The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-05 00:00:00

CHATHAM.

Ycsterday on ths reaseerabliog of this committee,
Mr. Brame= is the chair,
Mr. Sedeost Q.C., was . occupied uniaternip-
tedly from 11 *Wick until 4 in delivering an analytical
adores, to the scomaittee on the miss of evidemoe adduced,
coulandlog that it went to convict incontrovertibly the'
sitting member of bribery. After inquiry how it happmed
that the Meows. Walls, the active members of Sir Frede-
rick Smith's committee, bad not been called,
Tire committee adjourned until 10 o'clock this day, edam
they will delibarat• and come to a decision.

KINGSTON-UPON-HULL
Yesterday this Committee met at 11 o'clock, Mr.
Latmashere in the chair, present Mr. Bathes Carrie, Mr.
B. Devine, Hoe. H. F. Berkeley, and Mr. B&W, to in-
quire into the petition against the return of the sitting
members, Vieseast Gale:rich and Mr. Clay, who were pre-
sent, es the venni of bribery.
Mr. fisejema Wrengham haying opened the case for
the maleness% the following evidence was taken :
J. Walker, Of Ileashoster, haion maker, deposed that he
knew WM, mhos INONS•d with hint to attend to the gene-
ral gate of the eseimittee ram in Saville-street, to pat
dews the anise ef eaten whe ems to vow kir Clay and
Gedsehh. The /mesas sibs fir there and had their
naafi as PA bow, sspeseed to be paid fee their time. By
that be meet the west mem. that • man should be paid
he Ms Hoe when be went to vote. That was the way it
Wee milmallesel ia Hall. (Laughter.) Wes sot aware of
ream being mghtered for any other purpose. The list he
Maki to was a special list of peness seat from the
aide Normailless of workmen who expected to be paid for
their Ham If a voter came into the room, sad his name
was pat dews is the list, witness and the committee would
capon him 1 eon he their party, It was a common ex-
pression seam the }smiled Hull, ',Wag their names " set
dome" fa thismg.- Wilms looked after those voters, and
:=l.biesielf actively in getting them to go to Sa-
abs; voters came with papists from the
Canal semeeitten, on which were the names of persons to
los 11.11111,0 six days. About 300 or 410 seams were put
dew la this way altogether, but no money was paid them
at the elms. IR itniso took 20 or 30 of these kiada of voters
who had their names set down to the poll, sad they voted
for Clay and Goderich. Could not say he saw Wild pay
them say mone but after the election he had seen
may people in King-attest, who told him they were
waiting for their moaey. Knew they wan paid, and saw
the moaey in their hands. It was gearrally a sovereign and
a half. Was present when Wild pet his signature to these
papess. Winne remind 301. from Wild ea the day of the
enables, sad witness paid some of the voters money on
taking them to the poll. One voter, ea being asked how it
wee ho rewind 30a. for two only two days instead of six,
said, " Oh! it's a common practice is Hull; all parties do
it." In addition to getting their names set down, the
voters got glasses of grog ; bat these were things witases
could sot speak to more particularly, as they were things
he did an remember after they were goae ; but it was •
usual thing in Hall, when they wanted to make a voter
"all right," to give him grog. Oa the polling day, a dozen
voters met at the Queen's Arms, aid had their names set
down ad gees, in which they did not pay ; but the bill
and the velem were paid afterwards. Did not know by
whom, sad bed tithes sat answer the questioa. They
were paid. Whore saw them each with a sovereign and a
half. asainabsesi aspotiatiog with the 30 men, who
wished their armillw maltipkd by 10, and told them he
seats alt p belga& the ' market price." The witain
sassed emegessameene by several times hesitating to answer
mean questions, Is, fear, as be phrased it, of " crisainating
hisoself."—The emamittee adjourned to 11 o'clock this day.