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

one of whose SOO. has represented Dorchester eines request, to vote according to his wielies? I unmet se:
1847. Irrespective of the Ashley-Ceoper and Blurt . any immure in this. In the use et Mr. Fre...in:intl.
influences, there bee, how, vele always been sn hide- persumeng by subtle pressure the agent of Mra•
pendent representation of the sound seat for this to canvass the &cetera and to induce thetn, under •
borough. It was held at roe time by Mr. Robert , fates plea, to give their votrs against their landlord
William., Williams, • local banker, afterwards for a short period then no onruplaint was made.
I have yet to learn that
by Colonel Dawson Darner, • nelehbouriog land- it la uuremonable that a daughter should ask her
owner, and since 1852 by Mr. le Brumley Sheri lan, ! tenant, to vote for her (ether, who was himself their
who his rallied the Liberal party round him, and kept landlord during *quarter of • century.--1 am, lee.,
the Tory wolf at bey. .1. 8. W. S. E. bre:.
There are at present 430 voters on the electoral roll Charbone-park, Sept. 4.
at Dorchester. About 260 more will be added to the Upon this the Daily News rays :—Wo 'published hut
number. The return at the next election entirely we k a communication from an elector of Wareham,
depends upon thew new voters, for at the last contest
enclosing a copy of Mrs. Burton's letter to her tenants.
the Tory and Whig caneidates polled nearly equal
That letter, it will be remmubereJ, was in the following
numbers, 268 eat' 2.'e5 respectively. form :
WEykiorrir. request you all vote for my father, J. W. S. Erie-
Weymouth is the only Durectmbire borough which wee. eel
.00 remee ‘.l ere, sir, yet le telt,.
will continue to return two representatives; and, u it 11. E. IieRTOY.
hie less than 12,000 inhabitants, iii. not unlikely to Toelay Mr. Drax himself favour, us with • letter on
lose one of its members at no very ilietsst period. At this trenseetion, which, if so permitted, we should have
the same time, Weymouth is an increasing plase ; anti
till Moro largely If there been glad to regard as another of the hoaxes now 1,0
increase s ere
it would probably much in fashion. Mr. Drax begins by remarking that
was room for extension. But the two towns which corn- our Wareham correspondent did not give lii. name,
pose this borough (Weymouth and Melee:nubs Regis) aro and by supposing that, "poor devil, ho was afraid of his
se placed —the one on • sort of a peninsula, and the landlord"—• very good gee's, we think. Mr. I/rex
other on • filet of lend between the sea and • bask- , is, of course, in favour of the manly English practice
water, that there is very little ream for ettenaion upon of open voting, and we dare say Inc objects
any side, to anonymous writing, especially on the part
In 1859 there was • most discreditable election for lof "poor devils" of tenants. He wants to know
this boiough, resulting in the return of two Tories— I what harm there is in • landlord " simply asking his
Mr. Robert Brooks, an AustrelOn merchant, and ! tenant to vote according to his wishes." We dare say
Viscount Grey de Wilton, eldeet eon id the Earl of ! Mr. Dm, in bis position, may sincerely ask such •
Wilton, and • nephew of the Earl ,4 Herby. They : question. Just as little does tho mendietnt who is
threw out the then sitting members, Colonel Freestone sent to prison for intimidation uuderstand what the
suit Mr. it. J. Cemebell. This contest cost the Tory magistrate moans: it was no fault of his if the night
party an enormous sum of money, so much so that was dark, and the lane was narrow, and the stick he
when another general election Caine ;bola in 11465, they had in his hand was the same be always curries, awl he
were afraid to face it, especially as it wen deelsred that, only asked the lady for threepence, and she need not
from the exhorbitant demands of the voters, the onntest have given him anything if she had not liked. If Mrs.
would cost at least E 40,000 o side On the night Burton's letter Wee not written to exercise • pressure
between the nomination and the polling an agreement why was it written at all? If it be replied that Mr.
was, therefore, nrrived at between the contending Freemantle's tactics had to be met, it is obvious to
parties, whereby it was arranged that one candidate on , remark that that might have been done. consistently
each side should be elected. I. !el Grey do Witten ! with the tenants rights, by the issue of a notification such
retired and Mr. Ilrooks kept the 'fury seat. A Mr. !se another Conservative landlord, Lord Eglinton, has
Gridley was returned on the Liberal side ; but in 1867 jut addressed to his tenants. A declaration that Mrs.
be ger° ep the seat to the other liberal candidate, Mr. Burton intended to be ttrictly neutral would have
Henry Edwards, who was returned unopposed under answered every purpose. Even now It is not too late to take
these arrangements. lii. understood that Mr. Brooks such • course. But Mr. Deal has " yet to learn that it
paid all the expenses of the election on the Tory side, is unreasonable that • daughter should wish her tenants
en 4 that Messrs. Gridley and Edwards shared the to vote for her father." We commend these words to
Liberal expenditure, the serious attention of the town populations of the
Mr. Brooks and Ur. Edwards have both addressed United Kingdom. It is for them to say how long the
the new censtitoencies of Weymouth, and hope to be representation of the country stall be thus corrupted end
elected to the new Parliament. They both appear to perverted. Earl }turd' had said :—" Parliament has
think that as the compact of 18fi5 has only been in econferred votes upon those who ereideeined fit to elect
operation for three years it ought to have • longer time members of Parliament, and it would be • grave
to run for their mutual benefit. Probably the electorate politicsl offence to control the freedom of choice thus
will have something to say to this. Tbe voting power conferred." This, however, is the off-nee 'that Tore
of the borough, now about ('eel), will be raised to 1,300 by squires claim the right to commit, nod then ask us
the new Reform Act ; and our own impression is that what there is unreasonable in it. The lessen is toe
the new constituency oueht not to be bound in any way valuable to throw away. One of the first things the
by the acts of the old, but should insist on giving effect New Parliament must take care of is that the tenants
to its own political cenvictions, farmers of this country shall be pieced end secured in •
11111DPORT. position of complete independence. They ere • set of
men too intelligenettoo upright, mina in every way too
This :borough loses one member During recent valuable to be left subject to landlords. Everywhere
parliaments it hes been very reapectsfily rei resented by we find Liberal candidates making vote by Ballot a part
two great London meicleints Mr. T. A. Mitchel- and of 'their 'programme; bat this is not enough. We
Mr. Kirkman lloileson. Mr. Hodgson retires and will be must have • law of Tenant Right. Meet is passing
returned for Faluioutb. Me Mitchell again seeks the
ruffrages of the people be hes represented since 1841 before our eyes shows that such • measure is necessary,
both on social and political grounds. A Reformed
Ile is opposed by • ceneervetive. In the person of Mr. Parliament can easily carry it ; and then, when the
Augustus Coldenid, who contested Norwich at the last
general election- Mr. Coldsuild is a gentleman who occupation of • farm has become • lucre commercial
arrangement, we shall hear no more of these peremptory
enees no inconsilerable share both of the ability
to tenantsto "stand end deliver" their votes.
and of the wealth appertaining to his family ; but summouses
Le has exhibited an unhappy facility for being led
by party agents into very dubious positions. His
candidature for Norwich, in conjunction with •
colleaguee his friends were compelled to repuiliatc,wes a
meet unhappy one; and it is to be (mime that, at
Bridport, he will find himself in almost equally be I
company. No one In this borough eon have the slightest
prospect of success against Mr. Mitchell, who has di-
verted • no ineouldelable share of his Russian Ira-he
Into the port connected with this borough, and has
given employmeut to large numbers of the working
population. Besides this, Mr. Mitchell has the e!n-
fidenee of the dissenting. Interests of Bridt wine

DORCI I EST F.IL
CORN MARIE?, Saturday. Inspector's retnrn :
Wheat, 50s. to 595. Cid., average, 511. 6d.; barley, 425.
toils., avenge, 4.31. 111 J. per tir.
1)ORRIT CHURCH AND STAIR MEETING. —We under-
stand that the county meeting to protest against the
disestablishmont and dbiendvament of the Irish Church
will be held on Thursday, the 24th inst.
Itirct CORTA. —The annual prise shooting will shortly
take place. The following prices bays alrowly been
announced : —Colonel N. Start, M.P., £lO, Mr. It. It.
Sheridan, 11. Y.. RIO; Dr. Bisset Hawkins, £10; bDijor,

Iport, Imo
were polverlul enough at on* time t) return Mr.
Warburton at the bead of the poll at several eleettons.
POOLE.

Kindersley, 1:10. besides substantial prises from each of
the oconinissioned officers of the corps.
RINToRATION Or STINISPORD This edikc

Poole Ima always briCn—a—llberal borough in the
trued sense of the word ; but it has unfortunately bees
exposed for many yearu lost to an influenoe that has
been • source of great discomfort to it. The town of
Poole is placed on • peninsida, end all around and
about it is a great estate of heath land beloncing to
the manor of l'anford. The lords of the manor of
Canford and the burgedes of Poole have for years been
in conflict about Inc. rights nod grivilegeri, one of
which, respecting harbour dues, is even now before the
courts. When the first Reform Act we (wand, Mr.
W. F. S. Ponsonby (who then held (adent) induced
the Privy Council to extend the boundaries of the
borough of Poole, from those whieb the Moundary
Cotumissioners had market out, half over his estate
and manor. The committee*, has been the introduction
of an influunoe into the elections for this town which
has been exceedingly obnoxious to a large class id the
voters, and which they are alwaya prepared to battle
with.

has jest undergone extensive repairs and alterations,
under the direction of Mr. Hick', architect. The work
in the chancel has been 'imitated at the coat of the Earl
of Ilchester, with the exception of the choir seats, which
were the gift of the Rev. A. G• S. Shirley, vicar, and the
win low., given by Mr. .1. Fellowes. There are also
memorial windows, contributed by Mc .1. Eloper, M.P..
to his father, a former vicar, and by members of the
Pitt family to deceased relatives, one tif them the late
Mr. W. hi. Pitt, formerly member for the county. The
original Early English columns, which bad been decayed,
have been replaced at the expecs.• of Mr. Herbert
Williams.
Borroot SLIM'S CONCERTS. - The high antici-
pation. raised by the announcement of the annual
concerts of Mr. Belton Smith base been fully realised,
for never before in Dorchester have glees and Part
-
songs been interpreted with buchu true art and ruined
feeling. There was Is large and fashionable audience on
Finley evening and the wholo. of a !ell•selected

Many years ago the manor of Cantor, permed by programme Wis warmly- applauded. Ur: -Ileytott
purchase from tho 'family of Ponsouby into the hands Smith's "Whoa all the world is young, lad" elicited a
of Sir John Josiah Guest, the Merthyr Tyllvil iron- wellamerited encore, for the music and the singing of
muter. Sir John Guest never profeesed during his it were alike good. Mies Wells, with an exoe..lingly
lifetime to interfere in the affairs of Poole, thongh there will balanced and sweet voice, rang Bishop's "Tell me
is little doubt that, steret!v, both the honourable my heart" excellently, and subsequently obtained a
baronet lairoulf end Lady Charlotte Guest, his wife r, call for her rendering of the old familiar Welsh air
exercised marls influence , over local politica. sir Ivor "The Ash whirls was wing with great feeling
Guest, the present barmet, has equally kept aloof from and taste. Mr. Baxter was uncured in Reichardt...
Poole ; indeed, be never visits the town, though he great sung "Thou art no near and yet so
re ides within five miles of it. Recently noise tory I Ur. Boyton Smith gave two pianoforte solos, Mr.
Ipartimns. laying to their souls the flattering unction IF. W. Smith • violin fantasia, anal together they gave a
that Sir Ivor Guest must he now • member of their concerted piece for violin and pianoiorte. The great
I party because he has reunify married the daughter of a ' musical talent of these gentlemen is no well known to
1 promai.nt member of the Government, have been our readers, that all comment on their performances is
agitating the town to get up • requisition to induce him euperfluous ;the heartoplarudite of the audience indicated
to Nome forward. The independent poruilo of Poole they were appreciated. The London Glee and Madrigal
appear. however, to revolt from the idea of enfranchie. Union were particularly happy in their rendering of
ing Cenford at the expense partially of disfranchising "By Celia's harbour" "Oh, who will o'er the downs
themselves, so f ree," and the humorous catch "Would you know my
The new constituency will be overwhelming here. In Celia's charms." The attendance on Saturday was not
the town of Poole alone there are 650 new °teeters to ,se large as we hail hoped to see. The performances were
300 oil once ; and the entire constituency, instead of again of the most finiehell character, and afforded great
being limited to about 500, sill :approach 1,500. pleasure Mendelemohn's "Oh halls, ob vales" was
SHAFTESBURY. beautifully given by the glee eingem and re-demanded ;
This is an Immense "boundary borough," returning ' end "The Vicar of I:ray" spiritedly sung by Mr. Winn
one member only. It embracee no less than ?2,666 • belted a similar ompliment. We congratulate Mr.
acres of land, ooesiating of • largo agricultural district. Boytun Smith on having catered no well for the gratifica-
The population is less than !pew, A very large pro- 1 tion of the county, and trust that on many future
portion of tae land in the I 'lity belongs to the occasions similar concerts will he given.
Marquis of Weetaninster ; but at no period has his
lordship assumed to exercise any undue influence over
the constituency, nor has any member of the Grosvenor BOROUGII PETTY SESSIONS.
' family ever offered hi.neelf fr the representation. So MOIDAT.-11A fore the Mayor (G. Curme, Esq.), J. F.
rare an instance of eelf-denial laid of respect for the Hodges, Esq., and J. Bishop, Emci.
freedom of • borough electorate &sore, honourable DittliK AND DINGHDIRLY.—WaIter Watts, • stranger,
record. Shefte•bury at sever..l dectiou has returned I WAS brought up for drunkenness and assaulting the
I Mr. 0. C. Wen, the Liberal whir per In; and there is I police.— P.C. Churchill said that on Saturday night
every reason to believe abet Ho Peorle are well , about o'clock he found prisoner in High East-street
'raided with his representation of the borough, and drunk anal swearing. Told him to go on, and be
that ho will be returned by the new constituenoy. refused. Wttness went towards him when prisoner
WAREHAM. flew at him, caught hold of his rue, mil said he would
In reference to the hate election proceedings In Bere smash his head. Ho threatened swathes* all the way to
Regis, and tho bold arsertion of principles enunciated tho alock-up.—Prisonar said • drop of drink got over
at • meeting of the electors in that district of the him. ander° was very sorry.—Committei fore mouths'
borough of Wareham, "ale elector" writes "At that hard labour.
meeting roolutions were passed vociferously protesting FURIOUA IntiviNa.—Altroa Crew, of Okeford Fitz-
against any pressure or undue influence being employed pains, was summoned for furious driving, In Dorchester.
against the a:animal rights and pa ivileges of the subject, —Mr. Groves, of North-square, said that on Thursday
and declaring that the electors then present would redst evening week, just after seven o'clock, he was standing
any such pressure and unite to support each other in at his shop dour, and 61111 Ur. Crew drive • pony with
such resolution. This WAS indeed thought to be the • cart into North-square from Pease-lane very furiously.
inauguration of • new political era for Bor. It was Should think it was going at the rate of 13 miles an
beautiful to be sure, in prineple, but, also, not hour. The cart turned over opposite the Guildhall ilk
" beautiful for ever." It was but ephemera', for in a Higb East-street. Its went up and saw defendant, he
day or two a new phase discloses it'd!. On Friday and did not appear to be the worse for liquor.—P.C. Keats
Saturday the electors who are tenants on the manor corroborated, and decribed the, manner in which the
have for the most part received letters, of which the vehicle dashed round the isomer into High East-street,
following is • copy : • and caught mairset the curb, after which one wheel
Sir,—l request you sill vote for lily father, J. W. S. Erie- bounded up, and the cart turned over against Mr.
lame, on receipt et the.,—l SW, dr, your,. truly, Seanderies shop, and was "beat all to pieces," while the
entToN. pony's knees were cut. Defendant and a young man
Mr. •*••, tenant, Bert Regia
with him were hurt. There were • good many people
Could anything well be stronger than this requisition about at the time. Had any vehicle been coming up
from a landlady to her dependent tenantry? But al if the street defendant's cart must have ran into it,—De-
this were insufficient pressure, ono of that lady's agents, fondant's father said that "if anybody was to beat the
who the week before used, or was about to use, his in. pony to death it would not go more than six miles an
thence for Mr. Fremantle, now makes a personal hour at • trot."— Fined 20s. and costs, 225. Gd.
canvas' of the electors in Bore in favour of Mn, Draa, BILL-lIINGING.—CharIes Lodge, 14, Alfred Churchill,
Intimating also that it would be in the interest of the e, and George llodder, 12, three boys, were summoned
tenant to comply with his landlady's request. This for ringing Mrs. Bishop's bell, in South-street, Sept. I.
seems to nor vi ry liko exercising extreme pressure and Miss Bishop said that she lived with her mother, who
most undue influence; but we hear no more of protests, was very ill, and had been no for about two years. On
or principles, or electoral rights. Whence this change? the night of Tuesday last, between nine and ten o'clock,
Was it principle, or the liberty of the subject, or the bell was violently rung. Her mother was suffering
freedom of election which the electors were lately no from disease of the Lear& arid this made her sts.'t. end
anxious to secure? Nothing of the kind—simply this: vry much tweet her. The bull had been se rung several
, —lt was pretty generally believed and known to a few times before, and they were also annoyed by boys being
that the agent had no authority from head-quarters to pushed into the passage, and hollowing. On this men-
move on behalf of Mr. Fremantle, they therefore could don she was sitting 'with her mother; and she went
be bold and *peak out right bravely for noble principles, down stairs quietly, and leaked out but no one was in
I But now the pressure and urolue induence are really gigh.._jgr. ponney spoke to hearing Mo. Bishop's
put in foice, and on behalf of a candidate who is the bell rung, and seeing three boys leave the dePs laughing
"favourite" with the majority on the there aide of the and go towards the Antelope. lie pursued them And
borough, those, who were the leaders in the late "sham I caught Georeealledder, who said, "It was not I who
fight" for principle. are dumb, and eleotoral rights, the I rung the bell: it was Charles Lodge." He had not the
liberty of the subject, &a. ego so much chaff blown least doubt the other two boys were those be Saw
away by this little wind that comes across the channel 1 mooing away from Mrs. Bishop's.—Supt. Pommy said
The Dail/Ansa remarks that the notice to vote for I
that from what Ire could learn Lodge rang the bell. Ile
Mr. Drax is characterised by all that directness and Iwas a very troublesome boy, and had been oounaitted
decision which women of badness so often exhibit. 11 for stealing • jacket at the infant school. Ho had
does not attempt permeation, nor condemned to expiator'.
frequent complsints from the Rev. T. 11. Mulkey, Dr.
ties, nor even ietimate the wish of the owner of the cowdell, Mr. Eamon, Mr. Tudor, and other gentlemen,
estate. It tells them in a single line to go and vote for about their bells being rung at night.—The Bench
Mr. Drax. Our correspondent complains that there is sentenced Lodge to a fortnight's imprisonment, and
no insurrection at Hero Regis against this monstrous
ordered the others to pay Is. each, including the onto.
exorable of territorial influouce ; but it is very doubtful
A WEDDING CILIBRATION. -John Lines, tin-worker,
whether any such insurrection would succeed. We lof Promo was
Arms, and beating his wife—Mr.
was brought up for creating a disturbance at
have no right to call upon these fanners and farm the Inre
labourers to naake martyrs of themselves in the Landadnat, landlord of the Dorchester Arms, North-
public interest; what we must do is to provide for piOSZO, said defendant and his wife had been lodging at
then, • full, efficient, and complete protection his home for about a week. On Saturday night between
against this illeo"itheate influence of property. , twelve and ono o'clock, No was alarmed by tries of
Oirai of the first duties of the new Parlamirent -I
I '
murder" and " help," Ile went up to the prisoner's
duty it must discharge with thoroughness and des& ! room, and asked what was the matter. The "MUSD
stou—will bo to provide a remedy for this tern, 1 said prisoner had been beating her. She was crouched
Serial oppression. The people of England have down in the room. They became euiet, and he went
evermore more serieue obstacles to the election of • fru away. He bad only been downstairs • few "'knit"
I Parliament than over this; and now the time Lax come I when there again cried Of " murder," " help," and
'to deal with this least form of int.rferonoe with °leotard I " polies." Ile ;admitted the police. Up to this
Privileges and rights. Mrs. Burton end all of her way I thee the prisonor and his wife had behaved very
of thinking do well to WO their infllleooo while it I quietly and properly.—Prisoner said It was his weddeig
remains to them. Landlord Parliaments have suffered day, and Ire and his wife had been drinking. She
, it, a People's Parliament will end it at once.
while, we can only Moen* scratched his face anal then began screaming. She was
note each of these interferelloes, too drunk to know what she was about. She was now
and lay up the reourd of them against the time when eery sorry it had happened.—The wife did not appear
the question will come he be dealt with in Parliament. to.day.—P.S. Cousins said he was called to the Dar-
in this matter ell the agriculture' constituencies can e cheater Anna by Mr. Landecheit, and went up-etairs.
help in their own cutranelli,ment. LA all cases such I The woman had her clothes partly off and torn all to
ree this at lin. Pali* be carefully watched, and pieces. She said she was afraid prisoner would murder
authentic information about them be laid up for future her, and wished him to be taken away. Her face wee
use. It will be wanted. The excitement of the coining bleediug very mush. Prisoner jumped out of bed, and
election will Probably Producer them in unusual 'lumber, struok her three or four limo as hard as he Gould. He
and when they come to be brought under tbe considers- took hold of him and flung him on to the bed. Prisoner
lion of Parliane at, no question will arise as to the made use of very foul language, and swore that he
magnitude of the evil, and very little doubt uto its would murder his wife. The landlord ammo up and gave
remedy. prisoner into custody, saying he was disturbing the
whole house, and he should not deg there any longer'
Prisoner jumped out of bed and said he would go with
witness. The woman said she would not give him in
charge. Again prisoner caught bold of the woman by
the hair of her head, and beat her. She screamed so
that she might be heard at the °orate of the Townhall.
lirisoner was drunk, and the woman was Intoxicated
me, lie said she was not hie wife.—lirisouer &AMU

To tht Editor of at Dail y New.

Sir,—! have seen a letter to you, of no date,
"An Elector," and headed "Landlordism in Wareham."
The "Elector" does not venture to give his name; I
suppose, poor devil, he is afraid of his Landlord. In
them liberal times is it to be eonsidered that a landlord
I. to be prohibited from aokiag his teuauts, by a viuspla