The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-11-17 00:00:00

ELECTION AT SHAFTESBURY.

Mr. G. G. Glyn was re-eleeted member for
Shaftesbury without opposition on Monday morning.
WEYMOUTH NOMINATION.

The humours of the elections were mach fewer
than on many previous occasions, and only one squib
appeared to awake the passions of the mob. This
was of so low an order that the printer was ashamed
to append his name. It related to the sale of some
" Irish rigs," which were stated to have been bought
at 7a. 6d. and a pot of beer, and one of them to be
" black from the snout to the tip of his tail." The
nomination took place at twelve o'clock on Monday,
at the hosting. erected as usual in front of the
King's Status, the open space there affirdiog ample
room for all parties under the eye as it were of the
good old monarch in whose time Waymouili elections
were attended with far more serious wiemiquences
than of late, often being the COM of bloodshed.
The Conservatives assembled at a quarter past eleven
at he Gloucester Hotel. tnarched!d .wn in not very
great force, and took up a posiii•m between the
busting* sod the Royal Terrace. Shortly after the
Liberals came down from the Belvidere in serried
phalanx, hundreds strong, and garrismed the side
nearest to the esplanade in such numbers aa show, d
they were not in the least fear of being " driven into
the sea." Substantial hustings had been erected,
and these were suplimented by waggons for the
nuchei of either party, and the whole were densely
tilled. The number of the outsiders did not seem
so great as has met here on former occasions, fir,
although the weather was beautifully fine, and the
suit /lone down with brilliancy upon the scene,
there was • keen fresh breeze that mode the "whit.
horses" dance in the Bay,the imparaionel politicians
to clothe themselves in great ants, and this unhappy
scribes to huddle together and blow their fingers for
warmth. The introductoey chsfEog was very good.
humoured, and the mob was fain to extract amuse-
ment from the desperate efforts of some Lite arrival
to climb into the waggon deooted to its side. A
strong posse of "specials" throated to demolish any
attempt at disturbance.
The M•roa arrived about flee minutes to twelve,
and was received with hearty sheers led by Mr. Sol.
Sly, and joined in by all around.
E. BAIL!, Eel., proposed H. Edwards. Esq., and
three cheers were given for Mr. F.dwards, and even the
Conservatives seemed Maimed to unite.
Mr. LUNDIS seconded. _ .

Mr. S. }Snows was proud when he recollected that
• few weekt ego both Comervatives and Liberal, were
chained and bound down, that be was one of those who
hal been the mean, of knocking off those chains. Cries
of "S'arvation." and loud groans and hi.ses, in the
midst of which Mr. Brown proposed Mr. Powell.
Kr. GASIELL seconded in a speech of great length,
interrupted by yelling, cheers, anti oounkr chew..
The Mayor in vain unmated to the mob, but the con-
fusion Mermaid fearfully, and the mob's patimami was
at an end when Mr. 8.1. Sly pat iu a remark. The
"new blood" of the constituency was up, and there was
• rush to turn him out, which being stoutly resisted
ensued in • desperate struggle.) Mr. Gasketl con•
tinned to gesticulate vehemently; bat the audience
were determined to bear little of what be sail, and he
emuluded by exclaiming "Gad defend the right !"
(tremerniout uproar).
Dr. SMITH proposed Mr. IlattibTO, Amid freqtleet
•
interruptions.
W. STMnXDII, sewn/ed.
H. EDWARDS, EN., was received with ahem from
both sides. He est'', mod himself hopefbl that Mr.
Powell and himself would occupy the principal places at
the poll.
J. J. POWILL. El., next spoke, and urged the
Lib irate to elect Mr. E I wards and himself.
C. J. T. FiAmsao, Esq., was br‘...f. From his
canvas he felt that he had every ellen°s of success.
The Matto* then put the names of the several
candidates to the audience, and a very large nuniber
held up their Maids french, It wu rather difilmit to
decide from the reporter's point who had the ma) ,rity ;
but the M.yor declared without !Imitation that the
show of hand, was in favour of H. Edward., Eeq.. nod
J. J. Powell. El. Mr. Wel.ford demands) • poll on
the part of Mr. Harobro, whieh was fixed for the next
day (To'. lay), and the assemblage dispersed at or several
rounds of sheers.

auld lro. Zelgrene, atheoroar6 at.
I"HeP"dtold"thlirkh. obswetyrr. tulh:ltY by
t
bad ,plenty of tfleie, awl woald wait kl dra rether thou
not be h.ard. Alter • slight pause- in saw interruption.
hi Proceeded to deal with the siesertista of tbdthleseheltric
Guardia. that he could not Walla a 'paella by leforri2l
to los having once spoken in Parlt 1,190 n the
qumtioo of commons around Londoo, when he said be
speech met with great eonsideration. He farther argued
that he could eves speak without having hie spiteA
written out, which he said We. moos IliaD Caltl'at
could do; but referring to some elaborate notes at this •
pint, these remarks ere.. greeted with • shout of
oe,i.ive laughter. The remainder of het speech thee
consired of reading at intervals the "Conservative
cats ghoul," which oar readers will have seen pouted up
on m'se "Alb, intcepo sting it with orieinal remarks of
be own mesh las "Who did so and en? Why the Liberal,
by God r What devil of • row those fellowe make
(ionci wax ) d—te 'ma^ "Oh you may make • row you
sweet-laced lookins lot, bet yea won't fitgblen
I',. got a devil of • lot of pluek Is me, and so oe.
Mr. Druz haying finish.' this edifying addrest,
Mr. F • gayed to spook, but his remarks
were inaudible to the reporters from the continual din
that wee mamtained.
A show of hen 'a .eaa then celled, end it was annociocod
In favour of Mr. Drat, but this wee to he amounted for
by the fact that • large number of Mr. Ceteraft's sups
p,rters bad gone to the shop of • local baker, flora ,
whence they shortly after returned, bearing a 'omit) di
loaves elevated on pole.; the larger specimen of the two I
being emblematical of the cheap loaf conferred by the
repeal of the Coft Laws, and the smaller and half bed
to r.-present a Tory administration. A general acragnble
then ensued for the poeseeion of , these levee. bat the
police formed themselves in line between tee oona adios ,
parties, and, with the exception of on. or two bleeding ,
110.011, no mischief was effected, end, the proceedings
being now at an r nd, the mob dispersed, following ti
different eandidste.
A poll, of enure, was demanded.
About 2, heads Only were held up for Mr. Freeman Ile.