The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-05-12 00:00:00

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eed he wee not raked by any voter for a enmity of hoer In fly the Judge: Ho Wu so liberal because °then Vere "
.4 the way he had voted. The trust on the day Ile was Liberal and always woe -(laughter).
proctstilit had nothing to do eith the way in which Alfred natlinent, of the " Lord Nelson.' sent In • bid for 15
hal voted ; and never thought he was doing anything for bear mig lied. Had no order.
i 4 legally wrong, and did not know now. Mr. Waring William Foster, "lted Lou" sent In one let £5 S. Mr.
Wmtern .:ave the order.
1.4 chalrol,
Serkent That's very much in femur of Mr. W. iviewy, i 4 the " Huhn', View," scut In an account for
wedines life - (laughter). They drew the carriage? and that's ga. Never gut an &newer.
very thirsty au,* -01 iNUITSS you've not hail very much expert- Willia:n tirown, of the " George" sent in one for IA 151;
dim of that 1 _ oaughtert Hut this treating was an net of bur ureteral by Mr. Western.
row own - ; and witness never received any order from The fuliewin- were taken by consent u having been sent in
Mr Wa.-Ing.
—tharkei Stepgene, of the Meitner. a Anna, t Ili. ; Mr. Girt"rd here nsenUened that Mr. Turner, the medical the " A 3 126 ; bleis Anchor, 0.6 ; Aleu, Lite Wheat-
men emending Mr.. Stokes, thought she might be ernes-cur sheaf, i 5 Ire.
mined I/it were done at shorter Intervals. Mr. GilArl wild the only two things he bad now to Pm"' Th, JOIgO euli he coal not interfere-It WU a matter of were the fishermen's hat, and to ahow how they voted it letta
tuponeibility he must leave to Couns.:l. From which it appeared 12 out ..4.27 were reourded In fu-niur
Mr reerjeant Hellen:lna refused to crews examine on any of Gumt.
51.11 :emu.
A short oinveriation ensued between the Judge and learned
Mrs r twahi ref 11ni Morris, of " tivr.ct Home," counal, aftTe 'Mob
corrolsiratod her daughter 'l version of Mr. Aldridge'a =Yu- Sva-git ~at lasiLudinu pruccodial to open the caw for the
sing visit.
reepoicleilla
enweeearulned by Mr. Wltityre : Never heard a word that .
was Enid.

Ite-examined by Mr. Harrison who 11l so upon • plan of j
enquiry if this was soonniso, the Judge add it might not be ,
material hut the reexamination wee very leading ; and it was ,
discontinued.
John GAUL a labourer who kept the Bricklayer's Arms, •little I
publlc-hotiae at Parkstone. Received no order for beer
but gave emit away-perhaps eight or nine gallons. had not
been paid, nude no application for 'stemma, and didn't expect, , 1.. he mid Hail never received t 3 ; and had seen no one 1 ,
respeeting It. Mr Andrews, Mr. fityeing's traveller, came
to
him cot ry th ; but never got any order from hint war a
member of the Liberal Anociallon, and if Mr. Warhacceine 40
tisane should vote for him- (laughter}
George White, of the s;ull's Head, had given away beer and I
refreshments at the order of Mr 'Hoke, to the amount of L 3
15s. Mad let bee mid. Thu bill had been made cult and I
sent In to Mr 'Luker. The order was given on the 4th
February. Mr IBMs he didn't know at all, but tarn told he 1
was a sehoolnuater, but that was hearing evidence -it tughteri
Kept • took the grocer's shop, but not of the public house ;
only of the brewery. 'llse bill was sent to Mr. Harker in sequence of the notice in the papers to that effect. Didn't
knew that Mr. Harker wee Secretary of the Liberal Association.
Mm. Italic, wife of John Goliath of the Bricklayer s Arms. ;
saki the debt t know any beer was going to be given away / until the day :Am the election.
William esrover, naked fur his expenem ; and was allowed 1
2s. ad. Kept the Bee Hire, Parksvine. Beer we* given away,
eouldn't say hew flinch It was given away on the 4th. lied I
never been pabl mei didn't expect to be.
John Will,, beenthopkeeper, wee askal to look at • bill pro-
duced dated Futartuary 4, for beer st.plial to the &moon,. of
£2O he. Id. for drink and eetnbles. TM• warn consumed in two
or three days-all after the election. Had no order (non any-
one ; ein.l hail 0,4 been paid. liad applied fur the money but
had had no *newer.
Mrs. Elizahoth Wills, who kept her husband's momenta, made
out the 101 l two .1 throe days after the election. It sae •
fact beer was given away to the amount of £l4 old ; ginger
beer, 7a. lkt. and tobacco 17. RE Didn't expect to be paid.
(Murmurs ef surpree.). Her husband woe a fithernun. Mr.
Denten, id Warehaan, 'uplifted the leer. The usual common-
time pm week woe it or £3. lier husband was 111 for a week ;
and had hal • opraiii ut tho winter. Bhe sent in the claim-
hearing they wore throwing claims In, and she went in bei"--
(lrughter ) n her oath she did not expect to be paid-" lut ,
must leave It to their conaideratioa -Mr. Waring and lii
solicitors." It would be a serious matter if the het it. Had
n •t seen Mr. Aldridge or tr. Hudson and warn aim amused
by Mr. Waring. ((emotion repeated; bad Seen Br. Aldridge
emelt three weeks before the election, but neither spoke Be 1
raw her husband, who aftereards took the bill.
John Wilk recoiled, •ald it, had a talk atith Mr. Aldridge,
who asked if he would rote for me. Waring and his reply we
be haul glee. 0,1 one hie vote; nothing snore pained, and he hal
Never mem him since. Had not applied for payment as he had
beard It waa De £Oolf. Hal not haul it would be no gual till /
after the petition-didn't undenstaill the petition (laughter ) 1
Mrs. Mary Cavell, 41 the lintheima Inn, supplied drink to
the &mum el LI It.. 141 , and wet:able. to SI 12s. Al- Saw
Mr. Harker sod he said he knew nothing of it. Bemired the ,
tinier of Mr. Hicks although she had male It out to the mem ,
mitts. Tleiugh 'nate out "drinkable recount" hod not the ,
Items lhe woe given on the day after the election.
By the Judge She remetubered it was 1.3 Si 3a. on the
slate, and rubbed it out. Never know Mr. Hicks before. but
executed his onler Saw no "titer genUenaen on Mr. Waring's
side.
Henry White, of the London Hotel Tap, called on his
subporna did not answer. Ills nano, was called three times,
',hermit.o, his wile.
Mrs. Mary Ann Whitt appeared, anal sakeed for hur expenses
which wore allowed. Iler husband she sahl had been Selit for
from the Brewery and he would return shortly. The bill pro- .
ducal was written by Mr. Charles Desmore. It amounted to
Lg 3e. 44 ; had,,. book or anything to show hew the amount
was mule. She had a Crory Of It at home, DO that she should
remember the strict amount There was never anything is
writing but that. The account did not Include any suppled to
the bell-ringers; never supplied them with any. She em a
'errant of Mr. Norbury, who would not have on account lier
hmhand wads not voter Couldn't pay who had the rein.,
tarot. Mr. Western gave the order ; but he order wee mil, to
the extent of one hogehead. 'The remainder she dki 1.. e her
43.11 account ; and couldia say why she went the bill to Mr
Harker. Yuppie.' the hill wuehid be paid by Mr. Warities
geeenuity some day Or other.
The Judge asked how she came to non the risk of toeing £3
when else would nut run the deli of losing se. front a court
of justice.
tier excuse was "it was such a worrying time ;" but really
couldn't nay why Mr. Warinara generosity should pay for It,
Tlw Judge : hor can I.
Joseph West, of "The Yeoman," supplied beer to Yr.
Westerns order ; hut sent in the bill to Mr Harker, owing to
the advertisement. He understood from Mr. Western It was
to be charged to Mr. Waring. (Bill prelims:al, detest " Feb. 3"
--the day of the election ! Witness ;,Thel.'s a nalathke !) The
bill was DI-Mr Western told hien be was to supply up to
between Lt and Le Kept no hooka
Theinu Norbury, prupnotor of the London Hotel before
gia ing lii• evidence, asked fur his eXpeen, £2. Which were
peel. has buoks, but cabl he kept no uperete LOW
for the election. The entries baleen on the =rel because, he
supikeed, Mr. Waring came that lay. That book had been
need for other pUrpOee• ; the leaf torn tut had nothing to de
with the election. Mr. tiering a1,,l nut say lie warn wining
down for election purlieu, he entries were made es the
things Were served. (Mr Gifford poietul out that there were
several loaves torn out and the tope of mime of the jams, hut
witness averred be did not now what woo on them. Ilia wife
kept the bo,oks He hail no amount of • hot wee aupylied to •
- the boll-ringers . • had given the tieltets to Mr. Cope Hal wilt
no accomit Mr. Harker, Intendul sending to Mr. w eying as
was usually done. In reply to the Judge Hal done at at the •
previous election anti been poll. Believed the coley "bear for
nun" referred to +wise given to fishermen (there was on .
entry Mel of January. Mr. Giffard summated One was •
inietake-the second 2, the entry coming hanaellatei, after the
tat) "All right Mr," .i.l Mr. Norbury ; you will welt was i
for Mr. Warnag'e curt-note; or it might he an error in the /
writing -couldn't say. 'I he witness was further questioned as
to other entries but his replies was equally confusing and
ultimate:l v
, 1
iierjamit liallentine interposed, remarking that it wee CM/
the with,. did not make up his books, anal therefore could
net be examined on what he had no knowledge of
The Judge saki, being his emu hotel, Mr. Norbiery was float
competent to slower; ho had not said he did led knew.
Witness (who had left the loot) was re-called : He said the
entry refreshments for men" meant the band, also generally
expect:A It. Hal nu orders to supply It, although Mr. Waring
wate staring there. "Stout for men," 10s., war for refresh•
meets Morn to some men on bis own reversibility. The
idiots same to his house, but die' not bate ebampegue Ito his
knuelui•-e. Gave no orders for supplying the ringers or the
Liberal Association. Gave credit to the ringers, but couldn't
say It wan le Mr. Waring'. am toot, Did not expect to be mad
by Mr. Waring or the literal Association. of sure he
exisected to be paid by the ring... W leaky had tol/41 him he
would be pearl. lie wave the bills to Mr. Waring's attorney, in
cue anything should edam up about the ringers. Saw the
book isreviem to the election, and during the election ; that he
would eater
Mr. °Mud : Is there, or has there been, eery other hob of
the stpensee you claim against Hr. Waring? -Not to my
knowledge. Had never seen or heard of any other amount.
Could not -"hew the blanks is the book produces' were te be
supplied-Mrs. Norbury would do that. Mr. Wining left un
the morning of tie 7th.
&quid Ballantine : Did you ever hoar of • diasolution ?-
Ilan' of it on • ratunloy Mr. Waring had been there before
that some few days The bend Clinle eme,n after. it had doee
eu befere, and entertained hint "with their melody," and my,
Waring entertained them"lntmedately on the dissolution.
Mr. M wing cautioned you and ordered you nut to elford any
entertalusamit 'de any account 7-11 e did
The Court here adjourned for luncheon.
On resuming Mrs. Norbury was eumlnert She mid she
managed the ludo; at the London Betel. A manuum scrap
bunk, they book, and ledger book, Fiercely book and goods books
were kept. No hotokeepers'aco,unt was kept. Mr. Oaring ba.
niter stayed at the hotel but bad nut for two viers. until •
few days before the election. lied no charge against Mtn.
There was an totr) in the cosh book, Jan. 10, 74 money
received LO 6s. , but when the amount wa• incurred she
could not my- 71, cheque for that hal been destroyed -
sivesYs destroyed the scrap book after the bill was paid. The
bill hod been sent ii, long before. In ensurer to the Judge she
mid she had nude A 'iii-take; she Menet to my the serairbyuk
wu destroyed " albr the bill wee sent In." But that nuy out
be satidactery y. ur customer? "Oh ! tee" de perfectly
knew the custom, r she had to dui with ; it was a very stub
account She kwl ti., other account again. Mr. Waring
Thelr's was Wm st a ready money
.busliams. Mr. Cruelly
Berkeley's mount het been paid withite the last month by
cheque-die cull ..et-Ir It. The lest item In that claque was
incurred on the hill, December, 1073. and copied In the ledger
Ili January ol this year. The seratelekaa would have been
destroyed in January they have male pisse•llghta of It, could
laiit Say. Mr. Waring au the only person requiring a scrap-
heed -11.4 !posh..., and the entries .11u led to were
by with.... a mouth memorandum," by Nee
Perkins, at the time the articles were thrrwl• The "'es l"th oS
were not of tiny onequanee- Mr. Dillard would Ii e to see
all the leeks of the eitablishnsent ; they were ordered to be
sent for. -There am ie, hook for cabs or dies for Mr. Waring.
lie came to the hotel frein the station in the omnibus and paid
the driver Hal au account egsallet Mr. Warner and, and
from the beet prome,l the counsel could see what they we.e
having ever? by no laugh) The headinp of the book were
cut or turn oil by herself. (a linen expftineel that it was an
old Houniemouth Fes. u.ied fee bmosskup ng, aiut the leaves
were torn oil thinking it aould be used at Foule. The tape
contained the entry of MIN 1re.22,02 OW, U. bonand
which had been entrust in the WOOS baiialo. The mum ,4
the blank was that she had not made nil the ...neat. Knew
perfectly well what to charge by the number,. plae. before
the Items. A venue dinner evagenendly charged as ei.the"
for three, 7c woe foe the ennui& ROWw that very well ;
demi..l servan
. a,ts don't dine together -B m
urgher> e
satcn,ra,
71.
for the eierka eel others-the charge
depended 1.1,•.e Eno room it was had in-amording to wh.eer
it mu clerks or serninta (item Posting-boot worn here leo_
duced).
elegem Did you not tell mo before this book won ae,,t
for that there was chore. for carriages or tile.'
Witness forget, lam eure-had not made up her acereiew
this te..,r stall. 'This was a new book, the others had bum pui
asrle pending the enquir).
Th jeemed counted pneseedel to enquire respecting mi.,
emu'u for refreeilinseuts to drivers, ke , but nothing
Pertenee au elicited.
t: unlined by Ferjunt Ballantine : Knew pr.,-(ken,
the reeler i
clinger for r&110.1., thine. ; and WOW,' knew %tut
to charge a though the stun easy trot bo enteredthe book
Ole tuld hae v watered the account for carriagescarriagesn
eleak ewhen
she had medal out the bill Did not remember anythr Ingifor
ea rri.,g. for Mr. Waling when asked Just now -g . ,
fauna his own : there wad nothing against hien that would
camel Xi. llad lived all her life in Puede. Them warn nothing
ha Mr. It ariag'.l account kept luck (rum the Court.
Seek:nit :Is the e on) thing behind Itch you
have Dot told ?
Wenn. itellgnontly : Behind ! I don't know !het. you
:num.-Nut:Ater). rtelely nut: nor b.l eB rwir"" 17Z
heeka. rho had nothing to conceal. There was no eg,
Leper I expenses that she expected to be lee! BwLkj..tZ
elnat ea* endeared thoeu be.ke. Was too weli acvl
with elections te allow astin th
oe to have sus7thlrad men ethinfr
•
Mr. thgard re-exemined witness. nu pilote b.
but it was efter the election ; " 24.1. dim." toj(r•
Or. Waring'a enapkg ; she knew they belonged
but Mat net remember their name. "hirer for
meant the run,; It was for no one connected L with so" "".":
Mr. Merriam sae exonaidew the scrap-boot ; but Sequent
it
r"mthiler. " Let see have that book, Mr. Harrison"
loth it uut hie hauls.
Mr. Harrison : Alles eue also i look at It Lierjeant—
"re, )".", eedit te'l,l"tho It's very strange, I've warmly seen the
- -"'""er neat to look at It It kr away* snatched
Mr. Gifford: ft otrikas ma • epoortunftbse thy I‘"'hi.ng

IMIURAST

The learned seek-ant mid be felt no hardship In addressing
Rh lordship Usen. He was extrunely euxious that the ground
Mould be thoroughly atonal, and that • complete under-
standing of the points likely to eras and the matters ble lord-
ship *timid bare to determine should be come to. Ile felt a
particuLtr stalely on this paid in the rase because it appeared
to him his kernel Bland hall been iustructel to cell a number
of witness...el to give a great deal of evidence much of which
might have boon extremely well spared, and. gnat deal
sewed to be male of shat ems in nelity • very small affair.
He did mit in the leaet wish to diminish the effect to beanie,..)
at from the last claws .4 evidence ; but they were mouse lilt
el every day occunente aid invcatigation, sad his Iwasaki!, had
not wail recently ho.) te deal with subjects of the kind ; there•
f. ire he might mou.o that metiers had tali brought before his
lordship'a remiss.. the affects of which be nai-ht not
eppreclate. his observations he dwelt on the
ng.iur of the law against a letting niember, swimming all cases
to be investigated with die minutemen that boil been in this
met; and icomedial to point out several matters which be
thought acted with very grat hardship against Ws client, and
urged that great indulgence should be shown in regard to the
waiters that were sought to be brought home to him. He par•
*Ocularly remarked upon the difficult petition .4 Mr. osing,
suing that the issitheters in theca., who sought mon public
gmunds for the sake of purity .4 election to must him for
bribery sod corruption were two peinileas persons in the town,
and one of whom incapable of reading or writing, re'presented
his Sputum by a cross. "twitted help thosking.said the
• Imre.d eeryealat, ...akin thc obeerration that Mr. Guest,
or sumo advent person, ought to ha, c put his name down as
the petitioner. Imbed of people who in the event .4 succes on
the part of Mr Waring would not be able to pay a single
fa:thing 1.4 the nest, while they Buono him ill Si the septum
of this lost expense,* litigation. lain aware that this is not
a matter healing upon the merits of the case, except ea, far
that, supposing Mr. Guam imagniad he bad • really bona yi4.
ma, and one ou the merits of which he could stand, he would
scarcely have avoided putting his onli name down and facing
hie adversary by nesting ham on fair terms." (Hie lordship
maid though this was • matter not usually argued by ammo!, it
should not saw° his observation} be felt he had performed
a duty in drawing attention to what might become a universal
practice. Proceeding to matters having • direct bearing..., the
cam he argued that • candidata havieg the greatest desire for
purity of election, might by the folly of some or the wickednes
of others, possibly by the fraud and trim Airy of some who
ware really hi. •dverearies, be placed in a pueldon to have
his election Invalidated by acts committed by Mom over team
he 10.4 no control and which, if he had control, he would have
prevented. ln the case of Poole he believed he should be able
to show that there were many instances in which the desire of
the °solidson to prevent corruption were defeated in this
way ; aed there were many matters, it was not denied, of
which Mr. at ...nag was not Cognisant His client had been
obliged to entrust his interest into the hands el those whom be
believed perfectly honed and uoright whilstottlea had thought
St to act for their own {literati-he should point to VIII
Instance that as thoroughly disgraceful.; and &gentleman who
had weaved slug the election Mould be perfectly pure, was
now endangered by the acts of men of whim be never beard
wall this enquiry. 'lbis was more than skim; for sympathy,
sal wee a matter which the tribunal should view with very
gnat, care, meet scrupulously weighing an act by whir* parties
wished to commit a welcher. Admitting that theta heal been
a very considerable quantity of treating and drinking after US
election, Mere had been in well authentisted instance during
11,. election; while., to bribery there was only a comes hat
cloudy sum of A 125, not supported by °video., but merely
suggested by aunie observation. of his learned friend.
The Judge thought that was abandons).
Mr. Galant remarked he had not proved anything at present.
Salt liallantliie thought his learned friend appeared to hare
greater reliance in the future than In the present or peel-
(laughter) The learned eerJeuat went on to deal with Wham,
not because they noild have the effect of iuvalidating the
election, but they might have an effect on his lordship'. wind
as giving • genera) colouring to other circumstances fat the
election which might or might nut, according to his lordship's
belief be of vital consequence. He had excluded this. in the
retailed°,, he had ventured to lima., aud he found no other
owes, with the exespUou of two shillinge, one to One pawn,
and another to another, and of a SOVCreiri to • third ;although
the greatest minuteness had been exerased in the in, codify.
gates. Complimenthig Mr. (lifted upon his perfect triodes.
and courtesy In conducting the mar, the kernel tourist
strongly stigmatised the bittenaose manifsted by instruettug
him to the extent of charging a respectable landlady who hal
lived all her life in the town with trying to suborn • barmaid
to commit perjure. The bitterns. eras shown by the deter-
mination to extract everything that ingenuity, money, UM!,
and induiry could produce and 22.. wan alter all the total of
tlie bribery allege'. Hu then proceeded to consider the mean.
Int; of words of annmon use in election istitiow, to which he
nwly definitions had been applied, both by parliamentary
in, Ides avel by the Wags ; hut 1.. Wine!, it had been
difficult, if not impossible to get at any definition that would
r all Maul likely to .iocur. The words tasting and corrupt
for instance were of doubtful signification ; but he apprehended
that under no eircuinetances would the treitasag ha their mse
In mill mto disqualify the elected candidate. Ihe isms'
referred to Me bream, cafe before Mr. Lush, the
ittateral tenor of which he mid was In favour of Um view it
wait be his duty to submit to his lordship ; it warn one in
whah ble UMW (Mr. Giffard) wee engaged and was most
sloqoad in favour of traellng-flaughtery. As to the mere
odehration of • triumph,be contended that treating could not be
held to be corrupt mils. It was connected with other maUers
..h.nwitig the 41eal4li of the parties and that it was the result
of. torn:one arrangement ; but Mr. Juatice Lush went further
oil add that traettng must be coupled with ',disdain; that
precelot Use election -a complement of annething done before
. and calculated to halluence the rotor, whilst the vote was in
his power. Serious Ballantne also referred to the petition at
Wallingford, before Mr Just ce Blackburn; where definitions
he thouziat very clearly brought out the real definitions
of corrupt treating-the effect to be produced on the
voter's naiad, and the effect to be produced on the
borough generally. (lbs Lordship: in that cam Mr.
Sr. Justice Blackburn considered the quantity of drink to be
an ingredient in the corruption.) The leanest rierjeasat having
• put props lions before his Lordship would leave till to-
morrow daseussing the separate Mat In Gond...den, he tamed
the 'enema of whet his contentions would be, and said :-I
shall contend that the ientieners hare not made out any case
of bribery an any one instance. With regard to the treating, I
think I dull satisfy your lordship that there wee no treating
whatever during the program el the election. oith remits' to
the trading that scums" after the clecdon, I shall contend it
••• not corrupt or done to influence a vote, and that It was
te• connected with any prior simereinent or understanding.
. I Mall submit to your lordship that miles you arc obliged to
mine to the ounelasion that tile treatiug was corrupt and was
with a corrupt new-I an, a...unit.; it to be preyed though I
shall have some words to my on the subject -I shall subniit
then wee nothing illegal im, it ; that while admitting the
, danger of such a cows for ally Caleilidida to pursue, on
' uneant .4 the conclusion that aided be arrived at, that it had
been s ith the intent in some way or other, to influence the
Previoin that ~,,, I shall *mann' that there iseliothiug in the
cdebalion of the litiasiel et the candidate that wall either
' culpably, immoral, or Next I shall submit that the
, power of die agents; at the clectiosi had ceased before they did
the Oct coliapialned of My Itarned friend will probably con-
tend that the Ile don was not eoundote lull the writ was
returned, but I think your lordship will hoof opinion that the
termination of an agerd's duties in relation to anything that
multi bind the candidate to an illegal act was when the voter
~ had voted and his vote coukl be n longer affected. Those will
he matters I nball have to contend. I cannot help thinking
that in this story of the treating there has been very much of
I falsehood, very much of trie• cry, very much of fraud. liany
, of these whom we have seen the box hare In point of fact pro
ball) not spent the money they professed to have done, and
Met, concocted fraudulent claims, with regard to the payment
! nowieee to which they are not gentled. Al all events,
Ithere are features in three or four cams which have • sting
basing 1,, the; direction, and I shall ask your lordahip to con-
. eider a bother the conclostou I have arrived at is right or not
, I think the see I allude to Is that of Mr. Ilayarard, of the
; Portsmouth Hoy. I shall have to call your lordahip's Stem
bon to this case, because I thins it is a tem that will show
great deal of the working of this matter.
The Court here adjourned.
SATURDAY.
On rcowsembling, menctually at 10 o'clock, ficryeent
Itallantine continued his althea, and mid he would ask his
lonlship to allow him to read several Meal utud tmliou the
Judges, me part of his argument-to use them as his own and
not submitting them as authorities. Ile insisted on the Mill•
rutty of defining what was treating or what was corrupt,
Raferring to the Lichfield cate tried before the lath Mr. duetted
Wills. In which a voter named liarlow, had • wish to go into
the hospital and the meditate knew of that with, it was
decided that it wa, not bribery. As to "celebrating" an
election he quoted the Itreco.n ease; but his lordship suggested
that this arose from the exuberant delight of a lady on her eon
obtaining • seat in :'arlia meld. 111 the amnia of argument the
Judge pointed ..ut that anything done by a candidate to obtain
" popuUnty" had been ileeiars,l Corrupt. Seryeant
quoted the Hastings' petition, tried by Mr. Justice Blackburn,
where the mode of obtaining inauesace was involved.
Ills Lonlehip ski this was another instance of the difficulty
of laying down any abstract law.
The Kemal serJeant continued, remarking upon the features
involved in the 'a.. ow before his lord•hip and intimated his
intention of merely confining himself to *dimming the Judge
without ea/ling witnsees ; but front observations which le I
from his lordship,the teamed courseel,aher consulting his Juniors
and his client, mid he should vary the course he had intended
to mow, and which had been decided after due deliberation.
He then went on to remark upon the *caeca mess striating sa
opened by the learned counsel of the petitioners; mel wild, his
lordship haring" thrown cold water upon the warmth of the
hopes " he had entertainesi Its should call ovary triunes who
could threw the slightest light on the subject.
Ills Lordship observed that it was Seryeant Ballantlne's duty
to do the beet, honourably and fairly, for the side he repre-
sent.); sod it was his (the Judge's) duty to get at the truth
legally In the muse.
The learned counsel continued-with regard to kaber's saes
-the case of the payment of £l, and the erection of. shed-
there was no doubt the £1 had been ieki the room having
been lagitimately hired though not use"; as to the thed
he should coil Mr. ILabgeol, the builder. wild would
e respectability of Mabee, a,.,) elate that
Zrk to Uv
nemey as being paid, and that the erection
was likely to bell a very stlCeeedlil Westmont "Usher,"
said SerJeant Hallam/no, " ha. the goad fortune 9u
have A wife ; that was the sun. .4 his earthly blies -(laughter)
-but unfortunately she had • torigue-(much laughter). She
tatted to such an extent that ehe muddle' her own brain ; or
me would never have thrown those precious books and docu-
amide On the table and left them to the tender niceties of his
learned friend (Mr. Hartland to be scruthined -(lauglater),
Anti here he tack the opportunity of spolegising to Br.
Harrison for the hastiness he exhibit.' ystenlay regarding
tht. 'wren-book bid his's:sited friend in his sad reminded him
tay meat -Is would force on the °apnea .11 -of "a terrier
lon ilm St a rat-hole "- (loud loughter) But lire. limber,
fontieue.l counsel, nidly talked haratU deaf (renewed
leueliterb- and lo all probability her limbered had never durusg
the I'4 20 Yes,. deretill Tuesday to contradict she,. she
Peht' e" the got indignant at the erele-ethlrallation of his
leaned friend atal would answer no morw-Ortia.hter) Referring
tz: the,. fishermen"• lionuses, he suggested that in reality Mr.
as the originals if the application for the repayment
• of the
with U,..0
-net bili'm7 and sent Us wee to Yr. Ifurkees Anew
~,, .
Mr StArne
Juke : he is in the body of the Court be will not
remain there I. mg It he interrupt.
I will mm .
&Aunt hallsoitis : A. it seems to excite Mr. Stone's wrath,
eieo that I
le,eßet. ~„I shod)
lam al. told he ha. the memorial
conunuin..reusendy sell upon him to produce it.
that the
otee.. :sae this portion of the case he urge)
the men had no regard to Use ekstioa.
Al to Mc awe .4 the aneice, _ _
said the fact es me. _Pe) went or CU to the pilots, be
the h0w...,
..naring and Ws wife wat saying at
fit„„,,. thin had the "'";_„,ithed, to pay than • compliment.
c0n.:7.=1, 4 gentlemen-(a, laugh)-and
who wee well renal in -- "tentitY I"ettfel .tte: Wattng
. .

1,67...1. _....,i,zzi.,
1.;ne.,..i.,
.;:cry... . s opit;;4.l-e-tb-i;
..-- ..... fora 1
which they
;6:...,.__
... lu. ealifin-wisi—ng, to' see -the harbour-bi-i,
wished to re toulitted or removed, and Mau •• was
from his lordship sod the muter il void mi. monotrot por.tiot . -
.iir`•Z
...I. i ro 4 to mr. i equally natural, they invited his wife. At the prerious election
air. Marini wins not in the hsppy ti fmatrimony
"a lin' N.rho,'Y Jti-Tiot si;Cali to her sal *be Wad .h" that might have t.E__. . inn•l on 0 sod
tinning unrfeirn. end did not ley, ' she woe io know nothioC." 1 Frtrnal hard lion that twhs.ttpeotreot.74si likehi.thec'"dpiloi"ts-ur.who- were rm.).
Tli. entrke rMerred to were her's and'ir mde as the things , -
worn ftrrwl 0, roe she es" illrectol. She Intl told to ekstlf• befell noiti Mari Ineitatimi • ..1 it woo - - ra"*Y-sikuld not
In. after the men had had the bier. It would onf ban been • giuug" eir",ctic on time, all the murales" "of"Pourdiardthrutnbec""tbotdd be
sol2dled alt-gether, liti not remember who told her to gut I done a vsy with
It down ; neither the I I 10t. tglsonvd that this ?ethic of the cam bed been
11" N°rborY, readied by Serfeant ilailmUne :It war kis, —.Me ?..0...14,6iind se there ••• nu further esidemos, he should put
isitol to •ou ili •
in„tio, „I o. -4 You Odd Miss Perkins she "woe to know nu-r:r.,".h.
'lrian, "'1.e..: 11.1.1, "Now lilse Perkins you go.° I , At ft...rd.' the gift of C 2 to the men iit the liarnworthy
no eto spout to her.
battery fie mid it was • gals day, celebrating the marriage of
Ileorge Pride of the Star, Weet-rtreist, asked for his expenses, ~.. poke ot Edinburgh and the men intimated some desire to
a'd '''''' .11-nni Own. dnYs The handwriting to the 'aro oointi,bind giVIM them. It was a.m.* h• thought that
irdnnni ww not hie Adniittod basing an order tromPer
. had been made • greet deal of. " Nut. added Um sergeant, •Mt
tin enond, ) a ill. eit.‘l4on; bttt h•d not mot In my innnied friend (Mr. Ottl.rd) is mysterious in hi. manner,
(Cr. Harrison said this wee the wrong man ) u•s• pier lilin-(• laugh). I wows
G.`4lre Pride. of Uw " lii-itanitia" said th. paper wag in hie Inud b",. ~,a,„„,P"',,,er th'h,.l I si-ion.ta oi els .uco... • but It names
tt4hier's liandwrlthqi. Ncut in no amount for di to Yr. Is, " 7_7- - -trorponid laughter} Willi he bat not
Wooing for • hophald of beer. Beat this amount to Mr. °'• ".:.:Tifr El, looks am if -he had • great many-
HUI" Drew the beer atter the election. Never ore say ani ---. be
Oaeghter) ; end with apparent profundity seem 10 fay " You
ma, before lb. pang day-it was all on the eth and M.