The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-03 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL.

The evidence yesterday in this cue was in its ten-1
deny entirely a repetition of the former days as to the fact
of other freemen receiving ss. as a day's pay on knocking
i.ff work on the election day, and paid by alleged agents of
the sitting meraben.

SLIGO.

Yesterday the proceedings commenced by Mr.
Serjeant Kinglake's opening the ease of the sitting mem-
ber. The learned serjeant's address occupied about three
hours in delivery, and at its conclusion he called
Mr. J. Coffey, barrister•at-law, who said he was assessor
at the last election for Sligo. There was some disturbasee,
and he was obliged on one occasion to close the poll for
about ten minutes, but upon the whole he should say the
election was peaceable and orderly
Mr. W. Allen, late town clerk of Sligo, gave similar
evidence.

Mr. C. Towneley, the sitting member, was next examined,
and stated that he contested the last election for Sligo on a
requisition from 147 electors. lie gave strict injunctions to
all his friends against any illegality of proceeding. stating
that he would much rather want a seat than be connected
with any underhand practices. His election expenses cost
him 6001., and be was wholly unaware of any of the illegal
practices alleged by the petition. Mr. Stoner was not his
agent at the last election, because be had expended money
improperly, as his agent, at the election of 1848, on which
occasion be was unseated on petition. He admitted that
Mr. Stoner spoke in his favour at the last election, and that
very considerable sums passed through his hands for elec-
tioneering purposes.
Mr. M. Gethen, who acted as agent for Mr. Towneley at
the last election, stated that he was instructed by Mr.
Towneley to guard against illegal practices in the conduct
of the election. He bad not the slightest notion who paid
for the treating at Mass-lane, and he denied having ever
been in the house himself while treating was going on.
The committee adjourned to this morning.

The first witness called yesterday was
Francis Conolly, butcher, to corroborate the testimony
of Stephen Malone, as to the hiring of the united
trader of Luau to intimidate Colossal Vandelear's sop-
poeltess.
a asiorthaimp with an smangement nude on the pre-
=day the the different allegations of the petition
be treated as separate cases, sad the decision of the
emeettioe pives apes ewe bates the idler was opened,
Mr. WatiMeahere, Melee abseiled lie evidence as to in-
bulletin, reseeded to eon up as the pat of the allege-
tides. At the oonclusion of the learned counsel's address he
called

Ralph Cellenane, who staled that he is a freeholder of
the away Clare. He was at Ennis while the polling was
going osi, and he saw nothing of inegalarity doing there.
He considered the last elation a such quotas ono than
that of 1847. _ _ _

Mr. James Hynes, a solicitor, said he was employed in
the llanistymon district, by Sir J. Fitzgerald, and he gave
similar evidence to that of the last witness, as to the peace-
able manner in which the election was conducted.

Mr. J. Frost, who acted as deputy-sheriff at Biz-mile-
bridge, during the election, swore that, with the exception
of the fatal affray with the military, the last election for the
county of Clare was a remarkably quiet sue.
The committee then adjourned to this morning.

PETERBOROUGH.

The members of this committee sat at 11 o'clock,
sad were espied all day hearing evidence toren agency.