The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-10-27 00:00:00

8 H ILLINGSTON R.

A IIIcT.PoLg has just been erected at the village of
fibillingstone. It is Ito octagon pole, trebly splieed, and
is upwards clone hundred feet in height, A ball was
held in the rillage the same evening.
POOLE.

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THE RZPIVILWTATION. —On Monday evening
Mr. Charles Waring. the present member who
represent. Palle in Parliament, addressed the
electors in the Town.hall, when every part of
the building was crowded. Martin Kemp.
Welch, EN., eresided, and on the platform were
Meson. F. Ropes, F. Francis, F.. Jennings, Joseph
Harker, J. .ankester, A. Ralston, and Dr.
Hamilton. Tle meeting was an extremely noisy
one, and Mr. Waring vu ,constantly interrupted
In his remark. by loud cries of "Guest for ever,"
" Emigrate," "flew about the railway?" hr. Mr.
Waring spoke is favour of the disestablishment of the
Irish Church, the Ballot. extension of the area of
ILating, Trades Unions, Universal Education, and if
needs be Compunory Education, and the principles
Mr. Gladstone rnerally. A retool thank. proposed by
Dr. Hamilton, sod seconded by. Mr. Hudson, of Park.
stone, vu acconed to the Chairman for his streightfor-
ward conduct in the chair. The meeting was brought
to a clos3 by elvers for Mr. Waring, Dr. Hamilton,
Mr. Gladstone, he Queen, and Mr. Guest. Every day
the various supprters and agents of each candidate are
hard at work, aid great excitement prevails, for as we
stated last week the contest will be a very close one.
Mr. Guest addrued the electors in the Town-hall on
Thursday evrinim but, when every portion of the ball
was densely croelled, beside. which hundreds of persons,
unable to gain ague to the hall, were in the neighbour.
hood of the hall. During the tone Mr. Guest and other
gentlemen were Addressing the electors there wax the
greatest csonfusign. The Mayor (James Wood, Esej.,)
Introduced the modulate, Mr. Guest, to the audienee,
who delivered ai aaldrau amidst various interruptions
' and cheers of "Guest for ever" from outsider.. Mr.
Guest intimated that he was opposed to the present
ratepaying clauses of the Reform Act, and he believed
the ustem of ming g ally demands careful revision.
He vindicated tin taking an independent position by
pointing out the nconnixtencies of both the great party
ders, seeing such he considered it more honourable
and Wise to follow the dictates of his own conscience
rather than be the blind follower of • leader. He
repudiated the pesent attempt to disendow the Irish
church. but woull consider any reasonable measure pro-
posed for its impuvement. He thought the'ilecay of the
shipping interest and of the numerous trades connected
with it, arose Iran some legislative neglect, some want
of reciprocity which leaves room for amendment, and
to which, shouldhe be elected, be would feel it his duty
and privilege to men bin attention. An to education he
thought fuilitiesfor learning at the oast of the Mate
should he placed within the reach of every one, but he
did not thick it should be rendered compulsory. In
conclusion Mr. °test retuuked : I an. well aware that
come before you mder the double disadvantages of youth
rani actual politial inexperienee. Let me in palliation,
however, °buret that I trust I have engrafted on my
character such principles of integrity and honesty as
will, should you ee lit to honour me with your conn•
denas, enable me faithfully to represent your inherent.,
and that as I orgies. in your service you may reap the
advantages of mare mature years, and that even to grey
hairs I way retails your contidenee—(cheers and counter
cheers.) Mr. Gorge Pe.lben nest addrensed a few
remarks to the aulierme in favour of Mr. Arthur Guest
after which Sir Ivor 11. Guest, of Canford, addressed
the electors. llc advocated his brother's claim on them
from his close annection with Poole. When you are
reminded, said Is. that you sill soon have to choose
' between a gentbman utterly unconeected with this
town, either by profession, family, or property—when I
say you are to Moose between this stranger and the
gentleman who his jut addressed yeu, I hope you will
feel that there is to reason for indecision. Under there
cireuniatnnoes I fool convinced that you will paan over a
candidate who has promised you three railways and 30
feet of water ovei the bar, which you never got (hear,
hear)—and that you will return a gentleman whose
connection makes him almost one of yourselves, and
which is a guarantee that he will study your best
intereste, and do all in his power to promote the trade
and mercantile posperity of Poole—(load applause).
Mr. Alderman harm. of Parketene, was the next to
adalreu the meeting; but, owing to the noise and tumult
that prevailed. va7 few knew what was the subject of
his remarks until became to the close, when we knew
he wan favourabh to the candidate, for he said "Vote
for Guest," which eras the signal for cheers and counter
cheers. Mr. Anthony Adams and Mr. Arthur Guest
having made a bw concluding remarks, the meeting
came to a conclusion amidst cries of "Dorset Centrals,"
"Pools and Bournemouth Railway," "Sham," " Rail-
way debentures,"' Sell your vessels and emigrate," and
"Guest for ever" Since our last irepramion several
large but eueedirgly cover caricatures have been freely '
distributed in the borough, the subject of each being
"Purity of Election."