The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-01-14 00:00:00

THE BOROUGH MEMBERS AT TON
TRADESMEN'S DINNER.

The animal dinner of the merchants and tradesmen
of Weymouth was held on Wednesday evening lad, as
Mr. Dunn's Victoria and Great Weetern Hotel, with
the patronage and presence of both the borough mem
hers, C. Hambro, Lg., and H. Sdwards, Esq., and
under the ereddenoy or the Mayor, Mr. J. Robertson.
His Worship was supported right and left by 0.
Hambro, Beg., M.P., and H. Rdwarde, Erg., 11. P.,
there lake also preseut—Mr. A. B. Folder (Warmed)
Mr. J. Timid, Mr. R. if. Mot, Mr. H. Wheeler, Ildh
Welsford, Rev. E. Headland, Mr. Rowe, Dr. Drew,
Mr. Talbot, Mr. G. Snot, Me. Oakley, Mr. Cross,
Mr. J. Vinceet, Mr. G. R. Crichnah Rev. J. Lipid-
ma, Kr. T. Poole, Kr. R. Thomas. Mr. •ylethary, Ma
Alumblootit:
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Dr. Third. Dr. Moorhead, Mr. J. Grime, Mr. S.
Milledge, Ms. J. Robertson, jun., Mr. W. 3. %Undid%
Mr. Landis, Rev. W. Lewis. Mr. A. Bolt, Mr. Hole,
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7.lffranord,..NPMr.lourennaa„.cr.Balf
Arden worthily °factual as vies °batman. Mr. Duna
psi:neer.
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e•pital haunch of venison was also eontributed to the
feast.
The MAYOR gave the loyal and patriotic
shulkCa"sinpdtiwnessineyllyFaes:iterrkattafttiereTrayea.:hrPe*Pd44lj7en:dufaurswheof saliWhed:heYmt":mntsiganhfimarlimirTaltrille.
and Capt. G. Eliot replied for the volunteers.
Mr. R. if. ELIOT proposed the " Bishop and Clergy
of the Meese, and s of other denominationa.-•
Might the day be distant when at our senti.publia,
smeideial gatherinv, we are indifferent to the clergy-
men for that would seem • sign of indifferenoe •
religion itaef, and • Tory plaln one of a oorrupt and
decayed condition of society. Some thought dammed
would be better freed from the trammel, of the Stain
and from that plethora of wrath supposed ao
their energies, but the Church of Ragland do=
always offer prises to her deserving servants A friend
who at college went with Bounden Palmer for examina-
tion passed, while the latter was plucked, but while Sir
Hoarded Palmer had now deservedly reached high
liononrs in the State, the clergyman had continued in a
living of £2OO a year. We also wish well to the
ministers of ether denomination.; people are not now
disposed to look so mach at the system as to the indivi-
dual man, an 4 he who ..is the example of a godly cad
self-denying life has the people's love. May the lased
never Lek sad allaill•111 as these, for we want men la
the midst of all our business, our strivings, and our
-
activities, who will remind us that
Ms not the •iiole of Ills—to
/for all of death—to die.'
(Applause.) lie coupled with the teed the dim or
the Rev. J. Stepbooson and Rev. W. Lewis.
The BAT. J. Elemaiggsoe replying said these ants
stirring times for parsons, and they mum awake to their
duty, or riothieg bat di.graoefal failure awaits them.
Looking over at the forest of Malta io the Roads old
the harbours, we must be couvinced there le an im-
portant future before Weymouth, ualeag some egre-
Mous binder be made, and he (*ocean:dated the
Mayor and Corporation that they were so on the alert
that no such binder was likely. The clergy had the
deepest interest in the moms of their work, and he
bespoke for the clergy the sympathy of the laity It,
return.
Rev. W. Laing responded for the Nonoonfortal ag,
The mlnietsm here are in cordial ea operation an I he
never toned the clergy shrink from doperstim in a
dessesing object, nor did the townsmen withbol utak
help.
The Cadmus gars "The Bortreffit embers •
—(applanes)—Weymouth serer bad two me,
always ready to do anything in thel r power tgg
the good of the towa—(applaase).
Mr. Hannan renwesed theaks, mad mid bow pleased
ha was for the spperemdty a meting 0 many of his
friends. He looked mon this quite
meeting, and the mat of the revive/ of this &kakis
custom be believed WY As. to their we run, mayor. Eb,
hoped it would long coatiam—(bearb ',kw., oyes
Is In this light, he should net dodo o politics. They
Item what his votes were; but he would say be had
always dm his beet to nialataia she British c00e,....
non. He believed they had a d ght to eat and drink,
to bay end sell aa they liked, se Mg as they did not
interfere with the public and 'general good, and they
had • right to send their Mid enao kb.; and
where they liked--(hear). should now try to take
• little look into the futon; Her Ksjesti'll Ministers
did net tell mush ; but one t'4.l be area prophesiii;
that we shall have is ergeoluelo. this
YOWLS= : That's very 1.. d isideed—lambiee)77lll4
would have • seeds dem led to dolmens Issoslatioa,
she added of looal laza sion would be disowned—fa
"And Itheaslais")--yes, and the 'MON of
lisensiag will COMO up COLS—and an opposition math
he raised to the Lineal ne Ull, and some Meese of the
Lineation Bill. There woad also be attacks cm the
law of primgediure, and the Game Lowe the endow -
went of the Irish eduesticio, and the purchase of fnes
Irish railways was also seriously sontemplsted- flo
seriously that • friend et his had invested very ha gay
in Irish railway* having mink £12,000 In the pure Aid
of Irish railway shares, under the impression thr a the
Goverment will boy them up. Then Mr. Gls* ideas
and his Government ate not earticalarty aad .us
tura out of clica—iVoiete : "No, net at all likely ;
how about Disreeli?")--to some of them it we. • great advantage to be in adios ; but this year no 'babe we
shall see a shelling In the paok--Hanglity rj. No
doubt Mr. Bram will not be mud tomer there, for
the polkas and he dodt gaits: agree—(t'd* "flow
about Lydon r)—•ad Mr. Ayrton too wool i enviably
go. (V0i000.: "flow shoal Disraeli r Nr,
But the Otoservaldre petty would not try to d° mod
to tarn them out —Gaughter and applaassj. Re would
now talk about the pest. Although the rem bad begun
badly for Weymouth, he might °awarded, them an
Its turning out very well, thauka to the Mit of the
Prince of Wales, among other ends. It takes • very
long time for the town to get over the bed name wind
had guile unnecessarily bed given ; but now,
owing to the commensement se line drainage worts:
which me due so mush to our worthy Mayor, he
aaab.lielltdurthanledMiket:antootuaMbilideci 4WlLPagras7thw4isr. through whom erbibititath:baiy6.le, every prospect of having a 2-rot rate regatta, and a
race from Portsmouth to Weymouth, and from Wey-
mouth to Torquay. He hoped it would be • good
regatta, and be should be glad to give as mash to the
mots' alt, did to the rem—(applecuse)—for he did
not am why the regatta should not be emoursged as
much as the taces—(hear, hear), Dories the nest year
he believed, there would be attaoks upon the Q11111ea.•
plate, and he mard the plata was to be takeo away
from Wisymonth. But the Queen's plates ate not paid
for by the nation, but out of the gni List, and if any
would benefit It, it would be the queen, and we all
know she is pretty well off—(lmaha, and applause).
goisen's plate is • very great eneourageomet for
the breeding of those homes that can stay and lad
and espeddly of them suited for cavalry bona, and
we all know whit cliffienity there is in baying soot
hens.; therefore be depresated the removal of tbe
titt.—(aPPislan). With sal the former dem
s. -
ise of amount, md the drainage and tie regatta,
he traded it would prosper, and wishing ••••. all •
happy new year, he thanked these for the manner in.
which they bad drunk the tmet—(spelaine/
Mr. EDWIADS having thanked them, jocularly said
be was thankful to hear there is no prospect of a
dissolution. But lie almost began to think that his
worthy friend and he bad °hanged pima oe that he
mum find fault with his triads la the Government.
He was greatly offended to Sod himself left out in the
cold, and hie !mod let into all the secirets of the
Othemit—Haughterl. He thought his worthy fraud.
after
tren "Fa
ingpretstilly fairt polite "rein ht. la eb.pesoshe—(cluldanged.latetarl.
ag for binged Mr. Edward, said, be did not intendto break the 14she and trespass on politics, Lie seal
aot pretend to go iota the inters, and with the past he
believed the nation wee pretty well matted, so they
would pea It over. ll bagked 04XII thil as • very
pleasurable you to Weymouth. They came down hers,
hearing that 'dads are molded, and mote forested
Ignoring all polities, with one view, the gement welters
sad promedly of the towa. He remembered *slat their
gathering lad year, they were limeade( over • self
bed 0.4600, and somewhat in • desponding mood' bus
to-day they wen rather In • cioatrary trams at Wad 's
they were rejoicing at \Mug had rather • better
sad therefore he hoped that their g°-".
will so tend to content all together that folder
peeserity may be In dm. He led year expeamed.
the iminion that the (meal prosperity el the solloftlr
mast Sod Its way to Weymouth, and be wan aow glad
to discover that it has remind here. And be.
keyed It might continue to do so, for at as time was
the nation so prosperous emit is as the pessat momet.
The Prime Kidder add the other day that " We're.
• wealtn.mking people ;" it may sems dame to you;
but It a no leas tree Um we have in this lids dad
of ours amend more weeith ie the prima sectary
than had been &awned Me In predates esaturies,
even going bask to the time of Julius Knew. And we
have amensuldsci more wealth In the led 20 yeses
than in the previous 60. And whoa the staildise are
th:leitirelpaimblairvedikkegal
dowiesPelegyruieweal.l believe
the year
whelm lw:mbogylifftelithFit
Skids the time et would ••••
Mane, and that Is will foe idle Wsyme.th, that
in lone pert will led lie way loge— orpiume.

bar, esr,) Two of the moat Micah thine at the
present moment, appear to be theme the mistreat
Jay. to the 000 k, We are going to have • grand
dinner, oast you invent a new dish?" That
seems a most difficult thing; but for after.dinner
mashes, it seems you can invent nothing that is new.
If. therefore oanld only say he should be only too
happy to do anything to promote the welfare of the
borough. Ws worthy colleague promotes the regatta,
and he (Mr. Halyards) need not tell them bow very
heartily he would do that or anything else- be would
embody it all In the word "anything " that eould eon-
duos to the prosperity and welfare of the pleas
—(great applause.)
Hr. Hagen° proposed Ito health of the Chief Yogis.
trete of the town, enlarging on big merits, which are so
universally known and reeognised, and he concluded by
saying they could not do • better thing than look after
their draitte—(hear, hear, and 0111114111 i honours)
The MATO& reeponded, thanking them for the kind-
shown towards him and remaking that many of
his dearest wishes had been carried out. He reviewed
the municipal doings of the pat year. and as to the
drainige scheme he sail it eouid not be expected it
wooid please everybody, and if the eleetors felt that be
and the gentlemen who usually ao'sd with him did
not please them, let the electors turn them out of
. . .

MT. EDWARDS spoke of the Importance of agreeing
to differ in Mutdoipal Councils, awl gore the health
of the Corporation, coupled with Mr. Alderman
Howard.

_
Ole* part) : "Ye Gentlemen of England."
Mr. Alderman HoW•II.D mede a humoroua end
eloquent 'peach, in which he had a sly hit at the formal
apologies sometimes used at public dinners. Speaking
of the doing' in the Connell, he said that was a most
appropriate song just now—' When the stormy winds
do blow," but he assured the oompany that when they
did, it was all for the good of the town. Weymouth
was one of the first of watering placer, and With Poet-
ised was the prinolpel seaport on this ooest—(hear)—
and we feel like a blooming young lady who hay not
had an offer of marriage, that we have been mealy meg-
larded. If. we. very sorry to see thee. blessed iron
clad, bad come to any berm, but if they had been in
Portland Roads, what • lot of mosey would bare been
eared to the natloc—(hsar.) Admirals of a previous
age had the notion they must go to Lisbon wham they
cm drill the men; but If they would try Portland
Harbour for one winter,rit would create mush good feel
hag in Weymouth arid Portlacd, and the °dicers would
afterwards say that harbour to the clew above all
others—(le,ar, beer.) In Weymouth we must take up
great semtions, and as in time, gone by, steely potter
about !netters in our own neighbourhood. We cannot
expect to have all agree in a town of this sig.; but he
hoped these meetings would take plass every year, that
sa the more we meet together, the more WO are like One
LAPP! family. As to the drainage. It would drain our
pockets pretty well ; but he hoped it would be one of the
beat iovestments for the town. Mr. Howard referred
to the old times when Weymouth used to suture four
member. to Parliament, acd there never was • better
piece of patronage, for ti e authorities knew there were
more loyal hearts here than among the tune mere of
fink and blood in *owe larger places, and one of the
beet ways in which we had proved our loyalty was to
wards the geese and Prince and Princess of Wales. In
conclusion he returned thanks for the Aldermen only,
as there were sufil sleet 'peahen among the Counaillors
to answer for themselves —(spplaues.)
Mr. EDWARDS explained that, in consequent., of
what wee said at the Mayor's banquet, he had made
more than one visit to the Admiralty to get the
Channel Squadron to winter at Portland. instead of
Lisbon. But the late First Lord was decidedly opposed
to the change. The 'titanium is not propsrly termed a
Channel Squadron, but an Evolutionary Squadron,and
the practice of themes, and officers cannot be performed
bare to the winter, becalm among ether things they
would seemly ever get dry sails in the Channel, while
they are not subjeet to that where they go. Ile also
waited on the new First Lord, and he was equally
oppeeed ; beside that he had spoken to Admirals, and
Cattt. East, andiheyall agreed, go that the OW he
found perfectly hopeless—(hear).
The CIILIIISIke notiond that there bad been letters
an the gull set in the rives, and Capt. Sherard °Amen
was in favour of retaining our ships here in the
winter, and he suggested that Mr. Edwards should
move, and Mr. Hombre. support, • resolution in the
House of Commons that the Chsnuel Fleet should
winter in this country.
Mr. EDW•RDS WU perfectly willing W move auch •
resolution if there was the most remote chase's of any-
thiag being gained by ii; but be felt he should only be
laughed at—(bear).
There were now loud calls for Mr. Landis to return
thank s.
Mr. LUND!! thought it rather unfair to be osilod on
alter no eloquent an alderman as Mr. Howard. He did
vet know if there any politico left in Weymouth—(oh!)
—betild not moan to be sweetie, the question at
present was what would bit promote the material
prosperity of the town. They wore now brood to
carry out a eyetem of drainage which might involve
amending £3•400 or 1:35.000, and upon the advise of
Sir John Cooke. The Mayor hal bean ...neared for
&aping that be believed iu +hewer Sir Jahn Coode
%Awed, hut he (Mr. Lludie) considered him right,
bonus, they must have IMO one whose judgment they
eould depend upon. He himself came into the Connell
supledged to any party, only determined to carry nut
what he believed to be right. Let them separate Irn
retpolities from municipal matters, for the Tows
ell has to do with the represintatlon of the town
lathe Imperial Parliament ; he was well known as •
Liberal in Imperial politics; bat they had no right to
seorifiee the intermits of the town to anything else.
The drainage question ho supposed was settled and
they wanted now to forget anything else that bed se
bog separated them, and to week together to promote
the Interests of Weymouth, Mr. Landis' enlarged at
some length upon this tepid, and his sesseet Irma mach
applao ded.
Mr. Anent gave the "health of the County Ifni&
tratee," in • nest and appropriate speech, and
Mr. POSTER retorted thanks.
Mr. WILSTORD proposed "The Borough Megistretee"
sia,;-h some apposite remarks on the value of tee male-
The megietrates bad looked at their ditties from
a ukeea!al point of view, and though the Government
bad acted somewhat like a grant school master. sad
eald we AIWA all, like boys, be off home at 11 o'clock,
the boreogh retegistretee had exercised their discretionary
power. and allow.e.l them to stay open one hoar longer
—(applause.)
Dr. Tee two responded. They had at their side •
most violent clerk, to at. them in their deliberations,
and they always ondooooarott to temper their judg-
ments with merey—(bear, hear).
Alderman THMAD gave the hada' of the .r.rough
treasurer, Mr. O. Andrew.. the Town Clerk, Hr. F. C.
Mersa, aad the Magistrates' Clerk, Mr. Ardis—
(applause).
Mr. ARDIS' respoodod, and spoke of the kindness
and itoortasy he had always mislead from the beach of
magistrates.
Dr. Titbit]) gave" Prosperity to the town Lad trade
-Of Weymouth," to which
YR ATLI/MORT responded in an eloquent speech.
The cilaissial followed with the "Town and Trade
of Doirebester, and
Kr. J. Bret and Ur. J. T. Eason responded, amid
&pelisse,.
Mr. Hamelin gees "The Ladies," ecupled with the
name of the lady mayoress, lira Robertion—(applau.se).
The Caw= kW responded, and stated that k.. 1500 bed
been raised during the pest yew for the New Hospitals
—(much applause).
The health of Mr. Dons, the worthy hest, was e'en
hy the MAYOR, who expressed a hope that we might all
meet again next year, sod hare as good • dinner as we
bed enjoyed to-day.
Mr. Dont responded, explain; his pleasure, and tho
party soon broke up.

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CHILD BURNT TO MUTH AT ,wEvuoura.

On Tuesday wonting, a little boy named Proctorial'
(t-roll, aged two years and one mouth, sat himself on
ire, and neeived Buell injuries that he died text morn.
ins. It appears that about • gimlet before eight la
the morning the (ether, who delivers owl, left hint in
the kitchen while be himself went out in the yard.
The fire waa lighted, and there Iran an oil 'amp oo the
table, and another (Wild, fear years old la the room.
It seemed that the children mast have played with the
lamp, and tried to light it, for • pleas of lighted paper
wee found. In playing the little boy easight hie night-
/Dem on fire. The children wretched, and the mother
seem running downstairs, sad totted bet little boy in
dimes. She extinguished them. ised Nest for Dr.
Simpson, by whom the liege sufferer was properly
wttendwi; but lie died at 10 minatea past one ou Wed.
emits, morning. An inquest wee held in the afternoon
at the Chispalry Tavern at these o'clock, before G.
Symonds, Eat , *eraser. It appeared that the
lamp worn a bessithas lamp. Dr. &mown was there
20 minutes Ow the accident, and called frignestly
jasessrit The child genii speak op till about one
o'clock as Tuesday, and after thst become delirious.—
The Jury retarsed • verdict of Aolidentel Death,"
and gave their fees to the father.

PORI% tND.

Sicetadalr se THE Palioo.—A daring and rasestly
robbery itas been committed within the very baud tries '
of the Prison itself, and almost under the nue (so
to speak) of an allow in charge. In a salting room at
Lb. entrancethe Prison is kept a box screwed to the
wall, to receive the donations of visitors, the money
being gsootpd to lb* expenses of the school and the '
°Moors' Reeding room. The box was lately opened,
alter the usual interval of &solve mantle, and although
ou previous missions, them ban always been a
ootiaiderable SUM therein, and very moo) visitors haws
been admitted daring the led Pori °all stunt ZI
and a lot of uppers were found in the loos. The
carpeoter raw truss, on taking it down from the wail,
that it had bees tampered, and it was discovered that
the bottom had been opened. It is right to state thet
the room has hem visited by every one coming to the
prison, the ow:tricots' friends sod all. as that a very
large number and various clause cd people moot have
emu the box. The robbery is the more prOltekiogy
biome on New Yeai. Day, the governor of the Prison
O. Clifton, Eau., had spokeu to the 0M M/ assembled
om paruls, wished then • twiny New Year, Paned •
MO salvo= on their outdate during th, put year,
and impressed a boos that there would be eves fewer
osesee of sornplaint dudes the 'Gulag year. The very
well day he had to ask their essistanao in dading oat
gse perpetrator of the above robbery;