New-York tribune., 1868-09-24

and begins his canvass by attack on Mr.. Bright
and Mr. Mill. remarkng of the latter that he is an
owl who looks very wise in the Obscurlty OF his
study, but very foolish when he comes into the light
OF day. Personal abuse like this Is not much TO the
taste OF English Liberal constituencies and then John
Ifardy's speech will be good companion document
for MIR. Mills supporters in Westminster
Mr. Bright said long ago that any, Reform bill
Mr. Mill and Mr.. Hughes and The Spectator may the
orze against ii till doOmsday, they cannot hide the
fact that without the ballot the tenant Is the slave
OF his landlord at the polls. The Drax case which
sent you the other day. is only little more impu-
dent than some Others, bnt It Is a fair
instance of the system, correspondence is
published this morning between Mr. Brodrick:
a Liberal candidate for Woodstock, and the Duke of
Marlborough, Lord President of the Council and one
of Mr. Disraeli's Cabinet His Grace's agent is
busily canvasslng that borough. Mr.. Brodrick in
forms the Duke in very respectful letter, that his
eLants apprehend that His Grace desires TO influence
their votes at the coming election. lie asks him. not
to withhold any legitimate influence, but to say,
that persons dependant Oh you are free TO
vote according 10 their conscences, without
fear of displeasure or hope OF favor" The
Duke replied that he was aware his agent
was canvassing for the Tory candidate
and refused pointblank to make the declaration
desired. The refusal being of course q convenient
method of informing his tenantry that they were not
free to vote according to their eonscences. Wood
fore the Reform Bill had 2s6 electors who returned
a Tory member to the present Parliament by i43 to
1924 not voting. IL is certain the Tories will not
throw away chance IN this or any other borough or
county This the first election under a Household
Suffrage Reform bill, is likely to witness a more
rigorous pressure by landlords than ever There are
honorable exceptions. Earl Russells letter forbid
ding any sort of cOmpulsOn To be put upon hls ten
ants is perfect in It's way The fact that he thought
il necessary 10 write il, and the euOgles t calls
forth are the strongest evidence how nyeterate and
general is the opposite custom The Duke of SOmer-
set and the Marquis of Lanstowne, both Liberals.
have equally disclamcd III explicit terms any wish
TO control the votes of their tenants.
As for Woodstock. it is almost if not quite
pocket borough. The Duke of Mar borough owns it,
al. A,1l.lt ghnnE IA
town who dare vote against the Dukes wish, ex-
pressed or implied. They are either his tenants, or
depend OF the patronage Of Benhcim Palace, the
fainous seat of the Duke of Marlborough, adjoining
the town There strong Liberals in Woodstock,
but so aect their fear of their landlord that when
they invited not long ago leading Radical TO visit
them. they took every precautOn TO receive nm IN
cognio. They dared not utter his name, and while
he remained IN Woodstock he was addressed by his
are by 40 means poor They could send carriage To
the station for the man whose acquaintance they
feared to confess. Nor ~ 1t the poor only VINO else
where cry out for the ballot the sole means OF III
dependent voting. There are tenant farmers IN the
county of NorOlk-a friend who WITHIN month,
met and talked with them tells me the story-who cu
tivae thousand 0f acres with whose yearly income Is
reckoned by thousands of pounds sterling. lhey are
educated they live in considerable splendor OF style
Sn",nI Su ' 70 vote against their landlord than
the humblcst cottager who earns bls few shlhngs q
week. They are tenants at will. and may I've turned
out of their farms or what they dread not less re-
newal of their lease may be refused and their
children lose the land which their ancestors have
farmed. though only as tenants. for generations.
man cainOt hire. he cannot even buy land, II ms
politics don't snt the great propret0rs There is at
this moment wealthy citizen of Norwich VINO hnds
himself utterly unable To get possesson, by any tiie
of an estate i'm that county lie is q Liberal and a
Disscnter and the Tory churchinen VINO own tue
land will not sell him nor lease Inn an acre AT any
pnce -, u. /.
one of their candidates by help of division IN me
Liberal vote. Ii possible that dear Trend, Dr.
Russell-known TO fame in America as Bull Kun
Russell-may be- the happy man. lie has the sup
port Of the Conservatives but-tfue Tlhlinah hs nc
is-solicits Conservative votes as an Independent
running Liberal principles Oi course, thefe
never was amy truth likeness 10 truth in the story
that Mr.. Carlyle would stand for tins borough lhe
Workng gnens Electoral Association has put forward
Mr.. Odger. a wellknown member of the Keiorm
League; but neither Mr. Dixie nor sir Henry ioaie,
the two Liberal candidates before HIM IN tie held
will retire Another leader OF the Reform League
Col Dickson. is "A candidate for Hackney, borough
sad 10 contain 5000 workingmen. Col Dickson and
Mr. O,rer 90 one step further than Mr.. Mill and Mr.
Hughes They not only expect 10 be returned VIII
out expense but TO be paid for their services While
son why they shonld not be paid, yet II Is
certain that any man xwho sits IN the
House on such terms in the p 9nt state OF opinion
might WELD. believe thaythe Reform League
which now shrinks from an Wpeasant duty puts
the paying of meinbcrs ON nef plank in,9 lts pa,
their own order and ought 10 have them II they can
elect them. II elected, they must somehow be ~
u,
paying them out of the public treasury, suk<Rfip
tiOn seems the only way.
The agents of Mr.. Charles Dickens announce that
his farewell series of readings will begin at St
Jamess Hail. Tuesday evening", Oct. o. the hrst
tGcomprise five readings Their advertlseneht
declares il TO he the determination of Mr.. Dickens
finally retire from public readings AT an early date
and that consideration whatever VIII MI.
Dickens be induced TO appoint an extra night IN any
place in which he shall have been once announced To
read for the last time" The prices IN London are
1s 5s 3s and IL. for admission. Tins being tho hrst
couIser of the final series, il is left to the puc to
conjecture when the actually last readings will be
given. | suppose during the Winter, or perhaps
even during the next season. the season IN London
beginning usually with the meeting of Parliament.
in February. and ending with July. Az Parliament
is 10 assemble in December, the conmencement of
the period when the fashionable world consents to
be considered in town may be earlier than usual.
But the very highest people and the night of the
season arrive together IN May and depart before the
end of July presume therefore, II is sale To an
ticpatc that the London readings viii not be CON
cuded before next Spring. o.
CRETE.