The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-03-04 00:00:00

STRATTON.

Bistterrsinn BrneOLsicta.--Krs. Padloon, of
Wreak Word, with her well-known littersiity, bee jest
distributed. through Kr. W. if. Death 50 °wt. of osst
coal to the poor of this parish.

WZYMOOTEI.

REJOION Ix 011 l 2301100fa.—Mr. O. J. I'. Haabro,
M. P., on Thoreau, presented a petition to PlIfil&014111
from Weymouth in favour of isaintainlm tbe principles
of the Klemeatary Eduostlos Au t and rsUglous instrae-
doe.

—FATAL COLLOIDAL—The brig Vivid of this port, was
In collision off Sunder!rod on Saturday morning with
the brig Oak, of Sunderhied, which WU lying at
anchor off the bar. The Vivid waa severely injorsd,
and Robert Burt. seaman, of Weymouth, wadi tilled
by the jihboom of the Vivid falling upon Lim. The
Oak Irma also much lojurod.
GOOD TIMPLARE EiNTSOTAINNIST. -ch. Good
Tempters of Weymouth gave an " entertainment" on
Friday evening last. 1 unaccommodating doorbeeOffT
lost the lodge a rsp..4, but saved oar reporter the
trouble of we can't tell bow many epesohee. !metaled
of charging for their entertainments, would It not be
better if the lodge expended their shilling eantribittions
in providins SOM. unfermented wise?
CoxisTrib ELICTION. —The Mayor and Kr. Gals,
foam inwnis of the Town Clerk, had a dull day of it oe
Marsh 1, and lost all oharios of a Saturday's holiday, by
• tempest in • teapot whir& arose shout the elestion of
auditor. An opinion had ormo ventilated, au the old
auditor. say, that three years were quite sufficient for
any person to serve an offies, and so Om re-election of
Mr. Brown and Kr. Major was ettallenged almost at the
lams moment, end a erwitest, with all the machinery of
chief magistrate, ballot wareons. polleenten on ditty,
do., waa insvitahle. Mr. R. J Brown had boas
nominated by Mr. !Rapti., Mr. R. J. Major by his follow
tradesman and neighbour, Mr. Plowman; and Kr. J.
W. Board was Dominated by Mr. Webb, and Mr. Job
Pickard by Mr. Dennis. The old auditors issued the
following handbill :
To the Inhanitanta of the Borough of Weymouth and
Keicombs Regis.
We, the undenigned, having beim early nominated to fill
the °Mee of auditor.. very much regret that, through other
DomineUons at so late • paned, not oven slowing us Uses to
withdraw sod prevent the expense attendant on. poll. In the
Leznii: slate of the borough finamies, which pll ham thereby
Deese eery. The reams meigned for pereistang in the
lacier nominations eta, 'iii,,. yews being sufficient for •
Person to 11l Sc office: however conetienttoodi they may
have &erns:gad the duties thereof. which reason we hope will
not be lest eight of Sy the putties assigning the same in
reference to the offices held by themmeive• With this explana-
tion we leave the matter In your band., sod remain your
obedient sensate, 11.1. ilium and IL J. Sworn."

. Piakierd put out a handbill, asking hie friends
not to vote for him; but Mr. Board's friends evidently
mer.st brudneu. Five esreens were erected in the
Guldball, and tbe loyal voters had the advantage of
paatleing the secret voting plan in MelcomW Begin
:lie policeman whose name was most' eppropriste to the
pecan on," P. patrolled outaide, assisted by P.C.
Horn, and Sergeant Harvey, with the respected senior
sergeant-et-mass, guarded the sacred right from being
interfered with. A few voter, regarded their crosses
I to try how the " blot" was managed, and we hope
they felt better afterward.. Others, in epite of the
Meyor's plain directions for the "Guidance of Voters,"
marked their papers improperly, about a dozen Of so,
cud one benighted individual, after retiring to the
brown holland oomparteneet, wee about to violate the
low by taking the voting paper down the Hall stairs.
Sergeant Harvey, " from information received,'
hastened after the unhappy voter, brought him back is
triumph, and Unbind was save.j. The Indies were
ably represented, and voted a• if to the manner born,
with a sinsoir faint that would have delighted Mies
Booker. But, in finite of elope attention to duty, the
°Motels forme it dull work, for voters came in slowly.
Two or three at a Woe would be the number when
there was a " great rush." but io general. • single voter
wag rather mystified when told to go into the coin.
pertinent, and looked Puu'ed at having to choose out
of the five ho-pespe offered for his use. The poll was,
however, kept open all day, and the result was that
Mr. Major was in • minority, The followitir were the
numbers :—Board, 62 ; Brown, 40; Major, 23 ; Pickard
(retired), 6. Wean Board and BM WD were therefore
returned. The &weevers were Mr. Thomas Fooks,
nominated by Mr. Harper, and Mr. B. Parsons nom-
inated by Kr. Wieklos. There being no one to offer
to relieve these gentlemen from the not very welcome
duty, they were perforce returned.