The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-05-03 00:00:00

DORSET COUNTY ELECTION.

Tux progress of the elections seems to indicate Yesterday IM n lay - ng
that some advantage awaits the DERBY Admi- this county Pauli: F'eilinasTal,il,:itth)e High
She7lll.:f
nistnttion in the accession of a few additional the deputy Sheriff (Thomas 0001117 7tain.,ir the
county clerk (George James Andrews, Esii.,) mid
partizans of their cause in the people's House of leorfocntletnen..,
nocleilt,hisacourt at the Shir;iliall at
Parliament. hi large constituencies, such RB hi
election of three kniglgits i'af thiem:ilireiLvmanlitre, proersciittlaw•
the city of London, Westminster, and Marylu-
tivcs of the county in Parliament. But as in ailili•
ione, Liberalism and moral principle were too ti on iyi to the specialtrain by the South Woiteni Hail-
sterong to be shaken ; the battle was therefore to wconsiderable i
waged in small boroughs, and the result nwitnessing the proc ee.lingmsrweoref reexpecnsteciciiy
-iirotrreal b
proves that notwithstanding the great Reform
Western trains, which would arrive at haltp.st tell,
this business was not formally opened till that hour,
Bill the existence of pocket boroughs is still
3.1 reality ; and that bribery and corruption— when
radDAblii:nurne me"ti
i'irlsoiiih" Square,
totheiinhfusri,tiiitsige, f
Acts of Parliament notwithstanding—are in the county prison. Thither a large nuniber of per-
sons, consisting of some hun (reds, speedily collected ;
some places 311 rife as in the good old days when roi 1 somcoentiesnwtoouk,
anupilpflacrw7inat
tteiwiintalows of the
the result of an election was altogether a ques-
'inn of money. Dorsetshire has furnished two candidat4s., contiguous
Hon. W H. fronting the
'Pori': ur
H.TIle
Esq..
somplacent boroughs which are to render them- Sturt. and H. K. Seyiner, En_ attended by
their respective friends, ascended the hustings, anil
:elves devoutly confortuable to the will of the dentists having been p,,n.raftltriwieitLethi. Deputy
diniater, viz., Weymouth and Wareham. The Sheriff
or
Dorset
in
ly.fnity of the new position of these constitueu- three members to represent the county
Parliament. He then administered the oath taken
des, Weymouth in particular, will no doubt be by the returning officer to the Sheriff.
Lilly appreciated amongst themselves, to my HIGH
oillereßcltrinlgiuttlreteliehyt wane,ric met
le together.for
tothing of those secret feelings of satisfaction ther'Peurpose
ipriuging from the proud concsiousness of represent this county in the Cominonsl'Hool user 1:f. Panrlit:-
rner.t, and he asked it any gentleman had • candidate to
laving honourably done one's duty! Wareham
P
a a place "wore sinned against than sinning." rjlo"earett °vanity. Esq., on coining forward WAS
rhe mild but comprehensive phrase, "undue warmly cheered. He said it was not very long since lie
ItiiiLdio,:c,itiortiriaaltaili:oesiiew.l:itt
election of
position, when he had
influence," expresses that which has under-
' ed the political power and sullied the tan of a gentleman "who:nen% lieriel7ntinngdtryi'e)l::::lunit:i4;
fair fame of both these boroughs—that per- the still greater honour of proposing. 'rim gentleman lie
:li.wcoelulni:nowni tit.) them. having
nicious influence acting in one place by refeenrrie)Orntoanwd"bi:ver in
, coercion, and by bribery in the other. No whole of his life anionpt thoacy.;rhanci‘in talienlga:rl7:rlihae-
i went were his constituents. (('heers.) The result of
I doubt the victorious Parliamentary aspirin' le at I that election was well remembered, and had a poll been