst of •mostimportant
time. Europe was agitated, and on the eve of a bloody
war which God alone could tell the end of; and in such
a period the question for the electors of Wareham to
entertain, was not simply between bras and Calcraft,
but between peace and war ; between those who pro-
gressed with the times and those who stood up against
all progres4. Our object at such an epoch should be to
show England up as an apostle of j.eace, lifted above
party spirit. (Applause.) It did not matter much how
the affairs of their little borough should end, fur there
were such spirits in England as would never jermit the
great cause of progress to perish. (Applause.) He
congratulated the nieeting on being graced by the
presence of ladies, and concluded by introducing

J. H. CALC•Arr, Feq. +rho wills greeted with repeated
rounds of vociferous applause. He said, they hod heard
I rom their goal friend, Mr. Panton, that the little
affairs of this borough were of very small importance.
Now, he could not go along with that; he was not quote
patriot enough for that, Ire felt it to he of very conside-
rable importance—certainly to laivarelf, and lie thought,
in souk respects to the electors of the borough also.
(Applause.) He quite agreed with Mr. Penton, of
course, that in the great concerns of this country the
present selection of a rapresentative for this little
borough could make but slight difference in the aggre-
gate, but lie felt that it did make • very considerable
difference to some of them penionally. However, that
was of small insportance. Well, then, lie came there at
the earnest request of some of his friendo to tell what lie
had done • in the next place what Isis present ',naivete
were; arid in the third plate what were his future in-
tentions with regard to this election. (hear, hear, and
cheers.) He appeared before the electors this day in
essainequence of a vote which took place in the House of
Coin • short tittle ago, in which vote lie cuneurreol,
and which vote as most knew was C 01111.05101 Of • Isrge
majority of Use whole of the members of the Home of
Cumessons—a thing which rarely occurs. 8o large •
number voted on that °ma as he believed never but
once before were brought together; and out of that large
assemblage there was a large majority in favour of
amending the Government measure of reform in such a
way as the Governuient would not accept ; hut, instead
of accepting which. they chose to dissolve Parliament,
that was to advise Her Majesty so to do, and she signed
the document, for in this happy constitutional country
she acted up to her duty as a good Queen, and whoever
were her ministers gave them her unalivialwl supisrt PO
long as they remained ill office. Hence she consented to
the advice of a dissolution, as a matter of course. Mans'
newspapers and 'speeches dsclareal that the Government
had no other course than to dissolve a Psrliament that
had wily sat for two yearn. lie mutt take leave to deny
this, because they certainly had two other courses open ;
one was to resign, which was very common w'-en
Government was beaten in the Howe of Commons. If
they did not wish to do that—and they certainly did riot
wish it—they might have accepted the will of the 'nal,
rity, and brought in another memoir° consonant to
the wishes of the majority, and drowns in the resoolution
carrieal as he had stated. (Applause.) Now, what Was
that resolution winch CAU4,II the unexpected and un-
called for dissolution ?—Becauee,acaMr. Panton remarkwl,
our present position was very critical, for there wes no
organ for the next five or six weeks to speak the feel-
ings of the people. The resoluf contained two very
simple and plain propositions. The first declared thst '
it was unjust to doss the Bill proposed to die- '
francliire those who had votes both for county and
borough. The Bill proposed to take away one of those
votes—which would have affected from 10),0011 to I
105,001) voters throughout the try. But in a Re'
furor Bill, extending as it would be supposed to extend
the franchise, to take away the vote. of 100,000 electors, I
who were as purr as any clams in the country, was felt
to be a grievous hardship. It was condemned on all
sides isf the House. (Cheers.) The other propenaition '
won. that no Reform Bill would he satisfactory to the
country which did not to some extent enlarge the fran•
chine. It was now about .27 yes-,u since the Reform Bill
passed. Thin Reforan Bill was an enormous change, and I
might fairly be called a revolution, because it took a
power out of the hands of those who formerly
possessed it, and in a great measure placed it
in the hands of the £lO householders. (('heers) But
it did not go any lower, though it put the power into
the hands of those milled the middle class ; and after the
lapse of so many yearn, however vast and great the change
11/411/—an.l some thought it unnecessarily great—they
had worked satisfactorily under it; educat and the
country generally haul been proxperous—peace had
reigned, and schools everywhere spread. Well, it was
thought hy the large inojoritV .4 the House of Conon."
that the time had COllle for lowering to sonic extent, the
.1:10 householders' franchise, in order to let in • class of
persons hitherto excluded,—men who earned their
bread by wages, •rtizatei and men residing in houses of
less value than I:10. No particular s,riii was named, but
it was laid down as a jurop.sition just in itself, conso-
nant to the interest and wellbeing of the country, and
right to those who had behaved as the working classes
had behaved ever since the Reform Bill was maned, and
Ire believed, would behave inn the future, that they ought
to have a share in the rights and privileges of the
country. (Ilear, hear, and loud cheers), This VOLA •
very moderate proposition—not one for universal suf-
frage, or annual porliaments, or for any of those extreme
niesiutes which would make so great a change in our
habia anal inntitutiotas that folks were frightened by
them ; but it was laying down that some lower franchise
Mold Iletsedllary in order to fulfil the junks: of the ease,
and in deference to riglan that ought to be reopened.
Those two propositions, then, weaned self evident and
proper to any Reform Bill introduced at all. The
Government were nut obliged to bring in • Reform Bill ;
they promised it in order to curry favour with parties
in the House who were pledged to something of the
kind, and who could not give their nupport without
110111 C such equivalent. It would have been better if
Government had nog brought in any Itrhinu ; but
determining to bring in one, they brought in a measure
satisfactory to 110 elms or party its the country. The
debate on the Bill lasted seven lung nights, and oir look-
ing at the Niece's.* he did not believe that snore than
one or two—and they members of the Goveniment,--
really defended the Bill. It was universally coin
sletuned except by the Government. The members for
this county —two of them ardent supporters of the
Goveniment, in their speeches in Parliament did not
appnuve of the measure. It might have been dealt with
in other ways ; lie thought it might have been managed
in a more politic manner, and stated as touch to his
friends, but as he could not deny the propositions con-
tained in the remlution, he could not possibly help voting
for them. Government in consequence of that vote
determined to dissolve Parliament, anol not give urn
their places. aud here was the country in the mislot nut a
tun,,,,, when it was masa needful to have a Parliament.
And this acts led for his appearance amongst them.
hie 111U1 On this, as on previous occasions. heen ns 1111 l
the town, calling. he believed, at every Mose whwe
there was a voter—he might have left out one or two
undesigneally—and lie had hews to the southern part of
the borough, to Code Castle. Hid CaIIVILIO ill the town
of Wareham was very much as it had been before, and
Inc had no reason to find fault with his friend. there.
The only difference he found was that three or four who
at the last election were neutral were going to vote
against him on the prevent occasion, while as far as he
remembered, all who had voted fur him last time were
ready again to do him the 11•1110 good tuns. Then he
went to rode. New they knew —penal.. they did not
know—the fact was at the hat election, two years ago,
the voters of Code disl as they land always alone before,
voted for him every one, with • atingle exception—a
.4entleman WllO was not in the county. There w, no
one against hint (Mr. ( 'alcraft) in the place on the last
occasion. (('heers.) Now. he disl not know why the
name thing ghouls, not have occurred again ; he was just
AS goo.' friervls with them ; he was not aware tlnut any
change had come over him : he could not boast, as he
told them urn Weduenday in ('ode, of being
much better than he was two years ago,
though Inc hoped some present could make that boast ;
lie eoulol not feel rust lie was any worse, or that he had
alone anything to forfeit their confidence, and tilty knew
him perfectly well, living in their parish and countantly
before them every hour of the day, as he might nay.
However, his son, who arrived a slay before him, went
off to Code immediately, and on going round made •
very successful canvass. Ile himself went • few days
afterwards, after he had been round Wareham, And then
lie found matters were not an pleasant as they had liven
to him. When be CAllle to cork why, there was • little
hitch (laughter), a difficulty in bringing out the real
reason (continued laughter, and a VOICK : " Never
initial that "), there was a shock • others bad true,,round
in the mean tone. awl several electors, be was sorry to
say, who had promised to vote for him declined to make
good their proinise. One 110111 said—and it seemed to
contain the pith of the matter—" You see hew I Alll
oituatesl. I think it's very bard having privileges ant
can't use them." Ile aohled—" What's the use ssf hav•
ing privileges if you can't one thou ? And if you wish
to use them you are so pressed. .And there are 1111 l re
ways than nmaking of expressing your thoughts. There's
the landlord coming, and then his agent after him, and
the agent coining a second time. People understand
pretty well a•hat is meant." Still he thought whenever
a 1101 n had given his ',rumba to vote or to do anything,
there was an answer to all future comers. whether
landlords or agents. or friends canvassing—" If you hod
come 'sooner I don't know how it would have teen, but
I have given eny 'manta:ie." That was the answer.
However, when a man told him lie did I a favour by
voting for hini, which favour injured I 'lf or hors
family, his (Mr. t'aleraft's) mouth was stoppeol at mice ;
lie could not urge that man to injure himself, and never
luad done so. It remained with the man's couescience.
If he voted four 10111 (Mr. ('alcraft) he should be very
glad, lout if he said he could not be (Mr. Calcraft) was
sorry for the result, and could not press him. It hal
often been said to him (Mr. Coleraft) " You know how
I atn situated ; I like you very well," kw Ile cola,'
not excuse thank who had presiseal their influence far
beyond the mark it almuld have. There were not
Ile would not name names, but would say !Ise leant he
nnuLoitler ts7lno'riniyutmlainag4hle"was"Cha no7liiikle.lik(eAist'plaflaussrve..)
could without saying what would lie unpleasant to any-
body. Tod,' w.,, not in his nature PIA was not his in-
tention on this ocesaliou. the wished every6sly to exercise
their own privileges, and righta, and aapinions, religious I
or political, as freely as he exercised them himalf.
Therefore, those who opposed hiin hod as munch right
as Inc haul to carry out their opinions legitimately. He
was ready to afford this liberty to everyone, but he did
not like to hear a poor man tell him that he wished to
• dvouiteng"or
hum. hut
man would he injured aar not, but if things were said to
lie (Mr tw.sTerafafratlidououfbliPilritngtelilteeltrhebrytlre
the voter he thought would injure him it wan about the
same thing, anal lie might hare felt injury without
came. The result was very similar to 1n,,, (Mn, ('al-
' craft) whether the fear were foulided on reality or arose
• winecensarily. He could not tell in the present instonce
' which was the ease. They had been talking about the
great Powers of Europe, and this time he had all the
great powers against him. Every one of the four great

...dates were against him. On the last occasion tie
were strictly neatest...sail good wishes, but no actlyl
part. Yet he felt very unconscious of having injured
any one of the great powers. or of having done. anything
he need be millainixl of, or that wax in any way detri-
mental to the interests of the country. Hence, he was
sorry he should he looked upon as an dangerous ; indeed
lie was not aware he could claim anything of the kind,
and was unoonscioux of evil designs towards individuals
or country. Not only were the great estates cane:taring
against him, but ' he haul the misfortune of
having a sort of Holy Alliance against him. (A
voice : "Unholy Alliance" awl laughter)—holy alliance.
There were six ekrgymen in the district, and five of
them were opposed to him—three rectors, one vicar,
and one curate. were all against him. Here again lie
felt uncommonly innocent; he really did not know why
1
1
those gen w tlen nil 10l think it n to take so
1 aetive • part again.- t him ; indeed lie thought lie was
rather • friend of theirs than etherwise. (Applause.)
Ile forgot, though, when lie first made this remark
that he hail such an opponent, but when lie remembered
of such supporters, (laughter and
who he was that opposed, it was not an strange that he
did not wonder at it. He wondered
(hr. calcraft) had all the clergy against him—an °ppm
(A Voice: "They're so pious" and cheers.) However,
cheers);"wdodirdtilinleyot find out their the representative before.
g
they !mil found him out at last, and no doubt they were
greatly 'ulterior to him (Mr. Caleraft) in their opini ~,, ;
leo,uatketrheirTvii.eavesxcebyptio ahon
st the clew
noting and canvassing
t
.tlgiciiyin4
was the accomplished and eloquent rector of Wareham.
(Hear, hear, and applause.) This was a very small
carriedth e s
borough. though there were smaller, and contained a very
small number of voters. Ile had • drawer in his desk
into which he put ail papers relative to Wareham elec-
tion as succumling elections took place ; but he had not
looked into the bottom of this repository for a long
time. However, he did look there the other day,
and now produced thence the Wareham register for
Inn. Pnur to that date this was a very snug little
leiniugh, and niatters were managed very nicely to all
parties. By the change then made tort e was added on
01le side and Here Regis on the other. Well, in IS:t2
Here Regis had 42 voters ouly ; and while Item Regis
remained where it Wail, 1111.1 to all appearance lie was un-
aware of its being much richer or noire flourishing,
but a great number of £lO houses having got in it now
had 126 instead of 42 vutea. Here was • oinsiderable
change ; and all knew—at least he knew (ruin Ire'
quently canvaasing,—it WAS of little use his asking those
votes because being made for a purpose they were used
for that purpose. Hefound no faultwith the gentleman
who made thou, and like a Roman phalanx of old they
went in a body to accomplish their work. At the last
election be had a majority. however, in Wareham, mei
all Code voting for him, lie was able to withstand this
impenetrable phalanx coming up from Here. But a great
hole was maole by the changes by the great powers lie
had indicated in Code, and the troops there not being
united, it was easy to SIM what sort of result there
would be. No General could fight his battle without
troops. and if all of them left him he must beat a retreat
—at least he Wall put into a state .1 great difficult,
This was the state of the present case. Well, Corfe
Castle. at the date ref rred to, haul 73 voters, hut bk.
a Cllc't tail that number had gone downwards, till it
stood now at 63. Now an there lied linen by 84,
Code declined 10, it proved that they ought
for he, too, Wall an elector if they diol not
deoire to Inc the nominees oof the owner of Here, t.
1114ve held together. Heuer t 1102.4. WhOmiliwl theinowlse
an independent ',arty, not having any great or iuduentis
maple 011 their side. Were ill a I.llalieMlielit. At tb.
last election, it would he remembered, it wax • prettj
clue., run —for two hours it was neck and neck; an
from all now stated it must clearly lie seen that the,
were not in the t flourishing lossible condition. lin
very much the reverse. Whether voters acted from,
fear or not lie did not know ; hut influelice Imo( been es
erted which Inul led them to change their ' do, or a.
they said in Code they " recalled their promise." All
haul heard mei glooried in it that their word Was as goo..
on their 110101; but it seemed here that their Bond was
better than their word. Who ent awl laughter.) How
ever. he .liol mot wish to say anything ill 11l humour or tI 0
find re fault than the uweasion demanded, or as much,
hut he desired to keep within the mark ; and tle
upshot Wan that lie CAMIII nut promise those
who were lois wellwislaers that they were in a majo-
✓ity ; but lie must confess the truth—they were in a
minority. Ile could tell them no more. He bad ex•
plained how the change bad been brought about; yet lie
had not the least doubt that had there been what they
eslled at school • "(air stand up fight," he should
have had a very good chance or success in the contest.
(Loud cheers.) Those formerly neutral had ranged
themselves hostilely against liimoindpersonallycanvassol
for his opponent, and the result therefore Was not
surprising where the numbers were 60 small. He diol
not wish to collie and say what he had said till the
last moment, because one never knew what would turn
up. They had had threats—or rather hopes, he might
say,--of a third candidate, but whatever those hopes or
threats they hail " vanished into thin air." If, how-
ever, he could Nee the slightest reasonable ground for
believing that those would remain neutral who before
were 1.0, or those would return to their first love who had
pminised him votes, he would gu to the poll and poll the
hut malt as he did before. ((heers.) But as in his
conscience lie could KC no reasonable ground of success
lie did nut wish his friends to go to the trouble, or put
the town to the inconvenience, or his opponent to the
inconvenience and trouble, of an unnecessary contest.
There might be smite who would perhaps lose by this
step he took, on the i ~ i ~ ciple of " no work no pay." If,
however, there were 110 laying, perhaps Mr. Grax's
purse would remain as heavy as at present—though it
might have become lighter. (Laughter.) Still there
was not much need of sympathy for thiew disappointml
gentry, but seriously speaking he did not Willll, seeing lie
could hull out no positive limw, of putting his friends to
trouble. The great powers haul been too mighty for him.
Ile observed further that Parliaiwent was called together
at a niost critical and important crisis; it was a Puha.
inent that Wonlal have must important duties to perform.
Three things it would have to ulo almost immediately.
First, they must express their opihium—and lie trusted
it would he the opinion of the majority who Mlle ,
together, for lie was convinced it was the uj , i ~ ion
all through the c ~,,, dry—that whoever is in power this
country would be kept free from the unrighteous, unjust,
unnecessary war Whiell At that inument raged in the
south uf Enrope. (Cheers.) There was 110 reason why
France and Austria should • iuto collision--certaioly
France had nothing to do with it, though Anstria on
the whole limit *Mlle interest in it, inasmuch as territore
which had been here by treaty for many years. and to
which consequently she haul most right, was stein-
ingly iii danger. Roth were despots curt
tyrants, ruling by vast armies; and in neither
country WM there constitut. I power, civil or
. n:ligious liberty; newspapers were gagged, and there
' was no way of expressing opinion. There was no res•
son why we should take part with such. They had
chosen to go to the last arbitrement of the sword and
refine-41 our advice, determined to stand or fall by their
own power. Our Government should keep 11% far as
possible from taking part with either, and be
trusted every constituency would compel our (;ooverai•
meta to this. (.kroplaused The next consideration of
Parliament would be, whether the present Government
or somebody else was to be in power. whether an)
Reform Bill at all should he passel. The Government
were putting forth all their power ill every way '—so-i.e.
thing bad been dime in this borough. Wl•en in London
the "Uwe time, he learneol Mu y lo el sent Intl eatioli late.
too unseat other candidates. awl all load their ieo
well filled. Ern,,,, inll this they es iweted to gain 30 votes
in the House, but if they got .m many in 211 there would
he no reasonable hope of their having a inajority in the
House of COllllllOll4. Hellee they would remain as heftier
the dissolution —without a majority and at the mercy of
the House, who could if they pleased turn them out, on
any ouest lced on, lie opined that mune matter of
this sort woold R 4.11 be brought forwent. Then the third
point was, if this Government did not bring forward
a &tune Bill, and probably they would not hurry
about that. some independent itionher would bring for-
wanl a measure. These three booportaist topics lie
should have been happy to have borne his part in con-
sidering ; but as Haw seemed not to he, his friends must
woke lip their minds to disappeintinent. He had done
what lie could in canvassing, html performed lois duty in
the Holtse of t! 01W. MCI WA, 01101/11.6011. or any•
thing which should forfeit the conii lenee of those who
had beton: sent I ' to Parlialinvit. Ile could
truly say he had acted according to the dictates of lien
eonscience in foirwaroling wlmt he deemed to be the best
interests of the country ; and it now only remained for
him to offer his best thanks to those present for
their kindness in coming to hear his simple statement
of what load losson done awl how things stool. (('heers.)
lie regretted such strong influence had been used against
him, and he reckoned it a high and distinguished
honour to be a representative in Parliament of an Eng•
lish constituency, the English Parlia 'lent being one of
the very few places in the world, or at any rate in
Europe. where the truth might be spoken, where men's
rights found an echo and weie freely discussed and sup-
ported, where each illall delivered his opinion without
fear ur (avow, Hut if not the desire of the majority of
this constituency that Ile should represent them,
he thanked them for the kind wishes he felt sure they
entertaitied towanls him. He was sure also that all
woould do what they thought best for the interests of
the country. (Cheers.) If there were any question
wished to be answered, or anything re required to
be stakxl in explanation of the course he had determined
on. he should be most happy to reply or explain more.
Ile trusted nothing haul been said 111 bitterness or which
would call up ill feeling an! unpleasantness. (After •
few other remarks. the speaker concluded amid vocife-
rous and long continued applause.)
The CHAIRMAN then thanked the assembly for the
patience and kinduess with which they had heard Mr.
Calcraft. He (Mr. Penton) came there without any
idea of the nature of the statement about to he made ;
and so far all Mr. Calcraft was concenied he WAS exceed-
ingly sorry to hear that gentleman had given up all
hope of becoming for the present the member (u,r this
borough. With a modesty, a delicacy arising from as.
locations not entertained by him (the Chairman), Mr.
Caleraft had made his statement. He (the Chairman)
said that lie conte I WICII influences all haul been used
to deprive electors of their late representattive's services.
and whether that influence load been exercised by 8.".,1,.
or Baas it was high time that such power was tAkeii
from such wielders of it. ((heers.) The importance of
present events could be judged of by the fact that 1111.11
of retired habits, good character, unexceptionable in
their social and private capacities, and esteemed by all
to wh they were known, were calleol uut, —the old
Toriell, like rats (nett their holes, to support Derby at this
conjuncture. (Shouts of applause.) Ile (the Chairlilan)
Wai indignant at the process which hail been put into
operation here ; and lie was quite sun if the Tories oob-
tained power the agitation which the despots of Europe
haul got up in Europe would recoil with tenfold force
upon their own' beads. (('heers.) Ile was also quite
sure thst the time was not distant when the honest MAIL
who earned his bread by the sweat of his brow, and who
be his patience, good and intelligent conduct, had en•
titled hinutelf to that consideration, and Hato..., privi-
leges that • large majority of the House of COlllllloll* ill'
tellikd to grantPiiiu, would receive them. (Applause.)
Mr. Calcraft haul state.' that lie was untamed by an impen,
trahle phalanx from More, and certainly the intbience of
&re WAX very great (cheers and laughter) : but where
WAX there a phalanx that mild not he broken thrtough
by patience? (Applause and • ‘',oice : " They must do
NA they're told") Resollect sided Mr. Drax wars; lie
1 canoe to Wandiain too burst the Bends and to break down
, the Bunko which surnoutoolml the privileges of the
lelectors. (cheers and langhtm I; and they knew what he
was now. (Applause.) He Was reminded of • coach-
man who stood up for the advantages of old coach

travelling—" Oh," says he "there may be a slight aced
dent, upset the coach, spill the passengers, and there
YOU are. But a regular smash by the rail and where are
Your (unghter.) So in the old time.. if there was an
election defeat voters knew where they were • but to-
' smsslied, sent to smithereens, like.. jackass
, dise where were the people of Wareham ? Regularly
of panniers lie could not move under. (('beers and
laughter.) Ha Chairman) au a pretty good
humoured fellow Pner.lle• Well, Mr. Calcraft said Iwo
Mr. (;a:cr:tddidlienotwouvoldre.agilintssb:thopecsincg.hteurch"inbto-arat
was opposed now b Y some persons who before remained
with • couple
neutral ; they called themselves thunders, and declared
that
He (the Chairman) did not know, but did folks think
cheered on coming for.
Drax would abolish those rates? (Laughter.) He
test
h the
the
borough an out•and-out Radical and was now a lac
Tory. The Chairman concluded by
nest opportunity they vroull be able to put their friend
Mr. Cskraft in the right place. (Great cheering.)
W. J. Plea, Esq., was loudly
ward. He remarked that lie feared be should hardly
get a hearing after Mr. Penton, who had odd nearly
everything. There was, however, one thing left for him
to say, which was that the Tories on this occasion had
set tlieniselves against the nation, but they would find
they would fail. (Cheers.) Whenever arbitrary power
liad been set up it had always perished as it deserved.
The Reform Bill of 11332 was really progressive, and
had yielded its proper fruits, but the people of this
country were not going to be humbugged by • measure,
that was only • Twetenee. (Cheers.) Yet, after all,
people in these localities should look to the north for
encouragement. Those in the north were the friends
of constituencies like Wareham, and were real Re-
formers; but so long as they were led in Wareham by
a territorial and clerical infiuence they would in vain
seek for freedom. (Cheers.) Had it not been for
these influences the electors now might have had a
mislerate representative. (Applause.) Why, if Mr.
Drat liked, be could sell the power lie had In the
booing's to some party for a few thousand pounds—for
there was as much boroughmongering now as ever—and
he would then only have to send over his Here voters
to carry all before them. (Applause) Then let elec-
tors try to help the Reformers of the North. It had
been said that one member was not of much COM.,
.luenee, but the Reform Bill of 18:12 Man carriedby one
man ; rind every
man was of consequence. Hail Ware-
em sent to the new Parliament one who would attend
hto his duties, like Mr. Calcraft, they might have their
business properly executed whatever it was (loud
cheers); but they would recollect, u they were told at
the last election,
that out of 400 or 500 sittings of the
House, the late member was present only once. Such
a man was totally unfit to go to the House of Commons.
(Applause.) At the present crisis we were on the ere of a
great war, which lie (Mr. Pike) believed was for the
suppression of liberties all over the world. He would
only add that the expressions of consideration for his
opponent on this occasion, made use of by Mr. Culcraft,
,owed him to be possessed of a really Christian spirit,
showing forcibly the forgiveness of injuries, for it
could not be said that on the former occasion any con-
sideration was shown to him. Just to name "Sally
Norris" was enough. (Shouts of applause.) AU would
recollect that petition against Mr. Caleraft's return.
Why, even one of the counsel came out and said in the
oddly of the House of Comeau. that it ICU a" dirty
(Applause.) There was no consideration
:here. (Cheers.) Yet their member, Mr. Wendt, had
owe forward on this occasion and exhibited a Christian
•orbearanee. very considerate and very good, but such
s very few Wen would show. (Loud applause.) Mr.
Pike concluded by proposing " That in our opinion Mr.
:aleraft is the proper member cif the two to return to
i'uliament for this borough." (Shouts of Hurrah I
'funk ! great cheering, and "three cheers for Mr.
eike,")
Mr. CALCRAFT then celled for three cheers for the
whys, which Were heArttly given. aunt
. . . .

The CUAIMMAN Cii.ed i.ruceetlings by ukiny
•bree cheers for the Queen, which waa loyally responded

WITMOUTII. —On We%linsiday week s serious
accident happened, through the bursting of a gun, to
Mr. G. Cdhugham, who was !ihooting at souse sea
gulls near the Pottery. The explosion severely
lacerated his arms and thighs.

BLANDIFORD.— Mira Minnionary A nsociation.—
The sum of .055 2s. lid. has been received during
the past year of the parishes in connection with the
Blandford branch of this important society, of which
"51 17s. lid. have been remitted to the parent
society.
CORM -EXCH A NGE. —This spacious and well.
ventilated room, built at the expense of the Corpora.
tin of Blandford, is nearly completed, and it is said
will be opened on the 24th instant with a public
dinner, and a ball in the evening.
BCCKHORN WESTON.— Opc rain!, of Working Men's
Reading Rooms. —A public tea meeting was held
on Friday week, in the new " Itaduay Men's Read-
ing Rooms," built by Thomas Brassey, Esq., the
contractor, for the use of the men empl..yed on the
works now in p at this place. The novelty
of the thing, and the of the weather, attracted
a great many people to the place, which presented
quite a gay appearance. In the spacious room,
which was tastefully decorated with flowers and
evergreens. upwards of :Soo persons, including many
of the workmen and their wives, sat down to an
excellent tea provided by the committee. A brass
band was in attendance, which, by the performance
of a few lively airs, contributed much to the ;amuse-
ment and enjoyment of the meeting. A few brief
speeches were delivered after tea, in which reference
was nuule to die very handsome and liberal manner
in which the contractor and his agent had pnivideil
for the al and social improvement of the men
employed. and the advantves to be derived by them
from a proper use of the means thus placed within
their reach. The utmost harmony and good feeling
prevailed throughout the meeting, and at was alto-
gether a plessaut atEdr. On Saturday, a treat was
given by the committee to the children of the work-
men, when upwards of list parhs,k of an excellent
tea, after which they adjourned to a field adjoi g
for sports. In the evening the officials and work:-
111 CH with their wives asnembled, when dancing cora.
mowed, and was kept up with much spirit till IL
o'clock.

SiIF.I:IIORNE. —Act-Neut.—On Tuesday. a young
man named Phillip Kendall, warehonsonan to Mr.
T. Penny. irolin ~,,, get of this town. was cleaning a
chaff-cutting machine. The flywheel not being pro-
perly balanced. the weight of its handle caused it to
revolve while he was picking out some pieces of hay,
and the knife fell on two otitis lingers, cutting them
in an oblique direction very severely just below
the first joint. lie immediately wait to Mr. Fits.
eel's, who advised amputation, but the poor fellow
was reluctant to lose the use of his fingers, although
one of than was hanging only by a small piece of
skin and 11. A. It is feared that be will ultimately
isi compel.ed to submit to the operation.
‘ti.w.tv AivinENT.— Another accident, which
unfortunately, terinivateil fatally. occurred to a lad
ono. ed Alfred P.,./VC, who was eniplo)ed on the rail-
way, now in course of construction, on Monday
week. Demised was standing against a wall while
sonic trucks mere passing. and there not being suf.
iteiht room to all's the trucks to pass, he was an
staidly crushed to death.
TEATISIoNisi. To TICE Rev. JOHN LAKE., MINIS-
Tett Or Sr. .1 M C111:11CH, Itt'EliNsEY, FOR-
CrICATE or SHElitioltNE. —The working class
of the congregati.oi of St. James's church, have
',mental this ceteenial minister with a handsome
silver salver, accompanied by an achlrees.
Anvesr or Suntitn. --On :mid Friday the first
swallow of the season was observed on the wing in
sherborne l'ark, and on Sunday iuiiiohiers of these
birds appeared on the Veo. The adage that " one
swallow does not make a summer,- was somewhat
warred in this 1.3.4 e, for on SatUtilSy the long•Con-
commis! cold winds shifted, and we have since had
- mild southerly winds,. with passing showeiv.
$H trrcownT. —On Saturday week an inquest
was held at the King's Arms Inii, Shaftesbury,
before W. Hannen, F.q., on the body of Charles
Andrew., a blacksmith, of the mine town, who, it ap-
pears from the evidence, went to his workshop a
little before six o'clock the same morning, and gave
to a person who had called for them, some tools
which he had repaired. The persist on leaving the
shop saw Andrews's son coming to the shop, who,
on entering, found his father standing with his throat
cut ; he Look the razor from his hand and went for
assistance. Medical aid was procured, but the wound
was of too serious a nature to afford the slightest
hope of recovery, even if the medical man had been
present numediately it was indicted ; the carotid
artery, the jugular vein, and the windpipe having
been completely severed. The evidence did nut
elicit any cause to mamma for the con 111 l banal of the
act. The deceased had been a great drinker, but for
several days previous had not taken intoxicating
drinks. The verdict was to the effect that he
, committed suicide, hilt there was no evidence of the
I state of his mind at the time.

NEW CONOKEIUTIONAL CIIA PEI.. - Interesting
services were held in this town on Tut,iday hud, in
connection with the ens:ti ~,, of a new congregational
chapel. At 3 p.m. the foundation stone was
lahl by C. Juin, Esq., of Mere, after reading the
'7th Psalin Anil prayer. It was then announced
that in conscipience of the unfavourable state of tho
weather, and the absence of the her. I:. Smith. of
London, who was to have delivered an whines, that
a devotional service would be conducted in tho
Nlethodist Chapel, when tuany attended. At five
o'clock about 400 persons assembled in the Corn
Exchange to partake of a social repast. At ballyast
six a crowded congtvgation met in the Wesleyan
Chapel. After the reading of the Scriptures and
prayer by the minister of the ',Lice, the Rev.
Chancellor, of Salisbury, delivered an address on
" The adaptation of the I ;impel to the wants of man
the Rev. 11. I:ray, "n "Thu efficiency of the minis-
try dependent on the influence of the Spirit ;" Rev.
R. I'. Erleback, of Mere, on "Th. importance of
personal consecration to 1i,04:- and the Ike. p.
Healey, of Sherhorne, on "Christian co-operation
the duty of the Church and the requirement of
the age." The services throughout were nut only
well attentlod, lint of a highly interesting and
spiritual character.

11.44/oWer'x PII-Lx.—ln laver l'omplaint. and Indige•ition,
then, k no mediiitte in the world compamhie lii ,1111. the
poen. to theme extraordinary Pilk It In ...114e to +peak
too .trontrli, of the rapidity. the mrtalliti . aml onnpletene..,f
thtir egeetx. They bring,. about • tho ttttt chant.: in the
whole ily•deni ; for, aeting directly on the 1A..4, which i. the
tile of life. reendating. the werettonu sod rairreethur the de-
praved humours of the body, they not only haniati dims,.e for
a time, but get wholly rid of the origin of, or predisposiiion to
It, to that the cure fa thorough and permanent.

LONDON MARKETS.

(Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

MARK-LANE, MONDAY, MAY 2.

_
The supplies of wheat at our market to-day
were large.

Prices eight shillings to ten shillings in advance
upon last Monday's quotations.
Barley and oats three to four shillings dearer.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

MONDAY. MAY 2.

Our market was supplied to-day with three
thousand nine hundred beasts, and twenty-two
thousand sheep.
Trade about the same.
Beef, best quality 4 10
Mutton, ditto