The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-09-08 00:00:00

rEiltsbire.

A Coniusr.—There is village called Pewsimm,
within the limits of the borough of Chippenham, which
Is partly held on lease by the Marquis of Lansdowne,
and partly belongs to his lordship. The teuants here
have been in some ddiculty of late, not from any ap-
prehension of their landlord's interference with their
votes' but in consequence of the decided part taken by
his lerdship's agent in the support of the Consert Also
candidate. The agent, espteiallv where the landlord ia
• god one, is often more formidable than he. All fears,
however, have been completely set at reel by the car.
..dation of the following letter:—

'A report having reac:hed Lord buisdoerne that he us
Ilkl h, WPM., of his tenantry to be desirous .4 influencing
their vote. at the coming election oft member .4 parliament
f.tr Chippenharn, he takes this opportunity of itallrlllillg dl
atom, he may be stippoeed to base any inflinnee,
that far from having this wish, he Is anxious to avoid eseriim:
any such influent* over them, and trusts that hi their claims
4t candidate they mill he guided by their men Judgmentaloue.
—Auxust %, lege."

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for the rennioner is amen/ant for the Conservatives.
On the same day that this /crier reached the tenants
from their prevent liberal landlord, the agent for their
future landlord called to canvass, and presented the
option—" Vote for us. How would you like to be
turned out of your house ?"—Deile Nero.
CLIVIR ECCOVIOIT OF • STOT.I3I HOIIISI. So• 0111.1
very clever captures of horn dealers by Mr. Supt.
Matthews. of the Salisbury division of the Wilts polite
and also of the recovery of the stolen prop rty, base
lately been reported. At the quarter sessions in January,
be was publicly complimeoted by the chairman, and
rewarded by the Court, as • elight acknowledgment of
thy intelligence and skill he had shown in the arrest of
• notorious thief, who had stolen some valuable bore a
from the neighbourhood of 'Westbury. last week Mr.
Matthew. Ind another opportunity of displaying his
ablity in tho same direction. On Monday night a
horse belonging to Mr. Martin, farmer, of Martin,
about nine miles from Salisbury, was stolen from the
stable yard, where two horses had been left for the
night. Curiously enough, on the some night, two
stables belonging to Mr. Friend and Mr. Flemington.
also farmers at Martin, were broken into, and
from one a saddle was stolen, and from the
other II double - rein bridle. Them facts wore
commnniaated to Mr. Matthews at Salisbury
on the following morning, and remembering that it was
Bristol fair day, he at once telegraphed to the police
authorities of that city, giving • description of the horn
eel particulars of the robbery, in one the thief might
torn up there. Before proceeding further, he stetted
himself for Martin, where, upon an inspection of the
place. he amertained that the horse had been taken
from the stable yard into an adjoining field of swedes.
where the top rail had been forged from • stile, so that
the horse could be got into another field. From this •
gate had been forced open, and Mr. Matthews traced
the horse thence on to the Downs, the direction of
Pentridge being taken. Though a day behind the thief,
be followed passing through St. Giles?. to • place be-
tween Wimborne and Poole, where he became oon-
vinced that be was on the right track, for he discovered
that about four miles beyond the former place the
horse haring dropped &Aloe, and getting lame, the thief
had around a blacksmith, desiring him to get up and
replace the lost shoe, but Vide= bad refused to
stir so early. The poor horse was, therefore, urged
forward, and finding it hopeless to attempt to get it
further in that state, the hoof being broken and the
leg swollen, it was offered for sale for El. No
purchaser was got even at that price, the lameness
haying much Increased ; and the thief was at length
absolutely compelled to leave the *Alma] on the road.
I the saddle and bridle being taken off and ;placed under
the hedge, where they were subsequently found. At
Horton Inn, Mr. Matthews met with Supt. Etsynton, of
the Donetabire constabulary, from whom he learnt that
• horse answering the description had been found on
the road and placed first in the pound, but it was after.
wards removed to • stable. The horse was too much
crippled for Mr. Matthews to bring it back then, but he
returned with the saddle and bridle, the first of which
was identified by Mr. Friend, and the Latter by Mr.
Flemington. It is 'somewhat singular that on the night
of the robberies a ladder had hero put up to the bedroom
Irlzalo... of 14. Amoy, hake, and grow, of Martin, and
spine of glass was removed, but as there were two men
sleeping in the room, it was supposed that the thief wan
afraid to enter. After investigating the eirenastancee
connected with the robberies, Mr. Matthews beams
convinced that the thief was not • stranger to Martin,
and with characteristic energy be said "having got the
property, I now west the man," and egain started in
pursuit, haring, it is thoueht, • vary shrewd idea both
of the thief and hia 'hereabout'.