The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-15 00:00:00

CIRENCESTER.

When the committee re-assembled yesterday morn-
ingA,
witness named Cotes gave evidence that at the last
election he went round with one band. Besides being a
shoemaker by trade, he is a pugilist—not by prole:non, but
through choice. He raw Mr. Ponionby canvassing. Saw
Cousins with him. He means in tho crowd—not actually
ineompany *ith Mr. ronamby. He never raw Cousins
gin Clarke anything. Ile may bare said on Saturday that
Cousins gave Clarke some 31. notes, but on Saturday he was
e. the worse for beer." Bofors Legg polled he did not see
Clarke give him anything. He got some wins yesterday.
from Mr. Chubb, as well as being ' beery" on &Wedgy.
He has not been sober for a week—l. to say" sober.
(Laughter.)
On croes-easmination, the witness said he was " on the

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fly" before be left Cirencester, and has not been very sober
since. He was told by Mr. Watley beton, he left Cirences-
ter that if be came up to London and made out a case his
fortune was to be made. He understood his fortune was to
be made by Lord Villiers. They " got held of him" at
Cirencester, and three or four bottles or wine were produced,
and he " laid it on pretty strong " before he was questioned.
It was Mr. Chubb got hold of him. His evidence was taken
down when he was tipsy. What he said about the Ll. notes
was " gammon."
Borah Stevens said he was at the Black Horse public-house,
kept by Robert Arnold, a taw days before the election.
Cousins was there also, and Cox, Mr. Newmarsh's clerk.
Cox asked if there were any voters there, and Jr. Black-
well answered Yes " He had not promo ed his vote. Cox
asked if he'd vote for Mr. Ponsonhy, and he replied he
had no objection, and he supposed he (Cox) had no abjection
to his drinking Mr. Ponsonby's health. Cox than went and
fetched a quart of ale from the bar and laid it on the table,
and Blackwell drank out of it. Arnold, the landlord, then
asked what had ho dune, and then Cox brought out more
beer, and Arnold partook of it.
Cross-examined—Witness is not a voter now. He is a
pauper. He was a voter before the Reform Bill passed.
That was the good old time, when there was no stint. He
had what he liked in those days to drink, and 101. for his
vote. He has had meat ,nd drink since he came to London,
hut at his own expense. Hs got 25e. to take him to Lon-
don. He stops at the Craven Hotel. (Laughter.) Why
shouldn't paupers have some money of their own ? (Moth
laughter.) He paid 12a. 6d. out of the 245. for his r.tilway
fare to town. The remainder of the money he had safe in
his pocket. (Laughter.)
The committee then adjourned to this day.

The greater part of yesterday wu occupied by Mr.
Serjcant Kinglike (In continuation front S iturday) in his
reply on behalf of the sitting members. lie dwelt at great
length on the law of the cue as applying to the travelling
expenses paid to messengers and voters for the sitting mem-
bers. The learned sr rjeasst concluded at about halt-put
three o'clock by calling
Mr. Sharpe, of the firm of Sharpe and Harriman, I,sw
agents fn: Sr A. Cockburn, who stated that ha bad received
instructions from that gentleman to take the utmost care
that nothing approaching impropriety should be attempted
in the management of the election. So far as he (witness)
was concerned, those instructions were acted upon to the
best of his ability ; and not only so, but he gave it as his
opinion that no provisos* election a: Southampton was ever
conducted with more perfect propriety.
The witness wu cross-examined by Mr. Sewell, with a
view to show that the messengers employed by the 'sitting
members' oommittee were exclusively voters, and that the
sums they r,ceired as payment for tb. ir services as messen-
gers were, in fact, paid fur the purpose of unduly influencing
their votes.

The witness distinctly denied that that was the case.
The committee then adjourned to this morning.

WINDSOR.

Yesterday, on the re-assembling of the committee,
several wituessi.6 were ex twined, to show that bids still un-
paid had been run up by the agents of the sitting member.
and that the agents of the sitting member came there and
bad refreshments.

Thomas Wilkins deposed that he was lender of the
"rough,," and was so truployed and paid by Vuules. Was
the Turn Spring of th..t party—(laughter)—and had instruc-
tions from Voules to see that everything went right and
comfortable. (Laughter.) Saw that no one was insulted