The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-12-19 00:00:00

ELECTION PETITIONS.

The following is a list of the election petitions
against members for boroughs under the new Corrupt
Practices at Election At, with the names of the
principal petitioners and respondents. The Judges
selected to try the petitions have not fixed any time
for commencing this duty, but it is anticipated that
the petitions will be set down for hearing soon after
Christmas.
Borough.
Norwich ......
Oloucester .
New Windsor

Petitioners. Respondents.
... Tlllett Sir. ItStraey.
. Nailed and others Price dt Monk.
... Gardner
... :Kuno and others Glass.
Booty
Westropp & anotherK ingslake and
VanderbyL
Warrington Crosier and others Rylands.
tittittiford ..... Elkins aml others Onslow.
Raiford ..... Anderson A. others Cawley & Charley.
Hereford
I iodmin
Stockport Hallam and others Tipping.
The same Waltim and others Smith.
Bradford Storey and another Forster.
The same
Penryo & Falmouth Broad and others Fowler A Eaetwlek.
Ibm. A. Anson. .. Byrott.
Beverley ..... Hind and others .. Sir 11. Edwards and
Kennard.
Wallingford
Cheltenham Gardner . Samuelson.
westbury
iddhom ..... Cehhett and others Ildibert.
Horsham..
The same Iffekensand another Hurst.
atalylmidge. Ogden and others Sidebotham.
Tomcod's
Lytton.
Brayshay and ano- W. ods and Lanese-
bier
Ashton-under-tyne Clarke ....... 11. Br.
Westminster Beat ond another.. Smith.
Hartlepool
K Moto...upon-Hull Pease and another Norwood and Clay.
Taunton Dyke and another Barclay.
The same
ther
Armes tool another Bourke.
... Potter and another ilornhy and Fielden.
. Tuulmin Harmon and Hes-
keth
Meyrick.
Wetehead.
Lowther.
tioschen, Crawford,
and Lawrence.
Cambridge ........Lloyd and another Torrens and Fowler.
Manchester R•o se and another Bider
womistock ........ God.len and amither Burnett.
Ruston
Northallerton .... Johns Hutton.
Brecknock ........ Locos ............ Gwyn.
Worcester
Thirsk Boll and another ..
Christchurch ...
Shrewsbury
Hastings
and another Brassey.
The same ........ Sutton and another North.
Salisbury Ryder Hamilton.
The total number.of petitions is 54, and they affect
40 constituencies, there being six cases in which there
are two petitions. The list of petitions against the
return of members for countiem will not be mniopleted
for some days, as 21 days are allowed to petition after
the return of the writ to the Clerk of the Crown.
The rule No. 10 has been complied with by only a few
members, probably from the new practice introduced
under the Act not being known. The rule is as follows:
"Any person returned as a member may at any time after
he is return°.a send or leave at the office of the Master a
writing signed by him, or at his behalf, appointing a person
entitled to procti,.e as an attorney or agent in cases of elec-
tion petitions, to act as his agent in case there should be a
petition against hint, or stating that he intends to act for
himself, and in either case giving an address, within three
miles from the Gelieral Post-office, at which notices may lie
left ; and in default of each writing being left a week
after service of the petiti.ill notices anal proceedings may be
given and served respectively by sticking up the manse at the
Master's office."

Bewdley
Coventry ..
Bridgewater

Wigan

King's Lynn
Ithickhurn
Preston

Pembroke
York ........
The same Cladstone ...•
London ...... . Piercey