The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-06 00:00:00

CROYDON METING.-(THIS DAY.)

INNKEEPERS' PLATE. Two and a half miles. ;
Marble Hifi, Doubloon, Accident, Oscar, Principal, and as
Lady Dough' are here.
Pero FORIZE?.—Ace of Trumps. S
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SELLING STAKES. Two miles. el
Ivanhoe, White Stockings, Light of Other Days, and
Pot Pour;, all to be sold for 301. All are here.
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CROYDON CUP. Three miles.
Roseington, Old Oswastry, Accident, and Knave of I
Trumps are here.
SELLING HANDICAP. Two and a half miles.
Simpleton, 12st Tlb ; Strike, Ilst 10Ib ; Rochester, list
Physician, 10st Tlb ; and Umbels'', 10st 41b. All are here.
HUNTERS' STAKES. Three miles.
Ivanhoff, Stoneham, Langford, Wizard, Meerschaum,
Lincoln, Pauline, Scaler, and Comet. All are here.

THE NOTTINGHAM ELECTION COMMITTEE.
(THIS DA.)
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The inquiry into the merits of the petition against
the return of Sir R. Clifton for Nottingham was resumed
this morning at 11 o'clock, when the evidence in favour of _
the hon. baronet was proceeded with.
The first witness was Mr. Marryat, who was examined
by Mr. Price.—He said—l live near Nottingham, and am
en accountant. At the last election I acted as
agent for Mr. Marten. I was, in fact, general
manager. Sir B. Clifton had nothing whatever
to do with Mr. Marten's committee-room. I know Mr.
Stephenson, but I never saw him at the Assembly-room or
at the oommittee.room on the business of the election.
I gave Mr. Stephenson's partner an order for printing, but
that was not at the Assembly-rooms, but in my office, at
Petersgate. The order was for the printing of a acurilous
bill or squib on Paget and Morley, written at Mr. Heath's
offioe, and his clerk brought it to me. I said it wee
a strange production, but Mr. Heath's clerk said there was
nu harm in it. The placard was never posted. I was in
consultation with Mr. Marten throughout the election.
Mr. Rodwell proposed to auk the witness what Mr. Mar-
ten's directions to him with respect to the other candi-
dates were, but on the question being objected to by Mr.
Mundell, it was withdrawn.
Examination resumed—Mr. Marten had only one room at
the Assembly-room, with the exception of the day of
polling, when he had two. The committee-room or rooms
were not the joint oommittee.rocens of Marten and Clifton,
but were used for and by Mr. Marten only. The room in
fact was my post as general manager during the election,
and there was no business done there for
any one but Mr. Marten, nor was there any con-
tribution towards the expense of the committee-room from
anybody else. I employed check clerks for Mr. Martin, but
for nobody else. I also employed for him some canvassers
and ward managers. The ward managers received their
directions from me. I remained at the Assembly Rooms
during the polling. Complaints were made to me by the
ward managers on the polling day that they could not get
their return from the several polling places for the first
two hours.
Was there to your knowledge any coalition between Mr.
Marten and Sir Robert Clifton I—Catainly not.
By the chairman—l was; coznisant of all the arrange.
ments made by Mr. Marten, and there was no arrangement
for a coalition. I argued the matter with him many times,
and his decision was that he would be an independent
candidate, and would not be connected with any other.
Such were his instructions to me as to the mode in which
the election should be conducted, and I acted upon them.
I instructed all the ward managers that the canvassers
were only to canvaes for Mr. Marten, and I told the poll
clerks to send returns from the committee-room every half
hour. There was a notice on the door of the committee-
room, Mr. Marten's committee-room, and it was not
altered.
Croes-examined by Mr. Mundell—l paid a sum of money
to Mr. Stephen.son's firm for printing connected with the
election. It was a small amount ; something about 101.
I also paid a small printing bill to Mr. Forman, who is
connected with another printing establishment. I had
nothing to do with the piscards on the cabs. Mr. J. R.
Browne was the general spilt for Mr. Marten, so far as
such things were concerned.
The Chairman said that he had inspected the bills and
accounts put in, and it was fair to say that some of them
were made out in the names of Sir Robert Clifton and Mr.
Marten.
continued—l never taw the placard

now produced.
The placard in question was one on which the words
" Voters, split your votes for Clifton and Marten " were
printed.
[The evidence was proceeding when our report left.]

WEATHER REPORT.-(11(18 DAY.

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