The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-06 00:00:00

HAlMvicii.

When the committee met yesterday morning,
G. A. Cooper was called, and stated that his father is a
voter of Harwich. Witness wrote a letter, by direction of
his father, to Mr. Waddington (one of the sitting members)
on or about the 2.5 th of March. shout getting a situation.
His father saw the letter after it was written. He (witness)
then took it to Mr. Daniels. He afterwards saw Mr.
Daniels, before the election, and Daniels wished him to use
his influence with his (witness's) father to get him to support
the tory side. He wished him to get his father to give them
his whole interest. But witness knew his father had pro.
mind Mr. Bagshaw one vote, and he told Daniels his father
could not give them his whole interest. Daniels then said if
he (witness) could get his father to gin them his whole in•
toren, he would do his best to get him (witness) a govern-
ment situation ; but if he only gave them one vote, he could
not do so much for him ; he could only endeavour to get
him a situation on s railway. Witness told his father what
Daniels said. On one occasion Daniels told him to go to
Mr. Chapasaa's Mice at Ipswich, who would give him direc-
tions to see Mr. Brod; civil engineer of the Eastern Coun-
ties Railway, se he (Daniels) thought there would be a
citation for hiss at Ipswich. He west to Ipswich and saw
Mr. Chapman ; but he said it was too late to see Mr. Bruit
then, but he would see him (wham) on another occasion.
He saw Daniels again, and he (witness) then told him he
heard a bides:oust of the railway situations, and that he
bad glees that up. That was a day or two before the
electron. After the election he wrote a letter to Mr.
Waddington, addressed to his hours at Enfield, ;and
received s letter in reply (which he :produced).
I The letter was dated from the coaching depart-
ment, Eastern Counties Railway, Shoreditch, and stated
that if witness would send his credentials, the superinten-
dent would let him know when there would be a vacancy.
It was signed J. Church, on behalf of Mr. Richardson, the
conducting superiatendent. Ho forwarded his credentials
accordingly. In the letter which witness wrote to Mr.
Waddington, the expression, " I am eligible," was written
in very large characters. His credentials were signed by
Mr. Patrick, who was then Mayor of Harwich, Mr. Haste,
Mr. Daniels, and others. Witnen received another note,
telling him to all at the Shoreditch station and fill up the
form. He came to town and filled up the required form at
Shoreditch. lie waited till he saw Mr. Richardson, who
askethim if his name was Cooper. He said it was. Mr.
Richardson then observed he had thought it necessary to see
him tojudge of his capabilities, editing there was no vacancy
then, but he would give him a pandown, aad let him know
when there was s vacancy. He did no: get the situation.
His father voted on the other side at the municipal election,
and he has heard nothing about it (the situation) since.
His father knew he was coming up to Shoreditch, and he
showed his father his credentials. His father said he would
give his veto either to Mr. Waddington or Mr. Peacock.,
whichever wanted it most, and he (witness) understood he
was to have the situation in consequence.
Two or three other witnesses were examined as to eases
of alleged bribery ; after which
Mr. Rodwell summed up the ease for the petitioners, re-
capitulating the chief points in the evidence adduced.
The ease for the sitting members will be entered upon
this meniog.