The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-03 00:00:00

ELECTION COMMITTEES.

(Continued from yesterday's Express.)
BURY.

The Chairman enquirediftieComm! for the petiticrters
had concluded the tine brunch of their cam relating to indi-
vidual bribery. If so, the oummittre were prepared to give a
decision which would simplify the course of proceedings
hereafter.

Mr. tierjeant Parry replied that he had no farther
came of bribery to adduce, each as that of premium or
giving money.
Tho Chairman intimated that the committee would be pre-
pared to express ea opinion upon that point to-morrow
morning. If they made up their minds ea to bribery, there
need be no gamma of wormy.
The committee then eutiourned.
MAIDSTONE.

The evidence of witnesses was continued 0 thole that the
sitting member. Mr. Lee end Mr. Buxton, had throughout
the election prohibited any unfair or improper means to be
resorted to; and
Mr. Wells, who took en active part in the election, spoke
to a conversation between him and Mr. Buxton, who stated
that there was a report that unfair means had bean retorted
to, and asked witness if he thought there had hero. Witness
replied," He was certain there bad not." Mr. Buxton replitd,
" if I thought thcrehad 1 would issue en address resigning
at once."
At the conclusion of the evidence,

The counsel on both sides buying addreseed the com-
mittee, the room Willi cleared. On the re-admission of
strangers,
The Chairman said the committee had oome to the follow-
ing romanticism
That William Lee, Esq., is duly elected a bargees to scree
in tic present parliament for the borough of Maidstone.
That Charles Buxton, Esq., is duly elected a burette to
nerve in the present parliament for the borough of Maidstone.
That Henry Smith, en elector, was proved on his own
adinhision to have been bribed by the sum of 101., but there
wee no proof such act of bribery wee committed with the
knowledge or moment of the sitting members or their agents.
That Richard Roes and John Honey, two other electors,
who voted for the sitting membere after having so voted,
were paid the some of Ms, each and for travelling ex-
pellees, by one Edward Mason, but that in neither coma were
the payments mods by the authority of the Bitting members
or their wank.
Mr. Phina asked for cods.

The Committee won of opialoo the poetics vas not frivo-
lous or vezotious.

AYLESBURY.
M the oosclosks of Mr. Power's earwig,

YkeUh;irit;anortfeOeiTthe room to bs neared.
On the re-admission of strangers,
The Chairman reported that the committee were of opinion
that Mr. Wentworth had not been duly elected a member to
mem la parliament for the borough of Aylesbury; that Mr.
Wentworth was by hla agents guilty of bribery. but had no
knowledge of such bribery; that one Child, a voter, received
21. for cartage, but that such payment wee made without the
knowledge of Mr. Wentworth.
There being a double return between Mr. Smith mad Mr.
Wentworth, the committee went formally Into • scrutiny,
and upon one vote for Mr. Wentworth being struck off, the
committee deelsied Mr. Bernard and Mr. ffmith were duly
elected members to represent the borough of Ayleabnry in the
present parliament.

NORTH LEIC INTER.
The committee room having been cleared and the public
es-admitted,
The Chairmen announced that the committee were unani-
mously of opinion that the agency u far as reelected the
alleged treating at Loughborough had not been established,
and therefore the treating portion of the cue could not be
proceeded with.
Yr. Power then summed up the case of the petitioners,
observing that it wee preyed that several 40e. treeholdsn
had been bribed by the payment of 4e. for lose of time in
going to vote. The agency in three cams was clearly proved;
and if that mote so it was quite sofficient to void the
election.
Mr. Rodwell replied at great length.
At the conclusion of his addrese the committee adjourned
till this day, who it is understood the decision will be given.