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

THE ELECTION AT BRIDPORT.

The retirement of Mr. Augustus Goldsmid, the
Coesereative candidate, last Thurelay stoning,
deprived the election at Bridport the exciting
interest which would otherwise have Wooded it.
We have been told that Mr. Goldsmid received about
250 ateolute promisee, and that there ware a
number of the " free and independett.' electors who
mould not "make up their minds." The rank
and file of the Constitutionalist" are not • little
diaoomfited by this Wale of all the excitement of the
last two months, while the Liberals rejoios greatly
at their victory. The rumour of Mr. Ooldsmid's
retirement was beard with great credulity by many
in the town, and when the truth
could no longer be doubted, the liveliest
•nPreanions of disappointmeut were heard
so all directions. Something of this feeling was no
doubt attributable to the lois of esoitement the
abandonment of the contest portended at the elec-
tion, and something to the loam of anticipated beer
on the "acne occasion. But the sorrow of this class
amongst the elector, is short-lived, and demonstra-
tion. of a lively character were soon a-foot. Between
ten and eleven o'clock • party sat out with butters'
and brooms, and they diligently swept the gutters
and searched the cesspool. for the lost eandiiiste I
But they found him not. The enterprise, however,
provoked some fun, sod nobody was mach the worse
for it. Dariog the nest day several "squibs" were
issued by both parties, highly flavoured with
persoaal allusions, and • youth perambulated the
town made up to represent Mr. Goldrimid very
effectively. The joke, however, was not altogether
relished by some of the inhabitants of St. Michael's'
lane, and the moek-caedidate was tingled and
bespattered with mud till be ran off much futon
than he seemed capable of from his previous
simulated limping gait. Here is one of the handbills
Mr. Goldemid's retirement elicited:—

MISSING II
Since yesterday everting, from the neighboulhood of
Bridpnet, 'apposed to have fallen In • Taniiit, or other-
wise, • Man, with one eye and • oink leg. Whan
sorb wog wearing a white It ot, a ready-made emir, and
soiled, dark tr..w.r.. in the pockets of which wilt be
lotted an hotel bill and • few 000pera.
Any writsn blinging him biek to the Greyhound
Hotel, or dieing information to any of the undersigned,
shall restive the *l.,'. of his dimonsolete fro:lda.
Jelin Cokes. West Allingtoo,
KINOBBS6 K,x. Eiistmtreet,
HAUIT Sanokg, West street
EITIUTTT 8 •CTEICIIDCII. Weil-411.111t,
ISAAC BATSMAN, West-et:Nut.
Thle wee quickly followed by soother, equally
eloquent :
NOTICE

LOST, THE fribi-li-aANDIDA.TSI
:Apposed to be dielsopped by Salisbury.

He was lAA seen in a moot prostrate condition. in the
vicinity of S. Andrews, with tido back turned upon the
boeough. H. wee aerated very strongly with Tea,
appeared very ahottisighted, and did not seem to have
kg to sund on.
Anyone who can give such infer-motion as shall lead
to the apprehension and conviction of the offender, es
well as the remarry of the Candidate on or before the
Polling Day, shall be rewarded by
A. GOOD k WIT•EAM.
The undecided eleetors, with itching palms, were
tickled in the following steels
IiHYMES TOE THE Tian&
The untiedged Evictor of Ersdport,
To Whig sof to Tory his vote, brosght ;
But the Toree were bold. and no• who's No sold.
As the poor unpledged Voter of Bridport?

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We now moms to a more pretentious ooropoeitioa,
Wilk& is =using enough in it. way:—

A NEW SONG.
Tana :—The Spinning
Elisetors all, hear I relate
Tbe minim of a candidate
ben roon coin I and you
To vote vor him, the lamed Jew.
Tune--Your Spinning Whim&
Me aed he'd minim *null shoe dred,
To reach th. Zin from " Stwonen's Ed;"
Hie whip cord, in a little while,
Should weigh the stwone on Krtland Isle.
Wiz, ea
My small oord, an my liars, asd he,
Shall make a heap that .11 shall me ;
The boas slall prow, the h-op an elan,
To miake the asilcloth and the z aka
Wiz, kn.
. . _

..._,
miske crop. we Pram* yarn,
To reach 'row Bridport to Cape Morn;
We tow and waste I'll knit • sein.
To reach vrom Newfoundland to Spain.
Wig, ke.
To cart the goods to train, vrom town,
I'll pay, and knock the Turnpike down ;
The trains shall be so null and long,
As not to hold my nioe-verse song.
Wm, kg,
In Bridport all shall be employed ;
The want o' wrvk shall be destroyed.
I'll bay dree thousand girt fat bogs,
To gram* the loopers and the cots.
Wis. kg.
If all new vot.a will vote vor I,
I'll make the lave. and shun'.* fly ;
All shall make fortunes in a twink,
And vat the Somings Bank wi chink.
Wiz,
I'll turn the water into beer,
Whet all my •riends di lu• In dear.
Vront bsecy I'll knock off the tan,
And gi'et away by tans and socks.
ke.
"New voters, all go to the poll,
" And sdd your names ' roll ;
"Whit 'timid' ha' promised 'is n.l true,'
"Bo don't believe the Tory Jew."
Wig, gra
So far we have been (looting the Campoons Wised
in the Liberal interest, and their exuberant jollity
betokens ths satisfaction the Mese of Mr. Goldemiff's
candidature if riled them; but, the "squibs" of the
Conservatives are by no means wartime in power,
though they are of a .nore saturnine oast. Here 1..
local epic :
LAYt3 OF MODERN BRIDPOBT, No 1

A LAY OF '4l
1.
Tommy warns Bootehman,
Tommy as. a cheat.
Tommy came to Bridport
To try to steal the Best ;
Tommy went ti Warburton.
An Baglielunot wee he
" Pre, give me help at 'Bridport,
"For I want to be ILP."
2.
Fog Warburton to T y omm,
If you grant to be P."
" flare's a war for you to do it,
"That way is Bnbery :
"For such a man as you are,
"Gen never hope to be
"In the connol of the nation,
"Unlearn by Trickery.
"Now if that I do help you
"It must a bargaia be,
"Thu if either gets unseated,
" It most be you—not me.
Said Tom "I'll piornise faithfully
"If you'll help me get the mat."
Poor Wubuitsa I be knew not
Thst Tommy wee a cheat I
They both pat ao for BridPort
And both eltoted were.
The Bnbery was brought to light
Bat Tommy didn't mire
For altbo' he had promised,
That it needfal be would go,
He didn't mesa to keep la wood,
Oh! dew no! " Not for Joe.
a.
Said Warbuttoo to Tommy.
"Twilit agreed by 11.—.11 CU.
"That Coarse* should petition,
"'Team 1 should keep the place;
"And.. this great exposure,
"Our honour would destroy,
"You straightway must evacuate
"The Seat you've gained, my boy."
6.
Said Tommy unto Warburton,
"I very plainly see,
"That one of us wiU have to en,
"But that one won't be me.
'lt', clear that you are fearful
"Your character should go,
"But I have no gush scruple,
"roe non, to look you know."
7.
Poor Warburton be saw too late
He war in evil plight,
To have taken for hie colleague',
Such • mien and @holly wight..
But Tommy be was stubborn,
And would 'at yield • jots •
Bo Warburton he did give up
The seat that he had got.
8.
Now Joseph he was furious
At the took that Tommy played,
And mush he now regretted
That he'd coon to Tummy's aid,
He called the shabby reseal
" A die/roes unto the Houk'
And Una and other pretty amok
Did Tommy'a temper rouse.
9.
Then Tommy got so furious
He looped some blood to shad,
And • *battens* mat to Joseph
To fight—so it as, said;
But Joseph thought. and wisely,
'Twos an unworthy strife,
And 'palost a rip like Tommy,
Declined to risk his wits.

10.
& they patched op the quarrel,
To Tommy's great delight,
Py tho' he'd sent • challenge,
Rs never up-ant to 6gbk
What arguments were usCil
I.ln sore I cannot guy,
But Joseph's kept him In his pie's,
From that time to this day.
11.
Now all you men of Bridport,
Pray listen to my song.
And say, in this, If Tommy
Min% treat You nevy wrong?
Ant if you do me honour,
And receive well this my lay.
Its another tole to tell You
At no Mr, distant day.
There ataii issued on Saturdsy evening • large
ptsoard headed "Watch. welch," and it bore •
quotation from the Morning Star of Oct. 26;1902, of
, a case at the lf ulborough4trset polio. wort, to
, which "a smartly dressed female" was charged with
stealing a.gold watch and chain from Mr. T. A.
Mitchell, M. F., under peculiarly suggestive ciroimi-
stances. At the font was • sort of justification for
introducing this affair, in th• unprovoked insult.
levelled at the personal appearatios of Mr. Goldsmid.
This was followed by • handbill in red ink, setting
forth that the matter of the watch had been grossly
exaggerated. For signatures, there are colourable
imitations of the names of two of the Nonoonformist
ministers in th• town, and in Alderman of the
borough. Finally, thug* was a notice to the inhab-
itante ordering them to be attentive to "my
nominee's (Mr. M.'s)" address on Nomination Day,
Ae-. aig.ad "Joseph Ace-of-Spades, and Emperor of
Twinedotn." This will mires to inchoate the petty
and parental feeling which the election has
developed.
As soon as it was announced that Mr. Goldamid had
retired and there ...Ili consequently be no oontest
Mr. Mitchell, expressed his intention of gi•ing 000
for the benefit of the poor during the winter.
At the hour named but few prsons ware gathered
around the hustings outside the Town.ball. The pro-
ceedings were of every lifeless charrnoter.
Sh etly alter ten the Mayor IT. Collo& MO,
emerged from the Town-hall, sewommoied by Mr.
Witchell and he friends anl supporters, and gigeggg4
the hustings. The number present rarrounding the
erection we me told wee the smallest ever known and
throughout the proomsdings, no humour prevailed or wit
found an weeps from the crowd.
J. Grinner, M.A. proposed T, L. Mitchell,
their repress ntsti.e.
Mr. J. P. Singligite seconded.

No other eaodalate b log proposed, the Mayor
declared T. A. Mitoball, E Q., duly elackd.
T. A. MITVICLI., Eel. returned %beaks for the
honour done ban. lie concidered the the bill eonounciug
the retirement of Mr. faubbritid ca.l an un leeerved slur
upon the cousiituency, (..r he (Mr. Mitabell) had
rooeivrd 600 promiese. end 80 bad said they would out
rote, out of • constituency"( 1013.
Upon the propo.ition of Mr. kJITCBILt. woon,led by
Capt. sw • sa,Ps rote ot thanks wa• pawed to tie Mayor,
and the promedings terociasted after occupying about
an hour.