The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-07-06 00:00:00

TRIUMPH OF MR. RALLI AT WALLING-

Mr. Pendell( Rani, of 17, IlelgrAve,quar.., London,
is M.P. for Wallingford
The poll was declared as under :-
Hanbury . . . 548
--
Majority for R.lll . . 19

Considerable excitement was manifested at Bridport
during the whole of Wednesday, and opinions were
rife among the crowds which thronged the streets
toward evening as to the late member's chances of
success, and long eras mess rye was expected, which
eventually bore the good nem., the vicinity of the
telegraph office was besieged by the Libera's, who,
eager to learn the Jaime, intently watched every
entrance and exit with the view to learn some tidings.
The excitement and enthusi sem reached culmina-
ting point, when about 8 20. One of the Poet-office
officials was seen to make for the Literary Insti-
tute, and, meeting the hon. ;secretary of the Liberal
Association on the steps, place a message in his
bind. A rush wee made for the own by the anxious
crowd, and • minute later the words." Haiti's in for
Wallingford l" were hastily travelling from mouth to
month, and true Libmal cheers and British shouts
went up from all assembled. Messenger@ were at
once hurrying off to various quarters, eager to be first
to bear the good tidings. Many of the opposite party
were on the alert, no doubt expecting far different
tidings, but the implication of those shout& were to
them sufficiently obvious, for very soon they were
" lost to sight and memory dear." The Liberals do
not grudge them their diacomfitore. Many of the
Tories openly expr.sse I themselves certain of Mr.
defeat, but Wallingford has better sense, show-
ing Ito wisdom by accepting the corner-stone, which
some of the political builders of itridport rejected.
Wallingford has got the right man in the right *Os,
and we feel sure the constituency will never have cense
to regret having established Mr. Italli its representa-
tive in Parliament. We leave the regret for the con-
stituency of Bridport for its recent exchange, and the
cmasinent scandal, for, apart from political or
feeling, every man in this borough who has
Interest and good name at heart, must deplore the
manner In which the word .• Briiiport" has latterly
been associated with "ridicule" and " notoriety..'
But ti return to sensible Wallingford and its hon.
member. Mr, Han has bed em active electoral cant-
palm to fight, and with the assistance of Mr. Oct..,
M.P. for Shrewsbury, Mr. Palmer, M.P. for Read-
ing, Mr. W. Wren, ex-member for Wallingford, Mr.
H. Hawkins ( Hayor), Messrs. de Mornay, and other
gentlemen' and with the good wishes of Mr. Glad-
stone, Sir Charlie Mike, tr., he has fought it nobly,
and has been rewarded with success.

I must not omit • most interesting duel which did
not come oB at the Harbour last week. Who can say
after this that Bridport is no longer classic or
romantic, or that its days of duelling are over?

On Friday evening last, at the very hour when the
Liberal Association was holding its meeting, the
worthy inhabitants or their police were little aware
that a terrible scene was being enacted at the Harbour.
But it was so. I must find proceed to relate, ass
concisely as
i=ible, how and why the arrangements
for mutual hter can's tq be. axed- ther4.l.K the
morning a youth bearing a bland, ansbaseadonai etc
entered a grooer's shop, where ensued some un-
pleasant altercations between himself and the salon of
the house. The up-shot of the verbal dispute was
that the blsud young man, through physical force of
the scion, measured b.is length on the saw-dusted floor
of the establishment. The situation was not encourag-
ing nor dignified, so he hastily picked himself up and
looked most affectionabely at his antagonist. A
dreadful pulse ensued. "What shall Idor he thought.
"This is not an enviable predicament, if I show fight
shall be dripping with saw-dust and dogre and
the whole muddle will get into the papers those
wirings espedally); if I refuse, he will attack main the
street and-I shaß be branded as • coward. My gentle
tat.% LI forbids me to fight him here; but I will
same him (here he drew himself up) to moral
Qom " Thus it was arranged that each should see
more of the matter during the evening. Before the
appointed time the "undignified' met las antagonist
accompanied by his mood On the Bast Pier, where
the "shake-hand" wag performed with that business-
like air which would limes grimed the preliminary
performance of • " Boyers" or King." The spot
selected, • level and green one, beneath the shadow of
the East 01111, "I meshed, and the noble youths
"pitched" themselves for the deadly encounter to
follow, and this was what followed :—Neither
appearing willing to advance, the youth disgraced by
the vile blow in the morning was requested to
apologise, but refused, thinking his opponent should
apologise for what he had done ; this was as firmly
refused, and both struck an attitude of defence. As
neither would t to strike first, the attitude
is somewhat tl to ths duellists, but highly
(Bowfin to the spectators who were peeping over the
wall. Ultimately both bloodless berme wanted sway
after making concessions which produced "Peace
with Honour," each looking equally delighted to find
their visages had not been Dittoed in the encounter.
Thus tenoluited a brave duel, which should be