The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-09-29 00:00:00

BILIUPORT.

Tea Nsw Eutcroia-C-Lies-r.-L-The following shows
the number of voters in this borough, on the regieter
revised lest Friday :-
.130 list
Soot and lot only 5
Voters under the Atit of lea
Lodger fnuoshise

Total, 1017
The above is exclusive of the double votes.
BRIDPORT RAILWAY COMPANY.—The report of the
directors for the Bat six months has just been issued.
The revenue account shows working exdenses,
£1,531 7.. 21., proposed preference dividend st £1 per
sent, per annum, £sBi; interest (Merges, £499 15e. 6.1
and other outlay making a total of £3,143 19a. 10,1,
The receipts include Wince from laat aecount,
£3603 18s. 61.; traffic, £2,916 17a 51; raids, £323.. 7d ,
interest and registration fees, k 5 41. 11, total,
£3,564 3.. 31., leavitg a balancoof £420 3.. 10d. The
directors regret thet they can afford no dividend to the
ordinary shareholders. They ascribe it to their no.
redressed grievance egainat the Greet Western Com-
pany, in deducting for cartage. et Bridport from the
receipts, before making the stiputatect di•ideit of
profits; and they ssy it is for the shareholders to coo.
eider whether soy hope can now be enterteined of a
friendly settleilient ; and, whether, however muck the
necessity of litigation mey ho lamented, it may not be
expedient that the shareholders should now determine
on the propriety of a:peered, requesting the Directors
to take such decisive, legal, or legedative. measure.,
for enforcing the rights of this cempany. or, if manse.
sty, for procuring • release from the present ardor.
Innate agreement, as counsel may advise.
MR. K. D. HODIMION'S FAUWELL. —on Wednesday
evening last, Mr. K. I). Hodgson, M.P., who has been
one of the representatives of this borough for twelve
years past, but hes retired, now Briiport is deprived of
one member. in favour of the senior member (Mr. T. A.
Mitchell), in order not to divide the Liberal interest st
the ensuing election, gave his farewell address, from the
Bull Hotel. A drizzling rain was falling at the time at
which the meeting waa convened, still a very large
number assembled to hear the hon. member's last words.
In hie relations with Bridport, Mr. Hodgson bargained
i the love of his party by his high abilities, his uniform
consistency, and his petsonal excellencies, and the
respect of his political opponents by his unvarying
oourtesy and his hearty desire for the common good of
the burongh ; and, amid the many enanges the new
Reform Bill winches., we venture to say that no man
will sever his connection with any borough in this
kingdom more gracefully and more honourably than has
Mr. Hodgson with Bridport Gathered around the hoe.
gentlemen on this occasion were the leaders of the
Liberal party, and the general audience greeted him
most cordially. Ilia address was not long. He reviewed the
circumstances under which he retire, from the borough.
thanked the Liberal party for their invariable kindness
and confidence, and heartily acknowledged the courtesy
which be had experieneed from the Conservatives. He
decorously wielded saying anything which might appear
unfair at the present time when • Conservative in the
per.on of Mr. A. Goldsmid has some forward to contest
the representation with Mr. Mitchell ; but be expressed
his satisfaction that the question of church rates is now
, deed and buried, and he fervently ejaculated, "Peace
Ito its ashes, may we never look upon its like again 1"
He inogratuleted them on the extension of the franchise
by the Reform Bill, which he thought • good measure
save the ratemying clause.. He sympathised with them
on the &dimss of trade in Bridport, and hoped the
"goal tint' long looked for would soon arrive for them.
In conclusion he said, einem I have represented you I
I have receivtd e very kindnessthat a member of Parliament
I could marls, at the bands of his constituenta. lam proud
to say that 1 have made many friends here, and not
a single enemy—(cheers). I return my best thanks
to one and all—to Liberals and Conservatives, for
all the kindness, the good feeling, and the oonflilence
you have evinced towards me during the twelve
years I have bad the honour to represent this borough
in Parliament. Allow me to say that I shall not part
with you in point of friendship. I shall often be
amongst you, and I hope that as often as I come I shall
have as many warm shakes of the hand as I have bad
during the last two day.. Nothing will give me
greater i leisure than in promoting your prosperity, and
I hope, whoever my soomesor may be, that he may be
as happy as you and I have been in our connection
during the last twelve years (loud cheersh—Mr.
Joseph Mondry, in • brief kindly speech. proposed that
the following &darer should be signed and presented
to the hon, gentlemen, in token of the respect and
attachment which the people of andport—both Liberals
and Ctonnervatives—feel towards him :
"To K. D. Ilodoon, Eoq,, )I.P. We, the underaigned
elect., and inhabitants .4 the borough a d neighbourhood .4
Dridport, apart from all political sentiments, d.-dre to repress
aWa="l,7tr'll'tiortnt ‘ltlell:o,7tuvii7.7.l oof tuteinf I: mt.
years, durtng which period ;ou hare so faithfully di.clurged
your itlitba. .ne of the bl cu1tic...4.4 Parliament for this bornugh
and ..ur respect and trd I. r you as a gentleman of honour,
• etturtviy, and liberality, and alto to assure you of our
best aloha, for your futon:Nipple...ad welfare."
- (lend cheers). —Mr. Hodgson said : I need not tell
you how glad I shall be to receive the memorial of
of which Mr. Gundry has so kindly spoken, to take it
home and show it thew who may some after me ; but,
above all thing., I want you to carry me in you' hearta
—(sheets)- -and! want you to recollect, that when I can
do anything for a Bridport man my greatest happinesa
will be to do it —(cheers). God binso you all—(cheers).
—Three more cheers were given for lir. Hodgson, and
the assembly dispersed. —On the occasion of his farewell
visit, Mr. Hodgson very generously presented a hundred
guineas, to be distributed—in sums proportionate to the
songregations—to the sick and poor connected with the
Bridport, Allington, and Bradpole road churches, and
the Independent, Wesleyan, and Baptist chapels in the
town. The address adopted at the meeting has since
been numerously signed.