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

TO THE ELECTORS OF TES COUNTY
OF DORSET.

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I remain, Gentlemen,
Your obliged and faithful Servant,
PORTMAN.
Norwegian. Nielson 10114 186&

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH
OF BORCHESTEIL

• GOATLIMIX,—
/IHE Dissolution of Parliament will shortly
bring me before you u • Conaidate for re-election.
For twelve years I hove enjoyed and greatly valued
! the high privilege of representing your ancient Borough,
and, I trust, that during that pelital I have done nothing
to forfeit the good opinion, which hu four times induced
you to elect me.
olmerve, with alarm, that it a ii.tended to ask the
assent of the New Parliament to 31es+ures, which scent
, to ms calculated, at co tlistont date, to divorce the
' Church front it. union with the State, and to r.ipture
an alliance. whieh, in my judgment, hu contributed
materially to the happiness, morality, and atability of
the country.
, Admitting that the Branch of the Church Establish-
. went in Ireland may be charged with some defects, I
in of opinion, that it is safer and ni ire just to reform
theni, than to cut away the Eat ib:ishment altogether.
Upon other public measures, woish have come before
Parliament this last Session, nip Votes are before yol.
Upon those subjects that are i...rtain to occupy the
attention of the Reformed Pub await, I uhall take care,
in the event of your honouring me with • renewal of
your confidence, to be-tote very cart fal consideration. and
to give my Vote without aubserricace to either Great
Party in the State. . . . .

Hoeing bet for many years Hi- advantage of serving
with Mr. Sheridan as my Culk.igue, it is no alight
gratification to rue to find that I aui to be spared the
pain of opposing him.
1 um not blind to the fact, that if you do me the
honour of again sending Me to Parli.ment, his retirement
will hupose upon we • grave increase of respousibility,
which I shall strive to meet by careful study of your
interests, and adhesion to that policy which appears to
me to be in reality the most truly awl.
I am, Gentlon. 0,
a Your pbeliipt PezirsOrria
NITIER .
61. St, James-stmt. Londen, October 9, 1899.
TO THE FREE AND INOEPENIMINT-
ELECTORS OF THE 110110IfOli
OF DORCHESTER.

°INTL= IN,
A 8 the retirement of your esteemed Member,
Mr. It. B. Sit tall.tx, at the approaching
I/imolution of Parliament, will hare the large Liberal
Party in your Borough will ta Le presentative, I beg
respectfully to offer you icy serves as his successor,
and to requeX your support.
AA a Member of the Epic; sl Church of England,
I see nothing in Mr. tiheleeenee proposal to Lis.
stotablish the State Church t,f Belated, which need
Cal Vie any just alarm to the Eliglisl Clergy._ with many
of whom I am related awl contend, while I Ittlieve
the measure to be absolutely neuestary if we really wish
to romove that disaffection ill I relatel which has no long
Leen Mar VIVALIKSII. our SOITUW, SIDI our reproach.
While I ant of opinion that the whole Expenditure
of the Country requires careful million, with a view
to wholesome economy ILIA consequent Reduction of
Taxation. I belicve no Swing nun lain capable of
successfully performing this diicult duty as Mr.
Gladstone, who has strongly cal/Imbed his opinion of
its neces:ity.
. . .

The advancement of Education unompit the People,
the encouragement of kindly ani. tolerant relations
between all classes of Protestants the civil and legal
Reforms required by our Kopec in population and
commerce, awl the re ul of those tnconvenient
&met Ratepaying Clauses in the Reform Act, which
were so absunlly insisted mon by tie present Ministry,
are conic of the subjecta %Lich woual receive my earnest
consideration awl support.
I hold that every Elector is enttleil to give his vote
without fear of consequences, but if I find that you
require a further protection than • now afforded you
by the Law and public opinion, I shall not hesitate to
supf.rt the Ballot, or any otter motto of voting
which may seem necessary to mum your Perfect
Independence.
MI shall du myself the honour cr! waiting peraonally
upon you without delay, with a view of obtaining
your support, and I shall hope shortly to have an
opportunity of addressing you in public.
I am quite aware of the Hostile Influences we Eave
to encounter. But despite of those difficulties, it is in
your Power, by UNION awl ENERGY to show the
country that Dorchwter is is I nile.aenilent, and as able
to return a REAL Representative of her Opetielle, fle
the largest town in England. For this purpose it will
arhl to the credit of your achirement, that the
Candidate who embodies thine opinions come amongst
you a Personal Stranger, though I hope before long he
will be known and bailed by you MA E'RIEND.
_ . _ _ _

I hate the honour to b;,'yo-u-e-Taithful Servant,
FRANCIS SOMERCILLR READ.
24, Manchestecequare, Lou lon, October 23,1868.
TO THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF THE