The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-04-12 00:00:00

SOMERSET (EAST).

Mr. W. Milos has issutsl an address offering him-
self for re-election, in which he says :—" The fre-
quent introduction of the question of reform in the
substance of the speeches from the Throne led Lord
Derby, upon his accession to office last year, to
promise with as little delay as possible to introduce a
measure for the purpose of amending the laws affect-
ing the representation of the people. This promise
he has faithfully fulfilled, and however faulty some
of the details of the measure may have been, these
were susceptible of alteration in committee, had the
Hill been allowed to have passed a second reading.
The legitimate issue, however, has never been taken
upon the subject, but a resolution skilfully adapted
to meet party ends was interposed. This, by a com-
bination of parties, was successful • the Administra-
tion was overthrown, and now Lord Derby appeals
to the country to be allowed fair play, with the full
confidence that Englishmen will give him what he
demands."
The other member, Mr. W. F. Knatchbull, in the
course of his address, says :—" The cause of this
sudden appeal to the country is the rejection of the
measure of Reform introduced by the Government
by a factious combination of parties having little
sympathy with each other upon many vital points.
Although there were portions of the original Bill in
which I could not concur, particularly the clause
which would have deprived the borough freeholders
of a voice in the county representation, yet, as I saw
in it a good foundation for settling this important
question, and believed that had it gone into com-
mittee it might have become a useful measure, and
calculated to satisfy the requirements of the country,
I had, therefore, no hesitation in voting against the
resolution proposed by Lend John Russell. Her
Majesty's Government might have taken another
course by resigning their offices • but in the present
state of affairs abroad a change of Government might
have produced disastrous effects by embarrassing
negotiations which it is confidently hoped may
arrange the difficulties which have so long hung over
Europe, and threatened to disturb a continuance of
peace, so essential to the welfare and prosperity of
civilized nations."
TAUNTON.

The Right lion. 11. Labouchere and Mr. Arthur
Mills will offer themselves for re-election. The Libw.
rale are talking ofcontesting the second seat, audit is
not improbable that the Hon. W. F. Campbell, who
was lately defeated at Harwich, and who was un•
successful for Taunton at the general election of
1857, may be induced again to offer himself. On
that occasion Mr. Mills was elected by a majority of
35 over Mr. Campbell.
Mr. Lalsnichere has issued the following address to
the electors of Taunton The dissolution of
Parliament, which has been announced, will render
vacant the seat which I have so long held as one
of your reprimentativ,s. I again offer myself 118,1
candidate for your suffrages. You are thoroughly
acquainted with my political principles and conduct.
and I have no new profess to make to you.
Twenty-seven years have passed since I supported as
member for Taunton a Reform Bill which has im-
proved and strengthen.' the institutions of this
country. I shall be ready to lend my aid to any
I well considered measures that shall be framed in a
similar spirit, and are calculated to produce the mine
result. I cannot expect that every vote that I have
given will meet the approbation of you all, but I
confidently sul 't my conduct as a whole, to the
just and generous judgment of the electors of
Taunton, and I shall fearlessly wait the result"
FROM&
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The return of Mr: Dott;I:IrNicoll for this borough
will, in all probability, be opposed by Lord Edward
Thynne, who was an tuisuccessful candidate at the
last general election.