The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-26 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT-HERTFORD, FEB. 25.

The business of this circuit c, mmencea on Wednesday,
when the commi,sion for the county of Herts was opened
by Mr. Justice Coleridge, and ishi lordship afterwards tried
two or three cases of felony. Both courts this morning
were opened ftw the despa•ch of business. The cause list
is •ery light, there being only causes entered for trial, the
whole of them being common jury CANS. The cases on the
crown ride are of a serious character.

OVA 81141-4M7010 Ma. BA2OI ALDSISON.

CLAILKI v. ARBER.-.TIIII WESI

ELEcTiox.

This was en action to recover a sum of 251. for services
rendered by the plaintiff during the Westminster election
last year.
The plaintiff it appeared had been extensively engaged in
electioneering matters, and it seemed that upon the mica.
sion of the general election last year some negotiations took
place between him and Mr. Artier, who was the hoe. secre-
tary to Llri Maidstone's committee, upon the subject of the
plaintiff reeisting his lordship in the election by preparing
canvassing bootee. The plaintiff having before beeni en-
, gaged in a similar manner at preceding elections, had lists
of the electors in his possession, and also was aware of
the manner in which they bad generally voted, and other
information of a similar character, and he demanded a
snot of fifty guineas tic the books. This amount was de-
murred to ; but the defendant, it appeared, eventually con-
sented to give 251. down, with some ulterior understanding,
the precise nature of which appeared to be the sole question
now in di,pute. A sum of 164 had been already headed to
the plaintiff and 104. was paid into court.
The plaintiff and a person named Thompson were exa-
mined as witnesses, and according to their evidence the un-
derstanding that was come to was that 2.51. was to be paid
noder all circumstances, and that, in the event of Lord

Maidstone consenting to stand, the other Ns. was to be
paid.
On the port of the defendant he and Lis son were exa-
mined, and they stated positive'y that no such arrangement
us the one maintained was come to, but that the under-
standing was that half the amount ould be paid under all
circumstances ; and, if Lord Maidstone had been success-
ful, then the other half would have been paid.
In answer to questions put to the defendant, he said that
he had been actively engaged in election matters connected
with the city of Westminster for a great many years, and
that the rule always had been to pay everybody concerned
in canvassing, or acting in any other manner in connection
with the election, double pay if their candidate was suc-
cessful ; and he said that at the time he made the arrange-
ments with the plaintiff he had a letter from Lord Maid-
stone, in which he announced positively his intention to
stand for the city, and therefore It was not likely ho should
have made the arrangement suggested by the plaintiff.
The learned judge having summed up, the jury, without
any hesitation, returned a verdict, by which they declared
the plaintiff only entitled to the sum of 101., which had
been paid into court.
Mr. Thorn asked his lordship to certify, to enable the
plaintiff to obtain his costs; but Mr. Baron Alderson said
he should not interfere. The jury had returned a very
proper verdict. The plaintiff could have obtained his 101.
without coming there, and he should not certify.