The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-05-07 00:00:00

----=--------- NS OF BRIBER'., :ailed in and examined ;a officer at Liverpool econ d day at the last g' to Hart in Dale-street Golden Lion?—Aboll V t i ,ple in the house ?-- acre there ?--They were rho was not a worklY 19 ' he working men ?--I e s ' hard Radcliff. e a painter and glazier. lives ?—No. .01 1 anything ?--Yes, h e VI with him, and he a'-oft I would have a glens ?—Yes. d y p ou ay at f i o d r Iladaculidffe).sl,:ll t all the persons in tbe i rent - -- Y , was there anotber :s. —I cannot say w h a t clo the t and trowsers ?—No . s ' he gentlemen you bee -1)1 nything there ?—I saw Ili/ or ?—Yes, it looked like ar • take the paper up?---1"0 per did the party le av° ler. mper was upon the - ta ble ight be two minutes. hey take ?—They car at the corner of booth did you leave heeler's corner. d you saw a piece of ',ll.gland note, did ) do not know who took able when I came out. v. ? was called in and printer at Liverpool• ess ? yes. last election for Ewart change. i of the name of Ge, the White Ilart on tJ ouse on that day at all ing for voting?—No. on that day near the iss of brandy and watt Leman throw a piece 1 the table ?—No. •examined by Mr. Rust' d with Kirby on that • The witness withdrew• called in and examind Less ?—A labourer. )n of the name of J ne relation to me. I saw him once. the second day of the, treet on that day?- 1 r being in the street bout half-past one. 1 speak to you in the antlemen ?—I think 01 hristian name ?—N o. rosiness ?—No. rson is Mr. Clay ?—A ier person ?—A little hristain name ?—No• nen any ribbons on ?-- ed and blue ? you ?—Y es. y ?—One gentleman pi t two sovereigns and a up with them. by going up with himl '—That was all he said • ?—I told him I durst rself, into some hobble. , mere not a freeman 1 the papers and then ol I returned it him bac self into a hobble and 1 , 'raid of getting into a ho' eman are you ?—No. Lud householder?—No a-week. Le ?—No. nade by a member of the idence upon the ground rcted to the conduct of the .man first asked you to re not a freeman, that th Ly upon that ?—The gel ,00k out two sovereigns me to come along with not I was afraid of I can by getting into a al-hole for voting in some money back to the gent' Lappen?—At the top of teth Park ?—Yes, there ,3ar. 'rem the tally-room or tl f. ere those gentlemen -They came out of the lly or committee-room • by Mr. Rogers. itlemen pressed you, an them twice over, they or ife can tell that, I cannot come to hour house, Ire, that was the first day, thing said by them toy' e the night before o• lem whether they were from your wife at that ti -Yes. !ver mentioned it to thi 'e not a freeman?—No• a week ?—Yes. L was it that took the monel the little one. iut say which it was ? —lt ' l l t was the little one ?—Ye s :foti ; Le you to say at first th at as the little one. 0 4 e you to say so at first ifittY, any knowledge it was the tO. I to tell me at first that Ye h ,7„ I are sure of it ?—lt was tlittt r so certain that it was the thi it that you thought it we s l the rest of the evid ence 1 see those gentlemen agai ll that day. t ha t ° r seen them since, or ei, or • have .. you not ?—I ca nn° since. • el A e to the committee positiv-mr, rhaps I might have s een - ( 41 . not in much habit o f sc Y at five in the morning , ant' •ery often. een them again, vroulti ! I lve you, or have you not, seen them ?—To the best of my .ttivection I have not seen them since. U,tn hsa.ttitirae of day was it ?—About half-past one. t 01 11 Piece of about a piece of paper, what w and as it , e of paper ?There were two sovereigns a in it. lo v , , do you know there were two sovereigns and a half in ie ee of paper ?—Because I opened it. . e , ll YOU did think about it before you refused it, and you ;i to see how much it was ?—Yes, and gave it him back. did you intend to refuse it in the first instance ?—Y . es. :teno,_ei3iitewa:inhaut made you open it ?-1 thought I would like to see , sut it You to do that, if von intended in the first instance '9 e i—Because 1 thouglit I had aright to look and see It it was. o°l4l t c lid not h es i tate about taking it ?—No. teivurned it back immediately ?—I turned it back imme 'kith i Iv, , 3 a coannon name, this is a little gentleman?—Yes. I,!'.iels Mr Smith is it? —I cannot say. I,7..ear.trte you to know his name ?—The neighbours said it ,: s r Smith and Mr. Clay, and there was one 0 , 0 u i e saw him. give a bribe to a man, and they pe s r a s id they i a `waYs giving bribes. , is , 4001 e 9 odd thing that you never asked what his Cfahthriesr )ditiat ri ds ' 0 0 0 r a u L - h o e d re ge h . e lives?—They said that his re s. You tell that to the gentleman who brought you up here ? /id you tell t hem . that von heard that it was Mr. Smith, the Smith at Fuilwood Lodge 0 ter e f o r. S Id teu I . *, they knew what Mr. Smith it was, a as. far as you I) y ou ineolThey knew what Mr. Smith it . w lives?—The ) 0 .r. Clay is that ?—I cannot tell what his business , is. 409,,,,,, know his Christian name or where he ,urs said, he live C hri s tia n a . ,b th ey tell you his name ? , Y sight. eiltepthithBe°;ollif 1 11 0 41 it was the fear of the Coal-hole that made you re you tell eti 8 - ; . . 1 .3 was not afd of the Coal-hole. e l v. had had two or three glasses in me I would was not the fear of the Coal-hole ?-I\lo- theniso that 3-on wanted a glass of grog ?—No. le you to tell the committee that it was th e f e a r t )1, 1 1 ° , 1e . ?b.-I,N I h t h a i o i u h g a h , t i I t w % o v o o u r ld th h r a e v n e g g i as o t s e n s t lave 'had better spirits in me. !t was not the fe . ar of the Coal-hole?—Yes. • Of e grog I as true as the rest you have told us to-day?— Y es. were Re-exami ne d by Mr. Rushton. quit s ober when this money was tendered to you? '—No, I only knew• o r r :od y ou to say-, that if you had had two or three yo u N it You woud h ave k ept ?—Yes. ' l ean to say, that as you were sober you refused it ? th e ,„ tea t rneY was first tendered to you , did you tell those ith sta a t,!hey had mistaken their man yoloantag that, was it tendered to you again ?—:1 • had told those gentlemen that they had mistaken • id they still urge you to accept the money ?—Yes ; I,llted me little up with that g them. Was the one ave you the money ?—lt "td that it was the son of Mr. Smith, of Fullwood?— N1, 44 ' Mr. Smith's sons ?—No, only by sight. `aoo Bui ld them by sight ?—Yes, this little one. re .. „ ° lv anv of them , —No . Ir es s . -le i t was the little one . that tendered you the mo ,e y, ll Sli ldOh a y tl Y doubt ea?tht the two gentlemen came out of , "cae - 8 c ommitt —I have uo doubt at all, for I sau got ; a cT. I was not fifteen yards from it when they st toe ll " eY followed me • and they would never have °III Y Alt Walker and Mr. Stephenson met me th e i•, and asked me whether I would go up with them; aer y eV, la • I , , , ung me. They were t cala v , Wart. V V tl „, were afraid of the coalhole, but you seem to ti l ', ° ..r - e ',d not have eter?ined that fear if you had . glasses of grog? - 4 ev it , l ee•—You have a relation, have not you, of the cYth . • have. 41 11I g B aid about that relation, Rigby ?—No, nothing . . fc e " °ll , Rigby, a freeman of Liverpool ?—They tell told v er oan. s h "?—Himself w . hen . h a e n . d vo s t u ed wh fo e r the L r o h td e 414 awe not seen him since , I cannot t e ll. • r l e a)'. lo, ave Ycn l known Mr. Smith by sight ?—I cannot Il ave k i l , l° lva him two or three years ? 7oa k ehi m by sight. t0 v , 15 " him twenty years by sight ?—No, I have rhap s il . ; I may have known him five or six months give • b 118 his description ?—He is a little man... • 4.l,„' f e k ? is he as henstll as von are ?—No ; he has a deal khi~ti anted thev - ` ' l ira, and hakes his head. you to go and poll, did they mention any tea I ,,,Were to 011?—li I had gone up they . w . ould e r ° " that p name.; they would have mistaken '—l cannot say how '}lllerltion any freeman's name in which you were to tong th h enei he You known Mr. _I cannot say. Cla .y p • of treoUrs t e ll you their names from the description 114 hie gea l , or from their being with you at the time ? ea ' kw they offered me thq money , . • t4 t t et ° offer you the money ?—I es, they some of tseirr house die first night. 3 , 00 t i t he names of any of the neighbours lour.ie that saw di rt money ?—No, I cannot tel y names of all 4 11° t• tell me but they told it up and dow n n t tl t i o e th e eY b illught nie up here, and I did not wa waaesighbours tell you directly vli v a a t rd t a h , e — n l a t m u e ,a o r f s t ai h n i e s it r e / a :was it some time after th at they told it about the street. told e it some days F o uish o and at then we r e,same time, l e v , a t s hat the neigh tlose gent eme w e l t strne days afterwards. a t 'lei hors themselves tell you who those persons tYs oft •,,g° ours told me who th 9• were, and that they . 1 .`„,, r14 g bribes at every election. l a ' e a - 7 41( 1ed, by the gentlemen that , brought you up 4 4 hayf those two gentlemen ?-ISo. _ Yl ° : e known Mr. Smith by sight for five or six d r /41 by ?—No. °w name, as well as by sight the th e . "' l n am the other gentleman offerd you ley al e Y it s peak to you by your own name .—F did 141 e et Y e own name ; they gave Inc the money, and t i t r th onu with them. a ga c ih) . " 4ll you were not a freeman, they gave you t --- "Ycs they crave it me back. t O; 1, Y°ll whose name to poll ?—No . , but they had . I,; ° _ ll se the first night, when I was in bed. ew there are three or four sons of Mr. Smith, f ea there tell how many sons there are . of them. .4 k ' 4 o .oking man is this ?—A good lookm,„, of 'tee ls he ?—1 cannot judge of any means . age. Or fifty• cannot tell you how old lie is. f': ! 11 1' i t , 7he w i tness w i t hd rew . )1 1 1 15 t W il s e :, - "Ir was called in and examined by Mr. Rush v Itife fthe last witness ?—Yes. et ee , e atle night of the first day of the last elec t. ke n come t o your h ouse that night ?—Yes, td to 4 ( : ) . u`4,1,110 those gentlemen were ?—I do not. tile v ete r at they came for ?—They came to solicit my it Y tee. ° I . Lord Sandon. I) l, 4B se ad d y b ea t husband ?—No. : t weet' them and yourself?—l s , aid that if my th o '," i a ° ,le he would give it for Mr. Ewart and Mr, getiti e lcnte to give. (lid "ten offer you any money that night?—They You th e „, it dicta'f then You Itwrapped in brown paper. o d was e paper'"ePp ?—I th theeVlOli,..4aigus or half sovereigns ?—That I could not t dir'''ke ed ge , - I ••• v o tooney ?—I returned it to the gentleman. i1 1ta th 4.11 0 484 ,Y, , ,,w116'n you returned them r m t ) 'Yo t i 4 ,ght. " 0111 e, and, that if be thought prope o 4 ) , 41 : ( 70 11 1 1 gee s e gentlemen since ?—The morning after. took t ae , nt•—At m , y own house._ did pl ay ,)our house ?—lhey they seeTer; did they see you?—No not at first. V did it first ?-0 the children. ti late Vuld any thing ?—Not that mornin,. ' 4 th e , evening before. 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Jame E tat e, ou t, ' th ey 'll, and t ' e•N ii „eli Vie, 1101 t 1 : he le s ).. il _y e t k i 'IC thd y o „ et 00 I' ~ tWo 't YOu ' if ti a : r o thr e w( ,-, „, I ~.,,e 1 . e Of Atli;:ti Le s tree t , 1 3. ., k v, o ut' I tilat ' lthi;l " 0. , is "lati g ho 4 ree " A ,0* it hid You and '' 'rnieti:iii 13, , c. il T) ?I, ' i'''' , iiir t a I ts i. , 1 1 1,,,,, ii ,,, . , ,','9Yhil.lwwllllselt)::°lla.neori 1:01:4ki:411:141- kilt': ( ill ,. (I ' hill tort i b scl . l , l °l ° le alive I ,--I' o ' ao„Y• a v Been tovht.t s :fe t trejgti I, ...I Q .. 'act•111; h'iv'e said 0 0 1 .4 t h out t thirst' 11l tvh e .Y w a , ble. , I take Icy . ,?_-1 - e'i, , , er„ll ti le )c n bac.iti , . '" . 4Y baet i t a hob ° q th -ll g ha„ 91 ,-4 ld t.. 'tett No 11 ' e Y sa `u w e Ish, " 1 41 e t o the t F the C:ttO oft e c ' 1 , 4 tee l l and Ow ; th e „Yo, ati d- • t , the ; ki i4cii i i li i to s'c t , e ;i l 4 the ey at the! ttl a il e i , ~. Vi e , 4 It4 s il ; gehtls..' 8 ' it 4j oh g rd; ; ) 4 ignS a: 11. , , told' th e s with W o o Iros)You w of g e th e -- It , bob 4 ► 'l'h e lle n igh CI a ii . , /4. 4y, -el l i soil') e y, tl Off, r gentl,ree ,ilf tl ie re t there 11 0 5 '& 18 Y 41111 1 e , di et } tik,, !..oi a Lor the ' l (44' . 6 re: h the,. en cal, e ft;'e by Jul )f the ' „hy o e t;le ; 'ley ' tOld )oln V tile again b Y tell )11, and, Y( '4 l , 4l o l' h, Ley w er e 4 " t '` 44 (l kn . ~ li)rt . "`l annot ' . 4 0 ~ a ße ,of a use, "1, 3 6 1 e ifilit 4 e kal t day, ..- 14 , 4 ell , to you ~ , 4, 11 11 ,, t 2 R I -N-ves7ir°e. the )•jo;alleltehti:wi--.14: hat tiole P 44y ) g ent le ) tliera? .tltt liltju, , ~' . THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Did the child keep the money ?—He gave it to me. Did they give any thing to the child on the morning ?—No. You saw them on the morning, I think you said? —Y es. What did they say to you then ?—They asked where my husband was. Was your husband at home ?—He was at work. Did they leave any more money then ?—No. Nor at any other time P—No Have you seen the gentlemen since that time ?—Not to my recollection. Do you know the gentlemen by sight?—No. Were they tall or short ?—The one was rather short, the other was rather taller. • Was he dark or light ?—Dark. Which was dark ?—The short one. Did they wear any colours ?—scarlet. Did you notice any colours on the night you spoke of ? Yes, scarlet. Were they scarlet on the next day ?—Yes. Were they the same gentleman, on the next day ?—I think they were. 'hich of those gentlemen was it that gave the half sovereign to the child ?—The taller gentleman of the two. Which of them was it that gave you the money in the brown paper ?—The shorter one. Cross-examined by Mr. Rogers. You say when they called the first night, you said your hus band meant to vote for Mr. Ewart, and Mr. Thornely, if he had a vote to give ?—lf he had a vote to give, it was for Mr. Ewart and Mr. Thornley. Did not you know that he had no vote to give ?—I did not ex actly know. Did you not know that your husband was not a freeman ? No! Do' you mean to state that ?-1 - es ! Have you any family ?—Yes. Any sons any. Do . 'not you know that the sons of freemen are entitled to their freedom in Liverpool?—Yes. How longthave you been married ?-22 years. Do you mean to state, that you actually did not know at that time, whether your husband was a freeman or not 7—No I did not! ! ! Had he once voted?—Not that I know of. At elections for mayors, or at elections for members ?—I never heard of it. Did not you know that your husband was not a freeman?— ' did not! ! You say that they, produced a piece of brown paper, was it dark ?—lt was by candle light. How far were they standing from you ?—Not more than half a yard. Where was the gentleman holding this piece of paper P—He drew it from his pocket, and delivered it into my hand. And you opened it ?—I did. And you took the sovereigns into your hand;—No I did not. Ilow long did you keep it before you returned it. ?—Not more than a minute. At the time that person gave you that piece of paper what ' did he say ?—He told me never mind Mr. Ewart and Mr. Thornely, but to come with my husband the next morning, to vote for Lord Sandon. When you were examined about the evidence you were to give here, did you tell the gentleman who examined you, that when the gentlemen gave the money into your hand, they said that you have now stated ?—Yes. You say you opened the paper, in what way did .yOu open it?—l just tore the paper off and I saw the edges of the money. What made you do that ?—To see what was in the paper. Did you intend to take it P—No. Then how come you to do that ?—To see what was in it. To see whether it was enough?—No, it was not for that. You swear that you did not tear off the paper for the purpose of seeing whether it was aA much as you expected ?—I did not, indeed. At what time of the morning was it?—lt was before eight o'clock. Was your husband in bed either time the gentlemen came? — He was in bed the night before. How came you to tell them that he was not at home?—Be cause he was rather tipsey, and I did not wish them to speak to him. Is he tipsey this morning P—No. You have stated that the tall one gave the child half a cove reien, ?—He did. Were you present?—Yes, I was standing by the taller when he _gave it him. That you are sure of?—Yes. • That was at night P—ln the evening. Did you return the half-sovereign the next morning ?—No, it was given to the child. I kept it three weeks before I made use of it. • When did you tell your husband of this ?—The next morning. Did you kfiow either of the gentlemen P—No. Have you ever seen either of them since?—Not to my recol lection. Did they come into the house in the evening?,—Yes. Were there any other persons in the house below stairs, except you and the little boy ?—Only my own children. Were there many persons collected round the door ?—I can not say, indeed. I could not tell whether there were any of the neighbours. Did you ever tell your neighbours P—The little boy did. You do not rellect ever having seen either of those gentlemen again P—Not to my recollection. Did you ever make any inquiry about who they were P—No. Did any body ever tell you their names P—No. Did you ever inquire amongst the neighbours P—No. Did your husband tell you afterwards that he had seen any gentlemen up at the poll ?—Yes, he did. Have you talked this matter over with him?—No. Never at all?—No. You mean to state that vou never have had any talk with your husband about this ?-1 nevcr hare, Not up to now p—Not up to this week. You have talked over it plentifully this week, I suppose ? Very little. I have given myself very little trouble about it. Committee.—You have been examined upon this subject be fore, have you?—Yes. By whom?—By Mr. Harvey. When ?—Last week. What did you tell him was in this paper ?—I told him there were five pieces of gold; but I could not tell whether it was sovereigns or half-sovereigns. Did you not know the weight of them P—No; I do not get many of them to tell. How could you tell that they were not silver ?—I could tell by the different colours. So you could not tell whether it was sovereigns or half sovereigns, but you could tell whether it was gold or silver?— Yes, I could. Were those gentlemen at your house the night before the first day of the election?—The evening of the first day of the election, and the next morning before eight o'clock. The witness withdrew. Mr. John Billinge was called in, and examined by Mr. Rushton as follows: How long have you lived in Liverpool?—A little more than three years. Are you iii the employ of Mr. M`Kee P—l am. What is' he ?—A slater and plasterer. Does Mr. M'Kee employ many freemen ?—He employs seven freemen. Have you Mr. M`Kee's wages book ?—I have. Do you keep that book ?—I do. • Do you pay the wages ?—I do. Do you enter them in that book ?—I do. Have you got the pay account of Saturday, the 13th Decem ber ?—I have. • Was that the Saturday after the election ?—lt was. Do you find in the book the name of William Berry ?—I do. Is he a freeman ?—He is. Barry is his real name; but we have always entered it as Berry. Is he a plasterer?—He is. Are there two men of the name of Barry in your establish ment?—There are. Mr. RALPH CLAY was called in and examined by Mr. Hut chinson as follows : • What are you ?—An anchor and chain cable manufacturer. Do you reside in Stanhope-street, Toxteth=park ?—I do. Were you one of Lord Sandon's committee in that district ? I was. Did you canvass frequently before the election ?—I Did you canvass in the Park district ?—ln the Park district only. Did you go to the house of a person named James Bentley Rigby on the first night of the election P—No. Did you go to the house of any other person of the. name of Rigby on that night P—Not any. Do you recollect whether you had been at any house of a per son of that name at any time previous to that period ?—Never. Did you offer the wife of a person of the name of Rigby a pa per containing Ave _pieces of gold P—No. At any time ?-I\lever. Did you ever give a child in the house of aperson of that name any sum of money ?--Never. Did you ever give a man of that name on the second day of the election two sovereigns and a half to.vote P—Nu. Or any other sum ?No. Or at any other time P—No. Did you offer any mau any money to vote at all ?--I never did. Did you ever give any man any thing to vote at the last elec tion ?—iNot a farthiny. If any one has said any one of those things are they utterly untrue ?—They are. What other Clay's are there in the Toxteth-park district who took any part in the election ?—Two sons of m►ne, Thomas Weston Clay, the elder, and George Clay, the younger. Do you know any other person of the name of Clay residing in that district ?—I have other younger children at school, but none that canvassed. Cross-examined by Mr. Roscoe. Do you know a person of the name of Rigby ?—I do not. Do you know whether any person of that name resides within the district which you canvassed ?—I never knew it till the day that I came up here. Have you found that such a person does reside there ?—Yes. Have you ever seen that person since ?—\o; and I have not spoken to him for the last twenty years. Where you acquainted with him formerly ?—Perhaps 20 years ago he was warehouseman to George Crossman and Company and was in the habit of 'coining to me for any article they might want above 20 years ago. And you knew him at that time ?—Not much. During your canvass who were you accompanied by ?—Mr. Alexander Smith and my sons and a Mr. Blower Smith ; in fact we had the care of the Toxteth-park district. You say that you knew this man twenty years ago, do you re member his person ?—Yes. 1 understood you at first to say that you did not know a voter of the name of ltigby ?—I did know him by name before the election. Do you know whether in fact Rigby is a voter or not ?—I do not indeed. . _ _ Do you know Rigby's christian name ?—I do not. Do you know whether there is a voter of the name of James Bentley Rigby ?—I do not. You sav that two of your sons canvassed ?—They did. Did they canvass the same district with yourself ?—Yes. In whose company were you accustomed to canvass ?—Gene rally with my own son ; I never canvassed till the morning of the election, Did he canvass both the first and second day ?—Yes, both of them. Did they canvass both of them in your company ?—The first day of the election I was in the Park booth from nine o'clock in the morning till four o'clock in the evening. Are your sons here ?—They are both of them. llow many men do you employ?—About thirty-four. Of those how many are there are burgesses ?—Not above three. _ _ Did you canvass those men at the last election ?—I believe not; they knew which way I was going to vote. Had you anv conversation with them upon that subject?—l do not think Chad ; I was in the booth all day. Before the election did you make any application to them as to the party, or for whom they should vote ?—I believe I did uot. _ _ _ Cannot you say whether you did or did not ?—I left it more to my sons. Do you know which way they voted ?—Yes ; for Lord San don and Sir Howard Douglas. Were they absent from their work any portion of the days of the election ?—I was in the booth and I cannot say. Do you not know from the men themselves?—'l hey were not absent above three quarters of an hour either day ; they were at work the second day, the whole of the day; they voted the first afternoon. Was there any drink given to them ?—Not any to my know ledge. Had they any thing for lost time ?—Not till a fortnight after; my men generally work piece work, and I had nothing to do with them except the foremen, and there was one of the men who was fined by his foreman half-a-crown for his being away half an hour or tliree quarters of an hour which was paid. The foreman having fined him this half crown, I gave the man the half crown that he was out of pocket, but that was about a fort night after; he never asked me for any thing, and did not look for any thing. Committee.—Do you know any man of the name of Rigby be sides the one that has been mentioned ?—No, I do not. The witness withdrew MR. Tuosias W ESTON CLAY was called in and examined by Mr. Robinson as follows : Are you a son of Mr. Ralph Clay ?—I am. Were you one of Lord Sandon's canvassers in the Toxteth park district ?—Yes. Did you canvass during the two election days ?—Yes. In what street did you canvass ?—ln different streets in the Toxteth-park district. Was it,hetween Great George-street booth and the Graving docks?—Nu, I never was between Great George-street booth and the Graving dOcks during the two days. I was in a coach between them during the election, but never on foot. Do you know a person of the name of James Bentley Rigby ? —No. • Or James Rigby?—No. Or any other person of the name of Rigby?—No. Did you go to the house of any person of that name during the election ?—No. Did you offer the wife of any person on the first night of the election the sum of £5 or any other sum for her husband's vote? —No. Did you ever give a child in the house of any person that night half-a-sovereign ?—I never did. Did you ever give any man upon the second day of the elec tion two sovereigns and 'a half to vote ?—No. Did you ever offer any man any money to vote ?—No. Did you give anything at all at the election ?—No. Cross-examined by Mr. Roscoe. With whom did you canvass, were you in company with your father at any time ?—No. With whom then ?—With my brother and Mr. Blower Smith. Did yon canvass iu company with Mr. Alexander Smith. — No. You say you do not know a person of the name of Rigby; I suppose you were acquainted with the names of the house holders and persons resident in that district ?—Not all of them. had you a list of them ?—Yes, we had a list. Did you find the name of Rigby on that list ?—No. Is there any such person living within that district ?—I be lieve there is, I have heard so. . Do you know the Christian name of that person ?—I never knew it before last Wednesday. In the course of your canvas had you any application made to you for money ? I had one application uy a wife of a new elector, not an old freeman. Who was that ?—Davis. Had you any applications made for drink ?—Certainly, they made the observation that it was a dry shot. Was that a frequent observation ?—Not at all, I do not think I met with it more than twice or three times. Where did you usually go to find the voters when you were canvassing?—We went to their houses. Are you speaking now of the period of your canvas before the election or during it ?—I was only out one day before the election. On the days of the election where did you go to look for the voters ?—We went to their houses. Did you find them there ?—No, they were most of them at work the first day, geue'rally the second day, they came up pretty freely. • Did you ever go to any public-house to look for them ?—No. You were very little on foot I think you said'.-1 was a great deal on foot in Toxteth-park, but not in the town. What was the reason of your not being on foot ?—The Tox teth-park district was the district I was in, and sometimes we had to take the meu down to the other booths, and then we took them in a coach. Were all those men you took in coaches sober I—fes. Quite sober ?—l'es. You venture to state that you never had a drunken man in any of your coaches during the election ?-1 - es. You feel certain on that point, do you ?--Yes. Was your brother with you in the course of your canvass? — Yes Did you canvass together always ?—Those two days we did. You stated that you never gave such sums as have been men tioned to you. Dia you give any other sums of money ?—No. • Did you give any thing else, not money?—We gave a ribbon now and then, but not to the freemen, to the wives, they wanted a cap ribbon. Any thing else ?—Nothing. Was there any understanding between you and any of the free men you took up, as to any recompense?—No money whatever. Was any thing said about day wages.—No, nut at all. Did you never hear them say that they should lose a portion of their day's wages if they went up?—No; but we all knew that they would not come up without losing &ie. You mean to say that they made no application to you to be remunerated for that loss ?—No, none. Was there any understanding between you that they should be?—No. And no observations was made upon it ?—No. Were your brother and you together during the whole time? —Not during the whole time but the greater part of the day. From whom did you receive the ribbons that you gave away ? —They lay in a cupboard, and we took them just as we wanted them: In what shape were they ?—Just a heap of them lying. Were any of them folded up or in a length ?—ln a length. Were you entrusted with any of the ribbons folded up ? Never, except a dozen just tied four times across,-just tied to gether, and then doubled again. In the course of your canvass did you see any ribbons folded up and enclosed in a piece of paper?—No, never!! It was not the practice in your division to have them rolled up ?—M). Mr. GEORGE CLAY was called in and examined by Mr. HUT CHINSON as follows: Are you one of the sons of Mr. Ralph Clay ?—Yes. Did you canvass for Lord Sandon during the two days of the last election ?—I did. Do you know a person of the name of James Bentley Rigby? —I do not. Did you offer the wife of any freeman a paper containing five pieces of gold, or any other sum for her husband's vote ?—/did not. Did you ever give a child half a sovereign during that clec tiou?-1 did not. Did vou offer any man two sovereigns and a half, upon the second'clay of the election, to vote ?—I did not. Did you offer any man any money to go and vote during the election ?—1 did not. Mr. ANDREW BLOWER SMITH was called in and examined by Mr. Hutchinson as follows : Are you the son of Mr. William Smith, of Fullwood Lodge, in Liverpool ?—I am. Did you canvass for Lord Sandon before and during the elec tion in the Toxteth-park district ?—I did. Do you know a public-house in Gore street kept by a person of the name of Salt ?—No. Were you ever at that public-house on the second day of the election, or any house in that neighbourhood ?-1 was not. Did you ever give a young man in that house or iu any other house on that day five shillings to drink ?—No. Do you recollect seeing a freeman of the name of Williams in any public-house during the election ?—No. Were you ever asked by a man of the name of Williams or by any other man during the election to buy a dog ?—No. Did you ever bargain with any person for a dog during the election ?—I never bought a dog in my life nor bargained for one. Have you never paid a person 16s. for a dog P—No, never, During the election did you give any person any money to poll ?—No. Did vou ever give a person of the name of Rigby or his wife, or his child any money ?—I never heard of such a name. Did you ever give any person five sovereigns in a paper ? No. - Or five pieces of gold ?—Xo. Or any money to a child P—Never. Mr. WILLIAM SMITH was called in and examined by Mr. Hutchinson as follows : Do you live at Fullwood Lodge in Liverpool?—Yes I do. Did you upon the second day of the election give a freeman some silver ?—I never in my live gave a six-pence at an election. Do you recollect whether you were at Harrington-street, Tox teth Paik, upon the morning of the election ?—No, I was not. Did you give any body any money at all ?—Not one farthing., Where you at the Great George's -street booth P—No. Mr. ALEXANDER SMITH was called in and examined by Mr. Ilutchinson, as follows: Are you a merchant ?—I am. Do you live in Great George-square, in Liverpool?—Yes. Are you one of the sons of Mr. William Smith, of Fullwood Lodge ?—I am. Did you canvass in Harrington-street, in the Park, before the election ?—Yes, I did. Did you canvass in the town of Liverpool at all ?—I did not. Do you know a person of the name of Rigby, or James Bent ley, Rigby ?—I am not aware of it. Did you go to the house of James Bentley Rigby, or any person, on the first night of the election, and give five pieces of gold to the wife?-1 most distinctly deny it. I was not in any house the first night of the election. Or any other sum whatever P—Or any other sum whatever. Did you give the child of any person half a sovereign on that night ?—I did not. Did you ever give a man on the second day of the election two sovereigns and a half to vote ?—Certainly mot. Nor any other sum of money whatever?—Nor any other sum of money whatever. You were a member of the Toxteth-park Committee ?—Yes. Was there any fund attached to that committee for bribery? —Certainly not. Must you have known it if there had been ?—Most decidedly; I paid all the expences incurred there. Were you at the booth the second day ?—Yes, frequently. . . Did yo - u see'Mr. Abercrombie there f—l did. Do you know whether any person was distributing pieces of paper wrapped up ?—I saw several of them distributed during that day_. Do you happen to know what they were ?—They were what we term election squibs. (A paper was shewn to the witness.) That was one of them I believe ?—Yes, such a piece of paper folded up I many of the young men delivering them to the people that came up to vote. Cross-examined by Ms. Roscoe. Were these papers resembling five yound notes ?—They were of different sizes. _ The print would be tolerably visible upon them, I suppose ? If they were open the print would be tolerably visible. Their Majesties, we are happy to say, are in the enjoyment of good health. Her Majesty has recovered from her recent at tack of the influenza. On Wednesday the King held a court and levee at St. James's Palace, and in the evening their Ma jesties gave a grand dinner to the Duke of Brunswick. On Friday their Majesties left town for the Palace at Windsor.— His Majesty will give a grand state dinner on Wednesday next, to the Knights of the Order of the Thistle and St. Patrick.— The King will also give a grand banquet on Thursday next.— Her Majesty will hold a drawing-room on that day. OUR PRINCELY VlSlTORS.—Conjecture is rife respecting the object of the young French princes' visit to London, as well as that of the Duke of Brunswick. In some circles it is asserted that they are suitors for the hand of the heiress presumptive. The age of the Princess Victoria, however, destroys that suppo sition; did she, however, number a few summers shore, there would be ample field for speculation : at present we must con• elude that the views of our princely visitors are confined either to politics or pleasure. A short time will, however, enable us to know more about these matters.—Age. PETITIONS.—The 12th report of the committee on public pe titious has been printed. I'he total number of petitions pre sented for a better observance of the Sabbath is 662, with 158,774 signatures; of Protestant Dissenters for relief; 55 petitions, 1%270 signatures; against the Church Temporalities (Ireland) Bill, 23 petitions, 1,061 signatures, the greater part from the clergy; for Jewish emancipation, 23 petitions, 16,564 signatures; against church patronage in Scotland, 63 petitions, 36,749 sig natures; for the extinction of tithes in Ireland, 61 petitions, 20,283 signatures; against colonial slavery, immediate and en tire abolition, 304 petitions, 129,062 signatures ; ditto with safe , provisions, 188 petitions, 74,181 signati gna'tu re ures • against he house and window tax, 36 petitions, 26,158 ss; for t repeal of the malt tax, 7 petitions, 7,481 signatures; for the Ten H ours ' Bill, 67 petitions, 93,019 signatures; for the repeal of the Beer Act, 72 petitions, 7,998 signatures; against the present corpo ' ration system, 75 petitions, 31,949 signatures; against the Irish coercion bill, 652 petitions, 413,989 signatures. COLONIAL MISRULL.—Lord Mulgrave and the inhabitants of Jamaica are still at variance. The Colonial Church Unions have resolved to maintain their existence in defiance of his Excellency's proclamations; and surely Ministers cannot blame them when they recollect the toleration which they gave to the political clubs at home, after they had been proclaimed against. Lord Mulgrave has distinguished himself by dismiss ing from the militia service and the commission of the peace, several gentlemen who have publicly opposed his proceedings, and impugned his views. This conduct, however, has only in creased the irritation of the Colonists. It ought to be recol lected that the planters of Jamaica ascribe the recent insurrec tion to the agency of the Missionaries, whom it is their object to keep out of the island. That they are justified in this opinion, few will dispute after listening to the doctrines promulgated by these personages in their speeches at home; one of them making it his object to impress upon the public that the negro who planned the insurrection deserves an imperishable moue- meat ! It is, therefore, clear that the Colonists are acting merely in self-defence; and as the victims of a cruel system, they are entitled to every forbearance. The Government at home seem to think otherwise, for their organ of the Globe states that they have just forwarded to the Earl of Mulgrave a highly favourable expression of their opinions as to his recent conduct in the island!—Edinburgh Evening Post. Lord Gosford is to succeed the late Lord Foley as Captain of the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners, and the present Lord Foley is to succeed .Lord Gosford. No man was ever more sin cerely respected than the late Lord Foley. His death is indeed a severe affliction to all his intimate friends in London and Worcestershire, and in truth everywhere, and with all classes who had an opportunity of knowing his amiable, generous, and noble qualities. MERTHYR.—IRON TRADE.—The prices of iron remain as stated in our last; viz. bar-iron, at Cardiff, £5 15s. to .a . ; pig iron in proportion, and the del:Rawl nut quite so brisk as Letore: —Merthyr Guardian.