The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-11-10 00:00:00

ELECTION OF MAYOR AND lIIIZEIFF OF
POOLS

Yestarday (Monday) the ideation of Mayor astA
Sheriff, which reent is ninepin, Inokel forward to with
• trrat deal ol inte.est, hot this year more partielulerlr
an, took pima- at the Go d•hall in the preames or
large number of the inhabitants who are permitted.
on martrohootong day to 'bread the meeting of the
body. Janie* Wood, E-q., (Alderman) the Mayor,
WNW term ..folllce expired on that day,filled the ehit r,
and the mrjortty of the member§ of the Corporation
were present.

bOurncilic7r—LacT proposed that Alderman W. Pea Poe
be Mayor forth. ensuing ye... Which was seconded by
!ono.rilior LLt.ou, and, upon it. being pot to the
Ginned, it way carried linen... Gaily, amides thg
plandita of the ratepayer..
The Yayor I Atierman Pisan) then took the eivie
chair, and made the tinsel declaration of office • slier
which he thanked the Canted for having elected him
for the third tint.. as Mayor.
Coutorllor Aoti proposed, sod Counnilin. Stool
...doodad vote of thanks to the askiklayor (Alderman
Wood.)
Alderman WOOD returned thanks,
Alderaput G. BiLlllll piooosid that Whe.ler
Aldridge, EN., r. be elected sheriff of the towa
and o,enty of Pools for the sassing year, which oas
.poonned by Couccillar W. L C. *DOT, sad carried
unaa.mnasly.

A v•ote thanks wse proposed by Gonneinor T.
BEI Win. and eesonded by Doane,llor G. R. Pigsty, to
H. D. Elbe, Reg the ex-Sherd
The elm:Aims of Aldermen wow bent proceeded with,
the votet wore taken by Aldoorman Geme, • protest
hieing base peoered by Mr. Beier@ seminal the Mayor
(Mr. Pear. ) voting be tooling the yetis on eminent Si
hie beteg one of the Aldermen eligiVe for remlomiton.
Mr.fl R Penney 12
weirs 11
Mr. Wood . 8

The A ttstest Ale pressdlng (Kr. Grow) rare the ratting
vote in favour of Nr. F. I'. Barra awl deelertal Messrs.
Et Wen, Pe.,net. ai Racers dsly elected.
Mr Alderman G see wet eleeted went aid. ratan for
the deurtoled W..rd, sad Kr. Aid. ratan G. 8.-1 b..,
was elected ward alderman LIT the North•Weet Wert.

ELECTION OF MAYOR AT BRIDPORT.
The annual meeting of the Bridport Town Conseil
wan hnld yesterd.ty: The Mayor (E Cos,E.q). presidnd,
and thorn ernre elan prewnt —lleum B. P. Gondry,
J. ff .nt. W. Strain, Stettin. Legg. Edwards, C. Tueker.
St...bridge. I atutmbe, H. N. Coi. Hty, Btrtlett, J.
Wil 6.0% Tempi.... an, G. B. E•sos, Beath, S.
Stephens. sod I'. C01f..1.
Mr. 87go,iioo. proposed that Mr. Thomas rolfox
should be tin. Mayor for the yrar ensuing. He referred
to the lost of one of our borough utembere, and spoke
di ?Rarest nil y. of Um Conasrv....t. res.

Mr. II N. Cox uld Ur. Teweucti etrongly
dopiroca'cd tnii introduction of Po'ilia *1 that b4ard.

M. WILLIAMS impressed bin regret that any
lading should bs rrestad at this tone I. tbe
and that any political subj..ct abould hays been in.
4w:ed.

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This was 'hewn to be the general feeling of the
Council.

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Mr. ILzoo seeottekd the propositioo, sad it was
cs,r6d unanimoutly.
Mr. Coir..x returned thanks,
A rote uf thanks mat ;tamed to the re irins Mayor for
his aMe rvi,••• during the past year, and Mr. Es Cox
briely seknoole sgsd the cotoplimeot.
Mr. Woaranni was elected is Aldermsn in the room
of Mr. J. 11.oasell who retire; sad took his Owe at
the b -aid.
• The other two were re-elected.

THE REPRESENTATION OF WEYMOUTH.
C. T. Hsunito, ESP.. the Liberel C iniiervative
tendidate. proceeded with his canvass on Thursday
last. He was attended by W. Thompson, Eq, W.
i•yroonds. Esq., 4. Foster, B-q ,J. Millertge, Eq., C.
Wrldord, Esq., end Limit Gil. 8-eward, nod on
suneequent de), hy othere of the Conservatives. Mr.
1-lambio imnl been received at • meeting of the Comer,.
atives I- n Wednesday, and foini•llv sampled as their
r.presentetive. At that time a warm vote of thanks
wee aocor ied to Mr. Brooke for his services in the
House of Commons, and al., for his liberality an I
promptimde in contributing to the local oh .ntme end
fends raierd for objects eoonected with entei tainnient,,
45., el neoemary in a town whose prestige greatly
depends upon the manner it wellinines.im visitors.

H. Edwirds, Esq., the present liberal reprceentstive,
pureed* actively with his mamma, end urge., we heir
that he lad nothing ti do with the erriv..l of • second
Liberel easAidate. The Antd-Hompact Association
are trate willing to relieve him of ell, mach imputation,
and • e only happy to receive the credit which is their
own, of relieving the borough from seen the &ppm:lino,
of dictetion. It wee eupposed that, having ettaioed
this end, they would dissolve thouseelvet like the
improvised Junta. in Sonia, bet any ouggeatione made
eo them to that effect, have been received with dike
nt itit to that which produced the society, and they aro
detv maimed to meint.in themnelves la union. Cl least
uotil they can see cleerly 'het nothing will &gene
threaten the independence of the constituency. Meet-
ings are hell bi.weekly. and it is not likely that the
"p,tr ,nag •" will again be vested in the hands of • few,
however 1-u.lable be the object they wish to serve.
Mr. PoweLL hal returned to Weymouth after his
envegemente in Li ndon, end he is believed to have
determined Snot to leave it notil he has been
14,4 111 out representetive to the House.
The spectacle of • three cornered contort hire was
for • time apprehended • bet on Saturday night
a meeting of the frig:ids and suppomerc of
Mr. Ed•atds wee called by circular; and • numerone
m body of who we recognise as Liberals of stmding,
met at the ennuoittoe.roont in St. Tio.nos.strat.- Tim
chair was taken be the Manor. Joe. '(herd. EN . on the
propovi.ion of E. Reyly. Esq.—The ohiturinen ant Mr, H.
N. Hower, nerreted whet had taken pace after the
determination of sartain of the electors to break the
coolest. Some of the Liberals who bed been parti.te
to it, esplaiued the position to J. A. Devenish, goo.,
and certain of the leedees of the Conservative perty.
af,er which Mr. I teeenleh mid th-n ...re body was
tie." The correspondence between Mr.
Deveniah and Mr. Edwards was read, in which the
former geottemsen celled on the Isttor to "limp hie
p edge," snot that the Onnserwatiee eandid•t-
might calculate upon his support. Mr. Kilworde's
replies were deemed perfectly mii.feetory by the meet-
ing, and renolutens exprea.ive of confidence in him se •
man of honour oere nuanimouely carried.
Mr. Loewe considered the only thing for Mr.
Edward's fri.nils to do ems heartily to join with Mr.
Pow. 11, end re urn two Liberals. Ho proposed that a
dountatioo (Non dm meeting be requested to meet any
depatetion appointed by Mr. Powell's committee, for
the purpose of &mooting a joint maims.
fleeonded by Mr. J. J. Rome, and carried nose. COIL
Mr. J. Ronan@ considered the mutter, that &tumefied
those who agreed to the compact were each as ehould
be held by thew who wished to plate the town inc
proper positioe. for there Ims no doubt that if at thw
last election • tenth part bad taken plots of whet had
been done at former eleotions. Woymonih would have
been placed in the same eetegory as Varmootn, and
other places which had been die/machined. He urged
them, now they bad the opportunity.towipe if the stain
that rated on Weymouth's honour, and restore it to •
position like it had it, the time of Sir T. Powell Button.
who mid im bad contested severe' elections, sod in none
bad Ine given • shilling toe voter, and to the credit of
tb• poor electors, in only two cases was be ever asked.—
(hear, bear), .

A depet.tion Iraq then appolntad to wait on Mr.
Powell's Toirty'e reprwentatitea.
Yr. Linn ui I that the course Mr. Edwards had
panned wee tbe ni.ly one he °out I porno*, baring regard
to ha relations with the Lititz...ls of the borough, arid •
resolution woe adopted to time effect
Mr. J. POTBICAIT mid every coedit was doe to those
gentlemen •lai at the former election agr-vd to as,. the
boiciush horn b lag disfrasebi.ed ; hot no one o old be
mad awash to believe, with a nee/ Reform gal .t.ring
ib.ro in tbe fang, that it extended to the present tilos.
The Rev. W. LEWIS was glad the compact was ended;
but be urged them to take a firm sia-d egain.t such
eorrnot preen'. • as had formerly been nil •—( ear. hear)
The twitting IP, seated, deter amid to attempt the
return of eh. two Liberal eendidates. It will be a bard
fight : for although at first it was soopoifid that Mr.
Hauthro's °Onion. were not suiScieu ly of a pa. ty Mei
to malt. hlin eery aweplable to either, it is n.w deer
thlt the Cooservatiwn are determined to gee wiry
elr.rt to provers promisee for the enadidate whose Sista
asamM sesemeli tisk own.

THE ItYSTORT or "THE COMPACT."

3. A. N1.'183164, EN.. hat pablimbed • hgc4bll letting
the history nf thy now do'rinct nom' k-t. He
states that oo the 6th lane, 1661, by »Deleon from Mr.
/Moat& thy following letter :

Grosvenor Hotel. Thursday, p.m.
WY dear str,—f is moat anxious for • few minutes soya-
•ltli you, on the all Important nastier of Copt. Orldley's
rmlllmOon ; I mill call back here wan before six o'clock. If
you ore ring out, mill you kindly name • lime tha, I can call
asain to is. you!I wg• about to mart for Weymouth, but
hi .nlnç you eye In town, I is most anxious to is you before
P.lng ooWM—Yours truly,
HENRY EDWARDS.

Ilfr. D.venish says that be called on Kr. Edwards lb.
rants doe, when that gentleman raid be intendrd
fulfilling the «impact and doing al in his power to
Mimeo hie lill'eytnnuth friends to do the mune, tad he
gave Kr. Devenish thb following note :

6S, Bert eleyequare, eth lon., W.
Iwweby prattler and olodee re, self to aid .11 in
my foot, to secure the return of • Conaerrative candidate
t. toe event of • vamncy, and thus ditide the eon eituenet ,
Silo mare the return of one Liberal and one C,neeresAire
candidate, and I silt do all in my power to get my numennts
friends In Weymouth to come to this agreement. —Your.
truly,
J. A. DIMINISH, Q. HENRY EDWARDS.
Subsequently. the han.dbill roes on to state.kfr. EA ward'
hss expreseed his detertulnation to keep the enmpset.
It beine represented that Mr. Felward. was not eolocit.
mg the elector, to give their .o.oond vote to Mr. Brook.,
al Hr. Brake erseeskipg hie friend. to give their "eeond
For Mr. Edward", the following letter was written to
Mr. Editasda:—

Novembereth, lee&
Dear Sir—From the turn political affairs of his borough
have teken. the time has snivel wh.n I mutt e .11 upon you to
NMI Your written promise, you hare reeeutly confirm 411 n the
pre wee of XL Brooks and m,yeelL —I am der sir, y uns
trhly,
JA3IIIB ALDRIDGE DErensa.

The following is the reply of Mr. Edemas :-
3, Belvidere, 6th November, 9 um.
MY deer slr.-1 cm movy I wen from boom when “stit note
arrived. The prowl* that I made, with referenda to the
Politic...l all In of •• eymotith, was poorer-ft In a note written
at your auftertiop, wlsso you culled upon me on the 6th June,
ISM. when I sought to be elected on the retirement of Capt.
Gridley, you the. sad you would not oppose toy retuni
pros idol I undertookl,, tbe event of a vacancy on the Comer
satire side, I would aid ell In my power to wenn the return or
your Conservative candidate. Snob recency ban never occurred
told that promise Ms consequently lapel. A roped. the
present deal. I aro informed,that a joint meeting of Comer
Tulle*. and Liberals having been held •t your request, the
paislon of pante. was fully diamond, and the concludon
arrived st wrote your own w^rds, "Meo nIl arrangements ars
000n4 an sod and every one as tree.. am, dear dr,
yours Molt
J. A. DEVILNISH, Esq. HISNRY EDWARDIII.

&Atwell, 6th November. MA
Dear &r.—T celled at your own mount the day you
mewl, med. Ton at once expressed In the most unql. allfiesi
manner tour resolve to keep the entoract. To prevent mistakes
I did surreal your committing to parer the eub)ect. of fn.
convereathm, but every word written be you ens entirely your
own. Ima Martial to and you IntinmUng Mat your promise
to keep the cloned ooly applied to. mated ••0110C, ; alter the
strong imperious you m Istely made um of In Mr. Brooks and
my poneence relative to the coating Election. My remark that
we were new as ton as air, applied to the Elector., and was
ma um of alter the Liberal Party bed, antral uonn'emuslr.
armed to break the compact. I know of n4lstng Mathes taken
place that can In any way miters you from your pledge so
serf .uely and deliberately given, both in writing and repeatedly
In coovenation. I therefore hope our C.oneervaUve Candidate
may ea/coleus on your rendering him every snppwt in your
power. Waiting your reply, I am, dear Sir, yours truly,.
JAMBS ALDRIDGE DEYENISH.
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g, Relatices, flth November, 1965.
Dear reply to Toon .4 to-day. I have, in sorit and
in letter, carded out everything I undertook. relative to
polivai matters in Weymouth, and having done 03, I now
boll myseU, to nee your own words, "all arrannementa having
mood, m free SI air," and that no misunderetandint war
call amoort the etcetera, I intend to pubtish this °arra-
pondlence. —I lea, dear Sir, yours truly,
HENRY EDWARDS.
J. A DEYENISH, Esq.

Rodwell, 7th November, 18611.
Deer 111r,—As now of our wirreep rtdriee wee prieste. I me
extremely plmeed you are f; lug to publish I sod thet It mer
here gull more extended eirmilittlou I stall d the maw —I
ens, dew Sir, yours trult ,
JAN ALDRIDGE DEVENISH.
H. EDWARD% Esq., M. P.