The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-02-23 00:00:00

7741YMOUTH.

THE wymontii-Corporation ha. lead under c.in-
sideration the desirability of providing • gra, ing
Opinion was almost unanimous upon the noel and
Cade.' the necessity for the flock ; but, ea in the
experience of sane other people, where the in wry
WIWI to be obtained, and her the necessary return
reined. prnved peers lesiling to the meljoirnmeut if
the subject. —dents In•irprnd.e.
COO/111111..tTIVI I)I,ISKN.—(hI There'll evening •
dinner in connection with the Wern etch Working
Men's Umservetive Association took place It ill•
Royal Hotel. The chair w3...ec!111.iv.1 liy NI, J. T.
Tough:in In, who WA, *tiepins:l by Colonel It soilless,
Ceilionel Skews, Mr. C. Mover, Mr. J. 11. D•voiesh,
Mr. H. Hiuttable. Mr. li. Dog-nisi', Dr. Sumps
Mr. W. Smith, Mr. See. Mr.J. Lino, and Mr. Pearce
(Portland), Mr. K. M. lionith, Mr. I'. .tlibev, Mr. G.
N. Wets:email, Mr. W. T. .tvlesbury, %fr. May.
(Prier Wiaddonl, Mr. Bone (I,llweei, Mr. It. A.
Curtis. Mr, S. S. Nlillaelte, Lir. A. Graham, Mr. Id
Burt, Mr. J. leiver, Mr. W. KarbllNl r. T. Whetdon,
Mr. .1. Ford, Mr. Bedgill, Mr. C. K. Target( Mr.
st, C.eara Mr, Wetherell, Mr. .1. Crickets'', Mr. H.
J. .lesty, Mr. H. Williams, Mr. T. 11. Groves, k
The gentlemen who discharge I the doties of vice•
chairmen were the chaireem if the poen district awl
Westliam, these being Mr. .f. Ur. K.
Mogbird. Mr. .1. T. Lived( Mr. V. .1. Mrtun. ND.
Mr. C. Hall, Mr. Berridge, Mr. K. Graham, Mr. Z.
Milledge, and Mr. J. Lee. The representatives from
Wyke were Mr. J. Bishop, Mr. T. Winmr, Mr. .7. Y.
Atkins and Mr. A Whittle ; Portland, Sir. H. W.
Smith, Mr. K Stone, Mr. H. Stweim, Mr. T.
Combs. and Mr. Jennings Cumin; Upwey, Mr.
S. Barn..; Preston, Mr. It. Ileisch. A
lilddinner was provided by Mr Ito we.
long wait list MAI gone through. Colonel Flambe°
made two speeches, one in reply to the Army, Navy,
and Reserve ruword, and another in acknowledgispeit
of the toad "Oar candidate at the neat election.'
He took occasion to thank them, one anil all, gaper
ately and collectively, for the support they had given
him. It was impossible for him to stand before them
, that evening without saying it was with • feeling
of pleasure mixed with disappointment that he roes to
oiler them his thanks for their hearty reception of the
toast in which he wail named as their future candi-
date, for it would be absurd for him to deny it would
have been a very great source of satisfaction to him
if he had enjoyed the great honour of standing
before them that evening to return thanks so the
member for South Domes. Not only would it have
hems • great pleasure to himself, but he knew it
would have been a cause 01 considerable gratification
to every one present. (Cheers.) If, had so:raved
numerous letters from gentlemen in the county, even
those who were of different political opinions from
himself, stating it would have been a source of great
gratification to them if they had a county man to
represent the Southern Division rather than a gentle.
man who WM an utter stranger to every one, 3 man
who did not own one acre of land in the county, who
was utterly unacqnainted with the wauts, feelings,
and necemities of those wholll he represented. Hear.
hear.) He (Colonel Rambo) said emphatically Mr.
Sturgis did not represent the Southern Division of
Dorset, but only • potion of it. Ile hail been
returned to Parliament by mon whip had very
little knowledge of ,olittcal matters who if
they had possessed m. ire experience and had
made themselves better Acquainted with the great
political questions .if the day would not have been led
away by vague and idle promiees held out ti thous, tor
their owu purposes by men who Lai.:w very well
Shore was INA the remotest chance of their hew./
fulfilled. He knew the convictions of the agricultural
class were deeply rioted; they were 1111.% 113Ving
%'ace formed an opinion, were vary apt to adhere to
It, and to effect a change in that opiniou reisoirol
very great labour, energy, awl perseverance on the
part of those who sought to influence then; neverthe-
lese he believed it could hi line. He thought the
agricultural labourer was no fool he lutist soon find
out the promisee that had been made to him were vain
and 'enmity, and would then turn round upon those
who lust deceived him, and would ere long te. among
I their bitterest opponents. If the hot election had
depended upon eh. birougli voters, instead of upon
the agricultural conetitueney, his return would have
been Wallin. He warn satisfied enough, notwithstand:
leg what had been said by Mr. See and Mr.
Templeinan reelecting the orgauisatien in the
boroughs, it wad the organisation of the GIUSNI,A•
toe, 'arty in the rural districts WM detective, and,
as a man ardently desirous of seeing Conserve.
t've principles in the ascendant, he wished to Sind
more energy and more efficiency used to hring before
the agricultural community the principles end tenets
'of the Constitinional came. ((leer, hear.)
He must ray he did not envy the gentleman who at
thei present thew hail the honour to represent this
division the 111.44 by which he obtained his ask.
He had told himself body and soul to Lend
Richard Grosvenor and Lord Wolverton, and lecoue
in return fir what they gave hint • hard and fast sup.
porter of Ale. Glailuosse. Ho pitied the man who was
obliged to sacrifice all his personal opinions and prin.
civics for the consideration he had obtained, and was
bound to support a man like Mr. Gladstone, and, what.
ever his policy might 11.1., he was forced Pi uphold it or
be untrue Pi Ow course to which he had pledged
himself. Ile hell no doubt Mr. Sturgis was an honest
man, but he mull have 110 ell deceived, and could not
have been aware what Mr. Gladstone intended Pi do.
He appealed to them as working turn and as artisans
to say which of the two Governments they would
rather lilt confidenoe in—who were the real friends of
the working emu? He hoped they would unite with
him and every goal Conservative to further (,Leiser:
vative prieciples, and to bring their ideas not only
before mcii of lbw WV/1P but ala, before the agricol.
tural labourer, in the country, and then he belietol
the day would not be far distant when they
egiuld have the oppirtunity of assisting
to return him as the representative of the
Southern Division llf 114 ,eset, and ao. one a:li,,
would Ipirt the Conservative party. jApplaused
The *out ete tout list was as foliose :—Loyal warm
by the airman "Church and State," proposed by
Mr. 8. Milled",' " Anny, Navy, and Iteseror
Forces," primers! by Mr. it. Berridge, responded to
by Colonel Slone, Mr. Weat)merall, Lieutenant
Grovel, and Colonel Hambeu ; "Colonel Hambro,"
proposed by Mr. W. Smith ; "Lord Salisbury," pro-
posed by Mr. A. Graham; " Kindred Aessociations,"
by Mr. Ouard, responded to b 7 Mr. Bishop and MX.
Bone; "Visitors,' by Mr. Z. Milledge ; "Honorary
Members," by Mr. Broomfield, responded to by Mr.
Herter ; "Dames of Primrose League," by Mr. .1.
Crickinay.—" God Save the queen' concluded the
pro:o4lmm.