The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-11 00:00:00

SOUTHAMPTON.

When the committee met yesterday, the inquiry
was resumed.
Mr. Harman, propri.tor of the Ilantiehire Independent,
gave evidence no to tee expenditure incurred at the elec-
tion, on the part of Sir A. Cockburn and Mr. Willeas. He
stated he received tee most explicit directions from Sir A.
Cockburn not to expend a single shilling, except on the
legal expen-es of the election. The grope amount of the ac-
count sent in fee those expenses we. 1,30')!., of which he
disputed about 471. lie received 1,274/. from Sir A. Cock-
bunt, and he hal no doubt the whole amount of the ex-
penses would be considerably under IMO/.
Samuel W. Curtis was next examined by Mr. Alexander,
and stated that he Is rate•col'ector at Southampton, and as-
sisted at the election last July, and voted for Sir A. Cock-
burn and Mr. Wideox. He received 20/. for hi, services in
iirepmerg eantressior-booke, and ring round pointing out
the beans of vette. to Sit A. Cac hura ar.d bit canvassers.
He furnished those borks—aeveraleepiee—to Mr. Devenish.
They were large !mkt, ruled like sueount-cooks. Mr. IL,-
mon some' ireee accompanied Sir A. Cockburn in his canvass.
Witness, in a I lition to preparing those books, wrote some
letters—prot iely 20—to outvoten. Ile wrote them at the
committee-room, and by direction of Mr. Brooks. lie wrote
on • without inetruetions, to a voter named Sumner, et
'Handfeed, wheys lie knew personally, and who came and
voted. Witness dots not know what es uses Stanner re-
ceived. Witness wrote to kite a secend 1, :ter, stating that
hi...epee's* would be paid. He may have said so in his first
letter, but is not sure. Witness has been a rate-celleeter
nearly six. years. He also collects the property and income
tax. He undertook to c Meet it for a man waned Young,
who was obliged to give it up. Young wee a defaulter, and
wetter was then appointed by the local commissioners. Mr.
Andrews, the Mayor of Southampton, is not one of thee°
eouunissiesere h iteces b night the canvass books himself,
and the price of them wee included le the 201. he received.
Crosa-examined Is Mr. Sevjesnt Kingleke—lie believes
it would be impoesible to end the henses or the voters with-
out his assistance. They change their residences very much.
He has sometimes as many as ISO changes of ratepayer on
his books in one quarter. His second letter to Stanner was
to notify to him the day of the polling.
Colonel Stand.), Ball.ck, examinee by Mr. Sewell—Wit-
nen said he is a colonel in the E sat India Company's Ser-
vice, and is a town-couneillor of Southampton. On the
evening of the nomination day ho saw Me. Andrews on his
own baloney. There were people with him, but witness did
not know them. There was a large 'swatter cif people in the I
street. Me. Andrew, spoke to them, end said Mr.Cochrene
had honeorably declared what he was—that he was a tory.
Andrews tad is the people they knew now who and what
they were voting for. There were some allusions to the
" big loaf," which had been the party cry of the liberal
side. Mr. Andrews exhorted the people to be orderly, and
be early next day at the poll. 01 the 9'h November last,
a vote of thanks was proposed to Mr. Andrews, as outgoing
mayor. Witness said be mull not support the vote, as he
bad geed as a partisan at the Iwo election. Mr. Andrews
replied on two points, but not on this particular point of
being a partisan. There were some printed addresses to the
electors on Mr. Andrews's coach-factory deer. There was
elector) one of those balls a tabular statement of the army,
showing a lava. increase in the army of late years. Witness
painted that out to Mr. Andrews, and asked him if that was
a proper document to be exhibited by the Mayor of South-
ampton, and Mr. Andrews laughingly replied a lad had
pleased it !tyre. Wa!ness has see" Sir A. Cockburn with
3.1 r. Tucker. He thinks also with Mr. Ilarmae.
Crop -seamined by Mr. James—The vote of thanks of the
Town Conseil to 31r. Andrews was carried. He was the
only di-sentient, and therefore he withdrew his objection—
in consequence the Tote was unanimous. There were 49
town-e.ouncillore present, ineludieg six or seven eoneerva-
slue. Wit: ca is adeeitled" partisan. (Laughter.) Mr.
-Andrews had been Meyer of Southampton three year, suc-
cessively. A vote of thanks was paged t i him ter his im-
ya. teal conduct at the election. Mr. Cochrane, he believes,
seconded that vote of thanks. Heard Mr. Vansittart
(the other candidate) also thank Mr. Andrews publicly
for his strict impartiality daring the election. Mr.

Andrews' factory, when the placards were pasted up, has
a large doorway, and placards arc frtquez.Vy posted there.
In the placard about the army tb-ve was no allusion what-
ever about Sir A Coekbuin or Mr. Willcox. There is
a peace Witty tat %laths:a:don. Witness has taken an
active part in getting up eh, po.ition sgaiast Sir A. Cock,.
burn. He h.'s aul.cribell 'um towards it 1 intuit
--10/.—and would have hero glad to suhs:ribe 100/. it he
could. (Laughter.) Wiener" pail hie 101. int i the bank.
Mr. Lolevee sad Mr. Ring are two of the trustees to the
fund. Does not rememh I. who elso. The subscripti'ms
were commenced very soon after the election.
Hobert Thakin examined—Sava he is a house agent and
a your at Southampton. Votea for Cochran • and Van-
smart. On the evening of the nomination day heard Mr.
Andrews ..cdress the populace from the balcony of his owl.
house. After Mr. Andrew* spoke. a Mr. Pond addrrstod
tbo people. What Mr. Andrews said was only encourag-
ing the voters to come early t the poll. Does not remetulisr
what Mr. l'ond said, for he "generally 'peaky rubbid.t."
(Much laughter.) Mr. Pend is cud-ttlitrr of the bole-
pendent. When Mr. rood htgins, be generally speaks tor
an hour. (Renewed laughter.)
Cross-examined by Mr. James—Witness is not a tailor
now, but was once. If he is put down on the register as a
tailor he tntr.t submit to it. (Ltughter.) He is now a
house agent, but he does sometimes do a little in the tailor-
lag line, and would be happy to make him (Mr. James) a
suit. (Laughter.)
E :ward Strange, examined lay Mr. Sewell, stated he is a
plumber, glazier, and paint..r, at Southampton. On tle
evening of the nomination day, he was at the ceust.rvative
committee-room, anal addressed the people. Heard Mr.
Andrews's voice speaking to the people tr au his own bal-
cony, and also heard Mr. Pond speak. He dial cot see Mr.
Andrews or Mr. l'ancl, but I.e knew their voices. On the
day of the election he saw Mr. Andrews at Broadt's palling
booth. Ho came in a fly, and he ordered the puttee not to
admit any one but voters to the booth.
Cross,examined by Mr. James.—Can't swear that Mr.
Pond spoke front the balcony of the York Hot. I. Thinks
there were 10,000 or 15,000 people in the street when I.e
(witness) addressed them. (Laughter.) It was only last
night he was served with a Speaker's warrant to attend
berg.
Thomas C. Elliott said he voted for Cachrane and Van-
einem and took an active part in bringing up voters to
the poll. Ho canvassed voters for Cochrane and Van-
eittar . .

At this point of the proceedings it was asuouticed that
the Spelker was at prayers, and
The committee adjourned to, this morning.

HUDDERSFIELD.

Yesterday, on the re-assembling of the committee,
Mr. JILIM.!, Q C., opened the case of treating as against
Me. Stamfield, and proceeded to cell evidence to prove
prima facie the agency of Turner.
Mr. P ickenng was heard in rap:y.
The committee decided that Turner was an agent of the
sitting member according in the es idenee already adduced,
and that Mr. Stanstiehl having placed himself in the hands
of his en nmittee, had been bound by the acts of all persons
proved to be on that committee.
Turner was ex iminal—fle had no books of account, and
had given up all documents to the persona who g,ve him
the money to discharge the aocoun4.
Wigney was again examined, and repeated the evidence
he gave yesterday.
S. Priestly, T. Pedger, and T. Thornton were examined to
show that breakfasts ordered by Beaumont and milers had
been given to voters and paid for.
Morass Duffy deposed that the house he was in was sur-
rounded by Willar.'s party on the day he was going to the
poll, and be was obliged to escape by a tack door to get to
the poll.
Crcsi-examined—Heaps, one of Willsn'e agents, told
him he was brought up here on account of 10!. said to have
' been paid him by Stanefield's party, and that if witness
1 mould give favourable evidence he would ply him first-
I rate.. . . .

J. Aghbrooke wits being examined when the cammitteo
adjourned to this day.

WIGTON.

Yesterday on the re-assembling of this committee
further evidence was taken on the subject of the petition.
Henry Watts, voted fur Sir J. M'Taggert. Ile wrote to
Sir John five years ago about an appointment for his lion
in the Excise, which Sir John got him. Always voted for
Sir John. Witness in a letter to Sir John said if he got
the situation for his son he should feel called upon to sup-
port him in future.
Andrew Wallace. John Macadam. and William Frazer
were called to show that one Adamson had been induced to
vote for Sir J. M'Teggart by the sale of some cheep to him
under value, and the profit gained on them by Adamson
and Wallace was 10!. Adamson told Frazer afterwards
he never knew the value of ► vote, but it was a joke. About
a fortnight before the election Frazer considered that
Adamson was favourably inclined to Caird.
Galbraith, waiter at the George, Sir John bltTaggart's
headvaarters, spoke to haviag found a letter in the prate
of the room Sir John sat in, from Ingram to Sir J. M'Tag-
gart, stating, " I have just seen Dalrymple, and ho has
agreed to act on the committee, and attend the next meet-
ing, and do all he can. Ito appears to wish to purchase
the Mill-hill property, and I told him I would advise you
to sell it him for 1001., provided he pats his rote upon it.
Dalrymple is very favourable.
After some further evidence of no importance, the tom-
mittee adjourned to this day.