The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-11-04 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.
THB MUNICIPAL KLBOTION.

The old Melnane Regis tread Kate wore Mr. SM.%
Robertson, Mr. 0. UM Mr. J. Talbot, and Mr. B.
Thomas, nouloated by Mr. Carpeoter sad Dr. Bain ;
Kr. Hoary Cook, of the 041•41101 hotel, sominated
J. L. Cerpostoe Mutter betel), Mr. E. Dam (Vittoria
betel), Mr. R. Welton (Golden Ikon hotel), and Mr. J.
J. H. Lemmas (Mae Dog hotel) ; Mr. R. Walker was
aossisaled by Mr. J. Master.; awl Mr. J. Gibson by
Mr. Sherry, of the Cooper'. Anse.
Per Weyeouth there wen Mr. Jaw Dermal* cad
Mr. B. A. Alias, nosalsalsd)by Mr. W. Roberts and
Mr. Jame Zesty ; sad Mr. T. Board, of RodwaU-road,
and Mr. David Me ,do, of North Qaay, nonguated by
Mr. Loader, and several ethers.
The " licensed vistuallsr" smadidates did not hem
may oldness. ort Friday; but eousiderable interest ap-
peared to be roused in Kr. Walker's easdidatirre. The
old pores of Muni nein was oommeneed with Bowe
spirit, the bargeman being exhorted to the listening of
enemy. ' name for Walker," end sundry allusion
toeing wade to the expenditure of (It was said) £lOOO
ce Lewis's strainers. The great drainage expendltere
wes also liberally amalted, and the ratepayers warned
nut mon eons would yet be Incurred if the dam was
endorsed. Oa the other hand " Hungnam DofOlie
waned the burgense that a sertals oandKate would be
likely is stir up strife, cad get the same of the W
sitorteced to Weymouth sad Mooloorebs,"torg
Repahlleactims. Then were shoo mullet latended to be
annoying, bat whisk were very buy is their allusions,
and after all seemed to steer rather tee ones be the
Med for the Libel law. The rotunda( Ann Mr.
=MUledge for Melembe Regis weed, and Mr.
ra'ia
s eying foe Weymouth, the War hens,
tins the saciusast Praline. tif PM* • day in ani
miserable old Towebell, It wee sulanieed Met Mr.
wak.r. Ideals WA appointed as meat (Mu T. Weal!)
I. be prawn at the emoting ef the votes hula. Mt
nem sad address were trammitted is the Tetra Clerk,
mil sot to the reteratog oaser, it wee believed that by
the Lit et Parliament, be sight he refund admieoiss
to the room The day of tie skulks was most Mame
oussissally height nuebise lighted op the plass,
arid tam heavy Munn would fall, making everythise
dell sad disataL Bat the MINIUM made so Menem
to the parties, or to that suaterms .is.. of ma-elesters
who take Interest is sash seems Lugs ambers were
early astir, acid en both dies it was evident that the
voters isnot Is viridian their right to the privilege of
the free sad independeet. The voting slue on the
Weymouth side was et the OH Tows Ball, a building
only rupiesable for Its an, sad ken IP. Aidersue
dying with reeks sat the Unless My. Tics neigh boar.
hood was laandated with visitors fro. Bigh-etreet,
Lon-lans, Old Nieholastehrect, and each unaristeraele
plans, and the span Is frost of the Hall was ales
renter Ineonvesiestly blooked, la opine of the e la 4. 00
polioeueon to keep a free neap to the poll. The
eaadidetes, Kr. j. Derrenish, Mr. Lyle* Mr. Home,
arid Kr. Mead, were all oa Us alert, end although the
candidature of the two last had not been thought
*onions. yet non it was evident from the way in which
voters were brought up, the old °maidens must not
relax their efforts, or they might be taken by surprise,
and soon all the machinery whin could be thought
permitted by the Ballot Act was brought to bear. ?be
ladles were erearted by isneential male friends, thus
velars who °hinted to walk found an abuniant supply
of earriagee reedy for them, and willing attest/me
pointed oat mull, what they were to do es the ballot
paper. The rather narrow estrum to the Hall was
divided by • partition so aa to ten one way for ingress
sod soother for ming out, and small eseagh the prresegt
proved, esposially for ladle' with crinolines. There
were not many of non, for the Weymouth ride does
not bout a very large number of the "unprotected,"
at least of those who are qualdied, and some of the
ladies who did ems wars surprised to end that
they were not on the burgers UM, one or two evideetly
upraise that if their husbasda Wall away at us, they
maid vote forth... Z• 1110 042CM141111, sow, Wtrll told,
were not quite up to the knowledge of the Let; one, it Is
said, was going into a oompartmeat, or close to It, to
tills bargees how to vote, when he was arrested ley •
rough and ready bystander, and another eandidate pro.
tested against voters *ming in unlace' to the poll.
l°fltU°e• unrisathoderretawaandalug"dgs wended ef• basaat thugs .prese"duaositiofw
polimmea, If sot more, secured good order, area
the contest went Pa with tolerable smoothness all day.
At four o'clock the wattle' publio were disappointed
with the announoement that tM coasting votes would
110110141100 at six. wad the papers were sealed, and son.
Toyed to the Kalman Regis Guildhall. About
esiook the coounting wu nunlike, awl the (*nowise
cambers were published :—Devesish 195, (elested)
kyles 172, (.lasted), Board la); Mead ill. Three
hundred iced forty voters polled. This result wee sot
yoo nod with much seasetieo, as it was from
the grst *spirted thet the aid seadldates
would be returned and the osly surprise was that
she =atigla should hare OSOltred SID MY, vita.,The be Beele non* wag • mash mete sinew
oak farther, was ea sae bawl tie wbsis walikt el