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ANCILING A VOTER. AJIONR the many strange characteristics that have distinguished the Liberal party in their various attempts at the representation of the Haverfordwc-st Boroughs, none are more promi- nent than the vigour with which they lay claim to purity of election and denounce coercion and land'ord tyranny. Each successive defeat they have encountered during (he last sixteen years has been attributed to the excercise of unjust in- fluence and oppressive measures and in the midst of their lamentations at the corruption and want of principle that every where prevailed, they professed to look with confidence to the future, and to hope for a sure and certain relief in an extension of the franchise. Since the last election, when the Liberal cause found its true level at the very bottom of the Constituency, the long expected measure of Reform has been passed the Franchise has been extended, not however, by the Liberals, so ostentatious in their admiration of the masses, but by the Tory Government, which, according to the oft re- peated tale of the Liberal party, had no real sym- pathy with the I poor man in his desire to share iu the representation of the country. One of the results of the Reform Bill has been to give a few Liberals in this neighbourhood a little terri- torial influence as the owners of sundry cottages tenanted by working men. Ever the zealous advocates of freedom of election and of the rights of the working man, they have now had an oppor- tunity of exhibiting in a practical way the strength of their affection for their humble friends but, alas for their reputation for consistency, the trial has demonstrated the hollowness of their friendship, and the sort of treatment that has been dealt out to the enfranchised labourer and artizan is just the reverse of what might have been anticipated from their seemingly earnest professions before the Reform Bill became law. We purpose furnishing our readers with a few instances of 'Liberal' treatment of working men, whose misfottune it was to run counter to their landlord, and to refuse their vote and interest to the Liberal candidate in the present contest. We withhold the name of the bright exponent of Liberal principles, and also mark not, with distinctness, the scene of his praise- worthy operations; and we adopt this course because it will be quite sufficient for our purposes if the facts a!oi:e, irrespective of names and places, are correctly narrated. Those among our readers who are acquainted with the parliamentary boundary of our ancient borough, know that a part of it stretches far into the agricultural district of the surrounding county, and one of our local magnates, rich in all the virtues that adorn mankind, and elated with the usurped title of the village squire, is supposed to possess a. commanding influence among the working population newly enfranchised in that neighbourhood. We have said that he is sup- posed topossessacommandinginfluence" the phrase does not convey a correct idea of his importance. Let us by all means be just to our opponents, and lest we be accused of even attempting to detract from ths bright lustre that encircles his social position, we declare in emphatic terms that he does possess a commanding influence. Is he not a larae landed proprietor, with two letters appended to his name, which to the initiated indicate that he is a justice of the peace, but which with the ignorant have a wonderful signification, and are regarded with hardly less awe and admiration than are the mysterious symbols of a mighty magician. Is he not, moreover, an active member of the judicial bench ? and has he not by his vigilance put 11 down the highly objectionable practice in fashion among his neighbours of allowing their horses, pigs, and donkeys to stray on the highway ? His fame had spread far and wide, and even the sagacious brutes which had escaped their masters' care, had a sort of instinctive feeling that it was the safer course to keep out of his w iy. Truant pigs that had left their styes without permission are said to have scampered off when he appeared in sight, lest their straying proclivities should be dis- covered, and their owners mulcted in fines and costs. Even 'Dolly,' the farmer's horse, is said to have looked anxiously at him as he went by, and remembering that a few stray steps of hers had at one time brought her master into trouble, be- came exceedingly circumspect in her movements, and forbore to crop the tempting herbage at the roadside lest the act might be made the subject of judicial proceedings and penalties be imposed in due process of law. If we add that he is also an officious ex-officio guardian of the poor, who glories in a fight for office in his own parish, we shall further contribute to the formation of a proper estimate of his im- portance. Surely such a man must have influ- ence, and as this was the opinion of his friends, he was of course urged to exert himself in aid of the Liberal cause. It was, no doubt, thought that whatever the mechanic in comparatively easy circumstances might do, the poor voter- the day labourer—could hardly resist a request emanating from so potent an individual, and with the full intention to make his power felt, our hero went forth to canvass. The Liberal cause, however, did not seem to be po- pular with the villagers on whom he considered be bad claim and one voter actually had the audacity to say that be intended to give his sup- port to the Conservative Candidate. The rage Z, of the learned justice on receiving this informa- mation is reported to have been ungovernable but if he was angry, he was so because he could not help it. If he had known how to argue the question, be would doubtless have attempted to do so but be relied more upon the power of authoritative bidding than on the merits of his case, and he had recourse to threats of a with dravval of his patronage, and depicted the dread- ful consequences that must ensue to the for- tunes of the humble cottager. To every assault the elector proved invulnerable, and his assailant was about beating a retreat when he recollected that the voter's wife was in possession of a mangle that was his property. The thought im- parted fresh vigour to the exemplary justice his spirits were roused to the highest pitch, and he rushed again to the attack with the same sort of feeling that we might suppose the weary Bri- tishers experienced at the arrival of the Prus- sians on the field of'Waterloo. 'I have the right weapon, now, for the squeezing process thought the influential man his wife helps to provide the family meal by her labours at the mangle. The machine is not paid for it belongs to me I will take it from her, if he will not vote as I direct.' The pressure of the mangle was thereupon turned on, but no victim of the rack ever stood the efforts of his tormentor with greater firmness than did this poor work- man the object of the rich man's displeasure. He would not he coerced into the Liberal ranks: he defied the efforts of the leader of the press-gang: the pressure of the mangle was applied in vain, and his tormentor took his departure, probably to deliberate on the means he should adopt to punish the refractory voter. This is one sample of the treatment which the working classes receive at the hands of some of the supporters of the champion of Liberalism but we have another of the same kind, which presents an aspect equally amusing, and displays an amount of insolent interference to which perhaps only the foregoing incident furnishes a parallel. The same learned gentleman has tenantry in another quarter of the borough, and they, too, were honoured with a call on similar business. En- tering the house of a supporter of the Conserva- tive Candidate, be demanded the promise of the vote with his usual abruptness, and was told in plain terms, that the tenant had resolved to fol- low his own inclination. Am I not your land- lord?" exclaimed the irritated gentleman. ''Yes, and don't I pay you your rent ? was the quiet retort. I will turn you out," said the land- lord. You may do so if you choose," was the reply, to which was added a request that he would take himself out of the house as quickly as he could. This latter direction only served to increase the good man's anger but, memory again came to his assistance, and he found that he had one arrow in his quiver yet to fire. The wife of the voter did the weekly washing of the great man's establishment, which brought in the munificent sum of five pence weekly, and his threat to withdraw this large amount of patronage evoked a perfect storm of derisive shouts from the crowd who witnessed this interesting interview between landlord and tenant. The visits to the other tenants, no doubt, were fully as entertaining, but whether the results were so mortifying to the vanity of the powerful landlord, our informant sayeth not. These events have obtained a wide currency during the prist week, and have furnished a subject for humorous comments to a consider- able portion of the Constituency. They are curious in their way auu give us an insight into the kind of weapons that our opponents are fighting with. One of our most distinguished naval heroes suggested a contrivance by which the operation of boarding an feuemy's ship was rendered less difficult, and in such high favour was it held among the fleet that any device that .completely answered the ends for which it was designed was likened for excellence to the boarding apparatus of the British Admiral. Our learned Justice seems to have exercised his ingenuity in perfecting a machine which should roll down a political opponent he has discovered an implement for converting recusant voters into willing supporters, and we lose our admiration for the boarding contrivance of the British admiral when we contemplate the probable effects of the mangling machine of the Welsh Justice. What if the learned gentleman were to set up a sign at his country residence-" Mangling of Voters done here What a roaring trade he might drive with the lovers of oppression! and we should really tremble for the safety of the Con- servative cause, if the learned gentleman were to take out patent rights for his machine, and restrict its use to his own party. Will the poor voters be able to stand ngainst the crushing effects of the Liberal mangle? Will they suffer injury to their fortunes ra- ther than be unfaithful to their principles? We have no hesitation in answering the question in the affirmative. We believe the working classes will warmly resent any interference with their rights as electors. The incidents we have given in this article may be taken as a specimen of the good spirit that animates them, and we have no doubt they will treat with contempt such men as Justice Mangle who endeavour to coerce them and prevent their free use of the franchise. It cannot be denied that many of them will subject themselves to great loss by a chivalrous adherence to the Candidate of their choice. There are many men with more brains and greater influence than the mangle operator, who work more cautiously and more secretly with means equally fatal to the fortunes of the poor voter. These on the public platform raise their voices most eloquently in favour of non-interference with electors, and when an election comes round give the lie to their pro- fessions by practising a well-planned system of coercion, and too many of those who earn their bread by the sweat of their brow, fall into the snares so carefully laid for them. There is little danger to be apprehended by the newly enfran- chised from men of the calibre of Justice Mangle: in the clumsiness of his operations is to be found the antidote for the poison he would administer. The real enemies of the poor voter are those who, in the name of Liberalism, profess to befriend him, and in accordance with a deeply laid scheme, scatter their favours with a free hand, and look upon his vote as the only proper and adequate acknowledgment of whatever service they might have rendered him.

HAVERFORDWEST ELECTION, A MEETING of Mr Pitman's supporters was held at the Castle Hotel on Thursday evening. There was a very numerous attendance, every part of the large room being fully occupied. Able ad- dresses were delivered by Mr Pitman, Mr Scour- field, Mr T. Rule Owen, the Rev. D. Morris, of Prendergast, and several other gentlemen. The proceedings, which were of an animated descrip- tion, derived additional interest from the fact that several electors attended and tendered their support to the Conservative candidate. The Conservative cause, which at the commencement of the contest met with a most favourable re- ception, is rapidly gaining ground, and the reports ;tl r, z;1 received from Narberth and Fishguard are most cheering and encouraging. At the close of the meeting, Mr Pitman was loudly cheered, and was accompanied to his residence by a numerous body of bis supporters. ..u_-