The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-10-14 00:00:00

IRON TRADS ARBIFULTION.

Ur. Rupert Rattle, ot Wolverhampton, appointed
actitrator between the masters and mon of the
mothern iron trade, has decided that tho present waist
of the Iron workers he continued,

TAUNTON ELECTION.

On Saturday, In oonfortally with the rules of the
Yarliscueoteary and Menial* Klutiore itot, "Henry
Jaillea. 0123, Wil tea- pluo, Lon dou' Kw., Q n's Counsel
and Her Majesty's S.diattor General," and "Sir Alfred
lireicric.k Adolphus Slade, But.," were duly nominated
tes candidates for the vacancy in the rnresentation of
the barony of Taunton, caused by the uneptencte by the
boner gentleman of the can conferred upon him by
Her Majesty. The ceremony took place lardore Mr.
Maud Beaton end Mr. John Hammett, bailiffs of the
borough, sitting in the Guildhall, between ten o'slock
In the forenoon and twelve o'clock, the two estimable
f:tlemen Bitting, except, perhaps, for the brief tan
minutes the performance lasted, In solitary dignity
for the two Lours specified, sod for the "one hour
after," which the law requiter, without soy further all
being made on that to exerelee the function for whleh
they were present. The iLlicitor-thineral was proposed
by C. H. :30radt, &di and seconded by W. Rawllamm,
2eq.; ei,,Lt other d registered elector. signing the
aomlu.o.ion paper. Sir Alfred Slade was proposed by
John Marshall, Esq., of Etelmoot, and seconded by
Robert Persona, Isq , of Taunton, tanner; and eight
regietered electors segued his nomination piper.
ln the evening a Liberal meeting wan held, and turfy
2,000 attended. CoptAn Hayter, the new M.P. for
Ba.h, was present, and was enthuaisketkeelly cheered.
In a& Treeing the meeting, the Solicitor•Gueral eel tibet
the riovernment oould not regul to prime or tufa, but
one thing they had done. When the present Ministry
aline Into °Sloe the taxation per head upon the entire
population wu £2 tr. 61. Doting the five years In
which the Ooverna, LC had held °Moe they had so
reduced taxation that, instead of each mac, woman,
and child paying £28.. 61. • year, the tirade° had
been redooed to £2 4.. 5.1 : so that awls individual
person had got rid of • tayment of more than 4'.—
(cheers) As to the election, be sold, unless Taunton
voters did what they had never done before and broke
their promises be should be returns ; Le would not say
by hundred., but by more than • bandred—oettaluly
Ilextla• Ererr Promiu he had reworded had been gives
to him personally and oh!erfully, and if time promisee
were kvpt, as ho biked they would be, he stated
emphatically that he cauld not Lao this election—
(peat cheering.) If these promisee were kept, or even
nearly kept, ho mu t win tins election by a msjority
which wottd not hi a aural' eue—(renoired oheering )
Sir /WM= SLID' addressed a crowded muting of
Oenservatives electors at the Corn•Zanhange, and spoke
eondeenUy of litioCeM.

TEI POLLISO.

11 o'olosk.—The polling ootorninusel ibis morning at
Tsunton, and trammels quietly, nal with ,nt inter-
mission. Tao Libetal orgazdastlon Is stated to be very
s 4.
1.30 pan.—Tho friends of ths Sollcitor-General hays
humid an antinunrement that be is winning by a large
NO ally.