The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-28 00:00:00

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ILE QcEEN O. Mor:ET.—PERJUILT.—CH ELEC-

Tao:v.—Ss:ire:tea.
T. a was a criminal information foe perjury, preferred by
order of the House of Commons against the delei.dant, is
ree;:ect of evidence given by him befare the commit,
the house upon the Chatham Cection. The defendant
pleaded not guilty.
the Attoruey• General, Sir F. Thrilier. and Mr. Wel•‘‘y
appeare I for the prosecution; Mr. E. James, eg.C., M.
Hankins, sad Ur. Allen, were fir the stefendant.
The Attorwy•General stated that this was a prosecution
ar.s.ng sut of the petition presented to the House. u: Cana-
an ees ageinst the election of Sir F. Smith, to represent the
but ugh of Chatham in paha= .nt. That petiti.us
b.fare a committee of the house in the ordinary manner,
ar during tb, pp:weedier the defendant was /am:mined.
In b:s examination he stated that h • sew :Er F. Smith meet
Bradshaw, a voter of Chatham, and beard bin
say that it Bradshaw would ative him his vote, he
(S., F. Snails) would get him "the college,"
me.iriag the hospital gt Cireenwick—end kis son into some
work. The defendant also sweae that Sir F. Smith took
hi. hand out of his trousers pocket, and In shaking baud,
with Bradshaw give Bradshaw a sovereign or hell a sore-
hien ; and that, after the ciection, Ile-dshaw was scot for I
to " the Sea," where Sir F. Smith was ; that he (the de-
fendant) fullosed him. ant met him coming out, when
Bradshaw showed him three sovereigns, awl said "Thu
was better than • kick of the backside." The committee,
spun the termination of Bo ir labours, agreed to a resotn-
ti-s that Mount had been guilty of perjury, 'and upon that
be..:4 reported to the house, it had telt that the present
pr atsediags ought to directed. The House of Commons,
of course, was actuated by no other desire than that justice
ahauld be dose. The. evidence her should adduce would,
the learned gentleman believed, satisfactorily establish the
fa.: that the whole ofMouit's statements were untrue.

After the shorthand wri:er's notes of Mount's evidence
before the eamenittee were proved,
S.r J. Al. P. Smith was called and examined. Us said,
I WA% • candidate for Chatham in July, 18.52, and was re-
turned fur that plate. I knew a voter name) Bradshaw.
In the course of my canvass I saw bins in the Military-road.
He Conte and alined his 'CAW. I shook hands with Lim.
Mr. Wells and Mr. Isaacs we with me I think. Nothing
more paased. Upon a subsequent neasioa I saw Mr. Brad-
ohaw on toe Brook. That is • place in Chatham. This
wie within a fortnight after the former occasion. Severe'
geetletnen wen with see. ; principally the same persons as
on the (ornieroecseion. I said," llowdo yowl.", Bradshaw ?"
and passes on. t:pon neither amnion did I ask him for
his vote, nor did he say he did nut know about it. I did
not ask him whether I could do anything for him. He did
not on either of these occasions say, "1 want to get into the
College," nor did I ask him about his pension, nor promise
to get him into the College. I did not ask him about hie
lasing a main the yard. Upon neither occasion did I put
any money into his hand. I did not pall my hand
out of my pocket. I could not have taken it
out of my trousers pocket, as I wear no
react there. I saw Bradshaw before the election
after this meeting at the Brook. He came to me at the
Bun, where a meeting of my friends was about to take
VACO. A conversation then took place about the college.
He stated he was anxious to get into the college. I said I
would make inquiries as to his eliibility. Ile stated that
he had a pension of IS/. a year. fie said that if he were in
the college it would Ise a pin to the public service, as his
keep would not cost lit • year. Nothing further passed.
I made inquiries of Sir J. Gordon upon the matter. Brad-
shaw mentioned to me that he had lost two sous is the ser-
vice of the country. In consequence of what I learned in
answer to my inquiries I told Bradshaw he mutt apply to
the admire!, but that for my own part I doubted whether
be was eligible on account of his terra of sea service being
abort. I took him to the admiral. I think it was in April
or May. I saw Mr. Briggs, the proper party to attend to
such matters. After a few days I received ante from Mr.
Briggs stating that Bradshaw was ineligible. I communi-
cated this to him. At no time did I gin Bradshaw any
money, nor make any promise, nor give him any reward.
He had some mutton chops once.
Cross-examined—t was unseated by the committee. A
charge that J. Greatbead was bribed by my obtaining fur
Lis son a situation in the poor-ofßee was made atonic me
before the committee. J. Greed:Ned is a chemise, and was
sworn before the committee. I was examined also. I
saw Bradalsaw three or (our tin-es or more. lam certain
that I never saw him but once at the Brook. Bradshaw
is hi re. I remember uotbicg about Bradshaw having raid,
.• I am going to give my vote to you, and want to get into
Greenwich College." I never said to him at the Brook,
that I would try to get Lim into Greenwich Hospital, but
was aft sure my influence was see ug enough. Bradshow
begun the conversation as to getting into UN hospital. I
did not ask him about his pension. I did not know that
be had promised Admiral Stirling to vote. He came to
Loudon. I don't know who paid his expenses of coming
up. I had no committee acting for me. My canvass
lasted five months. Idc draw a distinction between giving
a promise to a man before he has stated that be will vote fur
me, and after be has done so. I have not the
means of knowing how many applications for
places I madu on behalf of voters before
they bail recorded their votes. I applied chiefly
at the Admiralty. I cannot answer the question
whether I applied for any places for persons other than
voters, relations of voters, or their friends. I kept no re-
cord. I conceived I should have been within the law if I
had promised Bradshaw • place after he had promised to
vote for me. I frequent) y called upon voters after they bad
promised their votes. I know J. Driver, a voter. tpon
his tippler:atlas I obtained employment for his spa, after he
bad promised the vote. Dr.yer did not vote fir me ; he re-
fused to take the briber, oath. That was on account of the
promise I bad given. One of the voters asked me for a
place immediately after the premise af his vote. I would
not promise him one, as I thought that this came too soon
after the statement that he would vote for me. I think
that the application for • place ought not to be made in the
same conversation as the Ismaili, for a vote. I went to
Driver on his refusal to vote. I said that ho could take the
bribery oath it the promise bud not influenced his mind in
voting. Ile said that the application had had influence.
I do not know that I have not made applica-
tions for places for voters the very thy after the
promise of the vote. I won't s 'eel' positively. In Cooper's
ease I wrote On application in the man's shop, prior to the
eieneersatioa taking plan about the TOM, to have another
person's we considered. That other person was Mr. l'itt.
Mr. Pitt was a person whose case I should have wished to
see considered irrespective of any elcc`niti matters. I de-
stroyed all my papers at the end of the election.
Ite-ermined.—l have been at Chatham about 41) ye:n,
and am well known there.

H. Bradshaw was then examined. He raid—l am SO
yearc old. I live at the Brook, Chatham. 1 saw Sir V.
Smith when ho same down to canvass Chatham. I first
saw him at the Military-road. Nothing passed on that ots
cation beyeed my saying I would give him my vote. I
know Stepises Moest. Hs was not with me on that mar
elan. nor at say time when Sir F. with spoke to me. Sir
F. Salth did sat ask me to voqr for him. I had nn eon-
/erotica at Chatham about the CoUep. I came to Sir F.
Smith*e once is Loadoa to ask him to get use into Green-
wich. I did sot p into the Admiralty. No Admiralty sat
that day. I saver heard anything of the matter after-
wards.

Crees-mansised—My memory is not so good as it was 10
Mago. I didant speak to Sir F. Smith on the Brook ;
al y bade him good teething. He did not then ask me
Me my vote. Before I was examined in the preseneo of
the eentauttee I was told what Mount had sworn. I know
• pens. named ltobb ; he is a c:erk in Fort Pitt. Ho
Mime to me to ask me to come to Landaus to contradict
what Monet said. I spoke 'Lust my vote when I met Sir
F. Smith on the Brook. 1 laid I would stand to my pro-
mise. I don't know that I said two minutes ago that I
Mel , bade him good morning. I think Sir F. Smith came
Yd asked me foe my vote on the Brook. I don't know
that I ever told the committee that I thought Sir F. Smith
did not know properly whether I had promised him my
vote or not. (After considerationl—l think I did say so.
I was not two minutes talking to Sir F. Smith on the
Brook. I did say to Sir F. Small, somewhere in Chatham,
" You have got my TOts ; 1 want to get into the College, if
you can do it foe me." He did not say "he would get me
tf he could, but he thought his influence was not strong
enough." I think I did not swear before the committee
that that took plus at the Brook. It was either at the
Brook or at the Military-rood. Upon one occasion I
promised Admiral Stirling to vote for him. They told me
that he could get met into toe college, and Sir F. Smith
could not. I had already promised Sit F. Smith.
(Laughter.) I changed my mind neat morning, for I asked
myself a few questioth, and found that I bad left the " true
path." (laughter.) Nobody ever paid my alpinism to
Ueda.. Some one took down my evidence before I gave
it to the committee.

Mr. Grove examined—l 3111 In army clothier, living at
rhatllllol. I supported Sir Smith. I went with him en
his canvass. I was with him when Brad►baw met bim in
the Military-rod. Mr. Wells, who was with us, first spoke
to Bradshaw. Bradshaw then promised his vote. I recol-
lect meeting him on the Brook. Sir Frederick just shook
hacds and left him. I heard nothing said about Greenwich
Hospital. I must have heard it if it had occurred. No
money wu given at the Brook.
Cross-examined—l don't know whether Wells is here.
Sir F. Smith was near enough to hear what passed between
Wells and Bradshaw. I think Wells first spoke. W.ll,
was mostly with Sir F. Smith at the Sun. He had the can-

veining hook.
Mr. Isaacs, an army and nary clothier at Chatham, cor-
roborated the statements of the last witness as to the money
being given at the Brook.
Crovoexamined—l was in the Brook two or three times
with Sir F. Smith. Wells did not speak to Bradshaw at
the Brook. Mr. Wells is not here that I know.

Mr. E. James then addressed the jury for the defence.
The learned gentleman said that if the House of Commons
were sincere in their desire to put down bribery, it was not
this poor labourer who ought to have been made a de-
fendant. The ease indeed preeented a most extraordinary
spectacle. Ile could not help thinking that the two persona
who were the accusers on 111, occasion, ought to have been
the accused ; and that the jury, instead of inquiring into
the miedoings of Stephen Mount, ought rath r to have been
considering those of Sir F. Smith and Mr. Bradshaw;
and that the Attorney-G-neral would have been better
employed in prosecuting these parsons fur bribery, than the
poor man who was seated below him fur perjury.
Beyond all question Bradshaw was bribed. Upon his own
statement, so anzi.ns was he to barter his vete Cre a place,
that he went to Admiral Stirling with his vote. On the
other hand, no motive whatever was imputed to Mount for
imagining the statement which he had made to the coca-