The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-22 00:00:00

EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 22,

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ibltlretir 1;;;Ini reissued thanks,
The CIDLIIIMAN proposed " The President, Tim Pre-
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OUR REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM
EVESHAM—cownenan.
Gentlemen who desire seats in Parliament ars the
very moths of hozsaity. Wherever the consuming
flame of corruption barns the most intensely, there
the parliamentary candidate of small pretecemotm and
large poise is certain to be found latteriog. Mr.
Alexander Raphael, —l,O-roreeredr es the whig can-
didate fot lavalliere i; 183 b: is a resserirAhle instance
it: 'yang, for this gentleman has suceessi
himself to the worst constituencies in it
whisk Bysshe's, Pootefrest, sad St. Mbsas say be
beentand has managed to quarrel with all of them,
k getting into a little scraps respecting a bo-
rough in the sister island.
Bat at Bonham, in 1830, Mr. Raphael was not the
may moth. Mr. Quineey Harries, whose name has
also been associated with many corrupt constitnen-
eke and lost elections, came down and put himself in
the hands of the agent for " the Blues," the same
esucientions gentleman from whose correspondence
with Sir Roger Greeley we have ventured a few ex-
treme,. Mr. Harries wee introduced to Evesham by
Mr. Retch, the Middlesex magistrate, and subsequent
member fur Ktaresborough, who was engaged at the
time in procuring candidates for *pen constituencies,
krespective, it would seem of politics. Mr. Retch
went down with Mr. Hurries and remained at
Benham half a day, making a humorous speech
is favour of his friend, and then leaving him to con-
duct his own affairs. Bat Mr. Harness conduct of
his own affairs only showed how unfit he was to
manage them. The very first thing he did wu to
place unlimited confidence and 1,0001. in the bands of
the Blue agent. This being as much as the Blue
agent could possibly expect, he took very little
farther trouble on Mr. Harries% behalf.
In a very few days Mr. Harries became so dissatis-
fied with his position that he left the town without
finishing his canvass. He applied for the return of
his 1,0001. It was uncommonly likely that he would
get it. The agent considered 500'. of the amount in
the light of a retaining fee for himself and his son-
in-law, and Mr. Harries might still have the benefit of
their services if be pleased. With regard to the o.her
5001., he replied to him much as he replied to Sir
Roger Gresley, "how c in you expect me to make out
an account at such grime as this ? "
But if the debt to Mr. Harries was of no other
use, it wee at least savioeable in negotiating with
other candidates who were now a-ked to supply the
place which Mr. Harries bad abandoned. Among these
candidates was a Mr. Hudson, of Park Crescent, a
Portuguese merchant, who aspired to a seat in
parliament.
Mr. Hudson had been nibbling at Evesham,
and, although a whig, had, somehow or another, gone
in the first instance to the Blue. agent Tee agent
told him that the party was in such a state IM
cons, quence of Sir Roger Gresley's and Mr. Harries's,
defections, that it was absolutely n to pat
down 1,0401., as " earnest money," before he matte
any canvass of the town, and he admitted that a part I
of this amount would go in discharge of Mr. Harris%
claim, who, said the agent, " is plaguing me and my I
Ifriends to death, and applying Orr most scandalous
epithets to us for not refunding." The consideration
for this " earnest money ^ was to be that all Mr.'
Harriss's voters (that is to say, all who had a share of
Mr. Harris.% money) would be handed over to Mr.l
Hudson, which would not be bribery, or a purchase—
by no means,—but only "an honourable negotiation."
Mr. Hudson, however, could not at this time be in-
duced to scatter all this bread upon the waters. He
would not stand. Mr. Rotcb, therefore, was again
applied to. Somebody talked of Mr. Botch himself,
but it was very questionable whether Mr. Botch him-
self had many loose thousands to dispose of, so it was
thought better that Mr. Botch should get somebody
who had, and come down with him as an agent or
a friend.
Mr. Botch very soon after came down to Evesbam,
and the electors were speedily informed that be had
found them a candidate—" a man of money, and no less
glum a lord r The electors of Evesham were enrap-
tured. The man of money, and of the peerage too,
arrived a few days after in the person of Archibald Lord
Kennedy, eldest son of the Earl of Camille, and
father of the present Marquis of Ails& Lord Ken-
nedy wee a young man of noble appearance and popu-
lar manners. He was quite new to public life, and
he entered into the fun of the election with amazing
zest, leaving all the drudgery to the agent, and the
speechifying to Mr Retch. As for his polities, it
was by no means certain what they were. Bat no-
' litics were of comparatively. little moment ; the
money was of infinitely more importance.
How Mr. Rotch secured Lord Kenrody is not at
the present time altogether clear. He was examined
rather closely upon that point before a committee of
the House of Commons. He first of all declared that
he was " a friend of Lord Kennedy's", then it came out
that he was not " personally acquainted with him, but
he was very intimate with his family."
What members of his family do you know ? Lord
Cassilis, his father, and I also know Lord and Lady New-
burgh, his sister, and Colonel Mrs. Peel.
Are you in intimate habits with Lord Casoilia ? I am.
In the habit of di, ing with him, perhaps, both in London
and at Twkkenhain ? I am.
Bat still it did not appear how Mr. Botch came to
AK upon Lord Kennedy. Except that he was " a
man of money, and no lees than a lord," he never
told even the Evesham people why, or under what
circumstance*, be brought him forward.
However, Lord Kennedy was in the field in the
interest of " the Blues." Sir Charles Cockerell stood
on the old family influence, and, as we mentioned
before, Mr. Raphael was brought down ea Sir John
Erstbope's recommendation by the old whig clique
I which bad supported Mr. Protheroe. Mr. Raphael's
financial arrangement with the agent of this party wu
peculiar and characteristic. It was 4,0001. for the NEL
That he might not get the seat hie agents could Dot
suppose for a moment. They could not press him to
arrangements beforehand for that contingency. For
his own park Mr. Raphael, as he subeequontly de-
clared, never intended to pay a saver if he did not
get the seat "It wu not in the bond."
Under these circumstances it wee highly augury
for both parties to this election that they should win.
Tte blue @gents, after two mel-apropos occurrences,
had to gain the confidence of the electorate, and with
a good candidate, " a man of money and no lees than
a lord," they bad a fair opportunity of doing so. On
the other hand, the whig attorneys felt the delicacy of
their position. The contract with Mr. Raphael did not
specify payment if the eketion was lost, and their man
might repudiate and leave them in the larch.
Lord Kennedy had the start. At this time the
electorate of Evesham was oompireed, it may be said,
of non-resident electors. There were only 145 resident
voters out of a constituency of nearly 600. Forty non-
resident voters lived at Birmingham. There were a
considerable number in the villages and hamlets round
about Evesham, as at Broadway, Pershove, &c. A
number of others were scattered through the west of
England, and about 90 lived in London.
Lord Kennedy made a good canvass amongst
the residents, and then went to work in
London. His committee-room, established for
him by his friend, Mr. Retch, was at the
Holioin-the-Wall Tavern, in the dubious locality of
Chancery-lane. Here there were " suppers" and
other festivities.
The election was early in August, 1830. The Lon-
don voters in Lord Kennedy's interest were all taken
down in coaches provided for them. They slept at
St. Alban's the first night, at Leamington the second,
and went into Evesham the third day. After they
to
had polled, they repaired Mr. Anthony . Kew's, in
Bridge-street, Evesham, where they meowed 101. a
piece for their votes, and 21. to pay for their convey-
ance up to London. These payments were made nn-
disguisedly, and as a matter of course. The out-
voters in Sir Charles Cockerell's interest were paid in
the same way.
The election wu determined by the second day%
poll, when Lord Kennedy was 34 a had. On the
morning of the third day • gentleman acting for
Mr. Raphael proposed to poll some soot and lot voters.
This was nothing lees than " a signal of distress" :
the question about the paymasters having been
settled at a previous scrutiny. The Mayor said he
should not receive the votes of any paymasters.
Thereupon a conversation earned, the partaculars of
which are differently narrated by different parties.
bat it ended in the mayor declaring that the poll
was closed, and that Sir Charles Cockerell and Lad
Keened were elected. The numbers were, for
Cockers le 231 i Kennedy, 148; Raphael, 110. 1
There was no resource for Mr. Raphael's party but
to petition against this return. They did so on the
ground of irregular closing of the poll, in addition to
which they alleged bribery and treating by both the
sitting mmabars.