PURITY OF ELECTION.
A great excitement was caused in the borough of Petersfield, on the last Market-day, by about thirty persons, who are tenants of Colonel Jolliffe, having notice to quit their houses, some of whom voted against the Colonel at the last election, some remained neutral, and others, who are not voters, but are to be turned out, for the purpose of making more votes in his interest. One, a respectable farmer, Mr J Murray, who did not vote at all, had his notice printed, and will circulated about the borough, and also wore the original in his hat throughout the whole of the market-day. This is the second batch turned out, soon after the first election of the Reformed Parliament. About twenty of his tenants were served with notices, and, many left their houses, and were put to great inconvenience and distress. Mr W Stallard, a voter, having had an illegal notice, let it pass, and was served with an ejectment, which he defended. They did not think proper to prosecute. Mr Thomas Minchin, brewer, Mr Bridger Bradley, bootmaker, Mr W Alberry, clerk, Mr W Dixon, bootmaker, and many others who have expended large sums upon the improvement of Col. Jolliffe's old houses, under the promise of not being turned out, have likewise had notices to quit. The intimidation resorted to by Colonel Jolliffe's agents,—Messrs. Butterfield, Meeres, Vernon, and others—particularly in the case of Mr Dixon, ought not to escape the notice of the Intimidation Committee now sitting. What the consequences will be, and how the distressed parties are to be accommodated, is a matter of great concern to the independent inhabitants.
A gentleman who is an elector met the Colonel some few days since, who said, I think you have completely damned your cause. To which he replied,—then he would doubly so, as he would still pursue the same course, as it was the only chance he had.