The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-01-20 00:00:00

TAUNTON ELECTION PETITION.

The Taunton Election Petition his ben before Mr.
Justioe Grove all the past week. Personal bribery is
not alleged agabast Sir Henry James. Mr. William
Smith, landlord cf the Tsuoton Arms, and • builder,
spoke to Netting £l6 as • loan on some timber from Mr.
burmen, sadder, the wood befog put on laud of John
Bawling', formerly • publican. Both of them said be
must do the but he could for Mr. James. By Mr.
Buruam's orders be told his wife to draw beer for any
persons Rawlings took to the house. He rewired £8
from Mr. Small of Bridgwater, to get votes, and gave
Thomas Adam', shoemaker, ; Charles Mucd.y,
brioklayer, £1 101.; two other men, £1 each, and spent
100. in drink. The odd £3 he gave to his wife to take
*ems of —(leughter). The account for beer and spirite
was a 16s. ilawtings paid his .if. £5. Afterwards
he repudiated the whole afleir, told him to strike out
the £5 and mid IL* £3 16.. to the 'barge for the
hustings.—Crose-examined : He repudiated the notion
that the loan was • bnbe. Jane Smith, his
w.fe, spoke to Rurling's standing beer for the
"tenths," and to George Skinner sod Herb.,; Poole
ordering liquor for voters. She deposed that Rawlings
gays her • £5 Wilts and Dorset brink note on the beer
sooeuut, and told her to keep it quiet. A man named
Oos, • Good Templar, who only drinks peppermint him.
sell—(Laughter), got half • sovereign from Rawlings
amend eventaga, and spent it in keeping the lambs
quiet—(natteh laughter). The lambs looked alter the
green beige on the hustings, to protect it. Mrs. Smith,
In orosawaelliinaliol4 admitted that she had threatens
to unseat Mr. James when Furling" said be would
arrest her husband for removing timber which was sold,
as alleged, to him. Jane Smith, daughter of the last
witness' saw Rawlings give her mother • a note, and
he told her to keep quiet. garish Smith stated that Mr.
JUDOS visited the hone*, and immediately after he left
it drink was sent in by order of Mr. Lsthars. Geo.
Spitler, clerk to Mr. Small, who was alleged to have
brought bribing money, said he had not seen him fur the
last fortnight, nor did he know his address. The Judge
agreed to hear • private application for an order to
compel hie attendance. It was proved that there was
a great deal of drunkenness among Mr. Jamois voters.
On Friday Biz Alfred blade, spoke to rseoiviag 983
promises, and meeting John Robing' and others cauvasa-
iog with Mr. James. Voters very often asked what
they were rug to get, and for drink. Mr. Burridge,
brewer, spoke to Smith, of the Taunton Arm., on the
polling day 'paying £5 on amount with a Wiltc and
Dorset note. Thomas Adams, shoemaker, ssid Smith
cove him El to vote for Mr. Jautea He didn't know
what he did with it. William Millard, boat-closer, said
inutnuel Hawkins gave him 10e. to vote for Mr. Junes.
James Biggs said he saw the money pas". Joseph Turl,
labourer, spoke to drinking and tin 'king at the Cherry
Grove for three days without paying, and said Govier
promised him £3 not to vote, but he didn't get it.
Other what's's. spoke ki getting drink without pay-
ment.

a-T-he evidenes on Saturday was of a similar eharaoter
to that of preceding dale. A telegraph clerk produeed
a sack full of telegrams which passed relating to the
election. but the question of privilege was raised, and
Lb. judge ad j.cirned a decision till be had taken the
opinion of the other election judge. on the matter.

THE TIOBBORNE RIOTERS.
Mr. Arnold had before him on &lurch.), at West.
Infester the so•called Tichborne rioters—four youths of
from seventeen to twentroue named Booty, Regan,
Donovan, and Enni•—•ho were charged as ringleaders
in the mobbing of Mr. Hawkins. On Friday afternoon,
the learned counsel, leaving Westminster Hall by the
private entrance of the Rolla Court, bad walked halfway
across St. Margaret's churehyard, when • crowd of
nearly two thousand persons made a rush at him from
the direction of Parliament-street. They met him at
the roadway oppo.ite the Bastions House and atm.
rounded him, hooting and hissing, and sat:ailing him
with filthy language. The learned gent'eman was not
dismayed. "Pupalus me sibilat" must be a familiar
quotation to him; at all events, he stoWly buttoned up
his great coat and hailed • cab. This vehicle was beset
by the mob, who did their best to smash the windows
and overturn it bodily. Fortunately, in addition to the
body of regular police on duty, • number of constabies
In plain clothes were present in the crowd ; and the
dfoibutrurmb.ionoowtoaresptraeksziedintoto
aben.todmosyt. prTohpoinown. the
themselyes victims of • mistaken elioloe on the part of
the poli,e, whose motto, Regan said, rather ruefully,
was "brat come Brat served." When the police
evidenco li
adbeen taken the prisoners were remanded
till Thursday.

It Is stated that Mr. Dlzon's Bill for Compulsion and
Elabool Boards will also bear the nomes of fir John
Lubbock, Mx. Melly, Mr. Mandolin, and Mr. novelyan.
Irevromins Euicrior.—The following la the offiofal
return,

r. Cowen ( Rodin& ) ... 7,356
Mr. H•mond (Comer SHWA) ... 6.353

M Inrity for Mr. Cowen ... 1,003
The Trede Uoion Cowper's, at Sheffield, desired
federal action of the Trades Nitwits throughout the
country, the entire repeal of the Criminal Ltd Amend-
ment Act and the criminal clauses of the Master and
Servant Act, protests against unpaid magistrates,wantd
the hi. of ooDoolioo, orooodod, and forma Kr.
Meadella's Nlas Hours' Victory BM