The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-02-03 00:00:00

BRIDPORT ELECTION.

A party of Consartratives hold • private meeting at 11
the tots; lon on Monday erecting, Vie result of which '
was that a requisition wee sent W Mc. Whethain,
one of the Sher Bt of the city of kindon, and a native
of thu town, and to Mr. glputuatone, sou of Sir datum
ElpLiustone, who reaidge in the borough.
Oa Tuesday evening oruwJs wtmt to the railway
station to meet Mr. &Moho I, sin arrivad by the 5.50
train, and was received on the platform by • large party
of fritocit, amidst the basalts of tho assemblage, firing
of oaunou, A carelato and pair awaited hid arrival,
but the horses were at ones dispensed with, and from
forty to fifty stalwart friends attached strong ropes to
the carriage, and drew hlgn la triumph to the Ball
Rotel, weeded by the Town Iliad.

FRIDAY NIGHT.
The Cow/treatlves at Bridport have determined not
to oppose the return a Mr. Mitchell. The old gentle-
man addressed the electors on Thureday, but he is
become very feeble and his address wu far from being
equal to what Bridport people expected. Many remarks
were made respecting it, and is Total Liberals earnestly
requested the Coneervatlvii leaders to bring foreiird
another man. We think it right to say Mr. Mitchell
is Baden from severe indi.positlon, and at the time he
spoke he was playsioaily hicapable of making • speech,
Mr. liisy IA now atteudiog bin, and his failure before
the electors arose entirely from his Iliac.. Some
Idberals here express an opinion that he wcsild ham
acted wisely had he resigned, but it is to be hoped be
will reesever his strength and be able to fight the Liberal
battles on many future pension.
In his addreea, Mr. Mitchell asaure4 them he had
not ()hanged his Lib.ral opinions. Whilst remembering
he represented the constituency, he mould not forget
that the Nonconformists first brought him to Bridoert
and made him their member. To them he was eep2-
(golly grateful; but on the other hand he wished it to
be distinctly underst-iod that be was not prepared to
vote for the disestabliahment of the Church of England
(ebeere)—eertainly not-- dia•iootly not—(loud and pro
Imaged sheering). It was • large question, and one
which be might have to think more about in • few
y.ars, but at present be was quite decifed noon the
point—fakeers). Great and pray* questions would come
before the next Parliament, and one of thorn was
whether the present sonatitneneies were te he turned
Into electoral distrietii. His imprcesion was that STRIP
Wally that change would be off. cted. As far as he
wield judge of the prop-aed reform It appeared that
there would be three electoral distriote in 1.) 'notable*.
the centre of ono of whieh wonl,l be Brideert, an that
they would be joist AR well off as now. With reretni to
/owe questions he ehould alwayi ba the friend of the
working men. The Lle-ollng Act h, ap -rovod, and he
ink' on the Education questiou ho should vote with Mr.
Dixon.
After a short interval Mr. Mitchell again appear:id at
the window, by the side of Mr,. miaebell, whom be
harridan:o*d to the crowd below, with—" Wise and
Gentlemoe,—Mrs. tiltohell, my wife." She gr.:piously
se tnowledged the oft-repeated oh ere of the assembly,
and Ma enthuesetic were the people that, escorted by
Mr. J. Geodry, she again smi ing's bowed to them.
Mr. GoODRY mode 110710 o)l3irltliat3l7 [O3IOIJI,
and the pro•eedings ended.
Mr. Mitchell has address.' a oiroular to every
*teeter la the borough, in which after riagrstalog ceased-
ingly the short time preceding the emotion ten bared
It impossible for him to Garry out a pereonel etoro,t,
be says that as he attaches much itoport•noe to visiting
his eonstituents at their own houses. *a that he may
have the opponent, y of talking sulej•ota over with
ri th and iitarnlog their views on the •srious inerueirse
eof day, be will make • point of remaining in
B prt for a fortnight for the purpose.
SATURDAY.

The election has been the most quit we li.ve over
known. Not • single agilb has been alroole!el hal
only one speech in ide by a esndidate, with another by
Mr. Gundry sr gm! • orie NI we ever heard from him.
and that is saying a groat deal. The Conservatives
say, that knowing well 'hit Mr. Illitchel's purse bast
been io extensively need in charities connected with
every clam of electors that it would oe ills to attempt
to oppose him. and vr,uld only plow thole who
wanted the ezeitement of in oleatioo but would rots
for Mitobell, net from any political feellow, bat because he
glee a substentisi pro,' of hie liberality to every elector
whn will accept it. They hire without doubt note%
wisely. It would hove been madness to attempt to
unseat him. Saudiy was the day of nomination,
and there was not the slightest extitein.mt. Mr. T. C.
Fioussell who has nearly reached hie 90111 year was the
proposer, and Mr. Jos. Gundry sserended. The eight
gentlemen besides aliening the paper we are informed
are Moms. B. P. Goo 'ry, Jae. Williams, William
Fluunsell, Charles Newberry, J. U. P. Montagu, P.
F. Gundry, Bliss Ca, and Henry Rowell. Amongst
the tan above samet fire are Ohorehmen, sus i des
Dissenters Mr. Mitoheli pledged himself not to sup-
port any colleen. for she diseetablishment and diem-
dowmait of the Church, hence tie failure of opposition.
We are credibly informed that but for this announee-
went there would deoidedly have been • etreauotte
opposition.