The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-11-24 00:00:00

116iltitt Netss.

DomaaT COUNTY ELECTION.

The three late musbers Inc the oounty of Don't
„we re-elected, without otrimitionc on Th
at Dorchester, aid the were chrerfortagtll
in their obarsoler. Theptaltiarberiff (0. J. Parke,
Bp.), with the Coder Sheriff and other 008.11 q °facia*
aesatabled at the tibirchall at half-pest tee. There wee
goodly attendance of Ws principal freeholders of the
nouns,. Formal adjournment was at mos made to the
beadier erested in North Square, and the hen. eandi.
dims, mob supported by a lady o.l.Vonten, proceeded
thither and took the positions assigned to them. The
asenmisty was not large, which, of course, is attributable
to the fact of their being no contest, and the old
aemberu being its well known, both politically and
personally, throughout the county; but it included
• number of ladies, who from seedbed pillow at the
neighbouring windows, obtained • good view of the,
promediogs.
Tia• writ having been reed by Mr. T. BAWL!"
Underaberiff, ant the mad preliminaries having been
observed,
The High Sheriff, Mr. C. J. PARKA addroming Utz
electors of Dorset, said that, in compliant,* with h
Majesty's writ, directed to him as sheriff of the smutty,
be had immersed them there to elercile the privilege
which they as free and independent elation enjoyed, of
choosing these members to represent them In Parliament.
He therefore called upon them to elect three good and
true men to represent them in the Commons Howse of
Parliament. He would congratulate them and the
county at large that they were spared the excitement and
turmoil of • mutated election, and not only or but
that they had the satisfaction of knowing that those
gentlemen who had or long represented the COUllif
were willing to some forward and offer their services
again. He therefore again asked them "whom shoos.
ye to represent your
Mr. J. OUNDRY, of The Hyds, Bridport, said It was
his pleesiog duty for the fourth time to be permitted
to take an settee pert In the election for this county.
It was now the fourth time that his bon. friend Mei,
Portman had appeared on the busting. to ask them to
grant him that sadden°s which they ought to accord
Ulm if they were pleased to elect him to represent there
Parlement—(hear, hear). The High Sheriff had said
very properly, what he should otherwiee have done.
that he congratulated them most heartily that amid the
din and turmoil of eontested elections with which they
were surrounded, they were happy and fortunate enough
to avoid those troubles, and to be able, in all human
probability, to their selection again on those
gentlemen who tim preirtously represented them so long
mad faithfully In Parliament—(bem hear). It was to
him a matter of Swore oongratulalioo that such was
the case. He eoegratulated them—the old constituency
of the county of Dormt—that the new constituency,
which dons they lest met on the hustings had been
added to their numbers, appeared or well inclined to
endorse the selection and the election which they mede
before the new voters had their lot cast within political
life. It must be a matter of *Mom congratulation to
them that the arts to which they stasmitted themselves
bad received the approval of those who had sines that
time been admitted to the electoral roll. He congratu-
lated—and he thought be had • fair right to door - his
hoe. friend Mr. Portman., became those principles and
views which he bad so fearlessly, so dearly, sod or long
isomeiated, were at length embodied in the statutes of
the realm. He congratulated his friends on the left,
that though for • long time they were unable to open
their politioal eyes wide enough to see or far se his bon.
friend Mr. Portman, they had at last done so and
having passed through the system of primary educiation
so happily afforded to them, they had quietly subsided
Into the ranks of reform, and there they all were a
happy family, under the spreading foliage of the tree
of reform—(laughter and applause). He felt that he
bad a right to congratulate them all that snob was the
ease. It was true that • great political change had
Mhos place since they last met He for one confessed
that be was not Welded to view with any great
amount of dread the change, when it was proposed.
lie felt convinced in his own mind that the good sense
of the elector. of England was such that though rein-
forced by • large additionof poorer men, the govern-
leg power of this country would not experiense any
material alteration—(applause)--ead be thought be was
aot going too fest in saying that the results of the
protect election confirmed that view (bear,
hear). He felt convinced that the result of the
elections, as they would be aseertained within the present
week, would be such as to convince even the most
sceptical that the "leap in the dark," though a leap in
the dmk, was not • leap into danger —(applause). A
vast additional power had been plowed in the hands
of the electors of England, and it was principally
given to • class not supposed to be so well
educated in the principles of political economy
and other cognate matters, am those who
previously held that power. He thought, there-
fore it was very much to be &sired that the question of
education abould receive a considerable amount of
attention in the new Parliament. At the same time the
untactonm th.e.imtipeonrialanrs...enenci,LaitlytiydiseuelltepldembLitel
by the gifts of individuals feeling an interest in the
work, had done no well, that be thought it would be
quite sale he allow that system to continue in the course
It had hitherto run. He did not think that the *sentry
—at present at any rate—was prepared for • compul-
sory system of education. Local rates and mils now
premed no heavily upon all, and especially
perhaps on the agricultural portion of the
community, that be did not think it would be wise to
attempt to impose any more local burdens for the
furtherance of education, in this and other countiee a
strong feeling has Men manifested with regard to the
management of the finances of the county. His hon.
friend be believed quite agreed with him in considering
that every men who contributes to the taxation of the
country is fairly entitled to hav, a votes in the manage-
ment of the fend. But, he firmly believed, that in
this county at least, the anuses had been honestly,
economically, and judiciously dealt with. Still, the
principle he had enunciate I was so important and
valuable, that he believed it would sooner or later be
(*flied into action—(applause). In regard to the Irish
shun*, he said be would allow no person in this orrootry
to say that he was not as sincerely and religiously a
lover of our own good, excellent, and beneficent Pro.
testant church, as he was • but, at the same time,
be felt that this was a question which must be dealt
with upon it. own merits. Bit by bit and piecemeal
reforms had been tried and found wanting. Upwards
of thirty years ago such reform was made as must
be considered as a partial disendownient and partial
disestablishment, without producing any sufficient
sleet. What was the course taken by the preset
Government in the last session of Parliament The
head of that Government declared that he was prepared
to adopt • " truly Liberal policy" in regard to Ireland.
Tic ugh his aubordinates ho intimated what that policy
would be. Lord Stanley distinctly declared that the
Protestant church of Ireland, as it stands, cannot be
continued, cannot be supported, and must be changed.
Lord Mayo then threw out a feeler in order to ascertain
how far the country was prepared to allow all religiose
classes in Ireland, including the Roman Catholics, to
reedy, Government aid In the inaintenanes of their
peculiar relisisia ; but that scheme was shouted
out of th e Home, and the country at
large most inispendeutly and unequivocally showed
that it was averse to State aid being given to the
Bunsen Catholic church in Ire4rid. What then
remained? It was impossible to pay all churches alike;
what was the only alternative' To his 00111111011
It seemed there was no alternative but to pay none—
(applause). That was the mention in which thry were.
The question of the Irish Cherish, to him the most
painful ever brought forward, must be dealt with in
the Doming session, and, therefore, he was glad to see
that the Home of Commons was not likely to contain
within It. members any great or swims number of
adventurers and scheming men, but that it will be
constituted very muoh as its predmeseors have been,
from the wealth, the influence, and the respectability of
the country at large—iapplause). Having that con-
viction, he felt that in all human probability a safe
result would be arrived at, and that thisireat and moat
Important question will receive • fair, udicious, and
honest solution --(applause). He thanked them for the
Wisdoms with which they had heard him, and begged to
propose the 800. W. H. B. Portman as one of the
members for the bounty of Dorset in the Commons
ROSSO Of Piall&DOOt—flppittlllo.
Sir E. GILIATIUD said with greet pleasure he came
forward for the third time to second the nomination of
the Hon. W. H. B. Portman, and he could not enneeive
anon better fitted to goes an independent member to
the House. By an independent member he did not
mean a man who sticks to his own opinion, and does
DA go with his party, for a man like that is of no use
whatever. An independent member is a man who can
go to Parliament and vote for that party to which he
beloop, without oaring for privilege or reward, except
the reward of his owu conscience. He congratulated
the oottotry at large on the very great increase in the
constituencies; but he reminded them that in acquiring
very increased rights, very increered dirties would fall
upon them. In saying that be referred to the poorer
alums of their brother eleetors. With regard to the
quesion of adoration, he agreed that our rites sre
quite h gh enoc.b drat I v bear)--and we want
no increase ; but be yet trusted that thole parents who
have become electors of the county, but who had not fa
their younger days received • sufficient education would
see it an Importaut and necessary duty to send their
all hen to cahoots, that they may learn something more
than they had the advantage of learning. In cone's-
Mon, he aseonded the nomination of Mr. Portman—
(aPPlauve).

Mr. a J. Earmirrn, said that slain he bad the
bonour of appearing before them to propose • member
for the county of Don't. He elloded to the length of
up,. Mr. Start had Mee before them, and the favour-
able knowledge the elector, bad of him. Mr. Stud
might bee Conservative in prippipt„, bet they.
muno
man more liberal than the worthy member for Donet
At • former elrotion he remembered
that after some long speech. by Me proposers of candi-
dates, Squire Farquharson obver•ed very quietly that ths
proposers often said so muoll at an election that they
might Is mistaken for the nutdidatro2llaughtsr)
He would not fall into that mistake. Rot rot thp qua:
Hon of the Irish church, having spent three yap" of
ha finish' Ireland, he would say a few words rot tipps
'abject. After the passing of the Roman
Emancipation Act, it was said the Irish were all to be
converted, and to become political angels. Had tp"
Income contented ? No, and they never would he
while titers was a drop of Prot atant blood left in the
aounit. He bad had a oonverution with a it Mall
Cathule Priest, in which be (Mr. Radslyffe) told him
he believed they wasted to putt down the churches to
tnemi tee roads, put the parsons up for milestones, and
the bishops for di,ection posts. The priest said
'thank yoseir, you may pull down the churches, and do
what you will with the poisons, but we cannot allow
massive& to he mi•direeted by your Walloper At Weybill
fair Is• met so Irishman, and said to him "
Pat, and bow an you getting along on tbe other side of
the water. I suppose you have shut up &Wenn= r
He replied "Oh yea! the fools are afl gore r' He
then asked him what *boat mother church, and he said
"We don't • ant to tooth mother shun* • she bas
always. bee n • frieed too. as the lower cleasio, but we
want justice don* to our tenure of land, and if yea
don't grant • aware which will roam that, you may
jii4 is prig? let Mons the shank altegetbas"—(bearl.
Cia the gosoilos of bairns be did met Imo, vary &sob

—he knew WA bereave pews" Milk • BMWs& sot 11.
ilaweld "6 air anything es that petal. At 'shoal be
leant *battlers wore eight parte of SPliethtbul 96114
arm .„,ssaald bays Leann eighteers, end In should nave
speak at greater length to Unto ; bet be would
tor that.. 1011 g they supported Mat WI would
proposed air., j!ad • more at:orthy ••4 -able men. He therefor*
that Mr„ M. Gerard Start be eland awn&
for lb. OsiltY of Doren.
"a" Mtiu sonaded the nomination of Mr.
Start fie had cost &MUM in doing so bemuse they
had doneted hfie on ire former eoresions. He had
LTrhimself worthy of their realldeares bemuse he
aa lwajo "drawled and &demand every measure
brought forward for the bend% of the people, and he
"a" to my Mel Mr. Skirt would protect the
nt from the has of the spoiler. While not oppos-
ing necessary reform, be would resist to the utmost any
spoliation. Mr. Start was a supporter of the Con-
servative Government, end he (Lin speaker) thought
that ()evenness* deserved every thanks for its wise and
'scornful (einem polio. England had bees on Mallon
terms with the 'tidied State.; but through the mtn.
smenent of the maa at the helm, be had steered us
throegh the trembled intent, for we bad been told that
the dificulties that beset the questious benne& this
country and the United States were now at an end. He
would follow Mr. Itadelyffes advice about "WM low
words, and conclude by asainding the nomination of
Mr. Sturt—(cbeere).

The Rev. N. HOWD had the plumes of proposini to
them for re-election their old and tried friend Mr.
Floyer, and he did so with the firm conviction
that be was worthy of their sepccet Mr. Floyer's
&greeter was so well blow tbaè be seed say 111,1
about him. They wanted that sort of man for the
country at large and the county of Dorset in particular.
They wanted men who are true to the backbone, mad
friends of the Constitution in Church and State. The
*burgh of Ireland was said by those who kosw it beet,
and who knew what its merits were, to be the great
stronghold of the meet loyal part of the population of
Ireland, and who deserved that support which is their
due, and not to be cast off lath. way It is proposed
they should be out off. If they :abutted Yr. Player
to Parliament, they would not And him opposed to any
' wife measure of reform, but be would stand fast, and
set his face against any measure that will endangei the
Constitution. This was the sort of man they wanted,
and he trusted that those ranged on the Conservative
side would add strength totb• party which beshould he
vsi y sorry to see destroyed. (Cries of "How about the
mangling?" "110 w about the red herring?') The
speaker concluded amidst cheers.
J. J. rilltHillatteoll, Req., jim.,moondedthll notnins-
Son of Mr. Moyer believing hies honest and eon-
seientions, and knowing him to be prudent and trust-
worthy is the management of any business he might
take in hand. Qualities like those were always desirable
in a public man, and especially at the present time,
when questions of great moment are likely to be
brought before the attention of the Houle of Commons.
They would find him a man just and moderate in his
party views, and who would on questions affecting this
eounty and the country at large be sere to watch over
Lie interests—(olman).

The 8M:11Fr naked if nay suitor had any other
potleman to propose jas ioandidate to represent the
bounty of Dorset in Parliament, sad after the question
bed been thrift repeated, he do/Jared W. H. B. Portman,
Esq., H. G. Hurt, Esq.. sad Jobs Floyer, Fag., duly
sleeted, amidst the sheers of the usambly.

The Hon. W. H. B. POlrrnti, M.P., who or
sordially greeted, said he begged to thank them most
heartily for having for the fourth time done him the
honour of returning him to Parliament as one of their
representatives. He assured them that he valued it
moat highly, and so long se they continued to soder it
upon him, so long should he endeavour to prove worthy
of it by attentioa to all questions which might materially
crown the welfare, not only of this county, but of the
country at largo. He wee well aware that he cams
before them rather as the representative of opinions,
which henna afraid, safari, he could jut ige by looking
round him, would not find so much favour, and
especially amongst the fairer portion of the assembly,
as times his two colleagues would shortly enunciate.
He would, if they pleased, take • glance beck at the
event' which had oseurred since he last bad the honour
of presenting himself before them on a similar ocessioo.
First of all there was the great qnestion of Reform,
whir Mr. Stun t would tell them presently had been
brought to such a happy conclusion by the great Con.
*throatier party --(applause and Mr. Start, "hoar,
bear"). It was quite true the Conservative" all found
when it was carried that it was • very satisfactory
'measure of reform --(J. R. T.: "Why didn't you carry
• Reform Bill, when you bad 68 majority!" laughter
and "You be quiet.") The Bill was oarr4ed by the
Conservatives, neriated by a very powerful Opposition.
Points which were at the beginning said to be vital to
the Bill were abandoned, on being strongly opposed by
the Liberal., end at length the measure berme law.
It had greatly extended the franchise, and he was glad
to see that the county of Dorset, as shown by the large
gathering there, had derived so greet • benefit
from it— (applause). He was not going to take up
much of their time by alluding to an Individual, of
whom he had heard a great deal more than any
of them, arid of whom he was • great deal
more sick than any of them could be, via., the corn.
pound householder ; but he considered that the
compound householder was an ill•ased iediridual, and
he thought that in the interest, not only of the com-
poond householder, but of the boronghs in which the
arrangement formerly existed, it would be mach
better to reinstate the compound householder in his
previous position --(applause). Ho thought no one
could have read of the painful sautes which had taken
place in many of the larp towns, where hundreds and
even thousaods of the poor ratepayers had been sum.
moned for not paying toe rates, which many were UO-
Lble to do, without feeling that the legislation which
had been effected in that direction was a mistake—
(ap)lause)—and he thought that at some front time
the compound householder mast be restored to the
position he occupied before the passing of the new
Reform Act -(applauss). In referent's to the education
of the people, he had told them before in mother
Filar that he was moire the imposition of • local rate
for oduestional purposee--(applause). At the same
time no one mord than himself was desirous of extend.
the blessings of education se much as possible; but to
tell him that the labouring man, with • large family of
children, or or two of whom may be able to earn •
little money by working in the fields, and thereby con-
tribute to tin common purse, and thus assist the father
in maintaining hi, large family—to tell hire that those
boys should be kept at school till the age of 14 or 15,
and be not allowed tl contribute their mite to the
common purse, would be a hardship that could not be
allowed. Ile was in favour of having an age tied
before which boys iu the agricultural districts should
not be sent to work in the fields, and that age he thought
should be shoat ten. Up to that time he thought it
would be well if parents could be obliged to send their
children to school, and they might take oare that after
that age what they had learned was kept up by attend-
ance it night school. and other memo, and, thereby,
those boys be fitted, at far as retold be expected to
make their way in the world. They might hope expected,
what they had learned at school woold be •
good groundwork, from which they might rise to • mere
exalted station in life than that in whir they were
born and bred—(applause). The great question of the
hoar, about which so many heads had been broken in
some parte of the country—he ins happy mob wee
not the ore in Doren/ter, though he heard it was
rather li..lri.a.itplkV 111rareham—was the Irish church. His
excellent so Floyer, in him published address,
observed that t was better to give • large and ample
measure of reform, beruse it was found to be no use
doing things by piecemeal. Now he (Hz. Portman)
held that piecemeal legislation bad been tried with the
Irish church establishment and had failed. They bad
had allsores of remedies applied. Power was given for
uniting small livings, for closing churches in whir no
service was held, for the dlseetahilshm,,at and disendow.
meat of sertain bishops and deans, for the payment of
the tithe' by the landlords instead of by the tenants ;
but without swore Art Irish church commission wee
appointed by the present Government to see what could
be done. They recommended various reforms, but there
was one mistake they made, and he could not under.
stand how it happened at this period of the 19th
eantry—they recommended that the Irish bishops,
who have seats In the Hones of Lords, should be peed
111500 a.year for their attendiancte—(langhter and ap.
please). Hs would tell them his views about the Irish
church. It had
national church, and
the bulk of the ripulation in that country have no
communion with the established Protestant church—
they regard it as a grievance upheld by the power ei
England—(bear' hear, and • reit). "So it is")—and tiny
look upon is u the symbol of Protestant aseendary in
Irelead—(hear, hear). England and Ireland ought to
be united not simply in name, but in reality ; so that if
the time should come when we bad a quarrel with any
foreign power, we might expect to derive IIIIIiSi81)00 from
Irked, instead of regarding it se • province only bold
by our superior power, and whir would at any
moment turn spinet us, and be • soarer of danger, and
misery— (applanee). So long so the Irish bad the
gthrall,llll they had suffered, bow could we possibly
expert that we orb] regard Ireland so an integral part
of this great kingdom? We claimed to have Govern-
ment founded on jesters, why should we deny the same
claim to Ireland y--(applattee). If the established
church of Ireland is contrary to the wishes of the
majority of the people,why should we Moir on its con-
tinuance? It must be remembered that a church
establishment and religion are not one and the rme
rise. Religion lives in the Worts of men, and no
human laws over invented eon create it where it is not,
or can deitroy it where it already existe—(applare).
The established church is created by law,it is an institu-
tion founded for the promotioo of religion, and by its
snovivs, or by its failure it must grad or fall. How
meld say rasa tell hint that the Protintoul Arch of
Ireland had succeeded in the reversion of Roman
Catholics' to the Protestant religion? Had it reseeded
In the objects for which it was established? If any
said it had, he most tell them flatly that all dandies
and information pointed to an opposite conclusion—
(applause). Do nitt let let them eedisevoer to serve
the ruse of the shun& of England by ornecting it
with injustice to Ireland, for theorises of the loglish and
the Irish °hurtle, were entirely different. The church
of England rests on the people—it is founded on the
affertions and the romper of a large proportion of the
lobabitants of this country • and he was mire there was
no man present wt.° desired more than his:wolf that it
might long tontines in that prition. But to do oo it
most coof.irm to the spirit of the age, and must not
perpetuate a seaters at varier* with all the just rights
of man and even with Christianity itself. certain
Tr lora" were Propord by the Irish church eiorsodmion,
but he 'entered that the final step must be taken
Weioh Would len., no crocked for farther demands;
such a step would, he felt sore, If II
did not entirely remove
the feeling
or d
affection win& now Prevails in Deend arid
he scarcely believed It wield do that at least
materially assist in onnnolee that unfortunate feeling,
and tend to promote the per and eeee
pray of the
kingdom-oear. bear, and so. no"). Bet there is a
danger to whir the Protestant ehereh I. taw, ~ttry
le exposed—it le a danger not from without but from
within— (bear). This I. the real draw to the Eenllsh
Auer, that her foss are those of her own b
(applause), Them eras so ow govioal sore %valid

than hiVes to what he might call the mummeries :ad
, absurdities 4 ritaidism -(applanes and "bravo.") The
deell7,ol Huebert* of Itagluid who bdooted the m e*
im
of which they theasionelly read
Vets" worestai ss
altup's clothing"- (ePPlause). Tflef
Wits eluding in • false and a dishowiat position
towards the *harsh of Angleadseue towards °la Pa°l"
4 this sountry-(applease). They were receiving the
athebuosa_ is of tbeir livings, as ministers of Um church
lfietellthed, while at heart they were Horan Catholics
. r feelings aid sympthlties were all with the
Bind& absinth, but ;hey had not the courage-at least
nifty of them had not -to avow their real feelings, mad
to leave it. chunk to which they only belong in name,
blet with which they have no real and cordial sympathy
--htheare). With regard to the public ezponditure he
mid that he should be very soiry to see rush • mimeo°
In any branch of the public service as would taring it
below the level of efficeency, so that some day or other
It would have to be what was commonly called "letehad
up" ague all in • hurry. That would not the true
esesomy. He had notieed in his brief 'political mirror
that when the Couservatara petty were in power they
were invariably reproached by the Liberals for spending
too math ; and that when the Liberals were in office
they were aosimed by the Conservakves of not spending
though. Therefore, he was not ono of those who
attached very mach importance to the cries
pat about the thantry that the Censerratives
bad been wasting the pules money, and spending
mars than tool ought, to keep up the various
branches of the public servers - (beer, hear).
AS the same time he bad no doubt that in the navy the
! same amount of efficithey might be obtained at con-
siderably less execute hut it must be recollected that
the navy of England, and thew of the Great Powers,
are in • thawitioual state, no country havingyet deeicied
what is wetly the right sort of ship, or the right sort
of gun to suilt It. Mxparintents were constantly in
progress, and as wen as • Alp is built and beat" the
gun in use, they premed to build • gun which will WU
the ship-(hear, bur and laughter), A great deal had
bee.. a said at toratinpin this county about local taxation.
He knew that away advocated that certain expenses
ounnestel with the county should be thrown entirely on
the Consolidated Fun,. He agreed with them to a
canon extent, but it must be always recellutod that
the more they threw on the Consolidated Feed, the
leas iontrol they would keep in their own hands of the
manage:twat of the money; for they could not suppose
that any Goverment would give them money to do
jest what they liked with; sad be for one should be
vary sorry to see too infamies • system of centralise-
Won prevall-(appleue). AS they already knew, he was
an advocate for the repeal of the malt tax-when it could
be spared-(latighter). The Committee°, the House of
Commerce 'thickest on that subject last semen recom-
mended the malt tax should be repealed, but that a beer
tax should be sabstitsted t He thought that would be
rather Us rubbing Peter to hay Paul-(heer, hear and
leughter)-and that the agrieulterists would not get
much good by sash a thugs. Having fund some
little feels with the Conservative government, he was
glad that there was one point on which be could offer
them his hearty ungratithitions, vie., on the powissaion
of so very able a Foreign Minister as Lord zimaley-
(bear, hew). There was no statesman or tbe present
day lot whom be had greater respect than Lord Stanley:
he believed him to be one of the foremost men of the
country, and nothing could have been better than his
lordship's management of our relations with foreign
count/t..: be believed his lordship had entered
England from the position to which the had declined,
via., that of being the arbiter between foreign nations.
and • eountry to whose opinion@ others were disposed to
defer -e•Meass). He would make cote more remark
about Lud Wesley. He hoped some day to see that
noblemen in the position to which his natural loathes-
tons, the bias of his mind, and his hereditary polities'
tendencies point, viz., in • foremost plus in • Liberal
Government of this country-(cheers and tries of
"no, no"). He was very sorry so take away
from the Caesarean's Government one of their few
best men - (laughter end applause) ; at the
same time he could only look on Lord litanley
as • thorough-going Liberal at bout, sod his lordship
was a statesman whoa • lead he should follow with a
great deal of pleasure and othadence-(epplansee
Touchiog County Financial Boar is, he said be wield
qui.ecan4 the ratimayen wishing to have • voice
in tee management of the county expenditure. He
could not dammed the fact that the magistrates of this
and many other °panties are no longer exactly the
same alum as they used to be. 'there were many
amongst them who had not the mime stake in the county
aa the magistrates of 40 or 60 piers ago. He did sot is
the least complain of it; but when the ratepayers saw
this, we weld not
.be surprised that the occupiers of
large fume, who pay • Loge sum in rates, desire •
vows in the ezpenditure of those rates. For himself he
should be most happy to serve on • Finance Couimittwi
In conjunction with ratepayers seleoted from the
different Hoards of Onardmas in this county-{applause
but he was not going to tell them he thought •
Fiaancial Baud would effect any great saving-he did
not believe it for • moment-for he thought the expen-
diture of the county was as carefully looked after by
the preesat FiBAIIOII Committee suit was possible it could
be-(bear, hear). A short time ago he had sent to him a
very large placard, printed in orthodox blue, containing
• long string of quotients and answers, in this form-
who did so and veil tee Liberals; who did so sad sot
the Coaservatoves. He had not got the hill with him,
but be could only say it made out everything the
Liberals had done had been prejudicial to the °wintry,
and everything the Conservatives had done was bene-
ficial-Haughty.: and applause). It would tale up too
much of their time to go into all those quadrics
mad answers, bat on looking through it he
found goat. in summon with placards issued at
election times, there was here end there a
of small grain truth, but it was sm i othered n a great
many pounds of that which was untrue -(leagtter). He
weld t.O them ono thing the Liberals would do and
that very shortly- displace the Government of Mr.
Disraeli-(theers and durent). He data say it was
unpalatable to tome of them, but they might depend
upon it, such • °ouzo would mice the approval of the
eanutry at throe He unsidered Mr. Dorsal! WY one
of the clercrest party leaders the House of Commons
has ever seen-(O voles; He is • shuffle:). Quite, so.
Hs (Mr. Disrasli) began life as • iledoal,
and he ronsid-rad him • Radical at heart still-
(applause). He had 'educated" his patty
up to the point of carrying a very democratic Reform
Bill, and he believed that the right hon. gentleman
would some day educate them a good deal further- -
(lanehter). If the Liberal party should chance to find
that they cannot carry a measure for the disestablish:
moot of the Irish church, he believed Kr. Disraeli
would return to the Treasury benches, and would
annoance that he had diseovered the feeling of the
*wintry was entirely In favour of the disesteblisement of
the Irish church, and he was not disposed to resat that
legitimately and generally expressed feeling, therefore,
be would take that great matter in hand,
and biing in, and probably carry, a meows for
the disestablithment and disendownient of the lush
church-(appLaues and laughter). In conclusion be
Quaked them most heartily for the honour they had
°pilfered upon him, and he traded that at the next
election they would again return him, in this quiet and
comfortable way, as one of their representatives-(voice :
"We'll have another with you next time")-and he
, could assure them it should always be his study to do
everything to pramote what he honestly and firmly
believed to be for the interesti of the toiletry and the
interrate particularly of the county of bred-
(applause),
Kr. H. °then &rug; M.P., when the eheering
Iwith which be was greeted had subsided, said, he ruol•
looted as well es if 1b... yesterday the first time be
had the honour of being returned to Perliament u the
of the members for Dorset. It was orte twelve years
ago, and by yonder pump 1-(laughter). He recollected
also the speech he mad* on that °cession, and the
untiments which then animated his heart. Ho was
free to unfese-and he should alwoys be above board
sad strahrbtforward with his thestitsente-that sines
those days he had bsoome • littki more Liberal in his
views-either") -and that be had endeavoured to shake
off some of the °obtruded prejudices which he bad
heard say accrued to fossilised Toryiani-(laughter and
applause). In making that confession be saw nothing
whatever to be 'almond of -(applause) ; we lived in
days of change, In an age of peewee'.; the nation moved
on, and why should Gerard Start stand still 2-(applause
sad renewed laughter), He would say more if be
earns before them to day, and said he was for no pro-
▪ and no improvement, that he was in favour of a
stand-still or retrograde polioy,he thought the electors of
this twenty would say to him " you are 1201 the man for
Dorset r—(aheen), Nevertheless, as they all most be
aware, he appeared before them that day u one of the
Conservative members for Dorset. Let him say • word
or two upon the miming of the word Conservative. He
rootlet:ted that when he was first returned to Perlis-
meet as member for Dorchester, on going to the Howe
of Commons be made the acquaintance of a gentlemas
with whew opinions he did not agree, but for whom he
der • say some of them - he hoped very few-had pre-
lotted admiration, i.e., Mr. Jobe Brlght-(ebeers and
laughter). That gentleman said to him "I consider
myself the greatest Conservative In the House of
00131111101)11"-(1saihter). He replied, to quote his own
words, "How the devil do you make that outr "WO,'
Mr. Bright mid, "I am for sonaerving everything in
this country wh(eb I think is worth oonservieg, and for
wiping off the @Watt book all measures which are not
to my Wad beneficial for the great majority of my
fellow country-men"- (impieties.) Be bad nothing to
complain of in that definition of Conservatism, and be
thought that his hon, colleague, his proposer, seconder,
sod 41 his supporters, would uncar with Conservatism
of that eharacter. He believed they were all animated
by the same desire to promote that which was for the
benefit of the majority of their fellow-countrymen, but
they might have some differences of opinion as to how
that was to be effected-(applaus4 Now for the
question which had sprung up- mes those on the
r gbt (the Liberals) weed slum Mkt said got op
..-t•oit remember( the Irish church, upon which his
honourable colleague and himself, the Liberal and the
Conamostive parties, were at direct variance. As they
had afforded his bon. colleague in support of Kr.
filadstonsee proposals • fair hearing, lie hoped they
would sword the same to hen while be endeavoured
So combat fe• of his assertion", deny obe or two of
his faathand grapple with two or terse of bis argument".
Mr. Portman odd the disestiablishment of the Irish
°beech la jut, neuessary, and politic. The hon,
gentleman would *zones him if he thought it was un-
thersury, tiniest, and iropolitis -Haughtier). It was
unjust bemuse be had always beard that the unmerited
wellesseion of vested property In Ireland was contrary
to all the principles of political fairness and honour;
unnecesury, bemuse he had never hoard any man, bow.
OM magnum his temperament might be, say that the
disesteblishmeat of the Irish church would prove a
=Tfor all the rights or all the wrongs of Ireland :
ie, Masai* It would be injuries@ to the Protest-
ant religion, by withdrawing all support moral and legal
from the shank hi that very part of the want', in
which it was most wanted-(applanse), He denied that
the existence a the Irish church was regarded as •
national grievance to that country. Who paid for the
church in !resod, Not the Roman Catholics; it wee
the Protestant landlord@ who paid forth. lAA thumb.
It was not the 11000,000 a year derived from the earth
which the people a Ireland complained of. but it was
the £i1,000,000 • year derived from the laud, which
goes into the pubis of the Protestant lamtlerds. That
was wire Si. people of Inkad sompleined of, end WI

' Would been be happy till they got bold of it—(heitr,
loser, aod • votes " They went the land.") That was
quite right. To aay the diesstieblishment of the Irth
church would be •remedy for the disoonient which exists
its Ireland WOO thud no ohlenerioal ant ridiculous an
ides ii seer mitered into the mind of a statasoma—
, (LM:4mm). He wail not going to tall them that the
dm" In Ireland as it now exists was perfect—lt wee
full of anomalies, which must be remedied; both. was
imovineed of one thing, that the disestablishorent of the
Irish church would be but the stepping stone to the di..
establishment of our own ohurob—(elmers and dimwit).
He regretted very much that this subject should have
been made • ciliation of party mancsuariog or political
ettife. Ho thought it ought to be met in a generous
and in a patriotic spirit, for he thought it was a
question far goo important to be mete the
bottle field of pun on every heistinp through-
out the oouritry (applause). On that queetii n
he thought he weld not better conclude than by
quoting words ones used on this very subject by • roost
able man. one whom his hon. colleague was proud to
serve under. but who was now, he wao sorry to say, no
more—Lord Pelmenton. ilm lordship said, erie•kiog on
this question of the Irish oburoh, he never could believe
that • sofiloient body of Protestants would be found in
the House of Common.—these were Lord Palmerston's
ewe words-10 profligate in principle, and so lost to
everythinj they owed to themselves, is to barter away
the religion established in one part of
the empire for political motives—(applauee.) He
tenet say that the Liberal party were very
good bands at gotten up cries with which to
go to market They had a two-barrelled gun this time,
and he didn't blame them, for if they mimed their bird
with one shot, they might umetimes pull him down
with the second. They had first the Irish church, and
second the national expenditure. His bon. 'mileages
bad touched the second subject also, but be let the
Conservatives down fir more gently than he expected
he would do, but the foot was he found he hadn't a
leg to stead upon in that matter —(laughter). He was
going to quote to them one or two fonts; they might be
disagreeable to Whig stomachs, but they must be
swallowed. Who, he should like to know, was in Aloe
without intermission for 18 years, and was, therefore,
responsible for the expeaditure? The Liberals ! Mr.
°lodation earns into office in 1852—(voioe: " Ah I be's
• goal fells w")--and be raised the inceenestag from 15d.
to fid.. then to 9d., and at length to 104. in the pound.
Whoa be went out of office he cientsuly had redueed it
again, bet when the Conservatives were in officio they
only had it up to 84. Who reduced the expenditure
8,000,000 in 1888? Kr. Disraeli. The Conservatives
were only in office fourteen months, but they redueed
the expenditure C 8,000,000, yet thou fellows (pointing
to the Liberals maid great laughter and applause) have
the effrostery and audacity to come forward and *barge
Lb. Conservative Government with extravaganoe (
(cheers and laughter), But he rather *greed with Mr.
Portman that one side made it a point of abusing the
other which was in office, and he did not think there
was mush to blame on either side; but of this be was
convinced that the people of this oountry would not like
to see either the army or the envy so mimed as to be
unable to keep up the honour and the dignity of Old
Ragland in all quarters of the globe—(eheers). His
hon. coliseums had also paid the Government
a small tribute of praise with regard to the
foreign policy of Lord Stanley. That was very kind of
bum—(leughter)—but he saw what was coming—they
wanted to get him I —(renewed laughter). Bat Lord
Palmerston wanted to get him, so did Lord Rummell,
and be would say toile. Portman, "Don't you wish you
may get him "—(greet laughter). Lord Stanley had
managed the foreign affairs of this country in • manner
which deserved, and he believed, had the thanks and
gratitude of every Englishmen —(appletne). We had
no more of the "meddle and muddle" Lord Russell used
to give us when he was at the head of foreign affairs:
since the advent of the Conservative Government, in
whichever direction we leaked, it was found the
Ministry deserved the thanks, and elicited the
approbetion, of the mink, for their conduce—
(applause and dissent). Mr. Portman had thrown it
in their feces that they passed a Reform Bill. Well,
that woe • pretty gool cheek in a Liberal he thought—
(laughter). His hon. colleague spoke of the Conservatives
paring • democratic Reform Bill—as much as to may,
'I don't think you fellows down there ought to have
votes r—(laughter). It is very like it. He was thankful
to say he (Mr. Shut) did support that Reform Bill
through thick and this and those gentlemen on the
other side (the Liberals) voted against it. If he had
not supported thu Bill he should have been ashamed
to stand before them that day as he did. ready to look
every man Jack of them full in the feu ; hod he not
supported it, be should have shrank away from their
gage, sad have tried to get into the somewhat dismal
locality (the county gaol) behind him—(laughter and
applause). It was really too bad to have that sort of
thing thrown in their face. For the last sixteen years the
Liberals had been, far as regarded Reform, • regular
set of humbugs- (laughter). They were always fi r
Reform when in opoosition and they desired to get into
power, but the very mommet they attained to office they
were an quiet as mite about it—(laughter and applause).
He believed that if it had not been for the Conservative
Government there would not have been • Reform Act
up to this moment—(cheers). He would now leave that
subject, and he thought be bad had rather the best of
his 1,05. eellethee—(seolause and laughter). Education
was • great subject, which had punted many wiser heads
than his, and still would do for a long time to
oome. Re was not an advocate for compulsory educe.
tion. He was not himself • very fine specimen of cons-
pedury eduetion—(laughter). He woo sent to school
against his will (continued laughter). He learnt a
certain amount of Greek and of Latin, and he was
flogged once a fortnight—(rous of laughter). He had
entirely forgotten the Greek, he had almost forgotten
the Latin, but he had a very lively recollection of the
other port of his compulsory education—)renewed
laughter). He thought now that there was ample
saope, what with reading rooms and newspapers, for
young men to educate themselves; and he believed that
if they would only cultivate those powers and gifts
which Providence had bestowei upoo them, to the
best of their ability, they would do very well without
compulsory education—(hou, bees). His honourable
oolleagoe had also touched upon financial hoards: well,
he was in favour of the ratepayen having a voice in the
expenditure of their own money. He had always been
of opinion that the persons who pay the piper, have •
right to call the tune—(applaueo and laughter)—and he
thought it very hard that people who pay no much as
the ratepayers of this °purity do, should not have a
voice in its expenditure—(applanae). At the same time
he doubted very touch whether they would save any
money by it: he believed that the gentlemen who
formed the county finance oommittee were as anxious
as the ratepayers themselves that the expenditure of
the county should be omiducted in • truly ecsononsiael
spirit. Having addre,sed them on the leading topies of
the day he would conclude. He could not do so with-
out congratulating the new electors of this county upon
the poseemion of the franchise lately given to them. He
knew there were a great many who would have liked to
have had a contest, but he thould not (laughter). He had
• very great objection to • oontest: it made such &dread-
fel hole in one's pocket—(laughter). To those electors
who would have voted for him if there had been a
oontest he desired to express his obligation', and to
• thine who would have voted 'wind him he could toll
• them be respected their opinions, and should always
take mire, if there wee • contest in this county—which
be hoped there never would be--(laughter)—that
• political differences did not interfere with private
frieodships—(great sheering). He thanked them from
the bottom of hie heart for the honour they had done
him. He should go to Parliament, fortified by their
• good expreasions and kind fathom and it would be his
oonstant endeavour not to serve one ohms more than
another, for the longer he lived the more he was con-
! ?hoed that the interests of one class were ilentioal with
I the Interests of all others—(cheers).

Mr. J. FLOYIE, ILP., addressing the audience as his
brother electors, said he had to thank them ones more,
and he did so from the very bottom of his heart, for the
honour they had done him ineleeting him soon. onkelr
representatives in Parliament. He begged to thank
also his kind friends who had proposed and sounded his
nomination to them. There were many of them now
presect who had doubtless hoard, or read in the pablie
papers, of • rather new custom that seemed to have
sprung up at the present general election—whether it
was one of the effects of the new Reform Bill be did
not know—but it was this, that many cendidates have
some down to sioastituncies with reeommeodations
from area{ Parliementary authorities, whether the results
had been as setisfectory as they expected he *mild twisty;
but than had been rather • predominance of Liberal
candidates that had been obliged to appeal to •
sort of trial before a preliminary jury, who had to
select the person whose merite were to be placed before
the electors, flat bad not been always sisocresful, for
It had led in some suss to what the Tian calls
"Political amenities," and they had not been over
fortunate in battening down political difference.. But
the candidates before them (the present audience) were
satiated Weenies from men of Dorset the recommends.
tioes whisk they had been kind enough to give—from
men whose family name, were household words in
Dorsetshire. Such men had been kind enough to recom-
mend him to their notice, and the only jory he swished
to appeal to was that of the electors of Dorset,
and by their verdict be 'mid stand or fall;
and whether they sent him to Parliament to
represent their interests in the high and honour.
able position of a knight of the shire, or whether
they remitted him to his humbler duties as • country
gentleman, he would endeavour to do his duty to the
Public at Wee, the country, and more particularly to
the county to which be had the happiness to belong. Let
him advert to what was the great question of the day, the
question whisk must °soupy the attention of Parliament
almost immediately on its assembllng, the condition of
Ireland. He wee not diaposed to agree with those
exaggerated deuriptions of the condition of the Irish
po”latioa. He believed that no part of the kingdom
haa advanced in material prosperity more than Ireland.
From One end of the mientry to the other w 1111•0 have
risen considembly. Improvement hae been made and
It has bees made no where more sionspleionsly than on
the estates of the Protestant landowners. He did not
wish to speak of one class of landowners more than of
another, or to set the Tory ludowners against the
Liberal !endemism, for he believed the improvements
on the mutates of the Duke of Devonehlre, the Marquis
of Landsdowne, and other Liberal noblemen were
equal to thou on the estates of Berl Derby. The
emitest im prerelease' have been made, the people have
been thoroughly looked aftq., and treat Prosperity
proven; and Im therefore could not admit that Ireland
is in sash • condition that any exeeptional sad extra.
ordinary MMillrel require to be adopted. Ho doubt
there is discontent, and when has been the time that
there was not diseoutent in Ireland I—(beer. bear). Re
believed it bad prevailed in Ireland from the earliest
times of which we have any amount, and although
lately it may have culminated in what was called the
Fatten cionspirsey, tat them enquire what was the
cause? All, he believed. were ached that it originated
from a sorban canes, but he did not believe It ar0.41
from anything conneeted with religion. The reeks
eoespiratori included both Protestants and Houma
Catholics, and to their great honour be it said, the
Roman Catholle priests and dignitaries were the brut to
put down and trample out that rebellion. How Gould
It be for a moment untended that to (loamy religion
in the shape of the Protestant (thumb would
be any panacea for the evils of lenient.=
It is isspeeeible that it as, for ett7 MINIM &greeting ea

evil will fail in the end unless it deals with the rook of
that evil, tial might raise the came of the Irish church,
by oonsiderhag the long this it haa land. it lam held
Me position for 300 year., and although it has not
eneaseded in converting the Irish people to the Pro-
testant faith, which it *Gold be scarcely a:tasted to do,
It has maintained an open Bible in Ireland, and it beA
upheld true religion there. And it has dons
that which no established church is bound to do-
it has given to every man an opportunity of attending
Divine worship, and obtaining religious instruction, to
every one who will avail Minima of thine sdvantares.
Would they destroy •ehurch that had done that!- (so,
Do). Then it also had beesa the means of relieving the
physical needs of the Irish. Who was it that through-
out the famine adorinletered relief to the destitute
Of the poor of Ireland? Was it not the Protestant
slorglnien, who were placed in every district, and were
often the only men of liberal education, of good
ietellect, and who had the Power and means to
administer to the relief of the Irish population. It was
sail by many men while they are advocating the des-
truction of the Irish ober., ttiat they wish that church
to remain and prosper; that they do not wish to remove
the clergymen of the Protestant church from Ireland ;
they wish them to go on doing as they have done ;
they say like Kr. Roebuck "I don't wish to
destroy the church • . but I wish to take away the
revenues of the chureb." Just let them gee what that
was like. He would pat a parallel lase. He was
no doubt speaking to many men who sew the
rearing of the Dorchester new Corn-Exchange, who
were rather proud of it, considered it a fine building,
and if it were not for • projection over the entrance
they might think it the most handsome town-hall in
°mugs Supreme their excellent and worthy Mayor
wee parsing down the street before it was completed,
law the men mimed in building the hall, and said to
them, " I think you are doing • good w.3rk ; it will
*dm you a month or six weeks to complete, and I hope
you will go on with it;but after next Saturday night there
will be no More *eget paid."-(voiee: " There is too
much wages for the Irish clergy and too little work.")
Would that be tsar! Yet that was what it was proposed
to do with the Ir. ahroth. The advocates of disen-
&reenact @Lid " We hope the clergy will go on with the
work in Imlnod, that Hwy will afford religions instruc-
tion to the people, but they toast have no more wages.
And some said, "Oh. the clergymen will receive it
from other sources, under the voluntary system In
That was just as if the Mayor, instead of telling the men
they should have no more wages, said you may go round
with the hat, to the different houses in the town and
see what you can get, bat you will have no more
demand upon the funds of the town." We were told
this was a step in the direction of remedying the evils of
Ireland, and that when you crosa• room you mint Mire
the first step. Bak when he (Mr. Floyes) took the first
step to aroma room he thought he knew where he wee
going to. The advocates of this measure did Lot know
where they were going. They were going to rob the
Irish thumb -(diment)-hut they do not know what they
are going to do with the money. There has been some
littleindicatlos given .to their policy. The great Oppoiti-
tion leader has spoken of the church as one of the
branches proceeding from a common stook.
From that stook also proceed the branches
el education, sad of improved Mount of the land.
The Hon. Robert Lowe said " cut down the
tree, why cumbereth it the ground r LI Kr.
Gimlet°ne prepared to cut down the stock.
Winding education and the tenure of the land? They
might learn much from the opinion of • great man, for
a great men he certainly was, though he (Kr. Floyer)
disagreed with him on many points-Kr. John Bright.
He told his hearers at Birmingham that the way to
pacify Ireland wee to transfer the landed property in
Ireland from the Protestant landowners to the Roman
Catholie population. That was • very strange way to
settle the matter by a mno who wee supoosed to be
about to become a Minister of State, for Yr. Fawcett
had said that it was supposed Mr. Bright would, under
Liberal Government, become the Irish [secretary. It
waa strange to say that no one should hold land unless
be resided upon it. Would the great manufacturers
who are obliged botheir business to reside in the town.
relish the ides that they are not to bold any land union;
they reside upon it! Shall we try to tarn all the
Oroteetcota out of Ireland, in order to introduce ROIS4II
Catholics into their holdings? Let land, said he, be open
to throe who can bay it -(he., hear). He al ways
regretted to see the small proprietors driven away from
the land. It was an expensive tiling to hold, arid he
had constantly said to throe who came to him with
little holdings to sell, "I would much rath3r you 'Mould
hold it yoareelf ; I should be very sorry to see small
proprietors driven away.' Bat now he must pax. on to
a charge against the Conservative Government of being
extravagant. The Liberals held themselves to be the
great patterns of monomy-(chesire and laughter). It
depended very much upon what they celled economy.
Wes it economy to refuse to give our soldiers who
defend the country, a fit no I proper payment for their
services? Was it extravagant to have added 2d. • day
to their pay? Was it true economy to build forte at
the expense of millions, and to put no Funs in theta!
They might as well have done like the Chinese and hare
bad painted forts. At all event., if they did not npoly
them with powder, they should have had gone, for they
might have frightened an enemy. Was it true economy
to provide our troops with =i.ets and rides of an
obsolete pattern, while the great countries of Prussia
and France are armed with the Kinie and the Chumpet
rifles? Why, with such economy an that we might be
caught unprepared as we were in the Crimean war. Is
it true economy, when it is admitted on all bands that
our navy laud be composed of the beat iron-plated ships,
to atop building (as was said by Lord Henry Lennox)
the iron-plated ships simply to reduce the estimates?
If this was the kind of Liberal economy they would
have nothing to do with It; for that was not the style
of Conservative economy. He (Kr. Royer) was as much
for economy as anybody else; but whatever amount of
force Is required by the eouatry, whatever amount we
have, let that force be of good quality and let it be well
armed. Let there be good ships on the most modern
system. No one would rejoice more than he would to
see • reduction in the form, if it be possible consistent
with the needs of the eountry,but let them be thoroughly
well armed, and provided with the beet wacriel, is
order to aupport this country's power-(hear, bear). ,
Another charge was brought against the Conservative
party, and it was brought against them by
a very eminent man, Mr. Gladztoar, in one of ,
his speeches in Lancashire, viz., that when the Conserva-
tive. are in power, they involve the country in untie-
aemary and expensive warn-(voiee : Don't believe it.)
No donbt we were involved in the war in Abyssinia ;
but who was the cause of it! They knew the eid story
that Lord John Russell received a letter which be ought
to have presented to her Majesty -it was from that tins
fortunate man, and he (Mr. Flom) would call him
unfortunate, because he was only half civilised, and did
not enjoy the &denudes*s which we do-King Theodore,
but instead of delivering the letter he pat it Into his
pigeon-hole, and it was probably put into the wrong
pigeon-hole, for when he looked for it, he could not find
It, and the ooneequince was that our Ambamadons to
Abyssinia were mined, put into • dungeon, and mafiosi
there, and the Conservative Government were obliged
to mind out an expedition to rescue them. And it
must be acknowledged that they made selection of a
man who bad well supported the honour of this country.
The late Liberal Government got us into the mesa, and
bad to come to the Conservatives to get than out of it
--(voice ; "Not the first time either." "How about
the Chinese war ?") As his good friend had hinted,
Yr. Gladstone aconeed the Conservatives of having im
volved the P.n., in the Chinese war. He said they
sent our Ambassador Op the Peribe-that was a long
way to go to find fault with the Conservatives-they
tent him to sign preliminaries of peat" and thought it
was necessary to tend an army and a fleet with the
Ambassador to guide his pen. But what would
have become of the Ambassador, if the army and the
fleet had not been soot with hint! Would not the
Chinese Emperor have seized the Ambassador, pen and
all, and shut him up in a dungeon, and then we *horrid
have bad to deplore sooner than we hail the loss of
that excellent man, Whig aa he was, Sir Henry '
Bruce? Therefore be thooght that was no ch.ge
against the Conservative Government. It was now
many years Knee and on one of the few coseasions
on which he differed from any large number of
his constituents ; bet he did steed forward ais
differing from them on the Chinese war, and he
had to retire from the service of the county;
but them times had passed, sad be was permitted
again to serve them - (cheer.). He had said that
the Liberia Government had found fault with the Goo-
Narratives for involving the country in unneemeary sad
expensive wars; but at all events, there was one way to
preserve pease, and to keep um tree from war--he did
not tnow whether it we. a way that all that meeting
would agree with ; but from what had been said, be
believed he should have a large majority of that
opinion-if they wanted to prmerve pesos foe this
country, let them keep Lord Stanley at the Foreign
Ofilar-(voice : "Good r) He hail done more to preserve
pram than any other man in the past century, More
than Lord Hassell and all hi. imitators could do to
break it up again-and that was saying a good dea-
fer the next tee year.. Kr. Meyer then referred to Mae
able condo. of Lord Stanley in the negotiations comers-
ing the dispute which had terminated in what was called
the Luxemberg Conforms*, and continued that Lord
Smalley had also preserved pram between this country
and the United Seams of AXIOM. That wee not swiss
too melon. beerier the American minister had said that
all the affair, between the two nations were going on
favourably, and there is no doubt that poems will he
preserved between the two nations for • long time to
corm. That was an additional reason for keeping in one.
the government of which Lord Stanley is a members
He should not detain them* much longer; but be
should be ashamed to come before them and say
that he was an advocate for education; bat he believed
compulsory education was alien to the spirit of the
country, for it infringes upon the right of every man to
do what he thinks right so long ash, does not interfere
with his neighbour's good-(voice : "Union"). For the
Ito 30 years he had taken an settee pert in the amities
tration of matters eonneeted with the Poor Law. Whew
the law wee pared it was feared it would be a system
of considerable severity and oppression to poor men-
(voice "So it is"). The main principle at fret wee
that relief should be Mikity administered at the work-
house. But he, and they who sat on the board with
him, were determined, ea far as possible, that relief
shoat be administered to the poor at their own homes,
and they granted the relief in that manner, wherever a
discretion was left them although the law MI
aonceived in some severity. Thus they did what
they considered would be for the benefit of the
poor man and also be aocoptable to the country at large,
Kr. Floyer then thanked them for the kind and indah
gent hearing they had amorded him. and also for hags
log returned him as their representative. He need ad
say that he should support the Government now la
power. Something had been add about Mr. Disraeli-
(applause and dissent% Kr. Disraeli had raised himself ,
from • comparatively bramble position' by the forge of
his own Wants and his own ability, to be the first meal
in the first wintry in the world; and he (Kr. I
Floyer):hoped it would ever be open to Select, eharader,
and merit, to rise from any station, however bumble,
to those poste which are open to all, and where ability
can Ind soar* for exercise, in promoting the interests of
the aonntry, and in governing this mighty community
-(chser.). He again heartily thanked than, and he
trusted that when he same before them again' whieli be
hoped would not he in too short a time, he should be
able to render such an amount of his services as
would meet with approval at their hands-(applanee).
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The Hon. w.FLa PORTULS moved • eota of
thanks to Um Hints Sheriff, and bawd to 000ffe•tolato
him on the fait of his haTtof o Moon MR or bads of
not *Tom, it him, is ma been the Nee le may

Porte of the imantry. He also oongratalsk d him UPS
not having to swear in any sneeial oonata/4st, and h•
minted an anecdote from /Salisbury how • man 'rho had
got two bleak eyes on his own amount, wee ring 0,
to be swore in as a 'pea,' constaMeli. to hove t"
opportunity nest day of more fiAliting us rapport of
law and order.
Ur. ii. Gerard Briar, seconded the motion,
nbeersing that he was glad his hon. friend Mr.
Portman and himsaU agreed this time. go °°"'
gratulated the sheriff more than all become he bad not
hal another candidate to propose, for that affected him-
self (Yr. Mart) as well en the sheriff. He bad known
lifr. Parke for a great number of years. and that
gentleman supported bim politically, which made
him like hins the inore—(langliter).
The motion was carried with awalamation, and
the newly-elected members with their friends atarned
to the Shirehall, where ite knights of the shire were
girt with sword., donned the customary cashed "t‘i
mounted their noble steedi, and prcoeeded is solem•
and decorous procession round the town pamP sod btak,
again, receiving and acknowledging on the roam cora"'
greetings. Thus ended the election of 1868 with pair
faction to all concerned.