The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-09-02 00:00:00

SHLFTESBURY ILBOTION.

The pollfsg took place on Yrldity. The =a:
divided later five polite; distriets—namely, 8
for the parldies of Holy Trinity, Si. Poter' St:
Jars, and Coolie. gumboid, at re; Tows-boll. OomP-
tto Abbas, for Compton Abbas, Marry Abbas, sad
the tithlog of Hartgrovs, at the Compton National
Sehoolroom. Doubted ft. Mary, at Ur Nstioad
Schoolroom, Charlton. Motorcar, at the National
Sehoolroom. Stour Provost district, for lost Stour,
Marione Mare, Stour Provost, aud Todber, at the
Natiorsl Schoolroom, Strr Provo*
The polling at the rarer booths begat mitt:
o'clook, bat for our time after lb.opening the
proceded !somewhat slowly. About air the VOW'S
begr to an too in great stneibere, tbe supporters of doh
sondifate, with loud demoartarra of gailtogre
bringiax to the poll tho ardor who log been prowl
under their put'erelar attleation. Belied oscationel
lively 11231201 of tam description, the resets of tho town
were remarkably quiet and portal, heavy rowers of
rain, which fell iu the forenoon up Ull nearly mid-day,
compelling troy of the lobabitacta to se:k shoher.
About one o'clock the rain ocerd, the run shoot out
beaut.fully, and the High-street sepecnally io the
tic,oity tithe Grosvenor Arms Haiti and the Tows-
hall, spoodidly broom crowded. A wore peaceful and
orderly crowd Derr ateembleid doting the proper of
• contes‘d eleetios. The people stood, waited, and
chatted, the. droned, looked about, and *hatted •plo,
and • great tory evidently loopd for art opportunity
to give vent to their pent-up enthrall= This re.
Unnout lolling about ern obviously felt to be rather
monotrous for so eleotro day —*speedily In dense-
Lion with goo., • prropd and spirited coolest—and
there opprored to its a pretty peers' cles/re more the
people to cheer socurting or somebody. Tbe arrival of
a vehicle with voters was therefore regarded as • leAtt-
mato merlon for a noisy dentaestratioo, and the
occupants were freely and loudly sheered or booted
&wording to lid colors they dlsplard.
Buyout sue insideate as timer, In 'hid s 11141.
playful animation only woo exhibited, the town was
extremely tranquil, sod strangers would acutely have
suresord that • long and lively Parliamentary sensed
was rapidly approachlog th• deriding petut. About
three o'clock a Erie jostling rearrod in the vitiate of
the Tewo-ball, but with the exoepUon of these Villiers
scrimmages the proceedings up to four o'clock were eon.
dusted with unusual order sod truiquility; lodged,
when re poll shred for fitteftsebery dirtier Ur frost
of the Tows-bill was short egairely deserted. Tb•
arrival of the ballot borefrom the outlying dirtier
then b•gsn to be looked for with some rare', sad r
gosh carriage containing them drove into re ton,
there we. mush reeds( sad routing. The lasi box
arrived about half-past See, and the countiag of the
yore by the Mayor, Mr. (bitty, who was dr Murata(
officer, beg to at six o'clock. About half-past sera
o'clock the people docked in lazy. Duren to the boot
of the Town-hall, sad at eight o'clock the wood no.-
bend several roomer. The numbers were than most
anxiously waited for and obont Sr. minutes past eight,
when the Mayor, the ream of both puttee, their as-
sistant., iind the ordldates, our out at the bolero',
the vest crowd awaited with breathiest attention to
hear the sonnonominect of re *Medal returns.

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The MATOII esti it wee his pleasing duty, sada very
pleuras duty It was to him, to 11110OUDes to them that
the leogdontinued szoltemeat +Mid had existed la his
native town was about to be brought to an end, and be
thought he might, without lois, °barged with partiality,
say that it wee indeed • pleasing duty to him to make
the sonouseeannt, beets*, the remit was entirely la
sooordanoe with hie political prinolples—(Load °beers.)
In making that observation he was sure be was not
departing from that strict neutrality whit* he had ea-
clamoured to observe during the mutest It had been
hie endeavour to observe the utmost impartiality be-
tween Mr. Benett-SMatord and Mr. Dolby-Seymour,
and before he announced the numbers who had voted
for each oandldate, be had one request to make, and if
the, bad any respect for him he was sore they would
grant It. and that we,, that the vietectou party would
bear their victory with moderatioo, and that the de-
feated party would beer their defeat with reetenation—
(.hews.) He would sew soneuses to them tke new
Ind that had voted for each sandidate.
Mr. Swett-Bb*2(ord .„
Mr. Deaby•Soymoor . 834
Mejerlty fen Mt. /3enett-fiteaford 09
(Load and longdoutinued cheering.) The Maya
this declared Mr. Bemetefiteaford daly sleeted as the
repreesatative of Shaftesbury.
Mr. BUNIT-STAIIMORD, on ocosing forward to address
the assemblage, we. greeted with nproarlord cheering,
He said they bad pleased him in the proud position of
being able to return to them his most eineere and
heartfelt thanks by returning him at the head of the
poll—(cheers). He certainly thought that be should
have had • larger majority, bat the ereelleot way In
which the Libenle had missed this contest, and the
wonderful *reanimation which they had displayed, pre-
vented him from having the large majority be bad
autiolpated, but he felt that be sow repreee.ted the
Conservative views of the electors of the borough of
Shaftesbury—(lood sheen) He heartily ooagratubsted
them on having mat one mote member to the House
of Commons to join that great Oommrvative party which
h.d always, aid u It did at premet, promoted the
interests, of the labouring elapses of Zugland—frenewed
cheers)- He would now remind them of the words of
their worthy Mayor, and entreat his friends—and they
were very numerous in the 'toed before him—to
endeavour to bear their honours with digaity--(hear
hear). There was Do doubt the election had been ODD-
tinned a length of time that was quite unprecedented,
and that It had oceasioned more or lees of
but he truated that those who were hie friends would
bear the honours whisk they had conferred ipos him
with becoming dignity and ciommoo oboes).
He Melded them meet sincerely for placing him la
sorb a proud and honourable position, sod he trollied
that thew among then who differed from him fa
politics would give him credit for having the bed
wish.s towards the borough, end for everything that
would tend to promote its Interest., sad although he
might not represent the political opinion. el a amber
of the electors, he should he happy to repressed the.
&I far LI be could in whatever would be fee their
public or private good—(chrers). Be would new sou-
elude by again thanking and all his supporters for the
great honour they had done him by pigging him by
gush a respectable majority at the head of the poll—
(renewed obeering). He bad coo more request to make,
and that was that they would show their good feeble(
by giving • fair hearing to his opponent, W. Seymour
—(prolonged cheering),
Mr. Darter Smoak, on coming forward to address
the acionablage, was received with mingled cheer, aid
groans, and during the few worda he uttered be wee
very Imperfectly heard. He was understood to say
that he desired most heartily to thank his supporters
in the borough for the kind and loyal amitilsoos they
had given him duling hie cenvage. He reminded them
that it was only he who wee defeated; the Liberal
cause lived in the haute of the people; the Liberal
cause was not defeated, font lived in that large majority
which still elided in the Howse of Commons. They
must look for better times; they must try ones win,
and he traded they abated then roomed better than
they bed on the reseed ocoseloe—terise of "No, no,"
Yes, Toe," and mingled alien and paatm4.
Mr. Barterr-Fdraa roam add he had ass more duty to
patfona—and It was a very *Wag are—amd that was
to propos a Doody Tots al thanks to *dr MOO

bonesrable sad most tisk retsvalsg the KAM
—(silmen). He was esittels tbat as ems, eves among
hi. Besettamitfar rwb) opponents, mild my oil
weed egefeet eimerealer se foie es dot cooled
wai conserred—(bear, besr)—smd although hie polities
were well imam in tles tows, be was we they would
all agree that be Mad essdeeled himself Is • most
honoarable. fair, and inpiellal smoime--(ebeere).
Mr. Danny Ramona desired to essosti the proposaL
H. sordiallr sedated the ststessest Yr. Beset" bad
made respeotiug the Mayor, end be was we bis sup.
porters would joie with Ma in medially {basking Mn.
Obitty for his impartial wasslusk daring the eleetiou—
(rammed eliesfing).
On the proposal of Kr. Bairr-BeeneOnn, three
sheers were gives for the Mayor, to ebbe gr. GEM
resseded.
Several oheers IWO thei given to. Mr. Benoit-
Stanford, on the propose' of Mr. Goole, &whore" ;
and tbe Mayor than proposed titres cheers for Mr.
Daaby &yowls, and Mated that elthougb Mr. Seymour
was the unfortsuate eandldate, be had soadnoted him-
self uric( the costae as • parfait gestiesesn.
Mn. Deal), &yellow having briafly soksewledged the
ersopliment, th• company retired from the hammy.
aimed, ate/row& the sarnage of Mr. Beaett-Staaford,
oestalaing Mre Benett-Ittaeferd, drove up is front of
the Town Hall, and Mr. Besett-Stsaford laving taken
hie seat, the hones ware ualternamed, and the corneae
was dragged up the High-street 10th. Grosvenor AMMO
Hotel by • larp number of his most enthusiast!' sup-
porters amid the mast vociferous sLiorisag. A mwt
orowd then assembled in front of the Grosvenor Arms,
and in resomme to long-oeutinawl cheers and calls br
Mr. Beoett-gtanford, that gentleman, scoompanied by
• nembar of his supporters, same out upon the baloooy
I. front of the hotel.

Mr. BIONATr-STAITORD said he bad 000 s more to
think Num for the high honour they had sionferred
upon dm that day. The eyes of the whole sountry bad
been upoo the election tad dm, sad telegrams bad
been drop dolled to Liverpool. limeheater, sod other
towns, whore Si.. people ware moot lusciously walling
So beer tha result of the election, and he eseared them
their %staid would be iseedved with uproari.ess
outhuaimei—Oond cheers). Ho reminded them that
they had bad that day ari opportualty of demising
their starers sad of returning • Conservative under
the ballot, and therefore the battle Moy bed won was •
great and Odious victory, of will& Ow la4bil well
bo proad—(ohisers). Pot the drat time in thirty yews
they had hem enabled to give their. votes by billot
madly as they Uk4 wording to their emacemoss
and reel political epistle.. mil Um fast Mid they b
reversed their °Odom of thirty years ago Mowed that
they did not approve of whet was boors under the
suss of Advanced IMarsheis, bat widish he meld only
describe as liedisab•si —(obelia). By peseta, him et
the head of the poll they had mat on. more to the
House of C 0..... to sapped that great party which
had for their leaden suds moo is Lord Derby sod Mr.
Diersall—fremeed Medd. He meddled that di
lmalishaess were milled ups. to rally resod the ma-
'Malian, to love their Qiteim to serve their semidry,
sad to rasped that Chun* whisk was part and prod
of the litste—(estlindsatte etieeriag). All he wished now
So my wee that he hoped Use tweed of delimit would be
sheathed la tee sodded oldord-!sellag, ad they would
wear their Isimonn with aity, aed they would
pick no quarrels with say their polidepi opponents,
for by tar the heat plaa wee to be moderate la
their wisdom. and ad too triumphed. He did
not mesa to say this they had sot great muss to be
triumphed, fee their moss de grid laded—(mar,
hear, sad ehoore)—bst for all that be wrild prefer that
their minap should be traded with moderatios. He
begin %heated the. from the bottom of his heart 1.,
the great homer they had Mae him la theslng hiss as
their I,ropressatetive Is Partiameat, sad he siseerely
, faulted that he should ewer do *Wain to ammo
' the cloth of • member of Podiums.% or der reader
hhaard unworthy of the eseldeme sad support of his
soeditmeato Is the borough ef Shaftegary—(loed
cheers). Their reasestare had mat his wester& to
Parliament, ao4 *sae, but twin, bolero they *sat dm,
and ha was prod to is, that his escapism sever die-
hemmed the essidtmee MUM the mession of Um
pnesat elestits of Shat in them, did
trilltild that his ocadert Is would be gush
that the tobabiMais of Shafteidary might is after limo
be able to say the mama of him—loheersl He assured
them that meddle/ that weald be likely to teed to
the Wends of Um berenglt and the people would
always luive his warmest aryeapethy sad strongest
seaport. He would now oeselede by szproselng the
bops that, dew the grad detory they had madded,
the, would isoadmit themselves in a way that no oae
justly point at them the lager of mem, aid
sludge she. with sabeaming seeded la their luny ot
triansph. He would now bid them good medal, with
a thomend lammed Masks for the spleadkl support
May had gillSO him that day—(loud Meows).
On the proposal of Mrs lims-BTAlrroan three
cheers were gives for the Qum, sad the Nadi:lad
Anthem was playrt by a heed shish Mood In frost of
the hotel, the amemblage jolting la the singing of •
MSC

Tow:Hans thsa made a few darks ; sad
three chars aria bees given foe Iltr. Dosett-Ittalord,
the procadiags terdated.
fa total tumid of games to the Inletoe ol
borough is 1391, bet from this about 100 may be stria
off for deaths sad doublo galifiestioas Tho fast that
1,137 voters were Imagist se Id all shows the laterest
whieli the aoudad, had aka la the widest, ad
demoostratee how thorough ad amplete mad hen
boa the orgaaisatioa of both parties.
Hr. Vero naltseadkaalord, et Pythouee,
Wiltshire, is the mead goo of the 1t.,. Arthur Faas,
Prebeodery of &Wary sad Rasta of Fulda.
Lao Audi», by Lea, daughter of the late Mr. Joke
Break of Pythowa wham ease he easseeed. He
edded hie third Dame of Stallard a the kis marriage
with the ahem et the late Mr. William Stanford. of
Preston, near Brighta, Sad. He was bora la 1839,
was dilated it ilariborsegh College, ad wadi for
some years Ileasseat in the 4914 Light 1.1 salty. Hu
is a magistrate for Wiltshire, aid now eaters the Ham
of Commons for the aret time.

Wviting on the remelt of the Shaftesbury eleetion,
the Tina asked, What do the Consertative sneeesese
mean? Do they promise a Conservative majority et
the Dell genera& elastics and the lastelletlen of a Con-
servative Ministry, or do they indieate that Mr.
Gladstone must :natty his MIMING sad further Mamie
kis .o?m • still more important guinke is whother
they pereand any molt Mammal with the legislation
el the last live yaws as might encourage the Costar-
Talmo to aim at undolag Me work of the presert
Peribusest. The Lot gnestioa may, we think, be
answered dmielmly. The Conservatism of the present
saantent regards wily the fetus ; it accepts, as neetal,
the seemarbeissd, and lasorporeies it readily with thine
institutions el the moats" widish it dlialorea itself
upon to debend.

The Doily Nem sap no lama a preaching or
explaining will make defeat other thee defeat. It our
be hot the interval at the opera* of the smiled,
during which il was eat quite eerasha whether Mr.
Seymour world be able te satisfy the requirements of
the Pleseoeformists with mord to the Ideeaden Ant,
operand to damp the enthusiasm of sumo of the
Liberals. There were local misditioce, too, whisk
favoured the Conservative eandlciate. Some of theca,
such se his pens:hal popularity as • laadlord, were
natural enough. On the other hand, Mr. Dasby
Beymoar did not duds( the later years of hie pasta-
mentary career, Impress the eolith as a Liberal of •
remarkably robust order. Possibly his ones famous
eontroverey with Kr. Night—if that meld be sailed •
mut:oven, to whisk Yr. Bright hinurd devalued to
boor any part—may have hem remembered still by some
parsec= to bh diradrsatage. We refer is point like
*me, not with any view of disparaglag the Liberal
!iodide* but as affordiag KAM poesible help to
explain • defeat which the wbuthig party will .t..,..
be only too serious I. regard ealirely as the defeat of
a political clause.