The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-02-03 00:00:00

MR. BRYMER'S Fin; bPVCII.

A meeting of the friends aod supporters of Mr. W.
B. litymer, the COD FFFFF tire candidate, was oonvened
at lb. King's Arms hotel, on Tuesday ereilog at eight
o'olock. Shortly after that time the Market Room was
crammed with townsmen. It was the candidate's first
essay at speechifying, and his hesitancy sod MilVelf
brought out a lot of gcod humoured banter sod roars of
laughter.
On the propoolUon of Mr. LOCK, Mr. lIODGFB was
voted I.lk. chair.

In • fluent and laudatory addrets, the Cnatawalir
remarked on the Importance of the occasion, and called
ou them to do their duty as Roglisbmeu. lie pointed
to Frame as awarning of the unhappy results following
when monarchial lostautious are sot aside, sod notions
adverse to ritligioe, law, and order' and 'Overtire of
all rights, gem n the stecendancr, The retirement of
Colonel Stunt bad filled them with regret—(heer, bear).
Daring the time he was concerted with the borough
they had experienced much kindness at bie bands d
would recollect his olden with them with sathrfae antioc:
Be hoped the friendship" thus formed with Colonel
Sturt would not be severed though he ceased to be their
represeotative—(appisuse). Ho was pleased to eay that
the chaos of a candidate In big stead had fallen upon
If.. W. L Butner, who, he was proud to In, we,
ihOIT neighbour— (applauro and slight disapprobation.)
Several year. ago tho late Mr. lizymer Lemma the
proprietor of an important n armor in the nelghbenrh.:o,l,
gird the ithahit.nts f l'oddittown had looked up to ,
Lim with affection sod ore m. In the tentso cf nstnre
that property bad come into the per:golden of Mr. W.
E. Erymer, at ei he was their friend aod tel.:nbour.
Such parentsgo hes be lad WU • gua-entoo
to them that if they could happily cennect him
with Doreberter they would have everythiug to be
actiofird with in the attonticn and kindness with which
Ine we uhf regard all that would conduce to the prosrrity
of the town—(Volce : "Speed more money hero, atd
laughter). In concludon lie remarked that thy legisla-
tion of the past two or three years bad award cheriehed
initittltiol2l. SDI he Loped the remit of the cleotion bore
sod throughout the country would check ouch measures
km the future. He had Low only to say ti.ac Mr.
Brymer was there to atste to them his opinlors on
public question.. No doubt he wind opbk as an
English gentleman always did staightforwardly and
without reserve. .

Mr. Batmen, on rising, was hailed with cies of
W Stand up, we went to haves leek at'. I" Red thAeon
liwnintaid • chair. IlMbu•daatio obcors wets Lis reward.
Be welt on—Before I begin I hope you will eICUPO me
for I Inv say this is the first time I ever eddrefe:d
public meeting ; and therefore forgive any little slips I
may make. In the rest place I want to thank our
Chairman meet stows', for the kind remsrhs ho kas
made towards me, and I hoist they my be iu some
retirees carried out by me. Now, gentlemen, se he
said, it is only this time eight I received a vritte u
requisition to ask me to eolnu forward re an leerwrn-
nine blenetn fir this borough of Dorchester, I
Immediately .4A about dein:: my utnsoet, and hero be.
doing so ad day ; and I must my I late met with
nothing hut the gr...itert kind°, as in all parte—(sp-
please). Of cruise with moll short n,tioe I minuet
know mech or have got op much el the Pelitioal Telk
of tho prieuut a. trion, hut I shall be happy to answer
any question you like to ask me on any peints you think
01—(near, hear, and laughter). I supports the first thing
you •111 ask me as uppermost in your minds will be
about the !name Tax. I have been asked several
Cm.. about it. I think there must be tame collected
all over England—(laogLter). Some weigh heavily on
the doh some on the poor, but mostly they do on the
I poor. would do away with the Iroome Tax on all
Incomes wider • certain sum—say £2CO a year. Nobody
le so hardly used as the person with allied inmate. lie
can't move it. The next thing I think you Would ask
me about Is the Eduostion Act : I have been 'eked
about that • good dial tc-day. I think we may all get
• great deal of benefit by being taught sometelog ; and
think every Engliahmen ought to ate proud to say he
leptrad and write—Vaught/4 As to the 25th clause,
f thick everyoce in Christian Ragland ought to be able
to know and read the Bible and it ought to be taught to
every one—(applaose and laughter). Next I have been
staked shout the Lleeceing Ant (Voice :" Malt Tax").
I'll answer that by and by.. As to the Licensing Act
I think that 11 o'clock is late moogis fee moat people—
(bear, bear)—but I think It is very hard when people
go to any place and really don't mean to alt there
simply for drinking sake, to be turned out at •
moment's notice—Laul.d (IT and i'riven away whether
friends of th• landlord Cr •nythicg else without a
moment's notice— (laughter and appleuse). Then there
Is that new bill acme in—(Voice : "Right away" as the
candidate mimed to recollect the title)—tha Permissive I
Bill. I really desert ktow anything about it—l have
read nothiag about It—(rosts of laughter). But they
tell me four or five, or six or raven people In • neigh.
boarbcod, may abut up any public-home or snythicg
elm they thick ef—(gresat laughter). I don't know
much about it, so I think I had better not say much
about it—there—(ah:Joke of laughter). Volpe, suggest.
hely—Yon dr el think it right It should be so, do you ?
Candidate : No, I think it should be left to tbe entire
acriehbeurbood—frenewed laughter nod great applause
from the Permiasive•Billitml. The candidate now
baited, and was 'rested with cries of "Go on" for the
fun was getting furious. Proceeding he said—As I said
before this is my first may ; I mop pet better In time—
(laughter and cheer.). I think there isa aut plot that
Mocha you much more nearly in 0 is neighbourhood of
Dorchester, and that Is the Duchy of Corn wall—
(applaute). What has been done for the Duchy of
Cornwall I ebould like to know—what has been 00011
for it ? Not very much. If it had been in private
hands what would it bare been. There would have been
rows and rows of oottagett, well looked to, well drained,
and looking 'sit they bad • master. At present It is
• conglomeration of hovels, and nothing is eared for
them but to receive the rents once • year. Now I sup-
you would like to know something about this Ashanti.
War. It Deere everyono is in the dark. Aft.r lest
session war was proclaimed without the approval of
anybody, thouth they mu.% have latd their
plans lorg hi fore. The wee would 0•UPO the
sacrifice of niany lite' sod ioet a good deal of money.
It ought re•,r to hare brcken ur. It was simply
taking away troop. ti. re in tho first instal:, that
began the war. But now it is brpin let it he finished
quickly, and not rending rut a couple of shipa but one
• vessel slower than the other so flat both can't arrive
tegether— (Mr. Mulford : "We went the Comperes-
time to wipe that off. ') Now you would like to know
about aralmilating the borough sod crypt, franchise
(Voice :" So they ought to Le.' ) What won't! In,
the case if they were assimilated? No town coder
40,000 wculd return any nirmher at ad. He., nary
otembista would Dorset tarn '—(Voices: "Ilalf • one."
"We don't want cry,") If any gentleman would like
to ask any question I'll try ma answer to the best of ,
gay ability.
Voice : One word respecting the Masters and
Idervants' Act.
Candidate Well there, you have put a poser to me
—(lattghter). I really know nothing about it.
Voice : how about the Game Laws?
. Candidate: You ask how I thould set respecting the
(lame Laws. lime you gay ides of how much foed
afforded to the people of kngland by the game, or how
mach is imported—how many mllltoce if rabbits ate
imported annually from France. If there was not •
heed of game in Entetud I should Ike to know chat
would be the prier el beef and mutton—tVolee.: " How
much of WWII' orris do y eat?" "Rabbits 3..4
couple." .. one reEbit cats am much as a ehtep," and
laughter).
Candidate: Aro there aey other questions my gentle-
men would kindly Ptil I" to
fiemehody rear eueseettel I thonld say be wouli do
away witts ae,,,d rime, Mat Mr. Brymer would not go
polar. Be eale—" I thipk on cogs land all ground
1111Mit should be dwanyaff..l