The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-26 00:00:00

WALWIILD ALZOI7ON OOMMISSION.

WAILIFIRLD, IlAruziwt.
appointed to inquire into • the

emblem et amp st the Isle eld previews di.. kr MY emeareed their eledsgs NAB mesia
MOM la dab.
Bansad Gamy was the Met whams eine&
Is reply is Mr. IkKlesat Pleat be .N—l eta a Maher le
Leakes. mad so Mother-M.l of Kr. the Mara
reedleses et the bet eisod moe. While the eieLoathe"cdos was pad-
Web la the tresteeleg of Apra I Teo:lived letter ken Mr.
Leedom, portion of which Iha preserved and sow
predate.

Mr. &drat Pigott reed the following note :
(" Caufldrad.)
"I shall want some moor ix ways and rear end
Tatra than drew it from the beak, where there are sere
darks who might talk, I have been thinking that you wand
not mind ry asking you—that kr, 0. 0. end Co.'—to lend
me 1,0001. for a abort time, so r not to be known at
Leathern, Tows and Co.' U you ere no objeetka to rest
my wishes, I would thank you to end the dews In
tor dirtier, in registered waltlsg thehiekuowiedg-
rent of wk, in small Beak ind notes, AVIS, ter,
sad trudge. This money le wanted legitimate purposes,
so my agent is not a moseyed men, es well se for sore --
Mr.lksjert Pigott (to wirese)—Can you fill tip the blank I,
Mr. Gurney—Not in the slightest degree. I rid to my
cierke—.swed down the notes according to the eider" and
they 111.• art, but I depot know what further ttorreitir
wee eorminei In the nor

Mr. Derissat Pigott—Wee it some ding rapmesica mass-
Mr.
. Garaey—Cartaimiy not.
Bertat Pigott—. Ungar ?"
Ourey—No. If there had bra say labittien to
oonaml anything, thewhole note would have been destroyed.
I should have taken care of that. As, however, the note
bee been lumt, it allows that there was nothing to amoral. I
am perfectly sure that the note contained no allusion to
intry.
Mr. &Omni Pigott—Did you sled the mensy?
Mr. day—The money was sat down as:coding to my
cedars on the 9th, 12th, 16th, sad 16th ApiU.
Mr. &mew Pigott—Did you resolve say farther applica-
tions Mr many ?
Kr. Ourtiey—l foretold shortly after sanding the 1,0001.
another communication from Mr. Latham, r that be
would be glad if I would mad him another 6001.
Mr. fterjetat Plgott—ls that note stall in your porstosion
Mr. Ourney—No. It was manip a short slip, saying,
" Can you rend me another 6001.1.• I do sot d.tialt that
there was usher word la the note. I believe the nom was
received on the 20th sad the scam sent the some day. I
subsequently received a third note, mating more in detail that
be had found the expenses of the election beerier than be had
expect's', sod asking ma to forward another 1,0001.
Mr. Bekkaat Pigott—Do you remember destroying that
lots

—Mr. Gurney—No • but lam unable to and it.
Mr. Berjeent PlgOtt—What was the date?
Mr. Gurney—l believe the 26th April. The receipts for
the money heal ease from Mr. Wainwright, elicitor, to
whom the paokets ware add/aced. In one totter Mr. Wain-
wright intimated that say further acknoarledgrocet would
be posted in Leaden by a Dined and not sent direct to the
bank front Waltaleid. I eataltogether 2,6001, and have
receipts from Mr. Wainwright for that amount.
Mr. aerjeent Pigott—Did you receive say further inatroo-
time or requeete with regard to supply* money ?
Kr. Gnmey—l received no furt instruction
front any-
b"
11r.. Ilbrjeent Pigott—Did yogi send any money to Mr.
Leathern's mother ?
Mr. Gurney—No. I neither sent her money nor bed any
oornmposdanor with her. I knew nothing of the Medics at
Wakefield, nor of the distribution of funds.
Mr. Willes—With regard to the miming sheet of the
first note. Yon me the linguae of the note la "for legitimate
purposes or for soma"—Dolo not that imply, that a UM`
mot of some sort followed ?
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Mr. diaraey:ol—coures, bat I am quite we that three
was nothing saggestive telbst7 in the note. In the
missing sheet there wee soma este of allusion to the fact that
the other side wombat likely to lose the election for want of
spending money, and be shoeld like to be similarly prepared.
Mr. Wales—What did yen think that meant P
Mr. Gurney—From the eipariance I ham had of manly
abeam I knew that a greet dial of money worn ocesionally
expended in bringing up voters from the country. I pre-
sone that it what Mr. Leathern meant.

Mr. Wiliss—Now, do Yon really thisklbst that is what
he.swat by sosi!pe fathead= ?

Mr. Gamey—It I bed thought otherwise, er had had say
idea that the money was to be expended in bribery, I should
have declined to have sent the money.
clalnallee—Did you not expect that some of that mossy,
at say ram. was to be applied to purposes which were not
legitimate ?
Mr. Oww—With reused to the Ant sums I had not the
slightest eilou. When the last embostion is.., I made
a remark that Wakefield was a moat expensive pleat to ma-
test; bat I wee net in the best aware that any or the essay
wee required for bribery. I knew nothing of the size of the
coostimeney.
Mr. Wile—Are we to understood that you had no suspi-
cion, when the lam sum of 1,0001. was asked tor, that it was
about to he applied to improper purposes P
Mr. Ountey—l had such conftemos in my brother-in-law,
that I had not the slightest
Mr. J. Wainwright., solicltretrek:cticessrkig spat of Mr.
Leatitana), wee then recalled, qpd mated that the receipts pro-
duced by Mr. Gunny were in Ids handwriting.
Mr. Wines—Them now show that it was 2,6001. you
embi
P"
✓ ed eceived, nnot 2, es 0001., you rspeneentsd when you were
en.
MtVainterigid—heet so.
Willen—Maying your recollection retreated by these
news, do pas know what nu done with the 6001. not yet
astenntsd

111117. Weiawright—l have talked the matter over with Kr.
Field Gilbert, bat I oth not for the life of me account for It.
I spent ao matey seyserlf„ tad pee all 1 received to Gilbert,
incept the matey I hid prior to We caning to Wakedid.
Mr. W you swear that you handed over .11 the
mousy you reaped from Mears. ()reread end Gurney to
Gilbert
Mr. Waiewrlght—l believe I did, but I will not swear,
because Mr. Gilbert sap that he never received it. The
accounts were purposely kept loosely, but I expected Gilbert
to reount for ell the mow.
By Mr. Blade—l employed during the election • men
named Bigg, bat I have no reuse, though he wee In con.
mane communication with Mt. Gilbert, to suppoes that be
wee engaged to bribery. I wee In eaninunication with him
is reference to ping to Leedom es the petition. end I receive/
a twee from him sayba he had had en offer of 601. from the
other ids if he 11mM give evidence, but if I would give him
mosey be would sestet me. I took no notice of the note.
Beejamin Watson said he bad indirectly attempted to bribe
• voter named Garay, and acted as stakeholder for • person
tamed Lesag, the landlord of the Bay Hone. The money
was placed in hie hands by Shapley.
Wm. Lodi, of the Bay Hone, Kirkgate, said—l got a
little bit of mosey at the late election to induce roe to vote.
I had pram from both side/. The mysterious stranger
the Man in the Moos—called upon roe two days before the
election, and put 601. on the table to Induce me to vote for
the couservatives. I had previonely received • promissory
note for 361. to vote for the liberals. I did not look for the
money ; it was brought to me, and it was very hard to deny
it when it was amoet being crammed down one's throat.
' Fleetly, r I had friends on both Mee I determined to stand
sentrel, and I did not vote at all. All the mosey I recetved
you the 601. and 31. be. for the me of my rooms from the libe-
rals. I believe that 1001. wee offered to my with for a warm.
bit pin. (14Dikbff.)
Matthew Wollner. said be promised Richard Manor 161.
if be would vote for Leathern.

Thos. Haigh said—l promised to get 201. for a man
named Harrison if be would go oat of the way and not vote.
I had no authority to offer the mousy, bat I knew it amid be
got. It was well brown that bribery wee being resorted to
on both sides. It wee talked about as commonly and as re-
rawly as you would talk of selling wheat or buying barley.
All aorta of price, could be had. Money was being provided
to say amount. There was not a gentleman in the tows
who did not know that bribery was going ce. though I had
certainly no ides of the extern to which it was carried until
this commission commenced its sittings.
William Shaw, farmer, of Ikeda), lad be gave 101. to
Benjamin Johnson to vote for Mr. Charleeworth. The
money rune from Joe Brest. Witness received 171. 10s.
altogether, but kept the 71. 10a. for hia expenses in treating
the voter and himself
Edwin Link was called.

Mr. e7erTeZt Pigott—You have been described to no as
Link the mama:wiser. Do you answer to that name?
Witham—lf they ars susceptible to the influence I can
amigo It. (Laughter.)
Yr. est Pigott—Did you attempt during the election
to mesmer a voter samosa Amadei ?
Wither—l called upon Aruodel and promised him money
If he musk' vote for Lamborn, bat no money passed through
y bends. I told Arundel that whatever the owe aids would
give the other would cover.
Deems Smith mid be valid for Leathern, and rewired 301.
Ice doing so from Wilbsa Osferibld.
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Wm, OsterSeld said he bribed Smith, and get the roggsy
from Gilbert. Hs went to Mr. Wainwright's °Moe and
asked Mr. Wainwright for some mosey for a voter. Mr.
Wainwright said be had nothing to do with it. but if witness
met fats another room be would Sad somebody who would
talk to him. He acoordiagly vent in and found 011owt,
who gave bias Sit. 108.-801. for the voter and 11. 10a. for
with m's *apemen in nesting people.
Mr. W. L. Sellers sell be gave the daughter of lir. New-
some, the landlord of the White Horse, 401. to give to her
tether to vote for Leathern. He got the money from Olibmt.
Sarah Newman said she received altogether 604-401.
from Mr. Sellars and 101. from Mr. Woodheed. She did not
give the money to her Shaer. but put it in the drawer and
It was taken out se ft wee required. She told her moths[
that she bad received the mosey.
Charlie 'memo said be voted for Loatkam, and reerod
1161._ from Thomas (Ws&

Mr. Mender, solicitor, pourer with Mr. Wainwriebt, add
be wished te correct r erroneous iniprerm. The place
where the bribery took placer behalf of re liberal. was not
Mr. Wainwright's oMos, hut his Fiver hour which re
or* &dace from the 021011.
Alt this seng• of the proceedings,
Mr. 'rear Nett said—As far es we are aware this In-
rdts sew ore to
onan end in Wakefield, and we will
The =mto Land.
ar creed at 3 o'clock.