The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-28 00:00:00

LANDLORDS AND TENANTS IN DORSET.

One of the most audacious things in electioneer-
ing that ham happened for a long time has just
occurred in the borough of Wareham. The parlia-
mentary limits of Wareham embrace a large extent
of country, though there are but few inhabitants.
In this district. is the village of Bure Regis—a
place of importance for a village, though contain-
ing nothing like a town element. There are now
three candidates for the honour of representing
Wareham, viz. Mr. J. H. M. Calcraft, the sitting
member (liberal),: Mr. Drag (conservative), and
Mr. Fremantle (conservative). Of course,
under these circumstances, it would seem
that the liberal member, who was elected
at the last ciccticu after a contest with Mr.
Drat, is again sure of re-election now tho censer-
Tative party is divided. But no such thing.
Wareham election is decided by the action of
several families in the district. There is the Drax
interest, the Calcraft interest, the Eldon (Lord
Eldon) interest, and the Bankes interest; and as
any two or three of these interests are combined,
so is chocen the borough representative. All this
is matter of notoriety; and the principal people
concerned have become so accustomed to exer-
cising this power that they make public announce-
ments respecting it. Bras. a few days ago
issued an advertisement as follows :
A report having reached me that Mr. k'rensuutle in Lis
canvass has asserted that he will have the support of my
daughter, Mrs. Burton, at the coming election for the
borough of Wareham, I deem it right to contradict this
attempt to impose ea you. • • •
Now Mrs. Burton is the owner of considerable
property at Bere Regis, and has many voters for
her tenants. The obtaining, therefore, of her
interest is a matter of considerable importance to
any candidate. To the foregoing advertisement,
Mr. 'T. F. Fremantle, dating from Enoombe,
Wareham, the seat of Lord Eldon, replies:
I am in consequence obliged to re-assert in print what
I have already asserted by word of mouth to many of
you—namely, that I have the strongest assurances of the
support of Mrs. Burton's interest in the coming election.
Ample evidence to justify this assertion may he seen by
any of you at the °lice of my agent, Mr. Lacey, of Ware-

In pursuance of this intimation, Mrs. Burton's
agents sent to tell her tenants a few days ago not
to promise their votes to Mr. Drax, and that Mr.
Rodwell (her agent) would call in a day or two
with Mr. Fremantle to canvass. On a former
occasion, when the tenants refused to vote as Mrs.
Burton's agents wished them, they were told they
would be reported as " dead against landlord," and
this reminiscence caused not a few of the smaller
tenants to anxiously inquire one of another what
would be the consequence if they refused to accede
to the steward's request on the present occasion.
The dilemma is increased, in their estimation, by
the fact that they have had no direct information
from Mrs. Burton that she is on Mr. Fremantle's
side against her father (Mr. Drax). At the close
of last week Mr. Fremantle duly arrived at Bere
Regis, acoonipanied by Mr. Rodwell and Mr.
Lacey. The hapless tenants were in Feat alarm,
and they prevailed on a few of the principal men
in the place to go out to meet what thoyconsidered
the common enemy. This " forlorn hope" made a
gallant stand against Mr. Rodwell's intimidating
presence, and they succeeded in persuading Mr.
Fremantle to go on his canvass m Bere Regis
without that gentleman. He did so, bat he ex-
perienced a good deal of hissing and hooting, for
Mr. Rodwell was out of the way, and if ever he
had a chance of a few votes at Bere Regis, this
open attempt at intimidation has deprived him of
them. After this the electors took courage. They
assembled in a crowd at the Royal Oak Inn, on
the following evening, and passed the following
resolutions unanimously :
1. "That this meeting strougly protests against any
undue influence or pressure being employed against the
right to vote in the coming electiou according to the
liberty of the subject" 2. "That the electors now pre-
sent combine to resist any such interference, and resolve
to support each other in this resolution." 3. "That these
resolutions be forwarded to the county papers as a further
public protest."
These resolutions will so appear to-day, and thus
the matter stands at present. —Deily News.

RIOTOUS PROCEEDINGS IN A TIIEATRE.—A
night or two ago a concert wan announced to be given in
the Theatre Royal, Durham, by a company of four or tire
"artistes." A well-filled house resulted, and the first
two or three songs were successfully rendered. A short
interval then took plum, when the " gentleman " who had
sung last presented himself before the " drop," and an-
nounced that the other " gentlemen " who were associated
with him in the undertaking bad made themselves
"scarce" in the house. He believed, however, they
were in a neighbouring "public," and he asked
the forbearance of the audience while he went
to bring them back. Visions of a swindle seemed
at once to seize theimag•nation of the denizens of
the gallery, who, as the speaker retired from the s
swarmed down into the boxes, thence over the footlights
on to the stage, where the work of destroying eve
that could be destroyed was at once begun in redeemed.
Everything portable in the carpenters' shops was hurled
down on to the stage, and some vicious fellow had appa-
rently made his way into one of the dressing rooms. where
he had severed the gas pipe with a knife. Fortunately for
the safety of the establishment, and those in it, some one
turned the tap at the meter, and this had the effect of
throwing the place into darkness, andeleariug it of its
unruly company. The crowd, on being turned into the
streets, made their way to various places in search of the
promoters of the swindle, and it required all the efforts
of the police to prevent wanton mischief from taking
place. The streets were cleared at half-past ten o'clock.
—Alternate Chronicle. _

INTIMIDATION BY BRICKLAYERS. The day
before yesterday a bricklayer, named William Cos, ap-
peared before the stipendiary at the Wolverhampton
police court, and a.sked his advice. He said he was in the
employ of Mr. Higham, builder, and was engaged In the
erection of a building for hie master. He was at work on
the previous day about six o'clock in the evening, when
one of his fellow-workmen, named William Din.in, came
to him and told him that unless he paid the next morning

for hie " club," he need not come to work again. By th;
"club" Device meant the trades union, to which Cox had
belonged some time ago, but ho bad fallen into arrears
with his payments, and he supposed that the 10s. was for
the arrears. Cox, however, heel not the money to pay,
and went as usual to his work. At half-past seven a muu
came to him to ask if he had the money. No money,
however, was forthcoming, and the other men intimated
to Mr. High= their determination to " strike " unless
Cox was discharged. Mr. High= then, in order that he
might keep the other men, discharged Cox forthwith.
Mr. Spooner, after some conversation, said ho was willing
to grant summonses for intimidation, and summon es
wore scoldingly granted against three of the men who
were named 12y Cox.
CLEVER ESCAPE OF A PRISONER. —A remark-
able escape from the custody of the police occurred at the
Manchester police-court. A man, named Wilkinson, had
been examined on a charge of picking pockets, and after
being dealt with was sent down with a number of other
prisoners to the cells. By some means he eluded the
police-constahle, crept along a passage, thence into a
narrow flue, and so worked himself to the top of the house
next to the court. He then sprung from the flue to the
roof of the court, and crawled down a water 'wilt at-
tachedto the wall. The height of the building isbetween
60 and 70 feet, and during the whole length had not
one resting place. To add to the difficulty, the water
spout does not reach to the roof, but is fully 3ft. short of
it; he must, therefore, have dropped on to it. There was
no one in the street at the time, and the m.ui succeeded in
getting away.
CAUTION TO STEAMBOAT PBOTRIETORP.—The
Liverpool police magistrates were yesterday engaged in
hearing a. charge of overcrowding preferred against the
captain of the Isle of Man steamer Douglas. On the 14th
inst. the vessel—which ought only to carry 607 passengers
—had on board an excess of 46. They were fined 31., and
4s. for each additional miaow. The police officers
who laid the charge created reads amusement by stating
that they kept tallies of the numbers—one by counting
the fingers of his gloves, and the other the buttons of his
coat.

(Athrtiiiiielllfirlt.l—HOLLOWAYB OINTMENT AND
Pru.s.—Woodar Working ResDedkil.—AA the battle of life has to
be louidtt alike by the naterally feeble and thu eonatitutionally
strong, bow momentous is it tl prows% e the former hum adventi-
tious: aliments ! A mesh* on the Iter, slight amebae or inflam.
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01 sicknees. and,
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peasant's home should have there tumrsWrs : they will Nave Unth
parents and children from much Wien, seed shove all, they will
remove their complaints at a tenting oust, and leave DO dielematen-
ism heavy LID behind.