The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-16 00:00:00

HUDDERSFIELD.

Na. STANIIPUILD UNSIIIATED.
Shortly after the committee met yesterday morn
ing, the room was ordered to be sleazed. When the public
was again admitted,
The Chairmen road the following decision of the com-
raittee

"That Mr. Stanyfleld was not duly elected to serve as a
burgess is the present parliament at the last election for
the borough of Hud,lerslield.
"That Mr. StausSela mu, by his agents, guilty of bribery
and treating at the last election for the borough of Hod-
derelleld. _ . _

" That it ryas proved to the committee that William Rad-
ford. •publican ; Daniel Dodsou, a publican; and Jacob
Senior, a publican, were each of them bribed by colourable
payments in their bills for the last election of the discounts
taken after, and from their previous bills for the last elec-
tion but one. . . . . .

„That Joseph flalliwell was bribed by obtaining for his
nephew, as a condition for his vote, three 24.ga110n cases of
ale, a portion of which his nephew gave away among the
electors, on the day of the election, and the remainder of
which he sold at a profit.
” That the treating throughout the borough during the
last election was general, systematic, and entravagant in its
ammeter. . .

" That between 60 and 70 public-houses at the last else-
don were "opened by the agents of the sitting member. That
refmhtnents were provided apparently without limit, and
paid for without inquiry. That the expense incurred on
that account alone amounted to upwards of 1,0001., and
that, so far as these cases were separately examined into,
it appeared that the only persons who were furnished with
orders to provide such refreshments were, with one excep-
tion, registered elector'.
" That it was not proved to the committee that either
the bribery or treating above alluded to were committed
with the knowledge or consent of the sitting member.
" That the committee think it right to submit to the cow
sideration of the house that the system of treating above
alluded to, and which appears to have prevailed for some
time in the borough of Huddersfield, must have the effect
of exercising an influence over the minds of the voters as
corrupting and debasing as direct bribery."
Mr. Rodwell then, on the part of the petitioners, applied
for the coats of the inquiry since Thursday last, on the
ground that the opposition to the aliegations of the petition
since then had been frivolous and vexatious.

Mr. Piekenog, on behalf of Bundleld, opposed the
motion, which the committee, after hearing some further
arguments, refuse i to grant; ri fusing likewise an applica-
tion made by Mr. Pickering fur the costs as regarded the
scrutiny.
The committee then rote.

SOUTHAMPTON.
Yesterday, on the re-assenibling of the committee,
• witness named
Pocock was called to contradict Warren's ease with re-
spaet to his having been bribed by Sir A. Cockburn by the
change oat of half-a-crown.
Mr. Sharp, jun., and Mr. Harman, were also examined,
end entirely centre-dieted Warren's story.
Mr. Andrews, late mayor of Southampton, was next ex-
amined as to the various charges of partiality which had
been made against him by some of the witnesses for the
petition. He caused a good deed of amusement by the em-
phatic, straightforward ?canner in which he gave his evi-
dence. He strongly repudiated all motives of partiality in
his conduct. The witness also contradicted most positively
the statement of Langford, that ►e had promised to get him
the situation of harbour-muter if he would vote for the
sitting members. He also contradicted the statement of
Marten that he (witness) had taken Oakley to the poll and
had asked him to vote for the sitting members, telling him
that it would be all right.
John Oakley stated that he had never seen Me. An-
drews on the day of polling except for about half a
minute.
Two other witnesses—Levi and Phillips—were also called
to contradict the statement of Langford.
After the examination of some other witnesses,
The committee adjourned to this morning.