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

POOLE.
POOLE ELECTION.

The polling commenced at 8 o'clock on Saturday-
morning, and the voters generally plumped for their
respective candidates, and at four o'clock the result
was for Franklyn 208 ; Seymour 193; Ilaly 143.
The Sherrill announced his intention of declaring
the state of the poll at 5 o'clock. During the
interval the mob continued to increase and it was
ascertained bad determined, (by what influence will
probabl7 be ascertained), as an assault on Mr.
Seymour; his friends therefore urged on that gentle-
man the expediency of remaining at his hotel, and
they were the more urgent that the police authori-
ties could not see their way clear to prevent a
serious collision—to these solicitations Mr. Seymour
yielded an unwilling assent- -in proof that the mob
I was lying in wait fur Mr. Seymour, when at 5 o'clock
the hall doors were open, there was no rush, and
the hall did not at once till—in a few minutes, not
meeting with Mr. Seymour, the rush took place.
On the platform were Mr. Franklyn and his friends,
and Mr. Haly and his supporters and friends. Mr.
Welch alone appeared to represent Mr. Seymour, and
as may be supposed, was &marked man by the llaly
mob.

The Sheriff proceeded to declare the state of the
poll. Mr. Franklyn, amidst much interruption and a
volley of jokes, addressed the electors, at the con-
clusion of which cries were raised, "Where.
Seymour?" "He is afraid," ke., whereupon Mr.
Welch came to the front of the hustings, which was.
signal for every sort of aoise and disturbance which
could proceed from the animal—Man—aided in
many cases, by shrill whistles.
Mr. Welch stood his ground, although alone, man.
fully, and raised his voice to be heard, but not so as
be reported. We collected that be wanted to let
them understand that their own cowardly and
dastardly conduct on the previous day had deter.
mined Mr. Seymour's friends not to risk him in the
public streets until the Haly.fever had subsided_
Intimidation had been charged by Mr. Hely and hie
friends, but Mr. Welch defied them to their faces,
which he feared not. Finding the uproar
could not be appeased, he concluded, regret-
ting for their own credit, and that of the town, the
cause of Mr. Seyinour's absence.
Mr. Hely then renewed, to the evident mitisfac•
tion of his supporters, his attacks on Mr. Seymour,
dwelling largely, loudly, and with assumed indignity,
on • candidate venturing to return thanks through a
paid agent, and the senseless joke of" Welch flannel"
was again received and applauded. Mr. /Italy WAS
satisfied with his position, and told the electors that
with the extension of the franchise he was sure to be
their member. He then proceeded to lecture the
Sheriff, alleging that he had voted for Franklyn and
Seymour, which be spoke of as a dereliction .4 duty.
It appeared however that the Sheriff had voted for
Mr. Franklyn alone, which every one knows he bad rn
perfect right to do.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the fibeeti,
and the meeting separated.

Sr. Jamas's SUNDAY Scitooi.a.—The usual aer•
mons were, on the occasion of the finth anniverwiry of
these schools, preached in the parish church, on Sun•
day last. That in the morning by the Rev. Mac.
alumni Patay, and in the evening by Dr. Fletcher.
The morning service wail attended by the Doily
elected members and several of their frienda The
sum collected on both occasions was £h

VINTKY Mcrrisii.—At a vestry meeting held on
Tuesday the retiring churchwanlens, ?dears. Moores
and Justican, were re-elected. The sides-men. Slow&
Street and Holloway, were also reelected. In eon.
sequence of the Church-rate not having been en.
forced by the magistrates, the usual Wanes to
organist, senton, pew openers, kc., were eat
Voted!.

Thursday.—Before the Mayor (W. Mar•
tin, le.:eq.,) and J. Goose, Esq.
Jam. 4 White WM summoned by I',C. Stone, for
behaving in a riotous and disorderly manner.
Fined 11., 114111 COO&
John Prasseim was summoned on the informati,m
of the parish authorities fur neglecting to support his
wife. Adjourned till next Thursday.
'

The license of the King's Arms was transferred
from Mr. Williams to Mr. Ilostin ; also of the New
Lon, lon Tavern, from Mrs. Frampton to Mr. Wlllism
Bowyer.

WI II BORNE.

ANOTOInt CAUTION TO CANTlntn.—An inquest
was held at the Black Horse, l'iturminster Nlarshall,
on Monday week. before Thomas Rawlins, Eat,
,coroner, on the body of George Fry, a carter in the
employ of Messrs. i'adley and Saunders, Poole, who
was killed by falling off the shafts of a timber cut.
rage, at (lift, where the new railway crosses the
turnpike. It was stated to the coroner as an excuse
for the deceased riding that he frequently worked
on long jounnes 20 hours out of the 24. The coroner
strongly commented on such a practice, since foamy
fatal accidents that have lately occurred through
carters riding. Ihveased, who was about NI yearn
old, has left a widow and six young children to
deplore his loss. The jury returned a eurdiet of
" Accidental Death."
tseTioN TO I'AnIMN.—On Thursday last a
melancholy accident occurred to a little hey named
'ss. shims Ibly, between five and six years OM, who
was playing outside our National School previous
to
school hours. Nlr. Fisika's (of Monekton), wee" *4l'
passing, and the child ran under the wheel %loch
passed over the fleshy part of the leg from the kiiee to
ankle, snaking a fearful gash and teanng the muscles.
Ile was picked up and taken to the surgery (if Pr.
Parkinson who sewed up the w mood winch tho
p(sir little sufferer bore with patience, but the shod:
the nerves had received was so severe that the poor
little fellow, who was a pretty boy, having a ban'
tiful head of hair curling naturally. that early on
Sunday morning, death put an end to his Itiffen:lgs.
There was no blame attached to the carter. It soy
be observed that children not two years old We
allowed to run about playing to the muninent drag'
of being run over very frequently.