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THE BRITISU PRESS. LoisiD6St; THURSDAY, 18,11841111 13. 1820. A case of considerable importence to electors for Members of Poinciana in all loans of the king ikon, but more immediately interesting to the householders of Westinisieter, was tried yesterday la the Guildhall of the City of London, before Chief Justice ABBOTT and a Special Jury. Mr. CULLCN, a respectable householder of the City of Westminster, brought an action against Mr. Mon eta, the High Bailiff, fur refusing to accept his vote, which lie tendered at the last election of a Citizen to serve in Parliament fur IVestinissater, in the room of the lamented Sir SAMUEL HOUMA% It appeared in evidence that Mr. CULLEN hail for many 'leaps uniformly and punctually paid his rates anti taxes, but that from some remissness on iii part of the tax-gatherer, or other parish offieer, some astern was due at the period of the is.' elec tion, and in corm-queue? of this, when Mr. Cu L LEN tendered his vote for one of the causlidairs, it was refused by the Iligh Briliff. Mr. CULLEN immediately paid the drreur the.s due, Mid again tendered his vote, but the High Bailiff persisted in his original determination, and again refused to receive it. The Jury could not, however, agree upon a verdict, and by consent of the parties • juror was withdraws,. The great point, therefore, respecting the right of a returning officer to refuse a vote tendered under such circumstances, remains still undetermined. In the case of Mr.Cuumen, who was knows, to have ever been a punctual man in the payment of his rates and taxes, and who was pos sessed of considerable property, to which the tax gatherer or parish officer might have had recourse by distress, it was an ungracious act on the part of the High Bailiff's legal adviser to refuse the vote eves, brfore payment; but if the condition of voting be the payment of all election, the cooditioa being fulfilled, it would be but fair to concede the exercise of the right. There is no time prescribed by law, previous to the election,.al - which the money most have been paid, so that bad Mr. Cuta.tx paid the arrears on the instant previous to the first.tender of his vote, no objectiiiii could or would have been made to his exercise of his elective franchise; and yet las vote was refused on the Arend tender, although the n 1111 l ty.lied been previously paid. To our minds there appears no sound legal distiuction between the two cases. The payment of the money was the sole cause of the reread in the first matinee, and, therefore, must be presumed I. be the principal object of those who made the refusal. The dis ability was, therefore, removed, and the object attained, by the subsequent payment of the money, and consequently the vote ought to have been admitted. An interesting debate took place yesterday at the Er.st India House, in the Court of Proprietors, upon the propriety of erecting a statue to IVARREN HASTINGS, to testify the respect of the Company for his memory, and their approbation of his at r tices while Governor• General of India. The mo tion w;i% warmly opposed by Mr. R. JACKSON, and utso by Mr. CHARLES GRANT, whose residence in India at the period of HASTINGS' government, and official rank, enabled him to form a correct estimate of the proceedings that marked the sdini i:istration of that extraordinary man. The motion was, however, finally adopted by a very large In sly. IVe have received Pinta Papers of Saturday last. There was no meeting of the Chamber of Deputies on Friday, either of a public nature or in the bu reaux. The indisposition of M. DECAZES •till coo. ittlueo. Five per Cents. are 72 f. 55 c. Bank Stock 1,5411. The condition of the many houseless wanderers alio may be met in the streets of this great metro polis at night is truly pitiable. Such exposure, at this inclement season, is too much for human en durance, and, iu many instances, induces the death of the sufferer. We see, therefore, with, ple•oure, ui advertisement in the front of our Paper inviting the public attention to a plan for the relief of per sons reduced to this miserable extremity. The greet expense, and the liability to abuse, often damp the zeal of the most liberal in the prosecu tion of measures of this character. The present plan does not labour under this disadvantage.— There is no luxury proposed to tempt idleness, no acc.immodation which aught but dire necessity wankd compel the sufferer to accept. A favourite puet, depicting an inhospitable region, says— ‘; Or onward where the rude Carinthian boor Against the houstless stranger shots the door." That. however, was ■ door not shut at midnight, hut in the day. The City of London. famed for hospitality, and rich in works of charity, will, no doubt. embrace the plan proposed fur extending the wale of its liberality, and adding one more to the many benevolent and humane institutions that have raised it to its present exalted state. The Court will put on mourning for four days, on the occasion of the death of the Prince of Mecklenbourg-Schwerin—( Paris Paper.) ' ~„.,V>l. ... ~... • ~.,,- .:, . t.. 447 ..., „.›., •____,_.:..„, t .„..:.., # r, 67;: ) J ~-,-,- ht: 5 .:"Z.......' m l e.,'4 1C.1) 41..1° filtla. POETRY. O PITY A POOR ORPHAN ROY! ♦ PLAINTIVI BALLAD, !keg by Miss Pova• in the Pantomime of " Jack and the Reim Stalk," performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. The Music composed by H.Cos DCLL. O pity a poor orphan boy! 0 pity! Wauirriug I wearily go i Ye who are eherish'el, are ehevislitl by joy, 0 cherish the victim of woe! 0 pity, pity a poor orphan, poor orphan buy ! Rude as the mountain winds hlnw, Are the lawns, the proud taunts 1 endure; Cull as the coming of snow, of snow, Are the lune, the tone paths of the pour. o pity a poor orphanboy! pity!o %Yawning I wearily go; Ye who are cherislihl, are cherisleil by joy, 0 cherish the •ictiw of woe. 0 pity, pity a poor wphan, poor orphan boy! FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS and DEPARTURES. ARRIVALS. The Countess of Westmeath, at her house in St. James's. Place, front a •iait to the Marquis mud Marchioness of Salis bury, at their seat Hatfield Lord Thomas Cecil, ill Bury street, St. James's, from his brother's (the Illarquis of Exeter) seat, Barleigh, shire. Sir. Charles and Lady Georgian* GI viral!, at their house in Cbarles.siteet, St. Ja•es's.squ*re . Captain Sehumberg, H N. at Feuinn's Hotel, St. Janaseis. street, Ginn • visit lis the Marquis sod 111archiciness of Buckingham, at their seat Sluw•e. DEPARTURES. - - - The Earl of Lauderdale, from Warren's Hotel, Regent street, ou a visit to the Duke and Duchess of York, at their scat, Oailrindv. Earl Grey, for his *eat, Howick, Northumberland. The Counter's of 11exInwongls, from her house in Picea. dilly, for her seat in Yinkshire. The Dowager Comiless of Pembroke, from her house hs Cavendish-square, fur her seat at Richmond,. Colonel Bagwell, from the London Hotel, Allytmark. street, on a tunr. The Duke SAN CARLO. entertained a part• of di!dtinction yesterday at Ina hour. iu Portland-place. The l'attacE REGENT, on his Me visit to War. wick Castle, left Ma iii the hands c,l General Sir C. GREVII.I.E, to be eXprotlcd for the use of the poor of IVaiwick, which was dune week by distributing 80 warn) routs to the uteri, and us many winter cloaks to the females. His Royal highness the Duke of SUSSEX, the Dukes of NOlllrol.K and BEDFORD, the Marquis of TAVISTOCI, Lord ERSKINE. and Many other Noblemen, will he on a vi•lt at [Julkhain•hall the latter part of this w.erk, and remain till Sunday the 23,l instant, when they will arrive it► Norwich, and honour W. FosTert, Esq. with their comp toy. The Marquis of ANGLE►EY hiss stilt 10/. to the families of the sailors who were lust on the Weld► coast, in the brg Eli:obeth. Lord BULICELEY IHst wtek relieved the debtors in Ileatimatis gnat; •iitl ninety families are sup plied twice a week with soup and a loaf, front the mansion of Baron-hill. In the new fortification at Chester, the hors works extend into the Nous' garden.. The Comedy i?( Errors increases in attracting at Coventsgartleit Theatre. The houre ovelflowed last night with ail elegant autheixe. The Alaiisiger has made no mistake in bringing forth this lot of errors in the vlinve of an opera. Mr. Boons rcquestr us to state, that his en gagensent at the Coburg Theatre, expired nu Monday last,, and that hi. name iu the Lille Iws since appeared through a inist.ke. An account of n dai.ce it given in it provincial Paper .riyaply pri tely under the bead of /lop Intelligence. It is said that M. the Duke de Roiriictill:kurl) purposes to depart immediately for slisyrus, ether* he is a partner in • 'commercial house.—( Paris Paper.) . Uo Wednerday the sth inst. the Loan PROVOST, %vinare, dllll Council, unattimosiaty elected Dr. ROBERT GRAHAM, physician, to be Professor of Bowl in the University of Edinburgh, in the room of the late Proferaor RUTHERFORD. Dr. GRAHAM has filled the Botanical Professorship in the University of Glasgow with much celt and has also distioguirhed himself by his imurove tnents in tile new Botanical Garden there. Govern ment, with its usual attention to the encouragement of science, has lately purchased some acres of ground in a fine situation in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh, for a Botanical Garden, to be laid out under the superintendence of Professor GRA HAM —(Pdiuburgh Correspondent.) The casette de France contains a general notice of the valuable discoveries made iss Africa by Signor Bsr.zottt, the celebrated Italian traveller, and thus concludes :—" It is painful for us to agnounce that the Loudon Museum alone profits by his discoveries." The Ticket No. 8,443, drawn at eleven o'clock yesterday morning n loin- of 20,0004 Consols. was sold by WEBB, in One (loaner, Two Eighths, and Eight Sixteenth Mime., at his fortunate Offices, 9, Cornball, and 17, litilgate.striiet ; where the fir.t.tliawu Prize of 20,0001. in the hint Lottery was also Sold iu Shares.—Tbia is keeping it up! Fortune Inas moan, rewarded some of those who puichase their Shares at PIDDISo and Co.'s Office, No. 1, Cornhill, haying distriSiited there another Prise of TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS, viz. No. 3,443, drawn yesterday, which tieing the Firsuilrawn Prize, Wee ellilitied to 20,0001. Consuls—it was divided into nun NW, one !Mailer, oar Eighth, and two nisteenito, and the forlisisme holders 'nay immediately receive the raise. This must be a pleasing memento of having Mesh the New leap Yaw properly, by paying • visit to PIDIDIMON Mike. TWO more Woes of 20,000!. Starfilm Marty, remain for the :met Day of Mewing, Saturday, 29:h of this Month. PUB LW DINI4 R 47411TH1N. A very•IIHRIefOUS and most respeciable company ' of the friends and supporters of Mrs.. Myddeftiiii Biddelph, and the prevent Member for the Bu. rough, dined together sit the Wymistsy Arms. in nsi Tuesday the 4th iestant. The Chair was taken at three o'clock. by Colonel Kenrick, of Ninitclwytl, when the d ' g-ruous exhibited a plentiful supply of every delicacy, served tip in a manner minds did much credit to the judgment and taste of Mr. and Mrs. Stout. The wines were of a very superior description, and the reputation of Mr. Haman. of Chester. wa• not a little extend ed by their elm-Hence. Mr. Alilett, of I.laiibedr Nall, Colonel Peers, Mr. Thomas Kenrick. and Mr. Lloyd. presided at different tables. A few eeee •e• after the company had sat down to the res. live Ward. they were sgrerably surprised at the entrance of their respected .Member, Mr. Wynn Griffith, of Gann, who was returning from his duly sit Parliament, to attend his sio less important ditty as ei Niagistrate in Ilia native county. Ile was greeted MI hi. entrance tosto the room, with acclaims:ions winch appeared 'tut a little gratify. log to Ina feelings. for they evinced unequivo. (mile a full approval of hi• conduct as a senator. After the health of our revered Sovr•eign, the Prim.... and Princip.ility, the Army. the Na►y. &e. the CHAIRMAN gave " The braille of Mrs. 1117.1deltou Biddulph, the head of the illustriuus Meuse of Cbirk Castle." Three fulluarei— " Mr. Robert Mydd Iton Bid.lalple, and may we waver want a Member of hi, House to represent us in Partianseat.” Throe two toasts were drunk with tin euthusiaim so animated and heartfelt, as to baffle any powers of description. Whilst the room rung with three times three cheers, for the latter toast, it was neatly observed by one of the company. " Let us cheer him now, soil chair him hereafter"—a sentiment received with shouts of laughter noel applause, for it was at once cousiilrred to hear strong allusion to a cert4itt premature chairing a few week ago. 6. Min Myddeltuu, ►ise Lady of the Manor." This toast was accompanied from the chair with the cordial expression of a hope, which, if remhzed, would proloshly troll materially to the re-establish nient of the harmony of the hoorou4hs, u The Member fur the Boroughs or Denbigh, nothis,aast Holt." This toast was re 4 rived by the company with the euthusimut the object of it merited. The worthy Member, on returning thanks, took the opportunity of explaioing his parliamentary conduct, 414 to the kite legirlative enactments. • Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart."—Load and repo sled cheering. " Culwel Kenrick, and prosperity to the House or Neut. dwyd." 'r Mr. Motet!, of Llauhedr Hall." " Mr. Parry, or Plas Newychl." The company mum regretted the absence of this Centlemin, *horn business of importance in Lou date puev.tned attending the meeting. * Tbo Warden of Ruthio." It to loudly necessary lo those who know the de. served povulurity of this excellent MCI. to speak of the ardour %101 l which his health was drunk. " Culoud Peers" " The Curourr fur the Comity"—vtion returned thanks. " The Aldermen and Corporetton uf Ruthin." The Aldermen and Corporation uf Denbigh." " The Meyer and Corporation of Huh." " Mr. Wynn Griffith, sod prueperity in the hereto( Gera." Mr. GRIFFITH expressed his high sense of the compliment paid to his family, and proceeded to express Ills gratification •t the number •nd re apvctability of Isis assembled friends. He gave • most el:et:ring account el the other contributory boroughs; that of Denbigh, the attachment to the head of the house of Chirk Castle, was such as to include almost the whole of the electors, and, that of Dolt, the majority was considerable and decisive. The company separated about nine o'clock, highly gia'itied with their entertainment. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held ut the East 111111t1 House. when Captain THOMAS SAM. HERS Wm, t.wtiris onto the command of the ship Orwell, con►igned to Chin• direct. The advice* received from the United States state that come important commercial arrangements have lately been entered into between the Govern ment of the United States and the King of I'ttua• SI A. By throe, all vessels belonging to his Alajerty are placed on the same footing, us to tonnage, as those of America, and also us I. the duty on goods imported by them, being the produce or manufac ture of Prussia. Air order had been issued from the Treasury Department ut Washington, address ed to the Collectors of the different ports of the Union, for carrying these ►egulations into effect. By the Isabella, Captain BISHOP, arrived at Standgate Creek from Mogadore, advice. are re ceived from thence to the sth ult., at which period the plague was still prevalent there, but the deaths were, however, not more than three or four each day, and as the weather had takers a favourable change, it was confidently expected the infection would crate in a short time. Owing to the above circumstance, the Isabella brought a foul ball of health, anal has therefore been ordered to perform thirty days quarantine. The British Vice• Consul returned home passenger in the vessel, stud is now at Standgate Creek. Friday evening three Frenchmen were appre hended at Dover, on suspicion of hating come from France on tome bed design ; one of them has been a Captain its the army of BONAPARTE ; they are said to belong to r gang of banditti. and came over, it a reported, to rob awl set fire to some hones here: they were attended by a person, one of the three, as a spy, who gave information th.tt four others are expected across. There ie a good look after them.—aeistish Gaseite.l The General Quarter Sessions fur this city com menced yesterday ( Woolley, Jam 10) at the build hall, before WILLIam COURTIIN AY, Ertl. M.P. Recorder, the Right %Voishipfol the Mayor, and ■ Bench of Magistrates, when Junes Tucker was Nom] guilty oil two indictments, for vending blas phemous publications—riot sentenced; particular's in our ilext.—(Beeler Pu)er.l Norwich Cora Market, on Saturday, was thinly attended, and but little business done; both Wheat and Bailey advanced about Is. iser cossush, and other grain was also dearer.—There was but a small stew of lean or fat Beasts, and u.s . stitch usessay stirring ; few Sheep were iu the peso, sad pleats high. • LAW lATELLMENCE. • COURT OF ICH4G'S BENCH, OficesaLL, WIIMIZSDAT, JARVAIIIT 11. • AWN. 4* • • CULLRIS'IIs , 110111111% This was sus action arising eat of the proceedings of the late Westminster Election. The Defendant had refused the I'leinntra vote, OA the ground of not having paid his poor rases. Mr. EVANS stated. the first moister the declara tion charged .the Defendant with tweliciossfy its. ten-unting mad peremiting him from giviug his vote for John Conn Ilefillouse. Esq. at the last election for West ter. The other eosins were overly the same us the first. the word •• bring left not. BLACIIIIURNE stated the case, than which there could be nothing more important, not to Westinitister odour, bat to the electors of the whole country ; and as it was an affair of almost personal interest to every voter, lie did hope before long, that the interest which attached to the sub ject would become insportasit to every man in the kingdom. The questsoir they were •boat to try was, whether the right of voting. which formed the essential difference between a free man and a slave, should remain with the iiihiliitont bueeeholders of Westminster, or he placed sit the disposal of the poor rates' collector. A writ had been breed direct. tog the Sheriff to return a member in the room of the late and much lamented Sir Sensed Roundly. The Sheriff issued his precept fur that purpose to the High Bailiff. The election commenced; three gentlemen started at candidates. but the contest lay chiefly between Mr. Hubliouse and Mr. George Limb. The latter sous hacked by the whole strength of the two chief political parties, whose wealth said influence readily commanded the at tendance of the rates collectors. The friends of Mr. Hubhouse, on the contrary, had nothing in their favour but their votes. and the Jury would Isnagitie what must be the consequence of al lowing the repetition of such decisions as that which he had to state to them, when he iisforined them that as many electors had been disqua- Ified by the objections of the poor-rates collec tors, as would have were, Mr. Hobhouse the maks rity nu the poll. It was to try the right of shim mischievous usurpat• that that action had been brought. He insisted on it that it was enough her electors to he liable for the poor-rates, having property enough ou their premises to answer all such demands as might be made agaiust them. There could be no right to refuse a vote under the circumstances he had just mentioned. The Plain tiff, Mr. Cullen, had long borne the burdens of Westminster. Ile offered his vote, and was reject ed for nut having paid his poor-rates, though he was not aware at she time that there were any due. This took place on Saturday, the eighth day of the election. The Plaintiff withdrew, mesa home, and paid the arrears, returned on Monday, again tendered his vote. was rejected, went round to the High Bailiff, and eventually refused. The Jury would perceive what a dangerous power this was to leave iu the hands of a collector. as it would enable them, with a little management, to set aside the election of any candidate. Lord Holt, in core. mention; on the case of Ashby and White, had called the right of voting a glorious privilege. Was it to be endured that such a right should be held only at the will and pleasure of a poor rates' col lector ? He would skew them that by the 54th of his present Majesty, ass Act for reeulating the mintier of paying the poor rates, a period of thirty days, after the quarter's end, must expire. and a demand not wily be made hut proved, be fore any coercive measures could he used for the recovery of them. In the present case he would prove to them that there was nu demean' made, and if there had beep, that would hare furnished no right for disfranchising the Plaintiff. The decla ration contained a charge of malice; but he did not conceive that it would be oircesssry for him to prove that. Ito the report of the case of Ashby and White, in 11o:cell's State Trials, edit, of 1780, it was stated that .I.lihy, being ■ poor man, sought a settlement iii the borough of Aylesbury. The overseers attempted to prevent him from fear of his becoming burdensome to the parish. An election immediately came on. Ashby ten dered his vote, and it was rejected. He brought Iris actiou against the constable who load interrupted him in the exercise of his right, ■nd recovered V. damages. It was plain that there was no supposi. lion of malice in the care. The affair came before the House of Lords, cod from trod to end of the proceedings, there was nothing like malice or a necessity for proviug it apparent. The case was reported by Raymond, formerly Lord Chief Jus tice of that Court. Lord Holt bud said. upon case like the one before them, that the Defeadnot was only an officer to put the precept into effect{ and that if he did it in a way prejudicial to tied right of the Plaintiff, be must be answerable for it. If the Plaintiff had a right to vote, it *mei we cessity that the law should protect him in tieetir4 'retie of, and punish those who deprived him of that right. lot another case in Salkeld there was no mesition of malice. It was impossible to infer from Lord Holt's obs►rvatioes, that it was necessary that malice should be implied; his remark being, that the right and the protection of, by punishing those who should interrupt it, were necessary cimetoni tants. The first mention of malice in such curies must have taken place, after the decision of.the Lords on the Shaftesbury case. The terms of their judgment placed the execution of a writ for elections open the same footing as the other duties of Sheriff., and of course gave him tee more power to prevent votiog than any other persons. The House of Commons took ont. brage at this interference of the Peers in Origin of elections. The two mighty powers were about to engage in a parliamentary war, and Queen Anne was obliged to dissolve them. The notion of malice was thee introdueed, as a distinction for appetising and settling differences. The next case was that of Milward and Sargeant, upon which a verdict had been•gaiued, and the proceedings by a writ of error WI been brought into that Court, when they had only to re-consider the verdict ob• tinder' on the record. The twat case was that of Drew and Cotton• (Ist of sast, .pige tett note B.) Is this case the Counsel being. called on by the defence tw peeve the malice, toiled to do inn The cow eftetrity•ondWhimmesqhatedi in which it was averred that makes woe not proved. would, did , such of should prove against the Defendant. Judge who. in the decision to which hr had referred, had required proof of the malice, and passed by the del:Palms of the Lords in Ashby and IVlitte, did not pretend that Noy other malice toots niceessiy. He would shew that the returning officer ems sway ed in his duty by partiality, and hod thereby in jured the Plaintiff in an onlawfal inaumer. had admitted, almost without examination, the ob jections of the colluders to Mr. Hobhouse's votes; he had even taken written testimonies sent by thesis when not in attendance of the entries of their books, at the time lying in their own houses ; while, so the other hand, they had over-ruled the best-found-o ed scruples urged ageing the votes for Mr. Limb. In one case the vote of • Comitniasimier, resitlioig in Somerseo-house, !plying no rate, had been uses succe.sfolly objected to its the friends of Mr. Hob. house ; though the decision in the case of the King and Webley, which was quoted to him, left bins no excuse for not knowing that a person living upon line taxes, and not paying his fair spoor, was dis qualified from voting. The Plaintiff sought Go advantage in the way of damages; hr only wished to defend the right which belonged to loin. Lord Holt had recommended, that every one should be allowed to vote fairly. That great man had said, that it was to act in favour of one party, fur an WK. err to put • partial hindrance in the way of the other. If such a case should come before he promised to make them lay smartly for it.— Such was the language and feeling of one of the most upright Judges ever known n, the country, upon cases like that before them. Richard Hayward. solicitor, produced office co. pies of the writ and precept directing the return of • Member to serve for Westmiurter. He slim pro duced a copy of the minutes of a Committee of the House of Commons, dated 19th March, 1795, stat ing that the said Committee having duly consi dered the statements laid before them, haul deter. mined that the right of electing was resident in the inhabitant hoUseholders of the City of Westminster. John Lee, vestry-clerk of St. George'., Haunter square, produced the rate-hook, from Mardi, 1818 to 1819. The name of Cullen was entered, rated at 40/. s-year, for which lie paid yearly 41. 13.. 4d. fur rate. and highways. and los. for a watch rate. He knew the front of Cullen's. premises in Knights bridge. There was • large shop full of good fur. niture. He did not know the person of the Plain..' tiff. Francis Lakin is collector of that part of the parish of St. George's. C/085 examined by Mr. SCARLETI.—Thoeg4 the rate is a yearly one. they collect it half-yearly ; and according to the Act may collect it quarterly. • George Roundthwsite was an inspector for Me. Hohliouse at the last election ; knew the Plaintiff well, and his premises at Knightsbridge. He Wad . not recollect the Plaintiff's coming too vote et the late election. The first time he ever saw the Man ta was at the hustings, in the High Bailiff's box ; it was on Saturday, the 27,11 or February. He recollected hearing Plaitotilf complain of his vote being rejected, because Lakin said that lie hail not paid his sates. Plaintiff denied that Lakin had called fur them; and said, " Who did you see?" to which !Akin replied, " I saw • boy." Plaintiff* said. " That's false; I have not haul a boy on my rremises there eighteen iiiii ohs." Plaintif raid moreover, " Did you ever yet call nit toe tier pay ment of rates, sod I send you away without pat . - mem ?" Lakin replied, " No, I never did." Mr. Smedley, the Deputy B stuff', then said, that aus the Collector had said that he ha I called and out received payment, the ante must be rujeeted. Witness did trot ere Mr. Cullen b fore, but had been all over his premises since. Tory were very large, with • better stuck of furniture (•fie Plaintiff is a broker) then lie had been accustomed to see, Cross-ezamMed by Mr. Sc a at.trr.— Withrse did not hear any other objection, as Ina aiteonion had only been celled to the High Bailiff's box by the latter part of the controversy. John Coles wes'aervaist to the Plaintiff within it few days of the election. Supposee Ale. Cullen's s t o ck t o b e worth about cow/. There was no buy on the premises after the 518th Philip Perry was au inspector for %lr. 110bhouse et the lest election. Remeinheue I th a t on rb o u i i • Febrnary Mr. Cullen tenderrd Isis vote ; it was entered in the bull-hook. Mr. Scsaurre objected to asking the witness for • . whom Mr. Cullen tendered his vote , becsus. th e ..4 poll clerk was directed to take down the narng3itsl place of abode, &c. As the matter was in writing the only admissible evidence was II e poll-book. The Cuter JUSTICe over-ruled the objecsion. Mr. BLACILOURNIE retatned his exaniniat 1111 l • tains having Maier! the Plaintiff's vote, i.e asked the reasou for refusing it, and it L,ku, waisted money ? If he did, there was plenty (liold'iwg tip a handful of bank notes). lie did nut then say for whom he offered his vete. He was told to rid. Witness did not see the poll clerk elehver him a ticket to go round to the High Bailiff. Mr. Houndtbstraite called again.—fleard Cirlles• say that 1, 0 wished to vote for Mr. flubliouse. lie was in a great rage. _ ile-ezumiged by Mr. SCA RLETT. —Fie did not at any time see the Plaintiff teller his rote, only heard him say io • great yage, " I came here to vote for Mr..Hobhonse, and am. Not permitted." Mr. Perry Frasier bus a Commissio,,er's residence in Somerset House. He papi,no relit nor any rate.. The rates are paid by a clerk of the ollrsee, awl iii.t paid back by biro on t j occasion to the His objected to. argued at great Mr. 'Smedley, Ater 'it . . • J wage Wawa efferrd• to reserve the paint . t is slotted leriktipacial !au, which the Ptart*Vis COatteel refitted. +ha present Plaintiff Wilhed only for a Solemn decisiMe an the gneotimi. desire wat,•thot the peace of IVest aaa iJJ stir altOlit be secured. that bribery in her elt ctaina might be shunned. forthe exercise of which no 'WWI'. Until" - ta Nit! could be devised then thus to alloy the eielo the chance .f miyisig for the incompetent. Ile would, however, prove the ro•dice. bi which Ito did not mean personal malice. hut it would be enough to prove an anxiety its favour of tithe, of the candidates. such as he felt c.iil6deett he pant back by bin on oily occasion to the cleft. His vote was objected to. and argued at groat iiiit4tlt before the Iligh Bailiff and Mr. Sismidt4, &her which he was allowed to Vote. • Cross-exponent ey Sceatser.- 7 lirtusevor rates fir ttb ig Wrest for houses sr* , . *set nopee-- pr it et r o t laseitisal heel Intet the ent Holm atumbiled the bite eleetiee—,