The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-11 00:00:00

ELECTION EXPOSUItE.

DARTMOUTH.
When the committee reassembled on Saturday,
Mr. W. Miles. chairman, Viscount Newark, Ilan. Me..
Byng, Mr. E. Feßowes, and Mr. Langston,
John Oliver stated that he and his brother wer.- taken is
a close carriage to the residence of a Mr. Pope, by a person
named Fairmonth, some days before the election, and they
went to a public-h moo on the Totnes road mud had soars
drink. They then went on to Totnes, and went to another
public-house, and then proceeded about two or t'-nee mile/
further towards Ashburton, and stopped at a pub ic-tiouse,
where there were four other voters, among 101 .M wee a
voter named Blank. Witness and hie brother r. turned to
Dartmouth, and got there about seven o'clock im the even-
ing Witness went on the Thursday morning to a place
where he saw some Totem, whom ho had seen there before.
They then went to Mr. Brooking's, a farmer, sad Fair.
month and witness left the voters at Brooking's home.
Fairmouth told the voters to be ready on Saturday
morning. Ou the day of polling witness was di iren over
to Brooking's home again in Mr. Scale's d,,,,,,rt, and
himself and the voters drove to the poll; tbey went iota
the polling-booth with Fairmonth. In the whose of the
alection witness maw Sir Thomas Herbert at the r.mmittee-
oom at Buttriss's ; that was after witness had heti: engaged
M look after the voters. After the election white.. received
I?. from Mr. l'ike; he saw Pike pay men whom h.. knew to
tic quarrymen ; he paid a great many of those men at the
Bridge Inn on the Monday after the election.
In cross-examinstion the witness said there was a mob ett
both sides at the hustings. The duty witness w 4 put on
was to prevent Sir Thomas Herbert's voters being carried
away by Mr. Lindsay's party.
Re-examined—His orders were to see that the whirrs eV.
ried away no voters. The way he carried out those orders
was by carrying away voters himself. (Llanelli( r.)
- Richard Oliver, brother to the last witness, was test
examined, and gave corroborative evidence as to the carry.
ing off of voters. He was engaged by Mr. Fuirmonth at
ss. a day and be. a night, to "look after" the s,,ier,, and
moist him as he might want him.
Mr. George lull Grant, examined. This wits. as stated
ne is a mama at Dartmouth. lie signed a paper to rapport
Ur. Lindsay, and afterwards gave hint a pers.!' il promise
of support. Brooking said he had been told by Mr. Ed-
ward Scale to turn off all the tradespeople 's ho would not
vote for Sir T. Herbert. Witness replied that was very
unjust, and if Sir Henry Scale had turned from his prin-
ciples that was no reason why he (witness) should do so.
Witness again asked Brooking for the balance of his Sc.
count, 551. 10s. Brooking said he could nut pay him all
then, but if he would come to him the following Tuesday
he should have 201. on account. lie saw Brooking on that
day, who said " Did I understand you right—did you not
say if I gave you this 201. you were to vote for sir T. Her-
Dort ?" Witness repliest he would not vote for Sir T. Her-
bert let the consequences be what they might. Brook*
then asked him it he had any objection to write to Sir.
Lindsay to soy he would not vote for bun. Wit.
3elll replied he had not the least objection to do so.
Brooking then gave him a cheque for 151. and 51. in cub.
Witness then wrote a note from Mr. Brooking'a dictation to
Mr. Lindsay. Brooking then said he would advise him
to go out of the town on the day of the election. Witness
said he would not, as he had done nothing b.. Wil. ashamed
lof. He gave Brooking a stamped receipt for the money he
gut from him. On going home his children a .id, "Oh!
father, we heard you have received a bribe to v..te for Sir
T. Herbert." (Much laughter.) lie asked Bean where
they heard that, and they said at school. lie wen! to
Brooking's wilco to tell him what he had heard, but did
not see him, and he then published a handbill to clear his
character from this scandal. There was another hatdbill
issued by way of answer to his. Alter that Brooking called
at his house, and naked him what it was that he had been
saying about Sir Henry Stale. Witness said, " Nothing;
but what have you been saying about met How could
that rumour about me being bribed get abroad, t xceptfrom
you, as there was no one present except us two?"
Brooking replied witness had "done for himself;" and
nis (witne s's) wifc,overhearing this, came into the mom
In a passion, and asked what has been " done." (Laughter.)
Brooking said he would insist upon witness contradict*
what he had said about Sir IL Scale in his haudoill, which
be refused to do. Witness then wi nt to Sir IL Seale far
the bal dace of his account, and Sir li. Seale said he had
' been already overpaid, and abused him for what he had
said about him.

Thomas Blank was called, and stated that he was a
voter at Dartmouth. Mr. Brooking canvassed him for Sir
T. Ilerhert. Mr. Lindsay also canvassed him Witness is
a dairy-keeper. Saw Mr. Fairmonth a few days before the
Ject:on, and lef: Dartmouth with him in the eleetiaa week.
lle had made up hie mind to go away. lie and three or
four others remained away three or four days. Ile rode
part of the way on a horse, which he found conveniently
metered and bridled near a field where he was at work,
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without knowing who brought it there or who owned it:
The rest of the way he rode in a carriage, in which was Mr.
Fairmonth. Ile paid his own expenses, 125., and he was
away four days. lie and the other voters then went to
Garston, the residence of Mr. Brooking, a former, and
they remained there till the morning of the polling day.
They paid nothing for their board there, but helped at the
haymaking.
Cross-examined—The reason he went away was that he
was " pestered to death by both parties," and he could not
rest in his own !Muse. Mr. Lindsay canvassed hint aiter
he had been canvassed for Sir I'. Herbert. lie told Mr.
Lindsay if he voted for him ho would lose his bread ; and
Mr. Lindsay replied, whatever he lost lie (Mr. Lindsay)
would make it up to him doubled.
Richard Pope examined—He is a voter. Went to Fair-
month's house, as he could not rest in his own house, as it
was guarded all night by people. k'airmonth is a painter.
Fairmonth advised him to leave the town for a while. He
I asked Fairmonth if he could recommend him anywhere to
go, and Fairmonth sent a pestchaise to take him. He was
clone inside the carriage, and Fairmonth was outside.
They overtook tho witness Blank, and subsequently went
to Brooking's, where the other voters were. Witness paid
his own expenses while he was away, except while he was
at Mr. Brooking's.
John Mary, a ropemaker and a voter, gave evidence of
being canvassed for Sir' . Ili rbctt by Mr. Brookins. Wit-
ness's ropewalk is the property of Sir H. Scale. This wit-
ness also left the town sonic days before the election, and
went to Plymouth, and spent about 31. ; ho was not paid
any part of that money by anybody ; he left the town on
business, not to avoid being " pestered" about his vote.
The committee then adjourned to this day.