The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-18 00:00:00

MAYO.

The inquiry before this committee proceeds on the
petition of Sir Robert Lynch Blase, of Alhavallee, Mayo,
and of W. Kearney, of Butenville, and other ele eters, al-
leging that the return of Mr. Ouseley Higgins and of Mr.
Moore, the sitting members, was obtained by intimidation,
violence, and outrage, exercised towards electors in the
interest of Colonel M'Alpine, the unsuccessful candidate,
who, with his agents and friends, was by large bodies of
persons, riotously assembled, and ingited by Messrs. Hig-
gins and Moore, forcibly detained in Asir hotel at C..stlebar
on the nomination day, and prevented from attending the
nomination until the 'trivet there of a Moo of cavalry and
the police, under whose escort they had to be conducted to
the Court-house. It is also charged that for several days
before the election riotous and tumultuous assemblages took
place, and that the supporters of Colonel Al'Atpue were
assailed, beaten, and ii.jured.
The petitioners were represented by Mr. O'Malley, Q.C.,
and Mr. Bova Counsel for Mr. Higgins were Mr. Elwin
James, Q.C., Mr. Meagher, Mr. W. P. Hale, and Mr.
James C. 0. Dowd. Mr. Moore had retained on his behalf
Mr. Serjeant Kinglike, Q.C., and Mr. Wells.
The comitittee roum was crowded during the day, and
amonget those present was a sprinkling of Homan e dhoti°
priests, who are alleged to have taken a conspicuous part in
promoting the return of the sitting members.
The allegation of want of sufficient qualification against
Mr. Moore is abandoned.

Mr. O'Malley opened the case for the petitioners at consi-
derable length.
After a discussion as to the admissibility of the poll
books, on the ground of their not having been dndered
for seal and signature to Mr. Higgins, which the com-
mittee overruled,
Captain Archdall was sworn and examined—He deposed
that he was a captain in the 52nd Regiment, at Seinford,
one of the polling place., during the interval from the lUtla
to 28th July. On the 23rd there was a great mob oud
disturbance, and the vi Aeolic of the mob u as so di-
rected against the voters of Col. M'Alpine that he bad to
escort them from a house where they were shut up. Wu
of opinion that it was out safe for these voters to gi to the
place of polling without a military escort The met, disre-
garded the bayonets, which knocked off their hats and
passed across their faces before they made way through
the mass. Was engneed in escorting the voters the whole
of the first day. The voters were threatemed with sticks
and stones. 11: Anus ordered his men to load, and the Riot
Act was read three times. The house in question was shut
up, with police inside atAi out, and the windows; were shut
up. Iu the night witness seas awoke by a noise, sod saw a
man from the window with a gun, and the mob attacking
him. Several young poplars were cut down and thrown
up into barricades with stones en the Cutlebar road. Thu
military cleand these barricades.
Cross examined by Mr. James—Was an Irishman of the
county of Mallow. (Laughter.) Had lot been at many
elections. The proceedings of elections at Mayo were
generally rather lively. The escort he took on tie 2.3.1 con-
sisted of airty soldiers and three voters. (Laughter.) Did
not know that when he took them to the pull nearly the
whole of the constituency had been polled out ; but he
believed it was so. Witness was not frightened. (Laugh-
ter.) Was ns t aware that there was a little pelting on both
sides. Witness remained in the neighbourhood of the court
house, and remained there to escort voters. Did not know
that the esters were Roman catholic voters retained by
Mr. Jacks ‘n, who was a protestant, in Isis house, thereby
raising a faror. Was not rufliciently versed in election
tactics to know what the cooping" of voters meant. Wits
mess escorted on the 24th about fourteen or iiitObn votetif
0a1.1t0g.1.-„to2erl.l,
yl
,tolf.i!ttletnll.3ronif...bolfy ite7e.;,l,7lt.e:;feel".
They couli not have bean muchdfrightenerl on the
23,1 if they went agmi u on tlie-2eth. This barri-
cade. were about ties height of Hie commi: tee Wale
—(lauglater)—iisid his mem cicatcii Owe ate; i 9 &IAA We

woo, th..r. were kw 1.1. SW W./111M d.•hiud them
(I.tuiht«r ) To n• •• rn no cn.nthu••a to
I an, t1.11111.4..1eF, h•t tb y sere Olney young y.plits
•n•' .t.. 4 .1:14 teen?. were ••-g.t Uf elev. n in
!:a•: t• r In. kei p. r• t.e barrie•d•a did sot rest.t the
'• Bivousekel men in :n empty hnuse.

D a not. while see utiiir the ant am nir2 that Ma's hurt.
by the • ofstauttae—Sist.r so t tour, I • soc triad were
Merck. List net hoisted. On the second day there was
tamour dive tranqaillity.
Mr. re lily, a private good, man in the neighbourhood
Of Sy it.f ril, was nest II swains d. deposed to having
taken tone voters in the in.• lest of Colonal M'Alpine to
Rein( .rd et the bit elm !ism, where he atri• dat about
Um, o'clock its the ?acentric. Ti. night it Item., to travel
all •Ltht so as rot to encourster th • mob. Whoa they errivid
at be ,ofird the raoh totltatrol about the can, sad carried
sera:- threw of the votets. Witmer. jumps l down from the
arm :o ere. Anise the email. lie, 11,..1 I ..sue the voters, and the
soh t•e,"; 'he gnu he citric . from !dm. Thr re we. • good deal
at.sh iiiiturbince. One of three voters return •d
the ic •st aranang, hot the third di:era:a elt.hrether, awl
did iwt Twee were closes thrown, and threats held
out a, them the vottre. All tie county ultimata who mime
to an, , .art )I•Alpine refugs- in his boom. It was a .I.flord, to rto act ray voter* up ; they were an much
alarm(•t. The It min est/to*. priests were very active on
the LK:adorn ; and when 3l'Alpiret's voters came up the)
taterfsrs d with them, And ur.rd them to vote for thous they
cail• d " the two moot ?opal sr candidates."
ose somMed—At a, not aware that there was any sys-
tem AV ,sr,g it mum catholic landlords to compel tenauts to
girt their r. tes. Three ssf these Sots rr were tenzats of pro-
p flan ut whiat witness we: the spent, and in Was absence,
win u k say trout one of the four retire he took, he voted
for Nos ro And lb.:gins. The tours had as much as they
likei to . at, bat he dil net know about drink at Swinford.
Moms neer thrown by the web at the vote.... not
ktora Iles: they wire us large as the toothier on the table
before e asisol, but stance in Ireland grow larger thou that
(L. u tht r)
s r It ~..rt Arhathnot wits no.ler examination with refer-
ent. to •otimidation at B silanr when the committee ad-
put •-, this day.
BARNS rAPLE.

On Saturday, the committee appointed to inquire
into thi% election petition net for the hut time. The Hon.
W. O. :dishy was the chairman, and Mr. E. Ellice, Mr.
u. s u try' Mr. Cairns, and Mr. Massey the other members.
Comma lee the petitioei n, Mr. Serpent Kinglake, Mr.
E. Janice, Mr. Power; for the sitting numbs rs, Mr. N.
L. Andrews, Q.C., Mr. M. Smith, Mr. Pickering, and Mr.
The peitl • alleged want of roalification on the part of
oar of the titular m.!mbrirs, Mr. lin nuidge, sad bribery
• treating by the agents, sod with the knowledge of
both t`ic sitting messoers, S.c William Augustus Fraser
and Mr. Bresorldge.
Mr. J Slurs)? Clay w is called, and sail he was a soli•
eitor at lianateple, and knows the petitioners in this case.
They ere widen of the borsugh.
Cases-exusiaed was agent for Lord Ebrineton
at th • I. t election, and is ~tent tar this petition, which is
prosecuted at Lord Ebeington's .spense. Witness was pea
ecut . t the election. LOU: Ltiringtou did not say, in thank-
ing i.i • fiscal, that nu ore had deserted him.
-Mr. Heuer Wsedon stated that he voted for Sir W.
Fraser and Mr. brenuidge at the last duties. lie attended
sever-.I n et.ngs before the election, and he addressed the
electors at ass of them. Sir W. Fraser att.-acted nee of
the*, meetings, sod he and litemridge both addressed the
meeth, e. That wee in Ishruary. The canvass coal-
minest shortly before the election. There were
" quilliag" meetings of the eactors—a very old term
fur Sal meetings of the electors, at which there
i. drink of course. lie don't know the origin of
the turn. The drink i. not taken through a quill at those
metals Is. There were a great many of the most attire
pup? Of (Cis of the sitting inerab,rs. Those meetings took
plus at diffarest inns in the town. None bet electors were
pre.en• at thou meetings. They slid not ask what side a
mar provided he was au elector. Witness himself
keepr au eating-bowie, and he retched 10i. for enters whom
he at has house the nomination night and polling
thy. Ile told the people on the polling day that if they
voted tor EUrington they would get nothing, but if they
voted for his party (the • g members) they must "trust
to Providence. (Laughter.) Three men, named Smith
(father anl two eons), asked witness for their expenses be-
fore the election. Witness inked Mr. Pettit for it, and he
said " their expenses will he d. eacb," and he gave witneu
lb. for them. Witness told the two sons if they voted be
small give theca the money Ow had not then seen the
father), anti he took them aside, and gave them 51. each,
and tiny went and voted for the sitting members (Drem-
ridge and Fraser). He left the 54. for the father at a house
he was in the habit of calling at.
The committee then adjourned to this day. •
TAUNTON.

Silt EDWAID COLTDIWOKR OT.CL•RIO NOT ELECTED.
On Saturday the committee examined two more
witnesses on the general cm* against Sir E. Colebrook..
Lyildon WWI called, and denied that /lake had bribed
him, and he denied having purchased the colt for 101.
Mrs. Baker deposed to Upham having called in her hus-
band on the day of the poll, and to having given her hue-
band 31 to get his clothes out of pawn ; and that he voted
fur Lilieuchere and Colebrooke.

Mother elitists, stated that he saw an active partisan of
the Mills party go to a voter's house to tamper with his
vote, and observed him put his arm round the voter's wife,
and with the other hand shake up some money in her face.
(Loud laughter.)
Sit Edward Colebmoke was then examined.—Before the
election he paid 500 i. to King, his intent. Shortly after
the eletti,n he paid 1041., and on the following August
200?. m ire lie placed his election entirely in the hands
of Mr. King, who had not given him a detailed estimate,
though asked for. The money had been spent in legiti-
mate expenses, and ho (Sir E. Colebrooke) gave strict
iojunet.on that there should be no illegal or improper ex•
pcaditure, and received assurances that these should not he
given hie supporters. Not satisfied with this assurance, be
went about among the voters himself, and no improper
transactions came within his cognisance. Did not asticipate
any further claims upon him. Had annually paid from
2001. to 2501. in connexion with the Taunton registration,
but it was not with a view to influencing his election.
Counsel on either side having summed up, the committee.
room was cleared for about an hour, and on our re-ed-
mission the chairman said the committee, have come to the
following declaims:
" That Sir E. T. Colebrooke was, 11 his agents, guilt
of bribery and treating at the last elector, for the borough
of Taunton,
'That i s was not proved td the committee that the acts
of bribery and treating were committed with the knowledge
or consent of Sir E. T. Colebrooke.
" That the last election fir the borough of Taunton, so
far as regards the return of Arthur Mills, Esq., was a void
election."

The committee then broke up, after eight days' sitting.

LOUTH.

The proceedings in this committee directed against
General Wyndham, the other member, posaessed no fea-
tures of particular interest.
Evidence was called to prove agency, and one wit-
ness deposed that his employment was to "takeoff his
hat and shout" for Wyndham, for which he was paid.

AV ROSS.