The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-06-02 00:00:00

AFTER THE ELECTION.
(Freon our otros Correspondent.)
. . .

Truly there is" a wisdom which multiplieth bitter-
ness." and such appears to be the wisdom dothinsuit at
Canford Manor. I had fondly hoped to have done with
electioneering for years to come; but since Wednesday
there has been loud talk if another petition, actions for
personation, assaults. and Heaven knows what beside;
but the greatest surprise of all is, the remarkable letters
appearing in to-day's papers, signal by the Brothers Guest,
who appear to have made up their minds to eat the lion.
Evelyn Ashley alive! Yon, of course, have seen the
cimespondence referred to, and will form your own
opinion upon it. It is right however. yes should know
how mad the writers were to rush into print, for Mr.
Ashley had not received the manuscripts two hours, before
he saw them gracing the columns of the Tiowx ! I believe,
however, the hon, gentleman has condescended to
acknowledge their receipt notwithstanding. But really
is not Sir Ivor verifying the old story of" calling the
kettle black and does not his letter remind you very
, strongly of what one has heard concerning a certain
gentleman reproving sin r Sir Ivor taunts Mr. Ashley
with the imputations cast upon him by the "mut honour-
able platform" who spoke in Mr. Ashley's behalf ! But
what did Sir leers "respectable people' say of Ur. Ashley I
Let us see. By Mr. Johns, of Newpert. Monmouthshire,
Mr. Ashley was said to have run away from the Isle of
Wight without paying his expenses ; and he hail heard
something about an "unjust steward;" Mr. timitham,
M.P., wondered Mr. Waring had not "put forward his
own butler ;" Mr. Arnold, a working man, said Mr.
Ashley "was neither hog, dog, nor mutton;" Mr. Clarke
spoke of Mr. Ashley as " the wandering minstrel of
politics ;" while Sir H. L. Woltf denounced him in Yankee
parlance WI a "carpet-bagger," who "with a few collars
and a tooth-brush in his ha( had conic here to solicit his
return to Parliament. If Sir Ivor tolerated such person-
alities on his side, how can he be surprised at the
retaliation. But the curious part of Sir I roes letter is,
that he asks Mr. Ashley to contradict a statement that be
does not deny himself! Really sir Ivor it does seem as
though you had made up your mind to play Mader, and
are disamuinted to find yourself cast for the (lhost.
As regards the case of personation referred to In the
London papers, your readers may judge by referring to
the pnweedingi reported under your Poole Borough Putty
Sessions of Thursday. Since the hearing of that caw, it
is stated that Mr. Copetuan has betaken hinnelf to "fresh
fields and pastures new and gone to Jersey to "blow ofT"
the contaminations by which he wassurrounded here, and
which at length were more than flesh and blond could
stand. There are, however, two summonses in which he
is complainant, and another in which he figures as defen-
dant They are assault rase,' occurring very early in the
"small hours" of the morning of Tuesday, and which for
• time involved Mr. Cowman s safety away from the pro-
tection of the police.
People are getting weary of these election squabbles,
and were quietly settling down until Satunlav the letters
in the papers re-opened the whole thing' and now again
the expectation is ripe to sae what will be the end. But
while on the one hand the Conservatives are threatening
what they Con do. the Liberals declare their fearlessness
of any attempt that can be made ti oust from the seat
the successful candidate of Tuesday last
It was stated in iny letter of Wednesday that Mr.
Ashley would take the oaths and his sost on Friday.
That appease ineorreet Ile leaves for London on Monday
morning, and will be at St. Stephen's in the afternoon.