The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2. 1851.

will be preferred which demands the lowest sub-
vention from the state. This form of the amend-
ment, which completes theist article already voted.
was adopted. Several articles of mere form were
then voted.
The snsembls of the Avignon Railway Bill was
liapoted by 481 votes against 253. The Assembly
I 1 on proceeded to rename the debate on the Mum.
sip Bill.
A Electoral
A meeting of officers of the National Guard is to
eake place this morning, to represent to the Minister
of the Interior the inexpediency of the appointment
of M. Vievra as head of the staff. luten.ellations in
the Assembly will also probably be made upon this
subject, expressions of hostility to parliamentary
government being attributed to M. Vieyra.
The Assesiale reports that serious disturbances
have broken out at Tulle.
To-day some sensation has been caused by the ap-
=nce of a pamphlet, entitled " La Revision de la
ation," and which is attributed to the pen of
a certain exalted personage. It accuses the authors
of the existing parliamentary system of being the
cause of all the difficulties under which the
country is at present labouring. Tho author finds
great fault with the constitution granted by Louis
XVIIL in the year 1815, which he maintains was
quite unsuited to the French character; he warmly
recommends a return to the parliamentary plyinie
created by the Emperor Napoleon, and says that if it
is for the interest and honbur of Fiance the
constitution should be revised in the spirit of the
Napoleonian institutions. " Every government," says
the author, in conclusion, "which shall be founded
on constitutional fictions and parliamentary omni-
potence is inevitably doomed to destruction, however
it may act."
At the Bourse the Five per Cents. rose 40c., clos-
ing at 91.75; the Threes rose 15c., and closed at
.56.50. This rise was attributed to the state of the
account.

VDe Court.

OSBORNE. MOIfDA v.
Divine service was performed yesterday morning
at Osborne, before her Majkity, Prince Albert, the Prince
of Wales, and the Princess Royal, by the Rev. T. Prothe-
roe. The suite and royal household attended. .
Them was no addition to the party at dinner.

Mr. Richard Blanchard had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Captain Stanley
Carr had also an interview with the noble earl yesterday.
The Postmaster-General had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.
I Sir George Grey arrived in town last evening, from his
seat, Fallodon, Northumberland.
The Right lion. the Secretary at War and the lion.
Mrs. Fox Mauls arrived in town on Saturday night, from
Scotland.

.....
Earl Granville arrived in town yeiterany.
De•p+trhea were sent off yeiterday evening from
the Colonial-office for the Governors of the West India

A 'CABINET COUNCIL was ;held to-day, at the
Foreign-office.

THE GOLD DUST ROBBERY ON THE SOUTH

WESTERN RAILWAY.

Our reader. will rejnember that at the last Win-
chester As-ins. held in the month of July, William Plain-
pin, a tailor, of London, took his trial on the charge of
stealing the gold dust so mysteriously extracted from the
railway waggons during their transit from Southampton
London, or of receiving the same knowing it to have been
stolen ; and that, having been found guilty on the latter
charge, he was sentenced to ten years' transportation.
Several witnesses swore to having seen Plampiu at Win-
chester on the night of the robbery, to his having gone up
to London by the mail train the same night, and to
his being there again on the following evening ; whilst
the coffee-huuse keeper and cab-driver in London, with
whom the man supposed to be Plampin came in
contact, deposed to his being so wrapped up that
they could not positively swear to his being the
man, but believed him to be so. It is now clearly
proved that the witnesses must have been mistaken,
and that Plampin was not the man seen at Winchester ou
the night of the robbery. Plampin, it will be remembered
subsequently male a confession, which led to inquiries re-
suiting in the apprehension and conviction of other parties
concerned in the South-Western Railway robberies, as re.
corded from time to time in this journal. The parties Mt
plicated in these robberies, whose names have transpired
are---Plampin, now under sentence of transportation ;
Whitcher, transported for ten years; Senior, sentenced to
seven years' transportation, and since dead; Seward, im-
prisoned for twelve months; and Winter (formerly a tally.
man in the company's service, but discharged previous to
the gold dust robbery), who has been suceessful in de-
camning, ned still remains at large. The man seen
at Winchester on the night of the robbery, and sup-
posed to he Plampin, it has since been ascertained,
was Winter, who carried off with him two of the
boxes of gold dust, leaving the third where it was sub-
sequentiy found, in the hedge near the railway station.
Winter went, the day after the robbery, to Senior's house
(a public-house in 'Loudon, where these robberies were
planned and arranged), and there saw Whitcher and Plane-
pin. Ile told them it was all right. and made Whitchee
an offer to go down to SVinchester, for the box left there
Whitcher would not consent to go down under 20/., bat
Plampin agreed to do so for 101., and when he got there he
lot once fell into the hands of the police. Thus, it will be
seen that Plampin was never in possession of any portion of
the gold dust, and was therefore wrongly convicted of re-
ecieing the same; and midi r thews circumstances the soli-
citors for the prosecution (the railway company) are endea-
vouring to procure Planapan's pardon, or a remission of his
sentence, in which they will be, no doubt, successful.
Senior, it appears, mild the gold dust that came into
his possession for 3,11001. or 4,04101., and must have se-
cured to himself more than the lion's share of the
booty, for all that he is proved to have advanced to
Winter is 000/. Of this sum Winter gave 2001. to
his wife, which, it will be remembered, was friend
at her brother's house, and still remains in the custody of
the metropolitan police ; and with the remaining 40p11. there
is no doubt Winter made off to New York or some other
place of refuge. Senior paid .53 guineas to Mr. Butt to de-
fend Plampiu, and it was also arranged that Senior was to
pay Plampin'e wife 30e. a week duriug the period of his in-
caret:mem, in caw he pitiful(' be convicsed. All these facts
were confessed by Plampin, and subsequent inquiry has
proved them to be correct. In proof of the cleverness with
which the whisk 'tine was arranged it may be mentioned
that Winter had drawn a map of the railway, marking the
exact spot where the box of gold dust lay; and further,
that a part of the tree under which it was deposited, and
which was supposed to have linen broken by the box being
thrown upon it, was really broken off to serve as a guide to
the party silo came fur the box. Winter was seen in the
I Southampton Docks on the day of the robbery; but how,
or by what means, he pout the boxes out of the tram, still
remains a mystery.—hods forkesenderie.
The following additional particulars respecting the above
singular robbery have been furnished by a eerresp indent.
Plainpin, whcu he confessed, was asked how lie could at-
tempt running such a risk as that of attempting to secure
the box of gold secreted at Winchester for the sake of lel. ;
lie stated that it was his determination, if he had secured
the box, not to have let it out of his possession for a less
sum than 6001. Putinpin, it is expected, will obtain a free
pardon. The South Westein Railway Company have now
placed carriages on their law built expressly for the con-
veyance of specie. These carriages are built of corrugated
iron, and they enclose the specie completely. They are
secured by euessive bone and locks.

TIIE GREAT EXIIIBITION.—The Great Exhibition,
Mc • many other great eimbhiations which have served
their purisose, may be said to have quite lia•sed away. Its
once numerous and busy atoll have dwindled down to a
mere fragment. There is not a red jacket visible anywhere,
the ordinary workmen being quite adequate, if they would
only put u little more steam un, to wheel out, in a very
abort time, the residue of the goods which still occupy the
building. Hut judging than the past, the additional fort-
' night allowed fur removal will not be too long a pritsilt,
effect a complete clearance. Some of the articles which we
mentioned as having )e packed more than a week
since still encumber the. main avenue. The foreigners
are nut slow in ascribing much of the delay
that ha■ arisen to the customs department; and, no
doubt, if the solidarity of nations were more advanced,
and the principle of commercial non-interference lees au-
thoritative, our foreign friends would energetically swell
the cry that has gone forth for a reformation in that quar-
ter. Although the Crystal Palace, with its gloss sides and
covering, was said to be anything but favoura'sle to the
propagation of harmony, its musical contributions arc
amongst the latest in their departure. The large organ in
the eastern end of the gallery has been removed, and yester-
day an ingenious workman was busily engaged in taking
to pieces the internal mechani,ra of Duernimet's Fri nch
organ. That in the western gallery still maintains its posi-
tion, in theemwetation, it any be, of sending forth a note
of welcome to the visitors who will be admitted on the first
of neat month.

THE ACCIDENT TO TILE SOUTHAME7ON NEW DOCK.
—Divers were employed yesterday to et-twine the bottom
of the dock where the gates were fixed. An attempt will
be made to hung the gates again almost immediately. If
this cannot be done, it is probable that coffer clams will be
made on each side of the dock where the gates are to be
hoed, and the water between the dams will hare to be
pumped out. The gates arc now floating about the dock.

. •
Tim ltaeoux MovestENT.—On Saturday after-
noon a uumerous and influential meeting of leading liberals
was held in the Reform Registration Rooms, at Leeds, to
appoint delegates to the conterasee to be held at lslan•Mes-
ter, on Wednesday (to-morrow.) Alderman John Wilson
presided; and after a good deal of conversation on the
permit subjects, the following gentlemen were appointed
delegates:—The Chairman, Mr. Alderman Carbon, Mr.
John Wilkinson (one of the borough )'ustices), Mr. Edward
Baines, Mr. Alderman Richardson, Mr. Councillor Mar-
shall, Mr. Councillor Carter. and Mr. David Green. This
list includes ROan of the high or conservative whig party,
but comprises whig-radicals, radicals, and chartists.
ITALY AND HUNDARY.—Last evening, a public
meeting of the inhabitant.' of Nutting-hill and its neigh-
bourhood (convened by the Notting-hill Ref erm Associa-
tion), was held at the Prince Albert Tavern, Notting-hill,
for the purpose of adopting measures in favour of Italian
and Hungarian independence.—Mr. Danford, president of
the association, took the chair, and opened the proceedings
by complimenting the gentlemen present upon the ns
they had Like's to carry out the objects in view. He ob-
served that an address had been presented to Kossuth by
the members of the association, but no answer had yet been
received.—Mr. P. H. &nest moved the first resolution,
sympathising with the oppresed people of Italy and II uu-
gory in their struggle for nationality and liberty against a
common oppressor, and recording is conviction of the im-
portance of the Italian struggle against a spiritual,
as well as a civic tvranny to the cause of li-
berty of conscience in 'Europe.—Mr. Teargus O'Connor
then addressed the meeting, but in a manner which pro-
duced so much dissatisfaction that the chairman was fre-
quently obliged to call him to "order," on the ground
that he was not speaking to the question under discussion.
Mr. Munson and Dr. Truman supported the resolution,
which was ultimately carried. Mr. Lesingham proposed,
and Mr. J. H. l'arry seconded the second resolution—pro-
raising protection and support to the Society of Friends of
Italy, as Wording en admirable opportunity of giving a
practical direction to the wide-spread sympathy already
existiug in this country with the cau e of liberty in
Europe. Several gentlemen addressed the meeting in
favour of the resolution, which was adopted. A committee
was then formed for the purlese of co-operating with tho
Soch ty of the Friends of inaiy. and the business terminated
with a vote of thanks to the chairmau.
TILE IiAFFIIt WAlL—Yesterday afternoon a public
meeting. convened by the mayor, was held in the Court-
house at Leeds, for the nurposo of memorialising the
government of Lord John Re•seil, to take stop: fur putting
an end to the destrnethe war now raging in Ssuth Africa.
The meeting was held in the lesser court-room, which was
well filled. The mayor presided. A memorial and all the
resolutions were carried utianinionsly. Mr. Robert Jowitt,
the Rev. T. Wickatead, and other leading members of the
peace tack% were la attendance.

THE ST. ALBANS BRIBERY COMMISSION.
Yesterday the commissioners, F. W. Slade, Esq.,
T. Forsyth, Esq., and T. Phian, Esq met again at St.
Albans, to connect some of the scattere:d facts of the in-
gairy, to grant certificates of indemnity, and, in effect, to
conclude their important investigation. Tho court was
throughout the day intensely crowded ; the inducement
being in an expectation that Mr. Repton, the sitting mem-
ber, and Mr. Craven and Mr. Wilke, candidates in the con-
test of 1847, would be examined.
The Hon. F. Craven was called, and took his place in the
witness-box. Ito stated that he was a candidate at the
election of 1817, on which occasion he was nut successful.
He did not recollect how ho became connected with the
borough. Ho was connected by marriage with Lord Versa-
ls= lie did not recollect who induced bits to come for-
ward. He had communications with Mr. Cooper and
with Mr. Coppock about the matter ; but he could
not say who brought him forward. Mr. Gibson was
his agent. The first person in St. Albans whom he saw
in reference to the election was Mr. Kinder. lie was
given to understand that 1,500/. would be the cost of the
election in the event of there being no contest. The sum
that would be necessary for a contest was left indefinite. It
became certain that there would bra contest very soon alter
he (Mr. Craven) came forward. Ile supplied various aunts
at different times; but could not recollect the amount. lie
advanced 400/. at one time. He should say the contest cost
him between 600/. and 1,0001. This was less than he had
been led to expect; but then this was accounted for
—he was at the bottom of the poll. (Laughter.)
Mr. Gibson had received all the money from him;
but he had received no items of the expenditure. Ile
had a shrewd suspicion that there was bribery going on at
the election, and he thought i t very probable that the saw
sort of thing was going on on his own side. Ile, however,
told Mr. Kinder, the day before the election, that he would
not accede to a proposition which had been made that ho
should buy a certain number of votes. Ile wished to ret,re,
seeing that he had no cleaner ; and he only went to the poll
to gratify the wishes of some gentlemen who had shown him
civility. The votes he was asked to buy were about 100. He
could not recollect who made this suggestion ; it was sue of his
own party.
Mr. W. 0. Tucker, solicitor, was nest examined. He
had been so far connected with the last election that an
application had been made to him, on the vacancy, to
know if he had among his clients any gentleman who would
like to be a candidate. [The witness spoke to IS-eh:aces'
application.) Ile heard of Sir It. Carden, and he minim-
nicat..l with Sir It. Carden. A Mr. Coleman mentioned
Sir It. Carden's name. This was the first time he had ever
been connected with elections, and he greatly regretted his
connection with this. The SUM of 2,0001. to 1,5001. was
mentioned by Web-er, and Sir It. Carden said ho would
not spend th .t. Was not surprised, himself, at the large-
ne,s of the sums. Front what ho had heard
of boroughs generally, he believed that this was
rather a small ream.

Ir.Pecock, solicitor, was examined. He had
communicated with Sir R. Carden iu reference to the last
election. Previous to hearing of the St. Albans election
he had spoken to Sir Robert of another borough. Ile de-
sired not to mention the borough to the tonurassioiture,
because at the time there was it t vacancy. lle heard of
the St. Albans vacusey through Mr. Coleman, who was
employed in his office, who beard of it through Mr.rucker.
The necessary suns was mentioned. The 2,500/. was
scouted as absurd ; and 1,2001. was, he thought, afterwards
mentioned. Sir Robert repudiuted the lower 61111/ WO. lie
said to witness, " Woul 1 you give it r' and he (witness)
said he certainly would nut. Purity" was not put for-
ward by the deputation at all. Sir Robert and Mr.
Russ.ll put it forward. (The witness went into de-
tails already fully given.) Hy (witness) bail canvassed
with Alders:cut Carden at St. AlilaUS ; but ho
host not been retained professionally ; and he had
never received a farthing for his services. Sir it. Carden's
committee were all on purity principles. They said that
the alderman could not get its weleses he spent money; hut
they did not reconnuend that course. The general notion
of Sir IL. Carden 's friends wa=, that they would win the
election on petition. At first they thought that the other
side would shrink from bribery, knowing that there would
i be a petition, and that therefore there would be a chance.
When the cont. st commeueed the understanding was that
they wnuld win on petition. Sir IL. Carden went to the
pull with that view.
Mr. G. W. %igen (member for the borough) was called.
Ile was elected for St. Albans first in 1541, and had been
the member ever since. Lord Verulani first induced him
to stand fur the borough. Ills opponents its 1841 were
Lord Listowel and Mr. Muskett. At tint election in 1847
there were three other candidates besides himself
in the field. Ile was aware now that there had been a
coalition between his party and Mr. Raphael's side, lie
had, however, refused to ask any of his friends to split
their votes. Ile said whatever could be done would LW
useless, for up to the day of polling he believed lie would
be unsuccessful. Mr. Mang suggested that he (Nlr. Rep-
ton) should split his votes with Mr. Raphael, Mr. Rapliael'a
voters agreeing to split with hint. At one time lie had
wished to retire. Ile was told that it would take 1,000/. to
turn the thing in his favour, mid hie observation ou that
was that lie would have nothing to do with that system
again. What he had meant by " again " was that he
would not do what had been Iloilo is 1841. His election in
1811 cost between 3,0001. and 4,000,. (Sensation.) But he
begged it to lie understood that he was nut made aware of the
fact until many months after the election was over. The
matter was managed altogether by his rustily and friends.
Mr. Mang never told hint of it; nor did his family. lle mad-
dentally !iseertained the fart by looking at an old haiikises
book. Up to ti te day of noininse Lin last time he had till 4501.
to Mr. lilmtg ; and ten days uker the elation lie paid about
Luna more. lie afterwards threw all the aeceunts in the
fire, and vowed he would never come to St. Albans again.
(Laughter.) Ile FRw the way the mosey hail gone. Mr.
Illagg's bill was a bill of items, such as for ribbons, car-
riages, rooms, ittss ; but he (Mr. Replon) saw that these
were disguised. lle was disgusted; and swore solemnly he
would never come to St. Albans again. Ile asked no (VW.
Ron*, Mr. Blagg having shown great zeal fur him; and
thinking he was bound in point of honour• he paid the
stony at once. Until he saw it in the papers, he was
utterly ignorant that Mr. Blum; bad borrowed 500/.
A letter addressed to the commissioners by Me. Wilks was
here read. It explained the absence of the writer to be oe-
cisioned by illne,es and enclosed a tardier' certificate. Mr.
Wilks expressed his approval of the appointment of the
easninissioners, and declared his readiness to come forward
as soon as he was able.

Mr. Run:bull (an el-mayor of St. Albans, and an active
agent fur Sir Bohol Carden) begged permission to call the
attention of the commissioners to some points affecting the
course of the inquiry. Ile had already addressed the com-
missioners a letter on the subject, and he now wished to
make publicly the broad allegation that there were certain
persons, voters, who had been bather the House of Commons
St. Albans committee who had received money as bribes at
the lust election; end that Mr. Edwards awl Mr. Blagg,
in stating to the contrary, had stated what was not true,
and what therefore disentitled them to a certificate. Ile
wished those parties to be called, sad such other persons to
be stimmoned as could speak to the fact of the bribery.
Mr. Edwards begged to say that if the commissioners did
not voluntarily ',iv.; him a certhicate, on the ground that he
deserved one, he would nut apply for one. (This declara-
tion was received in court with loud cheers.)
Mr. Forsyth—We don't know what you want, Mr. Rum-
ball. We have not called the parties named in your letter
because they have not been charged with anything. You
must recollect that this is a serious matter, and that you
must be careful what charges you make.
Mr. Rumball persisted, and it was agreed finally that he
would take the risk of the consequences, and that his letter
should be read. The letter referred to the detention and
hiding of men named Atkins, Lynes, Howard, and Bran-
don by Edwards, while the proceedings in connection with
the petition were going on; and asked what object could
there have becu in withholding them it they had
not to tell that they had been bribed? The letter
further mentioned persons who could testify to se-
veral of the men named having received money either
from Mr. Edwards or Mr. Blagg
It was intimated, after some discussion, that the parties
named would be called; the commissioners, however, at
the Same time declaring that the evideuce would be super-
fluous.

Mr. Gresham also wished to show cause why Mr. Ed-
wards should not receive his certificate. (Laughter.)
Mr. Gresham was put intu the witness-boa, and entered
into a statement contradictory of portions of Mr. Edwards's
' evidence. Having been listened to fur some time he was
desired to stand down. As he left the witness-box he was ,
jeered at by the mob in court, Mr. Edwards, who was
sitting at the table, joining in the laughter: and Mr.
Gresham (as we understood the scene) said to Mr.
Edwards " Here is your rough committee at work." Mr.
Edwards, enraged at a taunt which local traditions appear
to have made peculiarly cutting, jumped up, seized his
horsewhip lying by his side, and holding it threateningly
over the solicitor, exclaimed, " How dare you say that,
sir ?" The audience was silent in a moment at sight of
this extraordinary episode ; and Mr. Gresham, with Anti-
fable coolness, addressed the commissioners, and said, " I
' beg you to take notice that I am assaulted." Perceiving
his error Mr. Edwards dropped the whip. Mr. Gresham
took it up, held it up to the comuiissiuncrs, and said spin,
"Thu is what lie was going to assault me with." Mr. Ed-
wards then dragged the whip from Mr. Grethain, and
shouted " How dare you speak as you did:"
Mr. Forsyth at this juncture interposed, with an " Order,
order," and a horse-whipping in open court was pre-
vented.
Mr. Edward.; took his scat, Mr. Gresham passed quietly
on to his own place, and the quarrel closed in general laugh-
ter—the commissithers wisely abstaining (ruin taking any
' notice of what had passed.
I While the persons referred to by Mr. Rurnball were be-
ing sent for, the commissioners examined the three or four
remaining voters (charged with bribery) of Messrs. Ed-
, wards' and Illagg'm lists. The cases were of the usual cha-
racter. The first called was a shoemaker. Edwards had
named him us one of those whop lie had nut bought, simply
because they hail asked more than he thought they were
iworth The witness now denied Edwards's representations
so MO; an 1 Edwards, recalkd, reiterated what he had said
before. A third person, cognisant of the contemplated ne-
gotiation between Edwards and the accused party, was the;
! called. and he corroborated Edwards's statement. The shoe-
maker in consequence left the witness-box in great disgrace,
evidently disbelieved, and, evidently, therefore, having lost
the chance of obtaining a certificate of indemnity. The
neat occupant of the box was an old man who acknow-
ledg to " somur shoot 80." lie was very deaf; and it
was a tedious process getting anything fro,n him. He
had been a voter for 40 ye are in the borough. Ile had
received money last time. And whom did he vote for?
"For Harry Ed'ards," that was the comprehensive answer.
lied he heard his vote was for Mr. Raphael in 1847 ?
" Oh, yes, he had heard of Rachel." It was clear he was

anti ho alw Is get
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in the belief that the candidate was a lily. The next mas
; was a respectable tradesman. He had got 10/. from Ea,
ward.. But the money was not fur his vote. His shup qm
right opposite the hustings, and the windows woe Away,
having votes, and yet getting paid sictording to the same
reserved for fdowr lradnieesigailbeolueentio,nhatimthees,um„,mini,
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tariff; and this being proved, the commissioners ad mi at el that
no imputation rested. The next Tll3ll WAS a " painter;" he
had painted flags, etc., for Edwards, and had been pod toe
his work, but clearly not more than the work deserved. Ere
his calling had been ascertained, Mr. Phina asked,
hou a lawyer ?" " A lawyer, oh dear 119; I hope lam ea
onest man." This frank expression of clatempt for the
profession of the questioner, created immense anaueement.
One or two persons now came up to represent that they
bad applied to the secretary to the commission, Mr. Fits-
geraltl, who was holding a levee in another room, for their
certificates, and had been refused. Mr. Fitzgerald was eta,
granting certificates in cases reported as worthy by the
commissioners ; and the court had now to confirm Mr. Fite.
gerald's decisions. The looks and manners of the rea•ctea ap-
plicants, as they appeared before the commis:4mo r-, were
very pitiable and painful. They were in levers of
fear, and were now ready to repudiate all their former
evidenca. The first who presented himself was a very
poor man and a very old man, apparently a h.
lsourer. He had streautansly denied on a former day
Edwardn's allegation against him—that he took 41. for his
vote. " The vote was never mentioned," and he tlenfore
refused to admit that he had considered the bride as a
bribe. He was now asked did he cOllfCRi that he had re-
garded the money as for his vote. "Yes, I suppose it teas."
" Then why did you not say so last time?" Why, the
vote wan never meritionel by Ed'ards." But ltd you
not in your conscience know that the money woo to secure
your vote ?" " Yen, I did, I suppose I did." i• *then,"
said the chief commissioner, passing sentence, you stated a
falsehood when you were before us before, and to grant
you a certificate that you have spoken the truth
would be in us to commit a crime something like yiiiir Own.
You must abide the result." The succeeding case N a
mere personally humiliating. The petitioner was, a " mu.i
clan." Edwards had stated that lie hid received 5/. the lot
vote. When called in his turn he denied that th, At. was
for his vote—it was for music—three gongs, worth Its,
This story he adhered to with strange obstinary ; aril the
consequence was that the certificate wan now refused t
He came to express his compunction to the e.ommis,i,n-n,
and to beg that they would relent. " Ile had not kniwa
how to answer, when he was under examination. lielie!
not intended to tell an untruth ; anti ho wan very
" Did you, then, tell us false?"—" Yes, I "
you cannot have your certificate. You set a bad examp: • ;
and must abide by what you have done." The poor leilow
left the witness .box, his frame quivering with emtion, ana
his eyes bloodshot ; his whole aspect telling how inn. nstay
lie was feeling, and bad p, chaps for weeks fat, the morti-
fication of his disgrace betere his fellow-towassnen. tore
wen• some similar incidents, the commissioners adhered to
their role firmly.
The batch of Mr. Rumball's witnesses then erne up.
Atkins was the first. He was a huge, six-feet-hig'i, three-
feet-broad man, and he had to speak, piteim-ly and
ludicrously, of his having been "stolen away' by I.: twanle
and Blagg. Some people came to him one nialit att• r the
election, when he wanted to no to bsal, and hauled hiin ad' to
Watfortl, and thence to Edwunls's farm, near 1% atm!,
where he was kept, " pretty comfortable." he eon.
as to food, for eight or nine days, eventually being taken
before and examined by the election Lenient:, ist
the House of Commons. lie did not know whir
all this anxiety had been shown about him. lie had received
no money from Edwards •' and he had never been toll Crum
that dIV to this why he had been earn( off. " But have.
you no idea why it was ?" " Not the least—no mar: n
yourself." Edwards had said to him that ho was heal out
of the way to keep him from the other party—that was all
he knew. He had never got a halfpenuy for hie vote at the
election, nor for his loss of time since. Ile had lost Ida
situation as a labourer under Lord Orinistune. " li. had
been enraged there for 24 years, and he had lost his -luta-
Con. But perhaps he wouldn't 11.4 C lust it if a taxa
with the other party." Ile was now working as ht, could
get a job. He had always got money at elections previous
to the last one; but lie had'ut got any last time be-
cause he hadn't asked; and he hadn't asked be-
cause he was afeard of being bothersome. Ili* wife, lie
believed, had promised his vote last time to Edwards, but
there was no money in the case. This was his distinct
statement; and, despite the dim mystery about Isis elope-
ment with Mr. Edwards, it was clear be was telling the
truth. Mr. Edwants was recalled, and reiterated that hu
had given Atkins no money, and ho did not believe he had
ever even asked the wife for the husband's vote. Why,
then, had he carried Atkins away ? " Oh, not fur tear ho
could tell anything, lie only wanted to thwart the other
party. Ily taking Atkins out of the way, we tbeeived
them, and threw them off the scent." Why had he nut
paid tkins the same as his other men ? Because Atkins'
never came near him to ask him. Then why did you take
him away ? " Better, perhaps, if I hadn't, Lind havo
escaped Newgatc. It was simply to throw the other party
off the stunt; and we had some notion that we might drive
them to abandon the petition." And afterwards it appeared
Mr. Edwards took Atkins up to London, and produced him
before the committee.

Mr. Edwards further stated that he had paid no money
to Dia, Brandon, or to Lynes ; and Mr. Blagg mute the
same di eMration. Mr. Hlag explained his partiripition
with Edwards by stealing Atkins and Lynes away. Ile had
had an idea that those men were being tampered with for
an improper purpose by the other slile. The parties en-
gaged in the hrst attempt to take them away—(an attempt
defeated by Edwards unit Blagg)—were men notorious for
tainperiii4 with witnesses at former elections.

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11.1qUIry was made Is to Bigg, Lynes, and Brandon.
but they could not be found. They were not resident
in the town, nor could not be met with. Mrs.
Atkins, the wife of Atkins, was sent for, and
on her zipptarance was asked aliout having pmmised her
husband's vote to Edwards. She utterly denied it ; and
also the charge of having received money for him. sho
was confronted with Mr. Brabant, a clerk to Mr. Low, Mr.
Carden's solicitor—Mr. Brabant stating that she had in his
presence dropped the expression that if her husbaiel had
got anythiug, it was not more than the others"—but this
she denied, and as Mr. Brabant did not insist on the ac-
curacy of his memory, the matter cam: to nothing.
Lastly—to conclude Mr. Bumball's case—a Mary Items
was called to speak to Braiehni having at the time of the
election entrusted her with four sovereigns to k,
him, her impression tieing that the money had tutu re-
ceived by him for his vote. This testimony was all vague
and unsatisfactory. Mr. Rumball had not made out
his case.

Mr. Slade, addressing Mr. Edwards, said that the torn-
mhsioners wished to have certain discrepancies rr:pi uting
Mr. Edward+ cleared up. lie (Mr. Edwards) had said about
1,700/. or I,Boot, had gone in bribery, unit that the rest of the
2,6001. obtained front Mr. Cuppuek had been devoted to
what 'night be termed legitimate expenses. lie had further
said that lie hail only put 4111. in his own pocket. The
I commissioners on going over thu list of those who hail ad-
mitted to the receiving of money, could find only 1,001. ac-
counted fur in bribery. How was this ?
Mr. Edwards replied that the commissioners wool! re-
member that lie had stated that he had burned all his haiku,
and that, therefore, whin lie ineutionol what he paid each
man, he spoke only from memory. lie had, consequently,
to give a fair margin, said in most crust "51. or upwards."
On the average he had given at least 71. to each mon, and
therefore the persona called had unfairly taken the cue an
to the 51. front him, and acknowledged it too little.
As to the general statement that ho had ex-
pended 1,7001. or ',ball. in bribery, he had not
pretended to exactness; and he might have said too mach
or too little. 'the commissioners would have to take that
part of his evidence with a large allowance. People had
met hint in the street, and told him they would only ac-
knowledge to U. They knew that lie could nut swear to
the items. He was satisfied the average received wis 7/.
Ho repeated that ho had not put more than tint into his
own pocket. lie did not think what was left was even
quite so much. Ile bad got the residuum and that war all.
This explanation appeared to be satisfactory to the cute-
mi.sioners.

It was intimated that those persons who had nn thst
day received their certificates, would obtain them on
application, and that in the cams of those engaged
directly, by the candidates, such us Mr. Low, Mr. lilagg,
and Mr. Edwards, certificates would be granted at sum.
suliscluent period.
Mr. Edwards—Then, we may consider that we have the
certificates ?

Mr. blade—All I can say is, you aro aura of th:an, if
things remain as they now tippear. And let it be undcr-
sLost, that if any one is liarass,,l in any way for imp Mug
in councrion with the part he may have token in this in-
quiry, his hest course is to apply to us.
The inquiry was then adjounted to the 25th of January.
The date is merely nominal. The commissioners will not
sit again.

EASTERN COUNTIES AND SOUTIIEND JUNCTION
RAlLWAY.—Yesterday Mr. Wordsworth, as counsel fur Mr.
Ewart, the official manager, applied to the Master in
Chancery, Sir William Horne, to have Mr. Crusty°, the
secrete y to this company, and other gentlemen, who had
signed fur a certain number of shares, what was alle,ol
to be a deed of settlement, placed on the list as liable.
Mr. 11. Harris, on behalf of these gentlemen, contended
that the deed being unstansped was not a legal instrument,
that it bore no date, and was all along treated as value-
less by the company, and that none of the shares signed
for had in tact been allotted. Various documents were
read and put in evidence to show that 2,0001. were to bo
presented to the projectors of the company for briugiag
the whom° before the world, and that a quarter's rent
still remain d due for rent of the company's ofliao in
Broad-street. The Master said it was evident from the
proceedings that a gnat deal of business had been, and
would have been done, and that a set of persons with a
secretary, liable for the part they took in the transactions,
sated and intended to Oct throvsh the medium of other
people's money, sad who had evidently affistsl their gig-
' natures to this deed, for which he must hold them liable,
with a view, though without the Intention of fraud, of la-
(lacing the Queen's subjects to Wenn° members of the
company ; bolting at all th.e circumstances of the ca-e. he
must hold these gentlemen liable under the act, fur the
consequences incurred ua.lcr their own hand and seal.

LIGS.iNE.I AND GENERAL NIINING ASSOCIATIOU
0? JAMAICA.—.I special general meeting of the above awe-
ciatilh was held yesterday at the offices in 3doorgste-street
flub: rt lontgomery Martin, Esq., in the chair. 'Tao
business before the meeting wai a proposition for iner,asing
the numher of the directors from three to six, and the fol-
lowing gentlemen were, without discussion, unanimously
elected—namely, Thomas Mien, Esq., William Priasep,
Esq., sad Thomas Baling,Esq.