The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-25 00:00:00

INDIA. AND AUSTRALIA.

TILE OVERLAND MAIL.

We have received the following telegraphic
message in anticipation of the Overland Mail, dated

TBIESTE, FZMIXAST 24.
" The steamer Adria arrived here this afternoon,
at two o'clock, having left Alexandria on the 18th.
The Burmese hold the Aeng pass with a considerable
number of troops. Pegue has been invested anew
by a large Burmese force, which was, however,
withdrawn on the Bth and 9th of January, as their
commander learned that General Steel was ad-
vancing on a position in the neighbourhood. The
enemy has abandoned Proms and Meadamy. It is
said that a revolution has broken out at Ava. The
old King has been dethroned and driven away, and
the new Monarch has recalled his troops to Ava, de-
siring peace. Fever and diarrhcoa prevail and in-
crease among our troops. The Indian market is
inactive. Exchange at Calcutta, February 9,2 s. Id.
" The insurrection in China is causing considerable
devastation.

"'rho Pottinger brings 21 boxes of Australian
gold dust."

Zbe Court.

The Right Hon. Charles P. Villiers, Judge-
Advocate General, bad an audience of the Queen yesterday,
at Buckingham Palace, and submitted to her Majesty the
proceedings of some Courts Martial.
Iler Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess
of Desert, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Lord Rivers, Lord
Alfred Paget, and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon,
honoured the Haymarket Theatre with their presence last
evening.
The Queen's Private Band was in attendance in the
Palace on Wednesday evening, and perfumed the follow-
oompositicer:

overture, indorle"
Rmnaace, "Robert le Diable"
Pen* "Le Pre sus Lime .

Herold.
?!eyerieer.

A Deputation of Middlesex Magistrates, beaded by the
Marquis of Saliibury, the Lord-Lieutenant of the County,
had an interview with Viscount Palmerston on Tuesday, on
the subject of the "County Rate Expenditure Bill." The
deputation consisted ot Messrs. Pownall, Cottrell, Kern-
shied, Turner, Wilkes, Armstrong, Brooking, and ftubiu-
son,

Viscount Canning, Postmaster-General, had an interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Wednesday. Mr.
John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue,
had an interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman yester-
day, at his official residence, in Downing-stmt.
Mr. Richard Blanahaid had an interview with the Duke
of Newcastle, yesterday, at the Colonial-nffiee.
Despatches were sent yesterday from toe Colonial-office
to the Governor of Malta. Despatches were received from
the Governor of Gibraltar.

TnE LitTEOTTE—PORTER.—The committee of
gentlemen who have bad the management of the fonds col-
lected for the purpose of raising atestimonie to the memory
of the late Mr. George Richardson Porter, of the Bard of
Trade, have selected from the deigns sent to them by
the several competitors • model by Mr. Wyon. The
monument will be erected in the churchyard at Rusthall, at
Tunbridge Welk, and a print of it will be made to send to
every contributor. The model ma be seen by subscribers
at the studio of Mr. Wyon,
.No. 19, Stanhope street,
lfampstead•road.

ACCIDENT,AON THE GHEATMWESTEILNJ
RAILWAY.
ONE OF THE DIRECTORS KILLED.

A lamentable aocident, remitting in the death of
one of the directors of the Great Western Railway, and the
serious injury of several other persons, took place yesterday
morning to the up express train leaving Bristol at 8.10 a.m.,
sad due is Lowden at 11.30 am.

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The train left Bristol punctually, and kept correct time
up to its arrival at Ealing, about 6 miles west of Padding-
ton. It consisted of an engine and tender, a luggage van,
two second-class and three first-class carriages—the latter
being in the rear. A travelling porter invariably accom-
panies the express trains on the Great Western Railway,
occupying a small iron box on d of the tender, (rein
which he commands a view of the train, and in case of
necessity can communicate with the engine-driver without
difficulty. The train to which the accident occurred had
just parsed under the bridge, a short distance on the Lon-
don side of the Ealing station, and was traversing that
portion of the line known as the Ealing cutting, when the
travelling porter observed that the Beat of the three first class
carriages was off the rails, and swaying to and fro in a very
alarming manner. He instantly got up and turned round
with the intention of calling to the driver, Robert Hark,
one of the oldest and ben of this class of the company's ser-
vants, to bring the train to astand. Hula was in the set of
looking round at the moment, and observing that something
was wrong, he shut off his steam and reversed the engine,
Having done this, he again looked round, and at this in-
stant the coupling chains between the second and first class
carriages gave way, and the two first of the latter ran up
the embankment with fearful velocity. The first, on
rzsching the top, a height of about fifteen feet,
toppled over and fell backwards upon that which
followed, crushing three out of four of its corn- ,
partments, and forcing it back on to the main line, where
it fell over on its side. The third carriage did not leave the '
rails. Rule brought up his train as quickly as possible,
and returned to the spot. A fearful scene here presented
deaf. The first of the three first-class carriages was turned
completely over, and lying upon its roof : the several com-
partments being more or leas crashed, and the passengers
imprisoned therein. The second carriage had suffered most.
In the centre compartment of this had been seated four of
the directors of the railway, on their way to the usual
weekly board meeting. The names of these four gentlemen
were Richard Potter, Esq., of Gloucester; Henry Simonds,
Esq., of Reading ; Dr. Richard Prichard Smith, of Read-
ing ; and James Gibbs, Esq. of Clifton, near Bristol.
The latter gentleman was killed on the spot. Dr.
Prichard Smith, who was seated by his aide, sustained a
dislocation of the shoulder end fractured rib. Mr. Potter
and Mr. Simonds,who were seated in the same compartment,
and opposite Mr. Gibbs and Dr. Prichard, had a most
miraculous escape, and were not at all seriously hurt. There
were several other officers of the company and general pas-
sengers in this carriage, but none of them sustained any
severe injury. The passengers in the third carriage escaped
with nothing more serious than the shock. The best aid
that could be given to the sufferers was afforded on the
instant by the second-class passengers, none of whom had
suffered the smallest inconvenience. One of the guards
hastened back to the Ealing station, and as soon as the pas
stagers who were not hurt could be transferred to the
second-clam carriages, the other came on to London with
the train. Intelligence of the catastrophe was instantly
communicated to Mr. Saunders, the secretary, and Mr.
Gooch, the locomotive superintendent. The former, without
a moment's loss of time, summoned Mr. Caesar Hawkins,
Mr. Alfred Keyser, Mr. Tetsuo, and Mr. Harper., medical
gentlemen resident in the neighbourhood, and dispatched
them to Ealing, to render every assistance in their power.
The latter soon got together a party of artificers, and ac-
companied them to the spot for the purpose of clearing
away the debris. Oa their arrival it was found necessary
to break up the two carriages most injured, in order to ex-
tricate some of the passengers, who were still completely
wedged in. One gentleman, Mr. Adam Duff, of Reading,
who was seated in the first Canine when it fell ever on
its roof, got his head fixed firmly into the hole through
which the lamp is ordinarily suspended, and it was with
' the utmost difficulty be could be extricated. Mr. Duff had
some of his fingers broken, but was not otherwise injured
seriously. The body of Mr. Gibbs was got out as soon u
possible, and conveyed to the Ealing station. The unforta-
nate gentleman's death seems to have been oc-
emplaned by a fracture of the spinal cord about
the neck. Among the other passengers injured
were Mr. Miller, of Warminster, whose forehead was
seamed with a terrible gash ; Mr. Ormerod, of Briskness
College ; and Mr. Kelly, the company's station-master at
Birmingham.
Dr. Prichard Smith was brought on to London, and con-
veyed to the Prince of Wales Hotel, close to the station,
where his dislocated shoulder was reduced by Mr. Cesar
Hawkins. He was stated last evening to be going on ,
favourably.
Mr. Miller was also stated to be progressing favourably.
' The accident is supposed to have originated in the break-
ing of one of the " scroll irons," or " spring hangers,"
attached to the near leading wheel of the front first-class
carriage. The emeequence of this breakage would be to
set the axle box free, thereby giving the wheel a play which
would necessarily, in a very short time, throw it off the
line. The ballast is torn up for some 400 yards, in-
dicating that the wheel or wheels had been off
the rails before the coupling chains broke. There must, of
course, always be a degree of uacertaints as to the precise
cause of any accident of this character, bur, from a careful
examination, this appears the most probable solution of the
disaster. It is suggested that the extraordinary variations
in temperature dutiug the lest 48 hours may have been the
primary cause of the fracture described, no imrerfectiou
being visible in the iron.
The catastrophe, it is needless to say, occasioned a great
shock to the board of directors, who were expecting the ar-
rival of their oolleagues when the news reached Landon.
The deceased gentleman his been a director for many years,
and was universally respected. He has le ft • widow and
family. One of his sons is, we believe, in the church.
Mr. Wakley has received information of the death, and
will no doubt empanel a jury to-morrow (this day).

CONTROVERTED ELECTION COMMITTEES.
SOIJTHAMPTON.—PROTEST OF SIR ALEXANDER
COCKBURN.
Yesterday the members of this committee, con-
sisting of Mr. H. A. Herbert (chairman), Sir J. Walsh,
Lord anthers, lion. H. B. Brand, and Mr. J. A. Smith,
mat for tha first time to inquire into the petition of W. U.
Mackay and &wither against the return of Sir Alexander
Cockburn sad Mr. R. M'Ghie Wilcox, on the ground of
bribery and corruption.
The names of counsel for the sitting member given in
were Mr. Serjeant Kinglake, Q.C., Mr. Edwin Jame Q C.,
and Mr. Pigott. Parliamentary agents. Meson. rearuu and
Clabon.

Couasel for the petitioners were Mr. Aleunder, Q.C.,
Mr. Sewell, and Mr. Miclauchlan. _

The comm. itte room was much crowded, and previous to
the commencement of procettlingt'
Sir A. Cockburn rose and said,—Mr. Chairman, at this
stage of the proceedings it becomes necessary, es I have
given in no names of counsel or agents, to call the atten-
tion of the committee to the very singular and peculiar cir-
cumstances in which lam placed berme you. This is not
a petition affecting the return by which I was returned as
member to serve in the present parliament for the borough
of Southampton, but a petition appertaining to a return by
virtue of which lam no longer sitting fur that borough.
It is altogether an unprecedented case, a case of some com-
plexity, really ofa very anomalous character. This is a petition
against the return of a writ that was issued at the general
election which was held in July last, and at which my hon.
collctgue, Mr. Wilcox and myself were returned as mem-
ben to serve fur the borough of Southampton. After that
et turn, and after that petition which you are now euipa-
nelh.d to try had been presented, I was offered the office of
her Majesty's Attorney-General. That attire I accepted ;
and the acceptance of that office brought me within the pro-
visions of the well-known statute of Gth Queen Anne, (hap.
7, sees. 25 and Ai. which are as follows :

".Sec. 15. That no p'raon who shall have in Lis own
name, or in the name of any person or persons in trust fur
him or ter his bentfit, any new office or plac • of profit
whatsoever under the crown, which at any time since 25th
Dec., 1705, shall have been erected or created, nor any per-
son who shall be a commi.siontr or tub-commissioner of
prime., secretary, or receiver of prime, &c., shall be cape hle
of being elected, or of sitting or voting u a member of the
House of Commons in any parliament which shall be here-
after aernmoned and holden.

" See. 26. Hazy person chosen a member of the Haase
of Commons shall accept of any (dike of profit from the
crown during such time as he shall cantina: a member, his
election shall be sod is hereby declared to be void, card
new yr,: shall issue for a new election, as if suet person so
accepting was naturally dead; provided nevertheless
that such person shall be capable of being again elected,
as if his place had not become void as aforesaid."
Now, sir, upon this state of things, having accepted the
office of her Majesty's Attorney-General, my seat, as mem-
ber fur Southampton, became void, and a new writ was
directed by the House of Commons to be issued. It was
Issued, and ape:a the principle laid down in the 26th section
id this statute, viz., that a member so circumstanced is to
be treated as though he "were dead, and his return treated
accordingly, and thereupon a new writ be is sued. Some
question was raised in the House of Commons as to what
' was the proper course to be pursued. Seeing that, al-
though having accepted °dice, and by the statute
rendered numbed* of sitting, and although my
mat was vacated, still there was a petition
presented wisest me. Mr. Speaker, however, took the
very obvious distinction between a case where a seat was
prayed for, and a petition where a seat was not prayed for.
Suppose a person accepted office and vacated his seat, and
thereby (to use the language of the statute) became
naturally dead, the seat would of course be vacated and a
new writ would issue, notwithstanding re petition pending,
unless the petitioner claimed the scat. If the petition merely
sought to be an avoidance of the return at • tresb electiou,
why the object of the committee would be already
pined by the death of the party, and there
is no reason whatever, either in law or in equity, why the
petition should be gone on wilt when the result
of voiding the election is already attained by both parties to
the question. Mr. Speaker, therefore, to -lc that distinction,
and said, inasmuch aa in this case there is no claimed teat,
the act of parliament operates without redraint er qualifi-
cation, as though the member were naturally dead, and a
new writ issued. If the seat had been claimed the case
would have been different, because if there is a petition
pending that claims the slat, and the member die, inas-
much as it
.is uncertain whether he ought to have been
returned at all,—unlike the other case, where the return
is voided, it is • case whether that return ought, in fact,
ever to have been made ; and the Speaker therefore held,
I believe with the unanimous assent of all the law-
yers of the house, that it was perfectly right that
the writ should issue, leaving it to awe who had petitioned
against the return to take advantage of anything by way of
exception upon the new election about to take place. Ac-
cordingly at the new election a new writ was issued at the
beginning of January last. A notice wan served upon the
electors of Southampton to the effect that in consequence of
the latter averment in this petition as a ground of exception
to this return, I was disqualified from being elected a mem-
ber for Southampton, and a petition has been presented
upon these grounds. But we cannot, according to the act
of parliament, come before you, because the petition
relates to the return of July last. The petition
I am speaking of is a petition against the return in
January, but the petition alleges the ground of the dis-
qualification in the previous petition, and that it is on that
petition that Mr. Baillie Cochrane claims hie beat. lam
in this potation, and so are the committee, indeed we are all
in this very 1111061.1i0111 position. As far as the return is
concerned which is objected to, in this petition, except so
far as I sin morally and personally concerned—because I
am as deeply interested in it as though I were sitting in
pursuance of it—yet as far as my seat in parliament is con-
cerned I am perfectly indifferent, because if you were
to declare the matter both ways—of course it would be
unbecoming in me to anticipate, at this stage of the pro-
ceedings, what will be the result, but to put it both ways,
what is the jurisdiction that you have ? Suppose, in the
first place, you should determine that the return of July
was a good return, defeating the object of the petition, and
refusing to accede to its prayer, what would be the result ?
Not at all that I should bo acquitted with regard to the
claim that is made against me by any petition on behalf of
Mr. Cochrane with respect to the very same matter which
is the subject of this petition; the whole of this would have
to be gone over again, and your acquittal of me
on the present petition could not be pleaded by me in bar
of the new inquiry into the whole subject matter of the
second petition of Mr. Cochrane—contrary to the universal
practice that a man cannot be twice tried fur the came
matter. Now, let me take the other petition. Suppose
you were to determine that the allegations in this petition
were well-founded ; that there had been bribery and
treating(or which I am responsible at the last election—
and that se a consequence you declare the return of
July to be void —it would not affect my seat
in the least. I could go into the House of
Commons and sit until the other petition was tried, because
I am sitting not on this return at all—not on the return
that has been voided—l am sitting on the return of a fresh
writ, consequently if you declare the return of July, as far
as I am concerned, void, you do no more than has already,
ipso facto, by the operation of the law itself, been declared
null and void. A new writ has now been issued, on that
return, and in virtue of which new writ, I now
hold my seat, and the return to which new writ
is not within the scope of the petition. We are
all in this extraordinary position and anomidy. It
is referred to the house to try the matter of the return, and
in the event or your coming to a certain conclusion ex to
the facts, you void that return which has already not only
by law but by fact been voided, and • new writ issued.
Now, sir, I will tell you what we ought to do in this case.
The whole proceeding, as far as I am concerned, is entirely
inoperative. At the same time, I will not disguise tram
myself or the committee that I am as much interested in
this petition and the trial of it as though I were sitting on
the return you are empanelled to try. Unquestionably, as
a public man, end as a professional man there is not the
slightest doubt that my character—my existence, so to
speak—are at stake on the r. cult of this petitiao, and I
have not the slightest doubt that I feel just as much inte-
rest in it as though the return affected me individually. I
hardly know what course to pursue. I have asked myself
and my friends in the house, and they do not know either.
There is not the slightest doubt upon the point, that I am
not sitting on the return you are appointed to try. Still,
on the other hand, were I to withdraw from your juris-
diction, I should be withdrawing from the in-
quiry and the contest in which personally I am
deeply interested. Under these circumstances, 1 thought
it right to point out to the committee the anomalous posi-
tion in which we are all placed, in consequence of these
unprecedented circumstances. I think the better way will

he for me to appear before you under protest, so as on the
one hand not to have affected either to have withdrawn
wool!, or on the other hand, not to have appeared befute
you. The committee, I am sure, will acquit me of the
ahgbtest desire or intention to treat them with the slightest
disrespect, or their jurisdiction with any want of considera-
tion. I hope it will not be imputed to me that it is from
and desire in the world to shrink from this inquiry, or to
post pone it for an hour. I wish from my heart end soul
that the two petitions could, under tho acts of
par.'ament, be referred to one and the same com-
mittee, and be disposed of at the earns time.
The:, however, according to the law of the house,
is impoesible, and according to its practice cannot be done,
and, therefore, one must submit to two inquires instead of
one. I, therefore, shall be exceedingly reluctant to show
even the slightest indications of a desire to withdraw from
the inquiry, or to postpone the progress of investigation
into any of the transactions connected with the last election.
I sat perfectly ready to meet them at the earliest moment,
on 'fetich the issue can be joined. I thought it my duty to
eall your attention to the position in which we are placed,
sad to say that I appear under protest as not ackuowledg-
hag the jurisdiction of the committee in the matter.
Mr. Alexander, Q.C., for the petitioners, observed that
the hon. member had made no specific application, but had
merely stated what he should do. No doubt the com-
mittee and the parties were iu an anomalous position.
The inquiry, however, was directed against both the sitting
members. It would not be inconvenient to refer both the
petitions to this committee.
Sir A. Cockburn—That cannot be done ; the act of par-
liament obliges you to take them in order.
Mr. Alexander—l have no objection to Sir Alexander
Coekburn proceeding under protest.
The committee deliberated, and
The Chairman said, the committee consider that the
petition having been referred to them by the house, they
must proceed with it in the usual way. The corawittce
have no application before them.
Sir A: Cockburn It is ua lerstcod I appear under
protest.

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The Clairass—We sulderstead that.

After rose rliecueeise, however, it was aimed tket all
further pruceedinge should be adjourned nwil Saturd iy,
;ith Mush, in tunvequer.ne iif the absence of Capttin Mee-
han, e material witness is so,iteirt of the cue of the Telr
ti.inent, who wet et present on Lis voyage home ism* of the
vessels of tits Peutaawlar end Winn's: Steam 11.'4 itiou
Ceutimay, ut which • Mr. Wilcun, tate at the sitting aero-
bic", is managing director.
The committee, mindful of the mistake is the cam of the
St. Allimaseliretiou evramittee, thea adjeurned pro forms,
until the sorting of the h•iwie, and übtaiutd leave to ad-
journ 'bold %be 3:11 prozaino.

lATHAM.

Yesterday. on the earntin;r7;;;;lmmittes,
Wm Wilkins, baker, of Ctiathans. wa. ezamineil—Sir
Frederick visited him one inning at his shop, seal Sir
Ire tench inked wane.. for hi. vote cut if he would lake a
aitinstioe in the docayard ; and Sir Frederick put his name
down upon a last Drd not get any situation nor mike any
complaint about it. Voted for Sir J Sterling.
Mir W. Walker examined—Had been surveyor of the
navy flee years, and was so during Lard Derby's adminis-
tration. Keen George Cot.all and Wells. Wells wan
acting m wrest swath on prubatioa. Ile was appointed in
/September, 1b42. Cotsill wars appointed master smith in
Poronsouth on 14 October, 13 i 3. That was the slats of
letter. Ile was appointed by the Admiralty, and he came
from Chethare, where he bad been rouse years master smith.
Wells was displaced Aber/ether. Appointments of this de-
scription prior to the d ite of Wells' appointment were ender
when a's supervision. Wes nut consulted as to appointment
of Cotsall. Before Cotsall's appoirtment the Admiralty
gave orders taut all correspondence on these matters were to
go direct there. Witai .4 'evened his surprise on the oc-
casion to the Vint lewd of the Admiralty by letter.
Robert Bell, clerk in tire Admiralty, produced the COI,
responder-co from the Aainirarty relative to Cotsall's ap-
pointment.
Sir W. Walker's examination continued—When Wells
was dismissed for Cutsall he brought his memorial to wit-
sees, which wane." transaitt Al to the Admiralty, with a
full etatement of the caw in a I , hut there was no reply
item to the memorial. The man was not reinstated at
that tame, but Wells war afterwards reinstated by the pre-
sent Lord of the Admiralty three weeks ore month ego.
Cotsall returned to Chath +he to his former post as master
smith, the same shoetree he held before he was sent
to Portsmouth. The witness then proceeded to speak to a
series of new appointments anal cmsequirnt dismissals.
The last appointments to Woolwich and Sheerness were
made on 16th Octobir last. Witness addressed a letter to
Mr. Stafford, the Secretary of the Admiralty, which was
not brought before the board, as he discovered imam time
afterwards, not with reference to these appointments, but
with ri &niece to witness'. removal from the supervision of
the dockyard appointments. • That letter was dated 21st
April,llo2,and was delivered to the senior naval lord of the
Admiralty, addressed to the secretary. Witness discovered
some mouths after it bad not been brought before the board
in consequence of a questiue put in the House of Commons.
Saw it in the senior uaval lord's hands the day after it was
sent. The senior naval lord wan Admiral Hyde Parker. It
was with reference to a question that affected witness per-
sonally, and proba!rly it was withheld forlhat mason.
Crowe:gained by Mr. Merewether.—Was appointed
under Lord Auckland's government, a Whig government.
Witans never had patroaage of any description. The
witness went on at great length to describe the system par-
roted as to appointments in the dockyards by the Admi-
ralty, and produced correspondence en the subject.
Mr. Pell, a clerk in the commission branch of the Admi-
ralty, and Mt. Heide's., of the application department,
spoke to the production of certain correspondence called
for by the committee, but deposed to the feet that certain
of these documents, though they had been seseched for,
could not be found.
Mr. Serjeant Kinglike slated that this closed the case for
the petitioners.
Mr. James, Q C., will sum up the case to-day, and coun-
sel will open the case for Sir F. Smith, the sitting member,
on whose behalf, it is stated, there are some 30 witnesses to
bo called. _ - . _

-idisUod to 11 o'clock this day.
CLITHEROS.

The searolatee met again yesterday morning, when the
ezamiallea at mimeses was resumed.
It emend hos the evidence of Christopher Holdgste, a
farmer sod to of Mr. Arisen's, at Rempetons, two
mho from Clithewee, that he voted for Mr. Arpiaall. He
had been eaneoeeei he Mr. Wilson, by Dams, a beer-i
seller_ and Cassieheid was there at the time. Deane and
Caroline! dame to him afterwards to his house, at night,
send Onualeheal said to Deane, if he had anything to du he
suet p out, sad he (witness) went out with Deane into a
held. Dome asked him what money he thought of hay-
ing if he voted for Wilsea. Witness replied ho would
vote Me him for 1501. Deans replied that was a serious
num, and he Nelda's say he could give him above 601.
Whams refused to take so little, and Dome went back to
ossealt Carmichael, who had remained is the house, and
returned to witness and said they could net give him more
than 100/. It was (be continued) a embus arm of Money,
aad if there were 15 votes, it would met Lhasa I" Car-
michael and Deane went away; Carmichael him to
meet him on Friday night at the Brows Cow. He went,
and as the rood Deane, who was with him, asked him if he
had considered about the 1001., and that he had written to
Cooper, of Primmest, shout it, but had not yet received an
answer. Witness then went on to the Brown Cow, a house
used by Wilson's party, where he saw Carmichael and eeve-
ral others, sad bad plenty to drink till they all got fresh,
he (teases-) paying nothisg. On his return to Clitheroe
neat day, Deane told him be could give him the 1001.
Winless replied he had aot recassidered the matter, and
he afterwards voted for Arpiu.U.
Richard Oddie, a farmer at Clitheroe, deposed to being
offered 404. by a person named Harrison for his vote. He
would not take it, but voted for Aspioall.
Sean Windk, wife of John Wind'', beer-shop keeper at
Claimants, near the Brown Cow Arms, said Mr. Wilson and
E. Thompson came to her house to canvass her husband a
few days before the election. This witness, who gave her
evillest* with great reluctance, further stated that there
was • post deal of beer ordered, and open house kept the
day erthe eleetieto at her house, nobody paying for what
was drunk.

Asehard Wilson said he Mops • beer-shop, and was •
voter at the last siestas. Had an open house ea the 220 d
Jump, sad was eanvimed first by Mr. Aspimall, and after-
wards by Mr. Wilson. Told Mr. Wilson he thought he'd
vote for him. He bad an open house also • few days before
the *liaise. His bill amounted to 271., sad was not yet
paid.
The committee, after hearing some farther evidence, ad-
journed to this morning.