The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-23 00:00:00

RYE.

The following is the report of the select committee
appointed to mike further inquiry into the proceeding,
connect. d with the lain eleattuo for the borough of nye,
which was accidentally omitted yesterday :
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That it appears from the eeid. ace taken before the com-
mittee that from 1832 to 1852 inclusive, Mr. Jeremiah
Smith, of Springfield 'louse, near Rye, has exercised great
intluence in all the elections of mg:mix:re for that twough.
that the influence of Mr. Jeremiah Smith was created and

maintained by a system of lending money to
voters, in sums varying from several hundred pounds
down to 21. or 31. according to the po-it:en
and necessities of the applicant, which system was carried
to a great extent. By documents submitted to this com-
mittee, it appears that from 1832 to 1837 Mr. Smith I. rot
money for electioneering purpose to the amount of more
than 8,2901.; and he In 4 himself stated in his evidence that in
1837 Inane of this nature were outstanding to the extent of
15.0001. He added that them advances were made by in-
structions from Major Curteis, than the member for the bo-
rough; that irrespective of p.litieslithjeets, Mr.Sruith soppy,
to have lent money to persona in Rye; but this eommi:tee an
of epininn that the evicts nee before them affords he strongest
ground for believing that the system of political loans has
been continued by Mr. Smith on a less extensive sealedown
t the election of 18.52 ; that at the election in 18.52 Mr.
Smith gave his suppret to Kr. Mackinnon, and • list of 56
persons has been submitted to the committee who voted for
)Ir. Mackinnon, not being at the time indebted to Mr.
Smith ; that of these 56 a large portion had money lent to
them on demand made for interest generally near an elec-
tion ; and it appears, to the satisfietion of the committee,
that the votes of the ejectors were influenced in such a way
at the last election. That there has been submitted a list
of 14 voters who, being indebted to Mr. Smith, voted f. r
Mr. Pomfret, and five who voted fur Mr. Pom-
fret; but it appeared that only twelve of these
nineteen wen able to pay. That it appeared
from the evidence that Mr. Mackinnon paid 2,0351. into
the London and Joint Stock Sank at Rye, previous to the
last election, the whole or nearly the whole of which was
expended at the election. 1,2. W. was spent in treating
at 34 public houses, of which a bet was given to the com-
mittee ; that evidence was tendered in support of three
came of bribery by Mr. Pomfret, but the evidence failed to
establish the accusation, and they think it right to odd that
Mr. Pomfret appears to have spent only 1331. at the
election ; that the committee dues not think it necessary
to recommend a further inquiry by a commi.sion, because
the evidence seems to disprove the allegation of bribery,
and the other corrupt practices have been sufficiently esta-
blished by the inquiry which the committee have con-
ducted, but the committee d• sire to call the special atten-
tion of the house to the system of corrupt loans. They think
it most important that a remedy for this mode of corruption
should, if possible, be included in future legislation, in-
asmuch as they co eider it a system more fatal to the free-
dom of election, and more dangerous to the independence
of the voter, because more enduring and less costly than
direct bribery."

DOWSTREEL-THIS DAY.
THE GUNPOWDER CHARGE.

This day the above-named case was brought before Mr. b.
Henry. at B tw.atreet. The court was crowded. ss
WsUiaes Hale and Hobart Yak were charged with having
on their premis-s, on the 13iti of April last, a large quan-
tity of gunpowder, contrary to the statute of 12 Oeo. IV., to,
e. 61 ; also that the powder and other combustible things is
found on the premises sere there for an jLLtgal purpose.
Mr. Bodkin appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. &O
Clarks.n for the defendants.
Mr. Bodkin, in a temperate speech, stated the case to the 2
court, and in the course of his observations said that up-
wards of 200 pounds of a composition bad been found on the
defendant's premises under suspicious circumstances. In- nt.
formation was first given to the po:ice, and by directions 19
of proper authorities on the 13-h of April they entered the yo
defendant's premises, where 1111 found, independent of
the composition, upwards of 1,4410 rockets. Defendant was 23
not present at the time the officers entered. but sub.,- nu
quently came, when a denial was made as to any powder
being on the premises. The composition," as would be
proved, was as effective in power as gunpowder. The Bt.
learned gentleman called
J. C. Evans, superintendent of the Theme; Police, who
deposed to entering the premises on search warrant obtained Xt.
from Mr. Henry. Saw the elder defendant, who said the Ii
rockets produced were his property, and had had them in "'
his possession for the last two years. He bought them then
of government, at • sale. He (defendant) was a rocket
maker by profession, and had been employed by government
in that capacity. Told witness to apply to the Secretary of
Orlnanoe for the truth of his assertion. A man named
Bexhill was engaged in making, as witness suppoeed, rockets,
when the police entered. The composition had been exa-
mined by Dr. Hoffman and other medical gentlemen, who
pronouseed as to its powerful property.
[The case was still proceeding when we went to press.:

DARING BURGLARY AND EXTENSIVE ROB-
BERY OF PLATE, WAIVIINS, AND JEWEL-
LEILY.—(Tun Noarrime)

A very daring
_burglary was eff eted this morning on
the premises of Mr. Cetmorr, mauutacturing silversmith,
watchmaker, and jeweler, of N., 6, St. Ann's•lane; St.
Martin's le Grand, when properly to the amount of several
butidred pounds was carried off. The premises of Mr. Cut-
more are adjoining the buriaaground nt St. Ann's Church,
which encompasses it on two sides. In the hack wall of the
house opening to the churchyard is a small recess, four feet
square, in which Goddard, the grave-digger, keeps his
shovels, sold's, and mattocks ; the thieves C.llltriTtfl to con•
eeel themselves in this recess, end having closed the door,
with great perseverance succeded in cutting a hole through
a nine-inch wall that separates it from the parlour
behind the shop ; eke starve was mad • eh iut
fibrin inches by sixteen inches, of sufficient else
to admit a stout-built man with facility. Alt, r entering
they picked up every article of wine, includin7 .tleive 120
gold and silver watcher', shout 1,000 ounces of plate, and a
large quantity of valuable jewellery, with which they de-
camped by the same aperture as they entered. Mr. Cut-
more, who does not Bleep on the premises, en arriving in
the morning to superintend the opening of his shop, found
the fastenings safe, but on entering discovered he had no-
thing but bare walls to look at. Information was given to
the police, and a large reward is • froeed far the aporehen•
girds of the thieves. It is supposed that the ro'ihcry was
effected by the same gang which broke into Mr. &nit Irby's,
osrehtneker, tf Bull and Mouth-street, a few 'mks ago,
carried off property to a large mount.